WEARABLE ARTICLE WITH A KINETIC ENERGY GENERATOR

A wearable article (100) includes a structural material configured to be worn on a body, a volatile energy storage device (204), a wireless transmission circuit (126), coupled to the volatile energy storage device (204), comprising an antenna (118) having a minimum transmission energy, a kinetic energy generator (202), positioned with respect to the structural material in a configuration to be manipulated to induce a voltage output (302), the kinetic energy generator (202) coupled to and configured to charge the volatile energy storage device (204), and an electronic data storage, coupled to the sensor, configured to store electronic data. A controller (128) is provided that determines if the energy stored in the volatile energy storage device (204) is equal to or exceeds an energy stored threshold (316) corresponding to the minimum transmission energy, and, if so, causes the wireless transmission circuit (126) to draw energy from the volatile energy storage device (204) to transmit the electronic data as stored in the electronic data storage.