Patent ID: 11882408
Assignee: GN HEARING A/S
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. An earpiece comprising:
an earpiece housing comprising an ear canal portion and an outer ear portion,
the ear canal portion extending along an ear canal axis of the earpiece,
wherein the outer ear portion of the earpiece housing comprises an exterior surface having a first opening, and
a channel extending from the first opening through a wall of the outer ear portion of the earpiece housing, and
wherein the channel extends to a second opening defined by an inner part of the outer ear portion of the earpiece housing;
a first microphone for detecting ambient sound via the channel;
a second microphone; and a receiver for providing an audio output signal:
wherein the first microphone is at a distance from the second opening defined by the inner part of the outer ear portion of the earpiece housing; and wherein the channel has a channel axis, and the first microphone is offset from the second opening in a direction that is parallel to the channel axis of the channel.