Customization of adaptive directionality for hearing aids using a portable device
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1. A method for operating a set of one or more hearing assistance devices configured to be worn by a wearer, the method comprising:
- receiving acoustic signals using microphones;
receiving a directionality customization signal indicative of one or more wearer-indicated locations each including a signal location or a noise location, the signal location being a location of a source of a sound of interest, the noise location being a location of a source of noise;
processing the acoustic signals to produce one or more output audio signals, the processing including controlling a directionality of the microphones using the directionality customization signal; and
transmitting the one or more output audio signals to the wearer using one or more receivers.
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Abstract
A hearing assistance system provides a hearing-aid wearer with one or more hearing aids and a portable device allowing for a wearer-driven directionality customization of the one or more hearing aids. The wearer indicates the locations of sound(s) of interest and/or noise source(s) using the portable device. The one or more hearing aids adjust the directionality of sound reception based on these wearer-indicated locations.
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1. A method for operating a set of one or more hearing assistance devices configured to be worn by a wearer, the method comprising:
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receiving acoustic signals using microphones; receiving a directionality customization signal indicative of one or more wearer-indicated locations each including a signal location or a noise location, the signal location being a location of a source of a sound of interest, the noise location being a location of a source of noise; processing the acoustic signals to produce one or more output audio signals, the processing including controlling a directionality of the microphones using the directionality customization signal; and transmitting the one or more output audio signals to the wearer using one or more receivers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for operating a set of one or more hearing assistance devices configured to be worn by a wearer, the method comprising:
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receiving an acoustic signal using microphones configured to have an adjustable direction of sound reception; receiving a directionality customization signal indicative of one or more signal locations each being a location of a source of a sound of interest identified by the wearer; approximately optimizing the direction of sound reception based on the one or more signal locations; and processing the acoustic signal to produce output sounds for transmitting to the wearer using one or more receivers. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system including one or more hearing assistance devices configured to be worn by a wearer, the system comprising:
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microphones configured to receive acoustic signals; one or more receivers configured to transmit one or more output audio signals to the wearer; and a processing circuit coupled between the microphones and the one or more receivers, the processing circuit configured to produce the one or more output audio signals by processing the acoustic signals in real time and including a directionality controller configured to receive a directionality customization signal and to control a directionality of the microphones using the directionality customization signal, the directionality customization signal indicative of one or more wearer-indicated locations each including a signal location or a noise location, the signal location being a location of a source of a sound of interest, the noise location being a location of a source of noise. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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