Patents by Inventor Jesper Jensen

Jesper Jensen 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).

  • Publication number: 20250254463
    Abstract: A hearing device, e.g. a hearing aid, comprises a) at least one input transducer for converting sound in the environment of the hearing device to respective at least one acoustically received electric input signal or signals representing said sound; b) a wireless receiver for receiving an audio signal from a wireless transmitter of a sound capturing device for picking up sound in said environment and providing a wirelessly received electric input signal representing said sound; and c) a processor configured c1) to receive said at least one acoustically received electric input signal or signals, or a processed version thereof; c2) to receive said wirelessly received electric input signal; and c3) to provide a processed signal. The processor comprises a signal predictor for estimating future values of said wirelessly received electric input signal in dependence of a multitude of past values of said signal, thereby providing a predicted signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2025
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Michael Syskind PEDERSEN, Jesper JENSEN
  • Patent number: 12363487
    Abstract: A hearing aid comprises a) at least one input transducer for providing at least one electric input signal representing said sound; b) an output transducer for providing stimuli perceivable to the user as sound; c) a feedback control system configured to minimize feedback from said output transducer to said at least one input transducer, and to at least provide a feedback corrected version of said at least one electric input signal; and d) an audio signal processor configured to apply one or more processing algorithms to said feedback corrected version of said at least one electric input signal, and to provide a processed signal in dependence thereof. The feedback control system is based on a machine learning model receiving input data at least representing said at least one electric input signal; and said processed signal; and providing said feedback corrected version of the at least one electric input signal as an output. A method of training a machine learning model is further disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Meng Guo, Jesper Jensen
  • Publication number: 20250210998
    Abstract: A method of selecting and charging battery modules connected in a battery string based on a first method and subsequently based on a second method. The first method includes the following steps: establish a state of charge of the battery modules and control connectivity of the battery modules to the battery string according to the established state of charge, to balance the state of charge among the battery modules. The second method includes the following steps: associate the battery modules with a unique battery module identification, establish a battery module current, establish battery cell voltage of battery cells comprised by the battery modules, control connectivity of the battery modules to the battery string according to the battery module identifications, and charge the battery module connected to the battery string for a determined period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Inventors: Lorand Bede, Rasmus Nielsen, Jesper Jensen
  • Patent number: 12328550
    Abstract: A hearing aid comprises at least one input unit for providing at least one stream of samples of an electric input signal in a first domain; at least one encoder configured to convert said at least one stream of samples of the electric input signal in the first domain to at least one stream of samples of the electric input signal in a second domain; a processing unit configured to process said at least one electric input signal in the second domain, to provide a compensation for the user's hearing impairment, and to provide a processed signal as a stream of samples in the second domain; a decoder configured to convert said stream of samples of the processed signal in the second domain to a stream of samples of the processed signal in the first domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: OTICON A/S
    Inventors: Jesper Jensen, Michael Syskind Pedersen
  • Patent number: 12323767
    Abstract: A hearing system comprises a) a multitude of M of microphones providing M corresponding electric input signals xm(n), m=1, . . . , M, and n representing time, b) a processor connected to said multitude of microphones and providing a processed signal in dependence thereof, c) an output unit for providing an output signal in dependence of said processed signal, and d) a database (?) comprising a dictionary (?pd) of previously determined acoustic transfer function vectors (ATFpd).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: OTICON A/S
    Inventors: Jan M. De Haan, Jesper Jensen, Michael Syskind Pedersen, Svend Feldt, Stig Petri, Jakob Sloth Lauridsen
  • Publication number: 20250174242
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a method for training an algorithm. Training can include an encoder and a first decoder with partly masked in-domain data element(s). Further, the method can include determining a parameter for optimizing predictions. Further disclosed herein are embodiments of hearing aids utilizing one or more of the trained algorithms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2024
    Publication date: May 29, 2025
    Inventors: Michael Syskind PEDERSEN, Katerina ŽMOLÍKOVÁ, Jesper JENSEN
  • Patent number: 12317037
    Abstract: A hearing device, e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: OTICON A/S
    Inventors: Jesper Jensen, Asger Heidemann Andersen
  • Patent number: 12302067
    Abstract: A hearing device, e.g. a hearing aid, is configured to be arranged at least partly on a user's head or at least partly implanted in a user's head. The hearing device comprises a) at least one input transducer for picking up an input sound signal from the environment and providing at least one electric input signal representing said input sound signal; b) a signal processor connected to the at least one input transducer, the signal processor being configured to analyze the electric input signal and to provide a transmit control signal in dependence thereof; c) a memory buffer, e.g. a cyclic buffer, for storing a current time segment of a certain duration of said at least one electric input signal, or a processed version thereof; and a transmitter for transmitting at least a part of said time segment, or a processed version thereof, to an external device in dependence of said transmit control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: OTICON A/S
    Inventors: Nels Hede Rohde, Thomas Bentsen, Anders Brødløs Olsen, Asger Heidemann Andersen, Michael Syskind Pedersen, Svend Oscar Petersen, Jesper Jensen, Michael Smed Kristensen
  • Patent number: 12277952
    Abstract: A hearing device includes a) a multitude of input transducers providing a corresponding multitude of electric input signals; and b) a processor for providing a processed signal in dependence of the electric input signals. The processor includes b1) a beamformer for providing a spatially filtered signal in dependence of electric input signals and beamformer filter coefficients determined in dependence of a fixed steering vector including as elements respective acoustic transfer functions from a target signal source, to each of said multitude of input transducers; and b2) a target adaptation module connected to the input transducers and to at least one beamformer, the target adaptation module being configured to provide compensation signals to compensate the electric input signals so that they match the fixed steering vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: OTICON A/S
    Inventors: Jan M. De Haan, Robert Rehr, Sebastien Curdy-Neves, Svend Feldt, Jesper Jensen, Michael Syskind Pedersen, Michael Noes Gätke, Mohammad El-Sayed, Stig Petri, Karsten Bonke, Gary Jones, Poul Hoang
  • Publication number: 20250111860
    Abstract: A hearing device comprises a) at least one input transducer configured to pick up sound from an acoustic environment around the user when the user is wearing the hearing device, the at least one input transducer providing at least one electric input signal representative of said sound, b) at least one analysis filter bank configured to provide said at least one electric input signal as a multitude of frequency sub-band signals, the at least one analysis filter bank comprising b1) a plurality of M first filters hm(n), whose impulse responses are modulated from a first prototype filter h (n), where m=0, 1, . . .
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Michael Syskind PEDERSEN, Jan M. DE HAAN, Jesper JENSEN
  • Publication number: 20250071490
    Abstract: A method of defining and setting a signal processing of a hearing aid is disclosed. The hearing aid is configured to be worn by a user at or in an ear of the user. The method comprises providing at least one electric input signal representing at least one input sound signal from a sound environment of a hearing aid user, determining a normal-hearing representation of said at least one electric input signal based on a selected normal-hearing auditory model fj, determining optimised training parameters of a neural network, where the neural network represents a hearing-impaired representation of said at least one electric input signal based on a hearing-impaired auditory model, wherein determining the optimised training parameters comprises determining a frequency distribution, ?j, and a level and frequency distribution, ?j,1, of said at least one electric input signal based on an equalization of sound pressure levels of said at least one electric input signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Peter Asbjørn Leer BYSTED, Jesper JENSEN, Lars BRAMSLØW
  • Patent number: 12225350
    Abstract: A binaural hearing system comprises first and second hearing aids, each comprising antenna and transceiver circuitry allowing the exchange of audio signals between them and a BTE-part adapted for being located at or behind the external ear (pinna) of the user and comprising front and rear input transducers providing respective front and rear electric input signals. Each of the hearing aids comprises primary and secondary adaptive 2-channel beamformers each providing a spatially filtered signal based on first and second beamformer-input signals. The primary and secondary 2-channel beamformers are coupled in a cascaded structure. The inputs to the primary 2-channel beamformers are, locally generated, front and rear electric input signals. The inputs to the secondary 2-channel beamformer may be beamformed signals from the first and second hearing aids respectively. The spatially filtered signal of the secondary 2-channel beamformer may comprise an estimate of a target signal in the environment of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: OTICON A/S
    Inventors: Eleni Koutrouli, Michael Syskind Pedersen, Jesper Jensen, Jan M. De Haan
  • Patent number: 12225351
    Abstract: A hearing device adapted for being worn at or in an ear of a user, comprises a) an input unit comprising at last two input transducers each for converting sound around said hearing device to an electric input signal representing said sound, thereby providing at least two electric input signals; b) a beamformer filter comprising a minimum processing beamformer defined by optimized beamformer weights, the beamformer filter being configured to provide a filtered signal in dependence of said at least two electric input signals and said optimized beamformer weights; c) a reference signal representing sound around said hearing device; d) a performance criterion for said minimum processing beamformer. The minimum processing beamformer is a beamformer that provides the filtered signal with as little modification as possible in terms of a selected distance measure compared to said reference signal, while still fulfilling said performance criterion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: OTICON A/S
    Inventors: Adel Zahedi, Michael Syskind Pedersen, Thomas Ulrich Christiansen, Lars Bramsløw, Jesper Jensen
  • Patent number: 12208337
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product for collaborative online gaming, including at least one of providing a central repository master browser system; providing an experience calibrated match-making service; providing a dynamic multiplayer server component auto deployment and aggregation system; providing a lobby centric simultaneous and collaborative client game play launching feature; and providing a video game screen over-layer technology giving users access to a control interface while inside a video game being played.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Electronic Arts Inc.
    Inventor: Jesper Jensen
  • Publication number: 20250030994
    Abstract: A hearing device comprises an input transducer comprising a microphone for providing an electric input signal representative of sound in the environment of the hearing device, a pre-processor for processing electric input signal and providing a multitude of feature vectors, each being representative of a time segment thereof, a neural network processor adapted to implement a neural network for implementing a detector configured to provide an output indicative of a characteristic property of the at least one electric input signal, the neural network being configured to receive said multitude of feature vectors as input vectors and to provide corresponding output vectors representative of said output of said detector in dependence of said input vectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Michael Syskind PEDERSEN, Asger Heidemann ANDERSEN, Jesper JENSEN, Nels Hede ROHDE, Anders Brødløs OLSEN, Michael Smed KRISTENSEN, Thomas BENTSEN, Svend Oscar PETERSEN
  • Patent number: 12205611
    Abstract: A hearing device comprises a) at least one input transducer configured to pick up sound from an acoustic environment around the user when the user is wearing the hearing device, the at least one input transducer providing at least one electric input signal representative of said sound, b) at least one analysis filter bank configured to provide said at least one electric input signal as a multitude of frequency sub-band signals, the at least one analysis filter bank comprising b1) a plurality of M first filters hm(n), whose impulse responses are modulated from a first prototype filter h(n), where m=0, 1, . . .
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Michael Syskind Pedersen, Jan M. De Haan, Jesper Jensen
  • Publication number: 20250024209
    Abstract: A hearing aid includes an input providing an input signal representing sound in an environment, the input signal including no speech signal, or one or more speech signals from one or more speech sound sources and additional signal components, termed noise signal, from one or more other sound sources, an own voice detector, a voice activity detector, and a talker extraction unit to determine and/or receive one or more speech signals as separated one or more speech signals from speech sound sources other than the hearing aid user and to detect the speech signal originating from the voice of the user. The talker extraction unit provides separate signals, each including, or indicating presence of, one of the one or more speech signals. A noise reduction system determines speech overlap and/or gap between the speech signal originating from the user's voice and each of the separated one or more speech signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Michael Syskind PEDERSEN, Jesper JENSEN, Jan M. DE HAAN, Poul HOANG
  • Publication number: 20240430624
    Abstract: A hearing aid including a multitude M?2 microphones adapted for providing M electric input signals (x) representative of an environment of a user, at least one beamformer for generating at least one beamformed signal in dependence of beamformer weights (w) configured to be applied to said electric input signals, thereby providing said at least one beamformed signal (Y) as a weighted sum of the M of electric input signals. The beamformer weights (w) are adaptively optimized to a plurality of target positions (?) by maximizing a target signal to noise ratio (SNR) for sound from the target positions (?). The signal to noise ratio may be determined in a number of different ways, e.g. in dependence of first and second output variances (|YT2, |YV|2) of said beamformer, when said electric input signals (x) or said beamformed signal (Y) are/is labelled as target (T) and noise (V), respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Syskind PEDERSEN, Jesper JENSEN, Adam KUKLASINSKI, Fares EL-AZM, Sam NEES, Sigurdur SIGURDSSON, Silvia TARANTINO, Poul HOANG, Jan M. DE HAAN, Mojtaba FARMANI, Svend Oscar PETERSEN
  • Publication number: 20240422481
    Abstract: A hearing aid adapted for being worn by a user comprises at least two microphones, providing respective at least two electric input signals representing sound; a filter bank converting the at least two electric input signals into signals as a function of time and frequency; a directional system connected to said at least two microphones and being configured to provide a filtered signal in dependence of said at least two electric input signals and fixed or adaptively updated beamformer weights. At least one direction to a target sound source is defined as a target direction. For each frequency band, one of said at least two microphones is selected as a reference microphone, thereby providing a reference input signal for each frequency band. The reference microphone for a given frequency band may be selected in dependence of directional data related to directional characteristics of the at least two microphones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Michael Syskind Pedersen, Jesper Jensen, Christian Asp Mogensen
  • Publication number: 20240414483
    Abstract: A hearing aid comprises a multitude M?2 microphones adapted for providing M electric input signals (x) representative of an environment of a user, at least one beamformer for generating at least one beamformed signal in dependence of beamformer weights (w) configured to be applied to said electric input signals, thereby providing said at least one beamformed signal (Y) as a weighted sum of the M of electric input signals. The beamformer weights (w) are adaptively optimized to a plurality of target positions (?) by maximizing a target signal to noise ratio (SNR) for sound from the target positions (?).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Syskind PEDERSEN, Jesper JENSEN, Adam KUKLASINSKI, Fares EL-AZM, Sam NEES, Sigurdur SIGURDSSON, Silvia TARANTINO, Poul HOANG, Jan M. DE HAAN, Mojtaba FARMANI, Svend Oscar PETERSEN