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

Claim 19:
20. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by one or more processors of a shoe controller to control 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 instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, causing the shoe controller to perform operations comprising:
receiving a first input signal indicative of a request to tighten the fastening mechanism;
transmitting, 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 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, 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.