The technology readiness level and the related patenting activity can also be explained through the following factors which contribute to a product's entry to market, such as the expected impact on a person's participation in different aspects of life, the ease of adoption (need for training, fitting, additional equipment for interoperability, and so on), the societal acceptance and potential ethical concerns, and the need for regulatory approval.
ðə tɛknˈɑːlədʒi ɹˈɛdinəs lˈɛvəl ænd ðə ɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd pˈæʔn̩ɾɪŋ æktˈɪvᵻɾi kæn ˈɔːlsoʊ biː ɛksplˈeɪnd θɹuː ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ fˈæktɚz wˌɪtʃ kəntɹˈɪbjuːt tʊ ɐ pɹˈɑːdʌkts ˈɛntɹi tə mˈɑːɹkɪt, sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðɪ ɛkspˈɛktᵻd ˈɪmpækt ˌɔn ɐ pˈɜːsənz pɑːɹtˈɪsɪpˈeɪʃən ɪn dˈɪfɹənt ˈæspɛkts ʌv lˈaɪf, ðɪ ˈiːz ʌv ɐdˈɑːpʃən nˈiːd fɔːɹ tɹˈeɪnɪŋ, fˈɪɾɪŋ, ɐdˈɪʃənəl ɪkwˈɪpmənt fɔːɹ ˌɪntɚɹˌɑːpɚɹəbˈɪlᵻɾi, ænd sˌoʊ ˈɔn, ðə səsˈaɪəɾəl ɐksˈɛptəns ænd pətˈɛnʃəl ˈɛθɪkəl kənsˈɜːnz, ænd ðə nˈiːd fɔːɹ ɹˈɛɡjʊlətˌoːɹi ɐpɹˈuːvəl.