公开(公告)号：US20170311097A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-26

申请号：US15497775

申请日：2017-04-26

Applicant: Oticon A/S ,  Oticon Medical A/S

Inventor： Claus NIELSEN ,  Thomas LUNNER ,  Regin Kopp PEDERSEN ,  Carina GRAVERSEN ,  Dorothea WENDT ,  Karsten Bo RASMUSSEN ,  Eline Borch PETERSEN ,  Troels Holm PEDERSEN ,  Martin LINDEBJERG

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/0484 ,  A61B5/0496

CPC classification number: A61B5/0484 ,  A61B5/04001 ,  A61B5/0496 ,  A61B5/4094 ,  A61B5/6817 ,  A61B2560/0468 ,  A61N1/0541 ,  A61N1/36036 ,  H04R25/505 ,  H04R25/552 ,  H04R25/554 ,  H04R25/604 ,  H04R25/652 ,  H04R2225/025 ,  H04R2225/55 ,  H04R2225/67

Abstract: The application relates to a hearing device, e.g. a hearing aid, comprising a first part for being inserted in an ear canal or fully or partially implanted in the head of a user, the first part comprising at least one electrode unit, termed a PR-electrode unit, for making contact to skin or tissue of a user when mounted or implanted in an operational condition, the at least one PR-electrode unit being configured to pick up a physiological response from the user, and wherein the at least one PR-electrode unit comprises an electrically conductive material, e.g. a shape memory alloy. The first part may comprise an implanted part, e.g. in combination with an external part adapted for being located in an ear canal, wherein both parts comprise one or more PR-electrode units. The invention may e.g. be used hearing aids, headsets, ear phones, active ear protection systems, or combinations thereof, e.g. to control processing of the hearing device or to monitor a condition of the user wearing the hearing device.

公开(公告)号：US20240082599A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-14

申请号：US18514491

申请日：2023-11-20

Applicant: Oticon Medical A/S

Inventor： Søren Kamaric RIIS ,  Thomas LUNNER ,  Dorothea WENDT ,  Bradford BACKUS

IPC: A61N5/06 ,  A61B5/24

CPC classification number: A61N5/0622 ,  A61B5/24 ,  A61N5/0603 ,  A61N2005/0605 ,  A61N2005/0626 ,  A61N2005/0659

Abstract: A cochlear implant hearing aid system is disclosed. The cochlear implant hearing aid system comprises an external part. The external part includes a sound pickup unit configured to pick up sound from the environment and a sound processing unit configured to process said sound. The cochlear implant hearing aid system further comprises an implant part. The implant part includes an implant processing unit and a plurality of cochlea stimulation electrodes for stimulation of a cochlea of a user. The cochlear implant hearing aid system further comprises a near-infrared transmitter configured to transmit a near-infrared wave. The cochlear implant hearing aid system further comprises a near-infrared receiver configured to receive said near-infrared wave.

公开(公告)号：US20210235203A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-29

申请号：US16750854

申请日：2020-01-23

Applicant: Oticon A/S

Inventor： Thomas LUNNER ,  Alejandro LOPEZ VALDES ,  Henrik BENDSEN ,  Claus CHRISTENSEN ,  Peter SCHMIDT ,  Ole ANDERSEN ,  Mikkel NIELSEN ,  Tanveer BHUIYAN

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  G06F3/01 ,  A61B5/0496 ,  A61B5/16 ,  A61B5/00

Abstract: A method for picking up body signals from the head of a user comprises a) placing first and second electrodes on first and second different positions at a first side of the user's head in direct or capacitive contact with the user's head, said first side comprising a first eye of the user, the first and second electrodes being configured to pick up first and second electric potentials, respectively, from the user's body, and b) providing an Electrooculography signal representative of a corneo-retinal potential difference of said first eye of the user in dependence of said at first and second electric potentials. The first and second positions may be (substantially) located in a plane including the first eye of the user. A portable electronic device providing an Electrooculography signal, and a hearing device utilizing an Electrooculography signal is further disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20160080876A1

公开(公告)日：2016-03-17

申请号：US14948644

申请日：2015-11-23

Applicant: Oticon A/S

Inventor： Thomas LUNNER

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  A61B5/16

CPC classification number: H04R25/505 ,  H04R25/43 ,  H04R25/558 ,  H04R2225/55 ,  H04R2225/61 ,  H04R2225/81

Abstract: A method of operating a hearing instrument for processing an input sound and to provide an output stimulus according to a user's particular needs, and related system, computer readable medium and data processing system. An object is to provide an improved customization of a hearing instrument. The method includes the steps a) providing an estimate of the present cognitive load of the user; b) providing processing of an input signal originating from the input sound according to a user's particular needs; and c) adapting the processing in dependence of the estimate the present cognitive load of the user. The estimate of the present cognitive load of a user is produced by in-situ direct measures of cognitive load (e.g. based on EEG-measurements, body temperature, etc.) or by an on-line cognitive model in the hearing aid system whose parameters have been preferably adjusted to fit to the individual user.

Abstract translation: 一种操作听力仪器的方法，用于处理输入声音并根据用户的特定需要提供输出激励，以及相关系统，计算机可读介质和数据处理系统。 目的是提供一种改进的听力仪器定制。 该方法包括以下步骤：a）提供用户当前认知负荷的估计; b）根据用户的特定需要提供源自输入声音的输入信号的处理; 以及c）根据所述估计来适应所述用户的当前认知负荷的处理。 用户的目前认知负荷的估计是通过原位直接测量认知负荷（例如，基于EEG测量，体温等）或在助听器系统中的在线认知模型产生的，其参数 已被优选地调整以适合于个体用户。

公开(公告)号：US20130101128A1

公开(公告)日：2013-04-25

申请号：US13651032

申请日：2012-10-12

Applicant: Oticon A/S

Inventor： Thomas LUNNER ,  Tobias Neher

IPC: H04R25/00

CPC classification number: H04R25/30 ,  A61B5/04845 ,  A61B5/121 ,  A61B5/6815 ,  G06F3/015 ,  H04R25/552 ,  H04R25/554 ,  H04R25/558 ,  H04R25/70

Abstract: A hearing aid includes at least one electrode located at a surface of a housing of the hearing aid to allow the electrodes to contact the skin of a user during use of the hearing aid, at least one electrode being adapted to pick up a low voltage signal from the user's brain, an amplifier unit operationally connected to the electrode(s) and adapted for amplifying the low voltage signal(s) to provide amplified brain signal(s), and a signal processing unit adapted to process the amplified brain signal(s) to provide a processed brain signal as well as to apply a time and frequency dependent gain to an input audio signal and to provide a processed audio output signal. Also a method of operating a hearing aid and a hearing aid system.

Abstract translation: 助听器包括位于助听器的壳体的表面处的至少一个电极，以允许电极在助听器的使用期间与使用者的皮肤接触，至少一个电极适于拾取低电压信号 来自用户的大脑的放大器单元，其可操作地连接到所述电极并适于放大所述低电压信号以提供放大的大脑信号;以及信号处理单元，适于处理放大的脑信号 ）以提供经处理的大脑信号，以及将时间和频率相关增益应用于输入音频信号并提供经处理的音频输出信号。 还有一种操作助听器和助听器系统的方法。

公开(公告)号：US20220141601A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-05

申请号：US17575349

申请日：2022-01-13

Applicant: Oticon A/S

Inventor： Thomas LUNNER ,  Alejandro LOPEZ VALDES ,  Henrik BENDSEN ,  Claus CHRISTENSEN ,  Peter SCHMIDT ,  Ole ANDERSEN ,  Mikkel NIELSEN ,  Tanveer BHUIYAN

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  A61B5/398 ,  G06F3/01 ,  H04R3/00 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/16

Abstract: A method for picking up body signals from the head of a user comprises a) placing first and second electrodes on first and second different positions at a first side of the user's head in direct or capacitive contact with the user's head, said first side comprising a first eye of the user, the first and second electrodes being configured to pick up first and second electric potentials, respectively, from the user's body, and b) providing an Electrooculography signal representative of a corneo-retinal potential difference of said first eye of the user in dependence of said at first and second electric potentials. The first and second positions may be (substantially) located in a plane including the first eye of the user. A portable electronic device providing an Electrooculography signal, and a hearing device utilizing an Electrooculography signal is further disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20200336847A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-22

申请号：US16917319

申请日：2020-06-30

Applicant: Oticon A/S

Inventor： Niels Henrik PONTOPPIDAN ,  Thomas LUNNER ,  Michael Syskind PEDERSEN ,  Lars Ivar HAUSCHULTZ ,  Povl KOCH ,  Graham NAYLOR ,  Eline Borch PETERSEN

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  G06K9/00 ,  A61B5/0478 ,  A61B5/0484 ,  A61B5/12 ,  A61B5/00 ,  G06F3/01 ,  A61B5/16

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to communication devices. Such devices may comprise input for receiving sound signal to be processed and presented to a user, and output for outputting the processed signal to a user perceivable as sound. Such processing may be performed by use of a processor for processing the sound signal in dependence of a setting or a set of setting to compensate a hearing loss profile. Further, the communication device may comprise a bio-signal acquisition and amplifier component in communication with a user interface for providing the bio-signals as input to the user interface, the user interface controlling the setting or set of setting for operation of the communication device.

公开(公告)号：US20190141458A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-09

申请号：US16180818

申请日：2018-11-05

Applicant: Oticon A/S

Inventor： Dorothea WENDT ,  Thomas LUNNER ,  Patrycja KSIAZEK ,  Emina ALICKOVIC

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  A61B5/048 ,  G06F3/01 ,  A61B5/12 ,  A61B5/00

Abstract: The disclosure presents a hearing device system and a method for adjusting hearing aid configuration, where a user is wearing a hearing device, the method comprising transmitting a first background sound signal to the hearing device, transmitting a first sound pattern to the hearing device, evaluating, via a camera unit, a first pupillary information of a first eye of the user in response to a first sound scene comprising the first background sound signal and the first sound pattern. The evaluating may be repeated providing at least a second pupillary information of the first eye of the user in response to a second sound scene being different from the first sound scene, and where an averaged pupillary information is provided based on an average between the first pupillary information and at least the second pupillary information, and selecting a pupillary fitting model based on the averaged pupillary information, determining a first parameter and at least a second parameter of the pupillary fitting model based on the averaged pupillary information, classifying the averaged pupillary information into either a first category or at least a second category based on the first parameter and the at least second parameter, and wherein the hearing aid configuration is adjusted if the averaged pupillary information is in the first category, and the hearing aid configuration is not adjusted if the averaged pupillary information is in the second category.

公开(公告)号：US20180167752A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-14

申请号：US15837360

申请日：2017-12-11

Applicant: Oticon A/S

Inventor： Thor Højlund OLSEN ,  Troels Holm PEDERSEN ,  Claus NIELSEN ,  Svend Oscar PETERSEN ,  Kenneth Rueskov MØLLER ,  Lars Steen CHRISTENSEN ,  Thomas LUNNER

IPC: H04R25/00

CPC classification number: H04R25/652 ,  H04R1/1016 ,  H04R1/1075 ,  H04R25/604 ,  H04R25/654 ,  H04R25/656 ,  H04R25/658 ,  H04R2225/021 ,  H04R2225/023 ,  H04R2225/025

Abstract: A dome for attachment to an in the ear canal element is disclosed. The dome is configured to be inserted into an ear canal of a user and comprises a front portion adapted to be brought into contact with an ear canal of the user, wherein the dome comprises a through-going sound canal and an elongated intermediate portion configured to extend front portion.

公开(公告)号：US20160119726A1

公开(公告)日：2016-04-28

申请号：US14932534

申请日：2015-11-04

Applicant: Oticon A/S

Inventor： Niels Henrik PONTOPPIDAN ,  Thomas LUNNER ,  Michael Syskind PEDERSEN ,  Lars Ivar HAUSCHULTZ ,  Povl KOCH ,  Graham NAYLOR ,  Eline Borch PETERSEN

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  A61B5/16 ,  A61B5/12 ,  A61B5/0478 ,  A61B5/00

CPC classification number: H04R25/606 ,  A61B5/0478 ,  A61B5/048 ,  A61B5/0482 ,  A61B5/04845 ,  A61B5/121 ,  A61B5/165 ,  A61B5/4836 ,  A61B5/6817 ,  A61B5/6868 ,  A61B5/746 ,  G06F3/013 ,  G06F3/015 ,  G06K9/00604 ,  H04R25/00 ,  H04R25/305 ,  H04R25/40 ,  H04R25/453 ,  H04R25/505 ,  H04R25/552 ,  H04R25/70 ,  H04R2225/41 ,  H04R2225/43 ,  H04R2225/61 ,  H04R2225/67

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to communication devices. Such devices may comprise input for receiving sound signal to be processed and presented to a user, and output for outputting the processed signal to a user perceivable as sound. Such processing may be performed by use of a processor for processing the sound signal in dependence of a setting or a set of setting to compensate a hearing loss profile. Further, the communication device may comprise a bio-signal acquisition and amplifier component in communication with a user interface for providing the bio-signals as input to the user interface, the user interface controlling the setting or set of setting for operation of the communication device.

Abstract translation: 本公开涉及通信设备。 这样的设备可以包括用于接收要处理和呈现给用户的声音信号的输入，并且输出用于将处理的信号输出到可感知为声音的用户。 这种处理可以通过使用处理器来执行，该处理器根据设置或一组设置来补偿听力损失曲线来处理声音信号。 此外，通信设备可以包括与用户界面通信的生物信号采集和放大器组件，用于将生物信号提供给用户界面的输入，用户界面控制通信设备的操作设置或设置集 。