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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2007
Alexander Ypma, Veldhoven, NL;
Almer Jacob Van Den Berg, Eindhoven, NL;
Aalbert DE Vries, Eindhoven, NL;
Alexander Ypma, Veldhoven, NL;
Almer Jacob Van Den Berg, Eindhoven, NL;
Aalbert De Vries, Eindhoven, NL;
GN RESOUND A/S, Ballerup, DK;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for automatic adjustment of signal processing parameters in a hearing aid. It is based on an interactive estimation process that incorporates user feedback. The method is capable of incorporating user perception of sound reproduction, such as sound quality over time. The user may fine-tune the hearing aid using a volume-control wheel or a push-button on the hearing aid housing, which is linked to an adaptive parameter that is a projection of a relevant parameter space. For example, this new parameter could control simple volume, the number of active microphones, or a complex trade-off between noise reduction and signal distortion. By turning the 'personalization wheel' in accordance with user preferences and absorbing these preferences in the model resident in the hearing aid, it is possible to absorb user preferences while the user wears the hearing aid device in the field.