Patent · US Active

Device for control of data transfer in local area network

US9351100B2 · kind B2 · utility

12Cited by

5References

10Claims

0Family size

Assignee

SONY GROUP CORPORATION · JP

Inventors

Kristian Tärnhed · Lund, SE
Per Åstrand · Lund, SE
Kåre Agardh · Wright Lane, SE
Thomas Bolin · Lund, SE
Aleksandar Rodzevski · Malmö, SE
Henrik Bengtsson · Lund, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 14, 2014
Grant date	May 24, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 14, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W84/10
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention concerns wearable electronic communication devices (100) for control of data transfer in a personal area network. The wearable device is adapted for Body Coupled Communication in close proximity to a person's body. The wearable device comprises an antenna adapted for Body Coupled Communication and a capacitance sensor indicating that the wearable device is in close proximity to the body of the person or even in contact with the body or not. The invention also concerns a portable electronic communication device comprising the inventive wearable device for cooperation with at least a second portable electronic communication device in a personal area network.

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