Patent ID: 9307331
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: H04R

Claim Text:
1. A hearing device system comprising: a hearing device with a first housing accommodating a first speaker and a second housing accommodating a second speaker, wherein the first and second housings are configured to be worn at a user's respective ears for emission of sound from the speakers towards the respective ears of the user; a first binaural filter connected to the first and second speakers, and having a first directional transfer function for providing a first binaural signal to the first and second speakers, whereby a first input signal is perceived by the user to be emitted by a first sound source positioned in a first direction defined by the first directional transfer function; a first decoder coupled to an input of the first binaural filter; a second binaural filter connected to the first and second speakers, and having a second directional transfer function for providing a second binaural signal to the first and second speakers, whereby a second input signal is perceived by the user to be emitted by a second sound source positioned in a second direction defined by the second direction transfer function; and a control device configured for control of the hearing device system, the control device having a display configured to display movable symbols indicating respective positions of the first and second sound sources with relation to the user, a processor coupled for control of the display, and a user interface for user positioning of the symbols on the display; wherein the processor is configured to determine the directional transfer functions of the first and second binaural filters based at least in part on positions of the respective movable symbols on the display; wherein the hearing device system is a hearing aid system, the hearing device being a first hearing aid, and wherein the second housing is a part of a second hearing aid; and wherein the first and second input signals are generated by spouse microphones.