Systems for activating and/or authenticating electronic devices for operation with footwear and other uses
First Claim
1. A method of activating an electronic module, comprising:
- engaging the electronic module with a module securing element provided in or on an article of footwear, wherein the electronic module includes an electronic device;
sensing whether the electronic module and the article of footwear are authorized for operation with one another;
activating, by an activation system, the electronic module or at least a first function of the electronic module when the electronic module and the article of footwear are determined to be authorized for operation with one another, wherein interaction between the activation system and the electronic module provides data processing algorithm selection information to the electronic module.
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Abstract
Articles of footwear and footwear systems include modules, e.g., for sensing physical and/or physiological characteristics associated with use of the footwear or for performing other functions. Such systems and methods may use physical or other interaction(s) between the module and the article of footwear for activating and/or deactivating the module and/or sensing devices included with the module, for confirming whether the module and footwear are authorized for use with one another, and/or for automatic data algorithm selection methods. Additionally, such systems and methods also may use the activation and/or authentication systems for the module for data input to the module. Some examples of such systems and methods may utilize magnets and magnetic sensing systems and/or light (or other radiation) sources and sensing systems for activation, authentication, data input, and/or algorithm selection.
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14 Claims
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1. A method of activating an electronic module, comprising:
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engaging the electronic module with a module securing element provided in or on an article of footwear, wherein the electronic module includes an electronic device; sensing whether the electronic module and the article of footwear are authorized for operation with one another; activating, by an activation system, the electronic module or at least a first function of the electronic module when the electronic module and the article of footwear are determined to be authorized for operation with one another, wherein interaction between the activation system and the electronic module provides data processing algorithm selection information to the electronic module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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5. A method according to claim, further comprising:
maintaining the electronic module or at least the first function of the electronic module in an inactive state when the electronic module and the article of footwear are determined to be not authorized for operation with one another.
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