Method and system of attachment and detection of attachment of a wearable sensor to clothing material
AssigneeMondevices Inc.
InventorArturas Henrikas Vaitaitis
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Abstract
A method and system of universal, secure attachment with attachment detection mechanism, of a wearable sensor-unit to any article of clothing worn around the body in order to measure vital signals of a person, such as motion, movements and activity levels. The method and system permits: reliable attachment to any article of clothing; an attachment in any position to clothing or fabric worn by a person; and detection for the wearable sensor attachment to an article of clothing to minimize false alarms.
Claims14
A method for attaching and securing a wearable sensor to an article of clothing, the method comprising:
- providing a sensor enclosure having a surface defining an opening;
- providing a sensor configured to be received into the opening of the enclosure;
- positioning an article of clothing between the opening of the sensor enclosure and the sensor;
- and
- squeezing the sensor into the opening sensor enclosure such that the article of clothing is sandwiched between the sensor and the sensor enclosure.
A wearable sensor comprising:
- an outer enclosure having an opening;
- and
- a sensor assembly configured to be received and secured into the outer enclosure opening;
- wherein an article of clothing is positioned between the outer enclosure and the sensor such that the same results in a secure fit between enclosure and sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.