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：US20200280810A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-03

申请号：US16880423

申请日：2020-05-21

Applicant: Widex A/S

Inventor： Anders WESTERGAARD ,  Niels Erik Boelskift Maretti

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  G16H40/67

Abstract: A method of personalizing at least one hearing aid for a hearing aid user including manufacturing at least one hearing aid (1), receiving an audiogram from a server (37) for the hearing aid user, programming the at least one hearing aid (1) by the audiogram, whereby the at least one hearing aid (1) becomes personalized for the hearing aid user. The at least one personalized hearing aid (1) is delivered to the hearing aid user. Once the user has received the at least one personalized hearing aid (1), he may take the hearing aids into use. If there arises a need for fine tuning, the hearing aid user may request a consultation with a hearing healthcare professional. The hearing healthcare professional has equipment (44, 45) for fine tuning the hearing aid (1), and he may fine tuning the at least one personalized hearing aid (1) in dialogue with the hearing aid user. Also provided is a hearing aid delivering system and an Internet enabled personal communication device.

公开(公告)号：US20200275219A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-27

申请号：US16871538

申请日：2020-05-11

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：USD893732S1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-18

申请号：US29653085

申请日：2018-06-12

Applicant: Widex A/S

Designer： Ib Marcher ,  Kasper Holkved Rasmussen

公开(公告)号：US20200245081A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-30

申请号：US16481252

申请日：2017-12-21

Applicant: WIDEX A/S

Inventor： Thomas Bo ELMEDYB ,  Lars Dalskov MOSGAARD ,  Jakob NIELSEN ,  Georg STIEFENHOFER ,  Adam WESTERMANN ,  Michael PIHL

IPC: H04R25/00

Abstract: A hearing aid system (400) comprising a hearing aid (412) and an external device (413), wherein the hearing aid (412) comprises a network adapted to provide a desired processed output, wherein a multitude of weights determines the processing of the network and wherein the values of the multitude of weights are determined by the external device (413).

公开(公告)号：US10701496B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-30

申请号：US16006276

申请日：2018-06-12

Applicant: Widex A/S

Inventor： Ib Marcher ,  Kasper Holkved Rasmussen

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  H04R1/10

Abstract: A hearing aid (1) comprises a flexible ear tip (9) for an ear piece (8) adapted for insertion into the ear canal of a user. The ear piece comprises a shroud having a generally ball-shaped hollow bulb made of soft resilient material, featuring a mid zone that is adapted for being softer to compression by the contact with ear canal wall than is the case with the end zones. The invention further provides an ear piece, an ear plug, and a component for a communications device.

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：US20200098475A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-26

申请号：US16697298

申请日：2019-11-27

Applicant: Widex A/S

Inventor： Soren Erik WESTERMANN ,  Svend Vitting ANDERSEN ,  Anders WESTERGAARD ,  Niels Erik Boelskift MARETTI

IPC: G16H40/67 ,  G16H40/40 ,  H04R25/00 ,  G16H10/60 ,  G16H50/30 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W48/18 ,  G16H10/65 ,  H04W76/14 ,  H04W4/80

Abstract: A data system for handling user data for a hearing aid user and at least one hearing aid (10, 11) having a memory for storing personal settings for alleviating a hearing loss for the hearing aid user includes a remote server (25) accessible by means of an Internet enabled computer device. A personal communication device (13) is Internet enabled and is able to act as a gateway to the Internet for the at least one hearing aid. The user may create a user account on the remote server, enter personal information into the user account and store the entered personal information on the remote server, and enter the gateway information to the user account. The personal communication device and the at least one hearing aid are provided with respective transceivers for establishing a wireless connection under guidance of said application software. The least one hearing aid uploads the personal settings for alleviating the hearing loss via the gateway to the remote server for storing in the user account.

公开(公告)号：US20200077207A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-05

申请号：US16675688

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).

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.