Abstract: A method and apparatus are described for a reconfigurable architecture analog front end architecture for electrochemical sensors. In one example, an analog front end includes an electrode driver stage coupled to electrodes of an electrochemical sensor, and measurement channels coupled to the electrode driver stage to receive an electrode signal from the electrodes of the electrochemical sensor and to generate measurement results, the measurement channels configured to switch configurations to perform different measurements.

Abstract: One example discloses a first wireless network device, including: a far-field transceiver; a near-field transceiver; wherein the first wireless network device is configured to be wirelessly near-field coupled to a second wireless network device that also includes a far-field transceiver and a near-field transceiver; wherein the first wireless network device is further configured to be wirelessly near-field coupled to a set of near-field wireless network devices using only the near-field transceiver; wherein first wireless network device, the second wireless network device, and the set of near-field wireless network devices are configured to be in physical contact with a body; and wherein the first wireless network device is configured to be wirelessly far-field coupled to a third wireless network device only if the second wireless network device is not wirelessly far-field coupled to the third wireless network device.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of access control as described. A touch of a touch zone of an access controller including a body area network (BAN) transceiver is detected. In response to detecting the touch, a request from an access controller comprising a BAN transceiver via a body area network is transmitted to a user of a portable device including a BAN transceiver and a biometric sensor. The request is received by the portable device via the BAN network. In response to receiving the request, the portable device transmits a digital key comprising biometric data detected by the biometric sensor and a digital identifier from the portable device to the access controller via the BAN network. The user is authenticated by the access controller using the digital key. The access controller controls and actuator to lock or unlock a door in response to the user being authenticated.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for point-to-point wireless communication between a first wireless communication device, the first wireless communication device configured as an on-body device and a second wireless communication device. A distance between the first wireless communication device and the second wireless communication device by a ranging measurement is determined. In response to the distance being less than a distance threshold value, data of a first data type is transmitted from the first wireless communication device to the second wireless communication device. In response to the distance being greater than the distance threshold value, data of a second data type is transmitted from the first wireless communication device to the second wireless communication device.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are described for a reconfigurable architecture analog front end architecture for electrochemical sensors. In one example, an analog front end includes an electrode driver stage coupled to electrodes of an electrochemical sensor, and measurement channels coupled to the electrode driver stage to receive an electrode signal from the electrodes of the electrochemical sensor and to generate measurement results, the measurement channels configured to switch configurations to perform different measurements.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are described for bio-impedance measurement using voltage to current conversion. In one example, a bio-impedance transducer includes an input stage to receive a bio-impedance signal having an oscillating voltage from two electrodes, the electrodes being coupled to a body, a resistance across the two electrodes to determine an alternating current of the bio-impedance signal, a gain stage coupled to the resistance to amplify the alternating current, a down converter coupled to the gain stage to convert the amplified alternating current to a direct current bio-impedance signal, and an analog-to-digital converter coupled to the down converter to convert the direct current bio-impedance signal to a digital bio-impedance signal.

Abstract: One example discloses a resource management device, including: an input interface configured to receive a first set of sensor readings corresponding to a user and a second set of sensor readings corresponding to a set of resources; a controller configured to match the user, based on the first set of sensor readings, to a specific resource within the set of resources, based on the second set of sensor readings; wherein the controller is configured to authenticate that the first set of sensor readings originated from the user before the match.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for audio stream sharing via a wireless link between an audio source device having an RF transceiver and audio sink devices each having an RF transceiver and a body area network (BAN) transceiver is described. Audio data is wirelessly streamed between an audio source device and an audio sink device via the respective RF transceiver. A user contact is detected on one of the audio sink device and a further audio sink device resulting in a BAN connection between the respective BAN transceivers of the audio sink device and the further audio sink device. In response to determining the user contact, a wireless link is setup between the audio source device and the further audio sink device. Audio data is then wirelessly streamed between the audio source and the further audio sink device via the respective RF transceivers.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of access control as described. A touch of a touch zone of an access controller including a body area network (BAN) transceiver is detected. In response to detecting the touch, a request from an access controller comprising a BAN transceiver via a body area network is transmitted to a user of a portable device including a BAN transceiver and a biometric sensor. The request is received by the portable device via the BAN network. In response to receiving the request, the portable device transmits a digital key comprising biometric data detected by the biometric sensor and a digital identifier from the portable device to the access controller via the BAN network. The user is authenticated by the access controller using the digital key. The access controller controls and actuator to lock or unlock a door in response to the user being authenticated.

Abstract: A posture measurement apparatus and method is described. The posture measurement system includes a wearable sensor leader node comprising a UWB transceiver coupled to at least two antennas and one or more wearable sensor follower nodes each comprising a UWB transceiver coupled to one antenna. A first UWB signal is transmitted from the wearable sensor leader node to the one or more wearable follower sensor nodes. A second UWB signal is received by the wearable sensor leader node from each follower sensor node in response to receiving the first UWB signal. A time-of-flight value of a signal transmitted between the wearable leader sensor node and the wearable follower sensor node is determined from the first UWB signal and the second UWB signal. An angle of arrival value is determined from the second UWB signal. The body posture can be determined from the time-of-flight and angle-of-arrival value.

Abstract: A wearable safety apparatus including a body area network (BAN) transceiver for communicating with a user-controlled apparatus is described. The BAN transceiver includes a processor coupled to a BAN antenna. The processor is configured to receive an identification data request from a user-controlled apparatus in response to an action request of a user of the wearable safety apparatus; and to transmit identification data to the user-controlled apparatus in response to the identification data request. The identification data validates the user action by the user-controlled apparatus. The identification data request is only received when the wearable safety apparatus and the user-controlled apparatus are in contact with the user.

Abstract: A mobile hearable device for communicating with a vehicle control system is described. The mobile hearable device includes a microphone, and a wireless transceiver configured as one of a near field magnetic induction (NFMI) transceiver and a near field electromagnetic induction (NFEMI) transceiver. The mobile hearable device includes a processor coupled to the transceiver and the microphone. The processor receives a location identifier via the transceiver from a location identification transmitter located in a vehicle, the location identification transmitter is configured as one of a NFMI transmitter and a NFEMI transmitter. If the processor receives a speech signal from a user of the mobile hearable device, it determines whether the speech signal includes an actuator control command and generates a control instruction comprising the actuator control command and the location identifier.

Abstract: An audio controller for generating a signal for alleviating motion sickness is described. The audio controller comprises a sensor input module, a user control input and a processor comprising a machine learning model corresponding to a desired audio stimulation profile. The machine learning model is coupled to the sensor input module and the user control input. The machine learning model is configured to receive a sensor signal comprising at least one user attribute and at least one context attribute from the sensor input module. The audio controller includes a stimulus generator coupled to the machine learning model. The machine learning model controls the stimulus generator to generate a reference signal for alleviating motion sickness and adapts the reference signal dependent on at least one of the user control input and the sensor signal.

Abstract: Embodiments of a method and system are disclosed. One embodiment of an integrated circuit device is disclosed. The integrated circuit device includes first and second processor cores configured to perform a respective first and second set of functional processing. The integrated circuit device also includes a core-specific process state monitor associated with the first processor core, a core-specific process state monitor associated with the second processor core, a core-specific aging monitor associated with the first processor core, a core-specific aging monitor associated with the second processor core, a power management unit, a clock generation unit, and a control system configured to individually control operating points of the first and second processor cores and workload in response to feedback from the core-specific process state monitors and from the core-specific aging monitors.

Abstract: An integrated circuit comprises: a first processing stage comprising processing logic for performing a processing operation on an input signal to generate an output signal, wherein the input signal corresponds to an output signal of a previous processing stage; a first sampling element adapted to sample a first value of said output signal synchronously with a clock signal; a second sampling element adapted to sample a second value of said output signal synchronously with a first delayed clock signal; and a first delayed clock signal generator, adapted to selectively generate said first delayed clock signal in response to a control signal generated in said previous processing stage.

Abstract: This invention provides a clock control circuit, which can be added to any pipeline-processor to solve timing problems arising from variations due to process outcome and environmental conditions. Critical instructions are detected (instructions that exercise critical paths) in conjunction with environmental sensing (such as process, temperature and voltage). This information is used to control cycle stealing.

Abstract: Embodiments of a method and system are disclosed. One embodiment of an integrated circuit device is disclosed. The integrated circuit device includes first and second processor cores configured to perform a respective first and second set of functional processing. The integrated circuit device also includes a core-specific process state monitor associated with the first processor core, a core-specific process state monitor associated with the second processor core, a core-specific aging monitor associated with the first processor core, a core-specific aging monitor associated with the second processor core, a power management unit, a clock generation unit, and a control system configured to individually control operating points of the first and second processor cores and workload in response to feedback from the core-specific process state monitors and from the core-specific aging monitors.

Abstract: An integrated circuit comprises: a first processing stage comprising processing logic for performing a processing operation on an input signal to generate an output signal wherein the input signal corresponds to an output signal of a previous processing stage; a first sampling element adapted to sample a first value of said output signal synchronously with a clock signal; a second sampling element adapted to sample a second value of said output signal synchronously with a first delayed clock signal; and a first delayed clock signal generator, adapted to selectively generate said first delayed clock signal in response to a control signal generated in said previous processing stage.

Abstract: There is disclosed an integrated circuit comprising a management unit for managing the occurrence of predetermined events in the integrated circuit. The management unit comprises: a processing unit adapted to determine the occurrence of a predetermined event in the integrated circuit; a data storage unit adapted to store information regarding the determined event occurrence; an output interface adapted to output a signal based on the stored information regarding the determined event occurrence; and an output generating unit adapted to analize the stored information and to generate a signal to be output by the output interface based on results of the analysis.

Abstract: Embodiments of a clock distribution device and a method of clock distribution are described. In one embodiment, a clock distribution device includes a stacked clock driver circuit configured to perform clock signal charge recycling on input clock signals that swing between different voltage ranges and a load circuit. The stacked clock driver circuit includes stacked driver circuits configured to generate output clock signals that swing between the different voltage ranges. The load circuit includes load networks of different semiconductor types. Each of the load networks are configured to be driven by one of the output clock signals. Other embodiments are also described.