Patent ID: 11889887
Assignee: NIKE, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method of manufacturing articles of footwear using a customization cycle, comprising:
storing information relating to a first article of footwear in a manner to associate the first article of footwear (a) with a customer and (b) with a first iteration of a customization cycle associated with the customer;
providing a rating system to be presented on a computing system associated with the customer, the rating system for evaluating a first level of forefoot cushioning of a first sole member of the first article of footwear;
requesting input through the computing system of a customer-selected rating of the first level of forefoot cushioning;
receiving data from the computing system including the customer-selected rating of the first level of forefoot cushioning;
storing the customer-selected rating of the first level of forefoot cushioning in a manner to associate the customer-selected rating with the first article of footwear;
receiving an order from the customer for new shoes;
manufacturing the new shoes for the customer, the new shoes including a second article of footwear having a second sole member with a second level of forefoot cushioning, wherein the second level of forefoot cushioning is determined based on the customer-selected rating of the first level of forefoot cushioning;
providing the customer with the new shoes including the second article of footwear including the second sole member; and
storing: (a) purchase history information indicating the second article of footwear as being owned by the customer and (b) information associating the second article of footwear with a second iteration of the customization cycle associated with the customer.