PHONAK AG Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160007128 | FITTING SYSTEM FOR A BIMODAL HEARING SYSTEM, CORRESPONDING METHOD AND HEARING SYSTEM - The present invention is related to a fitting system for a bimodal hearing system, a method for fitting such a hearing system and a corresponding bimodal hearing system. The fitting system is operationally connectable to a hearing instrument (HI) and to an implantable device (CI) and comprises a first fitting software module (FSWHI) for fitting the hearing instrument (HI). Thereby the fitting system further comprises a second fitting software module (FSWCI) for fitting the implantable device (CI) by considering data of the hearing instrument (HI) received from the first fitting software module (FSWHI) via a data interface (DI) and/or vice versa. | 01-07-2016 |
20150382113 | A METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING SYSTEM AS WELL AS A HEARING DEVICE - A method for operating a hearing system includes a hearing device being worn by a hearing device user, at least one communication device being used by a person or by a group of people, and a network. The method includes the steps of establishing a connection between the hearing device and the at least one communication device via the network, identifying the person or the group of people using the at least one communication device, and adjusting settings in the hearing device for adapting its acoustical behavior taking into account acoustic properties of at least one of the person, the group of people, the user, the hearing device and the communication device. Furthermore, a hearing device ( | 12-31-2015 |
20150341973 | PAIRING METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING A WIRELESS AUDIO NETWORK - A method and system of establishing a wireless network for audio data transmission with a first and second audio devices having first and second transceivers, the first audio device being an audio signal transmission unit with a user operable switch, and the first and second audio devices being assistive listening devices. Periodically the second transceiver listens for pairing information, at at least one public frequency channel; operating the switch by the user to initiate pairing at any time during operation of the first audio device; the first transceiver transmitting pairing information at said at least one public frequency channel upon operation of the switch. The second audio device automatically pairs to the first audio device upon reception of pairing information from the first transceiver. The first and second transceivers are controlled so that reception of the pairing information from the first audio device is accepted by the second audio device. | 11-26-2015 |
20150339257 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MASTER-SLAVE DATA TRANSMISSION BASED ON A FLEXIBLE SERIAL BUS FOR USE IN HEARING DEVICES - A data transmission system for use in hearing devices includes a master unit with a first local bit clock and a slave unit with a second local bit clock. The master unit and the slave unit are connected to each other via a bus line, and are configured to communicate over the bus line according to a communication protocol based on a frame-wise serial transmission of bits. Each frame includes a clock reference, a master signalling interval, a slave signalling interval and a data payload. The slave unit further includes a clock recovery device for synchronising the second local bit clock with the first local bit clock based on the clock reference transmitted once per frame by the master unit. A corresponding method for data transmission is also provided. Moreover, hearing devices including such a data transmission system as well as uses of such a method for data transmission are proposed. | 11-26-2015 |
20150319557 | WIRELESS STREAMING OF AN AUDIO SIGNAL TO MULTIPLE AUDIO RECEIVER DEVICES - A method of streaming an audio signal from an audio transmission device to first and second audio receiver devices via a Bluetooth link using a protocol that requires an audio data packet to be retransmitted if a positive packet receipt is not received. The first audio receiver device is synchronized to the audio transmission device to enable the first audio receiver device to receive an audio signal stream from the audio transmission device, the second audio receiver device is synchronized to the audio transmission device to enable the second audio receiver device to eavesdrop the audio signal stream to the first audio receiver device. When a positive packet receipt acknowledgement is not transmitted from the first audio receiver device to the audio transmission device, the audio transmission device repeats transmission of that audio data packet irrespective of whether the packet has been correctly received by the first audio receiver device. | 11-05-2015 |
20150296308 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING DISTANT SUPPORT TO A PERSONAL HEARING SYSTEM USER AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING SUCH A METHOD - Distant support is provided to a personal hearing system user by a support provider over a network. Support provider and user communicate with each other by speech transmitted over the network. The user depends in regard to understanding speech on his or her hearing aids. During the support session the hearing aids may have to be removed, may have to be switched off or may be programmed in an unfavorable way. In this case, the user may not be able to understand the speech of the support provider any more. The system enables the support provider to select a message from a list of available messages which is then presented as a visual image to the user. The obstructed acoustical channel is bypassed by relying on visual communication. | 10-15-2015 |
20150289067 | HEARING INSTRUMENT COMPRISING TWO ANTENNAS - A hearing instrument to be worn at an ear of a user, having a first part ( | 10-08-2015 |
20150281861 | CIC HEARING AID SEAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing an acoustic seal for a CIC hearing aid has the steps of: embedding sacrificial particles of 50 μm to 250 μm into a silicone rubber matrix, the concentration and size of the sacrificial particles being selected to achieve a porosity of at least 40%; molding the silicone rubber matrix using a mold and curing the silicone rubber matrix; removing the sacrificial particles from the silicone rubber matrix by leaching out the sacrificial particles in a solvent; and drying the silicone rubber matrix. The seal is to surround at least part of the hearing aid and by selection of the size and/or concentration and/or the distribution of the sacrificial particles, to provide for an acoustic attenuation of at least 20 dB in a frequency range between 200 Hz and 6 kHz, with a compliance of at least 50 mm/N when the hearing aid is inserted into the ear canal. | 10-01-2015 |
20150256941 | CIC HEARING DEVICE - Hearing devices/hearing device systems ( | 09-10-2015 |
20150208956 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FITTING HEARING AIDS, FOR TRAINING INDIVIDUALS IN HEARING WITH HEARING AIDS AND/OR FOR DIAGNOSTIC HEARING TESTS OF INDIVIDUALS WEARING HEARING AIDS - A hearing aid is fitted to an individual and/or the individual is trained in hearing with the hearing aid. In a first step a stimulus signal is provided. In a second step, the stimulus is presented to the individual. In a third step, a response of the individual in regard to the stimulus is obtained. In a fourth step a hearing aid parameter is adjusted based on the response. In an alternative or additional fourth step, a further stimulus signal is selected based on the response. The second step of presenting the stimulus signal comprises the sub-steps of obtaining a first and second signal based on the stimulus signal. In a further sub-step, the first signal is processed and presented by the hearing aid. Simultaneously, in a further sub-step, the second signal is presented by a supplementary loudspeaker for improving the stimulus presentation in regard to direct sound. | 07-30-2015 |
20150146900 | ANTENNA FOR HEARING DEVICE, EAR TIP AND HEARING DEVICE PROVIDED WITH SUCH AN ANTENNA - The present invention relates to an antenna module for a hearing device. The antenna module comprises a hollow core provided with an axial passageway and a winding around the core which is connectable with a hearing device. The antenna module is arranged to be at least partially contained within the ear canal of a user. This enables the antenna to be separated from sources of interference, since it can be positioned inside the ear canal away from hearing device electronics, thus reducing requirements for shielding and/or compensation. The invention further relates to an ear tip and a hearing device comprising such an antenna module. | 05-28-2015 |
20150139468 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING DEVICE AS WELL AS A HEARING DEVICE - A hearing device includes at least one input transducer for generating an input signal, an output transducer for generating an output signal and a signal processing unit operationally interconnecting the input transducer and the output transducer. A method includes receiving context information describing a possible current acoustic situation and selecting an adjustment scheme taking into account the context information. The adjustment scheme is one of the following: predefined adjustment scheme, and scenario dependent adjustment scheme comprising at least two scenario adjustments (S | 05-21-2015 |
20150110313 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING A HEARING INSTRUMENT - Method of controlling a hearing instrument comprising at least one hearing device, the method comprising determination of an acoustic environment at least partially by means of calculating the complex coherence of signals from either a pressure microphone and a particle velocity transducer; a pair of pressure microphones in a single hearing device; or a pair of pressure microphones, one situated in each of a pair of hearing devices. This enables finer determination of acoustic environments, thus improving the hearing experience for the wearer of the hearing instrument. | 04-23-2015 |
20150073262 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING THE SHAPE OF AN INDIVIDUAL EAR - A method of estimating the shape of an individual ear includes determining at least part of the shape of the individual ear, the shape being determined over a first extent and constituting a determined shape; taking a predefined template shape determined by statistical analysis of a plurality of previously measured ear shapes according to a statistical model, the template shape having a second extent; and generating an estimated shape corresponding to an estimated representation of the shape of the individual ear over the intersection of the first extent and second extent by modifying the template shape to substantially match the determined shape over the first extent or over the second extent within a predefined tolerance. Also, a method of optimising an ITE shell, BTE or CRT housing, or BTE sound tube to a given population group utilising the same template methodology. | 03-12-2015 |
20150030191 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING DEVICE AS WELL AS A HEARING DEVICE - A method for operating a hearing device worn by a hearing device user. The method includes picking up an audio signal (a) by an input transducer of the hearing device. The audio signal (a) includes a source signal (s) of a sound source (SS) and a disturbing signal (d) of a disturbing source (DS). The method also includes receiving a transmission signal (d_AIS) via an interface unit of the hearing device. The transmission signal (d_AIS) includes the disturbing signal (d) or at least characteristic features of the disturbing signal (d). The method also includes at least partially eliminating the disturbing signal (d) from the audio signal (a) by using the disturbing signal (d) transmitted by the transmission signal (d_AIS) or by using the characteristic features of the disturbing signal (d) transmitted by the transmission signal (d_AIS) for obtaining an adjusted audio signal (a*), and processing the adjusted audio signal (a*). | 01-29-2015 |
20150030162 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A BINAURAL HEARING SYSTEM AND A BINAURAL HEARING SYSTEM - A method for operating a binaural hearing system including first and second hearing devices, each including an input transducer, a signal processing unit, an output transducer and a link unit for exchanging information between the devices. Operating the first hearing device according to a first processing scheme, operating the second hearing device according to a second processing scheme, monitoring an acoustic situation by the hearing devices, generating a request for coordinating the two hearing devices if one hearing device detects an acoustic situation asking for coordinating the two processing schemes of the hearing devices, the hearing device detecting such an acoustic situation being an ipsi-lateral hearing device the other being a contra-lateral hearing device, activating a link between the devices for transmitting the request to the contra-lateral hearing device, and changing the processing scheme in at least one of the devices in accordance with the request. | 01-29-2015 |
20140363006 | HEARING DEVICE WITH A MEANS FOR RECEIVER CURRENT ESTIMATION AND A METHOD OF ESTIMATING A RECEIVER CURRENT FOR A HEARING DEVICE - A hearing device with a unit for estimating the current consumed by the receiver of the hearing device. The hearing device includes a signal input unit for converting an input signal picked up by the signal input unit into a digital audio signal, a signal processing unit for processing the digital audio signal, a digital-to-analog converter for converting a processed audio signal from the signal processing unit, a power amplifier for amplifying a converted audio signal from the digital-to-analog converter, a receiver for generating sound according to an amplified audio signal from the power amplifier, and a battery for powering the hearing device. A receiver current estimation unit has a filter for filtering a receiver current indicative signal derived from the processed audio signal, the filter having a frequency response dependent on an impedance of the receiver. A method is provided for estimating a receiver current for a hearing device. | 12-11-2014 |
20140355781 | BATTERY-POWERED WIRELESS AUDIO DEVICE AND A METHOD OF OPERATING SUCH A WIRELESS AUDIO DEVICE - A wireless audio device includes an audio streaming unit to wirelessly transmit an audio signal to a remote hearing device such as a hearing aid or a cochlear implant. A remote control unit to wirelessly controls the remote hearing device, a battery monitor determines a power level of a battery and provides a battery state signal indicative of the power level of the battery. A power management unit deactivates the audio streaming unit when the battery state signal reaches or falls below a first threshold and deactivates the remote control unit when the battery state signal reaches or falls below a second threshold, wherein the first threshold is higher than the second threshold. Also described is a method of operating such a wireless audio device as well as a hearing system including such a wireless audio device and a remote hearing device, such as a hearing aid or a cochlear implant. | 12-04-2014 |
20140341382 | METHOD FOR MONITORING USAGE OF A HEARING DEVICE - Monitoring usage of a hearing device includes: c) checking whether a message has been received within a time period (dt) shorter than a pre-defined time period (Dt) via a long-distance communication network in a remote device; and d) generating usage status data dependent on the result of the checking addressed in step c). The usage status data are indicative of the usage of the hearing device, indicating “use” if the time period (dt) is smaller than or equal to the pre-defined time period (Dt) and indicating “non-use” if the time period (dt) is larger than the pre-defined time period (Dt). The message includes identification data for identifying the hearing device or a user of said hearing device. The remote device is located remote from the hearing device and connected to the long-distance communication network. The time period (dt) starts from a start event. | 11-20-2014 |
20140333012 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A HEARING AID COMPONENT - A method of manufacturing a hearing aid component ( | 11-13-2014 |
20140321660 | HEARING PROTECTION EARPIECE - A hearing protection earpiece having a shell shaped according to conform to the user's concha and ear canal and having an open hollow lateral portion to be inserted into the user's concha and a medial portion to be inserted into at least an outer portion of the user's ear canal, wherein the medial portion of the shell is axially adjacent to the lateral portion of the shell, wherein the lateral portion of the shell forms part of an open portion of the earpiece and the medial portion of the shell forms part of a closed portion of the earpiece, wherein the earpiece provides for a mechanical sound attenuation of at least 10 dB averaged over the audible frequency range, and wherein the lateral portion of the shell has a wall thickness of not more than 3 mm and is shaped to cover at least half of the concha area. | 10-30-2014 |
20140321657 | METHOD OF PROCESSING A SIGNAL IN A HEARING INSTRUMENT, AND HEARING INSTRUMENT - A method of estimating an acoustic transfer quantity representative of a sound pressure transfer to the eardrum includes the steps of measuring, by an ear canal microphone of the hearing instrument, an acoustic signal in the ear canal when a sound signal is emitted into the ear canal by a receiver of the hearing instrument, the ear canal microphone being in acoustic communication with the ear canal, determining, from the acoustic signal and from a frequency dependent reference characteristics of the hearing instrument, an ear canal impedance, and, calculating, from the ear canal impedance, an estimate of the acoustic transfer quantity. | 10-30-2014 |
20140307903 | METHOD OF ADJUSTING A BINAURAL HEARING SYSTEM, BINAURAL HEARING SYSTEM, HEARING DEVICE AND REMOTE CONTROL - The present invention is related to the adjusting of a binaural hearing system and devices being operable according to said method. The hearing system comprises two hearing devices ( | 10-16-2014 |
20140301585 | TIP-PLATE ASSEMBLY, HEARING DEVICE WITH A TIP-PLATE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A HEARING DEVICE WITH A TIP-PLATE ASSEMBLY - The present invention provides a tip-plate assembly for arrangement at a proximal end portion of a hearing device to be worn at least partially within an ear canal such that said proximal end portion faces towards an ear drum. Said tip-plate assembly comprises a tip-plate ( | 10-09-2014 |
20140233527 | WIRELESS SOUND TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method for providing sound to at least one user, in which audio signals are captured and transformed into audio data that is transmitted to at least one receiver unit; audio signals are generated from the received audio data and the hearing of the user(s) stimulated thereby; wherein the audio data is transmitted as audio data packets in separate slots of a TDMA frame structure, wherein the transmission unit and the receiver unit(s) are synchronized to form a wireless network, wherein each TDMA frame structure has at least one listening slot during which the synchronized network members do not transmit data and at least one network members listens, and wherein control data is transmitted from an external control device according to a sequence pattern selected according to the duration and periodicity of the listening slot(s) to be received by the at least one synchronized network member during said listening slot(s). | 08-21-2014 |
20140177887 | METHOD FOR EXTENDING A FREQUENCY RANGE OF AN INPUT SIGNAL OF A HEARING DEVICE AS WELL AS A HEARING DEVICE - The present invention is directed to a method and a hearing device for extending a usable frequency range of an analog input signal (i) being processed by a hearing device, the method comprising the steps of converting the analog input signal (i) to a first output signal (o | 06-26-2014 |
20140177857 | METHOD OF PROCESSING A SIGNAL IN A HEARING INSTRUMENT, AND HEARING INSTRUMENT - A method of processing a signal in a hearing instrument includes the steps of calculating a coherence between two microphone signals or microphone combination signals having different directional characteristics, determining an attenuation from the coherence, and applying the attenuation to the signal. | 06-26-2014 |
20140176297 | SELF-LEARNING HEARING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A method of operating a system for providing hearing assistance involves capturing audio signals by a manually controlled transmission unit having a user interface and default values setting transmission unit operating parameter storage, and transmitting audio signals from the transmission unit to a receiver unit, the audio signals being processed in the receiver unit and/or in the transmission unit; stimulating the user's hearing according to the audio signals from the receiver unit; logging user preference data by recording data concerning the manual operation of the user interface of the transmission unit and by recording data concerning the respective use situation of the transmission unit; evaluating, in the transmission unit, the logged user preference data to extract user preferences concerning use of the transmission unit; and adjusting, in the transmission unit, the stored default values of the at least one operating parameter setting according to said extracted user preferences. | 06-26-2014 |
20140161272 | SPEECH ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for speech enhancement in a room having a directional lapel microphone arrangement for capturing an audio signal from a speaker's voice; audio signal processor for generating a processed audio signal from the captured audio signal, and an adaptive beamformer unit for imparting directivity to the microphone arrangement provides maximum sensitivity towards the speaker's mouth and minimum sensitivity towards noise sources identified by the beamformer unit. A unit shifts the frequency of components of the audio signal above a frequency threshold value only. A feedback cancelling unit has an adaptive filter and a selection unit which automatically switches between a first mode causing the audio signal to by-pass the adaptive filter and a second mode in which the audio signal is filtered by the adaptive filter. A loudspeaker arrangement generates sound according to the processed audio signal and has plural loudspeakers arranged to form a directional loudspeaker array. | 06-12-2014 |
20140153755 | HEARING DEVICE WITH A TRANSDUCER MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A TRANSDUCER MODULE - The present invention proposes a hearing device with a housing and a receiver module which comprises a shell ( | 06-05-2014 |
20140146974 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TESTING A HEARING DEVICE FROM A REMOTE LOCATION - A method is proposed for testing a hearing device ( | 05-29-2014 |
20140105435 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING DEVICE AS WELL AS A HEARING DEVICE - A method for operating a hearing device by applying a frequency transposition scheme to an input signal of the hearing device comprising an input transducer, a signal processing unit and an output transducer, the method comprising the steps of transforming the input signal from time domain into frequency domain by applying a transformation function in order to obtain an input spectrum having a frequency range comprising a source region ( | 04-17-2014 |
20140079262 | HEARING DEVICE COMPRISING A LOCKING MECHANISM FOR AN EXTERNAL CONNECTOR AND METHOD THEREOF - A hearing device comprising a locking mechanism for connecting an external component to the hearing device, the locking mechanism comprising a part ( | 03-20-2014 |
20140079260 | HEARING INSTRUMENT - A hearing instrument microphone device includes at least two microphone sound ports (or sound inlets), a pressure difference microphone in communication with at least two of the sound ports and a pressure microphone in communication with at least one of the sound ports, wherein the acoustic centers of the pressure difference microphone and the pressure microphone essentially coincide. | 03-20-2014 |
20130322669 | METHOD FOR REMOTE FITTING OF A HEARING DEVICE - The present invention proposes two alternative methods for remote fitting of one or two hearing devices ( | 12-05-2013 |
20130294616 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SPEECH ENHANCEMENT IN A ROOM - A system for speech enhancement in a room, having: a microphone arrangement with at least two spaced apart microphones for capturing audio signals from a speaker's voice, an acoustic beamforming unit for processing the captured audio signals in a manner so as to impart one of a plurality of different directional patterns to the microphone arrangement; a feedback cancellation unit for applying a feedback cancellation algorithm to the processed audio signals and for providing a feedback status signal indicating how close an acoustic feedback loop of the system is to feedback; an amplifier for amplifying the processed audio signals; a loudspeaker arrangement to be located in the room for generating sound according to the amplified audio signals; and a control for selecting the directional pattern imparted to the microphone arrangement as a function of the feedback status signal. | 11-07-2013 |
20130272553 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING DEVICE AND A HEARING DEVICE - The present invention proposes a method for operating a hearing device capable of receiving a plurality of input signals (i | 10-17-2013 |
20130266167 | PIM HOUSING - In a process for producing a hearing aid, comprising a housing made out, at least partially, of a metallic or ceramic part using powder injection molding technique (PIM) within the housing ( | 10-10-2013 |
20130259237 | HEARING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A hearing assistance system and method for wireless RF audio signal transmission from at least one audio signal source to ear level receivers, wherein a close-to-natural hearing impression is to be achieved. At least one parameter of the RF signal as received from a transmission unit at a respective receiver unit to create left ear RF signal measurement data and right ear RF signal measurement data, respectively. The angular localization of each transmission unit is obtained by comparing, for each transmission unit, the left ear RF signal measurement data and the right ear RF signal measurement data. The audio signals are processed and distributed according to the estimated angular localization of each transmission unit in a manner so that the angular localization impression of the audio signals from each transmission unit as perceived by the user corresponds to the estimated angular localization of the respective transmission unit. | 10-03-2013 |
20130243230 | HEARING INSTRUMENT COMPRISING A RECHARGEABLE POWER SOURCE - A hearing instrument having an audio signal source for providing for audio signals; an audio signal processing unit for processing said audio signals; a unit to be worn at or in a user's ear or to be implanted in the user's head for stimulating the user's hearing according to the processed audio signals, and a rechargeable power source, in which the rechargeable power source is a wound capacitor comprising a capacitor foil arrangement which has at least a first electrically conducting layer, a second electrically conducting layer and a dielectric layer in-between and which is wound in a manner so as to form an induction coil for generating a current for charging of the capacitor when exposed to an external alternating electromagnetic field generated by a charging device. | 09-19-2013 |
20130243210 | METHOD FOR TESTING A HEARING DEVICE AS WELL AS AN ARRANGEMENT FOR TESTING A HEARING DEVICE - A method for testing a hearing device ( | 09-19-2013 |
20130243209 | Method for Fitting a Hearing Aid Device With Active Occlusion Control to a User - Methods and apparatus for fitting a hearing aid device ( | 09-19-2013 |
20130230199 | HEARING DEVICE WITH A MICROPHONE - The present invention relates to a hearing device comprising a microphone ( | 09-05-2013 |
20130223662 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A HEARING DEVICE AND A HEARING DEVICE THAT IS OPERABLE ACCORDING TO SAID METHOD - The present invention is related to the adjusting of a hearing device ( | 08-29-2013 |
20130208933 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING DEVICE AS WELL AS A HEARING DEVICE - A method for operating a hearing device ( | 08-15-2013 |
20130208909 | DYNAMIC HEARING PROTECTION METHOD AND DEVICE - A dynamic hearing protection method and device with which a hearing protection device specific differential head related transfer function corresponding to the difference between an open ear resonance measurement of the user's ear canal or an ear canal approximating the user's ear canal without the hearing protection device being worn in the ear canal and an open ear resonance measurement with the hearing protection device being worn in the ear canal as a function of the angle of sound incidence is determined and when using the hearing protection device, a frequency-dependent gain function to the captured audio signals selected according to the presently determined angle of sound incidence with each of the gain functions is determined by inverting the previously determined HPD specific differential HRTF for the respective sound incidence angle, to compensate for the effect of the presence of the hearing protection device on the open ear resonance. | 08-15-2013 |
20130182877 | RECEIVER SYSTEM FOR A HEARING INSTRUMENT - A hearing instrument receiver system for operation in an ear canal of a user for converting audio signals into sound, comprising a lateral receiver, a medial receiver and a flexible joint assembly connecting the medial end of the lateral receiver and the lateral end of the medial receiver in such a manner that the lateral receiver and the medial receiver are pivotable relative to each other in order to follow the shape of the ear canal. | 07-18-2013 |
20130182876 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING HEARING ASSISTANCE TO A USER - A method for providing hearing assistance to a user by capturing input audio signals; estimating a speech level of the input audio signals and an ambient noise level of the input audio signals; applying a gain model to the input audio signals to transform the input audio signals into filtered audio signals, wherein, for a each ambient noise level, the gain varies as a function of the speech level and wherein the function varies according to the ambient noise level changing the ratio of the gain at low speech levels and at high speech levels as a function of the ambient noise level; wirelessly transmitting the filtered audio signals to a receiver unit forming or being connected to a user hearing stimulator, the stimulator being worn at or in the user's ear; and stimulating the user's hearing by the stimulator according to audio signals supplied by the receiver unit. | 07-18-2013 |
20130170661 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A HEARING DEVICE AS WELL AS AN ARRANGEMENT FOR ADJUSTING A HEARING DEVICE - A method for adjusting a hearing device ( | 07-04-2013 |
20130156202 | BONE CONDUCTION HEARING AID SYSTEM - A bone conduction hearing aid system with right and left ear microphone arrangements; right and left ear ambient sound signal processing units, right and left ear bone conduction output transducers for stimulating the user's right and left ear cochlea, respectively; a right and left ear cross-talk compensation filter units for generating right and left ear crosstalk compensation signals, respectively, from the processed audio signals of the respective signal processing unit according to an estimated transcranial transfer function; and means for subtracting the left ear cross-talk compensation signal from the processed audio signals of the right ear signal processing unit to generate the right ear output audio signals, and means for subtracting the right ear cross-talk compensation signal from the processed audio signals of the left ear signal processing unit to generate the left ear output audio signals. | 06-20-2013 |
20130142345 | HEARING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING SYSTEM - A hearing system ( | 06-06-2013 |
20130129126 | HEARING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for providing hearing assistance to at least one user, having at least one audio signal source; a transmission unit with a digital transmitter for wirelessly transmitting audio signals as data packets to a frame structure from the audio signal source; at least one ear-worn receiver unit for receiving the transmitted audio signals and a hearing stimulating mechanism, the receiver unit having a digital transceiver adapted to listen, and optionally transmit, during part of each frame and to sleep during the remainder of the frame; wherein the receiver unit has a capacitor for supplying current to the transceiver during listening or transmission operation, and a controlled current source including a control unit for controlling current flowing to the transceiver and the capacitor a manner preventing changes in the current flowing to the transceiver and the capacitor caused by the transceiver switching between sleeping and listening/transmission operation and vice versa. | 05-23-2013 |
20130121496 | VISUALLY-BASED FITTING OF HEARING DEVICES - A method for adapting a hearing device ( | 05-16-2013 |
20130114836 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING DEVICE AS WELL AS A HEARING DEVICE - Acclimatization of a hearing device user to a hearing device is made more acceptable by automatic acclimatization management. The intensity of the hearing device is increased in the long term, e.g. during several months. The speed of the intensity increase depends on user inputs. A user controls an audio processing parameter (APP), such as volume, with a user control. Each time the user switches the hearing device off and on again, the power-on value (POV) of the audio processing parameter (APP) is changed. The amount of the change depends on which settings for the audio processing parameter (APP) have been selected by the hearing device user and how long the settings have been active. An initial power-on value (iPOV) and a target power-on value (tPOV), which is to be reached at the end (H) of the acclimatization phase, may be programmed by an audiologist. | 05-09-2013 |
20130108090 | HEARING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME | 05-02-2013 |
20130108058 | BINAURAL HEARING DEVICE AND METHOD TO OPERATE THE HEARING DEVICE | 05-02-2013 |
20130064403 | METHODS FOR OPERATING A HEARING DEVICE AS WELL AS HEARING DEVICES - Method for operating a hearing device ( | 03-14-2013 |
20130041381 | CUSTOMIZED DRILLING JIG FOR IMPLANTATION OF A HEARING AID - A method of producing a drilling jig for implantation of a hearing aid involves capturing a molded imprint ( | 02-14-2013 |
20130024798 | FITTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FITTING A HEARING SYSTEM - The method for adjusting a hearing system to individual hearing needs and preferences of a specific hearing system user by means of a fitting system comprising a visual display comprises:
| 01-24-2013 |
20130010653 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONFIGURING MORE THAN ONE HEARING DEVICES - The method for configuring at least two devices of a hearing system ( | 01-10-2013 |
20120314890 | WIRELESS HEARING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A hearing assistance system having a plurality of transmission units, a microphone arrangement and a digital transmitter for transmitting audio signals as audio data packets via a wireless digital audio link; at least one user worn receiver unit; a relay unit with a mixing unit for producing a mixed audio signal from audio signals received and at least one digital transceiver for receiving audio signals from the transmission units via the digital audio link and for transmitting the mixed audio signal via the wireless digital audio link as audio data packets to a digital receiver of the receiver unit(s) for stimulating the hearing of the user(s) according to audio signals supplied from the receiver unit, the relay unit and each transmission unit transmitting each audio data packet in at least one allocated separate slot of a TDMA frame at a different frequency according to a frequency hopping sequence. | 12-13-2012 |
20120312833 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXCHANGING A BATTERY OF A HEARING DEVICE - The present invention provides a system that allows an easy and quick exchange of small batteries of hearing devices as well as a method for exchanging a battery of a hearing device that combines the installation of a new battery into the hearing device with the deinstallation of the battery to be replaced from the hearing device in a single action using a single mechanism. The inventive battery exchange system comprises a carrier module | 12-13-2012 |
20120310395 | WIRELESS SOUND TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING IMPROVED FREQUENCY HOPPING AND POWER SAVING MODE - A system for providing sound to at least one user, having an audio signal source; a transmission unit with a digital transmitter which wirelessly transmits audio signals digitally as data packets, at least one receiver unit with at least one digital receiver and a mechanism for stimulating user hearing. Each data packet is transmitted in a separate slot of a TDMA frame at a different frequency according to a frequency hopping sequence, the first slot of each frame being a beacon packet containing hopping frequency information. Each receiver unit passively synchronizes to the transmission unit without sending messages to it by periodically waking to listen for the beacon packets, the listening frequency channel changing according to a fixed scheme from listening period to listening period, the beacon listening periodicity differing from the beacon transmission periodicity, each receiver unit switching into a synchronized mode after successful receipt of a beacon packet. | 12-06-2012 |
20120310394 | WIRELESS SOUND TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for providing sound to at least one user, having at least one audio signal source for providing audio signals; a transmission unit with a digital transmitter for wirelessly transmitting the audio signals as data packets; at least one receiver unit with at least one digital receiver for reception of the audio signals from the transmission unit; a mechanism for stimulating the hearing of the user(s) according to audio signals supplied from the receiver unit. The transmission unit transmits each data packet in a separate slot of a TDMA frame at a different frequency in a frequency hopping sequence, in at least some of the slots, the audio signals are transmitted as audio data packets, the same audio packet being transmitted at least twice in the same TDMA frame without expecting acknowledgement, and the TDMA frames being structured for unidirectional broadcast transmission of the audio data packets. | 12-06-2012 |
20120308034 | WIRELESS SOUND TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system providing sound to a user, having at least one audio signal source; a transmission unit with a digital transmitter which transmits audio signals via a wireless digital audio link as audio data packets, each packet having a start frame delimiter, audio data and a frame check sequence; at least one receiver unit having at least two digital receivers connected to a common processing unit and an antenna, and including a demodulator and a buffer, and a mechanism for stimulating the hearing of the user. Each receiver receives, verifies and buffers the audio data packets, and the processing unit reads an audio data packet from the buffer of one of the receivers. If the packet is correctly received by the receiver, the buffer of the other receivers is flushed, and if the packet has been incorrectly received, the audio data packet from the buffer of another receiver is read. | 12-06-2012 |
20120288128 | HEARING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for providing hearing assistance to at least one user, having: at least one audio signal source; a first transmission unit with a digital transmitter for applying a digital modulation to the audio signals and to transmit the audio signals via a digital audio link; a second transmission unit with a digital receiver for receiving the audio signals transmitted via the digital audio link and an analog transmitter for applying an analog modulation to the received audio signals and to transmit the audio signals via an analog audio link; at least one first receiver unit having a digital receiver for receiving signals from the digital transmitter and at least one second receiver unit with an analog receiver for receiving signals from the analog transmitter; and a device for stimulating the hearing of a user according to audio signals supplied from the first and second receiver units. | 11-15-2012 |
20120224732 | HEARING ASSISTANCE SYTEM AND METHOD - A system for providing hearing assistance to at least one user, having: at least one audio signal source ( | 09-06-2012 |
20120221329 | SPEECH ENHANCEMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method of speech enhancement in a room ( | 08-30-2012 |
20120215530 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SPEECH ENHANCEMENT IN A ROOM - A method of speech enhancement in a room ( | 08-23-2012 |
20120202371 | INTEGRAL CONNECTOR FOR PROGRAMMING A HEARING DEVICE - For the connection of a programming device to a hearing device an insertable plate ( | 08-09-2012 |
20120201407 | HEARING SYSTEM WITH ANALOGUE CONTROL ELEMENT - A hearing system is described comprising a hearing device with a signal processing unit and at least one analogue control element ( | 08-09-2012 |
20120183166 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FITTING HEARING DEVICES - A method for adjusting a second hearing device in dependence of a first hearing device is proposed. Therein, the first hearing device has been, by means of a first fitting system, individually adjusted to needs and preferences of a specific hearing device user. The method comprises the steps of
| 07-19-2012 |
20120163642 | ADVANCED MICROPHONE PROTECTION - A hearing aid housing comprises a microphone opening protection cover, wherein the protection cover ( | 06-28-2012 |
20120148079 | ATTACHMENT OF A HOOK TO A HEARING DEVICE - A hearing device with a connecting portion ( | 06-14-2012 |
20120140967 | HEARING DEVICE WITH A VENT EXTENSION AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A HEARING DEVICE - The hearing device comprises an ear-piece ( | 06-07-2012 |
20120140962 | DEACTIVATABLE HEARING DEVICE, CORRESPONDING HEARING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING SYSTEM - The hearing system ( | 06-07-2012 |
20120114158 | HEARING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM - A hearing assistance system having a transmission unit ( | 05-10-2012 |
20120099748 | METHOD OF PROVIDING INPUT PARAMETERS OR INFORMATION FOR THE FITTING PROCESS OF HEARING INSTRUMENTS OR EAR PIECES FOR A HEARING DEVICE - Input parameters or information for the fitting process of individually shaped or customized hearing devices and/or ear pieces of a hearing device are provided by storing fitting relevant data during the manufacturing process of an ear piece for the use with a hearing device into storage means, the data storage means being arranged at/or in the ear piece and/or a storage means kept or linked to the ear piece of the hearing device. | 04-26-2012 |
20120063622 | HEARING SYSTEM COMPRISING AN EARPIECE - A hearing system includes at least one earpiece having a shell, an elongate retention element attached to the shell, and an insert unit. The shell has a sound tube portion carrying a soft tip for insertion into the user's ear canal, an outwardly oriented interface portion for detachably receiving the insert unit, and an engagement portion between the sound tube portion and the interface portion for engaging with the tragus/antitragus region of the ear, wherein the material and the dimensions of the retention element are such that the retention element can engage the user's concha by manual deformation by the user, and wherein the insert unit is a filter unit with at least one sound attenuation filter, or is an active electronic unit with at least a loudspeaker, and with an external electronic unit, which is worn on the user's body below the user's neck. | 03-15-2012 |
20120057735 | BENDABLE HEARING DEVICE - Within a casing of a hearing device to be worn in the area of the auricle such as behind the ear, comprises bendable portions ( | 03-08-2012 |
20110299693 | METHOD FOR TESTING A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM IN CONNECTION WITH A FITTING DEVICE AND A HEARING DEVICE AS WELL AS A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method for testing a wireless communication system is disclosed comprising a fitting device ( | 12-08-2011 |
20110286608 | EARPIECE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A communication system is provided having at least one earpiece ( | 11-24-2011 |
20110280426 | Partially Implantable Hearing Aid - A partially implantable hearing aid is provided, comprising an external audio signal unit to be worn at least in part in a user's ear canal, an implantable unit and external means for transmitting power transcutaneously to the implantable unit via an inductive link, the external audio signal unit comprising audio signal processing means for producing processed audio signals from input audio signals and means for transmitting the processed audio signals via an optical link through an ear drum to an optical receiver of the implantable unit, the implantable unit comprising an actuator for stimulating the user's hearing, a power receiving means and a driver unit for transforming the received audio signals into an input signal to the actuator. | 11-17-2011 |
20110274284 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ACTIVE HEARING PROTECTION TO A USER - Hearing protection system having first and second hearing protection devices worn at/in a respective one of a user's outer ear, each hearing protection device having an active unit with at least one microphone for converting ambient sound into input audio signals and a loudspeaker for transforming filtered audio signals into user perceivable sound, and an audio signal processing unit for processing input audio signals into filtered audio signals, the audio signal processing unit dividing, for each hearing protection device, the input audio signals into a plural frequency bands and selecting the gain applied within each frequency band as a function of the frequency of the respective frequency band and the sound pressure level of the input audio signals falling within the respective frequency band such that the total attenuation provided by the respective hearing protection device in each of the frequency bands corresponds to the same target loudness difference. | 11-10-2011 |
20110258839 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HEARING DEVICES - A method of manufacturing hearing devices comprising an otoplastic individually shaped for a user to be using the respective hearing device is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of
| 10-27-2011 |
20110243358 | SYSTEM FOR PICKING-UP A USER'S VOICE - A system for picking-up a user's voice, having an earpiece ( | 10-06-2011 |
20110243357 | MODULAR HEARING DEVICE - The hearing device ( | 10-06-2011 |
20110243355 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A HEARING DEVICE - A method for adjusting a hearing device ( | 10-06-2011 |
20110188684 | WIRELESS UPDATING OF HEARING DEVICES - The method of manufacturing a firmware-updated programmable hearing device comprising at least one processor and a memory unit ( | 08-04-2011 |
20110188683 | METHOD FOR MONITORING A HEARING DEVICE AND HEARING DEVICE WITH SELF-MONITORING FUNCTION - A method for monitoring a hearing device having an electroacoustic output transducer worn at a user's ear or in a user's ear canal, the method including: measuring the electrical impedance of the output transducer; analyzing the measured electrical impedance of the output transducer in order to determine at least one parameter from the length and diameter of tubing that extends into the user's ear canal and is connected to the transducer, and adjusting operation parameters of the hearing device based upon the results of the determination so as to optimize acoustical performance of the hearing device. A hearing device in which the method is implemente | 08-04-2011 |
20110188682 | METHOD FOR DEPLOYING HEARING INSTRUMENT FITTING SOFTWARE, AND HEARING INSTRUMENT ADAPTED THEREFOR - A method for deploying hearing instrument fitting software wherein the fitting software comprises executable fitting program code ( | 08-04-2011 |
20110188681 | METHOD FOR ADAPTIVELY MATCHING MICROPHONES OF A HEARING SYSTEM AS WELL AS A HEARING SYSTEM - A method and a hearing system for adaptively matching microphones ( | 08-04-2011 |
20110158444 | HEARING INSTRUMENT AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING HEARING ASSISTANCE TO A USER - A hearing instrument having an audio signal processing unit ( | 06-30-2011 |
20110150256 | METHOD FOR ADAPTING SOUND IN A HEARING AID DEVICE BY FREQUENCY MODIFICATION AND SUCH A DEVICE - In a digital hearing aid device ( | 06-23-2011 |
20110129106 | HEARING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - The method for operating a hearing system comprises the steps of
| 06-02-2011 |
20110116668 | UNIVERSAL-FIT HEARING DEVICE - An in-the-ear hearing instrument comprises a deformable holding element ( | 05-19-2011 |
20110106508 | FITTING PROCEDURE FOR HEARING DEVICES AND CORRESPONDING HEARING DEVICE - The method for adjusting a hearing device ( | 05-05-2011 |
20110103628 | HEARING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - The invention refers to hearing devices ( | 05-05-2011 |
20110103610 | EARPHONE SYSTEM AND USE OF AN EARPHONE SYSTEM - There is provided an earphone system comprising an earphone and at least two acoustic dampers ( | 05-05-2011 |
20110091061 | HEARING INSTRUMENT - A hearing instrument with at least one microphone and signal processing includes at least two receivers having a different frequency response. At least a first one of the receivers can be placed outside the ear canal, for example in a behind-the-ear component. A behind-the-ear component and an external component can be provided for being placed in the user's ear canal or in the user's ear with a connection link between the behind-the-ear component and the external component. The sound processing means can feed the first receiver with a first signal of a first central frequency and the second receiver with a second signal of a second central frequency. The signal processing means can be one or two signal processing units. A frequency separating filter can have an input operatively connected to an output of the signal processing unit. | 04-21-2011 |
20110091060 | HEARING INSTRUMENT - A hearing instrument includes a behind-the-ear component and an external component for being placed in the user's ear canal or in the user's ear and a connection link between the behind-the-ear component and the external component. The connection link is reversibly pluggable to the behind-the-ear component and/or the in-the-ear-canal component and has a length that is reversibly adjustable. Fixation means is provided for reversibly fixing the adjusted length of the connection link. The in-the-ear-canal component may be connected to the fixation means and detached therefrom when the same is in the ear canal. An in-the-ear-canal component to be placed in a user's ear canal can have fixation means for fixing it in the ear canal. The fixation means includes an outer shell shaped to fit in the user's ear canal and a mounting structure for holding the in-the-ear-canal component. The outer shell is preferably resilient, with an elasticity allowing temporal deformation. | 04-21-2011 |
20110058698 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING DEVICE - A method for operating a hearing device comprising an input transducer ( | 03-10-2011 |
20110044481 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING HEARING ASSISTANCE TO A USER - There is provided a method for providing hearing assistance to a user ( | 02-24-2011 |
20110026747 | HEARING DEVICE WITH USER CONTROL - The hearing device comprises a battery door ( | 02-03-2011 |
20110026746 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING OF FEEDBACK THRESHOLD IN A HEARING DEVICE AND A HEARING DEVICE - A method for determining feedback thresholds in a plurality of frequency bands and/or at a plurality of frequencies processed by a hearing device is disclosed. The feedback thresholds are defined as gains, at which feedback occurs while a hearing device user is wearing the hearing device. The method comprises the steps of determining a quality index for a measured feedback threshold, and considering a measured feedback threshold as final if the quality index meets minimum predefined requirements. | 02-03-2011 |
20110015466 | PARTIALLY IMPLANTABLE HEARING DEVICE - There is provided a partially implantable hearing device for a user, comprising a microphone assembly ( | 01-20-2011 |
20110007919 | LOCKING MECHANISM FOR ADJUSTABLE TUBE - An in the ear hearing aid component, acoustically connected to a hearing aid component outside the ear canal, is characterized by adjusting means ( | 01-13-2011 |
20110007916 | TELEPHONE TO HEARING DEVICE COMMUNICATION - A telephone handset ( | 01-13-2011 |
20100329492 | METHOD FOR REDUCING NOISE IN AN INPUT SIGNAL OF A HEARING DEVICE AS WELL AS A HEARING DEVICE - A method for reducing noise in an input signal ( | 12-30-2010 |
20100322448 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING DEVICE AND CORRESPONDING HEARING SYSTEM AND ARRANGEMENT - The method for operating a hearing device ( | 12-23-2010 |
20100319189 | REPLACEABLE HEARING PROTECTION MEMBRANE FOR HEARING DEVICES - A device as hearing aid to be worn in the ear or in or at the auditory canal comprises at least a sound or acoustic exit opening with a protection element ( | 12-23-2010 |
20100310103 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING OF FEEDBACK THRESHOLD IN A HEARING DEVICE AND A HEARING DEVICE - A method for determining feedback thresholds in a plurality of frequency bands and/or at a plurality of frequencies processed by a hearing device is disclosed. The feedback thresholds are defined as gains, at which feedback occurs while a hearing device user is wearing the hearing device. The method comprises the step of determining feedback thresholds in an order of precedence, wherein the order of precedence being defined according to a degree of importance that the feedback threshold is determined in a particular frequency band or at a particular frequency, respectively. | 12-09-2010 |
20100303269 | FITTING PROCEDURE FOR HEARING DEVICES AND CORRESPONDING HEARING DEVICE - The method for adjusting a hearing device to the hearing preferences of a user of said hearing device comprises the steps of
| 12-02-2010 |
20100296680 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A MAXIMUM GAIN IN A HEARING DEVICE AS WELL AS A HEARING DEVICE - A method for determining a maximum gain is disclosed that is applicable in a forward signal path starting at a microphone ( | 11-25-2010 |
20100293227 | HEARING SYSTEM, METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING SYSTEM, AND HEARING SYSTEM NETWORK - The method for operating a hearing system ( | 11-18-2010 |
20100278366 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS HEARING ASSISTANCE - A method for providing hearing assistance to a user, comprising capturing audio signals by an internal microphone arrangement and supplying the captured audio signals a central signal processing unit; estimating whether a certain type of external audio signal supply device is connected to the audio signal processing unit in order to supply external audio signals to the central signal processing unit, and selecting an audio signal processing scheme according to the estimated type of external audio signal supply device; processing, the captured audio signals and the external audio signals according to the selected audio signal processing scheme; transmitting the processed audio signals to stimulating means worn at or in at least one of the user's ears via a wireless audio link; and stimulating the user's hearing by said stimulating means according to the processed audio signals. | 11-04-2010 |
20100278365 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS HEARING ASSISTANCE - A method for providing hearing assistance to a user, comprising capturing audio signals by a microphone arrangement; measuring at least one mechanical parameter; selecting an audio signal processing scheme according to the measured at least one mechanical parameter; processing, by a signal processing unit, the captured audio signals according to the selected audio signal processing scheme; transmitting the processed audio signals to stimulating means worn at or in at least one of the user's ears via a wireless audio link; and stimulating the user's hearing by said stimulating means according to the processed audio signals. | 11-04-2010 |
20100278356 | AUDIO AMPLIFICATION APPARATUS - A method of adjusting frequency-dependent amplification in an audio amplification apparatus. The audio amplification apparatus includes a forward transfer path ( | 11-04-2010 |
20100272298 | METHOD OF OPERATING A HEARING DEVICE AND A HEARING DEVICE - A method of operating a hearing device is disclosed, the method comprising the steps of:
| 10-28-2010 |
20100272297 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR FITTING A HEARING SYSTEM - The method for adjusting a hearing system ( | 10-28-2010 |
20100266151 | HEARING SYSTEM WITH JOINT TASK SCHEDULING - The hearing system ( | 10-21-2010 |
20100260367 | HEARING INSTRUMENT AND INPUT METHOD FOR A HEARING INSTRUMENT - A hearing instrument comprises an openable cover lid, the cover lid comprising at least one electrical input element and at least one lid contact terminal arranged to physically and electrically contact at least one corresponding device contact terminal when the lid is in a closed position. The cover lid further comprises at least two electrical input, each of the at least two input elements being functionally associated with the impedance between the lid contact terminal and a further terminal, and the hearing instrument comprises means to infer the state of the input elements from said impedance. In a preferred embodiment, the number of input elements is equal to or larger than the number of lid contact terminals. In a further embodiment, the lid is the lid of a battery compartment of the hearing instrument, and in a closed position of the lid at least one of the input elements is in electrical contact with one of the terminals of a battery lying in the battery compartment. | 10-14-2010 |
20100260363 | MIDI-COMPATIBLE HEARING DEVICE AND REPRODUCTION OF SPEECH SOUND IN A HEARING DEVICE - The method for providing a user of a hearing device with speech sound comprises the step of
| 10-14-2010 |
20100239111 | HEARING INSTRUMENT HOUSING MADE OF A POLYMER METAL COMPOSITE - A hearing aid housing consists at least partially of a housing outer surface ( | 09-23-2010 |
20100220884 | MULTIPART COMPARTMENT FOR A HEARING SYSTEM - A hearing system and/or earpiece assembly is comprising an assembly structure with at least three parts. The parts are removably connectable and at least one of the parts can be arranged in relation to another one in a different orientation. Alternatively or in addition, at least one part is made out of a flexible material. | 09-02-2010 |
20100220879 | HEARING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING SYSTEM - The method for operating a hearing system comprising at least one hearing device; at least one signal processing unit; at least one user control by means of which at least one audio processing parameter of said signal processing unit is adjustable; and a sensor unit; comprises the steps of
| 09-02-2010 |
20100208922 | HEARING SYSTEM NETWORK WITH SHARED TRANSMISSION CAPACITY AND CORRESPONDING METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING SYSTEM - The hearing system ( | 08-19-2010 |
20100208906 | RESISTANCE IDENTIFICATION OF A PERIPHERAL UNIT ON A HEARING AID - In order to identify peripheral units ( | 08-19-2010 |
20100205447 | METHOD OF INDIVIDUALLY FITTING A HEARING DEVICE OR HEARING AID - The present invention provides a method of providing parameters for the fitting process of individually shaped or customized hearing devices by collecting and storing fitting parameters during a fitting process by a local fitting computer; generating an individual encryption key related to the hearing device; sending the stored fitting parameters encrypted with the encryption key to a remote database; storing the encryption key in the memory of the hearing device; reading out the encryption key from the hearing device; reading out data from the remote database using the encryption. Thus, the privacy of the individual fitting data of a hearing device is secured. | 08-12-2010 |
20100202648 | COVER FOR APERTURES OF AN ELECTRIC MICRO-DEVICE HOUSING - At an electronic micro-device ( | 08-12-2010 |
20100202644 | BATTERY LOCK - Smallest electronic device such as e.g. a hearing instrument being operated by means of a battery which comprises a battery compartment ( | 08-12-2010 |
20100202638 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND HEARING DEVICE - A communication system has a wireless transmitter and a wireless receiver. The transmitter is built into a hearing device to be worn at one or both ears of an individual. The hearing device has an input acoustical-to-electrical converter unit and an output electrical-to-mechanical converter unit. The wireless transmitter is operationally connectable to the output of the input converter unit. The receiver is remote from the hearing device by a distance larger than any distance between two areas at one single individual. The transmitter and receiver form a wireless communication link at least for audio representing signals. | 08-12-2010 |
20100202637 | HEARING SYSTEM WITH A USER PREFERENCE CONTROL AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING SYSTEM - A method for operating a hearing system ( | 08-12-2010 |
20100202625 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A HEARING DEVICE WITH FREQUENCY TRANSPOSITION AND CORRESPONDING ARRANGEMENT - A method for adjusting a hearing system to the hearing preferences of a user of said hearing system is disclosed, wherein said hearing system is capable of carrying out frequency transposition of audio signals, which frequency transposition depends on at least one parameter. The method comprises the steps of
| 08-12-2010 |
20100195836 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A communication system, comprising: a transmission unit comprising at least two microphones, with a separate audio signals channel for each microphone, a first ear unit and, a second ear unit worn at the each side of the user's head, each ear unit comprising a receiver unit; the transmission unit comprising means for transmitting at least a first channel and a second channel of the audio signals to the first and second ear unit, at least one of the receiver units being capable of receiving the at least first and second audio signal channel, at least one of the ear units comprising audio signal processing means for generating processed audio signals received via the at least first and second audio signal channel, with the first ear unit and the second ear unit comprising means for stimulating the user's hearing at the right ear and the left ear, accordingly. | 08-05-2010 |
20100183176 | HEARING SYSTEM WITH ASSISTANCE FUNCTIONALITY - The hearing system ( | 07-22-2010 |
20100183172 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SIGNAL WHICH IS AUDIBLE BY AN INDIVIDUAL - Audible signals (m | 07-22-2010 |
20100183161 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR TRAINING HEARING SYSTEM USERS - The inventor has found that a considerable portion of hearing system users have a considerable lack of understanding the effect of adjusting adjustable audio processing parameters of the hearing system. Therefore, the method according to the invention comprises the steps of
| 07-22-2010 |
20100172526 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AS WELL AS A TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A transmission system and a method for controlling the transmission system comprising at least one interface unit and at least one adjustable device are disclosed. The method includes configuring the at least one interface unit according to interface configuration parameters, and enabling the at least one interface unit according to the interface configuration parameters. The method can also include transmitting device configuration parameters from the at least one interface unit to at least one of the adjustable devices, configuring the at least one adjustable device according to the device configuration parameters, and enabling the at least one adjustable device according to the device configuration parameters in order to transmit data via the second link. | 07-08-2010 |
20100172525 | HEARING DEVICE WITH RF COMMUNICATION - In a hearing device with an audio signal processing stage ( | 07-08-2010 |
20100150388 | METHOD FOR FEEDBACK CANCELLING IN A HEARING DEVICE AND A HEARING DEVICE - A method and a hearing device for cancelling or preventing feedback are disclosed. The hearing device comprises a microphone ( | 06-17-2010 |
20100150387 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING HEARING ASSISTANCE TO A USER - A system for providing hearing assistance to a user having an audio signal source, a transmission unit for transmitting audio signals from the audio signal source via a wireless right ear audio link to a right ear unit having a receiver unit and a device for stimulating the user's right ear according to the audio signals received from the transmission unit and via a wireless left ear audio link to a left ear unit having a receiver unit and means for stimulating the user's left ear according to the audio signals received from the transmission unit, and a device for delaying the stimulation of one of the user's ears with the audio signals received from the transmission unit relative to the stimulation of the other one of the user's ears with the audio signals received from the transmission unit by 1 msec to 10 msec. | 06-17-2010 |
20100150384 | PROVIDING HEARING HEALTH CARE SERVICES BY MEANS OF A HOME ENTERTAINMENT DEVICE - The invention suggests to use a home entertainment system ( | 06-17-2010 |
20100142737 | METHOD FOR ASSISTING A USER OF A HEARING SYSTEM AND CORRESPONDING HEARING SYSTEM - The hearing system comprises at least one request-receiving unit for receiving requests for assistance from a user and an assistance unit operationally connected to the request-receiving unit adapted to carrying out an assistance function providing assistance for the user. The assistance unit is adapted to carrying out an analysis of a current status of at least one device of the hearing system. The assistance unit is furthermore adapted to attempting to correct the current status if a faulty or inappropriate current status has been detected. The hearing system comprises a communication interface, wherein the assistance unit is adapted to attempting to establish a communication link to a remote assistance provider using the communication interface. The method for assisting a user of a hearing system, comprises the steps of receiving a request for assistance from the user by a request-receiving unit and automatically carrying out an assistance function upon the receiving. | 06-10-2010 |
20100142736 | HEARING DEVICE WITH USER CONTROL - The hearing device comprises
| 06-10-2010 |
20100135512 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A communication system having at least one user worn receiver unit for receiving audio signals via a wireless audio link connected to a stimulating means for stimulating the user's hearing according to audio signals received via the audio link; and a plurality of user worn transmission units and a microphone arrangement for capturing audio signals from the respective user's voice, an audio signal transmission portion for establishing the wireless audio link to at least one receiver unit to transmit the captured audio signals to the at least one receiver unit, an assistive digital link transceiver portion for establishing a bidirectional assistive digital link to at least one of the other transmission units and/or to an external command unit, and a control unit for controlling signal transmission of the transmission unit according to data exchanged with the control unit of the at least one of the other transmission units and/or the external command unit. | 06-03-2010 |
20100135500 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING BINAURAL HEARING ASSISTANCE - A method of providing binaural hearing assistance to a user, comprising: capturing audio signals at an ear unit worn at each side of the users head; defining a target signal with regard to background noise; determining the difference in the target-signal-to-background-noise ratio of the audio signals captured at the each ear unit; exchanging audio signals between each ear unit according to the determined difference in the target-signal-to-background-noise ratio; selecting, as a function of the determined difference in the target-signal-to-background-noise ratio, as input to each of the stimulating means the audio signals captured at the respective ear unit, the audio signals received from the other one of the ear units, and/or mixtures thereof; and stimulating the user's right ear and the user's left ear according to the selected respective audio signals. | 06-03-2010 |
20100128915 | HEARING DEVICE WITH DETACHABLE MICROPHONE - The present hearing device with at least one microphone ( | 05-27-2010 |
20100128907 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING HEARING ASSISTANCE TO A USER - A hearing assistance system, having an audio signal source, a transmission unit for transmitting audio signals from the audio signal source via a wireless right ear audio link to a right ear unit and a receiver unit, and an arrangement for stimulating the user's right ear, and via a wireless left ear audio link, a left ear unit having a receiver unit and an arrangement for stimulating the user's left ear, an arrangement for exchanging audio signals received from the transmission unit between the right and left ear units, a device for detecting the quality of the right and left ear links and an arrangement for selecting, as a function of the detected qualities of the right and left ear links, as input to the stimulating arrangement, the audio signals received by the respective receiver unit from the transmission unit, the audio signals received via the audio signal exchanging arrangement, and/or mixtures thereof. | 05-27-2010 |
20100128906 | HEARING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A system providing hearing assistance to a user having a wireless remote control for transmitting control commands as an amplitude modulated radio frequency signal, an RF power detector for outputting a signal representative of the power envelope of the RF signal received by an antenna of the RF power detector, a classifier unit for analyzing the output signal of the RF power detector to detect control commands of the remote control and to detect the presence of a source of interfering RF signals, an audio signal processing unit, and a user's ear worn part for stimulating the user's hearing according to audio signals processed in the audio signal processing unit. The classifier unit provides a control signal representing detected remote control commands and an interference signal representing the presence of a source of interfering RF signals. Operation of the audio signal processing unit is controlled by the control signal. | 05-27-2010 |
20100119077 | ACTIVE HEARING PROTECTION SYSTEM - An active hearing protecting system right earplug and a left earplug and a wearable central unit to be worn at the user's body a digital audio signal processing unit which has at least two channels and which can be connected via an audio input to an external audio signal source each earplug including a microphone and a loudspeaker which are connected to the audio signal processing unit. The central unit also has a detector for detecting audio signals and being adapted to control the audio signal processing unit when audio signal is detected. The audio signal processing unit has an ambient mode in which the audio signals captured by the left ear microphone are provided to the left ear loudspeaker and the audio signals captured by the right ear microphone are provided to the right ear loudspeaker, and a communication mode in which the audio signals from the audio input are provided at least one of the loudspeakers and audio signals captured by at least one of the microphones are provided to the other ear loudspeaker. | 05-13-2010 |
20100104122 | METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING PERFORMANCE OF HEARING DEVICES - A method for establishing a performance characteristic of a hearing device ( | 04-29-2010 |
20100092018 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING DEVICE AS WELL AS A HEARING DEVICE - In order to switch between different hearing programs to adjust to a momentary acoustic scene, a method for adjusting a hearing device, in which one of several possible hearing programs can be selected in order to adjust to a momentary acoustic scene, the method comprising the steps of detecting a desired hearing program change, changing parameters (b | 04-15-2010 |
20100092017 | HEARING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - The hearing system ( | 04-15-2010 |
20100086159 | HEARING DEVICE WITH MICROPHONE PROTECTION - The hearing device comprises at least one microphone ( | 04-08-2010 |
20100080398 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HEARING DEVICE FITTING - The method for manufacturing an adjusted hearing device ( | 04-01-2010 |
20100067713 | METHOD FOR HEARING PROTECTING AND HEARING PROTECTION SYSTEM - There is proposed a method and system for hearing protecting individuals, especially musicians. Thereby, such an individual is equipped with a hearing device ( | 03-18-2010 |
20100067711 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING A HEARING DEVICE WITH A CUSTOMIZED FEATURE SET - The method for manufacturing a hearing device, which hearing device includes at least one programmable processor, includes the steps of a) providing a set of software members, b) selecting a subset of said set, and c) creating an image of said subset, which is executable in said at least one processor. This allows to select from a large set of software members only those, which are suitable for a specific user. The system for manufacturing a hearing device in dependence of individual preferences of a user of said hearing device, which hearing device includes at least one programmable processor, includes a selecting tool allowing to select a subset of software members from a set of software members, and a build tool for creating an image of said subset of software members, wherein said image is executable in said at least one processor. | 03-18-2010 |
20100034405 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING DEVICE AS WELL AS A HEARING DEVICE - In order to switch between different hearing programs to adjust to a momentary acoustic surround situation, a method is provided to operate a hearing device as well as a hearing device. Signals, or parameters of a transfer function, are changed smoothly in order to form a smooth transition from a momentary to a desired value. Thereby, the advantage is obtained to eliminate undesired abrupt switching operation when a hearing program switching is necessary. | 02-11-2010 |
20100032267 | SWITCHING ELEMENT FOR ACTUATING AN ADJUSTABLE PARAMETER - A switch element ( | 02-11-2010 |
20100020989 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING DEVICE AND A HEARING DEVICE - A method to operate a hearing device and a hearing device are disclosed comprising a plurality of source units (S | 01-28-2010 |
20100014696 | HEARING DEVICE - In of for a hearing device ( | 01-21-2010 |
20100002887 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A BINAURAL HEARING SYSTEM AS WELL AS A BINAURAL HEARING SYSTEM - A hearing system and a method for operating a binaural hearing system include at least two hearing devices to be at least partly inserted into or to be worn behind the left and right ear of a user. Each hearing device includes at least one microphone to generate an electrical signal corresponding to an acoustic signal. The method includes determining contra-lateral information based on an acoustic signal recorded by a microphone of the contra-lateral hearing device, and determining ipsi-lateral information based on an acoustic signal recorded by a microphone of the ipsi-lateral hearing device. The method includes providing a coordination level, the coordination level being indicative of a degree of synchronization of the two hearing devices, and adjusting processes in the ipsi-lateral hearing device in accordance with the coordination level. The coordination level can be determined from the contra-lateral information and/or from the ipsi-lateral information, or be obtained from an external device. | 01-07-2010 |
20100002886 | HEARING SYSTEM AND METHOD IMPLEMENTING BINAURAL NOISE REDUCTION PRESERVING INTERAURAL TRANSFER FUNCTIONS - The binaural hearing system ( | 01-07-2010 |
20090320273 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN EAR DEVICE HAVING A RETENTION ELEMENT - A method for manufacturing a first ear device having a first retention element to be worn at least in part in at least one of the outer ear and the ear canal of a user and a second ear device having a second retention element to be worn at least in part in at least the outer ear and the ear canal of the user. The outer surface of the first retention element is individually shaped according to the measured inner shape of the user's outer ear and ear canal; a digital data set according to a data format which is representative of the measured inner shape of the user's outer ear and ear canal is obtained; the user provided with a personal copy of the digital data set for personal use by the user; and the personal copy of the digital data set used for manufacturing the second retention element. | 12-31-2009 |
20090285424 | Method for manufacturing a fitted hearing device - So as to exploit the experience widely spread for fitting hearing devices, workflows of fitting processes are stored ( | 11-19-2009 |
20090268933 | HEARING SYSTEM WITH ENHANCED NOISE CANCELLING AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING SYSTEM - The hearing system ( | 10-29-2009 |
20090262948 | HEARING AID AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING AID - The invention relates to a hearing aid comprising at least one signal processing device, at least one counter for detecting discreet events or operating processes, and at least one memory for storing the values or states of the counter, and the threshold values associated with each counter. The hearing aid is also provided with a signal transmitter that is actively connected to the signal processing device in such a way that the signal transmitter is activated when a threshold value of a counter is reached or exceeded. In this way, advantageously, any countable pre-defined events or operating processes can be used to establish and maintain the operating state of the hearing aid. An operating process can be, for example, the variation of a defined operating state of the hearing aid. If a predetermined threshold value is reached, i.e. the number of events reaches this threshold value, a corresponding signal can be triggered and produced by the signal transmitter. | 10-22-2009 |
20090197562 | WIRELESS AUDIO SIGNAL RECEIVER DEVICE FOR A HEARING INSTRUMENT - A receiver device for receiving audio signals from a remote source has a magnetic loop antenna for receiving radio frequency signals carrying audio signals, a signal processing unit for reproducing audio signals from the radio frequency signals received by the antenna, an output interface which is capable of being mechanically connected to an input interface of a hearing instrument to be worn at a user's ear in order to supply the audio signals from the signal processing unit as input to the hearing instrument, and a housing enclosing the antenna and the signal processing unit. The antenna is designed as a printed board circuit with a loop-shaped conductor on an at least partially flexible insulating substrate. A first portion defines a first plane and a second portion defines a second plane, the first plane and second planes being oriented at an angle of 60° to 120° relative to each other. | 08-06-2009 |
20090196449 | WIRELESS AUDIO SIGNAL RECEIVER DEVICE FOR A HEARING INSTRUMENT - A receiver device for receiving audio signals from a remote source has a magnetic loop antenna for receiving radio frequency signals carrying audio signals, a signal processing unit for reproducing audio signals from the radio frequency signals received by the antenna, an output interface which is capable of being mechanically connected to an input interface of a hearing instrument to be worn at a user's ear in order to supply the audio signals from the signal processing unit as input to the hearing instrument, and a housing enclosing the antenna and the signal processing unit. The antenna is designed as a printed board circuit with a loop-shaped conductor on an at least partially flexible insulating substrate. A first portion defines a first plane and a second portion defines a second plane, the first plane and second planes being oriented at an angle of 60° to 120° relative to each other. | 08-06-2009 |
20090123009 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ACOUSTICAL DEVICES AND FOR REDUCING ESPECIALLY WIND DISTURBANCES - A method for manufacturing an acoustical device, especially a hearing device. A device casing is provided with an acoustical/electrical input converter arrangement with an electric output. An audio signal processing unit establishes audio signal processing of the device according to individual needs and/or purpose of the device. At least one electrical/mechanical output converter is provided. A filter arrangement with adjustable high-pass characteristic has a control input for the characteristic. The following operational connections are established: between the output of the input converter arrangement and the input of the filter arrangement, between the output of the filter arrangement and the control input, between said output of the filter arrangement and the input of the processing unit, between the output of the processing unit and the input of the at least once output converter. | 05-14-2009 |
20090112224 | STRUCTURE FOR PROBE INSERTION - An insert structure is proposed for insertion into an orifice, a canal, a tube and the like of a human or animal creature such as an ear canal, an intestinal tract, a gullet, etc. The insert structure comprises at least one longitudinally extending insert member ( | 04-30-2009 |
20090097680 | METHOD TO OPERATE A HEARING DEVICE AND ARRANGEMENT WITH A HEARING DEVICE - A hearing device has a transfer function adjustable by a set of parameters. The hearing device can have two microphones, a processing unit, and a speaker unit. A direction identification unit is operationally connected to the processing unit. Communication between a user of the hearing device and at least one reference person is ensured for changing positions of the user and/or the reference person. The transfer function is adjusted as a function of at least one current reference person direction by changing the set of parameters. The reference person direction encloses an angle with a reference plane of the user. | 04-16-2009 |
20090064852 | MIDI-COMPATIBLE HEARING DEVICE - The hearing device is MIDI-compatible, wherein MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. The hearing device can be adapted to communicating and/or loading and/or storing and/or interpreting and/or generating data compliant with the MIDI Protocol, also referred to as MIDI messages. Acknowledge sounds of the hearing device an be controlled by MIDI data, or music can be played to a user of the hearing device based on MIDI data. The hearing device can be a hearing aid, a headphone, an earphone, a hearing protection device, a communication device or the like. | 03-12-2009 |
20090028364 | Widerstands-identifikation - For the identification of peripheral devices on a hearing aid, these devices are provided with an identification resistor (R) that can be read out by the configuration of the hearing aid. | 01-29-2009 |
20090018465 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECONSTRUCTING THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE OF THE SURFACE OF AT LEAST A PORTION OF AN EAR CANAL AND/OR OF A CONCHA - The method for reconstructing the three-dimensional shape of the surface ( | 01-15-2009 |
20090010463 | Method For Manufacturing a Hearing Device Based on Personality Profiles - In a method for manufacturing a hearing device, by registering characteristics of an individual (I) a personality vector (K(C | 01-08-2009 |
20080301944 | HEARING DEVICE WITH EMBEDDED CHANNEL - A hearing device having at least one of an acoustical/electrical converter and an electrical/acoustical converter respectively with an acoustical input or output. The input or output, as the case may be, is linked to a coupling opening at the outer surface of the device via a channel. At least a part of the outer surface of the device is formed by a one-part shell. The shell defines an inner space of the device, with the channel being provided within and along the part of the shell and being formed within the material of the shell. | 12-11-2008 |
20080300703 | HEARING DEVICE WITH EMBEDDED CHANNEL - A hearing device having at least one of an acoustical/electrical converter and an electrical/acoustical converter respectively with an acoustical input or output. The input or output, as the case may be, is linked to a coupling opening at the outer surface of the device via a channel. At least a part of the outer surface of the device is formed by a one-part shell. The shell defines an inner space of the device, with the channel being provided within and along the part of the shell and being formed within the material of the shell. | 12-04-2008 |
20080279395 | Feedback Compensation in a Sound Processing Device - There is disclosed a sound processing device ( | 11-13-2008 |
20080258871 | PORTABLE AUDIO-CAPABLE DEVICE SYSTEMS, IN PARTICULAR HEARING SYSTEMS, PLAYING MESSAGES - A method includes the step of providing a user of a portable audio-capable device system, such as a hearing system, with a benefit as a reward for the user's consent to accept that said portable audio-capable device system plays messages, in particular audible messages. In particular, the benefit includes providing at no cost, or providing a deduction in payments for, at least one of: a device of said portable audio-capable device system; an accessory for said portable audio-capable device system; a functionality for said portable audio-capable device system; and goods or services contributing to operating costs of said portable audio-capable device system. Accordingly, the user accepts that he is confronted with specific audible messages, and in return, he is provided with a benefit, in particular with a financial benefit. Accordingly, the user can be sponsored, e.g., by the manufacturer of said portable audio-capable device system. | 10-23-2008 |
20080240481 | HEARING DEVICE WITH EMBEDDED CHANNEL - A hearing device having at least one of an acoustical/electrical converter and an electrical/acoustical converter respectively with an acoustical input or output. The input or output, as the case may be, is linked to a coupling opening at the outer surface of the device via a channel. At least a part of the outer surface of the device is formed by a one-part shell. The shell defines an inner space of the device, with the channel being provided within and along the part of the shell and being formed within the material of the shell. | 10-02-2008 |