公开(公告)号：US20240377430A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-14

申请号：US18642443

申请日：2024-04-22

Applicant: SONOVA AG

Inventor： Andrea Hernández Casillas ,  Nina Stumpf ,  Niklas Ignasiak ,  Hans-Ueli Roeck ,  Nicholas Ohs

IPC: G01P15/08 ,  G01C19/56 ,  G01S17/08 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  H04R25/00

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a hearing system comprising a first hearing device including a first sensor configured to provide first sensor data; a second hearing device including a second sensor configured to provide second sensor data indicative of a displacement of the second hearing device and/or a property detected on the user at the location of the second hearing device; and a processing unit communicatively coupled to the first and second sensor. The disclosure further relates to a method of operating the hearing system and a computer-implemented method.

公开(公告)号：US12156742B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-03

申请号：US17585373

申请日：2022-01-26

Applicant: SONOVA AG

Inventor： Anna M. Parker ,  Nina Stumpf ,  Niklas Ignasiak ,  Nicholas Ohs ,  Manuela Feilner ,  Hans-Ueli Roeck ,  Nadim El Guindi

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/021 ,  A61B5/024 ,  A61B5/026 ,  A61B5/08 ,  A61B5/113 ,  A61B5/145

Abstract: An illustrative hearing system may be configured to receive, from an inertial sensor included in a hearing device configured to be worn by a user, inertial sensor data representative of at least one of motion of the hearing device or orientation of the hearing device. The hearing system may further be configured to determine, based on the inertial sensor data, an activity state of the user and to determine, based on the activity state, a cardiorespiratory quality index representative of a quality level of a measurement of a cardiorespiratory property of the user.

公开(公告)号：US20230233149A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-27

申请号：US17585373

申请日：2022-01-26

Applicant: SONOVA AG

Inventor： Anna M. Parker ,  Nina Stumpf ,  Niklas Ignasiak ,  Nicholas Ohs ,  Manuela Feilner ,  Hans-Ueli Roeck ,  Nadim El Guindi

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/113 ,  A61B5/024 ,  A61B5/08 ,  A61B5/021 ,  A61B5/145 ,  A61B5/026

CPC classification number: A61B5/6815 ,  A61B5/113 ,  A61B5/02405 ,  A61B5/0816 ,  A61B5/021 ,  A61B5/14542 ,  A61B5/742 ,  A61B5/026 ,  A61B5/7221 ,  A61B2562/0219

Abstract: An illustrative hearing system may be configured to receive, from an inertial sensor included in a hearing device configured to be worn by a user, inertial sensor data representative of at least one of motion of the hearing device or orientation of the hearing device. The hearing system may further be configured to determine, based on the inertial sensor data, an activity state of the user and to determine, based on the activity state, a cardiorespiratory quality index representative of a quality level of a measurement of a cardiorespiratory property of the user.

公开(公告)号：US20230206745A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-29

申请号：US17563517

申请日：2021-12-28

Applicant: SONOVA AG

Inventor： Nicholas Ohs ,  Nadim El Guindi ,  Nina Stumpf ,  Niklas Ignasiak ,  Anna M. Parker ,  Manuela Feilner ,  Hans-Ueli Roeck

IPC: G08B21/24 ,  G01P15/00 ,  H04R1/10 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B7/00 ,  G08B3/10 ,  G06F3/16 ,  H04R1/08

CPC classification number: G08B21/245 ,  G01P15/00 ,  H04R1/1016 ,  A61B5/7221 ,  A61B7/00 ,  H04R1/1041 ,  A61B5/7267 ,  G08B3/10 ,  G06F3/167 ,  A61B5/7257 ,  A61B5/6803 ,  H04R1/08 ,  A61B5/741 ,  A61B2562/0219 ,  A61B2562/0204

Abstract: An illustrative system includes two wearable devices configured to be worn near a jaw on opposite sides of a user's head, each device comprising: at least one microphone, at least two accelerometers, at least one loudspeaker, wherein the system is configured to process data acquired by the accelerometers and by the microphones to: detect chewing, and output an audible notification via the loudspeakers to notify the user to brush the user's teeth after chewing is no longer detected.

公开(公告)号：US11006200B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-11

申请号：US16367328

申请日：2019-03-28

Applicant: Sonova AG

Inventor： Nadim El Guindi ,  Nina Stumpf

IPC: H04R1/10

Abstract: The disclosed technology generally relates to a hearing device configured adjust the tap detection sensitivity on based on context. The disclosed technology can determine a context for a hearing device based on sound received at the hearing device (e.g., determine loud environment) or a wireless communication signal from an external device received at the hearing device (e.g., receive a message that phone call is incoming); adjust a tapping sensitivity threshold of the hearing device based on the context; detect a tap of the hearing device based on the adjusted sensitivity threshold; and modify a setting of the hearing device (e.g., reduce volume based on a tap) or transmitting instructions to the external device based on detecting the tap. The hearing device can be a hearing aid.

公开(公告)号：US10798499B1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-06

申请号：US16370536

申请日：2019-03-29

Applicant: SONOVA AG

Inventor： Nadim El Guindi ,  Nina Stumpf ,  Ivo Spieler ,  Ullrich Sigwanz

IPC: H04R25/00

Abstract: An exemplary hearing device is configured to selectively connect to a remote audio source configured to provide remote audio content. The hearing device operates in a first audio rendering mode in which the processor provides the user with a first audio signal based on a first combination of at least one of the ambient audio content detected by a microphone and the remote audio content. The hearing device determines, while operating in the first audio rendering mode and based on the accelerometer data, a movement of the user. The hearing device determines, based on the movement of the user, whether to switch from operating in the first audio rendering mode to operating in a second audio rendering mode in which the processor provides the user with a second audio signal based on a second combination of at least one of the ambient audio content and the remote audio content.

公开(公告)号：US11166110B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-02

申请号：US16830488

申请日：2020-03-26

Applicant: Sonova AG

Inventor： Nadim El Guindi ,  Nina Stumpf ,  Hilmar Meier ,  Hans-Ueli Roeck

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  H04R1/10

Abstract: A hearing aid, including an inertial sensor for detecting movement of the hearing aid, and a power mode controller connected to the inertial sensor through a threshold comparison unit and adapted to switch the hearing aid off or into a low power mode if the threshold comparison unit detects that a characteristic of a signal including information on the movement detected by the inertial sensor is below a certain threshold. Also, a method for controlling a power mode of a hearing aid.

公开(公告)号：US20200314568A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-01

申请号：US16370536

申请日：2019-03-29

Applicant: SONOVA AG

Inventor： Nadim El Guindi ,  Nina Stumpf ,  Ivo Spieler ,  Ullrich Sigwanz

IPC: H04R25/00

Abstract: An exemplary hearing device is configured to selectively connect to a remote audio source configured to provide remote audio content. The hearing device operates in a first audio rendering mode in which the processor provides the user with a first audio signal based on a first combination of at least one of the ambient audio content detected by a microphone and the remote audio content. The hearing device determines, while operating in the first audio rendering mode and based on the accelerometer data, a movement of the user. The hearing device determines, based on the movement of the user, whether to switch from operating in the first audio rendering mode to operating in a second audio rendering mode in which the processor provides the user with a second audio signal based on a second combination of at least one of the ambient audio content and the remote audio content.

公开(公告)号：US20200314565A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-01

申请号：US16832134

申请日：2020-03-27

Applicant: Sonova AG

Inventor： Ullrich Sigwanz ,  Nadim El Guindi ,  Daniel Lucas-Hirtz ,  Nina Stumpf

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  G10L25/78 ,  G10L25/51

Abstract: A hearing device configured to be worn at a head of a user. The hearing device includes a vibration sensor to detect a vibration conducted through the user's head to the hearing device and to output a vibration signal including information about the vibration. At least part of the vibration can be caused by an own voice activity of the user. A method of operating the hearing device allows a reliable own voice detection at rather low processing effort. The processor determines a presence of an own voice characteristic in the vibration signal at a vibration frequency associated with the own voice characteristic and identifies the own voice activity based on an identification criterion including the presence of the own voice characteristic in the vibration signal at the associated vibration frequency. The own voice characteristic indicative of part of the vibration can be caused by the own voice activity.

公开(公告)号：US20200314561A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-01

申请号：US16830488

申请日：2020-03-26

Applicant: Sonova AG

Inventor： Nadim El Guindi ,  Nina Stumpf ,  Hilmar Meier ,  Hans-Ueli Roeck

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  H04R1/10

Abstract: A hearing aid, including an inertial sensor for detecting movement of the hearing aid, and a power mode controller connected to the inertial sensor through a threshold comparison unit and adapted to switch the hearing aid off or into a low power mode if the threshold comparison unit detects that a characteristic of a signal including information on the movement detected by the inertial sensor is below a certain threshold. Also, a method for controlling a power mode of a hearing aid.