A receiver module (101, 319) for a body coupled communication device (100, 310, Dev1) and adapted to receive signals via a body transmission channel, the receiver module (101, 319) comprising - couplers for receiving signals from the body transmission channel being formed by a body of a user when the body is in the direct vicinity of the couplers, - a main receiver (106, 318, MR) being coupled to the couplers, the main receiver (106, 318, MR) being configured to receive data via signals transmitted via the body transmission channel, the main receiver (106, 318, MR) being configured to operate in a sleep mode and to operate in an operation mode, - a wake-up receiver (108, 200, WR) being coupled to the couplers, the wake-up receiver (108, 200, WR) is configured to provide a wake-up signal (107, 274) to a circuit of the body coupled communication device (100, 310, Dev1) for directly or indirectly configuring the main receiver (106, 318, MR) in the operational mode, wherein - the wake-up receiver (108, 200, WR) comprises a band-pass filter for allowing the passage of signals in a predefined spectral range being related to wake-up signals being transmitted via the body transmission channel, - the wake-up receiver (108, 200, WR) is configured to generate the wake-up signal (107, 274) when an energy of the signals received by the couplers in the predefined spectral range exceeds an energy threshold level, charaterised in that - the wake-up receiver (108, 200, WR) comprises an energy reception level detector being configured to detect whether a total amount of the energy of the signals received by the couplers in the predefined spectral range during an interval of time exceeds the energy threshold level. - couplers for receiving signals from the body transmission channel being formed by a body of a user when the body is in the direct vicinity of the couplers, - a main receiver (106, 318, MR) being coupled to the couplers, the main receiver (106, 318, MR) being configured to receive data via signals transmitted via the body transmission channel, the main receiver (106, 318, MR) being configured to operate in a sleep mode and to operate in an operation mode, - a wake-up receiver (108, 200, WR) being coupled to the couplers, the wake-up receiver (108, 200, WR) is configured to provide a wake-up signal (107, 274) to a circuit of the body coupled communication device (100, 310, Dev1) for directly or indirectly configuring the main receiver (106, 318, MR) in the operational mode, - the wake-up receiver (108, 200, WR) comprises a band-pass filter for allowing the passage of signals in a predefined spectral range being related to wake-up signals being transmitted via the body transmission channel, - the wake-up receiver (108, 200, WR) is configured to generate the wake-up signal (107, 274) when an energy of the signals received by the couplers in the predefined spectral range exceeds an energy threshold level, charaterised in that - the wake-up receiver (108, 200, WR) comprises an energy reception level detector being configured to detect whether a total amount of the energy of the signals received by the couplers in the predefined spectral range during an interval of time exceeds the energy threshold level.