Audition of hearing device settings, associated system and hearing device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11032656-B2
Application number	US-201715615235-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 6, 2017
Priority date	Jun 6, 2017
Publication date	Jun 8, 2021
Grant date	Jun 8, 2021

Abstract

A hearing system includes a hearing device, the hearing device comprising: an input module for providing a first input signal, the input module comprising a first microphone; a processor for processing the first input signal and providing a processor output signal based on the first input signal; and a receiver for providing an audio output signal based on the processor output signal; wherein the hearing system is configured to obtain a user input indicative of a change from a first primary setting to a first secondary setting of the hearing device, and wherein the hearing device, upon a detection of the change from the first primary setting to the first secondary setting, is configured to output a secondary audio output signal according to the first secondary setting.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A hearing system comprising a hearing device, the hearing device comprising:
an input module comprising a first microphone;
a processor coupled to the input module, the processor configured to provide a processor output signal; and
a receiver for providing an audio output signal based on the processor output signal, wherein the audio output signal comprises a primary audio output signal;
wherein the hearing system is configured to obtain a user input indicative of a change from a first primary setting to a first secondary setting of the hearing device, wherein the change from the first primary setting to the first secondary setting of the hearing device comprises a change in one or more signal processing parameters of the hearing device, wherein at least one of the one or more signal processing parameters is configured for utilization by the processor to process sound;
wherein the hearing device is configured to, as a result of the hearing system obtaining the user input indicative of the change from the first primary setting to the first secondary setting, output a secondary audio output signal associated with the first secondary setting, and wherein the secondary audio output signal has an audio characteristic resulted from the changed one or more signal processing parameters; and
wherein the hearing device is configured to output (1) the secondary audio output signal with the audio characteristic resulted from the changed one or more signal processing parameters, and (2) the primary audio output signal before the one or more signal processing parameters are changed, thereby allowing a user of the hearing device to compare a first listening experience before a timing of the secondary audio output signal with a second listening experience after the timing of the secondary audio output signal.

2. The hearing system according to claim 1 , wherein the hearing device is configured to, prior to outputting the secondary audio output signal having the audio characteristic corresponding with the first secondary setting, output the primary audio output signal according to the first primary setting.

3. The hearing system according to claim 1 , wherein the hearing system comprises an accessory device wirelessly connectable to the hearing device, the accessory device comprising an accessory device user interface, the accessory device user interface configured to obtain the user input indicative of the change from the first primary setting to the first secondary setting of the hearing device.

4. The hearing system according to claim 3 , wherein the accessory device is configured to, as a result of the hearing system obtaining the user input indicative of the change from the first primary setting to the first secondary setting of the hearing device:
determine a secondary output signal,
wirelessly transmit the secondary output signal to the hearing device; and
wherein the secondary audio output signal with the audio characteristic corresponding with the first secondary setting is based on the secondary output signal wirelessly transmitted from the accessory device to the hearing device.

5. The hearing system according to claim 3 , the accessory device comprising a loudspeaker, wherein the accessory device is configured to, as a result of the hearing system obtaining the user input indicative of the change from the first primary setting to the first secondary setting of the hearing device:
obtain a secondary audio input signal for the hearing device, and
output the secondary audio input signal via the loudspeaker, the secondary audio output signal being based on the secondary audio input signal from the loudspeaker of the accessory device.

6. The hearing system according to claim 5 , wherein the secondary audio input signal is constant.

7. The hearing system according to claim 3 , wherein the accessory device is configured to, as a result of the hearing system obtaining the user input indicative of the change from the first primary setting to the first secondary setting, wirelessly transmit a control signal for controlling the hearing device to output the secondary audio output signal.

8. The hearing system according to claim 1 , wherein the hearing device is configured to, as a result of the hearing system obtaining the user input indicative of the change from the first primary setting to the first secondary setting of the hearing device, select the secondary audio output signal from a plurality of audio output signals in a memory of the hearing device based on the first secondary setting.

9. The hearing system according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more signal processing parameters comprise one or more gain parameters of the hearing device.

10. The hearing system according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more signal processing parameters comprise one or more filter parameters of the hearing device.

11. The hearing system according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more signal processing parameters comprise one or more beamforming parameters of the hearing device.

12. The hearing system according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more signal processing parameters comprise one or more noise cancellation parameters of the hearing device.

13. The hearing system according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more signal processing parameters comprise one or more equalizer parameters of the hearing device.

14. The hearing system according to claim 1 , wherein the hearing system is configured to obtain another user input indicative of a change from a second primary setting to a second secondary setting of the hearing device, and wherein the hearing device is configured to, upon a detection of the change from the second primary setting to the second secondary setting, output another secondary audio output signal associated with the second secondary setting.

15. The hearing system according to claim 1 , wherein the secondary audio output signal is continuous.

16. The hearing system according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more signal processing parameters of the hearing device comprise different signal processing parameters affecting how the processor of the hearing device performs signal processing.

17. The hearing system according to claim 1 , wherein the user input comprises a consent input indicating a consent to change from the first primary setting to the first secondary setting of the hearing device.

18. The hearing system according to claim 1 , wherein the user input comprises a null input indicating a lack of dissent to change from the first primary setting to the first secondary setting of the hearing device.

19. The hearing system according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the one or more signal processing parameters is configured to compensate for a hearing loss of a user.

20. The hearing system according to claim 1 , wherein the first microphone of the hearing device is configured to receive sound emitted from a speaker of an accessory device, and wherein the secondary audio output signal outputted by the hearing device is based on the received sound emitted from the speaker of the accessory device.

21. The hearing system according to claim 20 , wherein the hearing device is configured to receive a control signal from the accessory device, the control signal corresponding with the first primary setting or the first secondary setting.

22. The hearing system according to claim 20 , wherein the sound emitted from the speaker of the accessory device is constant.

Assignees

• Gn Hearing As

Inventors

• Yang Qi
• Olsen Greg
• Hahn Shira
• Chang Bill

Classifications

• H04R25/558

  Remote control, e.g. of amplification, frequency · CPC title

• H04R25/43

  Electronic input selection or mixing based on input signal analysis, e.g. mixing or selection between microphone and telecoil or between microphones with different directivity characteristics (H04R25/407 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H04R2225/61

  Aspects relating to mechanical or electronic switches or control elements, e.g. functioning · CPC title

• H04R25/505

  using digital signal processing · CPC title

• H04R25/407

  Circuits for combining signals of a plurality of transducers · CPC title