Patent ID: 9131321
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: H04R

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: identifying a set of audiological values for each of a plurality of individuals in a population of hearing assistance device users, wherein each of the sets comprises values corresponding to a first number of parameters associated with settings of a corresponding hearing assistance device; converting, using a processor, the set of audiological values for each of the plurality of individuals to a corresponding reduced data set, wherein each of the reduced data sets comprises values corresponding to a second number of parameters, and is represented as a point in a space that has a number of dimensions equal to the second number, the second number being less than the first number; calculating, using the processor, a trajectory representative of a distribution of the reduced data sets in the space, wherein different points along the trajectory represent corresponding settings for hearing assistance devices; and storing a representation of the trajectory on a storage device such that data corresponding to positions along the trajectory is available for providing to hearing assistance devices.