Patents by Inventor Enea Affini

Enea Affini 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).

  • Method for controlling a hearing device via touch gestures, a touch gesture controllable hearing device and a method for fitting a touch gesture controllable hearing device
    Patent number: 10222973
    Abstract: A method for controlling a hearing device via touch gestures carried out by a wearer of the hearing device. As part of the gesture a finger is swiped across first and second sound inlets of the hearing device. A gesture is detected by determining if a first output signal from a first microphone at the first sound inlet contains a component caused by the finger touching the hearing device at the first sound inlet and if a second output signal from a second microphone at the second sound inlet contains a component caused by the finger touching the hearing device at the second sound inlet. Based on the detected gesture a control signal changes a processing parameter or setting of a signal processing unit of the hearing device. Additionally, a hearing device capable of performing the proposed method and a method of fitting such a hearing device are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Sonova AG
    Inventors: Franz Schnyder, Christian Frei, Reto Kurmann, Enea Affini
  • A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A HEARING DEVICE VIA TOUCH GESTURES, A TOUCH GESTURE CONTROLLABLE HEARING DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR FITTING A TOUCH GESTURE CONTROLLABLE HEARING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170199643
    Abstract: A method for controlling a hearing device via touch gestures carried out by a wearer of the hearing device. As part of the gesture a finger is swiped across first and second sound inlets of the hearing device. A gesture is detected by determining if a first output signal from a first microphone at the first sound inlet contains a component caused by the finger touching the hearing device at the first sound inlet and if a second output signal from a second microphone at the second sound inlet contains a component caused by the finger touching the hearing device at the second sound inlet. Based on the detected gesture a control signal changes a processing parameter or setting of a signal processing unit of the hearing device. Additionally, a hearing device capable of performing the proposed method and a method of fitting such a hearing device are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: SONOVA AG
    Inventors: Franz Schnyder, Christian Frei, Reto Kurmann, Enea Affini