Crowell & Moring U.K. LLP

A system includes a hearing instrument and a vision device configured to be worn concurrently by a user. The hearing instrument receives an indication of a direction from the vision device. One or more processors of the hearing instrument receive first audio data representing sound detected by one or more microphones. The processors generate second audio data based on the first audio data, representing a version of the detected sound in which portions arriving from the indicated direction are enhanced. A receiver generates output sound based on the second audio data.

A control method and an apparatus for a power supply system, and a power supply system are provided. The control method includes: obtaining a current SOC and current charging/discharging power of the energy storage apparatus connected to the first power supply device; and executing a target control policy, in response to the current SOC exceeding a target SOC range, or the current charging/discharging power exceeding a target power range. The executing the target control policy includes: controlling a frequency of the first power supply device; or controlling a contactor connected to the second power supply device to be disconnected, to disconnect the second power supply device from the coupling point.

Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an additively manufactured transport structure. The transport structure includes cavities into which components that use an external interface are inserted. A plurality of components are assembled and integrated into the vehicle. In an embodiment, the components and frame are modular, enabling reparability and replacement of single parts in the event of isolated failures.

Self-learning hearing device may enhance audio input based on an adaptive model. The adaptive, or changeable, model may be updatable in response to, among other things, user settings adjustments. For example, when a user makes a settings adjustment, the context surrounding, or corresponding to, the settings adjustment may be used to update the adaptive model.

Embodiments herein relate to ear-worn devices magnetic rechargeable interfaces. In an embodiment, an ear-worn device system for listening includes having a first ear-worn device having a first ear-worn device charging structure having an ear-worn device alignment structure with a magnetic material; and a charger case having a first case charging structure and a case alignment structure, wherein the first case charging structure includes a first case electrical contact, wherein the case alignment structure includes a first pole-aligned magnet and a second pole-aligned magnet having opposite poles and positioned on a first side of the case alignment structure, wherein the magnetic material is magnetically attracted to the first pole-aligned magnet and the second pole-aligned magnet. Other embodiments are also included herein.

There is provided a computer-implemented method for monitoring a food preparation process. The method comprises receiving an input identifying a composite food product to be prepared, the preparation of the composite food product comprising a plurality of prescribed processing steps. The method further comprises receiving visual data from an image sensor, the visual data tracking the preparation of the composite food product. The method further comprises identifying, for a first processing step of the plurality of processing steps, a first subset of the visual data that tracks the performance of that processing step. The method further comprises comparing the first subset of the visual data to a first baseline condition for the performance of the first processing step. The method further comprises determining, from the comparison, that a difference between the first subset of the visual data and the first baseline condition fails a predetermined threshold condition and generating a signal indicative that the food preparation process has been unsuccessful.

A system, a method, and a computer program product for providing wearable continuous blood glucose monitoring. In some embodiments, there is provided a method that includes receiving, at a smartwatch, an alert representative of a glucose state of a host-patient coupled to a glucose sensor; detecting, at the smartwatch, a predetermined action indicative of a request to generate a glance view providing an indication of the glucose state of the host-patient; and presenting, at the smartwatch and in response to the detecting, the glance view providing the indication of the glucose state of the host-patient.

A method comprises obtaining, by one or more processors of a computing system, ear modeling data representing an impression of an ear of a patient; for each of a plurality of combinations of one or more types of hearing instruments and one or more feature sets, determining, by the one or more processors, whether the combination is feasible for a shape of the ear of the patient, wherein different feature sets of the one or more feature sets include different combinations of components; and outputting, by the one or more processors, for display, a graphical user interface (GUI) that presents one or more of the combinations that are determined to be feasible given the shape of the ear of the patient.

The present disclosure discloses a method for controlling a cycloconverter circuit, a cycloconverter circuit, and an isolated converter, belonging to the technical field of power control. The cycloconverter circuit is configured to perform alternating current to alternating current conversion and includes a plurality of switch elements connected in a plurality of current paths. The plurality of switch elements are divided into a plurality of groups of switch elements. Each of the plurality of groups of switch elements includes at least one switch element disposed in each of the plurality of current path. The method according to the present disclosure includes: when the cycloconverter circuit is in a zero-crossing detection stage, controlling a first group of switch elements to be turned on complementarily and a second group of switch elements to switch between an on state and an off state. During a dead time between drive signals for the first group of switch elements, a first target switch element in the second group of switch elements is turned on. Thus, a freewheeling loop is provided for a switch element located in a same-direction current path as a switch element in the first group of switch elements that is turned on after the dead time, releasing a leakage inductance current and reducing a risk of voltage overstress on a switch tube.

A spinal device includes a rod which has a first end disposed in a housing and a second end which protrudes out of the housing through an aperture and which is movable to protrude more out of the housing or less out of the housing. A biasing device, mounted on the rod, includes a series of connected at-least partial coils. A first end of the biasing device is arranged to abut against the housing and a second end of the biasing device, opposite to the first end, is affixed to the rod.