Prioritization of speakers in a hearing device system
US11184484B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 26, 2020 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2203/5072
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods for controlling hearing devices are disclosed. Each hearing device is worn by a user, 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; determining from the sound signal a speaker signal, which indicates, whether the user is a speaking user; determining a priority score for each user from the speaker signal of the user; outputting sound signals from speaking users to the users via the hearing devices of the users, such that sound signals from speaking users with a priority score smaller than a threshold are muted.
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