# US 10,244,984 B2 · Wearable athletic activity monitoring systems > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,244,984 B2 - Document ID: US10244984B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/659,679 - Filed: 2017-07-26 - Published: 2017-11-09 - Granted: 2019-04-02 - Earliest claimed: 2012-04-13 - Assignees: adidas AG - Applicants: adidas AG - Inventors: Aurel Coza; Christian DiBenedetto; Ian Michael Munson - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10244984B2 ## CPC - A61B 5/6804: {Garments; Clothes} - A61B 5/0002: {Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network (endoradiosondes A61B5/07)} - A61B 5/002: {Monitoring the patient using a local or closed circuit, e.g. in a room or building (A61B5/0017 takes precedence)} - A61B 5/0022: {Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet} - A61B 5/11: Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor or mobility of a limb {(A61B5/1038 takes precedence; motion detection to correct for motion artifacts in physiological signals A61B5/721)} - G06Q 10/0639: Performance analysis of employees; Performance analysis of enterprise or organisation operations - G09B 19/0038: {Sports} - G16H 40/67: for remote operation - A63B 2220/20: Distances or displacements - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - G09B: EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS (devices for psychotechnics or for testing reaction times A61B5/16; games, sports, amusements A63; projectors, projector screens G03B) - G16H: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA - A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H) ## 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. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of monitoring an individual engaged in an athletic activity, the method comprising: detecting movement of the individual at a first time using a sensor module inseparably coupled to a textile material of a garment configured to be worn by the individual engaged in the athletic activity; determining that the movement of the individual corresponds to a predetermined activation movement; the sensor module entering an active state in response to the determination that the movement of the individual corresponds to the predetermined activation movement; and detecting movement of the individual at a second time while the sensor module is in the active state. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the sensor module senses magnetic field data and acceleration data. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, further comprising: comparing the magnetic field data and the acceleration data with a lookup table; and identifying a movement of the individual based on the comparison,. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein sensing magnetic field data and acceleration data comprises: sensing first magnetic field data and first acceleration data at a first time; and sensing second magnetic field data and second acceleration data at a second time. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, further comprising: determining an initial spatial orientation of the individual; determining a change in spatial orientation of the individual; determining an activity metric based on the change in the spatial orientation; and providing an output that conveys the activity metric. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein comparing the magnetic field data and the acceleration data with a lookup table comprises: comparing the initial spatial orientation of the individual and the change in the special orientation of the individual to the lookup table. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the sensor module comprises a sensor, a radio antenna configured to transmit data generated by the sensor, and a flexible printed circuit board. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein an exterior of the sensor module is portless. ### Claim 9 A system for monitoring an individual engaged in an athletic activity, the system comprising: a processor, a sensor module inseparably coupled to a textile material of a garment worn by the individual engaged in the athletic activity, the sensor module further comprising: a sensor; a radio antenna configured to transmit movement data generated by the sensor to the processor; and a flexible printed circuit board, wherein the processor is configured to compare the movement data to a lookup table to determine an activity metric. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the sensor module is powered by a capacitor. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, 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. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the single characteristic is one of magnetic field data and acceleration data. ### Claim 13 A method for monitoring an individual engaged in an athletic activity, the method comprising: detecting movement of the individual using a sensor module inseparably coupled to a textile material of a garment configured to be worn by the individual engaged in the athletic activity; recording movement data resulting from the detection of movement; determining a correlation between the movement data and an activity metric by reference to a data structure; and providing an output that conveys the activity metric. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the sensor senses one of acceleration data and magnetic field data. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising: determining a first orientation and a first acceleration of the individual at a first time; and determining a second orientation and a second acceleration of the individual at a second time. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the determination of the first orientation and first acceleration is based on first magnetic field data and first acceleration data, and wherein the determination of the second orientation and second acceleration is based on second magnetic field data and second acceleration data. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein providing the output comprises: transmitting data representative of the identified movement of the individual; and displaying a representation of the data representative of the identified movement on a display. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the sensor module is sewn, laser welded, or adhered to the garment. ### Claim 19 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the output is conveyed via an external component removably coupled to the textile material of the garment and configured to electrically connect with the sensor module. ### Claim 20 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the sensor module is sealed within a waterproof membrane.