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US 11,688,387 B2Granted
Hearing apparatus and related methods for evaluation of speech exposure
AssigneeGN Hearing A/S
InventorAstrid Haastrup
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Abstract
A hearing apparatus includes: a receiving unit configured to obtain a first speech signal; a processor configured to provide of an electrical output signal based on the first speech signal; and a receiver for providing an audio output signal based on the electrical output signal; wherein the hearing apparatus is configured to determine a first word count of the first speech signal, and update a total word count based on the first word count.
Claims24
A hearing apparatus comprising:
- a receiving unit configured to obtain a first speech signal;
- a processor configured to provide an electrical output signal based on the first speech signal;
- and
- a receiver for providing an audio output signal based on the electrical output signal;
- wherein the hearing apparatus is configured to determine a first word count of the first speech signal;
- and
- wherein the receiving unit comprises a microphone module, wherein the hearing apparatus is configured to determine a first direction of arrival of the first speech signal, and wherein the hearing apparatus is configured to update a total word count based on the first direction of arrival.
4 more elements
A hearing apparatus comprising:
- a receiving unit configured to obtain a first speech signal;
- a processor configured to provide an electrical output signal based on the first speech signal;
- and
- a receiver for providing an audio output signal based on the electrical output signal;
- wherein the hearing apparatus is configured to determine a claim first word count of the first speech signal based on the first speech signal obtained by the receiving unit of the hearing apparatus;
- and
- wherein the hearing apparatus is configured to determine a first intelligibility parameter of the first speech signal, and wherein the hearing apparatus is configured to determine the first word count of the first speech signal based on the first intelligibility satisfying an intelligibility criterion.
4 more elements
A hearing apparatus comprising:
- a receiving unit configured to obtain a first speech signal;
- a processor configured to provide an electrical output signal based on the first speech signal;
- and
- a receiver for providing an audio output signal based on the electrical output signal;
- wherein the hearing apparatus is configured to determine a first word count of the first speech signal;
- and
- wherein the hearing apparatus is configured to determine a position of the hearing apparatus, and cease determining the first word count of the first speech signal if the position of the hearing apparatus is not indicative of a position at an ear of a user of the hearing apparatus.
4 more elements
A method performed by a hearing apparatus, comprising:
- obtaining a first speech signal;
- determining a first word count of the first speech signal;
- updating a total word count based on the first word count;
- providing an electrical output signal based on the first speech signal;
- and
- converting the electrical output signal to an audio output signal;
- wherein the act of obtaining the first speech signal is performed by a microphone module of the hearing apparatus, and wherein the method comprises determining a first direction of arrival of the first speech signal, and wherein the act of updating the total word count is performed based on the first direction of arrival.
4 more elements
A method performed by a hearing apparatus, comprising:
- obtaining a first speech signal;
- determining a first word count of the first speech signal;
- providing an electrical output signal based on the first speech signal obtained by the hearing apparatus;
- and
- converting the electrical output signal to an audio output signal;
- wherein the method further comprises determining a first intelligibility parameter of the first speech signal, wherein the act of determining the first word count of the first speech signal is performed based on the first intelligibility satisfying an intelligibility criterion.
3 more elements
A method performed by a hearing apparatus, comprising:
- obtaining a first speech signal;
- determining a first word count of the first speech signal;
- updating a total word count based on the first word count;
- providing an electrical output signal based on the first speech signal;
- converting the electrical output signal to an audio output signal;
- determining a position of the hearing apparatus;
- and
- disabling the act of determining the first word count of the first speech signal if the position of the hearing apparatus is not indicative of a position at an ear of a user of the hearing apparatus.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.