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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2020
Sonova Ag, Stafa, CH;
Ullrich Sigwanz, Hombrechtikon, CH;
Nadim El Guindi, Zurich, CH;
Daniel Lucas-Hirtz, Rapperswil, CH;
Nina Stumpf, Mannedorf, CH;
SONOVA AG, Stäfa, CH;
Abstract
A hearing device configured to be worn at a head of a user. The hearing device includes a vibration sensor to detect a vibration conducted through the user's head to the hearing device and to output a vibration signal including information about the vibration. At least part of the vibration can be caused by an own voice activity of the user. A method of operating the hearing device allows a reliable own voice detection at rather low processing effort. The processor determines a presence of an own voice characteristic in the vibration signal at a vibration frequency associated with the own voice characteristic and identifies the own voice activity based on an identification criterion including the presence of the own voice characteristic in the vibration signal at the associated vibration frequency. The own voice characteristic indicative of part of the vibration can be caused by the own voice activity.