Global Patent Index - EP 1503612 B1

EP 1503612 B1 20090819 - Hearing aid and method for operating a hearing aid with a microphone system in which different directional characteristics are selectable

Title (en)

Hearing aid and method for operating a hearing aid with a microphone system in which different directional characteristics are selectable

Title (de)

Hörhilfegerät sowie Verfahren zum Betrieb eines Hörhilfegerätes mit einem Mikrofonsystem, bei dem unterschiedliche Richtcharakteristiken einstellbar sind

Title (fr)

Prothèse auditive et méthode à l'opération d'une prothèse auditive avec un système de microphone dans lequel de différentes caractéristiques directionnelles sont sélectionnables

Publication

EP 1503612 B1 20090819 (DE)

Application

EP 04014898 A 20040624

Priority

DE 10334396 A 20030728

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1503612A2] The hearing aid has at least 3 omnidirectional microphones (20,21,22), connected together for providing a directional microphone system. Two microphone units, each having a directional characteristic of similar order, are each provided by combining at least 2 microphones (20,21; 20,22), the microphone units combined for providing a third microphone unit with a directional characteristic of the same order. An independent claim for an operating method for a hearing aid is also included.

IPC 8 full level

H04R 25/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H04R 25/405 (2013.01 - EP US); H04R 25/407 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 2005058312 A1 20050317; AT E440456 T1 20090915; AU 2004203392 A1 20050217; AU 2004203392 B2 20070104; DE 10334396 B3 20041021; DE 502004009913 D1 20091001; DK 1503612 T3 20091123; EP 1503612 A2 20050202; EP 1503612 A3 20090121; EP 1503612 B1 20090819

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 90050904 A 20040728; AT 04014898 T 20040624; AU 2004203392 A 20040726; DE 10334396 A 20030728; DE 502004009913 T 20040624; DK 04014898 T 20040624; EP 04014898 A 20040624