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1. 发明申请

US20090076825A1 METHOD OF ENHANCING SOUND FOR HEARING IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS 审中-公开
标题翻译：增加听力受伤个人声音的方法
公开(公告)号：US20090076825A1
公开(公告)日：2009-03-19
申请号：US11854686
申请日：2007-09-13
申请人： KIPP BRADFORD , RALPH A. BECKMAN , JOHN F. MURPHY, III
发明人： KIPP BRADFORD , RALPH A. BECKMAN , JOHN F. MURPHY, III
IPC分类号： G10L21/06
CPC分类号： H04R25/554 , G10L15/26 , H04R25/552
摘要： A portable assistive listening system for enhancing sound for hearing impaired individuals includes a fully functional hearing aid and a separate handheld digital signal processing (DSP) device. The focus of the present invention is directed to the handheld DSP device and a unique method of processing incoming audio signals. The DSP device includes a programmable digital signal processor, a UWB transceiver for communicating with the hearing aid and/or other wireless audio sources, an LCD display, and a user input device (keypad). The handheld device is user programmable to apply different sound enhancement algorithms for enhancing sound signals received from the hearing aid and/or other audio source. The handheld device is capable of receiving audio signals from multiple sources, and gives the user control over selection of incoming sound sources and selective enhancement of sound. In the context of being user programmable, the digital signal processing device includes a software platform that provides for the ability of the user to select, or plug-in, desired enhancement algorithms for application to selected incoming audio signals. Specifically, the invention focuses on a method of buffering an incoming audio signal, and selectively replaying the buffered audio. The method further includes converting the replayed audio signal to text for display on the handheld DSP device.
摘要翻译：用于增强听力障碍个体的声音的便携式辅助聆听系统包括全功能助听器和单独的手持式数字信号处理（DSP）装置。本发明的重点是针对手持DSP设备和处理输入音频信号的独特方法。 DSP设备包括可编程数字信号处理器，用于与助听器和/或其他无线音频源通信的UWB收发器，LCD显示器和用户输入设备（小键盘）。手持设备是用户可编程的，以应用不同的声音增强算法来增强从助听器和/或其他音频源接收的声音信号。手持设备能够从多个源接收音频信号，并且使用户能够控制对输入声源的选择和选择性增强声音。在用户可编程的上下文中，数字信号处理设备包括提供用户选择或插入期望的增强算法以应用于所选输入音频信号的能力的软件平台。具体地，本发明专注于缓冲输入音频信号的方法，并且有选择地重播缓冲音频。该方法还包括将重放的音频信号转换为文本以在手持DSP设备上显示。

2. 发明申请

US20090076804A1 ASSISTIVE LISTENING SYSTEM WITH MEMORY BUFFER FOR INSTANT REPLAY AND SPEECH TO TEXT CONVERSION 审中-公开
标题翻译：具有内存缓冲器的协调监听系统，用于即时复位和语音转换
公开(公告)号：US20090076804A1
公开(公告)日：2009-03-19
申请号：US11854667
申请日：2007-09-13
申请人： KIPP BRADFORD , RALPH A. BECKMAN , JOHN F. MURPHY, III
发明人： KIPP BRADFORD , RALPH A. BECKMAN , JOHN F. MURPHY, III
IPC分类号： G10L19/02
CPC分类号： H04R25/554 , G10L15/26 , H04R25/552
摘要： A portable assistive listening system for enhancing sound for hearing impaired individuals includes a fully functional hearing aid and a separate handheld digital signal processing (DSP) device. The focus of the present invention is directed to the handheld DSP device. The DSP device includes a programmable digital signal processor, a UWB transceiver for communicating with the hearing aid and/or other wireless audio sources, an LCD display, a user input device (keypad) and at least one memory device for storing programming settings and data. Specifically, the invention focuses on a memory buffer within the DSP device, and configuration of the device to buffer an incoming audio signal, to enhance the audio for replay, and to replay that audio. The device is further configured to convert the audio signal to text for display on the handheld DSP device. The device enhances the audio and then buffers the enhanced audio stream prior to output.
摘要翻译：用于增强听力障碍个体的声音的便携式辅助聆听系统包括全功能助听器和单独的手持式数字信号处理（DSP）装置。本发明的重点是针对手持DSP设备。 DSP设备包括可编程数字信号处理器，用于与助听器和/或其他无线音频源通信的UWB收发器，LCD显示器，用户输入设备（键盘））和用于存储编程设置和数据的至少一个存储器设备。具体地，本发明专注于DSP设备内的存储器缓冲器，以及用于缓冲输入音频信号的设备的配置，以增强用于重放的音频以及重放该音频。该设备还被配置为将音频信号转换为文本以在手持DSP设备上显示。该设备增强音频，然后在输出之前缓冲增强音频流。

3. 发明申请

US20090074203A1 METHOD OF ENHANCING SOUND FOR HEARING IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS 审中-公开
标题翻译：增加听力受伤个人声音的方法
公开(公告)号：US20090074203A1
公开(公告)日：2009-03-19
申请号：US11854680
申请日：2007-09-13
申请人： KIPP BRADFORD , RALPH A. BECKMAN , JOHN F. MURPHY, III
发明人： KIPP BRADFORD , RALPH A. BECKMAN , JOHN F. MURPHY, III
IPC分类号： H04B15/00
CPC分类号： H04R25/554 , H04R25/552
摘要： A portable assistive listening system for enhancing sound for hearing impaired individuals includes a functional hearing aid and a separate handheld digital signal processing (DSP) device. The focus of the embodiments is directed to the handheld DSP device and a method of processing audio signals. The DSP device includes a programmable digital signal processor, a UWB transceiver for communicating with the hearing aid and/or other wireless audio sources, an LCD display, and a user input device (keypad). The handheld device is user programmable to apply different sound processing algorithms for processing sound signals received from the hearing aid and/or other audio source. The handheld device is capable of receiving audio signals from multiple sources, and gives the user control over selection of incoming sound sources and selective processing of audio. In the context of being user programmable, the digital signal processing device includes a software platform that provides for the ability of the user to select, or plug-in, desired processing algorithms for application to selected incoming audio signals. The software embodiments include a method of pre-analyzing multiple incoming audio signals in order to identify background noise (i.e. noise other than voices or other desirable sound) and then adaptively filtering out the common background noises from each of the audio signals. Alternatively, the software embodiments include a method of pre-analyzing multiple incoming audio signals in order to identify a single common desirable sound (i.e. voices) and then adaptively enhancing the desirable sound within each of the multiple sources.
摘要翻译：用于增强听力障碍者的声音的便携式辅助聆听系统包括功能性助听器和单独的手持式数字信号处理（DSP）装置。实施例的重点是针对手持DSP设备和处理音频信号的方法。 DSP设备包括可编程数字信号处理器，用于与助听器和/或其他无线音频源通信的UWB收发器，LCD显示器和用户输入设备（小键盘）。手持设备是用户可编程的，以应用不同的声音处理算法来处理从助听器和/或其他音频源接收的声音信号。手持设备能够从多个源接收音频信号，并且使用户能够控制输入声源的选择和音频的选择性处理。在用户可编程的情况下，数字信号处理设备包括提供用户选择或插入期望的处理算法以应用于所选输入音频信号的能力的软件平台。软件实施例包括一种预分析多个输入音频信号以便识别背景噪声（即除语音或其它期望声音之外的噪声）的方法，然后自适应地滤出每个音频信号的公共背景噪声。或者，软件实施例包括预分析多个输入音频信号以便识别单个共同期望声音（即语音），然后自适应地增强多个源中的每一个内的期望声音的方法。

4. 发明授权

US06168157A Electronic body-bending game 失效
标题翻译：电子体弯游戏
公开(公告)号：US06168157A
公开(公告)日：2001-01-02
申请号：US09131115
申请日：1998-08-07
申请人： Ralph A. Beckman , Howard Kamentsky , Henry D. Sharpe, III , Kipp L. Bradford , Stephen A. Schwartz , John F. Murphy, III
发明人： Ralph A. Beckman , Howard Kamentsky , Henry D. Sharpe, III , Kipp L. Bradford , Stephen A. Schwartz , John F. Murphy, III
IPC分类号： A63F922
CPC分类号： A63F9/24 , A63F2003/00671 , A63F2009/2442 , A63F2009/2451 , A63F2009/2476 , A63F2009/2494
摘要： A toy includes a housing with pressure sensitive sensors on each face of the housing. The toy instructs players as to which parts of their body they should use in pressing one or more of the sensors on the toy. A number of games can be played with the toy. Players can pass the toy from one player to another using the body parts the toy calls out and try to set records for the number of passes possible without mistake, or can try to set records for the number of passes that can be made within a two minute time period. A third game involves three or four players trying to cover five or six of the sensors in accordance with the toy's instructions. The players maneuver their bodies to maintain pressure on the sensors being held while pressing holding a new sensor called out by the toy. The voice used in the toy also tries to challenge the players to improve on their previous scores.
摘要翻译：玩具包括在壳体的每个面上具有压敏传感器的壳体。玩具指示玩家在使用玩具的一个或多个传感器时应该使用身体的哪些部位。玩具可以玩一些游戏。玩家可以使用玩具呼出的身体部位将玩具从一个玩家传递到另一个玩家，并尝试为可能的次数设置记录，而不会发生错误，或者可以尝试设置可以在两个玩家中进行的通过次数的记录分钟时间。第三场比赛涉及三到四名玩家试图按照玩具的指示覆盖五到六个传感器。玩家操纵他们的身体，以保持在握住传感器的压力，同时按住由玩具呼出的新传感器。玩具中使用的声音也试图挑战玩家提高他们以前的成绩。

5. 发明申请

US20090076816A1 ASSISTIVE LISTENING SYSTEM WITH DISPLAY AND SELECTIVE VISUAL INDICATORS FOR SOUND SOURCES 审中-公开
标题翻译：具有显示屏和辅助视觉指示器的协调监听系统
公开(公告)号：US20090076816A1
公开(公告)日：2009-03-19
申请号：US11854649
申请日：2007-09-13
申请人： KIPP BRADFORD , RALPH A. BECKMAN , JOHN F. MURPHY, III
发明人： KIPP BRADFORD , RALPH A. BECKMAN , JOHN F. MURPHY, III
IPC分类号： G10L15/26
CPC分类号： G10L21/06 , G10L2021/065
摘要： A portable assistive listening system for enhancing sound for hearing impaired individuals includes a functional hearing aid and a separate handheld digital signal processing (DSP) device. The invention focuses on a handheld DSP device that provides a visual cue to the user representing the source of an intermittent incoming sound. It is known that it is easier to distinguish and recognize sounds when the user has knowledge of the sound source. The system provides for various wired and/or wireless audio inputs from, for example, a television, a wireless microphone on a person, a doorbell, a telephone, a smoke alarm, etc. The wireless audio sources are linked to the DSP and can be identified as a particular type of source. For example, the telephone input is associated with a graphical image of a telephone, and the smoke alarm is associated with a graphical image of a smoke alarm. The DSP is configured and arranged to monitor the audio sources and will visually display the graphical image of the input source when sound input is detected from the input. Accordingly, when the telephone rings, the DSP device will display the image of the phone as a visual cue to the user that the phone is ringing. Additionally, the DSP will turn on backlight of the display as an added visual cue that there is an incoming audio signal.
摘要翻译：用于增强听力障碍者的声音的便携式辅助聆听系统包括功能性助听器和单独的手持式数字信号处理（DSP）装置。本发明专注于提供表示间歇进入声音的来源的用户的视觉提示的手持式DSP设备。众所周知，当用户了解声源时，更容易区分和识别声音。该系统提供来自例如电视机，人身上的无线麦克风，门铃，电话，烟雾报警器等的各种有线和/或无线音频输入。无线音频源链接到DSP，并且可以被确定为特定类型的源。例如，电话输入与电话的图形图像相关联，并且烟雾报警器与烟雾报警器的图形图像相关联。 DSP被配置和布置为监视音频源，并且当从输入检测到声音输入时，将可视地显示输入源的图形图像。因此，当电话振铃时，DSP设备将把手机的图像作为电话响铃的用户的视觉提示显示。此外，DSP将作为添加的视觉提示打开显示器的背光，存在输入音频信号。

6. 发明申请

US20090074216A1 ASSISTIVE LISTENING SYSTEM WITH PROGRAMMABLE HEARING AID AND WIRELESS HANDHELD PROGRAMMABLE DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE 审中-公开
标题翻译：具有可编程听力助听器和无线手持可编程数字信号处理装置的辅助听音系统
公开(公告)号：US20090074216A1
公开(公告)日：2009-03-19
申请号：US11854643
申请日：2007-09-13
申请人： KIPP BRADFORD , RALPH A. BECKMAN , JOHN F. MURPHY, III
发明人： KIPP BRADFORD , RALPH A. BECKMAN , JOHN F. MURPHY, III
IPC分类号： H04R25/00
CPC分类号： H04R25/554 , H04R25/407 , H04R25/43 , H04R25/558 , H04R2225/41 , H04R2225/61 , H04R2460/01
摘要： A portable assistive listening system for enhancing sound for hearing impaired individuals includes a hearing aid and a separate handheld digital signal processing device. The hearing aid includes a microphone, a digital signal processor, a speaker, a power source, an ultra-wide band (UWB) transceiver, and a control system configured and arranged to monitor a status of the power source and a status of the UWB transceiver, to receive an input signal from the microphone, to selectively route the input signal for processing responsive to the status of the power source and of the UWB transceiver, and to deliver an output signal to the speaker. The handheld digital signal processing apparatus includes a UWB transceiver, and a digital audio signal processor configured and arranged to receive the input signal from the earpiece control system, to process the input signal to enhance the input signal and to output the enhanced signal to the hearing aid control system. The hearing aid and the signal processing apparatus communicate through the UWB transceivers.
摘要翻译：用于增强听力受损个体的声音的便携式辅助听音系统包括助听器和单独的手持式数字信号处理装置。助听器包括麦克风，数字信号处理器，扬声器，电源，超宽带（UWB）收发器以及被配置和设置为监视电源的状态和UWB的状态的控制系统收发器，用于从麦克风接收输入信号，以响应于电源和UWB收发器的状态选择性地路由输入信号进行处理，并将输出信号传递给扬声器。手持式数字信号处理装置包括UWB收发器和配置和布置成从耳机控制系统接收输入信号的数字音频信号处理器，以处理输入信号以增强输入信号并将增强信号输出到听觉援助控制系统。助听器和信号处理装置通过UWB收发器进行通信。

7. 发明申请

US20090076636A1 METHOD OF ENHANCING SOUND FOR HEARING IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS 审中-公开
标题翻译：增加听力受伤个人声音的方法
公开(公告)号：US20090076636A1
公开(公告)日：2009-03-19
申请号：US11854673
申请日：2007-09-13
申请人： KIPP BRADFORD , RALPH A. BECKMAN , JOHN F. MURPHY, III
发明人： KIPP BRADFORD , RALPH A. BECKMAN , JOHN F. MURPHY, III
IPC分类号： G06F17/00
CPC分类号： G10L21/02 , H04R25/04 , H04R25/505 , H04R25/554
摘要： A portable assistive listening system for enhancing sound for hearing impaired individuals includes a fully functional hearing aid and a separate handheld digital signal processing (DSP) device. The focus of the present invention is directed to the handheld DSP device and a unique method of processing incoming audio signals. The DSP device includes a programmable digital signal processor, a UWB transceiver for communicating with the hearing aid and/or other wireless audio sources, an LCD display, and a user input device (keypad). The handheld device is user programmable to apply different audio processing algorithms for processing sound signals received from the hearing aid and/or other audio source. The handheld device is capable of receiving audio signals from multiple sources, and gives the user control over selection of incoming sound sources and selective processing of sound. In the context of being user programmable, the digital signal processing device includes a software platform that provides for the ability of the user to select, or plug-in, desired processing algorithms for application to selected incoming audio signals. The software platform that provides the ability to load and save different processing algorithms, to apply those processing algorithms to one or more incoming audio signals, and/or to apply multiple processing algorithms in series, if desired and the method associated with processing of the incoming audio signals.
摘要翻译：用于增强听力障碍个体的声音的便携式辅助聆听系统包括全功能助听器和单独的手持式数字信号处理（DSP）装置。本发明的重点是针对手持DSP设备和处理输入音频信号的独特方法。 DSP设备包括可编程数字信号处理器，用于与助听器和/或其他无线音频源通信的UWB收发器，LCD显示器和用户输入设备（小键盘）。手持设备是用户可编程的，以应用不同的音频处理算法来处理从助听器和/或其他音频源接收的声音信号。手持设备能够从多个源接收音频信号，并且使用户能够控制对输入声源的选择和对声音的选择性处理。在用户可编程的情况下，数字信号处理设备包括提供用户选择或插入期望的处理算法以应用于所选输入音频信号的能力的软件平台。该软件平台提供加载和保存不同处理算法的能力，以将这些处理算法应用于一个或多个输入音频信号，和/或如果需要串行应用多个处理算法，以及与处理进入相关联的方法音频信号

8. 发明申请

US20090074214A1 ASSISTIVE LISTENING SYSTEM WITH PLUG IN ENHANCEMENT PLATFORM AND COMMUNICATION PORT TO DOWNLOAD USER PREFERRED PROCESSING ALGORITHMS 审中-公开
标题翻译：具有增强平台和通信端口的协调监听系统下载用户优先处理算法
公开(公告)号：US20090074214A1
公开(公告)日：2009-03-19
申请号：US11854657
申请日：2007-09-13
申请人： KIPP BRADFORD , RALPH A. BECKMAN , JOHN F. MURPHY, III
发明人： KIPP BRADFORD , RALPH A. BECKMAN , JOHN F. MURPHY, III
IPC分类号： H04R25/00
CPC分类号： H04R25/558
摘要： A portable assistive listening system for enhancing sound for hearing impaired individuals includes a fully functional hearing aid and a separate handheld digital signal processing (DSP) device. The focus of the present invention is directed to the handheld DSP device. The DSP device includes a programmable digital signal processor, a UWB transceiver for communicating with the hearing aid and/or other wireless audio sources, an LCD display, and a user input device (keypad). The handheld device is user programmable to apply different processing algorithms for processing sound signals received from the hearing aid or other audio source. The handheld device is capable of receiving audio signals from multiple sources, and gives the user control over selection of incoming sources and selective processing of sound. In the context of being user programmable, the digital signal processing device includes a software platform that provides for the ability of the user to select or “plug-in” desired processing algorithms for application to selected incoming audio channels and a communication port for the user to connect to a PC or other device to download preferred processing algorithms. The communication port provides the user with the ability to retrieve desirable processing algorithms from a database of available algorithms and download those algorithms directly into the device for use.
摘要翻译：用于增强听力障碍个体的声音的便携式辅助聆听系统包括全功能助听器和单独的手持式数字信号处理（DSP）装置。本发明的重点是针对手持DSP设备。 DSP设备包括可编程数字信号处理器，用于与助听器和/或其他无线音频源通信的UWB收发器，LCD显示器和用户输入设备（小键盘）。手持设备是用户可编程的，以应用不同的处理算法来处理从助听器或其他音频源接收的声音信号。手持设备能够从多个源接收音频信号，并且给用户控制对输入源的选择和对声音的选择性处理。在用户可编程的上下文中，数字信号处理设备包括软件平台，该软件平台提供用户选择或“插入”所需的处理算法以应用于选定的传入音频通道和用户的通信端口的能力连接到PC或其他设备以下载优选的处理算法。通信端口为用户提供从可用算法的数据库中检索所需处理算法的能力，并将这些算法直接下载到设备中以供使用。

9. 发明申请

US20090074206A1 METHOD OF ENHANCING SOUND FOR HEARING IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS 审中-公开
标题翻译：增加听力受伤个人声音的方法
公开(公告)号：US20090074206A1
公开(公告)日：2009-03-19
申请号：US11854693
申请日：2007-09-13
申请人： KIPP BRADFORD , RALPH A. BECKMAN , JOHN F. MURPHY, III
发明人： KIPP BRADFORD , RALPH A. BECKMAN , JOHN F. MURPHY, III
IPC分类号： H03G5/00
CPC分类号： H03G3/32 , H03G5/005 , H03G5/165 , H04R25/30 , H04R25/407 , H04R25/43 , H04R25/552 , H04R25/554 , H04R2225/33 , H04R2225/41 , H04R2225/61 , H04R2430/01
摘要： A portable assistive listening system for enhancing sound for hearing impaired individuals includes a fully functional hearing aid and a separate handheld digital signal processing (DSP) device. The focus of the present invention is directed to the handheld DSP device and a unique method of processing incoming audio signals. The DSP device includes a programmable digital signal processor, a UWB transceiver for communicating with the hearing aid and/or other wireless audio sources, an LCD display, and a user input device (keypad). The handheld device is user programmable to apply different sound enhancement algorithms for enhancing sound signals received from the hearing aid and/or other audio source. The handheld device is capable of receiving audio signals from multiple sources, and gives the user control over selection of incoming sound sources and selective enhancement of sound. Specifically, the invention focuses on a proprietary method of adjusting the master volume and equalization of each of the multiple incoming audio signals prior to mixing all of the enhanced signals for output. Applying a Master Volume and Equalization setting prior to mixing provides for a more evenly enhanced sound and better overall sound intelligibility, as well as reducing processing power drained from the system during use.
摘要翻译：用于增强听力障碍个体的声音的便携式辅助聆听系统包括全功能助听器和单独的手持式数字信号处理（DSP）装置。本发明的重点是针对手持DSP设备和处理输入音频信号的独特方法。 DSP设备包括可编程数字信号处理器，用于与助听器和/或其他无线音频源通信的UWB收发器，LCD显示器和用户输入设备（小键盘）。手持设备是用户可编程的，以应用不同的声音增强算法来增强从助听器和/或其他音频源接收的声音信号。手持设备能够从多个源接收音频信号，并且使用户能够控制对输入声源的选择和选择性增强声音。具体地，本发明专注于在混合所有增强信号以进行输出之前调整多个输入音频信号中的每一个的主音量和均衡的专有方法。在混合之前应用主音量和均衡设置可提供更均匀的增强声音和更好的整体声音清晰度，以及降低使用过程中从系统中排出的处理能力。

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