Abstract: The present invention regards a hearing aid device at least one environment sound input, a wireless sound input, an output transducer, electric circuitry, a transmitter unit, and a dedicated beamformer-noise-reduction-system. The hearing aid device is configured to be worn in or at an ear of a user. The at least one environment sound input is configured to receive sound and to generate electrical sound signals representing sound. The wireless sound input is configured to receive wireless sound signals. The output transducer is configured to stimulate hearing of the hearing aid device user. The transmitter unit is configured to transmit signals representing sound and/or voice. The dedicated beamformer-noise-reduction-system is configured to retrieve a user voice signal representing the voice of a user from the electrical sound signals. The wireless sound input is configured to be wirelessly connected to a communication device and to receive wireless sound signals from the communication device.

Abstract: The present invention regards a hearing aid device at least one environment sound input, a wireless sound input, an output transducer, electric circuitry, a transmitter unit, and a dedicated beamformer-noise-reduction-system. The hearing aid device is configured to be worn in or at an ear of a user. The at least one environment sound input is configured to receive sound and to generate electrical sound signals representing sound. The wireless sound input is configured to receive wireless sound signals. The output transducer is configured to stimulate hearing of the hearing aid device user. The transmitter unit is configured to transmit signals representing sound and/or voice. The dedicated beamformer-noise-reduction-system is configured to retrieve a user voice signal representing the voice of a user from the electrical sound signals. The wireless sound input is configured to be wirelessly connected to a communication device and to receive wireless sound signals from the communication device.

Abstract: The present invention regards a hearing aid device at least one environment sound input, a wireless sound input, an output transducer, electric circuitry, a transmitter unit, and a dedicated beamformer-noise-reduction-system. The hearing aid device is configured to be worn in or at an ear of a user. The at least one environment sound input is configured to receive sound and to generate electrical sound signals representing sound. The wireless sound input is configured to receive wireless sound signals. The output transducer is configured to stimulate hearing of the hearing aid device user. The transmitter unit is configured to transmit signals representing sound and/or voice. The dedicated beamformer-noise-reduction-system is configured to retrieve a user voice signal representing the voice of a user from the electrical sound signals. The wireless sound input is configured to be wirelessly connected to a communication device and to receive wireless sound signals from the communication device.

Abstract: The present invention regards a hearing aid device at least one environment sound input, a wireless sound input, an output transducer, electric circuitry, a transmitter unit, and a dedicated beamformer-noise-reduction-system. The hearing aid device is configured to be worn in or at an ear of a user. The at least one environment sound input is configured to receive sound and to generate electrical sound signals representing sound. The wireless sound input is configured to receive wireless sound signals. The output transducer is configured to stimulate hearing of the hearing aid device user. The transmitter unit is configured to transmit signals representing sound and/or voice. The dedicated beamformer-noise-reduction-system is configured to retrieve a user voice signal representing the voice of a user from the electrical sound signals. The wireless sound input is configured to be wirelessly connected to a communication device and to receive wireless sound signals from the communication device.

Abstract: A hearing aid comprises a resulting beam former (Y) for providing a resulting beamformed signal YBF based on first and second electric input signals IN1 and IN2, first and second sets of complex frequency dependent weighting parameters W11(k), W12(k) and W21(k), W22(k), and a resulting complex, frequency dependent adaptation parameter ?(k). ?(k) may be determined as <C2*·C1>/<(|C2|2>+c), where * denotes the complex conjugation and (·) denotes the statistical expectation operator, and c is a constant, and wherein said adaptive beam former filtering unit (BFU) comprises a smoothing unit for implementing said statistical expectation operator by smoothing the complex expression C2*·C1 and the real expression |C2|2 over time.

Abstract: The present invention regards a hearing aid device at least one environment sound input, a wireless sound input, an output transducer, electric circuitry, a transmitter unit, and a dedicated beamformer-noise-reduction-system. The hearing aid device is configured to be worn in or at an ear of a user. The at least one environment sound input is configured to receive sound and to generate electrical sound signals representing sound. The wireless sound input is configured to receive wireless sound signals. The output transducer is configured to stimulate hearing of the hearing aid device user. The transmitter unit is configured to transmit signals representing sound and/or voice. The dedicated beamformer-noise-reduction-system is configured to retrieve a user voice signal representing the voice of a user from the electrical sound signals. The wireless sound input is configured to be wirelessly connected to a communication device and to receive wireless sound signals from the communication device.

Abstract: The present invention regards a hearing aid device at least one environment sound input, a wireless sound input, an output transducer, electric circuitry, a transmitter unit, and a dedicated beamformer-noise-reduction-system. The hearing aid device is configured to be worn in or at an ear of a user. The at least one environment sound input is configured to receive sound and to generate electrical sound signals representing sound. The wireless sound input is configured to receive wireless sound signals. The output transducer is configured to stimulate hearing of the hearing aid device user. The transmitter unit is configured to transmit signals representing sound and/or voice. The dedicated beamformer-noise-reduction-system is configured to retrieve a user voice signal representing the voice of a user from the electrical sound signals. The wireless sound input is configured to be wirelessly connected to a communication device and to receive wireless sound signals from the communication device.

Abstract: A microphone system comprises a multitude of microphones; a signal processor connected to said number of microphones, and being configured to estimate a direction- to and/or a position of the target sound source relative to the microphone system based on a maximum likelihood methodology; and a database ? comprising a dictionary of relative transfer functions representing direction-dependent acoustic transfer functions from said target signal source to each of said microphones relative to a reference microphone among said microphones, wherein individual dictionary elements of said database ? of relative transfer functions comprises relative transfer functions for a number of different directions and/or positions relative to the microphone system; and wherein the signal processor is configured to determine one or more of the most likely directions to or locations of said target sound source. The invention may e.g. be used for the hearing aids or other portable audio communication devices.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: The application relates to a hearing aid comprising a forward path comprising a) a multitude of input units for providing a multitude of electric input signals INi, i=1, . . . , M, representative of sound, b) a multi input beam former filtering unit for providing a beam formed signal YBF from said multitude of electric input signals, c) a gain unit for applying a hearing aid gain GHA to said beam formed signal YBF, and providing a processed signal, and d) an output unit for providing stimuli perceivable by a user as sound based on said processed signal or a signal derived therefrom. The hearing aid further comprises e) a gain control unit for limiting said hearing aid gain GHA to a modified full-on gain value G?FOG.

Abstract: The present invention regards a hearing aid device at least one environment sound input, a wireless sound input, an output transducer, electric circuitry, a transmitter unit, and a dedicated beamformer-noise-reduction-system. The hearing aid device is configured to be worn in or at an ear of a user. The at least one environment sound input is configured to receive sound and to generate electrical sound signals representing sound. The wireless sound input is configured to receive wireless sound signals. The output transducer is configured to stimulate hearing of the hearing aid device user. The transmitter unit is configured to transmit signals representing sound and/or voice. The dedicated beamformer-noise-reduction-system is configured to retrieve a user voice signal representing the voice of a user from the electrical sound signals. The wireless sound input is configured to be wirelessly connected to a communication device and to receive wireless sound signals from the communication device.

Abstract: The application relates to a filter bank for an audio processing device, e.g. a hearing aid. The filter bank comprises an analysis filter bank comprising a plurality of M first filters hm(n), where m=0, 1, . . . , M?1 is a frequency band index, n being a time index, the first filters hm(n) having a first filter length of Lhm; a synthesis filter bank comprising a plurality of M second filters gm(n), m=0, 1, . . . , M?1, the second filters gm(n) having second filter lengths of Lgm; the plurality of first and second filters being arranged in pairs, each pair forming a frequency channel. the first filters hm(n) exhibiting a first filter delay ?h, the second filters gm(n) exhibiting a second filter delay ?g, each of the first filter lengths Lhm and the second filter lengths Lgm is uneven, and wherein the first filters are subject to the constraint that the sum of the first filters hm(n) of the analysis filter bank is a delta function ?(n??h).

Abstract: The present invention regards a hearing aid device at least one environment sound input, a wireless sound input, an output transducer, electric circuitry, a transmitter unit, and a dedicated beamformer-noise-reduction-system. The hearing aid device is configured to be worn in or at an ear of a user. The at least one environment sound input is configured to receive sound and to generate electrical sound signals representing sound. The wireless sound input is configured to receive wireless sound signals. The output transducer is configured to stimulate hearing of the hearing aid device user. The transmitter unit is configured to transmit signals representing sound and/or voice. The dedicated beamformer-noise-reduction-system is configured to retrieve a user voice signal representing the voice of a user from the electrical sound signals. The wireless sound input is configured to be wirelessly connected to a communication device and to receive wireless sound signals from the communication device.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: A hearing device comprises A) a forward path, comprising a1) an input unit for providing a time-domain electric input signal as digital samples, a2) an analysis filter bank configured to provide a time-frequency representation of said electric input signal, a3) a signal processing unit for processing a signal of the forward path and providing a number of processed channel-signals, B) an onset detector configured to receive said time-domain electric input signal before entering said analysis filter bank, and to provide an onset control signal dependent on a current first order derivative of an envelope thereof, C) a level estimation unit for estimating a current level of said frequency sub-band signals, and comprising c1) a level adjustment unit configured to adjust the current levels of said frequency sub-band signals, and to control said level adjustment in dependence of said onset control signal. The invention may be used in audio devices, e.g. hearing aids.

Abstract: A hearing aid comprises a resulting beam former (Y) for providing a resulting beamformed signal YBF based on first and second electric input signals IN1 and IN2, first and second sets of complex frequency dependent weighting parameters W11(k), W12(k) and W21(k), W22(k), and a resulting complex, frequency dependent adaptation parameter ?(k). ?(k) may be determined as <C2*·C1>/<(|C2|2>+c), where * denotes the complex conjugation and (·) denotes the statistical expectation operator, and c is a constant, and wherein said adaptive beam former filtering unit (BFU) comprises a smoothing unit for implementing said statistical expectation operator by smoothing the complex expression C2*·C1 and the real expression |C2|2 over time.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: A hearing aid comprises a resulting beam former (Y) for providing a resulting beamformed signal YBF based on first and second electric input signals IN1 and IN2, first and second sets of complex frequency dependent weighting parameters W11(k), W12(k) and W21(k), W22(k), and a resulting complex, frequency dependent adaptation parameter ?(k). ?(k) may be determined as <C2*·C1>/<(|C2|2>+c), where * denotes the complex conjugation and · denotes the statistical expectation operator, and c is a constant, and wherein said adaptive beam former filtering unit (BFU) comprises a smoothing unit for implementing said statistical expectation operator by smoothing the complex expression C2*·C1 and the real expression |C2>2 over time.

Abstract: The application relates to a binaural hearing system comprising left and right hearing devices, e.g.

Abstract: A monaural intrusive speech intelligibility predictor unit comprises: first and second input units for providing time-frequency representations s(k,m) and x(k,m) of noise-free and noisy and/or processed versions of a target signal, respectively, k being a frequency bin index, k=1, 2, . . . , K, and m being a time index; first and second envelope extraction units for providing time-frequency sub-band representations of the signals sj(m) and xj(m), j being a frequency sub-band index, j=1, 2, . . .