EP1575335A3 - Transmitting device for transmitting signals to a hearing aid, corresponding method and hearing aid - Google Patents

Transmitting device for transmitting signals to a hearing aid, corresponding method and hearing aid Download PDF

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EP1575335A3
EP1575335A3 EP05101232A EP05101232A EP1575335A3 EP 1575335 A3 EP1575335 A3 EP 1575335A3 EP 05101232 A EP05101232 A EP 05101232A EP 05101232 A EP05101232 A EP 05101232A EP 1575335 A3 EP1575335 A3 EP 1575335A3
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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
    • H04R25/55—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception using an external connection, either wireless or wired
    • H04R25/554—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception using an external connection, either wireless or wired using a wireless connection, e.g. between microphone and amplifier or using Tcoils

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Der Empfang von Signalen bei Hörhilfen soll verbessert werden. Dazu ist vorgesehen, neben dem akustischen Weg (ak) auch zusätzlich einen elektromagnetischen Weg (em) zur Übertragung des gleichen Signals (qs) zu nutzen. Damit jedoch die Datenrate im Hinblick auf geringen Energieverbrauch reduziert werden kann, wird nur die Hüllkurve des Nutzsignals (qs) auf elektromagnetischem Weg übertragen. Damit ist es beispielsweise möglich, dass ein Nutzsignal (qs) von einem Hörgerät (HGS) zu einem anderen Hörgerät (HGE) mit geringem Energieverbrauch auf elektromagnetischem Weg (em) übertragen wird. In dem empfangsseitigen Hörgerät (HGE) wird dann das mit Störungen (n) behaftete Quellsignal (qs) mit der elektromagnetisch übertragenen Hüllkurve (h) zu einem Ausgangssignal (as) restauriert.

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The reception of signals for hearing aids should be improved. For this purpose, in addition to the acoustic path (ak), an electromagnetic path (em) is additionally used to transmit the same signal (qs). However, in order that the data rate can be reduced in view of low power consumption, only the envelope of the desired signal (qs) is transmitted by electromagnetic means. This makes it possible, for example, that a useful signal (qs) is transmitted from one hearing aid (HGS) to another hearing aid (HGE) with low energy consumption by electromagnetic means (em). In the receiver-side hearing aid (HGE), the source signal (qs) affected by interference (s) is then restored with the electromagnetically transmitted envelope curve (h) to an output signal (as).
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EP05101232A 2004-03-05 2005-02-18 Transmitting system for transmitting signals to a hearing aid and corresponding method Not-in-force EP1575335B1 (en)

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DE102004010868A DE102004010868B3 (en) 2004-03-05 2004-03-05 Transmitting device for sending signals to a hearing aid and corresponding method and hearing aid device and method for operating a hearing aid

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