Surgery: light – thermal – and electrical application – Light – thermal – and electrical application – Electrical therapeutic systems
Reexamination Certificate
2007-01-30
2007-01-30
Evanisko, George R. (Department: 3762)
Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application
Light, thermal, and electrical application
Electrical therapeutic systems
Reexamination Certificate
active
10343396
ABSTRACT:
A sound processing method for auditory prostheses, such as cochlear implants, which is adapted to improve the perception of loudness by users, and to improve speech perception. The overall contribution of stimuli to simulated loudness is compared with an estimate of acoustic loudness for a normally hearing listener based on the input sound signal. A weighting is applied to the filter channels to emphasize those frequencies which are most important to speech perception for normal hearing listeners when selecting channels as a basis for stimulation.
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Use of Loudness Model for Hearing Aid Fitting, IV . . . ; British Journal of Audiology, copyright 2000, vol. 34, 165-177pp; written by BCJ Moore (see ISR, and PCT Written Opinion).
Blamey Peter John
McDermott Hugh
McKay Collette
Evanisko George R.
Jagtiani & Guttag
Kahelin Michael
University of Melbourne
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