Hearing device and method of operating a hearing device
US7386141B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 1, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jun 10, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 22, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R1/32
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The interference noise suppression in hearing devices is to be optimized. A hearing device, in particular a hearing aid (HG) is thus proposed, comprising a directional detection device (RM) for detecting a direction from which an audio signal comes in from the sound source (Q), and a signal processing device (VE) for processing the incoming audio signal as a function of the detected direction. An interference classification device (GK) for classifying the audio signal arriving from the sound source (Q) is also processed as a function of the signal class. With the aid of a signal generator (SG) and a receiver (H), a hearing aid wearer can, for example, be informed about the type and direction of the noise, said type and direction of the noise otherwise being so heavily attenuated by the interference noise suppression that the noise is no longer perceivable to said hearing aid wearer.
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