Systems and methods for individual identification and authorization utilizing conformable electronics

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9779352-B1
Application number	US-201615232894-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Aug 10, 2016
Priority date	Aug 10, 2016
Publication date	Oct 3, 2017
Grant date	Oct 3, 2017

Abstract

An identification device includes, but is not limited to, a deformable substrate; a sensor assembly including one or more identity sensors configured to generate identity sense signals associated with at least one physical characteristic of an individual subject; circuitry including a comparison module configured to compare the identity sense signals to reference data indicative of one or more physical characteristics associated with an identity of at least one individual; and an adhesive coupled to a surface of the deformable substrate and configured to adhere the deformable substrate to a skin surface, the adhesive configured to transition from an adhesive state to a non-adhesive state responsive to one or more energy signals from the circuitry responsive to a correspondence between the identity sense signals and the physical characteristics associated with the identity being below a threshold correspondence.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An identification device, comprising:
a deformable substrate configured to conform to a skin surface of a body portion of an individual subject;
a sensor assembly coupled to the deformable substrate, the sensor assembly including one or more identity sensors configured to generate one or more identity sense signals associated with at least one physical characteristic of the individual subject;
circuitry operably coupled to the sensor assembly and configured to receive the one or more identity sense signals associated with the at least one physical characteristic of the individual subject, the circuitry including a comparison module configured to compare the one or more identity sense signals generated by the sensor assembly to reference data indicative of one or more physical characteristics associated with an identity of at least one individual; and
an adhesive coupled to a surface of the deformable substrate and configured to adhere the deformable substrate to the skin surface, the adhesive configured to transition from an adhesive state to a non-adhesive state responsive to one or more energy signals from the circuitry, the circuitry configured to generate the one or more energy signals responsive to a correspondence between the one or more identity sense signals and the one or more physical characteristics associated with the identity of the at least one individual being below a threshold correspondence.

2. The identification device of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive includes an electroactive polymer actuatable by the one or more energy signals from the circuitry to transition from the adhesive state to the non-adhesive state.

3. The identification device of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive includes a thermo-responsive adhesive actuatable by a change in temperature of the adhesive responsive to the one or more energy signals from the circuitry to transition from the adhesive state to the non-adhesive state.

4. The identification device of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive includes a magnetic-responsive adhesive responsive to the one or more energy signals from the circuitry to transition from the adhesive state to the non-adhesive state.

5. The identification device of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive includes a light-responsive adhesive responsive to the one or more energy signals from the circuitry to transition from the adhesive state to the non-adhesive state.

6. The identification device of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive includes a reversible microstructure configured to transition between the adhesive state and the non-adhesive state responsive to the one or more energy signals from the circuitry.

7. The identification device of claim 6 , wherein the reversible microstructure is configured to reversibly transition between the adhesive state and the non-adhesive state responsive to the one or more energy signals from the circuitry.

8. The identification device of claim 1 , further including:
at least one reservoir configured to release an adherence mitigator responsive to the one or more energy signals from the circuitry, the adherence mitigator configured to interact with the adhesive to transition the adhesive from the adhesive state to the non-adhesive state.

9. The identification device of claim 8 , wherein the adherence mitigator includes at least one of a fluid material or a powdered material.

10. The identification device of claim 8 , wherein the adhesive is configured to transition from the non-adhesive state to the adhesive state upon removal of the adherence mitigator.

11. The identification device of claim 8 , wherein the adherence mitigator is configured to degrade at least a portion of at least one of the adhesive, the deformable substrate, the sensor assembly, or the circuitry.

12. The identification device of claim 1 , further including:
at least one reservoir configured to release an adherence promotor responsive to the one or more energy signals from the circuitry, the adherence promotor configured to interact with the adhesive to transition the adhesive from the non-adhesive state to the adhesive state.

13. An identification device, comprising:
a deformable substrate configured to conform to a skin surface of a body portion of an individual subject;
a sensor assembly coupled to the deformable substrate, the sensor assembly including one or more identity sensors configured to generate one or more identity sense signals associated with at least one physical characteristic of the individual subject;
circuitry operably coupled to the sensor assembly and configured to receive the one or more identity sense signals associated with the at least one physical characteristic of the individual subject, the circuitry including a comparison module configured to compare the one or more identity sense signals generated by the sensor assembly to reference data indicative of one or more physical characteristics associated with an identity of at least one individual; and
an adhesive coupled to a surface of the deformable substrate and configured to adhere the deformable substrate to the skin surface, the adhesive configured to transition from a non-adhesive state to an adhesive state responsive to one or more energy signals from the circuitry, the circuitry configured to generate the one or more energy signals responsive to a correspondence between the one or more identity sense signals and the one or more physical characteristics associated with the identity of the at least one individual being at least at a threshold correspondence.

14. The identification device of claim 13 , wherein the adhesive includes an electroactive polymer actuatable by the one or more energy signals from the circuitry to transition from the non-adhesive state to the adhesive state.

15. The identification device of claim 13 , wherein the adhesive includes a thermo-responsive adhesive actuatable by a change in temperature of the adhesive responsive to the one or more energy signals from the circuitry to transition from the non-adhesive state to the adhesive state.

16. The identification device of claim 13 , wherein the adhesive includes a magnetic-responsive adhesive responsive to the one or more energy signals from the circuitry to transition from the non-adhesive state to the adhesive state.

17. The identification device of claim 13 , wherein the adhesive includes a light-responsive adhesive responsive to the one or more energy signals from the circuitry to transition from the non-adhesive state to the adhesive state.

18. The identification device of claim 13 , wherein the adhesive includes a reversible microstructure configured to transition between the non-adhesive state and the adhesive state responsive to the one or more energy signals from the circuitry.

19. The identification device of claim 13 , further including:
at least one reservoir configured to release an adherence mitigator responsive to the one or more energy signals from the circuitry, the adherence mitigator configured to interact with the adhesive to transition the adhesive from the adhesive state to the non-adhesive state.

20. The identification device of claim 13 , further including:
at least one reservoir configured to release an adherence promotor responsive to the one or more energy signals from the circuitry, the adherence promotor configured to interact with the adhesive to transition the adhesive from the non-adhesive state to the adhesive state.

Assignees

• Elwha Llc

Inventors

• Hyde Roderick A
• Kare Jordin T
• Mcknight Gary L
• Petroski Robert C
• Sweeney Elizabeth A

Classifications

• G06K19/07749

  the record carrier being capable of non-contact communication, e.g. constructional details of the antenna of a non-contact smart card · CPC title

• G06K19/041

  Constructional details (G06K19/06 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A61B5/6832

  using adhesives (conductive adhesive for bioelectric electrodes A61B5/259) · CPC title

• A61B5/489

  Blood vessels · CPC title

• G06K19/0776 Primary

  the adhering arrangement being a layer of adhesive, so that the record carrier can function as a sticker · CPC title