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Wireless in-vivo information acquiring apparatus, wireless in-vivo information acquiring system, and communication apparatus

  • US 8,038,599 B2
  • Filed: 03/30/2005
  • Issued: 10/18/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/01/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A wireless in-vivo information acquiring apparatus that detects in-vivo information of a subject and transmits the in-vivo information to a communication apparatus located outside the subject, the wireless in-vivo information acquiring apparatus comprising:

  • an acquiring unit that acquires the in-vivo information;

    a transmitting unit that transmits the in-vivo information acquired, and generates a communication confirmation signal to transmit to the communication apparatus, the communication confirmation signal serving to confirm a communication status between the wireless in-vivo information acquiring apparatus and the communication apparatus;

    a receiving unit that receives a radio signal which is sent from the communication apparatus in response to the communication confirmation signal and which includes at least a communication permission signal; and

    a communication controller that determines whether to transmit the in-vivo information or not based on a state of reception of the communication permission signal.

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