(19)
(11) EP 3 461 148 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
17.04.2019 Bulletin 2019/16

(43) Date of publication A2:
27.03.2019 Bulletin 2019/13

(21) Application number: 18195310.0

(22) Date of filing: 19.08.2015
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04R 25/00(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 20.08.2014 US 201414464149

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
15181620.4 / 2988531

(71) Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
Eden Prairie, MN 55344 (US)

(72) Inventor:
  • Merks, Ivo
    Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55347 (US)

(74) Representative: Dentons UK and Middle East LLP 
One Fleet Place
London EC4M 7WS
London EC4M 7WS (GB)

   


(54) HEARING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM WITH OWN VOICE DETECTION


(57) A hearing assistance system includes a pair of left and right hearing assistance devices to be worn by a wearer and uses both of the left and right hearing assistance devices to detect the voice of the wearer. The left and right hearing assistance devices each include first and second microphones at different locations. Various embodiments detect the voice of the wearer using signals produced by the first and second microphones of the left hearing assistance device and the first and second microphones of the right hearing assistance device. Various embodiments use outcome of detection of the voice of the wearer performed by the left hearing assistance device and the outcome of detection of the voice of the wearer performed the right hearing assistance device to determine whether to declare a detection of the voice of the wearer.







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