公开(公告)号：US09131318B2

公开(公告)日：2015-09-08

申请号：US13823983

申请日：2010-09-15

申请人： Hans Mülder ,  Francois Marquis

发明人： Hans Mülder ,  Francois Marquis

IPC分类号： H04R25/00 ,  H03G3/32

CPC分类号： H04R25/00 ,  H03G3/32 ,  H04R25/356 ,  H04R25/407 ,  H04R25/43 ,  H04R25/505 ,  H04R25/554 ,  H04R2225/41 ,  H04R2225/43 ,  H04R2460/01

摘要： A method for providing hearing assistance to a user by capturing input audio signals; estimating a speech level of the input audio signals and an ambient noise level of the input audio signals; applying a gain model to the input audio signals to transform the input audio signals into filtered audio signals, wherein, for a each ambient noise level, the gain varies as a function of the speech level and wherein the function varies according to the ambient noise level changing the ratio of the gain at low speech levels and at high speech levels as a function of the ambient noise level; wirelessly transmitting the filtered audio signals to a receiver unit forming or being connected to a user hearing stimulator, the stimulator being worn at or in the user's ear; and stimulating the user's hearing by the stimulator according to audio signals supplied by the receiver unit.

摘要翻译： 一种通过捕获输入音频信号向用户提供听力辅助的方法; 估计输入音频信号的语音电平和输入音频信号的环境噪声电平; 将增益模型应用于所述输入音频信号以将所述输入音频信号变换为经滤波的音频信号，其中，对于每个环境噪声电平，所述增益作为所述语音电平的函数而变化，并且其中所述功能根据所述环境噪声电平而变化 改变低语音电平和高语音电平下的增益的比值，作为环境噪声电平的函数; 将经滤波的音频信号无线传输到形成或连接到用户听力刺激器的接收器单元，所述刺激器佩戴在用户的耳朵上或用户耳朵内; 并且由刺激器根据由接收器单元提供的音频信号刺激用户的听觉。

公开(公告)号：US20130182876A1

公开(公告)日：2013-07-18

申请号：US13823983

申请日：2010-09-15

申请人： Hans Mülder ,  Francois Marquis

发明人： Hans Mülder ,  Francois Marquis

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/00 ,  H03G3/32 ,  H04R25/356 ,  H04R25/407 ,  H04R25/43 ,  H04R25/505 ,  H04R25/554 ,  H04R2225/41 ,  H04R2225/43 ,  H04R2460/01

摘要： A method for providing hearing assistance to a user by capturing input audio signals; estimating a speech level of the input audio signals and an ambient noise level of the input audio signals; applying a gain model to the input audio signals to transform the input audio signals into filtered audio signals, wherein, for a each ambient noise level, the gain varies as a function of the speech level and wherein the function varies according to the ambient noise level changing the ratio of the gain at low speech levels and at high speech levels as a function of the ambient noise level; wirelessly transmitting the filtered audio signals to a receiver unit forming or being connected to a user hearing stimulator, the stimulator being worn at or in the user's ear; and stimulating the user's hearing by the stimulator according to audio signals supplied by the receiver unit.

摘要翻译： 一种通过捕获输入音频信号向用户提供听力辅助的方法; 估计输入音频信号的语音电平和输入音频信号的环境噪声电平; 将增益模型应用于所述输入音频信号以将所述输入音频信号变换成经滤波的音频信号，其中，对于每个环境噪声电平，所述增益作为所述语音电平的函数而变化，并且其中所述功能根据环境噪声电平而变化 改变低语音电平和高语音电平下的增益的比值，作为环境噪声电平的函数; 将经滤波的音频信号无线传输到形成或连接到用户听力刺激器的接收器单元，所述刺激器佩戴在用户的耳朵上或用户耳朵内; 并且由刺激器根据由接收器单元提供的音频信号刺激用户的听觉。

公开(公告)号：US20140161272A1

公开(公告)日：2014-06-12

申请号：US14232693

申请日：2011-07-14

申请人： Francois Marquis ,  Hans-Ueli Röck ,  Samuel Harsch ,  Yacine Azmi ,  Tim Jost

发明人： Francois Marquis ,  Hans-Ueli Röck ,  Samuel Harsch ,  Yacine Azmi ,  Tim Jost

IPC分类号： H04R3/02 ,  G10L21/0208

CPC分类号： H04R3/02 ,  G10L21/0208

摘要： A system for speech enhancement in a room having a directional lapel microphone arrangement for capturing an audio signal from a speaker's voice; audio signal processor for generating a processed audio signal from the captured audio signal, and an adaptive beamformer unit for imparting directivity to the microphone arrangement provides maximum sensitivity towards the speaker's mouth and minimum sensitivity towards noise sources identified by the beamformer unit. A unit shifts the frequency of components of the audio signal above a frequency threshold value only. A feedback cancelling unit has an adaptive filter and a selection unit which automatically switches between a first mode causing the audio signal to by-pass the adaptive filter and a second mode in which the audio signal is filtered by the adaptive filter. A loudspeaker arrangement generates sound according to the processed audio signal and has plural loudspeakers arranged to form a directional loudspeaker array.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在房间中进行语音增强的系统，其具有用于从扬声器的语音捕获音频信号的定向翻转麦克风布置; 用于从所捕获的音频信号产生经处理的音频信号的音频信号处理器，以及用于赋予麦克风装置方向性的自适应波束形成器单元向扬声器的嘴提供最大灵敏度，并且对由波束形成器单元识别的噪声源提供最小灵敏度。 一个单元将音频信号的分量的频率偏移到频率阈值以上。 反馈消除单元具有自适应滤波器和选择单元，其自动地在引起音频信号的第一模式旁路自适应滤波器和第二模式，其中音频信号被自适应滤波器滤波。 扬声器装置根据经处理的音频信号产生声音，并且具有布置成形成定向扬声器阵列的多个扬声器。

公开(公告)号：US08077892B2

公开(公告)日：2011-12-13

申请号：US11554107

申请日：2006-10-30

申请人： Evert Dijkstra ,  Francois Marquis

发明人： Evert Dijkstra ,  Francois Marquis

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/70 ,  H04R25/30 ,  H04R25/554 ,  H04R2225/39

摘要： There is provided a method of operating a system for providing hearing assistance to a user (101), comprising: capturing and processing audio signals by a transmission unit (102) and transmitting the audio signals from the transmission unit (102) via a wireless audio link to a receiver unit (103); processing the received audio signals in the receiver unit (103); stimulating the user's hearing, by stimulating means (38, 136) worn at or in the user's ear, according to the audio signals from the receiver unit (103); logging data by recording the values of at least one operation parameter of the transmission unit (102) and/or the receiver unit (103) as a function of time and/or by recording data derived from the values of at least one operation parameter of the transmission unit (102) and/or the receiver unit (103) as a function of time in the transmission unit (102); and reading the logged data from the transmission unit (102).

摘要翻译： 提供了一种操作用于向用户（101）提供助听器的系统的方法，包括：通过传输单元（102）捕获和处理音频信号，并经由无线音频从传输单元（102）发送音频信号 链接到接收器单元（103）; 在所述接收机单元（103）中处理所接收的音频信号; 通过根据来自接收器单元（103）的音频信号的刺激装置（38,136）刺激用户的听力; 通过记录作为时间的函数的传输单元（102）和/或接收器单元（103）的至少一个操作参数的值来记录数据和/或通过记录从至少一个操作参数的值 传输单元（102）和/或接收机单元（103）作为传输单元（102）中的时间的函数; 以及从传输单元（102）读取记录的数据。

公开(公告)号：US08526648B2

公开(公告)日：2013-09-03

申请号：US12523970

申请日：2007-01-22

申请人： Evert Dijkstra ,  Francois Callias ,  Stefan Haenggi ,  Francois Marquis

发明人： Evert Dijkstra ,  Francois Callias ,  Stefan Haenggi ,  Francois Marquis

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/554 ,  H04R25/407 ,  H04R25/552 ,  H04R25/558 ,  H04R2225/41 ,  H04R2225/55

摘要： A hearing assistance system, having an audio signal source, a transmission unit for transmitting audio signals from the audio signal source via a wireless right ear audio link to a right ear unit and a receiver unit, and an arrangement for stimulating the user's right ear, and via a wireless left ear audio link, a left ear unit having a receiver unit and an arrangement for stimulating the user's left ear, an arrangement for exchanging audio signals received from the transmission unit between the right and left ear units, a device for detecting the quality of the right and left ear links and an arrangement for selecting, as a function of the detected qualities of the right and left ear links, as input to the stimulating arrangement, the audio signals received by the respective receiver unit from the transmission unit, the audio signals received via the audio signal exchanging arrangement, and/or mixtures thereof.

摘要翻译： 一种具有音频信号源的听力辅助系统，用于经由无线右耳音频链路将声音信号从音频信号源发送到右耳单元和接收器单元的发送单元，以及用于刺激用户右耳的装置， 并且通过无线左耳音频链路，具有接收器单元的左耳单元和用于刺激用户左耳的布置，用于交换从左耳单元之间的传输单元接收的音频信号的装置，用于检测 右耳链和左耳链的质量以及用于根据检测到的左右耳链的质量作为刺激装置的输入来选择由各个接收器单元从传输单元接收的音频信号的装置 通过音频信号交换装置接收的音频信号，和/或它们的混合。

公开(公告)号：US07940945B2

公开(公告)日：2011-05-10

申请号：US11428938

申请日：2006-07-06

申请人： Francois Callias ,  Evert Dijkstra ,  Francois Marquis

发明人： Francois Callias ,  Evert Dijkstra ,  Francois Marquis

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/558 ,  H04R25/43 ,  H04R25/554

摘要： There is provided a method for operating a receiver unit (12) for receiving audio signals from a remote transmission unit (10) via a wireless audio link (56), comprising: connecting an audio signal output (41) of the receiver unit (12) to an audio signal input (42) of a hearing instrument (14A, 14B) comprising means (52) located at a user's ear or in the user's ear canal for stimulating the user's hearing according to the audio signals from the receiver unit (12) and a microphone arrangement (44); measuring by means (34, 38) included in the receiver unit (12) the impedance of the audio signal input (42) of the hearing instrument (14A, 14B); and adjusting the impedance of the audio signal output (41) of the receiver unit (12) according to the measured impedance of the audio signal input (42) of the hearing instrument (14A, 14B).

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于操作用于经由无线音频链路（56）从远程传输单元（10）接收音频信号的接收机单元（12）的方法，包括：连接接收机单元（12）的音频信号输出（41） 包括位于用户耳朵或用户耳道中的用于根据来自接收器单元（12）的音频信号刺激用户听力的装置（52）的听力仪器（14A，14B）的音频信号输入端（42） ）和麦克风装置（44）; 通过包括在接收器单元（12）中的装置（34,38）测量听力仪器（14A，14B）的音频信号输入（42）的阻抗; 以及根据所述听力仪器（14A，14B）的音频信号输入（42）的所测量的阻抗来调整所述接收器单元（12）的音频信号输出（41）的阻抗。

公开(公告)号：US07738666B2

公开(公告)日：2010-06-15

申请号：US11421533

申请日：2006-06-01

申请人： Francois Marquis

发明人： Francois Marquis

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： H04R25/30 ,  H04R25/554 ,  H04R25/558 ,  H04R25/70

摘要： There is provided a method for adjusting a system for providing hearing assistance to a user (101), the system comprising a microphone arrangement (26) for capturing audio signals, a transmission unit (102) for transmitting the audio signals via a wireless link (107) to a receiver unit (103) worn by the user, a gain control unit (126) located in the receiver unit for setting the gain applied to the audio signals, and means (38) worn at or in a user's ear (39) for stimulating the hearing of the user according to the audio signals from the receiver unit (103), said method comprising: generating test audio signals, transmitting said test audio signals at a pre-defined level from the transmission unit via the wireless link to the receiver unit and stimulating the user's hearing with said test audio signals via said stimulating means; simultaneously transmitting gain control commands from the transmission unit to the gain control unit in order to selectively change the gain set by the gain control unit; repeating these steps until an optimum value of the gain set by the gain control unit has been determined; and transmitting a store command from the transmission unit to the receiver unit in order to store that determined optimum value of the gain.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于向用户（101）调整用于提供助听器的系统的方法，所述系统包括用于捕获音频信号的麦克风装置（26），用于经由无线链路发送音频信号的传输单元（102） 107）连接到由用户佩戴的接收器单元（103），位于接收器单元中的用于设置应用于音频信号的增益的增益控制单元（126），以及佩戴在用户耳朵（39）处或其中的装置（38） ），用于根据来自接收器单元（103）的音频信号刺激用户的听觉，所述方法包括：产生测试音频信号，以预定级别从所述传输单元经由所述无线链路将所述测试音频信号发送到 所述接收器单元并且经由所述刺激装置用所述测试音频信号刺激所述用户的听觉; 同时将增益控制命令从发送单元发送到增益控制单元，以选择性地改变由增益控制单元设置的增益; 重复这些步骤，直到由增益控制单元设定的增益的最佳值被确定为止; 以及从所述传输单元向所述接收机单元发送存储命令，以便存储所确定的所述增益的最佳值。

公开(公告)号：US20070282393A1

公开(公告)日：2007-12-06

申请号：US11421533

申请日：2006-06-01

申请人： Francois Marquis

发明人： Francois Marquis

IPC分类号： A61N1/32

CPC分类号： H04R25/30 ,  H04R25/554 ,  H04R25/558 ,  H04R25/70

摘要： There is provided a method for adjusting a system for providing hearing assistance to a user (101), the system comprising a microphone arrangement (26) for capturing audio signals, a transmission unit (102) for transmitting the audio signals via a wireless link (107) to a receiver unit (103) worn by the user, a gain control unit (126) located in the receiver unit for setting the gain applied to the audio signals, and means (38) worn at or in a user's ear (39) for stimulating the hearing of the user according to the audio signals from the receiver unit (103), said method comprising: generating test audio signals, transmitting said test audio signals at a pre-defined level from the transmission unit via the wireless link to the receiver unit and stimulating the user's hearing with said test audio signals via said stimulating means; simultaneously transmitting gain control commands from the transmission unit to the gain control unit in order to selectively change the gain set by the gain control unit; repeating these steps until an optimum value of the gain set by the gain control unit has been determined; and transmitting a store command from the transmission unit to the receiver unit in order to store that determined optimum value of the gain.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于向用户（101）调整用于提供助听器的系统的方法，所述系统包括用于捕获音频信号的麦克风装置（26），用于经由无线链路发送音频信号的传输单元（102） 107）连接到由用户佩戴的接收器单元（103），位于接收器单元中的用于设置应用于音频信号的增益的增益控制单元（126），以及佩戴在用户耳朵（39）处或其中的装置（38） ），用于根据来自接收器单元（103）的音频信号刺激用户的听觉，所述方法包括：产生测试音频信号，以预定级别从所述传输单元经由所述无线链路将所述测试音频信号发送到 所述接收器单元并且经由所述刺激装置用所述测试音频信号刺激所述用户的听觉; 同时将增益控制命令从发送单元发送到增益控制单元，以选择性地改变由增益控制单元设置的增益; 重复这些步骤，直到由增益控制单元设定的增益的最佳值被确定为止; 以及从所述传输单元向所述接收机单元发送存储命令，以便存储所确定的所述增益的最佳值。

公开(公告)号：US5811308A

公开(公告)日：1998-09-22

申请号：US727344

申请日：1996-10-07

申请人： Jean Espitalie ,  Francois Marquis

发明人： Jean Espitalie ,  Francois Marquis

IPC分类号： G01N33/24 ,  G01N31/12

CPC分类号： G01N33/241 ,  Y10T436/21 ,  Y10T436/212 ,  Y10T436/214 ,  Y10T436/218 ,  Y10T436/23 ,  Y10T436/235

摘要： The present invention relates to a method for determining at least one petroleum characteristic of a geologic sediment sample heated in a non-oxidizing atmosphere and an oxidizing atmosphere. The sample is heated to a first temperature value below 200.degree. C. for a predetermined period of time and then to a second temperature value ranging between 600 and 850.degree. C. according to a temperature gradient between 0.2.degree. C. and 50.degree. C./min. Carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide are continuously measured during the temperature stages in order to determine at least one petroleum characteristic, wherein said petroleum characteristic comprises a quantity of organic oxygen, inorganic oxygen, total organic carbon, or inorganic carbon.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种确定在非氧化性气氛和氧化气氛中加热的地质沉积物样品的至少一种石油特性的方法。 根据0.2℃至50℃的温度梯度，将样品加热至低于200℃的第一温度预定时间段，然后加热至600至850℃的第二温度值。 /分钟 在温度阶段连续测量二氧化碳和一氧化碳，以确定至少一种石油特性，其中所述石油特性包括一定量的有机氧，无机氧，总有机碳或无机碳。

公开(公告)号：US08144903B2

公开(公告)日：2012-03-27

申请号：US12520707

申请日：2006-12-20

申请人： Stefan Haenggi ,  Francois Marquis ,  Rainer Platz

发明人： Stefan Haenggi ,  Francois Marquis ,  Rainer Platz

IPC分类号： H04R25/00

CPC分类号： G09B5/04 ,  H04B1/385 ,  H04R25/407 ,  H04R25/43 ,  H04R25/552 ,  H04R25/554 ,  H04R25/558 ,  H04R27/00 ,  H04R2225/43 ,  H04R2225/55 ,  H04R2420/07 ,  H04R2430/20 ,  H04R2460/03

摘要： A communication system having at least one user worn receiver unit for receiving audio signals via a wireless audio link connected to a stimulating means for stimulating the user's hearing according to audio signals received via the audio link; and a plurality of user worn transmission units and a microphone arrangement for capturing audio signals from the respective user's voice, an audio signal transmission portion for establishing the wireless audio link to at least one receiver unit to transmit the captured audio signals to the at least one receiver unit, an assistive digital link transceiver portion for establishing a bidirectional assistive digital link to at least one of the other transmission units and/or to an external command unit, and a control unit for controlling signal transmission of the transmission unit according to data exchanged with the control unit of the at least one of the other transmission units and/or the external command unit.

摘要翻译： 一种具有至少一个用户佩戴接收单元的通信系统，用于经由连接到刺激装置的无线音频链路接收音频信号，用于根据经由音频链路接收的音频信号刺激用户的听觉; 以及多个用户佩戴的传输单元和用于从相应用户的语音捕获音频信号的麦克风装置，音频信号传输部分，用于建立到至少一个接收机单元的无线音频链路，以将所捕获的音频信号发送到至少一个 接收机单元，辅助数字链路收发机部分，用于建立到至少一个其它传输单元和/或外部命令单元的双向辅助数字链路;以及控制单元，用于根据交换的数据控制传输单元的信号传输 与其他传输单元和/或外部命令单元中的至少一个的控制单元。