Patents by Inventor Andreas Doebeli

Andreas Doebeli has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and system for fitting a hearing device
    Patent number: 11218821
    Abstract: There is provided a method of fitting a hearing device by using a fitting station, wherein: during pairing a long-term key (LTK) is provided as a shared secret to the fitting station and the hearing device; an identity resolving key (IRK) of the fitting station, which is required for generating and resolving a device address of the fitting station, is generated and provided to the hearing device; an IRK of the hearing device, which is required for generating and resolving a device address of the hearing device, is provided to the fitting station; pairing data including the LTK, the fitting station IRK and the hearing device IRK are stored in a database connected to the first fitting station; the LTK and the fitting station IRK are stored in the hearing device; and a fitting session is conducted via a secure connection between fitting station and hearing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Sonova AG
    Inventor: Andreas Doebeli
  • Method and System for Fitting a Hearing Device
    Publication number: 20200213789
    Abstract: There is provided a method of fitting a hearing device by using a fitting station, wherein: during pairing a long-term key (LTK) is provided as a shared secret to the fitting station and the hearing device; an identity resolving key (IRK) of the fitting station, which is required for generating and resolving a device address of the fitting station, is generated and provided to the hearing device; an IRK of the hearing device, which is required for generating and resolving a device address of the hearing device, is provided to the fitting station; pairing data including the LTK, the fitting station IRK and the hearing device IRK are stored in a database (22) connected to the first fitting station; the LTK and the fitting station IRK are stored in the hearing device; and a fitting session is conducted via a secure connection between fitting station and hearing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventor: Andreas Doebeli