Hearing device incorporating dynamic microphone attenuation during streaming
First Claim
1. A method implemented by a hearing device adapted to be worn by a wearer, the method comprising:
- receiving an audio stream via a wireless transceiver of the hearing device;
playing back the audio stream to the wearer at a pre-established gain via a speaker of the hearing device;
monitoring, using a microphone of the hearing device, for a predetermined sound type of a plurality of predetermined sound types of interest to the wearer during playback of the audio stream;
while maintaining playback of the audio stream at the pre-established gain, automatically adjusting gain of the microphone in response to detecting the predetermined sound type of interest; and
concurrently playing back the audio stream at the pre-established gain and the predetermined sound type of interest at the adjusted gain.
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Abstract
A hearing device comprises a microphone configured to produce microphone signals and is coupled to an input of a first amplifier. A wireless transceiver is configured to receive an audio stream and is coupled to an input of a second amplifier. The second amplifier is configured to amplify the audio stream at a pre-established gain. A digital signal processor (DSP) is coupled to the microphone and the first and second amplifiers. The DSP is configured to monitor the microphone signals for a predetermined sound type of interest to the wearer during playback of the audio stream by a speaker and, while maintaining playback of the audio stream at the pre-established gain, automatically adjust gain of the first amplifier coupled to the microphone in response to detecting the predetermined sound type of interest.
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1. A method implemented by a hearing device adapted to be worn by a wearer, the method comprising:
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receiving an audio stream via a wireless transceiver of the hearing device; playing back the audio stream to the wearer at a pre-established gain via a speaker of the hearing device; monitoring, using a microphone of the hearing device, for a predetermined sound type of a plurality of predetermined sound types of interest to the wearer during playback of the audio stream; while maintaining playback of the audio stream at the pre-established gain, automatically adjusting gain of the microphone in response to detecting the predetermined sound type of interest; and concurrently playing back the audio stream at the pre-established gain and the predetermined sound type of interest at the adjusted gain. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A hearing device adapted to be worn by a wearer, comprising:
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a microphone configured to produce microphone signals and coupled to an input of a first amplifier; a wireless transceiver configured to receive an audio stream and coupled to an input of a second amplifier, the second amplifier configured to amplify the audio stream at a pre-established gain; a speaker; and a digital signal processor (DSP) coupled to the microphone and the first and second amplifiers; wherein the DSP is configured to monitor the microphone signals for a predetermined sound type of a plurality of predetermined sound types of interest to the wearer during playback of the audio stream by the speaker and, while maintaining playback of the audio stream at the pre-established gain, automatically adjust gain of the first amplifier coupled to the microphone in response to detecting the predetermined sound type of interest. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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