Patents by Inventor MATTHIAS FROEHLICH

MATTHIAS FROEHLICH 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: 20200251120
    Abstract: A method for individualized signal processing of an audio signal of a hearing device. In a recognition phase, an auxiliary device generates a first image capture. A conclusion is reached based on the first image capture regarding the presence of a preferred conversation partner, and thereupon a first audio sequence of the audio signal and/or of an auxiliary audio signal of the auxiliary device is analyzed for characteristic speaker identification parameters. The speaker identification parameters ascertained from the first audio sequence are stored in a database. In an application phase, the audio signal is analyzed with respect to the stored speaker identification parameters, and is thereby evaluated with respect to a presence of the preferred conversation partner. When the preferred conversation partner is detected as being present, the partner's signal contributions in the audio signal are amplified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventor: MATTHIAS FROEHLICH
  • Publication number: 20180020294
    Abstract: A method checks the functioning and/or seating of a hearing aid. A plurality of sounds is acoustically rendered into a hearing aid seated in an auditory canal according to a user-specific audiogram. A user-specific reaction with respect to the auditory perception of each acoustically rendered sound is detected, and the functioning and/or the seating of the hearing aid in the auditory canal are inferred on the basis of the user-specific reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: SIMON HUETTINGER, JUDITH PISCHEL, THOMAS DICKEL, MATTHIAS FROEHLICH
  • Publication number: 20170013373
    Abstract: In a method for signal processing in a hearing device, an acoustic noise signal is received by a microphone of the hearing device and processed by a signal processing unit of the hearing device for output to a hearing device user. An electromagnetic information signal is received by a receiving unit of the hearing device. From this information signal, a piece of information about an acoustic interference signal which is contained in the acoustic noise signal is derived. This piece of information is taken into account during the processing of the acoustic noise signal for reducing the acoustic interference signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: BERND TESSENDORF, SIMON HUETTINGER, MATTHIAS FROEHLICH, ROBERT BAEUML
  • Publication number: 20170013370
    Abstract: A method operates a hearing device system that contains a hearing device and a database system, which is separate from the hearing device and is set up for communication with the hearing device. The method includes ascertaining a piece of location information for a current position of the hearing device and the location information is transmitted to the database. The database then ascertains whether an electronic device that is separate from the hearing device is situated at a prescribed physical distance from the hearing device. The presence of the separate electronic device within the prescribed physical distance is taken as a basis by the database system for creating for the hearing device a parameter set that contains a number of parameters pertaining to the signal processing of audible signals in the hearing device. This parameter set is used by the hearing device for the purpose of signal processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: ROBERT BAEUML, MATTHIAS FROEHLICH, SIMON HUETTINGER, BERND TESSENDORF
  • Publication number: 20160066105
    Abstract: A method operates a system of a hearing aid device and a communication device. The hearing aid device has an acousto-electrical transducer, a signal processing device and an electro-acoustic transducer. The communication device has a controller and an electro-acoustic transducer. The method includes the steps of: receiving of an incoming call by the communication device, signaling of the incoming call by the communication device by a first acoustic signal via the electro-acoustic transducer, receiving of the first acoustic signal by the acousto-electrical transducer of the hearing aid device, identifying of the first acoustic signal and carrying out of a first change of adjustment on the hearing aid device when the first acoustic signal has been identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: THOMAS DICKEL, MATTHIAS FROEHLICH, UWE HARICH, CARLO CHRISTIAN WEIMER
  • Publication number: 20150201285
    Abstract: A method and a device for analyzing hearing aid device settings of a first hearing aid device by a second hearing aid device. The first and the second hearing aid device each have an acousto-electric converter and an electro-acoustic converter. The method includes the step of acoustically coupling the electro-acoustic converter of the first hearing aid device to the acousto-electric converter of the second hearing aid device by a coupling device. In a further step, the acousto-electric converter of the first hearing aid device is exposed to an acoustic test signal. In one step, an acoustic output signal of the electro-acoustic converter of the first hearing aid device is detected by the acousto-electric converter of the second hearing aid device. In a further step, the detected acoustic output signal is analyzed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventor: MATTHIAS FROEHLICH