EP1523219A3 - Method for training and operating a hearingaid and corresponding hearingaid - Google Patents

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EP1523219A3
EP1523219A3 EP04022104A EP04022104A EP1523219A3 EP 1523219 A3 EP1523219 A3 EP 1523219A3 EP 04022104 A EP04022104 A EP 04022104A EP 04022104 A EP04022104 A EP 04022104A EP 1523219 A3 EP1523219 A3 EP 1523219A3
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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
    • H04R25/507—Customised settings for obtaining desired overall acoustical characteristics using digital signal processing implemented by neural network or fuzzy logic
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2225/00—Details of deaf aids covered by H04R25/00, not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2225/41—Detection or adaptation of hearing aid parameters or programs to listening situation, e.g. pub, forest

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Das Trainieren eines Hörgeräts auf individuelle Situationen soll für den Hörgeräteträger einfacher und umfassender gestaltet werden. Daher ist vorgesehen, dass der Hörgeräteträger eine aktuelle akustische Situation lediglich einer vorgegebenen Hörsituationskennung (3') zuordnen muss. Diese Zuordnung lernt ein Klassifikator, z. B. neuronales Netz (5). Nach dem Training kann dann das neuronale Netz (5) einem akustischen Eingangssignal (2) zuverlässig die entsprechende Hörsituationskennung (3') zuordnen. Anhand dieser Zuordnung wird ein aktueller Parametersatz (4') entsprechend variiert oder ergänzt.

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The training of a hearing aid to individual situations should be made easier and more comprehensive for the hearing aid wearer. Therefore, it is provided that the hearing aid wearer only has to assign a current acoustic situation to a predetermined hearing situation identifier (3 '). This assignment learns a classifier, e.g. B. neural network (5). After training, the neural network (5) can then reliably assign the corresponding hearing situation identifier (3 ') to an acoustic input signal (2). Based on this assignment, a current parameter set (4 ') is varied or supplemented accordingly.
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EP04022104A 2003-10-10 2004-09-16 Method for training and operating a hearing aid and corresponding hearing aid Revoked EP1523219B1 (en)

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