Patent ID: 6157727
Filing Date: 2000-12-05
Classification: H04M,H04R

Abstract:
A communication system comprising:a hearing aid adapted to be worn by a user having an input acousto-electrical transducer and an output electro-acoustical transducer, an amplifier for amplifying the electrical signals produced by said input transducer to produce amplified electrical signals, and signal processing means supplied with said amplified electrical signals for processing said amplified signals dependent on a hearing impairment of a user of said hearing aid, to produce processed electrical signals, said processed electrical signals being supplied to said output transducer;a language translation system which translates a first language into a second language; andinformation exchange means for coupling said hearing aid to said language translation system for causing audio signals received by said input transducer of said hearing aid in said first language to be supplied to said language translation system and translated therein and supplied from said translation system to said hearing aid for emission as audio signals to said user of said hearing aid in said second language via said output transducer.