System and methods of subject classification based on assessed hearing capabilities
AssigneeUniversity of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
InventorsBonny Banerjee, Lee Stanley Krause, Alice Holmes, Rahul Shrivastav
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Abstract
A method of assessing hearing characteristics of a subject is provided. The method includes determining a hearing capability of the subject based on responses of the subject to a series of sounds presented to the subject. Each sound corresponds to a presence, absence or irrelevance of a predetermined plurality of features. The method further includes assigning the subject to one of a predetermined plurality of classes based upon the responses of the subject, each of the plurality of classes being derived from hearing tests performed on a plurality of other subjects.
Claims23
A computer implemented method of assessing hearing characteristics of a person, the method comprising:
- providing, by a processor, a series of sounds to an interface configured to present the series of sounds to a person, wherein different sounds in the series of sounds corresponding to at least one of a presence, absence or irrelevance of a predetermined plurality of consonant features, wherein the predetermined plurality of consonant features comprises at least a Nasal feature, a Compact feature, and a Grave feature;
- determining, by the processor, a hearing capability of the person based on responses of the person to the series of sounds;
- and
- assigning, by the processor, the person to one of a predetermined plurality of classes based upon the responses of the person, each of the plurality of classes describing errors made primarily with respect to the Nasal, Compact, and Grave consonant features.
A system for tuning a hearing-enhancement device, the system comprising:
- an interface for rendering a series of sounds to a person and for receiving from the person a response to each of the sounds rendered, different sounds of the series of sounds correspond to one or more features belonging to a predetermined plurality of consonant features, wherein the plurality of consonant features comprises at last a Nasal feature, a Compact feature, and a Grave feature;
- and
- a processing unit communicatively linked to said interface, the processing unit configured to:
- determine a hearing capability of the person based on the received responses of the person to the series of sounds rendered,
- assign the person to one of a predetermined plurality of classes based upon received responses, each of the plurality of classes describing errors made by the person primarily with respect to the Nasal, Compact, and Grave consonant features, and
- set one or more parameters of the hearing-enhancement device based on the class to which the person is assigned.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium in which computer-readable instructions are embedded, the computer-readable instructions, when executed by a processing unit, cause the processing unit to perform a method comprising:
- providing, a series of sounds to an interface configured to present the series of sounds to a person, wherein different sounds in the series of sounds correspond to at least one of a presence, absence or irrelevance of a predetermined plurality of consonant features, wherein the predetermined plurality of consonant features comprises at least a Nasal feature, a Compact feature, and a Grave feature;
- determining a hearing capability of the person based on responses of the person to the series of sounds;
- and
- assigning the person to one of a predetermined plurality of classes based on the person's responses, each of the plurality of classes describing errors made by the person primarily with respect to the Nasal, Compact, and Grave consonant features.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.