SOLAR POWERED L.C.D./L.E.D/O.L.E.D. FOOTWEAR

• US 20140373395A1
• Filed: 12/13/2011
• Published: 12/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bonnie Patricia White
• Original Assignee: Bonnie Patricia White
• Inventors: White, Bonnie Patricia
• Application Number:
  US14/365,457
• Publication Number:
  US 20140373395A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 36/137
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 23/24 Ornamental buckles; Other ornaments for shoes without fastening function
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 3/0078 provided with logos, letters, signatures or the like decoration A43B23/24 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 3/12 Sandals; Strap guides thereon
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 3/34 with electrical or electronic arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 3/36 with light sources
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 3/38 with power sources
• CPC Class Codes: A43B 5/00 Footwear for sporting purposes non-skid devices, e.g. ice-spurs or studs for football shoes, A43C15/00

Abstract

Footwear 9, e.g. a Trainer, comprises an Upper 1 and a Sole 2a, serves as a mounting means for a Control Panel with Touchscreen capability 3, and Qwerty Keyboard 4, with a Controller 3b under control panel 3, located in Upper 1, and an L.C.D., L.E.D., or O.L.E.D. Display Screen 2b, located in Cavity 2c, cut out of 2a to allow screen depth that is flexible and goes completely round the Sole 2a, 2b is supported by 2c and Sole 2a, displaying moving text and graphics in optional settings. The Display screen 2b is controlled by Screen 3 or 4, and has solar power capability 6, as does screen 12. A USB Port 7, in upper 1, recharges built in Battery 11, and also a battery light indicator 8. A battery 11, a controller 13, and an extra display screen 12, which can be controlled by 2d, 13, 3, 4.

Claims

1. (canceled)

3. The article of Footwear of claim 1, wherein the L.C.D., L.E.D. or O.L.E.D. Visual Display and Control Screen, located in the so-called Upper or Body, of the Footwear, is Waterproof protected, with the option of a Transparent Waterproof Membrane Cover.

4. The article of Footwear of claim 1, wherein the L.C.D., L.E.D. or O.L.E.D. Visual Display and Control Screen, and the Manual Qwerty Keyboard, both located in the so-called Upper or Body, would have the capability to function using Solar Power with a built in Solar Panel, located in the L.C.D., L.E.D. or O.L.E.D. Visual Display and Control Screen, and the Manual Qwerty Keyboard.

5. The article of Footwear of claim 1, wherein the L.C.D., L.E.D. or O.L.E.D. Visual Display Screen, would also have Solar Power capability to function with a built in Solar Panel, located in the Visual Display Screen, supported by the Ground Engaging Body.

6. The article of Footwear of claim 1, wherein the L.C.D., L.E.D. or O.L.E.D. Visual Display and Control Screen, located in the so-called Upper or Body of the footwear, will provide an ON/OFF function and controls for to cancel a signal and controls, located in the so-called Upper or Body.

7. The article of Footwear of claim 1, wherein the Manual Qwerty Keyboard, located in the so-called Upper or Body, of the Footwear, will also provide an ON/OFF function to cancel a signal and controls for itself and for the Visual Display Screen, located in the Ground Engaging Body, and also to back up the L.C.D., L.E.D. or O.L.E.D. Visual Display and Control Screen, in case of malfunction.

8. The article of Footwear of claim 1, wherein the L.C.D., L.E.D. or O.L.E.D. Visual Display and Control Screen, located in the so-called Upper or Body, will also provide an ON/OFF function to cancel a signal and controls of the Visual Display Screen, located on the Ground Engaging Body.

9. The article of Footwear of claim 1, wherein the Ground Engaging Body, has a cavity, cut out to accommodate screen depth, to support an L.C.D., L.E.D. or O.L.E.D. visual display screen, all the way round the whole length of the Ground Engaging Body, from one side of the Footwear, to the other, and back again, which has the capability of either, L.C.D., L.E.D. or O.L.E.D. capability, and is not limited to, and would have the capability to display, words, phrases, sentences, pictures, images, graphics, moving continuously all the way round the display screen, located built into the cavity, in the Ground Engaging Body, with the options of static, static flashing, flashing moving, words, phrases, sentences, pictures, images, and graphics, and not limited to.

10. The article of Footwear of claim 1, that has Guts/internal workings of the Footwear, located under the L.C.D., L.E.D. or O.L.E.D. Visual Display and Control Screen, located on the so-called Upper and Body, comprising of a Circuit Board.

11. The article of Footwear of claim 1, that has Guts/Internal workings of the Footwear, located under the Manual Qwerty Keyboard, located on the so-called Upper or Body, comprising of a Circuit Board.

12. The article of Footwear of claim 1, that has Guts/internal workings of the Footwear, supported and built into the Ground Engaging Body, and located in the Cavity of the Ground Engaging Body, of the Ground Engaging Body, comprising of a Circuit Board, by way of example, and not limited to, the Circuit Board fits snugly against the cavity, it has attached to it, amongst other electronics and the like that cover a circuit board, electrical circuits, which are covered in multiple tiny L.E.D Bulbs, which are displayed all the way around the Ground Engaging Body, for the entire length of the Ground Engaging Body, for its whole length from start to finish.

13. The article of Footwear of claim 1, wherein the L.C.D., L.E.D. or O.L.E.D. visual display screen, would be waterproof itself, (in this example not using a transparent membrane cover, which is optional).

14. The article of Footwear of claim 1, comprising of a rechargeable USB Socket/Port, located in the so-called Upper or Body, at a heel end of the article of Footwear, enabling recharging of battery, located internally in a base of the footwear, located internally in the Ground Engaging Body.

15. The article of Footwear of claim 1, comprising of a USB Socket/Port, also enabling expansion of memory and downloads, would be fitted with an electrical connector element to be engaged by a corresponding electrical connector element, for example from a USB connection plug, provided with a side cavity on and projecting from a rear heel end situated on the so-called Upper or Body, located at USB socket.

16. The article of Footwear of claim 1, wherein the USB socket, will also be protected by a snap shut cover, to protect from water damage.

17. The article of Footwear of claim 1, comprising of a L.E.D. Battery Indicator Light, located in the so-called Upper or Body of the Footwear, which indicates if charge of an Internal Battery is Low, and needs charging, or is or has been Fully Charged.

18. The article of Footwear of claim 1 wherein an Audio Signal transmitter is operative to transmit said signal by infrared transmission.

19. The article of Footwear of claim 1, operative to receive a Video and Audio signal, which are connected internally of the Footwear, to transmitters which are housed and located under the L.C.D., L.E.D. or O.L.E.D. Visual Display and Control Screen, located in the so-called Upper or Body, and located internally within the Ground Engaging Body.

20. The article of Footwear of claim 1, wherein the Video and Audio signal may be associated with a Speaker and Apertures in the Footwear, located in the so-called Upper or Body, to provide for direct audio/video signal transmission.

21. The article of Footwear of claim 18, wherein controls for said transmitters are provided on the articles of footwear.

2. All types of Footwear both left and right, comprising a so-called Upper or Body, and a Ground Engaging Body, but not limited to the aforementioned, but would also apply to all types of Footwear, both left and right, that has a differently constructed so-called Upper or Body, or comprises of just a Ground Engaging Body, for example, Flip Flops,

wherein either the so-called Upper or Body, includes mounting means for a Visual Display and Control Screen (3), that supports Touch Screen capability, having the means to use either L.C.D., L.E.D. or O.L.E.D. Display capability optionally, but not limited to, and to control functions of a Visual Display Screen, located in the Ground Engaging Body Cavity,

wherein the so-called Upper or Body, includes mounting means for a Manual Qwerty Keyboard, located in the so-called Upper or Body, to also control functions of the Visual Display Screen, as an added alternative and back up, to the L.C.D., L.E.D. or O.L.E.D. Visual Display and Control Screen, that supports Touch Screen Capability, having the means to use either L.C.D., L.E.D. or O.L.E.D. Display capability, but is not limited to.