Customizing footwear
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1. A system for displaying content on footwear, comprising:
- a. Footwear having a footwear surface;
b. A control unit (CU);
c. Memory;
d. Display;
e. An Input/Output (I/O) unit; and
f. A power unit;
wherein the display occupies 25% or more of the footwear surface; and
Wherein the display has a resolution whereby the number of pixels is in the range of 50-2,000,000 pixels.
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Abstract
A system and method for customizing the look of footwear. The footwear of the system includes a display that can show high resolution images and covers a large portion of the footwear surface. A user can create and transfer designs to be displayed. Designs can be bought or shared over the Internet. The system also allows the user to use a handheld device to detect the color of another object and then display substantially the same color in pixels of the display.
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1. A system for displaying content on footwear, comprising:
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a. Footwear having a footwear surface; b. A control unit (CU); c. Memory; d. Display; e. An Input/Output (I/O) unit; and f. A power unit; wherein the display occupies 25% or more of the footwear surface; and Wherein the display has a resolution whereby the number of pixels is in the range of 50-2,000,000 pixels. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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2. A system for displaying content on footwear, comprising:
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a. Footwear having a footwear surface; b. A control unit (CU); c. Memory; d. Display; e. An Input/Output (I/O) unit; and f. A power unit; wherein the display occupies 25% or more of the footwear surface; and wherein the display has a color depth in the range of 8-bits to 48-bits.
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3. A system for displaying content on footwear, comprising:
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a. Footwear having a footwear surface; b. A control unit (CU); c. Memory; d. Display; e. An Input/Output (I/O) unit; and f. A power unit; wherein the display occupies 25% or more of the footwear surface; and wherein the display operates at a frequency in the range of 15 frames-per-second to 120 frames-per-second.
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4. A system for displaying content on footwear, comprising:
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a. Footwear having a footwear surface; b. A control unit (CU); c. Memory; d. Display; e. An Input/Output (I/O) unit; and f. A power unit; wherein the display occupies 25% or more of the footwear surface; and wherein the footwear consists of at least one of the following;
boots, chukka boots, combat boots, cowboy boots, go-go boots, hiking boots, kinky boots, motorcycle boots, platform boots, riding boots, derby boots, thigh-length boots, ugg boots, valenki, waders, wellington boots, winkle pickers, shoes, athletic shoes, sneakers, cross-trainers, brothel creepers, diabetic shoes, espadrilles, galoshes, high heels, pumps, slippers, stiletto heels, kicks, kitten heels, lace-up shoes, derby shoes, oxford shoes, high-tops, brogues, loafers, penny loafers, mary janes, moccasins, monks, mules, platform shoes, school shoes, skate shoes, tap shoes, sandals, mandals, flip flops, slide, chaco, indoor footwear, slippers, ballet shoes, climbing shoes, clogs, foot thong, football boots, safety footwear, ski boots, snowshoes, cleats, surgical shoe, pointe shoes, swimfins, and flippers.
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5. A system for displaying content on footwear, comprising:
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a. Footwear having a footwear surface; b. A control unit (CU); c. Memory; d. Display; e. An Input/Output (I/O) unit; and f. A power unit; wherein the display occupies 25% or more of the footwear surface; and wherein the content consists of at least one of the following;
text data, image data, color data, video data, sound data and any combination thereof.
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6. A system for displaying content on footwear, comprising:
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a. Footwear having a footwear surface; b. A control unit (CU); c. Memory; d. Display; e. An Input/Output (I/O) unit; and f. A power unit; wherein the display occupies 25% or more of the footwear surface; and wherein the footwear surface consists of at least one of the following;
top, bottom, front, back, sides, laces, tongues, straps, buckles, heels, soles and any combination thereof.
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7. A system for displaying content on footwear, comprising:
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a. Footwear having a footwear surface; b. A control unit (CU); c. Memory; d. Display; e. An Input/Output (I/O) unit; and f. A power unit; wherein the display occupies 25% or more of the footwear surface; and wherein the display is a thin film display. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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11. A system for displaying content on footwear, comprising:
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a. Footwear having a footwear surface; b. A control unit (CU); c. Memory; d. Display; e. An Input/Output (I/O) unit; and f. A power unit; wherein the display occupies 25% or more of the footwear surface; and wherein the Display, CU, Memory I/O unit and Power Unit are retrofitted into existing footwear.
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12. A method for displaying content on footwear having a footwear surface, comprising:
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Receiving content at the footwear; Executing a program by a control unit of the footwear to display the content; Displaying the content on a display of the footwear; wherein the step of displaying further comprises displaying the content on 25% or more of the footwear surface; and wherein the step of displaying further comprises displaying the content using 50-2,000,000 pixels. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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13. A method for displaying content on footwear having a footwear surface, comprising:
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Receiving content at the footwear; Executing a program by a control unit of the footwear to display the content; Displaying the content on a display of the footwear; wherein the step of displaying further comprises displaying the content on 25% or more of the footwear surface; and wherein the step of displaying further comprises displaying the content using a color depth in the range of 8-bits to 48-bits.
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14. A method for displaying content on footwear having a footwear surface, comprising:
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a. Detecting the color or pattern of an object; b. Determining color values that are substantially the same color or pattern as the object; c. Create content using the detected color or pattern values; d. Executing a program by a control unit of the footwear; e. Displaying the content based on the program executed by the control unit of the footwear; and f. Wherein the step of displaying further comprises displaying the content using 50-2,000,000 pixels. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for displaying content on footwear having a footwear surface, comprising:
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a. Detecting the color or pattern of an object; b. Determining color values that are substantially the same color or pattern as the object; c. Create content using the detected color or pattern values; d. Executing a program by a control unit of the footwear; e. Displaying the content based on the program executed by the control unit of the footwear; and f. Wherein the step of displaying further comprises displaying the content using a color depth in the range of 8-bits to 48-bits.
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