Wireless Digital Link Companion Microphone

描述(申请人提供)：这个项目的目标是开发一种助听器和无线伴奏麦克风系统，基于新的，高度创新的，非常低功率的超宽带脉冲无线电技术。第一阶段计划成功地确立了将超宽带(UWB)脉冲无线电收发机和天线系统完全集成到耳后助听器和配套麦克风中的可行性。配对麦克风代表了一种既定的方法，用于在嘈杂环境中为助听器用户提供信噪比改善。然而，到目前为止，由于各种原因，它们在商业上取得的成功有限，包括要求听力受损的人佩戴额外的硬件，以及相对较大、耗电且有时数据不安全的伴奏麦克风。这项拟议的技术通过将麦克风微型化并将新型超低功率UWB无线电直接集成到助听器中来解决这些问题，而对电池寿命的影响最小。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective of this project is to develop a hearing aid and wireless companion microphone system based on new, highly-innovative, very low-power ultra-wideband impulse radio technology. The phase I program successfully established the feasibility of fully integrating an ultra-wideband (UWB) impulse radio transceiver and antenna system inside a behind-the-ear hearing aid and companion microphone. Companion microphones represent an established methodology for providing a signal-to-noise ratio improvement for hearing aid users in noisy environments. However, to date they have met with limited commercial success for a variety of reasons including the requirement of additional hardware to be worn by the hearing impaired person and the relatively large, power hungry, and sometimes data insecure companion microphones. The proposed technology addresses these issues by miniaturizing the microphone and integrating a novel ultra-low-power UWB radio directly into the hearing aid with a minimal effect on battery life.