Systems, devices, and methods utilizing secondary communication systems
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
- an on body device comprising a communication circuit coupled with a main loop antenna;
a primary loop antenna; and
a secondary loop antenna connected to the primary loop antenna by an interconnect,wherein the secondary loop antenna is adapted to receive a first radio frequency (RF) and induce the transmission of a second RF signal by the primary loop antenna to the main antenna.
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Abstract
Embodiments of devices that improve radio frequency (RF) communication between an on body device and a second device are disclosed. Some of these embodiments pertain to a secondary communication system that captures an RF signal transmitted in a first directional pattern and retransmits it in the second directional pattern. Other embodiments pertain to a secondary communication system that provides an additional antenna positioned in a different location with which a user can communicate.
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
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an on body device comprising a communication circuit coupled with a main loop antenna; a primary loop antenna; and a secondary loop antenna connected to the primary loop antenna by an interconnect, wherein the secondary loop antenna is adapted to receive a first radio frequency (RF) and induce the transmission of a second RF signal by the primary loop antenna to the main antenna. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 20)
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11. A method of radio frequency transmission, comprising:
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transmitting a first radio frequency (RF) signal from a second device to a secondary loop antenna of a first device using a first magnetic coupling, wherein the secondary loop antenna is electrically connected to a primary loop antenna of the first device; and transmitting a second RF signal from the primary loop antenna to a main loop antenna of the first device using a second magnetic coupling, wherein the first RF signal comprises data and the second RF signal is generated from the first RF signal and comprises the data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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