Intelligent electronic footwear and control logic for executing automated footwear features
First Claim
1. A method of executing an automated feature of an intelligent electronic shoe (IES), the IES including an upper for attaching to a foot of a user, a sole structure attached to the upper for supporting thereon the foot of the user, and an alert system attached to the sole structure and/or upper, the method comprising:
- receiving, via a controller through a wireless communications device, location data indicative of a user location of the user wearing the IES;
receiving, via the controller through the wireless communications device, location data indicative of a vehicle location of a motor vehicle;
determining, via the controller, whether the user location is within a predetermined location or proximity to the vehicle location;
receiving, from a pressure sensor mounted to the sole structure, a sensor signal indicative of a detected presence of the foot of the user in the upper; and
transmitting, via the controller in response to the detected presence of the foot in the upper and the user location being within the predetermined location or proximity to the vehicle location, a command signal to the alert system of the IES to generate a predetermined visible, audible, and/or tactile alert perceptible by the user and/or the motor vehicle.
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Abstract
Presented are intelligent electronic footwear with controller automated features, methods for making/using such footwear, and control systems for executing automated features of intelligent electronic footwear. An intelligent electronic shoe (IES) includes an upper that attaches to a user'"'"'s foot, and a sole structure that is attached to the upper and supports thereon the user'"'"'s foot. An alert system, which is mounted to the sole structure and/or upper, generates predetermined outputs in response to electronic command signals. The IES system also includes a wireless communications device that wirelessly communicates with a remote computing node, and a footwear controller that communicates with the wireless communications device and alert system. The footwear controller receives location data indicative of the user'"'"'s and remote computing node'"'"'s locations, determines whether the user'"'"'s location is within a predetermined location/proximity to the node'"'"'s location and, if so, transmits command signals to the alert system to notify the user/vehicle.
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1. A method of executing an automated feature of an intelligent electronic shoe (IES), the IES including an upper for attaching to a foot of a user, a sole structure attached to the upper for supporting thereon the foot of the user, and an alert system attached to the sole structure and/or upper, the method comprising:
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receiving, via a controller through a wireless communications device, location data indicative of a user location of the user wearing the IES; receiving, via the controller through the wireless communications device, location data indicative of a vehicle location of a motor vehicle; determining, via the controller, whether the user location is within a predetermined location or proximity to the vehicle location; receiving, from a pressure sensor mounted to the sole structure, a sensor signal indicative of a detected presence of the foot of the user in the upper; and transmitting, via the controller in response to the detected presence of the foot in the upper and the user location being within the predetermined location or proximity to the vehicle location, a command signal to the alert system of the IES to generate a predetermined visible, audible, and/or tactile alert perceptible by the user and/or the motor vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of executing an automated feature of an intelligent electronic shoe (IES), the IES including an upper for attaching to a foot of a user, a sole structure attached to the upper for supporting thereon the foot of the user, and an alert system attached to the sole structure and/or upper, the method comprising:
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receiving, via a controller through a wireless communications device, location data indicative of a user location of the user wearing the IES; receiving, via the controller through the wireless communications device, location data indicative of a vehicle location of a motor vehicle; determining, via the controller, whether the user location is within a predetermined location or proximity to the vehicle location; receiving, from a pressure sensor mounted to the sole structure, a sensor signal indicative of a detected weight of the user; determining if the detected weight is within a predetermine range of a memory-stored validated user weight; and transmitting, via the controller in response to the detected weight being within the predetermine range of the memory-stored validated user weight and the user location being within the predetermined location or proximity to the vehicle location, a command signal to the alert system of the IES to generate a predetermined visible, audible, and/or tactile alert perceptible by the user and/or the motor vehicle.
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11. A method of executing an automated feature of an intelligent electronic shoe (IES), the IES including an upper for attaching to a foot of a user, a sole structure attached to the upper for supporting thereon the foot of the user, and an alert system attached to the sole structure and/or upper, the method comprising:
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receiving, via a controller through a wireless communications device, location data indicative of a user location of the user wearing the IES; receiving, via the controller through the wireless communications device, location data indicative of a vehicle location of a motor vehicle; determining, via the controller, whether the user location is within a predetermined location or proximity to the vehicle location; determining, via a lace motor mounted to the sole structure and/or upper and operable to selectively transition a shoelace of the IES between tensioned and untensioned states, if the shoelace is in the tensioned state; and transmitting, via the controller in response to the shoelace being in the tensioned state and the user location being within the predetermined location or proximity to the vehicle location, a command signal to the alert system of the IES to generate a predetermined visible, audible, and/or tactile alert perceptible by the user and/or the motor vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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