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公开(公告)号：US10341784B2
公开(公告)日：2019-07-02
申请号：US15997202
申请日：2018-06-04
Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
Inventor： Karrie LaRae Recker , Michael Karl Sacha
Abstract: A hearing assistance system comprises a left ear device and a right ear device respectively configured to be worn by a wearer. One or more microphones are provided at each of the left and right ear devices. One or more positional sensors are configured to determine a three-dimensional position of the hearing assistance system in response to the wearer looking at a sound source in space. A user interface is configured to receive an input directly from the wearer. A memory is configured to store the three-dimensional position of the hearing assistance system in response to the received input. A processor is configured to adjust a directional polar pattern of the one or more microphones provided at one or both of the left and right ear devices in response to the stored three-dimensional position.
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公开(公告)号：US20190200142A1
公开(公告)日：2019-06-27
申请号：US16290131
申请日：2019-03-01
Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
Inventor： Ivo Merks
CPC classification number: H04R25/505 , G10L25/78 , H04R3/005 , H04R25/405 , H04R25/407 , H04R2410/01 , H04R2460/01 , H04R2460/05
Abstract: A hearing assistance system includes a pair of left and right hearing assistance devices to be worn by a wearer and uses both of the left and right hearing assistance devices to detect the voice of the wearer. The left and right hearing assistance devices each include first and second microphones at different locations. Various embodiments detect the voice of the wearer using signals produced by the first and second microphones of the left hearing assistance device and the first and second microphones of the right hearing assistance device. Various embodiments use outcome of detection of the voice of the wearer performed by the left hearing assistance device and the outcome of detection of the voice of the wearer performed the right hearing assistance device to determine whether to declare a detection of the voice of the wearer.
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133.发明授权公开(公告)号：US10321245B2
公开(公告)日：2019-06-11
申请号：US15071030
申请日：2016-03-15
Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
Inventor： Brent Anthony Bauman , Stephen Paul Flood , Casey Edward Murray , Beau Jay Polinske , Jay Rabel
IPC: H04B17/309 , H04R25/00 , H04B7/06 , H04B7/10 , H04B17/318
Abstract: Multiple antennas at the receiver and/or transmitter are commonly used in wireless communications systems to provide diversity in order reduce fading and other effects brought about by multi-path propagation. Due to the size of hearing aids and the wavelengths of the frequencies used for communication, it is difficult to achieve what is called spatial diversity by disposing the multiple antennas at different locations. Described herein are techniques for providing polarization diversity in hearing aids using antennas with different polarizations and applying the appropriate phase shifts to the received and/or transmitted signals to improve the signal quality.
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公开(公告)号：US20190166439A1
公开(公告)日：2019-05-30
申请号：US16264972
申请日：2019-02-01
Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
Inventor： Thomas Blaise Bergner , Sidney A. Higgins , Susan Marie Johansson
Abstract: Photoactive cleaning hearing assistance devices and methods of cleaning hearing assistance devices are described. Photoactive nanoparticles may be disposed on or in the hearing assistance devices. The photoactive nanoparticles provide a localized surface plasmon resonance effect when illuminated with light.
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公开(公告)号：US20190149927A1
公开(公告)日：2019-05-16
申请号：US16192333
申请日：2018-11-15
Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
Inventor： Tao Zhang , Eric Durant , Dean G. Meyer , Martin McKinney , Matthew D. Kleffner , Dominic Perz , Karrie Recker
Abstract: In an audio signal, one or more processing circuits recognize spoken content in a user's own speech signal using speech recognition and natural language understanding. The spoken content describes a listening difficulty of the user. The one or more processing circuits generate, based on the spoken content, one or more actions for hearing devices and feedback for the user. The one or more actions attempt to resolve the listening difficulty. Additionally, the one or more processing circuits convert the user feedback to verbal feedback using speech synthesis and transmit the one or more actions and the verbal feedback to the hearing devices via a body-worn device. The hearing devices are configured to perform the one or more actions and play back the verbal feedback to the user.
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公开(公告)号：US20190131046A1
公开(公告)日：2019-05-02
申请号：US15799019
申请日：2017-10-31
Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
Inventor： Christopher D. Young , Sidney A. Higgins
Abstract: Various embodiments of a detent assembly are disclosed. The detent assembly includes a base having a major surface, a first magnetic region, and a second magnetic region, where the first and second magnetic regions are disposed on or within the major surface. Each of the first and second magnetic regions includes a magnetic polarity. The detent assembly further includes an actuator connected to the base, where the actuator includes a major surface and a magnetic region disposed on or within the major surface. The magnetic region of the actuator includes the same magnetic polarity as the magnetic polarity of the first and second magnetic regions of the base. The base and the actuator are adapted to move relative to each other. Further, the first and second magnetic regions of the base repel the magnetic region of the actuator to define detent positions between the base and the actuator.
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公开(公告)号：US20190111261A1
公开(公告)日：2019-04-18
申请号：US16158664
申请日：2018-10-12
Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
Inventor： Janet Marie Glenn , Mark T. Farley
Abstract: A hearing device for electrically coupling to skin of a user includes a body having a housing forming at least part of an outer surface. The device includes an acoustic transducer and an electrode disposed at least partially in the body. The electrode includes an outer conductor disposed at least partially in the housing and an inner conductor electrically coupled to the outer conductor and disposed subflush to the outer surface. A method of forming the hearing device includes providing a cast shell, forming an elastomeric conductor in a cavity of the cast shell, and removing a thin outer wall of the cast shell to form the housing of the hearing device.
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公开(公告)号：US10256529B2
公开(公告)日：2019-04-09
申请号：US15351643
申请日：2016-11-15
Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
Inventor： Zhenchao Yang , Deepak Hosadurga , Karl Hilde , Beau Jay Polinske
Abstract: A hearing device adapted to be worn by a wearer comprises a shell configured for placement on an exterior surface of an ear of the wearer. The shell comprises a first end, a second end, a bottom, a top, and opposing sides, wherein the bottom, top, and opposing sides extend between the first and second ends. Circuitry is provided within the shell comprising at least a microphone, signal processing circuitry, radio circuitry, and a power source. A folded antenna is coupled to the radio circuitry and extends longitudinally along one of the bottom and the top and along the opposing sides between the first and second ends. The folded antenna encompasses at least some of the circuitry and forms an elongated gap between the opposing sides. The elongated gap faces the other of the bottom and the top.
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公开(公告)号：US20190069107A1
公开(公告)日：2019-02-28
申请号：US15692791
申请日：2017-08-31
Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
Inventor： Swapan Gandhi , Karrie LaRae Recker , Donald James Reynolds
IPC: H04R25/00
CPC classification number: H04R25/70 , H04R25/305 , H04R2225/41 , H04R2225/55 , H04R2460/07
Abstract: The present subject matter provides a hearing device with selective adjustment of processor settings based on various characteristics of an input sound, in response to adjustment of output sound volume by a user. This addresses problems of undesirable sound effects resulting from applying same changes to processor settings to input sounds of all levels, frequencies, and classes.
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公开(公告)号：US10165376B2
公开(公告)日：2018-12-25
申请号：US14674510
申请日：2015-03-31
Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
Inventor： Sasidhar Vajha , Casey Edward Murray
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to inclusion of a non-contact antenna. The non-contact antenna can allow a variety of antennas to be used on a hearing assistance device and can overcome issues associated with mounting an antenna internal to the case of a hearing assistance device. A non-contact antenna may include a proximity coupled antenna, such as an antenna mounted on a hearing assistance device case (external to the case) near a feed line that will transfer energy between the antenna and an SMD internal to the case. A non-contact antenna may include an aperture coupled antenna, such as an antenna mounted external to the case on an antenna substrate, where the antenna substrate is on a feed substrate with a feed line, and where there is an aperture in a ground plane.
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