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US 2016/0080878 A1Published application
Control techniques based on own voice related phenomena
AssigneeCochlear Limited
InventorsMartin Evert Gustaf HILLBRATT, Tobias GOOD, Zachary Mark SMITH
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Abstract
A device, including an actuator configured to evoke a hearing percept via actuation thereof, wherein the device is configured to make a detection of at least one phenomenon related to the actuator that is indicative of a recipient of the device speaking and control circuitry, wherein the control circuitry is configured to control an operation of the device based on the detection.
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A device, comprising:
- an actuator configured to evoke a hearing percept via actuation thereof, wherein the device is configured to make a detection of at least one phenomenon related to the actuator that is indicative of a recipient of the device speaking;
- and
- control circuitry, wherein the control circuitry is configured to control an operation of the device based on the detection.
A method, comprising:
- receiving body tissue conducted vibrations originating from an own-voice speaking event of a recipient with an electro-mechanical component;
- comparing first data based on a signal of a system including the electro-mechanical component influenced by the received body tissue conducted vibrations with second data influenced by an own-voice speaking event;
- and
- controlling a device based on the comparison.
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A method executed with a hearing prosthesis, comprising:
- evoking a first hearing percept utilizing an implanted actuator;
- utilizing the actuator as a microphone;
- and
- making a determination that an own-voice event has occurred based on the action of utilizing the actuator as a microphone.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.