| PHONAK AG Patent applications |
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| 20120114158 | HEARING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM - A hearing assistance system having a transmission unit ( | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120099748 | METHOD OF PROVIDING INPUT PARAMETERS OR INFORMATION FOR THE FITTING PROCESS OF HEARING INSTRUMENTS OR EAR PIECES FOR A HEARING DEVICE - Input parameters or information for the fitting process of individually shaped or customized hearing devices and/or ear pieces of a hearing device are provided by storing fitting relevant data during the manufacturing process of an ear piece for the use with a hearing device into storage means, the data storage means being arranged at/or in the ear piece and/or a storage means kept or linked to the ear piece of the hearing device. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120063622 | HEARING SYSTEM COMPRISING AN EARPIECE - A hearing system includes at least one earpiece having a shell, an elongate retention element attached to the shell, and an insert unit. The shell has a sound tube portion carrying a soft tip for insertion into the user's ear canal, an outwardly oriented interface portion for detachably receiving the insert unit, and an engagement portion between the sound tube portion and the interface portion for engaging with the tragus/antitragus region of the ear, wherein the material and the dimensions of the retention element are such that the retention element can engage the user's concha by manual deformation by the user, and wherein the insert unit is a filter unit with at least one sound attenuation filter, or is an active electronic unit with at least a loudspeaker, and with an external electronic unit, which is worn on the user's body below the user's neck. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120057735 | BENDABLE HEARING DEVICE - Within a casing of a hearing device to be worn in the area of the auricle such as behind the ear, comprises bendable portions ( | 03-08-2012 |
| 20110299693 | METHOD FOR TESTING A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM IN CONNECTION WITH A FITTING DEVICE AND A HEARING DEVICE AS WELL AS A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method for testing a wireless communication system is disclosed comprising a fitting device ( | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110286608 | EARPIECE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A communication system is provided having at least one earpiece ( | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110280426 | Partially Implantable Hearing Aid - A partially implantable hearing aid is provided, comprising an external audio signal unit to be worn at least in part in a user's ear canal, an implantable unit and external means for transmitting power transcutaneously to the implantable unit via an inductive link, the external audio signal unit comprising audio signal processing means for producing processed audio signals from input audio signals and means for transmitting the processed audio signals via an optical link through an ear drum to an optical receiver of the implantable unit, the implantable unit comprising an actuator for stimulating the user's hearing, a power receiving means and a driver unit for transforming the received audio signals into an input signal to the actuator. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110274284 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ACTIVE HEARING PROTECTION TO A USER - Hearing protection system having first and second hearing protection devices worn at/in a respective one of a user's outer ear, each hearing protection device having an active unit with at least one microphone for converting ambient sound into input audio signals and a loudspeaker for transforming filtered audio signals into user perceivable sound, and an audio signal processing unit for processing input audio signals into filtered audio signals, the audio signal processing unit dividing, for each hearing protection device, the input audio signals into a plural frequency bands and selecting the gain applied within each frequency band as a function of the frequency of the respective frequency band and the sound pressure level of the input audio signals falling within the respective frequency band such that the total attenuation provided by the respective hearing protection device in each of the frequency bands corresponds to the same target loudness difference. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110258839 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HEARING DEVICES - A method of manufacturing hearing devices comprising an otoplastic individually shaped for a user to be using the respective hearing device is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of
| 10-27-2011 |
| 20110243358 | SYSTEM FOR PICKING-UP A USER'S VOICE - A system for picking-up a user's voice, having an earpiece ( | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110243357 | MODULAR HEARING DEVICE - The hearing device ( | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110243355 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A HEARING DEVICE - A method for adjusting a hearing device ( | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110188684 | WIRELESS UPDATING OF HEARING DEVICES - The method of manufacturing a firmware-updated programmable hearing device comprising at least one processor and a memory unit ( | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110188683 | METHOD FOR MONITORING A HEARING DEVICE AND HEARING DEVICE WITH SELF-MONITORING FUNCTION - A method for monitoring a hearing device having an electroacoustic output transducer worn at a user's ear or in a user's ear canal, the method including: measuring the electrical impedance of the output transducer; analyzing the measured electrical impedance of the output transducer in order to determine at least one parameter from the length and diameter of tubing that extends into the user's ear canal and is connected to the transducer, and adjusting operation parameters of the hearing device based upon the results of the determination so as to optimize acoustical performance of the hearing device. A hearing device in which the method is implemente | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110188682 | METHOD FOR DEPLOYING HEARING INSTRUMENT FITTING SOFTWARE, AND HEARING INSTRUMENT ADAPTED THEREFOR - A method for deploying hearing instrument fitting software wherein the fitting software comprises executable fitting program code ( | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110188681 | METHOD FOR ADAPTIVELY MATCHING MICROPHONES OF A HEARING SYSTEM AS WELL AS A HEARING SYSTEM - A method and a hearing system for adaptively matching microphones ( | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110158444 | HEARING INSTRUMENT AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING HEARING ASSISTANCE TO A USER - A hearing instrument having an audio signal processing unit ( | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110150256 | METHOD FOR ADAPTING SOUND IN A HEARING AID DEVICE BY FREQUENCY MODIFICATION AND SUCH A DEVICE - In a digital hearing aid device ( | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110129106 | HEARING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - The method for operating a hearing system comprises the steps of
| 06-02-2011 |
| 20110116668 | UNIVERSAL-FIT HEARING DEVICE - An in-the-ear hearing instrument comprises a deformable holding element ( | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110106508 | FITTING PROCEDURE FOR HEARING DEVICES AND CORRESPONDING HEARING DEVICE - The method for adjusting a hearing device ( | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110103628 | HEARING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - The invention refers to hearing devices ( | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110103610 | EARPHONE SYSTEM AND USE OF AN EARPHONE SYSTEM - There is provided an earphone system comprising an earphone and at least two acoustic dampers ( | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110091061 | HEARING INSTRUMENT - A hearing instrument with at least one microphone and signal processing includes at least two receivers having a different frequency response. At least a first one of the receivers can be placed outside the ear canal, for example in a behind-the-ear component. A behind-the-ear component and an external component can be provided for being placed in the user's ear canal or in the user's ear with a connection link between the behind-the-ear component and the external component. The sound processing means can feed the first receiver with a first signal of a first central frequency and the second receiver with a second signal of a second central frequency. The signal processing means can be one or two signal processing units. A frequency separating filter can have an input operatively connected to an output of the signal processing unit. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110091060 | HEARING INSTRUMENT - A hearing instrument includes a behind-the-ear component and an external component for being placed in the user's ear canal or in the user's ear and a connection link between the behind-the-ear component and the external component. The connection link is reversibly pluggable to the behind-the-ear component and/or the in-the-ear-canal component and has a length that is reversibly adjustable. Fixation means is provided for reversibly fixing the adjusted length of the connection link. The in-the-ear-canal component may be connected to the fixation means and detached therefrom when the same is in the ear canal. An in-the-ear-canal component to be placed in a user's ear canal can have fixation means for fixing it in the ear canal. The fixation means includes an outer shell shaped to fit in the user's ear canal and a mounting structure for holding the in-the-ear-canal component. The outer shell is preferably resilient, with an elasticity allowing temporal deformation. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110058698 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING DEVICE - A method for operating a hearing device comprising an input transducer ( | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110044481 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING HEARING ASSISTANCE TO A USER - There is provided a method for providing hearing assistance to a user ( | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110026747 | HEARING DEVICE WITH USER CONTROL - The hearing device comprises a battery door ( | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110026746 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING OF FEEDBACK THRESHOLD IN A HEARING DEVICE AND A HEARING DEVICE - A method for determining feedback thresholds in a plurality of frequency bands and/or at a plurality of frequencies processed by a hearing device is disclosed. The feedback thresholds are defined as gains, at which feedback occurs while a hearing device user is wearing the hearing device. The method comprises the steps of determining a quality index for a measured feedback threshold, and considering a measured feedback threshold as final if the quality index meets minimum predefined requirements. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110015466 | PARTIALLY IMPLANTABLE HEARING DEVICE - There is provided a partially implantable hearing device for a user, comprising a microphone assembly ( | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110007919 | LOCKING MECHANISM FOR ADJUSTABLE TUBE - An in the ear hearing aid component, acoustically connected to a hearing aid component outside the ear canal, is characterized by adjusting means ( | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110007916 | TELEPHONE TO HEARING DEVICE COMMUNICATION - A telephone handset ( | 01-13-2011 |
| 20100329492 | METHOD FOR REDUCING NOISE IN AN INPUT SIGNAL OF A HEARING DEVICE AS WELL AS A HEARING DEVICE - A method for reducing noise in an input signal ( | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100322448 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING DEVICE AND CORRESPONDING HEARING SYSTEM AND ARRANGEMENT - The method for operating a hearing device ( | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100319189 | REPLACEABLE HEARING PROTECTION MEMBRANE FOR HEARING DEVICES - A device as hearing aid to be worn in the ear or in or at the auditory canal comprises at least a sound or acoustic exit opening with a protection element ( | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100310103 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING OF FEEDBACK THRESHOLD IN A HEARING DEVICE AND A HEARING DEVICE - A method for determining feedback thresholds in a plurality of frequency bands and/or at a plurality of frequencies processed by a hearing device is disclosed. The feedback thresholds are defined as gains, at which feedback occurs while a hearing device user is wearing the hearing device. The method comprises the step of determining feedback thresholds in an order of precedence, wherein the order of precedence being defined according to a degree of importance that the feedback threshold is determined in a particular frequency band or at a particular frequency, respectively. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100303269 | FITTING PROCEDURE FOR HEARING DEVICES AND CORRESPONDING HEARING DEVICE - The method for adjusting a hearing device to the hearing preferences of a user of said hearing device comprises the steps of
| 12-02-2010 |
| 20100296680 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A MAXIMUM GAIN IN A HEARING DEVICE AS WELL AS A HEARING DEVICE - A method for determining a maximum gain is disclosed that is applicable in a forward signal path starting at a microphone ( | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100293227 | HEARING SYSTEM, METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING SYSTEM, AND HEARING SYSTEM NETWORK - The method for operating a hearing system ( | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100278366 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS HEARING ASSISTANCE - A method for providing hearing assistance to a user, comprising capturing audio signals by an internal microphone arrangement and supplying the captured audio signals a central signal processing unit; estimating whether a certain type of external audio signal supply device is connected to the audio signal processing unit in order to supply external audio signals to the central signal processing unit, and selecting an audio signal processing scheme according to the estimated type of external audio signal supply device; processing, the captured audio signals and the external audio signals according to the selected audio signal processing scheme; transmitting the processed audio signals to stimulating means worn at or in at least one of the user's ears via a wireless audio link; and stimulating the user's hearing by said stimulating means according to the processed audio signals. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100278365 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS HEARING ASSISTANCE - A method for providing hearing assistance to a user, comprising capturing audio signals by a microphone arrangement; measuring at least one mechanical parameter; selecting an audio signal processing scheme according to the measured at least one mechanical parameter; processing, by a signal processing unit, the captured audio signals according to the selected audio signal processing scheme; transmitting the processed audio signals to stimulating means worn at or in at least one of the user's ears via a wireless audio link; and stimulating the user's hearing by said stimulating means according to the processed audio signals. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100278356 | AUDIO AMPLIFICATION APPARATUS - A method of adjusting frequency-dependent amplification in an audio amplification apparatus. The audio amplification apparatus includes a forward transfer path ( | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100272298 | METHOD OF OPERATING A HEARING DEVICE AND A HEARING DEVICE - A method of operating a hearing device is disclosed, the method comprising the steps of:
| 10-28-2010 |
| 20100272297 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR FITTING A HEARING SYSTEM - The method for adjusting a hearing system ( | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100266151 | HEARING SYSTEM WITH JOINT TASK SCHEDULING - The hearing system ( | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100260367 | HEARING INSTRUMENT AND INPUT METHOD FOR A HEARING INSTRUMENT - A hearing instrument comprises an openable cover lid, the cover lid comprising at least one electrical input element and at least one lid contact terminal arranged to physically and electrically contact at least one corresponding device contact terminal when the lid is in a closed position. The cover lid further comprises at least two electrical input, each of the at least two input elements being functionally associated with the impedance between the lid contact terminal and a further terminal, and the hearing instrument comprises means to infer the state of the input elements from said impedance. In a preferred embodiment, the number of input elements is equal to or larger than the number of lid contact terminals. In a further embodiment, the lid is the lid of a battery compartment of the hearing instrument, and in a closed position of the lid at least one of the input elements is in electrical contact with one of the terminals of a battery lying in the battery compartment. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100260363 | MIDI-COMPATIBLE HEARING DEVICE AND REPRODUCTION OF SPEECH SOUND IN A HEARING DEVICE - The method for providing a user of a hearing device with speech sound comprises the step of
| 10-14-2010 |
| 20100239111 | HEARING INSTRUMENT HOUSING MADE OF A POLYMER METAL COMPOSITE - A hearing aid housing consists at least partially of a housing outer surface ( | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100220884 | MULTIPART COMPARTMENT FOR A HEARING SYSTEM - A hearing system and/or earpiece assembly is comprising an assembly structure with at least three parts. The parts are removably connectable and at least one of the parts can be arranged in relation to another one in a different orientation. Alternatively or in addition, at least one part is made out of a flexible material. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100220879 | HEARING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING SYSTEM - The method for operating a hearing system comprising at least one hearing device; at least one signal processing unit; at least one user control by means of which at least one audio processing parameter of said signal processing unit is adjustable; and a sensor unit; comprises the steps of
| 09-02-2010 |
| 20100208922 | HEARING SYSTEM NETWORK WITH SHARED TRANSMISSION CAPACITY AND CORRESPONDING METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING SYSTEM - The hearing system ( | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100208906 | RESISTANCE IDENTIFICATION OF A PERIPHERAL UNIT ON A HEARING AID - In order to identify peripheral units ( | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100205447 | METHOD OF INDIVIDUALLY FITTING A HEARING DEVICE OR HEARING AID - The present invention provides a method of providing parameters for the fitting process of individually shaped or customized hearing devices by collecting and storing fitting parameters during a fitting process by a local fitting computer; generating an individual encryption key related to the hearing device; sending the stored fitting parameters encrypted with the encryption key to a remote database; storing the encryption key in the memory of the hearing device; reading out the encryption key from the hearing device; reading out data from the remote database using the encryption. Thus, the privacy of the individual fitting data of a hearing device is secured. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100202648 | COVER FOR APERTURES OF AN ELECTRIC MICRO-DEVICE HOUSING - At an electronic micro-device ( | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100202644 | BATTERY LOCK - Smallest electronic device such as e.g. a hearing instrument being operated by means of a battery which comprises a battery compartment ( | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100202638 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND HEARING DEVICE - A communication system has a wireless transmitter and a wireless receiver. The transmitter is built into a hearing device to be worn at one or both ears of an individual. The hearing device has an input acoustical-to-electrical converter unit and an output electrical-to-mechanical converter unit. The wireless transmitter is operationally connectable to the output of the input converter unit. The receiver is remote from the hearing device by a distance larger than any distance between two areas at one single individual. The transmitter and receiver form a wireless communication link at least for audio representing signals. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100202637 | HEARING SYSTEM WITH A USER PREFERENCE CONTROL AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING SYSTEM - A method for operating a hearing system ( | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100202625 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A HEARING DEVICE WITH FREQUENCY TRANSPOSITION AND CORRESPONDING ARRANGEMENT - A method for adjusting a hearing system to the hearing preferences of a user of said hearing system is disclosed, wherein said hearing system is capable of carrying out frequency transposition of audio signals, which frequency transposition depends on at least one parameter. The method comprises the steps of
| 08-12-2010 |
| 20100195836 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A communication system, comprising: a transmission unit comprising at least two microphones, with a separate audio signals channel for each microphone, a first ear unit and, a second ear unit worn at the each side of the user's head, each ear unit comprising a receiver unit; the transmission unit comprising means for transmitting at least a first channel and a second channel of the audio signals to the first and second ear unit, at least one of the receiver units being capable of receiving the at least first and second audio signal channel, at least one of the ear units comprising audio signal processing means for generating processed audio signals received via the at least first and second audio signal channel, with the first ear unit and the second ear unit comprising means for stimulating the user's hearing at the right ear and the left ear, accordingly. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100183176 | HEARING SYSTEM WITH ASSISTANCE FUNCTIONALITY - The hearing system ( | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100183172 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SIGNAL WHICH IS AUDIBLE BY AN INDIVIDUAL - Audible signals (m | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100183161 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR TRAINING HEARING SYSTEM USERS - The inventor has found that a considerable portion of hearing system users have a considerable lack of understanding the effect of adjusting adjustable audio processing parameters of the hearing system. Therefore, the method according to the invention comprises the steps of
| 07-22-2010 |
| 20100172526 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AS WELL AS A TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A transmission system and a method for controlling the transmission system comprising at least one interface unit and at least one adjustable device are disclosed. The method includes configuring the at least one interface unit according to interface configuration parameters, and enabling the at least one interface unit according to the interface configuration parameters. The method can also include transmitting device configuration parameters from the at least one interface unit to at least one of the adjustable devices, configuring the at least one adjustable device according to the device configuration parameters, and enabling the at least one adjustable device according to the device configuration parameters in order to transmit data via the second link. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100172525 | HEARING DEVICE WITH RF COMMUNICATION - In a hearing device with an audio signal processing stage ( | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100150388 | METHOD FOR FEEDBACK CANCELLING IN A HEARING DEVICE AND A HEARING DEVICE - A method and a hearing device for cancelling or preventing feedback are disclosed. The hearing device comprises a microphone ( | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100150387 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING HEARING ASSISTANCE TO A USER - A system for providing hearing assistance to a user having an audio signal source, a transmission unit for transmitting audio signals from the audio signal source via a wireless right ear audio link to a right ear unit having a receiver unit and a device for stimulating the user's right ear according to the audio signals received from the transmission unit and via a wireless left ear audio link to a left ear unit having a receiver unit and means for stimulating the user's left ear according to the audio signals received from the transmission unit, and a device for delaying the stimulation of one of the user's ears with the audio signals received from the transmission unit relative to the stimulation of the other one of the user's ears with the audio signals received from the transmission unit by 1 msec to 10 msec. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100150384 | PROVIDING HEARING HEALTH CARE SERVICES BY MEANS OF A HOME ENTERTAINMENT DEVICE - The invention suggests to use a home entertainment system ( | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100142737 | METHOD FOR ASSISTING A USER OF A HEARING SYSTEM AND CORRESPONDING HEARING SYSTEM - The hearing system comprises at least one request-receiving unit for receiving requests for assistance from a user and an assistance unit operationally connected to the request-receiving unit adapted to carrying out an assistance function providing assistance for the user. The assistance unit is adapted to carrying out an analysis of a current status of at least one device of the hearing system. The assistance unit is furthermore adapted to attempting to correct the current status if a faulty or inappropriate current status has been detected. The hearing system comprises a communication interface, wherein the assistance unit is adapted to attempting to establish a communication link to a remote assistance provider using the communication interface. The method for assisting a user of a hearing system, comprises the steps of receiving a request for assistance from the user by a request-receiving unit and automatically carrying out an assistance function upon the receiving. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100142736 | HEARING DEVICE WITH USER CONTROL - The hearing device comprises
| 06-10-2010 |
| 20100135512 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A communication system having at least one user worn receiver unit for receiving audio signals via a wireless audio link connected to a stimulating means for stimulating the user's hearing according to audio signals received via the audio link; and a plurality of user worn transmission units and a microphone arrangement for capturing audio signals from the respective user's voice, an audio signal transmission portion for establishing the wireless audio link to at least one receiver unit to transmit the captured audio signals to the at least one receiver unit, an assistive digital link transceiver portion for establishing a bidirectional assistive digital link to at least one of the other transmission units and/or to an external command unit, and a control unit for controlling signal transmission of the transmission unit according to data exchanged with the control unit of the at least one of the other transmission units and/or the external command unit. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100135500 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING BINAURAL HEARING ASSISTANCE - A method of providing binaural hearing assistance to a user, comprising: capturing audio signals at an ear unit worn at each side of the users head; defining a target signal with regard to background noise; determining the difference in the target-signal-to-background-noise ratio of the audio signals captured at the each ear unit; exchanging audio signals between each ear unit according to the determined difference in the target-signal-to-background-noise ratio; selecting, as a function of the determined difference in the target-signal-to-background-noise ratio, as input to each of the stimulating means the audio signals captured at the respective ear unit, the audio signals received from the other one of the ear units, and/or mixtures thereof; and stimulating the user's right ear and the user's left ear according to the selected respective audio signals. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100128915 | HEARING DEVICE WITH DETACHABLE MICROPHONE - The present hearing device with at least one microphone ( | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100128907 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING HEARING ASSISTANCE TO A USER - A hearing assistance system, having an audio signal source, a transmission unit for transmitting audio signals from the audio signal source via a wireless right ear audio link to a right ear unit and a receiver unit, and an arrangement for stimulating the user's right ear, and via a wireless left ear audio link, a left ear unit having a receiver unit and an arrangement for stimulating the user's left ear, an arrangement for exchanging audio signals received from the transmission unit between the right and left ear units, a device for detecting the quality of the right and left ear links and an arrangement for selecting, as a function of the detected qualities of the right and left ear links, as input to the stimulating arrangement, the audio signals received by the respective receiver unit from the transmission unit, the audio signals received via the audio signal exchanging arrangement, and/or mixtures thereof. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100128906 | HEARING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A system providing hearing assistance to a user having a wireless remote control for transmitting control commands as an amplitude modulated radio frequency signal, an RF power detector for outputting a signal representative of the power envelope of the RF signal received by an antenna of the RF power detector, a classifier unit for analyzing the output signal of the RF power detector to detect control commands of the remote control and to detect the presence of a source of interfering RF signals, an audio signal processing unit, and a user's ear worn part for stimulating the user's hearing according to audio signals processed in the audio signal processing unit. The classifier unit provides a control signal representing detected remote control commands and an interference signal representing the presence of a source of interfering RF signals. Operation of the audio signal processing unit is controlled by the control signal. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100119077 | ACTIVE HEARING PROTECTION SYSTEM - An active hearing protecting system right earplug and a left earplug and a wearable central unit to be worn at the user's body a digital audio signal processing unit which has at least two channels and which can be connected via an audio input to an external audio signal source each earplug including a microphone and a loudspeaker which are connected to the audio signal processing unit. The central unit also has a detector for detecting audio signals and being adapted to control the audio signal processing unit when audio signal is detected. The audio signal processing unit has an ambient mode in which the audio signals captured by the left ear microphone are provided to the left ear loudspeaker and the audio signals captured by the right ear microphone are provided to the right ear loudspeaker, and a communication mode in which the audio signals from the audio input are provided at least one of the loudspeakers and audio signals captured by at least one of the microphones are provided to the other ear loudspeaker. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100104122 | METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING PERFORMANCE OF HEARING DEVICES - A method for establishing a performance characteristic of a hearing device ( | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100092018 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING DEVICE AS WELL AS A HEARING DEVICE - In order to switch between different hearing programs to adjust to a momentary acoustic scene, a method for adjusting a hearing device, in which one of several possible hearing programs can be selected in order to adjust to a momentary acoustic scene, the method comprising the steps of detecting a desired hearing program change, changing parameters (b | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100092017 | HEARING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - The hearing system ( | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100086159 | HEARING DEVICE WITH MICROPHONE PROTECTION - The hearing device comprises at least one microphone ( | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100080398 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HEARING DEVICE FITTING - The method for manufacturing an adjusted hearing device ( | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100067713 | METHOD FOR HEARING PROTECTING AND HEARING PROTECTION SYSTEM - There is proposed a method and system for hearing protecting individuals, especially musicians. Thereby, such an individual is equipped with a hearing device ( | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100067711 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING A HEARING DEVICE WITH A CUSTOMIZED FEATURE SET - The method for manufacturing a hearing device, which hearing device includes at least one programmable processor, includes the steps of a) providing a set of software members, b) selecting a subset of said set, and c) creating an image of said subset, which is executable in said at least one processor. This allows to select from a large set of software members only those, which are suitable for a specific user. The system for manufacturing a hearing device in dependence of individual preferences of a user of said hearing device, which hearing device includes at least one programmable processor, includes a selecting tool allowing to select a subset of software members from a set of software members, and a build tool for creating an image of said subset of software members, wherein said image is executable in said at least one processor. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100034405 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING DEVICE AS WELL AS A HEARING DEVICE - In order to switch between different hearing programs to adjust to a momentary acoustic surround situation, a method is provided to operate a hearing device as well as a hearing device. Signals, or parameters of a transfer function, are changed smoothly in order to form a smooth transition from a momentary to a desired value. Thereby, the advantage is obtained to eliminate undesired abrupt switching operation when a hearing program switching is necessary. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100032267 | SWITCHING ELEMENT FOR ACTUATING AN ADJUSTABLE PARAMETER - A switch element ( | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100020989 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING DEVICE AND A HEARING DEVICE - A method to operate a hearing device and a hearing device are disclosed comprising a plurality of source units (S | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100014696 | HEARING DEVICE - In of for a hearing device ( | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100002887 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A BINAURAL HEARING SYSTEM AS WELL AS A BINAURAL HEARING SYSTEM - A hearing system and a method for operating a binaural hearing system include at least two hearing devices to be at least partly inserted into or to be worn behind the left and right ear of a user. Each hearing device includes at least one microphone to generate an electrical signal corresponding to an acoustic signal. The method includes determining contra-lateral information based on an acoustic signal recorded by a microphone of the contra-lateral hearing device, and determining ipsi-lateral information based on an acoustic signal recorded by a microphone of the ipsi-lateral hearing device. The method includes providing a coordination level, the coordination level being indicative of a degree of synchronization of the two hearing devices, and adjusting processes in the ipsi-lateral hearing device in accordance with the coordination level. The coordination level can be determined from the contra-lateral information and/or from the ipsi-lateral information, or be obtained from an external device. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100002886 | HEARING SYSTEM AND METHOD IMPLEMENTING BINAURAL NOISE REDUCTION PRESERVING INTERAURAL TRANSFER FUNCTIONS - The binaural hearing system ( | 01-07-2010 |
| 20090320273 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN EAR DEVICE HAVING A RETENTION ELEMENT - A method for manufacturing a first ear device having a first retention element to be worn at least in part in at least one of the outer ear and the ear canal of a user and a second ear device having a second retention element to be worn at least in part in at least the outer ear and the ear canal of the user. The outer surface of the first retention element is individually shaped according to the measured inner shape of the user's outer ear and ear canal; a digital data set according to a data format which is representative of the measured inner shape of the user's outer ear and ear canal is obtained; the user provided with a personal copy of the digital data set for personal use by the user; and the personal copy of the digital data set used for manufacturing the second retention element. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090285424 | Method for manufacturing a fitted hearing device - So as to exploit the experience widely spread for fitting hearing devices, workflows of fitting processes are stored ( | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090268933 | HEARING SYSTEM WITH ENHANCED NOISE CANCELLING AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING SYSTEM - The hearing system ( | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090262948 | HEARING AID AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING AID - The invention relates to a hearing aid comprising at least one signal processing device, at least one counter for detecting discreet events or operating processes, and at least one memory for storing the values or states of the counter, and the threshold values associated with each counter. The hearing aid is also provided with a signal transmitter that is actively connected to the signal processing device in such a way that the signal transmitter is activated when a threshold value of a counter is reached or exceeded. In this way, advantageously, any countable pre-defined events or operating processes can be used to establish and maintain the operating state of the hearing aid. An operating process can be, for example, the variation of a defined operating state of the hearing aid. If a predetermined threshold value is reached, i.e. the number of events reaches this threshold value, a corresponding signal can be triggered and produced by the signal transmitter. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090197562 | WIRELESS AUDIO SIGNAL RECEIVER DEVICE FOR A HEARING INSTRUMENT - A receiver device for receiving audio signals from a remote source has a magnetic loop antenna for receiving radio frequency signals carrying audio signals, a signal processing unit for reproducing audio signals from the radio frequency signals received by the antenna, an output interface which is capable of being mechanically connected to an input interface of a hearing instrument to be worn at a user's ear in order to supply the audio signals from the signal processing unit as input to the hearing instrument, and a housing enclosing the antenna and the signal processing unit. The antenna is designed as a printed board circuit with a loop-shaped conductor on an at least partially flexible insulating substrate. A first portion defines a first plane and a second portion defines a second plane, the first plane and second planes being oriented at an angle of 60° to 120° relative to each other. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090196449 | WIRELESS AUDIO SIGNAL RECEIVER DEVICE FOR A HEARING INSTRUMENT - A receiver device for receiving audio signals from a remote source has a magnetic loop antenna for receiving radio frequency signals carrying audio signals, a signal processing unit for reproducing audio signals from the radio frequency signals received by the antenna, an output interface which is capable of being mechanically connected to an input interface of a hearing instrument to be worn at a user's ear in order to supply the audio signals from the signal processing unit as input to the hearing instrument, and a housing enclosing the antenna and the signal processing unit. The antenna is designed as a printed board circuit with a loop-shaped conductor on an at least partially flexible insulating substrate. A first portion defines a first plane and a second portion defines a second plane, the first plane and second planes being oriented at an angle of 60° to 120° relative to each other. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090123009 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ACOUSTICAL DEVICES AND FOR REDUCING ESPECIALLY WIND DISTURBANCES - A method for manufacturing an acoustical device, especially a hearing device. A device casing is provided with an acoustical/electrical input converter arrangement with an electric output. An audio signal processing unit establishes audio signal processing of the device according to individual needs and/or purpose of the device. At least one electrical/mechanical output converter is provided. A filter arrangement with adjustable high-pass characteristic has a control input for the characteristic. The following operational connections are established: between the output of the input converter arrangement and the input of the filter arrangement, between the output of the filter arrangement and the control input, between said output of the filter arrangement and the input of the processing unit, between the output of the processing unit and the input of the at least once output converter. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090112224 | STRUCTURE FOR PROBE INSERTION - An insert structure is proposed for insertion into an orifice, a canal, a tube and the like of a human or animal creature such as an ear canal, an intestinal tract, a gullet, etc. The insert structure comprises at least one longitudinally extending insert member ( | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090097680 | METHOD TO OPERATE A HEARING DEVICE AND ARRANGEMENT WITH A HEARING DEVICE - A hearing device has a transfer function adjustable by a set of parameters. The hearing device can have two microphones, a processing unit, and a speaker unit. A direction identification unit is operationally connected to the processing unit. Communication between a user of the hearing device and at least one reference person is ensured for changing positions of the user and/or the reference person. The transfer function is adjusted as a function of at least one current reference person direction by changing the set of parameters. The reference person direction encloses an angle with a reference plane of the user. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090064852 | MIDI-COMPATIBLE HEARING DEVICE - The hearing device is MIDI-compatible, wherein MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. The hearing device can be adapted to communicating and/or loading and/or storing and/or interpreting and/or generating data compliant with the MIDI Protocol, also referred to as MIDI messages. Acknowledge sounds of the hearing device an be controlled by MIDI data, or music can be played to a user of the hearing device based on MIDI data. The hearing device can be a hearing aid, a headphone, an earphone, a hearing protection device, a communication device or the like. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090028364 | Widerstands-identifikation - For the identification of peripheral devices on a hearing aid, these devices are provided with an identification resistor (R) that can be read out by the configuration of the hearing aid. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090018465 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECONSTRUCTING THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE OF THE SURFACE OF AT LEAST A PORTION OF AN EAR CANAL AND/OR OF A CONCHA - The method for reconstructing the three-dimensional shape of the surface ( | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090010463 | Method For Manufacturing a Hearing Device Based on Personality Profiles - In a method for manufacturing a hearing device, by registering characteristics of an individual (I) a personality vector (K(C | 01-08-2009 |
| 20080301944 | HEARING DEVICE WITH EMBEDDED CHANNEL - A hearing device having at least one of an acoustical/electrical converter and an electrical/acoustical converter respectively with an acoustical input or output. The input or output, as the case may be, is linked to a coupling opening at the outer surface of the device via a channel. At least a part of the outer surface of the device is formed by a one-part shell. The shell defines an inner space of the device, with the channel being provided within and along the part of the shell and being formed within the material of the shell. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20080300703 | HEARING DEVICE WITH EMBEDDED CHANNEL - A hearing device having at least one of an acoustical/electrical converter and an electrical/acoustical converter respectively with an acoustical input or output. The input or output, as the case may be, is linked to a coupling opening at the outer surface of the device via a channel. At least a part of the outer surface of the device is formed by a one-part shell. The shell defines an inner space of the device, with the channel being provided within and along the part of the shell and being formed within the material of the shell. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20080279395 | Feedback Compensation in a Sound Processing Device - There is disclosed a sound processing device ( | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080258871 | PORTABLE AUDIO-CAPABLE DEVICE SYSTEMS, IN PARTICULAR HEARING SYSTEMS, PLAYING MESSAGES - A method includes the step of providing a user of a portable audio-capable device system, such as a hearing system, with a benefit as a reward for the user's consent to accept that said portable audio-capable device system plays messages, in particular audible messages. In particular, the benefit includes providing at no cost, or providing a deduction in payments for, at least one of: a device of said portable audio-capable device system; an accessory for said portable audio-capable device system; a functionality for said portable audio-capable device system; and goods or services contributing to operating costs of said portable audio-capable device system. Accordingly, the user accepts that he is confronted with specific audible messages, and in return, he is provided with a benefit, in particular with a financial benefit. Accordingly, the user can be sponsored, e.g., by the manufacturer of said portable audio-capable device system. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080240481 | HEARING DEVICE WITH EMBEDDED CHANNEL - A hearing device having at least one of an acoustical/electrical converter and an electrical/acoustical converter respectively with an acoustical input or output. The input or output, as the case may be, is linked to a coupling opening at the outer surface of the device via a channel. At least a part of the outer surface of the device is formed by a one-part shell. The shell defines an inner space of the device, with the channel being provided within and along the part of the shell and being formed within the material of the shell. | 10-02-2008 |
