Patent ID: 9519857
Filing Date: 2016-12-13
CPC Classification: G06F,G06N

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus comprising: a deformable structure, wherein the deformable structure is configured to be worn over a body part; and a network including a plurality of sensors arranged to monitor deformation of the deformable structure and a plurality of processing circuits configured to generate a signal characterizing features of said deformation, based on the output of two or more of said sensors; wherein said processing circuits are distributed amongst said plurality of sensors, wherein said processing circuits are configured to transmit signals using one of pulse width modulation, pulse density modulation, pulse train frequency modulation, or spike code modulation, wherein at least some of said sensors comprise piezoelectric material, wherein said piezoelectric material comprises a plurality of nanowires, wherein at least some of said sensors comprise a material that changes its capacitance when stretched, wherein at least some of said sensors are configured to monitor localized charges generated in response to stretching along first and second directions and the first and second directions are substantially perpendicular to one another, and in an instance the generated charges exceed a predetermined threshold, wherein at least some of said sensors are configured to cause an output to be transmitted to the processing circuits.