公开(公告)号：WO2019089530A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-09

申请号：PCT/US2018/058129

申请日：2018-10-30

Applicant: STARKEY LABORATORIES, INC.

Inventor： GIRI, Ritwik ,  HELWANI, Karim ,  ZHANG, Tao

IPC: H04R25/00

Abstract: A system comprises an ear-worn electronic device configured to be worn by a wearer. The ear-worn electronic device comprises a processor and memory coupled to the processor. The memory is configured to store an annoying sound dictionary representative of a plurality of annoying sounds pre-identified by the wearer. A microphone is coupled to the processor and configured to monitor an acoustic environment of the wearer. A speaker or a receiver is coupled to the processor. The processor is configured to identify different background noises present in the acoustic environment, determine which of the background noises correspond to one or more of the plurality of annoying sounds, and attenuate the one or more annoying sounds in an output signal provided to the speaker or receiver.

公开(公告)号：EP3370442B1

公开(公告)日：2020-05-13

申请号：EP18159777.4

申请日：2018-03-02

Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： HELWANI, Karim ,  ZHANG, Tao ,  CARLILE, Simon

IPC: H04S7/00 ,  H04R5/033

公开(公告)号：EP4072164A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-12

申请号：EP22175626.5

申请日：2017-10-20

Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： HELWANI, Karim ,  NAKAGAWA, Carlos Renato ,  XU, Buye ,  XING, Yangjun

IPC: H04S7/00 ,  H04R25/00

Abstract: A hearing system includes one or more hearing devices configured to be worn by a user. Each hearing device includes a signal source that provides an input electrical signal representing a sound of a virtual source. A filter implements a head related transfer function (HRTF) to add spatialization cues associated with a virtual location of the virtual source to the electrical signal and outputs a filtered electrical signal that includes the spatialization cues. A speaker of the hearing device converts the filtered electrical signal into an acoustic signal and plays the acoustic signal to the user. The system includes motion tracking circuitry that tracks motion of the user as the user moves in a direction of a perceived location that the user perceives to be the virtual location of the virtual source. Head related transfer function (HRTF) individualization circuitry determines a difference between the virtual location and the perceived location in response to the motion of the user. The HRTF individualization circuitry individualizes the HRTF based on the difference.

公开(公告)号：EP3288285B1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-30

申请号：EP17188032.1

申请日：2017-08-25

Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： NAKAGAWA, Carlos Renato Calcada ,  HELWANI, Karim ,  MERKS, Ivo

IPC: H04R3/02 ,  G10K11/178 ,  H04R25/00

公开(公告)号：EP3313098A3

公开(公告)日：2018-05-30

申请号：EP17197655.8

申请日：2017-10-20

Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： HELWANI, Karim ,  NAKAGAWA, Carlos, Renato ,  XU, Buye ,  XING, Yangjun

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  H04S7/00

CPC classification number: H04S7/304 ,  H04R25/305 ,  H04R25/40 ,  H04R25/407 ,  H04R25/552 ,  H04R25/554 ,  H04R2205/041 ,  H04R2460/07 ,  H04S2400/11 ,  H04S2420/01 ,  H04S2420/07

Abstract: A hearing system includes one or more hearing devices configured to be worn by a user. Each hearing device includes a signal source that provides an input electrical signal representing a sound of a virtual source. A filter implements a head related transfer function (HRTF) to add spatialization cues associated with a virtual location of the virtual source to the electrical signal and outputs a filtered electrical signal that includes the spatialization cues. A speaker of the hearing device converts the filtered electrical signal into an acoustic signal and plays the acoustic signal to the user. The system includes motion tracking circuitry that tracks motion of the user as the user moves in a direction of a perceived location that the user perceives to be the virtual location of the virtual source. Head related transfer function (HRTF) individualization circuitry determines a difference between the virtual location and the perceived location in response to the motion of the user. The HRTF individualization circuitry individualizes the HRTF based on the difference.

公开(公告)号：EP3313098A2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-25

申请号：EP17197655.8

申请日：2017-10-20

Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： HELWANI, Karim ,  NAKAGAWA, Carlos, Renato ,  XU, Buye ,  XING, Yangjun

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  H04S7/00

CPC classification number: H04S7/304 ,  H04R25/305 ,  H04R25/40 ,  H04R25/407 ,  H04R25/552 ,  H04R25/554 ,  H04R2205/041 ,  H04R2460/07 ,  H04S2400/11 ,  H04S2420/01 ,  H04S2420/07

Abstract: A hearing system includes one or more hearing devices configured to be worn by a user. Each hearing device includes a signal source that provides an input electrical signal representing a sound of a virtual source. A filter implements a head related transfer function (HRTF) to add spatialization cues associated with a virtual location of the virtual source to the electrical signal and outputs a filtered electrical signal that includes the spatialization cues. A speaker of the hearing device converts the filtered electrical signal into an acoustic signal and plays the acoustic signal to the user. The system includes motion tracking circuitry that tracks motion of the user as the user moves in a direction of a perceived location that the user perceives to be the virtual location of the virtual source. Head related transfer function (HRTF) individualization circuitry determines a difference between the virtual location and the perceived location in response to the motion of the user. The HRTF individualization circuitry individualizes the HRTF based on the difference.

Abstract translation: 听力系统包括配置成由用户佩戴的一个或多个听力设备。 每个听力设备包括提供表示虚拟源的声音的输入电信号的信号源。 过滤器实现头部相关传递函数（HRTF）以将与虚拟源的虚拟位置相关联的空间化线索添加到电信号，并且输出包括空间化线索的滤波的电信号。 听力装置的扬声器将滤波后的电信号转换为声信号并将该声信号播放给用户。 该系统包括运动跟踪电路，该运动跟踪电路在用户沿感知位置的方向移动时跟踪用户的运动，用户感知该位置是虚拟源的虚拟位置。 头部相关传递函数（HRTF）个性化电路响应于用户的运动来确定虚拟位置与感知位置之间的差异。 HRTF个性化电路根据差异个性化HRTF。

公开(公告)号：EP3370442A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-05

申请号：EP18159777.4

申请日：2018-03-02

Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： HELWANI, Karim ,  ZHANG, Tao ,  CARLILE, Simon

IPC: H04S7/00 ,  H04R5/033

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

公开(公告)号：EP3288285A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-28

申请号：EP17188032.1

申请日：2017-08-25

Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： NAKAGAWA, Carlos Renato Calcada ,  HELWANI, Karim ,  MERKS, Ivo

IPC: H04R3/02 ,  G10K11/178 ,  H04R25/00

Abstract: The present subject matter can improve robustness of performance of acoustic feedback cancellation in the presence of strong acoustic disturbances. In various embodiments, an optimization criterion determined to enhance robustness of an adaptive feedback canceller in an audio device against disturbances in an incoming audio signal can be applied such that the adaptive feedback controller remains in a converged state in response to presence of the disturbances.

Abstract translation: 本主题可以在存在强烈的声学干扰的情况下提高声学反馈消除的性能的鲁棒性。 在各种实施例中，可以应用被确定为增强音频设备中的自适应反馈消除器对输入音频信号中的干扰的鲁棒性的优化标准，使得自适应反馈控制器响应于干扰的存在而保持在收敛状态。