US 2006/0135863 A1 · Integral heart rate monitoring garment

Abstract

A garment adapted for monitoring a user's heart rate includes material, a transmitter, one or more electrodes, and a power source. The transmitter, electrodes, and power source are integrated with the material. The electrodes and power source are operatively coupled to the transmitter, and the electrodes are responsive to the user's heart rate. The garment is adapted for being worn, washed, and discarded with the electrodes, transmitter, and power source integrated therewith. A method of monitoring heart rate includes integrating a transmitter, electrodes, and power source with a garment, coupling the electrodes operatively to the transmitter, coupling the power source operatively to the transmitter, and adapting the garment for being worn, washed, and discarded with the transmitter, electrodes, and power source integrated therewith.

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Dependent claims

A garment adapted for monitoring a user's heart rate, the garment comprising:

material;
a transmitter, the transmitter being integrated with the material and adapted for providing information representing the user's heart rate;
an electrode, the electrode being operatively coupled to the transmitter and integrated with the material, the electrode being responsive to the user's heart rate;
and
a power source, the power source being operatively coupled to the transmitter and integrated with the material, the garment being adapted for being worn with the electrode, transmitter, and power source integrated therewith.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Integral heart rate monitoring garment

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Integral heart rate monitoring garment

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Abstract

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