Encoding fine time structure in presence of substantial...

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2007-10-02

2007-10-02

Layno, Carl (Department: 3766)

Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application

Light, thermal, and electrical application

Electrical therapeutic systems

Reexamination Certificate

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10981944

ABSTRACT:
A method for reducing the effects of decreased resolution in a cochlear implant worn by an individual includes 1) determining the value of the individual's resolution region, 2) analyzing a plurality of dominant components within a sound signal, 3) removing a component that has lesser associated energy of two or more components that are within the resolution region of one another, thereby producing a sound signal with a reduced pattern of components, and 4) transmitting the reduced pattern signal to an array of electrodes associated with the cochlear implant.

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