Dual wireless audio streams transmission allowing for spatial diversity or own voice pickup (OVPU)

    公开(公告)号:US11134350B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-28

    申请号:US16739531

    申请日:2020-01-10

    Applicant: Sonova AG

    Abstract: Provided is an audio transmission method between at least two audio communication systems including a transmitting audio communication system with first and second audio transmitting devices and a receiving audio communication system with at least one audio receiving device. The method includes transmitting a first wireless audio stream, via a first wireless audio link, by the first audio transmitting device and a second wireless audio stream, via a second wireless audio link, by the second audio transmitting device; and selecting, by the at least one audio receiving device, one of the first wireless audio stream or the second wireless audio stream based on quality parameters of the first audio link and the second wireless audio link.

    A HEARING DEVICE, A SOUND RECEIVING ARRANGEMENT, A SET OF PARTS AND A HEARING DEVICE SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20200162824A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-21

    申请号:US16632438

    申请日:2017-07-20

    Applicant: Sonova AG

    Inventor: Hilmar Meier

    Abstract: A hearing device including a housing, at least two microphones, and a sound receiving arrangement coupled to the housing such to span across the tragus of the user's ear in a direction from the rear of the user's head to the front of the user's head. The sound receiving arrangement includes a case formed with at least two openings adapted to allow sound entrance from the environment to the at least two microphones, respectively, wherein the openings are formed in portions of the sound receiving arrangement such that one of the at least two openings is located in front of the tragus and one is located rear the tragus.

    Hearing device, a sound receiving arrangement, a set of parts and a hearing device system

    公开(公告)号:US11057719B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-06

    申请号:US16632438

    申请日:2017-07-20

    Applicant: Sonova AG

    Inventor: Hilmar Meier

    Abstract: A hearing device including a housing, at least two microphones, and a sound receiving arrangement coupled to the housing such to span across the tragus of the user's ear in a direction from the rear of the user's head to the front of the user's head. The sound receiving arrangement includes a case formed with at least two openings adapted to allow sound entrance from the environment to the at least two microphones, respectively, wherein the openings are formed in portions of the sound receiving arrangement such that one of the at least two openings is located in front of the tragus and one is located rear the tragus.

    Hearing assistance system and method

    公开(公告)号:US09866975B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-09

    申请号:US15308924

    申请日:2014-05-28

    Applicant: SONOVA AG

    CPC classification number: H04R25/554 H04R2225/55 H04R2460/03 H04W8/005

    Abstract: A hearing assistance system having a hearing assistance device to be worn at one of a user's ears and a scanning device, the hearing assistance device and the scanning device both having an interface for wireless data exchange between the hearing assistance device and the scanning device, wherein the hearing assistance device is adapted for wireless data exchange with an external device, wherein the scanning device is adapted to scan for wireless signals from the external device and to transmit, once such signals have been received by the scanning device, a message to the hearing assistance device for notifying the hearing assistance device of the availability of the external device, and wherein the hearing assistance device is adapted to decide, upon receipt of such notification message from the scanning device, whether on not to initiate wireless data exchange with the external device.

    Method for providing sound to persons during a talk and system for performing the method

    公开(公告)号:US11032654B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-08

    申请号:US16486807

    申请日:2018-02-05

    Applicant: SONOVA AG

    Abstract: A method for the broadcasting of sound to persons (10, 20, 30) with mobile hearing systems (11, 21, 31) at a meeting with a speaker (1) and with an audiovisual system (2, 3, 4), the audiovisual system having a computer (2), a screen (3) and a microphone (4). The method comprises the steps: receiving first data from a first mobile hearing system (11) which is carried by a first person (10), wherein the first data reference an image (12) of the first person (10); receiving second data from a second mobile hearing system (21) which is carried by a second person (20), wherein the second data reference an image (22) of the second person (20); depicting the image (12) of the first person (10) and the image (22) of the second person (20) on the screen (3) for perception by the speaker (1); selecting a person (10, 20) by the speaker (1) by choosing one of the depicted images (12, 22); generating a speech signal by recording speech of the speaker (1) with the microphone (4); wireless transmission of the speech signal to the mobile hearing system (11, 21) of the selected person (10, 20); and presentation of the speech signal by a loudspeaker of the mobile hearing system (11, 21) for perception by the selected person (10, 20).

    Method of operating a hearing device

    公开(公告)号:US10652671B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-12

    申请号:US16060483

    申请日:2015-12-15

    Applicant: Sonova AG

    Abstract: There is provided a method of operating a hearing device (10, 11) to be worn by a user, comprising: defining a plurality of hearing device services and assigning to each hearing device service a service access confirmation level selected from a plurality of hierarchically structured service access confirmation levels; providing an access software platform for enabling third party service access to the hearing device services; providing at least one application program adapted to provide a third party service to the hearing device, each application program adapted to utilize the access software platform and at least one of the hearing device services; providing a manufacturer access service for approving or denying access to the hearing device for each of the application programs depending on whether or not approval for the respective service access confirmation level(s) has been previously obtained.

    Method of Operating a Hearing Device
    10.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180359574A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-13

    申请号:US16060483

    申请日:2015-12-15

    Applicant: Sonova AG

    Abstract: There is provided a method of operating a hearing device (10, 11) to be worn by a user, comprising: defining a plurality of hearing device services and assigning to each hearing device service a service access confirmation level selected from a plurality of hierarchically structured service access confirmation levels; providing an access software platform for enabling third party service access to the hearing device services; providing at least one application program adapted to provide a third party service to the hearing device, each application program adapted to utilize the access software platform and at least one of the hearing device services; providing a manufacturer access service for approving or denying access to the hearing device for each of the application programs depending on whether or not approval for the respective service access confirmation level(s) has been previously obtained.

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