公开(公告)号：US11228849B2

公开(公告)日：2022-01-18

申请号：US16236373

申请日：2018-12-29

Applicant: GN Hearing A/S ,  City University of New York

Inventor： Tobias Piechowiak ,  Andrew Dittberner ,  Lucas Cristobal Parra ,  Ivan Vladimirov Iotzov

IPC: H04R25/00

Abstract: A hearing aid includes: a microphone configured to provide a microphone signal that corresponds with an acoustic stimulus naturally received by a user of the hearing aid; a processing unit coupled to the microphone, the processing unit configured to provide a processed signal based at least on the microphone signal; a speaker coupled to the processing unit, the speaker configured to provide an acoustic signal based on the processed signal; and a sensor configured to measure a neural response of the user to the acoustic stimulus, and to provide a sensor output; wherein the processing unit is configured to detect presence of speech based on the microphone signal, and to process the sensor output and the microphone signal to estimate speech intelligibility; and wherein the processing unit is also configured to adjust a sound processing parameter for the hearing aid based at least on the estimated speech intelligibility.

公开(公告)号：US10924837B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-16

申请号：US16241398

申请日：2019-01-07

Applicant: GN HEARING A/S

Inventor： Andrew Dittberner ,  Vidya Krull

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  H04R1/10 ,  H04R5/033 ,  H04R5/027 ,  A61F11/14

Abstract: A acoustic device includes a pinna replica, wherein an inner surface of the pinna replica faces the exterior so that exterior sounds are received by the pinna replica and a microphone unit for collecting said exterior sounds, said microphone unit being configured to emit a first electric signal comprising information on the collected exterior sounds.

公开(公告)号：US10911877B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-02

申请号：US15390417

申请日：2016-12-23

Applicant: GN Hearing A/S

Inventor： Rob De Vries ,  Changxue Ma ,  Andrew Dittberner

IPC: H04R25/00

Abstract: Disclosed is a hearing device and method of operating a hearing device in a binaural hearing system, the method comprising: receiving distal data from a distal hearing device; receiving an audio signal and converting the audio signal to a first microphone input signal and a second microphone input signal; and determining a beamforming scheme based on the distal data, the first microphone input signal, and the second microphone input signal, wherein determining the beamforming scheme comprises obtaining a zero-direction index, and wherein the beamforming scheme is based on the zero-direction index; and applying the beamforming scheme in a beamforming module of the hearing device.

公开(公告)号：US20190174236A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-06

申请号：US16213869

申请日：2018-12-07

Applicant: GN HEARING A/S

Inventor： Changxue Ma ,  Rob De Vries ,  Andrew Dittberner

IPC: H04R25/00

Abstract: A hearing device of a binaural hearing system is disclosed, the binaural hearing system comprising the hearing device and a contralateral hearing device. The hearing device comprises: a transceiver module for communication with the contralateral hearing device of the binaural system, the transceiver module configured for provision of a contralateral signal received from the contralateral hearing device; and a set of microphones comprising a first microphone and a second microphone for provision of a first microphone input signal and a second microphone input signal, respectively. The hearing device comprises: a beamforming module connected to the first microphone and the second microphone for processing the first microphone input signal, the second microphone input signal and the contralateral signal, the beamforming module configured to provide a first beamformed input signal. The hearing device comprises a beamforming controller connected to the beamforming module and the transceiver module.

公开(公告)号：US11856370B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-26

申请号：US17460078

申请日：2021-08-27

Applicant: GN Hearing A/S

Inventor： Changxue Ma ,  Andrew Dittberner ,  Eugene Brandewie

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  H04S7/00

CPC classification number: H04R25/552 ,  H04R25/558 ,  H04S7/301 ,  H04R25/70 ,  H04R2225/55 ,  H04S2420/01

Abstract: An electronic device configured to communicate with a binaural hearing device, includes: a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly receive, from the binaural hearing device, a signal indicating an orientation of a head of a user of the binaural hearing device; a memory storing head-related transfer functions (HRTF) respectively for a left ear and a right ear of the user; an input transducer configured to capture sound at a distance from the user; and a processing unit configured to provide a spatialized binaural audio signal based on the captured sound, the orientation of the head of the user, and the head-related transfer functions (HRTF); wherein the wireless communication unit is configured to transmit the spatialized binaural audio signal to the binaural hearing device for allowing the binaural hearing device to provide left and right audio outputs based on the spatialized binaural audio signal.

公开(公告)号：US11477584B2

公开(公告)日：2022-10-18

申请号：US16601107

申请日：2019-10-14

Applicant: GN HEARING A/S

Inventor： Aalbert De Vries ,  Joris Kraak ,  Andrew Dittberner

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  G06F9/4401 ,  G06N7/00 ,  G06N20/00

Abstract: Hearing system, accessory device, agent and method for situated design of a hearing algorithm of a hearing device is disclosed, the method comprising initializing a model comprising a parameterized objective function; providing one or more operating parameters indicative of the hearing algorithm to the hearing device; obtaining operating data comprising corresponding input data and output data of the hearing device; obtaining evaluation data indicative of user evaluation of the output data; determining one or more updated operating parameters based on the model, the operating data and the evaluation data; and providing the updated operating parameters to the hearing device.

公开(公告)号：US10681476B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-09

申请号：US16213869

申请日：2018-12-07

Applicant: GN HEARING A/S

Inventor： Changxue Ma ,  Rob De Vries ,  Andrew Dittberner

IPC: H04R25/00

Abstract: A hearing device of a binaural hearing system is disclosed, the binaural hearing system comprising the hearing device and a contralateral hearing device. The hearing device comprises: a transceiver module for communication with the contralateral hearing device of the binaural system, the transceiver module configured for provision of a contralateral signal received from the contralateral hearing device; and a set of microphones comprising a first microphone and a second microphone for provision of a first microphone input signal and a second microphone input signal, respectively. The hearing device comprises: a beamforming module connected to the first microphone and the second microphone for processing the first microphone input signal, the second microphone input signal and the contralateral signal, the beamforming module configured to provide a first beamformed input signal. The hearing device comprises a beamforming controller connected to the beamforming module and the transceiver module.

公开(公告)号：US10536785B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-14

申请号：US15832641

申请日：2017-12-05

Applicant: GN HEARING A/S

Inventor： Changxue Ma ,  Rob De Vries ,  Andrew Dittberner

IPC: H04R25/00

Abstract: A method of operating a hearing device and a hearing device are disclosed. The method comprises obtaining a first microphone signal and a second microphone signal. The method comprises obtaining a first beamform signal based on the first microphone signal and the second microphone signal. The method may comprise obtaining a second beamform signal based on the first microphone signal and the second microphone signal. The method comprises determining a first parameter based on the first beamform signal. The method may comprise combining the first beamform signal and the second beamform signal based on the first parameter for provision of an output beamform signal. The method comprises providing the output beamform signal for further processing including hearing loss compensation.

公开(公告)号：US12108218B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-01

申请号：US17709755

申请日：2022-03-31

Applicant: GN Hearing A/S

Inventor： Aalbert De Vries ,  Joris Kraak ,  Andrew Dittberner

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  G06F9/4401 ,  G06N7/01 ,  G06N20/00

CPC classification number: H04R25/507 ,  G06F9/4401 ,  G06N7/01 ,  H04R25/70 ,  G06N20/00

Abstract: Hearing system, accessory device, agent and method for situated design of a hearing algorithm of a hearing device is disclosed, the method comprising initializing a model comprising a parameterized objective function; providing one or more operating parameters indicative of the hearing algorithm to the hearing device; obtaining operating data comprising corresponding input data and output data of the hearing device; obtaining evaluation data indicative of user evaluation of the output data; determining one or more updated operating parameters based on the model, the operating data and the evaluation data; and providing the updated operating parameters to the hearing device.

公开(公告)号：US10212503B1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-19

申请号：US15673335

申请日：2017-08-09

Applicant: GN Hearing A/S

Inventor： Andrew Dittberner ,  Vidya Krull

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  H04R1/10 ,  H04R5/033

Abstract: A acoustic device includes a supra-aural ear cup, a pinna replica at least partially enclosed by the supra-aural ear cup, wherein an inner surface of the pinna replica faces the exterior so that exterior sounds are received by the pinna replica and a microphone unit for collecting said exterior sounds, said microphone unit being configured to emit a first electric signal comprising information on the collected exterior sounds.