Electroluminescent communication system between articles of apparel and the like
First Claim
1. An article comprising:
- a first substrate and a second substrate, each of said substrates having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a perimeter edge surface at least a portion of said first substrate being positioned over a portion of said second substrate such that said bottom surface of said first substrate contacts at least a portion of said top surface of said second substrate, said article further comprising an electroluminescent strip, said strip being positioned such that an outer surface of said strip contacts at least a portion of said first substrate, said electroluminescent strip comprising one or more of a fabric and a wire, said electroluminescent strip being operatively connected to a power source and a switch for activating said strip, said article further comprising a mobile computing device using wireless local area networks, said computing device being capable of storing personal data and creating a profile of said user, said profile comprising one or more of music, food, and movies, and wherein when said article is within a certain range of a second article, with said second article having its own profile, said mobile computing device of each article causing respective computing devices to exchange at least a portion of said data in said profile of each article, and signal that said profile is being exchanged.
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Abstract
An article of apparel, or household fabric, having a power source, a switch and at least one electroluminescent or fabric strip for illuminating the article of apparel, or household article. In addition, the present invention can be used in a peer to peer network. The article may have a communication system including a transmitter and a receiver. Furthermore, the present invention can have electric circuitry that can be integrated with the electrical components so as to create different visual effects in response to signals from the communication system. The electroluminescent strips of the present invention can be designed to follow the contour of a trademark, logo, or character. Also, the electroluminescent strips can be designed to follow the stitching of the sneaker and follow the sneaker lace path. Switches of the present invention can include, preferably, a toggle switch, or if desired a pressure switch, a reed switch, or the like. The power source implemented is preferably a rechargeable battery.
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34 Claims
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1. An article comprising:
- a first substrate and a second substrate, each of said substrates having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a perimeter edge surface at least a portion of said first substrate being positioned over a portion of said second substrate such that said bottom surface of said first substrate contacts at least a portion of said top surface of said second substrate, said article further comprising an electroluminescent strip, said strip being positioned such that an outer surface of said strip contacts at least a portion of said first substrate, said electroluminescent strip comprising one or more of a fabric and a wire, said electroluminescent strip being operatively connected to a power source and a switch for activating said strip, said article further comprising a mobile computing device using wireless local area networks, said computing device being capable of storing personal data and creating a profile of said user, said profile comprising one or more of music, food, and movies, and wherein when said article is within a certain range of a second article, with said second article having its own profile, said mobile computing device of each article causing respective computing devices to exchange at least a portion of said data in said profile of each article, and signal that said profile is being exchanged.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. At least a first and a second article of footwear with each comprising:
- an upper member and a sole/heel member, a motherboard, and a power inverter, and at least a portion of said footwear having and an electroluminescent material secured thereto, said electroluminescent material comprising one or more of electroluminescent fabric and electroluminescent wire, said electroluminescent material being operatively connected to a power source and a switch for activating said material, said article further comprising a communication system that permits said first article to communicate with said second article, said communication system comprising at least one transmitter and at least one receiver on each of said at least a first and second article of footwear;
said electroluminescent material becoming illuminated when said receiver receives a signal from a transmitter not present on said at least a first and second article of footwear;
said at least a first and second article further comprising a mobile computing device, said mobile computing device being capable of storing personal data and a profile of said user, said personal data comprising data about said user including one or more of personal, business, advertising, classified, and recreational data; and
wherein when said first article is within a certain range of said second article, each of said mobile computing devices of said at least a first and second article exchange at least a portion of said data therebetween, and with a signal being provided that said profile is being exchanged.
- an upper member and a sole/heel member, a motherboard, and a power inverter, and at least a portion of said footwear having and an electroluminescent material secured thereto, said electroluminescent material comprising one or more of electroluminescent fabric and electroluminescent wire, said electroluminescent material being operatively connected to a power source and a switch for activating said material, said article further comprising a communication system that permits said first article to communicate with said second article, said communication system comprising at least one transmitter and at least one receiver on each of said at least a first and second article of footwear;
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25. An article of footwear comprising:
- an upper member and a sole/heel member, at least a portion of said footwear having and an electroluminescent material secured thereto, said electroluminescent material being operatively connected to a power source and a switch for activating said material, said article further comprising a mobile computing device and a communication system, said mobile computing device storing personal data in a profile of the user, said communication device permitting said article to communicate with a second such article, and wherein when said article is within a certain range of said second article, said second article having its computing device with its own profile, said mobile computing device of each article causing communication therebetween, said communication comprising said computing device of each article exchanging at least a portion of said data therebetween and signaling that said profile is being exchanged.
- View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. An article comprising:
- a first substrate and a second substrate, each of said substrates having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a perimeter edge surface, at least a portion of said first substrate being positioned over a portion of said second substrate such that said bottom surface of said first substrate contacts at least a portion of said top surface of said second substrate, said article further comprising an electroluminescent strip, said strip being positioned such that an outer surface of said strip contacts at least a portion of said first substrate, said electroluminescent strip being operatively connected to a power source and a switch for activating said strip, said article further comprising a mobile computing device using wireless local area networks, said computing device storing personal data in a user profile, and wherein when said article is within a certain range of a second article, said second article having its own profile, said mobile computing device of each article causing said computing device to exchange at least a portion of said data in said profile of each of said articles, and signal that said profile is being exchanged.
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