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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2018
Applicant:
Sonova Ag;
Inventors:
Marc Secall, Constantine, CH;
Benjamin Heldner, Murten, CH;
Assignee:
SONOVA AG, Staefa, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 3/00 (2006.01); H04S 1/00 (2006.01); H04S 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 3/005 (2013.01); H04S 1/002 (2013.01); H04S 7/302 (2013.01); H04R 2203/12 (2013.01); H04S 2420/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosed technology generally relates to a microphone device configured to receive sound from different beams, where each beam has a different spatial orientation and is configured to receive sound from different directions. The microphone device is also configured to process the received sound using a generic or specific head related transfer function (HRTF) to generate processed audio and transmit the processed audio to hearing devices worn by a hearing-impaired user. Additionally, the microphone device can use a reference line and/or reference point when processing the received audio.