Hearing aid device with a directional microphone system as well as method of operating such a hearing aid device
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Abstract
In a hearing aid device with a directional microphone system it is always to be possible to set the highest possible level of both directional effect and also amplification. To this end it is proposed that the directional effect be set as a function of the amplification set at the time. In particular a maximum directional effect that cannot be exceeded is defined depending on the amplification and stored in the hearing aid device. This makes it possible for the user to always have the greatest possible degree of directional effect with his hearing aid device.
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18 Claims
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1-8. -8. (canceled)
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9. A hearing aid device, comprising:
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a directional microphone for picking up an acoustic input signal and creating an electrical microphone signal; a signal processing unit for processing and amplifying the electrical microphone signal based on the electrical microphone signal and creating an electrical output signal; and an earpiece for converting the electrical output signal into an acoustic output signal, wherein the directional microphone is configured to be set for a directional effect based on the amplification. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for operating a hearing aid device, comprising:
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picking up an acoustic input signal and creating an electrical microphone signal by a directional microphone; processing and amplifying the electrical microphone signal based on the electrical microphone signal and creating an electrical output signal by a processing unit; converting the electrical output signal into an acoustic output signal by an earpiece; and setting a directional effect of the directional microphone based on the amplification. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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