PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16400067
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2019-05
Publication Date: 2019-09
Patent Classification: ["381", "316000"]

Abstract:
Techniques used to selectively amplify audio signals are described herein in connection with audio amplification electronic devices, such as hearing aids, including over-the-ear hearing aids. A device and its operation are described to facilitate setting low and high tone/volume controls separately, using at least two selection mechanisms. In one aspect, a first selection mechanism includes a pitch frequency control rocker switch and the second selection mechanism includes a bass frequency control rocker switch disposed separately. In one aspect, the bass frequency control rocker switch causes a processor to bias the frequency response of the sound amplifier for frequencies below 1 kHz. In another aspect, the pitch frequency control rocker switch causes a processor to bias the frequency response of the hearing for frequencies above 1 kHz. In another aspect, the selection mechanism involves the separate attenuation of treble and bass adjustments in response to a user selection of a rocker switch setting for each adjustment.

Claim (Index 12):
The non-transitory computer program product of  claim 10 , where the over-the-ear hearing aid comprises a speaker located on or substantially close to the printed circuit where the processor is located, said speaker is coupled via a mechanical audio coupler to an ear piece configured for use at the outer opening of the ear canal.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 20.0
- Percentile: 100.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.1
- Patent Class: 381.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15483996', '12508441', '12861486', '14047740', '11357450']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.705859492222664
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5245309746715209
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6877266404675497
- Mean Citation Score: 205.901894
- Max Citation Score: 329.27075
- Similarity Product: 235.4368205622881

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 0
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

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