Patent ID: 7733233

Claim:
A method for detecting a position of a user wearing a disposable absorbent article, the disposable absorbent article comprising a first electrical contact, a second electrical contact, and a tab electrically insulating the first electrical contact from the second electrical contact, wherein removal of the tab enables activation of a body position detection system by enabling a connection between the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact when the disposable absorbent article is worn by the user, the method comprising: providing the body position detection system operable according to whether the user is in a predetermined position predetermined to be a potentially life-threatening position and whether the first electrical contact is electrically connected to the second electrical contact, wherein removal of the tab activates the position detector by enabling the first electrical contact to be connected to the second electrical contact wherein at least one component of the body position detection system includes transmitting circuitry and is located on the disposable absorbent article; and in response to the user assuming the predetermined position, controlling wireless communication with the at least one component, by performing one of: (i) allowing wireless communication with the at least one component; and (ii) preventing wireless communication with the at least one component; wherein the predetermined position corresponds to a heightened risk for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.