公开(公告)号：US10812918B2

公开(公告)日：2020-10-20

申请号：US16270713

申请日：2019-02-08

Applicant: Widex A/S

Inventor： Michael Johannes Pihl ,  Sven Creutz Thomsen ,  Johan Andersen ,  Michael Ungstrup ,  Martin Soderlind ,  Nanna Elkjær Moller

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  H04R3/00

Abstract: A remote-control unit (10) for controlling a hearing assistive device (20) by sending a control signal with instructions as an acoustic signal, has an input transducer (14), an output transducer (15), and a processor (11) adapted for setting the volume of the output from the output transducer (15). The processor (11) is adapted for activating the input transducer (14) for receiving environmental sound, analyzing the environmental sound, determining and setting the volume of the output from the output transducer (15) based on the environmental sound, and outputting the control signal at the set volume via the output transducer (15).

公开(公告)号：US10674289B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-02

申请号：US16597057

申请日：2019-10-09

Applicant: Widex A/S

Inventor： Michael Ungstrup ,  Mike Lind Rank

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04B1/3827

Abstract: A hearing system includes a hearing aid (10) and personal communication device (20) connected via a short range data communication link. The hearing aid has a signal processor (13) processing an audio signal according to audio processing parameters, a sub-system applying respective sets of processing parameters for at least two modes, a classifier component (51) statistically analyzing the environment by comparing specific characteristics of an electrical input signal to one or more thresholds. A program selector component (16) selects automatically an appropriate mode for the signal processing sub-system according to the classifier output. The personal communication device offers the user an interface for controlling and interacting with the program selector component of the hearing aid, and for generating and transmitting a notification to the hearing aid. Upon reception of the notification, the processor adjusts at least one of the one or more thresholds used by the classifier component.

公开(公告)号：US10524065B2

公开(公告)日：2019-12-31

申请号：US16295389

申请日：2019-03-07

Applicant: Widex A/S

Inventor： Michael Ungstrup ,  Mike Lind Rank

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04B1/3827

Abstract: A hearing system includes a hearing aid (10) and personal communication device (20) connected via a short range data communication link. The hearing aid has a signal processor (13) processing an audio signal according to audio processing parameters, a sub-system applying respective sets of processing parameters for at least two modes, a classifier component (51) statistically analyzing the environment by comparing specific characteristics of an electrical input signal to one or more thresholds. A program selector component (16) selects automatically an appropriate mode for the signal processing sub-system according to the classifier output. The personal communication device offers the user an interface for controlling and interacting with the program selector component of the hearing aid, and for generating and transmitting a notification to the hearing aid. Upon reception of the notification, the processor adjusts at least one of the one or more thresholds used by the classifier component.

公开(公告)号：US10390152B2

公开(公告)日：2019-08-20

申请号：US16172146

申请日：2018-10-26

Applicant: Widex A/S

Inventor： Michael Ungstrup ,  Mike Lind Rank

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  H04B1/3827 ,  H04W4/80

Abstract: A hearing system includes a hearing aid (10) and a personal communication device (20), and both have a short range data transceiver (15, 29) for short range data communication. The hearing aid (10) has a signal processor (13) processing an electric input signal according to predefined audio processing parameters, and a signal processing sub-system with at least two modes of operation applying respective sets of audio processing parameters. A program selector component (16) has a classifier (51) analyzing the electric input signal and classifies an auditory environment of the hearing aid (10). The personal communication device (20) has an auxiliary classifier component (24) monitoring the use of the personal communication device, and generates and transmits a notification upon detection of a change of the environment. The program selector component (16) receives the notification from the auxiliary classifier component (24), and takes the notification into account when selecting one of the at least two modes of operation for the signal processing sub-system.

公开(公告)号：US10285615B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-14

申请号：US13845490

申请日：2013-03-18

Applicant: WIDEX A/S

Inventor： Preben Kidmose ,  Michael Ungstrup ,  Mike Lind Rank

IPC: A61B5/0484 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/048

Abstract: A personal wearable EEG monitor (1) is adapted to be carried at the head of a person. The EEG monitor comprises an EEG sensor part having skin surface electrodes (3) for measuring EEG signals from said person. The EEG monitor comprises an EEG signal analyzer (5, 5′) adapted for monitoring and analyzing the EEG signal. The EEG monitor (1) performs at least one of the following: providing a stimulus to the person, requesting the person to perform a stimuli creating act, or identifying a stimuli creating ambient sound. The EEG monitor comprises means for identifying an induced response from the EEG signal caused by the stimuli, and a classifier for deciding whether the skin surface electrodes receive EEG signals. The invention further provides a method of monitoring EEG signals of a person.

公开(公告)号：US10178952B2

公开(公告)日：2019-01-15

申请号：US13838351

申请日：2013-03-15

Applicant: WIDEX A/S

Inventor： Soren Erik Westermann ,  Preben Kidmose ,  Mike Lind Rank ,  Michael Ungstrup

IPC: A61B5/0478 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/0484

Abstract: A system (100) for bi-hemispheric brain wave measurements including a first device (102) and a second device (103), wherein at least said first device (102) is adapted to be worn in or at a first ear of a person subject to the measurements and wherein the first (102) and second (103) device exchange data using a wireless link (104). The invention also provides a method for measuring a bi-hemispherical brain wave signal.

公开(公告)号：US11962978B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-16

申请号：US16968047

申请日：2019-01-15

Applicant: Widex A/S

Inventor： Michael Johannes Pihl ,  Sven Creutz Thomsen ,  Johan Andersen ,  Michael Ungstrup ,  Martin Soderlind ,  Nanna Elkjaer Moller

IPC: H04R25/00

CPC classification number: H04R25/558 ,  H04R25/30 ,  H04R25/554

Abstract: A remote-control unit (10) is adapted for sending a control signal with instructions as an acoustic signal for controlling a hearing assistive device (20). A calibration method comprises outputting tone frequencies applied by the control signal, receiving the output tone frequencies and compare tone frequency levels relatively to a reference, adjusting relative volumes of the tone frequencies applied by the control signal in dependence of the comparison, and storing the adjusted relative volumes of the tone frequencies for use when sending a control signal with instructions as acoustic signals.

公开(公告)号：US10129662B2

公开(公告)日：2018-11-13

申请号：US15047721

申请日：2016-02-19

Applicant: WIDEX A/S

Inventor： Michael Ungstrup ,  Mike Lind Rank

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  H04W4/80

Abstract: A hearing system includes a hearing aid (10) and a personal communication device (20) being connected via a short range data communication link (15, 29). The hearing aid (10) has a signal processor (13) processing an input signal according to audio processing parameters, a sub-system applying respective sets of processing parameters for at least two modes, a classifier component (51) analyzing auditory environment statistically by comparing specific characteristics of the input signal to one or more thresholds. A program selector component (16) selects automatically an appropriate mode for the signal processing sub-system according to the classifier output. The personal communication device (20) offers the user a user interface (120) for controlling and interacting with the program selector component (16) of the hearing aid (10), and for generating and transmitting a notification to the hearing aid (10). Upon reception of the notification, the processor (13) adjusts at least one of said one or more thresholds used by the classifier component (51).

公开(公告)号：US09883297B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-30

申请号：US15047706

申请日：2016-02-19

Applicant: WIDEX A/S

Inventor： Michael Ungstrup ,  Mike Lind Rank

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  H04B1/3827 ,  H04W4/00

CPC classification number: H04R25/554 ,  H04B1/3827 ,  H04R25/305 ,  H04R25/353 ,  H04R25/453 ,  H04R25/558 ,  H04R25/70 ,  H04R2225/39 ,  H04R2225/41 ,  H04R2225/55 ,  H04R2460/07 ,  H04W4/80

Abstract: A hearing system includes a hearing aid (10) and a personal communication device (20) being connected via a short range data communication link. The hearing aid (10) has a signal processor (13) processing an input signal according to audio processing parameters, a sub-system applying respective sets of processing parameters for at least two modes, a classifier component (51) analyzing auditory environment statistically by comparing specific characteristics of the input signal to one or more thresholds. A program selector component (16) selects automatically an appropriate mode for the signal processing sub-system according to the classifier output. The personal communication device (20) offers the user a user interface for controlling and interacting with the program selector component (16) of the hearing aid (10), and for generating and transmitting a notification to the hearing aid (10). Upon reception of the notification, the processor (13) adjusts at least one of said one or more thresholds used by the classifier component (51).

公开(公告)号：US10863288B2

公开(公告)日：2020-12-08

申请号：US16675752

申请日：2019-11-06

Applicant: Widex A/S

Inventor： Michael Ungstrup

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  G10L25/54

Abstract: An input transducer (11, 12) of a hearing aid (10) converts audio from the environment into an electric input signal. A signal processor (13) amplifies and conditions the electric input signal according to a preset set of audio processing parameters, and an output transducer (14) reproduces output audio. The hearing aid (10) is connected with a personal communication device (20) via a short range radio communication link (15, 29). The personal communication device (20) identifies music included in the background noise. The personal communication device (20) retrieves a music stream based on the identified music, and streams the music stream to the hearing aid (10). The signal processor (13) of the hearing aid (10) combines the input signal from the input transducer (11, 12) and music signal in order to reduce the presence of the music included in the background noise from the audio signal delivered by the output transducer (14).