Genetic algorithm based auditory training

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9031663-B2
Application number	US-201313774377-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 22, 2013
Priority date	Feb 22, 2013
Publication date	May 12, 2015
Grant date	May 12, 2015

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention are generally directed to the use of a genetic algorithm for the purpose of providing progressive and adaptive auditory training (rehabilitation) to a recipient of a hearing prosthesis. In general, the genetic algorithm is used to adapt the training process to automatically increase the difficulty of the training based on recipient feedback and performance. That is, the genetic algorithm progressively removes perceivable sounds from the training process so as to generate groups of sounds that are difficult for a recipient to perceive.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for auditory training executed by an auditory training system, comprising:
selecting an initial set of auditory training sound tokens from an auditory training library;
presenting the initial set of auditory training sound tokens to a recipient via a hearing prosthesis;
receiving recipient feedback in response to presented sound tokens from the initial set of auditory training sound tokens, wherein the feedback indicates the recipient's percepti…

Assignees

• Lineaweaver Sean
• Cochlear Ltd

Inventors

• Lineaweaver Sean

Classifications

• A61N1/36039 Primary

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61B5/12

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61N1/37247

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• G06N3/126

  Physics · mapped topic

• A61N1/37241

  Human Necessities · mapped topic