Patents by Inventor Andrew Burke Dittberner
Andrew Burke Dittberner has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11109167Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods of performing bilateral processing of respective microphone signals of a left ear hearing aid and a right ear hearing aid of a binaural hearing aid system and to corresponding binaural hearing aid systems.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2019Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Inventors: Changxue Ma, Andrew Burke Dittberner, Rob Anton Jurjen De Vries
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Publication number: 20210136501Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods of performing bilateral processing of respective microphone signals of a left ear hearing aid and a right ear hearing aid of a binaural hearing aid system and to corresponding binaural hearing aid systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2019Publication date: May 6, 2021Applicant: GN HEARING A/SInventors: Changxue MA, Andrew Burke DITTBERNER, Rob Anton Jurjen DE VRIES
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Patent number: 10986450Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to a method of automatic switching between omnidirectional (OMNI) and directional (DIR) microphone modes in a binaural hearing aid comprising a first microphone system for the provision of a first input signal, a second microphone system for the provision of a second input signal, where the first microphone system is adapted to be placed in or at a first ear of a user, the second microphone system is adapted to be placed in or at a second ear of said user, the method comprising a measurement step, where the spectral and temporal modulations of the first and second input signal are monitored, an evaluation step, where the spectral and temporal modulations of the first and second input signal are evaluated by the calculation of an evaluation index of speech intelligibility for each of said signals, and an operational step, where the microphone mode of the first and the second microphone systems of the binaural hearing aid are selected in dependence of the calculated evaluation inType: GrantFiled: August 19, 2019Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: GN Hearing A/SInventor: Andrew Burke Dittberner
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Patent number: 10681477Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods of performing bilateral processing of respective microphone signals of a left ear hearing aid and a right ear hearing aid of a binaural hearing aid system and to corresponding binaural hearing aid systems.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2019Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: GN HEARING A/SInventors: Changxue Ma, Andrew Burke Dittberner, Rob Anton Jurjen De Vries
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Publication number: 20190373378Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to a method of automatic switching between omnidirectional (OMNI) and directional (DIR) microphone modes in a binaural hearing aid comprising a first microphone system for the provision of a first input signal, a second microphone system for the provision of a second input signal, where the first microphone system is adapted to be placed in or at a first ear of a user, the second microphone system is adapted to be placed in or at a second ear of said user, the method comprising a measurement step, where the spectral and temporal modulations of the first and second input signal are monitored, an evaluation step, where the spectral and temporal modulations of the first and second input signal are evaluated by the calculation of an evaluation index of speech intelligibility for each of said signals, and an operational step, where the microphone mode of the first and the second microphone systems of the binaural hearing aid are selected in dependence of the calculated evaluation inType: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Applicant: GN HEARING A/SInventor: Andrew Burke DITTBERNER
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Patent number: 10412509Abstract: A binaural hearing aid system includes: a first hearing aid having a first microphone, a first processing unit, a first receiver, and a first communication unit; and a second hearing aid having a second microphone, a second processing unit, a second receiver, and a second communication unit; wherein the first communication unit of the first hearing aid is configured to transmit a filtered signal for reception by the second communication unit of the second hearing aid in response to a signal associated with a phone.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2017Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: GN HEARING A/SInventors: Andrew Burke Dittberner, Erik Cornelis Diederik Van Der Werf
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Patent number: 10390148Abstract: A method of automatic switching between omnidirectional (OMNI) and directional (DIR) microphone modes in a binaural hearing aid comprising a first microphone system, a second microphone system, where the first microphone system is adapted to be placed in or at a first ear of a user, the second microphone system is adapted to be placed in or at a second ear of said user, the method includes a measurement step, where the spectral and temporal modulations of first and second input signals are monitored, an evaluation step, where the spectral and temporal modulations of the first and second input signal are evaluated by the calculation of an evaluation index of speech intelligibility for each of said signals, and an operational step, where the microphone mode of the first and the second microphone systems of the binaural hearing aid are selected in dependence of the calculated evaluation indexes.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2017Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: GN HEARING A/SInventor: Andrew Burke Dittberner
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Patent number: 9961456Abstract: A hearing aid system includes: a first hearing aid comprising a first set of microphones, a first beamformer, a first processing module, and a first receiver; and a second hearing aid comprising a second set of microphones, a second beamformer, a second processing module, and a second receiver; wherein the first beamformer in a first operating mode is configured to provide a first audio signal in accordance with a first primary spatial characteristic, wherein the second beamformer in the first operating mode is configured to provide a second audio signal in accordance with a second primary spatial characteristic, the first primary spatial characteristic having a first main lobe with a first direction, and the second primary spatial characteristic having a second main lobe with a second direction, wherein the second direction is different from the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2014Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: GN Hearing A/SInventor: Andrew Burke Dittberner
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Publication number: 20170332181Abstract: A binaural hearing aid system includes: a first hearing aid having a first microphone, a first processing unit, a first receiver, and a first communication unit; and a second hearing aid having a second microphone, a second processing unit, a second receiver, and a second communication unit; wherein the first communication unit of the first hearing aid is configured to transmit a filtered signal for reception by the second communication unit of the second hearing aid in response to a signal associated with a phone.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2017Publication date: November 16, 2017Applicant: GN HEARING A/SInventors: Andrew Burke DITTBERNER, Erik Cornelis Diederik VAN DER WERF
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Patent number: 9749756Abstract: A binaural hearing aid includes: at least one signal processor; a first microphone system for provision of a first input signal; and a second microphone system for provision of a second input signal, where the first microphone system is adapted to be placed in or at a first ear of a user, and the second microphone system is adapted to be placed in or at a second ear of the user. The signal processor is configured for: obtaining modulations of the first input signal and the second input signal with at least the first microphone system being in an omni directional microphone mode; evaluating the modulations of the first input signal and the second input signal; and setting one or both of the first microphone system and the second microphone system based on a result from the act of evaluating.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2013Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: GN HEARING A/SInventor: Andrew Burke Dittberner
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Publication number: 20170230761Abstract: A method of automatic switching between omnidirectional (OMNI) and directional (DIR) microphone modes in a binaural hearing aid comprising a first microphone system, a second microphone system, where the first microphone system is adapted to be placed in or at a first ear of a user, the second microphone system is adapted to be placed in or at a second ear of said user, the method includes a measurement step, where the spectral and temporal modulations of first and second input signals are monitored, an evaluation step, where the spectral and temporal modulations of the first and second input signal are evaluated by the calculation of an evaluation index of speech intelligibility for each of said signals, and an operational step, where the microphone mode of the first and the second microphone systems of the binaural hearing aid are selected in dependence of the calculated evaluation indexes.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2017Publication date: August 10, 2017Applicant: GN HEARING A/SInventor: Andrew Burke DITTBERNER
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Patent number: 9723413Abstract: A binaural hearing aid system includes: a first hearing aid having a first microphone, a first processing unit, a first receiver, and a first communication unit; and a second hearing aid having a second microphone, a second processing unit, a second receiver, and a second communication unit; wherein the first communication unit of the first hearing aid is configured to transmit a filtered signal for reception by the second communication unit of the second hearing aid in response to a signal associated with a phone.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2013Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: GN Hearing A/SInventors: Andrew Burke Dittberner, Erik Cornelis Diederik Van Der Werf
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Patent number: 9648430Abstract: A new hearing aid system is provided that includes geographical position and user feedback in determining the category of the sound environment for automatic adjustment of signal processing parameters.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2013Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: GN HEARING A/SInventors: Andrew Burke Dittberner, Aalbert De Vries, Gert Hoey Jakobsen
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Publication number: 20150373464Abstract: A hearing aid system includes: a first hearing aid comprising a first set of microphones, a first beamformer, a first processing module, and a first receiver; and a second hearing aid comprising a second set of microphones, a second beamformer, a second processing module, and a second receiver; wherein the first beamformer in a first operating mode is configured to provide a first audio signal in accordance with a first primary spatial characteristic, wherein the second beamformer in the first operating mode is configured to provide a second audio signal in accordance with a second primary spatial characteristic, the first primary spatial characteristic having a first main lobe with a first direction, and the second primary spatial characteristic having a second main lobe with a second direction, wherein the second direction is different from the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2014Publication date: December 24, 2015Inventor: Andrew Burke DITTBERNER
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Patent number: 9094769Abstract: A new hearing aid system is provided, comprising a location detector, e.g. a GPS receiver, for determination of the geographical position of the user of the hearing aid system, and an environment detector configured for determination of the type of sound environment surrounding the user of the hearing aid system based on sound as received by the hearing aid system and the geographical position of the hearing aid system as determined by the location detector.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2013Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: GN RESOUND A/SInventors: Nikolai Bisgaard, Andrew Burke Dittberner, Charlotte Thunberg Jespersen, Wang Fang
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Publication number: 20150189451Abstract: A binaural hearing aid system includes: a first hearing aid having a first microphone, a first processing unit, a first receiver, and a first communication unit; and a second hearing aid having a second microphone, a second processing unit, a second receiver, and a second communication unit; wherein the first communication unit of the first hearing aid is configured to transmit a filtered signal for reception by the second communication unit of the second hearing aid in response to a signal associated with a phone.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2013Publication date: July 2, 2015Applicant: GN ReSound A/SInventors: Andrew Burke DITTBERNER, Erik Cornelis Diederik VAN DER WERF
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Publication number: 20150172831Abstract: A new hearing aid system is provided that includes geographical position and user feedback in determining the category of the sound environment for automatic adjustment of signal processing parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2013Publication date: June 18, 2015Applicant: GN ReSound A/SInventors: Andrew Burke DITTBERNER, Aalbert DE VRIES, Gert Hoey JAKOBSEN
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Publication number: 20150003652Abstract: A new hearing aid system is provided, comprising a location detector, e.g. a GPS receiver, for determination of the geographical position of the user of the hearing aid system, and an environment detector configured for determination of the type of sound environment surrounding the user of the hearing aid system based on sound as received by the hearing aid system and the geographical position of the hearing aid system as determined by the location detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2013Publication date: January 1, 2015Inventors: Nikolai BISGAARD, Andrew Burke DITTBERNER, Charlotte Thunberg JESPERSEN, Wang FANG
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Patent number: 8891777Abstract: A method of binaural signal enhancement in a binaural hearing aid system, includes providing at least one microphone audio signal in response to sound, providing an estimate of one of a target signal and a noise signal based on the at least one microphone audio signal, phase shifting the estimate of one of the target signal and the noise signal, providing a phase shifted signal in which the phase shifted estimate of one of the target signal and the noise signal substantially substitutes the respective one of the target signal and the noise signal, transmitting a first signal representing the phase shifted signal towards a first eardrum of a user of the binaural hearing aid system, and transmitting a second signal representing the at least one microphone audio signal towards a second eardrum of the user. A system for performing the method is also described.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2012Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: GN Resound A/SInventors: Karl-Fredrik Johan Gran, Andrew Burke Dittberner
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Publication number: 20130170653Abstract: A method of binaural signal enhancement in a binaural hearing aid system, includes providing at least one microphone audio signal in response to sound, providing an estimate of one of a target signal and a noise signal based on the at least one microphone audio signal, phase shifting the estimate of one of the target signal and the noise signal, providing a phase shifted signal in which the phase shifted estimate of one of the target signal and the noise signal substantially substitutes the respective one of the target signal and the noise signal, transmitting a first signal representing the phase shifted signal towards a first eardrum of a user of the binaural hearing aid system, and transmitting a second signal representing the at least one microphone audio signal towards a second eardrum of the user. A system for performing the method is also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2012Publication date: July 4, 2013Applicant: GN RESOUND A/SInventors: Karl-Fredrik Johan Gran, Andrew Burke Dittberner