The present disclosure relates to a garment to treat neurological
disorder. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a garment to diagnose abnormal behaviour of a user and facilitates in reducing symptoms of abnormal behaviour by providing pressure to different body parts of the user.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Background description includes information that may be useful in
understanding the present invention. It is not an admission that any of the
information provided herein is prior art or relevant to the presently claimed
invention, or that any publication specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.
[0003] Autism spectrum disorder is a non-progressive neurological
disorder typically appearing before the age of three years and related to development of brain that affects understanding of a person and the way they socialize with others. Main two things that get affected are behavior and communication. The word "autism" means a developmental disability significantly affecting verbal and non-verbal communication and social interaction. Many children are having this disease, and have to go through challenges of social skills, disinterest, repetitive behaviors, speech and nonverbal communication.
[0004] Proprioceptive feedback is one method that is used sometime to
help some of the symptoms of autism and other similar neurological disorders. Proprioceptive feedback involves providing stimuli to the nerves that detect and/or control movement and location of the muscles, tendons and joints. Sometimes proprioceptive feedback is accomplished by placing weights on the shoulder muscles of the affected individual. The effect of the weight, delivered by a weighted vest, for example, can help those with autism and other such disorders to control their level of arousal, focus their attention, and otherwise control compulsive and impulsive behaviors.
[0005] Unfortunately, at least some weighted vests tend to be rather bulky
and unattractive. An affected person may have a harder time putting on or

concealing a bulky vest, and may be less likely to continue wearing a bulky vest.
Additionally, because the weight of a weighted vest is concentrated primarily on
the person's shoulders, weighted vests tend to be relatively uncomfortable, which
may also affect whether and how long the person wears the vest. The
consequences of these potential disadvantages may ultimately affect the person's
ability to hold a job, or to otherwise maintain his/her composure in public.
[0006] Deep pressure devices have also been developed to apply deep
pressure to a person much like the feeling of a firm hug, swaddling, or firm petting. These devices are often used in hospitals, schools and homes. Some deep pressure devices require large, heavy machines which are not easily portable. In many deep pressure devices, pressure is not easily adjustable, or evenly-distributed, or cannot be documented in a wearable garment in a simple way. These devices also do not provide feedback of the pressure applied, i.e., feedback which can be monitored. Many devices leave the user of the device in no control over the amount of pressure being applied to their bodies, i.e., the devices are not self-controllable. With many devices, it is difficult to achieve evenly-distributed pressure. Furthermore, many devices lack safety features.
[0007] Hence there is a requirement in art to develop a garment that
provide evenly-distributed pressure, easy to use, adjustable in size, and enable parents and therapist to control the garment from remote location, also that overcomes the above-mentioned and other limitations of the existing solutions and utilized techniques.
OBJECTS OF THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE
[0008] Some of the objects of the present disclosure, which at least one
embodiment herein satisfies are as listed herein below.
[0009] The general object of the present disclosure to provide a light-
weight garment to assist a patient of neurological disorder.
[0010] Another object of the present disclosure is to provide a garment to
notify concerned person automatically regarding the mental state of the patient.

[0011] Another object of the present disclosure is to provide a garment
that is remotely controlled by the concerned person.
[0012] Another object of the present disclosure is to provide a garment
that apply pressure on the patient's body to calm down the patient, when required.
SUMMARY
[0013] The present disclosure relates, in general to a garment to treat
neurological disorder. In particular, the present disclosure relates to a garment to
diagnose abnormal behaviour of a user and facilitates in reducing symptoms of
abnormal behaviour by providing pressure to different body parts of the user.
[0014] An aspect of the present disclosure pertains to a garment adapted to
be worn on an upper body of a user, the garment may include one or more sensors coupled to the garment to detect one or more physiological parameters of the user and correspondingly generate a set of signals, a processing unit may be operatively coupled with the one or more sensors, and the processing unit configured for executing a set of instructions that are stored in a memory, upon execution of which, the processing unit may causes the garment to analyse the received set of signals to determine one or more mental characteristics of the user, and correspondingly generate output signal, and the generated output signal are transmitted to one or more mobile computing devices.
[0015] In an aspect, the processing unit may be further configured to
receive, a set of control signals from the associated one or more mobile computing devices, extract, instructions from the set of control signals, and correspondingly inflate the garment, and actuate a motor to adjust a belt provided with the garment.
[0016] In an aspect, a fluid pump may be operatively coupled with the
garment, and upon actuation, the fluid pump fills fluid to inflate the garment.
[0017] In an aspect, upon inflating the garment, the garment may facilitate
to provide distributed pressure on areas of the user in contact with the garment.
[0018] In an aspect, the one or more sensors may be selected from a group
consisting of heart rate sensor, pulse sensors, accelerometer and gyroscope.

[0019] In an aspect, the one or more mental characteristics of the user may
include any or a combination of behavioural state, anxiety, and physiological
state.
[0020] In an aspect, a location identifier may be configured to provide
location information of the user to the one or more mobile computing devices.
[0021] In an aspect, the processing unit may be communicatively coupled
with the one or more mobile computing devices by a communication module,
wherein the communication module comprises any or a combination of GSM
Module, Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) Module, Bluetooth Module, Li-Fi Module,
Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), and ZigBee.
[0022] In an aspect, the one or more mobile computing devices may
include any or a combination of mobile terminal, laptop and tablet, and the one or
more mobile computing devices may be configured to control the garment
remotely.
[0023] Various objects, features, aspects, and advantages of the inventive
subject matter will become more apparent from the following detailed description
of preferred embodiments, along with the accompanying drawing figures in which
like numerals represent like components.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0024] The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further
understanding of the present disclosure and are incorporated in and constitute a
part of this specification. The drawings illustrate exemplary embodiments of the
present invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the
principles of the present disclosure.
[0025] FIG 1 illustrates a block diagram of a garment in accordance with
an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0026] FIG. 2 illustrates an exemplary network implementation of the
garment, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0027] The figures and description herein are directed to a garment for
treating a neurological disorder. While the neurological disorder contemplated in the present disclosure is autism, the concepts disclosed herein may also be applied in the context of other neurological disorders. The disclosed garment may also be employed in alternative contexts (i.e., other than the treatment of a neurological disorder), and the disclosure of the garment in the context of treating a neurological disorder does not limit the manner in which the garment may be employed.
[0028] The present disclosure relates to the garment is worn by a patient
of neurological disorder, and the garment can be controlled by an application (i.e., app) residing on the one or more mobile computing devices used by an entity. The entity may control the garment using the app by monitoring physiological parameters received from the garment. The entity may be a therapist, medical professional, parents or governmental concerns.
[0029] FIG. 1 illustrates one embodiment of the disclosed garment (100).
In the depicted embodiment, the garment includes a number of exemplary garments, including waist coat, jacket, vest, shirt, t-shirt, dress, sweater, blouse, hooded, unhooded vest, sleeves, and pants. All of which may be combined into a single garment. However, the garment may employ all, some, or only one of the vest, the sleeves, and the pants. For purposes of simplicity, the following discussion will refer primarily to the construction and use of one or more exemplary vests. Also, hereinafter, the term "garment" refers interchangeably to the jacket having sleeves. In any event, the garment (100) is preferably constructed of a lightweight, flexible material such as nylon, polyester, spandex, etc., and may be constructed so that it may be worn under other clothing, if desired, other materials may be used.
[0030] Referring still to FIG. 1, the garment (100) can include one or more
sensors (102) for detecting one or more physiological attributes of a wearer (also referred as user, herein), a location identifier (104) (such as global positioning system (GPS), also interchangeably referred as GPS (104), hereinafter) for

detecting location of the wearer, a processing unit (106), a fluid pump (108), a motor (110). The fluid pump (108) can be configured preferably allow air (or another fluid) to be introduced into the garment (100), i.e. into vest and the sleeves to create pressure against the body of the user wearing the garment. The garment (100) can be controlled by entities from remote location using one or more mobile computing devices (also referred as mobile computing devices, hereinafter).
[0031] In an embodiment, the fluid pump (108) can be an electric pump
(e.g., battery-operated electric pump) or a combination thereof. The fluid pump
(108) can also act as a vacuum to deflate the inflatable garment (100), or upon
receiving instructions to deflate the garment (100) from the associated mobile
computing devices, the fluid pump (108) can deflate the inflatable garment (100).
[0032] In an exemplary embodiment, the components coupled in the
garment (100) can be easily removed for washing and maintenance. Also, each component is covered in proper way, to enable the user to feel comfortable while wearing the garment (100).
[0033] In an exemplary embodiment, the garment (100) can be fabricated
of two or more layers of material, where at least one of the outer layer can be made of is a lightweight fabric, such as nylon, inner layer can be made of an elastomeric substance, such as polyurethane rubber to make the inner surface airtight. Of course, the lightweight fabric need not be nylon, but could be any lightweight fabric suitable for a garment (e.g., polyester, spandex, rubber, etc.) and amenable to the fabrication process. Likewise, the elastomeric substance need not be polyurethane rubber, but may be any elastomeric substance having sufficient elasticity and air impermeability. In fact, any sufficiently impermeable material amenable to the chosen manufacturing technique may be employed. Further, the garment (100) allows the user to adjust in length and width so the garment (100) can be fit to the user properly to provide pressure when garment (100) is inflated.
[0034] In an embodiment, the one or more sensors (102) ( also referred as
sensors (102), hereinafter) interchangeably to the jacket) can be selected from a

group consisting of, but not limited to heart rate sensor, pulse sensors, accelerometer, MEMS, and gyroscope. The sensors (102) can be configured to collect one or more physiological parameters of the wearer and correspondingly generate a set of signals.
[0035] In an embodiment, the one or more physiological parameters can
include but not limited to heart rate, pulse rate, vibration in body, abnormal behaviour, social stigma, abnormal sleep patterns, temper tantrums, and aggression.
[0036] In an embodiment, the garment (100) can be communicatively
coupled to the processing unit (106) by a communication module (116). The communication module (116) can include any or a combination of GSM Module, Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) Module, Bluetooth Module, Li-Fi Module, Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), and ZigBee.
[0037] In an embodiment, the processing unit (106) can be coupled to the
GPS (104), which can be configured to provide location information (e.g., longitude and latitude) regarding the current location of the wearer. The location information of the user can be received from the GPS (104) and transmitted to the processing unit (106). The processing unit (106) can further transmit the location information to associated mobile computing devices through the communication module (116).
[0038] In an embodiment, the garment (100) can include a belt (112) that
act to secure the garment on or around the person wearing it. Preferably, the belt (112) may be adjustable, to allow one size of the garment (100) to fit a range of sizes of the wearer and/or to allow the garment (100) to remain snug on the wearer without becoming too tight. To tight or loose the belt (112), a motor (110) is operatively coupled with the belt (112). Upon rotation of the motor (110) in a first direction (i.e. clockwise), the belt (112) can be tightened on the body of the wearer, and upon rotating the motor (110) in a second direction (i.e. anti-clockwise), the belt (112) can be loose.
[0039] In an embodiment, the garment (100) can include a power source
(114), which may be alternating current (AC) provided through an AC adaptor,

direct current (DC) provided through a DC adaptor, a battery source, or any other known power source. The battery source can be one or more dry cell batteries (e.g., nickel-cadmium (NiCd), nickel-zinc (NiZn), nickel metal hydride (NiMH), lithium-ion (Li-ion), etc.), and the likes.
[0040] In an embodiment, the processing unit (106) can include one or
more processor(s) can be implemented as one or more microprocessors, microcomputers, microcontrollers, digital signal processors, central processing units, logic circuitries, and/or any devices that manipulate data based on operational instructions. Among other capabilities, the one or more processor(s) can be configured to fetch and execute computer-readable instructions stored in a memory of the processing unit (106). The memory can store one or more computer-readable instructions or routines, which may be fetched and executed to create or share the data units over a network service. The processing unit (106) can also include an interface(s)having a variety of interfaces, for example, interfaces for data input and output devices, referred to as I/O devices, storage devices, transducers, actuators, and the like. The interface(s) can facilitate communication of the processing unit (106) with various devices and also provide a communication pathway for one or more components of the processing unit (160). Examples of such components include, but are not limited to, processing engine(s) and database.
[0041] In an embodiment, the processing unit (106) can be operatively
coupled with the one or more sensors (102), and the processing unit (106) can be
configured for executing a set of instructions that are stored in a memory, upon
execution of which, the processing unit (106) can causes the garment (100) to
analyse the received set of signals to determine one or more mental characteristics
of the user. The one or more mental characteristics of the user can include but not
limited to behavioural state, anxiety, and physiological state.
[0042] In an embodiment, the processing unit (106) can be configured to
extract values of one or more physiological parameters of the user, and compare the extracted values with a set of predefined range stored in a dataset to determine one or more mental characteristics of the user. Upon detection of at least one of

the physiological parameter beyond the pre-defined range, the processing unit generate output signals, where the output signals pertains one or more mental characteristics of the user at that time. The generated output signals can be transmitted to the associated mobile computing devices through the communication module (116).
[0043] In an embodiment, the processing unit (106) can be further
configured to receive a set of control signals from the associated mobile computing devices, and extract instructions from the set of control signals. Based upon the received instructions the processing unit (106) can actuate the fluid pump (108) to fill controlled air or fluid in the garment to provide pressure on the wearer's body to assist the wearer. The pressure to be provided on the user's body can be instructed by the therapist. In addition, based on the received instructions, the processing unit (106) can actuate the motor (110) actuate a motor to adjust the belt (112) provided with the garment (100).
[0044] In an embodiment, the motor (110) can be servo motor and a rotary
motor, but not limited to this. The motor (110) can be configured to receive
power supply from the power source (114). Upon receiving the instructions from
the associated mobile computing device, the processing unit (106) can provide
power supply to the motor (110) to actuate the motor (100). Upon actuation of the
motor (110), the belt (112) can be tight to provide pressure on the wearer's body.
[0045] In an embodiment, the air pressure provided to the garment (100)
can be controlled by the therapist remotely, the therapist can select air pressure value to be provide to the garment (100) and the processing unit (106) can control the fluid pump (108) accordingly.
[0046] In an exemplary embodiment, one or more mobile computing
devices can include applications (also referred as app, hereinafter), or web interface which may be downloadable from an app store and installable such as Andriod, iOS, Window Phone BlackBerry etc. The app can include a user interface and protocols to communicate. The one or more mobile computing devices can include but not limited to a mobile terminal, laptop, phone, tablet etc. The phone can include a screen that receives input from the user and displays a

status of the garment (100), and the screen can be a touch screen. The phone can be associated to many entities such as therapist, medical professional, parents or governmental concerns. The app can include the functionality to monitor user in real-time or review historical trends in the check on the physiological parameters. The therapist can select from a range of pre-set therapies, or may customise a specific therapy for each user. For example the app can be programed to automatically respond to a particular physiological parameter breaching a threshold by actuating the fluid pump (108) to inflate the garment (100). Later after reviewing the user's response to the therapy, the therapist can revise the settings.
[0047] FIG. 2 illustrates network representation of the components of the
garment (100). The garment (100) (e.g., jacket) can include a processing unit (106) that can be communicatively coupled with one or more mobile computing devices 202-1, 202-2,...202-N associated with one or more entities 204-1, 204-2,...204-N through a communication module (116). The entities can register to check information of many garments (100), such as therapist can receive information of various patients and can provide separate therapy sessions to each of the patient according to their health condition.
[0048] In an exemplary embodiment, when at home or outdoors, the user
especially the child get hyperactive or start stimming, then the parent/family member can use the remote app to inflate the garment (100) that facilitates in providing pressure on the body to calm down the child (the garment (100) is designed to be an everyday wear or would be instructed by the parent to the child to wear the garment (100) every time).
[0049] In an exemplary embodiment, when sensors (102) of the garment
(100) detect hyperactivity or high stress level of the child, a notification will be sent to the parent or therapist using the Wi-Fi. In case, internet facility is not available at that time, a message through GSM module can be transmitted to the parent. They can select the option to inflate the garment (100) and loose or tight the belt (112) to calm down the child. An automatic triggering of to inflate the garment (100) can also be activated when the hyperactivity or high stress level of

the child is detected by the sensors (102). The detection of hyperactivity or stress level offers convenience to the parents as they might not be always aware that their children are getting hyperactive or anxious, and early detection also allows the parents to intervene before a full attack happens.
[0050] Although the preceding text sets forth a detailed description of
numerous embodiments, it should be understood that the legal scope of the invention is defined by the words of the claims set forth at the end of this patent. The detailed description is to be construed as exemplary only and does not describe every possible embodiment, as describing every possible embodiment would be impractical, if not impossible. One could implement numerous alternate embodiments, using either current technology or technology developed after the filing date of this patent, which would still fall within the scope of the claims.
ADVANTAGES OF THE INVENTION
[0051] The proposed invention provides a light-weight garment to assist a
patient of neurological disorder.
[0052] The proposed invention provides a garment to notify concerned
person automatically regarding the mental state of the wearer.
[0053] The proposed invention provides a garment that is remotely
controlled by the concerned person.
[0054] The proposed invention provides a garment to provide pressure on
the wearer's body to calm down the wearer, when required.

We Claim:

1. A garment (100) adapted to be worn on an upper body of a user, the
garment (100 )comprising:
one or more sensors (102) coupled to the garment (100) to detect one or more physiological parameters of the user and correspondingly generate a set of signals;
a processing unit (106) operatively coupled with the one or more sensors 102, and the processing unit configured for executing a set of instructions that are stored in a memory, upon execution of which, the processing unit causes the garment 100 to analyse the received set of signals to determine one or more mental characteristics of the user, and correspondingly generate output signal, wherein the generated output signal are transmitted to one or more mobile computing devices (202); and
the processing unit further configured to:
receive, a set of control signals from the associated one or more mobile computing devices (202);
extract, instructions from the set of control signals, and correspondingly inflate the garment (100), and actuate a motor (110) to adjust a belt (112) provided with the garment (100).
2. The garment as claimed in claim 1, a fluid pump (108) is operatively coupled with the garment (100), wherein upon actuation, the fluid pump (108) fills fluid to inflate the garment (100).
3. The garment as claimed in claim 1, wherein upon inflating the garment (100), the garment facilitate to provide distributed pressure on areas of the user in contact with the garment.
4. The garment as claimed in claim 1, wherein the one or more sensors (102) are selected from a group consisting of heart rate sensor, pulse sensors, accelerometer and gyroscope.

5. The garment as claimed in claim 1, wherein the one or more mental characteristics of the user includes any or a combination of behavioural state, anxiety, and physiological state.
6. The garment as claimed in claim 1, wherein a location identifier (104) configured to provide location information of the user to the one or more mobile computing devices.
7. The garment as claimed in claim 1, wherein the processing unit (106) is communicatively coupled with the one or more mobile computing devices (202) by a communication module, wherein the communication module comprises any or a combination of GSM Module, Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) Module, Bluetooth Module, Li-Fi Module, Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), and ZigBee.
8. The garment as claimed in claim 1, wherein the one or more mobile computing devices (202) comprise any or a combination of mobile terminal, laptop and tablet, wherein the one or more mobile computing devices are configured to control the garment remotely.