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DK1865747T3
DK1865747T3 DK07107987.5T DK07107987T DK1865747T3 DK 1865747 T3 DK1865747 T3 DK 1865747T3 DK 07107987 T DK07107987 T DK 07107987T DK 1865747 T3 DK1865747 T3 DK 1865747T3
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Den foreliggende opfindelse angår et høresystem med mindst to høreindretninger, som er indrettet til trådløs kommunikation med hinanden, og en overbringelsesstation, ved hjælp af hvilken efterretninger imellem høreindretningerne kan transmitteres. Ved høreindretninger skal der her udover høreapparater også forstås head sæt, hovedtelefoner og lignende.The present invention relates to a hearing system having at least two hearing devices adapted for wireless communication with each other and a transmission station by which intelligence between the hearing devices can be transmitted. In addition to hearing aids, hearing aids also mean head sets, headphones and the like.

Det er kendt analogt at overføre audiosignaler til høreapparater i basisbåndet via induktivt koblede spoler. For eksempel anvendes såkaldte telefonspoler til at overføre talesignalerne ved telefoneringen. Desuden anvendes induktionssløjfer til at sende signaler i museer, kirker og lignende. Derudover anvendes spoler til ved en krydsforsyning (høreapparatbærer bærer to høreapparater) at overføre signaler fra et høreapparat til det andet.It is known analogously to transmit audio signals to hearing aids in the baseband via inductively coupled coils. For example, so-called telephone coils are used to transmit the voice signals at the telephone ring. In addition, induction loops are used to send signals in museums, churches and the like. In addition, coils are used to transmit signals from one hearing aid to the other at a cross supply (hearing aid carrier carrying two hearing aids).

Den analoge transmission af audiosignaler foregår typisk ved hjælp af en moduleret bærer. Herved har høreapparatet en tilsvarende AF-/FM-modtager. Ved kryds-forsyning har bag-øret-høreapparaterne også en AM-/FM-sender.The analog transmission of audio signals is typically carried out by means of a modulated carrier. The hearing aid has a corresponding AF / FM receiver. In cross-supply, the rear-ear hearing aids also have an AM / FM transmitter.

Ud over den trådløse transmission af signaler er der også mulighed for en trådbunden transmission imellem høreapparaterne. Desuden er der også mulighed for en trådbunden transmission fra et eksternt audioapparat til et høreapparat via et audio-sko-stik. I artiklen "An Ultra-Wideband Transceiver Architecture for Low Power, Low Rate, Wireless Systems”, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGI, Bind 54, nr. 5, 5. september 2005, side 1623 til 1631 er der beskrevet en bredbåndsimpulstransmissionsteknik til trådløse systemer. Transmissionsteknikken udmærker sig ved et lavt ydelsesforbrug. Dataoverføringshastigheden er til høreapparatforhold sammenligningsvis høj.In addition to the wireless transmission of signals, there is also the possibility of a wired transmission between the hearing aids. In addition, there is also the possibility of a wired transmission from an external audio device to a hearing aid via an audio shoe connector. In the article "An Ultra-Wideband Transceiver Architecture for Low Power, Low Rate, Wireless Systems", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGY, Volume 54, No. 5, September 5, 2005, pages 1623 to 1631, describes a broadband pulse transmission technology for wireless systems The transmission technology is characterized by a low power consumption and the data transfer rate is relatively high for hearing aid conditions.

Fra US 5 751 820 A kendes et kommunikationssystem til høreapparater til trådløs transmission. I høreapparatet er der anbragt en transceiver, som kommunikerer bidirektionelt med en fjernbetjeningsindretning.From US 5 751 820 A a communication system for hearing aids for wireless transmission is known. A transceiver is provided in the hearing aid which communicates bidirectional with a remote control device.

Derudover beskriver DE 602 02 618 T2 et cellulært system til asymmetrisk trådløs kommunikation med en bærebølge til den nedadgående retning og ultrabredbånd til den opadgående retning. En mobil kommunikationsindretning har en bærebølge-baseret modtager og en ultrabredbåndssender. Da der til ultrabredbånds-sendingen anvendes mindre ydelse end til en bærebølgesending profiterer mobilkommunikationsindretningen af denne ydelsesbesparing. Kommunikationen fra basisstation-kommunikationsindretningen til mobil-kommunikationsindretnin-gen foregår derimod via en bærebølgeoverføring.In addition, DE 602 02 618 T2 discloses a cellular system for asymmetric wireless communication with a downward carrier and an upstream broadband. A mobile communication device has a carrier-based receiver and an ultra-broadband transmitter. Since less performance is used for the ultra-broadband transmission than for a carrier, the mobile communication device benefits from this benefit savings. The communication from the base station communication device to the mobile communication device, on the other hand, takes place via a carrier transmission.

Fra WO 02 28 143 A2 kendes et høreapparatsystem med to høreapparater og en ekstern processorenhed. Imellem disse komponenter er der i begge tilfælde mulighed for bidirektionel kommunikation. Hertil har hver af disse komponenter en sende- og modtageenhed.From WO 02 28 143 A2 is known a hearing aid system with two hearing aids and an external processor unit. Between these components, in both cases, bidirectional communication is possible. For this, each of these components has a sending and receiving unit.

Derudover beskriver US 2005/0283207 A1 en transmission imellem et eksternt høreapparat og et implantat med lav ydelse. Hertil besidder høreapparatet og implantatet hver en sende- og modtageenhed med en spole til induktiv transmission. Til transmissionen anvendes ultrabredbåndsimpulser i meget kort tid.In addition, US 2005/0283207 A1 discloses a transmission between an external hearing aid and a low-performance implant. For this, the hearing aid and implant each have a transmitting and receiving unit with a coil for inductive transmission. For the transmission, ultra-broadband pulses are used for a very short time.

Derudover er der i EP 1 531 650 A2 beskrevet et høreinstrumentsystem, ved hvilket flere høreapparater er forbundet trådløst med et basisapparat. Imellem høreapparaterne og basisapparatet er der ligeledes mulighed for en bidirektionel forbindelse.In addition, EP 1 531 650 A2 discloses a hearing instrument system in which several hearing aids are connected wirelessly to a base device. A bi-directional connection is also possible between the hearing aids and the basic hearing aid.

Formålet med den foreliggende opfindelse består i at foreslå en høreindretning, hvormed der er mulighed for en trådløs kommunikation ved lavt energiforbrug og høj dataoverføringshastighed. Derudover skal der angives et tilsvarende høresy-stem, ved hvilket flere høreindretninger kommunikerer på den nævnte måde.The object of the present invention is to propose a hearing aid which enables wireless communication at low energy consumption and high data transfer rate. In addition, a corresponding hearing system must be specified in which several hearing devices communicate in the said manner.

Dette opnås ifølge opfindelsen ved hjælp af et høresystem ifølge krav 1.This is achieved according to the invention by means of a hearing system according to claim 1.

Fortrinsvis er der mulighed for transmission af digitalt modulerede magnetfeltsignaler imellem høreindretningerne. Derved åbnes der mulighed for en sikker overføring med lavere hardwareforbrug.Preferably, it is possible to transmit digitally modulated magnetic field signals between the hearing devices. This allows for a secure transfer with lower hardware consumption.

Hver af bredbåndsimpulssendernes båndbredde udgør mindst 100 MHz. Herved kan der realiseres en forholdsvis høj datahastighed.The bandwidth of each of the broadband pulse transmitters is at least 100 MHz. This enables a relatively high data rate to be realized.

Hver bredbåndsimpulssender er forbundet med en elektrisk miniatureantenne. Deres maksimale udstrækning ligger fortrinsvis imellem 8 og 20 mm. Herved kan høreindretningernes og især høreapparaternes konstruktionsstørrelse reduceres. I overensstemmelse med en foretrukken udførelsesform er det imellem høreind-retningerne muligt at gennemføre en bidirektionel, halv-simultan kommunikation via overbringelsesstationen. Hertil kan det være fordelagtigt også at transmittere styreinformationer fra overbringelsesstationen ved kommunikationen.Each broadband pulse transmitter is connected to a miniature electric antenna. Their maximum extent is preferably between 8 and 20 mm. In this way, the design size of the hearing aids and especially the hearing aids can be reduced. In accordance with a preferred embodiment, it is possible between the hearing devices to carry out bi-directional, semi-simultaneous communication via the transmission station. For this, it may also be advantageous to transmit control information from the transmission station during communication.

Denne halv-simultane bidirektionelle kommunikation er mulig ved, at kommunikationen forløber i et tidsvindue i den ene retning og i et umiddelbart derefter følgende tidsvindue i den anden retning. Herved lader transceiveren sig realisere med få omkostninger.This semi-simultaneous bi-directional communication is possible in that the communication proceeds in a time window in one direction and in the immediately following time window in the other direction. This allows the transceiver to realize with little cost.

Derudover kan overbringelsesstationen have et bidirektionelt interface til et eksternt konfigurationsapparat. Især er det gunstigt, hvis konfigurationsdata kan transmitteres fra konfigurationsapparatet via overbringelsesstationen til en af hø-reindretningerne. Derved får overbringelsesstationen den dobbelte funktionalitet, at overbringe signaler imellem høreindretningerne og også signaler fra et konfigurationsapparat til en høreindretning.In addition, the transfer station may have a bidirectional interface to an external configuration apparatus. In particular, it is advantageous if configuration data can be transmitted from the configuration apparatus via the transmission station to one of the hearing aids. Thereby, the transmission station has the dual functionality of transmitting signals between the hearing devices and also signals from a configuration device to a hearing device.

Den foreliggende opfindelse beskrives nu nærmere ved hjælp af den vedlagte tegning, som viser en principskitse af et system ifølge opfindelsen med to høreapparater.The present invention will now be described in more detail with the aid of the accompanying drawing which shows a principle sketch of a system according to the invention with two hearing aids.

De i det følgende nærmere beskrevne udførelseseksempler udgør foretrukne udførelsesformer for den foreliggende opfindelse.The embodiments described below are preferred embodiments of the present invention.

Figuren viser en høreapparatbærer, som i sit venstre øre har et venstre høreapparat HG-L og i sit højre øre et højre høreapparat HG-R. Kommunikationen imellem begge høreapparater foregår via et bærbart basisapparat BG. Dette basisapparat BG kan høreapparatbæreren f.eks. bære i sin brystlomme, og det overtager overbringelsesstationens funktion. I Hvert af høreapparaterne HG-R og HG-L er en digital modtager og sender til audiosignaler opbygget adskilt. Begge er tilpasset de ekstreme krav ved høreapparater med hensyn til konstruktionsstørrelse og ydelsesbehov. Hvis kommunikationens modpart er et bærbart basisapparat BG med mindre kritiske krav, kan der til den deri indbyggede sender og modtager anvendes mere kompleksitet med det formål at kompensere for begrænsningerne i høreapparaterne.The figure shows a hearing aid carrier which has in its left ear a left hearing aid HG-L and in its right ear a right hearing aid HG-R. Communication between both hearing aids takes place via a portable basic hearing aid BG. This basic device BG can be the hearing aid carrier e.g. carry in its breast pocket and it takes over the function of the transfer station. In each of the hearing instruments HG-R and HG-L, a digital receiver and transmitter for audio signals are constructed separately. Both are adapted to the extreme requirements of hearing aids in terms of design size and performance requirements. If the communication counterpart is a portable base unit BG with less critical requirements, more complexity can be used for the transmitter and receiver incorporated therein to compensate for the limitations of the hearing aids.

Til modtageren i høreapparaterne HG-R og HG-L anvendes i en gunstig udførelsesform en miniaturespole. Dens maksimale udstrækning ligger fortrinsvis imellem 4 og 8 mm. Sådanne spoler anvendes f.eks. også til fjernbetjeninger af høreapparater. Høreapparaternes modtagespoler modtager et digitalt modulerede magnetfeltsignal fra en sender, som har en væsentlig større og dermed mere effektiv sendespole og er indbygget i basisapparatet BG. Signalforløbet er symboliseret i figuren ved hjælp af pile fra basisapparatet BG til høreapparaterne HG-R og HG-L. Den induktive sender er i figuren betegnet med TX. Den styres af en signalforarbejdningsenhed P, som har et lager, og et kommunikationsinterface C. Derudover har basisapparatet BG et batteri B samt ikke viste betjenings- og viserelementer.For the receiver of the hearing aids HG-R and HG-L, a miniature coil is used in a favorable embodiment. Its maximum extent is preferably between 4 and 8 mm. Such coils are used e.g. also for remote control of hearing aids. The receiving coils of the hearing aids receive a digitally modulated magnetic field signal from a transmitter which has a significantly larger and thus more efficient transmitting coil and is built into the base unit BG. The signal flow is symbolized in the figure by means of arrows from the base apparatus BG to the hearing instruments HG-R and HG-L. The inductive transmitter in the figure is denoted by TX. It is controlled by a signal processing unit P, which has a memory and a communication interface C. In addition, the base unit BG has a battery B as well as control and display elements not shown.

Til senderen i høreapparaterne HG-R og KG-L anvendes en ligeledes elektrisk miniatureantenne, som udstråler bredbåndede pulserende signaler med lavere sendefeltstyrke. Teknikken med at udsende bredbåndede pulserende signaler er allerede kendt fra den allerede indledningsvis nævnte artikel ”An Ultra-Wideband Transceiver Architecture for Low Power, Low Rate, Wireless Systems”. Med denne teknologi kan signaler udstråles meget strømbesparende med senderen. Disse signaler er vist med pile fra høreapparaterne HG-R og HG-L til basisappa-ratet BG i figuren.The transmitter in the hearing instruments HG-R and KG-L also uses a miniature electric antenna, which radiates broadband pulsed signals with lower transmit field strength. The technique of transmitting broadband pulsed signals is already known from the article already mentioned in the introduction, "An Ultra-Wideband Transceiver Architecture for Low Power, Low Rate, Wireless Systems". With this technology, signals can be radiated very efficiently with the transmitter. These signals are shown by arrows from the hearing aids HG-R and HG-L to the base apparatus BG in the figure.

For at de svage, bredbåndede pulserende signaler kan modtages i basisappara-tet BG med tilstrækkelig kvalitet er der dér indbygget en væsentligt større og dermed mere effektiv elektrisk modtageantenne. Modtagekredsløbet henholdsvis modtageren RX er ligeledes realiseret meget udgiftskrævende for at detektere de svage signaler på pålidelig måde. I det tilfælde, at det er nødvendigt med en såkaldt kryds-forsyning af patienten, kan det digitale audiosignal rækkes videre via basisapparatet BG fra et høreapparat HG-R til det over for beliggende høreapparat HG-L eller omvendt. I tilfælde af en Bikryds-forsyning af patienten kan de digitale audiosignaler rækkes videre via basisapparatet BG fra højre til venstre samt halv-simultant fra venstre til højre. Til dette formål transmitteres styresignaler med fra basisapparatet BG, hvilket bevirker en skiftende sending af bredbåndet pulserende signaler fra de deltagende høreapparater HG-R og HG-L.In order for the weak, broadband pulsed signals to be received in the base apparatus BG of sufficient quality, there is built-in a significantly larger and thus more efficient electric receiving antenna. The receiving circuit or the receiver RX, respectively, are also realized very costly to detect the weak signals reliably. In the event that a so-called cross-supply of the patient is required, the digital audio signal may be extended further via the base apparatus BG from a hearing aid HG-R to the opposite hearing aid HG-L or vice versa. In the case of a cross-sectional supply of the patient, the digital audio signals can be extended further via the base unit BG from right to left and semi-simultaneously from left to right. For this purpose, control signals are transmitted with from the base unit BG, which causes a changing transmission of broadband pulsed signals from the participating hearing aids HG-R and HG-L.

Til en konfiguration af basisapparatet BG er der valgfrit tilvejebragt et bidirektio-nalt interface til et konfigurationsapparat KG. Dette interface kan enten være et enkelt serielt trådinterface (f.eks. Universal Serial Bus) eller et trådløst interface (f.eks. Bluetooth, Zigbee, WLAN). Det bidirektionelle interface kan under et yderligere trin også benyttes til at konfigurere programmerbare høreapparater på ny. I dette tilfælde transmitteres der i stedet for de digitaliserede audiodata programmeringsdata, og basisapparatet arbejder som overbringelsesstation fra og til kon-figurationsapparatet. Konfigurationsapparatet kan være en PC eller Notebook, hvorpå fitting-softwaren til høreapparatakustikeren er installeret.For a configuration of the base unit BG, a bidirectional interface for a configuration apparatus KG is optionally provided. This interface can be either a single serial wireless interface (eg Universal Serial Bus) or a wireless interface (eg Bluetooth, Zigbee, WLAN). The bi-directional interface can also be used in a further step to reconfigure programmable hearing aids. In this case, instead of the digitized audio data, programming data is transmitted and the base unit operates as a transfer station from and to the configuration apparatus. The configuration device may be a PC or Notebook on which the hearing aid acoustic fitting software is installed.

Ved hjælp af kombinationen af den til høreapparater gunstigste, digitale audio-modtager-fremgangsmåde (induktiv kobling) med den til høreapparater gunstigste digitale audio-sender-fremgangsmåde (elektriske bredbåndsimpulser) bliver det muligt at tilvejebringe et trådløst transmitter-receiver-(transceiver-)koncept, som er meget strøm- og pladsbesparende. De bekostningskrævende funktioner er realiseret i et basisapparat, som er adskilt fra høreindretningerne henholdsvis høreapparaterne, da det tjener som overbringelsesstation og stiller mindre krav til strømforbrug og pladsbehov.By combining the most favorable digital audio receiver method (inductive coupling) with the most favorable digital audio transmitter method (electrical broadband pulses), it is possible to provide a wireless transmitter receiver (transceiver) concept that saves a lot of energy and space. The cost-intensive functions are realized in a basic device which is separate from the hearing aids and hearing aids as it serves as a transmission station and places less demands on power consumption and space requirements.

Ved nykonfigureringen af programmerbare høreapparater er de hurtige datahastigheder fra høreapparaterne af stor fordel, da den komplette udlæsning af de i høreapparatet lagrede data er mulig på meget hurtig måde.When reconfiguring programmable hearing aids, the rapid data rates from the hearing aids are of great advantage, as the complete reading of the data stored in the hearing aid is possible in a very fast way.

De høje datahastigheder ved kommunikationen med et høreapparat åbner endvidere mulighed for realisering af nye høreapparatkoncepter. Således beskriver DE 10228 157 høreapparater med i en ekstern enhed deponeret signalbearbejdning. Dette er i praksis mislykket i lang tid i forbindelse med realiserbarheden af en hurtig datakanal fra høreapparaterne til den eksterne enhed, men er nu muligt med høreindretningerne ifølge opfindelsen.Furthermore, the high data rates of communication with a hearing aid open up the possibility of realizing new hearing aid concepts. Thus, DE 10228 describes 157 hearing aids with signal processing deposited in an external device. This has been practically unsuccessful for a long time in connection with the realizability of a fast data channel from the hearing aids to the external device, but is now possible with the hearing aids of the invention.

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1. Høresystem med - mindst to rumligt indbyrdes adskilte høreindretninger (HG-R, HG-L), som er indrettet til trådløs kommunikation med hinanden, hvorved hver høreind-retning er udstyret med en transceiver, som omfatter en induktiv modtageindretning inklusive en modtagespole og en digital bredbåndsimpulssender inklusive en antenne, og - en overbringelsesstation (BG), som er konstruktionsmæssigt adskilt fra hø-reindretningerne, og hvorved en efterretning er overbringelig fra en af hø-reindretningerne til en anden af høreindretningerne, hvorved overbringelsesstationen til sendingen til høreindretningerne omfatter en induktiv sendeindretning inklusive en sendespole og til modtagelsen fra høreindretningerne omfatter en bredbåndsmodtageindretning inklusive en modtageantenne, hvorved - i hver høreindretning er den induktive modtageindretning og den digitale bredbåndsspolesender opbygget adskilt fra hinanden, - overbringelsesstationens sendespole er væsentlig større end hver høre-indretnings modtagespole, og - overbringelsesstationens modtageantenne er væsentlig større end hver høreindretnings antenne.A hearing system with - at least two spatially separated hearing devices (HG-R, HG-L) adapted for wireless communication with each other, each hearing device being equipped with a transceiver comprising an inductive receiving device including a receiving coil and a digital broadband impulse transmitter including an antenna; and - a transmission station (BG) which is structurally separate from the hearing devices and thereby transmitting an intelligence from one of the hearing devices to another of the hearing devices, wherein the transmission station of the transmission to the hearing devices comprises a inductive transmitting device including a transmitting coil and for receiving from the hearing devices comprises a broadband receiving device including a receiving antenna, wherein - in each hearing device, the inductive receiving device and digital broadband coil transmitter are spaced apart from each other - the transmitting station's transmitting coil is substantially larger than each and - the receiving antenna of the transmission station is substantially larger than the antenna of each hearing device. 2. Høresystem ifølge krav 1, hvorved der imellem høreindretningerne (HG-R, HG-L) kan transmitteres digitalt modulerede magnetfeltsignaler.The hearing system of claim 1, wherein between the hearing devices (HG-R, HG-L), digitally modulated magnetic field signals can be transmitted. 3. Høresystem ifølge krav 1 eller 2, hvorved hver bredbåndsimpulssenders båndbredde udgør mindst 100 MHz.The hearing system of claim 1 or 2, wherein the bandwidth of each broadband pulse transmitter is at least 100 MHz. 4. Høresystem ifølge et af kravene 1 til 3, hvorved hver bredbåndsimpulssenders elektriske antenne er mindre end 20 mm.Hearing system according to one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the electric antenna of each broadband pulse transmitter is less than 20 mm. 5. Høresystem ifølge et af kravene 1 til 4, hvorved der mellem høreindretnin-gerne (HG-R, HG-L) via overbringelsesstationen (BG) er gennemførlig en bidi-rektional halvsimultan kommunikation.A hearing system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a bi-directional semi-simultaneous communication is feasible between the hearing devices (HG-R, HG-L) via the transmission station (BG). 6. Høresystem ifølge krav 5, hvorved der ved kommunikationen også transmitteres styreinformationer fra overbringelsesstationen (BG).A hearing system according to claim 5, wherein control information is also transmitted from the transmission station (BG) during communication. 7. Høresystem ifølge et af kravene 1 til 6, hvorved overbringelsesstationen (BG) har et bidirektionelt interface til et eksternt konfigurationsapparat (KG).A hearing system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the transmission station (BG) has a bidirectional interface to an external configuration apparatus (KG). 8. Høresystem ifølge krav 7, hvorved konfigurationsdataene fra konfigurations-apparatet (KG) er transmitterbare via overbringelsesstationen (BG) til en af hø-reindretningerne (HG-R, HG-L).The hearing system of claim 7, wherein the configuration data from the configuration apparatus (KG) is transmissible via the transmission station (BG) to one of the hearing devices (HG-R, HG-L).
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