EP1503612A3 - Hearing aid and method for operating a hearing aid with a microphone system in which different directional characteristics are selectable - Google Patents

Hearing aid and method for operating a hearing aid with a microphone system in which different directional characteristics are selectable Download PDF

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EP1503612A3
EP1503612A3 EP04014898A EP04014898A EP1503612A3 EP 1503612 A3 EP1503612 A3 EP 1503612A3 EP 04014898 A EP04014898 A EP 04014898A EP 04014898 A EP04014898 A EP 04014898A EP 1503612 A3 EP1503612 A3 EP 1503612A3
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hearing aid
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Tom Weidner
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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
    • H04R25/40—Arrangements for obtaining a desired directivity characteristic
    • H04R25/405—Arrangements for obtaining a desired directivity characteristic by combining 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
    • 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

Abstract

The hearing aid has at least 3 omnidirectional microphones (20,21,22), connected together for providing a directional microphone system. Two microphone units, each having a directional characteristic of similar order, are each provided by combining at least 2 microphones (20,21; 20,22), the microphone units combined for providing a third microphone unit with a directional characteristic of the same order. An independent claim for an operating method for a hearing aid is also included.
EP04014898A 2003-07-28 2004-06-24 Hearing aid and method for operating a hearing aid with a microphone system in which different directional characteristics are selectable Revoked EP1503612B1 (en)

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DE10334396A DE10334396B3 (en) 2003-07-28 2003-07-28 Electrical hearing aid has individual microphones combined to provide 2 microphone units in turn combined to provide further microphone unit with same order directional characteristic
DE10334396 2003-07-28

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EP1503612A2 EP1503612A2 (en) 2005-02-02
EP1503612A3 true EP1503612A3 (en) 2009-01-21
EP1503612B1 EP1503612B1 (en) 2009-08-19

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EP (1) EP1503612B1 (en)
AT (1) ATE440456T1 (en)
AU (1) AU2004203392B2 (en)
DE (2) DE10334396B3 (en)
DK (1) DK1503612T3 (en)

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EP1503612A2 (en) 2005-02-02
ATE440456T1 (en) 2009-09-15
DE502004009913D1 (en) 2009-10-01
AU2004203392B2 (en) 2007-01-04
DK1503612T3 (en) 2009-11-23
US20050058312A1 (en) 2005-03-17
AU2004203392A1 (en) 2005-02-17
EP1503612B1 (en) 2009-08-19

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