HEARING AID DEVICE INCORPORATING SIGNAL PROCESSING TECHNIQUES

A hearing compensation system (10) for the hearing impaired comprises an input transducer (12) for converting acoustical information at an input to electrical signals at an output, an output transducer (20) for converting electrical signals at an input to acoustical information at an output, a plura...

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Main Authors CHABRIES, DOUGLAS M, STOCKHAM, THOMAS G., JR
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
Published 30.05.2000
Edition6
Subjects
DEAF-AID SETS
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKEACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS
PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
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Summary:A hearing compensation system (10) for the hearing impaired comprises an input transducer (12) for converting acoustical information at an input to electrical signals at an output, an output transducer (20) for converting electrical signals at an input to acoustical information at an output, a plurality of bandpass filters (16-1 to 16-n), each bandpass filter having an input connected to the output of said input transducer, a plurality of AGC circuits (18-1 to 18-n), each individual of AGC circuits associated with a different one of the bandpass filters and having an input connected to the output of its associated bandpass filter and an output connected to the input of the output transducer (20).
Bibliography:Application Number: CA19952194583