SLEEVED GARMENT EQUIPPED FOR HUMAN BODY COMMUNICATION
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1. A device, comprising:
- a human body communication (HBC) component comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, a resonant tuning circuit, and a storage element;
a first conductive portion;
a second conductive portion;
a first conductive trace to couple the first conductive portion to the first electrode; and
a second conductive trace to couple the second conductive portion to the second electrode;
wherein the HBC component, the pair of conductive traces, and the pair of conductive portions are to be worn on a user'"'"'s body;
wherein the first conductive portion contacts the user'"'"'s body near a first extremity; and
wherein the second conductive portion contacts the user'"'"'s body near a second extremity.
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Abstract
A garment includes a passive human body communication (HBC) component that includes, for example, a storage element. The garment has conductive cuffs and a flexible conductive trace connecting the cuffs to the HBC component. When a user wearing the garment touches the electrodes of an HBC interface on an external host device, the host device powers the HBC component and may send or receive data from the HBC component. The power and the data travel over the user'"'"'s body from the interface electrodes to the cuffs, and at least partially through the conductive trace from the cuffs to the HBC component.
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21 Claims
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1. A device, comprising:
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a human body communication (HBC) component comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, a resonant tuning circuit, and a storage element; a first conductive portion; a second conductive portion; a first conductive trace to couple the first conductive portion to the first electrode; and a second conductive trace to couple the second conductive portion to the second electrode; wherein the HBC component, the pair of conductive traces, and the pair of conductive portions are to be worn on a user'"'"'s body; wherein the first conductive portion contacts the user'"'"'s body near a first extremity; and wherein the second conductive portion contacts the user'"'"'s body near a second extremity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15)
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13. The device of claim 13, further comprising a battery to be coupled to at least one of the microcontroller or the sensor.
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16. A system, comprising:
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an HBC assembly comprising an HBC component, a first conductive portion, a second conductive portion, a first conductive trace coupling the first conductive portion to a first electrode of the HBC component, a second conductive trace coupling the second conductive portion to a second electrode of the HBC component; and an HBC interface coupled to a host device, wherein the HBC interface comprises a first interface electrode pad, a second interface electrode pad, and a host communication module; wherein a user is to complete a data-transfer circuit by wearing the HBC assembly, touching the first interface electrode pad with a first extremity extending from the first conductive portion, and simultaneously touching the second interface electrode pad with a second extremity extending from the second conductive portion; wherein the circuit comprises a first body-surface conductive path between the first interface electrode pad and the first conductive portion and a second body-surface conductive path between the second interface electrode pad and the second conductive portion; wherein the HBC component and the host device are to share data through the circuit; and wherein the host device is to supply power to the HBC component through the circuit while the data is being shared. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory machine-readable information storage medium containing code that, when executed, causes a machine to perform actions, the (code or actions) comprising:
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to supply power to an HBC component from an external host device through a circuit; and to exchange data with the HBC component through the circuit; wherein the circuit comprises an HBC interface, a body surface of a user, a conductive portion, a conductive trace, and the HBC component; and wherein the power is to be supplied and the data is to be exchanged in response to the user touching the HBC interface. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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