# US 10,765,364 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 10,765,364 B2 - Document ID: US10765364B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/369,585 - Filed: 2019-03-29 - Published: 2019-07-25 - Granted: 2020-09-08 - 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/US10765364B2 ## 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 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. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the sensor module comprises a flexible printed circuit board. ### Claim 3 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. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The system of claim 3, wherein the sensor module comprises and is powered by one of thin-film battery and a super capacitor. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The system of claim 3, wherein the sensor of the sensor module is a single-purpose sensor configured to sense a single characteristic. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, wherein the sensor module is sealed within a waterproof membrane. ### Claim 7 (depends on 3) The garment of claim 3, wherein the sensor module comprises and is powered by one of a solar cell, a kinetic energy conversion unit, and a thermoelectric generator. ### Claim 8 (depends on 3) The garment of claim 3, wherein the sensor module further comprises a near field communication circuit. ### Claim 9 (depends on 5) The garment of claim 5, wherein the sensor module comprises no sensor in addition to the single-purpose sensor. ### Claim 10 (depends on 3) The garment of claim 3, wherein the sensor of the sensor module is an acceleration sensor. ### Claim 11 (depends on 3) The garment of claim 3, wherein the sensor of the sensor module is a magnetic field sensor. ### Claim 12 (depends on 3) The garment of claim 3, wherein the sensor module is inseparably coupled to the textile material. ### Claim 13 (depends on 3) The garment of claim 3, wherein the sensor module is arranged on the garment, such that the sensor module is positioned on a back of a torso of the individual when the garment is worn by the individual. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The garment of claim 1, wherein the external component comprises at least one of an external memory device, an external power source, and an external radio antenna. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The garment of claim 1, wherein the sensor is a single-purpose sensor configured to sense a single characteristic, and the sensor module comprises no sensor in addition to the single-purpose sensor. ### Claim 16 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. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein identifying take-off of the jump comprises sensing a resultant acceleration of about zero, using the sensor module. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16 wherein identifying take-off of the jump comprises sensing a resultant acceleration of about zero for at least 50 ms using the sensor module. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, comprising providing an output based on the maximum jump height of the individual. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19, wherein the output is a display of the maximum jump height, and the output is displayed following completion of the jump by the individual.