Hearing enhancement system and components thereof
First Claim
1. A circuit comprises:
- a microphone circuit operably coupled to;
receive acoustic vibrations in a proximal environment; and
generate an audio signal based on the acoustic vibration;
an audio processing module operably coupled to generate a representation of the audio signal;
a digital audio processing module operably coupled to compensate the representation of the audio signal based on hearing compensation data to produce a hearing compensated audio signal; and
an active noise reduction (ANR) circuit including;
an ANR microphone circuit operably coupled to;
receive the output audio signal; and
generate an ANR signal based on the output audio signal;
a first filter operably coupled to high pass filter the hearing compensated audio signal to produce a filtered hearing compensated audio signal;
a summing module operably coupled to sum the filtered hearing compensated audio signal and the ANR signal to produce a summed audio signal;
a second filter operably coupled to filter the summed audio signal to produce a filtered summed audio signal;
an operational amplifier having an inverting input, a non-inverting input, and an output, wherein the non-inverting input receives the summed audio signal and the output outputs an output audio signal;
a feedback filter operably coupled to filter the output audio signal to produce a feedback signal; and
a third filter operably coupled to high pass filter the hearing compensated audio signal to produce a high pass filtered hearing compensated audio signal, wherein the feedback signal and the high pass filtered hearing compensated audio signal are received by the inverting input of the operational amplifier.
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Abstract
A circuit includes a microphone circuit, an audio processing module, a digital audio processing module, and an active noise reduction (ANR) circuit. The microphone circuit receives acoustic vibrations and generates an audio signal therefrom. The audio processing module generates a representation of the audio signal. The digital audio processing module compensates the representation of the audio signal based on hearing compensation data to produce a hearing compensated audio signal. The ANR circuit receives the hearing compensated audio signal and an ANR signal. The ANR circuit further functions to adjust the hearing compensated audio signal based on the ANR signal to produce an output audio signal, wherein the ANR signal is generated based on the output audio signal.
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21 Claims
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1. A circuit comprises:
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a microphone circuit operably coupled to; receive acoustic vibrations in a proximal environment; and generate an audio signal based on the acoustic vibration; an audio processing module operably coupled to generate a representation of the audio signal; a digital audio processing module operably coupled to compensate the representation of the audio signal based on hearing compensation data to produce a hearing compensated audio signal; and an active noise reduction (ANR) circuit including; an ANR microphone circuit operably coupled to; receive the output audio signal; and generate an ANR signal based on the output audio signal; a first filter operably coupled to high pass filter the hearing compensated audio signal to produce a filtered hearing compensated audio signal; a summing module operably coupled to sum the filtered hearing compensated audio signal and the ANR signal to produce a summed audio signal; a second filter operably coupled to filter the summed audio signal to produce a filtered summed audio signal; an operational amplifier having an inverting input, a non-inverting input, and an output, wherein the non-inverting input receives the summed audio signal and the output outputs an output audio signal; a feedback filter operably coupled to filter the output audio signal to produce a feedback signal; and a third filter operably coupled to high pass filter the hearing compensated audio signal to produce a high pass filtered hearing compensated audio signal, wherein the feedback signal and the high pass filtered hearing compensated audio signal are received by the inverting input of the operational amplifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A hearing enhancement system comprises:
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a left ear unit that includes; a left microphone circuit operably coupled to; receive left acoustic vibrations in a proximal environment; and generate a left audio signal based on the left acoustic vibration; a left audio processing module, when enabled, is operably coupled to generate a representation of the left audio signal; a left digital audio processing module, when enabled, is operably coupled to compensate the representation of the left audio signal based on left hearing compensation data to produce a left hearing compensated audio signal; and a left active noise reduction (ANR) circuit, when enabled, is operably coupled to; receive the left hearing compensated audio signal; receive a left ANR signal; and adjust the left hearing compensated audio signal based on the left ANR signal to produce a left output audio signal, wherein the left ANR signal is generated based on the left output audio signal; a right ear unit that includes; a right microphone circuit operably coupled to; receive right acoustic vibrations in the proximal environment; and generate a right audio signal based on the right acoustic vibration; a right audio processing module, when enabled, is operably coupled to generate a representation of the right audio signal; a right digital audio processing module, when enabled, is operably coupled to compensate the representation of the right audio signal based on right hearing compensation data to produce a right hearing compensated audio signal; and a right ANR circuit, when enabled, is operably coupled to; receive the right hearing compensated audio signal; receive a right ANR signal; and adjust the right hearing compensated audio signal based on the right ANR signal to produce a right output audio signal, wherein the right ANR signal is generated based on the right output audio signal; and a control unit operably coupled to selectively enable one or more of the left and right audio processing modules, the left and right digital audio processing modules, and the left and right ANR circuits, wherein each of the left and right ANR circuits comprises; an ANR microphone circuit operably coupled to; receive the left or right output audio signal; and generate the left or right ANR signal based on the left or right output audio signal; a first filter operably coupled to high pass filter the left or right hearing compensated audio signal to produce a filtered hearing compensated audio signal; a summing module operably coupled to sum the filtered hearing compensated audio signal and the left or right ANR signal to produce a summed audio signal; a second filter operably coupled to filter the summed audio signal to produce a filtered summed audio signal; an operational amplifier having an inverting input, a non-inverting input, and an output, wherein the non-inverting input receives the summed audio signal and the output outputs the left or right output audio signal; a feedback filter operably coupled to filter the left or right output audio signal to produce a feedback signal; and a third filter operably coupled to high pass filter the left or right hearing compensated audio signal to produce a high pass filtered hearing compensated audio signal, wherein the feedback signal and the high pass filtered hearing compensated audio signal are received by the inverting input of the operational amplifier. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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