公开(公告)号：US20180253275A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-06

申请号：US15447735

申请日：2017-03-02

申请人： Starkey Laboratories, Inc.

发明人： Karim Helwani ,  Tao Zhang ,  Simon Carlile

IPC分类号： G06F3/16 ,  H04R25/00 ,  H04S7/00 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0481

CPC分类号： G06F3/165 ,  G06F3/012 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/167 ,  H04R5/033 ,  H04R25/40 ,  H04R25/505 ,  H04R25/552 ,  H04R25/554 ,  H04S7/30 ,  H04S7/304 ,  H04S2400/11 ,  H04S2420/01

摘要： A hearing device comprises a processor configured to generate a virtual auditory display comprising a sound field, a plurality of disparate sound field zones, and a plurality of quite zones that provide acoustic contrast between the sound field zones. The sound field zones and the quiet zones remain positionally stationary within the sound field. One or more sensors are configured to sense a plurality of inputs from the wearer. The processor is configured to facilitate movement of the wearer within the sound field in response to a navigation input received from the one or more sensors. The processor is also configured to select one of the sound field zones for playback via a speaker or actuation of a hearing device function in response to a selection input received from the one or more sensors.

公开(公告)号：US09961456B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-01

申请号：US14312463

申请日：2014-06-23

申请人： GN Hearing A/S

发明人： Andrew Burke Dittberner

IPC分类号： H04R25/00 ,  H04R1/10

CPC分类号： H04R25/40 ,  H04R1/10 ,  H04R25/407 ,  H04R25/552 ,  H04R2225/43

摘要： A hearing aid system includes: a first hearing aid comprising a first set of microphones, a first beamformer, a first processing module, and a first receiver; and a second hearing aid comprising a second set of microphones, a second beamformer, a second processing module, and a second receiver; wherein the first beamformer in a first operating mode is configured to provide a first audio signal in accordance with a first primary spatial characteristic, wherein the second beamformer in the first operating mode is configured to provide a second audio signal in accordance with a second primary spatial characteristic, the first primary spatial characteristic having a first main lobe with a first direction, and the second primary spatial characteristic having a second main lobe with a second direction, wherein the second direction is different from the first direction.

公开(公告)号：US20170127198A1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-04

申请号：US15179097

申请日：2016-06-10

申请人： Blue-Gear, Inc.

发明人： Lawrence T. Hagen ,  Johan D. Carlson ,  Randall Wayne Roberts ,  Margaret V. Nilson

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/656 ,  H04R1/1008 ,  H04R1/1016 ,  H04R1/105 ,  H04R25/40 ,  H04R25/554 ,  H04R25/60 ,  H04R25/602 ,  H04R25/604 ,  H04R25/65 ,  H04R25/652 ,  H04R25/654 ,  H04R2225/025

摘要： An earpiece designed to fit a substantial majority (over 90%) of people without customization to the outer ears, i.e., without the need to make customized measurements or a mold of the actual ear of an individual.

公开(公告)号：US09491559B2

公开(公告)日：2016-11-08

申请号：US14047740

申请日：2013-10-07

申请人： DEAN ROBERT GARY ANDERSON AS TRUSTEE OF THE D/L ANDERSON FAMILY TRUST

发明人： Dean Robert Gary Anderson

IPC分类号： H04S7/00 ,  A61B5/11 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/12 ,  H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04S7/301 ,  A61B5/11 ,  A61B5/12 ,  A61B5/6803 ,  H04R25/40 ,  H04R25/70 ,  H04R2430/03

摘要： A method of acoustically fitting a hearing aid comprises providing a plurality of audible tones, each having a predetermined frequency through stereo headphones. The tones are provided at specific sound pressure in each ear. The patient changes the relative sound pressure in each ear until a perceived direction of source of the tone is in front of the patient. The amplification or attenuation requirements of a hearing aid are modified based on the difference in the sound pressures required for the left and right ears of the patient for perceived directional sameness for each frequency band-pass channel.

公开(公告)号：US20160323676A1

公开(公告)日：2016-11-03

申请号：US15143800

申请日：2016-05-02

申请人： Starkey Laboratories, Inc.

发明人： Karrie LaRae Recker

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/407 ,  H04R25/40 ,  H04R25/402 ,  H04R25/405 ,  H04R25/505 ,  H04R25/552 ,  H04R2225/41 ,  H04R2460/07

摘要： A hearing assistance system provides a hearing-aid wearer with one or more hearing aids and a portable device allowing for a wearer-driven directionality customization of the one or more hearing aids. The wearer indicates the locations of sound(s) of interest and/or noise source(s) using the portable device. The one or more hearing aids adjust the directionality of sound reception based on these wearer-indicated locations.

摘要翻译： 助听系统为助听器佩戴者提供一种或多种助听器和便携式装置，其允许一个或多个助听器佩戴者驱动的方向定制。 佩戴者表示使用便携式设备的感兴趣的声音和/或噪声源的位置。 一个或多个助听器基于这些佩戴者指示的位置来调节声音接收的方向性。

公开(公告)号：US20160277850A1

公开(公告)日：2016-09-22

申请号：US14661143

申请日：2015-03-18

申请人： Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.

发明人： Scott Wentao Li ,  Russell Speight VanBlon ,  Liang Chen

IPC分类号： H04R25/00 ,  H04N7/18

CPC分类号： H04R25/40 ,  H04R2201/40 ,  H04R2225/61 ,  H04R2227/003 ,  H04R2460/07

摘要： In one aspect, a device includes a processor, at least one camera accessible to the processor, and memory accessible to the processor. The memory bears instructions executable by the processor to identify, at least in part based on input from the at least one camera, a source of sound. The instructions are also executable to, based at toast in part on input from at least one microphone, execute beamforming and provide audio at a hearing aid comprising sound from the source.

摘要翻译： 在一个方面，一种设备包括处理器，至少一个可由处理器访问的照相机以及处理器可访问的存储器。 存储器具有可由处理器执行的指令，至少部分地基于来自至少一个相机的输入来识别声源。 所述指令还可以部分地基于来自至少一个麦克风的输入来执行波形成形，并且在包括来自源的声音的助听器处提供音频。

公开(公告)号：US20160066101A1

公开(公告)日：2016-03-03

申请号：US14843030

申请日：2015-09-02

申请人： EARLENS CORPORATION

发明人： Sunil PURIA ,  Rodney C. PERKINS

IPC分类号： H04R25/00 ,  H04R3/04

CPC分类号： H04R25/40 ,  H04R3/04 ,  H04R23/008 ,  H04R25/402 ,  H04R25/453 ,  H04R25/554 ,  H04R25/606 ,  H04R2460/09 ,  H04R2460/13

摘要： The present invention provides hearing systems and methods that provide an improved high frequency response. The high frequency response improves the signal-to-noise ratio of the hearing system and allows for preservation and transmission of high frequency spatial localization cues.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了提供改进的高频响应的听觉系统和方法。 高频响应提高了听觉系统的信噪比，并允许高频空间定位线索的保存和传输。

公开(公告)号：US20150373464A1

公开(公告)日：2015-12-24

申请号：US14312463

申请日：2014-06-23

申请人： GN ReSound A/S

发明人： Andrew Burke DITTBERNER

IPC分类号： H04R25/00 ,  H04R1/10

CPC分类号： H04R25/40 ,  H04R1/10 ,  H04R25/407 ,  H04R25/552 ,  H04R2225/43

摘要： A hearing aid system includes: a first hearing aid comprising a first set of microphones, a first beamformer, a first processing module, and a first receiver; and a second hearing aid comprising a second set of microphones, a second beamformer, a second processing module, and a second receiver; wherein the first beamformer in a first operating mode is configured to provide a first audio signal in accordance with a first primary spatial characteristic, wherein the second beamformer in the first operating mode is configured to provide a second audio signal in accordance with a second primary spatial characteristic, the first primary spatial characteristic having a first main lobe with a first direction, and the second primary spatial characteristic having a second main lobe with a second direction, wherein the second direction is different from the first direction.

摘要翻译： 助听器系统包括：第一助听器，包括第一组麦克风，第一波束形成器，第一处理模块和第一接收器; 以及第二助听器，包括第二组麦克风，第二波束形成器，第二处理模块和第二接收器; 其中在第一操作模式中的所述第一波束形成器被配置为根据第一主空间特性提供第一音频信号，其中所述第一操作模式中的所述第二波束成形器被配置为根据第二主空间 特征在于，所述第一主空间特征具有具有第一方向的第一主瓣，所述第二主空间特征具有具有第二方向的第二主瓣，其中所述第二方向与所述第一方向不同。

公开(公告)号：US20150281852A1

公开(公告)日：2015-10-01

申请号：US14227948

申请日：2014-03-27

申请人： Michael Karl Sacha ,  Yezihalem Mesfin

发明人： Michael Karl Sacha ,  Yezihalem Mesfin

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/30 ,  H04R25/00 ,  H04R25/40 ,  H04R25/43 ,  H04R25/552 ,  H04R25/554 ,  H04R2225/61

摘要： Described herein are methods and devices that use magnetometer in a hearing aid for measuring a magnetic field. The magnetometer may be a high-sensitivity triaxial magnetometer that detects the magnetic field in three orthogonally oriented directions. Such a magnetometer may be placed in the hearing aid without restriction as to location or orientation. The measured magnetic field may be used for telecoil switching when the presence of a magnetic field produced by a speaker or other source is detected. The measured magnetic field may also be used for magnetic mapping of the environment and motion detection.

摘要翻译： 这里描述的是在助听器中使用磁力计测量磁场的方法和装置。 磁力计可以是高灵敏度的三轴磁力计，可以检测三个正交方向的磁场。 这样的磁力计可以放置在助听器中，而不限于位置或取向。 当检测到由扬声器或其他源产生的磁场的存在时，测量的磁场可用于绕线线圈切换。 测量的磁场也可用于环境和运动检测的磁性映射。

公开(公告)号：US20150003653A1

公开(公告)日：2015-01-01

申请号：US13927799

申请日：2013-06-26

申请人： Karrie LaRae Recker ,  Eric A. Durant

发明人： Karrie LaRae Recker ,  Eric A. Durant

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/552 ,  H04R5/033 ,  H04R5/04 ,  H04R25/40 ,  H04R25/407 ,  H04R25/505 ,  H04R25/554 ,  H04R2205/041 ,  H04R2225/41 ,  H04R2225/55 ,  H04R2460/07 ,  H04S1/005 ,  H04S1/007 ,  H04S7/304 ,  H04S2420/01

摘要： A hearing assistance system streams audio signals from one or more streaming sources to a hearing aid set and enhances the audio signals such that the output sounds transmitted to the hearing aid wearer include a spatialization effect allowing for localization of each of the one more streaming sources. The system determines the position of the hearing aid set relative to each streaming source in real time and introduces the spatialization effect for that streaming source dynamically based on the determined position, such that the hearing aid wearer can experience a natural feeing of the acoustic environment.

摘要翻译： 听力辅助系统将来自一个或多个流动源的音频信号流传输到助听器组，并且增强了音频信号，使得传输到助听器佩戴者的输出声音包括允许多个流源中的每个流定位的空间化效果。 该系统实时确定助听器组相对于每个流动源的位置，并且基于所确定的位置动态地引入该流动源的空间化效果，使得助听器佩戴者可以经历声音环境的自然费用。