Active noise cancellation in hearing devices
    1.
    发明申请
    Active noise cancellation in hearing devices 有权
    助听器中的主动噪声消除

    公开(公告)号:US20090041260A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-02-12

    申请号:US12219063

    申请日:2008-07-15

    IPC分类号: G10K11/16

    摘要: Disclosed is a hearing device system comprising at least one hearing aid circuitry and at least one active noise cancellation unit, the at least one hearing aid circuitry comprises at least one input transducer adapted to convert a first audio signal to an electric audio signal; a signal processor connected to the at least one input transducer and adapted to process said electric audio signal by at least partially correcting for a hearing loss of a user; an output transducer adapted to generate from at least said processed electric audio signal a sound pressure in an ear canal of the user, whereby the generated sound pressure is at least partially corrected for the hearing loss of the user; the at least one active noise cancellation unit being adapted to provide an active noise cancellation signal adapted to perform active noise cancellation of an acoustical signal entering the ear canal in addition to said generated sound pressure, wherein the hearing device system further comprises a combiner unit adapted to combine the processed electric audio signal with the active noise cancellation signal, to obtain a combined signal and to provide the combined signal to the output transducer.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种包括至少一个助听器电路和至少一个主动噪声消除单元的听力设备系统,所述至少一个助听器电路包括适于将第一音频信号转换为电音频信号的至少一个输入换能器; 连接到所述至少一个输入换能器并且适于通过至少部分地校正用户的听力损失来处理所述电音频信号的信号处理器; 输出换能器,其适于从至少所述经处理的电音频信号产生用户的耳道中的声压,由此产生的声压至少部分地被校正以用于用户的听力损失; 所述至少一个主动噪声消除单元适于提供适于执行除了所述产生的声压之外进入耳道的声学信号的有源噪声消除的主动噪声消除信号,其中所述听力设备系统还包括适配器 将经处理的电音频信号与有源噪声消除信号组合,以获得组合信号并将组合信号提供给输出换能器。

    Wind noise insensitive hearing aid
    2.
    发明授权
    Wind noise insensitive hearing aid 有权
    风噪声不敏感助听器

    公开(公告)号:US07181030B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-02-20

    申请号:US10501231

    申请日:2003-01-07

    IPC分类号: H04R25/00

    摘要: The invention concerns a hearing aid with at least one primary sound to electric converting transducer converting sounds in the environment into electrical signals and a signal processing unit for amplifying the electrical signal according to the needs of the user and an electrical to sound transducer for receiving the amplified electrical signal and delivering a sound signal to the ear wherein at least one further sound to electrical transducer is provided. The said further transducer has a sensitivity to wind noise which is smaller than the sensitivity to wind noise of the primary transducer and further the signal processing unit has means for detecting the level of wind noise in the signal from the primary sound to electric converting transducer. According to the invention also selecting means are provided for selecting the signal to be amplified from either the primary—or the at least one further sound to electrical transducer.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种助听器,其具有至少一个主要声音以电转换换能器将环境中的声音转换为电信号;以及信号处理单元,用于根据用户的需要放大电信号,以及电 - 声换能器,用于接收 放大的电信号并将声音信号传送到耳朵,其中提供至少一个另外的声音至电变换器。 所述另外的传感器对风噪声的灵敏度小于主要传感器的风噪声的灵敏度,此外,信号处理单元具有用于检测从主声音到电转换换能器的信号中的风噪声水平的装置。 根据本发明,还提供了选择装置,用于从主要或至少一个另外的声音到电变换器中选择要被放大的信号。

    Hearing instrument with linearized output stage
    3.
    发明授权
    Hearing instrument with linearized output stage 有权
    听力仪器具有线性化输出级

    公开(公告)号:US08229148B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-07-24

    申请号:US13359102

    申请日:2012-01-26

    IPC分类号: H04R25/00

    CPC分类号: H04R25/453

    摘要: This invention relates to a hearing instrument, which comprises a first microphone converting ambient sound to an ambient sound signal, a signal processor generating a processed sound signal based on the ambient sound signal, a controllable output stage generating a driving signal based on the processed sound signal and in accordance with a control signal, a speaker unit generating a sound in the ear canal based on said driving signal, a second microphone located in the ear canal of the user and converting the sound in the ear canal to the monitor sound signal, and a linearization stage comparing the processed sound signal and the monitor sound signal and generating the control signal based thereon.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种听力仪器,其包括将环境声音转换为环境声音信号的第一麦克风,基于环境声音信号产生经处理的声音信号的信号处理器,基于处理声音产生驱动信号的可控输出级 信号,并且根据控制信号,基于所述驱动信号在耳道中产生声音的扬声器单元,位于使用者的耳道中的第二麦克风,并将耳道中的声音转换为监视声音信号, 以及线性化级,其将经处理的声音信号和监视声音信号进行比较,并基于此产生控制信号。

    Method of estimating weighting function of audio signals in a hearing aid
    4.
    发明授权
    Method of estimating weighting function of audio signals in a hearing aid 有权
    估计助听器中音频信号的加权函数的方法

    公开(公告)号:US08204263B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-06-19

    申请号:US12222810

    申请日:2008-08-15

    IPC分类号: H04R25/00

    摘要: Disclosed is method of generating an audible signal in a hearing aid by estimating a weighting function of received audio signals, the hearing aid is adapted to be worn by a user; the method comprises the steps of: estimating a directional signal by estimating a weighted sum of two or more microphone signals from two or more microphones, where a first microphone of the two or more microphones is a front microphone, and where a second microphone of the two or more microphones is a rear microphone; estimating a direction-dependent time-frequency gain, and synthesizing an output signal; wherein estimating the direction-dependent time-frequency gain comprises: obtaining at least two directional signals each containing a time-frequency representation of a target signal and a noise signal; and where a first of the directional signals is defined as a front aiming signal, and where a second of the directional signals is defined as a rear aiming signal; using the time-frequency representation of the target signal and the noise signal to estimate a time-frequency mask; and using the estimated time-frequency mask to estimate the direction-dependent time-frequency gain.

    摘要翻译: 公开了通过估计接收到的音频信号的加权函数在助听器中产生可听信号的方法,助听器适于由用户佩戴; 该方法包括以下步骤:通过估计来自两个或更多个麦克风的两个或多个麦克风信号的加权和估计方向信号,其中两个或更多麦克风的第一麦克风是前麦克风,并且其中第二麦克风 两个或更多麦克风是后麦克风; 估计方向相关的时频增益,并合成输出信号; 其中估计所述方向相关时间 - 频率增益包括:获得每个包含目标信号和噪声信号的时间 - 频率表示的至少两个方向信号; 并且其中第一定向信号被定义为前瞄准信号,并且其中第二方向信号被定义为后瞄准信号; 使用目标信号的时间频率表示和噪声信号来估计时间频率掩模; 并使用估计的时频掩模来估计方向相关的时频增益。

    HEARING INSTRUMENT WITH LINEARIZED OUTPUT STAGE
    5.
    发明申请
    HEARING INSTRUMENT WITH LINEARIZED OUTPUT STAGE 有权
    具有线性输出级的听力仪器

    公开(公告)号:US20120121114A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-05-17

    申请号:US13359102

    申请日:2012-01-26

    IPC分类号: H04R25/00

    CPC分类号: H04R25/453

    摘要: This invention relates to a hearing instrument, which comprises a first microphone converting ambient sound to an ambient sound signal, a signal processor generating a processed sound signal based on the ambient sound signal, a controllable output stage generating a driving signal based on the processed sound signal and in accordance with a control signal, a speaker unit generating a sound in the ear canal based on said driving signal, a second microphone located in the ear canal of the user and converting the sound in the ear canal to the monitor sound signal, and a linearization stage comparing the processed sound signal and the monitor sound signal and generating the control signal based thereon.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种听力仪器,其包括将环境声音转换为环境声音信号的第一麦克风,基于环境声音信号产生经处理的声音信号的信号处理器,基于处理声音产生驱动信号的可控输出级 信号,并且根据控制信号,基于所述驱动信号在耳道中产生声音的扬声器单元,位于使用者的耳道中的第二麦克风,并将耳道中的声音转换为监视声音信号, 以及线性化级,其将经处理的声音信号和监视声音信号进行比较,并基于此产生控制信号。

    Method of estimating weighting function of audio signals in a hearing aid
    6.
    发明申请
    Method of estimating weighting function of audio signals in a hearing aid 有权
    估计助听器中音频信号的加权函数的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20090202091A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-08-13

    申请号:US12222810

    申请日:2008-08-15

    IPC分类号: H04R25/00

    摘要: Disclosed is method of generating an audible signal in a hearing aid by estimating a weighting function of received audio signals, the hearing aid is adapted to be worn by a user; the method comprises the steps of:estimating a directional signal by estimating a weighted sum of two or more microphone signals from two or more microphones, where a first microphone of the two or more microphones is a front microphone, and where a second microphone of the two or more microphones is a rear microphone;estimating a direction-dependent time-frequency gain, and synthesizing an output signal;wherein estimating the direction-dependent time-frequency gain comprises: obtaining at least two directional signals each containing a time-frequency representation of a target signal and a noise signal; and where a first of the directional signals is defined as a front aiming signal, and where a second of the directional signals is defined as a rear aiming signal; using the time-frequency representation of the target signal and the noise signal to estimate a time-frequency mask; and using the estimated time-frequency mask to estimate the direction-dependent time-frequency gain.

    摘要翻译: 公开了通过估计接收到的音频信号的加权函数在助听器中产生听觉信号的方法,助听器适于由用户佩戴; 该方法包括以下步骤:通过估计来自两个或更多个麦克风的两个或多个麦克风信号的加权和估计方向信号,其中两个或更多麦克风的第一麦克风是前麦克风,并且其中第二麦克风 两个或更多麦克风是后麦克风; 估计方向相关的时频增益,并合成输出信号; 其中估计所述方向相关时间 - 频率增益包括:获得每个包含目标信号和噪声信号的时间 - 频率表示的至少两个方向信号; 并且其中第一定向信号被定义为前瞄准信号,并且其中第二方向信号被定义为后瞄准信号; 使用目标信号的时间频率表示和噪声信号来估计时间频率掩模; 并使用估计的时频掩模来估计方向相关的时频增益。

    Hearing aid with anti-feedback
    7.
    发明申请
    Hearing aid with anti-feedback 有权
    助听器反反馈

    公开(公告)号:US20090052708A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-02-26

    申请号:US12219454

    申请日:2008-07-22

    IPC分类号: H04R25/00

    摘要: Disclosed is a hearing aid, where at least part of the hearing aid is adapted to be inserted into an ear canal of a user such that one end of the hearing aid and the tympanic membrane in the ear canal define a residual space of the ear canal, the hearing aid comprising an ambient space input transducer adapted to convert ambient sound to an electric sound signal, when the ambient sound reaches the ear of a user from an ambient space, a processor connected to said ambient space input transducer and adapted to process said electric sound signal, an output transducer connected to said processor and adapted to convert said processed electric sound signal to a sound pressure in the residual space of the ear canal, and wherein the hearing aid further comprises a residual space input transducer connected to said processor and arranged to predominantly receive said sound pressure in the residual space, and wherein the residual space input transducer is adapted to convert said sound pressure to an electric residual space signal for compensating acoustic feedback.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种助听器,其中至少部分助听器适于插入使用者的耳道中,使得助听器的一端和耳道中的鼓膜限定耳道的剩余空间 所述助听器包括环境空间输入换能器,当所述环境声音从环境空间到达用户的耳朵时,所述环境空间输入换能器适于将环境声音转换为电声信号;连接到所述环境空间输入换能器的处理器, 电声信号,连接到所述处理器的输出变换器,并且适于将所述处理的电声信号转换为耳道的剩余空间中的声压,并且其中所述助听器还包括连接到所述处理器的剩余空间输入变换器, 被布置为主要在所述剩余空间中接收所述声压,并且其中所述剩​​余空间输入换能器适于将所述声压转换成 用于补偿声反馈的电剩余空间信号。

    Hearing instrument comprising a divided wax filter
    8.
    发明授权
    Hearing instrument comprising a divided wax filter 有权
    听力仪器包括一个分开的蜡过滤器

    公开(公告)号:US08842864B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-09-23

    申请号:US12899894

    申请日:2010-10-07

    IPC分类号: H04R25/00

    CPC分类号: H04R25/654

    摘要: The invention relates to a hearing instrument comprising an ITE-part adapted for being positioned in the ear canal of a user, the ITE-part comprising a housing comprising first and second openings adapted for facing towards the ear drum when said ITE-part is mounted in the ear canal, said first and second openings being adapted to allow first and second functional elements of the ITE-part to be in communication with the ear canal, the hearing instrument further comprising a wax filter adapted to fully or partially cover said first and second openings. The invention further relates to the use of a hearing instrument, to a method of wax protection in a hearing instrument and to a wax filter. The object of the present invention is to provide an alternative solution to protect relevant parts of a hearing aid against wax deposition. The problem is solved in that the wax filter comprises at least first and second distinctly different parts for covering respectively, said first and second openings, each of said first and second distinctly different parts of the wax filter being individually optimized. This has the advantage of providing a flexible one-piece wax filter that is optimized according to need. The invention may e.g. be used for the hearing instruments comprising an in-the-ear-part.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种包括适于定位在使用者的耳道中的ITE部分的听力器械,所述ITE部件包括壳体,所述壳体包括当所述ITE部件被安装时适于面向耳鼓的第一和第二开口 在耳道中,所述第一和第二开口适于允许ITE部分的第一和第二功能元件与耳道连通,所述助听器还包括蜡过滤器,其适于完全或部分地覆盖所述第一和/ 第二个开口。 本发明还涉及助听器的使用,助听器和蜡过滤器中蜡保护的方法。 本发明的目的是提供一种用于保护助听器相对于蜡沉积的部件的替代方案。 解决的问题在于,蜡过滤器至少包括第一和第二明显不同的部分,用于分别覆盖所述第一和第二开口,蜡过滤器的所述第一和第二明显不同的部分中的每一个被单独优化。 这具有提供根据需要优化的柔性一体式蜡过滤器的优点。 本发明可以例如 用于包括耳内部分的听力器械。

    Hearing aid with anti-feedback
    9.
    发明授权
    Hearing aid with anti-feedback 有权
    助听器反反馈

    公开(公告)号:US08130992B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-03-06

    申请号:US12219454

    申请日:2008-07-22

    IPC分类号: H04R25/00

    摘要: Disclosed is a hearing aid, where at least part of the hearing aid is adapted to be inserted into an ear canal of a user such that one end of the hearing aid and the tympanic membrane in the ear canal define a residual space of the ear canal, the hearing aid comprising an ambient space input transducer adapted to convert ambient sound to an electric sound signal, when the ambient sound reaches the ear of a user from an ambient space, a processor connected to said ambient space input transducer and adapted to process said electric sound signal, an output transducer connected to said processor and adapted to convert said processed electric sound signal to a sound pressure in the residual space of the ear canal, and wherein the hearing aid further comprises a residual space input transducer connected to said processor and arranged to predominantly receive said sound pressure in the residual space, and wherein the residual space input transducer is adapted to convert said sound pressure to an electric residual space signal for compensating acoustic feedback.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种助听器,其中至少部分助听器适于插入使用者的耳道中,使得助听器的一端和耳道中的鼓膜限定耳道的剩余空间 所述助听器包括环境空间输入换能器,当所述环境声音从环境空间到达用户的耳朵时,所述环境空间输入换能器适于将环境声音转换为电声信号;连接到所述环境空间输入换能器的处理器, 电声信号,连接到所述处理器的输出变换器,并且适于将所述处理的电声信号转换为耳道的剩余空间中的声压,并且其中所述助听器还包括连接到所述处理器的剩余空间输入变换器, 被布置为主要在所述剩余空间中接收所述声压,并且其中所述剩​​余空间输入换能器适于将所述声压转换成 用于补偿声反馈的电剩余空间信号。

    HEARING INSTRUMENT COMPRISING A DIVIDED WAX FILTER
    10.
    发明申请
    HEARING INSTRUMENT COMPRISING A DIVIDED WAX FILTER 有权
    包含一个分散的WAX过滤器的听力仪器

    公开(公告)号:US20110096948A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-04-28

    申请号:US12899894

    申请日:2010-10-07

    IPC分类号: H04R25/00

    CPC分类号: H04R25/654

    摘要: The invention relates to a hearing instrument comprising an ITE-part adapted for being positioned in the ear canal of a user, the ITE-part comprising a housing comprising first and second openings adapted for facing towards the ear drum when said ITE-part is mounted in the ear canal, said first and second openings being adapted to allow first and second functional elements of the ITE-part to be in communication with the ear canal, the hearing instrument further comprising a wax filter adapted to fully or partially cover said first and second openings. The invention further relates to the use of a hearing instrument, to a method of wax protection in a hearing instrument and to a wax filter. The object of the present invention is to provide an alternative solution to protect relevant parts of a hearing aid against wax deposition. The problem is solved in that the wax filter comprises at least first and second distinctly different parts for covering respectively, said first and second openings, each of said first and second distinctly different parts of the wax filter being individually optimized. This has the advantage of providing a flexible one-piece wax filter that is optimized according to need. The invention may e.g. be used for the hearing instruments comprising an in-the-ear-part.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种包括适于定位在使用者的耳道中的ITE部分的听力器械,所述ITE部件包括壳体,所述壳体包括当所述ITE部件被安装时适于面向耳鼓的第一和第二开口 在耳道中,所述第一和第二开口适于允许ITE部分的第一和第二功能元件与耳道连通,所述助听器还包括蜡过滤器,其适于完全或部分地覆盖所述第一和/ 第二个开口。 本发明还涉及助听器的使用,助听器和蜡过滤器中蜡保护的方法。 本发明的目的是提供一种用于保护助听器相对于蜡沉积的部件的替代方案。 解决的问题在于,蜡过滤器至少包括第一和第二明显不同的部分,用于分别覆盖所述第一和第二开口,蜡过滤器的所述第一和第二明显不同的部分中的每一个被单独优化。 这具有提供根据需要优化的柔性一体式蜡过滤器的优点。 本发明可以例如 用于包括耳内部分的听力器械。