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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a coil configured to receive a monophasic electrically conductive signal associated with a composition ingested by a user, wherein the monophasic electrically conductive signal is configured to be transmitted through an electrically conductive medium by a signal generation element of an ingestible component associated with the composition, wherein the signal generation element is configured to generate the monophasic electrically conductive signal by modulating current flow through the electrically conductive medium; and
a data storage element operatively coupled to the coil, the data storage element configured to store, based on the monophasic electrically conductive signal, at least one of time information, date information, or identity information associated with the composition.
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Abstract
An apparatus including a coil configured to receive a signal associated with a composition ingested by a user and a data storage element operatively coupled to the coil, the data storage element configured to store, based on the signal, at least one of time information, date information, or identity information associated with the composition.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a coil configured to receive a monophasic electrically conductive signal associated with a composition ingested by a user, wherein the monophasic electrically conductive signal is configured to be transmitted through an electrically conductive medium by a signal generation element of an ingestible component associated with the composition, wherein the signal generation element is configured to generate the monophasic electrically conductive signal by modulating current flow through the electrically conductive medium; and a data storage element operatively coupled to the coil, the data storage element configured to store, based on the monophasic electrically conductive signal, at least one of time information, date information, or identity information associated with the composition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 50)
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11. An apparatus, comprising:
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a detector comprising a coil configured to detect a monophasic electrically conductive signal associated with a composition ingested by a user, the detector configured to be at least partially disposed on a skin of the user when detecting the monophasic electrically conductive signal, wherein the monophasic electrically conductive signal is configured to be transmitted through an electrically conductive medium by a signal generation element of an ingestible component associated with the composition, wherein the signal generation element is configured to generate the monophasic electrically conductive signal by modulating current flow through the electrically conductive medium; and a data storage element operatively coupled to the detector, the data storage element configured to store, based on the monophasic electrically conductive signal, at least one of time information, date information, or identity information associated with the composition. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method, comprising:
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generating, by a signal generation element of an ingestible component associated with a composition ingested by a user, a monophasic electrically conductive signal by modulating current flow through an electrically conductive medium; transmitting, by the signal generation element, the monophasic electrically conductive signal through the electrically conductive medium; receiving, at a coil, the monophasic electrically conductive signal; and storing, in a data storage element and based on the monophasic electrically conductive signal, at least one of time information, date information, or identity information associated with the composition. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus, comprising:
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a coil configured to detect a monophasic electrical current signal within an electrically conductive physiological fluid, wherein the monophasic electrical current signal is configured to be transmitted through the electrically conductive physiological fluid by a signal generation element of an ingestible component associated with a composition ingested by a user, wherein the signal generation element is configured to generate the monophasic electrical current signal by modulating current flow through the physiological fluid; and a data storage element operatively coupled to the coil, the data storage element configured to store, based on the monophasic electrical current signal, at least one physiological datum. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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29. An apparatus, comprising:
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a detector comprising a coil configured to detect a monophasic electrically conductive signal associated with a composition ingested by a user, wherein the monophasic electrically conductive signal is configured to be transmitted through an electrically conductive physiological fluid by a signal generation element of an ingestible component associated with the composition, wherein the signal generation element is configured to generate the monophasic electrically conductive signal; and a data storage element operatively coupled to the detector, the data storage element configured to store, based on the monophasic electrically conductive signal, at least one of time information, date information, or identity information associated with the composition. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A system, comprising:
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an identifier comprising; a partial power source comprising a first material and a second material, the partial power source configured to; generate, upon contact with an electrically conductive medium, a potential difference between the first material and the second material to provide power to a control device; and generate, using the first material and the second material, a current flow within the electrically conductive medium, the current flow encoding information based on a variable conductance between the first material and the second material; and a membrane to define a path for the current flow; and a receiver configured to communicate with the identifier, the receiver comprising a first coil configured to receive the information, wherein the information is a monophasic electrically conductive signal associated with a composition ingested by a user. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A system, comprising:
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an identifier comprising; a partial battery comprising a first electrode and a second electrode, the partial battery configured to; generate, upon contact with an electrically conductive physiological fluid, a potential difference between the first electrode and the second electrode to provide power to a signal generation element; and generate, using the first electrode and the second electrode, a current within the electrically conductive physiological fluid when in contact with the electrically conductive physiological fluid to conductively transmit a monophasic electrically conductive signal; and a first coil to receive an interrogation signal to apprise a transmitter of the interrogation signal of presence and identity of the identifier; and a receiver configured to communicate with the identifier, the receiver comprising a second coil configured to receive the monophasic electrically conductive signal, wherein the signal is associated with a composition ingested by a user. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A system comprising:
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an identifier comprising; a partial battery comprising a first material and a second material, the partial battery configured to; generate, upon contact of the first material and the second material with an electrically conductive physiological fluid, a potential difference between the first material and the second material using the electrically conductive physiological fluid as an electrolyte of the partial battery to provide power to a control device; and modulate a current flow within the physiological fluid being used as the electrolyte and based on a variable conductance within the control device and between the first material and the second material to generate a monophasic electrically conductive signal; and a membrane to define a path for the current flow; and a receiver configured to communicate with the identifier, the receiver comprising a first coil configured to receive the current flow, wherein the current flow is associated with a composition ingested by a user. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49)
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