Gn Hearing A/s

Gn Audio A/s

Gn Resound A/s

Gn Store Nord A/s

Jesper Udesen

Karl-Fredrik Johan Gran

Jesper B Boldt

Henrik Nielsen

Jonas Raun Hansen

Jesper Bünsow Boldt

Adam Weisser

Karl Fredrik Gran

Maria Mehlsen Andersen

A method for processing an audio signal comprising a first and second spatialized audio signal, wherein the first audio signal has a first lateral spatializer of a multichannel audio spatializer, the second spatialized audio signal (R) a second lateral spatializer of the multichannel audio spatializer, and the first and second spatialized audio signals differs from the each other. Also disclosed is a first equalizer transfer function receiving and filtering the first spatialized audio signal from first set of equalizer coefficients to provide a first equalized audio signal and second equalizer transfer function receiving and filtering the second spatialized audio signal.

Method and device for processing spatialized audio signals

The present disclosure relates to binaural hearing aid systems and methods of enhancing speech of one or more desired speakers in a listening room using indoor positioning sensors and systems.

Bilateral hearing aid system and method of enhancing speech of one or more desired speakers

Disclosed is a method and a hearing device for audio transmission. The hearing device is configured to be worn by a user. The hearing device comprises a first earphone comprising a first speaker. The hearing device comprises a second earphone comprising a second speaker. The hearing device comprises a virtual sound processing unit connected to the first earphone and the second earphone. The virtual sound processing unit is configured for receiving and processing an audio sound signal for generating a virtual audio sound signal. The virtual audio sound signal is forwarded to the first and second speakers, where the virtual audio sound appears to the user as audio sound coming from two virtual speakers in front of the user. The hearing device further comprises a first primary microphone for capturing surrounding sounds to provide a first surrounding sound signal based on a first primary input signal from the first primary microphone. The first primary microphone being arranged in the first earphone for providing a first rear facing sensitivity pattern towards the rear direction. The hearing device further comprises a first secondary microphone for capturing surrounding sounds to provide a second surrounding sound signal based on a first secondary input signal from the first secondary microphone. The first secondary microphone being arranged in the second earphone for providing a second rear facing sensitivity pattern towards the rear direction. The hearing device is configured for transmitting the first surrounding sound signal to the first speaker. The hearing device is configured for transmitting the second surrounding sound signal to the second speaker. Thereby the user receives the surrounding sound from the rear direction, while the surrounding sound from the front direction is attenuated compared to the surrounding sound from the rear direction.

Hearing device providing virtual sound

A method performed by an electronic device, includes: enabling first communication to a pair of headphones having first and second acoustic output transducers; enabling second communication to a first hearing device that has a first gain stage; communicating a band-limited portion of a first audio test signal via a second gain stage and via the first acoustic output transducer to the first hearing device while the first hearing device is in a first ear canal of a first ear, and communicating a band-limited portion of a second audio test signal via the second acoustic output transducer to an eardrum of a second ear; and determining a first gain value based on a gain value of the first gain stage and/or a gain value of the second gain stage, the first gain value being associated with the user's perception of equal loudness at both the first and second ears.

Method at an electronic device involving a hearing device

A hearing device includes: a first microphone and a second microphone for provision of a first microphone input signal and a second microphone input signal, respectively; a beamforming module configured to process the first microphone input signal and the second microphone input signal, the beamforming module configured to provide a beamformed input signal; a processor configured to process the beamformed input signal for provision of an electrical output signal based on the beamformed input signal from the beamforming module; a receiver configured to convert the electrical output signal to an audio output signal; and a motion detector; wherein the beamforming module comprises a beamforming controller coupled to the motion detector, and wherein the beamforming controller is configured to control the beamforming module based on motion data from the motion detector.

Hearing device with acceleration-based beamforming

A new hearing aid is provided in which signals that are received from an external device, such as a spouse microphone, a media player, a hearing loop system, a teleconference system, a radio, a TV, a telephone, a device with an alarm, etc., are filtered in such a way that a user can localize the monaural signal transmitter.

Binaural hearing system with localization of sound sources

A sound generating object for worn by a user, includes: a first accelerometer; and a second accelerometer; wherein when the sound generating object is at an operative position, a line extending through the first and second accelerometers intersects an axis at right angle, the axis extending in an up-and-down direction, the first and second accelerometers being spaced by a known distance; wherein the first accelerometer is configured to determine a first acceleration component having a first value, and the second accelerometer is configured to determine a second acceleration component having a second value; and wherein the sound generating object is configured to determine a distance between ears of the user based on the first value of the first acceleration component determined by the first accelerometer, the second value of the second acceleration component determined by the second accelerometer, and the known distance between the first accelerometer and the second accelerometer.

Method for determining distance between ears of a wearer of a sound generating object and an ear-worn, sound generating object

A spectacle hearing device system includes: a first hearing instrument, the first hearing instrument having a first wireless hearing instrument transceiver and a first acoustic output transducer; a pair of spectacles, the pair of spectacles comprising a first wireless spectacle transceiver, and a first plurality of microphones, the first plurality of microphones forming a first directional microphone array configured for generating a first electrical signal from acoustic signals picked up by the first plurality of microphones; a first processor for processing the first electrical signal according to a hearing loss compensation prescription; and a first amplifier for applying the first electrical signal to the first acoustic output transducer; wherein the first wireless spectacle transceiver is configured for transmitting the first electrical signal wirelessly to the first hearing instrument.

Spectacle hearing device system

A hearing device includes: a first antenna; a first transceiver coupled to the first antenna and configured to wirelessly receive one or more audio streams from an audio system, the one or more audio streams including a first audio stream; a primary processing unit; an acoustic output transducer coupled to an output of the primary processing unit; a secondary processing unit with a first input coupled to an output of the first transceiver for receiving a first wireless input signal representative of the first audio stream from the first transceiver; a position controller for determining position data, the position controller having an output for sending a position control signal to the secondary processing unit; and at least one microphone coupled to the secondary processing unit; wherein the secondary processing unit is configured to process the first wireless input signal from the first transceiver based on the position control signal.

Hearing device with position data and method of operating a hearing device

A hearing device includes: an antenna for converting a first wireless input signal of a first external source to an antenna output signal; a radio transceiver for converting the antenna output signal to a transceiver input signal; a set of microphones comprising a first microphone for provision of a first microphone input signal; a pre-processing unit connected to the radio transceiver and the first microphone for pre-processing the transceiver input signal and the first microphone input signal; a processor for processing input signals and providing an electrical output signal based on the input signals; a receiver for converting the electrical output signal to an audio output signal; and a processing controller comprising a direction estimator configured to estimate a head direction of a user of the hearing device; wherein the hearing device is configured to select and apply a processing scheme based on the estimated head direction.

Hearing device with adaptive processing and related method

A method of operating a hearing device comprising a first antenna, a first transceiver coupled to the first antenna, an acoustic output transducer, a microphone, and a processing unit, the processing unit being coupled to the first transceiver, the acoustic output transducer, and the microphone, the method includes: pairing the hearing device with an audio system; initiating detection of hearing device motion; sending position data indicative of a position of the hearing device to the audio system; wirelessly receiving a first audio stream based on the position data; converting the first audio stream to a first wireless input signal; mixing the first wireless input signal with an audio input signal from the microphone of the hearing device to form a mixed signal; processing the mixed signal to form an output signal; and converting the output signal to an audio output signal.

Hearing device with position data, audio system and related methods

A hearing device includes: a processing unit; a transceiver connected to the processing unit and being configured for outputting a transceiver output signal representative of a first audio signal to form a first input signal for the processing unit; and a microphone connected to the processing unit for converting a second audio signal into a microphone output signal to form a second input signal for the processing unit; wherein the processing unit is configured to: estimate a time shift between the microphone output signal and the transceiver output signal, determine a time delay based on the time shift, and use the time delay to obtain a summing signal.

Hearing device with sound source localization and related method

An assembly and a method for determining the distance between two sound providers, such as the ear pieces of a headset or two hearing aids. A signal is fed to the sound providers from a portable element, such as a mobile telephone, from a position to the side of the person, and from the travelling time of the signal, the distance is determined. Subsequently, audio signals taking the distance into account are fed to the sound generators.

Assembly and a method for determining a distance between two sound generating objects

The present disclosure relates in a first aspect to a method of superimposing spatial auditory cues to an externally picked-up sound signal in a hearing instrument. The method comprises steps of a generating an external microphone signal by an external microphone arrangement and transmitting the external microphone signal to a wireless receiver of a first hearing instrument via a first wireless communication link. Further steps of the methodology comprise determining response characteristics of a first spatial synthesis filter by correlating the external microphone signal and a first hearing aid microphone signal of the first hearing instrument and filtering the external microphone signal by the first spatial synthesis filter to produce a first synthesized microphone signal comprising first spatial auditory cues.

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Jesper Udesen