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Automatic directional switching algorithm for hearing aids

US9763016B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 24, 2015
Grant dateSep 12, 2017
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Expiry dateJul 24, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R2410/01
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Described herein is a technique by which a hearing may automatically switch between a directional microphone mode and an omnidirectional microphone mode base upon an estimate of the noise floor as derived from the input signal. A minimum statistics estimator may be used to estimate the noise floor.

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