Speech-based optimization of digital hearing devices
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1. A method of tuning a digital hearing device comprising:
- playing portions of test audio, wherein each portion of test audio comprises a test word or syllable that is correlated with one or more distinctive features of speech;
for each of the portions of test audio when heard by a user through the digital hearing device, receiving a corresponding user response prior to a subsequent portion of test audio being played;
recording each user response and generating a confusion error matrix based upon the recorded user responses;
analyzing the confusion error matrix to determine the user'"'"'s ability to accurately perceive distinctive features correlated with a test word or syllable presented; and
adjusting at least one operational parameter of the digital hearing device according to said analyzing step, wherein the at least one operational parameter is associated with the one or more distinctive features of speech.
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Abstract
A method of tuning a digital hearing device can include playing portions of test audio, wherein each portion of test audio represents one or more distinctive features of speech. The method also can include receiving user responses to played portions of test audio heard through the digital hearing device and comparing the user responses with the portions of test audio. An operational parameter of the digital hearing device can be adjusted according to the comparing step, wherein the operational parameter is associated with one or more of the distinctive features of speech.
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1. A method of tuning a digital hearing device comprising:
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playing portions of test audio, wherein each portion of test audio comprises a test word or syllable that is correlated with one or more distinctive features of speech; for each of the portions of test audio when heard by a user through the digital hearing device, receiving a corresponding user response prior to a subsequent portion of test audio being played; recording each user response and generating a confusion error matrix based upon the recorded user responses; analyzing the confusion error matrix to determine the user'"'"'s ability to accurately perceive distinctive features correlated with a test word or syllable presented; and adjusting at least one operational parameter of the digital hearing device according to said analyzing step, wherein the at least one operational parameter is associated with the one or more distinctive features of speech. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of evaluating a communication channel comprising:
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playing, over the communication channel, portions of test audio, wherein each portion of test audio comprises a test word or syllable that is correlated with one or more distinctive features of speech; for each portion of test audio when heard by a user over the communication channel, receiving a corresponding user response prior to a subsequent portion of test audio being played; recording each user response and generating a confusion error matrix based upon the recorded user responses; analyzing the confusion error matrix to determine the user'"'"'s ability to accurately perceive each distinctive feature correlated with a test word or syllable presented; and associating distinctive features of the portions of test audio with operational parameters of the communication channel. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for tuning a digital hearing device comprising:
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means for playing portions of test audio, wherein each portion of test audio comprises a test word or syllable that is correlated with one or more distinctive features of speech; means for receiving, in response to each of the portions of test audio when heard by a user through the digital hearing device, a corresponding user response prior to a subsequent portion of test audio being played; means for recording each user response and generating a confusion error matrix based upon the recorded user responses; means for analyzing the confusion error matrix to determine the user'"'"'s ability to accurately perceive distinctive features correlated with a test word or syllable presented; and means for adjusting at least one operational parameter of the digital hearing device according to said means for analyzing, wherein the at least one operational parameter is associated with the one or more distinctive features of speech. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A system for evaluating a communication channel comprising:
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means for playing, over the communication channel, portions of test audio, wherein each portion of test audio comprises a test word or syllable that is correlated with one or more distinctive features of speech; means for receiving, in response to each of the portions of test audio when heard by a user through the digital hearing device, a corresponding user response prior to a subsequent portion of test audio being played; means for recording each user response and generating a confusion error matrix based upon the recorded user responses; means for analyzing the confusion error matrix to determine the user'"'"'s ability to accurately perceive distinctive features correlated with a test word or syllable presented; and means for associating distinctive features of the portions of test audio with operational parameters of the communication channel. - View Dependent Claims (19, 25, 26)
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20. A machine readable storage, having stored thereon a computer program having a plurality of code sections executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform the steps of:
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playing portions of test audio, wherein each portion of test audio comprises a test word or syllable that is correlated with one or more distinctive features of speech; for each of the portions of test audio when heard by a user through a digital hearing device, receiving a corresponding user response prior to a subsequent portion of test audio being played; recording each user response and generating a confusion error matrix based upon the recorded user responses; analyzing the confusion error matrix to determine the user'"'"'s ability to accurately perceive distinctive features correlated with a test word or syllable presented; and adjusting at least one operational parameter of the digital hearing device according to said analyzing step, wherein the at least one operational parameter is associated with the one or more distinctive features of speech. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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27. A machine readable storage, having stored thereon a computer program having a plurality of code sections executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform the steps of:
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playing, over a communication channel, portions of test audio, wherein each portion of test audio comprises a test word or syllable that is correlated with one or more distinctive features of speech; recording each user response and generating a confusion error matrix based upon the recorded user responses analyzing the confusion error matrix to determine the user'"'"'s ability to accurately perceive distinctive features correlated with a test word or syllable presented; and associating distinctive features of the portions of test audio with operational parameters of the communication channel. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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