Terminal and associated method and computer program product for monitoring at least one condition of a user
First Claim
1. A terminal comprising:
- data transfer circuitry capable of at least one of transferring data and receiving data;
tactile circuitry capable of measuring at least one condition of a user; and
at least one conductor alternately coupled to both the data transfer circuitry and the tactile circuitry, the at least one conductor being capable of communicating with the data transfer circuitry to function as an antenna, and capable of alternately communicating with the tactile circuitry to function as a tactile interface.
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Abstract
A terminal is provided that includes data transfer circuitry, tactile circuitry and at least one conductor. The data transfer circuitry is capable of transferring and/or receiving data. The tactile circuitry, on the other hand, is capable of measuring at least one condition of a user. The terminal also includes at least one conductor coupled to both the data transfer circuitry and the tactile circuitry. In this regard, the conductor(s) are capable of communicating with the data transfer circuitry to function as an antenna, and capable of communicating with the tactile circuitry to function as a tactile interface. To control communication with the conductor(s), the terminal can further include switching logic capable of operating to permit the data transfer circuitry to communicate with the conductor(s) functioning as an antenna, or permit the tactile circuitry to communicate with the conductor(s) functioning as a tactile interface.
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43 Claims
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1. A terminal comprising:
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data transfer circuitry capable of at least one of transferring data and receiving data;
tactile circuitry capable of measuring at least one condition of a user; and
at least one conductor alternately coupled to both the data transfer circuitry and the tactile circuitry, the at least one conductor being capable of communicating with the data transfer circuitry to function as an antenna, and capable of alternately communicating with the tactile circuitry to function as a tactile interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of monitoring at least one condition of a user, the method comprising:
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providing a terminal comprising data transfer circuitry, tactile circuitry, and at least one conductor alternately coupled to the data transfer circuitry and the tactile circuitry, the at least one conductor being capable of alternately functioning as an antenna or a tactile interface; and
switching operation of the at least one conductor to function as a tactile interface to thereby permit the tactile circuitry to communicate with the at least one conductor functioning as a tactile interface to measure at least one condition of the user. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A computer program product for monitoring at least one condition of a user, the computer program product adapted to operate within a terminal comprising data transfer circuitry, tactile circuitry, and at least one conductor alternately coupled to the data transfer circuitry and the tactile circuitry, the at least one conductor being capable of alternately functioning as an antenna or a tactile interface, wherein the computer program product comprises at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
a first executable portion for switching operation of the at least one conductor to function as a tactile interface to thereby permit the tactile circuitry to communicate with the at least one conductor functioning as a tactile interface to measure at least one condition of the user. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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