Hearing system and finger ring for the hearing system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9020170
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13985913

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The hearing system comprises a finger ring and a hearing device body. The finger ring includes: a first short-distance wireless communication portion; a vibration output portion disposed at a position that contacts a finger to convert a voice signal, which is received by the first short-distance wireless communication portion, into a cartilage conduction vibration and outputs it; and a first power source portion that supplies power to the first short-distance wireless communication portion and the vibration output portion. The talk device body includes: a second short-distance wireless communication portion that communicates with the first short-distance wireless communication portion; a microphone; a voice signal output portion that makes the second short-distance wireless communication portion output the voice signal according to a voice captured by the microphone; and a second power source portion that supplies power to the second short-distance wireless communication portion, the microphone, and the voice signal output portion.

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FINEWELL CO LTD2-9 DEJIMAKAIGANDORI 2-CHO SAKAI-KU SAKAI-SHI OSAKA 5900833

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hosoi, Hiroshi Osaka, JP 39 1057
Hosoi, Yoji Osaka, JP 34 1012
Tanaka, Masahide Osaka, JP 248 3098

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