ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20160029955A1
• Filed: 10/14/2015
• Published: 02/04/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Toshiba Client Solutions CO., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Sato, Koichi
• Application Number:
  US14/883,080
• Publication Number:
  US 20160029955A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/316 Modalities, i.e. specific diagnostic methods
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/385 Transceivers carried on the body, e.g. in helmets
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 13/005 Transmission systems in which the medium consists of the human body
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2001/3855 carried in a belt or harness
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2001/3861 carried in a hand or on fingers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a main body and a band. The main body includes a vital-signs sensor and a short-range communicator. The band is configured to attach the main body to a human body. At least one first electrode of two or more electrodes for the vital-signs sensor is provided on a surface of the band on a side in contact with the human body, and is used as a coupling portion for the short-range communicator.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a main body comprising a vital-signs sensor and a short-range communicator; and

a band configured to attach the main body to a human body,

wherein at least one first electrode of two or more electrodes for the vital-signs sensor is provided on a surface of the band on a side in contact with the human body, and is used as a coupling portion for the short-range communicator.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a filter configured to separate a signal for the vital-signs sensor and a signal for the short-range communicator, wherein the filter is provided on the main body so as to be located between the first electrode, and the vital-signs sensor and the short-range communicator.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the coupling portion for the short-range communicator comprises a coil for performing communication using electromagnetic induction.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the coupling portion for the short-range communicator comprises an electrode for performing communication using electric field coupling.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein:

the main body comprises;

a display device; and

a wireless communicator configured to perform wireless communication using radio waves;

a display of the display device is placed on a surface of the main body on a side facing the human body when the main body is attached to the human body; and

an antenna for the wireless communicator is placed in the main body such that an open end is located at an end of the surface on which the display is provided, the end being opposed to a side on which the first electrode is provided.

6. An electronic device comprising:

a main body comprising a short-range communicator and a wireless communicator; and

a band configured to attach the main body to a human body, wherein;

a coupling portion for the short-range communicator is placed on the band; and

an antenna for the wireless communicator is placed in the main body such that an open end is located at an end of the surface of the main body on a side facing the human body when the main body is attached to the human body.

7. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the coupling portion for the short-range communicator comprises a coil for performing communication using electromagnetic induction.

8. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the coupling portion for the short-range communicator comprises an electrode for performing communication using electric field coupling.