Apparel having multiple alternative sensors and corresponding method
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- at least one item of apparel;
a plurality of sensors disposed within the at least one item of apparel, wherein at least two of the plurality of sensors each sense, in alternative ways, a parameter that corresponds to a given physical state.
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Abstract
One or more items of apparel have a plurality of sensors (10, 11, and 12) disposed therein (either permanently or temporarily). These sensors sense physical states of the individual wearing the items of apparel and/or of the local environment. In one embodiment, multiple sensors sense, in alternative ways, a parameter that corresponds to a physical state of interest. Information from these alternative sensing approaches is co-processed to yield a resultant parameter value that can be used in various ways. In one embodiment, the parameter value is locally or remotely displayed. In one embodiment, the parameter value is used in comparison against risk thresholds to ascertain a degree of risk to the individual.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one item of apparel;
a plurality of sensors disposed within the at least one item of apparel, wherein at least two of the plurality of sensors each sense, in alternative ways, a parameter that corresponds to a given physical state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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disposing a plurality of sensors within apparel as worn by an individual, wherein the plurality of sensors includes at least two sensors that each differently sense a given physical state;
processing information from a plurality of the at least two sensors to develop information regarding the given physical state. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An article of apparel having:
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multiple sensor means disposed in the article of apparel for sensing, in alternative ways, a physical state;
processing means disposed in the article of apparel and being operably coupled to the multiple sensor means for processing signals from the multiple sensor means and for providing information regarding the physical state as a function of each of the multiple sensor means. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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