Garment for physiological characteristics monitoring
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1. A monitoring system for noninvasively monitoring parameters of a subject engaged in a physical activity, the system comprising:
- a monitoring garment configured to cover a portion of a subject'"'"'s torso; and
a magnetometer system embedded in the monitoring garment and comprising a first transmission magnetometer, a first receive magnetometer, a second transmission magnetometer, and a second receive magnetometer,wherein the first transmission magnetometer is configured to generate, at a first position, a first magnetic field,wherein the first receive magnetometer is configured to receive, at a second position, the first magnetic field,wherein the second transmission magnetometer is configured to generate, at a third position, a second magnetic field,wherein the second receive magnetometer is configured to receive, at a fourth position, the first and second magnetic fields,wherein the first transmission magnetometer, the first receive magnetometer, the second transmission magnetometer, and the second receive magnetometer are embedded in the monitoring garment,wherein the magnetometer system is responsive to changes in distance between the first and second positions, the third and fourth positions, and the first and fourth positions, and is further configured to generate and transmit a first signal representing, a change in distance between the first and second positions, a second signal representing a change in distance between the third and fourth positions, and a third signal representing a change in distance between the first and fourth positions,and wherein the monitoring system is configured to process, using a processor system, a plurality of signals to determine a plurality of respiratory parameters in real time including the existence of a hypopnea event, and is configured to generate and transmit performance parameter signals.
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Abstract
Monitoring systems for noninvasively monitoring physiological parameters of a subject, including (i) a wearable monitoring garment adapted to cover at least a portion of a subject'"'"'s torso, and (ii) a magnetometer system that is embedded in the monitoring garment, the magnetometer system including at least paired first transmission and receiver magnetometers and paired second transmission and receiver magnetometers, the magnetometer system being responsive to changes in distance between the paired magnetometers.
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1. A monitoring system for noninvasively monitoring parameters of a subject engaged in a physical activity, the system comprising:
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a monitoring garment configured to cover a portion of a subject'"'"'s torso; and a magnetometer system embedded in the monitoring garment and comprising a first transmission magnetometer, a first receive magnetometer, a second transmission magnetometer, and a second receive magnetometer, wherein the first transmission magnetometer is configured to generate, at a first position, a first magnetic field, wherein the first receive magnetometer is configured to receive, at a second position, the first magnetic field, wherein the second transmission magnetometer is configured to generate, at a third position, a second magnetic field, wherein the second receive magnetometer is configured to receive, at a fourth position, the first and second magnetic fields, wherein the first transmission magnetometer, the first receive magnetometer, the second transmission magnetometer, and the second receive magnetometer are embedded in the monitoring garment, wherein the magnetometer system is responsive to changes in distance between the first and second positions, the third and fourth positions, and the first and fourth positions, and is further configured to generate and transmit a first signal representing, a change in distance between the first and second positions, a second signal representing a change in distance between the third and fourth positions, and a third signal representing a change in distance between the first and fourth positions, and wherein the monitoring system is configured to process, using a processor system, a plurality of signals to determine a plurality of respiratory parameters in real time including the existence of a hypopnea event, and is configured to generate and transmit performance parameter signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A monitoring system for noninvasively monitoring parameters of a subject engaged in a physical activity, the system comprising:
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a shirt configured to cover a portion of a subject'"'"'s torso; a magnetometer system embedded in the shirt and comprising a first transmission magnetometer, a first receive magnetometer, a second transmission magnetometer, and a second receive magnetometer; a physiological sensor system embedded in the shirt and configured to detect a physiological parameter associated with the subject, aid to generate and transmit a physiological parameter signal representing the detected physiological parameter; a processor system embedded in the shirt; and a transmission system embedded in the shirt, wherein the first transmission magnetometer is configured to generate, at a first position, a first magnetic field. wherein the first receive magnetometer is configured to receive, at a second position, the first magnetic field, wherein the second transmission magnetometer is configured to generate, at a third position, a second magnetic field, wherein the second receive magnetometer is configured to receive, at a fourth position, the first and second magnetic fields, wherein the magnetometer system is responsive to changes in distance between the first and second positions, the third and fourth positions, and the first and fourth positions, and is further configured to generate and transmit a first signal representing a change in distance between the first and second positions, a second signal representing a change in distance between the third and fourth positions, and a third signal representing a change in distance between the first and fourth positions, wherein the processor system is adapted to determine a respiratory parameter from the first, second, and third signals, and is configured to generate and transmit a respiratory parameter signal including the existence of a hypopnea event representing the respiratory parameter and the physiological parameter signal, wherein the transmission system is configured to transmit the first, second, and third signals, and the physiological parameter signal, from the magnetometer system and the physiological sensor system to the processor system, wherein the physiological parameter comprises at least one of blood oxygen level, blood flow, hydration status, calories burned, and muscle fatigue, and wherein the processing system is configured to generate and transmit performance parameter signals. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A monitoring system for noninvasively monitoring parameters of a subject engaged in a physical activity, the system comprising:
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a monitoring garment configured to cover a portion of a subject'"'"'s torso; and a magnetometer system embedded in the monitoring garment and comprising a first transmission magnetometer, a first receive magnetometer, a second transmission magnetometer, and a second receive magnetometer, wherein the first transmission magnetometer is configured to generate, at a first position, a first magnetic field, wherein the first receive magnetometer is configured to receive, at a second position, the first magnetic field, wherein the second transmission magnetometer is configured to generate, at a third position, a second magnetic field, wherein the second receive magnetometer is configured to receive, at a fourth position, the first and second magnetic fields, wherein the first transmission magnetometer, the first receive magnetometer, the second transmission magnetometer, and the second receive magnetometer are embedded in the monitoring garment, wherein the magnetometer system is responsive to changes in distance between the first and second positions, the third and fourth positions, and the first and fourth positions, and is further configured to generate and transmit a first signal representing a change in distance between the first and second positions, a second signal representing a change in distance between the third and fourth positions, and a third signal representing a change in distance between the first and fourth positions, wherein the monitoring system is configured to process using a processor system, a plurality of signals to determine a plurality of respiratory parameters in real time including the existence a hypopnea event, and is configured to generate and transmit performance parameter signals to detect changes in patterns of tidal volume during post-exercise recovery, such that it measures improvements in a subject'"'"'s fitness level over a course of a training regime.
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