EP2164283A3 - Hearing aid and operation of a hearing aid with frequency transposition - Google Patents

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EP2164283A3
EP2164283A3 EP09166193A EP09166193A EP2164283A3 EP 2164283 A3 EP2164283 A3 EP 2164283A3 EP 09166193 A EP09166193 A EP 09166193A EP 09166193 A EP09166193 A EP 09166193A EP 2164283 A3 EP2164283 A3 EP 2164283A3
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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
    • H04R25/407—Circuits for combining signals of 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
    • H04R25/35—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception using translation techniques
    • H04R25/353—Frequency, e.g. frequency shift or compression
    • 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
    • H04R25/45—Prevention of acoustic reaction, i.e. acoustic oscillatory feedback
    • H04R25/453—Prevention of acoustic reaction, i.e. acoustic oscillatory feedback electronically

Abstract

Die Erfindung gibt ein Verfahren zum Betrieb eines Hörgeräts und ein dazugehöriges Hörgerät mit mindestens zwei omnidirektionalen, Mikrofonsignale (R1, R2) abgebenden Mikrofonen (11, 12) an. Sie sind zur Bildung eines Signals mit Richtcharakteristik (RA) elektrisch miteinander verschaltet. Signalanteile (RAV) des Signals mit Richtcharakteristik (RA) oberhalb einer Grenzfrequenz (GF) werden in einen Frequenzbereich unterhalb der Grenzfrequenz (GF) transponiert und/oder komprimiert. Vorteilhaft daran ist, dass eine Frequenztransposition nur auf Nutzsignale angewendet wird, da das Richtmikrofonsystem Störgeräusche unterdrückt und diese somit nicht in einen niederfrequenten Bereich verschoben werden.

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The invention specifies a method for operating a hearing device and an associated hearing device with at least two omnidirectional microphones (11, 12) emitting microphone signals (R1, R2). They are electrically interconnected to form a signal with directional characteristic (RA). Signal components (RAV) of the signal with directional characteristic (RA) above a cutoff frequency (GF) are transposed into a frequency range below the cutoff frequency (GF) and / or compressed. The advantage of this is that a frequency transposition is only applied to useful signals, since the directional microphone system suppresses noise and thus they are not shifted into a low-frequency range.
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EP09166193.4A 2008-09-12 2009-07-23 Hearing aid and operation of a hearing aid with frequency transposition Revoked EP2164283B1 (en)

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