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公开(公告)号:US20220124440A1
公开(公告)日:2022-04-21
申请号:US17565034
申请日:2021-12-29
Applicant: Oticon A/S
Inventor: Eleni KOUTROULI , Michael Syskind PEDERSEN , Jesper JENSEN , Jan M. DE HAAN
IPC: H04R25/00
Abstract: A binaural hearing system comprises a first and second hearing aids. The hearing aids each comprises antenna and transceiver circuitry allowing the exchange of audio signals between them. At least one of the hearing aids comprises primary and secondary adaptive 2-channel beamformers each providing a spatially filtered signal based on first and second beamformer-input signals. The primary and secondary 2-channel beamformers are coupled in a cascaded structure. In an embodiment, the spatially filtered signal of the secondary 2-channel beamformer may comprise an estimate of user's own voice. In an embodiment, the spatially filtered signal of the secondary 2-channel beamformer may comprise an estimate of a target signal in the environment. In an embodiment, the inputs to the secondary 2-channel beamformer may be beamformed signals from the first and second hearing aids respectively.
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公开(公告)号:US20220103953A1
公开(公告)日:2022-03-31
申请号:US17549333
申请日:2021-12-13
Applicant: Oticon A/S
Inventor: Jens TROELSEN , Oliver SUNDBERG , Kåre Tais CHRISTENSEN , Henning Knak POULSEN
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an RF antenna adapted to receive and/or transmit electromagnetic RF signals within a first frequency range enclosing a first frequency of resonance of the RF antenna, the RF antenna comprising: an electrically conductive antenna element having a feed for electrically connecting to an RF transmitter and/or an RF receiver; an electronic component adapted to receive and/or provide one or more electric signals from/to an electronic circuit within a second frequency range not overlapping the first frequency range; and one or more electric leads electrically connected to lead the one or more electric signals between the electronic component and the electronic circuit, each of the one or more electric leads being electrically connected to the electronic circuit through a respective inductor adapted to reflect and/or attenuate signals within the first frequency range and pass signals within the second frequency range.
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公开(公告)号:US11245993B2
公开(公告)日:2022-02-08
申请号:US16785167
申请日:2020-02-07
Applicant: Oticon A/S
Inventor: Asger Heidemann Andersen , Jesper Jensen , Michael Syskind Pedersen , Nels Hede Rohde , Anders Brødløs Olsen , Michael Smed Kristensen , Thomas Bentsen , Andreas Thelander Bertelsen
Abstract: A hearing device, e.g. a hearing aid, is configured to be worn by a user at or in an ear or to be fully or partially implanted in the head at an ear of the user. The hearing device comprises a) an input unit for providing at least one electric input signal in a time frequency representation k, m, where k and m are frequency and time indices, respectively, and k represents a frequency channel, the at least one electric input signal being representative of sound and comprising target signal components and noise components; and b) a signal processor comprising b1) an SNR estimator for providing a target signal-to-noise ratio estimate for said at least one electric input signal in said time frequency representation; and b2) an SNR-to-gain converter for converting said target signal-to-noise ratio estimate to respective gain values in said time frequency representation. The signal processor comprises a neural network, wherein the weights of the neural network have been trained with a plurality of training signals. A method of operating a hearing aid is further disclosed. The invention may e.g. be used in audio devices, such as hearing aids, headsets, mobile telephones, etc., operating in noisy acoustic environments.
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公开(公告)号:US20220014857A1
公开(公告)日:2022-01-13
申请号:US17399667
申请日:2021-08-11
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
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.
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公开(公告)号:US20210409878A1
公开(公告)日:2021-12-30
申请号:US17361615
申请日:2021-06-29
Applicant: Oticon A/S
Inventor: Michael Syskind PEDERSEN , Nels Hede ROHDE , Thomas BENTSEN , Anders Brødløs OLSEN , Jesper JENSEN , Peter Mølgaard SØRENSEN , Gusztáv LÕCSEI
Abstract: A hearing aid configured to be worn by a user, comprises a) an input unit configured to provide an electric input signal representing sound, b1) a wake word detector configured to identify a particular wake word based on said electric input signal, or a signal derived therefrom, and to provide a wake word control signal indicative of whether or not, or with what probability, said wake word is detected, or b2) an own voice detector configured to estimate whether or not, or with what probability, the electric input signal or a signal derived therefrom originates from the voice of the user and to provide an own voice control signal indicative thereof, c) transceiver circuitry configured to establish a communication link to another hearing aid allowing the transmission of said electric input signal, or a signal derived therefrom, to said another hearing aid and/or the reception of an electric input signal, or a signal derived therefrom, from said another hearing aid., and d) a pre-processor configured to control said transceiver circuitry in dependence of said wake word control signal or in dependence of said own voice control signal. A binaural hearing aid system and a method of operating a hearing aid are further disclosed. The invention may e.g. be used in binaural hearing aid systems and associated applications, e.g. communication systems.
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公开(公告)号:US20210329392A1
公开(公告)日:2021-10-21
申请号:US17362099
申请日:2021-06-29
Applicant: Oticon A/S
Inventor: Kenneth Rueskov MØLLER , Jens TROELSEN , Rune SØ , Oliver SUNDBERG , Finn DANIELSEN , Jesper B. JOHANSEN , Mads SAGER , Svend Oscar PETERSEN , Bent JAKOBSEN
IPC: H04R25/00
Abstract: An assembly for a hearing aid is disclosed. The hearing aid with the assembly comprises an in the ear part and a behind the ear part and a part mechanically interconnecting the two parts. In the interconnection, a flexible substrate is arranged. The flexible substrate comprises conductive paths. The conductive paths may be used for communication between the in the ear part and the behind the ear part, and/or for an antenna function.
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公开(公告)号:US20210274296A1
公开(公告)日:2021-09-02
申请号:US17186550
申请日:2021-02-26
Applicant: Oticon A/S
Inventor: Nels Hede ROHDE , Thomas BENTSEN , Anders Brødløs OLSEN , Michael Syskind PEDERSEN , Svend FELDT , Jesper JENSEN
IPC: H04R25/00 , H04M1/72409 , G01B17/00
Abstract: A hearing aid system comprises a hearing aid, and a portable auxiliary device' adapted to establish a communication link between them. The hearing aid comprises a microphone providing an electric input signal, a signal processor, and an output unit. The auxiliary device comprises a microphone providing an auxiliary electric input signal, and a user control interface allowing a user to initiate a specific calibration mode of operation of the hearing aid system. The signal processor of the hearing aid is configured to receive corresponding time segments of said electric input signal and said auxiliary electric input signal to provide an estimate of an acoustic transfer function from said microphone of said auxiliary device to said microphone of said hearing aid. A method of operating a hearing aid system is further disclosed. The invention may e.g. be used in various applications related to own voice detection and estimation.
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公开(公告)号:US11089414B2
公开(公告)日:2021-08-10
申请号:US16927560
申请日:2020-07-13
Applicant: Oticon A/S
Inventor: Kenneth Rueskov Møller , Jens Troelsen , Rune Sø , Oliver Sundberg , Finn Danielsen , Jesper B. Johansen , Mads Sager , Svend Oscar Petersen , Bent Jakobsen
IPC: H04R25/00
Abstract: An assembly for a hearing aid is disclosed. The hearing aid with the assembly comprises an in the ear part and a behind the ear part and a part mechanically interconnecting the two parts. In the interconnection, a flexible substrate is arranged. The flexible substrate comprises conductive paths. The conductive paths may be used for communication between the in the ear part and the behind the ear part, and/or for an antenna function.
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公开(公告)号:US11051296B2
公开(公告)日:2021-06-29
申请号:US15481967
申请日:2017-04-07
Applicant: Oticon A/S
Inventor: Bjarne Klemmensen , Peter Søren Kirk Hansen
Abstract: A wireless communication method and a system comprising a first audio source unit and at least a second audio source unit each comprising; a connection management interface for connecting to a network topology, a protocol management interface, a management link and a communication link, and during a configuration period the first audio source unit may be configured to listen for a notification packet via the management link, and, based on a first criteria, the first audio source unit may be configured to establish, via the protocol management interface, a communication group and a respective communication frame. Furthermore, where the first audio source unit may be a coordinator of the communication group, the coordinator may then be configured to establish notification packets in the communication frame, and the notification packets may then be transmitted via the management link assigned to a first time interval in the communication frame. During the configuration period, the second audio source unit may be configured to listen for a notification packet received? via the management link of the second audio source unit, the second audio source unit receives at least the notification packet and may be configured to extract, via a protocol management interface link, information of the management link of the coordinator from the received notification packet, and the second audio source unit may then be configured to transmit an ID information via the management link of the coordinator of the communication group, and where the coordinator may be configured to assign a second time interval for a communication link of the second audio source unit in the communication frame, the second audio source unit may then be configured to become an audio source member of that communication group. During a data communication period the second audio source member may be configured to communicate via the communication link of the audio source member at the second time interval in the communication frame to a sink unit.
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公开(公告)号:US20210105558A1
公开(公告)日:2021-04-08
申请号:US17103488
申请日:2020-11-24
Applicant: Oticon A/S
Inventor: Troels Holm PEDERSEN , Therese Schønemann BLOM , Seri JALONEN , Jan Thor Lunddahl LARSEN , Niels Stubager KIEMER , Jesper B. JOHANSEN , Povl KOCH , Svend Oscar PETERSEN , Anders Erik PETERSEN , Kåre Tais CHRISTENSEN , Antonello SALVATUCCI , Franz TREUE
Abstract: An in-the-ear hearing aid device is disclosed. The device at least one electro-acoustic transducer, and at least one sensor or at least one active electronic component. The at least one electro-acoustic transducer comprises a capsule enclosing a transducer sound active part and a transducer air volume. The transducer air volume is air volume which is enclosed by said capsule and which is in fluid-connection with said transducer sound active part. At least a portion of said at least one sensor or of said at least one active electronic component is provided within said transducer air volume.
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