IP Library Granted Patent US 8,452,234
Granted Patent B2
US 8,452,234 · App. 12/484,817 · Granted May 28, 2013

Communication system and receiver used in communication system

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Patent No.
US 8,452,234
App. No.
12/484,817
Granted
May 28, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A communication system is provided comprising a living body-side electrode which primarily capacitively couples with a living body, an environment-side electrode which primarily capacitively couples with an external environment, and a circuit board on which a circuit which processes a signal which is output from at least one of the living body-side electrode and the environment-side electrode is mounted, wherein the circuit board is not placed between the living body-side electrode and the environment-side electrode.

Claims (17)

1. A communication system for enabling communication between a transmitter which is portable and a receiver which is fixed, using a capacitive coupling through a living body, wherein

the receiver comprises:

a living body-side electrode which primarily capacitively couples with a living body;

an environment-side electrode which primarily capacitively couples with an external environment; and

a circuit board on which a circuit which processes a signal which is output from at least one of the living body-side electrode and the environment-side electrode is mounted, and

the circuit board is not placed between the living body-side electrode and the environment-side electrode.

2. The communication system according to claim 1 , wherein

the living body-side electrode and the environment-side electrode are plate-shaped electrodes, and are placed opposing each other so that at least a part of the electrodes overlap each other.

3. The communication system according to claim 2 , wherein

the circuit board is placed so that the circuit board overlaps at least a part of the living body-side electrode and the environment-side electrode.

4. The communication system according to claim 1 , wherein

the circuit includes a differential amplifier circuit which amplifies a potential difference between the living body-side electrode and the environment-side electrode.

5. A portable receiver which is used in a communication system for enabling communication between a transmitter which is portable and a receiver which is fixed, using a capacitive coupling through a living body, the receiver comprising:

a living body-side electrode which primarily capacitively couples with a living body;

an environment-side electrode which primarily capacitively couples with an external environment; and

a circuit board on which a circuit which processes a signal which is output from at least one of the living body-side electrode and the environment-side electrode is mounted, wherein

the circuit board is not placed between the living body-side electrode and the environment-side electrode.

Assignments (9)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS RECORDED AT REEL 038620, FRAME 0087 Recorded Jun 22, 2023
From: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC; FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
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CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE INCORRECT PATENT NUMBER 5859768 AND TO RECITE COLLATERAL AGENT ROLE OF RECEIVING PARTY IN THE SECURITY INTEREST PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 038620 FRAME 0087. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE SECURITY INTEREST. Recorded Aug 25, 2016
From: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
To: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 15, 2016
From: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
To: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH
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CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNOR NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 033813 FRAME: 0420. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jan 21, 2015
From: SYSTEM SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
To: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
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CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 3, 2014
From: SANYO SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD
To: SYSTEM SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 24, 2014
From: SANYO SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
To: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
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CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE INCORRECT #12/577882 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 026594 FRAME 0385. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded May 6, 2014
From: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD
To: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2011
From: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
To: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 19, 2009
From: HASEGAWA, KAZUO; SUZUKI, HIROHISA
To: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.; SANYO SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
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