Hearing assistance system and method

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PATENT NO 9866975
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15308924

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A hearing assistance system having a hearing assistance device to be worn at one of a user's ears and a scanning device, the hearing assistance device and the scanning device both having an interface for wireless data exchange between the hearing assistance device and the scanning device, wherein the hearing assistance device is adapted for wireless data exchange with an external device, wherein the scanning device is adapted to scan for wireless signals from the external device and to transmit, once such signals have been received by the scanning device, a message to the hearing assistance device for notifying the hearing assistance device of the availability of the external device, and wherein the hearing assistance device is adapted to decide, upon receipt of such notification message from the scanning device, whether on not to initiate wireless data exchange with the external device.

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SONOVA AGSTAEFA

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El-Hoiydi, Amre Neuchâtel, CH 41 281
Gehring, Stephan Uerikon, CH 25 571
Meier, Hilmar Herrliberg, CH 39 514
Secall, Marc Constantine, CH 21 1242

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