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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2016
Applicant:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventor:
Antti Karilainen, Helsinki, FI;
Assignee:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/00 (2006.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01); H04B 1/3827 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/0245 (2013.01); H04B 1/3838 (2013.01); H04M 2250/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to one aspect, there is provided a wireless communication apparatus comprising an antenna configured to operate as an antenna and as an electrode, a reference part configured to provide a reference potential, and a sensor module connected to the electrode and to the reference potential, the sensor module being configured to measure a change in the potential between the electrode and the reference potential.