公开(公告)号：US20240284123A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-22

申请号：US18440984

申请日：2024-02-14

Applicant: Oticon A/S

Inventor： Michael Syskind PEDERSEN ,  Jesper JENSEN ,  Svend Oscar PETERESN ,  Jan Marinus DE HAAN

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  G10L17/18

CPC classification number: H04R25/407 ,  G10L17/18 ,  H04R25/405 ,  H04R25/507 ,  H04R2225/0216 ,  H04R2225/43

Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a hearing device including at least one first, outward-facing, input transducer configured to pick up first sounds from the environment of a user and a second, inward-facing, input transducer configured to pick up a second sounds at the eardrum of the user. The hearing device can further include a directional system including a) an own voice beamformer configured to provide an estimate of the user's own voice in dependence of the at least one first and the second electric input signals and configurable own voice beamformer weights; and b) an own voice analyzer configured to analyze at least one of the at least one first and said second electric input signals, or to analyze a signal or signals originating therefrom, and to provide an own voice beamformer weight control signal.

公开(公告)号：US20240251208A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-25

申请号：US18418391

申请日：2024-01-22

Applicant: Oticon A/S

Inventor： Caroline EKELUND ,  Michael Syskind PEDERSEN ,  Jesper JENSEN ,  Claus Forup Corlin JESPERSGAARD

IPC: H04R25/00

CPC classification number: H04R25/505 ,  H04R2225/43 ,  H04R2430/01

Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a hearing aid. The hearing aid includes an input unit configured to convert a sound in an environment of the hearing aid to at least one electrical input signal representative of the sound. The hearing aid includes a signal processor. The signal processor is configured to determine, based on the at least one electrical input signal, whether an origin of the sound is below a distance threshold. The signal processor is configured to, in accordance with the origin being below the distance threshold, attenuate the at least one electrical input signal. The signal processor is further configured to determine, based on the at least one electrical input signal, whether the origin is above a far-distance threshold, and in accordance with the origin being above the far-distance threshold, attenuate the at least one electrical input signal.

公开(公告)号：US20230353958A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-02

申请号：US18306262

申请日：2023-04-25

Applicant: Oticon A/S

Inventor： Peter Asbjørn Leer BYSTED ,  Jesper JENSEN ,  Lars Bramsloew

IPC: H04R25/00

CPC classification number: H04R25/507 ,  H04R2225/39 ,  H04R2225/41

Abstract: A hearing aid adapted to be worn in or at an ear of a hearing aid user and/or to be fully or partially implanted in the head of the hearing aid user is disclosed. The hearing aid comprises a processing unit connected to said input unit and to said output unit, where the processing unit comprises a neural network, and where the processing unit is configured to determine signal processing parameters of the hearing aid based on weights of the neural network. A hearing system and a corresponding method is furthermore disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20230054213A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-23

申请号：US17890647

申请日：2022-08-18

Applicant: Oticon A/S

Inventor： Jan M. DE HAAN ,  Jesper JENSEN ,  Michael Syskind PEDERSEN ,  Svend FELDT ,  Stig PETRI ,  Jakob Sloth LAURIDSEN

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  H04S7/00 ,  H04R1/40

Abstract: A hearing system comprises a) a multitude of M of microphones providing M corresponding electric input signals xm(n), m=1, ..., M, and n representing time, b) a processor connected to said multitude of microphones and providing a processed signal in dependence thereof, c) an output unit for providing an output signal in dependence of said processed signal, and d) a database (Θ) comprising a dictionary (Δpd) of previously determined acoustic transfer function vectors (ATFpd). The processor is configured A) to determine a constrained estimate of a acoustic transfer function vector (ATFpd,cur) in dependence of said M electric input signals and said dictionary (Δpd), B) to determine an unconstrained estimate of a current acoustic transfer function vector (ATFuc,cur) in dependence of said M electric input signals, and C) to determine a resulting acoustic transfer function vector (ATF*) for a user of the hearing system in dependence thereof and of a confidence measure related to said electric input signals. A method of operating a hearing device is also disclosed. Thereby an improved noise reduction system for a hearing aid or headset may be provided.

公开(公告)号：US20230044509A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-09

申请号：US17881077

申请日：2022-08-04

Applicant: Oticon A/S

Inventor： Meng GUO ,  Jesper JENSEN

IPC: H04R25/00

Abstract: A hearing aid comprises a) at least one input transducer for providing at least one electric input signal representing said sound; b) an output transducer for providing stimuli perceivable to the user as sound; c) a feedback control system configured to minimize feedback from said output transducer to said at least one input transducer, and to at least provide a feedback corrected version of said at least one electric input signal; and d) an audio signal processor configured to apply one or more processing algorithms to said feedback corrected version of said at least one electric input signal, and to provide a processed signal in dependence thereof. The feedback control system is based on a machine learning model receiving input data at least representing said at least one electric input signal; and said processed signal; and providing said feedback corrected version of the at least one electric input signal as an output. A method of training a machine learning model is further disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20220406328A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-22

申请号：US17841002

申请日：2022-06-15

Applicant: Oticon A/S

Inventor： Michael Syskind PEDERSEN ,  Jan M. DE HAAN ,  Jesper JENSEN

IPC: G10L25/30 ,  H04R25/00 ,  G10L19/26 ,  G10L21/057

Abstract: A hearing device comprises a) at least one input transducer configured to pick up sound from an acoustic environment around the user when the user is wearing the hearing device, the at least one input transducer providing at least one electric input signal representative of said sound, b) at least one analysis filter bank configured to provide said at least one electric input signal as a multitude of frequency sub-band signals, the at least one analysis filter bank comprising b1) a plurality of M first filters hm(n), whose impulse responses are modulated from a first prototype filter h(n), where m=0, 1, . . . , M−1 is a frequency band index, and n is a time index, c) a processor for processing said at least one electric input signal provided by said at least one analysis filter bank, or a signal originating therefrom, and providing a processed signal, d) an output transducer configured to provide stimuli perceivable as sound to the user in dependence of said processed signal, and e) a controller for controlling said analysis filter bank by applying a different first prototype filter to said at least one filter bank in dependence of said current acoustic environment. A method of operating a hearing device is further disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20220337960A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-20

申请号：US17720744

申请日：2022-04-14

Applicant: Oticon A/S

Inventor： Michael Syskind PEDERSEN ,  Jesper JENSEN

IPC: H04R25/00

Abstract: A hearing device, e.g. a hearing aid, comprises a) at least one input transducer for converting sound in the environment of the hearing device to respective at least one acoustically received electric input signal or signals representing said sound; b) a wireless receiver for receiving an audio signal from a wireless transmitter of a sound capturing device for picking up sound in said environment and providing a wirelessly received electric input signal representing said sound; and c) a processor configured c1) to receive said at least one acoustically received electric input signal or signals, or a processed version thereof; c2) to receive said wirelessly received electric input signal; and c3) to provide a processed signal. The processor comprises a signal predictor for estimating future values of said wirelessly received electric input signal in dependence of a multitude of past values of said signal, thereby providing a predicted signal. The hearing device further comprises d) an output transducer for presenting output stimuli perceivable as sound to the user in dependence of said processed signal from said processor, or a further processed version thereof. The processor is configured to provide said processed signal in dependence of the predicted signal or a processed version thereof 1) alone, or 2) mixed with said at least one acoustically received electric input signal or signals, or a processed version thereof. A hearing device comprising an earpiece and a separate audio processing device is further disclosed. The invention may e.g. be used in hearing devices in wireless communication with audio capture devices in an immediate environment of the user wearing the hearing device.

公开(公告)号：US20220201409A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-23

申请号：US17693694

申请日：2022-03-14

Applicant: Oticon A/S

Inventor： Michael Syskind PEDERSEN ,  Jesper JENSEN ,  Jan Mark DE HAAN

IPC: H04R25/00

Abstract: The present invention regards a hearing aid device at least one environment sound input, a wireless sound input, an output transducer, electric circuitry, a transmitter unit, and a dedicated beamformer-noise-reduction-system. The hearing aid device is configured to be worn in or at an ear of a user. The at least one environment sound input is configured to receive sound and to generate electrical sound signals representing sound. The wireless sound input is configured to receive wireless sound signals. The output transducer is configured to stimulate hearing of the hearing aid device user. The transmitter unit is configured to transmit signals representing sound and/or voice. The dedicated beamformer-noise-reduction-system is configured to retrieve a user voice signal representing the voice of a user from the electrical sound signals. The wireless sound input is configured to be wirelessly connected to a communication device and to receive wireless sound signals from the communication device. The transmitter unit is configured to be wirelessly connected to the communication device and to transmit the user voice signal to the communication device.

公开(公告)号：US20220007116A1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-06

申请号：US16919735

申请日：2020-07-02

Applicant: Oticon A/S

Inventor： Thomas LUNNER ,  Gary JONES ,  Lars BRAMSLØW ,  Michael Syskind PEDERSEN ,  Pauli MINNAAR ,  Jesper JENSEN ,  Michael Kai PETERSEN ,  Peter SOMMER ,  Hongyan SUN ,  Jacob Schack LARSEN

IPC: H04R25/00

Abstract: A method of personalizing one or more parameters of a processing algorithm for use in a hearing aid of a specific user comprises Performing a predictive test for estimating a hearing ability of the user when listening to signals having different characteristics; Analyzing results of said predictive test for said user and providing a hearing ability measure for said user; Selecting a specific processing algorithm of said hearing aid, Selecting a cost-benefit function related to said user's hearing ability in dependence of said different characteristics for said algorithm; and Determining, for said user, one or more personalized parameters of said processing algorithm in dependence of said hearing ability measure and said cost-benefit function.

公开(公告)号：US20210352416A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-11

申请号：US17381875

申请日：2021-07-21

Applicant: Oticon A/S

Inventor： Michael Syskind PEDERSEN ,  Jesper JENSEN

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  H04R25/02

Abstract: A hearing system comprises a) at least one hearing device adapted for being worn on the head, or fully or partially implanted in the head, of a user, and b) a multitude of external, spatially separated, audio transmitters, each providing respective external electric sound signals comprising audio. The hearing system is configured to allow wireless communication, including audio communication, between said hearing device and said external audio transmitters, at least from said external audio transmitters to said at least one hearing device, to be established. The at least one hearing device comprises A) a multitude of microphones, each providing an electric input signal representative of sound; B) a beamformer filter providing a beamformed signal from said multitude of electric input signals; and C) an output unit configured to provide stimuli perceivable by the user as sound. The hearing system further comprises c) a selector/mixer for selecting and possibly mixing one or more of said electric input signals or said beamformed signal from the hearing device and said external electric signals from the audio transmitters and to provide a current input sound signal based thereon intended for being presented to the user, possibly in a further processed form. The selector/mixer is controlled by a source selection control signal provided by a source selection processor. The source selection processor is configured to determine said source selection control signal in dependence of a comparison of said beamformed signal and said external electric sound signals or processed versions thereof. A hearing device, and a method of operating a hearing system is further disclosed. The invention may e.g. be used in hearing aids, headsets, active ear protection devices, headphones, etc.