| US 7,570,974 B2 | ||
| Bluetooth® enabled hearing aid | ||
| Matt Andrew Kaltenbach, Cary, N.C. (US); Steven G. Coston, Raleigh, N.C. (US); and Robert Anthony Campitello, Kirkville, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, Lund (Sweden) | ||
| Filed on May 29, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/754,397. | ||
| Application 11/754397 is a division of application No. 10/674747, filed on Sep. 30, 2003, granted, now 7,257,372. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0225050 A1, Sep. 27, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. H04M 1/00 (2006.01); H04B 7/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 455—569.1 [455/41.2; 455/570] | 24 Claims |
| 1. A local wireless device compatible with a mobile station, the local wireless device comprising:
a short-range wireless transceiver to communicate information signals with the mobile station via a short-range wireless network;
a speaker operatively connected to an output of the short-range wireless transceiver to project output audio signals to a
user;
at least one microphone operatively connected to an input of the short-range wireless transceiver to convey input audio signals
from the user to the short-range wireless transceiver; and
interference suppression circuitry operatively connected between the at least one microphone and the short-range wireless
transceiver to suppress interference signals from the input audio signals, wherein a controller coupled to said short-range
wireless transceiver negotiates with the mobile station to determine properties of said interference suppression circuitry.
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