Patent ID: 11886247
Assignee: NIKE, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC G  A  B  H | IPC A  B  G  H

Claim 0:
1. A method of operating an intelligent electronic shoe (IES), the IES including shoe structure configured to receive and support thereon a foot of a user, and a fastening mechanism mounted to the shoe structure and configured to secure the foot to the shoe structure, the method comprising:
receiving, via a shoe controller, a first input signal indicative of a request to tighten the fastening mechanism;
transmitting, via the shoe controller responsive to receiving the first input signal, a first command signal to an electric motor mounted to the shoe structure to activate a tensioning mode in which the electric motor selectively tightens the fastening mechanism;
receiving, via the shoe controller, a second input signal indicative of path plan data including a derived route for traversing from a start location to a target location of a target object or site within a geographic region; and
transmitting, via the shoe controller responsive to receiving the second input signal, a second command signal to the electric motor to activate a navigation mode in which the electric motor outputs predetermined tactile cues perceptible by the user and configured to guide the user along the derived route, wherein the second command signal modulates an applied tension of the electric motor to thereby generate the tactile cues while guiding the user along the derived route.