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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2008
Jung-hwan Hwang, Daejon, KR;
Sung-weon Kang, Daejon, KR;
Kyung-soo Kim, Daejon, KR;
Jung-bum Kim, Daejon, KR;
In-gi Lim, Daejon, KR;
Chang-hee Hyoung, Daejon, KR;
Sung-eun Kim, Seoul, KR;
Duck-gun Park, Daejon, KR;
Jin-kyung Kim, Daejon, KR;
Hyung-il Park, Daejon, KR;
Jung-Hwan Hwang, Daejon, KR;
Sung-Weon Kang, Daejon, KR;
Kyung-Soo Kim, Daejon, KR;
Jung-Bum Kim, Daejon, KR;
In-Gi Lim, Daejon, KR;
Chang-Hee Hyoung, Daejon, KR;
Sung-Eun Kim, Seoul, KR;
Duck-Gun Park, Daejon, KR;
Jin-Kyung Kim, Daejon, KR;
Hyung-Il Park, Daejon, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Daejeon, KR;
Abstract
Provided are an apparatus and a method for controlling human body contact of ground electrode, and a human body communication system using the same. The apparatus includes a resistance measuring unit for applying a predetermined voltage to a human body through a signal electrode, to measure a resistance value between the signal electrode and the ground electrode; a contact control unit for determining whether the ground electrode needs to contact the human body by using the measured resistance value, to provide control information associated with human body contact; and a contact performing unit for bringing the ground electrode into contact or out of contact with the human body according to the control information.