Patent ID: 8114021
Filing Date: 2012-02-14
Classification: A61B,A61M,G16H,H04B,Y02A

Abstract:
1. A physiological communication receiver that can be removably secured to a subject's skin, the receiver comprising: a housing; a power source secured within the housing; a processing unit electrically coupled to the power source and secured within the housing; and at least two electrodes electrically coupled to the processing unit and secured to the perimeter of the housing such that the electrodes will contact the subject's skin, wherein the processing unit is configured to receive data encoded in an electrical alternating current in a frequency range of 3 kHz to 300 kHz conducted through the body tissue of the subject, wherein the at least two electrodes are configured to detect a differential voltage therebetween corresponding to the electrical alternating current conducted through the body tissue of the subject intervening the at least two electrodes, and wherein the electrical alternating current is associated with a device associated with the subject.