公开(公告)号：US08945216B2

公开(公告)日：2015-02-03

申请号：US12935901

申请日：2009-03-31

申请人： John Parker ,  Herbert Baechler ,  Markus Haller

发明人： John Parker ,  Herbert Baechler ,  Markus Haller

IPC分类号： A61F2/18 ,  H04R25/00 ,  A61M5/142

CPC分类号： H04R25/00 ,  A61M5/14276 ,  A61M2205/05 ,  A61M2210/0662 ,  H04R25/606 ,  H04R25/70 ,  H04R2460/13 ,  Y10T29/49572

摘要： A system for fitting a hearing prosthesis to a recipient. The system comprises a stimulation arrangement configured to at least one of mechanically and acoustically stimulate the recipient's inner ear based on an input signal; a neural response detection arrangement configured to detect the recipient's neural responses to the stimulation; and a processor configured to assess the recipient's neural responses, and to adjust operation of the hearing prosthesis based on the assessment of the neural responses.

摘要翻译： 一种用于将听觉假体装配到受体的系统。 该系统包括被配置为基于输入信号机械地和声学地刺激接受者的内耳中的至少一个的刺激装置; 被配置为检测受体对刺激的神经反应的神经反应检测装置; 以及处理器，其被配置为基于所述神经反应的评估来评估所述受体的神经反应并且调整所述听力假体的操作。

公开(公告)号：US07688991B2

公开(公告)日：2010-03-30

申请号：US11420130

申请日：2006-05-24

申请人： Herbert Baechler ,  Francois Callias ,  Stefan Haenggi

发明人： Herbert Baechler ,  Francois Callias ,  Stefan Haenggi

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/554 ,  H04R25/552 ,  H04R25/558

摘要： There is provided a method of operating a hearing assistance system comprising a hearing device (10, 110, 210), which comprises means (24) for stimulating a user's hearing and which is worn at one of the user's ears, and a remote device (12, 30, 40) spaced apart from the hearing device. The method comprises: establishing a wireless link (26) between the hearing device and the remote device for transmitting signals from the remote device to the hearing device, and operating the system in a base mode; detecting whether a source (28) of radio frequency signals interfering with the wireless link and having a transmission power changing according to a predictable scheme between low power regimes and high power regimes is present in the vicinity of the hearing device; and operating the system in an interference mode as long as the presence of such source of periodic signals interfering with the wireless link is detected, in which interference mode the transmission of the signals from the remote device to the hearing device is synchronized to the detected power scheme of the interfering signals in such a manner that the signals are transmitted only during the low power regimes.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种操作助听系统的方法，该助听系统包括听力设备（10,110,210），该听力设备包括用于刺激用户听力并且佩戴在用户耳朵之一的装置（24）和远程设备 12,30,40）与听力装置间隔开。 该方法包括：在听觉设备和远程设备之间建立无线链路（26），用于将信号从远程设备发送到听觉设备，并以基本模式操作系统; 检测在所述听力设备附近是否存在干扰所述无线链路的射频信号的源（28）和根据所述低功率状态与高功率状态之间的可预测方案而发射功率变化的传输功率; 并且只要存在这种干扰于无线链路的周期信号源存在，则干扰模式中的系统处于干扰模式，其中干扰模式将来自远程设备的信号传输到听觉设备的信号与检测到的功率同步 干扰信号的方案，使得信号仅在低功率状态下传输。

公开(公告)号：US08224004B2

公开(公告)日：2012-07-17

申请号：US11530048

申请日：2006-09-08

申请人： Herbert Baechler ,  Hilmar Meier ,  Michael Boretzki

发明人： Herbert Baechler ,  Hilmar Meier ,  Michael Boretzki

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/30 ,  H04R25/505 ,  H04R25/558 ,  H04R2225/33 ,  H04R2225/55 ,  H04R2420/07

摘要： A hearing system includes a hearing device with a signal processing unit. A control input of the signal processing unit is connected to a device communication port. A remote control device has a wireless communication port for single or bi-directional wireless communication with the device communication port. A computer is embedded in the remote control device. An output of the computer is connected to the wireless communication port and to a machine/man interface at the remote control device. An input of the computer is connected to a man/machine interface at the remote control device. A set of application programs is executable by the computer.

摘要翻译： 听力系统包括具有信号处理单元的听力装置。 信号处理单元的控制输入连接到设备通信端口。 遥控设备具有用于与设备通信端口进行单向或双向无线通信的无线通信端口。 计算机嵌入在遥控设备中。 计算机的输出连接到无线通信端口和远程控制设备上的机器/人机接口。 计算机的输入端连接到远程控制设备的人机界面。 一组应用程序可由计算机执行。

公开(公告)号：US08189837B2

公开(公告)日：2012-05-29

申请号：US12518936

申请日：2006-12-15

申请人： Herbert Baechler

发明人： Herbert Baechler

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/554 ,  H04R25/407

摘要： The hearing system (1) comprises a filtering unit (6) for improving a signal-to-noise ratio of an S+N-audio signal (S+N) composed of a desired audio signal (S) and a unwanted audio signal (N), which filtering unit (6) comprises an adaptive filter; an S+N-input for receiving said S+N-audio signal (S+N); an N*-input for receiving an N*-audio signal (N*), which is used as an estimate for said unwanted audio signal (N); and an S*-output for outputting an S*-audio signal (S*) obtained in dependence of said S+N-audio signal (S+N) and said N*-audio signal (N*), which is an approximation towards said desired signal (S); wherein the hearing system (1) comprises a selecting unit (2) operationally connected to said filtering unit (6) for selecting a first input audio signal (In1; In2; . . . ) from at least two input audio signals (In1, In2) and feeding said first input audio signal (In1; In2) either to said S+N-input or to said N*-input. Preferably, said selecting unit (2) is adapted to selecting also a second input audio signal (In2) from said at least two input audio signals (In1, In2), which is different from said first input audio signal (In1), and said first input audio signal (In1) is fed to said S+N-input, and said second input audio signal (In2) is fed to said N*-input.

摘要翻译： 听力系统（1）包括滤波单元（6），用于改善由期望音频信号（S）组成的S + N音频信号（S + N）和不需要的音频信号（S + N）的信噪比 N），该滤波单元（6）包括自适应滤波器; 用于接收所述S + N音频信号（S + N）的S + N输入; 用于接收用作所述不需要的音频信号（N）的估计值的N *音频信号（N *）的N *输入; 以及S *输出，用于输出根据作为近似值的所述S + N音频信号（S + N）和所述N *音频信号（N *）获得的S *音频信号（S *） 朝向所述期望信号（S）; 其中所述听力系统（1）包括操作地连接到所述滤波单元（6）的选择单元（2），用于从至少两个输入音频信号（In1，In2）中选择第一输入音频信号（In1; In2 ...） ），并将所述第一输入音频信号（In1; In2）馈送到所述S + N输入或所述N *输入。 优选地，所述选择单元（2）还适于从与所述第一输入音频信号（In1）不同的所述至少两个输入音频信号（In1，In2）中选择第二输入音频信号（In2），并且所述 第一输入音频信号（In1）被馈送到所述S + N输入，并且所述第二输入音频信号（In2）被馈送到所述N *输入。

公开(公告)号：US08081787B2

公开(公告)日：2011-12-20

申请号：US12520733

申请日：2006-12-20

申请人： Stefan Haenggi ,  Herbert Baechler

发明人： Stefan Haenggi ,  Herbert Baechler

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/558 ,  H04R25/554

摘要： A system providing hearing assistance to a user having a wireless remote control for transmitting control commands as an amplitude modulated radio frequency signal, an RF power detector for outputting a signal representative of the power envelope of the RF signal received by an antenna of the RF power detector, a classifier unit for analyzing the output signal of the RF power detector to detect control commands of the remote control and to detect the presence of a source of interfering RF signals, an audio signal processing unit, and a user's ear worn part for stimulating the user's hearing according to audio signals processed in the audio signal processing unit. The classifier unit provides a control signal representing detected remote control commands and an interference signal representing the presence of a source of interfering RF signals. Operation of the audio signal processing unit is controlled by the control signal.

摘要翻译： 一种向具有无线遥控器的用户提供助听器的系统，用于传送作为幅度调制射频信号的控制命令; RF功率检测器，用于输出表示由RF功率的天线接收的RF信号的功率包络的信号 检测器，用于分析RF功率检测器的输出信号以分析遥控器的控制命令并检测干扰RF信号源的存在的分类器单元，音频信号处理单元和用户的耳部磨损部分，用于刺激 用户根据在音频信号处理单元中处理的音频信号的听觉。 分类器单元提供表示检测到的遥控命令的控制信号和表示干扰RF信号源的存在的干扰信号。 音频信号处理单元的操作由控制信号控制。

公开(公告)号：US20100128906A1

公开(公告)日：2010-05-27

申请号：US12520733

申请日：2006-12-20

申请人： Stefan Haenggi ,  Herbert Baechler

发明人： Stefan Haenggi ,  Herbert Baechler

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/558 ,  H04R25/554

摘要： A system providing hearing assistance to a user having a wireless remote control for transmitting control commands as an amplitude modulated radio frequency signal, an RF power detector for outputting a signal representative of the power envelope of the RF signal received by an antenna of the RF power detector, a classifier unit for analyzing the output signal of the RF power detector to detect control commands of the remote control and to detect the presence of a source of interfering RF signals, an audio signal processing unit, and a user's ear worn part for stimulating the user's hearing according to audio signals processed in the audio signal processing unit. The classifier unit provides a control signal representing detected remote control commands and an interference signal representing the presence of a source of interfering RF signals. Operation of the audio signal processing unit is controlled by the control signal.

摘要翻译： 一种向具有无线遥控器的用户提供助听器的系统，用于传送作为幅度调制射频信号的控制命令; RF功率检测器，用于输出表示由RF功率的天线接收的RF信号的功率包络的信号 检测器，用于分析RF功率检测器的输出信号以分析遥控器的控制命令并检测干扰RF信号源的存在的分类器单元，音频信号处理单元和用户的耳部磨损部分，用于刺激 用户根据在音频信号处理单元中处理的音频信号的听觉。 分类器单元提供表示检测到的遥控命令的控制信号和表示干扰RF信号源的存在的干扰信号。 音频信号处理单元的操作由控制信号控制。

公开(公告)号：US07580535B2

公开(公告)日：2009-08-25

申请号：US10842270

申请日：2004-05-10

申请人： Herbert Baechler

发明人： Herbert Baechler

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R1/00 ,  H04R25/552

摘要： Binaural hearing devices are operated by establishing a communication link between the devices. The communication link is exclusively for transmitting non-audio signals between two devices.

摘要翻译： 通过在设备之间建立通信链路来操作双耳听力设备。 通信链路仅用于在两个设备之间传输非音频信号。

公开(公告)号：US20110150256A1

公开(公告)日：2011-06-23

申请号：US12994505

申请日：2008-05-30

申请人： Herbert Baechler ,  Raoul Glatt

发明人： Herbert Baechler ,  Raoul Glatt

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/353 ,  H04R2225/39 ,  H04R2225/41 ,  H04R2225/43 ,  H04R2460/03 ,  H04R2460/05

摘要： In a digital hearing aid device (1) frequency modification is employed above a lower spectral bound and in accordance with a compression factor. The frequency modification is dynamically adjusted in dependence on a sound environment analysis (10) or an end-user input (30), by modifying the frequency modification parameters such as a lower spectral bound and a compression factor. The adjustment can be based on an interpolation between predefined parameters. In certain sound environments, such as loud noise, own-voice and telephone conversations, frequency modification is reduced or switched off. The proposed solutions have the advantage that the occurrence of disturbing noise and of distortions of harmonic relationships at the end-user's ear is reduced and signal processing resources as well as battery resources are saved.

摘要翻译： 在数字助听器装置（1）中，在较低频谱界限之下并根据压缩因子采用频率修改。 根据声音环境分析（10）或最终用户输入（30），通过修改诸如较低频谱边界和压缩因子的频率修改参数来动态调整频率修改。 调整可以基于预定义参数之间的内插。 在某些声音环境中，例如大噪声，自己的语音和电话对话，频率修改被减少或关闭。 所提出的解决方案的优点在于减少了最终用户耳朵处的干扰噪声和谐波关系失真的发生，并且节省了信号处理资源以及电池资源。

公开(公告)号：US20080037798A1

公开(公告)日：2008-02-14

申请号：US11465846

申请日：2006-08-21

申请人： Herbert Baechler ,  Stefan Launer ,  Bernd Waldmann

发明人： Herbert Baechler ,  Stefan Launer ,  Bernd Waldmann

IPC分类号： H04R29/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/70 ,  H04R25/30 ,  H04R2225/55 ,  H04R2420/07

摘要： The method comprises the steps of automatically monitoring and detecting indications indicative of a forthcoming event concerning hearing systems; if such an indication is detected, retrieving identification data identifying at least one device of the hearing system concerned, referred to as specific device, or a user of said hearing system concerned, referred to as specific user; ansusing said identification data for retrieving further data related to said specific device as device data or related to said specific user as user data.The method and the corresponding system can be used for adjusting said specific hearing system or other support actions, like dispensing consumables for said specific hearing system, or preparatory actions, like launching a suitable fitting program or loading audiological data related to the user.

摘要翻译： 该方法包括以下步骤：自动监测和检测指示即将发生的关于听觉系统的事件的指示; 如果检测到这样的指示，则检索标识被称为特定设备的所述听觉系统的至少一个设备的标识数据或被称为特定用户的所述听觉系统的用户; 使用所述识别数据来检索与所述特定设备相关的进一步数据作为设备数据或与所述特定用户相关的用户数据。 该方法和相应的系统可以用于调整所述特定听力系统或其他支持动作，例如用于所述特定听力系统的分配消耗品，或者准备动作，例如启动合适的装配程序或加载与用户相关的听力学数据。

公开(公告)号：US20070071264A1

公开(公告)日：2007-03-29

申请号：US11530048

申请日：2006-09-08

申请人： Herbert Baechler ,  Hilmar Meier

发明人： Herbert Baechler ,  Hilmar Meier

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/30 ,  H04R25/505 ,  H04R25/558 ,  H04R2225/33 ,  H04R2225/55 ,  H04R2420/07

摘要： A hearing system includes a hearing device with a signal processing unit. A control input of the signal processing unit is connected to a device communication port. A remote control device has a wireless communication port for single or bi-directional wireless communication with the device communication port. A computer is embedded in the remote control device. An output of the computer is connected to the wireless communication port and to a machine/man interface at the remote control device. An input of the computer is connected to a man/machine interface at the remote control device. A set of application programs is executable by the computer.

摘要翻译： 听力系统包括具有信号处理单元的听力装置。 信号处理单元的控制输入连接到设备通信端口。 遥控设备具有用于与设备通信端口进行单向或双向无线通信的无线通信端口。 计算机嵌入在遥控设备中。 计算机的输出连接到无线通信端口和远程控制设备上的机器/人机接口。 计算机的输入端连接到远程控制设备的人机界面。 一组应用程序可由计算机执行。