EP0341997A3

Auditory prosthesis fitting using vectors

Abstract

Hearing improvement device (10), auditory prosthesis, hearing aid, fitting device (12) for these apparatus (10) and method of fitting or determining new auditory characteristic by selecting and applying a vector consisting of relative changes to a plurality of individual ones of a set of acoustic parameters (22) which determine the auditory characteristic of such apparatus. The method involves selecting (34) a proper vector, applying (36) the relative changes to the individual acoustic characteristics and, if necessary, utilizing or storing (38) these new values of acoustic characteristics to obtain a new auditory characteristic for such apparatus (10).

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Document	Relation	Office	Category	Cited during
EP0064042B1	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	AD	Search report
GB2184629A	Cites	United Kingdom	A	Search report
DE2716336B1	Cites	Germany	A	Search report
US4396806A	Cites	United States of America	A	Search report

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192351	United States of America	–	1988-05-10
19235188	United States of America	A	1988-05-10
19235188	United States of America	A	1988-05-10
US19880192351	–	–	–

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Document	Office	Kind
DK176589D0	Denmark	D0	1989-04-12
DK176589A	Denmark	A	1989-11-11
EP0341997A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	1989-11-15
AU3278989A	Australia	A	1989-11-23
KR890017996A	Republic of Korea	A	1989-12-18
BR8902175A	Brazil	A	1990-01-02
JPH0220200A	Japan	A	1990-01-23
US4901353A	United States of America	A	1990-02-13
EP0341997A3This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	1991-05-15
AU621101B2	Australia	B2	1992-03-05
CA1300732C	Canada	C	1992-05-12
MY103711A	Malaysia	A	1993-08-28
DE341997T1	Germany	T1	1994-02-03
EP0341997B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	1994-09-07
AT111289T	Austria	T	1994-09-15
ATE111289T1	Austria	T1	1994-09-15
DE68917980D1	Germany	D1	1994-10-13
DE68917980T2	Germany	T2	1995-03-16
KR970003989B1	Republic of Korea	B1	1997-03-24
JP3021467B2	Japan	B2	2000-03-15
DK175586B1	Denmark	B1	2004-12-13

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2010-04-30	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2009-11-30	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2009-07-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2009-07-01	Nl: ceased due to reaching the maximum lifetime of a patentCeasedNLV7	NLV7	EP
2009-06-03	Patent expired after termination of 20 yearsExpiredPE20	PE20	GB
2009-05-15	Patent ceasedCeasedPL	PL	CH
2008-12-31	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2008-11-28	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2008-10-31	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
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2008-07-31	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2007-10-15	Name/firm changedPFA	PFA	CH
2006-05-10	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2005-04-20	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2002-01-01	European patent in force as of 2002-01-01IF02	IF02	GB
1999-02-01	Se: european patent has lapsedLapsedEUG	EUG	EP
1998-09-16	Amendments to the register in respect of changes of name or changes affecting rights (sect. 32/1977)732E	732E	GB
1998-06-02	Nl: decision of oppositionOppositionNLR2	NLR2	EP
1998-05-11	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
1998-04-01	Opposition proceedings terminatedOpposition27C	27C	EP
1998-02-13	Termination of opposition procedure: date of legal effect publishedOppositionORIGINAL CODE: 0009276PLBM	PLBM	EP
1998-02-13	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: OPPOSITION PROCEDURE CLOSEDSTAA	STAA	EP
1997-11-03	Nl: modifications (of names), taken from the european patent patent bulletinNLT2	NLT2	EP
1997-10-31	Transmission of propertyTP	TP	FR
1997-09-24	Party data changed (patent owner data changed or rights of a patent transferred)RAP2	RAP2	EP
1997-08-31	AssignmentPUE	PUE	CH
1997-08-09	Opposition procedure terminatedOppositionORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS OPPCPLBL	PLBL	EP
1997-08-01	Nl: assignments of ep-patentsNLS	NLS	EP
1997-05-20	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
1996-02-02	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of oppositionOppositionORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS OBSOPLBF	PLBF	EP
1995-09-01	Nl: opposition has been filed with the epoOppositionNLR1	NLR1	EP
1995-07-19	Opposition filedOpposition26	26	EP
1995-06-01	Opposition filedOppositionORIGINAL CODE: 0009260PLBI	PLBI	EP
1995-01-31	Se: european patent in force in swedenEAL	EAL	EP
1994-12-02	Fr: translation filedET	ET	EP
1994-11-17	It: translation for a ep patent filedITF	ITF	EP
1994-11-17	It: translation for a ep patent filedITF	ITF	EP
1994-10-13	Corresponds to:REF	REF	EP
1994-09-07	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
1994-09-07	Corresponds to:REF	REF	EP
1994-07-21	(expected) grantORIGINAL CODE: 0009210GRAA	GRAA	EP
1994-02-03	De: translation of patent claimsDET	DET	EP
1993-10-08	Fr: translation of claims filedEL	EL	EP
1993-10-01	Nl: translation of patent claims filedTCNL	TCNL	EP
1993-09-15	At: translation of patent claims filedTCAT	TCAT	EP
1993-09-08	It: translation for ep claims filedITCL	ITCL	EP
1993-04-07	First examination report despatched17Q	17Q	EP
1991-05-15	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
1991-03-27	Search report despatchedORIGINAL CODE: 0009013PUAL	PUAL	EP
1991-03-06	Request for examination filed17P	17P	EP
1989-11-15	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
1989-09-30	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phaseORIGINAL CODE: 0009012PUAI	PUAI	EP

Auditory prosthesis fitting using vectors

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