149results about "Position data use in hearing devices" patented technology

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.

In some embodiments a computer-implemented method may include determining a position of a device relative to an environment, generating spatial audio content that provides natural language contextual descriptions of the environment based on the determined position of the device and presenting the spatial audio content to a user, wherein the spatial audio content dynamically updates in response to changes in the position of the device or the environment.

In some embodiments, a method comprises executing, by a head-tracked audio system, a first algorithm configured to dynamically update a forward head angle and a spatial orientation in response to a detected head movement, and a second algorithm configured to adjust a recentering filter based on the detected head movements, and maintaining, by the head-tracked audio system through execution of the first algorithm and the second algorithm, a spatial audio placement relative to a wearer during the detected head movements.

The present disclosure relates to an application to be executed by an electronic device. The electronic device communicates with a hearing device worn by a user. The hearing device comprises a battery and a processing unit configured to receive an input signal and provide a processed output signal for compensating a hearing loss of the user. The application is configured for transmitting a status request from the electronic device to the hearing device, receiving, at the electronic device, a status response from the hearing device, and generating a notification representing instructions for charging the battery. The notification is generated based on the received status response and predetermined settings of the application.

The present disclosure relates to an application to be executed by an electronic device. The electronic device communicates with a hearing device worn by a user. The hearing device comprises a battery and a processing unit configured to receive an input signal and provide a processed output signal for compensating a hearing loss of the user. The application is configured for transmitting a status request from the electronic device to the hearing device, receiving, at the electronic device, a status response from the hearing device, and generating a notification representing instructions for charging the battery. The notification is generated based on the received status response and predetermined settings of the application.

A method comprises determining, based on signals from sensors of hearing instruments, current values of context parameters; determining, based on the current values of the context parameters, that a current context of the hearing instruments has changed or is likely to change from a first to a second context of a plurality of contexts, wherein each of the contexts corresponds to a different unique combination of potential values of the context parameters; updating statistics of the contexts, wherein for each of the contexts, the statistics of the context include statistics with respect to time the hearing instruments spent in the context; and based on the determination that the current context of the hearing instruments has changed or is likely to change from the first context to the second context, initiating, based on the statistics of at least one of the first or second contexts, one or more actions.

It is to provide an information processing device and the like capable of giving the user a feeling as if a feature that would not give a feeling of strangeness even when speaking the content of which the user is to be notified were actually speaking the content. A feature that exists within a predetermined distance from the current location of the user and is permitted to issue an utterance of the content type of the content of which the user is to be notified is identified as an anthropomorphic feature on the basis of feature-related information in which content type information for permitting an utterance by a feature and location information about the feature are associated with each feature among a plurality of features, and the voice corresponding to the content is subjected to sound localization so as to be heard from the direction in which the anthropomorphic feature exists as viewed from the user, and is then output.

A method includes removably attaching an earbud to a pair of glasses worn by a person. The pair of glasses includes a first speaker configured to deliver sound externally through air or through bone conduction to an ear of the person. The earbud includes a second speaker configured to deliver sound into an ear canal of the person when the earbud is placed in the ear canal. The method further includes establishing a wireless connection between the pair of glasses and the earbud, and detecting a position of the earbud relative to the pair of glasses. The method further includes, when the earbud is detached from the pair of glasses, deactivating the first speaker in the pair of glasses, and activating the second speaker after the earbud is detached from the pair of glasses.

An over-ear wearable device includes a housing with a first portion configured to be worn behind an ear of a user and a second portion configured to extend over the ear to position an output near an ear canal of the user. A memory is disposed within the housing and stores map data for an airport. A navigation sensor is disposed within the housing and configured to generate location data. A multi-button user input interface is coupled to the first portion. A processor is disposed within the housing and configured to responsive to selection of a first button of the multi-button user input interface, iterate through a list of destinations identified in the map data, responsive to selection of a second button of the multi-button user input interface, designate a target destination, and generate verbal navigation instructions based on the location data, the map data, and the target destination.

A voice processing system according to an embodiment includes: an estimation processing unit which executes transmission and reception of voice data between microphone-speaker devices and a communication device, thereby estimating the position of each of the microphone-speaker devices relative to the communication device; and a display processing unit which displays, on a display, the position of the microphone-speaker device estimated by the estimation processing unit.

Various embodiments of a fall prediction system and method of using such system are disclosed. The system includes a hearing device for a user, a sensor operatively connected to the hearing device and adapted to detect a characteristic of the user and generate a sensor signal based on the characteristic, an accessory operatively connected to the hearing device, and a controller operatively connected to the hearing device. The controller is adapted to determine a fall risk value based on the sensor signal, compare the fall risk value to a fall risk threshold, and generate a fall prevention output if the fall risk value exceeds the fall risk threshold.

A wearable device including a body having fasteners and a frame coupled between two fasteners. The frame includes first and second sections. A first portion of the body including the first section of the frame and one fastener and a second portion of the body including the second section of the frame and the other fastener. A speaker and a microphone are connected to the first portion and another speaker and another microphone are connected to the second portion. The body also includes a processor, memory accessible to the processor, and programming in the memory for configuring the processor to selectively activate the speakers and microphones such that a first speaker emits an output sound signal while a first microphone and a second speaker are deactivated and a second microphone captures an input sound signal during the emission of the output sound signal by the first speaker.

An electronic device includes one or more pose sensors to detect a pose of a user of the electronic device relative to a first physical environment, and is in communication with one or more audio output devices. The electronic device provides audio content at a first simulated spatial location relative to the user when a first pose of the user satisfies first presentation criteria. The electronic device detects a change in the pose of the user from the first pose to a second pose. In response to detecting the change in the pose of the user, and in accordance with a determination that the second pose of the user does not satisfy the first presentation criteria, the electronic device provides audio content at a second simulated spatial location relative to the user that is different from the first simulated spatial location.

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.

An apparatus, method, and computer program product for receiving spatial audio information captured by a plurality of microphones, receiving captured audio objects from an audio device wirelessly connected to the apparatus, determining an audio audibility value related to the audio device, determining whether the audio audibility value satisfies at least one criterion, and activating inclusion of audio objects captured by the audio device in the spatial audio information captured by the plurality of microphones in response to determining that the audio audibility value satisfies the at least one criterion.

A device includes one or more processors configured to determine heading information based on position data from a navigation system. The one or more processors are configured to determine head rotation data based on sensor data associated with motion of a user's head. The one or more processors are further configured to determine, based on a comparison of the heading information and the head rotation data, whether to perform a spatial audio adjustment for audio playback.

A method for assisting six degree-of-freedom rendering of an audio scene, the method comprising: obtaining information associated with at least one audio source, wherein the information associated with the at least one audio source comprises: a position of the audio source; and at least one of: an audio source priority, the audio source priority configured to define a priority of the audio source within the audio scene; and an audio source proximity threshold, the audio source proximity threshold defining a threshold distance within which the audio source is present; obtaining audio scene description metadata based on obtained audio scene description information; encoding the information associated with the at least one audio source within the audio scene description metadata, wherein the information associated with the at least one audio source is configured to enable informed rendering.

A method for using an individualized endpoint location of a user to modify an audio signal includes determining a position of a user listening to a sound, based on an output from a GPS component. The method includes determining a distance of the user from a source of the sound. The method includes determining a corrected speed of sound when accounting for at least one environmental factor of an area associated with the source of the sound. The method includes determining a delay between the position and the source of the sound responsive to the determined position, distance, and corrected speed of sound. The method includes modifying an audio signal generated at the source of the sound, wherein modifying includes applying the determined delay to the audio signal.

Examples of the present disclosure describe systems and methods for estimating acoustic properties of an environment. In the example method, a first audio signal is received via a microphone of a wearable head device. An envelope of the first audio signal is determined, and a first reverberation time is estimated based on the envelope of the first audio signal. A difference between the first reverberation time and a second reverberation time is determined. A change in the environment is determined based on the difference between the first reverberation time and the second reverberation time. A second audio signal is presented via a speaker of the wearable head device, wherein the second audio signal is based on the second reverberation time.

There is disclosed renderer apparatus (400), comprising: a rendering unit (430) configured to process an audio scene representation (402, 412) to be rendered and to receive at least one context-specific rule or parameter (441, 442), the rendering unit (430) being configured to generate a rendered audio signal (422) from the audio scene representation (402, 412) conditioned by the at least one context-specific rule or parameter (441, 442), a contextualization unit (440) configured to receive and / or derive context-specific data (461, 462), the contextualization unit (440) being configured to provide the at least one context-specific rule or parameter (441, 442) to the rendering unit (430) based on the context-specific data (461, 462).

Disclosed herein are embodiments of a hearing aid system. The hearing aid system can include a hearing aid configured to be worn by a user. A remote input unit can be configured to provide a remote audio signal. One or more processing units can be configured to obtain the plurality of local input audio signals, obtain the remote audio signal, beamform the plurality of local input audio signals to determine a front-facing beamformed signal, and determine a prime candidate signal based on the front-facing beamformed signal and the remote audio signal.

An audio system, device, and method for broadcasting, discovering, and receiving wireless audio data connections. The exemplary systems and methods described herein utilize an Isochronous Broadcast Stream topology to unilaterally broadcast a wireless audio data stream from a first audio device to a plurality of second audio devices. The audio devices described are configured to receive audio content according to a first wireless protocol, generate a Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) broadcast stream based on the audio content, and broadcast the Bluetooth LE broadcast stream to a plurality of second audio devices.

A wearable device including a body having fasteners and a frame coupled between two fasteners. The frame includes first and second sections. A first portion of the body including the first section of the frame and one fastener and a second portion of the body including the second section of the frame and the other fastener. A speaker and a microphone are connected to the first portion and another speaker and another microphone are connected to the second portion. The body also includes a processor, memory accessible to the processor, and programming in the memory for configuring the processor to selectively activate the speakers and microphones such that a first speaker emits an output sound signal while a first microphone and a second speaker are deactivated and a second microphone captures an input sound signal during the emission of the output sound signal by the first speaker.

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.

In some embodiments a computer-implemented method may include determining a position of a device relative to an environment, generating spatial audio content that provides natural language contextual descriptions of the environment based on the determined position of the device and presenting the spatial audio content to a user, wherein the spatial audio content dynamically updates in response to changes in the position of the device or the environment.

There is disclosed renderer apparatus, comprising: a rendering unit configured to process an audio scene representation to be rendered and to receive at least one context-specific rule or parameter, the rendering unit being configured to generate a rendered audio signal from the audio scene representation conditioned by the at least one context-specific rule or parameter, a contextualization unit configured to receive and / or derive context-specific data, the contextualization unit being configured to provide the at least one context-specific rule or parameter to the rendering unit based on the context-specific data.

A method of providing an audio processing model is provided. The method comprises providing, over a network, an initial audio processing model to a first user device and a second user device; receiving first user data from the first user device and second user data from the second user device; updating the initial audio processing model to generate a first updated audio processing model based on the first user data; updating the initial audio processing model to generate a second updated audio processing model based on the second user data; and providing, over the network, the first updated audio processing model to the first user device and the second updated audio processing model to the second user device. Related methods and devices are also provided.

Techniques, computing devices, and systems for location based audio processing are described. An example technique includes determining, at a point in time, a location of a user within an environment including one or more audio reproduction devices. A set of audio processing parameters is determined based on the location of the user. The set of audio processing parameters is applied to at least one audio reproduction device of the one or more audio reproduction devices while audio content is output from the at least one audio reproduction device.

In an aspect of the present disclosure, a hearing aid system comprises a first hearing aid and a second hearing aid, both configured for wireless communication. The first hearing aid comprises a first input unit providing a first electrical audio input signal, and a first noise reduction system comprising a first noise reduction parameter to attenuate noise and providing a first processed signal, and a first motion sensor for providing a first motion bias, and a first conversation detector for providing a first conversation parameter indicative of conversation likelihood, and a first output unit for providing a first audible output signal based on the first processed signal. The second hearing aid comprises a second input unit providing a second electrical audio input signal, and a second noise reduction system with a second noise reduction parameter to attenuate noise and providing a second processed signal, and a second conversation detector for providing a second conversation parameter indicative of conversation likelihood, and a second output unit for providing a second audible output signal based on the second processed signal. The first noise reduction parameter is determined based on the first motion bias and the first and / or second conversation parameters. The second noise reduction parameter is determined based on the first motion bias and / or the second conversation parameter.