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 materials physically associated with the substrate, the first and second materials being dissimilar materials;
a third material deposited on a surface of the first material, the third material being an electrically conductive material;
an electrically insulative layer formed on the first material and the substrate; and
a fourth material physically associated with the substrate and disposed on the electrically insulative layer, the fourth material being an electrically conductive material;
wherein third material is configured to communicatively couple to a first probe plate and the fourth material is configured to communicatively couple to a second probe plate, such that information can be communicated between the third material and the first probe plate and information can be communicated between the fourth material and the second probe plate, wherein the first and second probe plates are located external from 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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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 materials physically associated with the substrate, the first and second materials being dissimilar materials; a third material deposited on a surface of the first material, the third material being an electrically conductive material; an electrically insulative layer formed on the first material and the substrate; and a fourth material physically associated with the substrate and disposed on the electrically insulative layer, the fourth material being an electrically conductive material; wherein third material is configured to communicatively couple to a first probe plate and the fourth material is configured to communicatively couple to a second probe plate, such that information can be communicated between the third material and the first probe plate and information can be communicated between the fourth material and the second probe plate, wherein the first and second probe plates are located external from the ingestible device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for tracking 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 plate coupled to the processor; and a second 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 plates; and an ingestible device comprising; a substrate comprising a control unit and a memory for storing information; and first and second materials physically associated with the substrate, the first and second materials being dissimilar materials; a third material deposited on a surface of the first material, the third material being an electrically conductive material; an electrically insulative layer formed on the first material and the substrate; and a fourth material physically associated with the substrate and disposed on the electrically insulative layer, the fourth material being an electrically conductive material; wherein third material is configured to communicatively couple to a first probe plate and the fourth material is configured to communicatively couple to a second probe plate, such that information can be communicated between the third material and the first probe plate and information can be communicated between the fourth material and the second probe plate, wherein the first and second probe plates are located external from the ingestible device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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