Sensor band for multimodal sensing of biometric data

Abstract

A resilient fabric band providing a sensor platform for a wearer in order to sense, a plurality of biometric data, the band comprising: a pair of ECG sensors coupled to an interior surface of a body of the band, each of the pair of ECG sensors located on either side of a front to back centerline of the body; a pair of bio impedance sensors coupled to the interior surface of the body of the band, each of the pair of bio impedance sensors located on either side of the front to back centerline; a strain gauge sensor coupled to the body of the band; a computer device mounted on the body of the band via a housing, the computer device including a power source, a computer processor, a memory for storing instructions for execution by the computer processor, and a network interface for transmitting data sensed by the sensors; and a plurality of communication pathways connecting the computer device to each of the sensors, the communication pathway for sending power from the power supply to the sensors as controlled by the computer processor and for receiving sensed data from the sensors by the computer processor.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A resilient fabric band providing a sensor platform for a wearer in order to sense a plurality of biometric data, the band comprising:
 a pair of ECG sensors coupled to an interior, surface of a body of the band, each of the pair of ECG sensors located on either side of a front to back centerline of the body;   a pair of bio impedance sensors coupled to the interior surface of the body of the band, each of the pair of bio impedance sensors located on either side of the front to back centerline;   a strain gauge sensor coupled to the body of the band;   a computer device mounted on the body of the band via a housing, the computer device including a power source, a computer processor, a memory for storing instructions for execution by the computer processor, and a network interface for transmitting data sensed by the sensors; and   a plurality of communication pathways connecting the computer device to each of the sensors, the communication pathway for sending power from the power supply to the sensors as controlled by the computer processor and for receiving sensed data from the sensors by the computer processor.   
     
     
         2 . The band of  claim 1  further comprising a temperature sensor mounted in or external to the housing and facing the interior surface of the body. 
     
     
         3 . The band of  claim 1  further comprising the band incorporate as a component of an article of clothing. 
     
     
         4 . The band of  claim 3 , wherein the article of clothing is underwear and the band is positioned at a waist of the underwear. 
     
     
         5 . The band of  claim 1  further comprising motion sensors selected from the group consisting of accelerometer and gyroscope. 
     
     
         6 . The band of  claim 1 , wherein the strain gauge sensor is interlaced into fabric of the body of the band as a plurality of conductive fibres. 
     
     
         7 . The band of  claim 1 , wherein the both the bio impedance sensors and the ECG sensors are positioned on one side of a side to side centerline of the body. 
     
     
         8 . The band of  claim 1 , wherein the communication pathways are conductive fibres interlaced in the fabric of the body of the band.