Patent ID: 8320573
Filing Date: 2012-11-27
Classification: H04R

Abstract:
1. An adaptive hearing device for being worn by a child user, the hearing device comprising: an input unit for converting an acoustic input to a first signal, an output unit for converting a second signal to an acoustic output, a signal processing unit for generating said second signal from said first signal based on a setting of parameters indicating a characteristic of the child user's ear, said signal processing unit coupling said input unit and said output unit, wherein the signal processing unit comprising a digital gain stage and a digital maximum-power-output stage for implementing separate adjustment of gain and maximum power output, a timing unit for generating a timing signal indicating elapsed time, and a control unit for storing said setting of parameters and for modifying said setting of parameters based on said timing signal, said control unit being coupled to said signal processing unit and to said timing unit, and wherein said control unit contains a mathematical conversion unit for the timing unit and a digital register, wherein gain wherein MPO