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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2015
Applicant:
Sean Lineaweaver, Gig Harbor, WA (US);
Inventor:
Sean Lineaweaver, Gig Harbor, WA (US);
Assignee:
Cochlear Limited, Macquarie University, NSW, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2011.01); G06N 3/12 (2006.01); H04R 25/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/12 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/372 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36032 (2013.01); G06F 19/345 (2013.01); G06F 19/3481 (2013.01); G06N 3/126 (2013.01); H04R 25/70 (2013.01); A61B 5/12 (2013.01); A61B 5/123 (2013.01); A61N 1/0541 (2013.01); A61N 1/37241 (2013.01); A61N 1/37247 (2013.01); G06F 19/3406 (2013.01); H04R 2225/41 (2013.01); H04R 2225/43 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention are generally directed to the use of a genetic algorithm for the purpose of providing progressive and adaptive auditory training (rehabilitation) to a recipient of a hearing prosthesis. In general, the genetic algorithm is used to adapt the training process to automatically increase the difficulty of the training based on recipient feedback and performance. That is, the genetic algorithm progressively removes perceivable sounds from the training process so as to generate groups of sounds that are difficult for a recipient to perceive.