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Method for identifying a momentary acoustic scene, application of said method, and a hearing device

US6910013B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 5, 2001
Grant dateJun 21, 2005
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Expiry dateSep 9, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R2225/41
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates first of all to a method for identifying a transient acoustic scene, said method including the extraction, during an extraction phase, of characteristic features from an acoustic signal captured by at least one microphone (2a, 2b), and the identification, during an identification phase, of the transient acoustic scene on the basis of the extracted characteristics. According to the invention, at least auditory-based characteristics are identified in the extraction phase. Also specified are an application of the method per this invention and a hearing device.

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