Describing main/ major and minor parts or components.

Digital Jewerly - The Java Ring

Hello everyone...... In my previous blog i have discussed about digital jewelry. Today i am going to discuss about the major and minor parts of The Java Ring. The Java Ring is made of stainless-steel, 16-millimeters (0.6 inches) in diameter, that houses a 1-million-transistor processor, called an iButton. The ring has 134 KB of RAM, 32 KB of ROM, a real-time clock and a Java virtual machine, which is a piece of software that recognizes the Java language and translates it for the user's computer system. It is a computerized ring that will automatically unlock doors and log on to computers. The major component of this ring is iButton. The iButton is a computer chip enclosed in a 16mm thick stainless steel can. Because of this unique and durable container, up-to-date information can travel with a person or object anywhere they go. The steel iButton can be mounted virtually anywhere because it is rugged enough to withstand harsh environments, indoors or outdoors. It is small and portable enough to attach to a key fob, ring, watch, or other personal items, and be used daily for applications such as access control to buildings and computers, asset management, and various data logging tasks.

Components of ibutton








Generic ibutton Lock










Generic ibutton sensor

The Can and Grommet - ibutton


An iButton uses its stainless steel 'can' as an electronic communications interface. Each can has a data contact, called the 'lid', and a ground contact, called the 'base'. Each of these contacts is connected to the silicon chip inside. The lid is the top of the can; the base forms the sides and the bottom of the can and includes a flange to simplify attaching the button to just about anything. The two contacts are separated by a polypropylene grommet. The silicon chip within the iButton is protected by the ultimate durable material: stainless steel. We can drop an iButton, step on it, or scratch it. The iButton is wear-tested for 10-year durability. Wow!...

Minor Componets of The Java Ring

The minor components of the Java Ring is the Java Web. Java Web content is generally created as programs called applets. Applets aren't complete software applications. They work only in conjunction with a browser. There are all sorts of things Web designers do with applets, and one of the most popular applications is animation. The main advantages of Java are that it works on all operating systems and it is very flexible. We can create an animation program that draws simple vector shapes for the individual frames, or one that uses bitmap images. Java is particularly suited for creating interactive animations and combining animation with other Web page elements. In Java Rings, the Java Software is build in the rings. Wow…. very technical huh. Based on my research, all the components in the Java Rings is nanotechnology product.

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Generic ibutton with Locking Sensor