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A transceiver module with touch sensor for intra-body communication
- Inventors
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Hyoung Chang Hee, Sung Jin Bong, Hwang Jung Hwan, Park Duck Gun, Kang Sung Weon, Kim Jin Kyung
- Application No.
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12096365 (2006.12.06)
- Publication No.
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20080284607 (2008.11.20)
- Registration No.
- 8054159 (2011.11.08)
- Country
- UNITED STATES
- Project Code
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05MH2100, Development of Warable System Using Physiological Signal Processing,
Jeun Woo Lee
- Abstract
- Provided is a communication apparatus having a human body contact sensing function and a method thereof. The communication apparatus includes: an electrode that comes in contact with the human body; a contact sensor that is connected to the electrode, and instructs the central processing unit to perform an initial operation if contact with the human body is sensed; and a data processing unit that receives a control signal from the central processing unit so as to select whether to transmit or receive data, and performs a transmitting or receiving operation according to the control signal. Accordingly, in order to reduce power consumption when in a stand-by state before human body contact is made in a communication apparatus using a human body as a communication medium, a human body contact sensor is included so as to minimize power consumption of a micro processing unit and a transmitter/receiver circuit until contact occurs. Therefore, since power consumption is minimized when in a stand-by mode by using a contact sensor having significantly low power consumption, there is an advantage in that a stand-by time of a portable device is extended.
- KSP Keywords
- Body contact(BC), Contact Sensors, Contact sensing, Control Signal, Data processing, Human body, Intra-body, Intra-body Communication, Low-Power, Portable device, Power Consumption, Processing unit, Standby mode, central processing unit, low power consumption, receiver circuit, touch sensor