Binaural hearing device and method for controlling a hearing device system
AssigneePhonak AG
InventorHans-Ueli Roeck
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Abstract
A binaural hearing device system comprises a reception device (1) for one ear with at least two input acoustical/electrical converters (3a, 3b). Via a communication link (5) a signal (A1) which depends on both input converter's output signals is transmitted to a second device (7) for the other ear which comprises at least an output electrical/mechanical converter.
Claims33
A binaural hearing device system comprising a first device for one ear of an individual, a second device for the other ear, a data communication link between said first and said second devices, said first device comprising at least a reception unit with at least two input acoustical/electrical converters and a signal processing unit, the inputs thereof being operationally connected to the electrical outputs of said at least two converters and generating at an output a signal dependent on signals at both said inputs, said communication link being provided at the output side of said processing unit and transmitting signals dependent upon said output signal of said processing unit said second device comprising at least a output electrical/mechanical converter.
A method for controlling a hearing device system, comprising at least a reception unit at a first device for one ear having at least two input acoustical/electrical converters and at least an output electrical/mechanical converter at a second device for the other ear and a communication link between said first and said second devices, comprising the steps of generating in dependency of output signals of said at least two input converters a combined signal and transmitting said combined signal via said communication link.
A method for producing a drive signal for an electrical/mechanical output converter of a binaural hearing device comprising the steps of acoustical/electrical converting impinging acoustical signals at at least two input converters of a device to be applied adjacent or in individual's one ear, transmitting a signal dependent from both said convertings via a link to a further device to be applied adjacent or in individual's other ear and generating said drive signal in dependency of said transmitted signal.
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