Footwear with GPS
First Claim
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1. Footwear in combination with location determination means comprising;
- a) footwear having a sole with a midsole;
b) receiving means for receiving broadcasted location determination signals transmitted by a Global Positioning System and for receiving a transmission from a central station;
c) means for computationally processing location determinations signals;
d) transmission means for bradcasting the results of said computational processing; and
e) a socket formed in said midsole for receiving a module containing said receiving means, processing means and transmission means, said module slidable in and out of said midsole so that said module has an outer surface forming part of the sole of said footwear when inserted into said socket, and clips on an outside of said footwear adjacent said socket to prevent said module from coming out of said socket when said footwear is in use.
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Abstract
The invention discloses a locator unit contained within footwear providing a method for GPS position determination and transmission of said location determination data to a central monitoring station which disseminates the data through the use of proprietary software, wireless communications, land based wire systems and the Internet.
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47 Claims
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1. Footwear in combination with location determination means comprising;
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a) footwear having a sole with a midsole;
b) receiving means for receiving broadcasted location determination signals transmitted by a Global Positioning System and for receiving a transmission from a central station;
c) means for computationally processing location determinations signals;
d) transmission means for bradcasting the results of said computational processing; and
e) a socket formed in said midsole for receiving a module containing said receiving means, processing means and transmission means, said module slidable in and out of said midsole so that said module has an outer surface forming part of the sole of said footwear when inserted into said socket, and clips on an outside of said footwear adjacent said socket to prevent said module from coming out of said socket when said footwear is in use. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. Footwear in combination with location detection means comprising;
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a) footwear having a tongue;
b) receiving means for receiving broadcasted location determination signals transmitted by a Global Positioning System and for receiving a transmission from a central station;
c) means for computationally processing location determination signals;
d) transmission means for broadcasting the results of said computational processing;
e) said tongue incorporating a module containing said receiving means, processing means, and said transmission means; and
f) an antenna for said module mounted visibly on said tongue forming a logo for said footwear.
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21. Footwear for locating its wearer, said footwear comprising:
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a sole;
an upper portion fixed to said sole;
a locator unit operative to receive location signals from a positioning system and computationally process said location signals into position determination data indicative of the geographical location of said wearer; and
an antenna electrically coupled to said locator unit; and
whereinat least one of said locator unit and said antenna is concealed within said upper portion of said footwear. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. Footwear for locating its wearer, said footwear comprising:
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a sole;
an upper portion fixed to said sole;
a locator unit operative to provide location data indicative of the geographical location of said locator unit;
an antenna; and
means for concealing at least one of said locator unit and said antenna within said upper portion of said footwear.
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45. A method of assembling footwear, said method comprising:
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providing a sole;
providing an upper portion fixed to said sole;
providing a locator unit operative to provide location data indicative of the geographical location of said locator unit;
providing an antenna;
electrically coupling said antenna to said locator unit; and
affixing at least one of said locator unit and said antenna to said upper portion. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47)
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