公开(公告)号：US20080041656A1

公开(公告)日：2008-02-21

申请号：US11570469

申请日：2005-06-14

申请人： Mark Burrows ,  John Cronin ,  Tom Hunt ,  Steven Shaya ,  John Singarayar

发明人： Mark Burrows ,  John Cronin ,  Tom Hunt ,  Steven Shaya ,  John Singarayar

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/70 ,  H04R25/04 ,  H04R2225/39

摘要： A low-cost, programmable, time-limited hearing aid (104) and a means (102) to program the hearing aid with user-specific hearing-loss data (101) for the purpose of emulating the performance of a more permanent, but more costly, hearing aid device. The hearing aid is operational for only a limited time, and is intended for temporary, evaluative purposes. By providing the user with a low-cost, but temporary, means to evaluate the benefits of assisted hearing, he or she becomes more comfortable with its use, and therefore is more amenable to the more involved process and greater expense of being fitted for a more permanent hearing health solution. A method of use of the hearing health aid and the associated programming system that allows a hearing-loss candidate to evaluate the effectiveness of the hearing aid device is also presented.

摘要翻译： 低成本，可编程，时间有限的助听器（104）和用于对助听器编程用于用户特定的听力损失数据（101）的装置（102），用于模拟更持久的演奏，但是 更昂贵的助听器装置。 助听器仅在有限的时间内运行，用于临时的评估目的。 通过为用户提供低成本但是临时的手段来评估辅助听力的好处，他或她将变得更加舒适的使用，因此更适应于更多的涉及的过程和更大的费用，适合于 更健康的听力健康解决方案。 还提出了使用听力健康帮助和相关的编程系统的方法，其允许听力损失候选者评估助听器装置的有效性。

公开(公告)号：US20080040116A1

公开(公告)日：2008-02-14

申请号：US11570461

申请日：2005-06-09

申请人： John Cronin ,  Tom Hunt

发明人： John Cronin ,  Tom Hunt

IPC分类号： G10L15/26 ,  G10L13/00 ,  H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04S1/002 ,  G10L21/0364 ,  G10L2021/065

摘要： The present invention is a TV hearing system that generally includes an analog or digital TV broadcast signal feeding a hearing health interface that subsequently drives the input of a standard television. The hearing health interface further includes a receiver, a digital signal processor (DSP) logic block, a driver, an input/output (I/O) device, and optionally a direct audio driver and/or a radio frequency (RF) transmitter. Pre-established data representing a personal hearing profile of a hearing impaired user that includes correction factors for compensating for the hearing problem is supplied to the DSP logic block. The DSP logic block then selectively modifies the audio relating to the TV broadcast and presents the enhanced audio to the user. Additionally, the present invention includes a business method of establishing a hearing health network to which users may subscribe.

摘要翻译： 本发明是一种电视听觉系统，其通常包括馈送听力健康界面的模拟或数字TV广播信号，随后驱动标准电视机的输入。 听力健康界面还包括接收器，数字信号处理器（DSP）逻辑块，驱动器，输入/输出（I / O）装置，以及可选的直接音频驱动器和/或射频（RF）发射器）。 代表听力受损用户的个人听力简档的预先建立的数据包括用于补偿听力问题的校正因子被提供给DSP逻辑块。 DSP逻辑块然后选择性地修改与TV广播相关的音频，并将增强的音频呈现给用户。 此外，本发明包括建立用户可以订阅的听力健康网络的业务方法。

公开(公告)号：US6112276A

公开(公告)日：2000-08-29

申请号：US949102

申请日：1997-10-10

申请人： Tom Hunt ,  Raymond William Hall ,  David Thomas Ratter

发明人： Tom Hunt ,  Raymond William Hall ,  David Thomas Ratter

IPC分类号： G06F3/06 ,  G06F13/12

CPC分类号： G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0655 ,  G06F3/0674 ,  G06F3/0632

摘要： A modular disk memory apparatus provides a modularly expandable, multi-gigabyte auxiliary memory for a computer or other host electronic device, and includes multiple, parallel serial data channels to maximize bidirectional data transfer rates between the apparatus and the host device. Maximization of READ/WRITE data transfer rates within the apparatus is achieved by utilizing a large number of small hard disk drives, typically eight 2.5-inch drives on each of a plurality of Disk Storage Modules, each including a plug-in printed circuit board capable of holding two 5-1/4 inch drives, thereby increasing the maximum data transfer rate per unit volume of the modules by a factor of two. Maximization of bidirectional data transfer rates between the apparatus and host device over that attainable using a single serial data channel such as a coaxial, quadaxial or fiber optic cable, is achieved by parsing or demultiplexing data to be transmitted from a single parallel channel onto p paralleled cables, thereby increasing the maximum transmittal rate by p. Data received over the parallel data channels is multiplexed or concatenated to comprise a data stream on a single parallel channel. Reconstruction data is embedded in data contained in the p parallel data channels specifying the number q of channels employed, where 1.ltoreq.q.ltoreq.p thereby configuring the demultiplexer to concatenate that number of data channels onto a single parallel data bus.

摘要翻译： 模块化磁盘存储装置为计算机或其他主机电子设备提供模块化可扩展的多吉字节辅助存储器，并且包括多个并行串行数据信道，以最大化设备和主机设备之间的双向数据传输速率。 通过利用大量小型硬盘驱动器（通常在多个磁盘存储模块中的每一个上的八个2.5英寸驱动器）来实现装置内READ / WRITE数据传输速率的最大化，每个驱动器包括能够插入的印刷电路板 持有两个5 + E，1/4 + EE英寸驱动器，从而将模块的每单位体积的最大数据传输速率提高了2倍。 通过使用单个串行数据通道（例如同轴，四轴或光纤电缆）可实现的设备和主机设备之间的双向数据传输速率的最大化通过解析或解复用将从单个并行通道发送到p并行的数据来实现 电缆，从而通过p增加最大传输速率。 通过并行数据信道接收的数据被多路复用或级联以在单个并行通道上包括数据流。 重建数据被嵌入在包含在p个并行数据信道中的数据中，该数据通道指定所采用的信道的数量q，其中，1 =＆lt; p = p，从而配置多路分解器将该数量的数据信道连接到单个并行数据总线上。

公开(公告)号：US20080298614A1

公开(公告)日：2008-12-04

申请号：US11570489

申请日：2005-06-09

申请人： John Cronin ,  Mark Burrows ,  Tom Hunt ,  Nancy Edwards ,  Justin Kunz

发明人： John Cronin ,  Mark Burrows ,  Tom Hunt ,  Nancy Edwards ,  Justin Kunz

IPC分类号： H04R25/00 ,  A61B5/00 ,  H04R29/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/70 ,  H04R25/55 ,  H04R27/02 ,  H04R2225/41 ,  H04R2225/55

摘要： The present invention relates to optimizing sound for a person based on his or her location and hearing profile. More particularly, the present invention relates to personalizing the sound of an event or performance by examining the technical specifications of an individual's hearing aid (which is provided by a third party) and the acoustics of an establishment. Using this information, a place of business alters the settings of each hearing aid device to optimize the sound for each individual.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及根据他或她的位置和听力轮廓优化人的声音。 更具体地，本发明涉及通过检查个人助听器（由第三方提供的）的技术规格和机构的声学来个性化事件或表演的声音。 使用该信息，商业场所改变每个助听器设备的设置，以优化每个人的声音。