Footwear device with scrolling light emitting diode display
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1. Footwear having a reprogrammable display comprising:
- a footwear unit having a window;
a reprogrammable display;
a panel of the reprogrammable display aligned with said window, wherein the panel displays a user inputted personal message including text, numbers, logos and symbols;
a controller contained inside of said reprogrammable display for controlling the display of information on said panel and storing said user inputted personal message on said controller, wherein said controller is configured to have modes of operation including;
a) an on and off mode;
b) a scrolling mode where said user inputted personal message continuously scrolls across the panel at a predetermined rate of speed;
c) a flashing mode where the user inputted personal message is flashed on the panel;
d) an exploding mode where the user inputted personal message is displayed on the panel and then breaks apart;
e) a hold mode where the user inputted personal message is continually displayed on the panel;
one or more input ports on said reprogrammable display for inputting, changing and erasing said user inputted personal message stored on the controller resulting in changing the user inputted personal message displayed on the panel.
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Abstract
A footwear unit having a pre-programmable, self-programmable and reprogrammable display with a panel that is operably aligned with a window located on the outside surface of the footwear unit. The programmable display has two or more modes of operation for displaying information on the panel. Inside of the programmable display unit is a controller that controls the display of information on the panel. The controller also stores information or data that later be viewed on the panel.
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1. Footwear having a reprogrammable display comprising:
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a footwear unit having a window; a reprogrammable display; a panel of the reprogrammable display aligned with said window, wherein the panel displays a user inputted personal message including text, numbers, logos and symbols; a controller contained inside of said reprogrammable display for controlling the display of information on said panel and storing said user inputted personal message on said controller, wherein said controller is configured to have modes of operation including; a) an on and off mode; b) a scrolling mode where said user inputted personal message continuously scrolls across the panel at a predetermined rate of speed; c) a flashing mode where the user inputted personal message is flashed on the panel; d) an exploding mode where the user inputted personal message is displayed on the panel and then breaks apart; e) a hold mode where the user inputted personal message is continually displayed on the panel; one or more input ports on said reprogrammable display for inputting, changing and erasing said user inputted personal message stored on the controller resulting in changing the user inputted personal message displayed on the panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. Footwear having a reprogrammable display comprising:
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a footwear unit having an outside surface, an inside surface, and a window on the outside surface that extends to said inside surface of said footwear unit; a carrier operably connected to said inside surface of said footwear unit; a reprogrammable display releasably connected to said carrier; a panel of said reprogrammable display aligned with said window, wherein the panel displays a user inputted personal message including text, numbers, logos and symbols; a controller contained within said reprogrammable display, wherein said controller is configured to have modes of operation including; a) an on and off mode; b) a scrolling mode where said user inputted personal message continuously scrolls across the panel at a predetermined rate of speed; c) a flashing mode where the user inputted personal message is flashed on the panel; d) an exploding mode where the user inputted personal message is displayed on the panel and then breaks apart; e) a hold mode where the user inputted personal message is continually displayed on the panel; one or more input ports on said reprogrammable display for inputting, changing and erasing said user inputted personal message stored on the controller resulting in changing the user inputted personal message displayed on the panel; and one or more buttons on said reprogrammable display for selecting one of said two or more modes of operation. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. Footwear having a reprogrammable display comprising:
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a footwear unit having a window; a reprogrammable display having a display panel aligned with said window, wherein the panel displays a user inputted personal message including text, numbers, logos and symbols; a controller contained inside of said reprogrammable display; wherein said controller is configured to have modes of operation including; a) an on and off mode; b) a scrolling mode where said user inputted personal message continuously scrolls across the panel at a predetermined rate of speed; c) a flashing mode where the user inputted personal message is flashed on the panel; d) an exploding mode where the user inputted personal message is displayed on the panel and then breaks apart; e) a hold mode where the user inputted personal message is continually displayed on the panel; one or more input ports on said reprogrammable display for inputting, changing and erasing the user inputted personal message stored on the controller resulting in changing said user inputted personal message displayed on the panel; and one or more buttons on said reprogrammable display for controlling said scrolling graphic animation on said panel. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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