Patent ID: 9282788
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: A43B,A43D,G06Q

Claim Text:
1. A method for producing a customized article of footwear, comprising: receiving a customized three-dimensional footwear representation of the customized article of footwear, wherein the customized three-dimensional footwear representation includes a custom designated image to be applied to a customized portion of the customized article of footwear; converting the customized three-dimensional footwear representation into one or more two-dimensional portions, wherein a first two-dimensional portion of the one or more two-dimensional portions corresponds to the customized portion of the customized article of footwear; defining on a sheet material a cutout region corresponding to the first two-dimensional portion, wherein the sheet material has a color different from the custom designated image; applying the custom designated image to the sheet material within the first two-dimensional portion and also beyond the cutout region of the first two-dimensional portion; cutting the cutout region out of the sheet material to form the customized portion of the customized article of footwear; and assembling the customized portion with another portion of the customized article of footwear to form the customized article of footwear.