Patents by Inventor Pauli Minnaar
Pauli Minnaar 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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Publication number: 20230403528Abstract: The invention relates to a method and corresponding system for real-time simulation of N moving or stationary sound sources in a space surrounding a listener, which method processes N input signals, each of which represents one of the N sound sources, thereby obtaining one or more output signals (10, 66, 92, 93) for a listening device, such as a left output signal (yL(t)) and a right output signal (yR(t)) for a stereophonic headphone (98, 99) or the like, which method comprises using solely a single set of fixed filters (57, 58, 59, 60) to simulate all of said N moving or stationary sound sources. The method and system of the invention provide an efficient method for creating many simultaneous sound sources relative to a listener using very low signal processing power.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2020Publication date: December 14, 2023Inventor: Pauli MINNAAR
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Patent number: 11671769Abstract: A method of personalizing one or more parameters of a processing algorithm for use in a hearing aid of a specific user comprises Performing a predictive test for estimating a hearing ability of the user when listening to signals having different characteristics; Analyzing results of said predictive test for said user and providing a hearing ability measure for said user; Selecting a specific processing algorithm of said hearing aid, Selecting a cost-benefit function related to said user's hearing ability in dependence of said different characteristics for said algorithm; and Determining, for said user, one or more personalized parameters of said processing algorithm in dependence of said hearing ability measure and said cost-benefit function.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2020Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Oticon A/SInventors: Thomas Lunner, Gary Jones, Lars Bramsløw, Michael Syskind Pedersen, Pauli Minnaar, Jesper Jensen, Michael Kai Petersen, Peter Sommer, Hongyan Sun, Jacob Schack Larsen
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Publication number: 20220007116Abstract: A method of personalizing one or more parameters of a processing algorithm for use in a hearing aid of a specific user comprises Performing a predictive test for estimating a hearing ability of the user when listening to signals having different characteristics; Analyzing results of said predictive test for said user and providing a hearing ability measure for said user; Selecting a specific processing algorithm of said hearing aid, Selecting a cost-benefit function related to said user's hearing ability in dependence of said different characteristics for said algorithm; and Determining, for said user, one or more personalized parameters of said processing algorithm in dependence of said hearing ability measure and said cost-benefit function.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2020Publication date: January 6, 2022Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Thomas LUNNER, Gary JONES, Lars BRAMSLØW, Michael Syskind PEDERSEN, Pauli MINNAAR, Jesper JENSEN, Michael Kai PETERSEN, Peter SOMMER, Hongyan SUN, Jacob Schack LARSEN
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Patent number: 10567889Abstract: The present disclosure regards a binaural hearing system configured to receive sound signals from the environment having two hearing instruments to be worn on respective sides of the head of a user and to generate a binaural signal using the received sound signals of both hearing instruments.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2019Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: OTICON A/SInventor: Pauli Minnaar
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Patent number: 10431239Abstract: The present disclosure regards a hearing device configured to receive acoustical sound signals and to generate output sound signals comprising spatial cues.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2018Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: OTICON A/SInventors: Jesper Jensen, Michael Syskind Pedersen, Mojtaba Farmani, Pauli Minnaar
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Publication number: 20190289410Abstract: The present disclosure regards a binaural hearing system configured to receive sound signals from the environment having two hearing instruments to be worn on respective sides of the head of a user and to generate a binaural signal using the received sound signals of both hearing instruments.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Applicant: OTICON A/SInventor: Pauli MINNAAR
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Patent number: 10349191Abstract: The present disclosure regards a binaural hearing system configured to receive sound signals from the environment having two hearing instruments to be worn on respective sides of the head of a user and to generate a binaural signal using the received sound signals of both hearing instruments.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2017Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: Oticon A/SInventor: Pauli Minnaar
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Publication number: 20190115041Abstract: The present disclosure regards a hearing device configured to receive acoustical sound signals and to generate output sound signals comprising spatial cues.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2018Publication date: April 18, 2019Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Jesper JENSEN, Michael Syskind PEDERSEN, Mojtaba FARMANI, Pauli MINNAAR
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Patent number: 10181328Abstract: The present disclosure regards a hearing device configured to receive acoustical sound signals and to generate output sound signals comprising spatial cues.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2015Date of Patent: January 15, 2019Assignee: OTICON A/SInventors: Jesper Jensen, Michael Syskind Pedersen, Mojtaba Farmani, Pauli Minnaar
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Publication number: 20170332182Abstract: The present disclosure regards a binaural hearing system configured to receive sound signals from the environment having two hearing instruments to be worn on respective sides of the head of a user and to generate a binaural signal using the received sound signals of both hearing instruments.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2017Publication date: November 16, 2017Applicant: OTICON A/SInventor: Pauli MINNAAR
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Patent number: 9749757Abstract: The present disclosure regards a binaural hearing system configured to receive sound signals from the environment having two hearing instruments to be worn on respective sides of the head of a user and to generate a binaural signal using the received sound signals of both hearing instruments.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2015Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: OTICON A/SInventor: Pauli Minnaar
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Patent number: 9712928Abstract: A binaural hearing system comprising left and right hearing devices is provided, each comprising an input unit providing an electric input signal representing an environmental sound; a noise reduction system for estimating and reducing a noise component of the electric input signal; antenna and transceiver circuitry allowing the exchange of data between the hearing devices. The binaural hearing system is—in a mode of operation, where a sound source is predominantly audible at a first one of the hearing devices—configured to transmit the estimate of the noise component determined in a second one of the hearing devices to the first hearing device and to use said estimate to reduce the noise component in the electric signal of the first hearing device and to provide a noise reduced signal in the first hearing device. Thereby improved noise reduction is provided for use, e.g. in hearing aids, in non-symmetric acoustic situations.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2016Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: OTICON A/SInventors: Michael Syskind Pedersen, Jan Mark De Haan, Pauli Minnaar
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Publication number: 20160227332Abstract: A binaural hearing system comprising left and right hearing devices is provided, each comprising an input unit providing an electric input signal representing an environmental sound; a noise reduction system for estimating and reducing a noise component of the electric input signal; antenna and transceiver circuitry allowing the exchange of data between the hearing devices. The binaural hearing system is—in a mode of operation, where a sound source is predominantly audible at a first one of the hearing devices—configured to transmit the estimate of the noise component determined in a second one of the hearing devices to the first hearing device and to use said estimate to reduce the noise component in the electric signal of the first hearing device and to provide a noise reduced signal in the first hearing device. Thereby improved noise reduction is provided for use, e.g. in hearing aids, in non-symmetric acoustic situations.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2016Publication date: August 4, 2016Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Michael Syskind PEDERSEN, Jan Mark DE HAAN, Pauli MINNAAR
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Publication number: 20160183014Abstract: The present disclosure relates to hearing devices including an image capture device. Features of sound processing may be based on analysis of images from the image capture device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2015Publication date: June 23, 2016Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Meng GUO, Michael Syskind PEDERSEN, Niels Søgård JENSEN, Jesper JENSEN, Pauli MINNAAR, Adis BJELOSEVIC, Ariane LAPLANTE-LÉVESQUE, Ole Fogh OLSEN, Bo WESTERGÅRD, Lars BRAMSLØW, Claus NIELSEN, Filip Marchman RØNNE
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Patent number: 9351086Abstract: A hearing aid device is disclosed. The hearing aid device comprises a receiver configured to be arranged in the ear canal. The hearing aid device comprises a directional microphone system comprising two microphones or one microphone having two sound inlets. The hearing aid device comprises means for counteracting acoustic feedback on the basis of sound signals detected by the two microphones or the two sound inlets. The hearing aid device comprises an “open fitting” providing ventilation. The two microphones or the two sound inlets of the directional microphone (forming part of a directional system) are arranged in the ear canal at the same side of the receiver and sound is allowed to propagate freely between the microphones or between the inlets of the directional microphone and the receiver. Preferably, the hearing aid device comprises a procedure (such as an adaptive procedure) for optimizing the directional system of the hearing aid device.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2014Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: OTICON A/SInventors: Svend Oscar Petersen, Pauli Minnaar
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Publication number: 20160112811Abstract: The present disclosure regards a hearing device configured to receive acoustical sound signals and to generate output sound signals comprising spatial cues.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2015Publication date: April 21, 2016Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Jesper JENSEN, Michael Syskind PEDERSEN, Mojtaba FARMANI, Pauli MINNAAR
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Publication number: 20160066104Abstract: The present disclosure regards a binaural hearing system configured to receive sound signals from the environment having two hearing instruments to be worn on respective sides of the head of a user and to generate a binaural signal using the received sound signals of both hearing instruments.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2015Publication date: March 3, 2016Applicant: OTICON A/SInventor: Pauli MINNAAR
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Publication number: 20150110310Abstract: The application relates to a method of reproducing an acoustical sound field to a listener at a first location, to a method of testing a hearing assistance system, and to a hearing assistance test system. The method comprises 1) Determining a transfer function from each loudspeaker unit of the loudspeaker array to all microphone units of the microphone array, thereby providing a set of transfer functions; 2) Inverting the set of transfer functions and determining a system of optimal filters; 3) Placing the microphone array in a possible, intended position of the listener's head in a particular sound scene at a second location and recording sound of the particular sound scene at the second location; 4) Determining the loudspeaker signals of the particular sound scene configured to be played to the listener at the first location by the loudspeaker array by convolving the inverted system of optimal filters with the recorded signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2014Publication date: April 23, 2015Applicant: Oticon A/SInventor: Pauli MINNAAR
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Publication number: 20150063612Abstract: A hearing aid device is disclosed. The hearing aid device comprises a receiver configured to be arranged in the ear canal. The hearing aid device comprises a directional microphone system comprising two microphones or one microphone having two sound inlets. The hearing aid device comprises means for counteracting acoustic feedback on the basis of sound signals detected by the two microphones or the two sound inlets. The hearing aid device comprises an “open fitting” providing ventilation. The two microphones or the two sound inlets of the directional microphone (forming part of a directional system) are arranged in the ear canal at the same side of the receiver and sound is allowed to propagate freely between the microphones or between the inlets of the directional microphone and the receiver. Preferably, the hearing aid device comprises a procedure (such as an adaptive procedure) for optimising the directional system of the hearing aid device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2014Publication date: March 5, 2015Inventors: Svend Oscar PETERSEN, Pauli MINNAAR
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Patent number: 8175286Abstract: The invention relates to simulation of sound fields in enclosures, for instance for application in listening tests, where test subjects assess the sound quality or other sound perception characteristics of the sound field. According to a specific embodiment, the system comprises a binaural synthesis portion which synthesizes sound for instance from a sound-reproduction equipment based on measured impulse responses of an actual room stored in a data base (31) and a binaural recording portion comprising a data base 32 for storing binaural recordings of other sound signals made in the room. Data from these databases are mixed (41) and reproduced by means of a headphone (39) provided with a head tracker (42) for tracking the movements of the listener's head. The invention furthermore comprises the use of cross-fading functions (36, 37) to enable the dynamic listening conditions, where the movements of the listener's head are taken into account during the simulation process.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2006Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: Bang & Olufsen A/SInventors: Søren Bech, Geoffrey Glen Martin, Flemming Christensen, Woo-Keun Song, Pauli Minnaar