Smart Sports Jersey With Dynamic Team Display and Temperature Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Sports fans often support multiple teams and sports, but traditional sports jerseys only display one team and are not suitable for varying weather conditions.
Innovation Solution
A multi-team sports jersey that integrates smart textiles with sensors, actuators, and controllers, allowing for temperature regulation, GPS tracking, and interactive features, along with the ability to display multiple team logos and colors, and includes features like illuminating devices and alerts for fantasy sports.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a traditional sports jersey displays only one team, then the jersey design is simple and easy to manufacture, but it cannot satisfy fans who support multiple teams
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the jersey display content changeable through electronic displays (LED, e-ink, or liquid crystal) that can dynamically switch between different team logos, colors, and identifiers. This allows a single jersey to adapt to multiple teams without requiring multiple physical jerseys, resolving the contradiction between versatility and complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements universality by integrating multiple functions into a single jersey system: display functionality for different teams, temperature sensing and regulation, GPS tracking, and communication capabilities. This multi-functional approach allows one jersey to serve multiple purposes for fans supporting different teams, eliminating the need for separate jerseys for each team.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a sports jersey is designed for single sport, then the manufacturing process is simple, but it cannot accommodate fans who follow multiple sports
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses dynamic electronic displays that can be programmed to show different sport-specific content, team identifiers, and branding elements. This allows a single jersey design to accommodate multiple sports through software configuration rather than requiring separate manufacturing processes for each sport, maintaining manufacturing simplicity while achieving multi-sport versatility.
3Adaptability or versatility
If traditional jersey materials are used, then the jersey is comfortable and easy to manufacture, but it cannot provide temperature regulation in varying weather conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by incorporating smart materials whose physical properties can be dynamically adjusted. Phase change materials alter their thermal properties based on temperature, while heated or cooled textile layers adjust their thermal conductivity. These parameter changes enable the jersey to adapt to varying weather conditions while maintaining relative manufacturing simplicity through integrated material layers.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements composite materials by combining traditional textile layers with smart material layers (phase change materials, heated/cooled textiles, temperature sensors) into an integrated jersey structure. This composite approach provides temperature regulation functionality while maintaining the comfort and wearability of traditional jersey materials, balancing adaptability with manufacturing feasibility.
4Adaptability or versatility
If no electronic components are integrated, then the jersey is simple and reliable, but it cannot provide GPS tracking and interactive features
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements universality by integrating multiple electronic functions (GPS tracking, temperature sensing, display control, communication) into a single coordinated system. This multi-functional integration allows the jersey to provide comprehensive interactive features while managing system complexity through unified control architecture, balancing versatility with reliability.
Data Source
AI summary
The embodiments disclose a smart clothing system includes a multi-team sports jersey shirt including fabric sections displaying multiple sports team colors, logos, player numbers, names, and commemorative insignia, integrated within the fabric are a plurality of sensors including vital signs sensors, temperature sensors, and GPS sensors, and a plurality of actuation devices including illumination devices, vibration modules, speakers, and thermal conductive threads, a mobile device wirelessly communicates with the sensors and actuation devices using Bluetooth® protocol, a smart application on the mobile device provides bidirectional data communication and includes a voice command device to control the operation of the smart jersey components, the smart application is configured to receive real-time data, issue alerts, and display fantasy sports and live event updates through visual, audible, or tactile feedback, enhancing user interaction with live sporting events.