Sense-enabled apparel
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorSteven H. Walker
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Abstract
Systems and methods for integrating and using sensor system in articles of apparel are provided. The system may include an apparel piece sized and dimensioned to be worn on a user and a sensor system integrated with the apparel piece. The sensor system may include at least one stretchable capacitive sensor positioned on the apparel piece so as to measure a biometric parameter of the user when the apparel piece is worn, an illumination system configured to provide illumination in a specified illumination area based on the measured biometric parameter of the user, and a control module to control one or more settings of the illumination system.
Claims20
A sensor-enabled apparel system comprising:
- an apparel component sized and dimensioned to be worn on a user;
- at least one stretchable capacitive sensor positioned on the apparel component so as to measure a biometric parameter of the user;
- an illumination system configured to provide a pulsed illumination with a pulsation frequency set based on the biometric parameter of the user;
- and
- a control module configured to control one or more settings of the illumination system in response to user input.
An apparel apparatus comprising:
- an apparel component sized and dimensioned to be worn on a user;
- and
- a sensor-based illumination system integrated with the apparel component, the sensor-based illumination system including:
- at least one stretchable capacitive sensor positioned on the apparel component so as to measure a biometric parameter of the user;
- an illumination system configured to provide a pulsed illumination with a pulsation frequency set based on the biometric parameter of the user;
- and
- a control module configured to receive user input and to control one or more settings of the illumination system in accordance with received user input.
A sensor system integrated with an apparel component, the sensor system including:
- at least one stretchable capacitive sensor positioned on the apparel component and configured to measure a biometric parameter of a user;
- an illumination system configured to provide pulsed illumination with a pulsation frequency set based on the biometric parameter of the user;
- and
- a control module to control one or more settings of the illumination system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.