Hearing assistance device comprising an input transducer system
First Claim
1. A hearing assistance device adapted for being arranged at least partly on a user'"'"'s head or at least partly implanted in a user'"'"'s head, the hearing assistance device comprising:
- an input transducer system comprisingan audio input transducer for picking up a sound signal from the environment and providing an electric audio input signal,a first and second supplementary input transducer for picking up a sound signal from the environment and providing a first and second supplementary electric input signal,an output transducer for converting a processed output signal to a stimulus perceivable by said user as sound,a time to time-frequency conversion unit allowing a signal to be processed or analyzed at different frequencies;
one or more detectors of the acoustic environment of the hearing assistance device selected among a group consisting of a wind noise detector, a voice activity detector, an own voice detector, a feedback or howl or loop gain detector, an autocorrelation or cross-correlation detector, a level detector, and a proximity detector, anda signal processing unit operationally connected to said audio input transducer, to said first and second supplementary input transducer, and to said output transducer, said signal processing unit being configured for processing said electric audio input signal, and said first and second supplementary electric input signal, and for providing said processed output signal, wherein the signal processing unit is configured to provide that said processed output signal is a mixture according to a predefined scheme of said electric audio input signal said first and second supplementary electric input signals on a time frequency unit basis, and wherein the actual mixture is influenced by said one or more detectors, andwherein said audio input transducer is adapted for being located in an ear of said user.
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Abstract
The application relates to a hearing assistance device (HAD) comprising (a) an input transducer system comprising (a1) an audio input transducer (AIT), and (a2) a first supplementary input transducer (SIT1), (b) an output transducer (OT) for converting a processed output signal to a stimulus perceivable by said user as sound, and (c) a signal processing unit (SPU) operationally connected to said audio input transducer (AIT), to said first supplementary input transducer (SIT1), and to said output transducer (OT), said signal processing unit (SPU) being configured for processing said electric audio input signal, and said first supplementary electric input signal, and for providing said processed output signal. The audio input transducer (AIT) is adapted for being located in an ear of the user. In a NORMAL mode of operation, electric audio input signal is processed in the signal processing unit and the supplementary electric input signal(s) are used to control the processing.
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20 Claims
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1. A hearing assistance device adapted for being arranged at least partly on a user'"'"'s head or at least partly implanted in a user'"'"'s head, the hearing assistance device comprising:
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an input transducer system comprising an audio input transducer for picking up a sound signal from the environment and providing an electric audio input signal, a first and second supplementary input transducer for picking up a sound signal from the environment and providing a first and second supplementary electric input signal, an output transducer for converting a processed output signal to a stimulus perceivable by said user as sound, a time to time-frequency conversion unit allowing a signal to be processed or analyzed at different frequencies; one or more detectors of the acoustic environment of the hearing assistance device selected among a group consisting of a wind noise detector, a voice activity detector, an own voice detector, a feedback or howl or loop gain detector, an autocorrelation or cross-correlation detector, a level detector, and a proximity detector, and a signal processing unit operationally connected to said audio input transducer, to said first and second supplementary input transducer, and to said output transducer, said signal processing unit being configured for processing said electric audio input signal, and said first and second supplementary electric input signal, and for providing said processed output signal, wherein the signal processing unit is configured to provide that said processed output signal is a mixture according to a predefined scheme of said electric audio input signal said first and second supplementary electric input signals on a time frequency unit basis, and wherein the actual mixture is influenced by said one or more detectors, and wherein said audio input transducer is adapted for being located in an ear of said user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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