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公开(公告)号:US20240080635A1
公开(公告)日:2024-03-07
申请号:US18236808
申请日:2023-08-22
CPC分类号: H04R25/602 , H02J50/005 , H02J50/10 , H04R25/30 , H04R2225/31
摘要: Embodiments herein relate to ear-worn devices with swappable, rechargeable battery cartridges and charger cases for the ear-worn devices. In an embodiment, a hearing assistance system is included having a first ear-worn device can include a first cartridge having a rechargeable battery and a first cartridge charging structure, and a charger case can include a first case charging structure, where the first ear-worn device is configured to be positioned within the charger case so that the first cartridge charging structure of the first ear-worn device is adjacent to the first case charging structure within the charger case. The first cartridge is configured to be removed from the first ear-worn device and positioned within the charger case so that the first cartridge charging structure is adjacent to the first case charging structure within the charger case, without the ear-worn device being positioned in the charger case.
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公开(公告)号:US20240078993A1
公开(公告)日:2024-03-07
申请号:US18453900
申请日:2023-08-22
IPC分类号: G10K11/178 , H04R25/00
CPC分类号: G10K11/17821 , H04R25/505 , G10K2210/1081
摘要: Disclosed herein, among other things, are systems and methods for active noise cancellation (ANC) for hearing device applications. A method includes measuring a receiver-to-inward-facing microphone response during an in-situ calibration stage for the hearing device, estimating a receiver-to-eardrum transfer function using the measured receiver-to-inward-facing microphone response, and measuring an outward-facing microphone to inward-facing microphone transfer function for an external noise sound field during run-time operation of the hearing device. The method also includes estimating an inward-facing microphone to eardrum transformation for the external noise sound field in the inward-facing microphone using the measured outward-facing microphone to inward-facing microphone transfer function, computing an ANC controller using the estimated receiver-to-eardrum transfer function and the estimated inward-facing microphone to eardrum transformation, and cancelling acoustic noise for the hearing device using the ANC controller.
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公开(公告)号:US20240064477A1
公开(公告)日:2024-02-22
申请号:US18446808
申请日:2023-08-09
IPC分类号: H04R25/00 , G10K11/178
CPC分类号: H04R25/453 , H04R25/505 , H04R25/554 , G10K11/17873
摘要: Disclosed herein, among other things, are systems and methods for active noise cancellation (ANC) for hearing device applications. A method includes estimating a first sound pressure on an ear drum of a wearer of the hearing device caused by a hearing processing signal, estimating a second sound pressure on the ear drum of the wearer of the hearing device caused by a leakage path of the hearing device, and computing a ratio of the first sound pressure and the second sound pressure to predict a comb-filtering effect for the hearing device. The method also includes computing an ANC controller using the computed ratio in one or more frequency ranges, and canceling leaked sound into an ear canal of the wearer for the hearing device in the one or more frequency ranges using the ANC controller.
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公开(公告)号:US11910337B2
公开(公告)日:2024-02-20
申请号:US17443310
申请日:2021-07-23
发明人: Alex Volkov , Baktash Boghrati , Edward John Cunningham , Mohammad Reza Movahedi , Jeffrey Paul Solum
CPC分类号: H04W56/001 , H04L47/30 , H04R25/552 , H04R25/554 , H04W56/004 , G10H2250/631 , H03H17/0018 , H03H17/0642 , H04L47/263 , H04L2012/5681 , H04R2225/55
摘要: Disclosed herein, among other things, are methods and apparatus for providing a time-stamp based controller for synchronization of sink or source sampling rate with external packet rate. A method for wireless communications includes receiving a transmission of a packet using a wireless transceiver of an electronic device, and using a processor of the electronic device to read a first value of a system timer and store the first value as an arrival time-stamp. The packet is decoded and processed by the processor, and sent to an output. When the processed packet is sent, a second value of the system timer is read, adjusted and stored as a departure time-stamp. The arrival time-stamp and the departure time-stamp are used to calculate an adjustment stimulus for a sample rate actuator of the electronic device. The sample rate actuator is configured to maintain synchronization of sampling rate with an external packet rate.
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公开(公告)号:US20240007800A1
公开(公告)日:2024-01-04
申请号:US18347979
申请日:2023-07-06
发明人: Kelly Fitz , Tao Zhang , Buye Xu , Mohammad Abdollahi
CPC分类号: H04R25/353 , H04R25/507 , G10L25/84 , H04R25/55 , G06N3/08 , H04R2225/021 , H04R2225/023 , H04R2225/025
摘要: Disclosed herein, among other things, are apparatus and methods for neural network-driven frequency translation for hearing assistance devices. Various embodiments include a method of signal processing an input signal in a hearing assistance device, the hearing assistance device including a receiver and a microphone. The method includes performing neural network processing to train a processor to identify acoustic features in a plurality of audio signals and predict target outputs for the plurality of audio signals, and using the trained processor to control frequency translation of the input signal.
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公开(公告)号:US11863935B2
公开(公告)日:2024-01-02
申请号:US17612817
申请日:2020-05-20
发明人: Thomas Burns
IPC分类号: H04R25/00
CPC分类号: H04R25/456 , H04R25/652 , H04R2225/41 , H04R2460/11
摘要: A hearing device may include an earpiece, and ear-tip suspension element disposed in the earpiece, a solenoid actuator, and a controller. The earpiece and the ear-tip suspension element may include passageways that connect to form a vent through the earpiece. The solenoid actuator may include a solenoid and a core. The core may be movable between an open position and a closed position to open and close the vent. The controller may include one or more processors and may be operably coupled to the solenoid actuator to control movement of the core between the open and closed position. The controller may be configured to move the core using the solenoid based on at least a listening environment of the hearing device.
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公开(公告)号:US20230396935A1
公开(公告)日:2023-12-07
申请号:US18453012
申请日:2023-08-21
发明人: Brantly Sturgeon , Dustin Degen
IPC分类号: H04R25/00 , G01R31/396 , G01R31/3835
CPC分类号: H04R25/30 , H04R25/558 , H04R25/602 , G01R31/396 , G01R31/3835 , H02J7/0048
摘要: A processing system determines, based on a set of input datapoints, a current state of charge (SOC) of a battery of a hearing instrument. Additionally, the processing system determines a predicted agenda of the hearing instrument, the predicted agenda comprising one or more future time segments. The processing system estimates, based on the current state of charge and the predicted agenda of the hearing instrument, an amount of time remaining until the future SOC of the battery of the hearing instrument reaches a threshold.
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公开(公告)号:US20230390608A1
公开(公告)日:2023-12-07
申请号:US17791451
申请日:2021-01-08
CPC分类号: A63B26/003 , A61B5/4023 , A61B5/6815 , G16H20/30 , A61B5/02405 , A61B5/021
摘要: Embodiments herein relate to systems including ear-worn devices that can be used to aid vestibular rehabilitation exercises for ear-worn device wearers. In an embodiment a vestibular rehabilitation management system is included having an ear-worn device including a control circuit, a microphone in communication with the control circuit, and a motion sensor in communication with the control circuit, wherein the vestibular rehabilitation management system is configured to evaluate a wearer of the ear-worn device, and select a vestibular training exercise based on the evaluation. Other embodiments are also included herein.
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公开(公告)号:US20230388724A1
公开(公告)日:2023-11-30
申请号:US18204014
申请日:2023-05-31
发明人: Henning Schepker , Sina Miran , Lior Weizman , Liron Pollak
IPC分类号: H04R25/00
CPC分类号: H04R25/507 , H04R25/453 , H04R25/604 , H04R2430/01
摘要: A hearing device includes a microphone that produces an audio input signal and a loudspeaker that outputs an amplified audio signal into an ear canal. A signal processing path is coupled to the microphone and the loudspeaker. The signal processing path includes a deep neural network configured to predict an instantaneous gain margin of the hearing device based on a set of inputs. The set of inputs includes a first parameter of the audio input signal, a second parameter of the amplified audio signal, and a gain of the signal processing path. A feedback reduction module of the device receives the predicted instantaneous gain margin and adjusts feedback reduction parameters to reduce an onset of feedback in the hearing device
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公开(公告)号:US20230387575A1
公开(公告)日:2023-11-30
申请号:US18366477
申请日:2023-08-07
发明人: Ezdeen Elghannai , Casey Murray , Ganesh Borra
摘要: A hearing instrument comprises a housing that defines a cavity; a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed within the cavity; an antenna that comprises an internal portion and an external portion, wherein a first location on the internal portion of the antenna is disposed within the cavity and is physically connected to the PCB and a different second location on the internal portion of the antenna is physically connected to the external portion of the antenna; and a cable protruding from the housing and configured for use as a handle for removal of the hearing instrument from an ear of a user, wherein the cable encloses the external portion of the antenna.
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