Patent ID: 11900810
Assignee: NIKE, INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  A  B  H | IPC A  B  G  H

Claim 12:
13. An intelligent electronic shoe (IES) system, the IES system comprising:
a shoe structure configured to attach to and support thereon a foot of a user;
a controller-automated alert system mounted to the shoe structure and including a lighting component configured to generate visible outputs responsive to command signals;
a wireless communications device configured to wirelessly communicate with a remote computing node; and
a controller operatively connected to the wireless communications device and the alert system, the controller being configured to:
receive a first input signal indicating a user location of the user is within a predetermined location of a motor vehicle and/or a predetermined proximity to the motor vehicle, the motor vehicle including an optical sensor;
responsive to receipt of the first input signal, transmit an alert command signal to the alert system to output a predetermined visible alert perceptible by the user and/or the motor vehicle; and
coordinate the visible alert with a vehicle light output from the motor vehicle, the visible alert including a personalized color and/or a blinking pattern detectable by the optical sensor of the motor vehicle, and the coordinating of the visible alert including coordinating the personalized color and/or the blinking pattern of the visible alert output by the alert system with a color and/or a blinking pattern of the vehicle light output from the motor vehicle.