EP0365378A1 - Elektronisches Gerät zur Verarbeitung eines Schallsignals - Google Patents
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- H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
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- the present invention relates to an electronic device for processing a sound signal.
- the invention applies more particularly to the correction of hearing disorders in a patient, and the apparatus of the invention can therefore be used as a portable hearing aid.
- conventional hearing aids include an input microphone, amplification means and an output listener. Amplification is carried out across the entire frequency spectrum. This proves, on the one hand, superfluous because, for each particular patient, specific areas of the spectrum are better preserved, and, on the other hand, possibly harmful because there does not exist, therefore, of differentiation between the "useful" frequencies and the others.
- octave represents the interval of two vibrations, one of which has a frequency twice the other.
- the signal frequencies can then be in a more favorable area, that is to say a better preserved hearing area of the pathological ear.
- the signal frequencies being shifted by an octave the corresponding sound will remain recognizable, even if it is perceived as being lower, or higher.
- the object of the present invention is to avoid these drawbacks, and relates to an apparatus for processing a sound signal making it possible to improve the perception of sounds received under difficult conditions, in particular in patients suffering from hearing disorders.
- the electronic device for processing a sound signal of the type comprising: means for receiving the sound signal and transforming it into an electrical signal, means for processing said electrical signal, and - means for restoring a modified sound signal, from said processed electrical signal, is remarkable, according to the invention, in that it comprises means for selecting at least one frequency band of said signal, arranged between said means for receiving the sound signal and said means for processing the corresponding electrical signal.
- the signal is only processed in the frequency band (or possibly the bands) for which a patient suffers from hearing loss, band determined by a preliminary examination on the patient.
- said means for selecting a frequency band are mounted in parallel on a link connecting said means for receiving the sound signal and said means for restoring the signal, and means for adding the received signal and the processed signal are provided.
- said processing means are adapted to amplify the signal in said frequency band.
- said means for processing the electrical signal comprises means for detecting at least one amplitude peak of said signal, and means for amplifying said peak, so that the sound signal restored, consisting of the superposition of the sound signal received and said amplified peak, exhibits a more marked emergence of said peak. This allows the patient to more easily recognize the formants (corresponding to the amplitude peaks) of such a vowel or such a consonant.
- said selection and processing means comprise at least one series of elements successively comprising a bandpass filter, a clipping amplifier and a reconstruction filter.
- a control line connects the output of the bandpass filter to intensity adjustment means provided downstream of the reconstitution filter.
- the processed signal will thus have an amplitude proportional to that of the input signal.
- said processing means are adapted to shift the frequencies of said band, depending on said frequency selection means, by an integer, at least equal to one, of octave (s).
- said processing means may include means capable of creating a signal whose each frequency is half the corresponding frequency of the received signal.
- said processing means may include means capable of creating a signal whose frequencies are each double that of the received signal.
- the device advantageously comprises: a bandpass filter disposed between said means for receiving the sound signal and said processing means, and - Means receiving the output signal of the bandpass filter and intended to control said processing means.
- control means may include a clipping amplifier.
- control means can comprise a signal digitization circuit, disposed between said clipping amplifier and said signal processing means.
- filtering means can be provided between said signal processing means and the adding means.
- the apparatus may include means for adding the received signal, and the processed signal, in a frequency band chosen, on the one hand amplified and, on the other hand, shifted in frequency, by a whole number, at least equal to one, of octave (s).
- the device also comprises means for adjusting the intensity of the processed signal with respect to that of the received signal.
- the electronic device shown can be in the form of a portable hearing aid.
- the device comprises a microphone 1 which is connected, by a link 2, to amplification means 3 which can include a preamplifier 4 and an amplifier 5, connected by a link 6.
- the output of the amplifier 5 is connected, by a link 7, to the input of a bandpass filter 8, the frequency band of which is chosen according to the hearing area affected by each patient, and which was determined by a preliminary examination. We could, for example, consider the frequency band between 750 Hz and 2500 Hz.
- the bandpass filter 8 is itself connected, by a link 9, to a clipping amplifier 10, in turn connected, by a link 11, to a reconstitution filter 12.
- the output of the filter 12 is connected, by the link 13, to a first input of adder means 14 via intensity adjustment means 15.
- a control line 50 connects the output of the bandpass filter 8 to the intensity adjustment means 15, by means of a rectifier 51.
- the amplitude of the input signal "control" thus the adjustment intensity at the output of the reconstruction filter, so that the processed signal sent to the adding means 14 is of amplitude proportional to that of the input signal.
- the output of the amplifier 5 is directly connected to a second input of the adder means 14 by the link 16.
- the adding means 14 can also be provided with intensity adjustment means 17.
- the output of the adding means 14 is connected, by the link 18, to a listener 19, possibly via an amplifier 20 of the "push-pull" type. ".
- the sound signal picked up by the microphone 1 is transformed there into an electrical signal, the latter being routed, by the link 2, to the amplification means 3.
- the signal is routed, via the link 7, to the bandpass filter 8 leaving only the chosen frequency band of the spectrum, which is then amplified and reconstituted in the clipping amplifier 10 and the reconstruction filter 12.
- the signal thus created is sent to the adding means 14, where it is added to the amplified input signal.
- the electrical signal processing means make it possible to detect at least one amplitude peak of said signal (said peak being representative of the first or of the second forming a vowel or consonant), and amplify said peak, so that the restored sound signal, consisting of the superposition of the received sound signal and said amplified peak, has a more marked emergence of the peak, which helps the patient to recognize the formants (corresponding to the amplitude peaks) of such a vowel or such a consonant.
- FIG. 2 shows an alternative embodiment of the apparatus of FIG. 1.
- three series of elements each successively comprising a bandpass filter 8a, 8b, 8c, a clipping amplifier 10a, 10b, 10c, and a reconstitution filter 12a, 12b, 12c, are used.
- intensity adjustment means 15a, 15b, 15c are provided for each of said series.
- Three series of elements have been represented, which should not be considered as limiting. Generally, several sets of elements can be used.
- each bandpass filter 8a, 8b, 8c works in a particular frequency area, for example, 200-750 Hz, 750-2500 Hz and 2500-5000 Hz, respectively, thereby covering more wide frequency band.
- the apparatus of the invention likewise comprises a microphone 1 which is connected, by a link 2, to amplification means 3 which may include a preamplifier 4 and an amplifier 5, connected by a link 6.
- the output of the amplifier 5 is connected, by a link 7, to the input of a bandpass filter 8, the frequency band of which is chosen as a function of the hearing area affected particular to each patient (or this choice results from a compromise between the different auditory zones affected), said band having been determined by a prior examination of the patient.
- the output of the bandpass filter 8 is connected, by the control link 9, to control means 22 of frequency divider means 20 and frequency multiplier 21.
- These means 20 and 21 are capable of dividing, respectively multiplying, by two a given frequency, that is to say of shifting said frequency by one octave towards the bass, respectively towards the treble.
- the frequency could also be shifted by two, three, etc ... octaves towards bass, or treble.
- the frequency dividing means 20 and frequency multipliers 21 are connected to the output of the amplifier 5 by a power link 40.
- the control means 22 comprise a clipping amplifier 10, connected to the output of the filter 8 by the link 9 and to the input of a signal digitization circuit 23 by a link 24.
- the latter acts, by the links 25 and 26, on switches 41 and 42, respectively, connected to the outputs of the frequency divider 20 and multiplier 21 means, the latter operating continuously.
- the output of the frequency dividing means 20 is connected to a reconstruction filter 27 by the link 28, while the output of the frequency multiplier means 21 is connected to a reconstruction filter 29 by the link 30, via said switches 41 and 42, respectively.
- the output of the filter 27 is connected, by the link 31, to a first input of adder means 14, via intensity adjustment means 32.
- the output of the filter 29 is connected, by the link 33, to a second input of said adding means 14 via intensity adjustment means 34.
- the output of amplifier 5 is directly connected to a third input of said adding means 14 by the link 16.
- the output of the adding means 14 is connected, as in the case of FIG. 1, to the earpiece 19 via amplifier 20.
- the output of the bandpass filter 8 is connected, by the power link 43, to the frequency dividing means 20 and frequency multipliers 21, which in this case only work in the band of frequencies defined by the filter 8.
- the output of the filter 8 is also connected, by the control link 9, to control means 22 of said frequency dividing means 20 and frequency multipliers 21 .
- the control means 22 also comprise a clipping amplifier 10, connected to the output of the filter 8 by the link 9 and to the input of a digitization circuit 23 of the signal by a link 24.
- the circuit 23 is connected to the dividing means of frequencies 20 and to the frequency multiplier means 21 by the links 25 and 26, respectively.
- the sound signal picked up by the microphone 1 is transformed there into an electrical signal, the latter being sent, by the link 2, to the amplification means 3.
- the signal power is transmitted to the frequency dividing means 20 and frequency multipliers 21 by the link 40, the latter operating continuously.
- the switches 41 and 42 are controlled by the control means 22, under the dependence of the bandpass filter 3 which works on a frequency width adapted to the patient for example, as already indicated, between 750 Hz and 2500 Hz.
- the signal power is routed to the frequency divider 20 and multiplier means 21 by the link 43 and via the bandpass filter 8.
- the means 20 and 21 only "work" for frequencies belonging to the selected frequency band (for example between 750 Hz and 2500 Hz), the division or multiplication, for example by two, of the frequencies in said band being controlled by the control means 22.
- the output signal of the dividing means and frequency multiplier means is thus a signal created, from the received signal, having, in the selected frequency band, frequencies shifted by one octave (possibly by two octaves or more) towards the bass, respectively to the treble, relative to the corresponding frequencies of the received signal.
- the signal created then passes through the filters 27, 29 to eliminate unwanted harmonic distortions, before being routed to the adding means 14.
- the relative amplitudes of the output signal of the frequency dividing means and of the output signal of the multiplying means frequencies can be adjusted by means of adjustment 32 and 34.
- the amplified input signal is also sent directly to the adding means 14, where said input signal and the created signal are added to provide a general output signal routed to the earpiece 19 via the amplifier 20.
- the signal is thus constituted by: - the amplified input signal, - a created signal whose frequencies in the band pass filter frequency are shifted by one octave (possibly two octaves or more) towards the bass, relative to the corresponding frequencies of the input signal, and / or - a signal created whose frequencies in the frequency band of the bandpass filter are shifted by an octave (possibly two octaves or more) towards the treble, with respect to the corresponding frequencies of the input signal.
- the operation of the apparatus of FIG. 5 is identical to that of the apparatus of FIGS. 3 and 4, except that several frequency bands can be selected by the different filters 8a, 8b and 8c.
- the device combines the signal processing carried out in the devices of FIGS. 1 and 4.
- the adding means 14 are adapted to add the received signal (link 16), and the signal processed, in a selected frequency band (bandpass filter 8), on the one hand amplified (link 13) and, on the other hand, shifted in frequencies by an integer, at least equal to one, d 'octaves (s) (links 31.33).
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AT89402598T ATE98834T1 (de) | 1988-10-14 | 1989-09-22 | Elektronisches geraet zur verarbeitung eines schallsignals. |
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FR888813541A FR2638048B1 (fr) | 1988-10-14 | 1988-10-14 | Appareil electronique de traitement d'un signal sonore |
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DE (1) | DE68911470T2 (de) |
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JPH077897B2 (ja) | 1995-01-30 |
JPH02223210A (ja) | 1990-09-05 |
ATE98834T1 (de) | 1994-01-15 |
ES2048855T3 (es) | 1994-04-01 |
EP0365378B1 (de) | 1993-12-15 |
FR2638048B1 (fr) | 1994-06-10 |
DE68911470T2 (de) | 1994-05-19 |
FR2638048A1 (fr) | 1990-04-20 |
US5077800A (en) | 1991-12-31 |
DE68911470D1 (de) | 1994-01-27 |
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