Intelligent footwear systems
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1. A method for modifying a performance characteristic of an article of footwear during use, the method comprising the steps of:
- measuring a sensor signal from a sensor at least partially disposed within a sole of the article of footwear;
determining whether the article of footwear has experienced a peak condition;
upon determining that the article of footwear has experienced a peak condition, determining whether adjustment of the article of footwear is required; and
upon determining that adjustment is required, adjusting a performance characteristic of the article of footwear.
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Abstract
The invention is directed to intelligent systems for articles of footwear that adjust automatically in response to a measured performance characteristic. The intelligent systems include one or more adjustable elements coupled to a mechanism that actuates the adjustable elements in response to a signal from a sensor to modify the performance characteristic of the article of footwear. The intelligent system adjusts the performance characteristics of the article of footwear without human intervention.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for modifying a performance characteristic of an article of footwear during use, the method comprising the steps of:
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measuring a sensor signal from a sensor at least partially disposed within a sole of the article of footwear; determining whether the article of footwear has experienced a peak condition; upon determining that the article of footwear has experienced a peak condition, determining whether adjustment of the article of footwear is required; and upon determining that adjustment is required, adjusting a performance characteristic of the article of footwear. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for modifying a performance characteristic of an article of footwear during use, the method comprising the steps of:
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measuring a sensor signal from a sensor at least partially disposed within a sole of the article of footwear; determining whether the article of footwear has experienced a desirable performance characteristic; upon determining that the article of footwear has not experienced the desirable performance characteristic, determining whether adjustment of the article of footwear is required; and upon determining that adjustment is required, adjusting a performance characteristic of the article of footwear during use.
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18. A method for modifying a performance characteristic of an article of footwear during use, the method comprising the steps of:
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monitoring a sensor signal from a sensor at least partially disposed within a sole of the article of footwear; determining whether the article of footwear has experienced a desirable performance characteristic by at least analyzing the sensor signal to compare a measured performance characteristic to the desired performance characteristic; upon determining that the article of footwear has not experienced the desirable performance characteristic, determining whether adjustment of the article of footwear during use is required; and upon determining that adjustment is required, adjusting a performance characteristic of the article of footwear during use.
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