CN101217894B - Control systems and foot-receiving device products containing such systems - Google Patents

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CN101217894B
CN101217894B CN2006800252167A CN200680025216A CN101217894B CN 101217894 B CN101217894 B CN 101217894B CN 2006800252167 A CN2006800252167 A CN 2006800252167A CN 200680025216 A CN200680025216 A CN 200680025216A CN 101217894 B CN101217894 B CN 101217894B
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小查尔斯·惠普尔·科茨
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Abstract

Foot-receiving devices, such as articles of footwear (100), include: (a) a sensing device (102) that senses a characteristic of an interaction between a user's foot and a foot-receiving device; (b) a control system (104) that receives output from the sensing device and controls a characteristic of the foot-receiving device based on this output; and (c) a monitoring system for detecting and/or storing data indicating speed or distance information associated with use of the foot-receiving device. The monitoring system may receive input from the same sensing device used for providing data to the control system. The control system may alter the impact attenuation characteristics, the traction characteristics, the flexibility characteristics, the fit characteristics, or the like of the article of footwear. Methods of making and using such foot-receiving devices also are described.

Description

Footwear system and the method that provides and use such footwear system
Invention field
The present invention relates generally to and comprise monitoring and/or control system and speed and/or apart from article of footwear or other foot-receiving devices of monitoring system, monitoring wherein and/or control system are used for controlling automatically the feature of article of footwear, as the performance characteristic of article of footwear, speed and/or apart from monitoring system as the pedometer type.
Background technology
Conventional article of athletic footwear comprises two critical pieces, i.e. upper member and footwear sole construction.The covering that upper member provides foot is to hold with respect to footwear sole construction and to locate foot.In addition, upper member can have the protection foot and the structure of gas permeability is provided, and makes the nice and cool and discharge sweat of foot thus.Footwear sole construction is fixed in the bottom part of upper member usually, and be usually located between foot and the contact-making surface (term used herein " contact-making surface " or " surface " comprise any foot or footwear contact-making surface, include but not limited to: meadow, earth, snowfield, ice face, ceramic tile, floor, carpet, chinampa, pitch, concrete, clay, court surface or the like).Except the reaction force that weakens ground, footwear sole construction can also provide and adhere to frictional force and control foot movement, such as inward turning.Therefore, upper member and footwear sole construction acting in conjunction are so that a kind of ambulatory activities widely that is suitable for to be provided, such as the comfortable structure of walking and running.
In at least some situations, the footwear sole construction of sport footwear is usually expressed as hierarchy, it comprise the end, flexible midsole in the footwear that strengthen comfort level (as, form by polymer foams to small part) and provide the footwear outer bottom that resistance to wears and adhere to the kiss the earth of frictional force.In at least some situations, midsole is the main sole structure element of decay ground reaction force and control foot movement.Be used for comprising ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (" EVA ") or polyurethane (" PU ") to the suitable polymers foamed material of small part midsole, its under applied load elastic compression to weaken the reaction force on ground.But conventional polymer foams is an elastic compression, and this part is owing to comprising a plurality of opening wide or closed cells (cell), and these cells have defined the inner space (inner volume) that is replaced by gas basically.Upper member in the conventional article of footwear can be connected to each other by various mode with footwear sole construction and be in the same place, as adopt cement or adhesive, sew up or make, mechanical fastener, fusion technique or similar mode.
General introduction
For the basic comprehension of some aspect at least to the present invention is provided, below each side of the present invention has been made general introduction.This general introduction is not to extensive overview of the present invention.It is not intended to determine main or key element of the present invention or describes scope of the present invention.Following summary of the invention only provides notions more of the present invention on the whole, as the follow-up preamble that is described in more detail.
Each side of the present invention relates to foot-receiving device, as article of footwear (as, sport footwear etc.), the foot supports member (, randomly comprising the end, midsole and/or footwear outer bottom part in the footwear) that it comprises foot covering member (as upper member) and engages with the foot covering member as sole member.The foot-receiving device system can also comprise: (a) sensor device, it engages with one of them of foot covering member or foot supports member, wherein sensor device is oriented to and/or is suitable for when using foot-receiving device sensing user's foot and at least one in the interaction characteristic between the foot-receiving device; (b) control system, its receive from the output of sensor device also (at least in part) according at least one feature (as the feature of foot supports member) of this output control foot-receiving device; And (c) monitoring system, the velocity information that it is used to detect and/or storage mark is relevant with the use of foot-receiving device or the data of range information.Randomly, if desired, this monitoring system can receive the input from the same sensor device that is used to provide data to control system.Control system can change, as impact-attenuation characteristics, traction characteristics, toughness characteristics, foot-suitability feature or the similar feature of article of footwear.This foot-receiving device system can also comprise as be used to receive user's input (as, user be provided with value relevant or desired character etc. with feature that be used for being provided with or controllable), be used to provide information to the user (as, speed or range information etc.), and one or more equipment of similar purpose, as long-range or ancillary equipment.
Each side of the present invention further relates to making and comprises, as control system and/or the footwear of monitoring system or the method for other foot-receiving device systems of above-mentioned type.This method can comprise: (a) make sensor device engage with article of footwear or foot-receiving device (as, in the footwear manufacture process, in retail salesroom or field of employment etc.), wherein sensor device is oriented to and/or is suitable for when using foot-receiving device at least one in the contact characteristic between sensing article of footwear or foot-receiving device and the contact-making surface; (b) provide control system, this control system is programmed and is suitable for receiving from the output of sensor device and according to the feature of controlling article of footwear or foot-receiving device from the output of sensor device; And (c) provide to small part engage with article of footwear or foot-receiving device apart from monitoring system, its middle distance monitoring system is programmed and is suitable for detecting and/or the velocity information that storage mark is relevant with the use of article of footwear or foot-receiving device or the data of range information.Randomly, if desired, this apart from monitoring system can receive input data from the same sensor device that the employed input data of control system are provided (as, lift or fall activity etc. if sensor device can detect each step of user's foot).
The each side of other method of the present invention relates to the footwear that use the above-mentioned type or the illustrative methods of foot-receiving device system.This method can comprise: when (a) using, contacting or other interactions between sensing article of footwear (or other foot-receiving devices) and the contact-making surface wherein utilized the sensor device that engages to small part and article of footwear (or other foot-receiving devices) to come sensing to contact or interacted; (b) control the feature of article of footwear (or other foot-receiving devices) according to the output of sensor device to small part; And velocity information or the range information of (c) determining the user according to the output of sensor device to small part.
The various illustrative methods of these aspects can also comprise and receive to that small part is used for being provided with and/or user's input of the feature of control article of footwear (or other foot-receiving devices) according to the present invention, to be used for as coupling or user ' s preference etc. is set.Identical or the different equipment that can also comprise randomly onboard, be attached to or leave article of footwear (other foot-receiving devices) provide speed and/or range information or other information to give user or other people.
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By with reference to description below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, can obtain more fully understanding to the present invention and some advantage thereof, wherein identical reference number is represented identical feature, and in the drawings:
Fig. 1 has set forth the general introduction that can utilize or implement the example system and/or the exemplary environments of each side of the present invention therein according to of the present invention;
Fig. 2 has set forth the schematic diagram of the example system that can use according to the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 3 A has set forth the embodiment of article of footwear to Fig. 3 C, and article of footwear comprises as the active impact-attenuating control system according to the control system of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 4 has set forth exemplary plot, and how it can be used to provide speed and/or range information based on pedometer if having set forth output from sensor device (as the sensor device of Fig. 3 A to 3C);
Fig. 5 has set forth the embodiment of article of footwear, and article of footwear comprises the control system with user's input and indicating characteristic according to the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 6 has set forth the embodiment of the sole member that is used for article of footwear, and it comprises as alleviating according to the outward turning of the control system of the embodiment of the invention and/or inward turning or eliminating feature (pronation and/orsupination reduction or elimination feature);
Fig. 7 has set forth the embodiment of article of footwear, and it comprises as adhering to the frictional force control system according to the control system of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 8 has set forth the embodiment of article of footwear, and it comprises the footwear toughness control system of conduct according to the control system of the embodiment of the invention; And
Fig. 9 has set forth the embodiment of article of footwear, and it comprises that conduct is according to the footwear foot-suitability of the control system of the embodiment of the invention or the tightness control system (tightness control systm) of fastening system.
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In the description of following of the present invention various exemplary embodiment with reference to the accompanying drawings, accompanying drawing has formed the part that the present invention describes, and accompanying drawing can implement various example system of the present invention therein by elaboration and environment shows.Should be appreciated that, can adopt the parts of other specific arrangements, exemplary system and environment, and can carry out the change on the 26S Proteasome Structure and Function and do not deviate from scope of the present invention.And, though in this specification, used vocabulary " top ", " bottom ", " side ", " front ", " back ", " above ", " below ", " under ", " on " and similar vocabulary to describe various example feature of the present invention and element, but use these vocabulary just for convenience herein, as based on the exemplary direction that shows in the accompanying drawings.In this specification anything should not think specific requirement the three-dimensional of structure so that fall into scope of the present invention.
In order to help the reader, this specification is divided into different trifle as described below: term; According to its summary of method of foot-receiving device system of the present invention and manufacturing and use; And specific embodiments of the invention.
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Below term be used in this specification, unless and otherwise indicate or be clear that from context the meaning that provides below is provided these terms.
" foot-receiving device " means any device that the user places at least a portion of his or her foot.Except all types of footwear (following described), foot-receiving device includes, but are not limited to: be used for foot is stabilized in binding (binding) and other devices on sledge, cross-country sledge, water sledge, the skis etc.; Be used for foot is stabilized in binding, anchor clamps or other devices on the pedal that is used for bicycle, telecontrol equipment etc.; Be used for during playing video game or other recreation, holding binding, anchor clamps or other devices of foot; And analog.
" footwear " mean the product that is worn in any kind on the foot, this term comprises, but be not limited to: all types of footwear, boots, sport footwear (sneaker), sandals, flip-flop (thong), folder flip-flop (flip-flop), nothing are with slippers (mule), scuff (scuff), slippers (slipper), specialized movement footwear (for example golf shoes, tennis shoes, spike, Association football footwear or football boot, ski boots etc.), and analog." footwear " can prevent foot be subjected to extraneous injury and/or improve the wearer capacity (as: on the health, physiological, medically or the like).
" foot covering member " comprises one or more parts of foot-receiving device, it extends at least some parts of wearer's foot and/or covers at least some parts of wearer's foot to small part, as being fixed on foot-receiving device on wearer's the foot and/or making foot-receiving device remain on the appropriate location with respect to wearer's foot so that helping." foot covering member " includes, but not limited to be arranged on the upper member type on some conventional article of footwear.
" vamp supporting member " comprises one or more parts of foot-receiving device, it is at least partially in the following extension of at least some parts of wearer's foot, as so that help to support foot and/or decay reaction force, when in foot-receiving device, stepping on, the reaction force that wearer's foot is subjected to." foot supports member " includes, but not limited to be arranged on the sole member type on some conventional article of footwear.Such sole member can comprise end member in conventional footwear outer bottom, midsole and/or the footwear.
" ground contact element " or " ground contact member " comprises the kiss the earth in use of foot-receiving device structure or contacts at least some parts on any other surface, and/or at least some parts that in use engage another element or structure of foot-receiving device structure." ground contact element " like this can include, but not limited to as being arranged on the footwear outsole element in some conventional article of footwear." ground contact element " can be formed long-term dress being provided, adhering to frictional force and protecting foot and/or to prevent the frayed influence of remainder of foot-receiving device by suitable or conventional material in some exemplary configurations at least, as when kiss the earth in the use or other are surperficial.
B. according to its summary of method of foot-receiving device of the present invention and manufacturing and use
Aspects more of the present invention are usually directed to footwear system and other foot-receiving device systems.As shown in Figure 1, Fig. 1 has set forth embodiments of the invention usually and can use exemplary environments of the present invention therein, one or more independent article of footwear 100 (as sport footwear or other foot-receiving devices) can be equipped with one or more sensor devices 102, as performance or ground interaction measurement device.Sensor device 102 can be programmed and be suitable for when using article of footwear, sensing or collection and article of footwear 100 and contact-making surface (as, ground, floor etc.) between the relevant information of at least one feature of contact (as, in motion race, training or other activities to impulsive force of contact-making surface etc.).Output from sensor device 102 can offer control system 104, it randomly can comprise and is installed in the article of footwear 100 or is installed in microprocessor on the article of footwear 100, and subsequently, control system 104 can be used for controlling or at least one feature of changing article of footwear 100 (randomly, automatically, need not other user's output).Though can change or control any desired number of article of footwear 100 or the feature of type according to output from sensor device 102, but the embodiment more specifically of the type that changes or control comprises: change or control are by article of footwear 100, as the impact-attenuating amount that is provided by sole member; Change or control foot impacts feature are to cause the rectification configuration of inward turning, outward turning or other gaits; Change or control footwear fastening system (as, shoestring, belt, bracelet etc.) tightness; Change or the control traction characteristics; Change or control the foot-suitability feature of foot; Change or control the toughness characteristics of footwear.
In addition, shown in the embodiment of Fig. 1, when user 106 moves, the information when sensor device 102 can also be able to provide (and can be programmed and be suitable for providing) to indicate to step down in the article of footwear 100 under each user.This step information can be by the system and method utilization of at least some embodiment according to the present invention offering apart from monitoring system, as be used to detect and/or the velocity information that storage is relevant with the use of article of footwear 100 and/or the system of range information.In other words, be used for to above-mentioned example system provide the article of footwear that is sensed 100 of footwear characteristic control information and the interaction between the contact-making surface can also be used to provide speed and/or range information (as, the speed of pedometer type and/or range information).If desired, this speed and/or range data can be stored in the memory (as, be included in memory on the plate of article of footwear 100, be provided with the memory of ancillary equipment etc.), as be used for using after a while and/or analyzing, and/or they can be as via wireless transmitting device 108 emissions in randomly being included in as the part of control system 104 or article of footwear 100 or otherwise used by user 106 or other people.Randomly, if desired, can comprise can be with data or other information is transmitted to user 106 or handle one or more microprocessors or other data-handling capacities of collected data before other people for sensor device 102, control system 104 and/or article of footwear 100.
The information of data or expectation can send user 106 or other people by any desired mode to and not depart from the present invention, as, send the wireless receiver 110 that is provided with display device 112 to.Randomly, if desired, display device 112 is configurable to have one or more microprocessors can begin to handle the initial data that is sent by sensor device 102, control system 104 and/or article of footwear 100, can further handle the data and/or the information of transmission.The information of any kind all can be presented to user 106 (or other people) via display device 112 as speed and/or range information, temporal information, GPS information, footwear configuration information etc.As embodiment more specifically, display device 112 can comprise various electronic equipments, as portable, the equipment that the user carries is as table, PDA type equipment, mobile phone, MP3 or other audio players, head-mounted display apparatus, pager type equipment, head-telephone or earphone etc.Can also provide " display device " of any kind, as audio frequency apparatus, video equipment, audio/video devices, aplhanumeric visual display etc.
If desired, display device 112 (with regard to another equipment) also can be programmed and be suitable for receiving user input, as is used for the control of control system 104 or configuration information etc.In this illustrative configuration, display device 112 is configurable transmitter or other output equipments, and it sends data to and is positioned at article of footwear or is positioned at receiver or other input equipments on the article of footwear.If desired, at least some embodiment of the present invention, equipment 108 and 110 can be carried out and transmit and receive function.
General implementation example and general description according to the exemplary environments of using, a plurality of illustrative aspects of the present invention will obtain more detailed description below, comprise the relevant various example feature of exemplary configurations parts with foot-receiving device according to the present invention system; Make the method for this system; And the method for using this system.
1. according to exemplary foot-receiving device of the present invention system
In general, each side of the present invention relates to the foot-receiving device system, as article of footwear (as, sport footwear etc.), the foot supports member (, randomly comprising the end, midsole and/or footwear outer bottom part in the footwear) that it comprises foot covering member (as upper member) and engages with the foot covering member as sole member.The foot-receiving device system also comprises one of them sensor device that engages with foot covering member or foot supports member, wherein sensor device is suitable for when using foot-receiving device, interactional at least one feature between sensing user's foot and the foot-receiving device (as, in the walking process, the interaction between foot-receiving device and its contact-making surface and/or user's the foot).Sensor device can be sent to control system with its output, and subsequently, control system can be used for controlling according to the output of sensor device at least one feature of foot-receiving device (as the foot supports member).The foot-receiving device system can also dispose monitoring system, the velocity information that it is used to detect and/or storage mark is relevant with the use of foot-receiving device or the data of range information.Randomly, if desired, this monitoring system can receive the input from the same sensor device that is used to provide data to control system.
Control system can be used for controlling the various characteristics or the feature of foot-receiving device system.For example, control system can be programmed and be suitable for: (a) the impact-attenuating amount that provided by the foot supports member of control (as, the rigidity of at least a portion by changing the foot supports member, the impact-attenuating etc. of heel member at least by changing foot-receiving device); (b) the impact-attenuating amount of one or more parts of control foot-receiving device is so that alleviate or eliminates the foot-receiving device inward turning and/or the outward turning in when use; (c) control by, as the ground contact member of foot-receiving device (as, by the footwear outsole member) provide adhere to friction level; (d) toughness of at least one part (grading) of control foot-receiving device as arch of foot, upper member, toe section; (e) the control foot-receiving device place the mode of user's foot at least one aspect (as, be applied to the tautness of the fastening system that is used for foot-receiving device, the foot-suitability by control foot covering member, the foot-suitability by control foot supports member etc. by control); And similarly.Randomly, if desired, control system can respond sensor device output and with automatically or the mode of " intelligence " control the feature of foot-receiving device or characteristics (as, need not the user and import the value of setting that automatically changes between each step etc.).
According at least some embodiment of the present invention, various ancillary equipment also can with the supporting use of foot-receiving device.For example, the ancillary equipment of communicating by letter with control system can be provided, be used for user input provide to control system (as, with allow to the small part user control control system, with allow remote user's control, with user's input of allowing the relevant common value of setting, preference or scope etc.).These identical or different ancillary equipment can also be used for information is provided to the user, as the state of relevant control system or the information of the value of setting; The information that gathers, detects or produce by monitoring system (as, velocity information or range information); Map, road or circuit alarm or other information; And/or other any desired audio frequency, video, alphanumeric or other information.Randomly, the size of ancillary equipment, shape and weight be designed in case become portable and be easy to that user by the foot-receiving device system carries (as, so as can be in action, carry easily in the motion match, daily workout process so that can make device be included in foot-receiving device, user, user's the clothes or be attached to that it is first-class; Or the like).
With signal provide to the sensor device of control system and/or monitoring system can be any suitable or the expectation form and do not depart from the present invention, comprise, as pressure sensor, power sensor, Hall effect transducer system, strain gauge, piezoelectric element, load cell, proximity transducer, optical sensor, g sensor, capacitance sensor, inductance sensor, sonac and receiver system, radiofrequency launcher and receiver system, magnetoresistive element etc.
As mentioned above, of the present invention at least one relate to and comprise footwear control system and speed and/or in the aspect more specifically apart from the footwear system of monitoring system.According to the footwear system of these embodiment of the present invention some more specifically embodiment can comprise: the article of footwear that (a) comprises upper member and footwear sole construction; (b) sensor device that engages with article of footwear, wherein sensor device is suitable for when using article of footwear, at least one feature that contacts between sensing article of footwear and the contact-making surface; (c) footwear control system, it is according to the feature of controlling article of footwear from the output of sensor device; And the speed that (d) engages with article of footwear to small part and/or apart from monitoring system, the speed that it is used to detect and/or storage mark is relevant with the use of article of footwear and/or the data of range information.Randomly, if desired, speed and/or can use input from above-mentioned sensor device apart from monitoring system.
2. make method according to the foot-receiving device system of the embodiment of the invention
Additional aspects of the present invention relate to being used to provide and comprise as the control system of above-mentioned type and speed and/or apart from the footwear of monitoring system and/or the method for other foot-receiving device systems.This method can comprise: (a) make sensor device engage with article of footwear or other foot-receiving devices (as, in the footwear manufacture process, in retail salesroom or field of employment etc.), wherein sensor device is suitable for when using article of footwear or other foot-receiving devices, at least one feature that contacts between sensing article of footwear or other foot-receiving devices and contact-making surface or user's the foot; (b) provide control system, this control system is programmed and is suitable for receiving from the output of sensor device and according to the feature of controlling article of footwear or other foot-receiving devices from the output of sensor device; And (c) provide the speed that engages with article of footwear or other foot-receiving devices to small part and/or, its medium velocity and/or be programmed and be suitable for detecting and/or the velocity information that storage mark is relevant with the use of article of footwear or other foot-receiving devices or the data of range information apart from monitoring system apart from monitoring system.Randomly, if desired, this speed and/or can receive data from the same sensor device that the employed output of control system is provided apart from monitoring system.In various illustrative methods according to the present invention, control system and/or monitoring system can be the above-mentioned types and/or can be programmed and be suitable for control and/or carry out above-mentioned various function.
In addition, can also comprise according to the method for at least some embodiment of the present invention ancillary equipment is provided.Ancillary equipment can be carried out various functions, comprises, as: user's input is provided to control system; Provide information to user or other people (as, about the state of control system or the information of the value of setting; The information that gathers, detects or produce by monitoring system (as, velocity information or range information); Warning message; And/or other any desired audio frequency, video, alphanumeric or other information); Or the like.Randomly, the size of ancillary equipment, shape and weight be designed in case become portable and be easy to that user by the foot-receiving device system carries (as, so as can be in action, carry easily in the motion match, daily workout process; So that can be installed on article of footwear, furnishings or a kind of athletic equipment; Or the like).
3. use illustrative methods according to the foot-receiving device system of the embodiment of the invention
According to the each side of other method of the present invention comprise be used to use as above-mentioned type contain control system and speed and/or apart from the footwear of monitoring system or the method for other foot-receiving device systems.This method can comprise: (a) when using article of footwear or other foot-receiving devices, contacting between sensing article of footwear or other foot-receiving devices and contact-making surface or user's the foot wherein utilized to small part and come sensing to contact with the sensor device that article of footwear or other foot-receiving devices engage; (b) control the feature of article of footwear or other foot-receiving devices according to the output of sensor device to small part; And velocity information or the range information of (c) determining the user according to the output of sensor device to small part.In the various illustrative methods aspect these according to the present invention, control system and/or speed and/or can be the above-mentioned type and/or can be programmed and be suitable for control and/or carry out above-mentioned various function apart from monitoring system.
The various illustrative methods of these aspects can also comprise the input that receives the user according to the present invention, and this input is used to control the feature of article of footwear or other foot-receiving devices at least in part.This user input can, as the input system by installing on the footwear, by separating with article of footwear and being transfused to away from the equipment of article of footwear etc.The user (or other users) who thinks article of footwear or other foot-receiving devices in identical or different ancillary equipment also can be included in provides speed and/or range information.In these methods included equipment can be of portable form so that as in using the process of article of footwear as the part of article of footwear and easily by the user carry, clip to easily the belt of user's clothes or other parts, to be clothed to user's arm or leg easily first-class.
Specific embodiment according to the structure of the embodiment of the invention will obtain more detailed description below.The reader should be appreciated that proposing these specific embodiments and structure only is in order to set forth the present invention, and should not be understood that to limit the present invention.
C. specific embodiments of the invention
Different accompanying drawings among the application have been set forth according to the article of footwear of the embodiment of the invention or the embodiment of other foot-receiving device products.In the time of in identical reference number appears at more than the accompanying drawing of a pair, self-consistentency ground uses this reference number to refer to identical or similar parts in whole specification and accompanying drawing.
As mentioned above, Fig. 1 has set forth embodiments of the invention usually and has used exemplary environments of the present invention therein, and article of footwear 100 (as sport footwear) or other foot-receiving devices dispose sensor device 102, control system 104 and speed and/or apart from monitoring system.Sensor device 102 can comprise detector or the sensor device that is used in active procedure (as in training, motion race or other motor activity processes) sensing and/or the information of collection.Sensor device 102, control system 104 and/or article of footwear 100 can also comprise that disposal ability and/or emission/receiving ability are to offer information article of footwear user 106 (or other people) and/or to receive information from article of footwear user 106 (or other people).Can be via communication equipment 112, the information of expectation is presented to user 106 (or other people) and/or receive input as table, PDA type equipment, mobile phone, MP3 or other audio players, head-mounted display apparatus, pager type equipment, RF equipment, infrared transmitter etc. from user 106 (or other people).Alternately or additionally, if desired, the information that (output that produces according to sensor device 102) is sensed can be used for automatically changing or control the feature of article of footwear 100 own or characteristics (as, the impact-attenuation characteristics of control article of footwear etc.), perhaps be used for changing or controlling other equipment, and provide or do not provide speed, distance and/or other information to user 106 (or other people).
Fig. 2 has schematically set forth exemplary element and exemplary device or system 200, and is common in conjunction with the control of Fig. 1 description and/or apart from the whole footwear of monitoring capability or the part of foot-receiving device system as containing in it can be included in.The system 200 of this embodiment comprises monitoring element 202, and it comprises and is suitable for sensing when using article of footwear, contact between article of footwear and contact-making surface or user's the foot or the sensor device of interactional at least one feature 204.Monitoring element 202 in this exemplary configurations 200 can be installed in the article of footwear and/or be built into the part of article of footwear, as is installed in the sole member of article of footwear or becomes the part of sole member, as is installed in the midsole.Randomly, if desired, sensor device 204 can separate with monitoring element 202, and randomly, and sensor device 204 can (as via wired or wireless connection etc.) send signals to monitoring element 202.
With contact between article of footwear and contact-making surface or user's the foot or interact relevant data can be measured at sensor device 204 places, and can be sent to microprocessor 206 and/or be stored in the memory 208.According to the data of measuring from sensor device 204, microprocessor 206 can be controlled one or more equipment 210, the equipment in being included in as controlling the feature of article of footwear as the part of article of footwear.As embodiment more specifically, and as below will explaining in more detail, the decrement of the midsole member that sensor device 204 can the sensing article of footwear.According to the compression degree of the midsole that senses, microprocessor 206 controllable devices 210 are to be increased or decreased to the rigidity of few a part of sole member.Like this, monitoring element 202 can be used on one's own initiative and/or automatically controlling the impact-attenuation characteristics of article of footwear, and need not extra user's input.The impact-attenuating control of this type and the various embodiment of other controlled plants 210 will make below in more detail and describing.Certainly, if desired, the part that controlled plant 210 can be used as monitoring element 202 is included in interior and does not depart from the present invention.
Except compression degree that relevant midsole is provided or user's foot and the interactional otherwise information between the article of footwear, the sensor device 204 of this example system can also the sensing user each step (as, midsole along with each step with compress slightly).If desired, and explain in more detail as following, detect with corresponding information of each step of user can be by the system and method use of at least some embodiment according to the present invention to collect the speed and/or the range information of the pedometer type relevant with the article of footwear of use.This speed and/or range information can be stored in the memory 208, as be used for real-time analysis or analyze after a while, show, processing, inspection etc.Randomly, if desired, speed and/or range information can be by any desired modes, as being transmitted into another equipment 212 by limited or wireless connections (being illustrated in the wireless communication system among the embodiment of Fig. 2), as peripheral display device, so that can in training or compete when carrying out, in real time speed and/or range information are shown to the user.As mentioned above, this equipment 212 can be the display device of any kind, as audio display device, and video display apparatus, alphameric display character or similar.The embodiment more specifically that is used for the possible equipment 212 of this purpose comprises: table or other arms are worn formula display device, PDA type equipment, mobile phone, MP3 or other audio players, head-mounted display apparatus, pager type equipment etc.
Show further that as Fig. 2 equipment 212 can also comprise user's input system, it is used to receive user's input and is introduced into monitoring system 202.Certainly, user's input system can be used for any purpose and not depart from the present invention, as: be used to ask information (as pedometer type speed and/or range information, step count information or other available information) from monitoring element 202; Be used for being provided with the employed parameter of control system (as, general impact-attenuation characteristics etc. is set); Be used for and other devices communicatings; Be used for other characteristic interactions of equipment 212 (as, request time, highly or GPS information; Time, demonstration or other features of equipment 212 are set; Deng).This input system can comprise the input equipment of any kind, as button, key, switch, voice recognition/input, digital quantizer/contact pilotage input (stylus input) etc.
The various features of article of footwear (or other foot-receiving devices) can be controlled by system and a method according to the invention, and additionally, also can use various dissimilar sensor devices (as Magnetic Sensor, Hall effect transducer, light or other radiation sensors, pressure sensor, piezoelectric transducer, g sensor, gyro sensor, optical sensor etc.).One more specifically the compression degree that relates to according to other parts of the midsole that senses and/or article of footwear of embodiment come initiatively/automatically control the impact-attenuation characteristics of article of footwear.For example, when midsole compresses sizable amount, as sensing by sensor device 204, according to the present invention the monitoring element 202 of at least some embodiment can this big decrement of sensing and automatically activated equipment so that increase the rigidity of at least some parts of article of footwear.On the other hand, when the compression of the midsole of determining to sense is very faint, as randomly, although with contact-making surface or user's quite hard the contacting of foot, the monitoring element 202 of at least some embodiment can sense this true and automatic activated equipment so that increase the rigidity characteristic of at least some parts of article of footwear according to the present invention.The user can be provided independently input, as be provided for expecting the broad of impact-attenuating amount parameter (as, user ' s preference uses hard midsole user ' s preference to be used soft midsole etc.), with the impact-attenuating level that replaces automatic setting etc.
Various detector types, system and method can be used to provide impact-attenuating control automatically and not depart from the present invention.For example, be described in the impact-attenuation characteristics (each of U.S. Pat 6430843, U.S. Patent Application Publication No.2003/0009913 and U.S. Patent Application Publication No.2004/0177531 is incorporated herein by reference fully at this) that known system among U.S. Pat 6430843, U.S. Patent Application Publication No.2003/0009913 and the U.S. Patent Application Publication No.2004/0177531 can be used for initiatively and/or dynamically control the article of footwear of at least some embodiment according to the present invention.
Fig. 3 A, 3B and 3C have set forth the monitoring that can be included at least some embodiment according to the present invention and/or the embodiment more specifically of the device in the control system, element and parts.Just as shown in these figures, the sole member 300 of article of footwear 350 (or other foot-receiving devices) comprises midsole member 302 and footwear outsole member 304.In this exemplary footwear sole construction 300, be provided with monitoring and/or control system and supporting therewith sensor device in the zone of between midsole 302 and footwear outer bottom 304, defining.More particularly, in this exemplary configurations, provide lower support plate 306 and upper support board 308 (randomly), and part is monitored and control system is arranged between these plates 306 and 308 respectively with footwear outsole member 304 and midsole member 302 whole formation.These optional upper support board and lower support plates 308 and 306 can be included respectively, as help at least some parts of monitoring and/or control system are maintained special predetermined orientation.If desired, at least some parts of monitoring and/or control system can be arranged in the chamber 310 that is defined in the midsole member 302.Midsole 302 can be made by the material of routine and/or in the mode of routine, and is as be known in the art and use.
The monitoring of at least some embodiment and/or control system can comprise the actuating system 314 (below will describe in more detail) that is driven by the output according to sensor device according to the present invention.This actuating system 314 can comprise driver 316 (as motor) and adjustable element 318.Monitoring and/or control system can also comprise sensor 320, magnet 322 and the interlock circuit as proximity transducer, magnetic field sensor, Hall effect transducer, g sensor etc.In general, if desired, monitoring and/or control system can be common structure and/or elaboration and be described in form among the U.S. Patent Application Publication No.2004/0177531.
Be illustrated in Fig. 3 A in the exemplary configurations of 3C, sensor 320 be positioned at adjustable element 318 below, and magnet 322 is opened with sensor 320 perpendicular separations and be positioned at adjustable element 318 above.Can use the magnet 322 of any desired type and not depart from the present invention, as neodymium iron bore-type magnet (neodymium iron bore type magnet) or other known or conventional magnets (as permanent magnet).Sensor 320 can significantly change with respect to the physical location and/or the spacing of magnet 322, for example being applicable to specific application, as is used for measuring and/or changing the compressibility of sole member 300 (as midsole member 302).In the exemplary configurations of setting forth 300, sensor 320 and magnet 322 be positioned at usually with the footwear rear portion of article of footwear 350 (as, below user's calcaneum or heel) and the position of the zone correspondence of maximum compression appears.In such structure, sensor 320 and magnet 322 can be in the lateral surface of sole member 300 and the cardinal principle centers between the medial surface, and can be in the back of user's foot between precontract 25mm and about 45mm.
If desired, whole monitoring and/or control system perhaps can be enclosed in closure sealing, waterproof to small part monitoring and/or control system.Actuating system 314 can comprise driver 316.More particularly, at least some exemplary layouts, driver 316 can comprise motor 324 and conveying element 326.Can be used for controlling the rigidity of midsole member 302 or the adjustable element 318 of " elasticity " can comprise limiter (limiter) 328, expansion element 330 and barrier structure 332.In the embodiment of special explaination, driver 316 comprises the lead screw transmission (lead screw drive) that is formed by reversing motor 324 and the screw rod that forms conveying element 326.If desired, at least some embodiment of the present invention, engine 324 can be the radio controlled servomotor type that is used in the model of an airplane or other the similar miniature electric objects.Screw rod (threaded rod) 326 can be by any desired material, as structures such as steel, stainless steels.
Motor 324 mechanically is connected to conveying element 326 with according to driving conveying element 326 clockwise or counterclockwise.Conveying element 326 can be designed to be threadedly engaged with limiter 328 and with respect to expansion element 330 located lateral limiters 328 (referring to the double-headed arrow among Fig. 3 B).In the exemplary configurations 300 of this explaination, because limiter 328 is threadedly engaged with conveying element 326, in a single day it has been avoided with respect to motor 324 and article of footwear rotation, and therefore sets the position in this exemplary configurations 300, just need not the position that power is kept limiter 328.For example, actuating system 314 can contain enough frictional force, and conveying element 326 is provided with the enough thin fine thread of tooth to step in the movable process down at heel bump or other or serve as that response heel bump or other are stepped on activity down, prevents rotating unintentionally of conveying element 326.Certainly, other of various sensor and control element are arranged and also are fine and do not depart from the present invention.As embodiment more specifically, driver 316 can comprise rotary or linear actuators, gear train, linkage (linkage) or its combination of any kind, and does not depart from the present invention.
In the exemplary configurations of being explained 300, expansion element 330 has constituted the general cylindrical element with elongated circular cross-section or cardinal principle elliptic cross-section.Though the shape of expansion element 330 can be such, its arcuate ends must not be semicircle.The radius of arcuate ends can be selected so that suitable specific application, as provide predetermined amount of bow, or the like.And these terminal sizes can change, with for example when being subjected to vertical compressive load, and the longitudinal dilatation amount of control expansion element 330.Generally speaking, radius size big more or end portion is big more, and when being subjected to vertical compression load, longitudinal dilatation just might be big more.Expansion element 330 may be constructed such so that have firm outer wall, and randomly, if desired, has the compressible fuse of foamed material or other elastomeric materials.The size, shape and the material that are used for expansion element 330 can freely be selected, as to adapt to specific application.As embodiment more specifically, expansion element 330 can be formed by plastics or polymeric material structure, as, similar DESMOPAN (a kind of thermoplastic polyurethane material that can buy), PEBAX from the Bayer AG of German Leverkusen The thermoplastic of (a kind of polymer-block co-polyamide polymer that can buy from the Atofina Corp. of French Puteaux) etc.In at least some embodiment, expansion element 330 or at least its outer wall can make whole solid memder, as by injection moulding or method suitable by other or that expect, comprise conventional method well known in the prior art.
If desired, conveying element 326 can extend through expansion element 330 and be connected to barrier structure 332.Barrier structure 332 can be used for preventing that expansion element 330 from moving on the direction of leaving limiter 328.Alternately, if desired, can realize the function of barrier structure 332, and can omit barrier structure 332 and do not depart from the present invention by the rear wall in chamber 310 or other parts of footwear sole construction.Multiple other structural modifications can also be provided in footwear sole construction and not depart from the present invention.
The impact-attenuation characteristics that monitoring and/or control system are used to change article of footwear 350 to be responding measured parameter, as responds the compression of measured midsole member 302, with regard to this application mode, described the general operation of adjustable element 318.When vertical force (as, jam on, jumping and landing etc.) when affacting expansion element 330, its compression.Be the response compression, expansion element 330 expands in the horizontal direction.The motion that limiter 328 control/confined expansion elements 330 may experience or the amount of horizontal expansion.When horizontal movement was restricted, moving both vertically also will be restricted, and can control the steadiness or the sense of touch of midsole member thus by the position of control limiter 328.Therefore, by the position of control limiter 328, can control total impact-attenuation characteristics of article of footwear 350.
Monitoring and/or control system can be used on one's own initiative and/or control automatically jams on article of footwear 350, jumping when landing etc. as the user, the amount that the midsole member 302 that is caused by the user is compressed.Give an example, when the user of the article of footwear 350 of the similar Fig. 3 of the being illustrated in A of dress in the 3C striding or other activities in when engaging contact-making surface, vertical force is applied to expansion element 330 via sole member 300 or user's foot.This power causes expansion element 330 to expand in the ground connection process, till expansion element 330 contact limiters 328, controls the amount of the compression that is stood in the sole member 300 thus.
In compression process, the sensor device 320 in being included in as the part of monitoring in this example system and/or control system is measured the field intensity of magnets 322.In the exemplary configurations of this explaination, sensor device 320 is arranged to the bottom near midsole member 302, and magnet 322 is arranged to the top near midsole member 302, and expansion element 330 is positioned at wherein.Along with magnet 322 moves closer to sensor device 320, as existing when midsole member 302, as in the process of taking a step, to jump when landing etc. when being compressed, sensor device 320 detected magnetic field intensities change.Variable quantity in the magnetic field of institute's sensing or other versions can be corresponding to the power of taking a step (as proportional, etc.).As monitoring and/or the part of control system and the microprocessor 334 in being included in can be programmed and be suitable for making this magnetic field intensity to change a distance (as, the compression distance of midsole member 302).The variation of distance (and variation of measured magnetic field intensity therefore) indicates the compressed degree of midsole member 302.The microprocessor 334 of monitoring and/or control system can output signal to actuating system 314 according to changing distance or compressing measurement result subsequently, so that thus automatically, and change in real time article of footwear 350 impact-attenuation characteristics (as, change the hardness or the degree of compression of sole sandwich structure 302 according to the signal that receives from monitoring and/or control system).If desired, soaring between two steps moved automatically change impact-attenuation characteristics, (as, " softening " that " sclerosis " that measured high midsole compression degree or power can cause midsole and/or measured low midsole compression degree or power can cause midsole) proceeded in match simultaneously or action.
Certainly, can adopt other structures of the hardness that changes midsole member 302 or the degree of compression and not depart from the present invention.More specifically embodiment comprise air or fluid-filled bladder (as, wherein the variation with pressure or volume changes the hardness or the degree of compression), piston-type system, hydraulic system, air-driven type system etc.The impact-attenuation characteristics of article of footwear can also not depart from the present invention in any change in location of article of footwear, as in the middle part of inboard, the outside or foot, front foot, arch of foot, foot or a grade place or plurality of positions of sufficient posterior change.
The compressed detected of midsole member 302 can also be used for the system and method for at least some embodiment according to the present invention as the step number indicator, and permission monitoring and/or control system also provide information and/or other speed and/or the range information based on pedometer thus.These data can be stored in the memory 336, are presented on the article of footwear, and/or otherwise offer the user, as by wired or wireless connection (tranmission/reception apparatus 338 be illustrated among Fig. 3 A and the 3B).The information of the speed of any kind and/or distance-like can be provided and/or can use the data communication system of any kind and do not depart from the present invention, comprise, be described in algorithm and/or system type among U.S. Pat 5724265, US5955667, US6018705, US6052654, US6876947 and the US6882955 as use, each patent is incorporated herein by reference in full at this.
The embodiment that Fig. 4 has set forth the output that can be produced by sensor device (as sensor 320) with and be used to control impact-attenuating and provide based on the speed of pedometer and/or the purposes of range information.As shown in Figure 4 and as mentioned above, sensor device 320 (as, Hall sensor or other Magnetic Sensors) output that can produce the magnetic field intensity that indicates measured magnet 322.Because the compression of midsole (as taking a step, jumping in the process such as land), the big I of measured magnetic field intensity change in time (as, through taking a step process etc.).In the circulation of taking a step, if the peak value of measured magnetic field intensity is reduced under the predetermined lower threshold value 380, can think so the impact-attenuation characteristics of article of footwear 350 too hard (as, midsole can not provide enough compressions), and limiter 328 can be moved to the position that expansion element 300 is more expanded.On the other hand, in the circulation of taking a step, if the peak value of measured magnetic field intensity is elevated on the predetermined upper threshold value 382, can think so article of footwear 350 impact-attenuation characteristics too elasticity (as, midsole provides too much compression), and limiter 328 can be moved to the position that can make expansion element 300 less expansions.Like this, can be used for automatically controlling the impact-attenuation characteristics of article of footwear from the output of sensor device 320.
Yet this same sensing data also can be used for providing " step number " information (as, because the compression of midsole member, each step that can the sensing user).For example, as shown in Figure 4, when working as the magnetic field intensity that sensed at every turn and surpassing a certain threshold value 384, the system and method for at least some embodiment can think that the user has taken a step according to the present invention.Utilize this step count data, together with the data that indicate user's step-length (as, before by the data of user's input, previous that measure, on the path of metering, measure, from specific user's average height release etc.), elapsed-time standards data and similar data, according to the system and method for this embodiment of the invention can measure and be shown to user's (or other people) based on the speed of pedometer and/or range information (as distance=step number * step-length; Speed=distance/elapsed-time standards etc.).
As top description of arriving 3C in conjunction with Fig. 1, if desired, the system and method for at least some embodiment can be operated in conjunction with one or more ancillary equipment according to the present invention, ancillary equipment as the equipment of information to the user is provided, receive the input (as the step-length data etc.) of user's input equipment, receive from other sources (as, gps data, map datum etc.) the equipment etc. of input.In the embodiment of above-mentioned various elaborations, monitoring and/or control system and/or speed with can communicate by letter with ancillary equipment via long-range or wireless connections apart from monitoring system.Can use connection, communication system and/or the communication protocol of any desired type and not depart from the present invention.
Yet, do not need that the user imports, outside input or information source and/or display device be away from monitoring and/or control system and/or speed with apart from monitoring system and/or need not communicate with wireless mode.For example, if desired, can use the wired connection opposite, electrode pin or electrode connection etc. with wireless connections.In addition, if desired, user's input, outside input or other information sources (as, GPS roadnet, cartographic information etc.) and/or display device can be arranged on the article of footwear (or other foot-receiving devices), or provide, or be arranged to separate with relevant article of footwear (or other foot-receiving devices) as the part of article of footwear (or other foot-receiving devices).As an embodiment more specifically, as shown in Figure 5, comprise monitoring and/or control system and/or speed and/or apart from the article of footwear 400 of monitoring system (in Fig. 5, being generally denoted as expansion element 330) can also comprise user's input equipment 402 (a) and 402 (b) (as, with the form of button etc.), it allows user to import the information that requires to increase or reduce the sole sandwich structure degree of compression respectively.As embodiment more specifically, if desired, load button 402 (a) and 402 (b) can be used for changing and/or controlling the position (referring to Fig. 3 A and 3B) of limiter 328, change the possible degree of compression of midsole member 302 thus.Certainly, can be provided for the user input of other purposes and do not depart from the present invention (as, with the information that provides the other footwear control information, provide as output with control, to require some output information, to be used in common stride length data in the pedometer system or other information etc. with input).
Except user's input equipment, article of footwear 400 can also comprise one or more display devices 404, it provides various types of information to the user, as the information of midsole degree of compression configuration information, speed and/or range information and/or any other expectation.For example, display device 404 can be that LED, LCD or similar those are generally used for the other display equipment of electronic equipment, as table, mobile phone, PDA, MP3 or other portable audio devices and similar equipment.And, various display devices 404 and/or input system 402 (a) and 402 (b) can be arranged separately on any part of construction of footwear 400 and not depart from the present invention, as be installed on the upper member, on the sole member, the part more than of construction of footwear 400 is first-class.
Except the impact-attenuating amount that provided of control, can also control other features of article of footwear and do not depart from the present invention.Fig. 6 has explained exemplary footwear sole construction 500, it comprises the equipment that changes user's gait, with for example help to correct (as, reduce or eliminate) inward turning or outward turning in user's gait, help the user to lift more accurately or land, or be used for other purposes.As shown, the sole member 500 of article of footwear can comprise one or more sensor devices 502 (a) and 502 (b), the mode of its sensing user's foot (or article of footwear) striking contact-making surface.Sensor device (as, 502 among this embodiment (a) and 502 (b)) can be oriented to sensing when inward turning or outward turning in his/her gait with convenient user.Sensor device 502 (a) and 502 (b) can offer their signal other parts of microprocessor or monitoring and/or control system 504, and this can determine, as with each side of foot on foot hit (footstrike) relevant relative timing and/or power.Other parts of microprocessor or monitoring and/or control system 504 can be arranged to plate carry article of footwear (as, on midsole, as Fig. 3 A to 3C) or away from article of footwear, as be arranged on and be used to receive user's input and/or be used to the user to show the ancillary equipment of information.If a side of foot than opposite side sense quite greatly or quite earlyly foot hit (as, when detecting) above predetermined inward turning or outward turning degree, so just can control the element 506 (a) of a part of being arranged to article of footwear and/or 506 (b) (as, by above-mentioned identical microprocessor or other parts of monitoring and/or control system or different microprocessor or systems) hit feature to reduce or eliminate inward turning or outward turning so that change user's gait or foot.As embodiment more specifically, control element 506 (a) and 506 (b) can constitute according to institute's applied pressure expand or the air that shrinks or fluid-filled bladder, according to institute's applied pressure become softer or harder air or fluid-filled bladder, above in conjunction with Fig. 3 A to the expansion element of type that 3C describes, piston, Hydraulic Elements, pneumatic element etc.Certainly, can use and detect inward turning and/or outward turning tendency and/or change article of footwear or footwear sole construction 500 hits any way of feature and do not depart from the present invention with gait or the foot that reduces or eliminates inward turning and/or outward turning tendency and/or otherwise change the user.And, as mentioned above, when the user continues to use article of footwear, can between paces, automatically change these variations.
Change individual's gait feature or control element 506 (a) that foot hits feature and/or 506 (b) and can not depart from the present invention because of any reason or any feature that senses in order to respond change.In addition, fluid-filled bladder, piston, Hydraulic Elements, pneumatic element or other controlled members can be arranged on any position of article of footwear and not depart from the present invention, as are arranged in the middle part, front foot, arch of foot, foot of inboard, the outside or foot or back foot part grade a place or plurality of positions.
Because the sensor device 502 (a) of this example sole structure 500 can detect the surface (as each step) that foot contacts with 502 (b), can also be used to provide speed and/or distance measurement information so be used to detect the same signal of inward turning, outward turning or other gaits tendency, not depart from the present invention as the pedometer type speed of routine and/or range information.Therefore, according to the same way as of above describing to Fig. 4 in conjunction with Fig. 3 A, microprocessor in the sole member 500 and/or other control system 504 (or another microprocessor or system) can also be used for the output that produces according to one or more sensor devices 502 (a) and/or 502 (b) with speed and/or range information as via remote peripheral device, offer the user via the display device on the footwear etc.
Fig. 7 has explained another embodiment of article of footwear 600, and the feature of this article of footwear can be subjected to automatically controlling.In this example footwear structure 600, can basis by the frictional force degree of adhering to that article of footwear 600 provides, as detected slippage in the user takes a step process and controlled, as automatically and randomly, controlled in the soaring between each step.As embodiment more specifically, as shown in Figure 7, article of footwear 600 can dispose one or more sensor devices 602, and as g sensor and/or other equipment, it is oriented to that foot with convenient user slides or can sensing when sliding in the process of taking a step.When detect slide or when sliding (as, surpass predetermined sliding or slippage, this is determined by the algorithm in other parts that are arranged on microprocessor and/or control system 604), other parts of microprocessor and/or control system 604 (or another microprocessor or system) can be programmed and be suitable for changing one or more features of article of footwear 600 better adheres to frictional force so that make great efforts to provide.More particularly, according at least some embodiment of the present invention, other parts of microprocessor and/or control system 604 (or another microprocessor or system) can be programmed and the traction characteristics of at least some parts that is suitable for changing the footwear outsole member 606 of footwear is better adhered to frictional force so that provide.As embodiment more specifically, the frictional force of adhering to that can change the footwear outsole member 606 of footwear provides feature, heats the material of footwear outsole member 606 as be included in one or more heating element heaters 608 in the footwear outsole member 606 or adjacent outsole member 606 by use.The heating element heater 608 of this type can be used for the slightly material of softening footwear outsole member 606, provides on floor or other surfaces thus and better adheres to frictional force.
Certainly, can use the additive method of the traction characteristics that changes article of footwear and not depart from the present invention.For example, slide or when sliding when detecting, other parts of microprocessor or control system can be used for automatically shortening the shoe tack that is included in the article of footwear or anti-skid stud (as, by rotating extra shoe tack or cleat length, release more shoe tack or cleat length) via pneumatic linear actuator, hydraulic cylinder or pressure cylinder etc.As another possible embodiment, when detecting predetermined slide and/or during mobility, other parts of microprocessor or control system can be used for automatically exposing extra shoe tack or the anti-skid stud that is included in the article of footwear.The additive method that changes traction characteristics can be provided and not depart from the present invention.
Because the sensor device 602 of this example footwear structure 600 can the sensing foot contact the surface (as, owing to detecting each step etc. by the variation on g sensor or the detectable direction of other detectors), can also be used to provide speed and/or distance measurement information so be used to detect the same signal that slides or slide, as the pedometer type speed of routine and/or range information and do not depart from the present invention.Therefore, according to the same way as of above describing to Fig. 4 in conjunction with Fig. 3 A, other parts of microprocessor in the article of footwear 600 and/or control system 604 (or another microprocessor or system) can also be used for according to the output that is produced by sensor device 602 speed and/or range information as via remote peripheral device, offer the user via the display on the plate of article of footwear etc.
Another embodiment of controllable article of footwear 700 is presented among Fig. 8.In this exemplary construction of footwear 700, the degree of flexibility of article of footwear 700 can be according to from the output of one or more sensor devices (as be presented among Fig. 8 signal sensing equipment 702) and controlled, randomly, automatically and when soaring (as in real time, between each step or medium with the interaction on ground) is controlled.As an embodiment, when stepping under the user and sending this information to microprocessor or control system 704, the degree of crook that sensor device 702 can sensing article of footwear 700.If amount of bow surpasses higher limit or is lower than lower limit, the signal that can provide as other parts according to microprocessor or control system 704 changes the degree of flexibility of article of footwear.As another embodiment, if desired, sensor can be positioned to sensing by user's foot be applied to sole member various piece (as, bottom in the footwear, heel place and toe area etc.) degree of pressure with sensing when the user attempt crooked footwear footwear when bow (as, footwear that are used to dance and/or aerobic fitness footwear), and the toughness that can change article of footwear 700 subsequently is to allow footwear bow place bending more or less, and this depends on by user's foot and/or by the position institute applied pressure of exerting pressure.
Can use any method of the degree of flexibility that changes article of footwear and can change degree of flexibility in any position of article of footwear and not depart from the present invention.Fig. 8 has generally explained the embodiment of the degree of flexibility of the arch of foot support part that has changed article of footwear 700 therein, as the thickness (in the embodiment that this sets forth substantially, changing the thickness of plate system 706 so that increase or reduce the gross thickness of the plate system 706 in the footwear bow zone thus) that is included in the gripper shoe system 706 in the footwear bow zone by change by move a plate 706 (a) with respect to another piece plate 706 (b).Alternately, as another embodiment, if desired, extra panel element can move to another zone from a zone of article of footwear 700 extra plate backing material being provided or reducing the amount of the plate backing material in the given area, so that increase or reduce toughness in that zone thus.As another embodiment, heating and/or cooling element can also offer article of footwear 700, and plant equipment can be fixed, unclamp, moves etc. and similarly so that the degree of flexibility of change backing material and do not depart from the present invention.The additive method that changes toughness can be provided and not depart from the present invention.
Because the sensor device 702 of this example footwear structure 700 can the sensing foot contact the surface (as, each step of the amount of bow that cause detects, Deng), can also be used to provide speed and/or distance measurement information so be used to detect the same signal of degree of crook, as the pedometer type speed of routine and/or range information and do not depart from the present invention.Therefore, according to the same way as of above describing to Fig. 4 in conjunction with Fig. 3 A, other parts of microprocessor in the article of footwear 700 and/or control system 704 (or another microprocessor or system) can also be used for according to the output that is produced by sensor device 702 speed and/or range information as via remote peripheral device, offer the user via the display on the plate of article of footwear etc.
Fig. 9 has explained another embodiment of controllable article of footwear 800.In this example footwear structure 800, article of footwear 800 through or engage the each side of the mode of user's foot can be controlled, randomly, automatically and when soaring (as in real time, between each step or medium with the interaction on ground) is controlled.Can be according to aspect one or more foot-suitabilities of controlling article of footwear from the output of one or more sensor devices (in Fig. 9, having shown single sense equipment 802).As an embodiment, when taking a step, in the process such as jump when kiss the earth or other faces, sensor device 802 can sensing by user's foot applied pressure amount, as the measurement structure of making great efforts to propose by the user.These data can be sent to other parts of microprocessor or control system 804.If contact pressure surpasses higher limit or is lower than lower limit, can change the tightness of other fastening systems 806 of shoestring or article of footwear so, the signal that produces as other parts according to microprocessor or control system 804 changes.
Can use the tightness that changes fastening system or be used for article of footwear other foot-suitability features method and do not depart from the present invention.Fig. 9 has generally explained therein the embodiment that changes the tightness degree of fastening system by the length that changes band member 806 as fastening system (the band member among this embodiment is wrapped in for more than 806 time around user's the foot-across upper member, run through sole member etc.).Can pass through, change length of this band member 806 so that parcel or do not wrap up some band members 806 and separate supply arrangement 808 (as, roller (roller) etc.) as other parts of using microprocessor or control system 804.As another embodiment, if desired, other parts of microprocessor or control system 804 can be used for moving great majority band members 806 (as, part of the anchor clamps 810 by rotation splicing tpae 806 etc.) by anchor clamps or button member 810.As another embodiment, if desired, other parts of microprocessor or control system 804 can be used for the fastening system shoestring is moved into or shift out shoestring anchor clamps or clamping components, change the length of wearing band or line of the peripheral wear wearer's foot, and/or change otherwise that article of footwear engages or through an aspect of the mode of user's foot.The fastening system that is controlled and/or other fit element can be positioned at any position of article of footwear and/or in any desired position and engage other parts of user's foot or article of footwear in any desired way and do not depart from the present invention.The system of this type can be used for the size of custom made footwear automatically and give the user, the any given time of using, and with other equipments of user dress irrelevant (as, do not have inner sock, thin inner sock, thick inner sock, many to inner sock etc.).As mentioned above, the user import can also be received by this foot-suitability Adjustment System so that at least some users can the type of given time control foot-suitability (as, the foot-suitability of tightening that is used to move, the loose foot-suitability of other times, be used to the foot-suitability of tightening of running or sprinting to the loose foot-suitability that is used for walking or jogging etc.).
Because the sensor device 802 of this example footwear structure 800 can the sensing foot contact face (as, each step of the pressure-sensing that cause detects etc.), can also be used to provide speed and/or distance measurement information so be used to control the same signal of tightness or foot-suitability feature, as the pedometer type speed of routine and/or range information and do not depart from the present invention.Therefore, according to the same way as of above describing to Fig. 4 in conjunction with Fig. 3 A, other parts of microprocessor in the article of footwear 800 and/or control system 804 (or another microprocessor or system) can also be used for according to the output that is produced by sensor device 802 speed and/or range information as via remote peripheral device, offer the user via the display on the plate of article of footwear etc.
As mentioned above, user input may be received in, as away from the position of article of footwear and/or be installed to removably in the ancillary equipment of (or on other parts or clothes of user's health) on the article of footwear.This equipment can to small part be used for the Long-distance Control article of footwear desired character (as, can make the user with discrete level or at interval impact-attenuation characteristics is set, can makes the user change performance characteristic and/or its threshold value, can makes the user change the feature etc. of automatic setting).
User's input equipment can be adjusted the value of setting of two article of footwear simultaneously, and/or if desired, can provide the independent control to article of footwear.If desired, whole system can control on vola/instep (dorsi) direction of user's foot and or the medial/lateral direction, or the combination of these different directions or rigidity on the sub-portfolio or impact-attenuating.In addition, if desired, can control impact-attenuating on any part of upper member and/or sole member or other features and do not depart from the present invention.And, can be based on the speed and/or the range information of pedometer by an article of footwear or two step number derivation that article of footwear produces.
As possible extra embodiment or alternative embodiment, if desired, ancillary equipment can show GPS information, cartographic information or position-based or road other information (as, based on GPS and/or the information that produces based on the speed of pedometer and/or range information).If desired, in such system, one or more features of article of footwear can be controlled, according to, as position along the user of road; The variation of the landform that detects, height etc.; Reach various predetermined terrestrial references; Reach various threshold distances or height; And similarly.As additional embodiment, various terrestrial references are (as mileage mark, sign or other transfer equipments along road, or similarly) can be used for information is sent to control system (randomly, by the user carry and/or in article of footwear), control system can be used to change one or more features of the article of footwear of at least some embodiment according to the present invention.Various control elements and trigger event can be used for automatically controlling one or more features of article of footwear and not depart from the present invention.
The system of this type is described among the United States Patent (USP) NO.6865825, and this patent is this complete being incorporated herein by reference, and this patent can also be used at least some embodiment according to the present invention provides control.
The various embodiment of the invention described above relate to the control system of use at least some embodiment according to the present invention to adjust the various features of article of footwear (or other foot-receiving devices) in real time, as when soaring, automatically, when article of footwear (or other foot-receiving devices) just in use (as each the step between) etc.Though at least some embodiment aspect that has superiority according to the present invention, the present invention is not limited by in these situations and uses.For example, the system and method for at least some embodiment can be used for adjusting along with the time and/or under different service conditions the feature of article of footwear (or other foot-receiving devices) according to the present invention, as with adapt to by wearing and tearing, damage, the variation of construction of footwear that aging, temperature, humidity, moisture etc. cause.As embodiment more specifically, owing to the variation of the foamed material of the midsole member that may take place along with the time (as, because foam fracture, damage, moist, aging etc.), so each side of the present invention can be used for adapting to article of footwear impact-attenuation characteristics so that article of footwear in its whole service life and/or under various service conditions, can both provide more consistent sense of touch.As another embodiment, owing to the wearing and tearing on footwear outer bottom, anti-skid stud or the spike members that may occur along with the time, each side of the present invention can also be used to adjust article of footwear traction characteristics (as, after grind off the end of anti-skid stud or shoe tack, extra anti-skid stud or shoe tack length is provided, after the traction elements of footwear outsole member grinds off, heat footwear outsole member etc. more frequently or more continually).
Above having described operation will be tangible according to the whole bag of tricks of the control system of the embodiment of the invention and according to above-described the whole bag of tricks to one skilled in the art.As embodiment more specifically, when using article of footwear (as, when stepping under the user), can sensing relate to the one or more features that contact between article of footwear and contact-making surface or the user's foot, as the top one or more different feature of describing in conjunction with Fig. 1-9 (as, compression, the degree of crook of contact pressure, midsole, slide or mobility etc.).The information that senses can be delivered to control system, control system can be delivered to signal another equipment conversely, as change the configuration of article of footwear so that when suitable, control thus article of footwear feature (as, in the time of in the parameter that senses falls into predetermined scope, when it was higher or lower than threshold value, this depended on predetermined algorithm etc.).Randomly, user input can be provided and be used to be provided with one or more features and/or the parameter relevant with feature is set to small part.The feature that changes can comprise, as: change impact-attenuation characteristics, change traction characteristics, change toughness characteristics, change the foot-suitability feature, change the tightness feature of fastening system etc.The variation of these features can occur in any time, and as in real time, when soaring, between each step or the jump etc., article of footwear continues to use simultaneously.The many different variations of feature can occur in the lasting use of article of footwear and not depart from the present invention.The information that senses or randomly, from the information of another sensor or detector also can be used for determining user's speed and/or range information (as, the speed of pedometer type and/or range information) and this information is offered the user.
Can be provided for providing the various method that comprises the article of footwear of controlling feature and not depart from the present invention, this obviously sees from top description and draws.Such method can comprise makes sensor device engage with article of footwear, and as engaging with upper member and/or sole member, integral body forms the part of article of footwear, is embedded in or covers in the sole member etc.This joint can occur in the manufacturing or assembling process of footwear, retail salesroom or use occasion (as, via being arranged on groove or the installation elements that is used to hold sensor device and/or control appliance in the article of footwear).As mentioned above, sensor device can be positioned and be suitable for sensing when using article of footwear, at least one feature that contacts between article of footwear and contact-making surface or user's the foot.Control system can be set up (as, separate with sensor device, or covered or supported with sensor device usually) to receive from the output of sensor device and according to the feature of the output control article of footwear that is received, as mentioned above (as, change some aspect of the configuration of article of footwear).Control appliance can be positioned in the article of footwear or be positioned on the article of footwear, is positioned in the article of footwear or is positioned on the article of footwear to small part to small part, or does not depart from the present invention away from article of footwear.Provide each side also to comprise, randomly engage with article of footwear to small part, be used to detect or the speed that storage mark is relevant with the use of described article of footwear and/or the data of range information apart from monitoring system according to the footwear system of the embodiment of the invention.Randomly, can use identical sensor device and randomly apart from monitoring system, the identical signal that is provided by sensor device is as those signals that are used for footwear characteristic control.
Conclusion
Certainly, can carry out many changes and not depart from the present invention specifically described structure, system and method.For example, though described the relevant specific embodiment that comprises present enforcement preference pattern of the present invention, those skilled in the art will appreciate that said system and method exist many variations, combination and change.And, comprise that in this embodiment various concrete architectural feature only represented to be included in the embodiment of the architectural feature in some exemplary configurations according to the present invention.Person of skill in the art will appreciate that various concrete architectural features can obtain omitting and/or change and do not depart from the present invention in article of footwear or other foot-receiving device products.And, for method, can carry out many variations of method step, this step can change in order, and various steps or feature can be added or omission etc. and do not depart from the present invention.Therefore, the reader should be appreciated that the spirit and scope of the invention should broadly be explained by the elaboration of claims.

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1. footwear system comprises:
Article of footwear, it comprises upper member and sole member;
Sensor device, it engages with described article of footwear, and wherein said sensor device is suitable for when using described article of footwear, at least one feature of the contact between a described article of footwear of sensing and the surface;
The footwear control system; And
Apart from monitoring system, it engages with described article of footwear at least in part, describedly be suitable for detecting or the velocity information in the meter step that storage mark is relevant with the use of described article of footwear and the data of range information apart from monitoring system,
Wherein said sensor device is suitable for identical output is provided to described footwear control system and described apart from monitoring system, and described footwear control system is suitable for controlling according to the described output of described sensor device the feature of described article of footwear, and described velocity information and range information are determined in the described described output that is suitable for being used to from described sensor device apart from monitoring system.
2. footwear system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said footwear control system are programmed and are suitable for controlling the impact-attenuating amount that is provided by described article of footwear.
3. footwear system as claimed in claim 2, wherein said footwear control system are programmed and are suitable for controlling described impact-attenuating amount by the midsole rigidity partly that changes described sole member.
4. footwear system as claimed in claim 2, wherein said footwear control system are programmed and are suitable for controlling described impact-attenuating amount in the heel portion at least of described article of footwear.
5. footwear system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said footwear control system are programmed and are suitable for controlling by what described sole member provided and adhere to the frictional force degree.
6. footwear system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said footwear control system are programmed and are suitable for controlling degree of flexibility at least one part of described article of footwear.
7. footwear system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said footwear control system is programmed and is suitable for controlling the tightness of the fastening system that is used for described article of footwear.
8. footwear system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said footwear control system are programmed and are suitable for controlling at least one aspect that described article of footwear is worn the mode of user's foot.
9. footwear system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said footwear control system is programmed and is suitable for controlling the described feature of described article of footwear, reduces or eliminates inward turning when using described article of footwear with box lunch.
10. footwear system as claimed in claim 1 also comprises:
With the equipment that described footwear control system is communicated by letter, described equipment is suitable for user's input is provided to described footwear control system.
11. footwear system as claimed in claim 10, wherein said equipment comprise the system that is suitable for described velocity information and range information are offered the user.
12. footwear system as claimed in claim 10, wherein said equipment are portable so that can be carried by the user of described footwear system.
13. footwear system as claimed in claim 1 also comprises:
With described equipment of communicating by letter apart from monitoring system, described equipment is suitable for described velocity information and range information are offered the user.
14. footwear system as claimed in claim 13, wherein said equipment are portable so that can be carried by the user of described footwear system.
15. footwear system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said sensor device comprises magnetic sensor system.
16. footwear system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said sensor device comprise that magnet and sensor contact the variation that produces to be suitable for detecting in the magnetic field of being detected owing to described.
17. being suitable for sensing, footwear system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said sensor device change by contact pressure or the pressure that described contact causes.
18. a foot-receiving device system comprises:
The foot covering member;
The foot supports member, it engages with described foot covering member;
Sensor device, it engages with in described foot covering member or the described foot supports member at least one, wherein said sensor device is suitable for when using described foot-receiving device, interactional at least one feature between sensing user's foot and the described foot-receiving device;
Control system; And
Monitoring system, it engages with described foot-receiving device at least in part, the velocity information that described monitoring system is suitable for detecting or storage mark is relevant with the use of described foot-receiving device and the data of range information,
Wherein said sensor device is suitable for identical output is provided to described control system and described monitoring system, and described control system is suitable for controlling according to the described output of described sensor device the feature of described foot supports member, and described velocity information and range information are determined in the described output that described monitoring system is suitable for being used to from described sensor device.
19. foot-receiving device as claimed in claim 18 system, wherein said control system are programmed and are suitable for controlling the impact-attenuating amount that is provided by described foot supports member.
20. foot-receiving device as claimed in claim 19 system, wherein said control system are programmed and the rigidity that is suitable at least a portion by changing described foot supports member is controlled described impact-attenuating amount.
21. foot-receiving device as claimed in claim 19 system, wherein said control system are programmed and are suitable for controlling described impact-attenuating amount in the heel portion at least of described foot-receiving device.
22. foot-receiving device as claimed in claim 18 system, wherein said control system are programmed and are suitable for controlling by what the ground contact member provided and adhere to the frictional force degree.
23. foot-receiving device as claimed in claim 18 system, wherein said control system are programmed and are suitable for controlling degree of flexibility at least one part of described foot-receiving device.
24. foot-receiving device as claimed in claim 18 system, wherein said control system is programmed and is suitable for controlling the tightness of fastening system.
25. foot-receiving device as claimed in claim 18 system, wherein said control system are programmed and at least a portion of being suitable for controlling described foot-receiving device system is worn at least one aspect of the mode of user's foot.
26. foot-receiving device as claimed in claim 18 system, wherein said control system are programmed and are suitable for controlling described feature so that reduce or eliminate inward turning in user's gait.
27. foot-receiving device as claimed in claim 18 system also comprises:
With the equipment that described control system is communicated by letter, described equipment is suitable for user's input is provided to described control system.
28. foot-receiving device as claimed in claim 27 system, wherein said equipment comprises the system that is suitable for described velocity information and range information are offered the user.
29. foot-receiving device as claimed in claim 27 system, wherein said equipment is portable so that can be carried by the user of described foot-receiving device.
30. foot-receiving device as claimed in claim 18 system also comprises:
With the equipment that described monitoring system is communicated by letter, described equipment is suitable for described velocity information and range information are offered the user.
31. foot-receiving device as claimed in claim 30 system, wherein said equipment is portable so that can be carried by the user of described foot-receiving device.
32. foot-receiving device as claimed in claim 18 system, wherein said sensor device comprises magnetic sensor system.
33. foot-receiving device as claimed in claim 18 system, wherein said sensor device comprises magnet and sensor, is suitable for detecting the variation that produces owing to described interaction in the magnetic field of being detected.
34. foot-receiving device as claimed in claim 18 system, wherein said sensor device is suitable for sensing to be changed by contact pressure or the pressure that described interaction causes.
35. the method that footwear system is provided comprises:
Sensor device is engaged with article of footwear, and wherein said sensor device is suitable for when using described article of footwear, at least one feature that contacts between the described article of footwear of sensing and the surface;
The footwear control system is provided; And
Provide engage with described article of footwear at least in part apart from monitoring system, wherein saidly be programmed and be suitable for detecting or the velocity information that storage mark is relevant with the use of described article of footwear and the data of range information apart from monitoring system,
Wherein said sensor device is suitable for identical output is provided to described footwear control system and described apart from monitoring system, and described footwear control system is programmed and is suitable for receiving from the described output of described sensor device and according to the feature of controlling described article of footwear from the described output of described sensor device, describedly also is programmed and is suitable for being used to determining described velocity information and range information from the described output of described sensor device apart from monitoring system.
36. method as claimed in claim 35, wherein said footwear control system are programmed and are suitable for controlling the impact-attenuating amount that is provided by described article of footwear.
37. method as claimed in claim 36, wherein said footwear control system are programmed and are suitable for controlling the rigidity of the midsole part of described sole member.
38. method as claimed in claim 36, wherein said footwear control system are programmed and are suitable for controlling impact-attenuating amount in the heel portion at least of described article of footwear.
39. method as claimed in claim 35, wherein said footwear control system are programmed and are suitable for controlling by what described article of footwear provided and adhere to the frictional force degree.
40. method as claimed in claim 35, wherein said footwear control system is programmed and is suitable for controlling the degree of flexibility of at least one part of described article of footwear.
41. method as claimed in claim 35, wherein said footwear control system is programmed and is suitable for controlling the tightness of the fastening system that is used for described article of footwear.
42. method as claimed in claim 35, wherein said footwear control system are programmed and are suitable for controlling at least one aspect that described article of footwear is worn the mode of user's foot.
43. method as claimed in claim 35, wherein said footwear control system is programmed and is suitable for controlling the described feature of described article of footwear, reduces or eliminates inward turning when using described article of footwear with box lunch.
44. method as claimed in claim 35 also comprises:
Provide a kind of equipment of described footwear control system communication, described equipment and be suitable for user's input is provided to described footwear control system.
45. method as claimed in claim 44, wherein said equipment are programmed and are suitable for described velocity information and range information are offered the user.
46. method as claimed in claim 44, wherein said equipment are portable so that can be carried by the user of described footwear system.
47. method as claimed in claim 35 also comprises:
A kind of and described equipment of communicating by letter apart from monitoring system is provided, and wherein said equipment is programmed and is suitable for described velocity information and range information are offered the user.
48. method as claimed in claim 47, wherein said equipment are portable so that can be carried by the user of described footwear system.
49. method as claimed in claim 35, wherein said sensor device comprises magnetic sensor system.
50. method as claimed in claim 35, wherein said sensor device comprises magnet and sensor, is used for detecting the variation that the magnetic field detected produces owing to described contact.
51. being suitable for sensing, method as claimed in claim 35, wherein said sensor device change by contact pressure or the pressure that described contact causes.
52. a method of using footwear system comprises:
Contact when article of footwear uses between a sensing article of footwear and the surface wherein utilizes at least in part and to come with sensor device that described article of footwear engages that sensing is described to be contacted, and wherein said sensor device provides the output data;
At least in part according to the feature of controlling described article of footwear from the described output data of described sensor device; And
At least in part according to determining that from the described output data of described sensor device the described output data that user's velocity information and range information wherein are used for controlling the feature of described article of footwear are identical with being used for definite user's the velocity information and the described output data of range information.
53. method as claimed in claim 52, the step of wherein said control comprise the impact-attenuating amount that control is provided by described article of footwear.
54. comprising by the rigidity of the midsole part that changes described article of footwear, method as claimed in claim 53, the step of wherein said control control described impact-attenuating amount.
55. method as claimed in claim 53, the step of wherein said control comprise the described impact-attenuating amount in the heel portion at least of controlling described article of footwear.
56. method as claimed in claim 52, the step of wherein said control comprise that control adheres to the frictional force degree by what described article of footwear provided.
57. method as claimed in claim 52, the step of wherein said control comprise the degree of flexibility at least one part of controlling described article of footwear.
58. method as claimed in claim 52, the step of wherein said control comprise the degree that is controlled at the tension force that applies when being fastened to described article of footwear on user's the foot.
59. comprising, method as claimed in claim 52, the step of wherein said control control at least one aspect that described article of footwear is worn the mode of user's foot.
60. method as claimed in claim 52, the step of wherein said control comprise that the described feature of controlling described article of footwear is so that reduce or eliminate inward turning.
61. method as claimed in claim 52 also comprises:
Receive user's input, wherein said user's input is used for the step of described control at least in part.
62. method as claimed in claim 61, wherein said user's input is what to import by the equipment that separates with described article of footwear.
63. method as claimed in claim 62, wherein said equipment with communicate by letter with the control system that described article of footwear engages at least in part.
64. method as claimed in claim 62 also comprises:
Velocity information and range information are offered the user of described article of footwear, and wherein said velocity information and range information provide via described user's input equipment.
65. method as claimed in claim 52 also comprises:
Velocity information and range information are offered described user.
66. as the described method of claim 65, wherein said velocity information offers the user with range information via the equipment that separates with described article of footwear.
67. as the described method of claim 66, wherein said equipment is carried by the described user of described article of footwear.
68. method as claimed in claim 52, the step of wherein said sensing comprises the use magnetic sensor system.
69. method as claimed in claim 52, the step of wherein said sensing comprises the variation of at least one magnetic feature that detection is caused by described contact.
70. method as claimed in claim 52, the step of wherein said sensing comprise that detection is changed by contact pressure or the pressure that described contact causes.
71. a footwear system comprises:
Article of footwear, it comprises upper member and sole member;
Sensor device, it engages with described article of footwear, and wherein said sensor device is suitable for when using described article of footwear, at least one feature of the contact between a described article of footwear of sensing and the surface;
The footwear control system, it is suitable for controlling according to the output of described sensor device the feature of described article of footwear; And
Apart from monitoring system, it engages with described article of footwear at least in part, and is described apart from monitoring system is suitable for detecting or storage mark is relevant with the use of described article of footwear the velocity information and the data of range information;
Wherein said footwear control system is programmed and is suitable for controlling by what described sole member provided and adheres to the frictional force degree.
72. the method that footwear system is provided comprises:
Sensor device is engaged with article of footwear, and wherein said sensor device is suitable for when using described article of footwear, at least one feature that contacts between the described article of footwear of sensing and the surface;
The footwear control system is provided, and described footwear control system is programmed and is suitable for receiving from the output of described sensor device and according to the feature of controlling described article of footwear from the output of described sensor device; And
Provide engage with described article of footwear at least in part apart from monitoring system, wherein saidly be programmed and be suitable for detecting or the velocity information that storage mark is relevant with the use of described article of footwear or the data of range information apart from monitoring system,
Wherein said footwear control system is programmed and is suitable for controlling by what described article of footwear provided and adheres to the frictional force degree.
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