SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING AN ACOUSTIC ATTENUATION OF A HEARING PROTECTION DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:EP4075830A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-19

    申请号:EP21168588.8

    申请日:2021-04-15

    申请人: Sonova AG

    发明人: HARSCH, Samuel

    摘要: There is provided a system for estimating a total acoustic attenuation of a hearing protection device (12) of a given type including an interface (24) at a distal end (26) and a sound canal (28) extending from the interface to a sound opening (30) at a medial end (32) of the hearing protection device. The system comprises: a measurement unit (14) including a loudspeaker (16) and a microphone (18) and being attachable to the interface in such a manner that, when the hearing protection device is worn in an ear canal (34) of a user, the loudspeaker and the microphone are in acoustic communication, via the sound canal of the hearing protection device; a control unit (20) configured to provide the loudspeaker with test audio signals to generate test sounds in the occluded ear canal volume and to receive test response audio signals captured by the microphone from the test sounds; and an evaluation unit (22) configured to estimate a leakage acoustic impedance using the received test response audio signals, an occluded ear acoustic impedance and the total acoustic attenuation provided by the hearing protection device using the estimated leakage acoustic impedance, the estimated occluded ear acoustic impedance and predetermined statistical data related to an acoustic attenuation provided by the given type of hearing protection device.

    METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING HEARING ASSISTANCE TO A USER
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    METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING HEARING ASSISTANCE TO A USER 审中-公开
    VERFAHREN UND系统ZUR BEREITSTELLUNG EINERHÖRHILFEFÜREINEN BENUTZER

    公开(公告)号:EP2984855A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-02-17

    申请号:EP13720264.4

    申请日:2013-04-09

    申请人: Sonova AG

    IPC分类号: H04R25/00 H03G3/34

    摘要: Method for providing hearing assistance to a user by capturing audio signals with a microphone arrangement of a transmission unit; analyzing, by a voice activity detector of the transmission unit, the captured audio signals to judge whether a voice is present close to the microphone arrangement or not, analyzing, by a noise level estimator, the captured audio signals to estimate a surrounding noise level, processing the captured audio signals and transmitting, by a transceiver of the transmission unit, the processed audio signals via a wireless link to a receiver unit, and stimulating the user's hearing, by stimulating means at or in at least one user ear, according to the received audio signals, wherein the audio signals are processed via the wireless link by setting the gain applied to the audio signals according to the close voice/no close voice judgment of the voice activity detector and the estimated surrounding noise level.

    摘要翻译: 用于通过用传输单元的麦克风装置捕获音频信号来向用户提供听力辅助的方法; 通过发送单元的语音活动检测器分析所捕获的音频信号,以判断语音是否靠近麦克风布置存在,由噪声水平估计器分析所捕获的音频信号以估计周围噪声电平, 处理所捕获的音频信号,并且通过传输单元的收发器将经处理的音频信号经由无线链路发送到接收机单元,并且通过在至少一个用户耳朵处或在至少一个用户耳朵中刺激用户的听觉来刺激用户的听力,根据 接收的音频信号,其中通过根据语音活动检测器的紧密语音/无关语音判断和估计的周围噪声电平设置应用于音频信号的增益来经由无线链路来处理音频信号。