Activation of electronic devices
AssigneeRheon Labs Ltd
InventorsThomas BURTON, Daniel PLANT
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Abstract
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide an apparatus comprising a battery encapsulated within a sealed enclosure, an electronic device encapsulated within the sealed enclosure, a power control circuit encapsulated within the sealed enclosure, and a loop of conductive medium connected to the power control circuit. The electronic device is in a deactivated state. At least a portion of the loop of conductive medium passes out of and back into the sealed enclosure. In response to severing of the at least portion of the loop of conductive medium which is outside of the sealed enclosure, the power control circuit is configured to cause activation of the electronic device.
Claims28
An apparatus, comprising:
- a battery encapsulated within a sealed enclosure;
- an electronic device encapsulated within the sealed enclosure, wherein the electronic device is in a deactivated state;
- a power control circuit encapsulated within the sealed enclosure;
- and
- a loop of conductive medium connected to the power control circuit,
- wherein at least a portion of the loop of conductive medium passes out of and back into the sealed enclosure, and
- wherein, the power control circuit is configured to cause activation of the electronic device in response to severing of the at least portion of the loop of conductive medium which is outside of the sealed enclosure.
A wearable item comprising:
- an apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
- a battery encapsulated within a sealed enclosure;
- an electronic device encapsulated within the sealed enclosure, wherein the electronic device is in a deactivated state;
- a power control circuit encapsulated within the sealed enclosure;
- and
- a loop of conductive medium connected to the power control circuit,
- wherein at least a portion of the loop of conductive medium passes out of and back into the sealed enclosure, and
- wherein, the power control circuit is configured to cause activation of the electronic device in response to severing of the at least portion of the loop of conductive medium which is outside of the sealed enclosure.
A circuit, comprising:
- a battery encapsulated within a sealed enclosure;
- an electronic device encapsulated within the sealed enclosure, wherein the electronic device is in a deactivated state;
- a power control circuit encapsulated within the sealed enclosure;
- and
- a loop of conductive medium connected to the power control circuit,
- wherein at least a portion of the loop of conductive medium passes out of and back into the sealed enclosure, and
- wherein, the power control circuit is configured to cause activation of the electronic device in response to severing of the at least portion of the loop of conductive medium which is outside of the sealed enclosure.
A method of operating an apparatus,
- wherein the apparatus comprises:
- a battery encapsulated within a sealed enclosure;
- an electronic device encapsulated within the sealed enclosure, wherein the electronic device is in a deactivated state;
- a power control circuit encapsulated within the sealed enclosure;
- and
- a loop of conductive medium connected to the power control circuit,
- wherein at least a portion of the loop of conductive medium passes out of and back into the sealed enclosure, and
- wherein the method comprises:
- activating, by the power control circuit, the electronic device in response to severing of the at least portion of the loop of conductive medium which is outside of the sealed enclosure.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a battery;
- an electronic device in a deactivated state;
- a power control circuit;
- and
- a loop of conductive medium connected to the power control circuit,
- wherein, the power control circuit is configured to cause activation of the electronic device in response to the loop of conductive medium being severed.
A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising a set of instructions, which, when executed by a processor of an apparatus, cause the apparatus to perform a method,
- wherein the apparatus comprises:
- a battery encapsulated within a sealed enclosure;
- an electronic device encapsulated within the sealed enclosure, wherein the electronic device is in a deactivated state;
- a power control circuit encapsulated within the sealed enclosure;
- and
- a loop of conductive medium connected to the power control circuit,
- wherein at least a portion of the loop of conductive medium passes out of and back into the sealed enclosure, and
- wherein the method comprises:
- activating the electronic device via the power control circuit in response to severing of the at least portion of the loop of conductive medium which is outside of the sealed enclosure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.