KR20170009062A - Hearing aid and method for providing optimized sound depending on ambient environment using location information of user - Google Patents
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Description
The present invention relates to a hearing assistive device and method for providing sound optimized for a user's surroundings. More particularly, the present invention relates to a hearing assistive device and method for providing a sound optimized for a surrounding environment to a user in consideration of not only acoustic information about a user but also acoustic characteristics of a place where a user is located.
Hearing aid is a device that amplifies the sound generated from the user's surroundings and compensates the user's hearing loss. Generally, hearing aids can be divided into pocket type, ear type, eagle type, and eardrum type.
At the beginning of the purchase, the hearing aid is used by fitting it to suit the hearing of the user. However, the user has to be exposed to various noise environments different from the environment at the time of the initial fitting in daily life. In this case, in order to smoothly listen to the ambient sound, the user has to constantly perform fitting according to the exposed environment.
Accordingly, in recent years, with the appearance of a digital hearing aid device, a hearing aid device itself is equipped with a function of converting ambient sound into a digital signal and fitting it, or by connecting with a user's terminal, It became possible to fit.
Nevertheless, the majority of methods have been based on fitting acoustic aids only with the acoustic information around the user. Also, even in the case of some devices considering the acoustic characteristics of the place where the user is located, the information about the place where the user is located is not automatically collected or acquired by the hearing aid system, There was a problem.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for connecting a user terminal to a hearing assistive device so that not only acoustic information about a user but also acoustic characteristics for a specific place, And an object of the present invention is to provide a sound optimized for a user's surrounding environment by automatically fitting the hearing aid.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing sound through a hearing aid,
The hearing aid acquiring the user's ambient acoustic information; Transmitting the ambient acoustic information to the user terminal; Receiving, by the hearing assistive device, environment variables calculated from the user terminal in consideration of the ambient sound information and the location information of the user terminal acquired by the user terminal; And fitting the hearing assistive device to the environment of the user using the environment variable.
Here, the location information of the user terminal may include at least one of the coordinates of the user terminal calculated using the AP related information received from the AP, and the electronic map information corresponding to the coordinates of the user terminal received from the location DB And the like.
The method may further include receiving the peripheral acoustic information acquisition request from the user terminal before the hearing assistive device acquires the peripheral acoustic information of the user.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing sound through a hearing aid,
Receiving a user's peripheral acoustic information from the hearing aid device; Calculating an environment variable in consideration of the surrounding acoustic information and the location information of the user terminal acquired by the user terminal; The user terminal may transmit the environment variable to the hearing aid so that the hearing aid is fitted to the user's surroundings using the environment variable.
Here, the location information of the user terminal may include at least one of the coordinates of the user terminal calculated using the AP related information received from the AP, and the electronic map information corresponding to the coordinates of the user terminal received from the location DB And the like.
The method may further include the step of the user terminal making a request to acquire the ambient acoustic information from the hearing aid device before the user terminal receives the ambient acoustic information from the hearing aid device.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a program stored in a computer-
A program stored on a computer readable recording medium for executing a method, the method comprising the steps of: obtaining a user's ambient acoustic information by a hearing aid; Transmitting the ambient acoustic information to the user terminal; Receiving, by the hearing assistive device, environment variables calculated from the user terminal in consideration of the ambient sound information and the location information of the user terminal acquired by the user terminal; And fitting the hearing assistive device to the user's surrounding environment using the received environment variable.
Here, the location information of the user terminal may include at least one of the coordinates of the user terminal calculated using the AP related information received from the AP, and the electronic map information corresponding to the coordinates of the user terminal received from the location DB And the like.
The method may further include receiving the peripheral acoustic information acquisition request from the user terminal before the hearing assistive device acquires the peripheral acoustic information of the user.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a hearing aid comprising:
A peripheral acoustic acquiring unit for acquiring peripheral acoustic information of a user; An acoustic information transmitter for transmitting the ambient acoustic information to a user terminal; An environment variable receiver for receiving an environment variable calculated from the user terminal in consideration of the surrounding acoustic information and the location information of the user terminal acquired by the user terminal; And a controller for fitting the hearing assistive device to the user's surroundings using the environment variables.
Here, the location information of the user terminal may include at least one of the coordinates of the user terminal calculated using the AP related information received from the AP, and the electronic map information corresponding to the coordinates of the user terminal received from the location DB And the like.
Through the present invention, it is possible to easily recognize a user's surrounding environment by using a user terminal connected to a hearing aid,
In addition, in acquiring the location information of the user, a separate sensor and sensor network may not be provided since APs are used as they are.
In addition, by using not only the acoustic information of the user but also the information of the place where the user is located, it is possible to consider the acoustic characteristics according to the specific place, so that the accuracy of the fitting of the hearing aid can be improved.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.
1 is a block diagram of a hearing aid system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing sound through a hearing aid according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram of a hearing aid according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 illustrates a method of calculating an environmental variable according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing sound through a hearing aid according to another embodiment of the present invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The present invention is capable of various modifications and various embodiments, and specific embodiments will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The following examples are provided to aid in a comprehensive understanding of the methods, apparatus, and / or systems described herein. However, this is merely an example and the present invention is not limited thereto.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail. The following terms are defined in consideration of the functions of the present invention, and these may be changed according to the intention of the user, the operator, or the like. Therefore, the definition should be based on the contents throughout this specification. The terms used in the detailed description are intended only to describe embodiments of the invention and should in no way be limiting. Unless specifically stated otherwise, the singular form of a term includes plural forms of meaning. In this description, the expressions "comprising" or "comprising" are intended to indicate certain features, numbers, steps, operations, elements, parts or combinations thereof, Should not be construed to preclude the presence or possibility of other features, numbers, steps, operations, elements, portions or combinations thereof.
It is also to be understood that the terms first, second, etc. may be used to describe various components, but the components are not limited by the terms, and the terms may be used to distinguish one component from another .
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of a hearing assistive device and method for providing sound optimized for a user's surroundings according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 illustrates a configuration of a
As shown in FIG. 1, the
The
The
The AP 130 is a device that relays wireless data communication. The wireless communication chip constituting the AP 130 is a Combo chip including a Global Positioning System (GPS) or a location recognition information function. The AP 130 records the installation location and stores it in transmission data, Location monitoring function.
The AP 130 is installed indoors or outdoors and identifies the destination information included in the information sent from the
The AP-related information may include MAC address information, installation location information, SSID (Service Set Identifier), signal strength information, and signal transmission time information of the
The
The
The
The
2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing sound through a hearing aid according to an embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 2, a method of providing sound through a hearing aid device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a step S210 of acquiring the user's surround sound information by the
2 and 3, a method of providing a sound through a hearing
First, in step S210, the
Then, in step S220, the
Next, in step S230, the environment
FIG. 4 illustrates a method of calculating an environmental variable according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The
The environment variable may include a frequency-dependent gain, a filter coefficient, a noise reduction parameter, etc., and it is preset to fitting the hearing assistive device using at least one of the hearing aid devices before using the
In order to calculate the
First, the
The location information of the
The location information of the
In addition, the location information of the
The coordinates of the
When the
Further, when the
The
Next, the
In step S240, the
Finally, in step S250, the
In addition, since the location where the user is located and the ambient acoustic conditions of the user are continuously changed as the user moves, the method of providing sound through the
FIG. 5 illustrates a flowchart of a method for providing sound through a hearing assistive device in terms of a
5, the
First, in step S510, the
Next, in step S520, the
In step S530, the
Finally, in step S540, the
In addition, the process of receiving the user's peripheral acoustic information from the
According to the embodiment disclosed in the present invention, the methods can be implemented as a computer-readable program, and can also be stored in a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium may include various recording devices in which a program readable by a computer system is stored. The computer-readable recording medium may include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical storage, and the like. The computer readable recording medium may be distributed to a networked computer system so that computer readable programs may be distributed and stored.
While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, . Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the above-described embodiments, but should be determined by equivalents to the appended claims, as well as the appended claims.
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112: acoustic information transmitter
113: environment variable receiver
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420a: AP related information
420b: Electronic map information
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The hearing aid acquiring the user's ambient acoustic information;
Transmitting the ambient acoustic information to the user terminal;
Receiving, by the hearing assistive device, environment variables calculated from the user terminal in consideration of the ambient sound information and the location information of the user terminal acquired by the user terminal;
And fitting the hearing aid into the environment of the user using the environment variables. ≪ Desc / Clms Page number 13 >
Wherein the location information on which the user terminal is located comprises:
Using the electronic map information corresponding to the coordinates of the user terminal calculated using the AP related information received from the AP and the coordinates of the user terminal received from the location DB, A method for providing sound through a device.
The method comprises:
Before the hearing aid acquires the user's ambient acoustic information,
Further comprising the step of the hearing assistant receiving the request to acquire the ambient sound information from the user terminal.
Receiving a user's peripheral acoustic information from the hearing aid device;
Calculating an environment variable in consideration of the surrounding acoustic information and the location information of the user terminal acquired by the user terminal;
The user terminal transmits the environment variable to the hearing aid,
And fitting the hearing aid into a surrounding environment of the user using the environment variable. ≪ Desc / Clms Page number 13 >
Wherein the location information on which the user terminal is located comprises:
Using the electronic map information corresponding to the coordinates of the user terminal calculated using the AP related information received from the AP and the coordinates of the user terminal received from the location DB, A method for providing sound through a device.
The method comprises:
Before the user terminal receives the ambient sound information of the user from the hearing aid,
Further comprising the step of the user terminal requesting to acquire the ambient acoustic information from the hearing assistive device.
The method comprises:
A step of the hearing assistant acquiring the user's peripheral acoustic information;
Transmitting the ambient acoustic information to the user terminal;
Receiving, by the hearing assistive device, environment variables calculated from the user terminal in consideration of the ambient sound information and the location information of the user terminal acquired by the user terminal;
And fitting the hearing assistive device to the environment of the user using the received environment variable. ≪ Desc / Clms Page number 20 >
Wherein the location information on which the user terminal is located comprises:
Using the coordinates of the user terminal calculated using the AP related information received from the AP and the electronic map information corresponding to the coordinates of the user terminal received from the location DB, A program stored on a readable recording medium.
Before the hearing aid acquires the user's ambient acoustic information,
Further comprising the step of the hearing assistant receiving the request to acquire the ambient sound information from the user terminal.
An acoustic information transmitter for transmitting the ambient acoustic information to a user terminal;
An environment variable receiver for receiving an environment variable calculated from the user terminal in consideration of the surrounding acoustic information and the location information of the user terminal acquired by the user terminal;
And a controller for fitting the hearing assistive device to the user's surroundings using the environment variables.
Wherein the location information on which the user terminal is located comprises:
Using the electronic map information corresponding to the coordinates of the user terminal calculated using the AP related information received from the AP and the coordinates of the user terminal received from the location DB, device.
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