Garment integrated sensing system and method
First Claim
1. A biometric monitoring system, comprising:
- a set of wireless sensor interfaces coupled to a garment, each of the wireless sensor interfaces comprising;
an electrode layer configured for electrical contact with a user during operation, the electrode layer comprising a receiving region,a positional identifier associated with a position on the garment, anda retention subsystem;
a set of wireless sensor modules, each of the wireless sensor modules configured to be received by and removably coupled to the retention subsystem of a corresponding wireless sensor interface of the set of wireless sensor interfaces and comprising;
a contact region electrically coupleable to the receiving region of the electrode layer of the corresponding wireless sensor interface,a set of sensors configured to detect a set of biometric signal types, anda positional interrogator configured to identify, upon interacting with the positional identifier of the corresponding wireless sensor interface, the position associated with the corresponding wireless sensor interface; and
a control module communicatively coupled to the set of wireless sensor modules and configured to automatically select, for each wireless sensor module of the set of wireless sensor modules, a subset of the set of biometric signal types detected by an activated set of sensors corresponding to the wireless sensor module for transmission from the wireless sensor module, wherein the subset is selected based on a detected position of the wireless sensor module.
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Abstract
A system for monitoring biometric signals of a user comprising: a set of wireless sensor interfaces coupled to a garment, each of the wireless sensor interfaces comprising: 1) an electrode layer comprising a receiving region, 2) a positional identifier, associated with a position on the garment, and 3) a retention subsystem; a set of wireless sensor modules, each of the set of wireless sensor modules comprising: a contact region electrically coupleable to the receiving region of the electrode layer, a set of sensors configured to detect a set of biometric signal types, and a positional interrogator configured to identify the position associated with the corresponding wireless sensor interface; and a control module, communicatively coupled to the set of wireless sensor modules, wherein the control module queries a subset of the set of biometric signal types for transmission from each of the set of wireless sensor modules based on their positions.
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21 Claims
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1. A biometric monitoring system, comprising:
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a set of wireless sensor interfaces coupled to a garment, each of the wireless sensor interfaces comprising; an electrode layer configured for electrical contact with a user during operation, the electrode layer comprising a receiving region, a positional identifier associated with a position on the garment, and a retention subsystem; a set of wireless sensor modules, each of the wireless sensor modules configured to be received by and removably coupled to the retention subsystem of a corresponding wireless sensor interface of the set of wireless sensor interfaces and comprising; a contact region electrically coupleable to the receiving region of the electrode layer of the corresponding wireless sensor interface, a set of sensors configured to detect a set of biometric signal types, and a positional interrogator configured to identify, upon interacting with the positional identifier of the corresponding wireless sensor interface, the position associated with the corresponding wireless sensor interface; and a control module communicatively coupled to the set of wireless sensor modules and configured to automatically select, for each wireless sensor module of the set of wireless sensor modules, a subset of the set of biometric signal types detected by an activated set of sensors corresponding to the wireless sensor module for transmission from the wireless sensor module, wherein the subset is selected based on a detected position of the wireless sensor module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A biometric monitoring system, comprising:
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a wireless sensor interface coupled to a garment, comprising; an electrode layer configured for electrical contact with a user during operation, the electrode layer comprising a receiving region, and a positional identifier associated with a position on the garment; a wireless sensor module, configured to be coupled to the wireless sensor interface and comprising; a set of sensors configured to detect a set of biometric signal types, and a positional interrogator configured to identify, upon interacting with the positional identifier of the wireless sensor interface, the position associated with the wireless sensor interface; and a control module communicatively coupled to the wireless sensor module and configured to automatically select a subset of the set of biometric signal types detected by an activated set of sensors corresponding to the wireless sensor module for transmission from the wireless sensor module, wherein the subset is selected based on a detected position of the wireless sensor. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for monitoring a biometric signal of a user, comprising:
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at a first wireless sensor module, detecting, based on an interaction between the first wireless sensor module and a first wireless sensor interface of a garment, a first position of the first wireless sensor module with respect to the garment; by way of at least one of the first wireless sensor module and a control module, automatically selecting, based on the first position, a first subset of biometric signal outputs from among a first set of biometric signal outputs of the first wireless sensor module, wherein the first subset of biometric signal outputs is detected by an activated set of sensors corresponding to the first wireless sensor module; and transmitting the first subset of biometric signal outputs from the first wireless sensor module to the control module. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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