公开(公告)号：US11690555B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-04

申请号：US15890722

申请日：2018-02-07

Applicant: WIDEX A/S

Inventor： Soren Kilsgaard ,  Mike Lind Rank ,  Michael Ungstrup ,  Morten Holm Jensen ,  Preben Kidmose

IPC: A61B5/316 ,  A61B5/291 ,  A61B5/00

CPC classification number: A61B5/316 ,  A61B5/291 ,  A61B5/6817 ,  A61B5/725 ,  A61B2562/0214

Abstract: A wearable EEG monitor for continuously monitoring the EEG of a user through capacitive coupling to an ear canal of a user includes an ear insert (1) for positioning within the human ear canal, having at least two capacitive electrodes (16) for recording a signal. The electrodes are coated with a dielectricum for electrical insulation. The electrodes are connected to an amplifier (17). The amplifier has an input impedance matched to the impedance of the electrodes. The invention further provides a method of monitoring brain waves.

公开(公告)号：US10582312B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-03

申请号：US15921997

申请日：2018-03-15

Applicant: WIDEX A/S

Inventor： Michael Ungstrup ,  Mike Lind Rank

IPC: H04R25/00

Abstract: A mobile communication device (50) receives an audio stream as input and delivers a processed audio stream as output. The mobile communication device has a data connection providing access to the Internet, and a short range data connection for delivering a processed audio stream as output to a specific hearing aid (10). The mobile communication device acquires a data set containing hearing aid settings for the specific hearing aid from a remote server (71), and adjusts the emulation software application by means of the data set containing hearing aid settings for the specific hearing aid (10). The mobile communication device transmits the control signals and a processed audio stream to the specific hearing aid via the short range data connection and the specific hearing aid outputs the audio signal to the user without additional amplification. The invention also provides a method of signal processing in a mobile communication device.

公开(公告)号：US20190208340A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-04

申请号：US16295389

申请日：2019-03-07

Applicant: Widex A/S

Inventor： Michael Ungstrup ,  Mike Lind Rank

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  H04B1/3827 ,  H04W4/80

CPC classification number: H04R25/554 ,  H04B1/3827 ,  H04R25/305 ,  H04R25/353 ,  H04R25/453 ,  H04R25/558 ,  H04R25/70 ,  H04R2225/39 ,  H04R2225/41 ,  H04R2225/55 ,  H04R2460/07 ,  H04W4/80

Abstract: A hearing system includes a hearing aid (10) and personal communication device (20) connected via a short range data communication link. The hearing aid has a signal processor (13) processing an audio signal according to audio processing parameters, a sub-system applying respective sets of processing parameters for at least two modes, a classifier component (51) statistically analyzing the environment by comparing specific characteristics of an electrical input signal to one or more thresholds. A program selector component (16) selects automatically an appropriate mode for the signal processing sub-system according to the classifier output. The personal communication device offers the user an interface for controlling and interacting with the program selector component of the hearing aid, and for generating and transmitting a notification to the hearing aid. Upon reception of the notification, the processor adjusts at least one of the one or more thresholds used by the classifier component.

公开(公告)号：US10264368B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-16

申请号：US15810527

申请日：2017-11-13

Applicant: Widex A/S

Inventor： Michael Ungstrup ,  Mike Lind Rank

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04B1/3827

Abstract: A hearing system includes a hearing aid (10) and personal communication device (20) connected via a short range data communication link. The hearing aid (10) has a signal processor (13) processing an audio signal according to audio processing parameters, a sub-system applying respective sets of processing parameters for at least two modes, a classifier component (51) statistically analyzing the environment by comparing specific characteristics of an electrical input signal to one or more thresholds. A program selector component (16) selects automatically an appropriate mode for the signal processing sub-system according to the classifier output. The personal communication device (20) offers the user an interface for controlling and interacting with the program selector component (16) of the hearing aid (10), and for generating and transmitting a notification to the hearing aid (10). Upon reception of the notification, the processor (13) adjusts at least one of the one or more thresholds used by the classifier component (51).

公开(公告)号：US10206049B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-12

申请号：US15047755

申请日：2016-02-19

Applicant: WIDEX A/S

Inventor： Michael Ungstrup ,  Mike Lind Rank

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  H04B1/3827 ,  H04W4/80

Abstract: A hearing system includes a hearing aid (10) and a personal communication device (20), and both have a short range data transceiver (15, 29) for short range data communication. The hearing aid (10) has a signal processor (13) processing an electric input signal according to predefined audio processing parameters, and a signal processing sub-system with at least two modes of operation applying respective sets of audio processing parameters. A program selector component (16) has a classifier (51) analyzing the electric input signal and classifies an auditory environment of the hearing aid (10). The personal communication device (20) has an auxiliary classifier component (24) monitoring the use of the personal communication device, and generates and transmits a notification upon detection of a change of the environment. The program selector component (16) receives the notification from the auxiliary classifier component (24), and takes the notification into account when selecting one of said at least two modes of operation for the signal processing sub-system.

公开(公告)号：US09875753B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-23

申请号：US14671329

申请日：2015-03-27

Applicant: Widex A/S

Inventor： Michael Ungstrup ,  Mike Lind Rank

IPC: G10L13/00 ,  G10L21/02 ,  H04R25/00 ,  G10L21/0364 ,  G10L15/26 ,  G10L15/30

CPC classification number: G10L21/0205 ,  G10L13/00 ,  G10L15/26 ,  G10L15/30 ,  G10L21/0364 ,  H04R25/55 ,  H04R25/554 ,  H04R2225/43

Abstract: A system for improving speech intelligibility of an audio signal, comprises a hearing aid (10), a server (71), and an external device (50)—such as a smartphone or a tablet computer. The hearing aid has a short range transceiver. The server is accessible via the Internet, and has a Speech Recognition Engine converting speech into text. The external device has a short range transceiver for communication with said hearing aid, a second transceiver for providing a wireless data connection to said server via the Internet, means for handling a speech stream intended for the hearing aid, and a Text-To-Speech engine adapted to synthesize speech based on a string of text. The invention also provides a method of improving speech intelligibility of an audio signal.

公开(公告)号：US11006226B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-11

申请号：US16497251

申请日：2018-03-21

Applicant: WIDEX A/S

Inventor： Klaus Krogsgaard ,  Michael Ungstrup

IPC: H04R25/00

Abstract: A binaural hearing aid system (100) with improved diversity properties. The invention also provides a method for operating such a binaural hearing aid system (100).

公开(公告)号：US10986451B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-20

申请号：US15887420

申请日：2018-02-02

Applicant: Widex A/S

Inventor： Michael Ungstrup ,  Michael Johannes Pihl ,  Mike Lind Rank ,  Jan Hesselballe

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  H04W8/00 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W76/10

Abstract: A hearing assistive system, comprises a personal communication device (10) and a head-worn device (20). The personal communication device (10) has a user interface (12) being adapted for user interaction, a processor (11) controlling the user interface (12) and being adapted to run an application program, a short-range radio (13), and an output transducer (15). The head-worn device (20) has an input transducer (24) adapted for converting sound into an electric signal applied to a processor (21) outputting a modified audio signal via an output transducer (25). The application program is adapted to generate and output a data packet (70) on an audio carrier via the output transducer (15). The head-worn device (20) has an audio signaling block (26) for detecting and decoding the data packet (70) received by the input transducer (24). The head-worn device (20) has a controller (27) for controlling the operation of a short-range radio (28). The audio signaling block (26) is adapted to detect a radio pair command included in the data packet (70), and to instruct the controller (27) to enter pairing mode for the short-range radio (28), accordingly.

公开(公告)号：US10979827B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-13

申请号：US16498266

申请日：2018-03-23

Applicant: WIDEX A/S

Inventor： Peter Magnus Norgaard ,  Michael Ungstrup ,  Thilo Volker Thiede

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  G10L25/21

Abstract: A method of estimating a feedback path of a hearing aid (200). The invention also relates to a hearing aid (200) adapted to carry out said method.

公开(公告)号：US11330379B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-10

申请号：US16871538

申请日：2020-05-11

Applicant: Widex A/S

Inventor： Michael Ungstrup ,  Mike Lind Rank

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04B1/3827

Abstract: A hearing system includes a hearing aid (10) and personal communication device (20) connected via a short range data communication link. The hearing aid has a signal processor (13) processing an audio signal according to audio processing parameters, a sub-system applying respective sets of processing parameters for at least two modes, a classifier component (51) statistically analyzing the environment by comparing specific characteristics of an electrical input signal to one or more thresholds. A program selector component (16) selects automatically an appropriate mode for the signal processing sub-system according to the classifier output. The personal communication device offers the user an interface for controlling and interacting with the program selector component of the hearing aid, and for generating and transmitting a notification to the hearing aid. Upon reception of the notification, the processor adjusts at least one of the one or more thresholds used by the classifier component.