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 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.
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.
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.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.