Grouping of hearing device users based on spatial sensor input
US11128962B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 25, 2020 |
| Grant date | Sep 21, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 25, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R2225/61
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods for controlling hearing devices are disclosed. Each hearing device is worn by a user, the users of the hearing devices having a conversation and the hearing devices being communicatively interconnected with each other for data exchange to form a hearing device system. A method includes acquiring a sound signal of each user with a microphone of the hearing device of the user; acquiring spatial information of each user; determining conversation patterns from the spatial information acquired for all users; determining conversation groups from the conversation patterns; outputting the sound signals from the users with a hearing device, such that sound signals from users of a conversation group that the user of the hearing device is a member of are output to the user and that sound signals from users of conversations groups of which the user is not a member are muted.
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