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:
- receiving, by a processor, a first signal indicating that an electronic module has been engaged with a module securing element provided in or on an article of footwear; and
automatically activating, by an activation system, the electronic module or at least a first function of the electronic module in response to receiving a second signal.
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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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11 Claims
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1. A method of activating an electronic module, comprising:
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receiving, by a processor, a first signal indicating that an electronic module has been engaged with a module securing element provided in or on an article of footwear; and automatically activating, by an activation system, the electronic module or at least a first function of the electronic module in response to receiving a second signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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