Testing Of Hearing Aids Patents (Class 381/60)
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Patent number: 11991510Abstract: A device, system, and a method for adjusting audio parameters for a user are disclosed. The method comprises performing a hearing test of the user. The hearing test comprises playing an audio and capturing an auditory response of the user towards the audio. A hearing profile of the user is generated based on one or more results of the hearing test. A playing speed of the audio is adjusted based on the hearing profile, thereby adjusting the audio parameters for the user.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2023Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Inventor: Leigh M. Rothschild
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Patent number: 11985485Abstract: A method of fitting a hearing aid gain (100) adapted to take the vent effect into account. The invention is also directed at a hearing aid fitting system adapted to carry out said method.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2021Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: Widex A/SInventors: Jasmina Catic, Anne Vikaer Damsgaard, Sueli Aparecida Caporali, Jens Cubick
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Patent number: 11976961Abstract: A transfer impedance calibration device for transducers based on spatial frequency domain smoothing technology is provided. The calibration device comprises a signal transmitter, a power amplifier, a transducer pair, a measurement amplifier, a signal collector, a measurement processor and a current sampler. The device extracts acoustic channel information through the sound filed spatial information or measurement method to design a spatial domain smoothing filter, and then comprehensively processes the transmitted current signal and the received signal through the spatial frequency domain smoothing technology to obtain the transfer impedance of the transducer pair.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2020Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Zhejiang UniversityInventors: Yi Chen, Liuqing Yang, Xiaofeng Jin, Guanghui Jia, Han Zhao
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Patent number: 11962981Abstract: A system is provided herein comprising: a host audio testing device (HATD) adapted to generate one or more uniquely addressed audio test signals and transmit each generated audio test signal, and which is further adapted to receive audio test data from a bi-directional audio transceiver device (soundbar) device under test (DUT) that can be used in two or more remotely located conference rooms to perform teleconferencing between the remotely located conference rooms; and one or more remote audio generating devices (RATD), each of which is adapted to receive a generated uniquely addressed one or more audio test signals and broadcast the same to the soundbar, wherein each of the RATDs can be located at the same or different distances from the soundbar, the same or different heights with respect to the soundbar, and at the same or different angular placements with respect to the soundbar, and wherein, the HATD is further adapted to store and process the received audio test data from the DUT and generate audio tesType: GrantFiled: September 15, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Robert Holstrom, Alexander Marra, Mark LaBosco
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Patent number: 11956608Abstract: A device, system, and a method for adjusting audio parameters for a user are disclosed. The method comprises performing a hearing test of the user. The hearing test comprises playing an audio and capturing an auditory response of the user towards the audio. A hearing profile of the user is generated based on one or more results of the hearing test. A playing speed of the audio is adjusted based on the hearing profile, thereby adjusting the audio parameters for the user.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2023Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Inventor: Leigh M. Rothschild
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Patent number: 11944453Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure identify and alert a clinician to physiological cues thereby aiding the clinician in providing a better fitting of a medical prosthesis. Physiological data of a recipient of a medical prosthesis is analyzed to identify triggers during fitting or other types of adjustments to the prosthesis. A determination is then made as to whether the identified triggers correspond to a feedback event. If the triggers correspond to a feedback event, an alert containing information about the feedback event is generated and displayed or otherwise made available to the clinician.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Cochlear LimitedInventor: Xerxes Battiwalla
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Patent number: 11924616Abstract: A hearing device includes: a processing unit configured to compensate for hearing loss of a user of the hearing device; and a memory unit; wherein the processing unit is configured to: obtain an access right certificate, the access right certificate comprising an access right identifier, verify the access right certificate, and if the access right certificate is verified, provide an access right according to the access right identifier.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2020Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: GN Hearing A/SInventors: Brian Dam Pedersen, Allan Munk Vendelbo
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Patent number: 11877124Abstract: An audio system for user hearing assessment includes one or more audio capture devices, and processing circuitry. The one or more audio capture devices are configured to capture audio of a conversation of a user and convert the audio to audio signals. The processing circuitry is configured to use the audio signals to identify multiple conditions associated with user hearing difficulty. The conditions include any of words, phrases, frequencies, or phonemes, and environmental audio conditions that are followed by an indication of user hearing difficulty. The processing circuitry is configured to generate a hearing profile for the user based on the identified conditions associated with user hearing difficulty. The processing circuitry is configured to adjust an operation of an audio output device using the hearing profile to reduce a frequency of user hearing difficulty if the user requires audio enhancement.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2022Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLCInventors: Haytham Mohamed Fayek Abdallah Abdelrehim Abokela, Antonio John Miller
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Patent number: 11869515Abstract: The invention relates to apparatuses and methods for enhancing call quality in wireless earbuds. A first wireless earbud includes a first speaker and a first downlink speech process path, and a second wireless earbud includes a second speaker and a second downlink speech process path. The first and the second downlink speech process paths receive the same mono speech data from a mobile phone, and process the mono speech data to generate first and second analog signals, respectively, so that the first and the second speakers play the first and second analog signals, respectively. An inverter is disposed on the first downlink speech process path to generate the inverted digital data or analog signal from received digital data or analog signal corresponding to the mono speech data, but no inverter is disposed on the second downlink speech process path.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: AIROHA TECHNOLOGY CORP.Inventor: Yu-Cheng Hsieh
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Patent number: 11863944Abstract: Embodiments are provided for intelligently activating an amplifier in a playback device based on proximity detection. The playback device may be in a quasi-idle state when the playback device is not rendering media content. The quasi-idle state of the playback device may involve an amplifier in the playback device being inactive, while some other components or modules of the playback devices remain active. The playback device may include a proximity sensor configured to detect movement relative to the playback device. If movement is detected indicating that a user input to cause the playback device to render media content is anticipated, the amplifier may be pre-emptively activated such that the playback device enters an active state from the quasi-idle state. In some cases, the playback device may send a message to one or more other playback devices to cause the other playback devices to enter an active state.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Sonos, Inc.Inventors: Jonathon Reilly, Jonathan Lang
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Patent number: 11832046Abstract: Occlusion devices, earpiece devices and methods of forming occlusion devices are provided. An occlusion device is configured to occlude an ear canal. The occlusion device includes an insertion element and at least one expandable element disposed on the insertion element. The expandable element is configured to receive a medium via the insertion element and is configured to expand, responsive to the medium, to contact the ear canal. Physical parameters of the occlusion device are selected to produce a predetermined sound attenuation characteristic over a frequency band, such that sound is attenuated more in a first frequency range of the frequency band than in a second frequency range of the frequency band.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2023Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Staton Techiya LLCInventor: Steven W. Goldstein
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Patent number: 11812227Abstract: A method of at least partially fitting a hearing prosthesis device to a recipient, including obtaining access to a sensory prosthesis that has been used to evoke a sensory percept using a first focusing regime for a temporal period corresponding to at least acclimation to the first focusing regime and adjusting a control setting of the prosthesis to increase focusing relative to that which is the case with respect to the first focusing regime, wherein the action of adjusting the control setting includes purposely adjusting the control setting to have focusing that is effectively less focused than a maximum focus possible.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2019Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Cochlear LimitedInventors: Wendy Potts, Sara Ingrid Duran, Zachary Mark Smith
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Patent number: 11792581Abstract: A hearing aid that includes a microphone, a signal processor, and a speaker transmits a signal to a computer. The signal transmitted to the computer can be the input to the microphone (before processing) or the output to the speaker (after processing). This enables the capturing of a HRTF that does not or that does include the enhancements of the hearing aids.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2021Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Steven Osman, Danjeli Schembri
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Patent number: 11792580Abstract: A hearing device (2) comprises a recording unit (5) for recording an input signal (I), an audio processing unit (6) for determining an output signal (O) and a playback unit (7) for playing back the output signal (O) to a user (U). The audio processing unit (6) comprises a neural network (8) for separating a user voice signal (u) from the input signal (I). Further, a system (1) and a method for processing audio signals are described.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2021Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Sonova AGInventors: Peter Udo Diehl, Elias Sprengel, Manon Barbier
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Patent number: 11783845Abstract: A method for processing sound that includes, generating one or more noise component estimates relating to an electrical representation of the sound and generating an associated confidence measure for the one or more noise component estimates. The method further comprises processing, based on the confidence measure, the sound.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Cochlear LimitedInventors: Stefan J. Mauger, Adam A. Hersbach, Pam W. Dawson, John M. Heasman
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Patent number: 11770669Abstract: An audio personalisation method for a user includes: testing the user with an audio test, the audio test comprising: moving a portable device, comprising a position tracking mechanism and a speaker, to a plurality of predetermined test positions relative to the user's head; when within a threshold distance of a predetermined test position, playing a test sound through the speaker of the portable device; and detecting the test sound using a microphone proximate to each of the user's ears, and associating resulting measurement data with the predetermined test position, where the resulting measurement data derived from the detected test sounds is characteristic of the user's head morphology; for a corpus of reference individuals for whom respective HRTFs have been generated, comparing the measurement data from the user's audio test or a head-related transfer function ‘HRTF’ derived from this measurement data with corresponding measurement data of some or all respective reference individuals in the corpus or HRTFType: GrantFiled: October 15, 2021Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Marina Villanueva Barreiro, Danjeli Schembri, Calum Armstrong, Alexei Smith
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Patent number: 11763791Abstract: Adaptive noise cancellation systems and methods comprise a reference sensor operable to sense environmental noise and generate a corresponding reference signal, an error sensor operable to sense noise in a noise cancellation zone and generate a corresponding error signal, a noise cancellation filter operable to receive the reference signal and generate an anti-noise signal to cancel the environmental noise in the cancellation zone, an adaptation module operable to receive the reference signal and the error signal and adaptively adjust the anti-noise signal.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Trausti Thormundsson, Ali Abdollahzadeh Milani, Govind Kannan
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Patent number: 11750990Abstract: A method for automatically setting at least one signal processing parameter of a hearing device. The immediate surroundings of the hearing device are examined for the presence of at least one node of a wireless communication network. Characteristic information of a detected node is ascertained for a node that has been found to be present and the characteristic information for the detected node is compared with a first dataset of first characteristic information that was respectively stored beforehand for nodes that are marked as known. The comparison results are used to characterize the node that has been detected as present as a known node or as an unknown node on the basis of the characteristic information. The ascertained characteristic information of the detected node is used as a basis for setting the at least one parameter for the signal processing of the hearing device.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Sivantos Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Christoph Kukla, Sven Schoen
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Patent number: 11750987Abstract: Disclosed is a method, performed in an accessory device, for controlling a hearing device, the accessory device comprising an interface, a memory, a display, and a processor. The method comprises determining an environment parameter. The method comprises determining a processing context parameter based on the environment parameter. The method may comprise displaying on the display a first user interface object representative of the processing context parameter.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2019Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: GN HEARING A/SInventors: Søren Dierks, Astrid Haastrup, Denise De Leeuw Kristensen
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Patent number: 11743643Abstract: An electronic device for configuring a hearing device parameter of a hearing device to be worn by a user, includes: a processor; a memory; and a user interface, wherein the processor is configured to: electronically obtain an initial audiogram; obtain, via the user interface, a first configuration parameter indicative of hearing loss and/or user preference in a first frequency range; determine a configuration audiogram based on the first configuration parameter and the initial audiogram; determine a gain parameter based on the configuration audiogram; and configure the hearing device parameter of the hearing device based on the gain parameter.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2019Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: GN HEARING A/SInventors: Jonathan Boley, Almer Jacob Van Den Berg, Adam H. Svec
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Patent number: 11729565Abstract: Method and devices for processing audio signals based on sound profiles are provided. A sound profile can include data related to haptic movement of the audio data which is specific to a left ear or a right ear, demographic information, ethnicity information, age information, location information, social media information, intensity score of the audio data, previous usage information, or device information. A sound profile can be customized for individual user to include the inaudible frequency range at high frequency end and low frequency end. Audio data within the inaudible frequency range can be compensated by haptic movement corresponding to the inaudible frequency range. A sound profile can further include an audio frequency range and its lowest audible volume for a user. A sound profile can be provided to a user without any action from the user's part.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF SILICON VALLEY, INC.Inventors: Rocky Chau-Hsiung Lin, Thomas Yamasaki, Hiroyuki Toki, Koichiro Kanda
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Patent number: 11717191Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor. The processor is configured to output a caution, based on an operation history of a device, the device being worn by a user and emitting sound, and on a judging result regarding whether biological information concerning the user satisfies a condition for hearing loss.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2020Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Agama-X Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kengo Tokuchi, Masahiro Sato
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Patent number: 11711655Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting when a device is placed into an operational position are disclosed. Upon determination that the device is in the operational position, one or more processes can be executed. Execution or initialization of the processes upon detection of the operational position provides for the determination of optimal settings than would otherwise be determined if the processes automatically executed before detection of the operational position. Further aspects of the present disclosure relate to determining when the device is no longer in an operational position upon which time the execution of the processes are terminated. The settings in place upon termination can be saved and reapplied the next time the device is in the operational position.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2020Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: Cochlear LimitedInventors: Martin Evert Gustaf Hillbratt, Kristian Gunnar Asnes
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Patent number: 11706572Abstract: A method including obtaining data based on a current and/or anticipated future state of a hearing prosthesis and adjusting a set gain margin of the hearing prosthesis based on the current or anticipated future state of the hearing prosthesis.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2022Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Cochlear LimitedInventors: Martin Hillbratt, Mark Flynn, Bjorn Davidsson
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Patent number: 11683645Abstract: A device, system, and a method for adjusting audio parameters for a user are disclosed. The method comprises performing a hearing test of the user. The hearing test comprises playing an audio and capturing an auditory response of the user towards the audio. A hearing profile of the user is generated based on one or more results of the hearing test. A playing speed of the audio is adjusted based on the hearing profile, thereby adjusting the audio parameters for the user.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2019Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Inventor: Leigh M. Rothschild
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Patent number: 11638085Abstract: A system, device and method for assessing a fit quality of an earpiece while in use in a noisy environment. The earpiece having an external microphone for capturing an outer-ear audio signal and an internal microphone for capturing an inner-ear audio signal. The fit quality being assessed by estimating a filter according to the captured inner-ear and outer-ear audio signals, and determining a fit quality according to identified coefficients of the estimated filter. A system, device and method for assessing a seal quality of an earpiece while in use in a quiet environment. The earpiece having a loudspeaker for emitting a sound stimulus towards the ear canal and an internal microphone for capturing an audio signal inside the ear canal. The seal quality being assessed by estimating a transfer function according the emitted and captured sound stimulus, and determining at least one seal-quality indicator according to a signal magnitude of the transfer function.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: ECOLE DE TECHNOLOGIE SUPERIEUREInventors: Hami Monsarrat-Chanon, Jeremie Voix, Vincent Nadon, Thomas Habrant
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Patent number: 11627406Abstract: A wearable audio device includes a speaker, a wireless communications interface, an audio sensor configured to capture ambient noise in an environment occupied by a user wearing the wearable audio device, and memory having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations including receiving, via the wireless communications interface, a first user input identifying a frequency range to be attenuated, generating an audio signal from the captured ambient noise, attenuating the audio signal to reduce an amplitude of one or more frequency components based on the frequency range, and causing the speaker to produce sound based on the attenuated audio signal.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2022Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Change Healthcare Holdings, LLCInventor: David Alan Wright
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Patent number: 11622210Abstract: A method of personalizing at least one hearing aid for a hearing aid user including manufacturing at least one hearing aid (1), receiving an audiogram from a server (37) for the hearing aid user, programming the at least one hearing aid (1) by the audiogram, whereby the at least one hearing aid (1) becomes personalized for the hearing aid user. The at least one personalized hearing aid (1) is delivered to the hearing aid user. Once the user has received the at least one personalized hearing aid (1), he may take the hearing aids into use. If there arises a need for fine tuning, the hearing aid user may request a consultation with a hearing healthcare professional. The hearing healthcare professional has equipment (44, 45) for fine tuning the hearing aid (1), and he may fine tuning the at least one personalized hearing aid (1) in dialogue with the hearing aid user. Also provided is a hearing aid delivering system and an Internet enabled personal communication device.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2021Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Widex A/SInventors: Anders Westergaard, Niels Erik Boelskift Maretti
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Patent number: 11622203Abstract: A method (300) of fitting a hearing aid system, based on the use of hearing aid system setting data and data related to a possible hearing aid system performance verification for a multitude of different hearing aid system users, as well as a hearing aid system adapted to carry out such a method.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2019Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Widex A/SInventor: Peter Magnus Noergaard
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Patent number: 11622216Abstract: Systems and methods for interactive mobile fitting of hearing aids are provided. The method includes a mobile device receiving a reduced size fitting data set having a set of sampling points from a hearing aid. The method includes interpolating the reduced size fitting data set into a continuous fitting curve presented at a display of the mobile device with user interface objects that each correspond with one or more sampling points. The method includes receiving a user input manipulating a user interface object. The user input adjusts a value of sampling point(s) corresponding to the user interface object to generate an updated reduced size fitting data set that is communicated to the hearing aid. The method includes generating a substitute complete fitting data set based on the updated reduced size fitting data set for application to input audio to generate modified audio that is output from the hearing aid.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2021Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Team IP Holdings, LLCInventors: Keith L. Davis, Lingming Wang, Todd J. Palmer, Bennett Griffin, Timothy D. Schnell
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Patent number: 11615801Abstract: A personal listening system and a method of using the personal listening system to enhance speech intelligibility of audio playback, are described. The method includes determining a speech intelligibility metric, such as a speech reception threshold, of a user. Based on the speech intelligibility metric, a tuning parameter is applied to an audio input signal. The speech reception threshold is compared to an environmental signal-to-noise ratio to determine whether enhancement of the audio input signal is warranted. Application of the tuning parameter to the audio input signal generates an audio output signal having reduced noise, making playback of the audio output signal more intelligible to the user. Other aspects are also described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2020Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Narimene Lezzoum, Yacine Azmi, Jakub Mazur, Lars Rasmus Elofsson Bernstedt, Tarun Pruthi
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Patent number: 11611820Abstract: Occlusion devices, earpiece devices and methods of forming occlusion devices are provided. An occlusion device is configured to occlude an ear canal. The occlusion device includes an insertion element and at least one expandable element disposed on the insertion element. The expandable element is configured to receive a medium via the insertion element and is configured to expand, responsive to the medium, to contact the ear canal. Physical parameters of the occlusion device are selected to produce a predetermined sound attenuation characteristic over a frequency band, such that sound is attenuated more in a first frequency range of the frequency band than in a second frequency range of the frequency band.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2022Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Staton Techiya LLCInventor: Steven W. Goldstein
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Patent number: 11611838Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method for individualized hearing aid prescription which consists of a test procedure that enables the fitting of an individualized estimation of the SII model to individual listeners efficiently and an optimization process which translates the resulting individualized model to the prescribed gains across frequencies for programming into the user's hearing aids. The test involves the recognition of one or more words presented in background noise, which better approximates the daily listening experiences of hearing-aid users compared to the pure-tone detection in a silent environment task which is commonly utilized during conventional audiometric testing. In the estimated SII model, five parameters describe in a custom fashion the relative weights of speech information across the five frequency bands for a given listener. The results from the speech test is used to determine the desirable amount of gain for each frequency region to optimize the user's aided speech intelligibility.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2020Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: The Trustees of Indiana UniversityInventor: Yi Shen
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Patent number: 11559224Abstract: An optimization system for testing a patient's hearing comprises a controller, an ear piece, and a memory. The controller: provides a series of tones to the ear piece; receives feedback from the patient between each tone; generates a data point to be used in an audiogram after receiving each feedback; after each data point is generated, computes a statistical distribution based on the generated data points; identifies an area of the statistical distribution most in need of additional data; and selects a subsequent tone to provide in the series of tones. Each feedback indicates whether the respective tone was detected or not detected, and each data point is based on the respective feedback. Each subsequent tone provided in the series of tones is a tone represented in the area of the statistical distribution most in need of additional data at the time of selection.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2021Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: Soundwave Hearing, LLCInventors: Christopher Boven, Reagan John Roberts
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Patent number: 11550535Abstract: An analysis system has at least one monitoring assembly that includes at least one microphone to monitor an acoustic field proximate the monitoring assembly. The at least one microphone produces at least one microphone signal responsive to the acoustic field. The analysis system further includes a data storage device configured to buffer the at least one microphone signal and an audio analysis system configured to analyze a content of the data storage device where the audio analysis system is configured to analyze the content of the buffer to process at least a sound into a response or action.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2020Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Staton Techiya, LLCInventors: Steven Wayne Goldstein, John Usher
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Patent number: 11540070Abstract: A hearing aid system (100), wherein changes to the settings is only allowed if a hearing aid performance verification is carried out with a successful result as well as a method of operating such a hearing aid system.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2019Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Widex A/SInventor: Peter Magnus Norgaard
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Patent number: 11516604Abstract: A system for evaluating a seal between an earphone of a hearing device and an ear canal that includes a first microphone positioned outside the ear canal, a second microphone positioned inside the ear canal, and a controller. The controller is configured to measure a sound level at one or more test frequencies using the first microphone, measure a sound level at the one or more frequencies using the second microphone, calculate a difference between the sound levels measured using the first and second microphones at each of the one or more test frequencies, and determine a measurement of an ear seal based on the calculated one or more differences.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2020Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: Cirrus Logic, Inc.Inventor: Aleksey S. Khenkin
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Patent number: 11503413Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for customizing an auditory prosthesis or other medical device. Customizing the auditory prosthesis includes obtaining and evaluating system data. The system data includes data from multiple sensors, including one or more sensors of an auditory prosthesis and one or more sensors of a recipient computing device. Based on the evaluation of the system data, a target behavior is determined, such as operating the auditory prosthesis in a particular sonic environment or with particular auditory prosthesis settings.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2019Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Cochlear LimitedInventors: Jan Patrick Frieding, Carl Uvesten, Fredrik Breitholtz, Nicholas Feeney
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Patent number: 11429255Abstract: A system for dynamically adjusting content for an interaction impairment can include a data provider, an end-user electronic device, a user identification module, and a data adjustment module. The data provider can be capable of providing access to electronic data. One or more characteristics of the electronic data can be incompatible with an impairment of an impaired user. The end-user electronic device can be configured to allow the impaired user to interact with electronic data. The user identification module can be configured to identify an identity of the impaired user and/or the impairment of the impaired user. The data adjustment module can be configured to automatically adjust incompatible characteristics of the electronic data prior to presentation by the end-user electronic device. This adjustment can increase the ability of the impaired user to utilize the electronic data with the end-user electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2019Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Jonathan Dunne, Paul B. French, James P. Galvin, Jr., Patrick J. O'Sullivan
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Patent number: 11336982Abstract: A hearing device seal module for use with a hearing device core including a tubular seal carrier defining a lumen configured for passage of the hearing device core and including a resilient seal support region formed from resilient material and configured to receive the hearing device core, a seal carrier support configured to hold at least a portion of the resilient seal support region open during an insertion of the hearing device core, and a first seal secured to a first portion of the seal support region and extending outwardly therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2020Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: Sonova AGInventors: Yashvant Venkatakrishnan, Xiuming Zhu, Michael Au, Frank Wang, Grace Gardner, Marius Ruefenacht, Barjinder Chana, Erdal Karamuk
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Patent number: 11310611Abstract: In embodiments of the invention, the invention comprises a light tip cable including a cartridge assembly affixed to a medial end of the cable, the cartridge assembly including an emitter housing where the emitter housing includes an opening at a medial end of the housing and a flange at a lateral end of the housing. In embodiments of the invention, the cartridge assembly includes a light emitting element in the housing extending to the opening, retention features covering at least a portion of the housing, including the flange, the retention features comprising a lateral face and a lobe and at least one load bearing strand extending from the cable to the emitter; and electrical connectors extending from the cable to the light emitting element.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2019Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: Earlens CorporationInventors: Eric B. Johnson, Vincent W. Ku, Patricia Ho, Ryan Lane-Lutter, Daniel K. Hallock
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Patent number: 11285314Abstract: An apparatus including an actuator and an electrode array support, wherein the apparatus is configured to insert an electrode array into a cochlea via controlled actuation of the actuator, wherein the controlled actuation is at least partially based on data that is at least partially based on electrical characteristics associated with the recipient.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2016Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: Cochlear LimitedInventors: Nicholas Charles Pawsey, Frank Risi
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Patent number: 11277695Abstract: A method including obtaining data based on a current and/or anticipated future state of a hearing prosthesis and adjusting a set gain margin of the hearing prosthesis based on the current or anticipated future state of the hearing prosthesis.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2018Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: Cochlear LimitedInventors: Martin Hillbratt, Mark Flynn, Bjorn Davidsson
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Patent number: 11268848Abstract: In-ear sound pressure level, SPL, is determined that is caused by output audio being converted into sound by a headset worn by a user. The in-ear SPL is converted into a sound sample having units that are suitable for evaluating sound noise exposure. These operations are repeated to produce a sequence of sound samples during playback. This sequence of sound samples is then written to a secure database. Access to the database is authorized by the user. Other aspects are also described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2020Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Jakub Mazur, Tyrone T. Chen, Hang Zhang
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Patent number: 11240578Abstract: Described embodiments generally relate to a signal processing device for on ear detection for an earbud. The device comprises a first microphone input for receiving a microphone signal from a first microphone, the first microphone being configured to be positioned within an ear of a user when the earbud is being worn; a second microphone input for receiving a microphone signal from a second microphone, the second microphone being configured to be positioned outside the ear of the user when the earbud is being worn; a signal generator configured to generate a signal for acoustic playback from a speaker configured to be positioned within the earbud; and a processor.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2019Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: Cirrus Logic, Inc.Inventor: Brenton Steele
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Patent number: 11224360Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for evaluating hearing health of a given user. An input audio signal is transformed into the frequency domain and a first and second hearing profile are applied to the input audio sample. The first hearing profile represents a healthy hearing standard and the second hearing profile is the given user's hearing profile. Using the hearing profiles, first and second perceptually relevant information (PRI) values are generated for the input audio sample. The first and second PRI values are analyzed against each other to generate a PRI index value for the given user, where the PRI index value is a hearing health index value for the given user. The given user's hearing profile may additionally be applied to differently processed audio samples to evaluate the amount of perceptual rescue offered by various digital signal processing algorithms.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2019Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: Mimi Hearing Technologies GmbHInventors: Guido Knook, Nicholas R. Clark
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Patent number: 11166115Abstract: A method and a device for determining a device parameter of a hearing device to be worn at the ear of a user, the method comprising: obtaining image data of one or more images, the image data including first image data of a first image of the outer human ear at a first angle; identifying, based on the first image data, a first anatomical landmark and a second anatomical landmark of the outer human ear using a processor; identifying the position of the first anatomical landmark and the second anatomical landmark in the first image; determining the device parameter of the hearing device based on the first anatomical landmark and the second anatomical landmark; and outputting the device parameter.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2018Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: GN Hearing A/SInventors: Mehdi Hoorzad, Kexia Sun, Jesper Thaysen, Vince Maye
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Patent number: 11159898Abstract: A module of a hearing device is removably connectable with a housing of the hearing device, the module being prepared for insertion of a removal tool. The module includes at least two side walls opposing each other. The side walls are provided with a first engagement means, and the side walls are deformable such to allow engagement of the first engagement means and a second engagement means formed on an anchoring portion of the removal tool.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2017Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: SONOVA AGInventors: Christian Frei, Matthias Stadler, Andre Lucien Ochsenbein, Tobias Balmer
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Patent number: 11153699Abstract: A method (200) of fitting a hearing aid system, and a hearing aid fitting system (100) as well as a hearing aid system adapted to carry out the method.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2019Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: WIDEX A/SInventors: Anders Westergaard, Morten Surballe, Jacob Palitzsch Lund, Jacob Midtgaard
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Patent number: 11138989Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods, and computer storage media for sound quality prediction and real-time feedback about sound quality, such as room acoustics quality and background noise. Audio data can be sampled from a live sound source and stored in an audio buffer. The audio data in the buffer is analyzed to calculate a stream of values of one or more sound quality measures, such as speech transmission index and signal-to-noise ratio. Speech transmission index can be calculated using a convolution neural network configured to predict speech transmission index from reverberant speech. The stream of values can be used to provide real-time feedback about sound quality of the audio data. For example, a visual indicator on a graphical user interface can be updated based on consistency of the values over time. The real-time feedback about sound quality can help users optimize their recording setup.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2019Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: Adobe Inc.Inventors: Prem Seetharaman, Gautham J. Mysore, Bryan A. Pardo