Patent ID: 8056268
Filing Date: 2011-11-15
Classification: A43B,A61B,A63B

Abstract:
1. An intelligent footwear system comprising: an article of footwear; a system for monitoring a state of the article of footwear, the monitoring system at least partially disposed in the article of footwear, wherein the monitoring system comprises a sensor for tracking a state of the article of footwear and a transmitter for transmitting an electrical signal corresponding to the state of the article of footwear; and a device located remotely from the article of footwear and in communication with the monitoring system, wherein the device comprises a receiver to receive the electrical signal and a display to display information corresponding to the state of the article of footwear; wherein the state of the article of footwear corresponds to at least one mechanical property of the article of footwear selected from the group consisting of absolute compression, rate of compression, frequency of compression, change in rate of compression, uneven compression, time to peak compression, time to recovery, time of flight phase, time of stance phase, stability, stiffness, resiliency, compliancy, elasticity, damping, energy storage, cushioning, and comfort.