Smart apparel and backpack system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11952087-B2
Application number	US-202017118825-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 11, 2020
Priority date	Dec 11, 2020
Publication date	Apr 9, 2024
Grant date	Apr 9, 2024

Abstract

A smart clothing and backpack system enables a user to perform many actions. The smart clothing includes circuitry and/or is made of a conductive material enclosed in an insulation material. The smart clothing includes a set of sensors configured to detect body information. The smart clothing includes multiple electromagnets configured to adjust a size of the smart clothing. The electromagnets are configured to have an increased attraction to make the smart clothing tighter on the body of the user. The system includes a smart backpack to communicate with the smart clothing. The smart backpack includes a Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) reader configured to detect RFID tags on or in items within the smart backpack. Many other features are able to be implemented with the smart clothing and backpack system. The smart clothing is able to include a wetsuit configured to communicate with a surfboard and/or a backpack.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system comprising:
smart clothing comprising:
circuitry comprising a conductive material enclosed in an insulation material, wherein the circuitry comprises a processor and a memory;
a plurality of sensors configured to detect body information of a user including:
a first set of sensors configured to detect an amount of sweat,
a second set of sensors configured to detect a heart rate, and
a third set of sensors configured to detect size changes in a body of the user by sending a signal to each other, determining an amount of time for the signal to reach each sensor, and computing a distance based on the amount of time, wherein the plurality of sensors are configured in a checkerboard pattern in the smart clothing;

a plurality of electromagnets configured to adjust a size of the smart clothing, wherein the plurality of electromagnets are configured to have an increased attraction when triggered on to make the smart clothing tighter on the body of the user;
a first transceiver;
a first power source configured to provide power to the plurality of sensors, the plurality of electromagnets, and the first transceiver through the circuitry; and

a smart backpack configured to communicate with the smart clothing comprising:
a Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) reader configured to detect RFID tags on or in items within the smart backpack;
one or more lights;
a second transceiver configured to communicate with the first transceiver; and
a second power source configured to provide power to the RFID reader, the one or more lights and the second transceiver.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the plurality of sensors further comprise a fourth set of sensors configured to determine a weight of the user.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the smart backpack further comprises at least one motion sensor configured for detecting motion of the backpack, wherein the second transceiver communicates a signal to the first transceiver for the smart clothing to provide an alert to the user.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the smart clothing further comprises a flexible piezoelectric material configured to generate storable energy when the user moves.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the plurality of electromagnets are configured to convert the smart clothing from a first type of clothing to a second type of clothing.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the smart clothing further comprises an alerting device configured to alert the user.

7. The system of claim 6 wherein the alerting device comprises a heating device configured to gradually become warmer to alert the user, or a cooling device configured to gradually become cooler to alert the user.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein the smart clothing further comprises light emitting diodes configured to be illuminated, wherein the light emitting diodes change color based on a mood of the user, wherein the mood of the user is determined based on physiological information.

9. The system of claim 1 wherein the smart clothing further comprises a display configured to display content, wherein the content displayed changes based on a mood of the user, wherein the mood of the user is determined based on physiological information.

10. The system of claim 1 wherein the RFID tags are removable.

11. The system of claim 1 wherein the one or more lights of the smart backpack are configured to change color based on an alert.

12. The system of claim 1 wherein the smart backpack comprises automatically adjustable straps, wherein the automatically adjustable straps are configured to tighten using electromagnets.

13. The system of claim 1 wherein the smart backpack comprises adjustable straps and a first set of one or more positional sensors, and the smart clothing comprises a second set of one or more positional sensors, wherein when the first set of one or more positional sensors are not aligned with the second set of one or more positional sensors, an alert is triggered on the smart backpack and/or the smart clothing.

14. The system of claim 1 wherein the smart clothing comprises footwear configured to acquire exercise information.

15. The system of claim 1 wherein the smart clothing comprises a time-keeping device including a stopwatch configuration configured to be activated using a touch sensor on or in the smart clothing.

16. The system of claim 1 wherein the first power source and/or the second power source comprise a solar panel for acquiring energy.

17. The system of claim 1 wherein the second power source uses inductive charging to charge the first power source.

18. The system of claim 1 wherein the smart clothing is further configured to glow in the dark.

19. A method comprising:
wearing smart clothing, the smart clothing comprising:
circuitry comprising a conductive material enclosed in an insulation material, wherein the circuitry comprises a processor and a memory;
a plurality of sensors configured to detect body information of a user including:
a first set of sensors configured to detect an amount of sweat,
a second set of sensors configured to detect a heart rate, and
a third set of sensors configured to detect size changes in a body of the user by sending a signal to each other, determining an amount of time for the signal to reach each sensor, and computing a distance based on the amount of time, wherein the plurality of sensors are configured in a checkerboard pattern in the smart clothing;

a plurality of electromagnets configured to adjust a size of the smart clothing, wherein the plurality of electromagnets are configured to have an increased attraction to make the smart clothing tighter on the body of the user;
a first transceiver;
a first power source configured to provide power to the plurality of sensors, the plurality of electromagnets, and the first transceiver through the circuitry; and

wearing a smart backpack configured to communicate with the smart clothing, the smart backpack comprising:
a Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) reader configured to detect RFID tags on or in items within the smart backpack;
one or more lights;
a second transceiver configured to communicate with the first transceiver; and
a second power source configured to provide power to the RFID reader, the one or more lights and the second transceiver.

Assignees

• Myslinski Alessandra E
• Myslinski William T
• Myslinski Lucas J

Inventors

• Myslinski Alessandra E
• Myslinski William T
• Myslinski Lucas J

Classifications

• B63C11/04 Primary

  Resilient suits · CPC title

• A61B5/0004

  characterised by the type of physiological signal transmitted · CPC title

• A61B5/0015

  characterised by features of the telemetry system · CPC title

• A61B5/0205

  Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition · CPC title

• A61B5/024

  Measuring pulse rate or heart rate · CPC title