HEARING DEVICE INCLUDING IMAGE SENSOR

    公开(公告)号:US20210274292A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-02

    申请号:US16332439

    申请日:2017-09-15

    摘要: Various embodiments of a hearing device including an image sensor are disclosed. The hearing device can include a housing, a user sensory interface connected to the housing, an image sensor connected to the housing, and an acoustic sensor connected to the housing. The device can also include a processor that is adapted to process image data from the image sensor to identify an image object, process acoustic data from the acoustic sensor, and determine a spatial location of the image object based upon at least one of the processed image data and the processed acoustic data. The processor can also be adapted to provide the spatial location to the user sensory interface, which can provide a sensory stimulus to the user that is representative of the spatial location of the image object.

    ACCOUSTIC FEEDBACK PATH MODELING FOR HEARING ASSISTANCE DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20210144494A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-13

    申请号:US16332437

    申请日:2017-09-12

    IPC分类号: H04R25/00

    摘要: A system and method of determining a filter to cancel feedback signals from input signals in a hearing assistance device includes determining feedback signals for a plurality of feedback paths associated with the device, and determining a model of the plurality of feedback paths, with the model having an invariant portion and a time varying portion. A probable structure of the invariant portion is determined to generate a structural constraint to constrain the plurality of feedback paths, and probability distributions to impose the structural constraint on the invariant portion are determined. During an iterative process, the invariant portion is iteratively determined using the determined probability distributions and the feedback path measurements. A measurement noise variance representative of model mismatch is updated, for each iteration, to reduce a probability of a non-desirable determination of an invariant filter, and the invariant filter is determined in response to a criterion for ending the iterative process being satisfied.

    Method and apparatus for synchronizing hearing instruments via wireless communication
    8.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for synchronizing hearing instruments via wireless communication 有权
    通过无线通信同步听力仪器的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US09471090B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-10-18

    申请号:US13683986

    申请日:2012-11-21

    摘要: A hearing assistance system including a hearing instrument designated as a master device and at least another hearing instrument designated as a slave device. The master device is communicatively coupled to the slave device via a wireless link. The master device has a master clock and generates master time stamps for specified events timed by the master clock. The master time stamps are sent to the slave device via the wireless link. The slave device has a slave clock and generates slave time stamps for specified events timed by the slave clock. The slave clock is adjusted for synchronization to the master clock using the master time stamps and the slave time stamps.

    摘要翻译: 一种听力辅助系统,包括被指定为主装置的听力仪器和至少另一个被指定为从装置的听力仪器。 主设备经由无线链路通信地耦合到从设备。 主设备具有主时钟,并为主时钟定时的指定事件生成主时间戳。 主时间戳通过无线链路发送到从设备。 从设备具有从时钟,并为从时钟定时的指定事件生成从时间戳。 使用主时间戳和从时间戳调整从时钟与主时钟的同步。

    METHOD TO ESTIMATE THE SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL AT EARDRUM USING MEASUREMENTS AWAY FROM THE EARDRUM
    9.
    发明申请
    METHOD TO ESTIMATE THE SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL AT EARDRUM USING MEASUREMENTS AWAY FROM THE EARDRUM 审中-公开
    使用测量仪器从耳朵估计声压级别的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20140018698A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-01-16

    申请号:US14029990

    申请日:2013-09-18

    摘要: A method for measuring sound pressure at a tympanic membrane of a wearer's ear including a high frequency range with a hearing assistance device. The hearing assistance device comprises a processor connected to a sensor in the ear canal. The device provides a measure of the sound pressure level at the tympanic membrane of the wearer using a null frequency and a null Q measured at a distant position away from the tympanic membrane. The method does not require a precise knowledge of the ear canal, nor does it require an elaborate calibration step. In various embodiments, the present approach works at low and high frequencies.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于通过助听装置测量包括高频范围的佩戴者耳朵鼓膜处的声压的方法。 听力辅助装置包括连接到耳道中的传感器的处理器。 该装置使用在远离鼓膜的远离位置处测得的零频率和零点Q来测量佩戴者鼓膜上的声压级。 该方法不需要耳道的精确知识,也不需要精细的校准步骤。 在各种实施例中,本方法在低频和高频下工作。

    EEG-assisted beamformer, beamforming method and ear-worn hearing system

    公开(公告)号:US11617043B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-28

    申请号:US17265931

    申请日:2019-08-07

    IPC分类号: H04R25/00 A61B5/369 A61B5/00

    摘要: Disclosed is a multi-mode beam former, comprising a device for receiving a multi-mode input signal, and a device for constructing an optimization model and solving the optimization model to obtain a beam-forming weight coefficient for performing linear or non-linear combination on the multi-mode input signal. The optimization model comprises an optimization formula for obtaining the beam-forming weight coefficient. The optimization formula comprises: establishing an association between at least one electroencephalogram signal and a beam forming output, and optimizing the association to construct the beam-forming weight coefficient associated with the at least one electroencephalogram signal.