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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2018
Applicant:
Oticon A/s, Smørum, DK;
Inventors:
Assignee:
OTICON A/S, Smørum, DK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03G 9/00 (2006.01); H04R 25/00 (2006.01); H04R 29/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); H03G 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/505 (2013.01); G06F 3/165 (2013.01); H03G 9/005 (2013.01); H03G 9/025 (2013.01); H04R 25/356 (2013.01); H04R 25/552 (2013.01); H04R 25/554 (2013.01); H04R 29/001 (2013.01); H04R 2225/41 (2013.01); H04R 2225/43 (2013.01);
Abstract
An adaptive level estimator for providing a level estimate of an electric input signal representing sound is provided. The adaptive level estimator comprises The invention may e.g. be used in devices or applications that benefit from a dynamic adaptation of an input signal level to a listener's (possibly limited) dynamic range of sound level perception, or to any other specific dynamic range deviating from that of the environment sound.