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 or of sports equipment with a color change portion, the method comprising:
- measuring a performance parameter;
coloring the color change portion with a first color when the performance parameter is in a first range of values;
coloring the color change portion with a second color when the performance parameter is in a second range of values, the second range of values being substantially different from the first range of values and the second color being substantially different from the first color;
wherein the color change portion comprises an electrochromographic material comprising a photonic lattice.
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Abstract
An article with a color change portion and a method of changing color. The article includes at least one color change portion capable of changing colors. The color change portion includes composite material including a photonic lattice. 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 or of sports equipment with a color change portion, the method comprising:
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measuring a performance parameter; coloring the color change portion with a first color when the performance parameter is in a first range of values; coloring the color change portion with a second color when the performance parameter is in a second range of values, the second range of values being substantially different from the first range of values and the second color being substantially different from the first color; wherein the color change portion comprises an electrochromographic material comprising a photonic lattice. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10)
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7. A method of operating an article of footwear or of sports equipment with a color change portion, the method comprising:
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receiving a user-selected color; applying an electrical signal to an electrochromographic material associated with the color change portion, thereby changing the color change portion from an initial color to the user-selected color, the initial color being different from the user-selected color; wherein the electrochromographic material comprises a photonic lattice. - View Dependent Claims (8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of operating an article of footwear or of sports equipment with a color change portion, the method comprising:
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receiving information related to a first color of an object, the object being associated with a user of the article of footwear or of the sports equipment; determining a second color for the color change portion according to the first color; applying an electrical signal to an electrochromographic material associated with the color change portion, thereby changing the color change portion to the second color; wherein the electrochromographic material comprises a photonic lattice. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus that changes color in response to electrical stimulation comprising, in order:
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a first terminal layer; a first conductive layer in electrical contact with the first terminal layer; a photonic lattice layer in electrical contact with the first conductive layer; a second conductive layer in electrical contact with the photonic lattice layer; and a second terminal layer in electrical contact with the second conductive layer. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 28, 29, 30)
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26. An apparatus that changes color in response to electrical stimulation comprising, in order:
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a terminal layer comprising a first terminal and a second terminal interdigitated; a conductive layer in electrical contact with one side of the terminal layer; and a photonic lattice layer in electrical contact with the opposite side of the conductive layer. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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