Hearing Device Parameter Configuration via Audiogram Processing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current hearing devices require time-consuming clinically determined audiograms for optimal configuration, making it difficult for users to easily and intuitively adjust gain parameters.
Innovation Solution
A method and electronic device that allow users to configure hearing device parameters through a user interface, obtaining initial and configuration parameters to determine a configuration audiogram and gain parameters, enabling intuitive adjustment of complex multiband compressors with minimal computational power.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If hearing device parameters are pre-set based on clinically determined audiogram, then optimal compensation for hearing loss is achieved, but the configuration process becomes time-consuming and complex for users to adjust
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary processing layer between the clinical audiogram measurement and the hearing device parameters. This intermediary layer automatically processes the audiogram data and generates optimized gain parameters, serving as a mediator that translates complex clinical measurements into user-friendly device settings without requiring users to directly manipulate complex parameters
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary processing of the audiogram data to pre-calculate optimal gain parameters before the user needs to adjust them. By preparing the parameter optimization in advance based on the clinical measurement, the system eliminates the need for users to perform complex adjustments later, thus improving ease of operation while maintaining measurement precision
2Adaptability or versatility
If complex multiband compressor parameters are made adjustable, then user preference and hearing loss compensation are improved, but computational power requirements and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the frequency spectrum into multiple bands and applies independent gain parameters to each band. This segmentation allows the system to handle complex hearing loss compensation by breaking it down into manageable frequency-specific adjustments, improving adaptability while keeping the computational complexity distributed and manageable across different frequency segments
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the parameter representation from complex multiband compressor settings to simplified gain parameters derived from the audiogram. By transforming the parameter space and using audiogram-based gain calculations, the system achieves high adaptability for hearing loss compensation while reducing the apparent complexity for users and lowering computational requirements
3Measurement precision
If traditional clinical audiogram method is used for configuration, then accurate hearing loss compensation is achieved, but the configuration time and computational resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a simplified copy or representation of the clinical audiogram data that can be processed more efficiently. Instead of performing complex computations on the full clinical audiogram, the system uses a streamlined version or key features of the audiogram to derive gain parameters, maintaining measurement precision while significantly improving configuration speed and reducing computational resource requirements
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AI summary
An electronic device for configuring a hearing device parameter of a hearing device to be worn by a user, includes: a processor; a memory; and a user interface, wherein the processor is configured to: electronically obtain an initial audiogram; obtain, via the user interface, a first configuration parameter indicative of hearing loss and/or user preference in a first frequency range; determine a configuration audiogram based on the first configuration parameter and the initial audiogram; determine a gain parameter based on the configuration audiogram; and configure the hearing device parameter of the hearing device based on the gain parameter.