EP1594343B1 - Dispositif de prothèse auditive et procédé de fonctionnement correspondant - Google Patents

Dispositif de prothèse auditive et procédé de fonctionnement correspondant Download PDF

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EP1594343B1
EP1594343B1 EP05103360A EP05103360A EP1594343B1 EP 1594343 B1 EP1594343 B1 EP 1594343B1 EP 05103360 A EP05103360 A EP 05103360A EP 05103360 A EP05103360 A EP 05103360A EP 1594343 B1 EP1594343 B1 EP 1594343B1
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Roland Barthel
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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
    • H04R25/55—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception using an external connection, either wireless or wired
    • H04R25/554—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception using an external connection, either wireless or wired using a wireless connection, e.g. between microphone and amplifier or using Tcoils
    • 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
    • H04R2225/61—Aspects relating to mechanical or electronic switches or control elements, e.g. functioning
    • 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
    • H04R25/60—Mounting or interconnection of hearing aid parts, e.g. inside tips, housings or to ossicles
    • H04R25/603—Mounting or interconnection of hearing aid parts, e.g. inside tips, housings or to ossicles of mechanical or electronic switches or control elements

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  • the present invention relates to a hearing aid device comprising a housing, a directional microphone device, a transmission device for electrically or electromagnetically transmitting signals between the hearing aid device and an external device and a hearing aid device for amplifying directional microphone signals, which originate exclusively from the directional microphone device, in a first operating mode and for amplifying signals originating from the transmission device in a second operating mode.
  • the present invention relates to a corresponding method for operating a hearing aid device.
  • in-the-ear hearing aids are inserted into the ear canal with the aid of an otoplastic.
  • the microphones of the directional microphone of the hearing aid are arranged so that its highest sensitivity in the inserted state of the hearing aid have substantially horizontally forward.
  • headsets are available on the market, which are used for example in conjunction with mobile phones.
  • the telephone signal is transmitted wirelessly or by wire from the telephone to the headset. This is either attached by earmold or with an earplug in the ear and covers part of the auricle.
  • the headset For some headset wearers, it would be desirable if the headset also had hearing aid functionality. This would have the advantage that the headset user could also benefit from a frequency response shaping of a hearing aid.
  • the problem here is that in a hearing aid mode, the directional microphones horizontally forward and in a Phone mode to the user's mouth would have to be addressed.
  • the actuator for hearing aids, in particular for switching on / off, for switching from microphone to induction coil operation, for adjusting the volume or as a situation switch for setting selectable transfer functions known.
  • the actuator may be in the form of a microswitch as a push-button or rocker switch or in the form of a small rotary switch, in particular in the training as a switch with a rotary actuator also several switching functions can be triggered or multiple switch positions are selected.
  • the shows Patent DE 42 33 813 C1 a programmable hearing aid with space-saving arrangement of the switch elements.
  • a switching element for switching on / off the hearing aid can be used in a programming socket.
  • the usable switch element can be designed as a rotary switch or potentiometer.
  • the object of the present invention is thus to specify a hearing aid device which takes this problem into account.
  • a corresponding method for operating a hearing aid device should be specified.
  • this object is achieved by a hearing aid device with a housing, a directional microphone device, a transmission device for the electrical or electromagnetic transmission of signals between the hearing aid device and an external device and a hearing aid device for amplifying directional microphone signals, which originate exclusively directly from the directional microphone device, in a first Operating mode and for amplifying signals originating from the transmission device in one second operating mode, and a rotary switch having a first and a rotatable second portion, wherein the housing with the first and the directional microphone device is connected to the second portion, so that the hearing aid by rotating the directional microphone device relative to the housing of the one in the another of the two operating modes is switchable.
  • the switching functionality can thus be coupled with the alignment process of the directional microphones and thus a compromise can be avoided according to which the directional microphones would be firmly aligned in a middle position between the horizontal and the direction to the mouth of the user.
  • signals from the directional microphone device can also be amplified in the second operating mode. This is inevitably necessary not only for binaural care, but also brings benefits for the hearing impaired as it enhances their own language.
  • the second mode of operation may be a telephone mode wherein the electrical or electromagnetically transmitted signals are from a telephone.
  • the simple switching over to the telephone mode will represent a main field of application, nevertheless the method according to the invention and the hearing aid device according to the invention can also be used for the fact that in the second mode only the own voice signals are transmitted to an external amplifier. This is suitable, for example, for events in larger rooms, television events and the like.
  • the wearer may also benefit from the hearing aid functionality and optionally switch to the pure hearing aid operation by simply rotating the directional microphones.
  • the transmission device has a Bluetooth chip on. This standard transmission methods can be used.
  • the transmission device can be switched inactive. This leads to energy savings, so that the battery of a hearing aid device can be used longer.
  • the rotary switch is, as already mentioned, with its one section fixedly connected to the housing of the hearing aid device.
  • the housing can be realized as Otoplastik.
  • a wearing comfort and acoustic comfort can be achieved as in conventional hearing aids.
  • the hearing aid H according to the invention is used in the ear canal of a wearer similar to an in-the-ear hearing aid.
  • a boom A in which the directional microphone is housed, has according to the arrow drawn horizontally forward.
  • the direction of the cantilever corresponds to the highest sensitivity of the directional microphone.
  • the wearer primarily perceives the sound of a source to which the wearer directs his gaze. This corresponds to the usual hearing aid mode.
  • the boom A of the hearing aid H rotated according to the arrow drawn there to the mouth of the wearer.
  • the earmold in the ear canal of the wearer does not change its position.
  • the rotation of the arm A relative to the earmold is ensured by a rotary switch.
  • the rotation then not only changes the preferred direction of the directional microphone, but also switches from the hearing aid mode to the telephone mode.
  • the transmission device is switched on for transmitting and receiving electrical or electromagnetic signals.
  • the hearing aid is switched to telephone operation, in which appropriate filtering and amplification are performed specifically for telephone situations.
  • the carrier turns the boom back up.
  • FIG. 3 shows a schematic diagram of the hearing aid device in the phone mode.
  • a hearing aid chip HC a speaker L and a directional microphone RM is connected.
  • the hearing aid chip HC is connected to a Bluetooth chip BC, which is active in the telephone mode.
  • the Bluetooth chip BC transmits and receives signals via an antenna A.
  • the wearer when the wearer switches to the hearing aid mode by turning the boom upwards on the rotary switch, it will respond accordingly FIG. 4 the Bluetooth chip BC inactive, so that the bidirectional connection between the two chips is interrupted.
  • the hearing aid device accordingly operates as a pure hearing aid, in which only the recorded via the directional microphone sound signals in the hearing aid chip are processed accordingly.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
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  1. Appareil de correction auditive (H) comprenant
    - un boîtier,
    - un dispositif de microphone directionnel (RM),
    - un dispositif de transmission (BC) pour la transmission de correction électrique ou électromagnétique de signaux entre l'appareil de correction auditive (H) et un appareil externe et
    - un dispositif de correction auditive (HC) pour l'amplification de signaux de microphone directionnel qui proviennent exclusivement directement du dispositif de microphone directionnel (RM), dans un premier mode de service, et pour l'amplification de signaux qui proviennent du dispositif de transmission (BC), dans un second mode de service,
    caractérisé par
    - un commutateur rotatif qui présente une première partie et une seconde partie pouvant tourner par rapport à la première, le boîtier étant relié à la première partie et le dispositif de microphone directionnel (RM) à la seconde partie, de sorte que la prothèse auditive (H) peut être commutée par rotation du dispositif de microphone directionnel par rapport au boîtier, de l'un des deux modes de service dans l'autre.
  2. Appareil de correction auditive selon la revendication 1, également des signaux provenant du dispositif de microphone directionnel (RM) pouvant être amplifiés dans le second mode de service.
  3. Appareil de correction auditive selon la revendication 1 ou 2, le second mode de service étant un mode de téléphone et les signaux transmis de façon électromagnétique provenant d'un téléphone.
  4. Appareil de correction selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, le dispositif de transmission (BC) présentant une puce Bluetooth.
  5. Appareil de correction auditive selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, le dispositif de transmission (BC) étant désactivé dans le premier mode de service.
  6. Appareil de correction auditive selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, le boîtier étant réalisé par une otoplastie.
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