Noninvasive Method And System For Monitoring Physiological Characteristics And Athletic Performance
First Claim
1. A fitness monitoring system for monitoring parameters of a subject engaged in a physical activity, comprising:
- a monitoring garment adapted to cover at least a portion of a subject'"'"'s torso;
a sensor subsystem including a first sensor and a second sensor, wherein the first and second sensors are responsive to changes in distance therebetween, wherein the sensor subsystem is configured to generate and transmit a distance signal representative of the distance between the first and second sensors, wherein the first and second sensors are incorporated into the garment, and wherein the first and second sensors are proximate to a subject'"'"'s chest region when the garment is worn by the subject; and
a processor subsystem in communication with the sensor subsystem and configured to receive the distance signal, wherein the processor subsystem is programmed and adapted to control the sensor subsystem and to process the distance signal, wherein the processor subsystem includes an empirical relationship for determining a respiratory parameter from the distance signal, and wherein the processor subsystem is adapted to generate and transmit a respiratory parameter signal representative of the respiratory parameter.
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Abstract
A physiological monitoring system for noninvasively monitoring physiological parameters of a subject, comprising a fitness monitoring system for monitoring physiological parameters of a subject engaged in a physical activity, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, includes (i) a monitoring garment adapted to cover at least a portion of a subject'"'"'s torso, (ii) a magnetometer subsystem including a first magnetometer and a second magnetometer, wherein the first and second magnetometers are responsive to changes in distance therebetween, wherein the magnetometer subsystem is configured to generate and transmit a signal representative of a change in the distance between the first and second magnetometers, wherein the first and second magnetometers are incorporated into the monitoring garment, and wherein the first and second magnetometers are proximate to the subject'"'"'s chest region when the monitoring garment is worn by the subject.
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56 Claims
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1. A fitness monitoring system for monitoring parameters of a subject engaged in a physical activity, comprising:
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a monitoring garment adapted to cover at least a portion of a subject'"'"'s torso; a sensor subsystem including a first sensor and a second sensor, wherein the first and second sensors are responsive to changes in distance therebetween, wherein the sensor subsystem is configured to generate and transmit a distance signal representative of the distance between the first and second sensors, wherein the first and second sensors are incorporated into the garment, and wherein the first and second sensors are proximate to a subject'"'"'s chest region when the garment is worn by the subject; and a processor subsystem in communication with the sensor subsystem and configured to receive the distance signal, wherein the processor subsystem is programmed and adapted to control the sensor subsystem and to process the distance signal, wherein the processor subsystem includes an empirical relationship for determining a respiratory parameter from the distance signal, and wherein the processor subsystem is adapted to generate and transmit a respiratory parameter signal representative of the respiratory parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A fitness monitoring system for monitoring parameters of a subject engaged in a physical activity, comprising:
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a wearable monitoring garment, the monitoring garment being adapted to cover at least a portion of a subject'"'"'s torso; a magnetometer subsystem including a first magnetometer and a second magnetometer, wherein the first and second magnetometers are responsive to changes in distance therebetween, wherein the magnetometer subsystem is configured to generate and transmit a magnetometer signal representative of the distance between the first and second magnetometers, wherein the first and second magnetometers are incorporated into the monitoring garment, wherein, when the monitoring garment is worn by the subject, the first and second magnetometers are disposed proximate the subject'"'"'s chest region; a processor subsystem in communication with the magnetometer subsystem, the processor subsystem being programmed and adapted to control at least the magnetometer subsystem, the processor subsystem being further adapted to receive and process the magnetometer signal, the spatial parameter signal, and the physiological parameter signal, wherein the processor subsystem includes an empirical relationship for determining a respiratory parameter from the magnetometer signal, and further programmed and adapted to generate and transmit a respiratory parameter signal representative of the respiratory parameter; and a data monitoring subsystem programmed and adapted to receive the respiratory parameter signal, the data monitoring subsystem being programmed to recognize and display the respiratory parameter associated with the respiratory parameter signal. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A noninvasive method for monitoring parameters of a subject engaged in a physical activity, comprising:
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generating a magnetometer signal representative of the distance between a first magnetometer and a second magnetometer, wherein the first and second magnetometers are incorporated into a monitoring garment, and wherein, when the monitoring garment is worn by the subject, the first and second magnetometers are disposed proximate the subject'"'"'s chest region; determining movement of the subject'"'"'s chest wall as a function of the magnetometer signal and determining a respiratory activity of the subject as a function of the chest wall movement; - View Dependent Claims (56)
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