WIRELESS SWITCHES USING HUMAN BODY AS A CONDUCTOR
First Claim
1. An arrangement for controlling a component having multiple states, comprising:
- a device that generates a signal at a frequency that enables the signal to be conducted through a human body;
a conductive surface coupled to said device and situated in a position accessible by a part of the human, said conductive surface being configured to enable proximity or contact of the part of the human to said conductive surface to develop a reactive coupling between the human and said conductive surface when said device is generating the signal; and
a component having multiple, different states, said component being controllable by the human to change from a first one of the states to a second one of the states upon completion of an electrical circuit including said component, said conductive surface and said device upon developing reactive coupling between the human and said conductive surface when said device is generating the signal conducted through the human
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Abstract
Arrangement for controlling a component having multiple states includes a device that generates a signal at a frequency that enables it to be conducted through a human body, and a conductive surface coupled to the device, situated in a position accessible by a part of the human, and which enables proximity or contact of the part of the human to the conductive surface to develop a reactive coupling between the human and the conductive surface. The component has multiple, different states and is controlled by the human to change from a first state to a second state upon completion of an electrical circuit including the component, the conductive surface and the device upon developing reactive coupling between the human and the conductive surface when the device is generating the signal conducted through the human. The component may be a vehicular component such as a door or window.
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19 Claims
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1. An arrangement for controlling a component having multiple states, comprising:
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a device that generates a signal at a frequency that enables the signal to be conducted through a human body; a conductive surface coupled to said device and situated in a position accessible by a part of the human, said conductive surface being configured to enable proximity or contact of the part of the human to said conductive surface to develop a reactive coupling between the human and said conductive surface when said device is generating the signal; and a component having multiple, different states, said component being controllable by the human to change from a first one of the states to a second one of the states upon completion of an electrical circuit including said component, said conductive surface and said device upon developing reactive coupling between the human and said conductive surface when said device is generating the signal conducted through the human - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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