Hearing aid for recording data and learning therefrom
First Claim
1. A hearing aid for logging data and learning from said data, and comprising an input unit adapted to convert an acoustic environment to an electric signal;
- an output unit adapted to convert an processed electric signal to a sound pressure;
a signal processing unit interconnecting said input and output unit and adapted to generate said processed electric signal from said electric signal according to a setting;
a user interface adapted to convert user interaction to a control signal thereby controlling said setting; and
a memory unit comprising a control section adapted to store a set of control parameters associated with said acoustic environment, and a data logger section adapted to receive data from said input unit, said signal processing unit, and said user interface; and
wherein said signal processing unit is adapted to configure said setting according to said set of control parameters and comprising a learning controller adapted to adjust said set of control parameters according to said data in said data logger section.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a hearing aid logging data and learning from these data. The hearing aid (10, 100) comprises an input unit (12) converting an acoustic environment to an electric signal; an output unit (16) converting an processed electric signal to a sound pressure; a signal processing unit (14) interconnecting the input and output unit, and generating the processed electric signal from the electric signal according to a setting; a user interface (18) converting user interaction to a control signal thereby controlling the setting; and finally a memory unit (20) comprising a control section storing a set of control parameters associated with the acoustic environment, and a data logger section receiving data from the input unit (12), the signal processing unit (14), and the user interface (18); and wherein said signal processing unit (14) configures the setting according to the set of control parameters and comprises a learning controller adapted to adjust the set of control parameters according to the data in the data logging section.
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18 Claims
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1. A hearing aid for logging data and learning from said data, and comprising an input unit adapted to convert an acoustic environment to an electric signal;
- an output unit adapted to convert an processed electric signal to a sound pressure;
a signal processing unit interconnecting said input and output unit and adapted to generate said processed electric signal from said electric signal according to a setting;
a user interface adapted to convert user interaction to a control signal thereby controlling said setting; and
a memory unit comprising a control section adapted to store a set of control parameters associated with said acoustic environment, and a data logger section adapted to receive data from said input unit, said signal processing unit, and said user interface; and
wherein said signal processing unit is adapted to configure said setting according to said set of control parameters and comprising a learning controller adapted to adjust said set of control parameters according to said data in said data logger section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18)
- an output unit adapted to convert an processed electric signal to a sound pressure;
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17. A method for logging data and learning from said data, and comprising:
- converting an acoustic environment to an electric signal by means of an input unit;
converting an processed electric signal to a sound pressure by means of an output unit;
interconnecting said input and output unit and generating said processed electric signal from said electric signal according to a setting by means of a signal processing unit;
converting user interaction to a control signal thereby controlling said setting by means of a user interface;
storing a set of control parameters associated with said acoustic environment by means of a control section of a memory unit;
receiving data from said input unit, said signal processing unit, and said user interface by means of a memory unit of a data logger section;
configuring said setting according to said set of control parameters by means said signal processing unit; and
adjusting said set of control parameters according to said data in said data logger section by means of a learning controller.
- converting an acoustic environment to an electric signal by means of an input unit;
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