Patents by Inventor Thorkild Find Pedersen
Thorkild Find Pedersen 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: 20230385020Abstract: A hearing device and method performed by the hearing device is provided. the hearing device, comprising an interface, a processor, and a memory, wherein the hearing device is configured to obtain connection data indicative of one or more audio sources connected to the hearing device; determine a connection scheme based on the connection data; receive, via the interface, one or more RX events from connected audio sources according to the connection scheme; and transmit, via the interface, one or more TX events to connected audio sources according to the connection scheme.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Applicant: GN Hearing A/SInventors: Thorkild Find PEDERSEN, Brian Dam PEDERSEN
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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: 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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Publication number: 20230145928Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2022Publication date: May 11, 2023Applicant: GN Hearing A/SInventors: Thorkild Find PEDERSEN, Brian Dam PEDERSEN
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Publication number: 20210127207Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2021Publication date: April 29, 2021Applicant: GN HEARING A/SInventors: Thorkild Find PEDERSEN, Brian Dam PEDERSEN
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Patent number: 10904666Abstract: 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: June 24, 2019Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: GN Hearing A/SInventors: Thorkild Find Pedersen, Brian Dam Pedersen
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Publication number: 20200053460Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2019Publication date: February 13, 2020Applicant: GN HEARING A/SInventors: Thorkild Find PEDERSEN, Brian Dam PEDERSEN
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Patent number: 9813815Abstract: A method of wireless communication of data sets includes: transmitting a first data set of a first data category from a transmitter for reception by a receiver; and re-transmitting the first data set at a time after the first data set is transmitted if there is an absence of an acknowledgement of receipt from the receiver, or transmitting a second data set of a second data category that is different from the first data category from the transmitter to the receiver at the time if there is a presence of the acknowledgement of receipt from the receiver.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2014Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: GN HEARING A/SInventors: Brian Dam Pedersen, Thorkild Find Pedersen
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Publication number: 20150341724Abstract: A method of wireless communication of data sets includes: transmitting a first data set of a first data category from a transmitter for reception by a receiver; and re-transmitting the first data set at a time after the first data set is transmitted if there is an absence of an acknowledgement of receipt from the receiver, or transmitting a second data set of a second data category that is different from the first data category from the transmitter to the receiver at the time if there is a presence of the acknowledgement of receipt from the receiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2014Publication date: November 26, 2015Applicant: GN RESOUND A/SInventors: Brian Dam PEDERSEN, Thorkild Find PEDERSEN
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Patent number: 9030545Abstract: A method for determining HRTF includes obtaining a plurality of reference images of different respective ears, one or more of the reference images associated with a corresponding pre-determined HRTF information, obtaining information regarding an input image that includes an image of an ear of a subject, comparing the information regarding the input image with information regarding the reference images using a processor, and selecting one of the pre-determined HRTF information based at least in part on a result of the act of comparing.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2012Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: GNR Resound A/SInventor: Thorkild Find Pedersen
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Publication number: 20130169779Abstract: A method for determining HRTF includes obtaining a plurality of reference images of different respective ears, one or more of the reference images associated with a corresponding pre-determined HRTF information, obtaining information regarding an input image that includes an image of an ear of a subject, comparing the information regarding the input image with information regarding the reference images using a processor, and selecting one of the pre-determined HRTF information based at least in part on a result of the act of comparing.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2012Publication date: July 4, 2013Applicant: GN RESOUND A/SInventor: Thorkild Find Pedersen