Electronic Stickers with Modular Structures

• US 20160066854A1
• Filed: 11/24/2014
• Published: 03/10/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/05/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Vivalnk Inc.
• Original Assignee: VivaLnk Limited (Cayman Islands)
• Inventors: Mei, Junfeng, Li, Jiang
• Granted Patent: US 9,993,203 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0006 ECG or EEG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/01 Measuring temperature of body parts ; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/24 Detecting, measuring or recording bioelectric or biomagnetic signals of the body or parts thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6833 Adhesive patches
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/72 for local intradevice communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/77 for interrogation

Abstract

An electronic sticker assembly includes a first electronic sticker comprising an upper surface, a lower surface, and a first group of conductive connection dots on the upper surface, a first adhesive layer on the first electronic sticker and comprising a first window. The first window is positioned to expose the first group of one or more conductive connection dots. A second electronic sticker on the first adhesive layer includes a lower surface and one or more second conductive connection dots on the lower surface. The first group of conductive connection dots on the upper surface of the first electronic sticker are in contact with the one or more second conductive connection dots on the lower surface of the second electronic sticker through the first window in the first adhesive layer.

Claims

1. An electronic sticker assembly, comprising:

a first electronic sticker comprising an upper surface, a lower surface, and a first group of one or more conductive connection dots on the upper surface, wherein the lower surface is configured to be adhered to a human skin or a surface of an object;

a first adhesive layer on the first electronic sticker and comprising a first window, wherein the first window is positioned to expose the first group of one or more conductive connection dots; and

a second electronic sticker on the first adhesive layer, wherein the second electronic sticker includes a lower surface and one or more second conductive connection dots on the lower surface, wherein the first group of one or more conductive connection dots on the upper surface of the first electronic sticker are configured to be in contact with the one or more second conductive connection dots on the lower surface of the second electronic sticker through the first window in the first adhesive layer.

2. The electronic sticker assembly of claim 1, wherein at least some of the first group of one or more conductive connection dots and the one or more second conductive connection dots are formed by a conductive material or an elastic or elastomer material embedded with a conductive material.

3. The electronic sticker assembly of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first electronic sticker and the second electronic sticker includes a semiconductor chip and a conductive circuit.

4. The electronic sticker assembly of claim 3, wherein the semiconductor chip and the conductive circuit are configured to wirelessly communicate with the external device based on near field communication (NFC), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or RFID wireless communication standard.

5. The electronic sticker assembly of claim 4, wherein the conductive circuit includes an antenna circuit configured to receive or transmit wireless signals in communications with the external device.

6. The electronic sticker assembly of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first electronic sticker and the second electronic sticker includes at least one sensor or one actuator.

7. The electronic sticker assembly of claim 6, wherein the sensor includes an electrode configured to be in contact with a user'"'"'s body and to pick up electric signals from the user'"'"'s body.

8. The electronic sticker assembly of claim 1, wherein the first electronic sticker and the second electronic sticker each includes at least one sensor or one actuator, wherein the sensor or the actuator in one of the first electronic sticker and the second electronic sticker is configured to dynamically change its function in response to a measured signal or a control signal of the other one of the first electronic sticker and the second electronic sticker.

9. The electronic sticker assembly of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first electronic sticker and the second electronic sticker includes an elastic layer and a support substrate, wherein the support substrate is configured to support at least one sensor or one actuator.

10. The electronic sticker assembly of claim 9, wherein the support substrate has a Young'"'"'s Modulus higher than 0.5 Gpa.

11. The electronic sticker assembly of claim 9, wherein the elastic layer has a Young'"'"'s Modulus lower than 0.3 Gpa.

12. The electronic sticker assembly of claim 1, wherein the first electronic sticker comprises a second group of one or more conductive connection dots on the upper surface, wherein the first adhesive layer comprises a second window, wherein the second electronic sticker comprises a third window, the electronic sticker assembly further comprising:

a second adhesive layer on the second electronic sticker and comprising a fourth window, wherein the second window, the third window, and the fourth window are positioned to expose the second group of one or more conductive connection dots; and

a third electronic sticker on the second adhesive layer, wherein the second electronic sticker includes a lower surface and one or more third conductive connection dots on the lower surface, wherein the second group of one or more conductive connection dots on the upper surface of the first electronic sticker are configured to be in contact with the one or more third conductive connection dots on the lower surface of the second electronic sticker through the second window, the third window, and the fourth window.

13. The electronic sticker assembly of claim 1, further comprising:

a fourth electronic sticker over the first electronic sticker and on the side of the second electronic sticker, wherein the first electronic sticker comprises a third group of one or more conductive connection dots on the upper surface, wherein the fourth electronic sticker includes a lower surface and one or more fourth conductive connection dots on the lower surface, wherein the one or more fourth conductive connection dots are configured to be electrically connected with the third group of one or more conductive connection dots.

14. The electronic sticker assembly of claim 1, further comprising:

a third adhesive layer between the first electronic sticker and the fourth electronic sticker layer.

15. An electronic sticker assembly, comprising:

a first electronic sticker comprising an upper surface, a lower surface, and one or more first conductive connection dots on the upper surface, wherein the lower surface is configured to be adhered to a human skin or a surface of an object;

a second electronic sticker over the first electronic sticker, wherein the second electronic sticker includes a lower surface and one or more second conductive connection dots on the lower surface; and

magnetic materials on the upper surface of the first electronic sticker and the lower surface of the second electronic sticker,

wherein the magnetic materials are configured to attract each other to cause the one or more first conductive connection dots to come into contact with the one or more second conductive connection dots.

16. The electronic sticker assembly of claim 15, wherein the magnetic materials includes a permanent magnetic material on at least one of the upper surface of the first electronic sticker or the lower surface of the second electronic sticker.

17. The electronic sticker assembly of claim 15, wherein at least some of the one or more first conductive connection dots and the one or more second conductive connection dots are formed by a conductive material or an elastic or elastomer material embedded with a conductive material.

18. The electronic sticker assembly of claim 15, further comprising:

a third electronic sticker over the first electronic sticker, wherein the third electronic sticker includes a lower surface and one or more third conductive connection dots on the lower surface, wherein the third electronic sticker and the first electronic sticker are electrically connected and are physically bonded together by a magnetic force.

19. An electronic sticker assembly, comprising:

a first electronic sticker comprising an upper surface, a lower surface, and one or more first conductive connection dots on the upper surface, wherein the lower surface is configured to be adhered to a human skin or a surface of an object;

a second electronic sticker over the first electronic sticker, wherein the second electronic sticker includes a lower surface and one or more second conductive connection dots on the lower surface; and

a pair of hook and loop respectively fixed on the upper surface of the first electronic sticker and the lower surface of the second electronic sticker,

wherein the pair of hook and loop is configured to pull the first electronic sticker and the second electronic sticker to cause the one or more first conductive connection dots to come into contact with the one or more second conductive connection dots.

20. The electronic sticker assembly of claim 19, wherein at least some of the one or more first conductive connection dots and the one or more second conductive connection dots are formed by a conductive material or an elastic or elastomer material embedded with a conductive material.

21. The electronic sticker assembly of claim 19, further comprising:

a third electronic sticker over the first electronic sticker, wherein the third electronic sticker includes a lower surface and one or more third conductive connection dots on the lower surface, wherein the third electronic sticker and the first electronic sticker are electrically connected and are physically bonded together by a hook-and-loop mechanism.