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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2014
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Kristian Tärnhed, Lund, SE;
Per Åstrand, Lund, SE;
Kåre Agardh, Rydebäck, SE;
Thomas Bolin, Lund, SE;
Aleksandar Rodzevski, Malmö, SE;
Henrik Bengtsson, Lund, SE;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention concerns wearable electronic communication devices () for control of data transfer in a personal area network. The wearable device is adapted for Body Coupled Communication in close proximity to a person's body. The wearable device comprises an antenna adapted for Body Coupled Communication and a capacitance sensor indicating that the wearable device is in close proximity to the body of the person or even in contact with the body or not. The invention also concerns a portable electronic communication device comprising the inventive wearable device for cooperation with at least a second portable electronic communication device in a personal area network.