Patents Assigned to SONOVA AG
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Patent number: 11974098Abstract: An exemplary system includes a processor communicatively coupled to a memory and configured to execute instructions to provide a frequency lowering scheme that maps at least some audio frequencies included in a first set of audio frequencies to relatively lower audio frequencies to form a second set of audio frequencies, provide a first output frequency-based curve representing a set of values of a fitting-related parameter at frequencies included in the second set of audio frequencies, generate, based on an inverse application of the frequency lowering scheme, a second output frequency-based curve representing the set of values of the fitting-related parameter with respect to the first set of audio frequencies, and present a graph including a first axis to which the first set of audio frequencies is assigned, a second axis to which a quantification of the fitting-related parameter is assigned, and the second frequency-based curve.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Sonova AGInventors: Ullrich Sigwanz, Robert Baur
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Patent number: 11962980Abstract: An exemplary system includes a memory storing instructions and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory. The processor may be configured to execute the instructions to present a spectro-temporally modulated audio signal to a user. The spectro-temporally modulated audio signal may be modulated within both a frequency domain and a time domain. The processor may be further configured to execute the instructions to adjust a modulation depth of the spectro-temporally modulated audio signal while the spectro-temporally modulated audio signal is being presented to the user, determine, during the adjusting of the modulation depth, a modulation detection threshold that corresponds to a minimum modulation depth at which the user is able to perceive modulation of the spectro-temporally modulated audio signal, and determine, based on the modulation detection threshold, a hearing capability of the user.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Sonova AGInventors: Julia Rehmann, Stefan Klockgether
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Patent number: 11930324Abstract: An illustrative system includes a hearing device and a charging device configured to provide a power signal to the hearing device while the hearing device is within a charging range of the charging device. The hearing device and the charging device are configured to establish a primary communication channel between the hearing device and the charging device and participate in an authenticated pairing procedure for the primary communication channel in which authentication information is transmitted from one device to the other by way of a secondary communication channel that allows for communication only over distances that are below a threshold distance.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Sonova AGInventors: Georg Dickmann, Alexander Maksyagin, Michael von Tessin, Andreas Breitenmoser
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Patent number: 11917371Abstract: An exemplary system includes a processor communicatively coupled to a memory and configured to execute instructions to access configuration parameters indicative of a current configuration of a hearing device and determine, based on the configuration parameters, a plurality of text-based notifications associated with the current configuration of the hearing device. Each text-based notification included in the plurality of text-based notifications may be indicative of a different issue to be considered when fitting the hearing device to a user. The processor may further execute the instructions to present, within a graphical user interface view displayed by a display device, a hearing device fitting interface concurrently with a listing of at least some of the plurality of text-based notifications.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Sonova AGInventors: Felix Wunderli, Martin Rahn
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Patent number: 11917369Abstract: An ear level part for a hearing device may include a body containing at least two microphones acoustically connected to at least two microphone openings, the at least two microphone openings arranged in a microphone line, the body further comprising a flange, wherein a receiver is arranged within the body, wherein the flange has a sound exit for the receiver; and an upper tab generally protruding in a lateral direction from the body and configured to be positioned above the tragus of a user's ear and a lower tab generally protruding in a lateral direction from the body and configured to be positioned beneath the tragus of the user's ear thereby aligning the ear level part.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Sonova AGInventors: Ara Talaslian, Mark Schmidt, Ming-Lun Dave Ma, Rafael Tamsiran
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Patent number: 11910163Abstract: A signal processing device for processing audio signals is described. The signal processing device has an input interface for receiving an input signal and an output interface for outputting an output signal. Moreover, the signal processing device has at least one first neural network for conditioning the input signal and at least one second neural network for separating one or more audio signals from the input signal. The at least one first neural network and the at least one second neural network are arranged sequentially.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2020Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Sonova AGInventors: Peter Udo Diehl, Elias Sprengel
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Patent number: 11863939Abstract: An exemplary system includes a memory storing instructions and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to determine that an audio streaming session is to be initiated in which an audio signal is streamed to a hearing device, provide, based on the determining that the audio streaming session is to be initiated, an option for a user to select an ambient sound attenuation setting for use by the hearing device during the audio streaming session, detect a selection by the user of the option; and direct, based on the user selecting the option, the hearing device to initiate the audio streaming session and attenuate, in accordance with the ambient sound attenuation setting, ambient sound during the audio streaming session.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Sonova AGInventors: Matthias Riepenhoff, Erwin Kuipers
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Patent number: 11863937Abstract: The disclosure relates to a hearing system including a first hearing device configured to be worn at a first ear of a user and a second hearing device configured to be worn at a second ear of the user. The first hearing device includes a first physiological sensor configured to provide sensor data indicative of a physiological property of the user and the second hearing device includes a second physiological sensor configured to provide sensor data indicative of the same physiological property as the sensor data provided by the first physiological sensor. A processing unit may be configured to control the first and second physiological sensor to alternatingly provide the sensor data in subsequent time intervals.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Sonova AGInventors: Konstantin Silberzahn, Anne Thielen, Patrizia Richner, Markus Leuthold, Katja Dietrich, Adem Bici, Matthias Riepenhoff, Evgeny Murtola, Emily Urry
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Patent number: 11856367Abstract: A method of providing an alert for a user by a hearing device configured to be worn at an ear of the user includes providing user-related data including information about at least one of the user, an ambient environment of the user, or a property of the hearing device worn by the user; characterized by providing vehicle-related data associated with at least one vehicle in a vicinity of the user, the vehicle-related data including information about a property of the vehicle; determining, based on the user-related data and the vehicle-related data, a relevance measure indicative of a probability that the user is endangered by the vehicle; and controlling an operation of the hearing device depending on the relevance measure, the operation alerting the user about the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Sonova AGInventors: Manuela Feilner, Alexander Markus
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Patent number: 11843920Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes sending, by one or more processors of one or more computing devices, first instructions to a patient electronic device causing the patient electronic device to display a first graphical user interface that facilitates a hearing test between a patient and a provider of the hearing test. The computer-implemented method further includes sending, by the one or more processors, second instructions to a provider electronic device causing the provider electronic device to display a second graphical user interface that facilitates the hearing test.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Sonova AGInventors: George Swetlitz, Brian D. Vesely, Martin J. Lenardon, Brian E. Owens, Matthew C. Peterse
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Patent number: 11832064Abstract: The disclosure relates to a hearing device comprising a housing configured to be at least partially inserted into an ear canal of a user, the housing having an opening leading to an interior space enclosed by the housing; a slidable member moveable relative to the opening between different positions including a first position and a second position; an actuator configured to actuate the movement of the slidable member forth from the first position to the second position, and back from the second position to the first position; and a controller configured to control the actuator. The disclosure further relates to a hearing system comprising the hearing device and a stationary device, and a method of operating the hearing device.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2022Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Sonova AGInventors: Erwin Kuipers, Manuel Weibel
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Patent number: 11832241Abstract: The disclosed technology relates to operating two wireless communication protocols during operation of a hearing device.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2018Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Sonova AGInventors: Federico Ferrari, Amre El-Hoiydi
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Patent number: 11832058Abstract: A hearing device system and the method for processing audio signals are described. The hearing device system has at least one hearing device having a recording device for recording an input signal, at least one neural network for separating at least one audio signal from the input signal and a playback device for playing back an output signal ascertained from the at least audio signal. A calibration device is connected to the at least one hearing device in the data-transmitting manner. The at least one neural network is customizable and/or replaceable by the calibration device.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2020Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Sonova AGInventors: Peter Udo Diehl, Elias Sprengel
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Patent number: 11818549Abstract: The disclosed technology relates to a hearing system comprising a first hearing device configured for arrangement in an ear canal of a first ear of a user and a second hearing device configured for arrangement proximate to the first hearing device at the first ear of the user. The first hearing device and the second hearing device may each include a microphone, a signal processing unit, a loudspeaker, and a battery, such that both the first hearing device and the second hearing device are configured to function as a hearing device independently and when combined. In addition, the second hearing device may be configured to charge the battery of the first hearing device.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Sonova AGInventors: Markus Mueller, Leo den Hartog
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Patent number: 11804205Abstract: An injection moulded acoustic filter comprising a foil piece or filter structure having a plurality of micro-slits configured to act as acoustic channels through the foil piece for filtering sound waves impinging the foil piece. The micro-slits have a maximum slit width across a surface of the foil piece of less than one hundred micrometres and a combined slit length along the surface of the foil piece of at least five millimetres. An earplug comprising the acoustic filter. A method and mould for manufacturing the acoustic filter.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2016Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: SONOVA AGInventors: Pieter Gerard Van 'T Hof, Engbert Wilmink
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Patent number: 11792580Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 23, 2021Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Sonova AGInventors: Peter Udo Diehl, Elias Sprengel, Manon Barbier
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Patent number: 11792564Abstract: The disclosure relates to a hearing device comprising an earpiece provided with a vent configured to provide for a venting of sound waves between an inner region of the ear canal and an ambient environment outside the ear canal; the earpiece further comprising an acoustic valve including a valve member moveable relative to the vent between different positions and an actuator configured to provide an actuation force for a movement of the valve member such that an effective open cross-sectional area of the vent can be modified by the movement of the valve member; the hearing device further comprising an output transducer configured to be acoustically coupled to the inner region of the ear canal.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Sonova AGInventors: Erwin Kuipers, Manuel Weibel, Christian Frei-Krumme, Maxi Susanne Moritz
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Patent number: 11784678Abstract: A method includes receiving, by an audio receiver device, a first audio stream from a first audio streaming device, wherein the first audio stream comprises a plurality of frames each comprising at least one audio packet slot for at least one audio packet; and scanning, by the audio receiver device, while receiving the first audio stream from the first audio streaming device, during at least one scan window for packets transmitted from a second audio streaming device in a second audio stream. The scanning takes place in manner so as to enable reception of at least one audio packet per frame of the first audio stream by preventing collision of the at least one scan window with at least one audio packet slot per frame of the first audio stream.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Sonova AGInventors: Amre El-Hoiydi, Michael Bernhard
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Patent number: 11778074Abstract: The disclosed technology includes a method to wirelessly communicate with a wireless communication device using two wireless communication protocols. The method includes: aligning a timing of audio frames of a first wireless communication protocol with a timing of advertising events of a second wireless communication protocol; increasing a time duration between beginnings of advertising Protocol Data Units (PDUs) transmitted during an advertising event of the second wireless communication protocol; receiving a first request to access a transceiver of the wireless communication device from the first wireless communication protocol and receiving a second request to access the transceiver of the wireless communication device from the second wireless communication protocol; and selecting the second request from the second wireless communication protocol to be executed based on priority of the second wireless communication protocol. The method can be used during audio streaming.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2018Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Sonova AGInventors: Federico Ferrari, Amre El-Hoiydi
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Patent number: 11776558Abstract: An exemplary system includes a processor communicatively coupled to a memory and configured to execute instructions to generate a modified audiogram for a user of a hearing device. The modified audiogram may be based on a frequency lowering scheme that maps at least some audio frequencies included in a first set of audio frequencies to relatively lower audio frequencies to form a second set of audio frequencies. The modified audiogram may indicate a set of modified hearing thresholds of the user at the first set of audio frequencies. The generating of the modified audiogram may include applying an inverse of the frequency lowering scheme to the set of modified hearing thresholds at the second set of audio frequencies to obtain the set of modified hearing thresholds of the modified audiogram at the first set of audio frequencies.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Sonova AGInventors: Ullrich Sigwanz, Robert Baur