Patent ID: 8701578
Filing Date: 2014-04-22
Classification: A41D,D02G,D05C,D05D,D10B

Abstract:
1. A digital garment using embroidery technology, comprising a garment made of a textile and having one side and the other side opposite to each other, a digital embroidery pattern formed along the inner or outer surface of the garment using embroidery technology to provide a communication path to the garment, a sensor attached to the garment and electrically connected to the digital embroidery pattern to convert physical signals to electrical signals, an arithmetic unit attached to the garment and electrically connected to the digital embroidery pattern to process the electrical signals inputted from the sensor, and a communication module attached to the garment and electrically connected to the digital embroidery pattern to perform wireless communication, wherein the digital embroidery pattern comprises upper threads that sequentially penetrate the one side and the other side of the garment to form hooks on the other side of the garment and sequentially penetrate the other side and the one side of the garment to form a desired shape on the one side of the garment, and lower threads interlocked with the upper threads while passing through the hooks on the other side of the garment, either the upper threads or the lower threads or both being digital yarns, wherein each of the digital yarns comprises a plurality of metal parts positioned at the center of the cross section thereof to provide a communication path, a coating portion surrounding the metal parts to shield electromagnetic waves, a plurality of outer metal parts arranged along the outer circumference of the coating portion, and an outer coating portion surrounding the outer metal parts.