Footwear products including data transmission capabilities
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving via a wireless transceiver of an electronic device, item identification data from an item identifier located on a sport-related item of a user, the receiving occurring automatically upon the electronic device positioned proximate to the sport-related item,wherein the item identification data comprises at least one of a model indication and a style indication for the item;
transmitting from the electronic device, the item identification data to a remote server;
in response to transmitting the item identification data, electronically receiving audiovisual product-specific information on a mobile display configured to be viewable by the user;
transmitting user identification data identifying the user or wearer of the item;
determining that the item identification data and the user identification data were received during a threshold time frame; and
based on upon the determination, automatically registering the user as checked-in with respect to an event related to the item.
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Abstract
Footwear systems include an article of footwear and a data transmission system engaged with the article of footwear. The transmission system transmits data to a remote system, such as a display system, another data transmission system, a processing system, etc. Such footwear systems further may include activation systems for activating the transmission and/or display systems. The transmitted data may be used for various purposes, such as: (a) identifying a user of the article of footwear; (b) activating targeted advertising or product information; (c) confirming the user'"'"'s presence at a specific location and/or at a specific time; (d) determining start, finish, and/or intermediate split times for specific user; (e) confirming athletic equipment usage; (f) providing data for a game or reward program; (g) registering the user for an event or competition; or the like.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving via a wireless transceiver of an electronic device, item identification data from an item identifier located on a sport-related item of a user, the receiving occurring automatically upon the electronic device positioned proximate to the sport-related item, wherein the item identification data comprises at least one of a model indication and a style indication for the item; transmitting from the electronic device, the item identification data to a remote server; in response to transmitting the item identification data, electronically receiving audiovisual product-specific information on a mobile display configured to be viewable by the user; transmitting user identification data identifying the user or wearer of the item; determining that the item identification data and the user identification data were received during a threshold time frame; and based on upon the determination, automatically registering the user as checked-in with respect to an event related to the item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions that when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform at least:
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receiving via a first wireless transceiver of a an electronic device, item identification data from an item identifier located on a sport-related item of a user, the receiving being automatic upon an electronic device positioned proximate to the sport-related item, wherein the item identification data comprises at least one of a model indication and a style indication for the item; transmitting from the electronic device via a second wireless transceiver of the electronic device, the item identification data to a remote server; in response to transmitting the item identification data, electronically receiving audiovisual product-specific information on a display of the electronic device configured to be viewable by the user; transmitting user identification data identifying the user or wearer of the item; determining that the item identification data and the user identification data were received during a threshold time frame; and based on upon the determination, automatically registering the user as checked-in with respect to an event related to the item. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions that when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform at least:
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electronically receiving item identification data that was previously captured, via a first wireless transceiver of a user device, from an item identifier physically located on a sport-related item of a user of the user device, in which the electronic receiving of the item identification data being via a second wireless transceiver of the user device, wherein the received item identification data comprises at least one of a model indication and a style indication for the item; in response to receiving the item identification data, electronically transmitting audiovisual product-specific information to the user device to be displayed on a display configured to be viewable by the user; receiving user determining that the item identification data and user identification data were received during a threshold time frame; and based on upon the determination, automatically registering the user as checked-in with respect to an event related to the item.
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