Abstract: The disclosure relates to a cochlear implant system, and more particularly, the disclosure relates to a processor unit which includes a switching mean configured to switch between using a fixed stimulation frame onset or a variable stimulation frame onset for frame coding a plurality of stimulation pulses into a one or more stimulation frames.

Abstract: Various embodiments of systems, methods, computer programs, etc. for managing desktop alerts on a computer system or device are provided. One embodiment comprises a desktop alert management system for controlling alerts displayed on a graphical user interface. One such desktop alert management system comprises: a message controller module for controlling communication between a graphical user interface and at least one source, the message controller module configured to receive a message from the at least one source; and an alert manager for determining an alert graphic associated with the message from the at least one source, the alert graphic to be displayed on the graphical user interface for a desktop alert associated with the message.