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- the present invention relates to a hearing aid processing device and an adjustment device that perform auditory compensation.
- Hearing loss that requires hearing compensation is roughly divided into sound-transmitting hearing loss and sensorineural hearing loss depending on the location of the disorder.
- Conductive hearing loss is a condition where it is difficult for sound to be transmitted to the inner ear, and as long as sound vibrations reach the inner ear, the signal propagates through the path after the auditory nerve without any obstacles. Therefore, the reduced hearing is compensated by simply amplifying the sound input to the ear.
- sensorineural hearing loss the vibration of sound is transmitted to the inner ear as in a normal hearing person, but the nerve cannot be sufficiently excited by the deformation or disappearance of sensory cells. For this reason, it is known that sensorineural hearing loss results in various deteriorations in the functions of the auditory system as compared with a normal hearing person.
- Typical hearing characteristics include a loudness supplement phenomenon, a decrease in frequency selectivity, and a decrease in time resolution.
- Loudness supplementation phenomenon is that the minimum audible value in sensorineural hearing loss is higher than that of a normal hearing person, but the level of discomfort that feels uncomfortable and large is not different from that of a normal hearing person, so the sound once exceeds the minimum audible value. This is a phenomenon in which the loudness, which is the sensuous size of sound, suddenly increases.
- Non-Patent Document 1 when the audio is divided into two bands, the low band and the high band, and the low and high bands are presented separately to the left and right ears, rather than presenting the high and low bands to one ear for the hearing impaired It has been reported that the intelligibility of voice is higher (see Non-Patent Document 1, for example).
- Non-Patent Documents 1 and 2 sometimes have an effect of improving the clarity.
- the present invention has been made to solve the conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a hearing aid processing device that improves the articulation of voice for more listeners.
- a hearing aid processing apparatus includes an audio input unit that receives an input of audio, and an auditory filter for a listener that includes the audio input to the audio input unit and includes a plurality of virtual band-pass filters.
- a hearing aid signal processing unit for generating first and second output signals having different frequency characteristics from the input signal based on the characteristics of the bandpass filter having the widest bandwidth, and the hearing aid signal processing unit.
- a first audio output unit that outputs the generated first output signal as a sound to the left ear of the listener, and a second output signal generated by the hearing aid signal processing unit as a sound.
- a second audio output unit that outputs to the right ear.
- the hearing aid signal processing unit attenuates a frequency component having a frequency less than a cut-off frequency selected from a specific band that is a band of the band-pass filter having the widest bandwidth, and outputs the first output signal from the input signal.
- a high-pass filter to be generated may be provided. Thereby, upward masking can be effectively suppressed.
- the hearing aid signal processing unit may include a low-pass filter that attenuates a frequency component equal to or higher than the cut-off frequency of the input signal to generate the second output signal.
- a high-frequency component is output to the left ear and a low-frequency component is output to the right ear, so that masking that occurs between the frequency components can be effectively prevented.
- the cut-off frequency may be selected from a band below the center frequency of the specific band. Thereby, an appropriate cut-off frequency can be selected according to the characteristics of the listener's ear. As a result, the intelligibility of the voice can be improved for more listeners.
- the cut-off frequency may be selected from a band between a center frequency of the specific band and a formant component frequency included in the voice input to the voice input unit. As a result, it is possible to select an appropriate cutoff frequency in consideration of the characteristics of the input voice that changes every moment.
- the hearing aid signal processing unit may make the cutoff characteristics of the high-pass filter and the low-pass filter steeper as the difference between the center frequency of the specific band and the frequency of the formant component is smaller. This makes it possible to perform appropriate hearing aid signal processing based on the characteristics of the listener's ears and the input sound.
- the hearing aid signal processing unit attenuates only a predetermined low frequency band from a cut-off frequency selected from a specific band which is a band of the band-pass filter having the widest bandwidth, and the first signal is attenuated from the input signal.
- a first band cutoff filter that generates an output signal; and a second band cutoff filter that attenuates only a predetermined high frequency band from the cutoff frequency and generates the second output signal from the input signal. Also good.
- the frequency component near the cutoff frequency is divided and output to the left and right ears, and the frequency component away from the cutoff frequency is output redundantly to the left and right ears.
- An adjusting device is an adjusting device that gives a parameter to the hearing aid processing device described above based on information acquired from a listener, wherein the band-passing of the listener's auditory filter having the widest bandwidth is performed.
- An auditory filter information acquisition unit that acquires filter characteristics, and a parameter for generating the first and second output signals from the input signal based on the characteristics acquired by the auditory filter information acquisition unit
- a parameter setting unit for supplying the parameter to the hearing aid signal processing unit.
- the parameter setting unit is a parameter that makes the cut-off characteristic of the filter constituting the hearing aid signal processing unit steeper as the bandwidth of the specific band that is the band of the widest bandpass filter is wider. May be generated. As a result, the clarity of the sound is improved for a listener having a high degree of hearing loss, and a more natural sound is output for a listener having a low degree of hearing loss.
- the hearing aid signal processing unit makes the cutoff characteristic of the filter constituting the hearing aid signal processing unit steeper as the temporal masking characteristic indicating the degree of resolution of the temporally adjacent sound of the listener is lower. A parameter may be generated. As a result, the clarity of the sound is improved for a listener having a high degree of hearing loss, and a more natural sound is output for a listener having a low degree of hearing loss.
- the hearing aid signal processing unit includes a high shelf filter that generates the first output signal from the input signal, and a low shelf filter that generates the second output signal from the input signal.
- the parameter setting unit is configured to increase the difference between the frequency characteristics of the high-pass filter and the low-pass filter as the bandwidth of the specific band that is the band-pass filter having the widest bandwidth is wider. A parameter that increases the level difference may be generated. As a result, the clarity of the sound is improved for a listener having a high degree of hearing loss, and a more natural sound is output for a listener having a low degree of hearing loss.
- the auditory filter information acquisition unit may acquire the characteristics of the bandpass filter having the widest bandwidth of the listener using a notch noise method.
- a hearing aid processing system includes a hearing aid processing device that outputs a sound subjected to hearing aid signal processing on the left and right ears of a listener, and an adjustment device that outputs parameters used for the hearing aid signal processing to the hearing aid processing device.
- the adjusting device is based on the auditory filter information acquisition unit that acquires the characteristics of the bandpass filter having the widest bandwidth among the auditory filters of the listener, and the characteristics acquired by the auditory filter information acquisition unit.
- a parameter setting unit that generates a parameter and supplies the parameter to the hearing aid signal processing unit.
- the hearing aid processing device receives a voice input, and receives the voice input to the voice input unit as an input signal, and executes the hearing aid signal processing based on a parameter acquired from the parameter setting unit.
- a hearing aid signal processing unit that generates first and second output signals having different frequency characteristics from the input signal, and the first output signal generated by the hearing aid signal processing unit is output to the left of the listener
- a first audio output unit that outputs to the ear; and a second audio output unit that outputs the second output signal generated by the hearing aid signal processing unit as audio to the right ear of the listener.
- a hearing aid processing method includes a voice input step for receiving voice input, and a listener's auditory filter comprising a plurality of virtual band-pass filters using the voice input to the voice input step as an input signal.
- a hearing aid signal processing step for generating first and second output signals having different frequency characteristics from the input signal based on the characteristics of the bandpass filter having the widest bandwidth, and the hearing aid signal processing step. The generated first output signal is output to the listener's left ear as sound, and the second output signal generated in the hearing signal processing step is output as sound to the listener.
- a program includes: a voice input step for receiving voice input; and a listener's auditory filter configured by a plurality of virtual bandpass filters using the voice input to the voice input step as an input signal. And a hearing aid signal processing step for generating first and second output signals having different frequency characteristics from the input signal based on the characteristics of the bandpass filter having the widest bandwidth, and the hearing aid signal processing step.
- the first output signal that is output to the left ear of the listener as the first output signal and the second output signal generated in the hearing aid signal processing step is output to the right of the listener as the sound. Causing the computer to execute a second audio output step of outputting to the ear.
- An integrated circuit includes: a voice input unit that receives voice input; and a listener's auditory filter that includes a plurality of virtual band-pass filters using the voice input to the voice input unit as an input signal.
- a hearing aid signal processing unit that generates first and second output signals having different frequency characteristics from the input signal based on the characteristics of the bandpass filter having the widest bandwidth, and generated by the hearing aid signal processing unit The first output signal that is output as a sound to the listener's left ear, and the second output signal generated by the hearing aid signal processor is used as a sound of the listener.
- a second audio output unit for outputting to the right ear.
- the present invention can be realized not only as a hearing aid processing device and an adjustment device, but also as an integrated circuit for realizing the functions of the hearing aid processing device and the adjustment device, or as a program for causing a computer to execute such functions.
- a program can be distributed via a recording medium such as a CD-ROM and a transmission medium such as the Internet.
- the clarity of the voice can be improved for more listeners.
- FIG. 1A is a diagram illustrating an example of an auditory filter acquired by the adjustment device.
- FIG. 1B is a diagram illustrating a change in speech intelligibility when each inspection frequency in FIG. 1A is a cut-off frequency.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the hearing aid processing system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 3A is a block diagram showing an HPF mounted in a hearing aid signal processing unit.
- FIG. 3B is a block diagram showing an LPF mounted on the hearing aid signal processing unit.
- 4A is a diagram illustrating an example of frequency characteristics of the HPF and the LPF illustrated in FIGS. 3A and 3B.
- FIG. 4B is a diagram illustrating another example of the frequency characteristics of the HPF and LPF illustrated in FIGS.
- FIG. 4C is a diagram illustrating another example of frequency characteristics of the HPF and the LPF illustrated in FIGS. 3A and 3B.
- FIG. 4D is a diagram illustrating another example of the frequency characteristics of the HPF and LPF illustrated in FIGS. 3A and 3B.
- FIG. 5A is a diagram illustrating an example in which the frequency at which the auditory filter spreads is used as a cutoff frequency.
- FIG. 5B is a diagram illustrating an example in which a frequency lower than a frequency at which the auditory filter is spread is set as a cutoff frequency.
- FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a hearing aid processing system according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a hearing aid processing system according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the cutoff frequency is determined from the input audio signal and information related to the auditory filter.
- FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a hearing aid processing system according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
- FIG. 9A is a diagram illustrating an example of a temporal masking characteristic of a normal hearing person.
- FIG. 9B is a diagram illustrating an example of the temporal masking characteristics of a hearing impaired person.
- FIG. 10 is a block diagram of a hearing aid processing system according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention.
- Hearing Aid Processor 101, 121 Audio Input Unit 102, 122 A / D 103,123 Parameter holding unit 104,124 Hearing aid signal processing unit 105,125 D / A 106,126 Audio output unit 111 HPF 112,132 BSF 131 LPF 150 adjustment device 151 auditory filter information acquisition unit 152,154,203,223,204,224 parameter setting unit 153 temporal masking information acquisition unit 207,227 auditory filter information storage unit 208,228 temporal masking information storage unit
- Non-Patent Document 3 it has been clarified that a processing for analyzing a frequency component of sound is performed in an organ called a cochlea among human auditory organs. This analysis process can be expressed by a filter row called an auditory filter.
- the auditory filter can be considered as an aggregate of a plurality of virtual bandpass filters arranged on the frequency axis.
- the plurality of bandpass filters have different passband widths. It is shown that there is a deep relationship between the bandwidth of the bandpass filter and the masking.
- the pass band of the band-pass filter whose bandwidth is widened due to deafness or the like is referred to as “specific band” and the bandwidth of the specific band. Is expressed as “width of auditory filter”.
- the present inventor conducted an intelligibility experiment using the Vowel-Consonant-Vowel (VCV) syllable and changing the band division frequency of binaural separation listening for the hearing impaired. Furthermore, the width of the auditory filter was measured for each subject and compared with the results of the articulation experiment. Note that, for the measurement of the width of the auditory filter, a general method such as a notch noise method as disclosed in Non-Patent Document 3 was used.
- FIG. 1A is an example of the result of measuring the bandwidth of a band-pass filter having test frequencies f 1 to f 4 as center frequencies.
- FIG. 1B shows an example of the result of measuring the voice intelligibility when the voice is divided at the division frequencies f 1 to f 4 and the voices having different frequency characteristics are output to the left and right ears.
- the auditory filter is expanded at a frequency f 3, as shown in FIG. 1B, by performing band division at a frequency f 3, it is possible to improve the clarity. This can be considered to be because masking that occurs between formant components of speech (vowels and consonants) existing around the frequency f 3 is avoided.
- the intelligibility can be improved by performing band division at f 2 , which is a frequency lower than the frequency f 3 . This is considered by the formant components of the preceding vowels in a frequency lower than the frequency f 3, and because the masking formant components of consonants in the vicinity of the frequency f 3 is avoided.
- the clarity of the voice can be improved for more listeners. .
- the present inventor conducted an intelligibility experiment in which single ear syllables and VCV syllables were not used for binaural separation listening, and compared with the results of intelligibility experiments in which binaural separate hearing was performed using VCV syllables. did.
- the binaural separation is performed with VCV syllable for a subject whose intelligibility is greatly deteriorated when binaural separation listening is not performed with a VCV syllable. It was clarified that the intelligibility when listening was greatly improved.
- the difference between a single syllable and a VCV syllable is the presence or absence of a preceding vowel. That is, in the VCV syllable, the masking in the time direction (temporal masking) due to preceding vowels appears greatly, and it can be considered that the effect of improving the clarity by binaural separation listening appears greatly for the subject whose clarity is greatly deteriorated.
- the intelligibility of the voice can be further improved.
- FIGS. 2 to 5B A hearing aid processing system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5B.
- 2 is a block diagram of the hearing aid processing system
- FIGS. 3A and 3B are block diagrams showing filters implemented in the hearing aid processing system
- FIGS. 4A to 4D are diagrams showing characteristics of the filters implemented in the hearing aid processing system.
- 5A and 5B are diagrams illustrating a method of selecting a cut-off frequency.
- the hearing aid processing system includes a hearing aid processing device 100 and an adjustment device 150, as shown in FIG.
- the hearing aid processing apparatus 100 is typically a pair of hearing aids attached to the left and right ears.
- the adjustment device 150 is typically a remote controller (remote controller) that sets various parameters in the hearing aid processing device 100.
- the hearing aid processing apparatus 100 includes a pair of audio input units 101 and 121, A / D (analog-to-digital converters) 102 and 122, parameter holding units 103 and 123, hearing aid signal processing units 104 and 124, and D / A (digital-analog converter) 105, 125 and audio output units 106, 126.
- the audio input units 101 and 121 receive an input of an audio signal converted into an analog electric signal such as an output of a hearing aid microphone or an audio device.
- the A / D 102 converts the analog signal input to the voice input unit 101 into a digital signal (input signal).
- the A / D 122 converts the analog signal input to the voice input unit 121 into a digital signal (input signal).
- the parameter holding units 103 and 123 are storage units (memory) that hold various parameters given from the adjustment device 150. Specifically, the cutoff frequency fc, cut-off characteristics, level difference ⁇ L, and the like are held. In the first embodiment, the parameter values held in the parameter holding units 103 and 123 are the same. However, for example, when the auditory filter is different between the left and right ears, different values are set. Also good.
- the hearing aid signal processing unit 104 performs hearing aid signal processing on the input signal based on various parameters held in the parameter holding unit 103 to generate a first output signal. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3A, the hearing aid signal processing unit 104 attenuates the frequency component of the input signal that is less than the cutoff frequency fc to generate a first output signal HPF (High Pass Filter: high frequency range) Pass filter) 111.
- HPF High Pass Filter: high frequency range
- the hearing aid signal processing unit 124 performs hearing aid signal processing on the input signal based on various parameters held in the parameter holding unit 123 to generate a second output signal. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3B, the hearing aid signal processing unit 124 attenuates a frequency component equal to or higher than the cut-off frequency fc of the input signal to generate a second output signal, which is an LPF (Low Pass Filter). A pass filter 131.
- LPF Low Pass Filter
- the frequency characteristics of the first output signal output from the hearing aid signal processing unit 104 and the second output signal output from the hearing aid signal processing unit 124 are different from each other.
- the D / A 105 converts the first output signal (digital signal) output from the hearing aid signal processing unit 104 into an analog signal.
- the D / A 125 converts the second output signal (digital signal) output from the hearing aid signal processing unit 124 into an analog signal.
- the audio output unit 106 converts the analog signal output from the D / A 105 into an audio signal and outputs it to the listener's left ear.
- the audio output unit 126 converts the analog signal output from the D / A 125 into an audio signal and outputs it to the right ear of the listener.
- the first and second output signals output from the hearing aid signal processing units 104 and 124 have different frequency characteristics, different sounds are output to the left and right ears of the listener.
- the adjustment device 150 includes an auditory filter information acquisition unit 151 and a parameter setting unit 152.
- the auditory filter information acquisition unit 151 acquires information about the listener's auditory filter in one or more frequency bands.
- the parameter setting unit 152 generates various parameters such as a cut-off frequency fc, a cut-off characteristic, and a level difference ⁇ L based on the acquired information about the hearing filter of the listener, and the generated parameters are parameters of the hearing aid processing apparatus 100.
- the HPF 111 and the LPF 131 pass (or cut off) a predetermined band based on a common cut-off frequency fc. Specifically, the HPF 111 attenuates a frequency component less than the cutoff frequency fc. On the other hand, the LPF 131 attenuates a frequency component equal to or higher than the cutoff frequency fc.
- the cutoff frequency fc is a variable given from the adjustment device 150 to the parameter holding units 103 and 123. That is, it is desirable that the HPF 111 and the LPF 131 have a configuration that can arbitrarily change the pass band (or the stop band) according to the acquired value of the cut-off frequency fc. Alternatively, a plurality of HPFs 111 having different cutoff frequencies may be mounted in the hearing aid signal processing unit 104 in advance, and an appropriate HPF 111 may be selected based on the cutoff frequency fc given to the parameter holding unit 103.
- the LPF 131 may have the same configuration.
- the HPF 111 and the LPF 131 preferably have a configuration that can arbitrarily change the cutoff characteristics in accordance with the parameters given to the parameter holding units 103 and 123. .
- a plurality of HPFs 111 having different cutoff characteristics may be mounted in the hearing aid signal processing unit 104 in advance, and an appropriate HPF 111 may be selected based on the parameters given to the parameter holding unit 103.
- the LPF 131 may have the same configuration.
- the HPF 111 may be configured as a high-shelf type
- the LPF 131 may be configured as a low-shelf type.
- the hearing aid signal processing units 104 and 124 need to acquire the level difference ⁇ L from the parameter holding units 103 and 123 in addition to the above-described cutoff frequency fc and cut-off characteristics.
- the “level difference ⁇ L” refers to the maximum value of the difference in frequency characteristics between the HPF 111 and the LPF 131.
- BSFs Band Stop Filters
- the BSF 112 mounted on the hearing aid signal processing unit 104 attenuates only a predetermined low frequency band from the cut-off frequency fc, and generates a first output signal from the input signal.
- the BSF 132 mounted on the hearing aid signal processing unit 124 attenuates only a predetermined high frequency band from the cutoff frequency fc, and generates a second output signal from the input signal.
- the auditory filter information acquisition unit 151 selects, for example, four center frequencies f 1 , f 2 , f 3 , and f 4 from a band of 250 Hz to 4000 Hz, and the listener's virtual at each center frequency f 1 to f 4 is selected.
- the bandwidth of a typical bandpass filter (auditory filter).
- the measurement results are shown in the upper part of FIGS. 5A and 5B. According to the measurement results shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the bandwidth of the bandpass filter having the center frequency f 3 is the widest.
- the parameter setting unit 152 generates various parameters such as a cutoff frequency fc, a cutoff characteristic, and a level difference ⁇ L that determine the characteristics of the HPF 111 and the LPF 131 based on the measurement result of the auditory filter information acquisition unit 151.
- the cut-off frequency fc is selected from the pass band (specific band) of the band pass filter having the widest bandwidth (the band pass filter having the center frequency f 3 ).
- the center frequency f 3 of the bandpass filter may be a cut-off frequency fc.
- the band may be selected from a band below the center frequency f 3 of the specific band, that is, between the lower limit frequency of the specific band and the center frequency f 3 . Thereby, the influence of upward masking can be reduced.
- Cut-off characteristics are determined according to the bandwidth of a specific band. For example, when the bandwidth of a specific band is narrow, the influence of masking is not so great, and a value that makes the cut-off characteristics of the HPF 111 and the LPF 131 gentle as shown in FIG. 4A may be employed. Thereby, since the overlapping bandwidth of the sound output to the left and right ears is widened, a more natural sound for the listener can be output.
- the level difference ⁇ L is determined according to the bandwidth of the specific band, similarly to the cutoff characteristic. For example, when the bandwidth of the specific band is narrow, the influence of masking is not so great, and therefore the level difference ⁇ L between the HPF 111 and the LPF 131 is decreased. As a result, the difference between the frequency characteristics of the sound output to the left and right ears is reduced, so that a more natural sound for the listener can be output.
- the parameter setting unit 152 outputs various parameters determined based on the above criteria to the hearing aid processing device 100.
- the hearing aid processing apparatus 100 stores the acquired various parameters in the parameter holding units 103 and 123.
- the hearing aid processing apparatus 100 that has acquired the above parameters can output sounds having different frequency characteristics to the left and right ears by performing hearing aid signal processing on the input sound.
- the sound in the band above the cut-off frequency fc is output to the left ear, and the sound in the band less than the cut-off frequency fc is output to the right ear. Further, the band around the cut-off frequency fc is output overlapping the left and right ears.
- the auditory filter information acquisition unit 151 acquires information about the auditory filter of the listener, and the cutoff frequency fc, cutoff characteristics, and level difference ⁇ L of the HPF 111 and the LPF 131 according to the listener.
- the audio output units 106 and 126 output audio having different frequency characteristics. That is, if the outputs of the audio output units 106 and 126 are separately given to the left and right ears, the clarity of the audio can be improved for more listeners.
- the audio input units 101, 121, A / Ds 102, 122, parameter holding units 103, 123, hearing aid signal processing units 104, 124, and D / A 105, 125 are used for the left and right ears.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and one functional block may be shared by the left and right ears. That is, at least the audio output units 106 and 126 may be independent for the left and right ears.
- the adjustment apparatus 150 provided with the function of both the auditory filter information acquisition part 151 which measures the characteristic of a listener's auditory filter, and the parameter setting part 152 which sets a parameter to the hearing aid processing apparatus 100 was shown, Without being limited thereto, these may be separated.
- the configuration may be such that the characteristics of the listener's auditory filter are measured with a dedicated device including the auditory filter information acquisition unit 151, and each parameter is manually input with a remote controller including the parameter setting unit 152.
- the auditory filter information holding units 207 and 227 hold information on the listener's auditory filter acquired by the auditory filter information acquisition unit 151 of the adjustment device 150. Specifically, information such as the listener's auditory filter width (bandwidth of a specific band) and the center frequency is acquired from the adjustment device 150.
- the parameter setting unit 203 Based on the input signal from the A / D 102 and information related to the auditory filter held in the auditory filter information holding unit 207, the parameter setting unit 203 performs various types such as a cutoff frequency fc, a cutoff characteristic, and a level difference ⁇ L. A parameter is generated and stored in the parameter holding unit 103.
- the parameter setting unit 223 Based on the input signal from the A / D 122 and information on the auditory filter held in the auditory filter information holding unit 227, the parameter setting unit 223 performs various types such as a cutoff frequency fc, a cutoff characteristic, and a level difference ⁇ L. A parameter is generated and stored in the parameter holding unit 123.
- the parameter setting unit 203 since the input signals from the A / Ds 102 and 122 are the same, and the information held in the auditory filter information holding units 207 and 227 is also the same, the parameter setting unit 203, The value of the parameter generated at 223 is also the same. On the other hand, when the input signals from the A / Ds 102 and 122 or the information held in the auditory filter information holding units 207 and 227 are not the same, the parameter setting units 203 and 223 may generate different values.
- the parameter setting units 203 and 223 perform the cut-off frequency from the band between the center frequency of the specific band and the frequency of the formant component of the vowel included in the voice input to the voice input units 101 and 121. Select fc.
- the cut-off frequencies fc of the HPF 111 and the LPF 131 may be generated and set in the parameter holding units 103 and 123 so as to be divided at a frequency around or higher than the formant component.
- the parameter setting units 203 and 223 may generate cut-off characteristics of the HPF 111 and the LPF 131 according to the difference between the center frequency of the specific band and the frequency of the formant component of the vowel, and set them in the parameter holding units 103 and 123. .
- the parameter setting sections 203 and 223 set the cutoff frequencies fc of the HPF 111 and the LPF 131 in consideration of not only the information about the listener's auditory filter but also the frequency characteristics of the input signal. ing. Since the frequency characteristic of the input voice changes with time, the intelligibility of the voice can be further improved by selecting the most appropriate cutoff frequency fc at that moment.
- the parameter setting units 203 and 223 generate parameters such as a cutoff frequency fc, a cutoff characteristic, and a level difference ⁇ L in consideration of the frequency band with the highest energy level of the input signal instead of the formant component of the vowel.
- the parameter may be generated in consideration of the formant component of the consonant.
- the adjustment apparatus 150 further includes a temporal masking information acquisition unit 153 that acquires information related to the listener's temporal masking characteristics.
- the “temporal masking characteristic” indicates the degree of resolution of audio components that are temporally adjacent. More specifically, it refers to the length of time that the sound of a specific frequency affects the sound that is later (or earlier) in time. For example, “high masking characteristics over time” indicates that each audio component has a relatively short time for masking the subsequent audio component as shown in FIG. 9A. On the other hand, “low temporal masking characteristic” indicates that each audio component masks the subsequent audio component relatively long as shown in FIG. 9B.
- the parameter setting unit 154 generates various parameters such as a cut-off frequency fc, a cut-off characteristic, and a level difference ⁇ L based on information on the listener's auditory filter and information on the listener's temporal masking characteristics, and the hearing aid processing apparatus 100 Parameter holding units 103 and 123.
- the temporal masking information acquisition unit 153 acquires information on the listener's temporal masking characteristics using, for example, a technique shown in Non-Patent Document 3.
- the parameter setting unit 154 generates cut-off characteristics of the HPF 111 and the LPF 131 according to the degree of the temporal masking characteristic in addition to the operation of the parameter setting unit 152, and sets the cut-off characteristics in the parameter holding units 103 and 123. As in the first embodiment, when the listener's temporal masking characteristics are different between the left and right ears, different values may be set in the parameter holding units 103 and 123, respectively.
- the parameter setting unit 154 may set a value that makes the cutoff characteristics of the HPF 111 and the LPF 131 gentle as shown in FIG. 4A.
- it may be set so that the HPF 111 and the LPF 131 do not operate, that is, all bands are allowed to pass.
- the parameter setting unit 154 may set a value such that the cutoff characteristics of the HPF 111 and the LPF 131 become steep as shown in FIG. 4B.
- Embodiment 4 Next, with reference to FIG. 10, a hearing aid processing system according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention will be described. Note that the description of the points in common with the first to third embodiments is omitted, and the difference will be mainly described.
- the adjustment device 150 further includes a temporal masking information acquisition unit 153 that acquires information related to the listener's temporal masking characteristics.
- the hearing aid processing apparatus 100 further includes temporal masking information holding units 208 and 228 that hold information regarding the temporal masking characteristics of the listener acquired by the temporal masking information acquisition unit 153.
- the parameter setting unit 204 includes an input signal from the A / D 102, information on the auditory filter held in the auditory filter information holding unit 207, and information on temporal masking characteristics held in the temporal masking information holding unit 208. Based on this, various parameters such as a cutoff frequency fc, a cutoff characteristic, and a level difference ⁇ L are generated and stored in the parameter holding unit 103.
- the parameter setting unit 224 includes an input signal from the A / D 122, information on the auditory filter held in the auditory filter information holding unit 227, and information on temporal masking characteristics held in the temporal masking information holding unit 228. Based on this, various parameters such as a cutoff frequency fc, a cutoff characteristic, and a level difference ⁇ L are generated and stored in the parameter holding unit 123.
- the hearing aid signal processing units 104 and 124 are configured to include the HPF 111 and the LPF 131, respectively.
- the HPF and the LPF are easily changed to the LPF and the HPF, respectively, by correcting the filter coefficients. Since it is possible, it is good also as a structure which replaced HPF and LPF beforehand, and is good also as a structure which replaces adaptively.
- the HPF may be assigned to the ear with better hearing in the high frequency band according to the hearing characteristics of the listener, or the high frequency band component may be determined according to the audio signal from the audio input units 101 and 121. You may make it allocate HPF to the more one.
- BPF Band pass filter
- a band where the auditory filter is not spread may be output to both ears, and only the spread band may be output separately on the left and right.
- a numerical value related to fc (for example, when performing hearing aid processing for each of a plurality of bands, a number that refers to the band) May be used.
- one of a plurality of preset values may be selected (to be effective for a larger number of listeners or to be optimal for a specific listener). The same applies to the other parameters.
- the auditory filter information acquisition unit 151 and the temporal masking information acquisition unit 153 may not be provided, and the listener may select a parameter having the highest speech clarity from a plurality of parameters prepared in advance. The listener may adjust the parameters.
- the present invention can be realized not only as the hearing aid processing device 100 and the adjustment device 150 but also as a program for causing a computer to execute the hearing aid processing method and the adjustment method of the hearing aid processing device 100.
- the hearing aid processing device 100 and the adjustment device 150 in the embodiment can be realized using an LSI which is a typical integrated circuit.
- the LSI may be composed of one chip or a plurality of chips.
- the functional blocks other than the memory may be configured with a one-chip LSI.
- LSI LSI here, it may be called IC, system LSI, super LSI, or ultra LSI depending on the degree of integration.
- the method of circuit integration is not limited to LSI, but may be realized by a dedicated circuit or a general-purpose processor.
- An FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array
- a reconfigurable processor capable of reconfiguring the connection and setting of these may be used.
- the hearing aid processing device has an effect that it is possible to improve the intelligibility of the sound according to the input signal and the listener, such as a hearing aid, an acoustic device, a mobile phone, and public sound amplification. It is useful for all devices that perform voice playback and voice calls.
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Barbara Franklin, "The Effect of Combining low- and high-frequency passbands on consonant recognition in the hearing impaired",(米国),Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1975 D.S.Chaudhari and P.C.Pandey, "Dichotic Presentation of Speech Signal Using Critical Filter Bank for Bilateral Sensorineural Hearing Impairment",(米国), Proc.16th ICA,1998 B.J.C.ムーア他、聴覚心理学概論、pp.105-108、誠信書房、1994
101,121 音声入力部
102,122 A/D
103,123 パラメータ保持部
104,124 補聴信号処理部
105,125 D/A
106,126 音声出力部
111 HPF
112,132 BSF
131 LPF
150 調整装置
151 聴覚フィルタ情報取得部
152,154,203,223,204,224 パラメータ設定部
153 経時マスキング情報取得部
207,227 聴覚フィルタ情報保持部
208,228 経時マスキング情報保持部
図2~図5Bを参照して、本発明の実施の形態1に係る補聴処理システムを説明する。なお、図2は補聴処理システムのブロック図、図3A及び3Bは補聴処理システムに実装されるフィルタを示すブロック図、図4A~図4Dは補聴処理システムに実装されるフィルタの特性を示す図、図5A及び図5Bは遮断周波数の選択方法を示す図である。
次に、図6を参照して、本発明の実施の形態2の補聴処理システムを説明する。なお、本実施の形態2は、上述の実施の形態1と略同様に構成されているので、同様な構成には同一の符号を付して特徴部分のみ説明する。
次に、図8を参照して、本発明の実施の形態3に係る補聴処理システムを説明する。なお、実施の形態1との共通点の説明は省略し、相違点を中心に説明する。実施の形態3に係る調整装置150は、受聴者の経時マスキング特性に関する情報を取得する経時マスキング情報取得部153をさらに備える。
次に、図10を参照して、本発明の実施の形態4に係る補聴処理システムを説明する。なお、実施の形態1~3との共通点の説明は省略し、相違点を中心に説明する。
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- 音声の入力を受け付ける音声入力部と、
前記音声入力部に入力された音声を入力信号とし、複数の仮想的な帯域通過フィルタで構成される受聴者の聴覚フィルタのうち、帯域幅の最も広い前記帯域通過フィルタの特性に基づいて、前記入力信号から周波数特性の互いに異なる第1及び第2の出力信号を生成する補聴信号処理部と、
前記補聴信号処理部で生成された前記第1の出力信号を、音声として受聴者の左耳に出力する第1の音声出力部と、
前記補聴信号処理部で生成された前記第2の出力信号を、音声として受聴者の右耳に出力する第2の音声出力部とを備える
補聴処理装置。 - 前記補聴信号処理部は、前記帯域幅の最も広い帯域通過フィルタの帯域である特定帯域から選択された遮断周波数未満の周波数成分を減衰させて、前記入力信号から前記第1の出力信号を生成する高域通過フィルタを備える
請求項1に記載の補聴処理装置。 - 前記補聴信号処理部は、さらに、前記入力信号の前記遮断周波数以上の周波数成分を減衰させて前記第2の出力信号を生成する低域通過フィルタを備える
請求項2に記載の補聴処理装置。 - 前記遮断周波数は、前記特定帯域の中心周波数以下の帯域から選択される
請求項2に記載の補聴処理装置。 - 前記遮断周波数は、前記特定帯域の中心周波数と、前記音声入力部に入力された音声に含まれるフォルマント成分の周波数との間の帯域から選択される
請求項2に記載の補聴処理装置。 - 前記補聴信号処理部は、前記特定帯域の中心周波数と、前記フォルマント成分の周波数との差が小さいほど前記高域通過フィルタ及び前記低域通過フィルタのカットオフ特性を急峻にする
請求項5に記載の補聴処理装置。 - 前記補聴信号処理部は、前記帯域幅の最も広い帯域通過フィルタの帯域である特定帯域から選択された遮断周波数から所定の低周波帯域のみを減衰させて、前記入力信号から前記第1の出力信号を生成する第1の帯域遮断フィルタと、
前記遮断周波数から所定の高周波帯域のみを減衰させて、前記入力信号から前記第2の出力信号を生成する第2の帯域遮断フィルタとを備える
請求項1に記載の補聴処理装置。 - 受聴者から取得した情報に基づいて請求項1に記載の補聴処理装置にパラメータを与える調整装置であって、
受聴者の前記聴覚フィルタのうちの帯域幅の最も広い前記帯域通過フィルタの特性を取得する聴覚フィルタ情報取得部と、
前記聴覚フィルタ情報取得部によって取得された特性に基づいて、前記入力信号から前記第1及び第2の出力信号を生成するためのパラメータを生成し、前記パラメータを前記補聴信号処理部に与えるパラメータ設定部とを備える
調整装置。 - 前記パラメータ設定部は、前記帯域幅の最も広い帯域通過フィルタの帯域である特定帯域の帯域幅が広いほど、前記補聴信号処理部を構成するフィルタのカットオフ特性を急峻にするようなパラメータを生成する
請求項8に記載の調整装置。 - 前記補聴信号処理部は、受聴者の時間的に隣接する音声の分解能の度合いを示す経時マスキング特性が低いほど、前記補聴信号処理部を構成するフィルタのカットオフ特性を急峻にするようなパラメータを生成する
請求項8に記載の調整装置。 - 前記補聴信号処理部は、前記入力信号から前記第1の出力信号を生成するハイシェルフ型フィルタと、前記入力信号から前記第2の出力信号を生成するローシェルフ型フィルタとを備え、
前記パラメータ設定部は、前記帯域幅の最も広い帯域通過フィルタの帯域である特定帯域の帯域幅が広いほど、前記高域通過フィルタ及び前記低域通過フィルタそれぞれの周波数特性の差の最大値であるレベル差分を増大させるようなパラメータを生成する
請求項8に記載の調整装置。 - 前記聴覚フィルタ情報取得部は、ノッチノイズ法を用いて受聴者の有する帯域幅の最も広い前記帯域通過フィルタの特性を取得する
請求項8に記載の調整装置。 - 受聴者の左右の耳に補聴信号処理を施した音声を出力する補聴処理装置と、前記補聴信号処理に用いられるパラメータを前記補聴処理装置に出力する調整装置とを備える補聴処理システムであって、
前記調整装置は、
受聴者の前記聴覚フィルタのうちの帯域幅の最も広い前記帯域通過フィルタの特性を取得する聴覚フィルタ情報取得部と、
前記聴覚フィルタ情報取得部によって取得された特性に基づいて前記パラメータを生成し、前記パラメータを前記補聴信号処理部に与えるパラメータ設定部とを備え
前記補聴処理装置は、
音声の入力を受け付ける音声入力部と、
前記音声入力部に入力された音声を入力信号とし、前記パラメータ設定部から取得したパラメータに基づいて前記補聴信号処理を実行することによって、前記入力信号から周波数特性の互いに異なる第1及び第2の出力信号を生成する補聴信号処理部と、
前記補聴信号処理部で生成された前記第1の出力信号を、音声として受聴者の左耳に出力する第1の音声出力部と、
前記補聴信号処理部で生成された前記第2の出力信号を、音声として受聴者の右耳に出力する第2の音声出力部とを備える
補聴処理システム。 - 音声の入力を受け付ける音声入力ステップと、
前記音声入力ステップに入力された音声を入力信号とし、複数の仮想的な帯域通過フィルタで構成される受聴者の聴覚フィルタのうち、帯域幅の最も広い前記帯域通過フィルタの特性に基づいて、前記入力信号から周波数特性の互いに異なる第1及び第2の出力信号を生成する補聴信号処理ステップと、
前記補聴信号処理ステップで生成された前記第1の出力信号を、音声として受聴者の左耳に出力する第1の音声出力ステップと、
前記補聴信号処理ステップで生成された前記第2の出力信号を、音声として受聴者の右耳に出力する第2の音声出力ステップとを備える
補聴処理方法。 - 音声の入力を受け付ける音声入力ステップと、
前記音声入力ステップに入力された音声を入力信号とし、複数の仮想的な帯域通過フィルタで構成される受聴者の聴覚フィルタのうち、帯域幅の最も広い前記帯域通過フィルタの特性に基づいて、前記入力信号から周波数特性の互いに異なる第1及び第2の出力信号を生成する補聴信号処理ステップと、
前記補聴信号処理ステップで生成された前記第1の出力信号を、音声として受聴者の左耳に出力する第1の音声出力ステップと、
前記補聴信号処理ステップで生成された前記第2の出力信号を、音声として受聴者の右耳に出力する第2の音声出力ステップとを
コンピュータに実行させるプログラム。 - 音声の入力を受け付ける音声入力部と、
前記音声入力部に入力された音声を入力信号とし、複数の仮想的な帯域通過フィルタで構成される受聴者の聴覚フィルタのうち、帯域幅の最も広い前記帯域通過フィルタの特性に基づいて、前記入力信号から周波数特性の互いに異なる第1及び第2の出力信号を生成する補聴信号処理部と、
前記補聴信号処理部で生成された前記第1の出力信号を、音声として受聴者の左耳に出力する第1の音声出力部と、
前記補聴信号処理部で生成された前記第2の出力信号を、音声として受聴者の右耳に出力する第2の音声出力部とを備える
集積回路。
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