Article of footwear with color change portion and method of changing color
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1. A method of operating an article of footwear with a color change portion, comprising:
- receiving information related to a power source;
determining whether the article of footwear is connected to one of an external power source or an internal power source based on the received information;
wherein, upon determining that the power source is the external power source, operating the color change portion according to a high power mode;
wherein, upon determining that the power source is the internal power source, operating the color change portion according to a low power mode; and
applying an electrical signal to an electrochromographic material associated with the color change portion according to one of the high power mode or the low power mode.
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Abstract
An article with a color change portion and a method of changing color is disclosed. The article includes at least one color change portion capable of changing colors. The color change portion can change colors according to one or more performance parameters. The article can be connected to a computer and the color change portion can be controlled using the computer.
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1. A method of operating an article of footwear with a color change portion, comprising:
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receiving information related to a power source; determining whether the article of footwear is connected to one of an external power source or an internal power source based on the received information; wherein, upon determining that the power source is the external power source, operating the color change portion according to a high power mode; wherein, upon determining that the power source is the internal power source, operating the color change portion according to a low power mode; and applying an electrical signal to an electrochromographic material associated with the color change portion according to one of the high power mode or the low power mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An article of footwear with a color change system comprising:
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a color change portion disposed on the article of footwear, the color change portion including an electrochromographic material; an electronic control unit in communication with the color change portion; and a power storage device; wherein the electronic control unit is configured to determine whether the article of footwear is connected to an external power source; and wherein the electronic control unit is configured to control the color change portion by applying an electrical signal to the electrochromographic material to change an initial color of the color change portion when the article of footwear is connected to the external power source. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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