Wearable athletic activity monitoring systems
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1. A sensor garment for monitoring an individual engaged in an athletic activity, the sensor garment comprising:
- a garment formed of textile material; and
a sensor module inseparably coupled to the textile material of the garment,wherein the sensor module comprises a sensor,wherein the sensor module comprises a radio antenna configured to transmit data generated by the sensor,wherein an exterior of the sensor module is portless, andwherein the sensor module comprises a flexible printed circuit board.
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Abstract
A sensor garment for monitoring an individual engaged in an athletic activity includes a garment formed of textile material, and a sensor module inseparably coupled to the textile material of the garment. The sensor module includes a single-purpose sensor configured to sense a single characteristic, and a radio antenna configured to transmit data generated by the single-purpose sensor. The sensor module includes no external port.
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1. A sensor garment for monitoring an individual engaged in an athletic activity, the sensor garment comprising:
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a garment formed of textile material; and a sensor module inseparably coupled to the textile material of the garment, wherein the sensor module comprises a sensor, wherein the sensor module comprises a radio antenna configured to transmit data generated by the sensor, wherein an exterior of the sensor module is portless, and wherein the sensor module comprises a flexible printed circuit board. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A sensor garment for monitoring an individual engaged in an athletic activity, the sensor garment comprising:
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a garment formed of textile material; a sensor module inseparably coupled to the textile material of the garment; and an external component removably coupled to the textile material of the garment and configured to electronically connect with the sensor module, wherein the sensor module comprises a sensor, wherein the sensor module comprises a radio antenna configured to transmit data generated by the sensor, and wherein the sensor module comprises and is powered by one of a thin-film battery and a capacitor. - View Dependent Claims (18, 21)
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19. A sensor garment for monitoring an individual engaged in an athletic activity, the sensor garment comprising:
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a garment formed of textile material; and a sensor module inseparably coupled to the textile material of the garment, wherein the sensor module comprises a sensor, wherein the sensor module comprises a radio antenna configured to transmit data generated by the sensor, wherein the sensor module comprises a near field communication circuit, wherein the sensor is a single-purpose sensor configured to sense a single characteristic, and wherein the sensor module comprises no sensor in addition to the single-purpose sensor. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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