TW201912110A - Hearing detection device and method of operating the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A hearing detection device for self hearing-detection and fitting of hearing aids includes a hearing detection unit, a control unit and a hearing aid unit. An electronic device obtains a device serial number from the hearing detection device and adjusts a voice playing signals according to the device serial number when the hearing detection device is coupled to the electronic device. The control unit converts the voice playing signals into a detection signal and performs hearing detection for the user by the hearing detection unit when the control unit receives the voice playing signals. The user outputs a result of hearing detection to the control unit by operating an operation interface of the electronic device, and the control unit converts the result of hearing detection into a hearing data and outputs the hearing data to the hearing aid unit.

Description

Hearing detection device and its operation method

The invention relates to a hearing detecting device and an operating method thereof, in particular to a hearing detecting device capable of self-detecting and fitting hearing and an operating method thereof.

Current hearing tests usually wait until the patient finds hearing impairment before going to a hearing test facility or a large hospital to determine if they have hearing impairment. Hearing aid selection, setting, and fine-tuning to the patient's satisfaction process require complex assessments and considerable time, effort, and money. In addition, the control, fine-tuning and testing of the hearing detection device can only be easily and quickly operated and utilized by a professionally trained audiologist. The patient is usually unable to self-detect the hearing condition and adjust the parameters of the hearing aid. Furthermore, the hearing detection device is a relatively sophisticated instrument, and it is not affordable to the general user at the price of the sale. Therefore, the patient usually cannot purchase the hearing detection device to perform the hearing detection and the adjustment of the hearing aid at any time.

In the application of the hearing detection system, it is usually necessary to match the standard detection equipment (for example, the earphone group), but because of the wide variety of earphone groups on the market, and various earphone groups have different responses in audio and characteristics, resulting in It is impossible to accurately detect the state of hearing, so that the popularization of the hearing detection device is made more difficult to implement.

Therefore, how to design a hearing detecting device and an operating method thereof, the hearing detecting device can self-correct the detecting device and increase the accuracy of the detecting. The user can self-detect the hearing condition of the self at any time, and the user can self-match and fine-tune the hearing aid when the user finds that the hearing is impaired, which is a major problem that the inventor of the present invention has overcome and solved.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a hearing detecting apparatus to overcome the problems of the prior art. Therefore, the hearing detecting device of the present invention applies an electronic device that provides a sound playing signal, and the hearing detecting device includes a hearing detecting unit that provides hearing detection. And the control unit is coupled to the electronic device, the hearing aid unit and the hearing detection unit; when the hearing detection device is coupled to the electronic device, the hearing detection device outputs the device serial number to the electronic device, and the electronic device adjusts the sound playback signal according to the device serial number; the control unit receives The sound plays a signal, and the sound playback signal is converted into a detection signal to control the hearing detection unit to perform the hearing detection.

In an embodiment, the hearing detecting device further comprises: a hearing aid unit coupled to the control unit; the control unit receives the result of the hearing detection, and converts the result of the hearing detection into the hearing data to output the hearing data to the hearing aid unit for storage.

In an embodiment, the electronic device includes an operation interface, and the operation interface adjusts the sound playback signal according to the device serial number, and converts the result of the hearing detection to an audio signal, and outputs the audio signal to the control unit.

In an embodiment, the control unit includes: a connection port coupled to the electronic device. The first conversion unit is coupled to the connection port and the hearing detection unit, and the first conversion unit converts the sound playback signal into a detection signal. And the second conversion unit is coupled to the connection port and the hearing aid unit, and the second conversion unit converts the hearing signal into the hearing data.

In an embodiment, the control unit further includes: an identification unit coupled to the connection port; the identification unit includes a device number unique to the hearing detection device, and when the hearing detection device is coupled to the electronic device, the operation interface is detected by the identification unit. The unique device serial number of the device; the operation interface acquires the device characteristic data according to the device serial number, and compensates and adjusts the sound playback signal according to the device characteristic data.

In an embodiment, the operating interface downloads device characteristic data of the hearing detecting device by the remote server according to the device serial number.

In an embodiment, the control unit further includes: a switching unit coupled to the first conversion unit, coupled to the electronic device through the connection port, and configured to bypass the first conversion unit. Wherein, when the control unit detects that the electronic device is coupled to the connection port via the Type-C USB port, the switching unit does not bypass the first conversion unit, and the first conversion unit converts the sound playback signal to the detection signal; when the control unit When detecting that the electronic device is not connected to the USB port of the Type-C, the switching unit bypasses the first conversion unit so that the sound playback signal is a detection signal, and the sound playback signal is output to the hearing detection through the bypass path. unit.

In an embodiment, wherein the hearing detection unit is a headset group, the first conversion unit is a USB audio source conversion device, and the second conversion unit is a programmer.

In an embodiment, the operation interface is a mobile application, and the operation interface is downloaded by the remote server.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a method of operating a hearing detecting apparatus to overcome the problems of the prior art. Therefore, the steps of the method of operation of the present invention include: (a) the hearing detecting device is coupled to the electronic device. (b) The electronic device is downloaded by the remote server to operate the interface. And (c) the hearing detection device outputs the device serial number to the operation interface, and the operation interface adjusts and outputs the sound playback signal to the hearing detection device according to the device serial number, and the hearing detection device controls the hearing detection unit to perform the hearing detection according to the sound playback signal.

In an embodiment, the step of operating the method further comprises: (d) operating the interface to output the result of the hearing detection, and the hearing detecting device storing the result of the hearing detection to the hearing aid unit.

In an embodiment, wherein the step (c) comprises: (c1) the control unit of the hearing detecting device converts the sound playing signal into a detecting signal, and controls the hearing detecting unit of the hearing detecting device to perform the hearing detection.

In an embodiment, the step (d) includes: (d1) an operation interface converting the result of the hearing detection into an audio signal, and outputting the audio signal to the control unit; the control unit converting the audio signal into the hearing data, and outputting the audio data To the hearing aid unit.

In order to further understand the technology, the means and the effect of the present invention in order to achieve the intended purpose, refer to the following detailed description of the invention and the accompanying drawings. The detailed description is to be understood as illustrative and not restrictive.

The technical content and detailed description of the present invention are as follows:

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a block diagram of the hearing detection system of the present invention. The hearing detection system 100 includes a hearing detection device 10 and an electronic device 20 , and the hearing detection device 10 is coupled to the electronic device 20 . The hearing detection device 10 includes a hearing detection unit 12, a control unit 14, and a hearing aid unit 16, and the control unit 14 is coupled to the electronic device 20, the hearing detection unit 12, and the hearing aid unit 16. Specifically, the electronic device 20 outputs the sound playback signal Sv to the control unit 14, and the control unit 14 converts the sound playback signal Sv to the detection signal Sd, and outputs the detection signal Sd to the hearing detection unit 12. The hearing detecting unit 12 is configured to perform hearing detection on the user. When the user hears the detection signal Sd by the hearing detecting unit 12, the content that is heard is input to the electronic device 20 according to the content that is heard. After the detection is completed, the electronic device 20 can obtain the hearing curve data of the user's ears as the hearing detection result of the user's hearing condition. If the user finds that the hearing is damaged by the hearing detection result, the user control electronic device 20 converts the hearing detection result into the hearing signal Sh, and outputs the hearing signal Sh to the control unit 14. After receiving the hearing signal Sh, the control unit 14 converts the hearing signal Sh into the hearing data Ih, and outputs the hearing data Ih to the hearing aid unit 16. The hearing aid unit 16 is configured to store the user's hearing data Ih, and compensate the user for the defect caused by the hearing damage according to the user's hearing data Ih. It is worth mentioning that in the embodiment, the electronic device 20 can be a mobile phone or a tablet computer, but is not limited thereto. In other words, as long as the electronic device 20 capable of downloading, processing, computing or converting the data is included in the scope of the present embodiment. In addition, in the embodiment, the hearing detecting unit 12 may be a headset group, but is not limited thereto. In other words, as long as the hearing detection unit 12 capable of outputting the sound source is included in the scope of the present embodiment. Furthermore, in the embodiment, the hearing aid unit 16 can be a hearing aid device for single ear use or binaural use, and in the embodiment, the type of the hearing aid device is not limited, as long as the user can improve the hearing. The hearing aid device should be included in the scope of this embodiment.

Referring to Figure 1, the hearing detection system 100 of the present invention has the function of the hearing detection device 10 correcting the compensation. Further, different types of hearing detection units 12 have different characteristics and different frequency response curves, so in order to make the hearing detection more accurate, the hearing detection unit 12 measures the characteristics and the frequency response curve before leaving the factory. The characteristics and frequency response curves of each of the different types of hearing detection units 12 are stored in the server 30, and each of the different hearing detection units 12 corresponds to a unique device serial number (not shown in FIG. 1). After the hearing detection device 10 is coupled to the electronic device 20, the electronic device 20 acquires the device serial number (not shown in FIG. 1) by the hearing detection device 10, and downloads the hearing detection device according to the device serial number (not shown in FIG. 1). The device characteristic data corresponding to the model of the hearing detecting unit 12 in 10. The device serial number can be automatically detected by the electronic device 20 after being coupled to the electronic device 20 by the hearing detecting device 10, or the device serial number can be input by the user on the electronic device 20. The device serial number (not shown in FIG. 1) of how the electronic device 20 automatically acquires the hearing detecting device 10 will be further described later.

Please refer to FIG. 2 , which is a block diagram of a detailed circuit of the hearing detection system of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the control unit 14 includes a port 142, a first converting unit 144, and a second converting unit 146. The connection port 142 is coupled to the electronic device 20, the first conversion unit 144 is coupled to the connection port 142 and the hearing detection unit 12, and the second conversion unit 146 is coupled to the connection port 142 and the hearing aid unit 16. Specifically, when the electronic device 20 outputs the sound playback signal Sv, the sound playback signal Sv is transmitted to the first conversion unit 144 through the connection port 142, and the first conversion unit 144 converts the sound playback signal Sv to the detection signal Sd, and outputs the detection. The signal Sd is sent to the hearing detection unit 12. When the user hears the detected signal Sd by the hearing detecting unit 12 and inputs the content to the electronic device 20, and the hearing detection results in hearing damage, the user controls the electronic device 20 to output an audio signal representative of the user's hearing condition. Sh, and the hearing signal Sh is transmitted to the second conversion unit 146 through the port 142. After the second converting unit 146 receives the hearing signal Sh, the second converting unit 146 converts the hearing signal Sh into the hearing data Ih, and outputs the hearing data Ih to the hearing aid unit 16. It is worth mentioning that in the embodiment, the first converting unit 144 can be a USB transcoder, but in actual applications, the conversion type of the first converting unit 144 is determined by the port used by the electronic device 20. For example, but not limited to, when the connection used by the electronic device 20 is a High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI), the first conversion unit 144 may be an HDMI transcoder. In addition, in this embodiment, the second converting unit 146 can be a burning device, but is not limited thereto. In other words, as long as the hearing signal Sh can be converted into the hearing data Ih, and the hearing data Ih is output to the second converting unit 146 stored by the hearing aid unit 16, it should be included in the scope of the present embodiment.

Refer to Figure 2 and refer to Figure 1. The hearing aid unit 16 further includes a memory unit 162. The memory unit 162 is coupled to the second conversion unit 146. When the hearing aid unit 16 receives the hearing data Ih, the hearing data Ih representing the user's hearing condition is stored in the memory unit 162. To compensate for the defects caused by the user's hearing damage. The electronic device 20 includes an operation interface 22 that can be downloaded by the remote server 30 and that is installed by the user to operate the hearing detection device 10 through the electronic device 20. The user can record the result of the hearing detection through the operation interface 22, and the operation interface 22 converts the result of the hearing detection into the hearing signal Sh, and outputs the hearing signal Sh to the second conversion unit 146 in the control unit 14. It should be noted that in this embodiment, the type of the memory unit 162 is not limited, and the memory unit 162 (for example, but not limited to: a CD, a memory card, a memory) that can store the hearing data Ih should be included in the present invention. Within the scope of the examples. In addition, in this embodiment, the operation interface 22 can be a mobile application (APP), but is not limited thereto. In other words, the operating interface 22 in the form of a soft body, a hard body or a firmware in which the user can detect the hearing and perform the operation of the electronic device 20 should be included in the scope of the present embodiment. In addition, in the embodiment, the operation interface 22 and the device characteristic data are obtained through the network routing remote server 30, but not limited thereto. In other words, as long as the wired or wireless connection type and connection mode of the operation interface 22 and the device characteristic data can be acquired by the terminal server 30, it should be included in the scope of the present embodiment.

Please refer to Figure 2 and refer to Figure 1. The control unit 14 further includes an identification unit 148 coupled to the port 142 and including the device number 1482 unique to the hearing detection device 10. When the hearing detection device 10 is coupled to the electronic device 20, the operation interface 22 obtains the unique device serial number 1482 of the hearing detection device 10, and the operation interface 22 is further downloaded by the remote server 30 according to the device serial number 1482. The device characteristic data of the hearing detecting unit 12 (including at least the characteristics of the hearing detecting unit 12 and the frequency response curve), and the sound playing signal Sv is compensated and adjusted according to the device characteristic data. Further, the identification unit 148 of the present invention is not limited to being disposed only in the control unit 14, and the operation interface 22 is informed of the model number of the hearing detection device 10. In other words, the identification unit 148 can also be disposed in the hearing detection unit 12, and the operation interface 22 can obtain the device serial number set in the identification unit (not shown) in the hearing detection unit 12 via the control unit 14, or the user can also On the operating interface 22, the unique device number 1482 of the hearing detecting device 10 is manually entered by hand. It is to be noted that, in this embodiment, the operation interface 22 is not limited to compensate and adjust the characteristics and the frequency response curve of the sound playback signal Sv according to the device characteristic data. For example, the operation interface 22 may also be based on the device characteristic data. The amplitude (sound intensity) of the sound playback signal Sv is compensated and adjusted.

Please refer to FIG. 3 , which is a block diagram showing the application of the hearing detecting device and the electronic device of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 2, the control unit 14 further includes a switching unit 149 and a bypass path Pb. The switching unit 149 is coupled to the first converting unit 144 and the connecting port 142. One end of the bypass path Pb is coupled to the connection point between the first conversion unit 144 and the hearing detection unit 12, and the other end is coupled to the switching unit 149. When the control unit 14 controls the switching unit 149 to switch to the bypass path Pb, the first conversion unit 144 is bypassed to directly connect the electronic device 20 to the hearing detecting unit 12 via the port 142. Specifically, when the connection port of the electronic device 20 is coupled to the port 142 of the hearing detecting device 10, the control unit 14 detects whether the port of the electronic device 20 is a Type-C USB port, and when the control unit 14 detects When the electronic device 20 is coupled to the port 142 via the Type-C USB port, the control unit 14 controls the switching unit 149 not to bypass the first converting unit 144, and the first converting unit 144 converts the sound playing signal Sv to the detecting signal Sd. And outputting the detection signal Sd to the hearing detecting unit 12. When the control unit 14 detects that the electronic device 20 is not through the Type-C USB port and is coupled to the port 142, the control unit 14 controls the switching unit 149 to switch to the bypass path Pb to bypass the first converting unit 144. At this time, the sound playback signal Sv is the detection signal Sd, and the electronic device 20 directly outputs the sound playback signal Sv to the hearing detection unit 12 via the bypass path Pb.

Please refer to FIG. 4, which is a flow chart of the operation method of the hearing detection system of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the operation method firstly couples the hearing detecting device to the electronic device (S100). When the hearing detecting device 10 is coupled to the electronic device 20, the control unit 14 of the hearing detecting device 10 first detects whether the electronic device 20 is coupled to the port 142 via a Type-C USB port. When the electronic device 20 is coupled to the port 142 via the USB connection of the Type-C, the control unit 14 controls the switching unit 149 not to bypass the first conversion unit 144, and when the electronic device 20 is not through the Type-C USB connection When the port 142 is connected, the control unit 14 controls the switching unit 149 to switch to the bypass path Pb to bypass the first conversion unit 144. Then, the electronic device downloads the operation interface by the remote server (S120). After the user downloads and installs the operation interface 22, the hearing detection device 10 can be controlled to perform hearing detection on the user. Then, the operation interface acquires the device serial number by the hearing detection device, and adjusts and outputs the sound playback signal according to the device serial number to perform hearing detection on the user (S140). When the hearing detection device 10 is coupled to the electronic device 20, the operation interface 22 obtains the unique device serial number 1482 of the hearing detection device 10, and the operation interface 22 is further downloaded by the remote server 30 according to the device serial number 1482. The device characteristic data of the hearing detecting unit 12 compensates and adjusts the sound playing signal Sv according to the device characteristic data. The control unit 14 of the hearing detecting device 10 converts the sound playing signal Sv into a detecting signal Sd, and the hearing detecting unit 12 of the hearing detecting device 10 performs hearing detection on the user. Finally, the operation interface outputs the result of the hearing detection, and the hearing detecting device stores the result of the hearing detection to the hearing aid unit (S160). When the user hears the detection signal Sd by the hearing detecting unit 12, the content that is heard is input to the electronic device 20 in accordance with the content that is heard. Until the detection is completed, the electronic device 20 can obtain the hearing curve data of the user's ears as the hearing detection result of the user's hearing condition. If the user finds hearing loss from the hearing detection result, the detection result may be stored in the hearing aid unit 16 of the hearing detecting device 10 to compensate for the defect caused by the user's hearing damage. The user control electronic device 20 converts the hearing detection result into the hearing signal Sh and outputs the hearing signal Sh to the control unit 14. The control unit 14 converts the hearing signal Sh into the hearing data Ih and outputs the hearing data Ih to the hearing aid unit 16. The hearing aid unit 16 stores the user's hearing data Ih, and compensates for defects caused by the user's hearing damage according to the user's hearing data Ih. It should be noted that in the present invention, step S120 includes downloading, installing, and starting the operation interface 22, but it is not limited to performing step S120 after performing step S100. In other words, the user can also download and perform the installation and startup of the operation interface 22 from the remote server 30 before the hearing detection device 10 is coupled to the electronic device 20.

In summary, one or more embodiments of the present invention have at least one of the following advantages:

1. Since the electronic device can automatically detect the unique device serial number on the hearing detecting device, and download the corresponding device characteristic data by the server according to the device serial number, to compensate the sound playing signal output by the electronic device, the hearing detecting device can be achieved. The way to compensate the sound to play the signal comes from the effect of correcting the hearing detection unit and increasing the accuracy of the detection;

2. Since the electronic device can be used to download the operation interface from a mobile phone or a tablet computer generally used in the market, and can self-detect the self-healing condition at any time, it can achieve the effect of no need to use convenience and save time for multiple round-trip hearing detection institutions;

3, because the structure of the hearing detection device is simple, and only need to connect with the mobile phone or tablet computer generally used in the market, both self-testing and fitting hearing can be performed without using a relatively sophisticated hearing detecting device, so that the price can be achieved at a low price. Easy to popularize;

4. Since the user can detect his or her own hearing condition at any time, when the user feels that the hearing is impaired, he will pay more attention to and protect his or her hearing, so that the prevention of hearing deterioration can be achieved in advance;

5. Since the hearing information of the self can be stored in the hearing aid unit at any time when the user feels that the hearing is impaired, the effect of easily adjusting the hearing aid unit can be achieved.

However, the above description is only for the detailed description and the drawings of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited thereto, and is not intended to limit the present invention. The scope of the patent application is intended to be included in the scope of the present invention, and any one skilled in the art can readily appreciate it in the field of the present invention. Variations or modifications may be covered by the patents in this case below.

100‧‧‧Hearing Detection System

10‧‧‧Hearing detection device

12‧‧‧Hearing detection unit

14‧‧‧Control unit

142‧‧‧Links

144‧‧‧ first conversion unit

146‧‧‧Second conversion unit

148‧‧‧ Identification unit

1482‧‧‧Device serial number

149‧‧‧Switch unit

16‧‧‧Hearing unit

162‧‧‧ memory unit

20‧‧‧Electronic devices

22‧‧‧Operator interface

30‧‧‧Server

Sv‧‧‧Sound playback signal

Sd‧‧‧ detection signal

Sh‧‧‧Hearing signal

Ih‧‧‧Listening materials

Pb‧‧‧ bypass path

S100~S160‧‧‧Steps

1 is a block diagram of a circuit of a hearing detection system of the present invention;

2 is a block diagram showing a detailed circuit of the hearing detection system of the present invention;

3 is a block diagram showing a circuit of a hearing detection device and an electronic device according to the present invention;

4 is a flow chart of the operation method of the hearing detection system of the present invention.

Claims (13)

A hearing detection device, which uses an electronic device, the electronic device provides a sound playback signal, the hearing detection device includes: a hearing detection unit that provides a hearing detection; and a control unit coupled to the electronic device and the hearing aid unit And the hearing detecting unit; after the hearing detecting device is coupled to the electronic device, the hearing detecting device outputs a device serial number to the electronic device, and the electronic device adjusts the sound playing signal according to the device serial number; the control unit receives the sound The signal is played, and the sound playing signal is converted into a detecting signal to control the hearing detecting unit to perform the hearing detection. The hearing detecting device of claim 1, wherein the hearing detecting device further comprises: a hearing aid unit coupled to the control unit; the control unit receiving the result of the hearing detection, and converting the result of the hearing detection to Hearing data to output the hearing data to the hearing aid unit for storage. The hearing detection device of claim 2, wherein the electronic device includes an operation interface, the operation interface adjusts the sound playback signal according to the device serial number, and converts the result of the hearing detection into an audio signal, and outputs the Listening signals to the control unit. The hearing detection device of claim 3, wherein the control unit comprises: a connection port coupled to the electronic device; a first conversion unit coupled to the connection port and the hearing detection unit, the first conversion The unit converts the sound playback signal to the detection signal; and a second conversion unit coupled to the connection port and the hearing aid unit, the second conversion unit converting the audio signal to the hearing data. The hearing detection device of claim 4, wherein the control unit further comprises: an identification unit coupled to the connection port; the identification unit includes the device serial number unique to the hearing detection device, and when the hearing detection device After the electronic device is coupled, the operation interface obtains the device serial number unique to the hearing detection device by the identification unit; the operation interface acquires a device characteristic data according to the device serial number, and compensates and adjusts the sound playback according to the device characteristic data. Signal. The hearing detecting device of claim 5, wherein the operating interface downloads the device characteristic data of the hearing detecting device by the remote server according to the device serial number. The hearing detection device of claim 4, wherein the control unit further comprises: a switching unit coupled to the first conversion unit, coupled to the electronic device through the connection port, and configured to bypass the a conversion unit; wherein, when the control unit detects that the electronic device is coupled to the port through a Type-C USB port, the switching unit does not bypass the first conversion unit, and the first conversion unit converts The sound playback signal is the detection signal; when the control unit detects that the electronic device is not coupled to the connection port via the Type-C USB port, the switching unit bypasses the first conversion unit to cause the sound to be played. The signal is the detection signal, and the sound playback signal is output to the hearing detection unit through a bypass path. The hearing detecting device of claim 4, wherein the hearing detecting unit is a headphone group, the first converting unit is a USB sound source converting device, and the second converting unit is a burner. The hearing detection device of claim 3, wherein the operation interface is a mobile application, and the operation interface is downloaded by a remote server. A method of operating a hearing detection device, the method comprising the steps of: (a) the hearing detection device is coupled to an electronic device; (b) the electronic device is downloaded by the remote server; and (c) the hearing The detecting device outputs a device serial number to the operation interface, and the operation interface adjusts and outputs a sound playing signal to the hearing detecting device according to the device serial number, and the hearing detecting device controls the hearing detecting unit to perform a hearing detection according to the sound playing signal. . The operating method of the hearing detecting device of claim 10, wherein the step of the operating method further comprises: (d) the operating interface outputs the result of the hearing detection, and the hearing detecting device stores the result of the hearing detection To a hearing aid unit. The method for operating a hearing detecting device according to claim 10, wherein the step (c) comprises: (c1) a control unit of the hearing detecting device converting the sound playing signal into a detecting signal, and controlling the hearing detecting device A hearing detection unit performs the hearing detection. The operating method of the hearing detecting device of claim 11, wherein the step (d) comprises: (d1) the operating interface converting the result of the hearing detection into an audio signal, and outputting the hearing signal to the control unit The control unit converts the hearing signal into a hearing data and outputs the hearing data to the hearing aid unit.