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2・・・補聴器
3・・・データベースシステム
4・・・マイクロホン
5・・・信号処理ユニット
6・・・スピーカ
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- 補聴器(2)と、この補聴器(2)と通信するように形成され、前記補聴器(2)から離間したデータベースシステム(3)とを備えた補聴器システム(1)を作動させるための方法において、
前記補聴器(2)の現在位置の位置情報が検出され、
この位置情報が前記データベースシステム(3)に伝えられ、
前記補聴器(2)から離間した機器(8)が前記補聴器(2)からの設定された空間距離内にあるかどうかが前記データベースシステム(3)によって検出され、
離間した前記機器(8)が前記補聴器(2)からの設定された空間距離内に存在する場合に、前記補聴器(2)内で音響信号を信号処理するための所定数のパラメータを含むパラメータセットが前記データベースシステム(3)によって生成され、
生成された前記パラメータセットが前記データベースシステム(3)から前記補聴器(2)に伝えられ、
前記データベースシステム(3)から伝えられた前記パラメータセットが前記補聴器(2)によって信号処理のために用いられることを特徴とする方法。 - 前記パラメータセットの生成時に、前記補聴器(2)の装着者の個人的な聴取特性が考慮されることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記補聴器(2)の装着者と離間した前記機器(8)のユーザとの間の個人的な関係が検出され、前記パラメータセットが個人的な関係に依存して生成されることを特徴とする請求項1または2に記載の方法。
- 前記補聴器(2)と離間した前記機器(8)が設定された相互離隔距離内に配置される頻度に基づいて、前記個人的な関係が検出されることを特徴とする請求項3に記載の方法。
- 前記補聴器(2)の装着者と離間した前記機器(8)のユーザからその都度提供される情報に基づいて、前記個人的な関係が検出されることを特徴とする請求項3または4に記載の方法。
- 離間した前記機器(8)のユーザの音声プロファイルが検出され、この音声プロファイルが前記パラメータセットの生成時に考慮されることを特徴とする請求項1〜5のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記パラメータセットが前記補聴器(2)からの離間した前記機器(8)の距離に依存して生成されることを特徴とする請求項1〜6のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記補聴器(2)内に登録された補聴器設定を、伝えられた前記パラメータセットによって適合させるために、前記補聴器(2)の装着者の確認が要求されることを特徴とする請求項1〜7のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- データベースシステム(3)と少なくとも1個の補聴器(2)を備えた補聴器システム(1)において、
前記補聴器(2)がその現在位置の位置情報を検出し、この位置情報を前記データベースシステム(3)に伝えるように形成され、
前記データベースシステム(3)が、前記補聴器(2)から離間した機器(8)が前記補聴器(2)からの設定された空間距離内にあるかどうかを検出し、離間した前記機器(8)が前記補聴器(2)からの設定された空間距離内に存在する場合に、前記補聴器(2)内で音響信号を信号処理するためのパラメータを含むパラメータセットを生成し、そして生成されたパラメータセットを前記補聴器(2)に伝えるように形成され、
前記補聴器(2)が前記データベースシステム(3)から伝えられた前記パラメータセットを信号処理のために用いるように形成されていることを特徴とする補聴器システム。
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