ATE452513T1 - Klangverbesserung für hörbehinderte zuhörer - Google Patents

Klangverbesserung für hörbehinderte zuhörer

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ATE452513T1
ATE452513T1 AT04761105T AT04761105T ATE452513T1 AT E452513 T1 ATE452513 T1 AT E452513T1 AT 04761105 T AT04761105 T AT 04761105T AT 04761105 T AT04761105 T AT 04761105T AT E452513 T1 ATE452513 T1 AT E452513T1
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sound
hearing impaired
listener
sound improvement
impaired listeners
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Simon Carlile
Craig Jin
Johahn Leung
Schaik Andre Van
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Vast Audio Pty Ltd
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/35—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception using translation techniques
    • H04R25/353—Frequency, e.g. frequency shift or compression
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10L—SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING
    • G10L21/00—Speech or voice signal processing techniques to produce another audible or non-audible signal, e.g. visual or tactile, in order to modify its quality or its intelligibility
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10L—SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING
    • G10L21/00—Speech or voice signal processing techniques to produce another audible or non-audible signal, e.g. visual or tactile, in order to modify its quality or its intelligibility
    • G10L21/06—Transformation of speech into a non-audible representation, e.g. speech visualisation or speech processing for tactile aids
    • G10L2021/065—Aids for the handicapped in understanding
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2225/00—Details of deaf aids covered by H04R25/00, not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2225/43—Signal processing in hearing aids to enhance the speech intelligibility
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04S—STEREOPHONIC SYSTEMS 
    • H04S2420/00—Techniques used stereophonic systems covered by H04S but not provided for in its groups
    • H04S2420/01—Enhancing the perception of the sound image or of the spatial distribution using head related transfer functions [HRTF's] or equivalents thereof, e.g. interaural time difference [ITD] or interaural level difference [ILD]

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Computational Linguistics (AREA)
  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
  • Neurosurgery (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Quality & Reliability (AREA)
  • Audiology, Speech & Language Pathology (AREA)
  • Human Computer Interaction (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Tone Control, Compression And Expansion, Limiting Amplitude (AREA)
  • Stereophonic System (AREA)
  • Circuit For Audible Band Transducer (AREA)
  • Soundproofing, Sound Blocking, And Sound Damping (AREA)
AT04761105T 2003-08-11 2004-08-10 Klangverbesserung für hörbehinderte zuhörer ATE452513T1 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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AU2003904207A AU2003904207A0 (en) 2003-08-11 2003-08-11 Enhancement of sound externalization and separation for hearing-impaired listeners: a spatial hearing-aid
PCT/AU2004/001068 WO2005015952A1 (en) 2003-08-11 2004-08-10 Sound enhancement for hearing-impaired listeners

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US (1) US7580536B2 (de)
EP (1) EP1661434B1 (de)
CN (1) CN1836465B (de)
AT (1) ATE452513T1 (de)
AU (1) AU2003904207A0 (de)
CA (1) CA2534139A1 (de)
DE (1) DE602004024689D1 (de)
DK (1) DK1661434T3 (de)
ES (1) ES2336331T3 (de)
NZ (1) NZ544835A (de)
WO (1) WO2005015952A1 (de)

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EP1661434A4 (de) 2007-08-22
DE602004024689D1 (de) 2010-01-28
CN1836465B (zh) 2010-10-06
EP1661434A1 (de) 2006-05-31
WO2005015952A1 (en) 2005-02-17
CA2534139A1 (en) 2005-02-17
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DK1661434T3 (da) 2010-04-19
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