Method for operating a hearing device, and hearing device
AssigneeSivantos Pte. Ltd.
InventorsUmut Goekay, Frank Naumann, Henning Puder
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Abstract
A method operates a hearing device in present surroundings such that noise cancellation of the hearing device is activated, so that ambient sounds are reduced for a user of the hearing device. A desired value for the voice volume of the user is determined for the present surroundings. An actual value for the voice volume of the user is measured. If the actual value is lower than the desired value, the hearing device takes a measure to prompt the user to speak more loudly. Additionally, a hearing device is configured to implement the method.
Claims13
A method for operating a hearing device in present surroundings, which comprises the steps of:
- classifying the present surroundings by means of a classifier and the present surroundings are assigned to a class;
- activating noise cancellation of the hearing device so that ambient sounds are reduced for a user of the hearing device;
- determining a desired value for a voice volume of the user for the present surroundings on a basis of the class;
- and
- measuring an actual value for the voice volume of the user using a microphone, and if the actual value is lower than the desired value, the hearing device takes a measure to prompt the user to speak more loudly.
A hearing device, comprising:
- a controller for performing a method for operating the hearing device in present surroundings, said controller configured to:
- classify the present surroundings by means of a classifier and the present surroundings are assigned to a class;
- activate noise cancellation of the hearing device so that ambient sounds are reduced for a user of the hearing device;
- determine a desired value for a voice volume of the user for the present surroundings on a basis of the class;
- and
- measure an actual value for the voice volume of the user using a microphone, and if the actual value is lower than the desired value, the hearing device takes a measure to prompt the user to speak more loudly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.