Lam Trong Ho, Austin, TX.
Assigned to AuSense Technologies, LLC, Austin, TX.

Filed: 5/12/17
Issued: 7/27/21

A diaper comprising: a main panel having an interior surface in contact with skin of a user during use and an exterior surface exposed to an environment surrounding the user; a sensor pad integral to the main panel of the diaper and defining at least two detection zones associated with the interior surface of the main panel; a sensor port positioned on and accessible via the exterior surface of the main panel, the sensor port electrically coupled to the sensor pad through the main panel; and a gadget including a gadget port for releasably coupling the gadget to the sensor port, such that the gadget is entirely maintained on an exterior of the diaper during use and wherein the gadget is electrically connected to the sensor pad via the sensor port; the gadget send a test signal to the sensor pad via the sensor port and determines, based at least in part on a detected response to the test signal, that the gadget is properly connected to the sensor port; and the gadget is configured to detect an exposure of the sensor pad to human waste at one or more of the at least two detection zones, and responsive to the exposure, transmit an alert signal to a remote smart device, the alert signal indicating a location of the human waste via an identification of the detection zone of the at least two detection zones in which the exposure was detected.