Patents Assigned to Phonak Communications AG
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Patent number: 7738665Abstract: There is provided a method for providing hearing assistance to a user (101), comprising capturing audio signals by a microphone arrangement (26) and transmitting the audio signals by a transmission unit (102) via a wireless audio link (107) to a receiver unit (103), analyzing the audio signals by a classification unit (134) prior to being transmitted in order to determine a present auditory scene category from a plurality of auditory scene categories, setting by a gain control unit (126) located in the receiver unit (103) the gain applied to the audio signals according to the present auditory scene category determined by the classification unit, and stimulating the user's hearing by stimulating means (136) worn at or in a user's ear according to the audio signals from the gain control unit (126).Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2006Date of Patent: June 15, 2010Assignee: Phonak Communications AGInventors: Evert Dijkstra, Francois Marquis
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Patent number: 7551894Abstract: A wireless microphone (1) comprises a radio transmitter for transmitting radio signals carrying audio signals to a hearing device. The wireless microphone (1) further comprises at least one coupling element (11) for detachably fixing one of various interchangeable functional modules (2) to the wireless microphone (1). The coupling element (11) is designed to fix the interchangeable functional module (2) to the wireless microphone (1) by mating with a coupling element (21) of the interchangeable functional module (2). The coupling elements (11, 21) comprise electrical contacts (12, 22) for electrically connecting the interchangeable functional module (2) to the wireless microphone (1) when the interchangeable functional module (2) is fixed to the wireless microphone (1) by means of said coupling elements (11, 21). The coupling element (11) constitutes a bidirectional electrical interface between the wireless microphone (1) and the interchangeable functional module (2).Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2003Date of Patent: June 23, 2009Assignee: Phonak Communications AGInventors: Louis Gerber, Stefan Gysin
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Publication number: 20070189561Abstract: There is provided a method for providing assistance to a user (101), comprising capturing audio signals by a microphone arrangement (26) and transmitting the audio signals by a transmission unit (102) via a wireless audio link (107) to a receiver unit (103), analyzing the audio signals by a classification unit (134) prior to being transmitted in order to determine a present auditory scene category from a plurality of auditory scene categories, setting by a gain control unit (126) located in the receiver unit (103) the gain applied to the audio signals according to the present auditory scene category determined by the classification unit, and stimulating the user's hearing by stimulating means (136) worn at or in a user's ear according to the audio signals from the gain control unit (126).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2006Publication date: August 16, 2007Applicant: Phonak Communications AGInventors: Evert Dijkstra, Francois Marquis
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Patent number: 7062223Abstract: A mobile transceiver (1) comprises several receivers (16a, 16b, 16c, 17, 18, 19) for receiving electrical or electromagnetic signals carrying audio signals and a radio transmitter (15) for transmitting radio signals carrying audio signals. The mobile transceiver (1) comprises a prioritizing module (101) for assigning priority values to audio signals received by the receivers (16a, 16b, 16c, 17, 18, 19). The prioritizing module (101) is designed to assign priority values in accordance with priority values assigned to the receivers (16a, 16b, 16c, 17, 18, 19) that received the audio signal concerned and/or to signal identifiers contained in the received electrical or electromagnetic signals carrying the audio signal concerned.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2003Date of Patent: June 13, 2006Assignee: Phonak Communications AGInventors: Louis Gerber, Stefan Gysin
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Patent number: 5734976Abstract: A micro-receiver for receiving a high frequency frequency modulated or phase modulated signal, including a single integrated circuit in BiCMOS technology and on which is integrated a high frequency amplifier, an oscillator, a modulator, an intermediate frequency filter, an intermediate frequency amplifier, a demodulator, a low pass filter and a low frequency amplifier. The integrated circuit includes in addition a muting or squelch circuit, a voltage multiplier as well as a standby circuit. The circuits working in a lower frequency range are implemented in CMOS technology, and operated in a very energy-saving way with a single-cell battery with a low battery voltage of 1.3 V. The voltage multiplier provides a higher operating voltage for the circuits working in a higher frequency range.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 1995Date of Patent: March 31, 1998Assignee: Phonak Communications AGInventors: Anton Bartschi, Francois Callias
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Patent number: D496030Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2003Date of Patent: September 14, 2004Assignee: Phonak Communications AGInventor: Christian Harbeke