Patents by Inventor Kirill KONDRASHOV
Kirill KONDRASHOV 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: 20240129679Abstract: A fitting system includes one or more processors configured to: initialize a user model; obtain a test setting comprising a primary test setting and a secondary test setting; output the primary test setting and the secondary test setting for presentation to a user; obtain a user input for a preferred test setting indicative of a preference for either the primary test setting or the secondary test setting; and update the user model based on a hearing device parameter of the preferred test setting; wherein the one or more processors are configured to initialize the user model by: obtaining a profile of the user; obtaining a group of reference users; obtaining reference posteriors of reference users in the group of reference users; determining a collaborative user preference distribution based on the reference posteriors; setting the collaborative user preference distribution as a prior; and initializing the user model based on the prior.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: GN Hearing A/SInventors: Tanya IGNATENKO, Kirill KONDRASHOV, Aalbert DE VRIES
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Patent number: 11937052Abstract: A method for updating a user model and fitting agent for a hearing device system is disclosed, the hearing device system comprising a hearing device worn by a hearing device user, wherein the fitting agent comprises one or more processors configured to initialize a user model comprising a plurality of user preference functions and associated user response distributions, wherein each user preference function is associated with an environment; obtain environment data indicative of a present environment; obtain a test setting comprising a primary test setting and a secondary test setting for the hearing device; present the test setting to the hearing device user; obtain a user input of a preferred test setting indicative of a preference for either the primary test setting or the secondary test setting; and update the user model based on hearing device parameters of the preferred test setting and the environment data.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: GN HEARING A/SInventors: Aalbert De Vries, Tanya Ignatenko, Kirill Kondrashov
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Patent number: 11792588Abstract: A fitting agent, e.g. for update of a user model for a hearing device user, and related method is disclosed, wherein the fitting agent is configured to initialize a user model comprising a user preference function and/or a user response distribution; obtain a primary test setting for the hearing device; obtain a secondary test setting for the hearing device; present the primary test setting and the secondary test setting to a user; detect a user input of a preferred test setting indicative of a preference for either the primary test setting or the secondary test setting; and update the user model based on hearing device parameters of the preferred test setting, wherein to update the user model optionally comprises to determine a posterior of parameters of the user preference function, e.g. based on a previous parameter posterior, the preferred test setting, and a non-preferred test setting.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: GN HEARING A/SInventors: Tanya Ignatenko, Kirill Kondrashov
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Publication number: 20230102851Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus comprising a camera and a processing unit operatively coupled to the camera, wherein the processing unit is configured to: receive a sequence of images captured by the camera; process a first image of the received sequence of images to compute respective likelihoods of each of a plurality of predetermined facial features being visible in the first image; compute, from the computed likelihoods, a probability that the first image depicts a predetermined first side of a human head; responsive to at least the computed probability exceeding the predetermined detection probability, trigger performance of a predetermined action.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2021Publication date: March 30, 2023Applicant: GN Hearing A/SInventors: Kirill Kondrashov, Qi Yang
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Patent number: 11582569Abstract: A fitting agent for a hearing device and related method is disclosed, wherein the fitting agent is configured to initialize a user model comprising a user preference function; obtain a primary test setting for the hearing device; obtain a secondary test setting for the hearing device; present the primary test setting and the secondary test setting to a user; detect a user input of a preferred test setting indicative of a preference for either the primary test setting or the secondary test setting; and update the user model based on hearing device parameters of the preferred test setting, wherein to obtain the secondary test setting comprises: obtain a candidate set of candidate test settings; determine an uncertainty parameter for each candidate test setting; and select the secondary test setting from the candidate set of candidate test settings based on the uncertainty parameters of the candidate test settings.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2022Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: GN HEARING A/SInventors: Tanya Ignatenko, Kirill Kondrashov
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Publication number: 20220400350Abstract: A method for updating a user model and fitting agent for a hearing device system is disclosed, the hearing device system comprising a hearing device worn by a hearing device user, wherein the fitting agent comprises one or more processors configured to initialize a user model comprising a plurality of user preference functions and associated user response distributions, wherein each user preference function is associated with an environment; obtain environment data indicative of a present environment; obtain a test setting comprising a primary test setting and a secondary test setting for the hearing device; present the test setting to the hearing device user; obtain a user input of a preferred test setting indicative of a preference for either the primary test setting or the secondary test setting; and update the user model based on hearing device parameters of the preferred test setting and the environment data.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2022Publication date: December 15, 2022Applicant: GN Hearing A/SInventors: Aalbert DE VRIES, Tanya IGNATENKO, Kirill KONDRASHOV
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Publication number: 20220303701Abstract: A fitting agent, e.g. for update of a user model for a hearing device user, and related method is disclosed, wherein the fitting agent is configured to initialize a user model comprising a user preference function and/or a user response distribution; obtain a primary test setting for the hearing device; obtain a secondary test setting for the hearing device; present the primary test setting and the secondary test setting to a user; detect a user input of a preferred test setting indicative of a preference for either the primary test setting or the secondary test setting; and update the user model based on hearing device parameters of the preferred test setting, wherein to update the user model optionally comprises to determine a posterior of parameters of the user preference function, e.g. based on a previous parameter posterior, the preferred test setting, and a non-preferred test setting.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Applicant: GN Hearing A/SInventors: Tanya IGNATENKO, Kirill KONDRASHOV
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Publication number: 20220286796Abstract: A fitting agent for a hearing device and related method is disclosed, wherein the fitting agent is configured to initialize a user model comprising a user preference function; obtain a primary test setting for the hearing device; obtain a secondary test setting for the hearing device; present the primary test setting and the secondary test setting to a user; detect a user input of a preferred test setting indicative of a preference for either the primary test setting or the secondary test setting; and update the user model based on hearing device parameters of the preferred test setting, wherein to obtain the secondary test setting comprises: obtain a candidate set of candidate test settings; determine an uncertainty parameter for each candidate test setting; and select the secondary test setting from the candidate set of candidate test settings based on the uncertainty parameters of the candidate test settings.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2022Publication date: September 8, 2022Applicant: GN Hearing A/SInventors: Tanya IGNATENKO, Kirill KONDRASHOV