Patent Document ID: 9956407
Application ID: 14816323

Base Claim:
1. An auditory prosthesis system, comprising: an implantable auditory prostheses configured to deliver stimulation signals to a recipient; and an external device comprising: an interface configured to communicate with the implantable auditory prostheses; a display screen, and at least one processor configured to: provide received speech signals to the implantable auditory prostheses for use in delivering stimulation signals representative of the received speech signals to the recipient, display, at the display screen, a graphical representation comprising a humanoid avatar that includes at least head, neck, and shoulder features, wherein the humanoid avatar is configured to enable the recipient to compensate for reduced tonal perception associated with delivery to the recipient of the stimulation signals representative of the received speech signals, analyze the received speech signals to detect an emotion of a speaker of the received speech signals, and animate one or more features of the avatar based on the received speech signals to convey the emotion to the recipient.

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Claim 5:
5. The auditory prosthesis system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to detect when the external device is coupled with the implantable auditory prostheses, and wherein the processor is configured to automatically display the graphical representation upon receipt of the received speech signals only when the external device is coupled with the implantable auditory prostheses.