Smart garment system, method and apparatus involved for integrating electronic devices into garments

The invention involves a smart garment system that includes a passive communications system within the garment. The passive communications system provides the garment with circuitry for coupling multiple locations in the garment where electronic devices may be attached. Snap button connectors having...

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Main Author KAARIO JUHA
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 13.05.2003
Edition7
Subjects
ACCESSORIES
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
HUMAN NECESSITIES
OUTERWEAR
PHYSICS
PROTECTIVE GARMENTS
WEARING APPAREL
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Summary:The invention involves a smart garment system that includes a passive communications system within the garment. The passive communications system provides the garment with circuitry for coupling multiple locations in the garment where electronic devices may be attached. Snap button connectors having first and second portions are provided. Each location includes a second portion of a snap button connector. Information transmitting/receiving units are connected to a first portion of the snap button connector. A second portion of the snap button connector at each location is simultaneously secured to fabric of the garment and coupled to the passive communication system for delivery of information from a transmitting/receiving unit at different locations via mating first and second portions of the snap button connector. The passive communications system includes a controller that senses when a pair of information transmitting/receiving units is simultaneously coupled via snap button connectors at different locations to the passive communications system.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20010861766