Method of controlling a garment to record activity data

Abstract

The method comprises receiving a representation of a visual symbol, wherein the visual symbol comprises a code string identifying the garment that is encoded into the visual symbol (101). The method comprises establishing, based on the representation of the visual symbol, the identity of the garment (102). The method comprises transmitting, to the identified garment, an authorisation code to activate a sensor of the garment to record activity data (103).

1 - 15 . (canceled) 
     
     
         16 . A method performed by a server, the method comprising:
 receiving, from a user electronic device, a representation of a visual symbol located on an outside surface of a garment, wherein the visual symbol comprises a code string identifying the garment that is encoded into the visual symbol;   establishing, based on the representation of the visual symbol, the identity of the garment;   establishing whether a user of the user electronic device is authorised to activate the sensor; and   transmitting, to the identified garment, an authorisation code to activate a sensor of the garment to record activity data only if the user is authorized to activate the sensor.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the representation of the visual symbol is a data string representing the visual symbol. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein establishing, based on the data string, the identity of the garment comprises decoding the data string so as to obtain the code string and further comprises identifying the garment based on the code string. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising receiving, from the user electronic device, a user credential,
 wherein establishing whether the user is authorised to activate the sensor is based on the user credential.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising:
 receiving the recorded activity data from the garment; and   transmitting the activity data to the user electronic device.   
     
     
         21 . A garment comprising:
 a sensor arranged to monitor the activity of the wearer of the garment;   a communication unit arranged to receive activity data for the wearer from the sensor and transmit the activity data to an external device; and   at least one marker, the at least one marker comprising a code string identifying the garment encoded into a visual symbol and arranged such that, when imaged by an image capturing device, the at least one marker is useable to control a sensor of the garment identified by the code string to record activity data,   wherein the communication unit is arranged to receive an authorisation code, the authorisation code being generated according to the at least one marker, and   wherein the sensor is arranged to be activated to record activity data according to the authorisation code received by the communication unit.   
     
     
         22 . The garment of  claim 21 , wherein the communication unit is arranged to receive activity data for the wearer from the sensor and transmit the activity data to an external device. 
     
     
         23 . The garment of  claim 21 , wherein the at least one marker is a fiducial marker. 
     
     
         24 . The garment of  claim 21 , wherein the sensor is able to record a plurality of different types of activity data, and wherein the sensor is arranged to be activated to record all or a subset of the types of activity data according to the received authorisation code. 
     
     
         25 . The garment of  claim 21 , wherein the garment comprises a plurality of sensors, and one or more of the sensors are activated according to the authorisation code received by the communication unit. 
     
     
         26 . A method performed by a server, the method comprising:
 receiving, from a user electronic device, a representation of a visual symbol located on an outside surface of a garment, wherein the visual symbol comprises a code string identifying the garment that is encoded into the visual symbol;   establishing, based on the representation of the visual symbol, the identity of the garment; and   transmitting, to the identified garment, an authorisation code to activate a sensor of the garment to record activity data.   
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 26 , further comprising:
 receiving, from the user electronic device, a user credential;   establishing, based on the user credential, whether the user is authorised to activate the sensor; and   transmitting the authorisation code to the identified garment only if the user is authorised to activate the sensor.