Patent ID: 8761421

Claim:
A portable electronic device comprising: a transceiver configurable to communicate with a first hearing aid and a second hearing aid through a radio frequency (RF) communication channel while the first and second hearing aids are in operation; a memory configured to store a plurality of hearing aid profiles executable by a digital signal processor of the hearing aid to shape audio signals to compensate for a user's hearing deficiency; an input/output interface for receiving inputs and displaying information; and a circuit configured to: receive a user input indicating a selection of a first hearing aid profile and a second hearing aid profile from the plurality of hearing aid profiles; display settings related to the first and second hearing aid profiles on the input/output interface; receive a second user input to switch between adjusting the first and second hearing aid profiles jointly or individually; receive a third user input to adjust at least one of the right and left hearing aid profiles; and transmit the right and the left hearing aid profiles to the first and second hearing aids via the transceiver.