ASSEMBLY OF APPARATUSES FOR IMPLEMENTING DATA TRANSMISSION VIA THE HUMAN BODY

• US 20120198596A1
• Filed: 10/27/2010
• Published: 08/09/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Safran Electronics & Defense
• Original Assignee: Safran Electronics & Defense
• Inventors: Nollet, Michel
• Application Number:
  US13/502,482
• Publication Number:
  US 20120198596A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 2/69
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 13/005 Transmission systems in which the medium consists of the human body

Abstract

A set of a first apparatus and a second apparatus that are secured to a garment, each of which includes an electrical signal processor unit connected to a first terminal and to a second terminal. At least the second terminal faces an inside surface of the garment, the processor units and the terminals being arranged to perform data transmission between the two apparatuses by establishing at least one wireless connection between the first terminals of the two apparatuses.

Claims

1. A set of a first apparatus and a second apparatus that are secured to a garment, each of which includes an electrical signal processor unit connected to a first terminal and to a second terminal, at least the second terminal facing an inside surface of the garment, the processor units and the terminals being arranged to perform data transmission between the two apparatuses by establishing at least one wireless connection between the first terminals of the two apparatuses.

2. The set according to claim 1, wherein the first terminal and the second terminal comprise a first electrically conductive plate and a second electrically conductive plate that are arranged to establish a first connection and a second connection with the other apparatus so as to form a circuit for transmitting data between the apparatuses, the first connection making use of at least one external capacitive coupling and the processor units of the apparatuses being arranged:

from the first apparatus, to introduce a signal into the circuit for transmitting an electrical signal, which signal corresponds to data for transmission, such that the signal passes in the form of a field in the first connection; and

in the second apparatus, to receive the signal and process it in order to recover the data.

3. The set according to claim 2, wherein the apparatuses are arranged so that the second connection implements at least one capacitive coupling.

4. The set according to claim 2, wherein the apparatuses so that the first connection (I) implements a plurality of capacitive couplings in series.

5. The set according to claim 2, wherein the apparatuses are arranged so that the second connection implements conduction, the electrical signal corresponding to the data passing in the form of current in the second connection.

6. The set according to claim 5, wherein the apparatuses are arranged so that the second connection passes via the body of the user.

7. The set according to claim 6, wherein the apparatuses are arranged to establish electrical contact between each apparatus and the body of the user.

8. The set according to claim 6, wherein the apparatuses are arranged to establish capacitive coupling between each apparatus and the body of the user.

9. The set according to claim 6, wherein conduction takes place directly through the body of the user.

10. The set according to claim 6, wherein conduction takes place via a conductor extending over the skin of the user.

11. The set according to claim 2, wherein the first plates of the apparatuses face an inner layer of the garment, the inner layer being electrically conductive.

12. The set according to claim 11, wherein the conductive inner layer comprises at least one of the following elements:

an electrically conductive substance impregnating a portion of the garment;

an electrically conductive substance sprayed onto a portion of the garment;

electrically conductive fibers extending in a fabric of the garment; and

an electrically conductive film fastened facing a portion of the garment.

13. The set according to claim 2, wherein the garment includes a layer extending facing the second plates of the apparatuses.

14. The set according to claim 2, including an apparatus secured to an article including a grip zone for being held in a hand of the user, and the second plate of the apparatus is fastened to the grip zone.

15. The set according to claim 1, wherein the terminals face an inner surface of the garment and the processor units of the apparatuses are arranged:

from the first apparatus, to introduce an electrical signal into the body of a wearer of the garment, which electrical signal corresponds to the data in such a manner as to create a potential field in the body of the wearer; and

at the terminals of the second apparatus, to receive the signal and process it in order to recover the data.

16. The set according to claim 15, wherein the signal is introduced or received via the terminals of the apparatuses by conduction with the skin of the wearer.

17. The set according to claim 15, wherein the signal is introduced or received via the terminals of the apparatuses by capacitive coupling with the skin of the wearer.

18. The set according to claim 15, wherein the signal is introduced or received via the terminals of the apparatuses both by conduction and by capacitive coupling.

19. The set according to claim 15, wherein at least one of the apparatuses is secured to an article including a grip zone for each hand, and the terminals of the apparatus are fastened to respective ones of the grip zones.