METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING DEVICE SYSTEM, HEARING DEVICE SYSTEM, HEARING DEVICE AND DATABASE SYSTEM

• US 20170013370A1
• Filed: 07/06/2016
• Published: 01/12/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/06/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sivantos Pte. Ltd. (WS Audiology A/S)
• Original Assignee: Sivantos Pte. Ltd. (WS Audiology A/S)
• Inventors: BAEUML, ROBERT, FROEHLICH, MATTHIAS, HUETTINGER, SIMON, TESSENDORF, BERND
• Granted Patent: US 9,866,974 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2225/41 Detection or adaptation of hearing aid parameters or programs to listening situation, e.g. pub, forest
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2225/43 Signal processing in hearing aids to enhance the speech intelligibility
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2225/55 Communication between hearing aids and external devices via a network for data exchange
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2460/07 Use of position data from wide-area or local-area positioning systems in hearing devices, e.g. program or information selection
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 25/505 using digital signal processing
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 25/55 using an external connection, either wireless or wired
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 25/558 Remote control, e.g. of amplification, frequency

Abstract

A method operates a hearing device system that contains a hearing device and a database system, which is separate from the hearing device and is set up for communication with the hearing device. The method includes ascertaining a piece of location information for a current position of the hearing device and the location information is transmitted to the database. The database then ascertains whether an electronic device that is separate from the hearing device is situated at a prescribed physical distance from the hearing device. The presence of the separate electronic device within the prescribed physical distance is taken as a basis by the database system for creating for the hearing device a parameter set that contains a number of parameters pertaining to the signal processing of audible signals in the hearing device. This parameter set is used by the hearing device for the purpose of signal processing.

Claims

1. A method for operating a hearing device system having a hearing device and a database system being separate from the hearing device and set up for communication with the hearing device, which comprises the steps of:

ascertaining a piece of location information for a current position of the hearing device;

transmitting the location information to the database system;

ascertaining via the database system if an electronic device that is separate from the hearing device is situated at a prescribed physical distance from the hearing device;

creating for the hearing device a parameter set that contains a number of parameters for signal processing of audible signals in the hearing device if the database system detects a presence of the electronic device within the prescribed physical distance;

transmitting via the database system the parameter set created to the hearing device; and

using the parameter set transmitted by the database system in the hearing device for the signal processing.

2. The method according to claim 1, which further comprises during a creation of the parameter set, taking into account a personal aural characteristic of a wearer of the hearing device.

3. The method according to claim 1, which further comprises:

ascertaining a personal relationship between a wearer of the hearing device and a user of the electronic device; and

creating the parameter set based on the personal relationship.

4. The method according to claim 3, which further comprises ascertaining the personal relationship on a basis of a frequency with which the hearing device and the electronic device are disposed within the prescribed physical distance from one another.

5. The method according to claim 3, which further comprise ascertaining the personal relationship on a basis of pieces of information that are each provided by the wearer of the hearing device and the user of the electronic device.

6. The method according to claim 1, which further comprises ascertaining a voice profile of a user of the electronic device and the voice profile is taken into account for creation of the parameter set.

7. The method according to claim 1, which further comprises creating the parameter set on a basis of a distance of the electronic device from the hearing device.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein hearing device settings stored in the hearing device are adapted by using the parameter set to request a confirmation from a wearer of the hearing device.

9. A hearing device system, comprising:

a database system;

at least one hearing device set up to ascertain a piece of location information for a current position of said hearing device and to transmit the location information to said database system;

said database system being set up to ascertain whether an electronic device that is separate from said hearing device is situated at a prescribed physical distance from said hearing device, and to take a presence of the electronic device within the prescribed physical distance as a basis for creating for said hearing device a parameter set that contains parameters pertaining to signal processing of audible signals in said hearing device and to transmit the parameter set created to said hearing device; and

said hearing device being set up to use the parameter set transmitted by said database system for the signal processing.

10. A hearing device for a hearing device system having a database system, the hearing device comprising:

the hearing device being set up to communicate with the database system of the hearing device system;

the hearing device being set up to ascertain a piece of location information for a current location of the hearing device and to transmit the location information to the database system;

the database system set up to ascertain whether an electronic device that is separate from the hearing device is situated at a prescribed physical distance from the hearing device, and to take a presence of the electronic device within the prescribed physical distance as a basis for creating for the hearing device a parameter set that contains parameters pertaining to signal processing of audible signals in the hearing device and to transmit the parameter set created to the hearing device; and

the hearing device being set up to use the parameter set transmitted by the database system for the signal processing.

11. A database system for a hearing device system having a hearing device, the database system comprising:

a database set up to communicate with the hearing device of the hearing device system;

the hearing device is set up to ascertain a piece of location information for a current position of the hearing device and to transmit the location information to said database;

said database set up to ascertain whether an electronic device that is separate from the hearing device is situated at a prescribed physical distance from the hearing device, and to take a presence of the electronic device within the prescribed physical distance as a basis for creating for the hearing device a parameter set that contains parameters pertaining to signal processing of audible signals in the hearing device and to transmit the parameter set created to the hearing device; and

the hearing device is set up to use the parameter set transmitted by the database system for the signal processing.