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Digital signal processing hearing aid

US6104822A · kind A · utility

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5Claims
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Filing dateAug 6, 1997
Grant dateAug 15, 2000
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Expiry dateAug 6, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R2430/03
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A digital signal processing hearing aid is disclosed having a plurality of digital signal processing means for processing input digital signals, and a selector switch manipulable by a user for choosing which of the processing means to utilize. Each of the digital signal processing means is designed to provide optimal results in a particular listening environment. Since the user is allowed to choose which of the plurality of processing means to invoke, and since each processing means is specifically designed to operate in a particular listening environment, the hearing aid is capable of providing excellent results in a plurality of listening environments.

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