DE69806040T2 - Hörgerät mit mikrophone-array - Google Patents

Hörgerät mit mikrophone-array

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DE69806040T2
DE69806040T2 DE69806040T DE69806040T DE69806040T2 DE 69806040 T2 DE69806040 T2 DE 69806040T2 DE 69806040 T DE69806040 T DE 69806040T DE 69806040 T DE69806040 T DE 69806040T DE 69806040 T2 DE69806040 T2 DE 69806040T2
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array
hearing
hearing aid
microphone array
output signals
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DE69806040T3 (de
DE69806040D1 (de
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Marias Boone
Johannes Berkhout
Leon Merks
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Varibel Innovations Bv Nl
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TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT DELFT
Technische Universiteit Delft
Stichting voor de Technische Wetenschappen STW
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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
    • H04R25/55—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception using an external connection, either wireless or wired
    • H04R25/552—Binaural
    • 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
    • H04R25/40—Arrangements for obtaining a desired directivity characteristic
    • H04R25/402—Arrangements for obtaining a desired directivity characteristic using contructional means
    • 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
    • H04R25/40—Arrangements for obtaining a desired directivity characteristic
    • H04R25/407—Circuits for combining signals of a plurality of transducers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2201/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones covered by H04R1/00 but not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2201/40—Details of arrangements for obtaining desired directional characteristic by combining a number of identical transducers covered by H04R1/40 but not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2201/401—2D or 3D arrays of transducers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2430/00—Signal processing covered by H04R, not provided for in its groups
    • H04R2430/20—Processing of the output signals of the acoustic transducers of an array for obtaining a desired directivity characteristic
    • H04R2430/23—Direction finding using a sum-delay beam-former
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R3/00—Circuits for transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
    • H04R3/005—Circuits for transducers, loudspeakers or microphones for combining the signals of two or more microphones

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Neurosurgery (AREA)
  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Circuit For Audible Band Transducer (AREA)
  • Obtaining Desirable Characteristics In Audible-Bandwidth Transducers (AREA)
  • Adornments (AREA)
  • Finger-Pressure Massage (AREA)
  • Headphones And Earphones (AREA)
  • Electrostatic, Electromagnetic, Magneto- Strictive, And Variable-Resistance Transducers (AREA)
  • Respiratory Apparatuses And Protective Means (AREA)
DE69806040T 1997-10-20 1998-10-20 Hörgerät mit mikrophone-array Expired - Lifetime DE69806040T3 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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NL1007321A NL1007321C2 (nl) 1997-10-20 1997-10-20 Gehoorinrichting voor het verbeteren van de verstaanbaarheid voor slechthorenden.
NL1007321 1997-10-20
PCT/NL1998/000602 WO1999021400A1 (en) 1997-10-20 1998-10-20 Hearing aid comprising an array of microphones

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DE69806040T2 true DE69806040T2 (de) 2002-09-26
DE69806040T3 DE69806040T3 (de) 2008-08-21

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EP (1) EP1025744B2 (de)
JP (1) JP2001521354A (de)
AT (1) ATE219318T1 (de)
AU (1) AU743280B2 (de)
CA (1) CA2308156C (de)
DE (1) DE69806040T3 (de)
HU (1) HUP0004032A3 (de)
IL (1) IL135718A0 (de)
NL (1) NL1007321C2 (de)
NO (1) NO318819B1 (de)
NZ (1) NZ504110A (de)
WO (1) WO1999021400A1 (de)

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DE69806040T3 (de) 2008-08-21
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ATE219318T1 (de) 2002-06-15
AU743280B2 (en) 2002-01-24
NO20002032L (no) 2000-06-08
EP1025744A1 (de) 2000-08-09
WO1999021400A1 (en) 1999-04-29
NO20002032D0 (no) 2000-04-18
CA2308156C (en) 2005-01-11
NZ504110A (en) 2003-03-28
AU9765998A (en) 1999-05-10
CA2308156A1 (en) 1999-04-29
HUP0004032A2 (hu) 2001-02-28
NO318819B1 (no) 2005-05-09
US7031483B2 (en) 2006-04-18
JP2001521354A (ja) 2001-11-06
HUP0004032A3 (en) 2002-05-28
EP1025744B2 (de) 2007-11-28
DE69806040D1 (de) 2002-07-18
IL135718A0 (en) 2001-05-20

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