Communication unit for a person's skin

Abstract

Electric communication unit to be placed on a person's skin, comprising a support element ( 3 ), a series of body contacts ( 7 ), a pulse generator ( 6 ) provided for generating a series of pulses and for transmitting the series of pulses to said series of body contacts ( 7 ), said series of body contacts ( 7 ) being provided to transmit said series of pulses onto the skin of said person. The electric communication unit is in the form of a patch.

1 . Electric communication unit provided to be placed on a person's skin, said unit comprising:
 a support element ( 3 ) comprising:
 a series of body contacts ( 7 ), 
 a pulse generator ( 6 ) connected to the series of body contacts ( 7 ), and provided for generating a series of pulses upon receipt of a first signal and for transmitting the series of pulses to said series of body contacts ( 7 ), said series of body contacts ( 7 ) being provided to transmit said series of pulses onto the skin of said person, and 
 a power supply ( 2 ) connected to the pulse generator ( 6 ), 
   characterised in that the electric communication unit is in the form of a patch provided to be placed onto the person's skin and in that the pulse generator ( 6 ) further comprises a processing unit with a memory, said processing unit being provided:   to store a second signal, said second signal comprising data indicative at which time said first signal should be generated, and   to generate and transmit said first signal to said pulse generator ( 6 ).   
     
     
         2 .- 18 . (canceled)