EP1052880A3 - Digital hearing aid microphone - Google Patents

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EP1052880A3
EP1052880A3 EP99306409A EP99306409A EP1052880A3 EP 1052880 A3 EP1052880 A3 EP 1052880A3 EP 99306409 A EP99306409 A EP 99306409A EP 99306409 A EP99306409 A EP 99306409A EP 1052880 A3 EP1052880 A3 EP 1052880A3
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hearing aid
digital hearing
aid microphone
microphone
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EP1052880A2 (en
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Peter V. Loeppert
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Knowles Electronics LLC
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Knowles Electronics LLC
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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
    • H04R25/50—Customised settings for obtaining desired overall acoustical characteristics
    • H04R25/505—Customised settings for obtaining desired overall acoustical characteristics using digital signal processing
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2410/00—Microphones

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
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  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Circuit For Audible Band Transducer (AREA)
  • Measurement Of Mechanical Vibrations Or Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
  • Analogue/Digital Conversion (AREA)

Abstract

The present invention is directed to an improved digital hearing aid microphone with an analog-to-digital converter placed within the integral housing of the microphone.
EP99306409A 1998-10-07 1999-08-13 Digital hearing aid microphone Withdrawn EP1052880A3 (en)

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US10341598P 1998-10-07 1998-10-07
US103415P 1998-10-07
US35267799A 1999-07-14 1999-07-14
US352677 1999-07-14

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EP1052880A3 true EP1052880A3 (en) 2001-10-24

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US20020106091A1 (en) 2001-02-02 2002-08-08 Furst Claus Erdmann Microphone unit with internal A/D converter
US6859542B2 (en) 2001-05-31 2005-02-22 Sonion Lyngby A/S Method of providing a hydrophobic layer and a condenser microphone having such a layer
CN1879446B (en) 2003-11-24 2011-02-16 桑尼奥公司 Microphone comprising integral multi-level quantizer and single-bit conversion means

Citations (3)

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JPS6427396A (en) * 1988-07-08 1989-01-30 Sony Corp Microphone equipment
DE19545760C1 (en) * 1995-12-07 1997-02-20 Siemens Audiologische Technik Digital hearing aid
GB2319922A (en) * 1996-11-27 1998-06-03 Sony Uk Ltd Digital microphone

Patent Citations (3)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS6427396A (en) * 1988-07-08 1989-01-30 Sony Corp Microphone equipment
DE19545760C1 (en) * 1995-12-07 1997-02-20 Siemens Audiologische Technik Digital hearing aid
GB2319922A (en) * 1996-11-27 1998-06-03 Sony Uk Ltd Digital microphone

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 013, no. 216 (E - 760) 19 May 1989 (1989-05-19) *

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