Global Patent Index - EP 1135968 B1

EP 1135968 B1 20020807 - METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CONSTANT SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL IN HEARING AIDS AND CORRESPONDING HEARING AID

Title (en)

METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CONSTANT SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL IN HEARING AIDS AND CORRESPONDING HEARING AID

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR ERZEUGUNG KONSTANTER SCHALLDRUCKPEGEL IN HÖRGERÄTEN SOWIE HÖRGERÄT

Title (fr)

PROCEDE DE PRODUCTION D'UN NIVEAU DE PRESSION ACOUSTIQUE CONSTANT DANS DES PROTHESES AUDITIVES ET PROTHESE AUDITIVE

Publication

EP 1135968 B1 20020807 (DE)

Application

EP 99961048 A 19991201

Priority

  • DE 19857347 A 19981211
  • EP 9909400 W 19991201

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0036876A1] The invention relates to a hearing aid comprising a microphone (1), a loudspeaker (13) and a signal processing unit (2), with a switching unit (16) for producing a constant sound pressure level. Said switching unit (16) has an envelope generator (6) for generating an envelope value of a signal value to be processed and a divider (8) for establishing the quotient of the signal value and the envelope value as a signal to be output or reprocessed. The invention also relates to a method for operating a hearing aid of this type.

IPC 1-7

H04R 25/00; H03G 3/20

IPC 8 full level

H03G 3/00 (2006.01); H03G 3/20 (2006.01); H03G 7/00 (2006.01); H04R 25/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H04R 25/356 (2013.01 - EP US); H04R 25/505 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

CH DE DK FR LI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0036876 A1 20000622; DE 59902303 D1 20020912; DK 1135968 T3 20021202; EP 1135968 A1 20010926; EP 1135968 B1 20020807; US 6529607 B1 20030304

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 9909400 W 19991201; DE 59902303 T 19991201; DK 99961048 T 19991201; EP 99961048 A 19991201; US 85669201 A 20011128