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Hearing aid device including control switchRelated Patent Categories: Electrical Audio Signal Processing Systems And Devices, Hearing Aids, Electrical, Specified Casing Or Housing, Power Supply Or Programming Interface TerminalsHearing aid device including control switch description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20080089541, Hearing aid device including control switch. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a Continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/749,133 filed on Dec. 30, 2003, which is incorporated herein by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] This invention relates generally to hearing aid devices and in particular to switches used with hearing aid devices. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Hearing assistance devices include hearing aids, and other devices which benefit hearing. In the case of hearing aids, some of the more generally important design considerations include low power consumption, limited and sometimes difficult dimensions, ease of manufacture, comfort, and ease of use. One area of particular concern is how to operate hearing aids devices in view of shrinking package sizes, limited power, and an increasingly more adult population with limited or diminishing manual dexterity. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0004] This application provides hearing aid devices with capacitive and piezo control switches. In one example, a hearing aid device is provided, including a housing, hearing aid electronics enclosed in the housing and a capacitive switch connected to the hearing aid electronics. In one example, a hearing aid device is provided including a housing adapted to be worn between an external ear and head of a user, hearing aid electronics enclosed in the housing and a piezo switch connected to the hearing aid electronics. [0005] This Summary is an overview of some of the teachings of the present application and is not intended to be an exclusive or exhaustive treatment of the present subject matter. Further details about the present subject matter are found in the detailed description and the appended claims. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their legal equivalents. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0006] FIG. 1 depicts an embodiment of a block diagram of a system having multiple electronic devices with their associated voltage supplies provided by a single supply voltage source having a number of voltage taps, in accordance with the teachings of the present invention. [0007] FIG. 2A illustrates an embodiment of a battery having a number of battery regions formed on a common substrate configured as a rigid platform, in accordance with the teachings of the present invention. [0008] FIG. 2B illustrates an embodiment of a battery having a number of battery regions formed on a flexible platform in a folded configuration, in accordance with the teachings of the present invention. [0009] FIG. 2C illustrates an embodiment of a battery having a number of battery regions formed on a flexible platform in a rolled configuration, in accordance with the teachings of the present invention. [0010] FIG. 2D illustrates an embodiment of a battery having a number of battery regions where each battery region is coupled to a common reference, in accordance with the teachings of the present invention. [0011] FIG. 2E illustrates an embodiment of a battery having a number of battery regions, where each battery region is coupled to a separate corresponding reference node, in accordance with the teachings of the present invention. [0012] FIG. 3A depicts an embodiment of a block diagram of a hearing aid including a battery having a number of voltage taps, where the hearing aid is coupled to a source for recharging the hearing aid battery, in accordance with the teachings of the present invention. [0013] FIG. 3B depicts an embodiment for the source for recharging the hearing aid battery illustrated in FIG. 3A, in accordance with the teachings of the present invention. [0014] FIG. 3C depicts another embodiment for the source for recharging the hearing aid battery illustrated in FIG. 3A, in accordance with the teachings of the present invention. [0015] FIG. 4 depicts an embodiment for a recharge scheme for a hearing aid battery having a number of voltage taps, in accordance with the teachings of the present invention. [0016] FIG. 5 depicts a block diagram for an embodiment of a supply voltage management unit of an electronic system, where the electronic system has multiple electronic devices using different supply voltages from a single supply voltage source, in accordance with the teachings of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION [0017] In the following detailed description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings which form a part hereof, and in which is shown by way of illustration specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention, and it is to be understood that the embodiments may be combined, or that other embodiments may be utilized and that structural, logical and electrical changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents. [0018] In an embodiment, a single supply voltage source provides multiple supply voltages at different voltage levels without up-converting a voltage level or down-converting a voltage level. The single supply voltage source may be realized as a battery with multiple voltage taps. In an embodiment, a battery includes multiple battery regions formed on a common substrate. Each battery region has a voltage tap to provide external to the battery a voltage for use by a system, where at least one of the voltage taps provides a voltage different than the other voltage taps of the battery. In an embodiment having separate voltages available from the same battery, a system configured for circuit decoupling is created. Architectures or arrangements using a single battery having multiple voltage taps may also eliminates the use of a voltage regulator for various electronic components of the system or simplifies the requirements for voltage regulation to these various electronic components. Continue reading about Hearing aid device including control switch... 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