IP Library Granted Patent US 7,266,043
Granted Patent B2
US 7,266,043 · App. 10/998,502 · Granted Sep 4, 2007

Method for directional location and locating system

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Patent No.
US 7,266,043
App. No.
10/998,502
Granted
Sep 4, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

In order to locate electromagnetic or acoustic signal sources of a sensor configuration ( 1 a through 1 c ) fitted with at least two electric outputs; where the incidence-dependent transfer functions between the acoustic signals incident on the input(s) of the sensor configuration ( 1 a through 1 c ) and the electric output signals are different, the ratio ( 7 X through 7 XX ) of the output signal is formed and the result then is correlated with the previously determined ratio function ( 11 ).

Claims (12)

1. A method for controlling the directional characteristic of a hearing device comprising the steps of:

detecting directional orientation of distinct acoustical sources with respect to the hearing aid;

analyzing in dependency of said directional orientation said sources to obtain a function depending on a statistical distribution of a characteristic of said sources and introducing an increased attenuation for acoustical signals received from a source which satisfies a criterion according to said function.

2. A method for controlling the transfer characteristic between acoustical signals impinging upon a hearing device and mechanical signals transmitted to an individual's ear comprising the steps of:

detecting directional orientation of distinct acoustical sources with respect to the hearing aid;

analyzing in dependency of said directional orientation said sources to obtain a function depending on a statistical distribution of a characteristic of said sources and introducing an increased attenuation for acoustical signals received from a source which satisfies a criterion according to said function.

3. A method for controlling the transfer characteristic between acoustical signals impinging upon a hearing device and mechanical signals transmitted to an individual's ear comprising the steps of:

detecting directional orientation of distinct acoustical sources with respect to the hearing aid, forming a histogram of said directional orientations of said sources and introducing an increased attenuation for acoustical signals received from a source which satisfies a predetermined criterion with respect to directional orientation in said histogram.

4. A method for controlling the transfer characteristic between acoustical signals impinging upon a hearing device and mechanical signals transmitted to an individual's ear comprising the steps of:

detecting directional orientations of distinct acoustical sources with respect to the hearing device;

analyzing said directional orientations of said sources to obtain a function depending on a statistical frequency distribution of said directional orientations; and

introducing an adjusted transfer characteristic for acoustical signals received from a source which satisfies a criterion according to said function.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 24, 2015
From: PHONAK AG
To: SONOVA AG
Reel/Frame 036674/0492 →