公开(公告)号：US20200077204A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-05

申请号：US16678567

申请日：2019-11-08

Applicant: Oticon A/S

Inventor： Michael Syskind PEDERSEN ,  Kenneth Rueskov MØLLER ,  Svend Oscar PETERSEN ,  Niels Stubager KIEMER ,  Jesper Kofoed NIELSEN ,  Björn OHL ,  Marianne Kleist ELMLUND ,  Karin CARVALHO ,  Henrik BENDSEN ,  Regin Kopp PEDERSEN ,  Christian C. BÜRGER ,  Steen Michael MUNK ,  Morten CHRISTOPHERSEN ,  Julie Hefting PEDERSEN ,  Bo WESTERGÅRD ,  Maria OXENBØLL

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  H04R1/10 ,  H04R1/40

Abstract: A hearing aid device is disclosed. The hearing aid device comprises means to improve, augment and/or protect the hearing capability of a user by receiving acoustic signals from the surroundings of the user, generating corresponding audio signals, possibly modifying the audio signals and providing the possibly modified audio signals as audible signals to at least one of the user's ears. The hearing aid device comprises a sensor member for detecting the movement and/or acceleration and/or orientation (or spatial position) of the hearing aid device. The hearing aid device comprises at least two hearing aid microphones and a control unit for determining the position or a deviation from an intended position of the hearing aid device or hearing aid microphones. The hearing aid device is configured to compensate for a possible dislocation of the hearing aid microphones.

公开(公告)号：US20190378531A1

公开(公告)日：2019-12-12

申请号：US16546928

申请日：2019-08-21

Applicant: Oticon A/S

Inventor： Jesper JENSEN ,  Andreas Thelander BERTELSEN ,  Michael Syskind PEDERSEN

IPC: G10L21/0208 ,  G10L15/20 ,  G10L19/26

Abstract: An audio processing device comprises a) at least one input unit for providing a time-frequency representation Y(k,n) of an electric input signal representing sound consisting of target speech and noise signal components, where k and n are frequency band and time frame indices, respectively, b) a noise reduction system configured to b1) determine a first signal to noise ratio estimate γ(k,n) of said electric input signal, and to b2) determine a second signal to noise signal ratio estimate ζ(k,n) of said electric input signal from said first signal to noise ratio estimate γ(k,n) based on a recursive algorithm providing non-linear smoothing, and wherein a determination of said one or more bias and/or smoothing parameters comprises the use of supervised learning, e.g. one or more neural networks. The invention may be used in audio processing devices, such as hearing aids, headsets, ear phones, active ear protection systems, handsfree telephone systems, mobile telephones, etc.

公开(公告)号：US20190327570A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-24

申请号：US16504060

申请日：2019-07-05

Applicant: Oticon A/S

Inventor： Niels Henrik PONTOPPIDAN ,  Thomas LUNNER ,  Michael Syskind PEDERSEN ,  Lars Ivar HAUSCHULTZ ,  Povl KOCH ,  Graham NAYLOR ,  Eline Borch PETERSEN

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  A61B5/0478 ,  G06K9/00 ,  A61B5/0484 ,  A61B5/00 ,  G06F3/01 ,  A61B5/12 ,  A61B5/16

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to communication devices. Such devices may comprise input for receiving sound signal to be processed and presented to a user, and output for outputting the processed signal to a user perceivable as sound. Such processing may be performed by use of a processor for processing the sound signal in dependence of a setting or a set of setting to compensate a hearing loss profile. Further, the communication device may comprise a bio-signal acquisition and amplifier component in communication with a user interface for providing the bio-signals as input to the user interface, the user interface controlling the setting or set of setting for operation of the communication device.

公开(公告)号：US20190200143A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-27

申请号：US16291899

申请日：2019-03-04

Applicant: Oticon A/S

Inventor： Jesper JENSEN ,  Andreas Thelander BERTELSEN ,  Michael Syskind PEDERSEN

IPC: H04R25/00

CPC classification number: H04R25/505 ,  H04R25/552 ,  H04R2225/43

Abstract: An audio processing device comprises a) at least one input unit for providing a time-frequency representation Y(k,n) of an electric input signal representing sound consisting of target speech and noise signal components, where k and n are frequency band and time frame indices, respectively, b) a noise reduction system configured to: determine a first signal to noise ratio estimate γ(k,n) of said electric input signal, and determine a second signal to noise signal ratio estimate ζ(k,n) of said electric input signal from said first signal to noise ratio estimate γ(k,n) based on a recursive algorithm providing non-linear smoothing, and wherein parameters of said smoothing are determined in dependence of the first and/or the second signal to noise ratio estimates corresponding to a multitude of frequency band indices. The invention may be used in hearing aids, headsets, ear phones, active ear protection systems, handsfree telephone systems, mobile telephones, etc.

公开(公告)号：US20190181823A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-13

申请号：US16217964

申请日：2018-12-12

Applicant: Oticon A/S

Inventor： Michael Syskind PEDERSEN ,  Gary JONES ,  Søren Kamaric RIIS ,  Karsten Bo RASMUSSEN ,  Julian SKOVGAARD

IPC: H03G9/02 ,  H04R25/00

Abstract: The invention relates to a hearing aid comprising a first microphone configured to receive a first acoustic signal and to convert the first acoustic signal to a first electrical audio signal, a speaker configured to emit an acoustic output signal into an ear of a user of the hearing aid device, a first analog-to-digital converter for converting the first electrical audio signal into a first time-domain input signal, a first input unit comprising a first analysis filter bank which is configured to convert the first time-domain input signal to a number NI,1 of first input frequency bands wherein the number NI,1 of first input frequency bands is determined by said first analysis filter bank, a first frequency band bundling and allocation unit which is configured to bundle adjacent first input frequency bands and to allocate first frequency bands to be processed to a number NP,1 of first processing channels, a memory unit which is configured to store data indicating which of the first NI,1 input frequency bands are subject to a likelihood of feedback that is above a threshold, a signal processing unit is configured to process the first frequency bands to be processed in the number NP,1 of first processing channels, and wherein the number NP,1 of first processing channels is smaller than the number NI,1 of first input frequency bands, and wherein the first frequency band bundling and allocation unit is configured to generate a first bundling and allocation scheme which determines the bundling of the first NI,1 input frequency bands and the allocation of the first frequency bands to be processed to the first NP,1 processing channels wherein said first bundling and allocation scheme depends on the likelihood of feedback to occur in at least one of the first NI,1 input frequency bands.

公开(公告)号：US20190090072A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-21

申请号：US16131613

申请日：2018-09-14

Applicant: Oticon A/S

Inventor： Michael Syskind PEDERSEN ,  Povl KOCH ,  David Thorn BLIX ,  Matias Tofteby BACH

IPC: H04R25/00

Abstract: There is provided a system (100) comprising an audio streaming device (102) having an audio streaming device receiver (104) arranged for receiving a first audio signal (106) comprising a first audio content and a second audio signal (108) comprising a second audio content, the system furthermore comprising a memory device (110) arranged for storing a user defined setting (112), a processor (114) arranged for providing an output audio signal (116), said output audio signal comprising a combination of the first audio content, and the second audio content, wherein the output audio signal comprises a ratio of a level of the first audio content and a level of the second audio content, and the ratio is determined based on the user defined setting (112), and wherein the system is further comprising a system transmitter (118) arranged for wirelessly transmitting the output audio signal (116).

公开(公告)号：US20180262847A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-13

申请号：US15915322

申请日：2018-03-08

Applicant: Oticon A/S

Inventor： Michael Syskind PEDERSEN ,  Jesper JENSEN ,  Svend Oscar PETERSEN ,  Anders THULE

IPC: H04R25/00

CPC classification number: H04R25/407 ,  H04R25/405 ,  H04R25/43 ,  H04R25/505 ,  H04R25/554 ,  H04R2225/55 ,  H04R2430/25

Abstract: A hearing device, e.g. a hearing aid, adapted for being located at or in an ear of a user and/or for being fully or partially implanted in the head of the user, comprises A multitude of input units each providing an electric input signal representing a mixture of an audio signal from an audio signal source and possibly acoustic signals from other acoustic signal sources around the hearing device as received at the input unit in question; A wireless receiver for receiving and providing a direct representation of the audio signal; A beamformer filtering unit configured to receive said multitude of electric input signals, and providing a beamformed signal; A combination unit for providing a mixed signal comprising a combination of said direct representation of the audio signal and said beamformed signal, or signals originating therefrom; An output unit for presenting stimuli perceivable to the user as sound based on said mixed signal. The beamformer filtering unit comprises an audio signal cancelling beamformer configured to provide that sound from the direction from the hearing device to the audio signal source is cancelled or attenuated compared to other directions in said beamformed signal. The application further relates to a method of operating a hearing device.

公开(公告)号：US20170295436A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-12

申请号：US15482006

申请日：2017-04-07

Applicant: Oticon A/S

Inventor： Michael Syskind PEDERSEN ,  Andreas Thelander BERTELSEN

IPC: H04R25/00

CPC classification number: H04R25/407 ,  H04R25/405 ,  H04R25/505 ,  H04R25/558 ,  H04R25/70 ,  H04R2225/021 ,  H04R2225/025 ,  H04R2225/43

Abstract: A hearing aid comprises a BTE-part adapted for being located behind an ear (ear) of a user, and comprising a) a multitude M of microphones, which—when located behind the ear of the user—are characterized by respective transfer functions, HBTEi(θ, φ, r, k), representative of propagation of sound from sound sources S to the respective microphones b) a memory unit comprising complex, frequency dependent constants Wi(k)′, i=1, . . . , M, c) a beamformer filtering unit for providing a beamformed signal Y as a weighted combination of the microphone signals using said complex, frequency dependent constants The frequency dependent constants are determined to provide a resulting transfer function Hpinna(θ, φ, r, k)=Σi=1M Wi(k)·HBTEi(θ, φ, r, k), so that a difference between the resulting transfer function Hpinna(θ, φ, r, k) and a transfer function HITE(θ, φ, r, k) of a microphone located close to or in the ear canal fulfils a predefined criterion.

公开(公告)号：US20170280256A1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-28

申请号：US15620149

申请日：2017-06-12

Applicant: Oticon A/S

Inventor： Michael Syskind PEDERSEN ,  Jesper JENSEN ,  Peter S. K. HANSEN ,  Bjarne KIELSHOLM-RIBALAYGUA ,  Kåre Tais CHRISTENSEN ,  Jens TROELSEN ,  Hans Christian SCHOTT ,  Rune SØ

IPC: H04R25/00

CPC classification number: H04R25/552 ,  H04R2205/041 ,  H04R2225/51 ,  H04R2225/55 ,  H04R2460/03

Abstract: The application relates to a binaural hearing assistance system comprising first and second hearing assistance devices adapted for being located at or in left and right ears of a user. The application further relates to a method of operating a binaural hearing assistance system. The object of the present application is to provide an improved binaural hearing assistance system. The problem is solved in that each of the first and second hearing assistance devices comprises a) a first wireless interface comprising first antenna and transceiver circuitry adapted for establishing a first communication link to the respective other hearing assistance device based on near-field communication; b) a second wireless interface comprising second antenna and transceiver circuitry adapted for establishing a second communication link to an auxiliary device based on far-field communication; c) a link control unit operatively coupled to the second antenna and transceiver circuitry and configured to repeatedly provide a second link quality measure indicative of a link quality of the second communication link; wherein the first and second hearing assistance devices are configured to exchange said respective second link quality measures between them via said first and/or second communication links. This has the advantage of providing a robust and flexible system. The invention may e.g. be used for binaural hearing assistance systems, e.g. binaural hearing aid systems, where audio quality and power consumption has to be mutually optimized.

公开(公告)号：US20170280255A1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-28

申请号：US15620120

申请日：2017-06-12

Applicant: Oticon A/S

Inventor： Michael Syskind PEDERSEN ,  Jesper JENSEN ,  Peter S. K. HANSEN ,  Bjarne KIELSHOLM-RIBALAYGUA ,  Kåre Tais CHRISTENSEN ,  Jens TROELSEN ,  Hans Christian SCHOTT ,  Rune SØ

IPC: H04R25/00

CPC classification number: H04R25/552 ,  H04R2205/041 ,  H04R2225/51 ,  H04R2225/55 ,  H04R2460/03

Abstract: The application relates to a binaural hearing assistance system comprising first and second hearing assistance devices adapted for being located at or in left and right ears of a user. The application further relates to a method of operating a binaural hearing assistance system. The object of the present application is to provide an improved binaural hearing assistance system. The problem is solved in that each of the first and second hearing assistance devices comprises a) a first wireless interface comprising first antenna and transceiver circuitry adapted for establishing a first communication link to the respective other hearing assistance device based on near-field communication; b) a second wireless interface comprising second antenna and transceiver circuitry adapted for establishing a second communication link to an auxiliary device based on far-field communication; c) a link control unit operatively coupled to the second antenna and transceiver circuitry and configured to repeatedly provide a second link quality measure indicative of a link quality of the second communication link; wherein the first and second hearing assistance devices are configured to exchange said respective second link quality measures between them via said first and/or second communication links. This has the advantage of providing a robust and flexible system. The invention may e.g. be used for binaural hearing assistance systems, e.g. binaural hearing aid systems, where audio quality and power consumption has to be mutually optimized.