CN114448019A - 用于听力设备的充电器和充电系统 - Google Patents
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本发明涉及一种用于为一个或多个助听器(2)充电的充电器(1)和充电系统,其中,所述充电器(1)包括:充电底座,其被配置为接收一个或多个听力设备(2)以进行充电和/或存储;一个或多个麦克风(3);以及无线电收发器(4),其被配置为与所述一个或多个听力设备(2)无线通信,其中,所述充电器(1)被配置为:以充电模式工作,其对个或多个听力设备(2)充电;或者以桌面麦克风模式工作,其在满足包括所述一个或多个听力设备(2)位于所述充电底座外的至少有一个桌面麦克风模式条件的情况下将由所述一个或多个麦克风(3)拾取的音频数据由所述无线电收发器(4)转发到所述一个或多个听力设备(2)。
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技术领域
本发明涉及用于听力设备的充电系统和充电器。
背景技术
听力设备可以用于提高用户的听力能力或通信能力,例如通过补偿听力受损用户的听力损失,在这种情况下,通信设备通常被称为听力仪器,例如助听器或听力假体。听力设备还可用于在用户的耳道中产生声音。例如,声音可以通过有线或无线方式传送到听力设备,听力设备可以在用户的耳道中再现声音。例如,耳塞、耳机和/或类似物可用于在人的耳道中生成声音。
听力设备通常是小而复杂的设备。听力设备可以包括处理器、麦克风、扬声器、存储器、壳体和其他电子和机械部件。一些示例听力设备是耳后式(“BTE”)、耳道接收器(“RIC”)、耳内式(“ITE”)、完全耳道式(“CIC”)和不可见耳道中(“IIC”)设备。基于听力损失、审美偏好、生活方式需求和预算,用户可能相比于另一设备更喜欢这些听力设备中的一种。听力设备通常非常小,使得听力设备的至少一部分可以插入用户的耳道中以提供靠近用户鼓膜的声音的再现。
随着听力设备技术的发展,用户更喜欢具有更多功能的听力设备。例如,用户想要被配置为无线通信的听力设备。无线通信改善了用户的体验并且使得用户能够使用他们的听力设备访问网络或其他设备。此外,用户想要具有长电池寿命(例如,几天或甚至几周)并且需要很少/不频繁维护的听力设备。
在许多情况下,听力设备使用麦克风来拾取/接收声音。听力仪器中的电路可以处理来自麦克风的信号,并且经由微型扬声器(通常称为声音再现设备或接收器)将经处理的声音信号提供到用户的耳道中。如前所述,一些听力设备可以从替代输入源接收声音信号,例如感应线圈和/或无线发射器,例如经由移动电话、无线串流、蓝牙连接和/或外部无线麦克风阵列等,并处理这些声音信号并将它们递送给用户。
发明内容
本发明的一个目的是提供一种改进的解决方案以增强佩戴听力设备的用户对声音的感知。
在从属权利要求中给出了本发明的有利实施例。
根据本发明,一种充电系统包括用于对一个或多个听力设备充电的充电器,所述充电器包括被配置为接收所述一个或多个听力设备以进行充电和/或存储的充电底座、一个或多个麦克风以及被配置为与所述一个或多个听力设备进行无线通信的无线电收发器,其中,所述充电器被配置为:以充电模式工作,其=对所述一个或多个听力设备充电;或者以桌面麦克风模式工作,其在满足包括所述一个或多个听力设备位于所述充电底座外的至少有一个桌面麦克风模式条件的情况下将由所述一个或多个麦克风拾取的音频数据由无线电收发器转发到所述一个或多个听力设备。
在示例性实施例中,所述充电系统可以包括一个或多个听力设备。
在示例性实施例中,所述充电器被配置为以无线方式或使用电流接触来对所述一个或多个听力设备充电。
在示例性实施例中,所述充电器包括基座和盖,所述盖被配置为打开以允许将所述一个或多个听力设备插入位于所述基座中的充电底座中或从位于所述基座中的充电底座中移除。
在示例性实施例中,在充电模式中,所述无线电收发器被配置为在所述充电器与所述一个或多个听力设备之间建立无线链路以在满足包括所述一个或多个听力设备在加载底座内的至少一个充电模式条件的情况下控制充电程序。
在示例性实施例中,另一充电模式条件是盖打开。
在示例性实施例中,所述充电系统包括可视指示器,其被配置为指示充电系统的操作模式,例如充电模式和/或桌面麦克风模式。所述视觉指示器可以例如被布置在充电器中。
在示例性实施例中,另一桌面麦克风模式条件是所述一个或多个听力设备由用户佩戴。
在示例性实施例中,另一桌面麦克风模式条件是盖关闭。
在示例性实施例中,在桌面麦克风模式中,所述充电器还被配置为作为音频流服务器工作,将来自音频主设备的音频数据串流到所述一个或多个听力设备。
在示例性实施例中,在充电模式中,所述充电器被配置为使用无线链路来对所述一个或多个听力设备进行编程和/或允许所述一个或多个听力设备下载和/或上传数据。
在示例性实施例中,所述充电器还包括电池并且/或者能够通过线缆或以无线方式连接到能量源。
在示例性实施例中,所述无线电收发器被配置为在充电模式下使用蓝牙低功耗(BLE)与所述一个或多个听力设备进行通信,并且被配置为在桌面麦克风模式下使用不同的数字通信协议进行无线通信。
在示例性实施例中,所述充电器包括一个或多个数字声音处理器,用于在将由所述一个或多个麦克风拾取的声音数据转发到所述一个或多个听力设备之前对所述声音数据进行处理。
在示例性实施例中,所述数字声音处理器被配置为减少环境噪声和/或增强感兴趣信号和/或将增益应用于感兴趣信号和/或在一个或多个方向上聚焦到声音源上。
在示例性实施例中,视觉指示器可以是被配置为指示桌面麦克风模式是活动的光学指示器。
在示例性实施例中,用于充电系统的充电器被配置用于对所述一个或多个听力设备充电,其中,所述充电器包括被配置为接收一个或多个听力设备以进行充电和/或存储的充电底座、一个或多个麦克风以及被配置为与所述一个或多个听力设备无线通信的无线电收发器,其中,所述充电器被配置为:以充电模式工作,其=对所述一个或多个听力设备充电;或者以桌面麦克风模式工作,其在满足包括所述一个或多个听力设备位于所述充电底座外的至少有一个桌面麦克风模式条件的情况下将由所述一个或多个麦克风拾取的音频数据由无线电收发器转发到所述一个或多个听力设备。
在示例性实施例中,所述充电器可以是助听器套件的一部分,还包括一个或多个听力设备。
在使用传统解决方案时,除了听力设备捆绑包之外,还需要购买额外的产品,例如外部麦克风,以克服语音噪声限制。对于根据本发明的解决方案这可能是不需要的,因为对于具有可充电电池的听力设备,无论如何都可能需要充电器。
本发明的进一步适用范围将从下文给出的详细描述中变得显而易见。然而,应当理解,详细说明和具体实施例虽然表明了本发明的优选实施例,但仅作为说明给出,因为根据本详细说明,在本发明的精神和范围内的各种变化和修改对于本领域技术人员来说将变得显而易见。
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从下文给出的详细描述和附图将更全面地理解本发明,并且附图仅作为说明给出,因此不限制本发明,其中,
图1是用于对一个或多个听力设备充电的充电器的示例性实施例的示意图,其中,盖是打开的,
图2是盖关闭时的充电器的示意图,
图3是充电器及其部件的示意图,
图4是盖关闭时的充电器的另一示意图。
在所有图中,对相的部分用相同的附图标记来标记。
附图标记列表:
1 充电器
1.1 基座
1.2 盖
2 听力设备
3 麦克风
4 无线电收发器
5 电池
6 插座
7 充电电路
8 微控制器
9 数字声音处理器
10 用户
11 人
12 指示器
具体实施方式
图1是用于对一个或多个听力设备充电2的充电器1的示例性实施例的示意图,其中,充电器1的盖1.2是打开的并且听力设备2放置在充电器1内。
图2是盖1.2关闭时的充电器1的示意图。
图3是充电器1及其部件的示意图。图4是盖1.2关闭时的充电器1的又一示意图。
本发明提出了如下的解决方案:将无线麦克风功能集成到用于对一个或多个可充电听力设备2充电的充电器1(例如充电盒)中。听力设备2与充电器1之间的低延迟音频串流系统可以增加信噪比,并且因而当对话发生在嘈杂的环境噪声中时提高语音清晰度。
一个或多个听力设备2,例如助听器,可以被放置在充电器1中,例如放入其充电底座中,用于被存储和用于对听力设备2的电池充电。同一个充电底座可能与不同听力设备的形状因子兼容。在示例性实施例中,电池充电可以通过无线充电来实现。在另一个实施例中,充电器1可以作为消毒器工作以对听力设备2进行消毒和杀菌,例如使用紫外线技术。充电器1还包括:一个或多个麦克风3,例如三个或更多个麦克风3;无线电收发器4,例如2.4GHz无线电收发器和RF天线(未示出)。充电器1因此可以用作听力设备2的辅助无线麦克风,其还包括无线电收发器(未示出),例如2.4GHz无线电收发器。类似地,充电器1可以在一个或多个听力设备2被定位于充电器1中时与它们通信并执行空中固件更新或其他数据传输、编程或调试服务,例如使用无线电收发器4或诸如微控制器的另一集成电路8来进行。相同的集成电路或无线电收发器4也可用于通过专用协议来控制充电概况。所有这些功能在单个设备中的组合对于用户10是有利的。当一个或多个听力设备2在充电器1中时以及当它们在充电器1外时,单个集成电路(例如无线电收发器4)可以用于提供与一个或多个听力设备2的无线链接。
充电器1可以包括电池5并且/或者能够通过线缆连接到能量源。为此目的,充电器1可以包括插座6,例如USB C插座。在替代实施例中或另外,充电器1可以以无线方式连接到能量源。此外,充电器1可以包括充电电路7。此外,充电器1可以包括微控制器8以控制其他电子部件。在一个实施例中,微控制器8还具有数字信号处理功能来处理音频信号。
在示例性实施例中,充电器1可以被装备有一个或多个麦克风3。
在示例性实施例中,充电器1包括底座1.1和盖1.2,盖1.2必须打开以允许插入或移除一个或多个听力设备2。盖1.2可以通过铰链销附接到底座1.1使得盖1.2可以摆动打开,或者通过滑动机构附接到底座1.1使得盖1.2可以滑动以露出充电底座。
如果盖1.2打开,则可以将一个或多个听力设备2插入充电器1中并且可以在充电器1与一个或多个听力设备2之间建立无线链路以控制充电程序。此外,无线链路可用于对多个听力设备2中的一个进行编程和/或一个或多个听力设备2可以下载和/或上传数据。例如,听力设备2可以被配置为将在操作期间感测到的数据上传到充电器1。类似地,充电器1可以被配置为下载固件更新并参数化听力设备2。此外,充电器1可以被配置为将数据上传到云以用于计算、存储和/或支持。此外,充电器1可以被配置为从云下载数据以用于固件更新。此外,充电器1可以用于保护存储在其中的听力设备2,特别是在盖1.2关闭的情况下。
在示例性实施例中,当一个或多个听力设备2在充电器1外部时,特别是由用户10佩戴时,并且任选地当盖1.2关闭时,充电器1可以被配置为作为桌面麦克风或音频流服务器工作,将音频数据串流到一个或多个听力设备2。
充电器1可以包括低延迟音频系统,其被配置为拾取至少一个在周围说话的人11的声音并改善噪声中的语音用例。
充电器1可以作为音频串流设备连接到支持的音频主设备,以便将音乐、电视声音、收音机或任何其他声音串流到一个或多个听力设备2。
在示例性实施例中,充电器1是听力设备套件的一部分,所述听力设备套件还包括一个或多个听力设备2。
无线电收发器4可以是用于无线通信的集成电路,其被配置为使用专用协议,例如低功耗蓝牙(BLE),用于当一个或多个听力设备2位于充电器1内时与它们进行数据共享,并且被配置为用于在一个或多个听力设备2在充电器1之外时使用不同的数字通信协议(其特征在于音频数据包,例如专有协议或BLE音频)与它们进行无线通信。
在示例性实施例中,充电器1可以包括一个或多个数字声音处理器9,用于在将一个或多个麦克风3拾取的声音数据转发到一个或多个听力设备2之前对其进行处理。数字声音处理器9可以被配置为减少环境噪声和/或增强感兴趣信号和/或对信号应用增益。数字声音处理器可以集成在微控制器8中。数字声音处理器9可以被配置为使用信号处理技术,所述技术可以应用基于深度神经网络(DNN)的人工智能(AI)。
在示例性实施例中,数字声音处理器9可以被配置为在一个或多个方向上聚焦于声源。在另一个实施例中,数字声音处理器9可以被配置为增加对声音位置的空间感知。
减少周围噪声和/或增强感兴趣信号,特别是借助于深度神经网络,可以由同一数字声音处理器9或由分开的数字声音处理器9来执行。
盖1.2可以包括指示器12,例如诸如LED的光学指示器,以指示一个或多个麦克风3是活动的。指示器还可以表示充电器1和/或听力设备2的电池5充电状态。在另一个实施例中,指示器12可以是通过听力设备2再现给用户10的声音反馈。
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1.一种用于充电系统的充电器(1),所述充电器(1)被配置为对一个或多个听力设备(2)充电,其中,所述充电器(1)包括:充电底座,其被配置为容纳所述一个或多个听力设备(2)以进行充电和/或存储;一个或多个麦克风(3);以及无线电收发器(4),其被配置为与所述一个或多个听力设备(2)无线通信,其中,所述充电器(1)具有:充电模式,其对所述一个或多个听力设备(2)充电;以及桌面麦克风模式,其在满足包括所述一个或多个听力设备(2)位于所述充电底座外的至少一个桌面麦克风模式条件的情况下将由所述一个或多个麦克风(3)拾取的音频数据由所述无线电收发器(4)转发到所述一个或多个听力设备(2),
其特征在于,所述充电器(1)被配置为在所述充电模式或者在所述桌面麦克风模式中工作。
2.根据权利要求1所述的充电器(1),其特征在于,所述充电器(1)被配置为以无线方式或使用电流接触来对所述一个或多个听力设备(2)充电。
3.根据权利要求1或2所述的充电器(1),其特征在于,所述充电器(1)包括基座(1.1)和盖(1.2),所述盖被配置为被打开以允许将所述一个或多个听力设备(2)插入到定位于所述基座(1.1)中的所述充电底座中或从定位于所述基座(1.1)中的所述充电底座中移除。
4.根据权利要求3所述的充电器(1),其特征在于,在充电模式中,所述无线电收发器(4)被配置为在所述充电器(1)与所述一个或多个听力设备(2)之间建立无线链路以在满足包括所述一个或多个听力设备(2)在所述充电底座内的至少一个充电模式条件的情况下控制充电程序。
5.根据权利要求1或2所述的充电器(1),其特征在于,所述充电器(1)还包括被配置为指示所述充电器(1)的操作模式的视觉指示器。
6.根据权利要求1或2所述的充电器(1),其特征在于,另一桌面麦克风模式条件是所述一个或多个听力设备(2)由用户(10)佩戴。
7.根据权利要求3所述的充电器(1),其特征在于,另一桌面麦克风模式条件是所述盖(1.2)关闭。
8.根据权利要求1或2所述的充电器(1),其特征在于,在桌面麦克风模式中,所述充电器(1)还被配置为作为音频流服务器工作,将来自音频主设备的音频数据串流到所述一个或多个听力设备(2)。
9.根据权利要求1或2所述的充电器(1),其特征在于,在充电模式中,述充电器(1)被配置为使用述无线链路来对所述一个或多个听力设备(2)进行编程和/或允许所述一个或多个听力设备(2)下载和/或上传数据。
10.根据权利要求1或2所述的充电器(1),其特征在于,所述充电器(1)还包括电池(5)并且/或者能够通过线缆或以无线方式连接到能量源。
11.根据权利要求3所述的充电器(1),其特征在于,所述充电器(1)还包括电池(5)并且/或者能够通过线缆或以无线方式连接到能量源。
12.根据权利要求1或2所述的充电器(1),其特征在于,所述无线电收发器(4)被配置为在充电模式中使用蓝牙低功耗与所述一个或多个听力设备(2)进行通信并且被配置为在桌面麦克风模式下使用不同的数字通信协议用于无线通信。
13.根据权利要求1或2所述的充电器(1),其特征在于,所述充电器(1)包括一个或多个数字声音处理器(9),其用于在将由所述一个或多个麦克风(3)拾取的声音数据转发到所述一个或多个听力设备(2)之前对所述声音数据进行处理。
14.根据权利要求13所述的充电器,其特征在于,所述数字声音处理器(9)被配置为减少环境噪声和/或增强感兴趣信号和/或将增益应用于所述感兴趣信号和/或在一个或多个方向上聚焦到声音源上。
15.根据权利要求5所述的充电器(1),其特征在于,所述视觉指示器是光学指示器(12),其被配置为指示所述桌面麦克风模式是活动的。
16.一种充电系统,其包括根据权利要求1或2所述的充电器(1)和一个或多个听力设备(2)。
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