Apparatus and method for estimation of eardrum sound pressure based on secondary path measurement
US11895467B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 13, 2023 |
| Grant date | Feb 6, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 13, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R2460/05
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Secondary path measurements and associated acoustic transducer-to-eardrum responses are obtained from test subjects. Both a least squares estimate and a reduced dimensionality estimate are determined that both estimate a relative transfer function between the secondary path measurements and the associated acoustic transducer-to-eardrum responses. An individual secondary path measurement for a user is performed based on a test signal transmitted via a hearing device into an ear canal of the user. An individual cutoff frequency for the individual secondary path measurement is determined. First and second acoustic transducer-to-eardrum responses below and above the cutoff frequency are determined using the individual secondary path measurement and the least squares estimate. A sound pressure level at an eardrum of the user can be predicted using the first and second receiver-to-eardrum responses.
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