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    • 专利摘要:
    The present invention provides a communication device of the RFID type intended to be disposed on the skin of a user comprising a base laminar element comprising means for joining the skin, an inducing element provided on the base laminar element and configured to receive and transmitting an RF signal, a microcontroller in electrical communication with the inductor element and configured to store information and transmit it through the inductor element, a first intermediate laminar element disposed above the base laminar element such that it overlaps the inductor element, and an outer laminar element configured to form an encapsulation with the base laminar element. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)
    公开号:ES2732716A1
    申请号:ES201830504
    申请日:2018-05-25
    公开日:2019-11-25
    发明作者:Cano Jessica Fernandez；Andres Francisco Javier Pena
    申请人:Fundacio Privada Elisava Escola Univ；
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    专利说明:

    [0001] COMMUNICATION DEVICE INTENDED TO HAVE SKIN
    [0002]
    [0003]
    [0004]
    [0005] The present invention is generally related to portable and flexible electronic communication devices capable of receiving and transmitting data through an antenna, in particular it refers to flexible electronic communication devices of the "wearable" type intended to be arranged on the skin of a person and the application of such devices in short-range wireless communication, such as radio frequency identification (RFID).
    [0006]
    [0007]
    [0008]
    [0009] In the field of “wearable” electronic devices for wireless short-range radio frequency (RFID) communication, devices have been developed that allow the identification and / or transmission of data stored in a microcontroller to perform bank identification and / or transactions, among others . An example of these developments is disclosed in application US2004 / 0131897A1 in which the disclosed device consists of a flexible substrate or semiconductor membrane or film or of plastic material or metal film, in which an energy storage structure is incorporated and an integrated circuit a radio frequency communication transmitter / receiver. On this device several ways are described about the treatment that is given to the energy, its recharge and the activation or deactivation status. This storage mode or energy storage availability is described in detail and methods for the transmission and identification of information with an RFID link and the arrangement of the transmitter / receiver in the substrate are described.
    [0010]
    [0011] A device according to Taiwanese publication TWM342275, tattoo sticker type device with wireless communication also by RF Radio Frequency has also been found as part of the prior art. This device consists of a first adhesive layer on which a radio frequency system by pins, an antenna, an electrical connection and an integrated chip or circuit of the antenna and a second layer that serves as a protective layer for the system is arranged of devices. It is also described in the document, that the material used is translucent and can be plastic or material cotton type As for the way the device is powered, it is not described in the document consulted.
    [0012]
    [0013] In the referenced state-of-the-art documents, devices with wireless radio frequency communication are presented, but they are not energy independent, of materials that are not flexible or that allow significant deformation and that facilitate their manipulation in such a way that they are adaptable to a surface Like the skin of the human body.
    [0014]
    [0015] Based on the foregoing, it is evident the need to provide a portable communication device intended to be disposed on the skin of a user capable of storing within itself and providing when required information concerning the user, flexible to withstand the deformations that are present by the movements of the user, of autonomous energy, prepared to be in contact with the skin without generating any allergic reaction in it, speeding up the transfer of data.
    [0016]
    [0017]
    [0018]
    [0019] To solve the need found the present invention provides a communication device of the RFID type intended to be arranged on the skin of a user comprising a base sheet element comprising means for joining the skin, an inductor element provided in the base sheet element and configured to receive and transmit an RF signal, a microcontroller in electrical communication with the inductor element and configured to store information and transmit it through the inductor element, a first intermediate laminar element disposed above the base laminar element such that it overlaps to the inductor element, and an outer laminar element configured to form an encapsulation with the base laminar element.
    [0020]
    [0021] In alternative embodiments of the communication device the inductor element comprises an arrangement of loop-shaped wires and a loop connector element, formed from graphene materials that are deposited in the base sheet element by screen printing of graphene inks or printing of graphene inks .
    [0022]
    [0023] In other alternative embodiments of the communication device, the loop-shaped wire arrangement comprises a first loop arrangement, a second loop arrangement (3C) that is independent of the first loop, that is, they are separate bodies, where the element Loop connector is configured to electrically connect the first loop arrangement with the second loop arrangement. The microcontroller being electrically connected to said first loop arrangement and second loop arrangement.
    [0024]
    [0025] In alternative embodiments of the communication device, the first loop arrangement comprises half a loop and the second loop arrangement comprises one or more complete loop turns, preferably seven complete loop turns, where the loop connector element is configured to electrically connect. said first half loop loop of the first loop arrangement with the last loop of the second loop arrangement, being isolated by an insulating element from the other turns of the second loop arrangement.
    [0026]
    [0027] Alternatively, the communication device of the invention comprises a decorative laminar element arranged next to the first intermediate laminar element and a second intermediate laminar element disposed above the decorative laminar element and below the outer laminar element; where the outer laminar element is configured to form an encapsulation with the base laminar element.
    [0028]
    [0029] In other alternative embodiments of the communication device, the base sheet element is made from a flexible material formed from Polyimide, where the skin attachment means comprise a layer of hypoallergenic adhesive material disposed on a surface of the base sheet element provided to adhere to the skin, and where the inductor element is disposed on another surface that is opposite to that on which the layer of adhesive material is arranged.
    [0030]
    [0031] In alternative embodiments of the communication device, the first intermediate laminar element and / or the second intermediate laminar element are flexible double-sided adhesive laminar elements, configured to join all the laminar elements and form an encapsulation enclosed by the outer laminar element, this comprising Finally a flexible material formed from silicone.
    [0032]
    [0033] One of the advantages achieved with the communication device of the invention is the reduced thickness thereof, which is possible by the constitution of the inductor element which, in preferred embodiments, has been formed from a silkscreen or printing of graphene inks that they are deposited in the base laminar element forming the loop arrangements which are a few thick microns, which affects the laminar elements that make up the device also have a minimum thickness of just a few microns.
    [0034]
    [0035] Another of the advantages obtained with the present invention is the high mechanical resistance which, as a whole, is achieved in the communication device, where said high resistance is based on the base laminar element made from polyimide, given the excellent properties of mechanical resistance of this group of polymers, and in particular in the high mechanical resistance of the inductor element which can withstand the typical deformations that occur in the device due to the contractions or extensions of the skin when the user is in motion, given the high mechanical resistance of the graphene materials with which said inductor element is formed and which help maintain its integrity.
    [0036]
    [0037] Another notable advantage of the invention is that the communication device can transmit the data at a higher speed than any other similar device, since the graphene inks of which, preferably, the inductor element is formed have a high conductivity which facilitates the induction of the current in said inductor element, the activation and reading of the microcontroller data and the subsequent transmission of data through the inductor element.
    [0038]
    [0039] Yet another advantage of the communication device of the present invention is that the base sheet element, when constructed, preferably, of polyimide can incorporate as a means of joining the skin a layer of hypoallergenic adhesive material that avoids allergic reactions in the skin when the Communication device is carried by the user.
    [0040]
    [0041]
    [0042]
    [0043] The foregoing and other advantages and features will be more fully understood from the following detailed description of some embodiments with reference to the attached drawings, which should be considered by way of illustration and not limitation, in which:
    [0044]
    [0045] - Fig. 1 is an exploded view of the communication device of the invention in which the elements that make up said device are generally presented.
    [0046]
    [0047] In the following detailed description numerous specific details are set forth in the form of examples to provide a thorough understanding of the relevant teachings. However, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present teachings can be implemented without such details.
    [0048]
    [0049] The present invention consists of a wireless communication device of the RFID type, configured to communicate by means of a short-range RF radio frequency signal and configured to be carried on the skin of a user, where the device is configured to store, among others , single-user data, being able to provide such information when requested at a specific time, such as when making a bank payment. Preferably the device is configured as an RFID device of the NFC type, as will be detailed below.
    [0050]
    [0051] In accordance with Figure 1, the present invention discloses a communication device (1) intended to be disposed on the skin of a user comprising a base laminar element (2) that is generally a substrate made from a sheet or film of a flexible material, preferably made of polyimide, although this should not be limited as other resistant and flexible materials are within the scope of the invention.
    [0052]
    [0053] This base laminar element (2) preferably comprises two faces where a first face that is oriented towards the user's skin and a second face opposite to the first face In said first face preferably skin attachment means are arranged which in preferred embodiments they consist of a layer of hypoallergenic adhesive material disposed on said first face or a flexible hypoallergenic double sided tape.
    [0054]
    [0055] On the second side of the base laminar element (2) there is provided an inductor element configured to receive and transmit a radio frequency RF signal (3), of the NFC type (Near Faithful Communication) where a microcontroller (4) in electrical communication with the element inductor (3) and configured to store information, preferably unipersonal user information, and transmit it through the inductor element (3).
    [0056] The inductor element (3) comprises a loop arrangement of wires (3A) and a loop connector element (3D), where preferably the arrangement of loop wires (3A) comprises a first loop arrangement (3B) , a second loop arrangement (3C) that is independent of the first loop (3B), where the loop connector element (3D) is configured to electrically connect the first loop arrangement (3B) with the second loop arrangement (3C) . Preferably the first loop arrangement (3B) comprises half loop loop and the second loop arrangement (3C) comprises one or more complete loop turns, where the loop connector element (3D) is configured to electrically connect said first half turn. loop of the first loop arrangement (3B) with the last turn of the second loop arrangement (3C), being isolated by an insulating element (3E) from the other turns of the second loop arrangement (3C).
    [0057]
    [0058] The microcontroller (4) is electrically connected to the first loop arrangement (3B) and the second loop arrangement (3C), so that the power inputs of said microcontroller (4) are energized by a current induced in the inductor element ( 3) when it is excited by an RF radio frequency signal. The microcontroller (4), in response to that energization, accesses information stored in the same memory and, in response, transmits it through the inductor element (3) as a radio frequency signal.
    [0059]
    [0060] The arrangement of loop-shaped wires (3A) and the loop connector element (3D) are formed with graphene materials that are deposited in the base sheet element (2) by screen printing of graphene inks or printing of graphene inks. In preferred embodiments, the graphene materials are selected from a printing ink of the Cambridge Nanosystems company, such as CamInk® SP1-Graphene containing screen printable ink.
    [0061]
    [0062] On the other hand, and arranged above the base laminar element (2) is a first intermediate laminar element (5) such that it overlaps the inductor element (3), where the intermediate laminar element (5) is flexible laminar element double-sided adhesive, configured to join the base web (2) with an outer web (6) to form an encapsulation. Preferably the outer laminar element (6) comprises a flexible material formed from silicone.
    [0063]
    [0064] In preferred embodiments, a decorative laminar element (7) is provided after the first intermediate laminar element (5) and a second intermediate laminar element (8) arranged above the decorative laminar element (7) and below the outer laminar element (6); where the outer laminar element (6) is configured to form an encapsulation with the base laminar element (2). The second intermediate laminar element (8) is a flexible double-sided adhesive laminar element which, like the first intermediate laminar element, is configured to join all the laminar elements and form an encapsulation.
    [0065]
    [0066] Having described the invention adequately, the following are the claims by which protection for the invented device is requested.
    权利要求:
    Claims (9)
    [1]
    1. Communication device (1) intended to be placed on the skin of a user characterized in that it comprises:
    - a base laminar element (2) comprising means for joining the skin; - an inductor element (3) provided in the base laminar element (2), and configured to receive and transmit an RF signal;
    - a microcontroller (4) in electrical communication with the inductor element (3) and configured to store information and transmit it through the inductor element (3);
    - a first intermediate laminar element (5) disposed above the base laminar element (2) such that it overlaps the inductor element (3); Y
    - an outer laminar element (6) configured to form an encapsulation with the base laminar element (2).
    [2]
    2. Communication device according to claim 1 characterized in that the inductor element (3) comprises an arrangement of loop-shaped wires (3A) and a loop connector element (3D) formed from graphene materials.
    [3]
    3. Communication device (1) according to claim 2 characterized in that the loop arrangement of wires (3A) comprises a first loop arrangement (3B), a second loop arrangement (3C) that is independent of the first loop (3B ), where the loop connector element (3D) is configured to electrically connect the first loop array (3B) with the second loop array (3C),
    and the microcontroller (4) being electrically connected to said first loop arrangement (3B) and second loop arrangement (3C).
    [4]
    4. Communication device (1) according to claim 3 characterized in that the first loop arrangement (3B) comprises half loop loop and the second loop arrangement (3C) comprises one or more complete loop turns, wherein the loop connector element (3D) is configured to electrically connect said first half loop loop of the first loop arrangement (3B) with the last loop of the second loop array (3C), being isolated by an insulating element (3E) from the other turns of the second loop arrangement (3C).
    [5]
    5. Communication device (1) according to claims 2 to 5 characterized in that the arrangement of loop-shaped wires (3A) and the loop connector element (3D) are formed with graphene materials that are deposited in the base web (2) ) by screen printing of graphene inks or printing of graphene inks.
    [6]
    6. Communication device (1) according to any of the preceding claims characterized in that it comprises a decorative laminar element (7) arranged next to the first intermediate laminar element (5) and a second intermediate laminar element (8) disposed above the laminar element decorative (7) and below the outer laminar element (6); where the outer laminar element (6) is configured to form an encapsulation with the base laminar element (2).
    [7]
    7. Communication device (1) according to any of the preceding claims characterized in that the base laminar element (2) comprises a flexible material formed from Polyimide, wherein the skin attachment means comprise a layer of hypoallergenic adhesive material arranged in a surface of the base laminar element (2) provided to adhere to the skin, and where the inductor element (3) is disposed on another surface that is opposite to that on which the layer of adhesive material is arranged.
    [8]
    8. Communication device (1) according to any of the preceding claims characterized in that the first intermediate laminar element (5) and / or the second intermediate laminar element (8) are flexible double-sided adhesive laminar elements, configured to join all the elements laminar and form an encapsulation.
    [9]
    9. Communication device (1) according to any of the preceding claims characterized in that the outer laminar element (6) comprises a flexible material formed from silicone.
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