Shape sensing clothes to inform the wearer of a condition
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a first garment configured to be worn by a user and including;
a first fabric;
a first set of one or more sensors, the one or more sensors in the first set of one or more sensors being arranged to detect a first shape-related parameter of the first fabric and responsive to the detected first shape-related parameter to produce a first signal, wherein at least one of the one or more sensors in the first set of one or more sensors is arranged to detect a change in electrical impedance in response to the detected first shape-related parameter; and
one or more control elements responsive to a second signal and arranged to provide a force on the fabric corresponding to the second signal; and
circuitry responsive to the first signal to determine a first shape of the first fabric and configured to compare the first shape of the first fabric to a reference shape of the first fabric, and to produce the second signal corresponding to a difference between the first shape of the first fabric and the reference shape of the first fabric, the second signal being indicative of a physiological condition of the user.
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Abstract
A garment may be configured with one or more sensors and circuitry to communicate information related to a physiological condition to the user.
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25 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a first garment configured to be worn by a user and including; a first fabric; a first set of one or more sensors, the one or more sensors in the first set of one or more sensors being arranged to detect a first shape-related parameter of the first fabric and responsive to the detected first shape-related parameter to produce a first signal, wherein at least one of the one or more sensors in the first set of one or more sensors is arranged to detect a change in electrical impedance in response to the detected first shape-related parameter; and one or more control elements responsive to a second signal and arranged to provide a force on the fabric corresponding to the second signal; and circuitry responsive to the first signal to determine a first shape of the first fabric and configured to compare the first shape of the first fabric to a reference shape of the first fabric, and to produce the second signal corresponding to a difference between the first shape of the first fabric and the reference shape of the first fabric, the second signal being indicative of a physiological condition of the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18)
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17. An apparatus comprising:
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a first garment configured to be worn by a user and including; a first fabric; a first set of one or more sensors, the one or more sensors in the first set of one or more sensors being arranged to detect a first shape-related parameter of the first fabric and responsive to the detected first shape-related parameter to produce a first signal; and one or more control elements responsive to a second signal and arranged to provide a force on the fabric corresponding to the second signal; circuitry responsive to the first signal and a third signal to determine a first shape of the first fabric and configured to compare the first shape of the first fabric to a reference shape of the first fabric, and to produce the second signal corresponding to a difference between the first shape of the first fabric and the reference shape of the first fabric, the second signal being indicative of a physiological condition of the user; and wherein the first shape-related parameter of the first fabric corresponds to a first time interval, and wherein the first set of one or more sensors is further arranged to detect a second shape-related parameter of the first fabric corresponding to a second time interval, different from the first time interval, and wherein the first set of one or more sensors is further responsive to the detected second shape-related parameter to produce the third signal.
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19. An apparatus comprising:
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a first garment configured to be worn by a user and including; a first fabric; a first set of one or more sensors, the one or more sensors in the first set of one or more sensors being arranged to detect a first shape-related parameter of the first fabric and responsive to the detected first shape-related parameter to produce a first signal, wherein at least one of the one or more sensors in the first set of one or more sensors is arranged to detect a change in mechanical impedance in response to the detected first shape-related parameter; and one or more control elements responsive to a second signal and arranged to provide a force on the fabric corresponding to the second signal; and circuitry responsive to the first signal to determine a first shape of the first fabric and configured to compare the first shape of the first fabric to a reference shape of the first fabric, and to produce the second signal corresponding to a difference between the first shape of the first fabric and the reference shape of the first fabric, the second signal being indicative of a physiological condition of the user. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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