APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR ENABLING LOW-POWER COMMUNICATIONS VIA WEARERS' BODIES
First Claim
1. A head-mounted device comprising:
- a data source that generates data;
a human-body coupler configured to apply body-bound carrier signals to a user'"'"'s body and conduct body-bound carrier signals from the user'"'"'s body, the human-body coupler comprising a first electrode and a second electrode;
a transmitting subsystem electrically connected to the human-body coupler and configured to;
modulate a body-bound carrier signal with the data; and
transmit, through the user'"'"'s body via the human-body coupler, the data to an auxiliary processing device for processing;
a receiving subsystem electrically connected to the human-body coupler and configured to;
receive, through the user'"'"'s body via the human-body coupler, an additional body-bound carrier signal from the auxiliary processing device; and
demodulate a result of processing the data from the additional body-bound carrier signal; and
an output device configured to output the result to the user.
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Abstract
A head-mounted device may include (1) a data source that generates data, (2) a human-body coupler configured to apply body-bound carrier signals to a user'"'"'s body and conduct body-bound carrier signals from the user'"'"'s body, (3) a transmitting subsystem electrically connected to the human-body coupler and configured to (a) modulate a body-bound carrier signal with the data and (b) transmit, through the user'"'"'s body via the human-body coupler, the data to an auxiliary processing device, (4) a receiving subsystem electrically connected to the human-body coupler and configured to (a) receive, through the user'"'"'s body via the human-body coupler, an additional body-bound carrier signal from the processing device and (b) demodulate a result of processing the data from the additional body-bound carrier signal, and (5) an output device configured to output the result to the user. Various other apparatus, systems, and methods are also disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A head-mounted device comprising:
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a data source that generates data; a human-body coupler configured to apply body-bound carrier signals to a user'"'"'s body and conduct body-bound carrier signals from the user'"'"'s body, the human-body coupler comprising a first electrode and a second electrode; a transmitting subsystem electrically connected to the human-body coupler and configured to; modulate a body-bound carrier signal with the data; and transmit, through the user'"'"'s body via the human-body coupler, the data to an auxiliary processing device for processing; a receiving subsystem electrically connected to the human-body coupler and configured to; receive, through the user'"'"'s body via the human-body coupler, an additional body-bound carrier signal from the auxiliary processing device; and demodulate a result of processing the data from the additional body-bound carrier signal; and an output device configured to output the result to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A wearable device comprising:
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a data source that generates data; at least one antenna configured to reflect ambient carrier signals from a user'"'"'s environment into the user'"'"'s body; and a backscatter modulator electrically connected to the antenna and configured to use an ambient carrier signal from the user'"'"'s environment to backscatter, through the user'"'"'s body via the antenna, the data to an auxiliary processing device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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modulating, at a wearable device, a backscatter control signal with data generated at the wearable device, wherein the wearable device comprises at least one antenna configured to reflect ambient carrier signals into a user'"'"'s body; and transmitting the data from the wearable device to an auxiliary processing device by using, at the wearable device, the backscatter control signal to cause the antenna to backscatter an ambient carrier signal from the user'"'"'s environment through the user'"'"'s body. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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