EAR-WORN ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCORPORATING MICROPHONE FAULT REDUCTION SYSTEM AND METHOD

    公开(公告)号:WO2021021429A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-04

    申请号:PCT/US2020/041947

    申请日:2020-07-14

    Abstract: An ear-worn electronic device comprises a housing configured to be supported by, at, in or on an ear of a wearer. Electronic circuitry is disposed in the housing and comprises a processor. A power source and a receiver or a speaker are respectively disposed in or on the housing. A microphone array is disposed in or on the housing and operatively coupled to the electronic circuitry. The microphone array comprises a plurality of microphones. The processor is configured to operate a set of two or more of the microphones in a directional mode, detect degradation in performance of any microphone of the microphone set, and switch microphone operation from the directional mode to a safe mode using at least one non-degraded microphone of the microphone set in response to detecting the microphone performance degradation.

    COGNITIVE BENEFIT MEASURE RELATED TO HEARING-ASSISTANCE DEVICE USE

    公开(公告)号:WO2019040895A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-28

    申请号:PCT/US2018/047986

    申请日:2018-08-24

    Abstract: A computing system comprising one or more electronic computing devices receives data from a hearing-assistance device. The computing system determines, based on the data received from the hearing-assistance device, a cognitive benefit measure for a wearer of the hearing-assistance device. The cognitive benefit measure being an indication of a change of a cognitive benefit of the wearer of the hearing-assistance device attributable to use of the hearing-assistance device by the wearer of the hearing-assistance device. The computing device outputs an indication of the cognitive benefit measure.

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