Patents by Inventor Cees H. TAAL

Cees H. TAAL 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).

  • Speech intelligibility predictor and applications thereof
    Patent number: 9064502
    Abstract: The application relates to a method of providing a speech intelligibility predictor value for estimating an average listener's ability to understand of a target speech signal when said target speech signal is subject to a processing algorithm and/or is received in a noisy environment. The application further relates to a method of improving a listener's understanding of a target speech signal in a noisy environment and to corresponding device units. The object of the present application is to provide an alternative objective intelligibility measure, e.g. a measure that is suitable for use in a time-frequency environment. The invention may e.g. be used in audio processing systems, e.g. listening systems, e.g. hearing aid systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: OTICON A/S
    Inventors: Cees H. Taal, Richard Hendriks, Richard Heusdens, Ulrik Kjems, Jesper Jensen
  • SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY PREDICTOR AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20110224976
    Abstract: The application relates to a method of providing a speech intelligibility predictor value for estimating an average listener's ability to understand of a target speech signal when said target speech signal is subject to a processing algorithm and/or is received in a noisy environment. The application further relates to a method of improving a listener's understanding of a target speech signal in a noisy environment and to corresponding device units. The object of the present application is to provide an alternative objective intelligibility measure, e.g. a measure that is suitable for use in a time-frequency environment. The invention may e.g. be used in audio processing systems, e.g. listening systems, e.g. hearing aid systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventors: Cees H. TAAL, Richard Hendriks, Richard Heusdens, Ulrik Kjems, Jesper Jensen