Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100096771 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING INJECTION-MOLDED PRODUCT - A method for fabricating an injection-molded product for a mold in which a pattern carved therein is prepared. An interim injection-molded product with a pattern arranged on an inner face thereof is fabricated using the mold having the carved pattern. Paint or a coloring agent is deposited on the inner face of the molded interim injection-molded product. The pattern on the injection-molded product finished by depositing paint is visible from an exterior of the finished product. | 04-22-2010 |
20130182855 | MULTIMEDIA PLAYING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OUTPUTTING MODULATED SOUND ACCORDING TO HEARING CHARACTERISTIC OF USER - Multimedia playing apparatuses and methods of measuring hearing characteristics of a user and outputting a sound modulated according to the hearing characteristics of the user are provided. A multimedia playing apparatus includes a sound output unit configured to output a sound comprising of one or more phonemes, and a user interface configured to receive a user response to the phonemes. The multimedia playing apparatus further includes a processor configured to acquire hearing characteristics of a user based on the user response, and determine an output level and/or an output time of the sound for each of frequency bands based on the hearing characteristics of the user. The sound output unit is further configured to output the sound according to the output level and/or the output time of the sound for each of the frequency bands. | 07-18-2013 |
20140146988 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS OF HEARING DEVICE - A wireless communication method of a hearing aid includes extracting an audio signal through a first hearing aid, determining a beam forming vector as a beam toward a rear of a user wearing the first hearing aid and a second hearing aid. The method may also include pre-coding of the audio signal using the beam forming vector, and transmitting the pre-coded audio signal to the second hearing aid through a first antenna. The first hearing aid may include the first antenna and the second hearing aid includes a second antenna. | 05-29-2014 |
20140153757 | METHOD OF PROCESSING SOUND AND HEARING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A hearing apparatus and a method thereof for processing a noise included in an input signal are provided. The method of processing noise involves: pairing a hearing apparatus with an electronic appliance; extracting noise characteristic information of the paired electronic appliance; and processing noise from the electronic appliance included in an input signal based on the noise characteristic information. | 06-05-2014 |
20140169574 | HEARING DEVICE CONSIDERING EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT OF USER AND CONTROL METHOD OF HEARING DEVICE - A hearing device and a method of the hearing aid are provided considering an external environment surrounding a user. The hearing device includes an external environment determination unit, an inquiry unit, and a parameter set unit. The external environment determination unit is configured to determine an external environment surrounding a user wearing the hearing device. The inquiry unit is configured to select a question corresponding to the external environment and inquire the question to the user. The parameter set unit is configured to set a parameter of the hearing device based on a response to the question and hearing loss information of the user. | 06-19-2014 |
20140205118 | METHOD OF DETERMINING OPERATION MODE OF HEARING DEVICE AND HEARING DEVICE - A method of determining an operation mode of a hearing device and the hearing device may include detecting an input signal of the hearing device, determining the operation mode of the hearing device by determining whether the input signal is a designated signal related to a programming mode of the hearing device, and controlling the hearing device according to the operation mode. | 07-24-2014 |
20140211971 | HEARING LOSS COMPENSATION APPARATUS AND METHOD USING 3D EQUAL LOUDNESS CONTOUR - A hearing loss compensation apparatus and method compensate for distortion caused by a change in a sound transmission path using hearing characteristics of a user. The hearing loss compensation apparatus may include a sound direction detection device configured to detect a sound generation direction, in which a sound generates, using one or more microphones, and a sound compensation device configured to compensate the sound using hearing characteristics of a user corresponding to the sound generation direction. Additionally, a hearing characteristics measurement apparatus and method provide a way to obtain such hearing characteristics information. | 07-31-2014 |
20140294187 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING PARAMETER USING AUDITORY MODEL OF HEARING LOSS PATIENT - An apparatus and method are provided to determine a parameter using an auditory model of a hearing loss patient. The parameter determination apparatus determines a similarity between a neurogram of a normal subject and a neurogram of a hearing loss patient, and determines an optimal frequency band for the hearing loss patient based on the similarity. | 10-02-2014 |
20140307900 | APPARATUS FOR INPUTTING AUDIOGRAM USING TOUCH INPUT - An apparatus and a method for inputting audiogram using a touch input are provided. An audiogram input apparatus includes: an input receiver configured to receive a touch input from a user; a data processor configured to generate an audiogram corresponding to the touch input; and a display unit configured to display the generated audiogram. | 10-16-2014 |
20140307902 | HEARING APPARATUS INCLUDING COIL OPERABLE IN DIFFERENT OPERATION MODES - A hearing apparatus includes a coil and a coil operation mode selector configured to select either a first coil operation mode for communicating with a wireless communication terminal, or a second coil operation mode for wirelessly charging a battery of the hearing apparatus. | 10-16-2014 |
20140330160 | HEARING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING DISTANCE BETWEEN EARDRUM AND HEARING APPARATUS - A hearing apparatus and method for measuring a distance between an eardrum and the hearing apparatus are provided. The hearing apparatus may include a signal output unit configured to output a first measurement signal, a signal identification unit configured to receive a second measurement signal, and a distance determination unit configured to determine the distance between the user's eardrum and the hearing apparatus. | 11-06-2014 |
20150049876 | HEARING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FITTING HEARING DEVICE - A hearing device and a method for fitting the hearing device are provided. The method for fitting a monaural hearing device involve obtaining audiograms of both ears, and adjusting an amplification gain based on the audiograms of both ears, in which the audiograms comprise an audiogram of a first ear for wearing the monaural hearing device and an audiogram of a second ear not wearing the monaural hearing device. | 02-19-2015 |
20150078602 | HEARING LOSS COMPENSATION APPARATUS INCLUDING EXTERNAL MICROPHONE - A hearing loss compensation apparatus includes a microphone configured to collect an ambient sound and generate an audio signal based on the collected ambient sound. A hearing loss compensation apparatus body inserted into an ear of a hearing impaired patient is configured to compensate for the audio signal based on auditory characteristics of the hearing impaired patient. The hearing loss compensation apparatus body is further configured to output the audio signal in a direction of an eardrum of the hearing impaired patient. A connection member is configured to connect the microphone to the hearing loss compensation apparatus body and fix a position of the microphone to be inside an ear canal of the hearing impaired patient. | 03-19-2015 |