Method, devices and systems for detecting an attachment of an electronic patch

An electronic sensor patch, comprising:

• a battery;
• a capacitance sensor;
• and
• a processor coupled to the battery and the capacitance sensor, wherein the processor is configured with processor executable instructions to perform operations comprising:
• using the capacitance sensor to determine whether the electronic sensor patch is in close proximity to a body;
• placing the processor in a low-power mode for a predetermined time interval in response to determining that the electronic sensor patch is not in close proximity to a body;
• activating the electronic sensor patch in response to determining that the electronic sensor patch is in close proximity to the body;
• and
• executing, by the processor, a manufacturing mode in response to connection to a battery power source, wherein while in the manufacturing mode the capacitance sensor is not activated.

An electronic sensor patch, comprising:

• a battery;
• a capacitance sensor;
• means for using the capacitance sensor to determine whether the electronic sensor patch is in close proximity to a body;
• means for placing the electronic sensor patch in a low-power mode for a predetermined time interval in response to determining that the electronic sensor patch is not in close proximity to a body;
• means for activating the electronic sensor patch in response to determining that the electronic sensor patch is in close proximity to the body;
• and
• means for executing a manufacturing mode in response to connection to a battery power source, wherein while in the manufacturing mode the capacitance sensor is not activated.

A non-transitory processor-readable storage medium having stored thereon processor-executable instructions configured to cause a processor of an electronic sensor patch to perform operations comprising:

• using a capacitance sensor to determine whether the electronic sensor patch is in close proximity to a body;
• powering down the processor of the electronic sensor patch to a low-power mode for a predetermined time interval in response to determining that the electronic sensor patch is not in close proximity to a body;
• activating the electronic sensor patch in response to determining that the electronic sensor patch is in close proximity to the body;
• and
• executing a manufacturing mode in response to connection to a battery power source, wherein while in the manufacturing mode the capacitance sensor is not activated.

A method of deactivating an electronic sensor patch configured to be applied to a patient, comprising:

• activating an timer in response to activation of the electronic sensor patch;
• determining, by a processor of the electronic sensor patch, whether the timer has expired;
• and
• deactivating, by the processor, the electronic sensor patch in response to determining that the timer has expired, wherein deactivating the electronic sensor patch includes purging data stored in memory of the electronic sensor patch.

An electronic sensor patch, comprising:

• a battery;
• a timer;
• a capacitance sensor;
• and
• a processor coupled to the battery, the timer, and the capacitance sensor, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising:
• activating the timer in response to activation of the electronic sensor patch;
• determining whether the timer has expired;
• and
• deactivating the electronic sensor patch in response to determining that the timer has expired, wherein deactivating the electronic sensor patch includes purging data stored in memory of the electronic sensor patch.

An electronic sensor patch, comprising:

• a battery;
• an timer;
• a capacitance sensor;
• and
• means for activating the timer in response to activation of the electronic sensor patch;
• means for determining whether the timer has expired;
• and
• means for deactivating the electronic sensor patch in response to a determination that the timer has expired, wherein deactivating the electronic sensor patch includes purging data stored in memory of the electronic sensor patch.

A non-transitory processor-readable storage medium having stored thereon processor-executable instructions configured to cause a processor of an electronic sensor patch to perform operations comprising:

• activating an timer in response to activation of the electronic sensor patch;
• determining whether the timer has expired;
• and
• deactivating the electronic sensor patch in response to determining that the timer has expired, wherein deactivating the electronic sensor patch includes purging data stored in memory of the electronic sensor patch.