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US 10,652,672 B2Granted
Hearing assistance system with own voice detection
AssigneeStarkey Laboratories, Inc.
InventorIvo Merks
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AssigneeStarkey Laboratories, Inc.
InventorIvo Merks
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A hearing assistance system includes a pair of left and right hearing assistance devices to be worn by a wearer and uses both of the left and right hearing assistance devices to detect the voice of the wearer. The left and right hearing assistance devices each include first and second microphones at different locations. Various embodiments detect the voice of the wearer using signals produced by the first and second microphones of the left hearing assistance device and the first and second microphones of the right hearing assistance device. Various embodiments use outcome of detection of the voice of the wearer performed by the left hearing assistance device and the outcome of detection of the voice of the wearer performed the right hearing assistance device to determine whether to declare a detection of the voice of the wearer.
A system configured to detect a voice of a person based on a left sound detected using first and second left microphones positioned about a left ear of the person and a right sound detected using first and second right microphones positioned about a right ear of the person, the system comprising:
A method for processing a left sound detected using first and second left microphones positioned about a left ear of a person and a right sound detected using first and second right microphones positioned about a right ear of the person, the method comprising:
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