Automatic directional switching algorithm for hearing aids
US9763016B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 24, 2015 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 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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