Allison I Walters

US Patent:

20180078207, Mar 22, 2018

Filed:

Nov 29, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/825466

Inventors:

Douglas Moran - Beaverton OR, US
Holli Pheil - Portland OR, US
Drew Mclain Skeels - Portland OR, US
Allison Walters - Beaverton OR, US

International Classification:

A61B 5/00
H04B 1/3827
H04W 4/00
G06K 19/077

Abstract:

A wearable article, system, and methods may include a structure configured to enclose a human body part. A first antenna, positioned with respect to the structure, is tuned to communicate, while the wearable article is being worn, according to a first wireless communication modality with a first external antenna. A second antenna, positioned with respect to the structure, is tuned to communicate according to a second wireless communication modality with a second external antenna different than the first external N antenna, the second communication modality being different than the first communication modality. A transceiver, coupled to at least one of the first antenna and the second antenna, is configured to communicate via one of the first and second antennas based, at least in part, on the one of the first and second antennas coining into wireless communication contact with a corresponding one of the first and second external antennas.