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K/s Himpp

Daniel S Keller

Rodney C Perkins

Edward Vernon Bacho

Drew Dundas

Steven Manser

Various systems and methods are disclosed herein to increase the quality of the sound and intelligibility of speech delivered to a user by combining electric audio signals from more than one hearing assistance device that incorporates an active signal enhancement system. The method includes receiving electric audio signals at a first hearing assistance device, and sending electric audio signals to a second hearing assistance device. The electric audio signal is encoded as a replacement for input to an microphone channel located at the second hearing assistance device. The electric audio signals from the microphone located at the first hearing assistance device and the microphone located at the second hearing assistance device are combined. The combined electric audio signals are processed through a digital signal processor in the first hearing assistance device to enhance the amplitude of the desired signal via constructive interference. The combined signal is then routed through a multi-channel compressor in the first hearing assistance device to apply gain and frequency shaping as appropriate for the hearing profile of the listener, converted to an analog signal in a digital-analog converter, and then transduced and output to the user.

Hearing augmentation systems and methods

A portable, computing device () schedules and monitors tasks and their state of completion during a work period. The device includes a touch-responsive graphical display (). At the start of and during a work period, an operator () enters tasks into the device. Task icons (, etc.) move across the screen at positions representative of the time. A central 'bridge' indicator () marks the current time. When a task is due, its icon approaches the bridge. If the icon coincides with the bridge, the task is late and a portion of its icon changes color, indicating that the task is late. The display can be scrolled to left and right to enable 'looking ahead' and back. The display can also be pinched and spread to reveal in a smaller or larger time-scale the workday contents. The device communicates data and instructions with a remote server () wirelessly.

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Los Gatos, CA, United States of America

Daniel S Keller