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EP1133897B1
EP1133897B1 EP98954101A EP98954101A EP1133897B1 EP 1133897 B1 EP1133897 B1 EP 1133897B1 EP 98954101 A EP98954101 A EP 98954101A EP 98954101 A EP98954101 A EP 98954101A EP 1133897 B1 EP1133897 B1 EP 1133897B1
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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
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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
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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
    • H04R25/65—Housing parts, e.g. shells, tips or moulds, or their manufacture
    • H04R25/658—Manufacture of housing parts
    • 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
    • H04R25/70—Adaptation of deaf aid to hearing loss, e.g. initial electronic fitting
    • 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
    • H04R25/50—Customised settings for obtaining desired overall acoustical characteristics
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  • the present invention relates to a hearing aid according to the preamble of claim 1 and to a method for producing a hearing aid according to the preamble of claim 9.
  • Hearing aids are extremely complex systems. In order to meet the respective needs of consumers, it is necessary to provide a large number of different hardware configuration variants. This results in a highly cost-effective variety for both manufacturing and distribution and hearing aid fitting, e.g. In manufacturing a large number of different device configurations created, must be labeled and controlled accordingly, in sales a corresponding storage is required and in the device customization, each to the individual needs of the customer, depending on the existing device configuration, other approaches must be selected.
  • the peripheral units is provided with an identification unit whose output is operatively connected to the input of a comparison unit.
  • an identification capabilities storage unit operatively connected.
  • the comparison unit acts on the output side on a configuration memory unit.
  • peripheral units Because at least a part, preferably all the peripheral units identify themselves, and the comparison unit corresponding to the reported identifications from the peripheral units, after comparing with several possibilities, peripheral units the following hardware configuration is saved, the following significant advantages are achieved:
  • the hearing instrument identifies itself by determining via the comparison unit what its configuration is with respect to peripheral units.
  • Self-identification without the need for labeling, such as on the packaging avoids the possibility of error in production controls, in the distribution and adaptation of hearing aids, by excluding the possibility of testing an existing hearing aid on the basis of a supposedly different configuration of peripheral units. to deliver or adapt.
  • the output of the comparison unit is operatively connected to an operation selection input at the signal processing unit.
  • the operative connection between peripheral units and the central signal processing unit is established via a bus and via interface units.
  • the central digital signal processing unit is connected in hardware to the respectively provided peripheral units have to be.
  • the more options that are provided for the peripheral unit the more ports must be provided for the central signal processing unit. This number dominates more and more the necessary chip area for the mentioned signal processing unit, which is extremely disadvantageous especially in the miniaturization aimed at in the hearing device sector. Due to the fact that the mentioned active connection takes place via a bus and interfaces, a minimal number of provided hardware connections can be provided, which are utilized depending on the detected hardware configuration and the signals applied thereto are recognized and interpreted configuration-specific by the signal processing unit.
  • peripheral units can be used, inter alia, microphones, etc. generally sensors, speakers, etc., generally actuators, more transceivers, ie wireless transmitter and / or receiver, manual selector units, volume control (potentiometer), read-only memory, for example with Processing parameters for the signal processing unit, read / write memory eg for processing logging etc.
  • peripheral units are largely integrated into audio signal components, e.g. Sensors, actuators, amplifiers, filters, etc. on the one hand control components e.g. Transceivers, selectors, memory, etc., subdivide.
  • audio signal components e.g. Sensors, actuators, amplifiers, filters, etc.
  • control components e.g. Transceivers, selectors, memory, etc., subdivide.
  • a first bus is now used with first interface units for the former, a second with second interface units for the latter.
  • the first interface units are, more preferably, constructed on the basis of at least three-wire interface units, the second on the basis of at least two-wire interface units.
  • I 2 S as Three-wire interface units
  • I 2 C as two-wire interface units, both offered by the company Philips.
  • connection between signal processing unit / bus / peripheral units can also be effected via other interface units, e.g. via AES-3 audio engineering society interface units and / or Motorola SPI interface units.
  • the actual configuration also determines which signals are transmitted to the central signal processing unit and thus which control parameters. If the identification of the peripheral units is automatically carried out on the hearing aid according to the invention, the possibility also exists of automatically activating from a plurality of possible signal processing configurations that corresponding to the prevailing configuration with peripheral units, or e.g. externally implement, e.g. via a transceiver, i. wireless. This eliminates the problem that signal processing processes are implemented on a hearing aid that do not correspond to the present configuration with peripheral units.
  • the hearing aid according to the invention has an output which is operatively connected to the configuration memory unit on the hearing aid. This creates the possibility, when the hearing device is connected to a computer-aided adaptation device, that the hearing device with its present configuration logs on to this device and identifies it so that errors in the adaptation due to incorrect assumptions with regard to the hearing device configuration are ruled out. Also this communication can be wireless, in that the mentioned output is formed by a transceiver.
  • a hearing aid comprises a central digital signal processing unit 1 with signal inputs E and signal outputs A.
  • Peripheral units 3 E and 3 A are operatively connected to the signal inputs E and the signal outputs A.
  • the peripheral units 3 E may be, for example, sensors, eg microphones, general acoustic / electrical converters, or control components, eg a remote control with transceiver, program changeover units, a volume setting unit, etc.
  • the peripheral unit 3A may be in particular act as actuators such as one or more electrical / mechanical or electrical / electrical output transducer units.
  • At least one peripheral unit 3 E is provided on the input side and at least one 3 A on the output side of the signal processing unit 1.
  • the output of the peripheral units 3 E signals digital and / or analog inputs with downstream analog / digital converters (not shown) are provided on the central signal processing unit.
  • the output side of the unit 1 depending on the processed by the peripheral units 3 A signals, digital outputs and / or analog outputs, with upstream digital / analog converters, provided.
  • Each of the at least two provided peripheral units 3 has an identification memory 5.
  • the information stored in the identification memories 5 is particularly specific to the type of peripheral unit under consideration, e.g. for microphone type, remote control type etc.
  • an identification cycle is triggered.
  • the cycle unit 7 for example, sequentially, all provided identification memory 5 is read out, possibly found that no units are connected to the empty terminals 5 r .
  • the memory contents of the identification memory 5 a comparison unit 9 are supplied.
  • a read-only memory unit 11 all possible for the intended signal processing unit 1 peripheral units with their associated identification marks are noted.
  • an identification mark which is stored in an identification memory 5 1 of the signal processing unit 1, unit 7 and comparison unit 9, with the content on Read-only memory 11 is stored in its own identification memory 5 11 and identifies this memory or its content.
  • the comparison unit 9 it is ascertained at the comparison unit 9 from the notes in the identification memories 5 which of the types or types of peripheral units 3 pre-stored in the read-only memory 11 are present in the present device configuration and which are not. If a signal processing unit 1 of the type X and peripheral units of the types M and N are provided, the comparator unit in a hearing aid configuration memory 15, the device configuration with X, M, N stored on the output side, and, as shown on the read-only memory 11, also more peripheral Units of the type A, B, etc. would be compatible with the intended signal processing unit 1 of the type X.
  • the configuration memory 15 acts on the signal processing unit 1.
  • a specific processing mode on the signal processing unit 1 is activated, corresponding to S MN or allows. If the processing mode has not yet been loaded into the signal processing unit 1 by software, then due to the recognized configuration in the configuration memory 15 Loading edit modes in the form of software locked that does not match the intended device hardware configuration. If, as schematically illustrated in FIG.
  • a transceiver 30 is provided, via which, wirelessly, the signal processing unit 1 is implemented with the desired processing program, then, as shown schematically at the switching unit 17a, an implementation via transceiver 30 is then prevented if the implementation attempt is for a processing that does not conform to the configuration X, M, N.
  • the output of the configuration memory unit 15 is preferably routed to an output HG A of the hearing aid.
  • this output is routed to the PC-based adapter unit 19, whereby the hearing aid is identified in its individual configuration at the adapter unit 19.
  • the described output HG A can be realized at the transceiver (HG A ).
  • Providing a transceiver 30 is basically for binaural signal processing, highly advantageous, indeed mandatory.
  • the two signal processing units 1 provided can communicate with one another, or, preferably, the binaural signal processing can be carried out on a common unit 1.
  • the communication between the central, digital signal processing unit 1 and peripheral units 3, further with the read-only memory 11, eg an EEPROM, and, for the device adaptation, with an external adapter, is basically realized via a bus arrangement 21 as well as via interfaces to the mentioned units.
  • interface unit (not shown)
  • standard interfaces are used, preferably simple interface units, in particular only with two- or three-signal lines such as, for example, and preferably I 2 c, I 2 s interfaces, as currently distributed by Philips, or AES-3 interfaces ( Audio Engineering Society) or SPI interfaces (Motorola).
  • the central signal processing unit 1 comprises a signal processing part 1 a and a controller part 1 b , which controls the configuration identification via bus arrangement 21 and monitors.
  • FIG. 3 shows a preferred embodiment of the principle explained with reference to FIG.
  • the peripheral units are basically divided into audio signal units or components 3 AU and control units or control components 3 S , and depending on the present type as audio signal components or control components in pure culture or in this regard treated in hybrid constellation.
  • Audio components 3 AU are connected via a first bus 21 AU and (not shown) corresponding interface units with the signal processing part 1a of the signal processing unit 1, while control components 3 S are connected via a second bus 21 S to the controller part 1 b of the signal processing unit 1, again via corresponding interfaces.
  • differently specified interface units are preferably used as for the connection between control components 3 s , bus 21 s , and controller 1b.
  • three-wire interface units are preferably used, preferably based on I 2 S interface units of the aforementioned type.
  • two-wire interface units are preferably used, particularly preferably based on I 2 C interface units of the aforementioned type.
  • Hybrid peripheral units that are involved in the audio signal processing and are controlled and vice versa, as shown in dashed lines, in each case also connected to the corresponding preferred audio connection interfaces or control connection interfaces with the second of the intended buses.
  • an actual “plug and play” modular system for hearing aids is provided, which allows to reduce the manufacturing costs massively, to minimize the connection configuration at the central signal processing unit and in particular to eliminate as far as possible incorrect packaging, misconfiguration, mismatches, etc. due to human carelessness.

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The invention relates to a hearing aid with a central signal processing unit (1). Said central signal processing unit (1) interacts with peripheral units (3E, 3A) on the input and output side. Said peripheral units each have an identification unit (5) whose output interacts with the input of a comparing unit (9). The comparing unit (9) in turn interacts with identification-possibility memory units (11), and acts on a configuration storage unit (15) on the output side. In this way, the hearing aid configuration can identify itself using the peripheral units.

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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft ein Hörgerät nach dem Oberbegriff von Anspruch 1 sowie ein Verfahren zur Herstellung eines Hörgerätes nach dem Oberbegriff von Anspruch 9.The present invention relates to a hearing aid according to the preamble of claim 1 and to a method for producing a hearing aid according to the preamble of claim 9.

Hörgeräte sind äusserst komplexe Systeme. Um den jeweiligen Bedürfnissen der Verbraucher gerecht zu werden, ist es notwendig, eine grosse Zahl verschiedener Hardware-Konfigurations-Varianten bereitzustellen. Dies ergibt sowohl für die Fertigung wie auch für den Vertrieb und die Hörgeräteanpassung eine äusserst kostenwirksame Vielfalt, indem z.B. in der Fertigung eine Grosszahl unterschiedlicher Gerätekonfigurationen erstellt, entsprechend bezeichnet und kontrolliert werden muss, im Vertrieb eine entsprechende Lagerhaltung erforderlich ist und bei der Geräteanpassung, jeweils an die individuellen Bedürfnisse des Abnehmers, je nach vorliegender Gerätekonfiguration, andere Vorgehensweisen gewählt werden müssen.Hearing aids are extremely complex systems. In order to meet the respective needs of consumers, it is necessary to provide a large number of different hardware configuration variants. This results in a highly cost-effective variety for both manufacturing and distribution and hearing aid fitting, e.g. In manufacturing a large number of different device configurations created, must be labeled and controlled accordingly, in sales a corresponding storage is required and in the device customization, each to the individual needs of the customer, depending on the existing device configuration, other approaches must be selected.

Ein Horgerät gemäß dem stand der Technik wird in der Patentschrift US 5 210803 A offenbart.A Horgerät according to the state of the art is in the Patent US 5 210803 A disclosed.

Es ist Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung, ausgehend von einem Hörgerät eingangs erwähnter Art, dieses Problem zu lösen. Zu diesem Zwecke wird mindestens ein Teil der peripheren Einheiten mit einer Identifikationseinheit versehen, deren Ausgang mit dem Eingang einer Vergleichseinheit wirkverbunden ist. Mit der Vergleichseinheit ist weiter, eingangsseitig, eine Identifikationsmöglichkeiten-Speichereinheit wirkverbunden. Die Vergleichseinheit wirkt ausgangsseitig auf eine Konfigurationsspeichereinheit.It is an object of the present invention, starting from a hearing aid of the kind mentioned, to solve this problem. For this purpose, at least a part of the peripheral units is provided with an identification unit whose output is operatively connected to the input of a comparison unit. With the comparison unit is further, the input side, an identification capabilities storage unit operatively connected. The comparison unit acts on the output side on a configuration memory unit.

Weil mindestens ein Teil, vorzugsweise alle peripheren Einheiten sich identifizieren, und die Vergleichseinheit entsprechend der gemeldeten Identifikationen von den Peripherieeinheiten, nach Vergleich mit mehreren Möglichkeiten, periphere Einheiten aufzuschalten, die vorliegende Hardware-Konfiguration abspeichert, werden folgende namhafte Vorteile erwirkt:Because at least a part, preferably all the peripheral units identify themselves, and the comparison unit corresponding to the reported identifications from the peripheral units, after comparing with several possibilities, peripheral units the following hardware configuration is saved, the following significant advantages are achieved:

Einmal zusammengebaut, identifiziert sich das Hörgerät selber, indem es über die Vergleichseinheit ermittelt hat, welches seine Konfiguration bezüglich peripherer Einheiten ist.Once assembled, the hearing instrument identifies itself by determining via the comparison unit what its configuration is with respect to peripheral units.

Die Eigenidentifikation ohne notwendige Beschriftung, wie beispielsweise an der Verpackung, umgeht die Fehlermöglichkeiten bei Produktionskontrollen, im Vertrieb und in der Anpassung der Hörgeräte, indem ausgeschlossen ist, ein vorliegendes Hörgerät auf der Basis einer vermeintlich anderen Konfiguration, was periphere Einheiten anbelangt, zu testen, zu liefern bzw. anzupassen.Self-identification without the need for labeling, such as on the packaging, avoids the possibility of error in production controls, in the distribution and adaptation of hearing aids, by excluding the possibility of testing an existing hearing aid on the basis of a supposedly different configuration of peripheral units. to deliver or adapt.

In einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform ist der Ausgang der Vergleichseinheit mit einem Betriebsselektionseingang an der Signalverarbeitungseinheit wirkverbunden. Damit wird ermöglicht an der Signalverarbeitungseinheit nur Verarbeitungen zuzulassen, sei es zum Betreiben an sich oder bereits zu Implementieren, die bei der tatsächlich vorliegenden System-Konstellation auch zugelassen sind. Betriebs-Programme die z.B. über einen Transceiver drahtlos implementiert werden sollen, können so auf Zulässigkeit bezüglich vorherrschender System-Konstellation geprüft werden.In a preferred embodiment, the output of the comparison unit is operatively connected to an operation selection input at the signal processing unit. This makes it possible to allow only processing at the signal processing unit, be it for operation itself or already to be implemented, which are also permitted in the system constellation actually present. Operating programs, e.g. can be implemented wirelessly via a transceiver can be checked for admissibility regarding prevailing system constellation.

In einer weiter bevorzugten Ausführungsform des erfindungsgemässen Hörgerätes wird die Wirkverbindung zwischen peripheren Einheiten und der zentralen Signalverarbeitungseinheit über einen Bus sowie über Schnittstelleneinheiten erstellt. Es ist nämlich offensichtlich, dass bei einem konventionellen Hörgerät die zentrale digitale Signalverarbeitungseinheit mit den jeweils vorgesehenen peripheren Einheiten hardwaremässig verbunden sein muss. Je mehr Optionen bezüglich peripherer Einheit vorgesehen werden, desto mehr Anschlüsse müssen für die zentrale Signalverarbeitungseinheit vorgesehen sein. Diese Anzahl dominiert mehr und mehr die notwendige Chipfläche für die erwähnte Signalverarbeitungseinheit, was gerade bei der im Hörgerätsektor angestrebten Miniaturisierung äusserst nachteilig ist. Dadurch, dass die erwähnte Wirkverbindung über einen Bus und Schnittstellen erfolgt, kann eine minimale Anzahl vorgesehener Hardwareanschlüsse vorgesehen werden, welche je nach erkannter Hardware-Konfiguration ausgenützt und die darauf anliegenden Signale konfigurationsspezifisch von der Signalverarbeitungseinheit erkannt und interpretiert werden. Als periphere Einheiten können unter anderem eingesetzt werden, Mikrophone etc. generell Sensoren, Lautsprecher etc., generell Aktuatoren, weiter Transceivers, d.h. drahtlose Sender und/oder Empfänger, manuelle Wahlschalteinheiten, Lautstärke-Steller (Potentiometer), Nur-Lese-Speicher z.B. mit Verarbeitungs-Parametern für die Signalverarbeitungseinheit, Schreib/Lesespeicher z.B. für die Verarbeitungs-Protokollierung etc.In a further preferred embodiment of the hearing aid according to the invention, the operative connection between peripheral units and the central signal processing unit is established via a bus and via interface units. It is obvious that in a conventional hearing aid, the central digital signal processing unit is connected in hardware to the respectively provided peripheral units have to be. The more options that are provided for the peripheral unit, the more ports must be provided for the central signal processing unit. This number dominates more and more the necessary chip area for the mentioned signal processing unit, which is extremely disadvantageous especially in the miniaturization aimed at in the hearing device sector. Due to the fact that the mentioned active connection takes place via a bus and interfaces, a minimal number of provided hardware connections can be provided, which are utilized depending on the detected hardware configuration and the signals applied thereto are recognized and interpreted configuration-specific by the signal processing unit. As peripheral units can be used, inter alia, microphones, etc. generally sensors, speakers, etc., generally actuators, more transceivers, ie wireless transmitter and / or receiver, manual selector units, volume control (potentiometer), read-only memory, for example with Processing parameters for the signal processing unit, read / write memory eg for processing logging etc.

Diese peripheren Einheiten lassen sich weitestgehend in Audio-Signal-Komponenten z.B. Sensoren, Aktuatoren, Verstärker, Filter, etc. einerseits Steuerungs-Komponenten z.B. Transceivers, Wahlschalter, Speicher etc., untergliedern.These peripheral units are largely integrated into audio signal components, e.g. Sensors, actuators, amplifiers, filters, etc. on the one hand control components e.g. Transceivers, selectors, memory, etc., subdivide.

Bevorzugterweise wird nun ein erster Bus mit ersten Schnittstelleneinheiten für erstere, ein zweiter mit zweiten Schnittstelleneinheiten für letztere eingesetzt. Die ersten Schnittstelleneinheiten werden, weiter bevorzugt, auf der Basis von mindestens Drei-Draht-Schnittstelleneinheiten aufgebaut, die zweiten auf der Basis von mindestens Zwei-Draht-Schnittstelleneinheiten. Hierzu eignen sich einerseits I2S als Drei-Draht-Schnittstelleneinheiten, bzw. I2C als Zwei-Draht-Schnittstelleneinheiten, beide von der Fa. Philips angeboten.Preferably, a first bus is now used with first interface units for the former, a second with second interface units for the latter. The first interface units are, more preferably, constructed on the basis of at least three-wire interface units, the second on the basis of at least two-wire interface units. For this purpose, on the one hand I 2 S as Three-wire interface units, or I 2 C as two-wire interface units, both offered by the company Philips.

Grundsätzlich kann aber die Verbindung Signalverarbeitungseinheit/Bus/periphere Einheiten auch über andere Schnittstelleneinheiten erfolgen, z.B. über AES-3 Schnittstelleneinheiten von Audio-Engineering-Society und/oder SPI Schnittstelleneinheiten von Motorola.In principle, however, the connection between signal processing unit / bus / peripheral units can also be effected via other interface units, e.g. via AES-3 audio engineering society interface units and / or Motorola SPI interface units.

Die IST-Konfiguration bestimmt auch, welche Signale der zentralen Signalverarbeitungseinheit übermittelt werden und mithin welche Steuerungsparameter. Wenn am erfindungsgemässen Hörgerät automatisch die Identifikation der peripheren Einheiten vorgenommen wird, ist auch die Möglichkeit eröffnet, aus einer Mehrzahl möglicher Signalverarbeitungskonfigurationen die der vorherrschenden Konfiguration mit peripheren Einheiten entsprechend automatisch zu aktivieren, oder z.B. extern zu implementieren, z.B. über einen Transceiver, d.h. drahtlos. Damit entfällt auch das Problem, dass an einem Hörgerät Signalverarbeitungsprozesse implementiert sind, die gar nicht der vorliegenden Konfiguration mit peripheren Einheiten entsprechen.The actual configuration also determines which signals are transmitted to the central signal processing unit and thus which control parameters. If the identification of the peripheral units is automatically carried out on the hearing aid according to the invention, the possibility also exists of automatically activating from a plurality of possible signal processing configurations that corresponding to the prevailing configuration with peripheral units, or e.g. externally implement, e.g. via a transceiver, i. wireless. This eliminates the problem that signal processing processes are implemented on a hearing aid that do not correspond to the present configuration with peripheral units.

In einer weiteren bevorzugten Ausführungsform weist das erfindungsgemässe Hörgerät einen Ausgang auf, welcher mit der Konfigurationsspeichereinheit am Hörgerät wirkverbunden ist. Damit wird die Möglichkeit geschaffen, bei Aufschaltung des Hörgerätes an eine rechnergestützte Anpasseinrichtung, dass sich das Hörgerät mit seiner vorliegenden Konfiguration bei dieser Einrichtung anmeldet und identifiziert, so dass Fehler bei der Anpassung aufgrund falscher Annahmen bezüglich Hörgerät-Konfiguration ausgeschlossen werden. Auch diese Kommunikation kann drahtlos erfolgen, dadurch dass der erwähnte Ausgang durch einen Transceiver gebildet wird.In a further preferred embodiment, the hearing aid according to the invention has an output which is operatively connected to the configuration memory unit on the hearing aid. This creates the possibility, when the hearing device is connected to a computer-aided adaptation device, that the hearing device with its present configuration logs on to this device and identifies it so that errors in the adaptation due to incorrect assumptions with regard to the hearing device configuration are ruled out. Also this communication can be wireless, in that the mentioned output is formed by a transceiver.

Ein erfindungsgemässes Verfahren zur Herstellung eines Hörgerätes zeichnet sich nach dem Wortlaut des kennzeichnenden Teils von Anspruch 10 aus. Weitere bevorzugte Ausführungsformen des erfindungsgemässen Herstellungsverfahrens sind in den weiteren Ansprüchen spezifiziert.An inventive method for producing a hearing aid is characterized according to the wording of the characterizing part of claim 10. Further preferred embodiments of the production method according to the invention are specified in the further claims.

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a preferred embodiment of the inventive hearing aid, according to the concept of Fig. 2nd

Gemäss Fig. 1 umfasst ein erfindungsgemässes Hörgerät eine zentrale digitale Signalverarbeitungseinheit 1 mit Signaleingängen E und Signalausgängen A. Mit den Signaleingängen E und den Signalausgängen A sind periphere Einheiten 3E bzw. 3A wirkverbunden. Bei den peripheren Einheiten 3E kann es sich beispielsweise um Sensoren, z.B. Mikrophone, genereller akustisch/elektrischer Wandler handeln, oder um Steuerungskomponenten, z.B. eine Fernsteuerung mit Transceiver, um Programmumschaltereinheiten, eine Lautstärken-Einstelleinheit etc. Bei der peripheren Einheit 3A kann es sich insbesondere um Aktuatoren wie um eine oder mehrere elektrisch/mechanische oder elektrisch/elektrische Ausgangswandlereinheiten handeln.According to FIG. 1, a hearing aid according to the invention comprises a central digital signal processing unit 1 with signal inputs E and signal outputs A. Peripheral units 3 E and 3 A are operatively connected to the signal inputs E and the signal outputs A. The peripheral units 3 E may be, for example, sensors, eg microphones, general acoustic / electrical converters, or control components, eg a remote control with transceiver, program changeover units, a volume setting unit, etc. The peripheral unit 3A may be in particular act as actuators such as one or more electrical / mechanical or electrical / electrical output transducer units.

Gemäss Fig. 1 ist jeweils mindestens eine periphere Einheit 3E eingangsseitig und mindestens eine 3A ausgangsseitig der Signalverarbeitungseinheit 1 vorgesehen. Entsprechend den von den peripheren Einheiten 3E abgegebenen Signalen sind an der zentralen Signalverarbeitungseinheit 1 digitale und/oder analoge Eingänge mit nachgeschalteten Analog/Digital-Wandlern (nicht dargestellt) vorgesehen. Desgleichen sind ausgangsseitig der Einheit 1, je nach den von den peripheren Einheiten 3A verarbeiteten Signalen, Digitalausgänge und/oder Analog-Ausgänge, mit vorgeschalteten Digital/Analog-Wandlern, vorgesehen.According to FIG. 1, at least one peripheral unit 3 E is provided on the input side and at least one 3 A on the output side of the signal processing unit 1. According to the output of the peripheral units 3 E signals digital and / or analog inputs with downstream analog / digital converters (not shown) are provided on the central signal processing unit. Similarly, the output side of the unit 1, depending on the processed by the peripheral units 3 A signals, digital outputs and / or analog outputs, with upstream digital / analog converters, provided.

Jede der mindestens zwei vorgesehenen peripheren Einheiten 3 weist einen Identifikationsspeicher 5 auf. Die in den Identifikationsspeichern 5 abgelegte Information ist insbesondere spezifisch für den Typ der betrachteten peripheren Einheit, also z.B. für Mikrofontyp, Fernsteuerungstyp etc.Each of the at least two provided peripheral units 3 has an identification memory 5. The information stored in the identification memories 5 is particularly specific to the type of peripheral unit under consideration, e.g. for microphone type, remote control type etc.

Nach hardwaremässiger Konfiguration des Hörgerätes wird ein Identifikationszyklus ausgelöst. Bei diesem werden, wie schematisch mit der Zykluseinheit 7 dargestellt beispielsweise sequentiell, alle vorgesehenen Identifikationsspeicher 5 ausgelesen, dabei ggf. festgestellt, dass an den Leeranschlüssen 5r keine Einheiten aufgeschaltet sind. Über die Einheit 7 werden die Speicherinhalte der Identifikationsspeicher 5 einer Vergleichseinheit 9 zugeführt. In einer Nurlesespeichereinheit 11 sind alle für die vorgesehene Signalverarbeitungseinheit 1 möglichen peripheren Einheiten mit ihren zugehörigen Identifikationskennzeichen vermerkt.After hardware configuration of the hearing aid, an identification cycle is triggered. In this, as shown schematically with the cycle unit 7, for example, sequentially, all provided identification memory 5 is read out, possibly found that no units are connected to the empty terminals 5 r . About the unit 7, the memory contents of the identification memory 5 a comparison unit 9 are supplied. In a read-only memory unit 11 all possible for the intended signal processing unit 1 peripheral units with their associated identification marks are noted.

Um sicherzustellen, dass eine vorgesehene Signalverarbeitungseinheit 1 und der Nurlesespeicher 11 auch aufeinander abgestimmt sind - in dem Sinne, dass im Speicher 11 tatsächlich Identifikationsvermerke von peripheren Einheiten vorab gespeichert sind, die zur jeweiligen Signalverarbeitungseinheit 1 auch passen - kann als erster Identifikationsschritt ein Identifikationsvermerk, welcher in einem Identifikationsspeicher 51 der Signalverarbeitungseinheit 1 abgelegt ist, über Einheit 7 und Vergleichseinheit 9, mit dem Inhalt verglichen werden, welcher am Nurlesespeicher 11 im eigenen Identifikationsspeicher 511 abgelegt ist und der diesen Speicher bzw. dessen Inhalt identifiziert.To ensure that an intended signal processing unit 1 and the read only memory 11 are also tuned to each other - in the sense that in the memory 11 actually Identification of peripheral units are stored in advance, which also match the respective signal processing unit 1 - can be compared as a first identification step an identification mark, which is stored in an identification memory 5 1 of the signal processing unit 1, unit 7 and comparison unit 9, with the content on Read-only memory 11 is stored in its own identification memory 5 11 and identifies this memory or its content.

Danach wird sequentiell, wie mit der Umlaufeinheit 13 schematisch dargestellt, an der Vergleichseinheit 9 anhand der Vermerke in den Identifikationsspeichern 5 festgestellt, welche der im Nurlesepeicher 11 vorabgelegten Arten bzw. Typen peripherer Einheiten 3 bei der vorliegenden Gerätekonfiguration überhaupt vorhanden sind und welche nicht. Ist eine Signalverarbeitungseinheit 1 des Typs X und sind periphere Einheiten der Typen M und N vorgesehen, so wird ausgangsseitig der Vergleichseinheit in einem Hörgeräte-Konfigurationsspeicher 15 die Gerätekonfiguration mit X, M, N abgespeichert, wobei, wie am Nurlesespeicher 11 dargestellt, auch weitere periphere Einheiten des Typs A, B etc. mit der vorgesehenen Signalverarbeitungseinheit 1 des Typs X vereinbar wären.Thereafter, sequentially, as shown schematically by the circulating unit 13, it is ascertained at the comparison unit 9 from the notes in the identification memories 5 which of the types or types of peripheral units 3 pre-stored in the read-only memory 11 are present in the present device configuration and which are not. If a signal processing unit 1 of the type X and peripheral units of the types M and N are provided, the comparator unit in a hearing aid configuration memory 15, the device configuration with X, M, N stored on the output side, and, as shown on the read-only memory 11, also more peripheral Units of the type A, B, etc. would be compatible with the intended signal processing unit 1 of the type X.

Ausgangsseitig wirkt der Konfigurationsspeicher 15 auf die Signalverarbeitungseinheit 1. Anhand der vorliegenden Hardware-konfiguration wird, wie mit der Schaltereinheit 17 in Fig. 1 dargestellt, ein spezifischer Bearbeitungs-Modus an der Signalverarbeitungseinheit 1 aktiviert, entsprechend SMN oder ermöglicht. Ist der Bearbeitungs-Modus softwaremässig noch gar nicht in der Signalverarbeitungseinheit 1 geladen, so kann aufgrund der erkannten Konfiguration im Konfigurations-Speicher 15 das Laden von Bearbeitungsmodi in Form von Software gesperrt werden, die nicht zur vorgesehenen Geräte-Hardware-Konfiguration passt. Ist, wie in Fig. 1 schematisch dargestellt, ein Transceiver 30 vorgesehen, über welchen, drahtlos, die Signalverarbeitungseinheit 1 mit dem erwünschten Bearbeitungs-Programm implementiert wird, so wird, wie an der Schalteinheit 17a schematisch dargestellt, eine Implementierung über Transceiver 30 dann verhindert, wenn der Implementierungs-Versuch für eine Bearbeitung erfolgt die der Konfiguration X, M, N nicht entspricht.On the output side, the configuration memory 15 acts on the signal processing unit 1. On the basis of the present hardware configuration, as shown with the switch unit 17 in Fig. 1, a specific processing mode on the signal processing unit 1 is activated, corresponding to S MN or allows. If the processing mode has not yet been loaded into the signal processing unit 1 by software, then due to the recognized configuration in the configuration memory 15 Loading edit modes in the form of software locked that does not match the intended device hardware configuration. If, as schematically illustrated in FIG. 1, a transceiver 30 is provided, via which, wirelessly, the signal processing unit 1 is implemented with the desired processing program, then, as shown schematically at the switching unit 17a, an implementation via transceiver 30 is then prevented if the implementation attempt is for a processing that does not conform to the configuration X, M, N.

Im weiteren ist der Ausgang der Konfigurations-Speichereinheit 15 vorzugsweise auf einen Ausgang HGA des Hörgerätes geführt. Bei der Anpassung des Hörgerätes wird dieser Ausgang auf die PC-gestützte Anpasseinheit 19 geführt, womit das Hörgerät in seiner individuellen Konfiguration an der Anpasseinheit 19 identifiziert wird. Dabei (gestrichelt dargestellt) kann, in bevorzugter Ausführungsform, der beschriebene Ausgang HGA am Transceiver (HGA) realisiert sein. Vorsehen eines Transceivers 30 ist grundsätzlich für binaurale Signalverarbeitung, höchst vorteilhaft, ja zwingend. Damit können jeweils die zwei vorgesehenen Signalverarbeitungseinheiten 1 miteinander kommunizieren, oder, bevorzugt, die binaurale Signalverarbeitung an einer gemeinsamen Einheit 1 vorgenommen werden.Furthermore, the output of the configuration memory unit 15 is preferably routed to an output HG A of the hearing aid. When adjusting the hearing aid, this output is routed to the PC-based adapter unit 19, whereby the hearing aid is identified in its individual configuration at the adapter unit 19. In this case (represented by dashed lines), in a preferred embodiment, the described output HG A can be realized at the transceiver (HG A ). Providing a transceiver 30 is basically for binaural signal processing, highly advantageous, indeed mandatory. Thus, in each case the two signal processing units 1 provided can communicate with one another, or, preferably, the binaural signal processing can be carried out on a common unit 1.

In einer weiter bevorzugten Ausführungsform gemäss Fig. 2 wird die Kommunikation zwischen zentraler, digitaler Signalverarbeitungseinheit 1 und peripheren Einheiten 3, weiter mit dem Nurlesespeicher 11, z.B. einem EEPROM, und, für die Geräteanpassung, mit einer externen Anpasseinrichtung, grundsätzlich über eine Busanordnung 21 realisiert sowie über Schnittstellen zu den erwähnten Einheiten. Als Schnittstelleneinheit (nicht dargestellt) werden bevorzugt Standardschnittstellen eingesetzt, bevorzugt einfache Schnittstelleneinheiten, insbesondere nur mit Zwei- oder Drei-Signalleitungen wie beispielsweise und bevorzugt I2c-, I2s-Schnittstellen, wie sie zur Zeit von der Firma Philips vertrieben werden, oder AES-3 Schnittstellen (Audio-Engineering-Society) bzw. SPI-Schnittstellen (Motorola).In a further preferred embodiment according to FIG. 2, the communication between the central, digital signal processing unit 1 and peripheral units 3, further with the read-only memory 11, eg an EEPROM, and, for the device adaptation, with an external adapter, is basically realized via a bus arrangement 21 as well as via interfaces to the mentioned units. As interface unit (not shown) Preferably, standard interfaces are used, preferably simple interface units, in particular only with two- or three-signal lines such as, for example, and preferably I 2 c, I 2 s interfaces, as currently distributed by Philips, or AES-3 interfaces ( Audio Engineering Society) or SPI interfaces (Motorola).

Wie in Fig. 2 weiter dargestellt, besteht ggf. mindestens teilweise zwischen den peripheren Einheiten 3 und zentraler Signalverarbeitungseinheit 1, über Busanordnung 21, eine Zweiwegkommunikations-Verbindung, indem gemeinsam mit der anhand von Fig. 1 erläuterten Komponentenidentifikation von den peripheren Einheiten an die zentrale Signalverarbeitungseinheit weitere spezifische Grössen, wie weitere Konfigurationsparameter, Operationsoption- und/oder Revisionsdaten übermittelt werden können, von der zentralen Signalverarbeitungseinheit 1 aus Daten an die peripheren Einheiten rückübermittelt werden können. Bevorzugterweise umfasst, wie in Fig. 2 dargestellt, die zentrale Signalverarbeitungseinheit 1 einen Signalverarbeitungsteil 1a sowie einen Kontrollerteil 1b, welcher die Konfigurations-Identifizierung über Busanordnung 21 steuert und überwacht.As further shown in Fig. 2, there is possibly at least partially between the peripheral units 3 and the central signal processing unit 1, via bus arrangement 21, a two-way communication connection, in common with the explained with reference to FIG. 1 component identification of the peripheral units to the central Signal processing unit further specific variables, such as other configuration parameters, operation option and / or revision data can be transmitted from the central signal processing unit 1 from data to the peripheral units can be transmitted. Preferably, as shown in Fig. 2, the central signal processing unit 1 comprises a signal processing part 1 a and a controller part 1 b , which controls the configuration identification via bus arrangement 21 and monitors.

In Figur 3 ist eine bevorzugte Realisationsform des anhand von Figur 2 erläuterten Prinzips dargestellt. Die peripheren Einheiten werden dabei grundsätzlich in Audiosignal-Einheiten bzw. -Komponenten 3AU und Steuerungseinheiten bzw. Steuerungskomponenten 3S unterteilt, und je nach vorliegendem Typ als Audiosignalkomponenten bzw. Steuerungskomponenten in Reinkultur oder diesbezüglich in Hybrid-Konstellation behandelt. Audio-Komponenten 3AU werden über einen ersten Bus 21AU und (nicht dargestellt) entsprechende Schnittstelleneinheiten mit dem Signalverarbeitungsteil 1a der Signalverarbeitungseinheit 1 verbunden, während Steuerungskomponenten 3S über einen zweiten Bus 21S mit dem Kontrollerteil 1b der Signalverarbeitungseinheit 1, wiederum über entsprechende Schnittstellen, verbunden werden. Für die Verbindungserstellung zwischen Audio-Komponenten 3AU, Bus 21AU und Signalverarbeitungsteil 1a werden bevorzugt unterschiedlich spezifizierte Schnittstelleneinheiten eingesetzt als für die Verbindung zwischen Steuerungs-Komponenten 3s, Bus 21s, und Kontrollerteil 1b.FIG. 3 shows a preferred embodiment of the principle explained with reference to FIG. The peripheral units are basically divided into audio signal units or components 3 AU and control units or control components 3 S , and depending on the present type as audio signal components or control components in pure culture or in this regard treated in hybrid constellation. Audio components 3 AU are connected via a first bus 21 AU and (not shown) corresponding interface units with the signal processing part 1a of the signal processing unit 1, while control components 3 S are connected via a second bus 21 S to the controller part 1 b of the signal processing unit 1, again via corresponding interfaces. For the connection establishment between audio components 3 AU , bus 21 AU and signal processing part 1a, differently specified interface units are preferably used as for the connection between control components 3 s , bus 21 s , and controller 1b.

Für ersterwähnte Verbindungen werden bevorzugterweise Drei-Draht-Schnittstelleneinheiten eingesetzt bevorzugterweise auf der Basis von I2S-Schnittstelleneinheiten vorerwähnter Art.For the first-mentioned compounds, three-wire interface units are preferably used, preferably based on I 2 S interface units of the aforementioned type.

Für die zweiterwähnte Verbindung, also die eigentliche Steuerungsverbindung, werden bevorzugterweise Zwei-Draht-Schnittstelleneinheiten eingesetzt, insbesondere bevorzugt auf der Basis von I2C-Schnittstelleneinheiten vorerwähnter Art.For the second-mentioned connection, ie the actual control connection, two-wire interface units are preferably used, particularly preferably based on I 2 C interface units of the aforementioned type.

Hybride periphere Einheiten die an der Audiosignalverarbeitung beteiligt sind und gesteuert werden bzw. umgekehrt, werden, wie gestrichelt dargestellt, jeweils mit den entsprechend bevorzugten Audioverbindungsschnittstellen bzw. Steuerungsverbindungsschnittstellen zusätzlich auch mit dem zweiten der vorgesehenen Busse verbunden.Hybrid peripheral units that are involved in the audio signal processing and are controlled and vice versa, as shown in dashed lines, in each case also connected to the corresponding preferred audio connection interfaces or control connection interfaces with the second of the intended buses.

Mit dem erfindungsgemässen Hörgerät wird ein eigentliches "plug and play"-Modularsystem für Hörgeräte bereitgestellt, welches erlaubt, die Fertigungskosten massiv zu senken, die Anschlusskonfiguration an der zentralen Signalverarbeitungseinheit zu minimalisieren und insbesondere Fehlverpackungen, Fehlkonfigurationen, Fehlanpassungen etc. aufgrund menschlicher Unachtsamkeit weitestgehend auszuschalten.With the hearing aid according to the invention an actual "plug and play" modular system for hearing aids is provided, which allows to reduce the manufacturing costs massively, to minimize the connection configuration at the central signal processing unit and in particular to eliminate as far as possible incorrect packaging, misconfiguration, mismatches, etc. due to human carelessness.

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  1. A hearing device, comprising a central digital signal processing unit (1) having inputs and outputs operationally connected to digital, hybrid and/or analog peripheral units (3E, 3A), characterized in that at least a part of said peripheral units has each an identification unit (5), the output of which being operationally connected to the input of a comparing unit (9), said comparing unit on the input side being furthermore operationally connected to a storage unit (11) containing identification information being operationally connected to a second input of said comparing unit and acting on the output side on a memory unit (15) for the prevailing configuration of said hearing device.
  2. The hearing device of claim 1, wherein the output of said comparing unit (9) is operationally connected to an operation selection input (17) at said digital signal processing unit (1).
  3. The hearing device of claim 1 or 2, wherein said operational connection between said peripheral units and said central signal processing unit is realized via at least one data bus and interface units.
  4. The hearing device of claim 1 to 3, further comprising an output (HGA, HG'A) of said device which is operationally connected to said configuration memory unit (15).
  5. The hearing device of claim 3, wherein said interface units comprise three-wire interface units and/or two-wire interface units.
  6. The hearing device of claim 1, characterized in that audio signal components in the form of peripheral units are operationally connected to said digital processing unit via a first data bus and first interface units and control components in the form of peripheral units are operationally connected with said digital signal processing unit via a second data bus and second interface units, wherein preferably the first interface units are at least three-wire interface units and the second at least two-wire interface units, the first preferably based on I2S interface units and the second preferably based on I2C interface units.
  7. The hearing device of any of claims 1 to 6, wherein said peripheral units comprise one or more of the following units: sensors, actuators, transceivers, manually operable selection switch units, potentiometers.
  8. The hearing device of claim 4, wherein said output of said device is formed by a transceiver.
  9. A method for manufacturing a hearing device with a central digital signal processing unit and a peripheral unit connected therewith, characterized by providing said peripheral units together with said central digital signal processing unit and thereafter automatically identifying said peripheral units and storing said identities.
  10. The method of claim 9, further comprising the step of selecting an operational mode of said signal processing unit as a function of said stored configuration, preferably by barring an operation of said digital signal processing unit which does not conform with said configuration.
  11. The method of claim 9 or 10, further comprising the step of providing differing interpretation of signals towards or from said digital signal processing unit depending on said configuration.
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