CN101163354A - Method for operating a hearing aid, and hearing aid - Google Patents

Method for operating a hearing aid, and hearing aid Download PDF

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CN101163354A
CN101163354A CN200710170158.3A CN200710170158A CN101163354A CN 101163354 A CN101163354 A CN 101163354A CN 200710170158 A CN200710170158 A CN 200710170158A CN 101163354 A CN101163354 A CN 101163354A
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A ''speaker'' operating mode is established by a signal processor of a hearing aid for tracking and selecting an acoustic speaker source in an ambient sound. Electric acoustic signals are generated by the hearing aid from the ambient sound that has been picked up, from which signals an electric speaker signal is selected by the signal processor by a database of speech profiles of preferred speakers. The electric speech signal is selectively taken into account in an output sound of the hearing aid in such a way that it will for the hearing-aid wearer acoustically at least be prominent compared with another acoustic source and consequently be better perceived by the hearing-aid wearer.

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Be used to move the method and the hearing aids of hearing aids
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of method that is used to move hearing aids, described hearing aids is made of independent one or two hearing device.In addition, the invention still further relates to a kind of corresponding hearing aids or hearing device.
Background technology
Speak or when listening attentively to certain sound, always have interference noise or undesirable acoustical signal and disturb speaker's the sound or the acoustical signal of expection if people want to listen attentively to someone.Hearing impaired person is subjected to the influence of this interference noise especially easily.The acoustic interference of background conversation, digital device (mobile phone), the car noise in the surrounding environment or other noises can make the hearing impaired person be difficult to catch desirable speaker.The reduction of noise level can significantly improve the efficient of electronic speech processor used in the modern hearing aids in conjunction with the automatic focus to expection acoustical signal composition in the acoustical signal.
Soon the hearing aids that has occurred having Digital Signal Processing before.This class hearing aids includes one or more microphones, analog to digital converter, digital signal processor and loud speaker.Digital signal processor can be assigned to the signal that receives in a plurality of frequency bands usually.In each frequency band, all can amplify or signal processing, so that improve the definition of specific part signal according to specific hearing aids wearer's the signal that requires setting individual.In addition, also can when carrying out Digital Signal Processing, use feedback inhibition algorithm and noise suppression algorithm, but all there is tangible weak point in these algorithms.For example, one of them shortcoming of existing noise suppression algorithm is exactly, if when voice and background noise were in same frequency field, existing noise suppression algorithm can't be distinguished voice and background noise, thereby can't farthest improve the hearing aids acoustics.(seeing EP 1 017 253 A2 in addition)
This point is one of FAQs of handling of acoustical signal, just filters out one or more from the acoustical signal of various stacks.This problem be otherwise known as " cocktail party problem ".At this, various sound (for example music and talk sound) is mixed into a kind of sound background that can't define.Yet it generally is not to be the thing of part difficulty that people talk with its dialogue partner in this case.Therefore, the hearing aids wearer wishes that equally also the normal people of erect image hearing talks like that in this case.
The method of in the method that acoustical signal is handled, having living space (for example directional microphone, wave beam form), statistic law (for example blind source separation, Blind Source Separation) or mixing method, these methods can be isolated one or more by algorithm etc. from a plurality of sound sources of sounding simultaneously.Therefore, blind source separate technology can be handled by at least two microphone signals being carried out statistical signal, isolates source signal under the situation of not knowing the source signal geometry in advance.In hearing aids was used, this method had certain advantage with respect to traditional directional microphone.This BSS method (BSS:BlindSource Separation) can be isolated n signal source at most by n microphone in principle, promptly produces n output signal.
Being used for the method that separate in blind source by disclosing in the document, wherein is to analyze sound source by the analysis at least two microphone signals.Disclosed this method and corresponding device thereof among EP 1 017 253 A2, present patent application is adopted the content that this patent disclosed clearly.Tie point between the present invention and EP 1 017253 A2 will provide in ending place of present patent application.
When blind source separate technology is specifically applied to hearing aids, need the communication (at least two microphone signals (right side/left side) are analyzed) of two hearing devices, this analysis is preferably a kind of dichotic listening to two hearing device signals, preferably carries out with wireless mode.Scheme as an alternative also can adopt two hearing devices are coupled together.This principle of carrying out the stereophonic signal dichotic listening for the hearing aids wearer has illustrated in EP 1 655 998 A2, and present patent application can be adopted the content that this patent disclosed equally.Ending place that tie point between the present invention and EP 1 655 998 A2 will be asked in this patent provides.
As long as the effective sound sources of a plurality of competitiveness (for example speaker) occur, the directional microphone control that separate on the meaning in then blind source is indeterminate.Though can separate the sound source that is separated from each other on the various spaces in principle by blind source partition method, but this indeterminate potential utility that can reduce directional microphone is although directional microphone could greatly improve speech intelligibility just in this class situation.
The problem that hearing aids or the mathematical algorithm that is used for separating in blind source will be faced in principle is decision which should be sent to the algorithm user, to be the hearing aids wearer in best mode by the signal that blind source partition method produces.In principle, this point is an insurmountable task for hearing aids, because hearing aids wearer's instantaneous wish is directly depended in the selection of expection sound source, thereby can't become the input variable of selection algorithm.That is to say that the selection that this algorithm has been done must be the possible wish of hearer based on supposition.
Starting point of the prior art is the preferred acoustical signal that the acoustical signal that will come from 0 ° of direction (being hearing aids wearer's direction of gaze) is considered as the hearing aids wearer.This point gears to actual circumstances in the following cases very much, and promptly the hearing aids wearer wants to watch attentively its current dialogue partner under a kind of situation very complicated with regard to the sound equipment condition, so that the prompting (for example shape of the mouth as one speaks) that further acquisition can improve dialogue partner's speech intelligibility.But this can force the hearing aids wearer watching its dialogue partner attentively in order to improve speech intelligibility by directional microphone.This point the hearing aids wearer only wish the only people of merchandiser talk (promptly not being to exchange with many people simultaneously) and need not/be reluctant watching attentively under its dialogue partner's the situation always inconvenient especially.
In addition, still unexposed mistake is any since the sound source partition method is open can select " correct " sound source or be the technical method of the sound source of hearing aids wearer institute preference.
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If supposition, the voice that the voice that known speaker is sent send with respect to unknown speaker or with respect to non-language acoustical signal more the hearing aids wearer pay close attention to, just can make up a kind of system of selection of voice signal flexibly that is not subjected to the restriction of sound source geometric distributions.Therefore, the technical problem to be solved in the present invention is that a kind of improved method and a kind of improved hearing aids that is used to move hearing aids is provided.The technical problem to be solved in the present invention especially sends to which sound source separate output signals of hearing aids wearer (output signal is separated in particularly blind source) with acoustically.Therefore, the technical problem to be solved in the present invention is to determine which comparatively may be preferred speaker's sound source of hearing aids wearer.
Treat speaker's sound source of repetition (wiedergeben) like this selects according to the present invention: make that always preferred speaker or the known speaker's (if present) of hearing aids wearer are repeated by hearing aids.According to the present invention, need set up the database of the general picture that stores one or more this preferred speakers for this reason.Subsequently the acoustics general picture of sound source separate output signals is determined or analyzed, and it is compared with the clauses and subclauses in the database.If one of them sound source is separated output signal and conformed to DDF or one of them database general picture, just clearly select this electroacoustic signal or this speaker, and provide it to the hearing aids wearer by hearing aids.With respect to other lower decision methods of degree of judgement in this case, can preferentially adopt this decision method.
In the method that is used for moving hearing aids provided by the present invention, signal processing apparatus by hearing aids is preferably compared whole operational electroacoustic signals with the speaker of hope or the voice general picture of known speaker, amplify so that speaker's sound source or speaker's signal of telecommunication followed the tracks of with selectivity, wherein, the voice general picture is stored in the database, and this database preferred arrangements is in the hearing device of hearing aids.Follow the tracks of by signal processing apparatus with speaker's sound source that voice general picture in the database conforms to most, and in acoustic output signal, take in especially.
In addition, according to a kind of hearing aids provided by the present invention, wherein, can the voice general picture clauses and subclauses in electroacoustic signal and the database be compared by means of acoustic module (signal processing apparatus).For this reason, acoustic module is selected at least one and speaker's signal of telecommunication that the voice general picture of speaker who wishes or known speaker conforms to from electroacoustic signal, wherein, can take in especially this speaker's signal of telecommunication in the output signal of hearing aids.
According to the present invention, can from ambient sound, select independent one or more speaker's sound source according to the concrete quantity of existing microphone in the hearing aids, and in output sound, it be emphasized.At this, can arbitrarily adjust the volume of speaker's sound source in hearing aids output sound.
Of the present invention a kind of preferred embodiment in, signal processing apparatus has separation module, this separation module is preferably used as the blind source separator in the several sources of isolating environment.In addition, signal processing apparatus also has postprocessor module, and when detected sound source very likely was speaker's sound source, postprocessor module can be set up corresponding " speaker " operational mode in hearing aids.In addition, signal processing apparatus can also have watermark pre-processor (its electrical output signal is the electrical input signal of separation module), and watermark pre-processor can make the electroacoustic signal standardization that comes from the hearing aids microphone and it is put in order.(separator Unmixer) sees also EP 1 017 253 A2, and paragraph [0008] is to [0023] for watermark pre-processor and separation module.
According to the present invention, will be stored in the database the voice general picture with compare by the current received acoustics general picture of hearing aids, perhaps the voice general picture that the general picture utilization of the current electroacoustic signal that produces of signal processing apparatus is stored in the database is adjusted.This point is preferably undertaken by signal processing apparatus or postprocessor module, and wherein, database can be the part of signal processing apparatus or postprocessor module, or the part of hearing aids.Postprocessor module is followed the tracks of and is selected speaker's signal of telecommunication, and is the corresponding electricity output of the loud speaker generation acoustical signal of hearing aids.
In a kind of preferred implementation of the present invention, hearing aids has data-interface, and hearing aids can be communicated by letter with ancillary equipment by this data-interface.For example, can exchange the speaker of hope or the voice general picture of known speaker with other hearing aidss thus.In addition, also can in computer, handle, again it is transferred on the hearing aids subsequently, and thus it be upgraded the voice general picture.In addition, also can the limited memory space of hearing aids inside be used better by data-interface, because can carry out external treatment thus, thereby " weight reducing " of realization voice general picture.In addition, also externally set up a plurality of databases on the computer, thereby correspondingly dispose hearing aids for upcoming situation with different phonetic general picture (voice general picture for example private aspect and professional aspect).
By hearing aids is transformed into training mode, can train at new speaker's phonetic feature hearing aids or signal processing apparatus.In addition, also can set up other voice general pictures of same speaker, this is favourable for different acoustics situation (for example near/far away).
For recognizing a plurality of or too much preferred speaker or unidentified situation to preferred speaker, hearing aids or signal processing apparatus have a meeting and carry out the device that corresponding next stage sound source is selected.For example, the sound source of this next stage is selected and can so be carried out: when recognizing (the unknown) voice in electroacoustic signal, select the speaker who is on the hearing aids wearer direction of gaze.In addition, select also can select the most close hearing aids wearer's the speaker or the speaker of sound maximum by the sound source of this next stage.
If hearing aids comprises remote controller, just database can be arranged on remote controller inside.Can dwindle the volume of hearing aids thus on the whole, and provide more memory space for the voice general picture.Wherein, mode and the hearing aids that remote controller can be wireless or wired communicates.
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Fig. 1 illustrates the block diagram according to the hearing aids of prior art, and it has blind source separation module;
Fig. 2 illustrates the block diagram of hearing aids of the present invention, and it has signal processing apparatus of the present invention, wherein the ambient sound that has sound source independent of each other on two acoustics is handled; And
Fig. 3 illustrates the block diagram of second execution mode of hearing aids of the present invention, wherein simultaneously sound source independent of each other on three acoustics in the ambient sound is handled.
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(Fig. 2 and 3) mainly describes the BSS module that is equivalent to blind source separation module in framework of the present invention below.But, the present invention is not limited in this blind source partition method, but comprises the general blind source separation method for acoustical signal.Therefore, this BSS module is also referred to as " separation module ".
In addition, hereinafter also will describe with regard to " tracking " of hearing aids wearer's hearing aids to speaker's signal of telecommunication.This " tracking " refers to the signal processing apparatus of hearing aids, hearing aids or the postprocessor module of signal processing apparatus is selected one or more speaker's signals of telecommunication, hearing aids is selected these speaker's signals of telecommunication in the mode of electricity or electronics from other sound sources of ambient sound, it is repeated according to the mode (that is, the hearing aids wearer can more clearly hear these speaker's signals of telecommunication) of amplifying with respect to other sound sources in the ambient sound.In the process that speaker's signal of telecommunication is followed the tracks of, hearing aids is not preferably considered the locus of hearing aids wearer's locus, particularly hearing aids, i.e. hearing aids wearer's direction of gaze.
Fig. 1 shows is the prior art disclosed in EP 1 017 253 A2 (referring to wherein paragraph [0008] is following) for example.Wherein, hearing aids 1 has two microphones 200,210 that are used to produce two electroacoustic signals 202,212, and microphone 200,210 can constitute a directional microphone system jointly.This microphone is arranged the intrinsic directive property feature of two electroacoustic signals 202,212 of giving microphone 200,210.Each microphone 200,210 all receives an ambient sound 100, and ambient sound 100 is made up of the unknown acoustical signal of the sound source of unknown number.
Prior art is mainly carried out the processing of three steps to electroacoustic signal 202,212.The first step is electroacoustic signal 202,212 to be improved the arrangement of directive property feature in watermark pre-processor 310, and it is from the standardization (promptly signal strength signal intensity being adjusted) to primary signal.Second step was to carry out blind source to separate in BSS module 320, and wherein, the output signal of watermark pre-processor 310 need experience a separation process.Output signal to BSS module 320 is carried out reprocessing in postprocessor module 330 subsequently, so that the electrical output signal 332 of produce wishing (this electrical output signal as the earphone 400 of hearing aids 1 or the input signal of loud speaker 400), and consequent sound offered the hearing aids wearer.Specification according to EP 1 017 253 A2 is described, and the first step and third step (being watermark pre-processor 310 and postprocessor module 330) are optional.
Shown in Fig. 2 is first execution mode of the present invention, wherein, is furnished with separation module 320 (hereinafter claiming " BSS module 320 ") in the signal processing apparatus 300 of hearing aids 1, is connected to postprocessor module 330 thereafter.At this, the input signal that still can be provided with BSS module 320 carries out corresponding pretreated watermark pre-processor 310.Signal processing 300 is preferably carried out in DSP (digital signal processor) or ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC)).
Have two sound sources 102,104 independent of each other or signal source 102,104 in the supposition ambient sound 100 below, one of them sound source 102 is speaker's sound sources 102 of hearing aids wearer's known speaker, and another sound source 104 is noise sources 104.Speaker's sound source 102 should be selected and be followed the tracks of by hearing aids 1 or signal processing apparatus 300, is the main acoustics part of earphone 400, and therefore, this signal (102) is the chief component of the output sound 402 of loud speaker 400.
All (dotted arrow is represented preferred acoustical signal 102 to two microphones 200,210 of hearing aids 1 to two acoustical signals that mix 102,104, solid arrow is represented not preferred acoustical signal 104) receive, and with it as electrical input signal or send to watermark pre-processor 310 or directly send to BSS module 320.Two microphones 200,210 can distribute arbitrarily, both can be arranged in the independent hearing device 1 of hearing aids 1, also can be distributed in two hearing devices 1.In addition,, also one of them microphone or two microphones 200,210 can be arranged in the outside of hearing aids 1, for example be arranged on the collar or in the pen as long as can guarantee communicating by letter between microphone and the hearing aids 1.That is to say that the electrical input signal of BSS module 320 not necessarily can only come from a hearing device 1 of hearing aids 1.Certainly, also can be hearing aids 1 plural microphone 200,210 is set.The hearing aids 1 that is made of two hearing devices 1 preferably has four or six microphones.
Watermark pre-processor 310 is carried out data preparation for BSS module 320, BSS module 320 itself is then mixed two output signals separated from one another of generation the input signal according to its disposal ability from two, wherein, each output signal is represented in two acoustical signals 102,104 one respectively.Two of BSS module 320 separate output signals is input signals of postprocessor module 330, and determine this moment in postprocessor module 330, and in two acoustical signals 102,104 which exported to loud speaker 400 as electrical output signal 332.
For this reason, postprocessor module 330 simultaneously with electroacoustic signal 322,324 be stored in database 340 in the speaker of hope or the acoustical signal/acoustic data of known speaker compare (seeing Fig. 3 in addition).If postprocessor module 330 recognizes known speaker or known speaker sound source 102 in electroacoustic signal 322,324 (being ambient sound 100), then postprocessor module 330 can be selected this speaker's signal of telecommunication 322, according to the amplification mode with respect to other acoustical signals 324 it is exported as electricity output acoustical signal 332 (corresponding essentially to acoustical signal 322).
The database 340 that stores speaker's voice general picture P is arranged in postprocessor module 330, signal processing apparatus 300 or hearing aids 1.In addition, if hearing aids 1 is furnished with remote controller 10 or hearing aids 1 comprises remote controller 10 (being that remote controller 10 is the part of hearing aids 1), just database 340 can be arranged in the remote controller 10.This point is extremely favourable because remote controller 10 need not as hearing aids 1 be placed on the ear or plug those assemblies in ear are subjected to great size restrictions, provide more memory space thereby can be database 340.In addition, can also simplify communicating by letter between the ancillary equipment (for example computer) with hearing aids 1, because in the case, the data-interface that signal post needs can be arranged in remote controller 10 (seeing below in addition) equally.
Shown in Fig. 3 is to three acoustical signal source s 1(t), s 2(t), s n(t) method of the present invention and hearing aids of the present invention 1 under the condition of handling, ambient sound 100 is formed in these three acoustical signal sources jointly.This ambient sound 100 is received by three microphones respectively, and these three microphones are respectively to the electric microphone signal x of signal processing apparatus 300 outputs 1(t), x 2(t), x n(t).At this, signal processing apparatus 300 does not have watermark pre-processor 310, but preferably can comprise watermark pre-processor 310.This point also is applicable to first execution mode of the present invention.Certainly also can shown in the point (...) among Fig. 3, n sound source s be handled simultaneously by n microphone x.
Electricity microphone signal x 1(t), x 2(t), x n(t) be input signal to BSS module 320, BSS module 320 is according to sound source s 1(t), s 2(t), s n(t) to being included in electric microphone signal x respectively 1(t), x 2(t), x n(t) acoustical signal in is separated, and as electrical output signal s ' 1(t), s ' 2(t), s ' n(t) output on the postprocessor module 330.
Subsequently, two electroacoustic signals (are s ' 1(t) and s ' n(t)) (be equivalent to sound source s in the present embodiment substantially 1(t) and s n(t)) include sufficient speaker information.That is to say that hearing aids 1 is enough at least can be with such acoustical signal s ' 1(t), s ' n(t) offer the hearing aids wearer, the information that makes the latter fully correctly analyze wherein to be comprised, the speaker information that promptly fully understands wherein at least to be comprised.In addition, also a plurality of acoustical signal s ' that have abundant speaker information can be had 1(t), s ' n(t) under the situation, only select best in quality or the preferred acoustical signal of hearing aids wearer.The 3rd acoustical signal s ' 2(t) (be equivalent to sound source s in the present embodiment substantially 2(t)) do not comprise speaker information or the speaker information that comprised available hardly.
At this moment, check electroacoustic signal s ' in postprocessor module 330 1(t), s ' 2(t), s ' n(t) whether include the voice messaging (speaker information) of known speaker.The voice messaging of known speaker is voice general picture P in database 340 stored of hearing aids 1.At this, database 340 still can be arranged in remote controller 10, hearing aids 1, signal processing apparatus 300 or the postprocessor module 330.Postprocessor module 330 will be stored in voice general picture P and the electroacoustic signal s ' in the database 340 1(t), s ' 2(t), s ' n(t) compare, and identify corresponding speaker's signal of telecommunication s ' in this example 1(t) and s ' n(t).
At this, preferably carry out the general picture adjustment by postprocessor module 330, be about to whole voice general picture P and electroacoustic signal s ' in the database 340 1(t), s ' 2(t), s ' n(t) compare.At this, preferably by 330 couples of electroacoustic signal s ' of postprocessor module 1(t), s ' 2(t), s ' n(t) carry out the general picture analysis, wherein, set up acoustics general picture P by the general picture analysis 1(t), P 2(t), P n(t), subsequently can be again with these acoustics general pictures P 1(t), P 2(t), P n(t) compare with voice general picture P in the database 340.
In the case, if one of them electroacoustic signal s ' 1(t), s ' 2(t) ..., s ' n(t) include one of known speaker of hearing aids 1 in, that is, and acoustics general picture P 1(t), P 2(t) ..., P n(t) and between the one or more general picture P in the database 340 have certain consistency, then postprocessor module 330 just identifies corresponding speaker's signal of telecommunication s ' 1(t), s ' n(t), and with it offer loud speaker 400 as electroacoustic signal 332.Loud speaker 400 is exported electricity acoustical signal 332 again and is converted output sound s " (t)=s " to 1(t)+s " n(t).
Can realize as follows acoustics general picture P 1(t), P 2(t), P n(t) identification: hearing aids 1 is each acoustics general picture P 1(t), P 2(t), P n(t) set up and the relevant Probability p of each voice general picture P 1(t), p 2(t), p n(t).This point preferably carries out when doing the general picture adjustment, carries out corresponding signal after the general picture adjustment and selects.That is to say, can be each acoustics general picture P by the general picture that is stored in the database 340 1(t), P 2(t), P n(t) distribute the Probability p of each speaker 1,2, n 1(t), p 2(t), p n(t).Subsequently just can carry out selecting when signal is selected at least with certain speaker 1,2 ..., the electroacoustic signal s ' of certain probability correspondence of n 1(t), s ' 2(t), s ' n(t).
In a kind of preferred implementation of the present invention, hearing aids 1 can be transformed into a kind of training mode of electroacoustic signal that the speaker of hope can be provided to database 340.Also can provide the speaker of hope or the new speech general picture P of known speaker to database 340 by the data-interface of hearing aids 1.Hearing aids 1 (also by its remote controller 10) can be connected with ancillary equipment thus.
According to the present invention, preferably blind source separation method is combined with speaker's sorting algorithm.Can guarantee that thus the hearing aids wearer always can preferably or the most clearly hear its preferred speaker.
In addition, can also obtain as output sound 402, s by means of hearing aids 1 " (t) by the preferred speaker's signal of telecommunication 322 of giving the hearing aids wearer of repeating; S ' 1(t), s ' n(t) other information.Described information can be corresponding sound source 102,104; s 1(t), s 2(t), s n(t) to the incidence angle of hearing aids 1, wherein, specific incidence angle is preferred.For example, the hearing aids wearer's 0 ° of direction of gaze or 90 ° laterally can be preferred orientations.In addition, also can measure speaker's signal of telecommunication 322; S ' 1(t), s ' n(t) whether there is speaker's signal of telecommunication 322 outstanding or that volume is relatively large in; S ' 1(t), s ' n(t) (and no matter its different probability p for speaker information 1(t), p 2(t), p n(t)).This is equally applicable to all of the embodiments of the present invention naturally.
According to the present invention, to electroacoustic signal 322; 324; S ' 1(t), s ' 2(t), s ' n(t) general picture analysis not necessarily must be carried out in postprocessor module 330.For example,, also can implement the general picture analysis, select speaker's Probability p and only allow postprocessor module 330 bear by other modules of hearing aids 1 for the speed reason 1(t), p 2(t), p n(t) the highest electroacoustic signal 322; 324; S ' 1(t), s ' 2(t), s ' n(t) task (general picture adjustment).In this execution mode of the present invention, should be incorporated in the postprocessor module 330 by definition these other modules hearing aids 1, that is, in this embodiment, postprocessor module 330 comprises this other modules.
Present patent application relates to the postprocessor module 20 (according to the reference marker of EP 1,017 253 A2) of EP 1 017 253 A2 etc., wherein, by the general picture analysis is that the electrical output signal of postprocessor module 20 is selected one or more known speaker, and wherein amplifies the back at least and repeat.See also the paragraph [0025] of EP 1 017 253 A2 in addition for this reason.In addition, watermark pre-processor among the present invention and BSS module can be taked preprocessor 16 and separator 18 construction in the same manner with EP 1 017 253 A2.For this reason referring to the paragraph [0008] of EP 1 017 253 A2 to [0024].
In addition, the present invention is related with EP 1 655 998 A2, so that feed for the hearing aids wearer provides the ears acoustics of stereo language signal and realization voice.At this, the present invention's (according to mark of EP 1 655 998A2) can be connected right (k) both sides output signal z1 in a left side (k), z2 (referring to Fig. 2 and Fig. 3) back of second filter of EP 1 655 998 A2, in order to strengthen/to amplify corresponding sound source.In addition, the another kind of application scheme of the present invention in EP 1 655 998 A2 is to get involved before the blind source after separating that the present invention discloses there, second filter.That is to say,, can carry out selection (referring to Fig. 3 of EP 1 655 998 A2) herein signal y1 (k), y2 (k) according to the present invention.

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1.一种用于运行助听器(1)的方法，其中，为能通过所述助听器(1)的信号处理装置(300)跟踪和选出环境声(100；102，104；s1(t)，s2(t)，...，sn(t))中的说话人声源(102；s1(t)，sn(t))，建立“说话人”运行模式，其中，1. A method for operating a hearing aid (1), wherein ambient sounds (100; 102, 104; s 1 (t) can be tracked and selected by a signal processing device (300) of the hearing aid ( 1 ) , s 2 (t),..., s n (t)) in the speaker sound source (102; s 1 (t), s n (t)), establish a "speaker" mode of operation, wherein, 通过所述助听器(1)从接收到的环境声(100；102，104；s1(t)，s2(t)，...，sn(t))中产生电声信号(202，212；312，314；322，324；332；x1(t)，x2(t)，...，xn(t)；s′1(t)，s′2(t)，...，s′n(t))，通过所述信号处理装置(300)以及包含有优选说话人语音概貌(P)的数据库(340)从所述电声信号中识别和选出说话人电信号(322；s′1(t)，s′n(t))，其中， Electroacoustic signals ( 202 , 202 , 212; 312, 314; 322, 324; 332; x 1 (t), x 2 (t), ..., x n (t); s' 1 (t), s' 2 (t), .. ., s' n (t)), through the signal processing device (300) and the database (340) that contains the preferred speaker's voice profile (P) to identify and select the speaker's electrical signal from the electroacoustic signal (322; s′ 1 (t), s′ n (t)), where, 在所述助听器(1)的输出声(402；s″(t)；s″1(t)+s″n(t))中对所述说话人电信号(322；s′1(t)，s′n(t))这样进行选择性考虑，使其对于助听器佩带者而言与其他声源(104；s2(t))相比在声学上至少被突出，从而被所述助听器佩带者更清楚地听到。In the output sound (402; s"(t);s" 1 (t)+s" n (t)) of the hearing aid (1), the speaker's electrical signal (322; s' 1 (t) , s′ n (t)) are selectively considered to be at least acoustically prominent to the hearing aid wearer compared to other sound sources (104; s 2 (t)) and thus to be worn by said hearing aid to hear more clearly. 2.根据权利要求1所述的方法，其中，所述助听器(1)的信号处理装置(300)被设置用于，对多个声学上彼此独立的说话人声源(102；s1(t)，sn(t))分别进行跟踪。2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the signal processing device (300) of the hearing aid (1) is configured to evaluate a plurality of speaker sound sources (102; s 1 (t ), s n (t)) are tracked respectively. 3.根据权利要求1或2所述的方法，其中，通过所述信号处理装置(300)将存储在所述数据库(340)中的语音概貌(P)与所述电声信号(322，324；s′1(t)，s′2(t)，...，s′n(t))进行比较。3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the speech profile (P) stored in the database (340) is combined with the electroacoustic signal (322, 324) by the signal processing device (300) ; s′ 1 (t), s′ 2 (t), ..., s′ n (t)) for comparison. 4.根据权利要求1至3中任一项所述的方法，其中，通过所述信号处理装置(300)对所述电声信号(322，324；s′1(t)，s′2(t)，...，s′n(t))进行概貌分析，并且在此为每个声信号(322，324；s′1(t)，s′2(t)，...，s′n(t))分配一个声学概貌(P1(t)，P2(t)，...，Pn(t))。4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein, the electroacoustic signals (322, 324; s' 1 (t), s' 2 ( t), ..., s′ n (t)) profile analysis, and here for each acoustic signal (322, 324; s′ 1 (t), s′ 2 (t), ..., s ′ n (t)) assigns an acoustic profile (P 1 (t), P 2 (t), . . . , P n (t)). 5.根据权利要求4所述的方法，其中，由所述信号处理装置(300)将存储在所述数据库(340)中的语音概貌(P)利用所述声学概貌(P1(t)，P2(t)，...，Pn(t))进行调整。5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the speech profile (P) stored in the database (340) is utilized by the signal processing device (300) with the acoustic profile (P 1 (t), P 2 (t), . . . , P n (t)) are adjusted. 6.根据权利要求3至5中任一项所述的方法，其中，在将所述电声信号(322，324；s′1(t)，s′2(t)，...，s′n(t))与存储在所述数据库(340)中的语音概貌(P)或说话人的所述声学概貌(P1(t)，P2(t)，...，Pn(t))进行比较或调整时，为各电声信号(s′1(t)，s′2(t)，...，s′n(t))确定说话人概率(p1(t)，p2(t)，...，pn(t))。6. The method according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein, after the electroacoustic signal (322, 324; s' 1 (t), s' 2 (t), ..., s ' n (t)) with the speech profile (P) stored in said database (340) or said acoustic profile of the speaker (P 1 (t), P 2 (t), . . . , P n ( t) ) to determine the speaker probability ( p 1 (t) , p 2 (t), . . . , p n (t)). 7.根据权利要求6所述的方法，其中，通过所述信号处理装置(300)确定说话人概率(p1(t)，...，pn(t))最高的说话人电信号(322；s′1(t)，...，s′n(t))，并且通过所述助听器(1)的输出声(402；s″(t)；s″1(t)+s″n(t))将其提供给所述助听器佩带者。7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the speaker's electrical signal ( 322; s′ 1 (t), ..., s′ n (t)), and the output sound (402; s″(t); s″ 1 (t)+s″ n (t)) is provided to the hearing aid wearer. 8.根据权利要求1至7中任一项所述的方法，其中，所述信号处理装置(300)优选地不对下列电声信号加以考虑：即，不包含被识别到的说话人或不包含语音的电声信号(324；s′2(t))，或者受干扰信号干扰过大的电声信号(324；s′2(t))。8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the signal processing means (300) preferably do not take into account electroacoustic signals that do not contain a recognized speaker or do not contain An electro-acoustic signal (324; s′ 2 (t)) of speech, or an electro-acoustic signal (324; s′ 2 (t)) that is too much interfered by an interfering signal. 9.根据权利要求1至8中任一项所述的方法，其中，在所述数据库(340)中存储的所述语音概貌(P)具有一种可以通过所述助听器佩带者设定的顺序，按照该顺序将其通过所述助听器(1)复述。9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein said voice profiles (P) stored in said database (340) have a sequence which can be set by said hearing aid wearer , repeat it through the hearing aid (1) in this order. 10.根据权利要求1至9中任一项所述的方法，其中，通过所述信号处理装置(300)确定最靠近所述助听器佩带者和/或以特定角度、优选为所述助听器佩带者的0°视角入射的说话人电信号(322；s′1(t)，...，s′n(t))，并且通过所述助听器(1)的输出声(402；s″(t)；s″1(t)+s″n(t))将其提供给所述助听器佩带者。10. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the signal processing device (300) determines the position closest to the hearing aid wearer and/or at a specific angle, preferably the hearing aid wearer The speaker's electrical signal (322; s' 1 (t), ..., s' n (t)) incident at a viewing angle of 0°, and the output sound (402; s"(t) through the hearing aid (1) ); s″ 1 (t)+s″ n (t)) is provided to the hearing aid wearer. 11.根据权利要求1至10中任一项所述的方法，其中，通过所述信号处理装置(300)确定音量最大和/或在所述环境声(100；102，104；s1(t)，s2(t)，...，sn(t))中突出的说话人电信号(322；s′1(t)，...，s′n(t))，并且通过所述助听器(1)的输出声(402；s″(t)；s″1(t)+s″n(t))将其提供给所述助听器佩带者。11. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the maximum volume is determined by the signal processing device (300) and/or in the ambient sound (100; 102, 104; s 1 (t ), s 2 (t), ..., s n (t)) in the salient speaker electrical signal (322; s′ 1 (t), ..., s′ n (t)), and through all The output sound (402; s"(t);s" 1 (t)+s" n (t)) of the hearing aid (1) is provided to the hearing aid wearer. 12.根据权利要求1至11中任一项所述的方法，其中，当未识别到说话人电信号(322；s′1(t)，...，s′n(t))或者识别到过多说话人电信号(322；s′1(t)，...，s′n(t))时，所述信号处理装置(300)进行下一级的声源选择。12. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein when the speaker's electrical signal (322; s' 1 (t), ..., s' n (t)) is not recognized or recognized When there are too many speaker electrical signals (322; s' 1 (t), ..., s' n (t)), the signal processing device (300) performs next-level sound source selection. 13.根据权利要求12所述的方法，其中，根据下列标准中的至少一个来确定所述下一级声源选择的优选电声信号(322，324；s′1(t)，s′2(t)，...，s′n(t))：13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the preferred electro-acoustic signal (322, 324; s' 1 (t), s' 2 (t),..., s'n (t)): ·其音量；its volume; ·其频率范围或频率极限值；its frequency range or frequency limit; ·其色调或音程范围；· its tonal or interval range; ·至少一个未被识别到的说话人或语音；· At least one unidentified speaker or voice; ·音乐；·music; ·尽可能大的无干扰性；和/或· as non-intrusive as possible; and/or ·相似声学事件的相似时间间隔；和/或· similar time intervals of similar acoustic events; and/or ·上述要点的相反面。· The opposite of the above points. 14.根据权利要求1至13中任一项所述的方法，其中，所述助听器(1)或所述信号处理装置(300)可以被转换到训练模式，在该训练模式中所述助听器(1)或所述信号处理装置(300)学习未知说话人。14. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 13, wherein the hearing aid (1) or the signal processing device (300) can be switched to a training mode in which the hearing aid ( 1) or the signal processing device (300) learns an unknown speaker. 15.根据权利要求14所述的方法，其中，所述助听器(1)在训练模式下可以这样通过传声器(200，210)记录未知的说话人声源：即，通过所述助听器(1)或所述信号处理装置(300)产生该未知的说话人声源的声学概貌，并且优选地将其永久性地存储下来。15. The method according to claim 14, wherein the hearing aid (1) can record an unknown speaker's sound source through a microphone (200, 210) in the training mode: that is, through the hearing aid (1) or The signal processing means (300) generates an acoustic profile of the unknown speaker's sound source and preferably permanently stores it. 16.根据权利要求1至15中任一项所述的方法，其中，所述助听器(1)具有数据接口，所述助听器(1)或所述信号处理装置(300)可通过该数据接口获得未知的说话人概貌或者对已知的语音概貌(P)进行更新。16. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 15, wherein the hearing aid (1) has a data interface through which the hearing aid (1) or the signal processing device (300) can obtain Unknown speaker profiles or updates to known speech profiles (P). 17.根据权利要求1至16中任一项所述的方法，其中，通过操作元件使所述助听器(1)建立所述“说话人”运行模式和/或调用所述训练模式。17. The method as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 16, wherein the hearing aid (1) is caused to set up the "speaker" operating mode and/or call up the training mode via an operating element. 18.根据权利要求17所述的方法，其中，将所述助听器(1)的操作元件至少部分地设置在所述助听器上和/或至少部分地设置在该助听器(1)的遥控器(10)上。18. The method according to claim 17, wherein the operating elements of the hearing aid (1) are arranged at least partially on the hearing aid and/or at least partially on a remote control (10) of the hearing aid (1) )superior. 19.根据权利要求1至18中任一项所述的方法，其中，所述信号处理装置(300)具有用于分离所述电声信号(312，314；x1(t)，x2(t)，...，xn(t))的分离模块(320)以及用于建立所述“说话人”运行模式的后处理器模块(330)。19. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 18, wherein the signal processing device (300) has a function for separating the electroacoustic signal (312, 314; x 1 (t), x 2 ( t), . . . , a separation module (320) of x n (t)) and a post-processor module (330) for establishing said "speaker" mode of operation. 20.根据权利要求19所述的方法，其中，所述分离模块(320)被构造为盲源分离模块(320)。20. The method according to claim 19, wherein the separation module (320) is configured as a blind source separation module (320). 21.根据权利要求19或20所述的方法，其中，在所述后处理器模块(330)中还为所述信号处理装置(300)的电输出声信号(332)依次调整所述电声信号(322，324；s′1(t)，s′2(t)，...，s′n(t))的音量。21. The method according to claim 19 or 20, wherein, in the post-processor module (330), the electro-acoustic signal (332) of the electrical output acoustic signal (332) of the signal processing device (300) is also sequentially adjusted. The volume of the signal (322, 324; s' 1 (t), s' 2 (t), ..., s' n (t)). 22.根据权利要求1至21中任一项所述的方法，其中，所述信号处理装置(300)具有预处理器模块(310)，通过该预处理器模块为所述分离模块(320)整理所述电声信号(202，212；x1(t)，x2(t)，...，xn(t))。22. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 21, wherein said signal processing device (300) has a pre-processor module (310), by which said separation module (320) The electro-acoustic signals are sorted (202, 212; x 1 (t), x 2 (t), . . . , x n (t)). 23.根据权利要求1至22中任一项所述的方法，其中，将所述数据库(340)设置在所述助听器(1)的遥控器(10)中，并且所述遥控器(10)可以优选地以无线方式与所述助听器(1)进行通信。23. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 22, wherein the database (340) is set in the remote control (10) of the hearing aid (1), and the remote control (10) Communication with the hearing aid (1) may preferably take place wirelessly. 24.根据权利要求1至23中任一项所述的方法，其中，在所述信号处理装置(300)中将所述说话人声源(102；s1(t)，s3(t))按照特性参数的形式加以刻画。24. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 23, wherein, in the signal processing device (300), the speaker sound source (102; s 1 (t), s 3 (t) ) is described in the form of characteristic parameters. 25.根据权利要求1至24中任一项所述的方法，其中，这样设置所述“说话人”运行模式：在所述助听器(1)的输出声(402；s″(t)；s″1(t)+s″n(t))中，所述助听器佩带者只能或基本只能听到所述环境声(100；102，104；s1(t)，s2(t)，...，sn(t))中的说话人声源(102；s1(t)，sn(t))。25. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 24, wherein the "speaker" mode of operation is set such that at the output sound (402; s"(t); s In ″ 1 (t)+s″ n (t)), the hearing aid wearer can only or basically only hear the ambient sound (100; 102, 104; s 1 (t), s 2 (t) , . . . , the speaker sound source (102; s 1 (t), s n (t)) in s n (t)). 26.一种用于跟踪和选出环境声(100；102，104；s1(t)，s2(t)，...，sn(t))中的说话人声源(102；s1(t)，sn(t))的助听器，其中，26. A speaker sound source ( 102 ; s 1 (t), s n (t)) hearing aids, where, 所述助听器(1)从所述环境声(100；102，104；s1(t)，s2(t)，...，sn(t))中产生电声信号(202，212；312，314；322，324；332；x1(t)，x2(t)，...，xn(t)；s′1(t)，s′2(t)，...，s′n(t))，并且具有用于建立“说话人”运行模式的信号处理装置(300)，其中，The hearing aid (1) generates electroacoustic signals (202, 212) from the ambient sound (100; 102, 104; s 1 (t), s 2 (t), ..., sn (t)); 312, 314; 322, 324; 332; x 1 (t), x 2 (t), ..., x n (t); s' 1 (t), s' 2 (t), ..., s' n (t)), and has a signal processing device (300) for establishing a "speaker" mode of operation, wherein, 所述信号处理装置(300)的后处理器模块(330)借助包含有优选说话人语音概貌(P)的数据库(340)从所述电声信号(202，212；312，314；322，324；332；x1(t)，x2(t)，...，xn(t))中识别和选出说话人电信号(322；s′1(t)，s′n(t))，其中，The post-processor module (330) of the signal processing device (300) extracts from the electroacoustic signals (202, 212; 312, 314; 322, 324 ; 332; x 1 (t) , x 2 (t) , . ),in, 可在所述助听器(1)的输出声(402；s″(t)；s″1(t)+s″n(t))中这样对所述说话人电信号(322；s′1(t)，s′n(t))进行选择性考虑，使其对于助听器佩带者而言与其他声源(104；s2(t))相比至少被突出，从而在声学上被更清楚地听到。 The speaker electrical signal (322; s′ 1 ( t), s′ n (t)) are considered selectively so that they are at least accentuated for the hearing aid wearer compared to other sound sources (104; s 2 (t)) and thus more clearly acoustically hear. 27.根据权利要求26所述的助听器，其中，所述助听器(1)的信号处理装置(300)被设置为，可以分别对多个声学上彼此独立的说话人声源(102；s1(t)，sn(t))进行跟踪。27. The hearing aid according to claim 26, wherein the signal processing device (300) of the hearing aid (1) is configured to separately perform a plurality of acoustically independent speaker sound sources (102; s 1 ( t), s n (t)) for tracking. 28.根据权利要求26或27所述的助听器，其中，所述后处理器模块(330)跟踪和选出所述说话人电信号(322；s′1(t)，s′n(t))，并且为所述助听器(1)的耳机(400)产生相应的电输出信号(332)，所述耳机输出所述助听器(1)的输出声(402；s″(t)；s″1(t)+s″n(t))。28. The hearing aid according to claim 26 or 27, wherein said post-processor module (330) tracks and selects said speaker electrical signals (322; s' 1 (t), s' n (t) ), and generate a corresponding electrical output signal (332) for the earphone (400) of the hearing aid (1), which outputs the output sound (402; s″(t); s″ 1 of the hearing aid (1) (t)+s″ n (t)). 29.根据权利要求26至28中任一项所述的助听器，其中，借助于所述信号处理装置(300)可以将存储在所述数据库(340)中的语音概貌(P)与所述电声信号(322，324；s′1(t)，s′2(t)，...，s′n(t))进行比较。29. The hearing aid according to any one of claims 26 to 28, wherein the speech profile (P) stored in the database (340) can be combined with the electrical Acoustic signals (322, 324; s' 1 (t), s' 2 (t), ..., s' n (t)) are compared. 30.根据权利要求26至29中任一项所述的助听器，其中，借助于所述信号处理装置(300)对所述电声信号(322，324；s′1(t)，s′2(t)，...，s′n(t))进行概貌分析，并且在此可为每个声信号(322，324；s′1(t)，s′2(t)，...，s′n(t))分配一个声学概貌(P1(t)，P2(t)，...，Pn(t))。30. The hearing aid according to any one of claims 26 to 29, wherein the electroacoustic signals (322, 324; s' 1 (t), s' 2 (t), . . . , s′ n (t)) for profiling, and here for each acoustic signal (322, 324; s′ 1 (t), s′ 2 (t), . . . , s′ n (t)) assigns an acoustic profile (P 1 (t), P 2 (t), . . . , P n (t)). 31.根据权利要求30所述的助听器，其中，通过所述信号处理装置(300)可将存储在所述数据库(340)中的语音概貌(P)利用所述声学概貌(P1(t)，P2(t)，...，Pn(t))进行调整。31. The hearing aid according to claim 30, wherein the speech profile (P) stored in the database (340) can be utilized by the acoustic profile (P 1 (t) , P 2 (t), ..., P n (t)) are adjusted. 32.根据权利要求26至31中任一项所述的助听器，其中，所述助听器(1)或所述信号处理装置(300)可以被转换到训练模式，在该训练模式中所述助听器(1)或所述信号处理装置(300)学习未知说话人。32. The hearing aid according to any one of claims 26 to 31, wherein the hearing aid (1) or the signal processing device (300) can be switched to a training mode in which the hearing aid ( 1) or the signal processing device (300) learns an unknown speaker. 33.根据权利要求32所述的助听器，其中，所述助听器(1)在训练模式下可以这样借助于传声器(200，210)记录未知的说话人声源：即，通过所述助听器(1)或所述信号处理装置(300)产生该未知说话人声源的声学概貌，并且可以优选地将其永久性地存储下来。33. The hearing aid according to claim 32, wherein the hearing aid (1) can record an unknown speaker's sound source by means of a microphone (200, 210) in the training mode: that is, through the hearing aid (1) Or the signal processing device (300) generates an acoustic profile of the unknown speaker's sound source, and preferably stores it permanently. 34.根据权利要求26至33中任一项所述的助听器，其中，所述助听器(1)具有数据接口，所述助听器(1)或所述信号处理装置(300)可以借助于该数据接口获得未知的说话人概貌或对已知的语音概貌(P)进行更新。34. The hearing aid according to any one of claims 26 to 33, wherein the hearing aid (1) has a data interface by means of which the hearing aid (1) or the signal processing device (300) can Obtain an unknown speaker profile or update a known speech profile (P). 35.根据权利要求26至34中任一项所述的助听器，其中，所述助听器(1)可以借助于操作元件被操作为，建立所述“说话人”运行模式和/或调用所述训练模式。35. The hearing aid according to any one of claims 26 to 34, wherein the hearing aid (1) can be operated by means of operating elements to establish the "speaker" operating mode and/or to call up the training model. 36.根据权利要求35所述的助听器，其中，所述助听器(1)的操作元件被至少部分地设置在所述助听器上和/或被至少部分地设置在所述助听器(1)的遥控器(10)上。36. The hearing aid according to claim 35, wherein the operating elements of the hearing aid (1) are at least partially arranged on the hearing aid and/or are at least partially arranged on a remote control of the hearing aid (1) (10) on. 37.根据权利要求26至36中任一项所述的助听器，其中，所述助听器(1)的两个听觉装置(1)或单独一个助听器(1)具有多个传声器(200，210)，所述传声器用于接收包含有所述说话人声源(102；s1(t)，sn(t))的环境声(100；102，104；s1(t)，s2(t)，...，sn(t))，并且所述传声器(200，210)分别将一个电输出信号(202，212；x1(t)，x2(t)，...，xn(t))输出到所述信号处理装置(300)上。37. The hearing aid according to any one of claims 26 to 36, wherein both hearing devices (1) of the hearing aid (1) or a single hearing aid (1) have a plurality of microphones (200, 210), The microphone is used to receive ambient sound (100; 102, 104; s 1 (t), s 2 (t) including the speaker's sound source (102; s 1 (t), s n (t)) ,...,s n (t)), and the microphones (200, 210) respectively output an electrical output signal (202, 212; x 1 (t), x 2 (t),..., x n (t)) is output to the signal processing device (300). 38.根据权利要求26至37中任一项所述的助听器，其中，所述信号处理装置(300)具有用于分离所述电声信号(202，212；312，314；x1(t)，x2(t)，...，xn(t))的分离模块(320)，并且借助于所述后处理器模块(330)可建立所述助听器(1)的“说话人”运行模式。38. The hearing aid according to any one of claims 26 to 37, wherein the signal processing device (300) has a function for separating the electroacoustic signal (202, 212; 312, 314; x 1 (t) , x 2 (t), ..., x n (t)) separation module (320), and by means of the post-processor module (330) can establish the "speaker" operation of the hearing aid (1) model. 39.根据权利要求38所述的助听器，其中，所述分离模块(320)被构造为盲源分离模块(320)。39. The hearing aid according to claim 38, wherein the separation module (320) is configured as a blind source separation module (320). 40.根据权利要求26至39中任一项所述的助听器，其中，还可以在所述后处理器模块(330)中对所述电声信号(322，324；s′1(t)，s′2(t)，...，s′n(t))的音量依次进行调谐。40. The hearing aid according to any one of claims 26 to 39, wherein the electroacoustic signals (322, 324; s' 1 (t), The volumes of s′ 2 (t), . . . , s′ n (t)) are tuned in sequence. 41.根据权利要求26至40中任一项所述的助听器，其中，所述信号处理装置(300)具有预处理器模块(310)，借助于该预处理器模块可以为所述分离模块(320)整理所述电声信号(202，212；x1(t)，x2(t)，...，xn(t))。41. The hearing aid according to any one of claims 26 to 40, wherein the signal processing device (300) has a pre-processor module (310), by means of which the separation module ( 320) Collating said electro-acoustic signals (202, 212; x 1 (t), x 2 (t), . . . , x n (t)). 42.根据权利要求26至41中任一项所述的助听器，其中，所述数据库(340)被设置在所述助听器(1)的遥控器(10)中，并且所述遥控器(10)可以优选地以无线方式与所述助听器(1)进行通信。42. The hearing aid according to any one of claims 26 to 41, wherein the database (340) is set in the remote control (10) of the hearing aid (1), and the remote control (10) Communication with the hearing aid (1) may preferably take place wirelessly. 43.根据权利要求26至42中任一项所述的助听器，其中，所述助听器(1)包括单独一个或两个听觉装置(1)，并且优选地包括所述遥控器(10)。43. The hearing aid according to any one of claims 26 to 42, wherein the hearing aid (1 ) comprises a single or two hearing devices (1 ), and preferably comprises the remote control (10).
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