effeff) of the rear-side part (36) of the sound transmission channel (30) is chosen in dependence on a sensitivity (Smic) to acoustic inertia of the microphone (4). Also, at least a segment of the sound transmission channel (30) is formed within an element (22, 46, 60) that is integral to the microphone (4).
H04R 1/28 - Transducer mountings or enclosures designed for specific frequency responseTransducer enclosures modified by provision of mechanical or acoustic impedances, e.g. resonator, damping means
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METHOD FOR ADAPTING A HEARING DEVICE, HEARING DEVICE AND DATA CARRIER
A method adapts a hearing device having at least one hearing aid, a movement sensor, and a display unit. At least one test measurement is carried out in which an acoustic test signal is generated. A movement sensor detects a movement of the hearing device user in response to the test signal as a test result, and visual feedback is generated on the display unit on the basis of the test result.
A method operates a binaural hearing instrument which has two signal-coupled individual hearing devices. In each hearing device, a first input signal is generated from a sound signal by a first input transducer. A second input signal is generated from a sound signal by a second input transducer. Forward and backward signals are generated from the first and second input signals. A first adaptation parameter is determined as a linear factor of a linear combination of the forward and backward signals, and a first directional signal resulting from this linear combination has one-directional attenuation. The adaptation parameter is compared with a stored threshold value. If at least one of the adaptation parameters falls below the threshold value, the adaptation parameters of the individual hearing devices are synchronized with one another. A second directional signal is generated in each case based on the synchronized adaptation parameters for generating an output signal.
A hearing instrument has a housing to be worn in a designated wearing position behind the ear, an earpiece to be inserted into the auditory canal of a user, and a flexible connector that connects the earpiece to the housing. The hearing instrument further includes an output transducer for converting an output audio signal into a sound signal to be output to the user and a capacitive sensor with a control and evaluation circuit and two sensor electrodes electrically connected thereto. One of the sensor electrodes is arranged in the housing, while the other sensor electrode is arranged in the connector and/or in the earpiece.
G01D 5/241 - Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing memberMeans for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for convertingTransducers not specially adapted for a specific variable using electric or magnetic means influencing the magnitude of a current or voltage by varying capacitance by relative movement of capacitor electrodes
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HEARING INSTRUMENT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE HEARING INSTRUMENT
A hearing instrument has a housing to be worn behind the ear or in the ear in a designated wearing position. A battery, a wireless communications apparatus, and a capacitive sensor are arranged in the housing. The wireless communications apparatus includes an antenna and a transceiver unit electrically connected thereto. The capacitive sensor has at least one sensor electrode and a control and evaluation circuit electrically connected thereto. One or both of the battery or the antenna, or at least a portion of the antenna, are used as a sensor electrode of the capacitive sensor.
A hearing instrument configuration system includes a first configuration unit and a first interface for establishing a data connection from the configuration unit to a hearing instrument. The first configuration unit is configured to read out configuration data from the hearing instrument via the first interface and to overwrite that configuration data in the hearing instrument for modification purposes. The hearing instrument configuration system also has a second interface for forming an indirect or direct data connection from a client unit to the hearing instrument and a permissions management module. The latter is configured to transfer write permission to the configuration data from the first configuration unit to the client unit or to revoke that permission.
A method for ascertaining the wearing as intended of a binaural hearing system having a first hearing instrument and a second hearing instrument, includes capturing a first motion signal by using a first motion sensor of the first hearing instrument, and capturing a second motion signal by using a second motion sensor of the second hearing instrument, and/or estimating or ascertaining a distance between the first hearing instrument and the second hearing instrument by using a communication system of the two hearing instruments. It is identified, based on the first motion signal and the second motion signal and/or based on the ascertained distance, whether the two hearing instruments are each being worn in their intended position on respective ears of a user. A binaural hearing system is also provided.
A method operates a hearing system and contains a hearing device, a remote interaction unit having a user interface for inputting a hearing-system-related user query, a linguistic data processing section coupled to the user interface, and a data cloud, coupled to the linguistic data processing section, and has a database that stores responses for the user query. The input of a hearing-device-related user query results in a content of the user query being analyzed by the linguistic data processing section and a query being sent to the data cloud. The data cloud takes the query as a basis for selecting a response from the database. The response is sent to the linguistic data processing section. The linguistic data processing section takes the response as a basis for generating an output and sends the output to the remote interaction unit, and the output is output by the remote interaction unit.
A method operates an antenna arrangement having a main antenna and an auxiliary antenna. The main antenna and the auxiliary antenna are each adjustable with regard to a number of antenna parameters. The number of adjustable antenna parameters of the auxiliary antenna is higher than in the main antenna. While the main antenna is operated in a transmit and/or receive mode: at least one antenna parameter of the auxiliary antenna is changed, a measure characterizing the operation of the auxiliary antenna is determined, depending on the measure, the antenna parameters of the auxiliary antenna are converted into target antenna parameters for the main antenna, and the antenna parameters of the main antenna are adjusted during the transmit and/or receive mode using the target antenna parameters.
H04B 7/06 - Diversity systemsMulti-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
An antenna arrangement for wireless signal transmission has an antenna element and a planar substrate. The antenna element is arranged on the substrate. The antenna element has at least one antenna section. The substrate has at least two substrate sections of different substrate types which are arranged in the area of the antenna section, and wherein the antenna section and/or the substrate sections are adjustable relative to one another.
A method for operating hearing aid systems includes a receiving unit receiving and converting speech information into a speech signal, a speech recognition unit converting a speech signal into a text signal, a prompt unit generating a context-dependent prompt for a natural language processing unit, a triggering unit triggering the prompt unit as required and specifying a stored context, an evaluation unit evaluating a prompt by a natural language processing unit and generating an output signal, and an output unit outputting an output signal to a user. Upon triggering the triggering unit, at least one section of the speech signal is converted into a text signal by the speech recognition unit, a prompt is generated for the natural language processing unit by the stored context and text signal, the natural language processing unit generates an output signal based on the prompt, and the output unit outputs the output signal.
A monaural or binaural hearing system is configured to generate monaural or binaural beats and includes at least one hearing device having a main signal path. The hearing device also has an auxiliary signal path containing a signal generator for generating a first beat signal. The first beat signal is frequency-shifted relative to a further signal by a beat frequency producing the effect of the monaural or binaural beat for the user during operation. The signal generator is configured such that the first beat signal has, at least in certain operating modes of the hearing device, at least one signal component generated based on the electrical input signal, and hence based on ambient sound, and is denoted as the ambient signal. The beat signal is preferably composed of different signal components, the weighting of which is preferably adjusted depending on a signal level of the input signal.
A hearing system in particular a binaural hearing system that is configured to produce monaural or binaural beats and, to that end, has at least one hearing device containing a primary signal path. The hearing device moreover has a secondary signal path, containing a signal generator for generating a first beat signal. The first beat signal being frequency-shifted in relation to a further signal by a beat frequency in such a way that the effect of the monaural or binaural beat is produced for the user during operation. The signal generator has an associated adjusting apparatus that has an adjustable amplifier element. The adjusting apparatus has an analysis unit for determining an instantaneous signal level of the input signal, and the respective adjusting apparatus is configured to set a signal level of the first beat signal on the basis of the instantaneous signal level.
A method for assessing speech intelligibility of a test participant, in particular a wearer of a hearing instrument, is provided. In the method, a plurality of speech intelligibility tests are performed in normal life situations of the test participant, using a mobile device carried by the test participant. In each of the speech intelligibility tests, a number of phonemes or phoneme combinations are presented acoustically to the test participant, wherein the test participant is invited to indicate the presented phoneme or phoneme combination. Results of each of the speech intelligibility tests are stored.
A method for directional signal processing for a hearing system having at least a first hearing instrument. A first input signal is generated from an ambient sound by an electroacoustic first input transducer of the first hearing instrument, and a second input signal is generated by an electroacoustic second input transducer of the hearing system. A number of interlocutors of a wearer of the hearing system is determined on the basis of the first input signal and on the basis of the second input signal. At least a compression and/or a directional microphony and/or a noise suppression is/are modified in the processing of the first input signal and/or the second input signal depending on the determined number of interlocutors, and a first output signal is thereby generated.
METHOD, HEARING SYSTEM AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR ASSESSING SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY OF A TEST PARTICIPANT, IN PARTICULAR A WEARER OF A HEARING INSTRUMENT
A method assesses speech intelligibility of a test participant, in particular a wearer of a hearing instrument. In the method, a plurality of speech intelligibility tests are performed in normal life situations of the test participant, using a mobile device carried by the test participant. In each of the speech intelligibility tests, a number of phonemes or phoneme combinations are presented acoustically to the test participant, wherein the test participant is invited to indicate the presented phoneme or phoneme combination. Results of each of the speech intelligibility tests are stored.
A hearing device includes a digital signal processing unit, a first electrical component, in particular a loudspeaker, and a second electrical component, in particular a microphone. The first electrical component is driven by the signal processing unit by way of two electrical line wires or interference source lines, and the second electrical component is connected to an electrical connecting line or receiver line. Each interference source line transmits a respective digital control signal during operation. To reduce or prevent coupling of interference effects to a signal transmitted via the receiver line, the two control signals fed into the interference source lines by the signal processing unit are modulated so a difference signal pertaining to the two control signals applied to the first electrical component is formed as a bipolar control signal alternating between precisely two voltage values, and a common mode signal formed from the two control signals is constant.
A method creates a frailty indicator value for a person using a hearing instrument. At least one acceleration sensor of the hearing instrument collects first movement data relating to a stumble and/or fall. A skin sensor of the hearing instrument and/or a skin sensor of a first auxiliary device, which can be connected to the hearing instrument for data purposes, collects second moisture-related data in the immediate time surrounding the stumble or fall, in particular data relating to an electrodermal activity, which afford information about physiological and/or psychological circumstances in the time surrounding the stumble or fall. The frailty indicator value is generated on the basis of the first movement data and on the basis of the second moisture-related data.
A method detects a direction of arrival of an acoustic target signal. A local device contains first and second local microphones, and a remote device contains a first remote microphone. The method includes the steps of: deriving a first local input signal from first and second local microphone signals, deriving a second local input signal from the first and/or second local microphone signals, and deriving a first remote input signal from the first remote microphone. The first and second local input signals and first remote input signal form a part of a set of input signals. A plurality of spatial feature quantities are each derived from different respective pairs, and are indicative of a spatial relation between the two corresponding input signals. The spatial feature quantities are input to a neural network. The direction of arrival of the acoustic target signal is estimated in the neural network.
A method for operating an inductive charging device of a hearing instrument. The charging device includes a voltage source and an oscillating circuit connected thereto, a charging coil and a capacitance. The capacitance has a main capacitor and an adjustment branch connected in parallel therewith. For different states of the adjustment branch, which differ from one another on the basis of the capacitance of the adjustment branch, a value that denotes an electrical current resulting from the charging coil is recorded. That state in which the electrical current corresponding to the value is at a maximum is determined, and the adjustment branch is set to correspond to the state. There is also described an inductive charging device and a corresponding system.
A charging contact assembly for a hearing device system. The assembly has a first charging contact which is accessible on an outer side for contacting with a first mating contact of a mating contact assembly, and a second charging contact which is accessible on the outer side for contacting with a second mating contact of the mating contact assembly. Furthermore, the charging contact assembly has a control contact which is galvanically isolated on the outer side from the first and the second charging contacts, and a charging controller which is configured to detect a proper contacting of the first and second charging contacts with the corresponding mating contact based on contact with the control contact.
A method for detecting activity of the own voice of a wearer of a hearing device by way of a signal processing apparatus of the hearing device. A first input signal is generated by a first input transducer, and a second input signal is generated by a second input transducer. The two input signals are supplied to a detection unit of the signal processing apparatus, which has a neural network and an input stage, which is connected in front of the neural network. Information signals are generated by the input stage on the basis of the two input signals and the information signals are evaluated by the neural network. A detection result is output by the detection unit based on the evaluation of the information signals by the neural network.
A method for operating a hearing device, in particular a hearing aid. The hearing device has a microphone, a control unit coupled thereto, and also a receiver. The microphone is used to produce an audio signal containing voice components from the wearer of the hearing device. The voice components are taken as a basis for estimating a state of health of the wearer of the hearing device, and a setting of the hearing device is selectively altered as a function of the state of health. There is also disclosed a method for operating a hearing device system with a hearing device and a portable device, as well as a hearing device.
G06F 3/01 - Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
G10L 25/66 - Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups specially adapted for particular use for comparison or discrimination for extracting parameters related to health condition
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METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING DEVICE, AND HEARING DEVICE
A method for operating a hearing device that include a microphone and a receiver that are signal-connected by way of a signal processing unit. A signal component that includes a specific frequency is selected from an input signal. A further signal at a further specific frequency is provided, and an output signal is created on a basis of the signal component and the further signal. The output signal is output by the receiver to create a sound. The further signal is configured such that first time intervals and second time intervals arise, with hair cells associated with a specific frequency assigned region of a basilar membrane of a user being excited on account of an interference during the first time intervals and there being no excitation of the hair cells during the second time intervals. There is also described a corresponding hearing device.
A hearing device has a control unit and a communication frontend. The communication frontend includes a resonant circuit and a transceiver for communication using electromagnetic induction. The transceiver can be switched between a first communication channel at a first frequency and a second communication channel at a second frequency. The control unit switches the transceiver between the first and second communication channels for a selective communication on one of the two communication channels. There is also disclosed a corresponding method for operating such a hearing device.
Hearing systems have at least one hearing instrument which is parameterizable by means of a plurality of signal processing parameters. An initial setting of the signal processing parameters is performed in a test group of hearing systems and a final setting is derived after single or multiple changing of the parameter setting. A change vector in the parameter space is determined from the difference between the final setting and the initial setting. A language indicator characterizing a specific language is assigned to each change vector. From change vectors which are assigned to the same language or a language group a center of gravity of the change vectors in the parameter space is determined as the center of gravity of change. The center of gravity of change is used for a subsequent setting of the hearing systems in the test group or a further hearing system.
Each of a hearing device and a mobile terminal of a hearing device system has a wideband communications apparatus, a narrowband communications apparatus, and a controller. The mobile terminal further has a position detection system. The controllers establish and maintain a narrowband connection between the hearing device and the mobile terminal during normal operation. When the narrowband connection is disconnected, the mobile terminal determines and stores its current position as a loss position of the hearing device using the position detection system. The stored loss position is displayed to a user in a search mode and a wideband connection is established via the wideband communications apparatus. The actual position of the hearing device is derived and output to the user based of the wideband connection. A charger of the hearing device may be found in the same way as the hearing device.
The invention relates to a method for operating a hearing aid (2) which is allocated to a user, wherein the hearing aid (2) receives an audio signal (U) and generates an input signal (E) therefrom, wherein from the input signal (E) an AGC input signal (EAGC) is generated which is supplied to an AGC unit (12) of the hearing aid (2), wherein the AGC unit (12) amplifies the AGC input signal (EAGC) depending on a level of the AGC input signal (EAGC) and in accordance with an AGC function (14) and then outputs it as an AGC output signal (AAGC), wherein the AGC function (14) is defined by one or more parameters (P) which are set depending on an acoustic scene (S) which is currently present, wherein the hearing aid (2) generates, from the AGC output signal (AAGC), an output signal (A) for output to the user. The invention also relates to a corresponding hearing device.
A state of health of a battery cell used in a hearing instrument is ascertained. For each of a plurality of charging cycles, a battery manager of the hearing instrument ascertains a charge transferred to the battery cell and a number of charging characteristic values that provides information about the change in a state of charge of the battery cell brought about by the charge. Based on the transferred charge and the charging characteristic values a capacity characteristic value is ascertained that forms a characteristic variable for a present charging capability of the battery cell. A signal processor averages respective capacity characteristic values of at least some past charging cycles at a specific time and calculates an averaged charging capacity. The averaged charging capacity is compared with a reference value representing an original capacity of the battery cell to determine the state of health of the battery cell.
An admission control method for a restricted-admission area uses a hearing apparatus having an ultra-wideband communication device. An area-affiliated narrowband communication device checks for presence of the hearing apparatus, which likewise has a narrowband communication device. Upon detecting the hearing apparatus, an ultra-wideband communication connection between an area-affiliated ultra-wideband communication device and the hearing-apparatus-affiliated ultra-wideband communication device is established. An admission authorization associated with the hearing apparatus is checked for and the ultra-wideband communication connection is a basis for ascertaining a distance of the hearing apparatus from the restricted-admission area. If the admission authorization of the hearing apparatus exists and the hearing apparatus is disposed within a predefined distance from the restricted-admission area, the admission restriction is at least temporarily lifted. An admission control system and a hearing apparatus are also provided.
A method operates a hearing device in an audio presentation system. In this case, the hearing device has a wideband transmitter and a narrowband receiver. The audio presentation system has a plurality of audio transmitters that operate using narrowband transmission and are arranged so as to be spatially at a distance from one another in the intended usage state, and a plurality of wideband transmitters that are arranged so as to be spatially at a distance from one another in the intended usage state. A variable that is characteristic of a position of a hearing device relative to the audio transmitters is initially ascertained by the wideband transmitters of the hearing device and of the audio presentation system. A specific one of the multiple audio transmitters of the audio presentation system is then selected to transmit audio to the hearing device on the basis of this characteristic variable.
A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes Identification of persons
A61B 5/11 - Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor or mobility of a limb
G06F 3/0346 - Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the userAccessories therefor with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
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METHOD FOR OPERATING A SMART MOBILE DEVICE, HEARING DEVICE AND HEARING SYSTEM
A method for operating a smart mobile device. The method includes checking for or ascertaining the presence of a device known to the mobile device by way of a radio module in a locked state of the mobile device, in which manual access to the data content thereof is disabled. In the event that the presence of the known device is detected, an ultra-wideband radio connection is used to ascertain whether the known device is within a predefined distance from the mobile device. The locked state of the mobile device is canceled if the known device is within the predefined distance.
A method for operating a hearing system by way of a network having decentralized network nodes. The hearing system includes at least one hearing aid. The hearing system is connected via at least one decentralized network node to a data cloud, and data are exchanged between the hearing system and the data cloud.
The invention relates to a method (28) for operating a hearing aid system (4) including a hearing aid (6), in which in particular information (32) concerning a behaviour of a user (2) of the hearing aid (4) is created, further information (36) concerning a crucial event for the user (2) is received via an interface, a function of the hearing aid (6) is determined on the basis of the information (32) and the further information (36), and the function is carried out.
The invention relates to a hearing-aid system (1) comprising a storage location (4) which is accessible in particular for a plurality of users, and comprising at least one hearing aid (2) having a microphone (18) and an output transducer (20) as well as a signal processor (16) for user-specific signal processing, in particular for adjusting signals representing a sound event and converting same into output signals for the output transducer (20). The storage location (4) has at least one input interface via which, during operation as intended, a data record comprising hearing-aid settings (14) which are specified for the signal processor of the hearing aid is received, and the storage location is configured to store the hearing-aid settings (14) at least until an external query by a user.
iiniendiendiniii), with each change vector (D) being assigned a language specification characterising a specific language. From change vectors (D) that are assigned to the same language or a language group containing said language, a centroid of these change vectors (D) is determined in the parameter range as the change centroid (). This change centroid () is used for a later adjustment of one of the hearing systems (2) of the test group (42) or another hearing system (2).
The invention refers to an ear tip (1) for a hearing device (2), comprising a main body (4). The main body (4) comprises an outer wall (6) forming a hollow thimble- like structure closed except for a sound transmission opening (12) at a first end (8) and open like a cup at a second end (10), the first end (8) and the second end (10) being opposed to each other along an insertion axis (14), and at least a pair of ribs (16) separated from each other in circumferential direction (18) and protruding from the outer wall (6) radially inside leaving open a radially inside core region (22). The outer wall (6) and the ribs (16) are made of a flexible material.
A method operates a hearing device having a hearing aid and an electronic device coupled thereto for signal transmission. The hearing aid has tap detection for detecting a tapping movement of a hearing aid user on a hearing aid housing. The tap detection has a stored detection threshold, and contact with the hearing aid housing is detected as a tapping movement if the detection threshold is reached or exceeded. The electronic device has a number of different device functions which can be triggered by the tap detection. If an event of the electronic device occurs which does not directly result from an action of the hearing aid user: a notification of the event is sent from the electronic device to the hearing aid user and the detection threshold is reduced if a bodily movement of the hearing aid user is detected within a stored response time since the notification.
A hearing instrument has a housing which is wearable in an ear and which includes a concha portion and a thin canal portion protruding from the concha portion. The canal portion has a twice-curved shape to fit to the anatomy of the auditory canal. A damping body is inserted in the canal portion which is made of an elastic material to mount a receiver in vibration-damping fashion. The damping body has a pocket for accommodating the receiver and an adjoining sound tube. The sound tube is angled at a first angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of the pocket, thereby forming a bend in the damping body, and its end distant from the pocket terminates in a support plate which rests on a shoulder of the canal portion. The support plate is angled obliquely with respect to an axis of the sound tube.
A hearing instrument has a housing which is wearable in an ear of a user and which contains a concha portion and a thin canal portion protruding from the concha portion. The hearing instrument also contains a mechanically rigidly connected electronics unit and a receiver. The electronics unit is accommodated in the concha portion and has a battery, a signal processor, and at least one microphone. The receiver is accommodated, at least in part, in the canal portion, separately from the electronics unit. The electronics unit is mechanically coupled to the housing only by way of a plurality of discrete elastic cushioning elements.
A hearing instrument includes a housing wearable in an ear of a user and having a concha portion, a thin canal portion protruding from the concha portion, a receiver and a mechanically rigidly connected electronics unit including a battery, a signal processor and two microphones. The electronics unit is accommodated in the concha portion such that, in the intended wearing position of the hearing instrument, an upper side of the electronics unit faces away from the head of the user and a lower side of the electronics unit faces the head of the user. Each microphone is disposed on the upper side of the electronics unit, centered relative to a horizontal plane aligned approximately parallel to the transverse plane of the head of the user in the wearing position and intersects the concha portion of the housing centrally. A binaural hearing system is also provided.
METHOD FOR PARAMETERIZING A FILTER FOR ACTIVE NOISE CANCELATION OF A HEARING INSTRUMENT, METHOD FOR ACTIVE NOISE CANCELATION IN A HEARING INSTRUMENT, HEARING INSTRUMENT, AND METHOD FOR MODELING A SECONDARY FILTER
A method for parameterizing a filter for active noise cancellation of a hearing instrument in an ear canal, includes configuring the filter to use an error signal of an in-ear microphone, recording sound containing noise in the ear canal, generating a correction signal for a loudspeaker directed into the ear canal, generating a correction sound during cancellation from the correction signal for compensating noise in the ear canal, and determining filter coefficients using an optimization problem. In the optimization problem, a sensitivity function dependent on filter coefficients and/or the filter, describing transmission of noise into the error signal, is weighted and optimized or minimized, with an objective weighting function. The optimization or minimization occurs under a secondary condition on the sensitivity function and/or a sensitivity function complementary thereto. The objective weighting function is given by a number of continuously differentiable or analytical functions, and has a bandpass characteristic.
The invention relates to a method for operating a hearing device system which has two hearing devices, in particular hearing aids, each with a temperature sensor. A current temperature value is determined by means of each temperature sensor, and a discrepancy between the two temperature values is determined. A state of health of a user of the hearing device system is estimated with the aid of the discrepancy. The invention further relates to a hearing device system.
A voltage supply for an electronic device, such as a hearing aid instrument, to be worn on the body of a user. The voltage supply has a charge pump for converting a battery voltage by a conversion factor to an intermediate voltage. The charge pump can be changed over between at least two stages of the conversion factor. The voltage supply furthermore has a voltage regulator for reducing the intermediate voltage to an output voltage of a predefined setpoint value and a controller for reversibly changing over the charge pump between the stages of the conversion factor. The controller is configured to actuate the charge pump in accordance with a manipulated variable of the voltage regulator.
A method for directional signal processing for a binaural hearing system. In input transducers of first and second hearing instruments generate input signals from an ambient sound signal. A direction relative to a preferred direction and a distance from a reference point of the binaural hearing system are predetermined, to predetermine a focal point. First and second directional signals are generated from input signals by directional signal processing so that a direction of maximum sensitivity, starting from the first and second hearing instruments form respective a first and second yaw angles with the preferred direction. The yaw angles are adjusted via the directional signal processing of the input signals so that a superposition of the first and second directional signals has a maximum sensitivity in an overlap region that includes the predetermined focal point. An output signal of the binaural hearing system is generated based on the superposition.
A loudspeaker system for a hearing device to be worn in the ear has a loudspeaker with a housing, which has a sound exit opening that is arranged in a coupling surface of the housing. The loudspeaker system additionally has an antenna body, which has a carrier plate formed with a sound passage opening, a carrier sleeve rigidly connected to the carrier plate and fluidically connected to its sound passage opening, and an antenna coil wound around the carrier sleeve. Furthermore, the loudspeaker system has a damping body made of a yielding material, by way of which the loudspeaker is coupled using its coupling surface with the carrier plate of the antenna body.
A method for localizing a sound source for a binaural hearing system with first and second hearing instruments. First and second input signals are formed from an ambient sound signal and directional signals are formed by directional signal processing of the input signals. The directional signals have a minimum sensitivity in different minimum directions with respect to a preferred direction of the binaural hearing system. Based on the directional signals, first and second source directions of the sound source are determined starting from the first and second hearing instrument, respectively. Based on the source directions and a distance between the first and second hearing instruments, the distance of said sound source from a reference point of the binaural hearing system and a main direction of the said sound source are determined to thereby localize the sound source.
A method for operating a hearing device having an input transducer, a signal processing device and an output transducer includes using the input transducer to generate an input signal. The signal processing device has a quality checking unit used to take the input signal as a basis for determining a measure of a signal quality. The quality checking unit is configured for two operating modes, specifically a first operating mode and a second operating mode. The signal processing device has an own voice checking unit used to take the input signal as a basis for determining an activity of an own voice. The quality checking unit is operated in the first operating mode if no activity of an own voice is determined and in the second operating mode if an activity of the own voice is determined. A hearing device and a computer program product perform the method.
A method is provided for operating a hearing aid of a user. The hearing aid has an input transducer, which produces an input signal, an analysis unit identifying a current scene from the input signal, and a signal processing unit having an OV processing unit. The signal processing unit is used to process the input signal into an output signal, and in this process, the OV processing unit processes the user's own voice in accordance with a number of OV parameters. The OV parameters are configured depending on the current scene, with the result that the processing of the own voice is scene-dependent. The hearing aid has an output transducer, which is used to output the output signal to the user. A corresponding hearing aid is also provided.
A method for operating a binaural hearing system having first and second hearing instruments uses respective first and second input transducers to generate first and second input signals from an ambient sound. The first and second input signals are subjected to respective first and second low-latency analyses to determine at least one first and at least one second respective parameter of a signal processing. The first parameter is transmitted to the second hearing instrument and the second parameter is transmitted to the first hearing instrument. A synchronized parameter is determined in the first and second hearing instruments based on the first and second parameters. The synchronized parameter is applied in the first hearing instrument to signal components of the first input signal and in the second hearing instrument to signal components of the second input signal. A binaural hearing system is configured to carry out the method.
A method for operating a hearing instrument worn in or on the ear and a hearing system having such a hearing instrument. In operation of the hearing instrument, an action of the hearing instrument or an external functional unit connected thereto can be triggered by a multiple, in particular double, finger tap on the hearing instrument. In a multiple tap test step, a multiple tap prompt to execute the multiple finger tap is output to the user. By way of a sensor integrated in the hearing instrument, in particular an acceleration sensor or a gyroscopic sensor, a measurement signal is detected which contains a signature of the executed multiple finger tap. The measurement signal is compared with a stored multiple tap pattern for the multiple finger tap. Feedback is output to the user as to whether the signature contained in the measurement signal corresponds to the multiple tap pattern.
A method operates a hearing device, in particular a hearing aid device, which contains an inductive charging unit that has a receiving coil, and a battery that is electrically connected via a communication unit to the charging unit. An electric voltage applied at the receiving coil is changed by the communication unit in dependence on data to be transferred to the charging unit. Furthermore, a hearing device and a hearing device system incorporate the operating method.
A method for operating a hearing device, in particular a hearing aid, which has a wind noise canceller and a motion sensor, includes adjusting the wind noise canceller as a function of measurement data recorded by the motion sensor. A hearing device which is operated according to the method is also provided.
A method operates a hearing instrument having an acousto-electric first input transducer and an electro-acoustic output transducer. A first input signal is generated by the first input transducer from an ambient sound. The first input signal and/or a first intermediate signal derived from the first input signal is resolved into a multiplicity of frequency bands. An output signal is generated from the first input signal, or from the first intermediate signal, by frequency-selective signal processing. A relevant subset of frequency bands is determined from the aforementioned multiplicity such that, in each frequency band of the relevant subset, an output sound generated from the output signal by the output transducer makes a contribution that lies above a predefined or desired threshold, further, with the aid of signal components of the first input signal, or of the first intermediate signal.
MAGNETIC CONNECTOR FOR A GALVANIC CHARGING CONNECTION OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR A HEARING INSTRUMENT, MAGNETIC MATING CONNECTOR, MAGNETIC CONNECTOR SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CHARGER
A magnetic connector for a galvanic charging connection of an electronic device, in particular a hearing aid, includes a cylindrical first contact of a magnetic or magnetizable material and a second contact disposed adjacent thereto. The second contact is formed of a non-magnetic or non-magnetizable material or a material being less magnetizable than the material of the first contact and/or contains less material than the first contact. A corresponding magnetic mating connector of a charger or charging cable includes a first mating contact and a second mating contact. The mating connector further includes a magnet aligned flush with the first mating contact. A mating contact surface of the second mating contact is annular or in the shape of a ring segment and surrounds the first mating contact. A magnetic connector system, an electronic device or hearing instrument and a charger or charging cable are also provided.
The invention relates to a method (44) for operating a hearing device (6), in particular a hearing aid, which has a microphone (12), a control unit (16) coupled thereto, and a receiver (20). An audio signal (18) with a speech component (50) of the wearer (2) of the hearing device (6) is generated using the microphone (12). The speech component (50) is used to estimate the health condition (56) of the wearer (2) of the hearing device (6), and a setting of the hearing device (6) is changed on the basis of the health condition (56). The invention additionally relates to a method (42) for operating a hearing device system (4) and to a hearing device (6).
A hearing instrument includes a housing and at least one electroacoustic input transducer adapted to generate a corresponding electrical input signal from an ambient sound. The housing has a sound entry opening. A sound channel, which guides a sound path from the sound entry opening to the input transducer, is formed inside the housing. A contamination filter, which is transmissive for sound, at least partially covers a first cross section of the sound channel. The sound channel forms a sound chamber between the contamination filter and the sound entry opening, in such a way that the housing partially overlaps the sound chamber in the region of the sound entry opening.
The invention discloses a microphone (1), comprising an inner housing (4), said inner housing (4) comprising a port hole (2) through a first side wall (8) of the inner housing (4), said port hole (2) forming a sound inlet opening (36) of the microphone (1) or being fluidically connected to a sound inlet opening (36) of the microphone (1), a membrane (14) being disposed within the inner housing (4) and fluidically connected to the port hole (2), said membrane (14) separating the port hole (2) from an inner volume (12) enclosed by the inner housing (4), and an outer housing (6) at least partially enclosing, in an air-sealed way, a space which extends at least partially over at least one side wall (8, 10, 22, 24, 26) of said inner housing (4), thereby forming a first air chamber (28) between the outer housing (6) and the inner housing (4), wherein the inner housing (4) comprises an inner venting hole (30) fluidically connecting the inner volume (12) with the first air chamber (28).
H04R 1/22 - Arrangements for obtaining desired frequency or directional characteristics for obtaining desired frequency characteristic only
H04R 1/28 - Transducer mountings or enclosures designed for specific frequency responseTransducer enclosures modified by provision of mechanical or acoustic impedances, e.g. resonator, damping means
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ENHANCED DESIGN BATTERY COIL MODULE, HEARING INSTRUMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE BATTERY COIL MODULE
A battery coil module, in particular for a hearing instrument, contains two battery polarity terminals for contacting the battery poles of a secondary battery, a fuse, a ferrite element, a receiver coil, a resonance capacitor and a temperature sensor for sensing the temperature close to the secondary battery and a module ring. In addition, the battery coil module can be used in a hearing instrument.
A charging contact connection for a charger of an electrical device, in particular a hearing aid, includes a central contact pin for contacting a first counter-contact of a counter-contact connection, and a permanent-magnetic magnet element enclosing the contact pin for magnetically attracting the counter-contact connection. A contact element disposed on the front face facing the counter-contact connection guides and focuses the magnetic field of the magnetic element in the direction of a second counter-contact of the counter-contact connection. A charging contact system and an electrical device are also provided.
A hearing device has a motherboard and a receiver module. The receiver module is configured for wireless charging of a battery and, for that purpose, has a coil wound around an axial direction. The motherboard has a top section that extends perpendicular to the axial direction and in a radial direction. The top section of the motherboard and the receiver module are stacked in the axial direction.
An electronic device has a temperature reduction configuration and a technique for wireless charging. The electronic device has a rechargeable battery, a receiver circuit for wirelessly receiving energy from a charger and transforming the received energy into a charging current for charging the battery, and a power management circuit for regulating the level of the charging current. The power management circuit is arranged on a printed circuit board of the electronic device so that it faces away from the battery. Furthermore, an inductive charging system is provided that contains the electronic device as described above and a charger for wirelessly charging the battery of the electronic device.
H02J 50/12 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using inductive coupling of the resonant type
H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
H02J 50/80 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power involving the exchange of data, concerning supply or distribution of electric power, between transmitting devices and receiving devices
A method trains a speaker recognition unit of a hearing aid of a user, wherein the hearing aid is connected to a communication device of the user, for carrying out a remote conversation between the user of the hearing aid and a conversation partner of the user. An audio signal of the conversation partner is received by the communication device for output to the user. A speaker ID is assigned to the conversation partner, wherein a number of speech samples of the conversation partner is extracted from the audio signal. The speech samples are assigned to the speaker ID and form a training data set jointly therewith. The speaker recognition unit of the hearing aid is trained using the training data set in order to recognize the conversation partner in future.
1212122) as an input to a neural network (20), and estimating, by means of said neural network (20), the direction of arrival (α) of said acoustic target signal (14).
G01S 3/808 - Systems for determining direction or deviation from predetermined direction using transducers spaced apart and measuring phase or time difference between signals therefrom, i.e. path-difference systems
The invention relates to a method for operating (B) a hearing aid (2) of a user (N). The hearing aid (2) has an input converter (4) which generates an input signal (6), and the hearing aid (2) has an analysis unit (8), said analysis unit (8) detecting a current scene (S) using the input signal (6). The hearing aid (2) has a signal processing unit (12) with an OV processing unit (14), and the input signal (6) is processed into an output signal (16) by means of the signal processing unit (12). In the process, the user's (N) own voice is processed according to a number of OV parameters (P) by means of the OV processing unit (14), said OV parameters (P) being set on the basis of the current scene (S) so that the user's own voice is processed on the basis of the scene. The hearing aid (2) has an output converter (18), by means of which the output signal (16) is output to the user (N). The invention additionally relates to a corresponding hearing aid (2).
A method operates a hearing device system which has a hearing aid and a peripheral device which provides a voice-controlled digital assistant. A microphone signal from the hearing aid is examined for own voice components of the wearer of the hearing aid. If own voice components are detected by the hearing aid the microphone signal is examined for a pre-defined activation command for the digital assistant. If the activation command is recognized, a portion of the microphone signal representing the activation command and a subsequent speech sequence is processed by the hearing aid for a speech recognizer of the digital assistant using an algorithm. The processed portion of the microphone signal is transmitted to the peripheral device.
A method for operating a hearing device on the basis of a speech signal. An acousto-electric input transducer of the hearing device records a sound containing the speech signal from surroundings of the hearing device and converts the sound into an input audio signal. A signal processing operation generates an output audio signal based on the input audio signal. At least one articulatory and/or prosodic feature of the speech signal is quantitatively acquired through analysis of the input audio signal by way of the signal processing operation, and a quantitative measure of a speech quality of the speech signal is derived on the basis of the property. At least one parameter of the signal processing operation for generating the output audio signal based on the input audio signal is set on the basis of the quantitative measure of the speech quality of the speech signal.
G10L 25/78 - Detection of presence or absence of voice signals
G10L 21/0364 - Speech enhancement, e.g. noise reduction or echo cancellation by changing the amplitude for improving intelligibility
G10L 25/60 - Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups specially adapted for particular use for comparison or discrimination for measuring the quality of voice signals
The invention relates to a system (1) for operating a hearing apparatus (2). The system (1) here has a software application (4), which is installed executably on a portable device (6) and forms therewith a remote configuration device for the hearing apparatus (2). The system (1) furthermore has an electronic unit (8) adapted for short-range communication with the portable device (6). The electronic unit (8) in turn has a user input interface (10) and is adapted to send a signal (TS) to the portable device (6) in response to a user input. By means of the software application (4) or an additional software module (12), the portable device (6) is adapted to set at least one setting, which relates to a communication path of the portable device (6) to the hearing apparatus (2), to a predetermined value, and/or to carry out activation of the software application (4), in response to reception of the signal (TS).
G06F 3/04847 - Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
G06F 3/04886 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
The invention relates to a hearing aid (2) which has a control unit (26) that has a communication frontend (6), comprising a resonant circuit (8) and a transceiver (10), for a communication using electromagnetic induction, wherein the transceiver (10) can be switched between a first communication channel (22) with a first frequency (f1) and a second communication channel (24) with a second frequency (f2), and the control unit (26) is designed to switch the transceiver (10) between the first and second communication channel (22, 24) for a selective communication on one of the two communication channels (22, 24). The invention additionally relates to a corresponding method for operating such a hearing aid (2).
A hearing system includes first and second hearing devices. A first reference signal and a first auxiliary signal are generated for the first hearing device from an ambient sound by a first reference microphone and a first auxiliary microphone, respectively. A first pre-processed signal is generated by direction-sensitive pre-processing the reference and auxiliary signals. The first pre-processed signal shows a maximal attenuation for a generic sound signal originating from an angular range of [+90°, +270°] with respect to a first frontal direction, and a first head-related transfer function for the first hearing device is provided. A second pre-processed signal is generated for the second hearing device by its microphones which is representative of the ambient sound, and a second position-related transfer function is provided for the second hearing device. The pre-processed signals are subjected to a direction-sensitive signal processing task using the first and second head-related transfer functions.
A computer program product and a hearing aid system for supporting a user of a hearing aid include individually adapting the hearing aid to the user in a first fitting session held in particular in the home country of the user and generating adaptation data during the first fitting session. The adaptation data is assigned to the user or to the hearing aid and stored in such a way that access to the adaptation data is restricted by an access restriction. A visit to a foreign country is automatically detected and a request is issued to the user to ascertain whether the access restriction should be changed when a visit to a foreign country is automatically detected.
Shared coil topology for communication and charging A wearable device (2) is described, comprising a communication circuit (10), for wireless communication, a charging circuit (12), for wireless charging, a coil (14), which is shared by the communication circuit (10) and the charging circuit (12), a resonance isolator (16), wherein the coil (14) is configured to receive a signal, namely a communication signal at a first frequency (f1) during a communication mode and a charging power signal at a second frequency (f2) during a charging mode, wherein the resonance isolator (16) is configured to isolate the coil (14) from the communication circuit (10) or the charging circuit (12) depending on a frequency (f) of the signal received by the coil (14). Further, a method of operating such a wearable device (2) is described.
The invention relates to a method for adapting a hearing device (2), having at least one hearing aid (16), a movement sensor (30), and a display unit (34), wherein at least one test measurement is carried out in which an acoustic test signal is generated, the movement sensor (30) detects a movement of the hearing device user (10) in response to the test signal as a test result, and visual feedback (14) is generated on the display unit (34) on the basis of the test result.
A method for customizing a hearing apparatus includes carrying out at least one test measurement that involves audio and/or video material being played back and a hearing apparatus user assessing a sound signal being heard by the user as a test result. A hearing apparatus and a computer program product are also provided.
The invention relates to a method for adapting a hearing device (2), wherein at least one test measurement is carried out in which audio and/or video material is played and the hearing device user evaluates an acoustic signal perceived by the user as the test result.
A method operates a hearing system that has first and second hearing devices. In the first hearing device, a first reference signal and a first auxiliary signal are generated from an environment sound collected by microphones. A first pre-processed signal is generated by applying a direction-sensitive pre-processing to the first reference and auxiliary signals using first reference and first auxiliary pre-processing coefficients. For the microphones, a respective first reference head related transfer function and first auxiliary head related transfer function are provided, and a first head related transfer function is derived from the first reference and first auxiliary pre-processing coefficients and from the first reference and auxiliary head related transfer functions. For the second hearing device a second pre-processed signal is generated using second microphones, and a second position related transfer function is provided. A direction-sensitive signal processing task is performed on the first and second pre-processed signals.
A hearing device has a housing, which is formed with an opening that is acoustically connected to a microphone inside the housing. The hearing device has a lighting unit situated inside the housing, which is optically coupled to a light guide, by way of which the opening is closed. The light guide has a further opening formed inside the opening in the housing.
A hearing device, especially a hearing aid device, has a support frame which is enclosed by a housing. The housing has an upper housing shell and a lower housing shell, which are joined together at a circumferential edge and overlap to form a labyrinth seal. The support frame has an outwardly directed protrusion, which engages with the labyrinth seal.
A method for operating a binaural hearing aid system includes receiving an acoustic audio signal originating from an acoustic audio source and receiving an electronic audio signal streamed from an electronic audio source and based on the acoustic audio signal of the acoustic audio source. At least in an acoustic operating mode, the acoustic audio signal and the electronic audio signal are jointly processed and an output signal having a directional effect is generated from the two audio signals. The location of the acoustic audio source is located and the directional effect is generated on the basis of the acoustic audio signal. A good spatial hearing perception is thus generated. A hearing aid system for carrying out the method is also provided.
A method operates a binaural hearing device having two individual devices. The individual devices each have an input transducer to receive an acoustic signal and convert it into a multi-channel input signal, impulse noise suppression to generate an attenuation curve to reduce impulse noise signal levels, an amplifier for the multi-channel signal amplification of the input signal and for generating an output signal based on the attenuation curve, an output transducer to convert the output signal into a sound signal, and a transceiver unit for signal coupling between the individual devices. In each individual device a scalar limitation value is defined from the attenuation curve. The limitation values are communicated to the respective other individual device. A common limitation value is defined from the two limitation values. The attenuation curves are limited with the common limitation value, and the signal amplification is set based on the limited attenuation curves.
A method performs directional signal processing for a hearing instrument. First and second input signals are generated by first and second input transducers, respectively, from a sound signal. The first front intermediate signal and a first rear intermediate signal are each formed from the first and second input signals. A first superposition of the first front intermediate signal and the first rear intermediate signal is formed by a complex-value first superposition parameter and is adapted based on the first superposition parameter. A complex value of the first superposition parameter resulting from the adaptation of the first superposition is converted into a first alternative parameter and a second alternative parameter. An output signal is generated based on the first alternative parameter, the limited second alternative parameter and a superposition of the first and second input signals.
An electronic module for a hearing instrument to be worn in the ear canal has a rechargeable battery, a circuit carrier, and a chipset arranged on the circuit carrier and forming an audio processor, and power management electronics. The circuit carrier is strip-shaped and, in the intended assembly state, is wrapped, in sections and bent, around the rechargeable battery in such a way that the rechargeable battery is at least partially arranged between the audio processor and the power management electronics.
ELECTRONICS MODULE AND HEARING INSTRUMENT BASE MODULE FOR A HEARING INSTRUMENT TO BE WORN IN THE AUDITORY CANAL, HEARING INSTRUMENT TO BE WORN IN THE AUDITORY CANAL
An electronics module for a hearing instrument to be worn in the auditory canal has a rechargeable battery, a mechanical holder, in which the rechargeable battery is received in the intended assembly state of the electronics module, a circuit carrier, and a chipset arranged on the circuit carrier. The circuit carrier is band-shaped and in the intended assembly state is laid in sections and bent around the mechanical holder. There is also described a hearing instrument module and a complete hearing instrument.
A method for measuring the pulse of a person uses a hearing system having at least one hearing instrument with an electroacoustic first input transducer. A first structure-borne sound signal at an ear of the person is picked up by the first input transducer, and a first input signal is generated as a result. A pulse rate is determined based on an amplitude profile of the first input signal. A corresponding hearing system is configured to measure a pulse according to the method.
A method and a system for fitting or adapting or matching a hearing aid to a user is provided to achieve a high level of acceptance of the user for the hearing aid. In a first step, an interoceptive awareness of the user is established and in a second step, a fitting process for fitting the hearing aid is defined based on the established interoceptive awareness of the user.
A charging coil for a hearing aid charger for magnetic resonance charging of a hearing aid. The charging coil has a printed circuit board coil and a frame shaped ferrite tile with a central opening for receiving and securing the hearing aid. The printed circuit board coil is arranged on the frame shaped ferrite tile.
A hearing instrument system includes a hearing instrument having an input transducer receiving signals characteristic of acoustic events and converting the signals into input signals, an output transducer outputting output signals derived from input signals, a controller processing input signals and generating output signals, a housing for the input transducer and controller, and an LED connected to the controller to output and receive optical signals, The controller derives information from an optical signal received by the LED and uses the information to continue hearing instrument operation. A third-party device forms a box-shaped charger having a charging interior for the hearing instrument. The third-party device transmits a charging light signal into the charging interior. The controller takes charging light signal reception to indicate the hearing instrument being in the charging interior and deactivates signal processing, sound output and/or sound capture or switches off the hearing instrument.
A hearing device has an input transducer, a signal processor for signal amplification and generation of an output signal, and an output transducer for converting the output signal into a sound signal. In a fitting method for fitting the hearing device, at least one test measurement is carried out in which a test signal is generated as an acoustic signal, and in which the hearing device user assesses the resulting sound signal as a test result. A fitting formula is determined based on the test result, and the signal processing device is set based on the fitting formula such that if, during operation of the hearing device, a rise time of a signal start of the input signal is less than or equal to a stored threshold value, then the signal start of the output signal is amplified by a higher gain value than the remaining output signal.
A hearing device, in particular a hearing aid, includes a multi-feed antenna apparatus with at least two antenna branches. Each antenna branch is connected to a line. The lines are interconnected at a connection point and are routed through a filter and a first matching network to a transceiver circuit. A second matching network is assigned to each antenna branch for a phase shift and matching. A multi-feed antenna apparatus for the hearing device is also provided.
In a method for fitting a hearing device, a signal amplification is set or adapted on the basis of an ototoxic hearing loss. An input transducer picks up an acoustic signal and converts it into an input signal, a signal processing device processes the input signal and generates an output signal, and an output transducer converts the output signal into a sound signal. The signal processing of the signal processing device is set or adapted in dependence on the ototoxic hearing loss of the hearing device user.
A method operates a hearing aid, in particular a classic hearing aid. The hearing aid includes an input transducer, a signal processing device, and an output transducer. Wherein an occurrence of a comb filter effect is determined by the signal processing device, and wherein a countermeasure is controlled by the signal processing device as a function of the determined occurrence of the comb filter effect.
A hearing aid, in particular an in-the-ear hearing aid, includes a device housing having a housing shell insertable into an auditory canal and a housing front plate closing the housing shell. A battery is accommodated in the device housing. A signal processing device having a ground plane is disposed at least in sections between the battery and the housing front plate. An antenna device, having at least two folded antenna arms, is disposed between the ground plane and the housing front plate. The antenna arms extend as three-dimensional spirals or helices along a height direction perpendicular to the ground plane, and have at least one turn or pitch. The antenna arms are electrically connected to one another by antenna poles spaced apart from the ground plane.
A hearing device has a printed circuit board on which a battery module is fastened. The battery module has a battery cell with a case, an antenna being integrated into the case. The hearing device further has a printed circuit board, on which a battery module is fastened. In particular, the printed circuit board is configured to be rigid, and is manufactured from a glass fiber-reinforced epoxy resin.
A method operates a hearing aid having a housing insertable into an outer auditory canal and has proximal and distal sides. The proximal side is oriented toward an eardrum and includes a proximal input transducer, and a distal input transducer is disposed on the distal side. An output transducer is disposed on the proximal side and an adjustable vent penetrates the housing. An evaluation unit is provided, and an adjustment process is carried out to adjust the vent. In the course of the adjustment process, a set of transmission functions is determined by the evaluation unit, and includes a distal transmission function, which maps a signal path from the output transducer to the distal input transducer, and a proximal transmission function, which maps a signal path from the output transducer to the proximal input transducer.
A method operates a hearing aid, which has a sensor, a microphone, and a receiver. Breathing difficulties of a wearer are inferred on the basis of measurement data created by the sensor and a measure for a risk is determined based thereon. An activity helping the wearer is carried out depending on the measure. Furthermore, the hearing aid is configured for carrying out the method.
A method for operating a hearing device. In this method, an entire audio signal is detected by means of a microphone. The entire audio signal is divided into a first audio signal and a second audio signal. A speech intelligibility of the second audio signal is reduced. The first audio signal and the second audio signal are combined to form an output signal, and the output signal is output by means of an output device. Further, a hearing device is provided.
A method for operating a binaural hearing device system having hearing devices assigned or to be assigned to left and right ears of a user and having microphones, includes capturing items of acoustic information using the hearing devices. The acoustic information items are evaluated for whether they contain music. It is ascertained whether two sources are detectable for the music. A spatial angle range, in which the respective source of the music is positioned, is ascertained with respect to a user viewing direction. If the respective spatial angle range of the two sources of the music is in a front half space relative to the viewing direction, a probability is increased that a situation of intentionally listening to music by the user is present. If a specified probability limiting value is exceeded, signal processing for the hearing devices is adapted with respect to the most natural possible music reproduction.
A method reduces echo in a hearing instrument. A first input transducer generates a first input signal from ambient sound. A communication unit receives an external input signal from an external device. The first input signal and the external input signal are used to generate an output signal. The output signal is used in a first filter to generate a compensation signal for reducing echo and/or acoustic feedback. The first input signal and the compensation signal are used to generate an error signal. Filter coefficients of the first filter and/or a comparison of the error signal with the compensation signal and/or with the first input signal are/is used to generate a control variable. The control variable is taken as a basis for applying a second filter for rejecting a residual echo or a residual feedback to an intermediate signal derived from the input signal, and a transmission signal is generated.
G10K 11/178 - Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general using interference effectsMasking sound by electro-acoustically regenerating the original acoustic waves in anti-phase
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Method for eliminating acoustic reverberation in an audio signal, and hearing instrument
A method for eliminating acoustic reverberation in an audio signal. First and second level measurements are performed on the audio signal. The first level measurement uses a first attack parameter and a first decay parameter to measure a first attack time and a first decay time. The second level measurement uses a second attack parameter and a second decay parameter to form a second attack time that is identical to the first attack time and a second decay time that is longer than the first decay time. A difference between the first and second level measurements is calculated. The difference and the second level measurement are used to estimate a reverberation interference level, and the first level measurement and the reverberation interference level are used to ascertain a gain parameter for the audio signal.
