Patent Document ID: 8811638
Application ID: 13309248

Base Claim:
1. A method for providing audible assistance via a hearing device, the method comprising: receiving data representing a speech signal obtained at a hearing device associated with a user, the speech signal representing an utterance of a speaker; identifying the speaker based on the data representing the speech signal; determining speaker-related information associated with the identified speaker; determining whether or not the user can name the speaker, by determining whether the user has named the speaker; and when it is determined that the user cannot name the speaker, informing the user of the speaker-related information via the hearing device, wherein the informing the user of the speaker-related information via the hearing device includes: informing the user of an identifier of the speaker.

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Claim 32:
32. The method of claim 1 , wherein the informing the user of the speaker-related information via the hearing device includes: transmitting the speaker-related information to the hearing device from a computing system that is remote from the hearing device.