Body-mountable device with antenna forming external sidewall
US10446918B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 2, 2018 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 2, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/06
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques and mechanisms to provide wireless communication with a body-mountable device comprising a single-loop antenna. In an embodiment, distal ends of the single-loop antenna are disposed on opposite sides of a slit structure, wherein the single-loop antenna extends around a controller configured to provide any of multiple modes of high-frequency communication with the single-loop antenna. Different operational modes each provide for operation of the single-loop antenna with both a proximity-coupled feed structure and a first contact at or near a distal end of the single-loop antenna. In another embodiment, the single-loop antenna forms a hole or a recess structure which is aligned with a sensor or an input/output (I/O) mechanism of the body-mountable device.
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