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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2013
Applicant:
Cochlear Limited, Macquarie University, AU;
Inventors:
Stefan J. Mauger, Rosanna, AU;
John M. Heasman, South Melbourne, AU;
Martin E. G. Hillbratt, Lindome, SE;
Assignee:
Cochlear Limited, Macquarie University, NSW, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36032 (2013.01); H04R 25/00 (2013.01); H04R 25/407 (2013.01); H04R 2225/43 (2013.01);
Abstract
An auditory device according to one embodiment includes a processing unit configurable to determine a noise estimate and a measure for one of a plurality of samples of an audio signal. The measure relates to an upper volume bounds. The processing unit is configured to apply at least one rule using the noise estimate and/or the measure to identify an input dynamic range for mapping the audio signal to a corresponding stimulation signal.