Reconfigurable garment definition and production method

• US 9,858,361 B2
• Filed: 01/05/2015
• Issued: 01/02/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Dennis Fernandez
• Original Assignee: Dennis Fernandez
• Inventors: Fernandez, Dennis S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Worrell, Danny
• Application Number:
  US14/589,854
• Publication Number:
  US 20150120253A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,093 Days
• Field of Search: 700130-138
• 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: A41H 3/007 Methods of drafting or marking-out patterns using computers computer-aided design G06F30/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00017 Electrical control of surgical instruments
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00084 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00212 using remote controls
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse, heart rate, blood pressure or blood flow; Combined pulse/heart-rate/blood pressure determination; Evaluating a cardiovascular condition not otherwise provided for, e.g. using combinations of techniques provided for in this group with electrocardiography or electroauscultation; Heart catheters for measuring blood pressure
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/024 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse rate or heart rate A61B5/0205, A61B5/021 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0816 Measuring devices for examining respiratory frequency measuring frequency of electric signals G01R23/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6804 Garments; Clothes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/00 Computer-aided design [CAD]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/82 Elements for improving aerodynamics
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 2/905 Electric

Abstract

Computer-aided design and manufacture software and hardware automate garment and fashion definition and production. Configurable garment includes ornamental element, pattern display, and personal identifier and wireless sensor electronics.

Claims

1. Electronically reconfigurable sleeve or cuff garment comprising:

an electronically personalizable sleeve or cuff garment comprising a flexible optical fiber screen woven into the sleeve or cuff, a media player, and an identifier device;

a user interface appliance comprising a user device, a processor/memory, and a networking interface; and

a power source;

wherein the networking interface is to couple with the user interface appliance with the sleeve or cuff garment using reconfigurable software to configure operation of the media player enabling real-time user-control via the user device and the flexible optical fiber screen, the software further configuring electronically a variable color element, a variable reflectivity element, a variable electroluminescent element, or a variable optical chameleon element of the flexible optical fiber screen according to a computerized celebrity or fashion expert consultant application that automatically generates a fashion or style recommendation using a design template for personalizing the sleeve or cuff garment electronically according to a user-defined garment definition or user input via the user device, thereby allowing the sleeve or cuff garment to change color, images, projections, and patterns based on configuration commands for a unique fashion look-and-feel and for displays of texts, data, and audio and video media content.

2. The garment of claim 1 wherein the user device further comprises a touchpad to allow real-time user-control of the garment, and a user control device to read data from computer-readable storage devices, the identifier device comprising a radio-frequency identification device (RFID) coupled to a global positioning system (GPS) device for wirelessly locating the garment, the media player further comprising a memory or storage device and a wireless communicator to download media from a network via the networking interface and to store in the memory or storage device, usage of the media downloaded being financially billable to user according to information in the identifier device, the power source comprising an optical heat source produced by transforming light into electrical power.

3. Electronically reconfigurable sleeve or cuff garment comprising:

an electronically reconfigurable sleeve or cuff garment comprising a programmable appliance comprising a pattern display, a media player, an identifier device, a user interface, a processor, a networking interface, and a power source;

wherein the networking interface is to couple with the user interface using reconfigurable software executable by the processor to configure operation of the media player enabling real-time user-control via the user interface, the software reconfiguring the pattern display via a variable color element, a variable reflectivity element, a variable electroluminescent element, or a variable optical chameleon element according to a computerized celebrity or fashion expert consultant application that automatically generates a fashion or style recommendation using a design template for personalizing the sleeve or cuff garment electronically according to a user-defined garment definition or user input via the user interface, thereby allowing the sleeve or cuff to change color, images, projections, or patterns based on configuration commands for a unique fashion look-and-feel and for displays of texts, data, and audio or video media content.

4. The garment of claim 3 wherein the user interface further comprises a touchpad to allow real-time user-control of the garment and a user control device to read data from at least one computer-readable storage device, the identifier device comprising a radio-frequency identification device (RFID) or a global positioning system (GPS) device for wirelessly locating the garment, the media player further comprising a storage device and a wireless communicator to download media from a network via the networking interface and to store in the at least one storage device, usage of the media downloaded being financially billable to user according to information in the identifier device, the power source transforming light into electrical power.

5. The garment of claim 3 wherein the software causes one or more hardware reconfigurable logic circuit or software simulation model accessible by the processor in the garment to be reconfigured electronically according to a change in a sensed user condition, thereby such software adaptively enabling reconfigured garment personalization via automated stylistic reconfiguration of garment prototype according to computerized fashion advisor or expert consultant design recommendation.

6. Electronically reconfigurable wrist, sleeve or cuff garment comprising:

an electronically reconfigurable sleeve or cuff wearable on a user wrist comprising a programmable appliance comprising a pattern display, a media player, an identifier device, a user interface, a processor, a networking interface, and a power source;

wherein the networking interface is to couple with the user interface using reconfigurable software executable by the processor to configure operation of the media player enabling real-time user-control via the user interface, the reconfigurable software reconfiguring the pattern display via a variable color element, a variable reflectivity element, a variable electroluminescent element, or a variable optical chameleon element according to a computerized celebrity or fashion expert consultant application that automatically generates a fashion or style recommendation using a design template for personalizing the sleeve or cuff garment electronically according to a user-defined garment definition or user input via the user interface, thereby allowing the sleeve or cuff garment to change color, images, projections, and patterns based on configuration commands for a unique fashion look-and-feel and for displays of texts, data, and audio or video media content;

wherein the user interface further comprises a touchpad to allow real-time user-control of the garment and a user control device to read data from one or more computer-readable storage devices, the identifier device comprising a radio-frequency identification device (RFID) or a global positioning system (GPS) device for wirelessly locating the garment, the media player further comprising a storage device and a wireless communicator to download media from a network via the networking interface and to store in such storage device, usage of the media downloaded being financially billable to the user according to information in the identifier device;

wherein the reconfigurable software causes one or more hardware reconfigurable logic circuit or software simulation model accessible by the processor in the garment to be reconfigured electronically according to a change in a sensed user condition, thereby such software adaptively enabling reconfigured garment personalization via automated stylistic reconfiguration of a garment prototype according to computerized fashion advise or expert consultant design recommendation.

7. Electronically reconfigurable wrist, sleeve or cuff garment comprising:

an electronically reconfigurable sleeve or cuff wearable on a user wrist comprising a programmable appliance comprising a pattern display, a media player, an identifier device, a user interface, a processor, a networking interface, and a power source;

wherein the networking interface is to couple with the user interface using reconfigurable software executable by the processor to configure operation of a force feedback element, the force feedback element serving as signal of notification for the garment user, the signal of notification being generated by the reconfigurable software or delivered to the electronically reconfigurable wrist, sleeve or cuff garment from a network via the networking interface according to a computerized celebrity or fashion expert consultant application that automatically generates a fashion or style recommendation using a design template for personalizing the sleeve or cuff garment electronically.

8. The garment of claim 7 wherein the force feedback element is generated in response to a signal originating from a second electronically reconfigurable wrist, sleeve or cuff garment, the signal being transferred to from the first electronically reconfigurable wrist, sleeve or cuff garment from the second electronically reconfigurable wrist, sleeve or cuff garment via the networking interface.

9. The garment of claim 7 wherein the force feedback element is generated in response to an emergency notification signal, the emergency notification signal being delivered from a network via the networking interface.

10. The garment of claim 7 wherein the user interface further comprises a touchpad to allow real-time user-control of the garment and a user control device to read data from at least one computer-readable storage device, the identifier device comprising a radio-frequency identification device (RFID) or a global positioning system (GPS) device for wirelessly locating the garment.

11. Method for electronically reconfiguring a wrist, sleeve, or cuff garment comprising:

a network interface interacting with the user interface of an electronically reconfigurable wrist, sleeve, or cuff garment using a reconfigurable software;

the wrist, sleeve or cuff garment comprising a programmable appliance comprising a pattern display, a media player, an identifier device, a user interface, a processor, a networking interface, and a power source;

the software reconfiguring the pattern display via a variable color element, a variable reflectivity element, a variable electroluminescent element, or a variable optical chameleon element according to a computerized celebrity or fashion expert consultant application that automatically generates a fashion or style recommendation using a design template for personalizing the sleeve or cuff garment electronically according to a user-defined garment definition or user input via the pattern display or the user interface, thereby allowing the sleeve or cuff to change color, images, projections, and patterns based on configuration commands for a unique fashion look-and-feel and for displays of texts, data, and audio and video media content.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the user interface further comprises a touchpad to allow real-time user-control of the garment and a user control device to read data from one or more computer-readable storage devices, the identifier device comprising a radio-frequency identification device (RFID) or a global positioning system (GPS) device for wirelessly locating the garment, the media player further comprising a storage device and a wireless communicator to download media from a network via the networking interface and to store in such storage device, usage of the media downloaded being financially chargeable to user according to information in the identifier device.

13. The method of claim 11 wherein the software causes one or more hardware reconfigurable logic circuit or software simulation model accessible by the processor in the garment to be reconfigured electronically according to a change in sensed user condition, thereby such software adaptively enabling reconfigured garment personalization via automated stylistic reconfiguration of garment prototype according to computerized fashion advise or expert consultant design recommendation.

14. A network for transferring data between electronically reconfigurable wrist, sleeve or cuff garments comprising:

a plurality of servers;

one or more electronically configurable wrist, sleeve or cuff garments;

a network interconnecting said servers to said electronically reconfigurable wrist, sleeve or cuff garments;

wherein the network allows for the dynamic, remote and wireless transfer of data between an electronically reconfigurable wrist, sleeve or cuff garment and a server;

wherein at least one of said wrist, sleeve or cuff garment accesses via the network a computerized celebrity or fashion expert consultant application that automatically generates a fashion or style recommendation using a design template for personalizing the sleeve or cuff garment electronically.

15. Electronically reconfigurable wrist, sleeve or cuff garment comprising:

an electronically reconfigurable sleeve or cuff wearable on a user wrist comprising a programmable appliance;

wherein the programmable appliance accesses reconfigurable software executable by a processor to configure wearable operation uniquely according to a computerized celebrity or fashion expert consultant application that automatically generates a fashion or style recommendation using a design template for electronically personalizing the sleeve or cuff garment.