Vibrating tattoo alerts patent filed by Nokia in US

Tuesday, May 1, 2012 | AKRAMUZZAMAN at 11:53 AM |

Nokia files US patent for vibrating magnetic

Nokia has patented a unique way of letting you know when you're getting a call - via a vibrating tattoo. The Finnish company filed the patent last week, although it is not clear if further research is going to be undertaken.
The tattoo would be made of tiny magnets that receive signals from a paired mobile, which in turn relates the signal, into vibrations. The signals could be customised to create differing vibrations for texts, calls and alerts. Alternatively, the magnets could be inserted under the skin in a minor surgical procedure, or worn in an item of clothing.


The technology could also be used as a replacement for the password. For example, sensitive data on a laptop would only be visible if the tattooed owner is close by. However, there are still a lot of unanswered questions, such as could the tattoo be turned off whilst the wearer is sleeping?

According to mobile industry research firm PMN "once a user becomes accustomed to haptic feedback on a phone or tablet screen, other devices that don't offer it can feel 'dead'". So our mobile phones could literally become a part of us.

 Nokia Files Patent For Vibrating Tattoos

Nokia has recently submitted a patent application with the US Patent and Trademark Office for the idea of a vibrating magnetic tattoo. The main idea behind the patent being that a tattoo, stamp, or spray of ferromagnetic material on your body could be linked your cell phone. The material would then vibrate to alert the user to phone calls and text message, along with a wide range of other alerts by using different vibrations.

According to the filing for the patent:

“Examples of… applications may be low battery indication, received message, received call, calendar alert, change of profile, eg based on timing, change of time zone, or any other.”

It adds:

“The magnetic field may cause vibration of one short pulse, multiple short pulses, few long pulses… strong pulses, weak pulses and so on.”

The patent also suggests that by picking a particular shape the user could use the marking as an identity check or magnetic fingerprint.
Marek Pawlowski, editorial director at the mobile industry research firm PMN told the BBC:




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