Abstract: A method for programming a hearing assistive device includes requesting write access from a programming device to the hearing assistive device, sending, in response to the request, a first message from the hearing assistive device to a programming-rights-management server, generating, in the programming-rights-management server, a programming rights permission list, sending a second message containing the programming rights permission list from the programming-rights-management server to the hearing assistive device, transferring programming data in a programming session from the programming device to the hearing assistive device, writing the received programming data as control data sets permitted according the programming rights permission list received from the programming-rights-management server, and terminating the programming session once data writing has been completed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 14, 2019
Date of Patent:
October 12, 2021
Assignee:
WIDEX A/S
Inventors:
Niels Erik Boelskift Maretti, Anders Westergaard
Abstract: A method of operating a hearing aid system in order to provide improved noise reduction and a hearing aid system (100) adapted to carry out the method.
Type:
Application
Filed:
November 16, 2018
Publication date:
September 30, 2021
Applicant:
WIDEX A/S
Inventors:
Pejman MOWLAEE, Lars Dalskov MOSGAARD, Thomas Bo ELMEDYB, Michael Johannes PIHL, Georg STIEFENHOFER, David PELEGRIN-GARCIA, Adam WESTERMANN
Abstract: A hearing aid service system includes an Internet enabled personal communication device and one or more hearing aids provided with respective transceivers for establishing a wireless connection, whereby the personal communication device becomes a gateway for the hearing aids to a remote server. Each hearing aid includes a processor controlling the operation of the hearing aid, and a memory containing program code for at least one add-on program for the operation of the hearing aid. The server manages user accounts for a plurality of hearing aid users, including managing subscription status for the add-on program. The server creates a subscription status change event for the account upon change of the subscription status for the at least one add-on program and sends a status change instruction to the hearing aids for enabling or disabling one or more of the add-on programs by using the communication device as gateway.
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 22, 2021
Publication date:
September 30, 2021
Applicant:
Widex A/S
Inventors:
Soren Erik WESTERMANN, Svend Vitting ANDERSEN, Anders WESTERGAARD, Niels Erik Boelskift MARETTI
Abstract: A method of operating a hearing aid system in order to provide improved performance for a multitude of hearing aid system processing stages and a hearing aid system (400) for carrying out the method.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 30, 2018
Date of Patent:
September 28, 2021
Assignee:
WIDEX A/S
Inventors:
Lars Dalskov Mosgaard, Thomas Bo Elmedyb, Michael Johannes Pihl, Pejman Mowlaee, David Pelegrin-Garcia
Abstract: A method of personalizing at least one hearing aid for a hearing aid user including manufacturing at least one hearing aid (1), receiving an audiogram from a server (37) for the hearing aid user, programming the at least one hearing aid (1) by the audiogram, whereby the at least one hearing aid (1) becomes personalized for the hearing aid user. The at least one personalized hearing aid (1) is delivered to the hearing aid user. Once the user has received the at least one personalized hearing aid (1), he may take the hearing aids into use. If there arises a need for fine tuning, the hearing aid user may request a consultation with a hearing healthcare professional. The hearing healthcare professional has equipment (44, 45) for fine tuning the hearing aid (1), and he may fine tuning the at least one personalized hearing aid (1) in dialogue with the hearing aid user. Also provided is a hearing aid delivering system and an Internet enabled personal communication device.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 21, 2020
Date of Patent:
September 14, 2021
Assignee:
Widex A/S
Inventors:
Anders Westergaard, Niels Erik Boelskift Maretti
Abstract: Disclosed is a refueling unit for refueling a fuel cell. The refueling unit comprising a fuel cell receiving section and a cartridge receiving section. The refueling unit is configured to receive through a waste inlet a waste fluid. The refueling unit further comprises an intermediate fuel reservoir for storing fuel. The refueling unit is configured to firstly receive in the intermediate fuel reservoir a predetermined amount of fuel from a cartridge and secondly empty the intermediate fuel reservoir and guide said fuel stored therein into the fuel reservoir of a fuel cell connected to the fuel cell receiving section.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 4, 2019
Publication date:
September 9, 2021
Applicant:
WIDEX A/S
Inventors:
Michael Frydendal LARSSEN, Per Kokholm SORENSEN, Thorvaldur Oli BODVARSSON, Boris VALNERT
Abstract: Disclosed is a fluid system comprising a first member and a membrane sheet. The first member having a first surface, a first fluid inlet and a first flow channel. The membrane sheet having a first side, a second side opposite to the first side and a first slit, wherein the first side of the membrane sheet is abutting the first surface of the first member, the first flow channel forming a fluid passage from the first fluid inlet towards the first slit. The fluid system is configured to allow said membrane sheet to deform and thereby open said first slit and enable a fluid in the first flow channel to flow through the first slit when the pressure at the first slit is higher on the first side of the membrane sheet than on the second side of the membrane sheet.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 4, 2019
Publication date:
September 2, 2021
Applicant:
WIDEX A/S
Inventors:
Michael Frydendal LARSSEN, Per Kokholm SORENSEN, Thorvaldur Oli BODVARSSON, Boris VALNERT
Abstract: A method of operating a hearing aid system comprising a hearing aid (300) wherein a digital filter (302) is adapted to be of minimum phase and to provide a frequency dependent target gain.
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 26, 2019
Publication date:
September 2, 2021
Applicant:
Widex A/S
Inventors:
Thomas Bo ELMEDYB, Lars Dalskov MOSGAARD, Michael Johannes PIHL, Georg STIEFENHOFER, Pejman MOWLAEE, Adam WESTERMANN
Abstract: A method of operating a hearing aid system in order to provide improved sound environment classification and a hearing aid system (200) for carrying out the method.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 30, 2018
Date of Patent:
August 31, 2021
Assignee:
Widex A/S
Inventors:
Lars Dalskov Mosgaard, Thomas Bo Elmedyb, Michael Johannes Pihl, Georg Stiefenhofer, Jakob Nielsen, Adam Westermann
Abstract: A hearing aid system (100), wherein changes to the settings is only allowed if a hearing aid performance verification is carried out with a successful result as well as a method of operating such a hearing aid system.
Abstract: A method (300) of fitting a hearing aid system, based on the use of hearing aid system setting data and data related to a possible hearing aid system performance verification for a multitude of different hearing aid system users, as well as a hearing aid system adapted to carry out such a method.
Abstract: A method (400) of testing microphone performance of a hearing aid system, based on a determined correlation measure between a first and a second microphone signal, as well as a hearing aid system adapted to carry out such a method.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 13, 2019
Publication date:
August 19, 2021
Applicant:
Widex A/S
Inventors:
Thilo Volker THIEDE, Peter Magnus NOERGAARD
Abstract: A method (500) of testing microphone performance of a hearing aid system, based on a determined correspondence between a hearing aid microphone signal and a test signal provided by the hearing aid system, as well as a hearing aid system adapted to carry out such a method.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 13, 2019
Publication date:
August 12, 2021
Applicant:
WIDEX A/S
Inventors:
Thilo Volker THIEDE, Peter Magnus NOERGAARD
Abstract: A hearing assisting (10) device including a receiver (1) for generation of acoustic signals and a fixture (3, 8, 9) for positioning the receiver. A suspension (2, 21, 22) supports the receiver to the fixture. The combination of the receiver and the suspension has a mechanical resonance frequency in the range from 6 kHz to 10 kHz.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 1, 2016
Date of Patent:
August 3, 2021
Assignee:
WIDEX A/S
Inventors:
Lars Friis, Christian Christiansen Burger, Christian Lyngsoe Svejgaard, Jan Topholm, Rune Aarup Due, Toke Borgen Linander, Christian Andersen
Abstract: A hearing assistive device (10; 60) having an input transducer (12; 61) converting sound into an audio signal applied to a processor (14; 66), the processor (14; 66) is configured to compensate a hearing loss of a user of the hearing assistive device and to output a compensated audio signal, and an output transducer (16; 65) converting the compensated audio signal into sound. The hearing assistive device (10; 60) further comprises a wireless transceiver (21; 67) enabling audio streaming from an external device (30; 80) to the hearing assisting device; an attenuator (23; 66a) associated with said processor (14; 66) applying attenuation to the compensated audio signal; and an audio stream analyzer (22a; 68a) classifying the audio stream received via said wireless transceiver. The attenuator (23; 66a) is controlled in accordance to the audio stream classification from the audio stream analyzer (22a; 68a). The invention further provides a method of operating a hearing assisting device.
Abstract: A method (300) of operating a hearing aid system wherein the acoustical output signal intensity levels are confined to a range that primarily high-spontaneous rate auditory nerve fibres respond to, hereby providing sound processing that may benefit individuals with an auditory neurodegeneration, a computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions, which when executed carries out the method, a hearing aid system (100, 200) adapted to carry out the method and a method of fitting a hearing aid system.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 1, 2019
Date of Patent:
July 20, 2021
Assignee:
Widex A/S
Inventors:
Anne Vikaer Damsgaard, Carsten Paludan-Muller
Abstract: A method of operating a hearing aid system in order to provide improved performance for a multitude of hearing aid system processing stages and a hearing aid system (400) for carrying out the method.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 30, 2018
Publication date:
July 1, 2021
Applicant:
WIDEX A/S
Inventors:
Thomas Bo ELMEDYB, Lars Dalskov MOSGAARD, Michael Johannes PIHL, Pejman MOWLAEE, David PELEGRIN-GARCIA
Abstract: A method of operating an ear level audio system in order to provide improved own voice detection and an ear level audio system (100) for carrying out the method.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 9, 2019
Publication date:
June 3, 2021
Applicant:
WIDEX A/S
Inventors:
Pejman MOWLAEE, Lars Dalskov MOSGAARD, Thomas BO ELMEDYB, Michael Johannes PIHL, Georg STIEFENHOFER, David PELEGRIN-GARCIA, Adam WESTERNANN
Abstract: An audio streaming system including an audio streamer connected to an audio source, and at least one ear worn device. The audio streamer includes a first antenna with a first polarization, a second antenna with a second polarization, and a radio configured for transmitting a first audio stream signal (30) from the first antenna and a second audio stream signal (31) from the second antenna. The first audio stream signal (30) and the second audio stream signal (31) carry the same audio information and are shifted in time. At least one ear worn device is configured to receive the first audio stream signal (30) and the second audio stream signal (31), compare the signal strength of the first audio stream signal (30) and the second audio stream signal (31), and select either the first audio stream signal (30) and the second audio stream signal (31) as input for audio reception.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 13, 2019
Date of Patent:
June 1, 2021
Assignee:
Widex A/S
Inventors:
Morten Schmidt, Claus Svane Bjerregaard, Thomas Lindhardt Iversen
Abstract: A hearing aid system (400) including a hearing aid (412) and an external device (413), wherein the hearing aid (412) includes a network adapted to provide a desired processed output, wherein a multitude of weights determines the processing of the network and wherein the values of the multitude of weights are determined by the external device (413).
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 21, 2017
Date of Patent:
May 18, 2021
Assignee:
Widex A/S
Inventors:
Thomas Bo Elmedyb, Lars Dalskov Mosgaard, Jakob Nielsen, Georg Stiefenhofer, Adam Westermann, Michael Pihl