Wearable communication platform
First Claim
1. A sartorial communications apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
- a compression garment comprising a fabric, the garment having a front and a back and configured to be worn over a user'"'"'s torso;
a plurality of interactive sensors comprising a stretchable conductive ink printed on the garment, each interactive sensor configured to sense a volitional contact by the user and to generate a volitional contact signal when the user manually contacts one of the interactive sensors;
a sensor module interface configured to connect to a sensor module for receiving and for analyzing, transmitting or analyzing and transmitting the volitional contact signals; and
a plurality of stretchable conductive traces printed on the garment in the stretchable conductive ink, the plurality of stretchable conductive traces connected to the sensor module interface, wherein the stretchable conductive ink comprises a first layer of an insulating adhesive media on the fabric and a second layer of the insulating adhesive media mixed with conductive ink particles on top of the first layer of insulating adhesive media;
wherein electrical resistance of the plurality of stretchable conductive traces varies with stretch.
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Abstract
An wearable communications garment that includes one or more user-selectable inputs integrated into the garment. A sartorial communications apparatus may include a flexible material that is worn (e.g., as an undergarment) by the user and includes one or more interactive sensors that may be manually activated by a user, even through one or more intervening layers of clothing. The apparatus may also include one or more additional body sensors configured to sense a user'"'"'s position, movement, and/or physiological status. The sensor(s) may be connected via a conductive trace on the garment to a sensor module for analysis and/or transmission. Methods of manufacturing the garments as well as methods of using the garments are also described.
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20 Claims
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1. A sartorial communications apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
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a compression garment comprising a fabric, the garment having a front and a back and configured to be worn over a user'"'"'s torso; a plurality of interactive sensors comprising a stretchable conductive ink printed on the garment, each interactive sensor configured to sense a volitional contact by the user and to generate a volitional contact signal when the user manually contacts one of the interactive sensors; a sensor module interface configured to connect to a sensor module for receiving and for analyzing, transmitting or analyzing and transmitting the volitional contact signals; and a plurality of stretchable conductive traces printed on the garment in the stretchable conductive ink, the plurality of stretchable conductive traces connected to the sensor module interface, wherein the stretchable conductive ink comprises a first layer of an insulating adhesive media on the fabric and a second layer of the insulating adhesive media mixed with conductive ink particles on top of the first layer of insulating adhesive media; wherein electrical resistance of the plurality of stretchable conductive traces varies with stretch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A sartorial communications apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
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an undershirt comprising a fabric, the undershirt having a front and a back and configured to be worn over a user'"'"'s torso; a plurality of interactive sensors comprising a stretchable conductive ink printed on the undershirt, each interactive sensor configured to sense a volitional contact by the user through an intervening layer of clothing and to generate a volitional contact signal when the user manually contacts one or the interactive sensors, wherein the interactive sensors are capacitive sensors, resistive sensors, or inductive sensors; a sensor module interface configured to connect to a sensor module for receiving and for analyzing, transmitting or analyzing and transmitting the volitional contact signals, wherein the sensor module interface is located on the back and is configured to be worn between the user'"'"'s shoulders; and a plurality of stretchable conductive traces printed on the garment in the stretchable conductive ink, the plurality of stretchable conductive traces connected to the sensor module interface, wherein the stretchable conductive ink comprises a first layer of an insulating adhesive media on the fabric and a second layer of the insulating adhesive media mixed with conductive ink particles on top of the first layer of insulating adhesive media; wherein electrical resistance of the plurality of stretchable conductive traces varies with stretch.
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17. A method of communicating with a sartorial communications apparatus, wherein the sartorial communications apparatus comprises a garment including an interactive sensor printed on the garment and a plurality of stretchable conductive traces printed on the garment in a stretchable conductive ink wherein the interactive sensor and plurality of stretchable conductive traces are connected with a sensor module, the method comprising:
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sensing one or more volitional contact signals with the interactive sensor when a user touches the interactive sensor through an intervening layer of clothing, wherein the interactive sensor comprises a plate of the stretchable conductive ink that is printed on the garment; transmitting the one or more volitional contact signals from the interactive sensor to the sensor module and transmitting a change in electrical resistance indicating stretch of the plurality of stretchable conductive traces to the sensor module, wherein the stretchable conductive ink comprises a first layer of an insulating adhesive media on a fabric and a second layer of the insulating adhesive media mixed with conductive ink particles on top of the first layer of insulating adhesive media; and generating or modifying an output from the sensor module in response to the volitional contact signal, where electrical resistance of the plurality of stretchable conductive traces varies with stretch. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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