Patents by Inventor Jesper Bünsow Boldt
Jesper Bünsow Boldt 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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Publication number: 20220295192Abstract: A computing device includes: an input configured to be coupled to, or carried by, a user of a hearing device, the hearing device configured to receive sound from an environment defined by an acoustic scene; one or more memory units; and one or more processing units; wherein the one or more sensors are configured to measure a stress parameter related to stress of the user, the stress parameter being related to the acoustic scene; wherein the computing device is configured to obtain the measured stress parameter; and wherein the one or more processing units of the computing device comprise a program configured to determine an indication of stress of the user based on at least the stress parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2022Publication date: September 15, 2022Applicant: GN Hearing A/SInventor: Jesper BÜNSOW BOLDT
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Publication number: 20220272465Abstract: A hearing device configured to be worn by a user comprises one or more microphones, a processing unit, a speaker, a wireless communication unit, and stress evaluator. The user wearing the hearing device is in an environment defined by an acoustic scene. The microphones receive audio signals from audio sources in the environment and provide them to the processing unit which applies processing parameters to thereby process the audio signals. The speaker provides the processed audio signals to the user. The stress evaluator generates an indication of stress of the user, stress of the user being related to the acoustic scene. The processing unit then decides whether to perform an action on the basis of the received audio signals and the indication of stress of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Applicant: GN Hearing A/SInventor: Jesper BÜNSOW BOLDT
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Patent number: 10070231Abstract: The present disclosure regards a hearing device comprising a power source, electric circuitry, a loudspeaker, at least one microphone for sound from an acoustic environment, and at least one wireless receiver for wirelessly received sound signals. The microphone is configured to generate an environment sound signal. The wireless receiver is configured generate a source sound signal. The electric circuitry is configured to estimate at least one parameter of an impulse response from the location of the origin of the wirelessly received signal to the location of a user of the hearing device in dependence on the source sound signal and the environment sound signal. The electric circuitry is further configured to process the environment sound signal in dependence on the estimated at least one impulse-response parameter, thereby generating an output sound signal. The output sound signal is processed into sound by the loudspeaker.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2014Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: Oticon A/SInventors: Jesper Jensen, Jesper Bünsow Boldt
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Patent number: 10051387Abstract: A hearing device includes: an antenna for converting a first wireless input signal of a first external source to an antenna output signal; a radio transceiver for converting the antenna output signal to a transceiver input signal; a set of microphones comprising a first microphone for provision of a first microphone input signal; a pre-processing unit connected to the radio transceiver and the first microphone for pre-processing the transceiver input signal and the first microphone input signal; a processor for processing input signals and providing an electrical output signal based on the input signals; a receiver for converting the electrical output signal to an audio output signal; and a processing controller comprising a direction estimator configured to estimate a head direction of a user of the hearing device; wherein the hearing device is configured to select and apply a processing scheme based on the estimated head direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2016Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: GN HEARING A/SInventors: Jesper Udesen, Jesper Bünsow Boldt
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Publication number: 20180020297Abstract: A hearing device includes: an antenna for converting a first wireless input signal of a first external source to an antenna output signal; a radio transceiver for converting the antenna output signal to a transceiver input signal; a set of microphones comprising a first microphone for provision of a first microphone input signal; a pre-processing unit connected to the radio transceiver and the first microphone for pre-processing the transceiver input signal and the first microphone input signal; a processor for processing input signals and providing an electrical output signal based on the input signals; a receiver for converting the electrical output signal to an audio output signal; and a processing controller comprising a direction estimator configured to estimate a head direction of a user of the hearing device; wherein the hearing device is configured to select and apply a processing scheme based on the estimated head direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2016Publication date: January 18, 2018Inventors: Jesper UDESEN, Jesper Bünsow BOLDT
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Publication number: 20150043742Abstract: The present disclosure regards a hearing device comprising a power source, electric circuitry, a loudspeaker, at least one microphone for sound from an acoustic environment, and at least one wireless receiver for wirelessly received sound signals. The microphone is configured to generate an environment sound signal. The wireless receiver is configured generate a source sound signal. The electric circuitry is configured to estimate at least one parameter of an impulse response from the location of the origin of the wirelessly received signal to the location of a user of the hearing device in dependence on the source sound signal and the environment sound signal. The electric circuitry is further configured to process the environment sound signal in dependence on the estimated at least one impulse-response parameter, thereby generating an output sound signal. The output sound signal is processed into sound by the loudspeaker.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2014Publication date: February 12, 2015Inventors: Jesper JENSEN, Jesper Bünsow BOLDT
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Patent number: 8923540Abstract: A hearing aid system may include an ear-mould for a child, an output transducer, and an electrical feedback path. A forward path includes a signal processor that modifies an electrical input signal to a specific hearing profile over a predefined frequency range which includes a number of frequency bands. Maximum forward gain values IGmax for each band are stored in a memory, restricting loop gain to a predetermined value in each band. The hearing aid system further includes a relatively slow online feedback manager unit configured to, with a predefined update frequency, identify current feedback gain in each frequency band, and to subsequently adapt the maximum forward gain values IGmax in each of the frequency bands in accordance with a predefined scheme. The feedback manager unit is thus reduces the risk of howling by decreasing the maximum forward gain values IGmax in said ear-mould for a child.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2013Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Oticon A/SInventors: Jesper Bünsow Boldt, Thomas Bo Elmedyb
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Publication number: 20140010395Abstract: A hearing aid system may include an ear-mould for a child, an output transducer, and an electrical feedback path. A forward path includes a signal processor that modifies an electrical input signal to a specific hearing profile over a predefined frequency range which includes a number of frequency bands. Maximum forward gain values IGmax for each band are stored in a memory, restricting loop gain to a predetermined value in each band. The hearing aid system further includes a relatively slow online feedback manager unit configured to, with a predefined update frequency, identify current feedback gain in each frequency band, and to subsequently adapt the maximum forward gain values IGmax in each of the frequency bands in accordance with a predefined scheme. The feedback manager unit is thus reduces the risk of howling by decreasing the maximum forward gain values IGmax in said ear-mould for a child.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2013Publication date: January 9, 2014Inventors: Jesper Bünsow BOLDT, Thomas Bo ELMEDYB
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Patent number: 8626495Abstract: The invention relates to a method of identifying and correcting errors in a noisy binary mask. An object of the present invention is to provide a scheme for improving a binary mask representing speech. The problem is solved in that the method comprises a) providing a noisy binary mask comprising a binary representation of the power density of an acoustic signal comprising a target signal and a noise signal at a predefined number of discrete frequencies and a number of discrete time instances; b) providing a statistical model of a clean binary mask representing the power density of the target signal; and c) using the statistical model to detect and correct errors in the noisy binary mask. This has the advantage of providing an alternative and relatively simple way of improving an estimate of a binary mask representing a speech signal. The invention may e.g. be used for speech processing, e.g. in a hearing instrument.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2010Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Oticon A/SInventors: Jesper Bünsow Boldt, Ulrik Kjems, Michael Syskind Pedersen, Mads Graesbøll Christensen, Søren Holdt Jensen
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Patent number: 8503705Abstract: The invention relates to a hearing aid system comprising an input transducer, a forward path, an output transducer and an electrical feedback path, the forward path comprising a signal processing unit for modifying an electrical input signal to a specific hearing profile over a predefined frequency range, wherein the predefined frequency range comprises a number of frequency bands, for which maximum forward gain values IGmax for each band can be stored in a memory, the electrical feedback path comprising an adaptive filter for estimating acoustical feedback from the output to the input transducer. The invention further relates to a method of adapting a hearing aid system to varying acoustical input signals. The object of the present invention is to provide an alternative acoustic feedback compensation scheme.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2008Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: Oticon A/SInventors: Jesper Bünsow Boldt, Thomas Bo Elmedyb
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Patent number: 8204263Abstract: Disclosed is method of generating an audible signal in a hearing aid by estimating a weighting function of received audio signals, the hearing aid is adapted to be worn by a user; the method comprises the steps of: estimating a directional signal by estimating a weighted sum of two or more microphone signals from two or more microphones, where a first microphone of the two or more microphones is a front microphone, and where a second microphone of the two or more microphones is a rear microphone; estimating a direction-dependent time-frequency gain, and synthesizing an output signal; wherein estimating the direction-dependent time-frequency gain comprises: obtaining at least two directional signals each containing a time-frequency representation of a target signal and a noise signal; and where a first of the directional signals is defined as a front aiming signal, and where a second of the directional signals is defined as a rear aiming signal; using the time-frequency representation of the target signal anType: GrantFiled: August 15, 2008Date of Patent: June 19, 2012Assignee: Oticon A/SInventors: Michael Syskind Pedersen, Ulrik Kjems, Karsten Bo Rasmussen, Thomas Bo Elmedyb, Jesper Bünsow Boldt
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Publication number: 20110051948Abstract: The invention relates to a method of identifying and correcting errors in a noisy binary mask. An object of the present invention is to provide a scheme for improving a binary mask representing speech. The problem is solved in that the method comprises a) providing a noisy binary mask comprising a binary representation of the power density of an acoustic signal comprising a target signal and a noise signal at a predefined number of discrete frequencies and a number of discrete time instances; b) providing a statistical model of a clean binary mask representing the power density of the target signal; and c) using the statistical model to detect and correct errors in the noisy binary mask. This has the advantage of providing an alternative and relatively simple way of improving an estimate of a binary mask representing a speech signal. The invention may e.g. be used for speech processing, e.g. in a hearing instrument.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2010Publication date: March 3, 2011Applicant: Oticon A/SInventors: Jesper Bünsow BOLDT, Ulrik Kjems, Michael Syskind Pedersen, Mads Graesbøll Christensen, Søren Holdt Jensen
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Publication number: 20100232634Abstract: The invention relates to a hearing aid system comprising an input transducer, a forward path, an output transducer and an electrical feedback path, the forward path comprising a signal processing unit for modifying an electrical input signal to a specific hearing profile over a predefined frequency range, wherein the predefined frequency range comprises a number of frequency bands, for which maximum forward gain values IGmax for each band can be stored in a memory, the electrical feedback path comprising an adaptive filter for estimating acoustical feedback from the output to the input transducer. The invention further relates to a method of adapting a hearing aid system to varying acoustical input signals. The object of the present invention is to provide an alternative acoustic feedback compensation scheme.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2008Publication date: September 16, 2010Applicant: OTICON A/SInventor: Jesper Bünsow Boldt