Hearing aid system with an aligned auditory perception
AssigneeOticon Medical A/S
InventorsSøren K. Riis, Klaus L. Svendsen
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Abstract
According to an embodiment, a hearing aid system is disclosed. The system includes a first auditory unit and a second auditory unit, where each unit is configured to be worn by a user. The first auditory unit provides a first auditory perception to the user and utilizes a first working principle. The second auditory unit provides a second auditory perception to the user and utilizes a second working principle. The first auditory unit and/or the second auditory unit are configured to process a related parameter value, received from the user, for a parameter. The processing of the related parameter value results in obtaining an aligned auditory perception between the first auditory perception and the second auditory perception.
Claims15
A hearing aid system comprising:
- a first auditory unit configured to be worn by a user and providing a first auditory perception to the user, the first auditory unit utilizing a first working principle;
- a second auditory unit configured to be worn by the user and providing a second auditory perception to the user, the second auditory unit utilizing a second working principle, wherein
- the first auditory unit and/or the second auditory unit are configured to process a related parameter value for a parameter, received from the user, such that an aligned auditory perception between the first auditory perception and the second auditory perception is obtained,
- the related parameter value defines
- a relative adjustment between a first parameter value associated with the first auditory perception and a second parameter value associated with the second auditory perception;
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- an adjustment of the parameter value of the auditory unit associated with the parameter where the parameter is only associated with one of the auditory units, and
- the first working principle and the second working principle are selected from a group consisting of electrical stimulation, mechanical stimulation, acoustic stimulation, optical stimulation, and a combination thereof.
A method for operating a hearing aid system, the method comprising:
- receiving a related parameter value for a parameter at a first auditory unit and/or a second auditory unit, the first auditory unit utilizing a first working principle, the second auditory unit utilizing a second working principle;
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- processing the received related parameter value at the first auditory unit and/or the second auditory unit such that an aligned auditory perception between a first auditory perception produced by the first auditory unit and a second auditory perception produced by the second auditory unit is obtained, wherein
- the related parameter value defines a relative adjustment between a first parameter value associated with the first auditory perception and a second parameter value associated with the second auditory perception or an adjustment of the parameter value of the auditory unit associated with the parameter where the parameter is only associated with one of the auditory units, and
- the first working principle and the second working principle are selected from a group consisting of electrical stimulation, mechanical stimulation, acoustic stimulation, optical stimulation, and a combination thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.