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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2013
Christopher John James, Toulouse, FR;
Christopher John James, Toulouse, FR;
Cochlear Limited, Macquarie University, NSW, AU;
Abstract
The present application discloses systems and methods to address situations in a binaural hearing prosthesis configuration in which each hearing prosthesis receives audio signals that have differing audio signal measures (e.g., signal to noise ratios (SNRs)). In accordance with one embodiment, a method is provided and includes receiving a first audio signal from a first transducer, receiving a second audio signal from a second transducer, evaluating the first audio signal and determining thereby a first audio signal measure, evaluating the second audio signal and determining thereby a second audio signal measure, based on the evaluating, identifying from among the first audio signal and the second audio signal a particular audio signal that has a certain quality with respect to the audio signal measures (e.g., the highest SNR), and applying stimulation to a recipient in accordance with the identified audio signal.