Patents by Inventor Anders Højsgaard Thomsen
Anders Højsgaard Thomsen 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: 20240122543Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of methods, in particular performed by at least one hearing device, uses of the method, hearing devices and hearing systems. The method can include determining a reference orientation and/or position, in particular a reference vector uref, of a hearing device; detecting at least one movement and/or acceleration of the hearing device; determining at least one deviating orientation and/or position, in particular at least one deviation vector vd, of the hearing device based on the detected at least one movement and/or acceleration; and determining at least one deviation, in particular at least one deviation angle ?, between the reference orientation and/or position, in particular the reference vector uref, and the at least one deviating orientation and/or position, in particular the at least one deviation vector vd.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Michael Syskind PEDERSEN, Karsten Bo RASMUSSEN, Anders Højsgaard THOMSEN, Fares EL-AZM, Anders Vinther OLSEN
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Publication number: 20230353962Abstract: 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. 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: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Jacob Anders ROUG, Peter SOMMER, Martin LARSEN, Anders Højsgaard THOMSEN, Peter H. WEIS, Bjarke MEJNERTSEN
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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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Patent number: 11463820Abstract: A hearing aid comprises a forward path comprising a) at least two input transducers, each for picking up sound from the environment of the hearing aid and providing respective at least two electric input signals; b) a beamformer filter for filtering said at least two electric input signals or signals originating therefrom and providing a spatially filtered signal; c) a signal processor for processing one or more of said electric input signals or one or more signals originating therefrom, and providing one or more processed signals based thereon; and d) an output transducer for generating stimuli perceivable by the user as sound based on said one or more processed signals.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2020Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: Oticon A/SInventors: Anders Højsgaard Thomsen, Steen Michael Munk, Anders Meng
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Publication number: 20220201410Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2022Publication date: June 23, 2022Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Jacob Anders ROUG, Peter SOMMER, Martin LARSEN, Anders Højsgaard THOMSEN, Peter H. WEIS, Bjarke MEJNERTSEN
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Patent number: 11323828Abstract: There is provided a hearing aid with a Receiver In The Ear speaker assembly comprising an 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: December 3, 2019Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: Oticon A/SInventors: Jacob Anders Roug, Peter Sommer, Martin Larsen, Anders Højsgaard Thomsen, Peter H. Weis, Bjarke Mejnertsen
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Publication number: 20220095058Abstract: A hearing device with an adjustable vent is disclosed. The device includes at least one microphone configured to provide an input signal representing sound, a processor configured to process the input signal and provide a processed signal, at least one loudspeaker configured to receive the processed signal from the processor and to provide an acoustic signal based on the processed signal to the ear of a user, an earpiece comprising a vent, and an electrically controllable valve configured to control the vent, and a valve control unit configured to receive one or more control signals in dependence of a current hearing situation of the hearing device, wherein the valve control unit is configured to adjust the electrically controllable valve in dependence of the one or more control signals to provide the vent to be in a state between an acoustically more open and an acoustically less open state.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2021Publication date: March 24, 2022Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Anders Højsgaard THOMSEN, Karsten Bo RASMUSSEN, Svend Oscar PETERSEN, Edvinas BUREIKA, Christian Asp MOGENSEN, Troels Holm PEDERSEN, Gorm DANNESBOE, Jacob Anders ROUG, Mathias Bruun LARSEN, Mikkel NIELSEN
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Patent number: 11228848Abstract: A hearing device with an adjustable vent is disclosed. The device includes at least one microphone configured to provide an input signal representing sound, a processor configured to process the input signal and provide a processed signal, at least one loudspeaker configured to receive the processed signal from the processor and to provide an acoustic signal based on the processed signal to the ear of a user, an earpiece comprising a vent, and an electrically controllable valve configured to control the vent, and a valve control unit configured to receive one or more control signals in dependence of a current hearing situation of the hearing device, wherein the valve control unit is configured to adjust the electrically controllable valve in dependence of the one or more control signals to provide the vent to be in a state between an acoustically more open and an acoustically less open state.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2020Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: OTICON A/SInventors: Anders Højsgaard Thomsen, Karsten Bo Rasmussen, Svend Oscar Petersen, Edvinas Bureika, Christian Asp Mogensen, Troels Holm Pedersen, Gorm Dannesboe, Jacob Anders Roug, Mathias Bruun Larsen, Mikkel Nielsen
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Publication number: 20210092530Abstract: A hearing aid comprises a forward path comprising a) at least two input transducers, each for picking up sound from the environment of the hearing aid and providing respective at least two electric input signals; b) a beamformer filter for filtering said at least two electric input signals or signals originating therefrom and providing a spatially filtered signal; c) a signal processor for processing one or more of said electric input signals or one or more signals originating therefrom, and providing one or more processed signals based thereon; and d) an output transducer for generating stimuli perceivable by the user as sound based on said one or more processed signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Anders Højsgaard THOMSEN, Steen Michael MUNK, Anders MENG
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Publication number: 20200260197Abstract: A hearing device with an adjustable vent is disclosed. The device includes at least one microphone configured to provide an input signal representing sound, a processor configured to process the input signal and provide a processed signal, at least one loudspeaker configured to receive the processed signal from the processor and to provide an acoustic signal based on the processed signal to the ear of a user, an earpiece comprising a vent, and an electrically controllable valve configured to control the vent, and a valve control unit configured to receive one or more control signals in dependence of a current hearing situation of the hearing device, wherein the valve control unit is configured to adjust the electrically controllable valve in dependence of the one or more control signals to provide the vent to be in a state between an acoustically more open and an acoustically less open state.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2020Publication date: August 13, 2020Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Anders Højsgaard THOMSEN, Karsten Bo RASMUSSEN, Svend Oscar PETERSEN, Edvinas BUREIKA, Christian Asp MOGENSEN, Troels Holm PEDERSEN, Gorm DANNESBOE, Jacob Anders ROUG, Mathias Bruun LARSEN, Mikkel NIELSEN
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Publication number: 20200178010Abstract: There is provided a hearing aid with a Receiver In The Ear speaker assembly comprising an 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: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2019Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Jacob Anders ROUG, Peter SOMMER, Martin LARSEN, Anders Højsgaard THOMSEN, Peter H. WEIS, Bjarke MEJNERTSEN
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Patent number: 10631107Abstract: A hearing device comprises a) an input unit for providing at least one electric input signal representing sound in a frequency sub-band representation, b) an SNR estimation unit for estimating a signal to noise ratio and/or a level estimation unit for estimating a level of said at least one electric input signal, and c) a configurable frequency transposition unit for transposing content of a source frequency sub-band FBS into a destination frequency sub-band FBD.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2019Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: OTICON A/SInventors: Anders Højsgaard Thomsen, Jesper Jensen, Thomas Ulrich Christiansen
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Patent number: 10511917Abstract: An adaptive level estimator for providing a level estimate of an electric input signal representing sound is provided. The adaptive level estimator comprises a first level estimator that provides a first level estimate of the electric input signal in a first number K1 of frequency bands; a second level estimator that provides attack/release time constants associated with a second level estimate of the electric input signal in a second number K2 of frequency bands, wherein K2 is smaller than K1; and a level control unit that provides a resulting level estimate based on said first level estimates and said attack/release time constants associated with said second level estimates. The level estimator may be used in devices or applications that benefit from a dynamic adaptation of an input signal level to a listener's dynamic range of sound level perception, or to any other specific dynamic range deviating from that of the environment sound.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2019Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: OTICON A/SInventors: Anders Højsgaard Thomsen, Jan Petersen, Jan Mark De Haan
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Publication number: 20190379985Abstract: A hearing device comprises a) an input unit for providing at least one electric input signal representing sound in a frequency sub-band representation, b) an SNR estimation unit for estimating a signal to noise ratio and/or a level estimation unit for estimating a level of said at least one electric input signal, and c) a configurable frequency transposition unit for transposing content of a source frequency sub-band FBS into a destination frequency sub-band FBD.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2019Publication date: December 12, 2019Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Anders Højsgaard THOMSEN, Jesper JENSEN, Thomas Ulrich CHRISTIANSEN
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Publication number: 20190200141Abstract: An adaptive level estimator for providing a level estimate of an electric input signal representing sound is provided. The adaptive level estimator comprises a first level estimator that provides a first level estimate of the electric input signal in a first number K1 of frequency bands; a second level estimator that provides attack/release time constants associated with a second level estimate of the electric input signal in a second number K2 of frequency bands, wherein K2 is smaller than K1; and a level control unit that provides a resulting level estimate based on said first level estimates and said attack/release time constants associated with said second level estimates. The level estimator may be used in devices or applications that benefit from a dynamic adaptation of an input signal level to a listener's dynamic range of sound level perception, or to any other specific dynamic range deviating from that of the environment sound.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2019Publication date: June 27, 2019Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Anders Højsgaard THOMSEN, Jan PETERSEN, Jan Mark DE HAAN
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Patent number: 10277990Abstract: An adaptive level estimator for providing a level estimate of an electric input signal representing sound is provided. The adaptive level estimator comprises a first level estimator configured to provide a first level estimate of the electric input signal in a first number K1 of frequency bands; a second level estimator configured to provide a second level estimate of the electric input signal and/or associated attack/release time constants in a second number K2 of frequency bands, wherein K2 is smaller than K1; and a level control unit receiving said first and second level estimates and configured to provide said resulting level estimate based on said first and said second level estimates and/or said associated attack/release time constants. The invention may e.g.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2018Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: OTICON A/SInventors: Anders Højsgaard Thomsen, Jan Petersen, Jan Mark De Haan
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Publication number: 20180220242Abstract: An adaptive level estimator for providing a level estimate of an electric input signal representing sound is provided. The adaptive level estimator comprises a first level estimator configured to provide a first level estimate of the electric input signal in a first number K1 of frequency bands; a second level estimator configured to provide a second level estimate of the electric input signal and/or associated attack/release time constants in a second number K2 of frequency bands, wherein K2 is smaller than K1; and a level control unit receiving said first and second level estimates and configured to provide said resulting level estimate based on said first and said second level estimates and/or said associated attack/release time constants. The invention may e.g.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2018Publication date: August 2, 2018Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Anders Højsgaard THOMSEN, Jan PETERSEN, Jan Mark DE HAAN
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Patent number: 9936315Abstract: The application relates to a method of fitting a hearing device to a user, the method comprising a) Defining a user as a first time user; b) Selecting a processing algorithm to have special first time user settings; c) Defining prescribed settings for the user; d) Defining special first time user settings for said processing algorithm; e) Defining a scheme for adapting said special first time user settings to said prescribed settings over time. The application further relates to a method of a fitting system and to a hearing device. The object of the present application is to provide an alternative fitting scheme for a first time user of a hearing device. The method further provides that the processing algorithm to have special first time user settings is selected from the group comprising noise reduction algorithms, directionality algorithms, binaural compression algorithms, and a combination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2015Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: OTICON A/SInventor: Anders Højsgaard Thomsen
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Patent number: 9860653Abstract: A hearing aid device configured to be partly or fully inserted into the ear canal of a user is disclosed. The hearing aid device comprises a receiver (loudspeaker) adapted to generate and send an air-borne acoustic signal towards the eardrum when the hearing aid device is partly or fully inserted into the ear canal. The hearing aid device further comprises a microphone configured to receive acoustic signals. The hearing aid device comprises a processing unit configured to determine if the hearing aid device is positioned in a correct position in the ear canal on the basis of the acoustic signals received by the microphone.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2016Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: OTICON A/SInventors: Thor Højlund Olsen, Povl Koch, Troels Holm Pedersen, Claus Nielsen, Søren Laugesen, Karsten Bo Rasmussen, Peter Sommer, Kåre Tais Christensen, Svend Oscar Petersen, Jørn Johansen, Bent Severin, Jan Frantzen, Lars Lund Jørgensen, Glenn Jensen, Anders Højsgaard Thomsen, Steen Michael Munk, Henrik Lodberg Olsen, Anders Hebsgaard, Vijay Kumar Bhat
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Publication number: 20170064461Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for extending the battery lifetime in a hearing device, and to a hearing device with means for extending the battery lifetime of the hearing device. The hearing device comprise an amplifier providing an output signal and a controllable maximum power output limiter configured to limit the output signal from the amplifier when the output signal form the amplifier exceeds a predefined threshold: the hearing device further comprise a speech detector providing a control signal to the controllable maximum power output limiter, where the speech detector is further provided with an input terminal for receiving an input signal, such as the signal provided by a microphone. The controllable maximum power output limiter is further configured to reduce the maximum power output of the amplifier only when the speech detector does not detect the presence of a speech signal in the input signal received by the speech detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2016Publication date: March 2, 2017Applicant: Oticon A/SInventor: Anders Højsgaard THOMSEN