METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING AUDIO SIGNALS
    1.
    发明申请
    METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING AUDIO SIGNALS 审中-公开
    处理音频信号的方法和设备

    公开(公告)号:US20150333717A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-11-19

    申请号:US14808705

    申请日:2015-07-24

    Applicant: OTICON A/S

    Abstract: A method for processing an audio signal (i(t)), comprises: receiving a first set (x(t)) of time-varying signals representing a first sound comprised in the audio signal (i(t)), the first set (x(t)) of time-varying signals comprising an amplitude modulation signal (a(t)), a carrier frequency signal (fc(t)), a pitch signal (f0(t)) and an FM index signal (h(t)); and modifying the first set (x(t)) of time-varying signals by modifying the amplitude of the FM index signal (h(t)), thereby providing a first modified set (x′(t)) of time-varying signals. The resulting first modified set (x′(t)) of time-varying signals may subsequently be modulated to provide an audio output signal.

    Abstract translation: 一种用于处理音频信号(i(t))的方法,包括:接收表示音频信号(i(t))中包含的第一声音的时变信号的第一组(x(t)),第一组 包括幅度调制信号(a(t)),载波频率信号(fc(t)),音调信号(f0(t))和FM索引信号(h)的时变信号(x(t)) (t)); 以及通过修改FM索引信号(h(t))的幅度来修改时变信号的第一集合(x(t)),从而提供时变信号的第一修改集(x'(t)) 。 可以随后调制所得到的时变信号的第一修改集(x'(t))以提供音频输出信号。

    HEARING AID COMPRISING AN ITE-PART ADAPTED TO BE LOCATED IN AN EAR CANAL OF A USER

    公开(公告)号:US20240284128A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-22

    申请号:US18650846

    申请日:2024-04-30

    Applicant: Oticon A/S

    CPC classification number: H04R25/505 H04R2225/025

    Abstract: A hearing aid comprises a) an ITE-part adapted for being located at or in an ear canal of the user, b) a forward path for processing sound from the environment of the user. The forward path comprises b1) at least one first input transducer providing at least one first electric input signal representing said sound as received at the respective at least one first microphone, said at least one first input transducer being located to allow picking up sound from the environment of the user, b2) an audio signal processor comprising a gain unit for applying a frequency and/or level dependent prescribed gain to compensate for a hearing impairment of the user to said at least one first electric input signal, or a signal or signals originating therefrom, and configured to provide a processed signal in dependence thereof, b3) an output transducer for providing stimuli perceivable as sound to the user in dependence of said processed signal. The hearing aid further comprises c) at least one second input transducer providing at least one second electric input signal representing said sound as received at the at least one second input transducer, the at least one second input transducer being located in said ITE-part to pick up sound at the eardrum of the user, d) a correlator configured to determine a correlation measure between the at least one second electric input signal, or a signal originating therefrom, and a signal of the forward path and e) a gain modifier configured to modify said gain of the gain unit in dependence of said correlation measure. A method of operating a hearing aid is further disclosed.

    SIGNAL PROCESSING IN A HEARING DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20230127309A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-27

    申请号:US18088293

    申请日:2022-12-23

    Applicant: Oticon A/S

    Inventor: Lars BRAMSLØW

    Abstract: A method of defining and setting a nonlinear signal processing of a hearing device, e.g. a hearing aid, by machine learning is provided. The hearing device being configured to be worn by a user at or in an ear or to be fully or partially implanted in the head at an ear of the user, the method comprising providing at least one electric input signal representing at least one input sound signal from an environment of a hearing device user, determining a normal-hearing representation of said at least one electric input signal based on a normal-hearing auditory model, determining a hearing-impaired representation of said at least one electric input signal based on a hearing-impaired auditory model, determining optimised training parameters by machine learning, where determining optimised training parameters comprises iteratively adjusting the training parameters, and comparing the normal-hearing representation with the hearing-impaired representation to determine a degree of matching between the normal-hearing representation and the hearing-impaired representation, until the degree of matching fulfils predetermined requirements, and, when the degree of matching fulfils the predetermined requirements, determining corresponding signal processing parameters of the hearing device based on the optimised training parameters. A hearing device is further provided.

    HEARING AID COMPRISING AN ITE-PART ADAPTED TO BE LOCATED IN AN EAR CANAL OF A USER

    公开(公告)号:US20230027782A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-26

    申请号:US17862992

    申请日:2022-07-12

    Applicant: Oticon A/S

    Abstract: A hearing aid comprises a) an ITE-part adapted for being located at or in an ear canal of the user, b) a forward path for processing sound from the environment of the user. The forward path comprises b1) at least one first input transducer providing at least one first electric input signal representing said sound as received at the respective at least one first microphone, said at least one first input transducer being located to allow picking up sound from the environment of the user, b2) an audio signal processor comprising a gain unit for applying a frequency and/or level dependent prescribed gain to compensate for a hearing impairment of the user to said at least one first electric input signal, or a signal or signals originating therefrom, and configured to provide a processed signal in dependence thereof, b3) an output transducer for providing stimuli perceivable as sound to the user in dependence of said processed signal. The hearing aid further comprises c) at least one second input transducer providing at least one second electric input signal representing said sound as received at the at least one second input transducer, the at least one second input transducer being located in said ITE-part to pick up sound at the eardrum of the user, d) a correlator configured to determine a correlation measure between the at least one second electric input signal, or a signal originating therefrom, and a signal of the forward path and e) a gain modifier configured to modify said gain of the gain unit in dependence of said correlation measure. A method of operating a hearing aid is further disclosed.

    BINAURAL HEARING AID DEVICE
    8.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180041848A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-02-08

    申请号:US15667207

    申请日:2017-08-02

    Applicant: OTICON A/S

    Abstract: The invention relates to a binaural hearing aid device, comprising a first hearing aid and a second hearing aid, respectively. Each hearing aid comprises a microphone unit, a receiver unit, an audio processor and a speaker unit. The microphone unit is configured to receive an acoustic front tone, indicative of a front part of a surround sound, and to convert the acoustic front tone into an electric front signal. The receiver unit is configured to receive a wireless rear communication signal, indicative of a rear part of the surround sound, and to convert the rear communication signal into an electric rear signal. The audio processor is configured to receive the electric front signal and the electric rear signal and to determine a processed electric rear signal with respect to the electric front signal, by adjusting a time delay between the electric rear signal and the electric front signal and by adjusting a sound level of the electric rear signal according to a sound level of the electric front signal, wherein the audio processor of the first hearing aid is configured to adjust the time delay and the sound level of the electric rear signal differently than the audio processor of the second hearing aid, such that the combined acoustic output of the first hearing aid and of the second hearing aid form the rear part of the surround sound.

    HEARING AID COMPRISING A NOISE REDUCTION SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20210329388A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-21

    申请号:US17233234

    申请日:2021-04-16

    Applicant: Oticon A/S

    Abstract: A hearing aid comprises a) a multitude of M input transducers each providing an electric input signal representative of environment sound in a time-frequency representation (k, l), and each comprise varying amounts of target (s) and noise (v) signal components; b) a signal processor configured to process said multitude of electric input signals; and comprising a beamformer filter configured to receive said multitude M of electric input signals and to provide a spatially filtered signal and a post-filter configured to receive said spatially filtered signal and to provide an estimate Ŝ(k, l) of a target signal representing said target signal components from said target sound source. The signal processor is configured to provide estimates of power spectral densities λs(k, l) of said target signal components in dependence of inter-frequency bin relationships between the spectral components enforced by properties of the electric input signals across at least some of said frequency bins.

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