System and a method for communicating user interaction data to one or more communication devices
First Claim
1. A system attached to an object for communicating the object information to one or more communication devices, the system comprising:
- an electronic circuitry to communicate an identification-information; and
a hub section coupled to the one or more communication devices to power the electronic circuitry and further receives the identification-information transmitted from the electronic circuitry;
wherein the hub section comprising;
a generator to receive DC power from a DC source of the communication device for generating low level AC power;
a first converter to shift the low level AC power received from the generator to high level AC power;
a first electrode connected to the first converter for emitting alternating electric field of fixed frequency;
a first switching unit operative to transfer the low level AC power generated from the generator to the first electrode;
a first detection unit to detect a change in alternating electric-field across the first electrode; and
a hub controller to send a command data to the electronic circuitry based on the detected information for transmitting a first object information to the electronic circuitry, wherein the electronic circuitry comprising;
a second electrode to receive the alternating electric field emitted from the first electrode;
a floating electrode to float the alternating electric field to the ground for forming a closed electric circuit with at least one of the object and the hub section;
a second converter connected to the second electrode to convert the received alternating electric field into the low level DC energy;
a buffer configured to store the low level DC energy received from the second converter;
a second detection unit operative to measure the variation in the alternating electric field over the second electrode, and further releases identification-information for communicating with the hub controller based on the command data;
a modulation unit operative to modulate the alternating electric field with the identification-information received from the second detection unit; and
wherein the hub controller authenticates the electronic circuitry on receiving the modulated identification-information, further the hub controller communicates the first object information to the electronic circuitry and the communication devices based on the modulated identification-information;
wherein the second detection unit comprising;
a first Schmitt trigger configured to generate a pulse interval signal related to the variation in the alternating electric field across the second electrode;
a second Schmitt trigger configured to generate a clock signal on receiving AC power from the second electrode;
a counter configured to receive the pulse interval signal and the clock signal for generating a counter-value of the alternating electric field; and
an interpreter interprets the counter-value into electric-field percentage value indicating the identification-information of the electronic circuitry, wherein the modulation unit modulates the identification-information of the electronic circuitry, and further transmits the modulated identification-information to the hub controller.
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Abstract
A system attached to an object for communicating the object information to communication devices. The system includes an electronic circuitry to communicate an identification-information, and a hub section coupled to the communication device to power the electronic circuitry and further receives the identification-information transmitted from the electronic circuitry. The electronic circuitry may be embedded in a single chip/printed decal/flexible polymer foil. The hub section includes a generator, a first converter, a first switching unit, a first electrode, a first detection unit, and a hub controller. The electronic circuitry includes a second electrode, a floating electrode, a second converter, a buffer, a second detection unit, a modulation unit, and an analog processing unit. The hub controller authenticates the electronic circuitry on receiving the modulated identification-information; further the hub controller communicates the object information to the electronic circuitry and the communication devices based on the modulated identification-information.
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1. A system attached to an object for communicating the object information to one or more communication devices, the system comprising:
- an electronic circuitry to communicate an identification-information; and
a hub section coupled to the one or more communication devices to power the electronic circuitry and further receives the identification-information transmitted from the electronic circuitry;
wherein the hub section comprising;
a generator to receive DC power from a DC source of the communication device for generating low level AC power;
a first converter to shift the low level AC power received from the generator to high level AC power;
a first electrode connected to the first converter for emitting alternating electric field of fixed frequency;
a first switching unit operative to transfer the low level AC power generated from the generator to the first electrode;
a first detection unit to detect a change in alternating electric-field across the first electrode; and
a hub controller to send a command data to the electronic circuitry based on the detected information for transmitting a first object information to the electronic circuitry, wherein the electronic circuitry comprising;
a second electrode to receive the alternating electric field emitted from the first electrode;
a floating electrode to float the alternating electric field to the ground for forming a closed electric circuit with at least one of the object and the hub section;
a second converter connected to the second electrode to convert the received alternating electric field into the low level DC energy;
a buffer configured to store the low level DC energy received from the second converter;
a second detection unit operative to measure the variation in the alternating electric field over the second electrode, and further releases identification-information for communicating with the hub controller based on the command data;
a modulation unit operative to modulate the alternating electric field with the identification-information received from the second detection unit; and
wherein the hub controller authenticates the electronic circuitry on receiving the modulated identification-information, further the hub controller communicates the first object information to the electronic circuitry and the communication devices based on the modulated identification-information;wherein the second detection unit comprising;
a first Schmitt trigger configured to generate a pulse interval signal related to the variation in the alternating electric field across the second electrode;
a second Schmitt trigger configured to generate a clock signal on receiving AC power from the second electrode;
a counter configured to receive the pulse interval signal and the clock signal for generating a counter-value of the alternating electric field; and
an interpreter interprets the counter-value into electric-field percentage value indicating the identification-information of the electronic circuitry, wherein the modulation unit modulates the identification-information of the electronic circuitry, and further transmits the modulated identification-information to the hub controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
- an electronic circuitry to communicate an identification-information; and
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8. A method for communicating an object information to one or more communication devices, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving DC power from a DC source of the one or more communication devices for generating low level AC power through a generator;
shifting the low level AC power received from the generator to high level AC power through a first converter;
emitting alternating electric field of fixed frequency through a first electrode;
transferring the low level AC power generated from the generator to the first electrode through a first switching unit;
detecting a change in alternating electric-field across the first electrode through a first detection unit;
sending a command data to the electronic circuitry based on the detected information for transmitting a first object information to the electronic circuitry through a hub controller;
receiving the alternating electric field emitted from the first electrode through a second electrode;
floating the alternating electric field to the ground for forming a closed electric circuit with at least one of the object and the hub through a floating electrode;
converting the received alternating electric field into the DC energy through a second converter;
storing the DC energy received from the second converter through a buffer;
measuring the variation in the alternating electric field over the second electrode, and further releasing identification-information for communicating with the hub controller based on the command data through a second detection unit;
modulating the identification-information received from the second detection unit through a modulation unit;
authenticating the electronic circuitry on receiving the modulated identification-information through the hub controller; and
releasing the first object information to the electronic circuitry and the communication devices from the hub controller; andfurther comprising the steps of;
generating a pulse interval signal related to the variation in the alternating electric field across the second electrode through a first Schmitt trigger;
generating a clock signal on receiving AC power from the second electrode through a second Schmitt trigger;
receiving the pulse interval signal and the clock signal for generating a counter-value of the alternating electric field through a counter;
interpreting the counter-value into electric-field percentage value indicating the identification-information of the electronic circuitry through an interpreter; and
modulating the identification-information of the electronic circuitry, and further transmits the modulated identification-information to the hub controller through the modulation unit. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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