System and method for monitoring biometric signals
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring biometric signals of a user comprising:
- a garment configured to be worn by the user and comprising a mounting module having an array of connection regions;
a set of biometric sensors coupled to the garment, the set of biometric sensors configured to communicate with the array of connection regions and configured to receive and transmit biometric signals of the user by way of the array of connection regions; and
a portable control module configured to couple to the garment in a first configuration and to decouple from the garment in a second configuration and comprising;
a housing comprising a first surface and a second surface, the first surface including an array of openings through the first surface, the housing including a first waterproof seal between the first surface and the second surface;
a set of contacts coupled to the housing and extending through the array of openings, each contact in the set of contacts coupling to at least one of the array of connection regions in the first configuration, the set of contacts composed of a conductive polymer material and forming waterproof seals at corresponding openings of the array of openings; and
an electronics subsystem coupled to the housing and in communication with a second region of each of the set of contacts.
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Abstract
A system for monitoring biometric signals of a user comprising: a garment configured to be worn by the user and comprising a mounting module having an array of connection regions; a set of biometric sensors coupled to the garment and configured to communicate with the array of connection regions to receive and transmit biometric signals indicative of muscle activity of the user; and a portable control module configured to couple to the garment in a first configuration and to decouple from the garment in a second configuration and comprising: a housing comprising an array of openings; a set of contacts, each including a first region that hermetically seals at least one of the array of openings and couples to at least one of the array of connection regions in the first configuration, and an electronics subsystem coupled to the housing and in communication with a second region of each contact.
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23 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring biometric signals of a user comprising:
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a garment configured to be worn by the user and comprising a mounting module having an array of connection regions; a set of biometric sensors coupled to the garment, the set of biometric sensors configured to communicate with the array of connection regions and configured to receive and transmit biometric signals of the user by way of the array of connection regions; and a portable control module configured to couple to the garment in a first configuration and to decouple from the garment in a second configuration and comprising; a housing comprising a first surface and a second surface, the first surface including an array of openings through the first surface, the housing including a first waterproof seal between the first surface and the second surface; a set of contacts coupled to the housing and extending through the array of openings, each contact in the set of contacts coupling to at least one of the array of connection regions in the first configuration, the set of contacts composed of a conductive polymer material and forming waterproof seals at corresponding openings of the array of openings; and an electronics subsystem coupled to the housing and in communication with a second region of each of the set of contacts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A garment for wearing by a user, comprising:
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a mounting module having an array of connective regions, the mounting module configured to secure and communicatively couple to a removable control module comprising a first surface and a second surface of a housing, the removable control module including a first waterproof seal between the first surface and the second surface, the first surface including an array of openings through the first surface, the removable control module further comprising a set of contacts coupled to the housing and extending through the array of openings, the set of contacts configured to align with and abut the array of connective regions when the mounting module secures the removable control module, and the set of contacts of the removable control module composed of a conductive polymer material and forming waterproof seals at corresponding openings of the array of openings; and a set of biometric sensors coupled to the garment, the set of biometric sensors configured to communicate with the array of connective regions, each biometric sensor communicatively coupled to a corresponding region in the array of connective regions and configured to detect muscle activity and, in response, transmit biometric signals representative of the detected muscle activity to the corresponding region and to a contact of the set of contacts that abuts the corresponding region. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for monitoring biometric signals of a user comprising:
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a garment configured to be worn by the user and comprising a mounting module having an array of connective regions; a set of biometric sensors coupled to the garment, the set of biometric sensors configured to communicate with the array of connective regions, each biometric sensor communicatively coupled to a connective region of the array of connective regions and configured to detect muscle activity and, in response, transmit biometric signals representative of the detected muscle activity to the corresponding region; and a removable control module comprising a first surface and a second surface of a housing, the removable control module including a first waterproof seal between the first surface and the second surface, the first surface including an array of openings through the first surface, the removable control module configured to couple to the mounting module in a first orientation and in a second orientation, the removable control module further comprising; a set of contacts coupled to the housing and extending through the array of openings, the set of contacts configured to align with and abut the array of connective regions when the removable control module is secured by the mounting module, the set of contacts of the removable control module composed of a conductive polymer material and forming waterproof seals at corresponding openings of the array of openings, the removable control module configured comprising a processor and associated firmware operable to map each contact of the set of contacts to a corresponding connective region based on whether the removable control module is coupled to the mounting module in the first orientation or the second orientation. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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