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US 6,801,140 B2Granted
System and method for smart clothing and wearable electronic devices
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorsJani Mäntyjärvi, Jyrki Hoisko, Juha Kaario, Jyrki Kimmel
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Abstract
System and method for wearable electronic devices and smart clothing that includes integrating an electronic circuit into one or more fastening devices on an article of clothing. One or more electronic devices integrated with or attached to the clothing are controlled or monitored based on a position of the fastening device where the position relates to how much the fastening device is fastened.
Claims37
A method for controlling wearable electronic devices and smart clothing comprising:
- integrating an electronic circuit into at least one fastening device on a piece of clothing;
- wherein the electronic circuit comprises at least one conductive cable including two parts of conductive optical fiber;
- and
- controlling at least one electronic device based on a position of the at least one fastening device, wherein the at least one electronic device is activated if the position of the at least one fastening device effectuates the two parts of conductive optical fiber being brought into conducting positions completing the at least one conductive cable.
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An article of clothing comprising:
- at least one fastening device, some at least one fastening device containing an electronic circuit integral therewith wherein the electronic circuit comprises at least one conductive cable including two parts of conductive optical fiber;
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- at least one electronic device, the at least one electronic device being controlled based on a position of the at least one fastening device, wherein the at least one electronic device is activated if the position of the at least one fastening device effectuates the two parts of conductive optical fiber being brought into conducting positions completing the at least one conductive cable.
A data zipper system comprising:
- a zipper, the zipper including a plurality of interlocking teeth;
- at least one conductive cable, each at least one conductive cable including two parts of conductive optical fiber, each of the two parts being integral with one tooth of a pair of conducting interlocking teeth that are part of the plurality of interlocking teeth, the two parts being brought into conducting positions completing the at least one conductive cable when the pair of conducting interlocking teeth are interlocked, the conducting position allowing information transfer through the at least one conductive cable;
- at least one sensor, the at least one sensor operably connected to at least one conductive cable;
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- at least one controller, the at least one controller operably connected to at least one conductive cable and the at least one sensor, the at least one controller controlling the at least one sensor.
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A zipper assembly comprising:
- a zipper, the zipper including a plurality of interlocking teeth;
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- at least one conductive cable, each at least one conductive cable comprising parts of conductive fiber, each of the two parts being integral with one tooth of a pair of conducting interlocking teeth that are part of the plurality of interlocking teeth, the two parts being brought into conducting positions forming the at least one conductive cable when the part of conducing interlocking teeth are interlocked, the conducing position allowing information transfer through the at least one conductive cable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.