Wearable personal area data network
AssigneeAWare Technologies, Inc.
InventorsRichard Devaul, Daniel Barkalow, John Carlton-Foss, Christopher Elledge
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Abstract
A near-field communications network enables a body-wearable personal area network. The near-field communications takes place in the magnetic near-field. A master node with an orthogonal antenna array controls the network. The orthogonal antenna array is orientable to maximize signal strength. The antennas are designed and operated so as to strand the energy of transmission of communications in the near-field. This reduces the detectability of the communications outside of the immediate area of the near-field network.
Claims29
A wearable master device for a remote monitoring network, comprising:
- a controller to control the master device and to control data transmissions in the network;
- a power module associated with the controller;
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- a transceiver to receive data about a condition of a wearer of the wearable master device and to transmit the data about the condition to other devices in the network.
A wearable personal area network, comprising:
- a plurality of sensors to be placed on a wearer;
- at least one analytic device to analyze data from at least one of the plurality of sensors, the analytic device to determine a condition of the wearer;
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- a master device to control the plurality of sensors and the at least one analytic device, the master device to communicate the condition to at least one external device.
A personal area data network, comprising:
- a plurality of sensors placed on a person's body;
- at least one analytic device to analyze data from at least one of the plurality of sensors, the analytic device to determine at least one condition of the person;
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- a first master device to control the plurality of sensors and the at least one analytic device;
- a second master device in communication with at least one of the first master device and the plurality of sensors;
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- a third master device in communication with the second master device.
A communications linkage, comprising:
- a first master device;
- a second master device;
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- an inductive transmission medium to provide a communications medium enabling the first master device to communicate with the second master device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.