Granted Patent B2

US 12,446,798 · App. 17/823,729 · Granted Oct 21, 2025

Inventors: Richard Stuart Seger, Jr. (Belton, TX); Michael Shawn Gray (Elgin, TX); Kevin Joseph Derichs (Buda, TX); Daniel Keith Van Ostrand (Leander, TX); Timothy W. Markison (Mesa, AZ)

Assignee: SigmaSense, LLC.

A61B5/1038A61B5/0002A61B5/6807H04B13/005

Abstract

Claims (90)

1. A personal monitoring system comprises:

a passive biometric sensor operable to:

sense a body condition of a body in accordance with a sense signal at a sense frequency to produce sensed data of the body condition; and

transmit an e-field signal via the body regarding the sensed data, wherein the e-field signal is in accordance with an e-field transmit/receive frequency; and

a communication device operable to:

receive the e-field signal via the body; and

recover the sensed data from the received e-field signal.

2. The personal monitoring system of claim 1 further comprises:

a second passive biometric sensor operable to:

sense a second body condition of the body in accordance with a second sense signal at a second sense frequency to produce second sensed data of the second body condition; and

transmit a second e-field signal via the body regarding the second sensed data, wherein the second e-field signal is in accordance with a second e-field transmit/receive frequency; and

the communication device is further operable to:

receive the second e-field signal via the body; and

recover the second sensed data from the second received e-field signal.

3. The personal monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the communication device further comprises:

an external wireless communication module for wireless communications with a computing device.

4. The personal monitoring system of claim 1 further comprises:

the communication device is further operable to transmit input data to the passive biometric sensor via a transmit e-field signal; and

the passive biometric sensor is further operable to:

receive the transmit e-field signal via the body; and

recover the input data from the received transmit e-field signal.

5. The personal monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the body condition comprises one or more of:

heart rate;

respiration;

perspiration;

temperature;

hydration; and

a neurological system.

6. The personal monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein communication is further operable to:

assign the sense frequency and the e-field transmit/receive frequency to the passive biometric sensor.

7. The personal monitoring system of claim 1 further comprises:

the communication device as a component of a computing device.

8. A personal monitoring system comprises:

a passive foot force sensing unit operable to:

sense a body force of a body in accordance with a sense signal at a sense frequency to produce sensed force data of a body condition; and

transmit an e-field signal via the body regarding the sensed force data, wherein the e-field signal is in accordance with an e-field transmit/receive frequency; and

a communication device operable to:

receive the e-field signal via the body; and

recover the sensed force data from the received e-field signal.

9. The personal monitoring system of claim 8 further comprises:

a second passive foot force sensing unit operable to:

sense a second body force of the body in accordance with a second sense signal at a second sense frequency to produce second sensed force data of the second body condition; and

transmit a second e-field signal via the body regarding the second sensed force data, wherein the second e-field signal is in accordance with a second e-field transmit/receive frequency; and

the communication device is further operable to:

receive the second e-field signal via the body; and

recover the second sensed force data from the second received e-field signal.

10. The personal monitoring system of claim 8 , wherein the communication device further comprises:

an external wireless communication module for wireless communications with a computing device.

11. The personal monitoring system of claim 8 further comprises:

the communication device is further operable to transmit input data to the passive foot force sensing unit via a transmit e-field signal; and

the passive foot force sensing unit is further operable to:

receive the transmit e-field signal via the body; and

recover the input data from the received transmit e-field signal.

12. The personal monitoring system of claim 8 , wherein communication is further operable to:

assign the sense frequency and the e-field transmit/receive frequency to the passive foot force sensing unit.

13. The personal monitoring system of claim 8 further comprises:

the communication device as a component of a computing device.

14. A personal monitoring system comprises:

a passive body position marker operable to:

receive a radio frequency (RF) signal;

determine a signal strength of received RF signal; and

transmit, via the RF signal, a signal regarding the signal strength;

a personal coordinate unit operable to:

receive the signal regarding the signal strength;

transmit an e-field signal via a body regarding the signal strength, wherein the e-field signal is in accordance with an e-field transmit/receive frequency; and

a communication device operable to:

receive the e-field signal via the body; and

recover the signal strength from the received e-field signal.

15. The personal monitoring system of claim 14 further comprises:

a second passive body position marker operable to:

receive the RF signal;

determine a second signal strength of received RF signal; and

transmit, via the RF signal, a second signal regarding the second signal strength;

the personal coordinate unit is further operable to:

receive the second signal regarding the second signal strength;

transmit a second e-field signal via the body regarding the second signal strength, wherein the second e-field signal is in accordance with a second e-field transmit/receive frequency; and

the communication device is further operable to:

receive the second e-field signal via the body; and

recover the second signal strength from the received second e-field signal.

16. The personal monitoring system of claim 14 , wherein the communication device further comprises:

an external wireless communication module for wireless communications with a computing device.

17. The personal monitoring system of claim 14 further comprises:

the communication device is further operable to transmit input data to the passive body position marker and/or the personal coordinate unit via a transmit e-field signal; and

the passive body position marker and/or the personal coordinate unit is/are further operable to:

receive the transmit e-field signal via the body; and

recover the input data from the received transmit e-field signal.

18. The personal monitoring system of claim 14 , wherein communication is further operable to:

assign the sense frequency and the e-field transmit/receive frequency to the personal coordinate unit.

19. The personal monitoring system of claim 14 further comprises:

the communication device as a component of a computing device.

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