CPC H04R 25/505 (2013.01) [H04R 25/558 (2013.01); H04R 2225/41 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. A hearing system comprising:
a hearing device configured to be worn at an ear of a user;
a memory storing instructions; and
one or more processors communicatively coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to perform a process comprising:
accessing operating service tier data that associates a first operating service tier with a first set of hearing device functions and a second operating service tier with a second set of hearing device functions, the second set of hearing device functions including at least one hearing device function that is different than the hearing device functions included in the first set of hearing device functions;
detecting, while the hearing device operates in accordance with the first set of hearing device functions associated with the first operating service tier, a satisfaction of a condition associated with the second operating service tier;
directing, based on the detecting the satisfaction of the condition, the hearing device to switch from operating in accordance with the first set of hearing device functions to operating in accordance with the second set of hearing device functions;
detecting, subsequent to the directing of the hearing device to operate in accordance with the second set of hearing device functions, a satisfaction of an additional condition associated with the second operating service tier; and
directing, based on the detecting the satisfaction of the additional condition, the hearing device to switch from operating in accordance with the second set of hearing device functions to operating in accordance with the first set of hearing device functions.
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