1411results about "Deaf-aid sets" patented technology

A headset antenna and a connector for the same are provided. The headset antenna includes an audio signal line, an antenna and a high impedance element in specified application frequency ranges. The audio signal line is adapted for transmitting an audio signal and the antenna is adapted for receiving an RF signal. The high impedance element is disposed on a transmission path of the audio signal and generates a high impedance at a specified frequency band of the RF signal, so that the audio signal line is equivalent to an open circuit and the antenna obtains a better receiving capability.

An auditory operating system designed to facilitate context-aware, audio-based user interactions, particularly with artificial intelligence agents or applications. An auditory operating system shell serves as the primary interface, managing and coordinating multiple specialized agents that handle specific domains like music streaming, scheduling, or home automation. Using natural language processing, the auditory operating system shell identifies the appropriate agent or application for a user's command or query and ensures task execution and context preservation across interactions. The auditory operating system shell enforces privacy and stability by controlling agents' and applications' access to data and system privileges. The auditory operating system shell also supports dynamic context management, enabling seamless handoffs between agents when user requests span multiple domains. This auditory operating system shell may reduce the need for users to memorize specific wake words or commands, as the auditory operating system shell may determine the user's intent from speech or contextual cues.

Disclosed herein is an audio system that can be customized by the user (including the developer) and that may allow the user to control more than just the sound levels and may allow the user to select more than one of a few pre-determined settings. Disclosed herein is a development platform that allows manufacturers (including the developers) to test various different parameters, settings, algorithms, functions, processes, accessories, and the like. The development platform allows the manufacturer to simulate the performances from possible options for the audio system, and then load the selected option from the development platform to the audio system. Additionally, the development platform that enables the end user to have the same level of control and ability to access, upload, and control plugins on the end user's device(s).

The invention relates to a hearing aid intelligent noise reduction and human voice enhancement system based on electroencephalogram signals, and belongs to the field of biomedical engineering and acoustic signal processing. The system comprises an electroencephalogram signal acquisition module, a multi-channel acoustic sensor array, an embedded neural signal processor, an adaptive beam forming module, a dynamic speech enhancement engine and a dual-mode output device, and constructs electroencephalogram-acoustics joint features by extracting an alpha / theta wave power ratio, a P300 component and auditory cortical Gamma phase synchronism. A deep network is driven to separate target voice, a wave beam direction and a frequency response curve are dynamically adjusted based on neural feedback, a closed-loop calibration unit is innovatively adopted, gain is reversely adjusted according to N1-P2 wave amplitude, heart rate variability and eye movement data are fused to optimize decisions, and when the signal-to-noise ratio is-5dB, the voice recognition rate reaches 89%, the auditory fatigue is reduced by 37%, and the decision conflict rate is smaller than 6%. The defects of attention blind area, noise separation failure and physiological adaptation of a traditional hearing aid are overcome. The system is suitable for the fields of hearing impairment rehabilitation, special communication and intelligent cabins.

A loudspeaker system and method can measure a specific user's hearing and implement compensatory or corrective processing to address the user's hearing deficiencies. The user's hearing acuity may be determined by (i) headphone techniques in which frequency-based hearing thresholds are determined; (ii) a loudspeaker system set up as intended for use in an acoustic space to emit tonal stimuli; or (iii) inducing, acquiring, and interpreting otoacoustic emissions. Once the hearing profile is determined, appropriate signal processing parameters can be used to generate a corrected audio output signal adjustment. The administered hearing test results can include a plurality of hearing loudness threshold levels at respective test frequencies. The hearing correction system's corrected audio output can be generated from corrected loudness values at selected correction frequency sub-bands.

The utility model discloses an ear canal embedded hearing aid, which relates to the technical field of medical instruments, and comprises a bearing assembly, the bearing assembly comprises a first packaging shell, a second packaging shell and a filter screen, a signal processing piece and a lithium battery are respectively arranged in the first packaging shell, and the second packaging shell is provided with a second packaging shell. The signal processing piece comprises a signal amplifier, a filter and a central processing unit, and a micro air pump, a control switch, a potentiometer and a microphone are installed on the right side of the first packaging shell. The beneficial effects of the utility model are that through the arrangement of the miniature air pump, the air delivery pipe and the expansion anti-skid assembly, when the ear canals of different users have large differences or need to be worn stably, the miniature air pump can be controlled to work, so that air enters the hollow rubber ring through the air delivery pipe and the delivery pipe, and the hollow rubber ring is gradually expanded to be in contact with the ear wall; therefore, the wearing stability of the bearing assembly is ensured, and the sound definition after conversion of the receiver is ensured.

Embodiments herein relate to ear-wearable devices having acoustic port guards. In an embodiment, an ear-wearable device is included having a receiver, an acoustic channel wall defining an acoustic channel between the receiver and an acoustic channel opening, an acoustic port guard disposed at a device opening. The acoustic port guard is included having a first ring structure including a first ring portion and an insertion portion, wherein the insertion portion is configured to be inserted into the device opening. The acoustic port guard can include a plurality of ribs connected to the first ring structure with each of the plurality of ribs defining an outer portion extending beyond an outer radius of the first ring structure. Other embodiments are also included herein.

The invention discloses a Bluetooth hearing-aid earphone optimization method and system for adaptive hearing compensation. The method comprises the following steps: S1, acquiring a personalized hearing curve of a user and background audio data of left and right ears in each typical scene, and respectively preprocessing the background audio data; s2, extracting time-frequency fusion features of each typical scene, generating scene feature vectors, and constructing a scene feature vector library; s3, calculating a scene perception conversion vector, an abrupt change risk vector and a smooth gain vector; s4, calculating a binaural gain change vector, a binaural synchronous entropy vector, a phase alignment factor vector and a left and right ear cooperative gain vector; and S5, according to the left and right ear cooperative gain vectors, processing the background audio data after left and right ear preprocessing in the current scene, and outputting the processed background audio data to the Bluetooth hearing-aid earphone. According to the invention, the problem of gain abrupt change generated during scene switching of the existing Bluetooth hearing-aid earphone and the problem of spatial perception distortion caused by binaural coordination imbalance can be solved.

Methods and apparatus are described herein related to improving the sound quality of a bone conduction speaker. The sound quality of the bone conduction speaker is adjusted in the sound generation, sound transferring, and sound receiving of the bone conduction speaker by designing vibration generation manners and vibration transfer structures.

Adjustable auricular nerve stimulation devices, and associated systems and methods, are disclosed herein. A representative device for delivering an electrical signal to a subject includes a signal delivery element including at least two electrodes configured to deliver the electrical signal to a first portion of the subject's ear. The device also includes a retention element configured to engage a second portion of the subject's ear. The device further includes an adjustment mechanism permitting movement of the signal delivery element relative to the retention element to place the at least two electrodes in contact with the first portion of the subject's ear.

The invention discloses an environment self-adaptive hearing aid which comprises a hearing aid body, an adjusting gear is rotatably mounted on the outer side of the hearing aid body, a touch control screen is arranged on the outer side of the hearing aid body, a positioning auxiliary assembly is arranged on the outer side of the hearing aid body, and a transmission pipe is connected to the top of the hearing aid body in a penetrating mode. And a receiving assembly is arranged at the bottom of the silica gel shell. According to the hearing aid self-adaptive to the environment, the positioning auxiliary assembly is arranged, so that the hearing aid body can be stably attached to the outline of the ear of a user, the problem that a traditional hearing aid slips due to infirm wearing is effectively avoided, the hearing aid is made of a soft skin-friendly material, the oppression on the skin of the ear due to long-time wearing can be reduced, and the wearing comfort is remarkably improved; the earphone is especially suitable for the old and other groups needing to use hearing aids for a long time, the receiving assembly is arranged, earphone bodies of different specifications can be matched according to requirements, the earphone bodies can adapt to the angle difference of ear canals, and optimization of a sound transmission path is ensured.

Disclosed herein are systems and methods for power transmission between playback devices, systems and methods for energy harvesting and distribution for audio playback devices, and systems and methods for wirelessly powering wearable audio playback devices.

A behind-the-ear hearing aid includes a right ear hearing aid and a left ear hearing aid, each of which includes a hanging rod and a battery module. The hanging rod has an arc-shaped structure, and a top of the battery module is provided with an output port. The bottom of the hanging rod has a first guiding rod that is inserted into the output port. Arranged inside the hanging rod are a main control circuit board and a sound adjustment button. The arc-shaped structure of the hanging rod facilitates hanging of the right and left ear hearing aids on the ears of a user, with the sound tube being inserted into the ear auricle of the user. The arc-shaped structure of the hanging rod increases the stability of the hearing aids on the ears, preventing them from falling out easily.

The present disclosure is of a bone conduction microphone. The bone conduction microphone comprises of a laminated structure and a base structure. The laminated structure is formed by a vibration unit and an acoustic transducer unit. The base structure is configured to load the laminated structure. At least one side of the laminated structure is physically connected to the base structure. The base structure vibrates based on an external vibration signal, the vibration unit deforms in response to the vibration of the base structure, and the acoustic transducer unit generates an electrical signal based on the deformation of the vibration unit. A resonant frequency of the bone conduction microphone is within a range of 2.5 kHz-4.5 KHz.

The present application discloses and describes neurostimulation systems and methods that include, among other features, (i) neural stimulation through audio with dynamic modulation characteristics, (ii) audio content serving and creation based on modulation characteristics, (iii) extending audio tracks while avoiding audio discontinuities, and (iv) non-auditory neurostimulation and methods, including non-auditory neurostimulation for anesthesia recovery.

A wearable sound pickup device includes a wearable sound pickup device body, where the wearable sound pickup device body includes an extension component. A sound pickup unit array is installed inside the wearable sound pickup device body and is configured for long-distance sound pickup. The sound pickup unit array includes at least two sound pickup units, and an arrangement direction of each sound pickup unit is consistent with an extension direction of the extension component.

A system for metering of audio exposure from a wireless personal listening device (WPLD) includes (i) the WPLD, configured to be worn by a person, to wirelessly receive an audio stream defining audio, and to play out audio of the received audio stream in real time to one or both ears of the person and (ii) a charging device configured to be coupled with the WPLD when the WPLD is not worn and configured to deliver energy to the WPLD to charge an energy supply of the WPLD. The system includes a processor in the WPLD or charging device, configured to establish audio signature data representing the audio played out by the WPLD. And the system is configured to respond to coupling of the WPLD with the charging device by at least reporting the established audio signature data to an external computing system for use to facilitate measuring media exposure.

The invention discloses a hearing aid health analysis method based on a physiological signal monitoring function. The method comprises the following steps: collecting physiological signal data of a user in real time through a multi-mode biosensor array integrated on a hearing aid body; the hearing aid body comprises a digital signal processor and a wireless communication module; the physiological signal data at least comprises a brain wave signal, a skin electric response signal and a temporal artery pulse signal; performing motion artifact elimination processing on the physiological signal data through an adaptive filtering algorithm; performing feature extraction on the preprocessed physiological signal by using an embedded health analysis engine to generate a composite health feature vector containing a sympathetic nerve activity index, cognitive load measurement and a cardiovascular function index; and dynamically generating a health risk assessment report based on an association relationship between the composite health feature vector and a preset hearing scene, the bone conduction vibration unit and the audio synthesis module of the hearing aid body output graded health alarm signals.

A measurement system includes earphones configured to be worn on a left ear and a right ear of a user and be interchangeably attached with earpieces having different sizes on one end portion of each, and a wireless terminal. Each of the earphones collects a sound signal by a microphone of the earphone in a case that the earphone outputs a sound signal from its speaker, the measurement system performs measurement processing to determine whether an ear of the user is sealed by the worn earpiece, and the wireless terminal includes a display unit, and displays, on the display unit, a notification indicating that a size of the worn earpiece is a most suitable size among sizes of the plurality of earpieces, or a notification urging replacement with another earpiece having a size larger than or smaller than the size of the worn earpiece.

At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a method of earphone feature control by using a graphic user interface on a device linked to the earphone. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

A system for detecting motion disorder of a user of a head-wearable device includes: at least one motion sensor, providing motion data of the user of the head-wearable device; the head wearable device, with a processing unit for processing the motion data provided by the at least motion sensor and with a memory unit for storing the processed motion data. The processing unit has a processor adapted to perform the following: i) analyzing the motion data and thereby generating analyzed motion data, including classifying the motion data to different motion classes; j) storing the analyzed motion data; k) comparing current motion data with reference motion data, wherein the reference motion data is selected from the group of previously stored motion data of the same motion class and external reference motion data; and l) submitting a warning signal if the current motion data inadmissible differs from the reference motion data.

The invention relates to the technical field of box-type hearing aids, in particular to a hearing aid with a positioning function, which comprises a box-type hearing aid body and a GPS positioner, a fixing structure is arranged on the box-type hearing aid body, an adjusting structure is arranged on the box-type hearing aid body, and the GPS positioner is mounted on the box-type hearing aid body; according to the hearing aid with the positioning function, rapid position adjustment and automatic locking of one-hand operation are realized through an arranged fixing structure and a spring reset clamping shaft-clamping hole matching mechanism, so that the use convenience is remarkably improved; secondly, the stability and accuracy of the rotating plate in the adjusting process are ensured through precise matching of a circular sliding rail and a sliding block, and stepless continuous adjustment of the clamping angle can be achieved; and finally, the unique sliding plate-moving rod linkage design enables the whole adjusting process to form a complete mechanical closed-loop system.

Utilizing in-canal microphones and other microphones in wearable devices is described. One embodiment is an ear-worn device that includes an in-canal microphone configured to capture sounds in an ear canal and an array of microphones configured to capture external sounds. The ear-worn device may utilize the in-canal microphone to determine if the user is actively speaking. Upon such a determination, the ear-worn device may turn on the array of microphones to capture the user's voice and perform beamforming to focus the array of microphones on the user's mouth. Such speech can then be processed and provided to an artificial intelligence agent. The ear-worn device may switch between using the in-canal microphone and the array of microphones to capture the user's voice depending on environmental noise, the context of the user, and the voice content. The ear-worn device may also blend captures from the in-canal microphone and the array of microphones.

A wearable multifunction device or earpiece or a pair of earpieces includes one or more processors, at least one microphone coupled to the one or more processors, a biometric sensor coupled to the one or more processors, and a memory coupled to the one or more processors, the memory having computer instructions causing the one or more processors to perform the operations of sensing a remaining battery life and based on the sensing, prioritizing one or more of the functions of always on recording, biometric measuring, biometric recording, sound pressure level measuring, voice activity detection, key word detection, key word analysis, personal audio assistant functions, transmission of data to a tethered phone, transmission of data to a server, transmission of data to a cloud device.

The embodiment of the invention provides a hearing aid loudness compensation method, a computer program product and a hearing aid. After the hearing aid collects an original sound signal, loudness compensation can be carried out on the original sound signal by using a plurality of preset loudness compensation strategies to obtain a compensation sound signal corresponding to each loudness compensation strategy; and then, a pre-trained comfort evaluation model can be utilized to evaluate the comfort level of the compensated sound signal corresponding to each loudness compensation strategy, a better loudness compensation strategy is selected based on the comfort level, and the sound signal compensated by the better loudness compensation strategy is output to a user. According to the loudness compensation method provided by the embodiment of the invention, more natural, comfortable and clear hearing experience can be provided for the user, and the performance of the hearing aid and the satisfaction degree of the user are remarkably improved.

A sound attenuation system that includes a pliable stem for an earpiece and an earpiece incorporating the stem. The stem includes a curved sound-attenuating distal flange and an attachment portion configured to receive and retain a visco-elastic foam sound-attenuating element in a spaced-apart relation to the curved sound-attenuating distal flange, and a handle portion. The sound-attenuating stem and the foam sound-attenuating element together are configured to fit into the user's ear with improved comfort and flexibility. Some embodiments include a sound-conducting stem channel extending lengthwise through the stem. Some embodiments further include a sound filter configured to insert into the sound-conducting channel in the handle portion, the sound filter including lengthwise filter channel open to the stem channel, and a cover selectably movable to occlude the filter channel or to open the filter channel to external sounds and air pressure.

The present disclosure provides a hearing aid system. The hearing aid system comprises a hearing aid main body and an earplug piece, the hearing aid main body is provided with a first playback channel, and the hearing aid main body is used for extending into an ear canal; the earplug piece comprises a supporting connecting layer, a temperature-sensitive deformation layer and an extension heat conduction coating layer, the supporting connecting layer is connected with the temperature-sensitive deformation layer, the extension heat conduction coating layer is connected to the peripheral wall of the side, away from the supporting connecting layer, of the temperature-sensitive deformation layer in a coating mode, and the supporting connecting layer is connected with the hearing aid body; a first playback via hole is formed in the supporting connecting layer, a second playback via hole is formed in the temperature-sensitive deformation layer, and the second playback via hole is used for being communicated with an ear canal; the temperature-sensitive deformation layer is used for being heated to deform and expand in the ear canal, and the extension heat-conducting coating layer is used for extending to deform to fit the ear canal when the temperature-sensitive deformation layer is heated to deform and expand, so that the extension heat-conducting coating layer is clamped and propped against the inner wall of the ear canal. The hearing aid system is good in use comfort in the long-term wearing and using process.

Presented herein are techniques for reducing distortions in noise cancellation systems, including but not limited to body noise cancellation filtering systems. In one aspect, a method is provided. The method comprises: receiving at least one input signal at a noise cancellation system; and processing the at least one input signal using the noise cancellation system to generate a noise cancellation output signal, wherein the noise cancellation system is controlled by a variable filtering strength parameter that is a function of a level of the at least one input signal.

Aspects include earpieces with debris ingress protection. The earpieces includes at least one feature for mitigating ingress of debris such as dust, dirt, wax, etc. In one example, an earpiece includes: an electro-acoustic transducer; a housing supporting the electro-acoustic transducer such that the housing and the electro-acoustic transducer together define a first acoustic volume, wherein the housing defines a nozzle with an acoustic passage coupled with the first acoustic volume; a first port coupling the first acoustic volume to a space outside the housing; a second port coupling a microphone supported in the housing to the space outside the housing; and an ear tip supported on the nozzle and configured to form a tight acoustic seal with a user's ear canal when the earpiece is worn, the ear tip comprising an extension member extending over the first port to inhibit debris from entering the first port.

An ear tip assembly structure includes a housing, a sound guide tube, and an elastic support. The sound guide tube is disposed inside the housing and extends out of the housing. The elastic support is disposed inside the sound guide tube and includes a snap fastener and an elastic arm. The elastic arm is connected to the snap fastener and is bent in a vertical direction. The snap fastener extends out of the sound guide tube to engage with an ear tip.