Patent ID: 10974048

Abstract:
According to an embodiment, a cochlear implant system is disclosed. The system includes an input unit, a filterbank, a processing unit and an implant. The input unit is configured to provide a first electrical signal from a first sound source and a second electrical signal from a second sound source. The filterbank is configured to filter the first electrical signal into a plurality of first band limited signals and the second electrical signal into a plurality of second band limited signals. The processing unit is configured to generate a primary pulse pattern based on a first band selected from the plurality of first band limited signals and to generate a secondary pulse pattern based on a second band selected from the plurality of second band limited signals, the first band and the second band being defined by same or substantially overlapping frequency ranges and the implant is configured to receive the primary pulse pattern and the secondary pulse pattern from the processing unit. The primary pulse pattern is configured to stimulate a cochlea of a user of the cochlear implant system during a first time slot, and the secondary pulse pattern is configured to stimulate the cochlea of the user of the cochlear implant system during a second time slot. The first time slot and the second time slot are sequential time slots.