Patents Assigned to GN HEARING A/S
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Publication number: 20230239637Abstract: Disclosed is a connector for providing sound into an ear canal of a user. The connector is configured to connect a behind-the-ear, BTE, component of a hearing device to an ITE component of the hearing device. The connector comprises a first portion configured to be connected to the ITE component of the hearing device and configured to be at least partly inserted into an ear canal of the user. The first portion is configured to extend at least partly in the ear canal of the user when the connector is in its intended position at the ear of the user. The connector further comprises at least one identifiable marker being a user guide.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2022Publication date: July 27, 2023Applicant: GN Hearing A/SInventors: Qi YANG, Erin O'NEILL, Christian GRØNNEGAARD, Michalis PAPAKOSTAS
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Publication number: 20230239636Abstract: A method of providing a custom visual marking on a earing device includes: providing a hearing device comprising a behind-the-ear (BTE) component, an in-the-ear (ITE) component, and a connector having a proximal end connected to the ITE component and a distal end connected to the BTE component, the connector comprising a flexible member extending between the proximal and distal ends; arranging the BTE component behind the ear of the user, and arranging the ITE component in the ear canal of the user so that the connector has a covered portion inserted in the ear canal and an exposed portion outside the ear canal; and providing a visual marking on the connector, wherein the visual marking distinguishes the covered portion from the exposed portion. Further disclosed is a connector and a hearing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2022Publication date: July 27, 2023Applicant: GN Hearing A/SInventors: Qi YANG, Erin O'NEILL, Christian GRØNNEGAARD, Michalis PAPAKOSTAS
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Publication number: 20230224649Abstract: The present disclosure relates in a first aspect to a head-wearable hearing instrument comprising first and second portions and a radio-frequency data communication interface configured to transmit and receive data packets at transmit and receipt time slots, respectively, through a wireless communication channel. The head-wearable hearing instrument comprises a connector assembly configured to electrically and mechanically interconnect the first portion with the second portion. The second portion comprises a sensor configured to measure a physical property and generate sensor data representative of the measured physical property. The head-wearable hearing instrument further comprises a wired data communication link extending between the first and second portions through the connector assembly for transmission of sensor data during transmit time slots. Said transmit time slots of the sensor data and at least said receipt time slots of the wireless communication channel are non-overlapping in time.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2023Publication date: July 13, 2023Applicant: GN Hearing A/SInventors: Søren Helstrup Kvist, Thorvaldur Oli Bodvarsson
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Publication number: 20230224650Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a socket connector for a hearing device. The hearing device comprises a Behind-The-Ear (BTE) unit and a Receiver-In-the-Ear (RIE) unit, the BTE unit comprising a frame, wherein the frame comprises electronic components of the BTE unit, the RIE unit comprising a plug connector configured for providing an electrical connection between the RIE unit and the BTE unit. The socket connector is connectable to the frame of the BTE unit and is configured for detachably connecting the plug connector to the frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2023Publication date: July 13, 2023Applicant: GN Hearing A/SInventor: Laurids Egedal KIRCHHOFF
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Publication number: 20230205487Abstract: 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2022Publication date: June 29, 2023Applicant: GN Hearing A/SInventors: Brian Dam Pedersen, Thorkild Find Pedersen
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Publication number: 20230209286Abstract: A hearing device and method for operating a hearing device is provided, the hearing device comprising an interface, a processor, and a memory, wherein the hearing device is configured to receive, via the interface, first audio data from a first audio device; receive, via the interface, second audio data from a second audio device; determine an audio output scheme based on the first audio data and the second audio data; and provide an audio output according to the audio output scheme.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2022Publication date: June 29, 2023Applicant: GN Hearing A/SInventors: Brian Dam Pedersen, Thorkild Find Pedersen
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Patent number: 11689870Abstract: A hearing device includes: a processing unit configured to compensate for hearing loss of a user of the hearing device; a memory unit; and an interface; wherein the processing unit is configured to obtain one or more security settings via the interface, the one or more security settings comprising a hearing device key identifier, verify the one or more security settings, and update the hearing device based on the one or more security settings if the one or more security settings are verified.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2022Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: GN HEARING A/SInventors: Brian Dam Pedersen, Allan Munk Vendelbo
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Patent number: 11689865Abstract: A hearing instrument includes: a first portion shaped and sized for placement at a pinna of a user's ear; and a second portion having an earpiece for placement in the user's ear canal; wherein the second portion also comprises a connector assembly configured for electrically coupling to the first portion, the connector assembly having a plurality of connector wires, the plurality of connector wires comprising a first connector wire; wherein the second portion also comprises a receiver or miniature loudspeaker for receipt of an audio drive signal through at least the first connector wire; and wherein the second portion also comprises a non-volatile memory circuit having a data interface configured for receipt and transmittal of module data, the non-volatile memory circuit configured to store the module data, wherein the stored module data at least comprises electroacoustic calibration parameter(s) of the receiver or the miniature loudspeaker.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2020Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: GN HEARING A/SInventor: Flemming Schmidt
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Patent number: 11689852Abstract: An audio rendering device includes: at least one wireless communications interface configured to receive a first plurality of audio packets from a wireless communication device, the first plurality of audio packets including frames of audio data for a first audio channel from a set of one or more audio channels; and a processing unit; wherein the audio rendering device is configured to release, at respective first buffer release times, the frames of the audio data for the first audio channel from a first buffer for rendering by the processing unit; wherein the audio rendering device is configured to receive one or more messages from an other audio rendering device; and wherein the audio rendering device is configured to synchronize the first buffer release times with second buffer release times associated with the other audio rendering device based on the received one or more messages.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2021Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: GN HEARING A/SInventors: Thorkild Find Pedersen, Brian Dam Pedersen
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Patent number: 11688387Abstract: A hearing apparatus includes: a receiving unit configured to obtain a first speech signal; a processor configured to provide of an electrical output signal based on the first speech signal; and a receiver for providing an audio output signal based on the electrical output signal; wherein the hearing apparatus is configured to determine a first word count of the first speech signal, and update a total word count based on the first word count.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2020Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: GN HEARING A/SInventor: Astrid Haastrup
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Publication number: 20230197094Abstract: An electronic device includes: a first external input transducer configured to capture a first sound signal that comprises a first speech part of a speech of a user and a first noise part of noise from a surrounding; an internal input transducer configured to capture a second signal, the second signal comprising a second speech part of the speech of the user, where the first speech part and the second speech part are of a same speech portion of the speech at a first time interval; and a signal processor configured to: estimate a fundamental frequency of the speech of the user at the first time interval based on the second signal; update the first model based on the estimated fundamental frequency of the speech at the first time interval; and process the first sound signal based on the updated first model to obtain the first speech part.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2022Publication date: June 22, 2023Applicant: GN Hearing A/SInventors: Charlotte SØRENSEN, Jesper BÜNSOW BOLDT
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Publication number: 20230197095Abstract: A hearing device includes: a first microphone and a second microphone for provision of a first microphone input signal and a second microphone input signal, respectively; a beamforming module configured to process the first microphone input signal and the second microphone input signal, the beamforming module configured to provide a beamformed input signal; a processor configured to process the beamformed input signal for provision of an electrical output signal based on the beamformed input signal from the beamforming module; a receiver configured to convert the electrical output signal to an audio output signal; and a motion detector; wherein the beamforming module comprises a beamforming controller coupled to the motion detector, and wherein the beamforming controller is configured to control the beamforming module based on motion data from the motion detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2023Publication date: June 22, 2023Applicant: GN Hearing A/SInventor: Jesper UDESEN
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Publication number: 20230188912Abstract: A hearing device and related methods are disclosed. The hearing device comprises a housing comprising a wall, a microphone inlet comprising a through-going opening, a microphone arranged within the housing for receiving audio via the microphone inlet, a first filter device comprising a first filter material, the first filter device being arranged at the microphone, and a second filter device substantially having the shape of a torus or a hollow cylinder and comprising a second filter material, the second filter device being arranged at the wall, wherein the first filter device is arranged between the microphone and the second filter device, and wherein the through-going opening comprises an outer recess in an outer surface of the wall, wherein the second filter device is arranged in the outer recess.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2023Publication date: June 15, 2023Applicant: GN Hearing A/SInventors: Andreas TIEFENAU, Timea Denisa MERCA, Anders Hjermø MICHAELSEN
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Publication number: 20230188881Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a hearing device assembly comprising a behind-the-ear base unit and an in-the-ear transducer module, which communicate via a communication interface and wherein the base unit is configured to detect whether the transducer module comprises a microcontroller.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2023Publication date: June 15, 2023Applicant: GN Hearing A/SInventor: Flemming SCHMIDT
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Publication number: 20230181062Abstract: An electronic device and a method for hearing test of a user is disclosed, the method comprising obtaining one or more first test parameters including a first primary test parameter; displaying a first user interface comprising a first primary user interface element according to the first primary test parameter; outputting a first primary test signal according to the first primary test parameter; while displaying the first user interface, detecting a first user input indicative of a request for change in the first primary test signal; determining a second primary test parameter according to the first user input indicative of a request for change in the first primary test signal; updating and displaying the first user interface according to the second primary test parameter; and outputting a second primary test signal according to the second primary test parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2021Publication date: June 15, 2023Applicant: GN Hearing A/SInventors: Qi YANG, Aalbert DE VRIES, Robyn OLIVER, Dorea RUGGLES
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Publication number: 20230188908Abstract: A hearing instrument charger device for charging an individually shaped hearing instrument, includes: a charger casing; a charger power supply within the charger casing; a first charger coil connected to the charger power supply; charger electronics for controlling charging of the hearing instrument; and a holder configured for receiving the hearing instrument, the holder located within the charger casing; wherein the holder for the hearing instrument has a shape that is specific for the individually shaped hearing instrument, such that when the individually shaped hearing instrument is received in the holder, a second charger coil of the individually shaped hearing instrument is in an operative position for receiving charging power from the first charger coil of the hearing instrument charger device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2023Publication date: June 15, 2023Applicant: GN Hearing A/SInventors: Henrik NIELSEN, Søren DAVIDS, Thomas John CHAPPELL
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Patent number: 11676621Abstract: A hearing device includes: an input module for provision of a first input signal; a processor configured to provide an electrical output signal based on the first input signal; a receiver configured to provide an audio output signal; and a controller comprising a speech intelligibility estimator configured to determine a speech intelligibility indicator indicative of speech intelligibility based on the first input signal, wherein the controller is configured to control the processor based on the speech intelligibility indicator; wherein the speech intelligibility estimator comprises a decomposition module configured to decompose the first input signal into a first representation of the first input signal in a frequency domain, wherein the first representation comprises one or more elements representative of the first input signal; and wherein the decomposition module comprises one or more characterization blocks for characterizing the one or more elements of the first representation in the frequency domain.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2021Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: GN HEARING A/SInventors: Charlotte Sørensen, Jesper B. Boldt, Angeliki Xenaki, Mathew Shaji Kavalekalam, Mads G Christensen
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Patent number: 11666265Abstract: A hearing device includes: a first microphone configured to provide a first input signal; a first processor unit configured to provide a processed signal based on the first input signal to compensate for a hearing loss of a user of the first hearing device; a receiver configured to output sound based on the processed signal; and a first sensor configured to provide a first sensor signal for detecting an atrial fibrillation condition of the user. An electronic device includes: a communication interface configured to communicate with a hearing device; and a processing unit configured to obtain, via the communication interface, information associated with an atrial fibrillation condition of a user, the information comprising a sensor data transmitted from the hearing device and/or information indicating the atrial fibrillation condition detected based on the sensor data; wherein the accessory device is configured to output a signal indicative of the atrial fibrillation condition.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2019Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: GN HEARING A/SInventor: Tomasz Goldman
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Publication number: 20230171553Abstract: A hearing device includes: a pinna restorer for provision of a pinna output based on a first pinna input and a second pinna input, wherein the first pinna input is based on a primary first microphone input signal, and wherein the second pinna input is based on a primary second microphone input signal, the pinna restorer comprising: a first filter for provision of a first mixer input based on the first pinna input, a second filter for provision of a second mixer input based on the second pinna input, a first mixer for provision of a first mixer output based on the first mixer input and the second mixer input, and a pinna controller; and an input mixer for provision of an input mixer output based on the pinna output and a secondary mixer input, wherein the secondary mixer input is based on a secondary microphone input signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2022Publication date: June 1, 2023Applicant: GN Hearing A/SInventors: Rob DE VRIES, Jesper B. BOLDT, Eric Cornelis Diederik VAN DER WERF
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Publication number: 20230156907Abstract: A method comprises: providing a circuit board comprising a first surface, an opposing second surface, and a ground connection; defining a shielding zone and a non-shielding zone on the first surface, one or more shielding-zone electronic components being comprised within the shielding zone; providing a groove in the circuit board, the groove extending along at least part of the shielding zone and being in-between the shielding zone and the non-shielding zone; applying an insulating encapsulation layer to cover the shielding zone, whereby the one or more shielding-zone electronic components are encapsulated; applying an electrically conductive shielding layer on top of at least part of the encapsulation layer and to the ground connection so as to electrically couple the shielding layer to the ground connection, whereby the one or more shielding-zone electronic components are electromagnetically shielded. Further, disclosed is a circuit board, and a hearing device comprising a circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2022Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicant: GN Hearing A/SInventors: Thorvaldur Oli Bodvarsson, Maja Amskov Gravad, Kamila Piotrowska