Multi-mode communication ingestible event markers and systems, and methods of using the same
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1. A device, comprising:
- an ingestible component comprising an integrated circuit comprising a first communication module, wherein the first communication module is a conductive communication module configured to emit a first signal, wherein the first signal is a near field conductive signal communicated through an electrically conductive medium; and
at least a portion of a second communication module configured to emit a second signal.
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Abstract
Aspects of the invention include multi-mode communication ingestible event marker devices. Ingestible event marker devices of the invention include an ingestible component comprising a conductive communication module and at least one additional non-conductive communication module. The non-conductive communication module may be integrated with the ingestible component or at least a portion or all of the non-conductive communication module may be associated with a packaging component of the ingestible event marker device. Additional aspects of the invention include systems that include the devices and one or more receivers, as well as methods of using the same.
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1. A device, comprising:
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an ingestible component comprising an integrated circuit comprising a first communication module, wherein the first communication module is a conductive communication module configured to emit a first signal, wherein the first signal is a near field conductive signal communicated through an electrically conductive medium; and at least a portion of a second communication module configured to emit a second signal. - 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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20. A system comprising:
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an ingestible component comprising an integrated circuit comprising a first communication module, wherein the first communication module is a conductive communication module configured to emit a first signal, wherein the first signal is a near field conductive signal communicated through an electrically conductive medium; at least a portion of a second communication module configured to emit a second signal; and a receiver, wherein the receiver, the first communication module, and the second communication module are configured to transmit information between the receiver and at least one of the first or second communication module. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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