ATE218025T1 - METHOD FOR ELECTRONICALLY SELECTING THE DEPENDENCE OF AN OUTPUT SIGNAL ON THE SPATIAL ANGLE OF THE ACOUSTIC IMPACT SIGNAL AND HEARING AID - Google Patents

METHOD FOR ELECTRONICALLY SELECTING THE DEPENDENCE OF AN OUTPUT SIGNAL ON THE SPATIAL ANGLE OF THE ACOUSTIC IMPACT SIGNAL AND HEARING AID

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ATE218025T1
ATE218025T1 AT98929585T AT98929585T ATE218025T1 AT E218025 T1 ATE218025 T1 AT E218025T1 AT 98929585 T AT98929585 T AT 98929585T AT 98929585 T AT98929585 T AT 98929585T AT E218025 T1 ATE218025 T1 AT E218025T1
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signal
dependence
hearing aid
output signal
spatial angle
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AT98929585T
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Joseph Maisano
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Phonak Ag
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R3/00—Circuits for transducers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Electric hearing aids
    • H04R25/40—Arrangements for obtaining a desired directivity characteristic
    • H04R25/407—Circuits for combining signals of a plurality of transducers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Electric hearing aids
    • H04R25/50—Customised settings for obtaining desired overall acoustical characteristics
    • H04R25/505—Customised settings for obtaining desired overall acoustical characteristics using digital signal processing

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Neurosurgery (AREA)
  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
  • Measurement Of Velocity Or Position Using Acoustic Or Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
  • Circuit For Audible Band Transducer (AREA)
  • Measurement Of Mechanical Vibrations Or Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
  • Transducers For Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
  • Measurement Of The Respiration, Hearing Ability, Form, And Blood Characteristics Of Living Organisms (AREA)

Abstract

For beam forming acoustical signals the phase difference of the output signals of two acoustical/electrical transducers is determined (27) and is multiplied by a factor (30). One of the two output signals of the at least two transducers is phase shifted by an amount according to the multiplication result. This phase shifted signal and the signal of the second transducer are led to a signal processing unit, wherein beam forming on these at least two signals is performed. Thereby, it becomes possible to perform beam forming as if the transducers were mutually distant by more than they physically are. <IMAGE>
AT98929585T 1997-07-16 1998-07-14 METHOD FOR ELECTRONICALLY SELECTING THE DEPENDENCE OF AN OUTPUT SIGNAL ON THE SPATIAL ANGLE OF THE ACOUSTIC IMPACT SIGNAL AND HEARING AID ATE218025T1 (en)

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EP97112125A EP0802699A3 (en) 1997-07-16 1997-07-16 Method for electronically enlarging the distance between two acoustical/electrical transducers and hearing aid apparatus
PCT/IB1998/001069 WO1999004598A1 (en) 1997-07-16 1998-07-14 Method for electronically selecting the dependency of an output signal from the spatial angle of acoustic signal impingement and hearing aid apparatus

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JP (1) JP2001510975A (en)
KR (1) KR20010021877A (en)
CN (1) CN1267444A (en)
AT (1) ATE218025T1 (en)
AU (1) AU749652B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2296414C (en)
DE (1) DE69805526T2 (en)
DK (1) DK0997055T3 (en)
IL (1) IL133999A (en)
NZ (1) NZ502350A (en)
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JP2001510975A (en) 2001-08-07
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IL133999A (en) 2004-03-28
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