Athletic-wear having integral measuring sensors
First Claim
1. A performance measurement and tracking system comprising:
- a computing unit;
one or more sensors configured to generate electrical signals relating to athletic performance parameters from physical movements in real time;
wherein said one or more sensors and computing unit are communicatively connected to allow the computing unit to receive and process electrical signals relating to athletic performance parameters from said sensors;
wherein said one or more sensors and computing unit are integrated with an article of clothing such that electrical signals relating to athletic performance parameters are generated by the physical movement of a user wearing the article of clothing; and
at least one external personal computing device specifically paired to said computing unit through at least one of a wired serial connection and wireless bonding which enables the computing unit to authenticate the identity of the external computing device prior to communicating electrical signals therewith, wherein said external personal computing device is thereby adapted to receive electrical signals relating to athletic performance parameters in real time.
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Abstract
A performance measuring system integrated with an article of clothing, the system has a computing unit for coordinating, processing and transmission of sensor data connected to a bus and an antenna. A sensor for measuring performance characteristics is connected to the bus; the bus facilitates transmission and reception of control and data values between the computing unit and the sensor. Also, an antenna is connected to the computing unit for communicating with other computing devices and transmission of sensor data. The other computing devices display the sensor data to a user or forward the sensor data onto another communication media such as the Internet or interactive television. A social networking system sharing athletic statistics using a webservice, a personal processing unit connectible to the webservice, and a computing unit having an activity program for at least one sensor. This system has an activity update service integrally associated with the webservice.
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39 Claims
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1. A performance measurement and tracking system comprising:
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a computing unit; one or more sensors configured to generate electrical signals relating to athletic performance parameters from physical movements in real time; wherein said one or more sensors and computing unit are communicatively connected to allow the computing unit to receive and process electrical signals relating to athletic performance parameters from said sensors; wherein said one or more sensors and computing unit are integrated with an article of clothing such that electrical signals relating to athletic performance parameters are generated by the physical movement of a user wearing the article of clothing; and at least one external personal computing device specifically paired to said computing unit through at least one of a wired serial connection and wireless bonding which enables the computing unit to authenticate the identity of the external computing device prior to communicating electrical signals therewith, wherein said external personal computing device is thereby adapted to receive electrical signals relating to athletic performance parameters in real time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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9. A method for measuring and tracking athletic movements comprising the steps of:
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providing one or more sensors integrated into an article of clothing, wherein said one or more sensors generate electrical signals relating to athletic performance parameters in real time in response to physical movement and orientation of the article of clothing; providing a computing unit loaded with at least one activity program, wherein said computing unit is communicatively connected to said one or more sensors to facilitate the real time transmission of electrical signals; specifically pairing said computing unit with at least one external personal computing device through at least one of a wired serial connection and wireless bonding which enables the computing unit to authenticate the identity of the external computing device prior to communicating electrical signals therewith; providing electrical power to said one or more sensors; receiving by said computing unit electrical signals relating to one or more athletic performance parameters from said sensors; processing by said computing unit electrical signals received from said one or more sensors, wherein the step of processing includes formatting for storage or display said electrical signals into electronic data representing units of measurement; and transmitting by said computing unit processed electrical signals to the at least one specifically paired personal computing device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A performance measurement and tracking system comprising:
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a sensor apparatus comprising one or more sensors integrated with an article of clothing, wherein each said sensor is configured to generate electrical signals relating to athletic performance parameters from the physical movement or orientation of the article of clothing in real time; and at least one activity program loaded onto an external personal computing device that is specifically paired with said sensor apparatus through at least one of a wired serial connection and wireless bonding which enables the sensor apparatus to authenticate the identity of the external computing device prior to communicating electrical signals therewith, thereby allowing the external personal computing device to receive and process electrical signals relating to athletic performance parameters from said sensor apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 34, 35)
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21. A performance measurement and tracking system comprising:
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a computing unit; one or more sensors; wherein said one or more sensors are configured to generate electrical signals relating to athletic performance parameters from physical movements in real time; wherein said one or more sensors and computing unit are communicatively connected to allow the computing unit to receive electrical signals relating to athletic performance parameters from said one or more sensors; wherein said one or more sensors and computing unit are integrated with an article of clothing such that electrical signals relating to athletic performance parameters are generated by the physical movement of a user wearing the article of clothing; and at least one external personal computing device, specifically paired to said computing unit through at least one of a wired serial connection and wireless bonding which enables the computing unit to authenticate the identity of the personal computing device prior to communicating electrical signals therewith, wherein said personal computing device is adapted to receive and process electrical signals relating to athletic performance parameters in real time. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29)
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36. A method for measuring and tracking athletic movements comprising the steps of:
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providing one or more sensors integrated into an article of clothing, wherein said sensors generate electrical signals relating to athletic performance parameters in real time in response to physical movement and orientation of the article of clothing; providing a computing unit, wherein said computing unit is communicatively connected to said one or more sensors to facilitate the real time transmission of electrical signals; specifically pairing said computing unit with at least one external personal computing device through at least one of a wired serial connection and wireless bonding which enables the computing unit to authenticate the identity of the external computing device prior to communicating electrical signals therewith, wherein the at least one external personal computing device is loaded with at least one activity program; providing electrical power to said one or more sensors; receiving by said computing unit electrical signals relating to one or more athletic performance parameters from said sensors; transmitting by said computing unit processed electrical signals to the at least one specifically paired external personal computing device; and processing by said specifically paired external personal computing device electrical signals received from said computing unit, wherein the step of processing includes formatting for storage or display said electrical signals into electronic data representing units of measurement. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39)
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