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2 (両耳用聴覚システムの)ユーザ
4 標的話者
6〜12 非標的話者
14 ビーム
18 両耳用聴覚システムの動作方法
20 両耳用聴覚システム
22 音声信号
24 第1の補聴器
26 第2の補聴器
28 第1の基準信号
30 第1の基準マイクロホン
32 第1の補足信号
34 第1の補足マイクロホン
36 第2の基準信号
38 第2の基準マイクロホン
40 第2の補足信号
42 第2の補足マイクロホン
44 第1の前処理済信号
46 第2の前処理済信号
48 両耳ビーム形成プロセス
50 第1の両耳用ビームフォーマ信号
52 第2の両耳用ビームフォーマ信号
54 第1の位相
56 第1の両耳用ビームフォーマ信号の大きさ
58 第1の両耳用ビームフォーマ信号の位相
60 再構成
62 第1の出力信号
70 再構成
72 第2の両耳用ビームフォーマ信号の位相
74 第2の両耳用ビームフォーマ信号の大きさ
76 第2の位相
78 第2の出力信号
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- 両耳用聴覚システム(20)の動作方法(18)であって、前記両耳用聴覚システム(20)は、第1の補聴器(24)および第2の補聴器(26)を含み、
前記第1の補聴器(24)において、第1の基準信号(28)が、音声信号(22)から第1の基準マイクロホン(30)によって生成され、
前記第2の補聴器(26)において、第2の基準信号(36)が、前記音声信号(22)から第2の基準マイクロホン(38)によって生成され、
前記第1の基準信号(28)および前記第2の基準信号(36)は双方とも、第1の両耳用ビームフォーマ信号(50)を導出するために使用され、
少なくともいくつかの周波数帯域に関し、前記第1の基準信号(28)は、第1の位相(54)を導出するために使用され、
前記いくつかの周波数帯域に関し、第1の出力信号(62)が、前記第1の両耳用ビームフォーマ信号(50)および前記第1の位相(54)から導出される、方法。 - 前記第1の基準信号(28)および前記第2の基準信号(36)は双方とも、第2の両耳用ビームフォーマ信号(52)を導出するために使用され、
少なくともさらなるいくつかの周波数帯域に関し、前記第2の基準信号(36)は、第2の位相(76)を導出するために使用され、
前記さらなるいくつかの周波数帯域に関し、第2の出力信号(78)は、前記第2の両耳用ビームフォーマ信号(52)および前記第2の位相(76)から導出される、請求項1に記載の方法(18)。 - 前記いくつかの周波数帯域において、
前記第1の両耳用ビームフォーマ信号(50)は、その大きさ成分(56)および位相成分(58)に分解され、
前記第1の出力信号(62)は、前記第1の両耳用ビームフォーマ信号(50)の前記大きさ成分(56)および前記第1の位相(54)を使用して導出される、請求項1または請求項2に記載の方法(18)。 - 前記いくつかの周波数帯域において、
前記第1の出力信号(62)の前記大きさ成分は、前記第1の両耳用ビームフォーマ信号(50)の前記大きさ成分(56)によって与えられ、
前記第1の出力信号(62)の前記位相成分は、前記第1の位相(54)によって与えられる、請求項3に記載の方法(18)。 - 前記第1の補聴器(24)において、第1の補足信号(32)が、前記音声信号(22)から第1の補足マイクロホン(34)によって生成される、請求項1〜4のいずれか1項に記載の方法(18)。
- 前記第1の基準信号(28)および前記第1の補足信号(32)は、前記第1の位相(54)を導出するために使用される、請求項5に記載の方法(18)。
- 前記第1の基準信号(28)および前記第1の補足信号(32)から、第1の前処理済信号(44)が導出され、
前記いくつかの周波数帯域において、前記第1の位相(54)は、前記第1の前処理済信号(44)の前記位相によって与えられる、請求項6に記載の方法(18)。 - 前記第1の前処理済信号(44)は、前記第1の両耳用ビームフォーマ信号(50)を獲得するために使用される、請求項7に記載の方法(18)。
- 前記第2の補聴器(26)において、第2の補足信号(40)が、前記音声信号(22)から第2の補足マイクロホン(42)によって生成される、請求項1〜8のいずれか1項に記載の方法(18)。
- 前記第2の基準信号(36)および前記第2の補足信号(40)から、第2の前処理済信号(46)が導出される、請求項9に記載の方法(18)。
- 前記第2の前処理済信号(46)は、前記第1の両耳用ビームフォーマ信号(50)を獲得するために使用される、請求項10に記載の方法(18)。
- 第1の補聴器(24)および第2の補聴器(26)およびシグナルプロセッサを含む両耳用聴覚システム(20)であって、前記シグナルプロセッサは、請求項1〜11のいずれか1項に記載の方法(18)を実行するように構成されている、両耳用聴覚システム。
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