HEARING DEVICE PROVIDING SPOKEN INFORMATION ON SELECTED POINTS OF INTEREST
First Claim
1. A navigation system comprising:
- a hearing device configured to be head worn and having loudspeakers for emission of sound towards ears of a user, and accommodating an inertial measurement unit for determining head yaw, when the user wears the hearing device in its intended operational position on the user'"'"'s head;
a GPS unit for determining a geographical position of the system;
a sound generator connected for outputting audio signals to the loudspeakers; and
a processor configured for;
selecting a POI in a forward looking direction of the user based on the determined head yaw, andcontrolling the sound generator to output the audio signals that represent spoken information on the selected POI.
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Abstract
A navigation system includes: a hearing device configured to be head worn and having loudspeakers for emission of sound towards ears of a user, and accommodating an inertial measurement unit for determining head yaw, when the user wears the hearing device in its intended operational position on the user'"'"'s head; a GPS unit for determining a geographical position of the system; a sound generator connected for outputting audio signals to the loudspeakers; and a processor configured for: selecting a POI in a forward looking direction of the user based on the determined head yaw, and controlling the sound generator to output the audio signals that represent spoken information on the selected POI.
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20 Claims
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1. A navigation system comprising:
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a hearing device configured to be head worn and having loudspeakers for emission of sound towards ears of a user, and accommodating an inertial measurement unit for determining head yaw, when the user wears the hearing device in its intended operational position on the user'"'"'s head; a GPS unit for determining a geographical position of the system; a sound generator connected for outputting audio signals to the loudspeakers; and a processor configured for; selecting a POI in a forward looking direction of the user based on the determined head yaw, and controlling the sound generator to output the audio signals that represent spoken information on the selected POI. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of navigation comprising:
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determining a geographical position of a person with a GPS unit; determining head yaw of the person with a head worn inertial measurement unit; selecting a POI in a forward looking direction of the user; and controlling a loudspeaker worn by the user to output spoken information on the selected POI.
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