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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2009
Thomas Falck, Eindhoven, NL;
Steven Corroy, Eindhoven, NL;
Thomas Falck, Eindhoven, NL;
Steven Corroy, Eindhoven, NL;
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
In summary, the present invention relates to a device, a method, a system and a computer program enabling to ensure a reliable communication even under difficult radio frequency conditions. In case data cannot be successfully communicated by a radio frequency communication, the data may be transmitted to another device by a body-coupled communication via a human or animal body. The other device can act as a relay and forward the data to an intended destination. Thus, data may be successfully transmitted to the intended destination even under difficult radio frequency conditions due to body shadowing or other effects.