Wearable athletic activity monitoring systems
Assigneeadidas AG
InventorsAurel Coza, Christian DiBenedetto, Ian Michael Munson
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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.
Claims20
A garment for monitoring an individual engaged in an athletic activity, comprising:
- a textile material;
- a sensor module inseparably coupled to the textile material;
- wherein the sensor module comprises:
- a sensor;
- and
- a transceiver configured to transmit data generated by the sensor;
- an external component removably coupled to the textile material and configured to communicate with the sensor module.
A garment for monitoring an individual engaged in an athletic activity, comprising:
- a textile material,
- a sensor module coupled to the textile material, the sensor module further comprising:
- a sensor;
- transceiver configured to transmit data generated by the sensor;
- and
- a flexible printed circuit board.
A method for determining a jump characteristic of an individual using a garment having a sensor module, the method comprising:
- identifying take-off of a jump performed by the individual;
- determining a first vertical velocity of the individual based on first acceleration data sensed at an initiation of the jump prior to take-off using the sensor module of the garment worn by the individual, wherein the sensor module is inseparably coupled to the garment;
- determining a second vertical velocity of the individual, based on the first vertical velocity and second acceleration data sensed between the initiation of the jump and the take-off of the jump;
- and
- calculating a maximum jump height based on the second vertical velocity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.