Patent ID: 8630431

Claim:
A hearing aid system, comprising: a first microphone and a second microphone for provision of electrical input signals; a beamformer for provision of a first audio signal based at least in part on the electrical input signals, the first audio signal having a directional spatial characteristic, wherein the beamformer is configured to provide a second audio signal based at least in part on the electrical input signals, the second audio signal having a spatial characteristic that is different from the directional spatial characteristic of the first audio signal; and a mixer configured for mixing the first audio signal and the second audio signal in order to provide an output signal to be heard by a user; wherein the first and second microphones are parts of a binaural hearing aid system that includes a first hearing aid and a second hearing aid communicatively coupled to each other via a communication link; wherein the first microphone is located in the first hearing aid and the second microphone is located in the second hearing aid; and wherein each of the first and second hearing aids comprises an additional microphone that is communicatively connected to the beamformer.