Apr 14, 2026

US12603417 - Wearable device and communication method

A wearable device includes a flexible wearable layer and a detachable layer. The flexible wearable layer includes a fabric element and a first metal resonant structure. The first metal resonant structure is integrated with the fabric element. The detachable layer is adjacent to the flexible wearable layer. The detachable layer includes a dielectric substrate and a second metal resonant structure. The dielectric substrate has a first surface and a second surface which are opposite to each other. The second metal resonant structure is distributed over the first surface and the second surface of the dielectric substrate. When the wearable device receives an RF (Radio Frequency) signal, the flexible wearable layer guides the RF signal to the detachable layer.

Assignee: HTC Corporation
Inventors: Chun-Yih Wu, Ta-Chun Pu, Yen-Liang Kuo
Filing date: 2024-10-16

This patent describes a wearable device that integrates a flexible layer with a fabric element and a metal resonant structure, alongside a detachable layer with a dielectric substrate and a second metal resonant structure. The device is designed to guide received RF signals from the flexible layer to the detachable layer for enhanced communication capabilities.

Claim 1

1 . A wearable device, comprising: a flexible wearable layer, comprising: a fabric element; and a first metal resonant structure, integrated with the fabric element; and a detachable layer, disposed adjacent to the flexible wearable layer, and comprising: a dielectric substrate, having a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other; and a second metal resonant structure, distributed over the first surface and the second surface of the dielectric substrate; wherein when the wearable device receives an RF (Radio Frequency) signal, the flexible wearable layer guides the RF signal to the detachable layer. a flexible wearable layer, comprising: a fabric element; and a first metal resonant structure, integrated with the fabric element; and a fabric element; and a first metal resonant structure, integrated with the fabric element; and a detachable layer, disposed adjacent to the flexible wearable layer, and comprising: a dielectric substrate, having a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other; and a second metal resonant structure, distributed over the first surface and the second surface of the dielectric substrate; a dielectric substrate, having a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other; and a second metal resonant structure, distributed over the first surface and the second surface of the dielectric substrate; wherein when the wearable device receives an RF (Radio Frequency) signal, the flexible wearable layer guides the RF signal to the detachable layer.

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