Galvanic Charging and Data Transfer of Remote Devices in a Personal Area Network System and Method
A method includes providing a first device, the first device having an electrode for placement at skin of a user, conveying power between the electrode of the first device and an electrode of a second device, wherein both the first device and the second device are associated with a personal area network and the second device is remote from the first device. The conveying power is performed through galvanic coupling.
1 . A method comprising:
providing a first device, the first device having an electrode for placement at skin of a user;
conveying power between the electrode of the first device and an electrode of a second device, wherein both the first device and the second device are associated with a personal area network and the second device is remote from the first device;
wherein the conveying power is performed through galvanic coupling.
2 . The method of claim 1 further comprising charging a battery of the second device using the power.
3 . The method of claim 1 wherein the first device is a wearable device.
4 . The method of claim 1 wherein the second device is a wearable device.
5 . The method of claim 1 wherein the first device comprises an ear piece.
6 . The method of claim 1 wherein the second device comprises an ear piece.
7 . The method of claim 1 wherein the power from the first device is from a battery of the first device.
8 . The method of claim 1 wherein the power from the first device is generated by the first device.
9 . The method of claim 8 wherein the power from the first device is generated by the first device through converting motion associated with the user into charge.
10 . The method of claim 1 further comprising conveying data between the first device and the second device through galvanic coupling.
11 . The method of claim 10 wherein the electrode of the first device is used both for conveying the power and conveying the data.
12 . A method comprising:
providing a first device, the first device having an electrode for placement at skin of a user;
conveying data between the electrode of the first device and an electrode of a second device, wherein both the first device and the second device are associated with a personal area network and the second device is remote from the first device;
wherein the conveying data is performed through galvanic coupling;
wherein at least one of the first device and the second device is an ear piece.
13 . The method of claim 12 further comprising conveying power between the electrode of the first device and the electrode of the second device.
14 . The method of claim 13 further comprising charging a battery of the second device using the power.