Functionality migration

Abstract

A sensory supplement medical device, including a stimulation device configured to implement a first functionality of the sensory supplement medical device corresponding to the providing of sensory supplement to a recipient to evoke a sensory percept, wherein the sensory supplement medical device is configured to implement a secondary functionality different from the first functionality, and the sensory supplement medical device is configured to migrate the second functionality to a device remote from the sensory supplement medical device.

1 - 20 . (canceled) 
     
     
         21 . A method, comprising:
 at least one of transferring to or simulating by an implanted sensory supplement medical device a first functionality of a portable hand-held device having a cellular telephone communication suite; and   at least one of respectively executing or simulating the first functionality by the sensory supplement medical device.   
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein:
 the first functionality is transferred to the sensory supplement medical device;   the first functionality is a temporally-based notification to a person; and   the execution of the first functionality by the sensory supplement medical device is automatic and includes notifying the recipient that a temporal-based event at least one of has happened or will happen.   
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 22 , wherein:
 prior to the transfer of the first functionality to the sensory supplement medical device, the recipient inputs temporal-based data into the portable hand-held device; and   the method further comprises synchronizing the portable hand-held device with the sensory supplement medical device by uploading the inputted temporally-based data to the sensory supplement medical device.   
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 23 , wherein:
 the action of synchronizing the portable hand-held device is executed automatically based on at least one of a predetermined temporally-based schedule or a predetermined event.   
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein:
 the sensory supplement medical device is a hearing prosthesis;   the first functionality is a display of a received text based message; and   the sensory supplement medical device simulates the display of the text based message by evoking a hearing percept that is perceived by the recipient as language corresponding to the words of the text of the text based message.   
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein:
 the sensory supplement medical device is a hearing prosthesis.   
     
     
         27 . An apparatus, comprising:
 a screen, and   a wireless communication suite, wherein   the apparatus is a configured to communicate with a sensory supplement medical device.   
     
     
         28 . The apparatus of  claim 27 , wherein:
 the wireless communication suite is a cellular telephone communication suite.   
     
     
         29 . The apparatus of  claim 27 , wherein:
 the apparatus is configured to control the sensory supplement medical device.   
     
     
         30 . The apparatus of  claim 27 , wherein:
 the apparatus is a smartphone.   
     
     
         31 . The apparatus of  claim 27 , wherein:
 the wireless communication suite is a cellular telephone communication suite;   the apparatus includes an implantable sensory supplement medical device functionality suite; and   the apparatus is a portable hand-held device.   
     
     
         32 . A system, comprising:
 the apparatus of  claim 27 ; and   the sensory supplement medical device.   
     
     
         33 . The apparatus of  claim 31 , wherein:
 the portable hand-held device is configured to wirelessly communicate with the sensory supplement medical device; and   the implantable sensory supplement medical device functionality suite is configured to at least one of perform or simulate a functionality of the sensory supplement medical device.   
     
     
         34 . The apparatus of  claim 27 , wherein:
 the apparatus is configured to receive migration input from a recipient of the sensory supplement medical device and migrate a functionality of the apparatus to the sensory supplement medical device based on the migration input.   
     
     
         35 . The apparatus of  claim 34 , wherein:
 the wireless communication suite is a cellular telephone communication suite;   the apparatus includes an implantable sensory supplement medical device functionality suite; and   the apparatus is a portable hand-held device.   
     
     
         36 . A system, comprising:
 the apparatus of  claim 27 ; and   the sensory supplement medical device, wherein   the sensory supplement medical device includes a stimulation device configured to be attached to a recipient and configured to execute one or more functions to evoke a sensory percept,   the apparatus is configured to be portable and configured to wirelessly communicate with the sensory supplement medical device via the wireless communication suite, and the apparatus is a remote apparatus relative to the sensory supplement medical device, and   the apparatus is configured to perform at least one function of the one or more functions of the sensory supplement medical device in lieu of the sensory supplement medical device performing that function and communicate the results of that one or more functions to the sensory supplement medical device via the wireless communication to enable the sensory supplement medical device to evoke the sensory percept.   
     
     
         37 . The system of  claim 36 , wherein:
 system is configured so that the sensory supplement medical device automatically suspends further execution of the one or more functions upon a determination that a power level of a power storage device thereof meets a given criteria; and   the system is configured so that the apparatus automatically initiates execution of the one or more functions and communicates the results of that one or more function to the sensory supplement medical device via the wireless communication to enable the sensory supplement medical device to evoke the sensory percept upon the determination that the power level of the power storage device thereof meets the given criteria.   
     
     
         38 . The system of  claim 36 , wherein:
 the sensory supplement medical device is a hearing prosthesis;   one of the one or more functions is a first function corresponding to the processing of data based on sound captured by the sensory supplement medical device; and   the sensory supplement medical device is configured to evoke a hearing percept based on communicated results of the first function from the apparatus.   
     
     
         39 . The system of  claim 36 , wherein:
 the sensory supplement medical device is a hearing prosthesis;   the sensory supplement medical device is configured to transmit first data corresponding to transduced sound captured by the sensory supplement medical device to the apparatus;   the apparatus is configured to receive the transmitted first data and process the first data into second data, the processing of the first data corresponding to at least one function performed by the apparatus;   the apparatus is configured to transmit the second data to the sensory supplement medical device; and   the sensory supplement medical device is configured to receive the second data transmitted from the apparatus and evoke a hearing percept based on the received transmitted second data.   
     
     
         40 . The system of  claim 36 , wherein the apparatus is a first remote apparatus, the system further comprising a second remote apparatus, wherein the second remote apparatus is configured to perform at least two functions of the one or more functions of the sensory supplement medical device in lieu of the sensory supplement medical device performing those two functions and communicate the results of those two or more functions to the sensory supplement medical device via the wireless communication to enable the sensory supplement medical device to evoke the sensory percept, wherein at least one of the at least two functions performed by the second remote apparatus is a function not performed by the first remote apparatus, and wherein at least one of the at least two functions performed by the second remote apparatus is a function performed by the first remote apparatus 
     
     
         41 . The apparatus of  claim 33 , wherein:
 the apparatus is configured to automatically migrate a functionality of the apparatus to the sensory supplement medical device based on at least one of a temporal schedule or a determination of an occurrence of a predetermined event.   
     
     
         42 . The apparatus of  claim 33 , wherein:
 the functionality of the sensory supplement medical device is sound processing to develop data used by a stimulator of the sensory supplement medical device to evoke a hearing percept.   
     
     
         43 . The system of  claim 32 , wherein:
 the sensory supplement medical device is a hearing prosthesis;   the sensory supplement medical device includes a stimulation device configured to be attached to a recipient and configured to execute one or more functions to evoke a hearing percept; and   the apparatus is a remote apparatus configured to be portable and configured to wirelessly communicate with the sensory supplement medical device, wherein   the apparatus is configured to perform at least one function of the one or more functions of the sensory supplement medical device in lieu of the sensory supplement medical device performing that function and communicate the results of that one or more function to the sensory supplement medical device via the wireless communication to enable the sensory supplement medical device to evoke the hearing percept,   one of the one or more functions is a first function corresponding to a classification of sound based on sound captured by the sensory supplement medical device; and   the sensory supplement medical device is configured to alter a processing of sound captured by the sensory supplement medical device based on the first function.   
     
     
         44 . The system of  claim 39 , wherein:
 the sensory supplement medical device is configured to process the first data into third data in a manner at least substantially the same as that by which the apparatus processes the first data into second data, and evoke a hearing percept based on the third data.   
     
     
         45 . The apparatus of  claim 33 , wherein:
 the apparatus is configured to receive data from the sensory supplement medical device usable with a voice based functionality of the apparatus; and   the apparatus is configured to execute the voiced based functionality after the data is received.   
     
     
         46 . The system of  claim 36 , wherein:
 the system is configured such that the apparatus automatically performs the at least one function upon a determination of an occurrence of a predetermined event in lieu of the sensory supplement medical device performing that function and such that the sensory supplement medical device automatically performs the at least one function upon a determination that the predetermined event is no longer occurring.   
     
     
         47 . The system of  claim 36 , wherein:
 the sensory supplement medical device is a hearing prosthesis;   the apparatus is configured to perform a sound capture function and substantially all processing functions of the sensory supplement medical device; and   the sensory supplement medical device is configured to evoke a hearing percept based entirely on communications from the apparatus of data that is based on the result of performing sound capture by the apparatus and performing substantially all processing functions of the sensory supplement medical device by the apparatus.   
     
     
         48 . The system of  claim 36 , wherein:
 the sensory supplement medical device is configured to automatically wirelessly communicate data based on captured speech to the apparatus upon an automatic determination by the sensory supplement medical device that the sensory supplement medical device cannot evoke a sensory percept based on the captured speech; and   the apparatus is configured to automatically display text corresponding to a speech content of the captured speech wirelessly communicated to the apparatus by the sensory supplement medical device.   
     
     
         49 . The system of  claim 36 , wherein:
 the sensory supplement medical device is a hearing prosthesis and the sensory percept is a hearing percept.