Patents Assigned to Oticon A/S
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Publication number: 20230283968Abstract: The disclosure presents a method and an amplifier system for minimizing variation in an acoustical signal caused by variation in gain of an amplifier, comprising a battery for providing a supply voltage to the amplifier, a digital signal processor for providing the acoustical signal to the amplifier, a controller unit receiving an enablement signal when the supply voltage is in an offset mode, and based on the enablement signal requesting a measured voltage during a time period, and a first analog-to-digital converter configured for measuring the supply voltage to the amplifier when receiving the request from the controller unit or the first analog-to-digital converter is configured for measuring the supply voltage to the amplifier continuously, and where variations in the measured voltage relates to variations in the supply voltage during the time period. Furthermore, the controller unit is configured to predict offset modes (i.e.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Vijay Kumar BHAT, Poul HENRIKSEN, Alberto Escolar PIEDRAS
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Patent number: 11750986Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a hearing aid with an RF antenna arranged within the hearing aid's housing, and a loudspeaker positioned in the ear canal of the user. The RF antenna is configured to receive and/or transmit electromagnetic RF signals within a first frequency range enclosing a first frequency of resonance of the RF antenna corresponding to a first wavelength. The hearing aid further comprises one or more electric leads electrically connected to lead one or more electric signals within a second frequency range not overlapping the first frequency range between the loudspeaker in the ear canal of the user and an electronic circuit in the housing, with the one or more electrical leads being decoupled, at a connector end of the one or more electrical leads, by means of one or more decoupling components.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2022Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Oticon A/SInventors: Jens Troelsen, Oliver Sundberg, Kåre Tais Christensen, Henning Knak Poulsen
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Patent number: 11743661Abstract: A hearing aid includes at least two microphones, providing respective at least two electric input signals representing sound around the user; a filter bank converting the electric input signals into signals as a function of time and frequency; a directional system connected to the microphones and being configured to provide a filtered signal in dependence of the electric input signals and fixed or adaptively updated beamformer weights. At least one direction to a target sound source is defined as a target direction. For each frequency band, one of the microphones is selected as a reference microphone, thereby providing a reference input signal for each frequency band. The reference microphone may be selected in dependence of directional data related to directional characteristics of the microphones. The reference microphone may be different for at least two frequency bands. The reference microphone may be adaptively selected based on a logic criterion.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2022Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Oticon A/SInventors: Michael Syskind Pedersen, Jesper Jensen, Christian Asp Mogensen
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Publication number: 20230269549Abstract: The present invention regards a hearing aid device at least one environment sound input, a wireless sound input, an output transducer, electric circuitry, a transmitter unit, and a dedicated beamformer-noise-reduction-system. The hearing aid device is configured to be worn in or at an ear of a user. The at least one environment sound input is configured to receive sound and to generate electrical sound signals representing sound. The wireless sound input is configured to receive wireless sound signals. The output transducer is configured to stimulate hearing of the hearing aid device user. The transmitter unit is configured to transmit signals representing sound and/or voice. The dedicated beamformer-noise-reduction-system is configured to retrieve a user voice signal representing the voice of a user from the electrical sound signals. The wireless sound input is configured to be wirelessly connected to a communication device and to receive wireless sound signals from the communication device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2023Publication date: August 24, 2023Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Michael Syskind PEDERSEN, Jesper JENSEN, Jan Mark DE HAAN
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Patent number: 11736872Abstract: A hearing aid and a method performed by a hearing aid including at least one microphone unit, an accelerometer unit, and a processor. The method performed by the hearing aid includes generating a processed microphone signal including attenuating the microphone signal in accordance with an attenuation value; wherein the attenuation value is based on a measure of correlation between a microphone signal from the microphone unit and an acceleration signal from the accelerometer unit. The hearing aid instantly reduces noise arising from mechanical handling of the hearing aid based on input from the microphone unit and the accelerometer unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2022Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Oticon A/SInventors: Hongyan Sun, Martin Kuriger, Morten Christophersen
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Patent number: 11736875Abstract: There is provided a hearing aid with a Receiver In The Ear speaker assembly comprising a connecting member with electric conductors connecting a connector at one end, and a receiver housing with a receiver at the opposite end. A microphone housing with a microphone is attached to the connecting member. Placed along the connecting member, the microphone housing with the microphone is separated by a distance from the receiver in the receiver housing, thus reducing acoustic or mechanical feedback problems. Especially, the microphone and connector may share one common housing.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2022Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Oticon A/SInventors: Jacob Anders Roug, Peter Sommer, Martin Larsen, Anders Højsgaard Thomsen, Peter H. Weis, Bjarke Mejnertsen
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Publication number: 20230262379Abstract: An in-the-ear hearing aid device is disclosed. The device at least one electro-acoustic transducer, and at least one sensor or at least one active electronic component. The at least one electro-acoustic transducer comprises a capsule enclosing a transducer sound active part and a transducer air volume. The transducer air volume is air volume which is enclosed by said capsule and which is in fluid-connection with said transducer sound active part. At least a portion of said at least one sensor or of said at least one active electronic component is provided within said transducer air volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Troels Holm PEDERSEN, Therese Schønemann BLOM, Seri JALONEN, Jan Thor Lunddahl LARSEN, Niels Stubager KIEMER, Jesper B. JOHANSEN, Povl KOCH, Svend Oscar PETERSEN, Anders Erik PETERSEN, Kåre Tais CHRISTENSEN, Antonello SALVATUCCI, Franz TREUE
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Patent number: 11729557Abstract: A hearing device, e.g. a hearing aid, configured to be worn by a user, comprises a) two or more input transducers (e.g. microphones) wherein said two or more input transducers during use of the hearing device are arranged with a distance between them; b) a directional system comprising a directional algorithm configured to provide a directional pattern in dependence of said distance. The hearing device is configured to estimate a current value of said distance, or an equivalent acoustic delay, or beamformer weights of said directional system, thereby the directional performance can be optimized to the individual user.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2022Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Oticon A/SInventors: Svend Oscar Petersen, Michael Syskind Pedersen, Anders Thule
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Patent number: 11729117Abstract: A method and wireless communication device use a first processing unit to perform a first communication event within a first communication window by use of a first communication protocol, a second processing unit to perform a second communication event within a second communication window by use of a second communication protocol, and a wireless communication unit connected to a radio-frequency antenna to transmit and/or receive a packet wirelessly. The first and second processing units may perform the first and second communication events via the wireless communication unit. The second processing unit or the wireless communication unit may transmit an event signal to the first processing unit when performing the second communication event or receiving a packet, respectively, to allow the first processing unit to arrange the first communication window (or first communication event) with respect to the second communication window (or second communication event) to minimize interference.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2022Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Oticon A/SInventors: Franz Treue, Bjarne Klemmensen, Rune Sø
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Publication number: 20230254649Abstract: A method of detecting a sudden change in a feedback/echo path of a hearing aid is based on a gradient of an adaptive filter comprising an adaptive algorithm configured to estimate the feedback/echo path. The method may comprise comparing a smoothed and processed version of the gradient values over time to a threshold value. A hearing aid configured to detect a sudden change in a feedback/echo path is furthermore provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Bernhard Kuenzle, Martin Kuriger, Meng Guo
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Publication number: 20230252998Abstract: A hearing system comprises a hearing device, e.g.. a hearing aid, comprising at least one microphone for converting a sound in the environment to an electric input signal. The hearing system comprises a processor comprising a user identification unit comprising a data-driven algorithm configured to provide a user identification signal indicating whether or not, or with what probability, the person currently wearing the hearing device is a particular user in dependence of a time segment of said particular user’s voice and said at least one electric input signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Slawomir KWASIBORSKI, Morten GULD, Svend Oscar PETERSEN, Michael Syskind PEDERSEN, Christophe LESIMPLE
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Patent number: 11711656Abstract: The disclosure presents a method and an amplifier system for minimizing variation in an acoustical signal caused by variation in gain of an amplifier, comprising a battery for providing a supply voltage to the amplifier, a digital signal processor for providing the acoustical signal to the amplifier, a controller unit receiving an enablement signal when the supply voltage is in an offset mode, and based on the enablement signal requesting a measured voltage during a time period, and a first analog-to-digital converter configured for measuring the supply voltage to the amplifier when receiving the request from the controller unit or the first analog-to-digital converter is configured for measuring the supply voltage to the amplifier continuously, and where variations in the measured voltage relates to variations in the supply voltage during the time period. Furthermore, the controller unit is configured to predict offset modes (i.e.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2021Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: Oticon A/SInventors: Vijay Kumar Bhat, Poul Henriksen, Alberto Escolar Piedras
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Patent number: 11700493Abstract: A hearing aid is configured to be located at or in an ear of a user. The hearing aid comprises a heartbeat detector providing a pulse control signal, and a processor. The processor is configured to estimate whether the hearing aid is located at a left or a right ear of the user in dependence of the pulse control signal. A method of operating a hearing aid and a binaural hearing aid system is further disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2021Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: Oticon A/SInventors: Karsten Bo Rasmussen, Svend Oscar Petersen, Troels Holm Pedersen, Amalie Sofie Ekstrand, Anders Vinther Olsen, Jacob Lindvig, Jana Thorin, Michael Syskind Pedersen, Nicolai Westergren, Sudershan Y. S, Tanveer Bhuiyan, Svend Feldt
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Publication number: 20230217196Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a hearing aid and detachable speaker unit assembly. The detachable speaker unit assembly comprises a fastening structure to provide an enhanced removal force and stable insertion into the ear canal of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2023Publication date: July 6, 2023Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Bjarne Laursen, Bozhidar Kuzhuharov
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Publication number: 20230217193Abstract: A binaural hearing aid system comprises left and right hearing instruments each comprising a BTE-part comprising a housing configured to be located at or behind an outer ear of the user and an acceleration sensor configured to measure acceleration in at least two directions relative to the housing of the BTE-part and to provide acceleration data indicative thereof. A first one of the left and right hearing instruments comprises a transmitter configured to transmit said acceleration data to the other hearing instrument, and the other hearing instrument comprises a receiver for receiving said acceleration data from the first one of the hearing instruments. The other hearing instrument further comprises a controller for detecting whether or not the left and right hearing instruments are correctly mounted in dependence of a similarity measure between said acceleration data provided by the left and right hearing instruments. A method of operating a binaural hearing aid system is further disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2023Publication date: July 6, 2023Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Michael Syskind PEDERSEN, Amalie Sofie EKSTRAND, Mette CARSTENSEN, Nicolai WESTERGREN, Tanveer BHUIYAN, Sudershan Yalgalwadi SREEPADARAO, Elvira FISCHER
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Patent number: 11696079Abstract: A hearing device, e.g. a hearing aid or a headset, configured to be worn by a comprises an input unit for providing at least one electric input signal in a time-frequency representation; and a signal processor comprising a target signal estimator for providing an estimate of the target signal; a noise estimator for providing an estimate of the noise; and a gain estimator for providing respective gain values in dependence of said target signal estimate and said noise estimate. The gain estimator comprises a trained neural network, wherein the outputs of the neural network comprise real or complex valued gains, or separate real valued gains and real valued phases.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2022Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: OTICON A/SInventors: Zuzana Jel{hacek over (c)}icová, Rasmus Jones, David Thorn Blix, Michael Syskind Pedersen, Jesper Jensen, Asger Heidemann Andersen
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Publication number: 20230209238Abstract: The present disclosure relates to charger devices configured to (re)charge hearing devices, such as hearing aids, hearables, earphones etc. The charger device provides charge wirelessly and/or wired to one or more hearing devices. The charger device as disclosed herein may exhibit one or more features so as to arrange a hearing device relative to the charger in order to charge the hearing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2022Publication date: June 29, 2023Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Bjarne KLEMMENSEN, Poul HENRIKSEN, Mikkel Finmand Kjær NIELSEN, Kristian Weber PRIESUM, Rasmus Lundgaard CHRISTENSEN, Andreas ROBERTSON
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Patent number: 11689869Abstract: A hearing device, e.g. a hearing aid, is configured to be worn by a user, e.g. fully or partially on the head of the user, comprises a) an input transducer for converting a sound comprising a target sound from a target talker and possible additional sound in an environment of the user, when the user wears the hearing device, to an electric sound signal representative of said sound, b) an auxiliary input unit configured to provide an auxiliary electric signal representative of said target signal or properties thereof, c) a processor connected to said input transducer and to said auxiliary input unit, and wherein said processor is configured to apply a processing algorithm to said electric sound signal, or a signal derived therefrom, to provide an enhanced signal by attenuating components of said additional sound relative to components of said target sound in said electric sound signal, or said signal derived therefrom. The auxiliary electric signal is derived from visual information, e.g.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2021Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Oticon A/SInventors: Jesper Bruun Jensen, Sigurdur Sigurdsson
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Patent number: 11689867Abstract: A hearing system comprises a) at least one hearing device adapted for being worn on the head, or fully or partially implanted in the head, of a user, and b) a multitude of external, spatially separated, audio transmitters, each providing respective external electric sound signals comprising audio. The hearing system is configured to allow wireless communication, including audio communication, between the hearing device and the external audio transmitters, at least from the external audio transmitters to the at least one hearing device, to be established. The at least one hearing device comprises A) a multitude of microphones, each providing an electric input signal representative of sound; B) a beamformer filter providing a beamformed signal from the multitude of electric input signals; and C) an output unit configured to provide stimuli perceivable by the user as sound.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2021Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Oticon A/SInventors: Michael Syskind Pedersen, Jesper Jensen
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Publication number: 20230199411Abstract: A method of estimating a real-ear-to-coupler-difference (RECD) in a hearing is provided. The hearing aid comprises an input transducer; an output transducer; and an ITE-part configured to define a residual volume when mounted in an ear canal of a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2022Publication date: June 22, 2023Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Svend Oscar PETERSEN, Karsten Bo RASMUSSEN, Steen Michael MUNK