System for supply chain management
First Claim
1. An ingestible device configured to be tested using a probe located external from the ingestible device, the ingestible device comprising:
- a substrate comprising a control unit and a memory for storing information; and
first and second ingestible plates physically associated with the substrate, the first ingestible plate is configured to be communicably coupled to a first probing plate of a probe located external from the ingestible device and the second ingestible plate is configured to be communicably coupled to a second probing plate of the probe such that information can be communicated between the first ingestible plate and the first probing plate of the probe and between the second ingestible plate and the second probing plate of the probe;
wherein the probe is configured to energize the ingestible device by a transfer of energy from the first and second probing plates to the corresponding first and second ingestible plates to validate the functionality of the ingestible device.
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Abstract
A system for tracking a product from origin to destination is disclosed. The system includes a probe that comprises two plates, a power source and a processor. The power source is controlled by the processor to produce an oscillating output at the plates. Using the oscillating voltage, the probe interrogates a device through capacitive coupling. The device includes a control unit, a memory unit, and first and second materials physically associated with the device for communication using capacitive coupling. Information associated with the device is transferred from the device to the probe through capacitive coupling between the first and second materials and the first and second plates, respectively.
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20 Claims
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1. An ingestible device configured to be tested using a probe located external from the ingestible device, the ingestible device comprising:
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a substrate comprising a control unit and a memory for storing information; and first and second ingestible plates physically associated with the substrate, the first ingestible plate is configured to be communicably coupled to a first probing plate of a probe located external from the ingestible device and the second ingestible plate is configured to be communicably coupled to a second probing plate of the probe such that information can be communicated between the first ingestible plate and the first probing plate of the probe and between the second ingestible plate and the second probing plate of the probe; wherein the probe is configured to energize the ingestible device by a transfer of energy from the first and second probing plates to the corresponding first and second ingestible plates to validate the functionality of the ingestible device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for tracking a an ingestible device configured to be tested using a probe located external from the ingestible device, from an origin to a destination, the system comprising:
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a probe comprising; a power source; a processor coupled to the power source configured to receive and send information; a first probing plate coupled to the processor; and a second probing plate coupled to the processor, wherein the power source is configured to be controlled by the processor to produce an output at the first and the second probing plates; and an ingestible device comprising; a substrate comprising a control unit and a memory configured to store information; a first ingestible plate physically associated with the substrate; and a second ingestible plate physically associated with the substrate, wherein the ingestible device is configured to be communicably coupled to the first and second probing plates of the probe such that information can be communicated between the ingestible device and the probe; wherein the probe located external from the ingestible device is configured to energize the ingestible device by a transfer of energy from the first and second probing plates to the corresponding first and second ingestible plates to validate the functionality of the ingestible device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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