Garment with noninvasive method and system for monitoring physiological characteristics and athletic performance
First Claim
1. A fitness monitoring system for monitoring parameters of a subject engaged in a physical activity, comprising:
- a monitoring garment configured to cover at least a portion of the subject'"'"'s torso;
a sensor subsystem including a first sensor, a second sensor, a third sensor, and a fourth sensor, wherein;
the first, third, and fourth sensors are on the subject'"'"'s front chest region when the garment is worn by the subject,the second sensor is on the subject'"'"'s back chest region when the garment is worn by the subject,the first and second sensors are responsive to changes in distance therebetween,the third and second sensors are responsive to changes in distance therebetween,the fourth and second sensors are responsive to changes in distance therebetween,the sensor subsystem is configured to generate and transmit a distance signal representative of at least the distance between the first and second sensors without initial calibration, andthe first and second sensors are incorporated into the garment; and
a processor subsystem in communication with the sensor subsystem and configured to receive the distance signal, wherein the processor subsystem is configured to control the sensor subsystem and to process the distance signal, wherein the processor subsystem includes a programmed algorithm that includes an empirical relationship for determining a respiratory parameter from the distance signal, is adapted to store benchmark respiratory parameter signals, is configured to compare the distance signal with the benchmark respiratory parameter signals, is configured to generate and transmit a respiratory parameter signal representative of the respiratory parameter as a function of the comparison of the distance signal with the benchmark respiratory parameter signals, the processor subsystem includes stored adverse physiological parameters and the processor subsystem is further configured to compare a detected physiological parameter to the stored adverse physiological parameters, and to generate and transmit an adverse physiological parameter signal representative of the adverse physiological parameter associated with the warning signal if the detected physiological parameter corresponds to one of the stored adverse physiological parameters; and
a data monitoring subsystem programmed and configured to receive the respiratory parameter signal, the data monitoring subsystem being programmed to recognize and display the respiratory parameter associated with the respiratory parameter signal, wherein the processor subsystem is further programmed and configured to generate a three-dimensional model of the subject'"'"'s chest wall from the magnetometer signal, and wherein the data monitoring subsystem is further programmed and configured to display the generated three-dimensional model of the subject'"'"'s chest wall.
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Abstract
A physiological monitoring system for noninvasively monitoring physiological parameters of a subject, comprising a fitness monitoring system for monitoring physiological parameters of a subject engaged in a physical activity, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, includes (i) a monitoring garment adapted to cover at least a portion of a subject'"'"'s torso, (ii) a magnetometer subsystem including a first magnetometer and a second magnetometer, wherein the first and second magnetometers are responsive to changes in distance therebetween, wherein the magnetometer subsystem is configured to generate and transmit a signal representative of a change in the distance between the first and second magnetometers, wherein the first and second magnetometers are incorporated into the monitoring garment, and wherein the first and second magnetometers are proximate to the subject'"'"'s chest region when the monitoring garment is worn by the subject.
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51 Claims
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1. A fitness monitoring system for monitoring parameters of a subject engaged in a physical activity, comprising:
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a monitoring garment configured to cover at least a portion of the subject'"'"'s torso; a sensor subsystem including a first sensor, a second sensor, a third sensor, and a fourth sensor, wherein; the first, third, and fourth sensors are on the subject'"'"'s front chest region when the garment is worn by the subject, the second sensor is on the subject'"'"'s back chest region when the garment is worn by the subject, the first and second sensors are responsive to changes in distance therebetween, the third and second sensors are responsive to changes in distance therebetween, the fourth and second sensors are responsive to changes in distance therebetween, the sensor subsystem is configured to generate and transmit a distance signal representative of at least the distance between the first and second sensors without initial calibration, and the first and second sensors are incorporated into the garment; and a processor subsystem in communication with the sensor subsystem and configured to receive the distance signal, wherein the processor subsystem is configured to control the sensor subsystem and to process the distance signal, wherein the processor subsystem includes a programmed algorithm that includes an empirical relationship for determining a respiratory parameter from the distance signal, is adapted to store benchmark respiratory parameter signals, is configured to compare the distance signal with the benchmark respiratory parameter signals, is configured to generate and transmit a respiratory parameter signal representative of the respiratory parameter as a function of the comparison of the distance signal with the benchmark respiratory parameter signals, the processor subsystem includes stored adverse physiological parameters and the processor subsystem is further configured to compare a detected physiological parameter to the stored adverse physiological parameters, and to generate and transmit an adverse physiological parameter signal representative of the adverse physiological parameter associated with the warning signal if the detected physiological parameter corresponds to one of the stored adverse physiological parameters; and a data monitoring subsystem programmed and configured to receive the respiratory parameter signal, the data monitoring subsystem being programmed to recognize and display the respiratory parameter associated with the respiratory parameter signal, wherein the processor subsystem is further programmed and configured to generate a three-dimensional model of the subject'"'"'s chest wall from the magnetometer signal, and wherein the data monitoring subsystem is further programmed and configured to display the generated three-dimensional model of the subject'"'"'s chest wall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A fitness monitoring system for monitoring parameters of a subject engaged in a physical activity, comprising:
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a wearable monitoring garment, the monitoring garment being configured to cover at least a portion of the subject'"'"'s torso; a magnetometer subsystem including a first magnetometer, a second magnetometer, a third magnetometer, and a fourth magnetometer, wherein; the first, third, and fourth magnetometers are on the subject'"'"'s front chest region when the garment is worn by the subject, the second magnetometer is on the subject'"'"'s back chest region when the garment is worn by the subject; the first and second magnetometers are responsive to changes in distance therebetween, the third and second magnetometers are responsive to changes in distance therebetween, the fourth and second magnetometers are responsive to changes in distance therebetween, the magnetometer subsystem is configured to generate and transmit a magnetometer signal representative of at least the distance between the first and second magnetometers without initial calibration, and the first and second magnetometers are incorporated into the monitoring garment; a processor subsystem in communication with the magnetometer subsystem, the processor subsystem being programmed and configured to control at least the magnetometer subsystem, the processor subsystem being further configured to receive and process the magnetometer signal, wherein the processor subsystem includes a programmed algorithm that includes an empirical relationship for determining a respiratory parameter from the magnetometer signal, is adapted to store benchmark respiratory parameter signals, is further programmed and configured to generate and transmit a respiratory parameter signal representative of the respiratory parameter when compared to the stored benchmark respiratory parameter signals, and is carried by the monitoring garment; and a data monitoring subsystem programmed and configured to receive the respiratory parameter signal, the data monitoring subsystem being programmed to recognize and display the respiratory parameter associated with the respiratory parameter signal, wherein the processor subsystem is further configured to generate a three-dimensional model of the subject'"'"'s chest wall from the magnetometer signal, and wherein the data monitoring subsystem is further programmed and configured to display the generated three-dimensional model of the subject'"'"'s chest wall. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A noninvasive method for monitoring parameters of a subject engaged in a physical activity, comprising:
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generating a magnetometer signal representative of at least one of a distance between a first magnetometer and a second magnetometer, a distance between the second magnetometer and a third magnetometer, and a distance between the second magnetometer and a fourth magnetometer, wherein; the first, second, third, and fourth magnetometers are incorporated into a monitoring garment, the first, third, and fourth sensors are on the subject'"'"'s front chest region when the monitoring garment is worn by the subject, and the second sensor is on the subject'"'"'s back chest region when the monitoring garment is worn by the subject; comparing the magnetometer signal with stored benchmark respiratory parameter signals, determining without initial calibration, with a processor subsystem carried by the monitoring garment that is adapted to store the benchmark respiratory parameter signals, movement of the subject'"'"'s chest wall as a function of the magnetometer signal and determining, with the processor subsystem, a respiratory activity of the subject as a function of the chest wall movement; generating a three-dimensional model of the subject'"'"'s chest wall from the magnetometer signal; and displaying the generated three-dimensional model of the subjects chest wall. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51)
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