Touch Screen Data Transmission for Body Area Networks
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic apparatuses participating in Body Area Networks (BAN) face complexity and increased costs due to the need for dedicated data transmission components, which are not efficiently addressed by conventional touch screens.
Innovation Solution
An electronic apparatus with a touch control communication unit, a touch control driving unit, a communication driving unit, and a control unit that switches between touch input and data transmission modes using a scanning electrode array and a driving electrode array, allowing for IEEE 802.15.6 compliant data transmission through the touch screen without additional components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If dedicated data transmission components are added to electronic apparatuses for BAN communication, then data transmission capability is improved, but device complexity and manufacturing cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The touch screen is designed to perform multiple functions: it serves as both a touch input interface and a data transmission medium for BAN communication. The same electrode array and driving circuitry are utilized for both touch detection and data transmission, eliminating the need for separate dedicated components and thereby reducing device complexity while maintaining data transmission capability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines the touch screen functionality with BAN communication data transmission functionality into a single integrated system. The touch control driving unit and communication driving unit share common hardware resources, merging what would traditionally be separate components into one unified structure, thus reducing overall device complexity
2Adaptability or versatility
If dedicated data transmission components are added to electronic apparatuses for BAN communication, then data transmission capability is improved, but manufacturing cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The touch screen is designed to perform multiple functions: it serves as both a touch input interface and a data transmission medium for BAN communication. The same electrode array and driving circuitry are utilized for both touch detection and data transmission, eliminating the need for separate dedicated components and thereby reducing device complexity while maintaining data transmission capability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines the touch screen functionality with BAN communication data transmission functionality into a single integrated system. The touch control driving unit and communication driving unit share common hardware resources, merging what would traditionally be separate components into one unified structure, thus reducing overall device complexity
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AI summary
The present invention discloses an electronic apparatus and a data transmission method. The electronic apparatus includes a touch control communication unit for executing touch control input or communication data transmission, a touch control driving unit for providing a driving signal to and receiving a touch control signal from the touch control communication unit, a communication driving unit for providing communication data to be transmitted to and receiving it from the touch control communication unit, and a control unit for controlling the touch control communication unit to be in a first working status in which the touch control communication unit is electrically connected to the touch control driving unit and executes touch control input or a second working status in which the touch control communication unit is electrically connected to the communication driving unit and executes communication data transmission according to predetermined conditions.