Sensor experience garment

• US 9,652,949 B1
• Filed: 04/05/2016
• Issued: 05/16/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Prosports Technologies, LLC
• Original Assignee: Prosports Technologies, LLC
• Inventors: Cronin, John E., Reasner, Nick
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Tai T
• Application Number:
  US15/091,139
• Time in Patent Office: 406 Days
• Field of Search: 340665, 3404071
• CPC Class Codes: A41B 1/08 Details
• 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: G06Q 20/322 Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 6/00 Tactile signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 7/06 using electric transmission , e.g. involving audible and visible signalling through the use of sound and light sources

Abstract

The present invention includes systems and methods for enhancing audience sensory experience. Light-emitting diodes and vibrators may activate on an audience member shirt when an actor receives a hit while wearing a shirt having sensors. The audience member may choose to receive input from a particular actor'"'"'s shirt. The audience member may also choose to view a replay of an event and activate the associated light-emitting diodes and vibrators.

Claims

1. A method for impact notification, the method comprising:

receiving at a network interface payment confirmation sent from a user device over a communication network, wherein the payment confirmation allows transmission of impact data to the user device;

detecting an impact via one or more impact-detecting sensors, the one or more impact-detecting sensors being at least a subset of a plurality of garment sensors, and the plurality of garment sensors coupled to a garment;

identifying one or more impact locations on the garment, the one or more impact locations associated with the one or more impact-detecting sensors; and

transmitting impact data via a wireless communicator based on the received payment confirmation, the transmitted impact data identifying at least the one or more impact locations, and wherein the transmitted impact data is received by the user device that identifies the one or more impact locations via one or more output components.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the impact data via the wireless communicator includes transmitting the impact data to a controller device, which then transmits the impact data to the user device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the impact data via the wireless communicator includes transmitting the impact data directly to the user device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the output components of the user device include at least one of a light source or a vibrator.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the garment is a shirt.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the user device is a second garment.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the user device is a shirt.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of sensors includes at least one accelerometer.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the impact data also includes intensity data identifying an intensity of the detected impact as detected by the one or more impact sensors.

10. A system for impact notification, the system comprising:

a garment;

a network server that receives payment confirmation associated with a user device, wherein the payment confirmation allows transmission of impact data from the team network to the user device;

a plurality of garment sensors coupled to the garment, wherein one or more impact-detecting sensors detect an impact, the one or more impact-detecting sensors being at least a subset of a plurality of garment sensors, and wherein the one or more impact-detecting sensors is associated with one or more impact locations on the garment; and

a wireless communicator coupled to the garment, the wireless communicator transmitting impact data identifying at least the one or more impact locations based on the received payment confirmation, and wherein the transmitted impact data is received by the user device that identifies the one or more impact locations via one or more output components.

11. The system of claim 10, further comprising a controller device that receives the impact data transmitted via the wireless communicator, wherein the controller device then transmits the impact data to the user device.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the output components of the user device include at least one of a light source or a vibrator.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the garment is a shirt.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the user device is a second garment.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the user device is a shirt.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein the plurality of sensors includes at least one accelerometer.

17. The system of claim 10, wherein the impact data also includes intensity data identifying an intensity of the detected impact as detected by the one or more impact sensors.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having embodied thereon a program executable by a processor for impact notification, the method comprising:

receiving payment confirmation associated with a user device, wherein the payment confirmation allows transmission of impact data to the user device;

detecting an impact via one or more impact-detecting sensors, the one or more impact-detecting sensors being at least a subset of a plurality of garment sensors, and the plurality of garment sensors coupled to a garment;

identifying one or more impact locations on the garment, the one or more impact locations associated with the one or more impact-detecting sensors; and

transmitting impact data via a wireless communicator based on the received payment confirmation, the transmitted impact data identifying at least the one or more impact locations, and wherein the transmitted impact data is received by the user device that identifies the one or more impact locations via one or more output components.