US 12,068,002 B2
Hearing device with own-voice detection and related method
Tobias Piechowiak, Ballerup (DK); and Rob De Vries, Ballerup (DK)
Assigned to GN HEARING A/S, Ballerup (DK)
Filed by GN Hearing A/S, Ballerup (DK)
Filed on Jan. 4, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/568,566.
Application 17/568,566 is a continuation of application No. 16/667,855, filed on Oct. 29, 2019, granted, now 11,244,699.
Claims priority of application No. 18214836 (EP), filed on Dec. 20, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0130418 A1, Apr. 28, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G10L 25/78 (2013.01); G10L 25/18 (2013.01); G10L 25/21 (2013.01); H04R 25/00 (2006.01)
CPC G10L 25/78 (2013.01) [G10L 25/18 (2013.01); G10L 25/21 (2013.01); H04R 25/405 (2013.01); H04R 25/505 (2013.01); H04R 2225/021 (2013.01)] 35 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hearing device comprising:
a first microphone and a second microphone for provision of a first microphone input signal and a second microphone input signal, respectively;
a voice detector module configured to process the first microphone input signal and/or the second microphone input signal, the voice detector module configured to detect own-voice of a user of the hearing device;
a processing unit configured to provide an electrical output signal; and
a receiver configured to convert the electrical output signal to an audio output signal;
wherein the voice detector module is configured to communicate with the processing unit regarding a detection of the own-voice of the user after at least two criteria are satisfied, wherein the at least two criteria comprise a first criterion and a second criterion, wherein the voice detector module is configured to detect the own-voice of the user by detecting a distinct peak at a certain sample associated with an adaptive filter; and
wherein the voice detector module comprises a controller and a power analyzer configured to provide a power parameter to the controller, and wherein the voice detector module comprises a spectrum analyzer coupled to the controller that is configured to obtain the power parameter from the power analyzer.