63results about "Ear supported sets" patented technology

The invention relates to the technical field of hearing-aid communication terminals, and discloses a hearing-aid operation method, system and terminal for communication data for old people. The hearing-aid operation method is applied to a terminal host integrated with a hearing-aid unit, an audio unit, a communication unit, a positioning unit, an AI processing unit and a wireless connection unit, and specifically comprises the following steps: S101, obtaining a user start request, synchronously collecting an environment simulation sound signal through a terminal microphone array, and converting the environment simulation sound signal into a high-resolution digital audio stream through an ADC module; according to the invention, a hardware end deeply integrates hearing aid, communication and an AI processing unit to integrate an environment sound enhancement function and a family interaction function into the same data processing stream, and a self-adaptive multi-filtering technology based on scene perception is adopted, so that noise reduction, frequency band enhancement and signal shaping parameters can be dynamically adjusted according to a real-time acoustic environment; and speech definition and auditory safety in a complex environment are obviously improved.

To change the appearance of a hearing aid depending on the purpose, scene, etc.SOLUTION: A hearing aid 100 includes a main body 1 (hearing aid main body) whose one side surface (inner surface 11) contacts an ear E when worn, and a retaining portion 2 (retaining member) which is detachably attached to the main body 1, the main body 1 includes a step portion 13 provided on the outer peripheral edge of the other side surface (outer surface 12) different from the one side which contacts the ear E, and the retaining portion 2 includes an engagement portion 21 which engages with the step portion 13, and an attachment portion 22 which is attached to the ear E.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

The embodiments of the present disclosure provide an acoustic output device, including: a first piezoelectric element configured to generate vibrations based on an audio signal; a fixing structure configured to place the acoustic output device near a user's ear without blocking the user's ear canal, an end of the fixing structure being connected to one end of the first piezoelectric element; and a vibration transmission component including an ear hook and an output assembly, one end of the ear hook being connected to an end of the first piezoelectric element away from the fixing structure, the other end of the ear hook being connected to the output assembly, the output assembly receiving the vibrations of the first piezoelectric element through the ear hook and outputting sound, and a frequency response curve of the sound having at least two resonant peaks.

The system (20) for hearing assistance includes one or more microphones (23, 24), a speaker (28), and processing circuitry (26). The one or more microphones are mounted near a subject's head and configured to output electrical signals in response to acoustic waves incident on the microphones. The speaker is configured to be mounted near the subject's ears. The processing circuitry amplifies and filters the electrical signals to generate drive signals for input to the speakers using a digital filter (100) having multiple taps, with respective tap coefficients selected to suppress feedback from the speaker to the microphones, and is configured to adaptively calculate tap coefficients, estimating coherence values ​​for each of the tap coefficients over time and weighting updates applied to the tap coefficients in response to the respective coherence values.

The present disclosure relates to an in-ear wearable device and a panel assembly thereof. The panel assembly (100, 200) of the in-ear wearable device comprises panel (110, 210), a mainboard (120, 220), a manipulation device (130, 230), a charging device (140, 240), a battery (150, 250), an antenna device (160, 260), a sound pickup device (180, 280), a speaker assembly (190, 290), and a wireless communication module (195, 295). In a plane perpendicular to the panel (110, 210) or the manipulation device (130, 230), an orthographic projection of the manipulation device (130, 230) partially overlaps an orthographic projection of the charging device (140, 240); in a plane where the panel (110, 210) or the manipulation device (130, 230) is located, minimum circumscribed circles of the orthographic projections of the manipulation device (130, 230) and the charging device (140, 240) at least partially overlap each other.

The present invention provides devices and methods for improving hearing aids, particularly directional hearing. A system (20) for hearing assistance includes an array of microphones (23, 24) mounted near the head of a user of the system and configured to output electrical signals in response to first acoustic waves incident on the microphones. A speaker (28) is configured for mounting near the user's ear and configured to output second acoustic waves in response to a drive signal applied to the speaker. Processing circuitry (26) is configured to generate the drive signal by amplifying and filtering the electrical signals using a beamforming filter that emphasizes first sounds impinging on the microphone array within a selected angular range while suppressing second sounds spoken by the user.

A hearing aid configured to be positioned in an ear canal of a user. The hearing aid comprising a front section comprising a output transducer configured to delivering a sound signal, the front section being configured to be positioned into the ear canal of the user. The hearing aid comprising a rear section comprising an antenna. The hearing aid comprising a middle section comprising a rechargeable battery and a substrate carrying one or more electronic components, wherein the substrate is constructed as a flexible circuit board arranged at the battery, and wherein the middle section is at least partially encapsulated by a polymer material. In the hearing aid according to the present disclosure, the middle section extends in a lengthwise direction around an axis between the front section and the rear section, and the front section (2) has a first angle (α) in relation to the axis (A).

The present disclosure relates to an in-ear wearable device and a panel assembly thereof. The panel assembly of the in-ear wearable device includes a panel, a mainboard, a manipulation device, a charging device, a battery, an antenna device, a sound pickup device, a speaker assembly, and a wireless communication module. In a plane perpendicular to the panel or the manipulation device, an orthographic projection of the manipulation device partially overlaps an orthographic projection of the charging device; in a plane where the panel or the manipulation device is located, minimum circumscribed circles of the orthographic projections of the manipulation device and the charging device at least partially overlap each other.

A main body of a waterproof hearing aid includes a body portion, a body mounting housing located outside the body portion, and buttons located on the body mounting housing, where the body portion includes a liner, a waterproof pad located above the liner, a flexible printed circuit (FPC) board, and a circuit board located inside the liner; the body mounting housing is provided with button openings; a contact end located at an inner end of each button extends into the body mounting housing from the button opening; the waterproof pad is located on the FPC board; the FPC board is connected to the circuit board; and the contact end of each button is configured to press down on a touch switch on the FPC board through the waterproof pad, thereby connecting the circuit board.

The invention discloses a split-type pickup wearable hearing aid. The split-type pickup wearable hearing aid comprises a pickup assembly, a processing and control host and a receiver assembly, the pickup assembly is provided with a plurality of independent sound pickups, and the sound pickups are configured to be detachably arranged at different parts of an article worn by a user; the processing and control host comprises a shell and a circuit board arranged in the shell, and an information processing unit and a power supply unit are integrated on the circuit board; the earpiece assembly has at least one earphone. Wherein the pickup assembly is connected with the input end of the information processing unit through a first communication link, and the output end of the information processing unit is connected with the receiver assembly through a second communication link. Through the distributed pickup design, the degradation of the pickup effect caused by shielding is effectively avoided, the comprehensiveness and reliability of pickup are improved, and meanwhile, the convenience and adaptability of use are enhanced through a flexible wearing mode and an optional transmission link.

In embodiments of the invention, the present invention is directed to a contact hearing system including: a transmit circuit including a transmit coil positioned in an ear tip, THE transmit circuit having a first bandpass characteristic, wherein the transmit circuit is tuned such that a center of the first bandpass characteristic is set at a first frequency; and a receive circuit including a receive coil positioned on a contact hearing device, the receive circuit having a second bandpass characteristic, wherein the receive circuit is tuned such that a center of the second bandpass characteristic differs from the center of the first bandpass characteristic.

Method and devices for saving audio data on an ear-worn device are provided herein. In various embodiments, the method can include connecting an ear-worn device to an external device, receiving a request for audio data to be sent from the external device to the ear-worn device, modifying a first audio data file on the external device in accordance with parameters defined in an audio profile associated with the ear-worn device to create a second audio data file, wherein the second audio data file is smaller than the first audio data file, sending the second audio data file from the external device to the ear-worn device, and saving the second audio data file in a non-volatile memory element of the ear-worn device.

An ear-worn electronic device comprises a microphone configured to sense sound in an acoustic environment, an acoustic transducer, and a non-volatile memory configured to store a plurality of parameter value sets, each of the parameter value sets associated with a different acoustic environment. A control input is configured to receive a control input signal produced by at least one of a user-actuatable control of the ear-worn electronic device and an external electronic device communicatively coupled to the ear-worn electronic device in response to a user action. A processor is configured to classify the acoustic environment using the sensed sound and determine a listening intent preference of the user. The processor is configured to apply, in response to the control input signal, one of the parameter value sets appropriate for the classification and the listening intent preference of the user.

A method is provided that includes obtaining a first in-ear microphone (IEM) voice signal and a reference voice signal; decomposing the voice signal into signal components spanning frequency bands; determining, for each frequency band, a time-varying true value correction gain based on a difference between corresponding first features of the signal components; determining second features of the first IEM voice signal; configuring a model to predict a time-varying correction gain of an estimated true value correction gain from the second features; obtaining a second IEM voice signal; decomposing the second IEM voice signal into signal components spanning the frequency bands; determining third features of the second IEM voice signal that match the second features; executing the model for predicting the correction gain based on the third features; applying the correction gain to the second IEM voice signal to obtain a processed IEM voice signal; and outputting the processed IEM voice signal.

The present invention discloses an application and system for assisting in the correct placement of a hearing aid, one of which is configured to be executed by a first electronic device configured to include a camera and a display, the application for assisting in the correct placement of a hearing aid inside and / or outside the ear of a hearing aid wearer, the application is configured to: provide access to a camera application associated with a camera of a first electronic device; enabling a viewfinder of the camera application to display a preview of a field of view of the camera; determining whether the head of the wearer is aligned with the camera; determining whether the head of the wearer has started to rotate relative to the camera; a recording sequence of recording a plurality of images showing at least a portion of the ear of the wearer that arranges hearing aids inside and / or outside the ear as the wearer's head rotates is initiated.

To provide an electronic device, particularly a hearing aid device, worn on a body, and a voltage supply for such a device.SOLUTION: The invention provides a voltage supply 14 for an electronic device, particularly a hearing aid device 2, to be worn on the body of a user. The voltage supply 14 has a charge pump 20 for converting a battery voltage UB by a conversion factor to an intermediate voltage UZ. The charge pump 20 can be changed over between at least two stages of the conversion factor. The voltage supply 14 further has a voltage regulator 26 for reducing the intermediate voltage UZ to an output voltage UA of a predefined setpoint value UR, and a controller 24 for reversibly changing over the charge pump 20 between the stages of the conversion factor. The controller 24 is configured to control the charge pump 20 in accordance with a control quantity E of the voltage regulator 26.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

The invention relates to a hearing aid (2), in particular a hearing aid device, comprising a transmitter circuit (24) for wireless signal transmission, wherein the transmitter circuit (24) comprises an electrical resonant circuit (28) with at least one controllable semiconductor switch (34, 34a, 34b) and with at least one capacitor (32, 32a, 32b) as well as with a transmitter coil (30), and wherein the at least one semiconductor switch (34, 34a, 34b) is controlled by a pulse phase modulator (36).

An eartip (60) for an in-ear earpiece, comprising: a body (23) configured to rest in the concha of an ear of a user including an earpiece mating surface; a positioning and retaining structure (20) comprising the body to engage features of the lateral surface of the ear of the user to position the earpiece and to hold the earpiece in place; a conical structure (48) configured to engage the entrance of the ear canal and formed of material that conforms to the entrance to the ear canal to seal the ear canal, wherein the conical structure (48) is configured to contact the entrance to the ear canal but does not contact the inside of the ear canal, wherein the body is joined to the conical structure by a passageway (21)..

A hearing device cable including a body portion is described herein. The body portion may extend between a first end region and a second end region along a tube centerline. The body portion may include a first radial portion proximate the first end region and second radial portion proximate the second end region. The first radial portion may define a radius of curvature that is greater than or equal to a radius of curvature defined by the second radial portion. The tube centerline may lie along an x-y plane between the first and second end regions. In one or more embodiments, the body portion may define a passageway extending between the first and second end regions. Further, the hearing device cable may include a superelastic wire within the passageway extending between the first and second end regions.

Disclosed is a system and an application configured to be executed by a first electronic device, the first electronic device being configured for comprising a camera and a display, the application being for assisting in correctly arranging a hearing aid in and / or at an ear of a wearer of the hearing aid, the application being configured for: providing access to a camera application associated with the camera of the first electronic device; enabling a viewfinder of the camera application to display a preview of the field-of-view of the camera; determining if the wearer's head is aligned with the camera; determining if the wearer's head has begun to rotate relative to the camera; and initiating a capture sequence capturing a plurality of images, the plurality of images showing at least part of the ear of the wearer with the hearing aid arranged in and / or at the ear as the wearer's head rotates.

A sound processing apparatus includes: a main body in which one side surface comes into contact with an ear when worn; and a holder which is detachable from the main body, wherein, the main body is provided with a stepped portion on an outer peripheral edge of an other side surface different from the one side surface in contact with the ear, and the holder includes a fitting portion fitted in the stepped portion and an attaching portion attached to the ear.

Smart glasses for hearing assistance, a hearing assistance method, and an auxiliary system are provided. The smart glasses include two temples, a sound pickup device, a plurality of speakers and a wireless communication module. The sound pickup device includes at least one microphone, which is configured to obtain first voice data from a first preset direction. The wireless communication module is configured to amplify the first voice data to obtain amplified voice data, and send the amplified voice data to a target speaker for playing. The target speaker and the at least one microphone are respectively disposed on different temples. The present disclosure realizes a real-time hearing assistance function based on the smart glasses, thereby enhancing user engagement.

The invention relates to a method for noise suppression for an occupant of a motor vehicle, wherein an in-ear earphone (1) is used (S1), wherein ambient noise is detected by at least one microphone (2) and noise compensation (S2) is performed by means of a computing unit (3) to partially eliminate the ambient noise by generating anti-noise, wherein the computing unit (3) executes a pre-trained machine learning model and thereby makes a selection (S3) as to which ambient noises are allowed to pass through to the occupant and which are eliminated, wherein the computing unit (3) is connected to a control unit (4) of the vehicle and the machine learning model makes the selection based on current information from the control unit (4) of the vehicle, wherein the computing unit (3) decides to allow the speech of a passenger to pass through.where an acoustic signature of the passenger is known to the machine learning model, and wherein the passenger is prompted to provide a speech sample by the control unit (4) of the vehicle or by the computing unit (3) when the passenger is unknown to the machine learning model in order to derive an acoustic signature of the passenger and to store him as known by assigning his acoustic signature.

A retaining piece for an earpiece of an in-ear audio output device comprises a retainer portion and a cantilevered portion. The cantilevered portion comprises a coupling edge and a free edge which is substantially opposite the coupling edge. The cantilevered portion is coupled to the retainer portion at the coupling edge and is configured to engage with at least a part of an outer wall of a concha of a user's pinna. The cantilevered portion comprises a convexly curved section between the coupling edge and the free edge. When the cantilevered portion is in an engaged state, the coupling edge is more medial than the free edge.

Various embodiments of an ear-wearable electronic device (10) that includes an acoustic boot (18) are disclosed. The device includes an enclosure (12) including a first housing (14), a second housing (16), and the acoustic boot (18) disposed between the first housing (14) and the second housing (16). The acoustic boot (18) includes a body having a first major surface, a second major surface, and an outer body surface (26) that extends between the first and second major surfaces and connects the first and second major surfaces. The acoustic boot (18) further includes a microphone coupler connected to the body and disposed within the enclosure (12), and an acoustic path (30) defined by the body, where the acoustic path extends between a first opening (32) defined by the outer body surface (26) and a second opening disposed within the microphone coupler and defined by a cavity of the microphone coupler.

Disclosed in the present invention is a bone conduction hearing-aid apparatus, comprising: a support structure, which comprises a rear hanging portion, ear hanging portions, first mounting portions and second mounting portions, wherein two ends of the rear hanging portion are respectively connected to the first mounting portions, and the first mounting portions are connected to the second mounting portions by means of the ear hanging portions; loudspeakers, which are mounted in the second mounting portions and are configured to play a hearing-aid sound signal; and a plurality of microphones, which are arranged on connecting side faces and are configured to receive the sound signal and convert the sound signal into an electrical signal. During the vibration of the first mounting portions, outer side faces and inner side faces of the first mounting portions vibrate and generate sound waves with the same amplitude and frequency but the opposite phase, so as to form a pair of dipoles, so that a sound wave "cancellation" effect is created on the connecting side faces between the outer side faces and the inner side faces; and the plurality of microphones are arranged on the connecting side faces of the first mounting portions, so that the interference of the vibration of the first mounting portions on the sound pickup of the microphones can be reduced, thereby improving the noise reduction effect of the microphones' sound pickup.

Disclosed is a bone conduction assistive hearing aid, including a main body, which includes a hearing aid mechanism and an adhesive layer. One side of the adhesive layer is provided with ventilation holes that penetrate through the adhesive layer. The bottom end of the adhesive layer is provided with a rubber bent rod, in which a flexible metal wire is arranged. One end of the rubber bent rod is provided with a docking hole, and a spherical hole at one end of the docking hole. An elastic column is insertable into the docking hole and has one end formed with an elastic ball receivable in the spherical hole. An opposite end of the elastic column includes a rubber plug, which is covered with a breathable mesh layer.

A behind-the-ear type hearing aid (10) is provided. The hearing aid (10) comprises: a housing (12) adapted to be worn behind an ear of a user; a microphone (14) arranged in the housing (12) and configured to receive sound; a processing circuit (16) arranged in the housing (12) and configured to convert the received sound into a hearing loss compensated signal; a receiver (18) arranged outside of the housing (12), in or near an ear canal of the user, the receiver (18) being configured to receive the hearing loss compensated signal and output said signal as audio; and a slot antenna (20) arranged in the housing (12), the slot antenna (20) comprising: an antenna plane (22) extending in a plane with a normal direction being between 45°-135° to an ear-to-ear axis of the user when the hearing aid (10) is worn; and a slot (24) in the antenna plane (22) shaped as a loop. A method (100) for manufacturing such a hearing aid is further provided.

A flexible arm (140) is configured to be positioned between an acoustic module (12) of an open headphone (10) and a battery housing (14) of the open headphone and to physically and electrically connect to the acoustic module (12) and the battery housing (14). The flexible arm (140) defines an original rest length and position between the acoustic module (12) and the battery housing (14). The flexible arm (140) includes a flexible printed circuit (142) that extends throughout the original rest length of the flexible arm (140) and includes a conductor configured to carry electrical energy between the acoustic module (12) and the battery housing (14), and a flexible material (144) that encapsulates at least a portion of the flexible printed circuit (142). The length of the flexible printed circuit (142) within the flexible arm (140) is longer than the original rest length of the flexible arm. The flexible printed circuit (142) can therefore better accommodate tension or compression on the flexible arm (140) when the flexible arm is bent from its original rest position.