公开(公告)号：US09113247B2

公开(公告)日：2015-08-18

申请号：US13579984

申请日：2010-10-20

申请人： Navin Chatlani ,  Eghart Fischer

发明人： Navin Chatlani ,  Eghart Fischer

IPC分类号： H04R3/00 ,  H04R5/04 ,  H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R5/04 ,  H04R25/407 ,  H04R25/552 ,  H04R2201/401 ,  H04R2410/01 ,  H04R2430/21

摘要： A device and a method reduce direction dependent spatial noise. The device includes a plurality of microphones for measuring an acoustic input signal from an acoustic source. The plurality of microphones form at least one monaural pair and at least one binaural pair. Directional signal processing circuitry is provided for obtaining, from the input signal, at least one monaural directional signal and at least one binaural directional signal. A target signal level estimator estimates a target signal level by combining at least one of the monaural directional signals and at least one of the binaural directional signals, which at least one monaural directional signal and at least one binaural directional signal mutually have a maximum response in a direction of the acoustic source. A noise signal level estimator estimates a noise signal level by combining at least one of the monaural directional signals and at least one of the binaural directional signals, which at least one monaural directional signal and at least one binaural directional signal mutually have a minimum sensitivity in the direction of the acoustic source.

摘要翻译： 一种设备和方法可以减少方向依赖的空间噪声。 该装置包括用于测量来自声源的声输入信号的多个麦克风。 多个麦克风形成至少一个单声道对和至少一个双耳对。 提供定向信号处理电路用于从输入信号获得至少一个单声道定向信号和至少一个双耳定向信号。 目标信号电平估计器通过组合至少一个单声道定向信号和至少一个双耳定向信号来估计目标信号电平，至少一个单声道定向信号和至少一个双耳定向信号相互具有最大响应 声源的方向。 噪声信号电平估计器通过组合至少一个单声道定向信号和至少一个双耳定向信号来估计噪声信号电平，至少一个单声道定向信号和至少一个双耳定向信号相互具有最小灵敏度 声源的方向。

公开(公告)号：US08625826B2

公开(公告)日：2014-01-07

申请号：US12706088

申请日：2010-02-16

申请人： Eghart Fischer

发明人： Eghart Fischer

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/552 ,  H04R25/405 ,  H04R25/407 ,  H04R2201/401

摘要： An apparatus and a method for background noise estimation use a first and a second hearing device for binaural supply of a hearing impaired person. In each case the hearing devices have a first and a second omnidirectional microphone and the two microphones of each hearing device are connected to each other electrically in order to form a first and/or a second monaural directional characteristic. The first and/or second microphone of the first hearing device is connected together wirelessly with the first and/or second microphone of the second hearing device to form a binaural directional characteristic. To estimate the background noise, the level of an output signal from the first and/or the second directional microphone having a monaural directional characteristic is combined with the level of an output signal from the directional microphone having a binaural directional characteristic. Background noise estimation is thereby enhanced in the case of binaural supply.

摘要翻译： 用于背景噪声估计的装置和方法使用第一和第二听力装置用于听力受损人员的双耳供应。 在每种情况下，听力装置具有第一和第二全向麦克风，并且每个听力装置的两个麦克风彼此电连接以便形成第一和/或第二单声道方向特性。 第一听力装置的第一和/或第二麦克风与第二听力装置的第一和/或第二麦克风无线地连接在一起以形成双耳定向特征。 为了估计背景噪声，来自具有单声道方向特性的第一和/或第二定向麦克风的输出信号的电平与具有双耳方向特性的定向麦克风的输出信号的电平组合。 因此，在双耳供应的情况下，背景噪声估计被增强。

公开(公告)号：US08358789B2

公开(公告)日：2013-01-22

申请号：US12611972

申请日：2009-11-04

申请人： Eghart Fischer ,  Henning Puder

发明人： Eghart Fischer ,  Henning Puder

IPC分类号： H04R3/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/407 ,  H04R3/005 ,  H04R2430/03

摘要： A microphone system and an associated method are proposed. The microphone system comprises at least two omnidirectional, microphone signal-emitting directional microphones connected electrically to one another to establish directivity, at least one filter unit with at least one adaptation parameter for the adaptive filtering of the at least two microphone signals and a control unit to change the at least one adaptation parameter such that the sum of interference power is reduced. The value range of the at least one adaptation parameter is limited. The control unit determines limits from a comparison of the noise floor of the ambient noise with a microphone noise number. The adaptation range of an adaptive differential directional microphone is a function of stationary component of background noise, so the directivity can be selected such that the non-stationary microphone noise resulting due to directivity is masked by the stationary component of the background noise.

摘要翻译： 提出了麦克风系统和相关方法。 麦克风系统包括至少两个全向的麦克风信号发射定向麦克风，其彼此电连接以建立方向性;至少一个具有至少一个自适应参数的滤波器单元，用于对至少两个麦克风信号进行自适应滤波;以及控制单元 改变所述至少一个自适应参数，使得干扰功率之和减小。 至少一个自适应参数的值范围受到限制。 控制单元根据环境噪声的本底噪声与麦克风噪声数的比较来确定极限。 自适应差分定向麦克风的适应范围是背景噪声的固定分量的函数，因此可以选择方向性，使得由于方向性导致的非平稳麦克风噪声被背景噪声的固定分量掩蔽。

公开(公告)号：US08325957B2

公开(公告)日：2012-12-04

申请号：US12311630

申请日：2007-10-09

申请人： Eghart Fischer ,  Matthias Fröhlich ,  Jens Hain ,  Henning Puder ,  Andre Steinbuss

发明人： Eghart Fischer ,  Matthias Fröhlich ,  Jens Hain ,  Henning Puder ,  Andre Steinbuss

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/407 ,  H04R2201/403 ,  H04R2225/43

摘要： The invention relates to a method for a hearing aid wearer to actively operate a hearing aid. A signal processing section of the hearing aid has a demixing module for separating audio signals and a postprocessor module which sets up a hold mode of operation for the hearing aid. An audio signal, which is preferred by the hearing aid wearer, from an ambient sound, is tracked and selected by virtue of the hearing aid wearer transmitting to the hearing aid a command which sets up the hold mode of operation in the signal processing section of the hearing aid for a certain period. The signal processing section tracks the preferred audio signal and selectively takes account of it in an output sound from the hearing aid such that it is audibly highlighted for the hearing aid wearer in comparison with another audio signal and is thereby perceived better.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种助听器佩戴者主动操作助听器的方法。 助听器的信号处理部分具有用于分离音频信号的分层模块和为助听器建立保持操作模式的后处理器模块。 由助听器佩戴者优先考虑环境声音的音频信号，通过助听器佩戴者向助听器发送一个命令，该命令在操作的信号处理部分的信号处理部分中建立保持模式， 助听器一段时间。 信号处理部分跟踪优选的音频信号，并且以来自助听器的输出声音中选择性地考虑它，使得它与另一个音频信号相比可听见地突出显示助听器佩戴者，从而更好地感知。

公开(公告)号：US08325954B2

公开(公告)日：2012-12-04

申请号：US11973476

申请日：2007-10-09

申请人： Eghart Fischer ,  Matthias Fröhlich ,  Jens Hain ,  Henning Puder ,  André Steinbuβ

发明人： Eghart Fischer ,  Matthias Fröhlich ,  Jens Hain ,  Henning Puder ,  André Steinbuβ

IPC分类号： H04R25/00 ,  H04R3/00 ,  H04R9/08 ,  H04R11/04 ,  H04R17/02 ,  H04R19/04 ,  H04R21/02 ,  H04B15/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/407 ,  H04R2201/403 ,  H04R2225/43

摘要： Method for processing an input signal in a hearing aid, with the input signal being broken down into a discrete signal for each source relative to an acoustic signal, with the discrete signals being assigned to a spatial position of the source and with the discrete signals being output, or output attenuated, relative to the spatial position.

摘要翻译： 用于处理助听器中的输入信号的方法，其中所述输入信号相对于声信号被分解成每个源的离散信号，其中所述离散信号被分配给所述源的空间位置，并且所述离散信号为 输出或输出相对于空间位置衰减。

公开(公告)号：US20110123056A1

公开(公告)日：2011-05-26

申请号：US12665793

申请日：2008-06-23

申请人： Tyseer Aboulnasr ,  Eghart Fischer ,  Christian Giguere ,  Wail Gueajeb ,  Volkmar Hamacher ,  Luc Lamarche

发明人： Tyseer Aboulnasr ,  Eghart Fischer ,  Christian Giguere ,  Wail Gueajeb ,  Volkmar Hamacher ,  Luc Lamarche

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/70 ,  H04R2225/41

摘要： A method for operating a hearing aid in a hearing aid system where the hearing aid is continuously learnable for the particular user. A sound environment classification system is provided for tracking and defining sound environment classes relevant to the user. In an ongoing learning process, the classes are redefined based on new environments to which the hearing aid is subjected by the user.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在助听器系统中操作助听器的方法，其中助听器能够为特定用户持续学习。 提供了一种声音环境分类系统，用于跟踪和定义与用户相关的声音环境类。 在正在进行的学习过程中，根据用户对助听器所经受的新环境重新定义这些类别。

公开(公告)号：US20090022345A1

公开(公告)日：2009-01-22

申请号：US12218489

申请日：2008-07-15

申请人： Eghart Fischer ,  Peter Nikles ,  Erika Radick ,  Benjamin Schmidt ,  Christian Schmitt ,  Erwin Singer ,  Cornelia Wiedenbrug

发明人： Eghart Fischer ,  Peter Nikles ,  Erika Radick ,  Benjamin Schmidt ,  Christian Schmitt ,  Erwin Singer ,  Cornelia Wiedenbrug

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/405 ,  H04R25/652 ,  H04R25/70 ,  H04R2225/77 ,  H04R2460/13

摘要： For enabling fast, customer-specific and precise matching of a hearing device's directional characteristic, a hearing device having a signal processing unit for performing a processing algorithm is provided, with at least one design-related parameter of the hearing device having been made available to the signal processing unit and with the signal processing unit performing the processing algorithm based on the design-related parameter of the hearing device. It should be considered as especially advantageous in the case of the inventive hearing device that a processing algorithm can be performed particularly precisely and customer-specifically based on the provided design-related parameters of the hearing device.

摘要翻译： 为了实现对听力设备的方向特征的快速，客户特定和精确匹配，提供了具有用于执行处理算法的信号处理单元的听力设备，其中至少一个听力设备的设计相关参数已经可用于 所述信号处理单元和所述信号处理单元基于所述听力设备的设计相关参数执行所述处理算法。 在本发明的听力装置的情况下，应该认为特别精确地执行处理算法，并且基于所提供的与听觉装置的设计相关的参数来客户特别地，这是特别有利的。

公开(公告)号：US20080144866A1

公开(公告)日：2008-06-19

申请号：US11904584

申请日：2007-09-27

申请人： Roland Barthel ,  Frank Beck ,  Robert Bauml ,  Eghart Fischer

发明人： Roland Barthel ,  Frank Beck ,  Robert Bauml ,  Eghart Fischer

IPC分类号： H04R25/02

CPC分类号： G06T15/08 ,  G06T7/38 ,  G06T11/008 ,  G06T2207/10072 ,  H04R3/00 ,  H04R5/04 ,  H04R25/305 ,  H04R25/507 ,  H04R25/558 ,  H04R25/70 ,  H04R2225/39 ,  H04R2225/41

摘要： The aim of the invention is to make using a hearing device and in particular a hearing aid more comfortable and more effective for the user. To this end the setting of a portable hearing device is to be checked. First the acoustic data of a sound from the environment of the hearing device is recorded and/or determined simultaneously with the setting of the hearing device with at least one setting value. The setting of the hearing device is evaluated against the chronologically matching, recorded acoustic data in the hearing device using at least one predeterminable criterion. If necessary, the hearing device outputs an appropriate message. By this means a hearing aid wearer can, for example, be alerted to contact an acoustician, if the settings he made on the hearing aid are not effective.

摘要翻译： 本发明的目的是使用听力装置，特别是助听器更舒适并且对于使用者更有效。 为此，要检查便携式听力装置的设置。 首先，使用至少一个设定值来记录和/或确定来自听力设备的环境的声音的声学数据与设置的听力设备。 使用至少一个可预定的标准来评估听力设备的设置，使用听力设备中的时间顺序匹配的记录的声学数据。 如果需要，听力设备输出适当的信息。 通过这种方式，如果助听器佩戴者在助听器上所做的设置不起作用，则例如可以提醒其与声学家联系。

公开(公告)号：US20060023905A1

公开(公告)日：2006-02-02

申请号：US11194933

申请日：2005-08-02

申请人： Eghart Fischer

发明人： Eghart Fischer

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/305 ,  H04R2225/41

摘要： The emission of information signals for informing a user about specific settings or statuses of a hearing aid should be improved. In addition, it is proposed to offer the user a plurality of different information signals which he can freely assign to different settings and or statuses of the hearing aid. In addition, different information signals are emitted as a function of the currently available hearing situation and/or the currently set hearing program for one and the same setting and/or for one and the same status of the hearing aid. The user is thus able to better identify the information signals.

摘要翻译： 应该改进用于通知用户关于助听器的具体设置或状态的信息信号的发射。 此外，建议向用户提供多个不同的信息信号，他可以自由地分配给助听器的不同设置和状态。 此外，根据当前可用的听力状况和/或用于同一设置和/或用于助听器的同一状态的当前设置的听觉程序，发出不同的信息信号。 因此，用户能够更好地识别信息信号。

公开(公告)号：US20050201578A1

公开(公告)日：2005-09-15

申请号：US11072944

申请日：2005-03-03

申请人： Eghart Fischer

发明人： Eghart Fischer

IPC分类号： H04B1/034 ,  H04B1/04 ,  H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/554

摘要： In a transmission apparatus for transmitting signals to a hearing device, as well as transmission and operating methods thereof, and a hearing aid apparatus, not only the acoustic path but also an electromagnetic path are used to transmit the same signal. So that the data rate can be reduced for low power consumption, only the envelope of the useful signal is transmitted electromagnetically. This allows a useful signal to be transmitted from one hearing device to another hearing device electromagnetically with low power consumption. The reception-end hearing device then restores the source signal, containing interference, with the electromagnetically transmitted envelope to produce an output signal.

摘要翻译： 在用于向听力装置发送信号的发送装置及其发送和操作方法以及助听装置中，不仅使用声学路径而且使用电磁路径来发送相同的信号。 因此，为了降低功耗，可以降低数据速率，只有有用信号的包络才能以电磁方式传输。 这允许以低功耗以电磁方式将有用的信号从一个听力装置传输到另一个听力装置。 接收端听力装置然后用电磁传输的包络恢复包含干扰的源信号以产生输出信号。