Patent ID: 9326705
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: A61B,A63B,G16H

Claim Text:
1. A fitness monitoring system for monitoring a subject engaged in a physical activity, the system comprising: a sensor subsystem including a first sensor and a second sensor each positioned at the subject's torso, wherein the first and second sensors are responsive to changes in distance therebetween, wherein the sensor subsystem is configured to generate and transmit a distance signal representative of the distance between the first and second sensors; a spatial sensor configured to generate and transmit a spatial signal, wherein the spatial sensor is configured to detect movement of the subject; and a processor subsystem in communication with the sensor subsystem and the spatial sensor and including a benchmark spatial signal and a benchmark distance signal, the processor subsystem being configured to receive the distance signal and the spatial signal, wherein the processor subsystem is configured to compare the spatial signal and the distance signal to the respective benchmark spatial signal and benchmark distance signal to assess respiratory and spatial characteristics of the subject and to classify a type of fitness activity of the subject; and a physiological sensor, wherein the physiological sensor is configured to monitor at least one of electrical activity of the brain, electrical activity of the heart, pulse rate, blood oxygen saturation level, skin temperature, EMG, ECG, EEG, and core temperature.