Electronic identification apparatus
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1. An electronic identification apparatus for identifying an object, the apparatus comprising:
- a strap member having first and second opposite ends and positionable such that the distal ends are proximate and securable to one another and the strap member form a loop about the object, a conductive assembly including at least a first conductive run embedded within the strap member and extending substantially from the first to the second strap member ends, the conductive assembly including first and second capacitive members at the first and second ends, respectively, such that when the strap member forms the loop about the object and the first and second ends are proximate, the capacitive members are juxtaposed so as to be capacitively coupled and continue a conductive path about the loop and so that the conductive assembly forms a complete path about the assembly;
a data device linked to the strap member and in communication with the conductive assembly;
wherein, when the conductive path about the loop is severed, operation of the data device is modified.
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Abstract
An electronic identification apparatus including a band having first and second ends and a hermetically sealed electrical run that extends between the first and second ends, the apparatus further including a data device linked to the band, the band configurable to form a loop about an object such that the ends of the runs a proximate and separated by band material such that the ends form a capacitive coupling.
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1. An electronic identification apparatus for identifying an object, the apparatus comprising:
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a strap member having first and second opposite ends and positionable such that the distal ends are proximate and securable to one another and the strap member form a loop about the object, a conductive assembly including at least a first conductive run embedded within the strap member and extending substantially from the first to the second strap member ends, the conductive assembly including first and second capacitive members at the first and second ends, respectively, such that when the strap member forms the loop about the object and the first and second ends are proximate, the capacitive members are juxtaposed so as to be capacitively coupled and continue a conductive path about the loop and so that the conductive assembly forms a complete path about the assembly;
a data device linked to the strap member and in communication with the conductive assembly;
wherein, when the conductive path about the loop is severed, operation of the data device is modified. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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15. An electronic identification apparatus for identifying an object, the apparatus comprising:
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a processor;
a memory linked to the processor;
a power source linked to the processor;
first and second strap members, the first strap member including a non-electrically conductive sheath about a first conductive run, the second strap member including a non-electrically conductive sheath about a second conductive run, the first conductive run linked to the processor at a proximal end and extending to a distal end at a distal end of the first strap member and the second conductive run linked to the processor at a proximal end and forming a distal end at a distal end of the second strap member;
wherein, the distal ends of the first and second strap members are positionable such that the distal ends of the first and second strap members are proximate and securable to one another and the strap members form a loop about the object and so that the distal ends of the first and second conductive runs are juxtaposed so as to be capacitively coupled and the runs and processor form a conductive path about the loop;
wherein, when the conductive path about the loop is severed, operation of the assembly is modified.
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