249results about "Electronic input selection/mixing" patented technology

The disclosure generally relates to a method, system and apparatus to improve a user's understanding of speech in real-time conversations by processing the audio through a neural network contained in a hearing device. The hearing device may be a headphone or hearing aid. In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to an apparatus to enhance incoming audio signal. The apparatus includes a controller to receive an incoming signal and provide a controller output signal; a neural network engine (NNE) circuitry in communication with the controller, the NNE circuitry activatable by the controller, the NNE circuitry configured to generate an NNE output signal from the controller output signal; and a digital signal processing (DSP) circuitry to receive one or more of controller output signal or the NNE circuitry output signal to thereby generate a processed signal; wherein the controller determines a processing path of the controller output signal through one of the DSP or the NNE circuitries as a function of one or more of predefined parameters, incoming signal characteristics and NNE circuitry feedback.

The disclosure generally relates to a method, system and apparatus to improve a user's understanding of speech in real-time conversations by processing the audio through a neural network contained in a hearing device. The hearing device may be a headphone or hearing aid. In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to an apparatus to enhance incoming audio signal. The apparatus includes a controller to receive an incoming signal and provide a controller output signal; a neural network engine (NNE) circuitry in communication with the controller, the NNE circuitry activatable by the controller, the NNE circuitry configured to generate an NNE output signal from the controller output signal; and a digital signal processing (DSP) circuitry to receive one or more of controller output signal or the NNE circuitry output signal to thereby generate a processed signal; wherein the controller determines a processing path of the controller output signal through one of the DSP or the NNE circuitries as a function of one or more of predefined parameters, incoming signal characteristics and NNE circuitry feedback.

The disclosure generally relates to a method, system and apparatus to improve a user's understanding of speech in real-time conversations by processing the audio through a neural network contained in a hearing device. The hearing device may be a headphone or hearing aid. In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to an apparatus to enhance incoming audio signal. The apparatus includes a controller to receive an incoming signal and provide a controller output signal; a neural network engine (NNE) circuitry in communication with the controller, the NNE circuitry activatable by the controller, the NNE circuitry configured to generate an NNE output signal from the controller output signal; and a digital signal processing (DSP) circuitry to receive one or more of controller output signal or the NNE circuitry output signal to thereby generate a processed signal; wherein the controller determines a processing path of the controller output signal through one of the DSP or the NNE circuitries as a function of one or more of predefined parameters, incoming signal characteristics and NNE circuitry feedback.

The disclosure generally relates to a method, system and apparatus to improve a user's understanding of speech in real-time conversations by processing the audio through a neural network contained in a hearing device. The hearing device may be a headphone or hearing aid. In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to an apparatus to enhance incoming audio signal. The apparatus includes a controller to receive an incoming signal and provide a controller output signal; a neural network engine (NNE) circuitry in communication with the controller, the NNE circuitry activatable by the controller, the NNE circuitry configured to generate an NNE output signal from the controller output signal; and a digital signal processing (DSP) circuitry to receive one or more of controller output signal or the NNE circuitry output signal to thereby generate a processed signal; wherein the controller determines a processing path of the controller output signal through one of the DSP or the NNE circuitries as a function of one or more of predefined parameters, incoming signal characteristics and NNE circuitry feedback.

The disclosure generally relates to a method, system and apparatus to improve a user's understanding of speech in real-time conversations by processing the audio through a neural network contained in a hearing device. The hearing device may be a headphone or hearing aid. In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to an apparatus to enhance incoming audio signal. The apparatus includes a controller to receive an incoming signal and provide a controller output signal; a neural network engine (NNE) circuitry in communication with the controller, the NNE circuitry activatable by the controller, the NNE circuitry configured to generate an NNE output signal from the controller output signal; and a digital signal processing (DSP) circuitry to receive one or more of controller output signal or the NNE circuitry output signal to thereby generate a processed signal; wherein the controller determines a processing path of the controller output signal through one of the DSP or the NNE circuitries as a function of one or more of predefined parameters, incoming signal characteristics and NNE circuitry feedback.

The disclosure generally relates to a method, system and apparatus for processing audio through a neural network contained in a hearing device. In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to an apparatus to enhance incoming audio signal. The apparatus includes a controller to receive an incoming signal and provide a controller output signal; neural network engine (NNE) circuitry in communication with the controller, the NNE circuitry activatable by the controller, the NNE circuitry configured to generate an NNE output signal from the controller output signal; and digital signal processing (DSP) circuitry to receive one or more of controller output signal or the NNE circuitry output signal to thereby generate a processed signal; wherein the controller determines a processing path of the controller output signal through one of the DSP or the NNE circuitries as a function of one or more of predefined parameters, incoming signal characteristics and NNE circuitry feedback.

The disclosure generally relates to a method, system and apparatus to improve a user's understanding of speech in real-time conversations by processing the audio through a neural network contained in a hearing device. The hearing device may be a headphone or hearing aid. In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to an apparatus to enhance incoming audio signal. The apparatus includes a controller to receive an incoming signal and provide a controller output signal; a neural network engine (NNE) circuitry in communication with the controller, the NNE circuitry activatable by the controller, the NNE circuitry configured to generate an NNE output signal from the controller output signal; and a digital signal processing (DSP) circuitry to receive one or more of controller output signal or the NNE circuitry output signal to thereby generate a processed signal; wherein the controller determines a processing path of the controller output signal through one of the DSP or the NNE circuitries as a function of one or more of predefined parameters, incoming signal characteristics and NNE circuitry feedback.

Disclosed in the present application are an audio enhancement method and apparatus, and a computer storage medium. The method comprises: generating a group of audio collection signals by means of a microphone array; performing delay-and-sum processing on the group of audio collection signals, so as to generate a delay-and-sum signal; performing blocking matrix processing on the group of audio collection signals, so as to generate a blocking matrix signal; using an adaptive filtering matrix to filter the blocking matrix signal, and removing the filtered blocking matrix signal from the delay-and-sum signal, so as to obtain an enhanced audio output signal. The adaptive filtering matrix is based on at least one attenuation function, and each of the at least one attenuation function is updated at an interval of a corresponding predetermined update interval T.

Disclosed herein are embodiments of a binaural hearing aid system. The system includes a position detector providing a position detector control signal indicative of a current position of at least one target sound source relative to the user's head. An input gain controller can be configured to provide relative weight in dependence of said position detector control signal.

Disclosed herein, among other things, are systems and methods for mitigating interference within a telecoil signal for hearing devices. A system includes a first hearing device and a second hearing device. The first hearing device includes a magnetic sensor configured to sense an inductive signal, a first wireless radio configured for wireless communication, and a first near-field radio configured for near-field communication. The second hearing device includes a second wireless radio configured for wireless communication and a second near-field radio configured for near-field communication. The first hearing device is configured to selectively deactivate the first wireless radio when using the magnetic sensor to reduce interference in the sensed inductive signal, and further configured to transmit the sensed inductive signal to the second hearing device using the first near-field radio. The second hearing device is configured to receive the sensed inductive signal using the second near-field radio.

To provide a hearing aid device.SOLUTION: A hearing aid device comprises: a plurality of microphones configured to receive an initial audio signal and convert the initial audio signal into an electrical signal; a processor configured to process the electrical signal and generate a control signal; and a speaker configured to convert the control signal into an assisted audio signal. The processing includes adjusting a directivity for receiving the initial audio signals of the plurality of microphones such that the intensity of sound from the direction of the speaker in the initial audio signal received by the plurality of microphones is always greater or always smaller than the intensity of sound from other directions of the environment.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

A hearing system comprises a hearing device configured to be worn by a wearer, the hearing device comprising one or more microphones, an acoustic transducer, audio circuitry coupled to the one or more microphones and the acoustic transducer, and a controller coupled to the audio circuitry. The controller is configured to detect a wearer interaction with the hearing device, determine a context of the wearer's use of the hearing device, obtain user data for groups of a population of hearing device users based on user interaction with, and context of use of, the users' hearing devices, determine an operational change to the hearing device based on the wearer interaction, the context, and the user data that corresponds to the wearer's interaction and context, and apply the operational change to the hearing device.

A system, such as an ear-wearable device or a hearing aid, can receive multiple audio signals representing a same audio content, can cross-correlate the multiple audio signals to determine relative delays between the audio signals, can apply the determined delays to at least one of the audio signals to form multiple synchronized audio signals, and can mix at least two of the synchronized audio signals in time-varying proportions to form an output audio signal. The system can optionally adjust the mix proportions, in real time, to increase or optimize the signal-to-noise ratio of the output audio signal. The system can optionally perform the cross-correlation repeatedly, at regular or irregular time intervals, to update the relative delays. The system can optionally divide the audio signals into frequency bands, and apply these operations to each frequency band, independent of the other frequency bands.

A feedback cancellation function is operable to cancel feedback through a receiver of the hearing device. An audible indicator to a user of the hearing device is emitted via the receiver. The audible indicator has a primary purpose unrelated to characterization of the feedback cancellation function. A response of the audible indicator is detected at a microphone of the hearing device while the hearing device is being worn by the user. Subsequent feedback path characterization data of the hearing device is determined based on the response. The feedback cancellation function uses the subsequent feedback path characterization data.

The disclosure generally relates to a method, system and apparatus to improve a user's understanding of speech in real-time conversations by processing the audio through a neural network contained in a hearing device. The hearing device may be a headphone or hearing aid. In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to an apparatus to enhance incoming audio signal. The apparatus includes a controller to receive an incoming signal and provide a controller output signal; a neural network engine (NNE) circuitry in communication with the controller, the NNE circuitry activatable by the controller, the NNE circuitry configured to generate an NNE output signal from the controller output signal; and a digital signal processing (DSP) circuitry to receive one or more of controller output signal or the NNE circuitry output signal to thereby generate a processed signal; wherein the controller determines a processing path of the controller output signal through one of the DSP or the NNE circuitries as a function of one or more of predefined parameters, incoming signal characteristics and NNE circuitry feedback.

A hearing device and an accessory device for a hearing device is disclosed, the accessory device comprising an interface, one or more processors, and a memory, the memory having an audio configuration of the hearing device stored therein, the audio configuration comprising a visibility setting indicative of the hearing device, wherein the one or more processors are configured to: receive, via the interface, a configuration request for update of the audio configuration, the configuration request comprising an updated visibility setting; determine, in response to the configuration request, an updated audio configuration including the updated visibility setting; and transmit, via the interface, the updated audio configuration to the hearing device.

A method for noise suppression in a hearing instrument includes using an acousto-electric input transducer of the hearing instrument to generate an input signal from ambient sound. A frequency-band-wise noise suppression is applied to a processing signal derived from the input signal. Stationary noise is detected in the respective frequency band, and depending on the detected stationary noise, an amplification factor of the processing signal is set for the relevant frequency band. An analysis adapted to detect stationary and non-stationary noise is applied to the processing signal. The analysis has a lower frequency resolution than the frequency-band-wise noise suppression and, upon detected presence of stationary and / or non-stationary noise in the analysis of the processing signal, the stationary noise in the frequency-band-wise noise suppression is presumed to be detected in each frequency band, and the corresponding amplification factors are set.

The present application discloses an active echo canceller for a hearing device, where the hearing device comprises an output interface configured to output a first sound based on a far-end signal, an input interface configured to provide a plurality of input audio signals indicative of the first sound and a near-end sound, and one or more processors, a filter configured to: filter a first filter input signal based on a far-end signal using a first filter to provide a first filtered signal, the first filter configured to estimate an echo signal originating from a first sound; combining the first filtered output signal with a first input signal to provide a first output signal; filtering a second filter input signal based on the plurality of input audio signals using a second filter to provide a second filtered signal, the second filter configured to attenuate the near-end sound; combining the second filtered output signal with the first filtered output signal to provide an update signal; one or more first filter coefficients of the first filter are updated based on the update signal.

This electronic device may comprise: a memory; a communication interface for communicating with an external server; and at least one processor including a processing circuit, wherein the at least one processor can obtain audio data for ambient sound, obtain a preset type of target audio signal from the audio data, obtain sound quality information about the target audio signal, transmit the target audio signal to the external server through the communication interface if the sound quality information is not greater than or equal to a threshold grade, receive, from the external server through the communication interface, a source audio signal corresponding to the target audio signal, identify a playback time point of the source audio signal on the basis of the target audio signal, and provide, on the basis of the playback time point, a synthesized audio signal obtained by synthesizing the source audio signal and an inversion signal corresponding to the audio data.

The present invention relates to an over-ear headset-type hearing aid that has a Bluetooth audio function and that is configured to prevent howling, and provides: an over-ear headset-type hearing aid with a Bluetooth audio function, which is equipped with over-ear type headsets that cover ears of a user, a headband that connects the headsets and elastically supports same, and a head cushion, and which has microphones embedded between the head cushion and respective microphone holes in the headband; and an embodiment of a circuit configuration.

An electronic device includes: at least one speaker; an external microphone; an internal microphone; a first filter; a second filter; and at least one processor operatively connected to the at least one speaker, the external microphone, and the internal microphone, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: estimate a passive feature based on a first signal acquired through the external microphone and a second signal acquired through the internal microphone, identify a target frequency response for the passive feature based on a reference passive feature, and filter a third signal acquired through the external microphone through the first filter and the second filter sequentially and output the filtered third signal through the at least one speaker, wherein the second filter is based on the target frequency response.

The invention describes a method for noise reduction in a hearing instrument (1), wherein an acousto-electrical input transducer (E1) of the hearing instrument (1) generates an input signal (E1) from ambient sound (2), wherein a frequency-bandwise noise reduction (21) is applied to a processing signal (V1) derived from the input signal (E1), in which stationary noise in the respective frequency band (Bj, Bk) is detected, and depending on the detected stationary noise, a gain factor (Gk) of the processing signal (V1) for the respective frequency band (Bj, Bk) is set, wherein an analysis (12) is applied to the processing signal (V1), which is configured to detect both stationary and non-stationary noise, wherein said analysis (12) has a lower frequency resolution than the frequency-bandwise noise reduction (21).and wherein, in the case of a detected presence (Y) of stationary and / or non-stationary noise in said analysis (12) of the processing signal (V1), the stationary noise is assumed to be detected in the frequency-bandwise noise suppression (21) in each frequency band (Bj, Bk), and the corresponding gain factors (Gk) are set.

Disclosed herein are embodiments of a hearing device. The hearing device can filter a first filter input signal to provide a first filtered signal, where filtering is performed to estimate an echo in a first input signal. The hearing device can combine a first filtered output signal with the first input signal to provide a first output signal, the first filtered output signal is based on the first filtered signal. The hearing device can filter a second filter input signal to provide a second filtered signal, where the filtering is performed to attenuate a near-end sound. The hearing device can combine the second filtered output signal with the first filtered output signal to provide an update signal, where the second filtered output signal is based on the second filtered signal. The hearing device can update one or more filter coefficients based on the update signal.

A method for a wireless personal communication using a hearing system (10) with a hearing device (12) comprises: monitoring and analyzing the user's acoustic environment by the hearing device (12) to recognize one or more speaking persons based on content-independent speaker voiceprints saved in the hearing system (10); and presenting a user interface to the user for notifying the user about a recognized speaking person and for establishing, joining or leaving a wireless personal communication connection between the hearing device (12) and one or more communication devices used by the one or more recognized speaking persons.

A method, system and product comprising: capturing a noisy audio signal from an environment of a user, a plurality of people is located in the environment, the user having a mobile device used for obtaining user input, the user having a hearable device used for providing audio output to the user; processing the noisy audio signal to generate first and second separate audio signals that represents first and second voices, said processing is performed based on first and second acoustic fingerprints that correspond to the first and second voices, respectively; combining the first and second separate audio signals to obtain an enhanced audio signal; and outputting to the user, via the hearable device, the enhanced audio signal.

The invention relates to a method (14) for operating a hearing device (2), in which an input signal (20) is generated as a function of ambient sound (18). A first signal component (32) and a second signal component (43) are extracted from the input signal (20), the first signal component (32) corresponding to speech (22) of a user and the second signal component (34) corresponding to speech (24) of another person. A first processed signal (42) is generated from the first signal component (32) and the first amplification factor (40), and a second processed signal (54) is generated from the second signal component (34) and the second amplification factor (52). The two processed signals (42, 54) are combined into an output signal (80). In this case, the second amplification factor (52) is selected as a function of a difference (48) between a level of the first processed signal (42) and a level of the second processed signal (54). The invention also relates to a hearing device (2).

An apparatus can include a first ear simulator coupler configured to receive a first hearing device within a first aperture, with an acoustic microphone provided below the first aperture to capture first audio input data associated with the first ear simulator coupler. A second ear simulator coupler can comprise a second aperture configured to receive a contact hearing device ear tip, the second ear simulator coupler including a receive coil configured to obtain a second audio input data corresponding to a transmitted signal from the contact hearing device ear tip when inserted within the second ear simulator coupler. The apparatus can include an audio output port can be connected by a switch to a selected one of a first audio processing path corresponding to a simulated hearing experience of the first hearing device, or a second audio processing path corresponding to a simulated hearing experience of the contact hearing device.

There is provided a binaural hearing system comprising a first hearing device (10) to be worn at or at least partly in a first ear of a user and a second hearing device (12) to be worn at or at least partly in a second ear of the user. Each of the hearing devices comprises a receiver unit (14) for wirelessly receiving Radio Frequency (RF) signals, comprising a measurement unit (32) for measuring quality of the received RF signals so as to provide for an ipsilateral RF signal quality parameter, a control unit (20) and a signal processing unit (18) for processing input audio signals so as to generate processed audio signals to provide hearing assistance. The control unit comprises an offset adapter unit (36) for adjusting the ipsilateral RF signal quality parameter to produce an adjusted ipsilateral RF signal quality parameter, which is supplied to the ipsilateral signal processing unit, and a filter unit (38) for determining a filtered ipsilateral RF signal quality parameter by filtering the ipsilateral RF signal quality parameter. The control unit is configured to receive a filtered contralateral RF signal quality parameter from the other hearing device and to adjust the offset adapter unit according to a difference between the filtered ipsilateral RF signal quality parameter and the filtered contralateral RF signal quality parameter.

The disclosure generally relates to a method, system and apparatus to improve a user's understanding of speech in real-time conversations by processing the audio through a neural network contained in a hearing device. The hearing device may be a headphone or hearing aid. In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to an apparatus to enhance incoming audio signal. The apparatus includes a controller to receive an incoming signal and provide a controller output signal; a neural network engine (NNE) circuitry in communication with the controller, the NNE circuitry activatable by the controller, the NNE circuitry configured to generate an NNE output signal from the controller output signal; and a digital signal processing (DSP) circuitry to receive one or more of controller output signal or the NNE circuitry output signal to thereby generate a processed signal; wherein the controller determines a processing path of the controller output signal through one of the DSP or the NNE circuitries as a function of one or more of predefined parameters, incoming signal characteristics and NNE circuitry feedback.

The invention relates to a method (18) for operating a hearing aid system (2), in which an input signal (24) is generated based on ambient sound (22). The input signal (24) is divided into a first signal component (36) and a second signal component (38), wherein the first signal component (36) corresponds to speech (26) of a user and the second signal component (38) does not correspond to speech (26) of the user. A first processed signal (52) is generated based on the first signal component (36) and a first amplification factor (46), and a second processed signal (66) is generated based on the second signal component (38) and a second amplification factor (62). The two processed signals (52, 66) are combined to form an output signal (70). The first amplification factor (46) is selected as a function of a ratio of the first signal component (36) to the second signal component (38).Furthermore, the invention relates to a hearing aid system (2) and a method (74) for commissioning a hearing aid system (2).