Global Patent Index - EP 1101390 B1

EP 1101390 B1 20040414 - HEARING AID HAVING AN IMPROVED SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY BY MEANS OF FREQUENCY SELECTIVE SIGNAL PROCESSING, AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A HEARING AID

Title (en)

HEARING AID HAVING AN IMPROVED SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY BY MEANS OF FREQUENCY SELECTIVE SIGNAL PROCESSING, AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A HEARING AID

Title (de)

HÖRHILFE MIT VERBESSERTER SPRACHVERSTÄNDLICHKEIT DURCH FREQUENZSELEKTIVE SIGNALVERARBEITUNG SOWIE VERFAHREN ZUM BETRIEB EINER DERARTIGEN HÖRHILFE

Title (fr)

APPAREIL AUDITIF PERMETTANT UNE MEILLEURE COMPREHENSION DE LA PAROLE GRACE A UN TRAITEMENT DE SIGNAL SELECTIF EN FREQUENCE, ET PROCEDE PERMETTANT DE FAIRE FONCTIONNER UN TEL APPAREIL AUDITIF

Publication

EP 1101390 B1 20040414 (DE)

Application

EP 99934667 A 19990712

Priority

  • DE 19833434 A 19980724
  • EP 9904884 W 19990712

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0005923A1] The invention relates to a hearing aid comprising a microphone (1), a signal processing unit (2) and a listening device (3), whereby the signal processing unit (2) has a filter element (6) for splitting the signal into a number of partial signals (12). In addition, the hearing aid comprises an analyzing element (7) for detecting speech information found in the partial signals (12), and has a conditioning element (8) for boosting the partial signals (12) during the availability of speech. The invention also relates to a method for operating such a hearing aid.

IPC 1-7

H04R 25/00; G10L 21/02

IPC 8 full level

G10L 21/02 (2006.01); G10L 21/0208 (2013.01); H04R 25/00 (2006.01); G10L 21/0232 (2013.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G10L 21/0208 (2013.01 - EP US); H04R 25/505 (2013.01 - EP US); G10L 21/0232 (2013.01 - EP US); H04R 2225/43 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

CH DE DK FR LI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0005923 A1 20000203; DE 59909190 D1 20040519; DK 1101390 T3 20040802; EP 1101390 A1 20010523; EP 1101390 B1 20040414; US 6768801 B1 20040727

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 9904884 W 19990712; DE 59909190 T 19990712; DK 99934667 T 19990712; EP 99934667 A 19990712; US 74451701 A 20010312