Systems and methods for non-obtrusive adjustment of auditory prostheses

1. A system comprising:

at least one processor; and

a computer-storage medium encoding computer executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:

receive audio input;

analyze the audio input to form an analysis of a conversation;

determine that a speaker in the conversation is a recipient of an auditory prosthesis;

determine an auditory prosthesis setting adjustment based on the analysis and the speaker being the recipient; and

apply the auditory prosthesis setting adjustment.

2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first sensor,

wherein the computer executable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the at least one processor to:

obtain a first sensor output from the first sensor; and

wherein determining that the speaker is the recipient is based on the first sensor output.

3. The system of claim 2 ,

wherein the first sensor is a subcutaneous microphone;

wherein the first sensor output includes vibration data; and

wherein determining that the speaker is the recipient is based on the vibration data having an amplitude greater than a threshold.

4. The system of claim 2 ,

wherein the first sensor is a first microphone of multiple microphones;

wherein the computer executable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the at least one processor to:

determine a direction of origination based on the first sensor output; and

wherein determining that the speaker is the recipient is based on the direction of origination corresponding to a position of a mouth of the recipient.

5. The system of claim 2 , further comprising:

a second sensor,

wherein the computer executable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the at least one processor to:

obtain second sensor output from the second sensor; and

wherein determining the auditory prosthesis setting adjustment is based on the second sensor output.

6. The system of claim 1 , further comprising the auditory prosthesis.

7. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

an ancillary device,

wherein analyzing the audio input to form the analysis of the conversation is based on a speech recognition output from the ancillary device.

8. A method comprising, with an auditory control system affiliated with an auditory prosthesis having a recipient:

analyzing a conversation between at least two parties to form an analysis;

determining an identity of a speaker in the conversation as the recipient of the auditory prosthesis;

determining an auditory prosthesis setting adjustment based on the analysis and the identity; and

applying the auditory prosthesis setting adjustment to the auditory prosthesis.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

detecting vibrations,

wherein determining the identity is based on the vibrations having an amplitude that exceeds a threshold.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

determining a direction of origination of an expression in the conversation,

wherein determining the identity of the speaker is based on the direction of origination.

11. The method of claim 10 ,

wherein determining the identity of the speaker is based on the direction of origination corresponding to a position of a mouth of the recipient.

12. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

determining a volume of speech in the conversation, wherein determining the identity of the speaker is based on the volume of speech.

13. The method of claim 8 ,

wherein determining the identity of the speaker is based on a tone of voice in the conversation; and

wherein determining the identity of the speaker is performed by a device trained to recognize the recipient's voice.

14. The method of claim 8 , wherein the auditory prosthesis setting adjustment is selected from a hierarchy of setting adjustments.

15. The method of claim 8 , wherein analyzing the conversation between the at least two parties to form the analysis includes:

determining that a second person in the conversation repeated something that was said earlier in the conversation.

16. A method comprising, with an auditory control system affiliated with an auditory prosthesis having a recipient:

monitoring a conversation of the recipient;

classifying first dialog in the conversation as being a recipient contribution;

evaluating the recipient contribution to identify an indicator of inadequate audio stimulation; and

responsive to identifying the indicator of inadequate audio stimulation, adjusting a sound processing setting of the auditory prosthesis.

17. The method of claim 16 ,

wherein classifying the first dialog in the conversation as being the recipient contribution includes:

determining a direction of origination of an expression; and

classifying the first dialog as the recipient contribution responsive to the direction of origination corresponding to a position of a mouth of the recipient.

18. The method of claim 16 ,

wherein classifying the first dialog as being the recipient contribution includes:

detecting vibrations; and

classifying the first dialog as the recipient contribution responsive to the vibrations having an amplitude that exceeds a threshold.

19. The method of claim 16 ,

wherein classifying the first dialog as being the recipient contribution includes:

determining a volume of the first dialog; and

classifying the first dialog as the recipient contribution based on the volume.

20. The method of claim 16 , further comprising:

classifying a second dialog in the conversation as being a non-recipient contribution; and

discarding the second dialog responsive to classifying the second dialog as being the non-recipient contribution.