FROSTBITE WARNING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A frostbite warning system for monitoring conditions adjacent a portion of a user, comprising:
- an article of clothing that is configured to be disposed on the portion of the user'"'"'s body;
a temperature sensor that is configured to detect a temperature within the article of clothing adjacent the portion of the user'"'"'s body that is disposed within the article of clothing and produce a first input signal that is indicative of the temperature within the article of clothing;
a processor configured to receive the first input signal, compare the temperature in the article of clothing to a threshold temperature at which a first warning signal is produced, and produce the first warning signal when the temperature within the article of clothing is equal to or less than the threshold temperature.
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Abstract
A frostbite warning system for monitoring conditions adjacent a portion of a user, including an article of clothing that is configured to be disposed on the portion of the user'"'"'s body, a temperature sensor that is configured to detect a temperature within the article of clothing and produce a first input signal that is indicative of the temperature within the article of clothing, a processor configured to receive the first input signal, compare the temperature in the article of clothing to a threshold temperature at which a first warning signal is produced, and produce the first warning signal when the temperature within the article of clothing is equal to or less than the threshold temperature.
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10 Claims
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1. A frostbite warning system for monitoring conditions adjacent a portion of a user, comprising:
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an article of clothing that is configured to be disposed on the portion of the user'"'"'s body; a temperature sensor that is configured to detect a temperature within the article of clothing adjacent the portion of the user'"'"'s body that is disposed within the article of clothing and produce a first input signal that is indicative of the temperature within the article of clothing; a processor configured to receive the first input signal, compare the temperature in the article of clothing to a threshold temperature at which a first warning signal is produced, and produce the first warning signal when the temperature within the article of clothing is equal to or less than the threshold temperature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of providing a warning to an individual in accordance with a temperature adjacent a portion of the individual, comprising the steps of:
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providing an article of clothing; placing the article of clothing on the portion of the individual; providing a temperature sensor that is disposed within the article of clothing adjacent the portion of the individual; producing a first input signal that is indicative of the temperature within the article of clothing adjacent the portion of the individual; and providing an audible indication when the temperature within the article of clothing is less than or equal to a threshold temperature. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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