Microsoft has reportedly succeeded in patenting human skin as a new kind of network.
InSourced claims recently awarded US Patent No. 6,754, 472 is a 'method and apparatus for transmitting power and data using the human body'.
The patent, it says, is part of a new plan to link together several devices using skin as a connector.
As an example, Microsoft says it would be possible to have just one speaker for a person's watch, PDA, and portable radio, if they were all connected to that speaker through skin.
It adds that different devices could be powered from a single power source strapped to the skin.
Ananova
InSourced claims recently awarded US Patent No. 6,754, 472 is a 'method and apparatus for transmitting power and data using the human body'.
The patent, it says, is part of a new plan to link together several devices using skin as a connector.
As an example, Microsoft says it would be possible to have just one speaker for a person's watch, PDA, and portable radio, if they were all connected to that speaker through skin.
It adds that different devices could be powered from a single power source strapped to the skin.
Ananova