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Hearing device with brain-wave dependent audio processing

Publication No. EP2717597

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App No. EP12190377

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Filed by Oticon A/S

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Filed on 2012-10-29

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Issued/Published on 2023-08-09

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Publication No. EP2717597 A1

Application No. EP12190377 Filed: 2012-10-29

Grant Date 2012-10-29 Mention of grant

Active Oppositions 3 Active EPO Oppositions

Patent Abstract / Summary

Hearing device (1) arranged on or at least partly implanted in an individual's head and comprising: an input means (3,4,5,6) providing one or more input audio signals; a signal processing circuit (7,8) to process at least one of said one or more input audio signals to provide a processed audio signal; an output means (10) to provide an audible signal to the individual in dependence on the processed audio signal; two or more electrodes (13,14,20) to detect electric brain potentials of the individual; and a brain-wave measurement circuit (15,21,25) to determine one or more EEG signals from electric signals received from the two or more electrodes (13,14,20), wherein the hearing device (1) further comprises: a first spectrum analyser (11,12) to repeatedly determine first audio spectra of at least one signal from the group of signals consisting of said one or more audio input signals and the audible signal; a reconstructor (16) to repeatedly reconstruct second audio spectra from the one or more EEG signals; a first correlator (17,18) to repeatedly determine a first coherence between the first and the second audio spectra; and a control unit (19) to alter said processing in dependence on the first coherence.

IPC Classifications

H04R25/00

Priority Claims

EP 20120187625 Date: 2012-10-08

Designated Contracting States (38 EPC 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

Parties & Representation

Applicants

Oticon A/S

Kongebakken 9, 2765 Smørum

Inventors (1)

Lunner, Thomas

Oticon A/S, c/o Kongebakken 9

Representatives / Agents

Cohausz & Florack

Patent- & Rechtsanwälte, Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB

GN Store Nord A/S

Lautrupbjerg 7, 2750 Ballerup

Guardian IP Consulting I/S

Diplomvej, Building 381, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby

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Request-For-Examination 2014-10-09

Mention Of Grant Published 2012-10-29

Patent-Maintained-As-Amended 2023-08-09

First-Examination-Report-Despatched 2016-08-11

Patent Oppositions

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3 ACTIVE OPPONENTS

Opponent Company

GN Hearing A/S

Lautrupbjerg 7, DK

Representative

GN Store Nord A/S

Filing Date

2021-03-23

Opposition in Progress

Opponent Company

GN Hearing A/S

Lautrupbjerg 7, DK

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GN Hearing A/S

Lautrupbjerg 7, DK

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Guardian IP Consulting I/S

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Opposition in Progress

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Hearing device with brain-wave dependent audio processing

Patent Abstract / Summary

IPC Classifications

Priority Claims

Designated Contracting States (38 EPC States)

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