Text to speech conversion in hearing systems
First Claim
1. A hearing system for a person, comprising:
- input means for providing electrical signals produced from sound, signal processing means for processing said electrical signals for producing audio signals, means for storing digital text received from a source of digital text, means for converting digital text from said text storing means into audio signals, and output transducer means for converting audio signals into a stimulation of said person'"'"'s hearing, wherein said hearing system is designed to be worn at least partly within the person'"'"'s ear canal or behind the person'"'"'s ear or is designed to be at least partially implanted within the person'"'"'s skull.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a hearing system for a person, comprising: input means for providing electrical signals produced from sound, signal processing means for processing said electrical signals for producing audio signals, means for storing digital text received from a source of digital text, means for converting digital text from said text storing means into audio signals, and output transducer means for converting audio signals into a stimulation of said person'"'"'s hearing, wherein said hearing system is designed to be worn at least partly within the person'"'"'s ear canal or behind the person'"'"'s ear or is designed to be at least partially implanted within the person'"'"'s skull.
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38 Claims
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1. A hearing system for a person, comprising:
- input means for providing electrical signals produced from sound, signal processing means for processing said electrical signals for producing audio signals, means for storing digital text received from a source of digital text, means for converting digital text from said text storing means into audio signals, and output transducer means for converting audio signals into a stimulation of said person'"'"'s hearing, wherein said hearing system is designed to be worn at least partly within the person'"'"'s ear canal or behind the person'"'"'s ear or is designed to be at least partially implanted within the person'"'"'s skull.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method for operating a hearing system which is worn at least partly within a person'"'"'s ear canal or behind a person'"'"'s ear or is at least partially implanted within a person'"'"'s skull, comprising:
- inputting digital text from a source into said hearing system, storing digital text received from said source of digital text within said hearing system, converting stored digital text into audio signals, and converting audio signals into a stimulation of said person'"'"'s hearing.
- View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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