Patent ID: 7903480

Claim:
A method for transferring data, comprising: precharging or loading a first conductive element or group of elements in accordance with data to be transferred; transmitting the data from the first conductive element or group of elements to a second conductive element or group of elements by capacitive coupling between the first and the second conductive element or group of elements; bringing the second conductive element or group of elements into a floating state before transmitting the data from the first conductive element or group of elements to the second conductive element or group of elements by capacitive coupling; transmitting the data from the second conductive element or group of elements to a third conductive element or group of elements by capacitive coupling between the second and the third conductive element or group of elements; and bringing the third conductive element or group of elements into a floating state before transmitting the data from the second conductive element or group of elements to the third conductive element or group of elements by capacitive coupling.