Patents by Inventor Charlotte SØRENSEN
Charlotte SØRENSEN 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: 20230197094Abstract: An electronic device includes: a first external input transducer configured to capture a first sound signal that comprises a first speech part of a speech of a user and a first noise part of noise from a surrounding; an internal input transducer configured to capture a second signal, the second signal comprising a second speech part of the speech of the user, where the first speech part and the second speech part are of a same speech portion of the speech at a first time interval; and a signal processor configured to: estimate a fundamental frequency of the speech of the user at the first time interval based on the second signal; update the first model based on the estimated fundamental frequency of the speech at the first time interval; and process the first sound signal based on the updated first model to obtain the first speech part.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2022Publication date: June 22, 2023Applicant: GN Hearing A/SInventors: Charlotte SØRENSEN, Jesper BÜNSOW BOLDT
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Patent number: 11676621Abstract: A hearing device includes: an input module for provision of a first input signal; a processor configured to provide an electrical output signal based on the first input signal; a receiver configured to provide an audio output signal; and a controller comprising a speech intelligibility estimator configured to determine a speech intelligibility indicator indicative of speech intelligibility based on the first input signal, wherein the controller is configured to control the processor based on the speech intelligibility indicator; wherein the speech intelligibility estimator comprises a decomposition module configured to decompose the first input signal into a first representation of the first input signal in a frequency domain, wherein the first representation comprises one or more elements representative of the first input signal; and wherein the decomposition module comprises one or more characterization blocks for characterizing the one or more elements of the first representation in the frequency domain.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2021Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: GN HEARING A/SInventors: Charlotte Sørensen, Jesper B. Boldt, Angeliki Xenaki, Mathew Shaji Kavalekalam, Mads G Christensen
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Patent number: 11164593Abstract: A hearing device includes: an input module for provision of a first input signal; a processor configured to provide an electrical output signal based on the first input signal; a receiver configured to provide an audio output signal; and a controller comprising a speech intelligibility estimator configured to determine a speech intelligibility indicator indicative of speech intelligibility based on the first input signal, wherein the controller is configured to control the processor based on the speech intelligibility indicator; wherein the speech intelligibility estimator comprises a decomposition module configured to decompose the first input signal into a first representation of the first input signal in a frequency domain, wherein the first representation comprises one or more elements representative of the first input signal; and wherein the decomposition module comprises one or more characterization blocks for characterizing the one or more elements of the first representation in the frequency domain.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2018Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: GN Hearing A/SInventors: Charlotte Sørensen, Jesper B. Boldt, Angeliki Xenaki, Mathew Shaji Kavalekalam, Mads G Christensen
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Publication number: 20210335380Abstract: A hearing device includes: an input module for provision of a first input signal; a processor configured to provide an electrical output signal based on the first input signal; a receiver configured to provide an audio output signal; and a controller comprising a speech intelligibility estimator configured to determine a speech intelligibility indicator indicative of speech intelligibility based on the first input signal, wherein the controller is configured to control the processor based on the speech intelligibility indicator; wherein the speech intelligibility estimator comprises a decomposition module configured to decompose the first input signal into a first representation of the first input signal in a frequency domain, wherein the first representation comprises one or more elements representative of the first input signal; and wherein the decomposition module comprises one or more characterization blocks for characterizing the one or more elements of the first representation in the frequency domain.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2021Publication date: October 28, 2021Applicant: GN HEARING A/SInventors: Charlotte SØRENSEN, Jesper B. BOLDT, Angeliki XENAKI, Mathew Shaji KAVALEKALAM, Mads G. CHRISTENSEN
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Patent number: 10993048Abstract: A hearing device includes: an antenna for receiving a first wireless input signal from an external device and providing an antenna output signal; a transceiver configured to provide a transceiver input signal; an input module for provision of a first input signal, the input module comprising a first microphone; a processor; a receiver configured to provide an audio output signal; a pre-processor for provision of a pre-processor output signal based on the first input signal; and a controller comprising a speech intelligibility estimator for determining a speech intelligibility indicator indicative of speech intelligibility based on the transceiver input signal and a first controller input signal, wherein the controller is configured to provide a controller output signal based on the speech intelligibility indicator; wherein the pre-processor is configured to apply, based on the controller output signal, a pre-processing scheme to the first input signal and/or the transceiver input signal.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2018Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: GN Hearing A/SInventors: Jesper B. Boldt, Charlotte Sørensen, Rene Burmand Johannesson
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Publication number: 20190132688Abstract: A hearing device includes: an antenna for receiving a first wireless input signal from an external device and providing an antenna output signal; a transceiver configured to provide a transceiver input signal; an input module for provision of a first input signal, the input module comprising a first microphone; a processor; a receiver configured to provide an audio output signal; a pre-processor for provision of a pre-processor output signal based on the first input signal; and a controller comprising a speech intelligibility estimator for determining a speech intelligibility indicator indicative of speech intelligibility based on the transceiver input signal and a first controller input signal, wherein the controller is configured to provide a controller output signal based on the speech intelligibility indicator; wherein the pre-processor is configured to apply, based on the controller output signal, a pre-processing scheme to the first input signal and/or the transceiver input signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2018Publication date: May 2, 2019Applicant: GN HEARING A/SInventors: Jesper B. BOLDT, Charlotte SØRENSEN, Rene Burmand JOHANNESSON
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Publication number: 20190019526Abstract: A hearing device includes: an input module for provision of a first input signal; a processor configured to provide an electrical output signal based on the first input signal; a receiver configured to provide an audio output signal; and a controller comprising a speech intelligibility estimator configured to determine a speech intelligibility indicator indicative of speech intelligibility based on the first input signal, wherein the controller is configured to control the processor based on the speech intelligibility indicator; wherein the speech intelligibility estimator comprises a decomposition module configured to decompose the first input signal into a first representation of the first input signal in a frequency domain, wherein the first representation comprises one or more elements representative of the first input signal; and wherein the decomposition module comprises one or more characterization blocks for characterizing the one or more elements of the first representation in the frequency domain.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2018Publication date: January 17, 2019Applicant: GN HEARING A/SInventors: Charlotte SØRENSEN, Jesper B. BOLDT, Angeliki XENAKI, Mathew Shaji KAVALEKALAM, Mads G CHRISTENSEN
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Publication number: 20180255406Abstract: The present disclosure provides a hearing device comprising a set of microphones comprising a first microphone for provision of a first microphone input signal, and a processor for processing input signals and providing an electrical output signal based on input signals. The hearing device a receiver for converting the electrical output signal to an audio output signal, and a controller operatively connected to the set of microphones, the controller comprising a speech intelligibility estimator for estimating a speech intelligibility indicator indicative of speech intelligibility based on one or more microphone input signals. The controller is configured to control the processor based on the speech intelligibility indicator. The speech intelligibility estimator comprises a pitch estimator for estimating a pitch parameter of a first audio source. The speech intelligibility indicator is based on the pitch parameter and a direction of the first audio source.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2018Publication date: September 6, 2018Applicant: GN HEARING A/SInventors: Charlotte SØRENSEN, Jesper Bunsow BOLDT, Angeliki XENAKI, Mads Graesboll CHRISTENSEN