Patents by Inventor Manon Barbier

Manon Barbier 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).

  • Patent number: 11792580
    Abstract: A hearing device (2) comprises a recording unit (5) for recording an input signal (I), an audio processing unit (6) for determining an output signal (O) and a playback unit (7) for playing back the output signal (O) to a user (U). The audio processing unit (6) comprises a neural network (8) for separating a user voice signal (u) from the input signal (I). Further, a system (1) and a method for processing audio signals are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Sonova AG
    Inventors: Peter Udo Diehl, Elias Sprengel, Manon Barbier
  • Publication number: 20230262400
    Abstract: A hearing device arrangement includes two hearing devices which are connected to each other in a data transmitting manner. Each hearing device includes an audio input unit for obtaining an input audio signal, a processing unit for audio signal processing of the input audio signal to obtain an output audio signal, a neural network which, when executed by the processing unit performs a processing step of the audio signal processing, and an audio output unit for outputting the output audio signal. The hearing device arrangement is configured to transmit neural network data of the neural network of at least one of the hearing devices to the respective other hearing device to be used in the audio signal processing by the processing unit of the respective other hearing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Markus Hofbauer, Andreas Breitenmoser, Claudio Santelli, Paul Wagner, Sebastian Kroedel, Manon Barbier, Manuela Feilner
  • Publication number: 20230209283
    Abstract: Methods, hearing systems and neural networks for audio signal processing are described. A hearing system comprises a neural network. An input audio signal is processed into an output audio signal at least partially by means of a processing unit of the hearing system. The audio signal processing of the input audio signal includes executing audio signal processing by the neural network for performing a step of the audio signal processing, determining a confidence parameter resembling the reliability of the audio signal processing by the neural network and steering the audio signal processing in dependence of the confidence parameter. A particularly suitable neural network is configured to solve a regression-based acoustic processing task and additionally determining the confidence parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Paul Wagner, Sebastian Kroedel, Claudio Santelli, Markus Hofbauer, Manon Barbier
  • Publication number: 20210281958
    Abstract: A hearing device (2) comprises a recording unit (5) for recording an input signal (I), an audio processing unit (6) for determining an output signal (0) and a playback unit (7) for playing back the output signal (0) to a user (U). The audio processing unit (6) comprises a neural network (8) for separating a user voice signal (u) from the input signal (I). Further, a system (1) and a method for processing audio signals are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Peter Udo Diehl, Elias Sprengel, Manon Barbier