Wendy BeattyWendy Beatty

Dianne BrothersonDianne Brotherson

Rachel CorronRachel Corron

RedTactonRedTactonPersonal Area Personal Area

NetworkNetwork

AgendaAgenda

OverviewOverview– What is it?What is it?– How does it work?How does it work?

Potential ApplicationsPotential Applications– Gun ControlGun Control– ConsumerConsumer

ViabilityViability– Competitive landscapeCompetitive landscape– ProjectionsProjections

What is RedTacton?What is RedTacton? HAN – Human Area Network – the last meterHAN – Human Area Network – the last meter Transmits data utilizing body’s electric fieldTransmits data utilizing body’s electric field

The body becomes its own Ethernet cableThe body becomes its own Ethernet cable High speed – up to 10 mbpsHigh speed – up to 10 mbps Very secureVery secure

Uses a Uses a transmitter and transmitter and a receiver, or a a receiver, or a transceiver, transceiver, which provides which provides both functionsboth functions

How it worksHow it works

Point to Point

Network

Transceivers exchange information – no server

Optical properties of electro-

optic crystal – varies

based on electric

field

Data received using photonic electric field sensor combined with electro-optic crystal and laser light

Step by StepStep by Step

Transmitting transceiver creates a Transmitting transceiver creates a change in the fieldchange in the field

Receiving transceiver recognizes the Receiving transceiver recognizes the change in the electric fieldchange in the electric field

Electro-optical crystal uses laser to Electro-optical crystal uses laser to convert and read the signal convert and read the signal

SecuritySecurity Requires physical contactRequires physical contact

Must be wearing the transceiver and touching something Must be wearing the transceiver and touching something else with a transceiverelse with a transceiver

Less potential for wireless Less potential for wireless interference and between other interference and between other RedTacton devicesRedTacton devices

Allows for encryption and Allows for encryption and authenticationauthentication

ProgrammableProgrammable You decide what to share with whom and what devices You decide what to share with whom and what devices

you communicate withyou communicate with

CaveatsCaveats

No military experienceNo military experience Not members of the NRANot members of the NRA Only experience with the military and Only experience with the military and

guns is from TV and movie exposureguns is from TV and movie exposure

Staged AdoptionStaged Adoption

20082008 Must-doMust-do Develop the Develop the

technologytechnology

Staged AdoptionStaged Adoption

20092009 May-doMay-do Develop the Develop the

technology for a technology for a high-end military high-end military weapon weapon

Viper – tank Viper – tank missilemissile

Staged AdoptionStaged Adoption

20102010 May-doMay-do Develop the Develop the

technology for technology for standard military standard military weapon weapon

M-16M-16

Staged AdoptionStaged Adoption

20112011 May-doMay-do Develop the Develop the

technology for technology for other military other military equipmentequipment

HowitzerHowitzer

Staged AdoptionStaged Adoption

20122012 May-doMay-do Develop the Develop the

technology technology police forcespolice forces

Staged AdoptionStaged Adoption

20202020 May-doMay-do Develop the Develop the

technology guns technology guns sold in the U.S.sold in the U.S.

Other ApplicationsOther Applications

MedicalMedical

- insulin pump- insulin pump ConsumerConsumer

– TurnstileTurnstile General SecurityGeneral Security

– Swipe cardSwipe card

Competitive ViabilityCompetitive Viability

Power of Buyers v. Power of SuppliersPower of Buyers v. Power of Suppliers– Power is with the device manufacturersPower is with the device manufacturers– What is a device?What is a device?

Cell phones, PDA’sCell phones, PDA’s Any device we wish to communicate withAny device we wish to communicate with

– Buyers may demand monetary benefit to Buyers may demand monetary benefit to include new technologyinclude new technology New technology may require significant design New technology may require significant design

changeschanges R&D still neededR&D still needed

– Government, Military, or medical professionalsGovernment, Military, or medical professionals

CompetitionCompetition

BluetoothBluetooth ZigbeeZigbee IrDAIrDA UWBUWB SkinplexSkinplex VerichipVerichip

ObstaclesObstacles

Time & costTime & cost Needs to gain popularity to pull Needs to gain popularity to pull

instead of pushinstead of push Widespread marking campaigns and Widespread marking campaigns and

educationeducation Not useful unless many people adopt Not useful unless many people adopt

itit

PredictionsPredictions

MedicalMedical– This area has the financial resources This area has the financial resources

available for Research and Development available for Research and Development and it also has the potential to be and it also has the potential to be beneficial to a large percentage of the beneficial to a large percentage of the population. population. 

PredictionsPredictions

MilitaryMilitary– If the military adopts this technology is If the military adopts this technology is

it likely the public would never see it.it likely the public would never see it.

Consumer ApplicationsConsumer Applications– Necessary funding for continued R&D Necessary funding for continued R&D

does not make this a likely scenario in does not make this a likely scenario in the next decadethe next decade

Questions?Questions?