Clothing and notification system

Abstract

To provide a notification system which, when a user performs an input operation of a tablet terminal, can reduce restrictions on user's actions other than the input operation such as holding the tablet terminal in his or her hand.SOLUTION: Clothing (2a and 2b) comprise: a contact sensor (21) having a fibrous conductor and detecting an input operation performed by a user; a transmission part (22) for transmitting information concerning the input operation to a management device (3); and a notification part (24) for executing notification according to an instruction of the management device.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to clothing and the like for communicating with an external device. [Background technology]

[0002] A technology for communication between a user terminal and an external device is known as a conventional technology. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a tablet terminal. In detail, a field worker drags his / her own name tag displayed in the pre-entry area among four areas displayed on the display unit of the tablet terminal, and moves it to the entry area, break area, or exit area. The field worker's own name tag is displayed using a list call button or an ID input key. When the name tag is dragged, the CPU of the tablet terminal transmits the field worker data, the changed status data, and the time data to the management server in association with each other. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2016-71554 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, the above-mentioned conventional techniques are not based on the viewpoint of reducing restrictions on the user's actions other than the operation when the user uses the tablet terminal.

[0005] One aspect of the present disclosure aims to realize clothing or the like that allows a user to communicate with an external device without having to hold and operate the device. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to solve the above problems, clothing according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes a mutual capacitance type contact sensor having a fibrous conductor, which can be attached to the clothing or formed integrally with the clothing, and which detects an input operation by a user, a transmitting unit that transmits information indicating the input operation detected by the contact sensor to an external device, a receiving unit that receives instructions from the external device, and a notification unit that executes a notification in accordance with the instruction received by the receiving unit. Effect of the Invention

[0007] According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a user can perform an input operation without holding and operating a device. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a main part of an example of a notification system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Diagram 2] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a configuration of a main part of a garment according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Diagram 3] FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display image displayed by a management device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 4] 1 is a flow diagram illustrating an example of a flow of a notification process in a notification system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Diagram 5] 11 is a flow diagram illustrating another example of the flow of a notification process in the notification system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] [Embodiment] Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

[0010] (Outline of Notification System 1) First, an overview of this embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 1. Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of an example of a notification system 1. As shown in Fig. 1, the notification system 1 includes clothes 2a worn by a user, clothes 2b worn by other users, a management device 3, and an output device 4.

[0011] 2 is a diagram showing an example of the main configuration of the garments 2a and 2b. As shown in FIG. 2, the garments 2a and 2b are equipped with a contact sensor 21 and a transmission unit 22. The contact sensor 21 detects an input operation by a user. The transmission unit 22 transmits information indicating the input operation detected by the contact sensor 21 to the management device 3. In other words, the management device 3 receives information indicating the input operation transmitted from the garments 2a and 2b.

[0012] Furthermore, the garments 2a and 2b are equipped with a receiving unit 23 and a notifying unit 24. The receiving unit 23 receives instructions from the management device 3. The notifying unit 24 executes a notification according to the instructions. In other words, the management device 3 instructs the notifying units 24 equipped in the garments 2a and 2b to execute a notification.

[0013] According to the above configuration, the clothes 2a and the clothes 2b are provided with a contact sensor 21 that detects an input operation. Therefore, the user can communicate with an external device without holding and operating the device. In other words, compared to an information terminal that the user holds in his / her hand, when the user performs an input operation, restrictions on the user's actions other than the input operation can be reduced.

[0014] Furthermore, the garments 2a and 2b are equipped with a notification unit 24 that executes a notification in response to an instruction received from the management device 3. This allows the user to communicate with an external device without holding the device. In other words, compared to an information terminal that the user holds in their hand, restrictions on the user's actions can be reduced when the user receives a notification from the management device 3.

[0015] That is, the notification system 1 can communicate with an external device without the user having to hold and operate the device. That is, when the user uses the notification system 1, restrictions on the user's actions other than the use of the system can be reduced.

[0016] For example, the user may be a worker working on a production line in a factory. In such a case, it is possible to reduce restrictions on the user's actions on the production line when the user communicates with the management device 3. In other words, the user can communicate with the management device 3 while being subject to as few restrictions as possible on the work on the production line.

[0017] Furthermore, since the contact sensor 21 is provided on the clothes 2a and 2b, the user is less likely to forget to wear the terminal device, compared to a wearable device such as a wristwatch.

[0018] Furthermore, since the contact sensor 21 and the notification unit 24 are provided on the clothing 2, the degree of freedom in the installation positions of the contact sensor 21 and the notification unit 24 can be increased compared to a small wearable device.

[0019] (Notification System 1) As described above, the notification system 1 includes clothes 2a, clothes 2b, a management device 3, and an output device 4. In the example shown in Fig. 1, the notification system 1 includes a plurality of clothes 2a, 2b. As another example of the notification system 1, the notification system 1 may include any plurality of clothes 2, or the notification system 1 may include only one piece of clothes 2.

[0020] In addition, in this embodiment, an example will be described in which the destination of the information indicating the input operation sent by the clothing 2a and the clothing 2b and the source of the instruction received by the clothing 2a and the clothing 2b are the same management device 3.

[0021] As another example, the destination of the information indicating the input operation transmitted by the garments 2a and 2b and the source of the instruction received by the garments 2a and 2b may be different devices.

[0022] <Clothing 2> As shown in Fig. 2, the clothing 2a and the clothing 2b are equipped with a contact sensor 21, a transmitting unit 22, a receiving unit 23, and a notifying unit 24. Also, as shown in Fig. 2, the clothing 2a and the clothing 2b have the same configuration, and therefore the clothing 2a and the clothing 2b will be collectively referred to as clothing 2 here.

[0023] <Contact Sensor 21> The contact sensor 21 detects an input operation by a user's touch. The contact sensor 21 is a mutual capacitance type contact sensor having a fibrous conductor, and can be attached to the clothing 2 or can be formed integrally with the clothing 2.

[0024] In detail, the contact sensor 21 may have a contact surface that can be touched directly or indirectly by the user of the garment 2. The user of the garment 2 can operate the contact sensor 21 by, for example, directly touching the contact surface with a fingertip. The user of the garment 2 may also operate the contact sensor 21 by indirectly touching the contact surface via some object. When a person touches the contact surface, the capacitance of the place on the contact surface where the person touches changes. The contact sensor 21 can detect this change in capacitance, and thus the fact that a person has touched the contact surface of the contact sensor 21 and the place where the person touched.

[0025] For example, the contact sensor 21 can be formed integrally with the garment 2 by weaving (e.g., embroidering) a fibrous first conductor for generating an electric field and a fibrous second conductor for absorbing an electric field into the garment in a lattice pattern. Alternatively, the contact sensor 21 may be attached to the garment 2. That is, the formed contact sensor 21 may be attached to the garment 2. The contact sensor 21 may be attached to the garment 2 in the form of, for example, a patch or a sticker.

[0026] The contact sensor 21 may be integrally formed with the garment 2 worn by the user of the garment 2, particularly at least one of the left and right sleeves, or may be attached to at least one of the left and right sleeves of the garment 2. If the user of the garment 2 is right-handed, the contact sensor 21 may be arranged on the left sleeve of the user of the garment 2, and if the user of the garment 2 is left-handed, the contact sensor 21 may be arranged on the right sleeve of the garment 2. This allows the user of the garment 2 to operate the contact sensor 21 with their dominant hand. Two contact sensors 21 may be arranged on both the left and right sleeves of the garment 2. Whether the user of the garment 2 is right-handed or left-handed, the contact sensor 21 can be easily operated with the dominant hand.

[0027] The contact sensor 21 may include, for example, a voltage generating unit for applying a voltage to the electrodes of the contact sensor 21 and a capacitance detecting unit for detecting the capacitance of the contact sensor 21 .

[0028] As shown in FIG. 2, the contact sensor 21 may include a plurality of units 211a, 211b, 211c, and 211d that detect the input operation of the user. In a configuration in which the contact sensor 21 includes a plurality of units 211a-211d, each of the units 211a-211d may detect the input operation. In the present embodiment, an example in which the contact sensor 21 includes four units will be described, but the number of units included in the contact sensor 21 can be set arbitrarily. In addition, a predetermined distance may be provided between each of the units 211a-211d. For example, the information indicating the input operation transmitted from the garment 2 to the management device 3 may include information that identifies the unit that detected the input operation among the units 211a-211d.

[0029] By providing a predetermined distance between each of the units 211a-211d, the user can perform input operations with larger movements when inputting to each of the units 211a-211d. In detail, since the input object is large, the user can perform input operations with larger movements on the contact sensor 21 compared to input operations on a wearable device such as a wristwatch.

[0030] Further, a predetermined notification item may be associated with an input operation for each of the units 211a to 211d. The predetermined notification item corresponding to the input operation for each of the units 211a to 211d can be set arbitrarily.

[0031] For example, the input operation in unit 211a may be an input operation notifying that the user wishes to leave the production line. Also, the input operation in unit 211b may be an input operation notifying that there is an abnormality in the production line. Also, the input operation in unit 211c may be an input operation notifying that the product lot has been changed in the production line. Also, the input operation in unit 211d may be an input operation notifying that the user will start work.

[0032] <Transmitter 22> The transmission unit 22 transmits information indicating the input operation detected by the contact sensor 21 to the management device 3, which is an external device. The transmission unit 22 may communicate with the management device 3 wirelessly or via a wire.

[0033] The transmitting unit 22 may transmit to the management device 3 identification information for identifying the contact sensor 21 and unit information for specifying the unit that detected the input operation.

[0034] <Receiving unit 23> The receiving unit 23 receives an instruction from the management device 3, which is an external device, regarding the execution of notification by the notification unit 24. The receiving unit 23 may communicate with the management device 3 wirelessly or via a wired connection.

[0035] <Notification section 24> The notification unit 24 executes a notification according to an instruction received by the receiving unit from the management device 3. In detail, the notification unit 24 executes a notification based on a notification pattern specified by the instruction received by the receiving unit.

[0036] For example, the notification unit 24 may be equipped with a mechanism for emitting light, may be a speaker that emits an alarm sound, or may be a vibrator that vibrates. The notification unit 24 is not particularly limited as long as it is configured to execute a notification that allows the user to recognize the notification. When the notification unit 24 is equipped with a mechanism for emitting light, the above-mentioned notification pattern may be a cycle of blinking light, etc. In such a configuration, a predetermined notification item may be associated with each of a plurality of cycles of blinking light. For example, the blinking of light at a certain cycle may be a notification item that instructs the user of the garment 2 to join the production line, etc. In addition, when the notification unit 24 is a speaker, the above-mentioned notification pattern may be a type of alarm sound, etc. In such a configuration, a predetermined notification item may be associated with each of a plurality of types of alarm sounds. In addition, when the notification unit 24 is a vibrator, the above-mentioned notification pattern may be a cycle of vibration or a strength of vibration. In such a configuration, a predetermined notification item may be associated with each of a plurality of cycles of vibration or each of a plurality of strengths of vibration.

[0037] According to the above-described configuration, by the user recognizing the notification pattern of the notification unit 24, the user can recognize that, among a plurality of notification items, a notification item corresponding to the notification pattern has been notified.

[0038] Furthermore, the garment 2 may include a plurality of notification units 24. The instruction that the receiving unit 23 receives from the management device 3 may include information for identifying the notification unit 24 that executes the notification among the plurality of notification units 24. According to the above configuration, the user can recognize that the notification item corresponding to the notification unit 24 among the plurality of notification items has been notified by recognizing which notification unit 24 executed the notification.

[0039] Furthermore, when the garment 2 has only one notification unit 24, multiple notification patterns may be set corresponding to multiple predetermined notification items, respectively. On the other hand, when the garment 2 has multiple notification units 24, multiple notification patterns corresponding to multiple predetermined notification items, respectively, do not have to be set.

[0040] <Management device 3> 1, the management device 3 includes a communication unit 31, a control unit 32, a display unit 33, and an operation unit 34. Moreover, the management device 3 does not need to include all of the communication unit 31, the control unit 32, the display unit 33, and the operation unit 34, and the configuration of the management device 3 can be set arbitrarily.

[0041] <Communications Department 31> The communication unit 31 communicates with the clothing 2a. The communication unit 31 also communicates with the output device 4. The communication may be wireless or wired.

[0042] <Control unit 32> The control unit 32 comprehensively controls each unit of the management device 3. The control unit 32 includes a notification item specifying unit 321, a display control unit 322, and a notification instruction unit 323.

[0043] ≪Notification Specification Department 321≫ The notification item specification unit 321 acquires information indicating an input operation from the garment 2a and the garment 2b via the communication unit 31.

[0044] As described above, the information indicating the input operation may include identification information for identifying the contact sensor 21. The identification information for identifying the contact sensor 21 may be information for identifying the clothing 2a or the clothing 2b that has received the input operation from the multiple clothing 2a and clothing 2b. The identification information may also be information for identifying a user of the clothing 2a or the clothing 2b that has received the input operation. In other words, the identification information may be information for identifying a user who has performed the input operation via the clothing 2a or the clothing 2b. For example, the management device 3 may include data indicating a correspondence between the identification information and the user. The notification item identification unit 321 may identify the user who has performed the input operation from the identification information.

[0045] As described above, the information indicating the input operation may include unit information for identifying a unit that detected the input operation among the multiple units included in the contact sensor 21. The correspondence between each unit 211 included in the contact sensor 21 and the predetermined notification item has been described above in the section on contact sensor 21, and therefore will not be repeated here. For example, the management device 3 may include data indicating the correspondence between the input operation by each unit 211a-211d and the notification item. The notification item identification unit 321 may identify the notification item input by the user of the garment 2a or 2b from the multiple predetermined notification items from the unit information.

[0046] <Display control unit 322> The display control unit 322 causes the display unit 33 to display the user who performed the input operation identified by the notification item identification unit 321 and the notification item identified by the notification item identification unit 321.

[0047] ≪Notification instruction section 323≫ The notification instruction unit 323 transmits an instruction for the notification unit 24 to execute notification to the garment 2a or the garment 2b via the communication unit 31 in response to a user's input received by an operation unit 34 described below.

[0048] The notification instruction unit 323 may determine a notification pattern of the notification unit 24 corresponding to the notification item input from the operation unit 34, and transmit an instruction to execute notification according to the determined notification pattern to the clothing 2a or the clothing 2b. For example, a predetermined notification item may be associated in advance with a predetermined notification pattern of the notification unit 24. The management device 3 may include data indicating the correspondence between the notification item and the notification pattern.

[0049] Furthermore, in the case where the clothing 2a or the clothing 2b to which the instruction is sent is equipped with a plurality of notification units 24, the notification instruction unit 323 may determine the notification unit 24 corresponding to the notification item input from the operation unit 34. The notification instruction unit 323 may transmit to the clothing 2a or the clothing 2b a command to execute notification by the determined notification unit 24. For example, a predetermined notification item may be associated with a predetermined notification unit 24 in advance. The management device 3 may be equipped with data indicating the correspondence between the notification items and the notification units 24.

[0050] Furthermore, the notification instruction unit 323 may transmit an instruction to execute an operation to the output device 4 via the communication unit 31 in response to a user's input received by the operation unit .

[0051] <Display section 33> The display unit 33 displays a user who performed an input operation from the clothing 2a or the clothing 2b and a notification item input by the user in accordance with an instruction from the display control unit 322. Examples of the display unit 33 include a display and a monitor.

[0052] Fig. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a display image displayed by the display unit 33. As shown in Fig. 3, the display image D1 displays a message saying "Worker A, start BB work." Here, "Worker A" is the user of the garment 2a or garment 2b who performed the input operation. Also, "BB work start" is a notification item notified by the user of the garment 2a or garment 2b through the input operation.

[0053] <Operation unit 34> The operation unit 34 accepts an input operation by the user of the management device 3 regarding an instruction to execute a notification to the notification unit 24 of the garment 2a or the notification unit 24 of the garment 2b. The operation unit 34 may accept an input operation regarding the selection of the target to which the instruction is to be sent, between the garment 2a and the garment 2b. The operation unit 34 may also accept a selection of the notification item to be sent to the target to which the instruction is to be sent.

[0054] Furthermore, the operation unit 34 may accept a selection of a notification pattern to be executed by the notification unit 24 included in the target to which the instruction is sent. Furthermore, the operation unit 34 may accept a selection of a notification unit to be caused to execute a notification, from among a plurality of notification units 24 included in the target to which the instruction is sent.

[0055] The operation unit 34 may also receive an instruction for the output device 4 to execute an operation.

[0056] <Output device 4> The output device 4 receives instructions transmitted from the management device 3 and executes operations according to the instructions. For example, the output device 4 may be a patrol lamp that turns on and rotates a warning light, an alarm that issues an alarm, etc.

[0057] (An example of a flow of a notification process from the garment 2a or the garment 2b to the management device 3 in the notification system 1) Fig. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of notification processing from garment 2a or 2b to management device 3 in notification system 1. As shown in Fig. 4, contact sensor 21 detects an input operation by contact performed by a user of garment 2a or 2b (S1). Next, transmission unit 22 transmits information indicating the input operation detected by contact sensor 21 to management device 3 (S2). Next, notification item specification unit 321 of management device 3 specifies the user who performed the input operation and the notification item input by that user (S3). Next, display unit 33 displays the user and notification item specified by notification item specification unit 321 (S4).

[0058] An example of application of the process flow of the above-mentioned notification system 1 is shown below.

[0059] For example, to notify the user of the garment 2a of a desire to leave the production line, worker A performs an input operation on the corresponding unit 211a of the contact sensor 21. The contact sensor 21 of the garment 2a detects the input operation (S1). The transmission unit 22 transmits information indicating the input operation to the management device 3 (S2). Next, the notification item identification unit 321 of the management device 3 identifies the user who performed the input operation, worker A, and the notification item "desire to leave the production line" (S3). Next, the display unit 33 displays a message such as "Worker A, desire to leave" (S4).

[0060] (An example of a flow of notification processing from the management device 3 to the garment 2a or the garment 2b in the notification system 1) Fig. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of notification processing from the management device 3 to the clothing 2a or clothing 2b in the notification system 1. As shown in Fig. 5, the operation unit 34 accepts an input operation performed by a user of the management device 3 (S11). Next, the notification instruction unit 323 transmits an instruction to execute a notification corresponding to the input from the operation unit 34 by the user to the clothing 2a or clothing 2b (S12). Next, the notification unit 24 of the clothing 2a or clothing 2b executes the notification (S13).

[0061] An example of application of the process flow of the above-mentioned notification system 1 is shown below.

[0062] For example, it is assumed that the display unit 33 of the management device 3 displays a message such as "Worker A, request to leave."

[0063] The operation unit 34 accepts an input operation by the user of the management device 3 to notify the user of the garment 2b, worker B, that he / she will join the production line (S11). Next, the notification instruction unit 323 transmits an instruction for the notification pattern of the notification unit 24 corresponding to the notification item "joining the production line" to the garment 2b (S12). Next, the notification unit 24 of the garment 2b executes the notification based on the received instruction (S13). For example, the user of the management device 3 may perform an input operation on the operation unit 34 to execute the operation of a patrol lamp provided in the production line where the worker A, who wishes to leave, is working, in order to indicate the production line where the worker B should join.

[0064] (Modification) In addition, in the above example, an example was described in which the management device 3 sends an instruction to perform an operation to the notification unit 24 of the garment 2a, the notification unit 24 of the garment 2b, or the output device 4 by accepting an input operation by a user of the management device 3.

[0065] As another example, without accepting an input operation by a user of the management device 3, the management device 3 may send an instruction to the garment 2a or the garment 2b to execute a notification to the notification unit 24 based on information indicating an input operation received from the garment 2a or the garment 2b.

[0066] For example, when receiving a notification from garment 2a requesting that the garment leave the production line, management device 3 may transmit to garment 2b an instruction to execute a notification from notification unit 24 corresponding to the notification item "join the production line" without accepting an input operation by the user. Furthermore, management device 3 may transmit an instruction to execute an operation to a patrol lamp provided in the production line where the user of garment 2a is working, in order to indicate the production line that the user of garment 2b should join, without accepting an input operation by the user.

[0067] [Additional Notes] The clothing of aspect 1 is a mutual capacitance type contact sensor having a fibrous conductor, which can be attached to the clothing or formed integrally with the clothing, and is equipped with a contact sensor that detects an input operation by a user, a transmitting unit that transmits information indicating the input operation detected by the contact sensor to an external device, a receiving unit that receives instructions from the external device, and a notification unit that executes a notification in accordance with the instruction received by the receiving unit.

[0068] The clothing of the first aspect is provided with a contact sensor that detects an input operation. Therefore, the user can communicate with an external device without holding and operating the device. In other words, compared to an information terminal that the user holds in his / her hand, restrictions on the user's actions other than the input operation can be reduced when the user performs an input operation. In addition, the clothing is provided with a notification unit that executes a notification according to an instruction received from an external device. Therefore, the user can communicate with an external device without holding the device. In other words, compared to an information terminal that the user holds in his / her hand, restrictions on the user's actions can be reduced when the user receives a notification from an external device.

[0069] In addition, since the contact sensor is provided on the clothing, it is possible to reduce the occurrence of the user forgetting to wear the terminal device, compared to wearable devices such as wristwatches. In addition, since the contact sensor and the notification unit are provided on the clothing, it is possible to increase the freedom of installation position of the contact sensor and the notification unit, compared to small wearable devices.

[0070] The garment of aspect 2 is the garment of aspect 1, wherein the contact sensor has a plurality of units that detect the input operation, a predetermined distance is provided between each of the units, and the information indicating the input operation includes information identifying one of the plurality of units that detected the input operation.

[0071] In the garment of aspect 2, a predetermined distance is provided between each unit, so that the user can make large movements when performing input operations on each unit.

[0072] The garment of aspect 3 is the same as that of aspect 1 or 2, in which the notification unit executes the notification based on a notification pattern specified by the instruction received by the receiving unit.

[0073] In the clothing of aspect 3, the user can recognize the content of the notification from the external device by the notification pattern executed by the notification unit.

[0074] The clothing of aspect 4 is any of aspects 1 to 3, wherein the clothing is provided with a plurality of the notification units, and the instructions received by the receiving unit include information identifying the notification unit among the plurality of notification units that will execute the notification.

[0075] In the clothing of aspect 4, the user wearing the clothing can recognize the content of the notification from the external device by recognizing which notification unit has issued the notification.

[0076] A notification system of a fifth aspect includes the clothing of any one of the first to fourth aspects, and a management device that receives information indicating the input operation transmitted from the clothing.

[0077] The notification system of the fifth aspect has the same effects as the first aspect.

[0078] A sixth aspect of the notification system is the notification system of the fifth aspect, wherein the management device instructs the notification unit provided in the garment to execute notification.

[0079] The notification system of the sixth aspect has the same effects as the first aspect.

[0080] [Software implementation example] The functions of garment 2a, garment 2b and management device 3 can be realized by a program for causing a computer to function as the garment and the device, and a program for causing a computer to function as each control block of the garment and the device.

[0081] In this case, the clothing and the device are provided with a computer having at least one control device (e.g., a processor) and at least one storage device (e.g., a memory) as hardware for executing the program. The control device and storage device execute the program to realize each of the functions described in each of the above embodiments.

[0082] The program may be stored in one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media, which may or may not be included in the garment and the device, in which case the program may be provided to the garment and the device via any wired or wireless transmission medium.

[0083] In addition, some or all of the functions of each of the control blocks can be realized by a logic circuit. For example, an integrated circuit in which a logic circuit that functions as each of the control blocks is formed is also included in the scope of the present disclosure. In addition, the functions of each of the control blocks can be realized by, for example, a quantum computer.

[0084] Furthermore, each process described in each of the above embodiments may be executed by AI (Artificial Intelligence). In this case, the AI ​​may be executed by the control device or another device (for example, an edge computer or a cloud server).

[0085] The present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the claims. Embodiments obtained by appropriately combining the technical means disclosed in different embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present disclosure. [Explanation of symbols]

[0086] 1 Notification system, 2, 2a, 2b Clothing, 3 Management device, 21 Contact sensor, 22 Transmitter, 23 Receiver, 24 Notification unit, 211a-211d Unit, 3 Management device

Claims

1. a mutual capacitance type contact sensor having a fibrous conductor, the contact sensor being attachable to clothing or being integrally formed with clothing, the contact sensor detecting an input operation by a user; a transmission unit that transmits information indicating the input operation detected by the contact sensor to an external device; A receiving unit that receives an instruction from an external device; a notification unit that executes a notification in response to the instruction received by the receiving unit; A garment comprising:

2. the contact sensor includes a plurality of units for detecting the input operation, A predetermined distance is provided between each of the units, The information indicating the input operation includes information for identifying a unit that detected the input operation among the plurality of units.

2. The garment of claim 1.

3. The notification unit executes the notification based on a notification pattern specified by the instruction received by the receiving unit.

2. The garment of claim 1.

4. The clothing includes a plurality of the notification units, The instruction received by the receiving unit includes information for identifying a notification unit that executes the notification among the plurality of notification units.

2. The garment of claim 1.

5. The garment according to claim 1 ; a management device that receives information indicating the input operation transmitted from the garment; Includes a notification system.

6. The management device instructs the notification unit provided in the clothing to execute a notification. The notification system of claim 5.

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