# US 12,008,429 B2 · Wearable assembly > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,008,429 B2 - Document ID: US12008429B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/245,929 - Filed: 2021-09-20 - Published: 2023-11-30 - Granted: 2024-06-11 - Earliest claimed: 2020-09-21 - Assignees: Prevayl Innovations Limited - Applicants: Prevayl Innovations Limited - Inventors: Michael John Lynch - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12008429B2 ## CPC - G06K 7/10366: {the interrogation device being adapted for miscellaneous applications} - G08C 19/00: Electric signal transmission systems (G08C17/00 takes precedence) - G06K 19/07762: {the adhering arrangement making the record carrier wearable, e.g. having the form of a ring, watch, glove or bracelet (record carriers for insertion in the human body for medical purposes A61B90/00; record carriers adapted for attachment to animals A01K11/00)} - G06K: GRAPHICAL DATA READING (image or video recognition or understanding G06V); PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS - G08C: TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR MEASURED VALUES, CONTROL OR SIMILAR SIGNALS (fluid pressure transmitting systems F15B; mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member into a different variable G01D5/00; mechanical control systems G05G) ## Abstract Wearable assembly (2) comprises wearable article (200) and electronics module (300). The wearable article (200) comprises an identification element such as a length of conductive material (204). Identification information is encoded in an electrical property of the length of conductive material (204). An electronics module (300) comprises a processor and two contacts (301) communicatively coupled to the processor. The processor processes signals received from the two contacts (301). When the electronics module (300) is positioned on the wearable article such that the two contacts 301 are brought into contact with the length of the conductive material (204) and electrically connected to one another via the length conductive material (204), the processor is operable to measure an electrical property of the electrical connection formed between the two contacts (301) by the conductive material (204) so as to read the identification information. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A wearable assembly comprising: a wearable article comprising an identification element, wherein identification information is encoded in an electrical property of the identification element; and an electronics module comprising a processor and two contacts communicatively coupled to the processor, the processor being operable to process signals received from the two contacts, wherein the electrical property is impedance, and when the electronics module is positioned on the wearable article such that the two contacts are brought into contact with the identification element and electrically connected to one another via the identification element, the processor is operable to measure the impedance of the electrical connection formed between the two contacts by the identification element so as to read the identification information. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The wearable assembly according to claim 1, wherein the identification element comprises a length of conductive material. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The wearable assembly according to claim 1, wherein the impedance is defined by one or more of the width, length, thickness, and resistivity of the conductive material that extends between and electrically connects the two contacts together. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The wearable assembly according to claim 2, wherein the length of conductive material comprises a region of uninterrupted, continuous, conductive material having a length at least equal to the spacing between the two contacts of the electronics module. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The wearable assembly according to claim 1, wherein the identification information identifies one or more of a property of the wearable article and a location of the identification element on the wearable article. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The wearable assembly according to claim 1, wherein the processor is operable to compare the impedance to one or more pre-stored values associated with different identification information so as to decode the identification information encoded in the impedance of the identification element. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The wearable assembly according to claim 1, wherein the wearable article comprises an interface for releasable mechanical connection to an electronics module, wherein when the electronics module is mechanically connected to the wearable article at the interface, the two contacts are brought into contact with the identification element such that the two contacts are electrically connected to one another via the identification element. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The wearable assembly according to claim 1, wherein the processor is operable to change a power mode of the electronics module according to the read identification information. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The wearable assembly according to claim 1, wherein the processor is operable to disable or enable one or more components associated with the electronics module according to the read identification information. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The wearable assembly according to claim 9, wherein the processor is operable to disable one or more components associated with processing signals received via the contacts according to the read identification information. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The wearable assembly according to claim 1, wherein the processor is operable to disable or enable one or more algorithms for processing sensor data according to the read identification information. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The wearable assembly according to claim 1, wherein the processor is operable to increase or decrease a sampling rate according to the read identification information. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The wearable assembly according to claim 1, wherein the processor is operable to enable or disable one or more communication channels for transmitting data according to the read identification information. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The wearable assembly according to claim 1, wherein the processor is operable to increase or decrease a buffer size in a memory for storing data according to the read identification information. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The wearable assembly according to claim 1, wherein the processor is operable to adjust one or more coefficients used in a machine-learning algorithm according to the read identification information. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The wearable assembly according to claim 1, wherein the processor is operable to select a machine-learning model for use in generating inferences according to the read identification information. ### Claim 17 An electronics module for a wearable article, the electronics module comprising: a processor and at least two contacts communicatively coupled to the processor, the two contacts are arranged to be brought into contact with an identification element when positioned on the wearable article, wherein when the electronics module is positioned on the wearable article, the two contacts are electrically connected to one another via the identification element, and wherein the processor is operable to measure impedance of the electrical connection formed between the two contacts by the identification element so as to read identification information that is encoded into the impedance of the identification element. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The electronics module according to claim 17, wherein the electronics module is arranged to be mechanically connected to the wearable article at an interface of the wearable article. ### Claim 19 A method of identifying a wearable article, the method comprises: positioning an electronics module on a wearable article such that two contacts of the electronics module are brought into contact with an identification element of the wearable article and electrically connected to one another via the identification element; and measuring impedance of the electrical connection formed between the two contacts by the identification element so as to read identification information that is encoded into the impedance of the identification element.