CN1625300B - 具有无线传输系统的助听器和相应的传输方法 - Google Patents
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Abstract
只具有有限安装空间的助听器中也应当能实现双向数据通信。因此,尤其是将耳机(H),也就是电声转换单元用作高频信号成分的发送器,以及将电话线圈(L)用作高频信号成分的接收器。由此可以放弃另外组装为发送和接收过程而优化的、通常体积较大的天线。必要时可以将另一个小型天线用作高频信号的纯接收天线。
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技术领域
本发明涉及一种助听器,该助听器具有:传输系统,其使得可以在可听见范围之上的频谱范围内在该助听器和外部装置之间进行数据传输;电声转换装置,用于从电信号中产生声音信号;和/或电话线圈装置(Telefonspuleneinrichtung),用于接收电磁信号。此外,本发明还涉及一种用于运行助听器的相应方法。
背景技术
在助听器领域中存在很多无线传输系统的应用。对此的例子是无线编程、远程操作的连接以及从外部声源接收音频数据。但是在实际中,由于涉及空间需求和能量消耗的条件很严格,因此将这种系统集成到助听器中是很难的,从而在技术上只有很少的实现方法。此外,如编程这样的应用需要双向无线连接,其实现也与越来越大的技术问题联系在一起。
现在市场上可以得到的远程操作系统虽然将数据传送到助听器中,但无法进行反向传送。其中大多采用感应式传输系统。
此外,文献DE 10048354A1还描述了一种在助听器之间或在助听器和远程操作装置之间的双向连接。但是对于这种双向连接,需要一个必须设置在助听器内的分立的天线。由于该天线有相应的空间需求,因此双向数据传输系统妨碍了通用助听器的使用。
在文献DE 3431584A1和EP 0176116B1中分别描述了一种具有超声波控制的助听器。其中为了控制助听器,由助听器的麦克风接收超声波信号,并在相应滤波之后进行单独处理。
发明内容
因此,本发明要解决的技术问题是提供一种助听器,该助听器尽管给定的空间很小还是可以实现与外部装置的双向数据传输。此外,还提供了一种相应的双向传输方法。
根据本发明,该技术问题是通过这样一种助听器来解决的,该助听器具有:传输装置,该装置使得可以在可听见频率范围之上的频谱范围内,在助听器和外部装置之间进行数据传输,以及电声转换装置,用于从电信号中产生声音信号,其中所述电声转换装置用作接收和/或发送装置,用于从外部装置接收和/或向该外部装置发送在可听见频率范围之上的频谱范围内的电磁信号。
或者,提供了一种助听器,该助听器具有:传输装置,该装置使得可以在可听见频率范围上的频谱范围内在助听器和外部装置之间进行数据传输,以及电话线圈装置,该装置用作该传输装置的发送和/或接收元件,用于从外部装置接收和/或向该外部装置发送电磁信号,该信号的频谱成分在可听见频率范围之上。
所述助听器和方法的优点在于,为了自助听器和向该助听器无线传输数据不必在助听器中集成特定的、占据很大空间的天线。而是将现有组件用于数据传输。
优选的,助听器具有用于接收音频范围之上的电磁信号的电话线圈装置,其中,该助听器的电声转换装置用于发送在可听见频率范围或音频范围之上的电磁信号.或许还具有优点的是,采用发送高频信号的电话线圈装置和接收该高频信号的电声转换装置.由此,既在发送高频信号时又在接收该高频信号时采用助听器中的现有组件,从而不需要为特定的天线提供额外的安装空间.
电声转换装置或电话线圈装置可以集成到一个用于在预定的频带下进行发送共振电路中。由此,可以相当简单地控制该发送部件。
此外,电话线圈装置的线圈可以具有铁氧体磁芯。由此该电话线圈装置能更好地适用于传输高频信号。
对于特定应用合适的是,助听器中的电话线圈装置用于接收音频范围内的电磁信号,而另一个线圈装置用于接收音频范围之上的电磁信号。其优点是,可以为高频传输优化和较小地构造该另一个线圈装置。
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图1示出根据本发明的助听器的方框图。
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下面详细描述的实施例给出了本发明的优选实施方式。
在助听器中大多采用所谓的耳机作为电声转换器。由于耳机的电磁驱动而使耳机发射相当大的电磁杂散场。该杂散场可以根据耳机电激励的方式而部分宽带地达到若干兆赫兹的范围,构成一个持续的干扰源,在开发助听器时必须考虑到这一点。本发明基于这样的思想,将该“引起干扰”的杂散场建设性地用于传输来自助听器的数据。
在图1中示出相应助听器的方框图,其中电声转换器用于发送高频信号。通常,一个助听器由麦克风M、数字信号处理器DSP和作为电声转换器的耳机H组成。在该例子中,对数字信号处理器DSP的输出信号加载一个相应调制的高频传输信号,并由此对耳机H的磁电路也加载了该调制的高频传输信号。为此,将发送装置T集成到助听器中,该发送装置T对数字信号处理器DSP的数据信号进行调制和编码,以便进行无线传输。在加法器A中,将发送单元T的输出信号与数字信号处理器DSP的输出信号相加。可以在助听器之外接收由高频信号成分产生的电磁场。这样,例如可以向患者在听力测试中佩戴的头戴式耳机进行传送。
为了接收从外部发送的电磁高频信号,根据本发明可以使用电话线圈L,该电话线圈L在大多数助听器中都存在。通常采用该电话线圈L,以便向助听器的数字信号处理器DSP发送音频范围内的电磁信号。同时,将电话线圈L中接收的信号传递到带通滤波器BP,该滤波器滤出信号在音频范围之上的频谱成分。所滤出的高频成分传递到接收电路R。该电路从该接收信号中提取出相应的数据,并传送到助听器的数字信号处理器DSP,以例如改变该处理器的设置。
电话线圈通常优化为用于接收音频范围内的信号的天线.为了也将该电话线圈用于另外接收高频信号,可以相应地对该电话线圈进行电路布置(图中未示出),并在必要时设置铁氧体磁芯.通过这种方式,可以将双向传输系统集成到助听器中,而不必另外在助听器外壳内设置大的组件.
对于该双向通信,除了作为发送器的电声转换器H和作为接收器的电话线圈L之外无需设置特殊的天线。但是如果(如已提到的)电话线圈L不应当同时用作高频信号成分的接收天线,则可以在助听器中设置一个为高频接收而优化的小型接收天线。
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1.一种助听器,具有
-具有发送元件和接收元件的传输装置,其使得可以在可听见频率范围之上的频谱范围内在该助听器和外部装置之间进行数据传输,以及
-电声转换装置(H),用于从电信号中产生声音信号,
其特征在于,所述电声转换装置(H)用作所述传输装置的接收和/或发送元件,用于从外部装置接收和/或向该外部装置发送在可听见频率范围之上的频谱范围内的电磁信号。
2.一种助听器,具有
-具有发送元件和接收元件的传输装置,其使得可以在可听见频率范围之上的频谱范围内在该助听器和外部装置之间进行数据传输,以及
-电话线圈装置(L),
其特征在于,所述电话线圈装置(L)用作所述传输装置的发送和/或接收元件,用于从外部装置接收和/或向该外部装置发送电磁信号,该电磁信号的频谱成分在可听见频率范围之上。
3.根据权利要求1所述的助听器,该助听器具有用于接收电磁信号的电话线圈装置(L),其中该电话线圈装置(L)作为所述传输装置的接收元件用于接收外部装置的信号,该信号的频谱成分在可听见频率范围之上。
4.根据权利要求1或3所述的助听器,其中,将所述电声转换装置(H)集成在用于在预定频带下进行发送的共振电路中。
5.根据权利要求2或3所述的助听器,其中,所述电话线圈装置(L)的线圈具有铁氧体磁芯。
6.根据权利要求1的助听器,该助听器具有电话线圈装置(L),用于接收音频范围内的电磁信号,以及另一个线圈装置,用于接收在该音频范围之上的电磁信号。
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