CA2385812C - A method for controlling the directionality of the sound receiving characteristic of a hearing aid and a hearing aid for carrying out the method - Google Patents

A method for controlling the directionality of the sound receiving characteristic of a hearing aid and a hearing aid for carrying out the method Download PDF

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CA2385812C
CA2385812C CA002385812A CA2385812A CA2385812C CA 2385812 C CA2385812 C CA 2385812C CA 002385812 A CA002385812 A CA 002385812A CA 2385812 A CA2385812 A CA 2385812A CA 2385812 C CA2385812 C CA 2385812C
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/40—Arrangements for obtaining a desired directivity characteristic
    • H04R25/407—Circuits for combining signals of a plurality of transducers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/40—Arrangements for obtaining a desired directivity characteristic
    • H04R25/405—Arrangements for obtaining a desired directivity characteristic by combining a plurality of transducers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2225/00—Details of deaf aids covered by H04R25/00, not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2225/41—Detection or adaptation of hearing aid parameters or programs to listening situation, e.g. pub, forest

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CA002385812A 1999-06-24 2000-06-23 A method for controlling the directionality of the sound receiving characteristic of a hearing aid and a hearing aid for carrying out the method Expired - Fee Related CA2385812C (en)

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CA002479675A CA2479675C (en) 1999-06-24 2000-06-23 Directional controller for a hearing aid

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EPPCT/EP99/04375 1999-06-24
PCT/EP1999/004375 WO2001001732A1 (en) 1999-06-24 1999-06-24 Hearing aid with controllable directional characteristics
PCT/DK2000/000339 WO2001001731A1 (en) 1999-06-24 2000-06-23 A method for controlling the directionality of the sound receiving characteristic of a hearing aid and a hearing aid for carrying out the method

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AT (1) ATE248496T1 (de)
AU (2) AU4776999A (de)
CA (2) CA2479675C (de)
DE (1) DE60004863T2 (de)
DK (1) DK1203508T3 (de)
WO (2) WO2001001732A1 (de)

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JP2003503924A (ja) 2003-01-28
ATE248496T1 (de) 2003-09-15
JP3914768B2 (ja) 2007-05-16
AU766876B2 (en) 2003-10-23
WO2001001732A1 (en) 2001-01-04
DE60004863D1 (de) 2003-10-02
AU4776999A (en) 2001-01-31
CA2385812A1 (en) 2001-01-04
WO2001001731A1 (en) 2001-01-04
CA2479675A1 (en) 2001-01-04
DK1203508T3 (da) 2003-09-22
AU5391600A (en) 2001-01-31
CA2479675C (en) 2006-06-06

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