Reconfigurable garment definition and production method

• US 8,185,231 B2
• Filed: 08/13/2009
• Issued: 05/22/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Dennis Sunga Fernandez
• Original Assignee: Dennis Sunga Fernandez
• Inventors: Fernandez, Dennis Sunga
• Primary Examiner(s): Worrell, Danny
• Assistant Examiner(s): WORRELL JR, LARRY D
• Application Number:
  US12/540,954
• Publication Number:
  US 20100076859A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,013 Days
• Field of Search: 700130-138, 340/283.1, 340/321, 340/573.1, 340/574, 340/293.1
• US Class Current: 700/132
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 1/002 adapted to accommodate electronic equipment patients' garments for medical monitoring A41D13/1281; luminous ornaments A41D27/085
• CPC Class Codes: A41H 3/007 Methods of drafting or marking-out patterns using computers computer-aided design G06F30/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00017 Electrical control of surgical instruments
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00084 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00212 using remote controls
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse, heart rate, blood pressure or blood flow; Combined pulse/heart-rate/blood pressure determination; Evaluating a cardiovascular condition not otherwise provided for, e.g. using combinations of techniques provided for in this group with electrocardiography or electroauscultation; Heart catheters for measuring blood pressure
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/024 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse rate or heart rate A61B5/0205, A61B5/021 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0816 Measuring devices for examining respiratory frequency measuring frequency of electric signals G01R23/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6804 Garments; Clothes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/00 Computer-aided design [CAD]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/82 Elements for improving aerodynamics
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 2/905 Electric

Abstract

Computer-aided design and manufacture software and hardware automate garment and fashion definition and production. Configurable garment includes ornamental element, pattern display, and personal identifier and wireless sensor electronics.

Claims

1. Electronically configurable eyeglass garment comprising:

a wearable eyeglass comprising a camera and pattern display coupled to a media player for multi-party voice or media communication; and

a network interface comprising a wireless antenna coupled to a transceiver, wherein the eyeglass is electronically configurable via the network interface by a software simulation application that models virtually a prototype simulation of the eyeglass garment user in multi-party voice or media communication, whereby the camera or pattern display is actually reconfigured by the software simulation application according to the simulated virtual model;

wherein the wearable eyeglass is configurable electronically according to a garment definition to configure one or more motion capture sensor, phosphorescent element, thermoelectric sensor, electro-adhesive element, variable color element, variable shade element, electroluminescent element, sound emitting/capturing element, variable opacity element, force feedback element, optical chameleon element, photoelectric element, self-repairing element, touch sensitive element, toxin filtering element, variable rigidity element, variable shape element, variable reflectivity element, thermal chameleon element, or self-cleaning element;

wherein multi-user access to the garment definition is enabled according to proprietary permission or licensing using a virtual body shop.

2. Electronically configurable eyeglass garment comprising:

a wearable eyeglass comprising a camera and pattern display coupled to a media player for multi-party voice or media communication; and

a network interface comprising a wireless antenna coupled to a transceiver, wherein the eyeglass is electronically configurable via the network interface by a software simulation application that models virtually a prototype simulation of the eyeglass garment user in multi-party voice or media communication, whereby the camera or pattern display is actually reconfigured by the software simulation application according to the simulated virtual model;

wherein the wearable eyeglass is configurable electronically according to a garment definition to configure one or more motion capture sensor, phosphorescent element, thermoelectric sensor, electro-adhesive element, variable color element, variable shade element, electroluminescent element, sound emitting/capturing element, variable opacity element, force feedback element, optical chameleon element, photoelectric element, self-repairing element, touch sensitive element, toxin filtering element, variable rigidity element, variable shape element, variable reflectivity element, thermal chameleon element, or self-cleaning element;

wherein the garment definition comprises a computer-verifiable fashion or style recommendation or expert design template using a human emotion detector.

3. Electronically configurable eyeglass garment comprising:

a wearable eyeglass comprising a camera and pattern display coupled to a media player for multi-party voice or media communication; and

a network interface comprising a wireless antenna coupled to a transceiver, wherein the eyeglass is electronically configurable via the network interface by a software simulation application that models virtually a prototype simulation of the eyeglass garment user in multi-party voice or media communication, whereby the camera or pattern display is actually reconfigured by the software simulation application according to the simulated virtual model;

wherein the wearable eyeglass is configurable electronically according to a garment definition to configure one or more motion capture sensor, phosphorescent element, thermoelectric sensor, electro-adhesive element, variable color element, variable shade element, electroluminescent element, sound emitting/capturing element, variable opacity element, force feedback element, optical chameleon element, photoelectric element, self-repairing element, touch sensitive element, toxin filtering element, variable rigidity element, variable shape element, variable reflectivity element, thermal chameleon element, or self-cleaning element;

further comprising an immersive media suit wherein ambient intelligence software enables interaction by user to environment context using such immersive media suit.

4. Electronically eyeglass garment configuration method comprising step:

configuring a wearable eyeglass comprising a camera and pattern display coupled to a media player for multi-party voice or media communication and a network interface comprising a wireless antenna coupled to a transceiver, wherein the eyeglass is electronically configurable via the network interface by a software simulation application that models virtually a prototype simulation of the eyeglass garment user in multi-party voice or media communication, whereby the camera or pattern display is actually reconfigured by the software simulation application according to the simulated virtual model;

wherein the wearable eyeglass is configurable electronically according to a garment definition to configure one or more motion capture sensor, phosphorescent element, thermoelectric sensor, electro-adhesive element, variable color element, variable shade element, electroluminescent element, sound emitting/capturing element, variable opacity element, force feedback element, optical chameleon element, photoelectric element, self-repairing element, touch sensitive element, toxin filtering element, variable rigidity element, variable shape element, variable reflectivity element, thermal chameleon element, or self-cleaning element;

wherein multi-user access to the garment definition is enabled according to proprietary permission or licensing using a virtual body shop.

5. Electronically eyeglass garment configuration method comprising step:

configuring a wearable eyeglass comprising a camera and pattern display coupled to a media player for multi-party voice or media communication and a network interface comprising a wireless antenna coupled to a transceiver, wherein the eyeglass is electronically configurable via the network interface by a software simulation application that models virtually a prototype simulation of the eyeglass garment user in multi-party voice or media communication, whereby the camera or pattern display is actually reconfigured by the software simulation application according to the simulated virtual model;

wherein the wearable eyeglass is configurable electronically according to a garment definition to configure one or more motion capture sensor, phosphorescent element, thermoelectric sensor, electro-adhesive element, variable color element, variable shade element, electroluminescent element, sound emitting/capturing element, variable opacity element, force feedback element, optical chameleon element, photoelectric element, self-repairing element, touch sensitive element, toxin filtering element, variable rigidity element, variable shape element, variable reflectivity element, thermal chameleon element, or self-cleaning element;

wherein the garment definition comprises a computer-verifiable fashion or style recommendation or expert design template using a human emotion detector.

6. Electronically eyeglass garment configuration method comprising step:

configuring a wearable eyeglass comprising a camera and pattern display coupled to a media player for multi-party voice or media communication and a network interface comprising a wireless antenna coupled to a transceiver, wherein the eyeglass is electronically configurable via the network interface by a software simulation application that models virtually a prototype simulation of the eyeglass garment user in multi-party voice or media communication, whereby the camera or pattern display is actually reconfigured by the software simulation application according to the simulated virtual model;

wherein the wearable eyeglass is configurable electronically according to a garment definition to configure one or more motion capture sensor, phosphorescent element, thermoelectric sensor, electro-adhesive element, variable color element, variable shade element, electroluminescent element, sound emitting/capturing element, variable opacity element, force feedback element, optical chameleon element, photoelectric element, self-repairing element, touch sensitive element, toxin filtering element, variable rigidity element, variable shape element, variable reflectivity element, thermal chameleon element, or self-cleaning element;

wherein ambient intelligence software enables interaction by user to environment context using an immersive media suit.