Method to operate a hearing device and arrangement with a hearing device
AssigneePhonak AG
InventorPeter Drtina
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Abstract
A hearing device has a transfer function adjustable by a set of parameters. The hearing device can have two microphones, a processing unit, and a speaker unit. A direction identification unit is operationally connected to the processing unit. Communication between a user of the hearing device and at least one reference person is ensured for changing positions of the user and/or the reference person. The transfer function is adjusted as a function of at least one current reference person direction by changing the set of parameters. The reference person direction encloses an angle with a reference plane of the user.
Claims16
A method of operating a hearing device, comprising the steps of:
- providing the hearing device, wherein the hearing device includes a first microphone, a second microphone, and an adjustable transfer function having at least one adjustable parameter;
- receiving, by at least one of the first microphone and the second microphone, a spoken word from a reference person;
- determining an identity of the reference person based on the spoken word;
- determining a direction of the reference person;
- and
- adjusting the parameter based on the direction and the identity of the reference person.
A method of operating a hearing device, comprising the steps of:
- providing the hearing device, wherein the hearing device includes a first microphone, a second microphone, and an adjustable transfer function having at least one adjustable parameter;
- receiving, by at least one of the first microphone and the second microphone, a spoken word from a reference person;
- determining whether the reference person matches a known identity based on the spoken word;
- determining a direction of the reference person;
- and
- adjusting the parameter based on the direction when the reference person matches the known identity.
A hearing device, comprising:
- a first microphone;
- a second microphone;
- a speaker;
- a direction identification unit that identifies a direction of a reference person;
- and
- a processing unit that determines an identity of the reference person based on a spoken word from the reference person, and changes a directional characteristic of the hearing device based on the identity of the reference person and the identified direction of the reference person.
A hearing device, comprising:
- a first microphone;
- a second microphone;
- a speaker;
- a direction identification unit that identifies a direction of a reference person;
- and
- a processing unit that determines whether the reference person matches a known identity based on a spoken word from the reference person, and changes a directional characteristic of the hearing device based on the identified direction when the reference person matches the known identity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.