Method and apparatus for using slap bracelet as component of body-worn antenna structure

A method of mitigating signal attenuation on a body-worn device, the method comprising:

• providing, in the body-worn device, an antenna array and a conductive band capacitively coupled to the antenna array;
• detachably coupling the conductive band to a body of a user;
• radiating at least one radio signal from the antenna array;
• and
• mitigating attenuation of the at least one radio signal via the conductive band when the conductive band is coupled to the body.

A body-worn device for transmitting a radio signal, the body-worn device comprising:

• an antenna array;
• a circuit configured to:
• receive, via the antenna array, a first signal transmitted from a reading device,
• generate, based on an energy of the first signal, a second signal specific to the body-worn device, and
• transmit the second signal to the reading device via the antenna array;
• and
• a conductive band capacitively coupled to the antenna array, wherein the conductive band is configured to:
• detachably couple to a body of a user, and
• mitigate attenuation of the second signal when the conductive band is coupled to the body.