Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method for providing sound to persons during a talk and system for performing the method
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Application No.: US16486807Application Date: 2018-02-05
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Publication No.: US11032654B2Publication Date: 2021-06-08
- Inventor: Hans-Ueli Röck , Hilmar Meier , Harald Krueger , Manuela Feilner
- Applicant: SONOVA AG
- Applicant Address: CH Staefa
- Assignee: SONOVA AG
- Current Assignee: SONOVA AG
- Current Assignee Address: CH Staefa
- Agency: MH2 Technology Law Group LLP
- Priority: CH000209/2017 20170223
- International Application: PCT/EP2018/052764 WO 20180205
- International Announcement: WO2018/153642 WO 20180830
- Main IPC: H04R25/00
- IPC: H04R25/00 ; H04W76/10 ; H04W4/80 ; H04L12/18 ; H04L29/06 ; H04R3/12 ; H04R5/04 ; H04W12/02 ; H04W12/033

Abstract:
A method for the broadcasting of sound to persons (10, 20, 30) with mobile hearing systems (11, 21, 31) at a meeting with a speaker (1) and with an audiovisual system (2, 3, 4), the audiovisual system having a computer (2), a screen (3) and a microphone (4). The method comprises the steps: receiving first data from a first mobile hearing system (11) which is carried by a first person (10), wherein the first data reference an image (12) of the first person (10); receiving second data from a second mobile hearing system (21) which is carried by a second person (20), wherein the second data reference an image (22) of the second person (20); depicting the image (12) of the first person (10) and the image (22) of the second person (20) on the screen (3) for perception by the speaker (1); selecting a person (10, 20) by the speaker (1) by choosing one of the depicted images (12, 22); generating a speech signal by recording speech of the speaker (1) with the microphone (4); wireless transmission of the speech signal to the mobile hearing system (11, 21) of the selected person (10, 20); and presentation of the speech signal by a loudspeaker of the mobile hearing system (11, 21) for perception by the selected person (10, 20).
Public/Granted literature
- US20200037074A1 METHOD FOR PROVIDING SOUND TO PERSONS DURING A TALK AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD Public/Granted day:2020-01-30
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