Patents by Inventor Christophe LESIMPLE
Christophe LESIMPLE 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: 20230252998Abstract: A hearing system comprises a hearing device, e.g.. a hearing aid, comprising at least one microphone for converting a sound in the environment to an electric input signal. The hearing system comprises a processor comprising a user identification unit comprising a data-driven algorithm configured to provide a user identification signal indicating whether or not, or with what probability, the person currently wearing the hearing device is a particular user in dependence of a time segment of said particular user’s voice and said at least one electric input signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Slawomir KWASIBORSKI, Morten GULD, Svend Oscar PETERSEN, Michael Syskind PEDERSEN, Christophe LESIMPLE
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Patent number: 11594228Abstract: A hearing system comprises a hearing device, e.g. a hearing aid, configured to be worn by a particular user at or in an ear, or to be fully or partially implanted in the head at an ear of the user. The hearing device comprises at least one microphone for converting a sound in the environment of the hearing device to an electric input signal. The hearing system, e.g. the hearing device, comprises a processor comprising an own voice analyzer configured to characterize the voice of a person presently wearing the hearing device based at least partly on said electric input signal, and to provide characteristics of said person's voice, and an own voice acoustic channel analyzer for estimating characteristics of an acoustic channel from the mouth of the person presently wearing the hearing device to the at least one microphone based at least partly on said electric input signal, and to provide characteristics of said acoustic channel of said person.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2020Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: Oticon A/SInventors: Sławomir Kwasiborski, Morten Guld, Svend Oscar Petersen, Michael Syskind Pedersen, Christophe Lesimple
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Publication number: 20200294508Abstract: A hearing system comprises a hearing device, e.g. a hearing aid, configured to be worn by a particular user at or in an ear, or to be fully or partially implanted in the head at an ear of the user. The hearing device comprises at least one microphone for converting a sound in the environment of the hearing device to an electric input signal. The hearing system, e.g. the hearing device, comprises a processor comprising an own voice analyzer configured to characterize the voice of a person presently wearing the hearing device based at least partly on said electric input signal, and to provide characteristics of said person's voice, and an own voice acoustic channel analyzer for estimating characteristics of an acoustic channel from the mouth of the person presently wearing the hearing device to the at least one microphone based at least partly on said electric input signal, and to provide characteristics of said acoustic channel of said person.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Slawomir KWASIBORSKI, Morten GULD, Svend Oscar PETERSEN, Michael Syskind PEDERSEN, Christophe LESIMPLE
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Patent number: 10362412Abstract: A hearing device, e.g.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2016Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: Oticon A/SInventors: Christophe Lesimple, Neil Hockley, Miguel Sans
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Patent number: 10257623Abstract: The disclosure relates to a hearing assistance system and a system signal processing unit for a hearing assistance system wherein the hearing assistance system comprises at least two binaural hearing systems including a first binaural hearing system and a second binaural hearing system is provided. The system signal processing unit comprises or is operatively connected to a wireless data communication interface for wirelessly communicating with at least one of said at least two binaural hearing systems.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2018Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: OTICON A/SInventors: Christophe Lesimple, Daniel Bueb
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Publication number: 20190014424Abstract: The disclosure relates to a hearing assistance system and a system signal processing unit for a hearing assistance system wherein the hearing assistance system comprises at least two binaural hearing systems including a first binaural hearing system and a second binaural hearing system is provided. The system signal processing unit comprises or is operatively connected to a wireless data communication interface for wirelessly communicating with at least one of said at least two binaural hearing systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2018Publication date: January 10, 2019Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Christophe LESIMPLE, Daniel BUEB
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Patent number: 10085099Abstract: The application relates to a hearing aid system comprising a hearing aid device comprising a configurable signal processing unit, a programming device configured to program the configurable signal processing unit, and a communication link allowing the exchange of data between the hearing aid device and the programming device. The application further relates to a method of programming configurable signal processing unit to provide an increased speech intelligibility by frequency lowering. The hearing aid system is configured to program the configurable signal processing unit of the hearing device according the claimed method. The invention may e.g. be used in hearing aids.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2015Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignees: Bernafon AG, Oticon A/SInventors: Martin Kuriger, Christophe Lesimple, Neil Hockley, Claus Forup Corlin Jespersgaard, Thomas Ulrich Christiansen
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Publication number: 20180184213Abstract: A hearing device, e.g.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2016Publication date: June 28, 2018Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Christophe LESIMPLE, Neil HOCKLEY, Miquel SANS
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Patent number: 9980053Abstract: A method of programming a configurable signal processing unit of a hearing aid device comprises Providing a frequency transposition algorithm in the hearing aid device where content from more than one upper-lying source frequency band is copied or moved into one and the same lower lying destination frequency band; Providing a number of frequency transposition configurations, each comprising a specific combination of source regions and a destination region; Providing a weight parameter that specifies the amount of gain applied to a lowered signal resulting from a given frequency transposition configuration; and Providing a prescription algorithm that selects an optimum frequency transposition configuration for an ear of a user taking an audiogram for the ear in question and an amplification capability of the hearing aid device in question into account. A purpose of the disclosure is to provide an improved audibility of high frequency sound for users with severe-to-profound hearing losses.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2016Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignees: OTICON A/S, BERNAFON AGInventors: Martin Kuriger, Christophe Lesimple, Neil Hockley, Claus Forup Corlin Jespersgaard, Thomas Ulrich Christiansen, Kamilla Angelo
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Publication number: 20170127200Abstract: The application relates to a hearing aid system comprising a hearing aid device comprising a configurable signal processing unit, a programming device configured to program the configurable signal processing unit, and a communication link allowing the exchange of data between the hearing aid device and the programming device. The application further relates to a method of programming configurable signal processing unit to provide an increased speech intelligibility by frequency lowering. The hearing aid system is configured to program the configurable signal processing unit of the hearing device according the claimed method. The invention may e.g. be used in hearing aids.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2015Publication date: May 4, 2017Applicants: Oticon A/S, Bernafon AGInventors: Martin KURIGER, Christophe LESIMPLE, Neil HOCKLEY, Claus Forup Corlin JESPERSGAARD, Thomas Ulrich CHRISTIANSEN
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Publication number: 20170127192Abstract: A method of programming a configurable signal processing unit of a hearing aid device comprises Providing a frequency transposition algorithm in the hearing aid device where content from more than one upper-lying source frequency band is copied or moved into one and the same lower lying destination frequency band; Providing a number of frequency transposition configurations, each comprising a specific combination of source regions and a destination region; Providing a weight parameter that specifies the amount of gain applied to a lowered signal resulting from a given frequency transposition configuration; and Providing a prescription algorithm that selects an optimum frequency transposition configuration for an ear of a user taking an audiogram for the ear in question and an amplification capability of the hearing aid device in question into account. A purpose of the disclosure is to provide an improved audibility of high frequency sound for users with severe-to-profound hearing losses.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2016Publication date: May 4, 2017Applicants: Oticon A/S, Bernafon AGInventors: Martin KURIGER, Christophe LESIMPLE, Neil HOCKLEY, Claus Forup Corlin JESPERSGAARD, Thomas Ulrich CHRISTIANSEN, Kamilla ANGELO
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Patent number: 9571949Abstract: An apparatus for determining cochlear dead region comprising a sound generation unit, an output transducer, and a control unit. The control unit causes the sound generation unit to provide a first electrical sound signal representing a first frequency band adjacent to a frequency region of interest, with a first bandwidth, a first sound pressure level and a first subsequent electrical sound signal representing a first subsequent frequency band comprising the frequency region of interest with a first subsequent bandwidth, a first subsequent sound pressure level, and a first subsequent time delay to the first electrical sound signal. In response, the output transducer generates a first output sound and a first subsequent output sound with the first subsequent time delay. A user compares the first output and first subsequent output sounds and decides, whether he hears a difference between the two sounds and gives a positive or negative decision input.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2015Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignees: OTICON A/S, BERNAFON AGInventors: Karsten Bo Rasmussen, Barbara Simon, Neil Hockley, Christophe Lesimple, Thomas Ulrich Christiansen, Monika Bertges Reber
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Publication number: 20150222999Abstract: An apparatus for determining cochlear dead region comprising a sound generation unit, an output transducer, and a control unit. The control unit causes the sound generation unit to provide a first electrical sound signal representing a first frequency band adjacent to a frequency region of interest, with a first bandwidth, a first sound pressure level and a first subsequent electrical sound signal representing a first subsequent frequency band comprising the frequency region of interest with a first subsequent bandwidth, a first subsequent sound pressure level, and a first subsequent time delay to the first electrical sound signal. In response, the output transducer generates a first output sound and a first subsequent output sound with the first subsequent time delay. A user compares the first output and first subsequent output sounds and decides, whether he hears a difference between the two sounds and gives a positive or negative decision input.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2015Publication date: August 6, 2015Applicants: BERNAFON AG, OTICON A/SInventors: Karsten Bo RASMUSSEN, Barbara SIMON, Neil HOCKLEY, Christophe LESIMPLE, Thomas Ulrich CHRISTIANSEN, Monika Bertges REBER