Stimulation channel selection methods
First Claim
1. A method of selecting a number of channels out of a multiplicity of channels of an implantable cochlear stimulation system for stimulation during a stimulation frame, said method comprising:
- obtaining a threshold corresponding to said stimulation frame;
determining an amplitude corresponding to each channel within said multiplicity of channels;
comparing said amplitude corresponding to each of said channels within said multiplicity of channels to said threshold; and
selecting, by a speech processor included within the implantable cochlear stimulation system, each of said channels having amplitudes that exceed said threshold for stimulation during said stimulation frame;
wherein if a total number of said selected channels is greater than a predetermined number, said method further comprises randomly de-selecting one or more of said selected channels until said total number of said selected channels is equal to said predetermined number.
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Abstract
Methods of selecting a number of channels out of a multiplicity of channels of an implantable neural stimulation system for stimulation during a stimulation frame include obtaining a threshold corresponding to the stimulation frame, determining an amplitude corresponding to each channel within the multiplicity of channels, comparing the amplitude corresponding to each of the channels within the multiplicity of channels to the threshold, and selecting each of the channels having amplitudes that exceed the threshold for stimulation during the stimulation frame.
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1. A method of selecting a number of channels out of a multiplicity of channels of an implantable cochlear stimulation system for stimulation during a stimulation frame, said method comprising:
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obtaining a threshold corresponding to said stimulation frame; determining an amplitude corresponding to each channel within said multiplicity of channels; comparing said amplitude corresponding to each of said channels within said multiplicity of channels to said threshold; and selecting, by a speech processor included within the implantable cochlear stimulation system, each of said channels having amplitudes that exceed said threshold for stimulation during said stimulation frame; wherein if a total number of said selected channels is greater than a predetermined number, said method further comprises randomly de-selecting one or more of said selected channels until said total number of said selected channels is equal to said predetermined number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of selecting a number of channels out of a multiplicity of channels of an implantable cochlear stimulation system for stimulation during a stimulation frame, said method comprising:
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obtaining a threshold corresponding to said stimulation frame; determining an amplitude corresponding to each channel within said multiplicity of channels; comparing said amplitude corresponding to each of said channels within said multiplicity of channels to said threshold; and selecting, by a speech processor included within the implantable cochlear stimulation system, each of said channels having amplitudes that exceed said threshold for stimulation during said stimulation frame; wherein if a total number of said selected channels is greater than a predetermined number, said method further comprises de-selecting a number of channels having a highest frequency among said selected channels. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of selecting a number of channels out of a multiplicity of channels of an implantable cochlear stimulation system for stimulation during a stimulation frame, said method comprising:
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obtaining a threshold corresponding to said stimulation frame; determining an amplitude corresponding to each channel within said multiplicity of channels; comparing said amplitude corresponding to each of said channels within said multiplicity of channels to said threshold; and selecting, by a speech processor included within the implantable cochlear stimulation system, each of said channels having amplitudes that exceed said threshold for stimulation during said stimulation frame; wherein if a total number of said selected channels is less than a predetermined number, said method further comprises randomly selecting one or more additional channels having amplitudes less than said threshold until said total number of said selected channels is equal to said predetermined number. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of selecting a number of channels out of a multiplicity of channels of an implantable cochlear stimulation system for stimulation of a patient, said method comprising:
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obtaining a threshold; determining an amplitude corresponding to each channel within said multiplicity of channels; comparing said amplitude corresponding to each of said channels within said multiplicity of channels to said threshold; and selecting, by a speech processor included within the implantable cochlear stimulation system, each of said channels having amplitudes that exceed said threshold for stimulation; wherein if a total number of said selected channels is greater than a predetermined number, said method further comprises randomly de-selecting one or more of said selected channels until said total number of said selected channels is equal to said predetermined number. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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