Patent ID: 11917372
Assignee: STARKEY LABORATORIES, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A method, comprising:
producing a receiver signal through a receiver of a hearing device, or a physical extension of the receiver, placed inside an ear canal of a user;
sensing a microphone signal, in response to the receiver signal, using a microphone placed outside the ear canal;
based on the receiver signal and the microphone signal, computing a reliability signal of the microphone signal;
based on the receiver signal and the microphone signal, computing a feedback-path signal;
computing a spectral representation signal of the feedback-path signal;
computing a real-ear response signal using a mathematical combination of the spectral-representation signal and the reliability signal; and
using the computed real-ear response signal to modify an operational characteristic of the hearing device, or to make a recommendation for a modification of a physical characteristic or operational characteristic of the hearing device.