EP1707031A1 - Hörsystem verwendbar für schwerhörige personen - Google Patents
Hörsystem verwendbar für schwerhörige personenInfo
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- Hearing system usable for hearing-impaired persons is a hearing system for bringing sound coming from the environment to a person's ear, in particular a horse system for hearing-impaired people, having the following dimensions:
- a central processing unit (4) which has an amplifier (30) and a current source for supplying the amplifier (30);
- a hearing aid of this type has a microphone for picking up the outer scarf, an amplifier fed by a disposable battery and a scarf. Since such hearing aids have to be made very small due to the nature of the system, the core components named microphone, amplifier, battery, and pulse generator must be made extremely small. The sound quality of the sound waves emitted by the sensor is unsatisfactory. This is unfortunate because the hearing impaired would receive the most effective hearing aid by receiving sound in high 7 o ⁇ quality.
- the invention solves the technical problem of providing a hearing system which can be used for hearing-impaired people and which is designed for sound delivery in very good sound quality and therefore provides very effective hearing aid.
- the system according to the invention has a central unit which is separate from the microphone and the ear sound generator.
- the central unit but also for the microphone and the ear sounder, the rigid space constraints no longer apply as with the conventional hearing aids. This is an important prerequisite for sound output in very good sound quality.
- the components of the hearing system responsible for this are preferably designed such that the signal processing from the microphone input to the ear sound generator output takes place with a quality which is essentially at least at the level of today's good music reproduction from a music preserve.
- a typical example of today's good music reproduction from a canned music is a CD player with loudspeaker or good headphones.
- a modern DVD player with loudspeaker or good headphones delivers very good music reproduction from a music preserve today.
- the components of the hearing system responsible for this are preferably designed such that the signal processing from the microphone input to the ear sound generator output comprises at least the frequency range 40 Hz to 16 kHz, preferably 30 Hz to 18 kHz, more preferably 20 Hz to 20 kHz , In comparison, current hearing aids often only have a frequency range of approximately 80 Hz to 10 kHz or less.
- the components of the hearing system responsible for this are preferably designed such that the signal processing from the microphone input to the ear sound generator output takes place with very little distortion.
- Distortions can be so small that they are practically no longer measurable.
- the distortion factor can be less than 5%, more preferably less than 2%, more preferably less than 1%, more preferably less than 0.09%.
- the signal processing is preferably digital, except in the microphone and in the ear sound generator.
- a sampling frequency of at least 35 kHz (NYQUIST frequency 17.5 kHz), preferably at least 90 kHz (NYQUIST frequency 45 kHz), is preferably used.
- a quantization of at least 16 bits, preferably at least 24 bits, is preferably used.
- the central unit of the hearing system according to the invention is - on an absolute scale - a very small and light unit. Typical dimensions are around the volume of a German matchbox, but flatter. In general, relatively flat designs are preferred due to the fact that they can be accommodated.
- the central unit is carried separately by the user of the hearing system from the microphone and the ear sounder, particularly typical is carrying it in a jacket pocket or carrying it on the neck by means of a band or chain, as is known, for example, from carrying glasses that are not used all the time. It goes without saying that the central unit and its "neck hanger" are designed as elegantly and chic as possible, so that they are perceived more as jewelry than as a technical ballast.
- the microphone and the ear sound generator are preferably combined to form a module, so that one does not have to deal with these components as separate parts.
- Alternatives are practicable, in particular a microphone at a distance from the ear sound generator on a line between the central unit and the ear sound generator or microphone on the central unit.
- 100 There are a few preferred options for placing the ear sound generator near the ear canal or in the end area of the ear canal.
- a first possibility is to provide a support part for the ear sounder in the manner of a headband, so that the ear sounder is worn like a single-sided headphone.
- a second option is a support part
- the ear cup transmitter is designed in such a way that it can be used at least in part in the end region of the auditory canal for use (earplug headphones).
- the central unit 110 consists of providing glasses as a supporting part for the ear sound generator, the central unit preferably being integrated somewhere in the area of the glasses or a temple for the ear sound generator.
- the possibilities mentioned in this paragraph apply analogously to the microphone.
- the microphone and / or the ear transmitter are preferably coupled to the central unit via an electrical line or an optical line.
- an electrical line or an optical line Preferably, one only has passive components on the ear, such as a microphone and / or ear transmitter, but not active components, such as amplifiers, radio wave receivers, etc.
- the line can be or
- the line is optically visible and a foreign element on the outside of the head of the hearing system user.
- signal transmission via line is extremely easy to do technically. It is by no means excluded in the invention, the signal transmission between the microphone and / or the ear transmitter
- the signal transmission via line avoids any radio wave exposure near the ear.
- the volume of the ear sounder is preferably adjustable by the user, 130 particularly preferably on the central unit, but alternatively also on the ear sounder or in the vicinity of the ear sounder.
- the power source is preferably a rechargeable power store, for example a lithium ion battery. In practice, this is a significant difference to the 135 disposable battery used in today's hearing aids, because running operating costs can be saved to a considerable extent.
- the hearing system has an audio processor with which audio signals are transmitted before being emitted
- the sound signals picked up by the microphone are not only converted into electrical or optical signals in high quality, amplified and converted back into sound signals emitted by the ear-cup transmitter, but also improved in that the user of the hearing system has a better hearing result than
- the audio processor There are a number of preferred functions for the audio processor, some of which can be implemented cumulatively and some alternatively.
- the first function is the different amplification of different frequencies. Hearing impaired people often do not have hearing loss uniformly over the entire range of audible frequencies, but are more pronounced at certain frequencies than at other frequencies. These frequency-dependent differences (“hearing curve”) can be
- a second function is to filter out background noises.
- Hearing-impaired people suffer particularly if their hearing aid also amplifies the background noise in the same way as the "desired" sound information, e.g. 160 B. from a conversation partner or from a music source.
- the audio processor can have the function of filtering out background noises, preferably more effectively than with hearing aids common today, in particular with software. Suitable software is known in particular from the field of mobile phones.
- the audio processor particularly preferably has the function of filtering out background-specific (or job-specific) background noises and / or impressing counter-noise against a noise impression felt by the user due to illness ' .
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- the audio processor has several settings from which 180 can be selected.
- the following can be mentioned: restaurant background noise, workplace noise, car driving noise, "feel good listening" with less amplification than during important conversations.
- the selection of a specific program can preferably be carried out by means of a 185 or more keys or one or more switches on the central unit.
- the audio processor is preferably programmable, particularly preferably by the user himself. As a particularly prominent example of the pro
- the ability to adapt the hearing system to the user's personal hearing curve is called grammability.
- the user can e.g. fall back on an existing recording of his hearing curve or also record his own hearing curve (a tone generator generates a tone for a sufficient number of specific frequencies over the entire hearing frequency range,
- a frequency-dependent gain curve for the amplifier results from the recorded hearing curve.
- This can be as 200 programs can be programmed for the audio processor or for the amplifier. The simplest example is the manual input of gain factors using a key for a sufficiently large number of individual frequencies.
- the audio processor in the delivery state of the hearing system is not programmed in terms of hardware or software, so that the owner / user of the hearing system can program the audio processor himself from scratch.
- a far more convenient and therefore more preferred option of 210 programmability is the provision of an interface on the central unit in order to be able to program the audio processor from the outside.
- the interface can be a plug connection.
- an interface for wireless data transmission can also be provided. It is a preferred option to enter the respective program from an external computer (where it is available on a data carrier, for example a CD or DVD or hard disk, or has been downloaded from the Internet or after being created by the user on a memory is available).
- Another option is to load a program directly by connecting a program memory (e.g. memory card) to the central unit.
- 240 is an improvement over the current situation, in which an acoustician records a hearing curve in a room with little sound reflection, which is foreign to the later practical use of the hearing aid.
- the central unit of the hearing system preferably has a radio receiver
- radio transmitter and a radio receiver for radio signals of at least one radio frequency.
- This feature enables the user of the hearing system to no longer transmit certain types of sound information via sound waves, but rather to introduce them directly into the hearing system by radio.
- Prominent examples include: listening to the radio, listening to
- the "original radio frequency" (e.g. of the radio transmitter) is generally not intended to be through the hearing system
- Bluetooth wireless local area network
- the hearing system receives the Bluetooth signals.
- the hearing system is particularly preferably equipped for bidirectional radio communication. Certain functions, such as making calls, are only possible with this. It is possible to use the near-ear microphone 265 as a microphone for bidirectional radio communication. As an alternative to a radio connection, other types of wireless connection, for example via infrared, are also possible.
- the hearing system is preferably provided with a display, particularly preferably on the central unit and / or as an LCD (liquid crystal display).
- the display facilitates the operation of the hearing system.
- the hearing system is preferably combined with an audio playback device (e.g. playback device for optical storage disks or playback device with semiconductor memory).
- an audio playback device e.g. playback device for optical storage disks or playback device with semiconductor memory.
- the hearing impaired can listen to music on the go.
- a lover for the mobile listening of music is no longer cut off from the environment, but can be reached from the outside via the microphone of the hearing system.
- Typical examples 280 children listening to music walking on a sidewalk can hear the warning horn of a car; Music-listening joggers can hear the call of another jogger running nearby. This feature is an important security factor!
- the hearing system is preferably combined with a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver.
- GPS Global Positioning System
- the hearing system "knows" where the user wearing the hearing system is located.
- the primary target group for the design of the hearing system with GPS receiver are blind people, who can be given continuous information about the exact location in this way.
- the hearing system designed in this way can also be used in such a way that an accompanying person is a blind person
- the hearing system preferably has a microphone for the left and a microphone for the right and / or an ear transmitter for the left and an ear transmitter for the right. This is necessary for people with hearing loss on both sides.
- the audio processor preferably has the "directional hearing" function. In practice, this can be achieved in particular by linking the signals from the left microphone and the right microphone.
- the audio processor detects a delay time difference and increases the volume of the ear sounder on the "earlier arriving side” of the user and / or decreases the volume of the ear sounder on the "later arriving side” of the user. This causes the user to turn his head so that the volume difference between left and
- the audio processor preferably has the function "active sound suppression". In practice, this function can be realized in particular by not only (per ear) the regular microphone for sound
- the hearing system can then do "active noise control", i.e. those parts of the sound that are recognized as not belonging to speech or music (projected into the future)
- the hearing system can be designed for deaf people on one side. In practice, this can be achieved in particular by picking up sound arriving at the deaf ear with the microphone there and this 335 gives information to the user on the non-deaf ear using the ear cuff transmitter there. This can be the sound as it has reached the deaf ear, or simply a warning tone or the like.
- the one-sided deaf user can therefore be addressed "from the deaf side" and will then turn his face more towards the sound source.
- the hearing system can be designed for "musician monitoring". Here listens to a z. B. musicians on stage perform their own singing including accompanying instruments (but after the usual sound processing by an equalizer and possibly a hailing device and other) e.g. played by a 345 loudspeaker in front of him or via radio and can sing his own singing part much better. There are similar functions when playing vocals on instrument background music and when singing as playback.
- the hearing system according to the invention in many embodiments (but not in all embodiments) is a hearing system for hearing impaired people.
- no hearing impairment function is required or available at all, but rather the function "bringing in sound coming from the environment", e.g. B. All-round addressability of one-sided deaf people, addressability of a person who is currently listening to a canned music using pairs of headphones, "musician monitoring”.
- the hearing system according to the invention in which it is neither about sound amplification for the hearing impaired, nor about "bringing sound coming from the environment to a person's ear”, e.g. B. 360 suppression of job-specific or illness-related noises, ongoing position announcements in the blind; hearing systems of this type also belong to the scope of the invention.
- the hearing system according to the invention has a microphone for the left and a Mi-365 microphone for the right, as well as an ear shaper for the left and an ear shaper for the right, the advantage of the hearing system according to the invention becomes particularly clear.
- the sound information recorded on both sides is processed in a single central unit, whereas today current hearing aids must each have a processing unit for left and right 370. It has become clear from the preceding description that there are hearing system designs in which a concatenation or linkage of the left-hand signals and the right-hand signals is favorable and is possible with the hearing system according to the invention.
- the inventor has found that, in many cases, depending on the type of hearing impairment of the user, the use of the hearing system according to the invention does not require any background noise suppression because the user can hear much more clearly by applying the broadest teaching of the invention.
- volume work in the user's ear because the high sound quality means that what is heard is perceived as clear even at low sound pressure levels.
- Hearing aids that were common until now were devices that represented closed systems for the user. He was unable to influence signal processing in the hearing aid on his own, e.g. B. (hypothetically) to use a program "Coping with deafness in the classroom" that is now available online. In contrast, the invention with its corresponding configurations creates an open system in which the user can always try out new programs.
- the hearing system has a neck hanger with which it can be worn by the user on the body (which is usually clothing between a part of the neck hanger and the central unit on the one hand and the body skin on the other hand) and the lines are between
- the unintegrated line parts can either go away from the actual neck hanger at two spaced locations (particularly practical at two locations in the
- the neck hanger can be tubular, in particular made of textile material, leather, links (e.g. made of metal, wood, pearls, etc.) of a hollow chain. Or you can include the cables in the structural structure of the neck hanger,
- 420 e.g. braided neck hanger, in which a braided strand or several braided strands are the cables.
- a chain that is not necessarily composed of hollow chain links and thus has a hollow channel, but in which the line partial lengths simply continue from chain link to chain link and in a suitable manner to the chain.
- the hearing system preferably has glasses and the ear-cup transmitter and the microphone are carried by a temple, so that
- hearing loss glasses are known from earlier times, which are left and right in a thickened area of the temple ends, i.e. in use "behind the ears", which housed hearing aids (essentially consisting of a microphone, amplifier, battery, sounder). The distance from the sounder
- the hearing system developed according to the invention differs fundamentally from this in that an ear cuff is provided which emits its sound into the auditory canal of the user. This enables a much better sound quality than with the old 440 hearing impaired glasses.
- the central unit is preferably integrated in the spectacles, with one spectacle temple or both spectacle temples, which, compared to conventional spectacle temples, only have to be slightly enlarged in the vertical direction, are particularly suitable.
- the ear cuff can either be provided for wearing in the end region of the auditory canal (earplug headphones) or for wearing somewhat outside before the end of the auditory canal.
- a preferred hearing system in a further development of the invention is characterized in that it has at least one image sensor coupled to the central unit; that the central unit has a speech recording and speech reproduction device; and that the central unit is equipped with the "image recognition" function and an acoustic announcement to the user,
- image sensor preferably stands for a dimensionally small digital camera, such as is used e.g. with newer mobile phones.
- image sensor preferably stands for a dimensionally small digital camera, such as is used e.g. with newer mobile phones.
- the use of the hearing system developed in this way can e.g. so imagine having a caregiver along with the visually impaired person who
- a certain distance is running, e.g. from the visually impaired person's apartment to a supermarket.
- the visually impaired person stops at precise points along this route and directs the image sensor against an object with strong characteristics, e.g. a house facade, a sculpture erected there, a telephone booth, a shop with on the outside of the building
- the assistant speaks a voice recording into the voice recording and speech counter and sets a reference to the object currently being recorded by the image sensor, eg object 1 "we are now on the other side of the street opposite the bank building and have to cross the street. 470 wait for the green traffic light ". The same goes for the entire route and back. After the voice recording and speech reproduction device has been fed with announcements in this way and there is a relationship between the object and the individual announcement, the visually impaired can Person to cover the distance independently and without an assistant.
- 475 disabled person knows e.g. also the approximate number of steps from object to object, so that it can point its image sensor at the right place at the object.
- the "image recognition" function in the central unit 'then recognizes the object when the visually impaired person is approximately at the check point and detects the object and the person concerned.
- the central unit must have the function of storing images taken by means of the image sensor, otherwise "image recognition" would not be possible.
- the hearing system according to the invention represents a reversal of the previous habit of thinking. Hearing loss is no longer hidden as an affliction, but is consciously shown to the outside; the hearing system is understood as jewelry or a decorative accessory.
- the invention and preferred embodiments of the invention are
- FIG. 2 shows a central unit of the hearing system from FIG. 1 in plan view
- Figure 3 shows the central unit of Figure 2 in front view.
- Fig. 4 microphone ear transducer modules of the hearing system of Fig. 1;
- FIG. 5 shows a functional diagram of the essential electrical components of the central unit
- FIG. 6 shows another embodiment of a hearing system
- FIG. 7 shows yet another embodiment of a hearing system
- FIG. 8 shows yet another exemplary embodiment of a hearing system
- FIG. 9 shows a system which makes visually impaired persons an acoustic announcement 530 about optically recorded environmental information.
- the hearing system 2 shown in FIG. 1 has as its essential components: a central unit 4 and a pair of microphone-ear sounding modules 6, which are connected to the central unit 4 via electrical 535 lines 8 when the hearing system 2 is ready for operation.
- the central unit 4 has - roughly speaking - the shape of a slightly curved cuboid, which in the plan view of FIG. 2 is approximately 60 mm long and 40 mm wide and is approximately 10 mm thick.
- central unit 4 has a weight of about 40 g without a power source.
- the central unit 4 has on its upper side (which faces the viewer in FIG. 2) an LCD display 8 and several pushbuttons 10.
- the housing of the central unit 4 can be opened in order to insert a rechargeable power store (not shown). For recharging the power storage
- a charging cradle can preferably be provided, which also serves to store the central unit 4 in times of non-use.
- each microphone-ear sounder module 6 (hereinafter "ear module” for short) has an earphone 12 and a microphone 14.
- the earphone 12 is designed as a bow earphone, which is placed behind the ear cup in the groove between the ear cup and the head.
- An extension protrudes from the corresponding bracket area of the earphone 12 to the center and carries an actual sound generator 16 there.
- the sound generator 16 is located directly at the outer end of the outer auditory canal.
- the microphone 14 is positioned at the lower end of the bracket area and aligned so that when in use it is oriented essentially forward, ie essentially in the direction of the user's view. From each ear module 6, four electrical conductors 18 lead to 560 below. The total of eight conductors 18 of the two ear modules 6 are electrically connected to the central unit 4 by means of a common plug 20.
- an additional microphone 52 is drawn a little way in front of the sound emission side of the sound generator 16; the additional microphone 565 phon 52 is available in the "active sound suppression" function.
- an ear module can be present in each case, which is worn from the outside in the manner of a more conventional headphone against the auricle.
- the microphone can be integrated closer to the headphones.
- the most important electrical components of the central unit 4 are shown in the functional diagram of FIG. 5.
- the two microphones 14 are each connected to a digital signal processor 30, each via an analog-digital converter 32, and the two sound transmitters 16 are also each connected via a digital-analog converter 34.
- the digital signal processor 30 merely has the function an amplifier, in the more complex case additional functions, some of which have been addressed in the general part of the description and some of which are explained below.
- Each microphone 14 is of high sound quality, frequency response 8 Hz to 23 kHz.
- Each sounder 16 is of high sound quality. Overall, a frequency range of at least 20 Hz to 20 kHz is processed practically without distortion.
- the converters 32 and 34 each have a bandwidth of 24 bits.
- the system has a sampling frequency of 96 kHz (NYQUIST frequency 48 kHz) and a dynamic range of 144 dB.
- the digital signal processor 30 is controlled by a microcontroller 36. Separate volume controls 38 for left and right are connected to micorcontroller 36.
- an electronic memory 40 preferably an EEPROM, is connected to the microcontroller 36, furthermore the aforementioned display 8 and a bidirectional radio transmitter / radio receiver 42, preferably for W-LAN or for Bluetooth.
- situation buttons 44 and program buttons 46 are connected to the microcontroller 36.
- the memory 40 contains an amplification curve, ie frequency-dependent amplification factors, obtained from the user's hearing curve.
- the memory 40 contains several gain curves for the user, obtained from several hearing curves that have been recorded in different rooms.
- the memory 40 contains means for damping / filtering out background noises in special situations or environments, 605 as mentioned in the general part of the description. With the situation buttons 44, the user of the hearing system 2 can select the measures with which the signals picked up by the microphones 14 are processed and then emitted to his ears via the sound generator 16.
- the radio transmitter / radio receiver 42 is used on the one hand to give certain sound information to the user of the hearing system 2 without using the microphones 14, for. B. listening to the radio and much more (detailed in the general part of the description).
- the radio transmitter / radio receiver 42 is used on the one hand to give certain sound information to the user of the hearing system 2 without using the microphones 14, for. B. listening to the radio and much more (detailed in the general part of the description).
- the radio transmitter / radio receiver 42 is used on the one hand to give certain sound information to the user of the hearing system 2 without using the microphones 14, for. B. listening to the radio and much more (detailed in the general part of the description).
- the radio transmitter / radio receiver 42 is used on the one hand to give certain sound information to the user of the hearing system 2 without using the microphones 14, for. B. listening to the radio and much more (detailed in the general part of the description).
- the radio transmitter / radio receiver 42 is used on the one hand to give certain sound information to the user
- a user of the hearing system 2 is hearing impaired only on one side, he can naturally manage with a single ear module 6.
- the central unit 4 becomes a bit larger. Since audio playback devices and GPS receivers are small units in their own right today, the increase in the size of the central unit 4,630 is very limited.
- the actual sound generators 16 are designed in such a way that they can be used as light and comfortable plugs in the end region of the auditory canal of the user.
- Each 635 sounder 16 is closely integrated with a microphone 14 in the sense that the microphone 14 is attached to the outside of the sounder 16 (when using the hearing system).
- the lines 18 from or to the microphones 14 and sounders 16 lead to the (when used) at the back of the neck. sensitive area of a neck hanger 50, e.g. B. in the form of a chain.
- the central unit 4 hangs on the 640 of the neck hanger 50.
- the lines 18 between the microphones 14 and the sounders 16 and the central unit 4 can be led down on the back of the neck of the user or on the front of the neck. From 645 the neck area of the user, the further line routing depends on where the central unit 4 is carried. In the case of a neck hanger 50, continuation of the lines combined with the neck hanger 50 is preferred, but not absolutely necessary. The further cable routing can be above or below the clothing.
- the hearing system 2 according to FIG. 7 differs from the hearing system according to FIG. 6 only in the following:
- the neck hanger 50 is designed in the form of a thin tube with an inner channel, e.g. sewn from fabric, sewn from leather, made like a thick shoelace, tubular golden
- the openings 54 are located in such a way that, when the neck hanger 50 / hearing system 2 is worn by the user, they are located approximately below the left ear and approximately below the right ear
- the ear modules 6 have no additional microphones 52 in front of the sound emission side of the sounder 16.
- the central unit 4 is by means of a hook 56 which can be repeatedly opened and closed by the user, as e.g. is known from sailing ships, releasably attached to the neck hanger 50.
- the lines 18 lead from the openings 54 in the interior of the neck hanger 50
- the hearing system 2 is with glasses
- the central unit 4 is accommodated there, optionally also distributed over the left and right temple, e.g. Electricity storage on one side, rest on the other.
- the rear end region of the temple 62 is, as in conventional glasses, not thickened.
- a line 18, containing the required number of conductors, is led out of this end region.
- an ear module 6 is seated at the free end of the line 18.
- module 685 which is used as a plug in the end region of the auditory canal of the user, the lines 18 are held flexibly.
- Such an embodiment is particularly advantageous when the function of a hearing system for the hearing impaired is less important than the function of an announcement to the user, see in particular the combination described with a GPS receiver or the described system with image recorder and image recognition.
- the system 2 according to FIG. 9 has the appearance of a pair of glasses 60, FIG. 9 showing a frontal view of the glasses 60 from the perspective of a person opposite the user of the system.
- an image sensor 62 small 705 digital camera
- the image recording data of the image recorders 62 go on a central unit 4, which is accommodated on the glasses 60, for example analogously to FIG. 8.
- the central unit 4 or the "two half central units” also contain an image storage unit and a voice recording and playback device and the "image recognition" function.
- the central unit can also be provided separately from the glasses 60, in particular along the lines of the exemplary embodiments according to FIGS. 1 to 7.
- the function "hearing aid for hearing impaired persons" can be present, but need not be.
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