Method and apparatus for improving speech intelligibility in hearing devices using remote microphone

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10244333
APP PUB NO 20170353805A1
SERIAL NO

15174027

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A hearing system includes a pair of first and second hearing devices wirelessly coupled to a remote device that includes a microphone. One or more gains can each be calculated as a function of a first microphone signal received from the first hearing device, a second microphone signal received from the second hearing device, and a remote microphone signal received from the remote device. The function can be designed to improve speech intelligibility in a noisy environment. The one or more gains are applied to the first and second microphone signals to produce output sounds by the first and second hearing devices.

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  • STARKEY LABORATORIES, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Harianawala, Jumana Eden Prairie, US 6 8
Mustiere, Frederic Philippe Denis Chaska, US 10 45
Zhang, Tao Eden Prairie, US 950 8538

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