Patent ID: 8341762

Claim:
A safety vest assembly fitted for use by a wearer, the safety vest assembly comprising: an outer layer; a bullet protection layer disposed within the vest adjacent the outer layer; an inner portion disposed adjacent to the bullet protection layer; a receiver disposed within the vest for receiving data from a first remote transceiver; a pressure sensor disposed within the vest for detecting pressure applied to the vest and generating a pressure sensor output signal in response thereto, the pressure sensor output signal being generated independent of wearer input; an encryption device disposed within the vest for encrypting the pressure sensor output signal; a decryption device disposed within the vest for decrypting the data received by the receiver; a data output disposed within the vest and operative to receive output signals from the encrypting device; and flex circuitry disposed within the vest, the flex circuitry including multiple conductive paths formed on a flexible contact substrate; wherein the receiver communicates the data received from the first remote transceiver to the decryption device; and wherein the data output communicates data received from the encryption device and outputs encrypted data to a second remote transceiver.