Patent landscape report on assistive devices for visually and hearing impaired persons
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PHONAKPhonak AG develops, produces, and distributes hearing systems and wireless devices for people with hearing loss. It offers various hearing aids, such as tiny hearing aids; water resistant solutions; and three-in-1 accessories that provide wireless access to TVs, MP3 players, and phones. The company also provides various radio systems, including FM transmitters, receivers, CROSLink products, and accessories; pediatric hearing solutions, such as pediatric hearing aids and accessories; and accessories, which include communication products, remote controls, and cleansing and care line products. In addition, it offers communication and protection products, such as hearing protection, studio communication, security communication, and tour guiding systems; earphones, education and business solutions, and amplification upgrade solutions; and hearing aids that enable wearers to hear and understand in various challenging listening situations. The company offers its products through a network of distributors in Switzerland and internationally. Phonak AG was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Stäfa, Switzerland. It has locations in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, the Russian Federation, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan (province of China), Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Phonak AG operates as a subsidiary of Sonova Holding AG.138 Phonak’s Binaural VoiceStream Technology™ detects the speech signal and ensures that you can hear it clearly in both ears.139 Phonak Audéo Q - available in three different discreet models that virtually disappear behind the ear, all offering leading performance.140 Phonak Bolero Q - available in a range of styles, including a water and dust resistant model for added confidence in active situations.141 Phonak Baseo Q - offers a perfect balance between performance and affordability. Colors designed to match hair and skin tones.142 Phonak Virto Q - individually crafted to fit perfectly and comfortably in your ears, ranging in size from small to invisible.143 Phonak Tao Q - worn discreetly inside the ear. Offers excellent sound quality at a remarkably affordable price.144 Phonak Naída Q - the power family, designed for people with significant hearing loss, helps you hear and understand in even the toughest listening environments.145 Phonak Sky Q- built on the latest technology offering one-of-a-kind features that support better hearing and understanding in 4 models and 3 performance levels.146 Relevant News and ArticlesThis was an article which was published on March 26, 2014 by Phonak which states that new Phonak Tinnitus Program offers audiologists everything they need to develop their business with tinnitus clients. It contains all the technology and tools required to treat hearing loss and tinnitus simultaneously and effectively – all while giving audiologists the freedom to follow their preferred tinnitus management philosophy. A comprehensive package of support and counseling material allows them to either fine-tune their expertise or add tinnitus management to their skills. In addition, the lead generation component of the program supports audiologist in generating new tinnitus clients.147 This was an article which was published on August 12, 2014 by PRNewswire which states that a new Roger technology allowed people with hearing loss to surpass the normal hearing in noise. At noise levels of 65dB and higher (similar to noise level in a restaurant setting), people with hearing loss using Roger performed better in the speech recognition test (laboratory test in which user recognizes and repeats words they hear) than those with normal hearing. At a noise level of 75dB, those with hearing loss achieved 69% accurate word recognition compared with only 7% by people with normal hearing.148 
Figure 89: Analysis of Major Topics in Assistive Devices and Technologies for Visually and Hearing Impaired Persons Landscape for Phonak FUJITSUThe company was formerly known as Fuji Tsushinki Manufacturing Corporation and changed its name to Fujitsu Limited in 1967. Fujitsu Limited was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.149 Fujitsu Limited is a Japan-based company engaged in the information communication technology (ICT) business. It has three segments. The Technology Solution segment manufactures and sells products including various servers, storage systems, various types of software, network management systems and optical transport systems, as well as the provision of system integrations services, consulting services, front technology services, network services and system support services. The Ubiquitous Solution segment manufactures and sells personal computers, mobile phones, as well as audio navigational devices, mobile communication equipment and automobile electronic devices. The Device Solution segment manufactures and sells large scale integrations (LSIs), semiconductor packages, batteries, relays and connectors, optical transmitter and receiver modules, among others.150 Relevant News and ArticlesThis was an article which was published on November 3, 2010 by Media Access Australia which states that Fujitsu Limited is offering a free mobile phone application (app) in Japan that supports children with developmental or learning disabilities. The free mobile phone app addresses key areas of special needs through the following modules: ‘Timer’ to help understand time, ‘Picture card’ to help with communications and scheduling, ‘Handwriting’ to show the correct order in which to write characters in Japanese. 
Figure 90: Analysis of Major Topics in Assistive Devices and Technologies for Visually and Hearing Impaired Persons Landscape for Fujitsu WIDEX A/SWidex A/S engages in the research, development, and manufacture of digital in-the-ear hearing aids. It provides various types of hearing aids, including behind-the-ear, completely-in-canal, invisible-in-canal, receiver-in-canal, and receiver-in-the-ear. The company also offers other hearing aids and accessories. It serves adults, as well as babies, infants, and older children in Denmark and internationally. The company was founded in 1956 and is based in Lynge, Denmark with production facilities in Vassingeroed and Helsinge, Denmark; Verviers, Belgium; and Tallinn, Estonia. It has subsidiaries in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China), Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, the Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Ukraine, and the United States.151 Widex offers an incredibly wide range of hearing aids to suit all types of hearing loss and styles.152 WIDEX DREAM allows more sound in than any other hearing aid so you can hear more details of the world around you – and in a way that’s as true-to-life as technology allows. Even in noisy environments such as parties, sport events or at the cinema.153 CLEAR hearing aids can communicate wirelessly with each other - just like two ears do. This means that all the functions in your hearing aids are adjusted instantly depending on your listening environment.154 The high-end SUPER440 hearing aid comes with a full range of advanced features that let you localise and focus on the dominant voice in a crowd. SUPER440 also comes with Zen, the revolutionary tone and relaxation program that plays random and harmonic tones in stereo to help you relax or manage tinnitus.155 Relevant News and ArticlesThis was an article which was published on November, 2007 by EbscoHost Connection which offers information on the audibility extender, a hearing aid technology developed by Widex. The company's Inteo, is the first hearing aid in the world to employ Integrated Signal Processing (ISP). ISP achieves outstanding precision and accuracy in sound reproduction, helping people hear better in a variety of listening situations.156 
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