| US 10,376,186 B2 | ||
| Thermal tags for real-time activity monitoring and methods for fabricating the same | ||
| Li-Wen Hung, Mahopac, NY (US); and Jui-Hsin Lai, White Plains, NY (US) | ||
| Assigned to INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US) | ||
| Filed by INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 18, 2016, as Appl. No. 15/296,115. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2018/0103875 A1, Apr. 19, 2018 | ||
| Int. Cl. A61B 5/11 (2006.01); H01L 33/60 (2010.01); H01L 33/62 (2010.01); A61B 5/01 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); H01L 25/075 (2006.01) | ||
| CPC A61B 5/1127 (2013.01) [A61B 5/015 (2013.01); A61B 5/1113 (2013.01); A61B 5/1118 (2013.01); A61B 5/1128 (2013.01); H01L 33/60 (2013.01); H01L 33/62 (2013.01); A61B 5/1123 (2013.01); A61B 2090/3979 (2016.02); A61B 2562/12 (2013.01); H01L 25/0753 (2013.01); H01L 2933/0058 (2013.01); H01L 2933/0066 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
| 1. A thermal tag for activity monitoring, comprising: a base layer having a plurality of metal lines to provide a conductive path;
heat point sources connected to adjacent metal lines; and
a pattern layer having one or more infrared emitting features positioned over portions of the conductive path, wherein at least one infrared emitting feature couples to the conductive path to emit a predetermined infrared pattern to indicate an activity.
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