US 11,818,544 B2
Acoustic feedback event monitoring system for hearing assistance devices
Harikrishna P. Natarajan, Shakopee, MN (US)
Assigned to Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US)
Filed by Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US)
Filed on Feb. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/248,955.
Application 17/248,955 is a continuation of application No. 15/670,316, filed on Aug. 7, 2017, granted, now 10,924,870.
Application 15/670,316 is a continuation of application No. 12/644,932, filed on Dec. 22, 2009, granted, now 9,729,976.
Prior Publication US 2021/0243534 A1, Aug. 5, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04R 25/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 25/453 (2013.01) [H04R 25/305 (2013.01); H04R 25/558 (2013.01); H04R 2225/39 (2013.01); H04R 2225/41 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for storing information relating to acoustic feedback events, comprising:
a hearing device having an acoustic feedback canceller;
a monitoring device including a processor programmed to monitor performance of the acoustic feedback canceller of the hearing device, including tracking information about acoustic feedback events over an interval of use of the hearing device in different acoustic environments experienced by a wearer of the hearing device, wherein the tracking is activated upon occurrence of a programmable event, wherein the processor is configured to detect a magnitude of severity of a feedback event of the acoustic feedback events and to reduce feedback based on the detected magnitude; and
a network-accessible data storage configured to store the tracked information, including storing an indication of the magnitude of severity of the feedback event of the acoustic feedback events, wherein the tracked information is accessible for analysis to determine aspects of the acoustic feedback experienced by the hearing device over the interval of use.