SYSTEM INCLUDING CAPACITIVELY COUPLED ELECTRODES AND CIRCUITS IN A NETWORK
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1. A system comprising:
- a first electrode;
a second electrode capacitively coupled to the first electrode;
a first circuit configured to receive data via a network and transmit a signal via the first electrode, wherein the first circuit is configured to transmit based on the data; and
a second circuit configured to receive the data via the network and receive a current that corresponds to the signal via the second electrode, wherein the second circuit is configured to receive based on the data.
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Abstract
A system including a first electrode, a second electrode, a first circuit and a second circuit. The second electrode is capacitively coupled to the first electrode. The first circuit is configured to receive data via a network and transmit a signal via the first electrode based on the data. The second circuit is configured to receive data via the network and receive a current that corresponds to the signal via the second electrode based on the data.
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1. A system comprising:
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a first electrode; a second electrode capacitively coupled to the first electrode; a first circuit configured to receive data via a network and transmit a signal via the first electrode, wherein the first circuit is configured to transmit based on the data; and a second circuit configured to receive the data via the network and receive a current that corresponds to the signal via the second electrode, wherein the second circuit is configured to receive based on the data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising:
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a first transceiver connected to a first electrode; a second transceiver connected to a second electrode that is capacitively coupled to the first electrode; and an electronic control unit configured to transmit data to the first transceiver and the second transceiver, wherein the first transceiver and the second transceiver are configured to transmit signals and receive currents based on the data and to measure capacitance between the first electrode and the second electrode based on the data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of sensing comprising:
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receiving data via a network at a first circuit; transmitting a signal via a first electrode based on the data; receiving the data via the network at a second circuit; receiving current that corresponds to the signal via a second electrode based on the data; and measuring capacitance between the first electrode and the second electrode based on the signal and the current. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of sensing comprising:
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receiving data at a first transceiver connected to a first electrode; receiving the data at a second transceiver connected to a second electrode; transmitting a signal based on the data via at least one of the first transceiver and the second transceiver; and receiving current based on the data via at least one of the first transceiver and the second transceiver to measure capacitance between the first electrode and the second electrode. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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