Patent ID: 11888428
Assignee: NIKE, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC H  A  G | IPC A  G  H

Claim 19:
20. A automated footwear system comprising:
an upper portion including a lace routed through a series of lace guides;
an outsole coupled to the upper portion;
a mid-sole disposed between the outsole and the upper portion; and
a lacing engine disposed within the mid-sole and adapted to automatically tighten the lace upon activation, the lacing engine comprising a processor circuit including instructions that, when executed by the lacing engine, cause the lacing engine to perform operations including:
segmenting a continuum of operational travel of the drive mechanism into a plurality of segments, wherein each segment of the plurality of segments varies in size based on position on the continuum of operational travel;
defining a plurality of moves for the drive mechanism in terms of segments of the plurality of segments;
creating a plurality of motion profiles, each motion profile of the plurality of motion profiles including one or more moves from the plurality of moves; and
commanding movement of the drive mechanism based on selection of one or more motion profiles from the plurality of motion profiles.