Patent ID: 8234798

Claim:
An intelligent footwear system comprising: an article of footwear; a system for monitoring at least one parameter 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 sensing at least one value associated with the at least one parameter; and a transmitter for transmitting a signal corresponding to the sensed at least one value associated with the at least one parameter; and a device located remotely from the article of footwear and in communication with the monitoring system, the device configured to exchange data wirelessly with the monitoring system, wherein the device comprises: a processor for determining whether the sensed at least one value associated with the at least one parameter satisfies a predetermined criterion and for determining whether adjustment of the at least one parameter is required; and a transmitter for transmitting a signal to adjust the at least one parameter; wherein the at least one parameter 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.