International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Computer Applications, Vol 1, Issue 2, March April 2013, ISSN 2320-6349

A New Human Area Networking Technology

EXTC Dept Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University, Lonere. Dist: Raigad, Maharashtra, India www.dbatu.ac.in M.Tech student [1], Professor [2] kakade.priyanka88@gmail.com[1] svk2305@gmail.com[2] means of transferring data might already have a very Abstract: There is new Idea of Redtacton which makes the serious competitor none other than the human body. Human body as a communication network by name HAN (Human Area Network). RedTacton is a breakWhy Named RedTacton through technology that, uses the surface of the Because with this technology, communication starts human body as a by touching (Touch), leading to various actions (Act safe, high speed network transmission path. So on) and the colour red to convey the meaning of we,are explaining the unique new functional features warmth in communication. Combining these phrases and enormous potential of RedTacton as a Human led to the name, "RedTacton". Area Networking technology. Technology is making Working Principle: many things easier; I can say that our concept is Using a new electric field sensor, Red Tacton can standing example for that. So far we have seen LAN, achieve duplex communication over the human body MAN, WAN, INTERNET & many more but here is at a maximum speed of 10 mbps. The Red Tacton new concept of RED TACTON which makes the transmitter senses the weak electric field on the human body as a communication network. surface of the body. The Red Tacton receiver receives the change in the weak electric field on the Key words: Redtacton, Human, Technology surface of the body sensed by the transmitter .Red tacton relies upon the fact that human body works as Introduction: communication channel between the transmitter & Red-Tacton is a new Human Area Networking receiver. technology that uses the surface of the human body as a safe, high speed network transmission path. Red Tacton uses the minute electric field emitted on the surface of the human body. Technically, it is completely distinct from wireless and infrared .A transmission path is formed at the moment a part of the human body comes in contact with a Red Tacton transceiver. Physically separating ends the contact and thus ends communication Using Red Tacton, communication starts when terminals carried by the user or embedded in devices are linked in various combinations according to the user's Communication is possible using any body surfaces, such as the hands, fingers, arms, feet, face, legs or torso. Red Tacton works on natural & Fig1.Block diagram of Red Tacton Transceiver physical movements. We may have imagined the feature as a place crawling with antennas and The transmitter sends data by inducing fluctuations in emitters, due to the huge growth of wireless the minute electric field on the surface of the human communications. And it is seems that the current body. Data is received and it converts the result to an electrical signal in a receiver circuit.
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Features RedTacton has three main Functional Feature: 1)Touch Touching, gripping, sitting, walking, stepping and other human movements can be the triggers for unlocking or locking, starting or stopping equipment, or obtaining data. using Red Tacton, communication starts when terminals carried by the user or embedded in devices are linked in various combinations through physical contact according to the human's natural movements. 2) Broadband & Interactive Duplex, interactive communication is possible at a maximum speed of 10Mbps. Because the transmission path is on the surface of the body, transmission speed does not deteriorate in congested There are many applications of red tacton in different fields. This technology will widely used in daily working schedule and provide convenience to people [5]. A. OneToOne Services: 1. An Alarm Red Tacton devices embedded medicine bottles transmit information on the medicines attributes. If the user touches the wrong medicine, an alarm will trigger on the terminal he is carrying. The alarm

sounds only if the user actually touches the medicine bottle, reducing false alarms common with passive wireless ID tags, which can trigger simply by proximity as shown in fig.3. Fig. 3 shows an alarm sounds automatically to avoid accidental medicine ingestion in the first application on the left side of fig. Right part of fig. 3 describes touch advertising and receive Information.
Fig2: Features of Red tacton

Fig3: One to one services

areas where many people are communicating at the same time .Taking advantage of this speed, device drivers can be downloaded instantly and execute programs can be sent.

2. Touch Advertising When a consumer stands in front of an advertising panel andinformation matching his or her attributes is automatically displayed. By touching or standing in front of items, consumers can get more in-depth information.

3) Human Safety We investigated the effects of RedTacton technology on human health, which is obviously an important issue. the transmitting and receiving electrodes of the RedTacton transceiver are completely covered with insulating film, so the body of the person acting as the transmission medium is completely insulated. This makes it impossible for current to flow into a persons body from the transceiver. When communication occurs, displacement current is generated by the electrons in the body because the body is subjected to minute electrical fields. However, such displacement currents are very common everyday occurrences to which we are all subjected Applications of Red Tacton:

B. Intuitive Operation: 1. Touch a printer to print Print out where you want just by touching the desired printer with one hand and a PC or digital camera with the other hand to make the link Complicated configurations are reduced by downloading device drivers at first touch as you see in fig.4.

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2. Instant private data exchange By shaking hands, personal profile data can be exchanged between mobile terminals on the users. (Electronic exchange of business cards) Communication can be kept private using authentication and encryption technologies. C. Personalization: There are many applications under personalization. Some applications are shown in fig. 5. 1. Just Touching a phone makes it your own Your own phone number is allocated and billing commences. Automatic importing of personal address book and call history. 2. Personalisation of Automobiles The seat position and steering wheel height adjust to match the driver just by sitting in the car [6]. The drivers home is set as the destination in the car navigation system. The stereo plays the drivers favorite song.
Fig4: Intuitive Operation

fig. 6. 1. User verification and unlocking with just a touch Carrying a mobile Red Tacton capable device in ones pocket, ID is verified and the door unlocked when the user holds the doorknob normally. Secure lock administration is possible by combining personal verification tools such as fingerprint ID or other biometric in the mobile terminal. 2. Automatic access log: There is also a facility to access automatic log for confidential document storage. These access logs contain database information in the form of log files. Future Development: Data will travel through the users clothing, handbag or shoes, anyone carrying a special card can unlock the door simply by touching the knob or standing on a particular spot without taking the card out. It will have many future applications such as walkthrough ticket gate, a cabinet that opens only to authorized people and a television control that automatically

Fig6: Security application chooses favourite programs. The system also improves security. It ensures that only drivers can open their cars by touching the doors if the keys are in their pockets, not people around them. Conclusion: RedTacton is an exciting new technology for human area networking. We have developed a transceiver that uses the human body as a data transmission medium based on an electric-field sensor. While our immediate objective is to implement a RedTacton system supporting two-way intra body communication at a rate of 10 Mbit/s between any two points on the body, our longer-term plans include developing a mass-market transceiver interface supporting PDAs and notebook computers while continuing efforts to reduce the size and power consumption of the transceiver to enhance its portability. References 1. Wikipedia.(February2009).RedTacton[Onl ine].Available:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki /RedTacton 2. NTT (February 2005). "RedTacton: An innovative Human Area Networking technology".[Online].Available:http:// www.ntt.co.jp/news/news05e/0502/05021

3. Wireless Headset Red Tacton can carry music or video between headsets, mobile devices, mobile phones, etc. Users can listen to music from a Red Tacton player simply by putting on a headset or holding a viewer. 4. Conference System An electrically conductive sheet is embedded in the table. A network connection is initiated simply by placing a lap-top on the table. Using different sheet patterns enables segmentation of the table into subnets. D. Security Applications: Red Tacton is very secure in all respects such as authenticity,authorization and verification as well as unlocking as we see in

Fig5: Personalisation

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Priyanka P Kakade is currently pursuing Masters degree in Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering from Dr. B. A Technological University, Lonere, Maharashtra, India. She has completed her graduation from Mumbai University. As her graduation project she had designed Fully AUTOMATIC MONORAIL. Currently she is working on RED TACTON, Authors Photo an attempt to transmit data using Human body as her masters project. Sanjay v khobragade has been working as Assistant Professor in Dr. B. A Technological University, Lonere, Maharashtra, India for last 13 years. He is graduated from Nagpur University in 1996 and post graduated in Electronics Engineering from Mumbai University in 2008 and pursuing PhD from Rayalaseema University Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. He has Authors Photoin teaching Microwave, Antenna & Wave been involved Propagation and Electromagnetic Field. He has received Young Scientist Award in URSI 2004 in Pisa Italy, and Consolation Prize for best paper in ICMARS Jodhpur, 2008 and best Technical teacher award by ISTE sponsored by Maharashtra and Goa in 2010. He has around 70 papers at national and International conferences in his credit.

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