公开(公告)号：US20250168579A1

公开(公告)日：2025-05-22

申请号：US18929128

申请日：2024-10-28

Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： Justin R. Burwinkel ,  Penny A. Tyson ,  Buye Xu ,  Darrell R. Bennington

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  G08B21/04

Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to devices and related systems and methods for detecting falls. In an embodiment, a hearing assistance device is included having a first control circuit and a first motion sensor. The first motion sensor can be disposed in a fixed position relative to a head of a subject wearing the hearing assistance device. A first microphone and a first transducer for generating sound can be in operational communication with the first control circuit. The first control circuit can be configured to evaluate data from one or more sensors to detect a possible fall of a subject in physical contact with the hearing assistance device. The device can be configured to wirelessly transmit data regarding a possible fall to another device including an indication of whether the possible fall was detected binaurally or monoaurally. Other embodiments are included herein.

公开(公告)号：US20250126419A1

公开(公告)日：2025-04-17

申请号：US18915962

申请日：2024-10-15

Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： Justin R. Burwinkel ,  Thomas O. Monsen ,  Mohammad Reza Movahedi

IPC: H04R25/00

Abstract: Disclosed herein, among other things, are systems and methods for mitigating interference within a telecoil signal for hearing devices. A system includes a first hearing device and a second hearing device. The first hearing device includes a magnetic sensor configured to sense an inductive signal, a first wireless radio configured for wireless communication, and a first near-field radio configured for near-field communication. The second hearing device includes a second wireless radio configured for wireless communication and a second near-field radio configured for near-field communication. The first hearing device is configured to selectively deactivate the first wireless radio when using the magnetic sensor to reduce interference in the sensed inductive signal, and further configured to transmit the sensed inductive signal to the second hearing device using the first near-field radio. The second hearing device is configured to receive the sensed inductive signal using the second near-field radio.

公开(公告)号：US12256199B2

公开(公告)日：2025-03-18

申请号：US18512651

申请日：2023-11-17

Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： Justin R. Burwinkel ,  Peter J. Tetrick ,  Jeffrey Paul Solum ,  Thomas Scheller

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  G10L13/08 ,  H04S7/00

Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to assistive listening devices and systems for providing audio streams to device wearers within sound fields. In an embodiment an assistive listening device is included having a control circuit, an electroacoustic transducer for generating sound in electrical communication with the control circuit, a power supply circuit in electrical communication with the control circuit, and a communications circuit in electrical communication with the control circuit. The control circuit can be configured to issue a communication to an audio communication device or audio provisioning device including at least one of a language preference, a set of hearing requirements, data regarding a presentation delay, and an authorization status identifier, digital code, digital token, or digital key specific to a wearer of the assistive listening device. Other embodiments are also included herein.

公开(公告)号：US20250030989A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-23

申请号：US18910855

申请日：2024-10-09

Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： Justin R. Burwinkel

IPC: H04R25/00

Abstract: Disclosed herein, among other things, are apparatus and methods for an automatic hearing loop memory for hearing assistance systems. A method includes receiving an acoustic input at a microphone and receiving an inductive input at a magnetic sensor. The method further includes using an operatively connected processor of the hearing assistance system to process the acoustic input from the microphone using instructions stored in a first set of memory locations, and to process the inductive input from the magnetic sensor using instructions stored in a second set of memory locations, and to optionally discontinue processing the acoustic input when a demodulator circuit operatively connected to the processor detects a predetermined signal indicative of the presence of a hearing loop system.

公开(公告)号：US12023147B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-02

申请号：US17206342

申请日：2021-03-19

Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： Justin R. Burwinkel ,  Kyle Olson ,  Jeffrey Paul Solum ,  Yoshi Kasahara ,  Gregory J. Haubrich ,  Christine Tan

IPC: A61B5/11 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/01 ,  A61B5/08 ,  A61B5/16 ,  A61B5/18 ,  B60W40/08 ,  B60W60/00 ,  G16H20/30 ,  G16H40/67

CPC classification number: A61B5/11 ,  A61B5/01 ,  A61B5/0816 ,  A61B5/162 ,  A61B5/163 ,  A61B5/165 ,  A61B5/18 ,  A61B5/4845 ,  A61B5/6817 ,  A61B5/7405 ,  A61B5/742 ,  A61B5/7455 ,  B60W40/08 ,  B60W60/0051 ,  G16H20/30 ,  G16H40/67 ,  A61B2503/22 ,  A61B2503/40

Abstract: Techniques to detect a non-alert state of a user may include receiving sensor data from an ear-worn electronic device disposed at least partially in the ear of a user, determining an alertness state of the user based on the sensor data, and providing alert data in response to the alertness state comprising a non-alert state to a user stimulation interface of the ear-worn electronic device or to an external device.

公开(公告)号：US20240090808A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-21

申请号：US18275861

申请日：2022-02-04

Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： Achintya Kumar Bhowmik ,  Adrian Lister ,  Christophe Micheyl ,  Paul N. Reinhart ,  Justin R. Burwinkel ,  Krishna Chaithanya Vastare ,  Gerard N. Weisensel

IPC: A61B5/16 ,  A61B5/00 ,  G10L25/63

CPC classification number: A61B5/165 ,  A61B5/0002 ,  A61B5/4803 ,  A61B5/486 ,  A61B5/6817 ,  A61B5/7267 ,  A61B5/7405 ,  G10L25/63 ,  A61B5/02405 ,  A61B2560/02 ,  A61B2562/0204 ,  A61B2562/0219

Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to ear-wearable stress and anxiety monitoring systems, devices and methods. Embodiments herein further relate to ear-wearable systems and devices that can detect and take actions to alleviate device wearer's stress and anxiety. In an embodiment an ear-wearable stress and/or anxiety monitoring system is included having a control circuit, a microphone, and a sensor package that can include a motion sensor. The ear-wearable system is configured to evaluate data from at least one of the microphone and the sensor package and classify a stress level of a device wearer using a machine learning classification model and periodically update the machine learning classification model based on indicators of stress experienced by the device wearer.

公开(公告)号：US20230403516A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-14

申请号：US18238170

申请日：2023-08-25

Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： Justin R. Burwinkel ,  Kevin Seitz-Paquette

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  A61B5/107 ,  A61B5/11 ,  A61B5/00 ,  G01B21/22

CPC classification number: H04R25/407 ,  H04R25/603 ,  H04R25/609 ,  A61B5/1071 ,  A61B5/1114 ,  A61B5/6817 ,  A61B5/7405 ,  A61B5/7455 ,  G01B21/22 ,  H04R25/405 ,  H04R25/505 ,  H04R25/604 ,  A61B2560/0257 ,  A61B2562/0219 ,  G08B7/00

Abstract: A hearing device comprises a processor operatively coupled to memory, a speaker or a receiver, and one or both of a microphone arrangement and a telecoil arrangement. A sensor is operatively coupled to the processor and configured to sense an angular position of the device relative to a horizontal plane oriented orthogonal to a direction of gravity. The processor is configured to detect a change in the angular position of the device from a first angular position to a second angular position, the first angular position corresponding to a specified angular position that provides for a target or optimal level of device performance and the second angular position resulting in suboptimal device performance. The processor is also configured to implement a corrective action that improves performance of the device relative to the suboptimal device performance while operating the device at the second angular position.

公开(公告)号：US20230247373A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-03

申请号：US17754833

申请日：2020-10-14

Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： Justin R. Burwinkel

IPC: H04R25/00

CPC classification number: H04R25/43 ,  H04R25/554 ,  H04R2460/11 ,  H04R2225/61

Abstract: Disclosed herein, among other things, are apparatus and methods for an automatic hearing loop memory for hearing assistance systems. A method includes receiving an acoustic input at a microphone and receiving an inductive input at a magnetic sensor. The method further includes using an operatively connected processor of the hearing assistance system to process the acoustic input from the microphone using instructions stored in a first set of memory locations, and to process the inductive input from the magnetic sensor using instructions stored in a second set of memory locations, and to optionally discontinue processing the acoustic input when a demodulator circuit operatively connected to the processor detects a predetermined signal indicative of the presence of a hearing loop system.

公开(公告)号：US20230173272A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-08

申请号：US18076457

申请日：2022-12-07

Applicant: STARKEY LABORATORIES, INC.

Inventor： Kendra Griffin ,  Justin R. Burwinkel ,  Michael Karl Sacha

IPC: A61N1/36 ,  A61B5/0205

CPC classification number: A61N1/36038 ,  A61B5/0205

Abstract: Various embodiments of a hearing device and a method of using such device are disclosed. The hearing device includes a housing having an inner surface and an outer surface, electronic components disposed within the housing, and a port disposed in the housing and extending between a first end at the outer surface of the housing and a second end disposed within the housing, where the port is acoustically connected to at least one of a speaker or a microphone of the electronic components. The hearing components also include a controller that is electrically connected to a sensor and that is adapted to detect a change in capacitance of the sensor, where the change in capacitance is associated with debris at least partially occluding the port.

公开(公告)号：US11638563B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-02

申请号：US16725766

申请日：2019-12-23

Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： Justin R. Burwinkel ,  Buye Xu ,  Jason A. Galster ,  Peter J. Tetrick ,  Sourav K. Bhunia

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  G16H50/30 ,  A61B5/11 ,  G08B21/04

Abstract: Various embodiments of a predictive fall event management system and a method of using such system are disclosed. The system includes a body-worn device and a controller operatively connected to the body-worn device. The controller is adapted to receive physiological data representative of a physiological characteristic of a wearer of the body-worn device over a monitoring time period; receive contextual data representative of context information of the wearer over the monitoring time period; and determine one or more future physiological states or contextual states based at least in part on one or more of the physiological data and the contextual data. The controller is further adapted to determine, for a future time, whether a fall condition is satisfied based upon the one or more future physiological states or contextual states and generate a fall prevention output responsive to satisfaction of the fall condition.