IP Library Granted Patent US 9,986,782
Granted Patent B2
US 9,986,782 · App. 14/616,730 · Granted Jun 5, 2018

System for matching footwear with an article of clothing or other objects

Inventors: David Odland (Paradise Valley, AZ); Kathryn Odland (Paradise Valley, AZ)
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,986,782
App. No.
14/616,730
Granted
Jun 5, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for substantially matching a color or pattern of article of clothing or other object so that substantially the same color or pattern can be displayed on a flexible footwear display. The other object may include a user eye, hair or other human body part. The method includes the use of a detector used to determine color or pattern values that match the color or pattern of the clothing or other object. The color or pattern values used to be displayed on the footwear can be determined automatically or by the user. The flexible footwear display may occupy 25% to 100% of the outer surface of the footwear, have a pixel count of 50 to 2,000,000 pixels or a color depth in the range of 8-bits to 48-bits.

Claims (16)

1. A method for substantially matching a color or pattern of an object, wherein the color or pattern is to be displayed on footwear having a footwear surface and a flexible footwear display, comprising:

a. Detecting said color or pattern of said object;

b. Determining color or pattern values that are substantially the same as said color or pattern;

c. Creating content using said determined color or pattern values;

d. Displaying said content on said flexible footwear display; and

e. Wherein said object consists of a human body part.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of displaying further comprises displaying the content having a pixel count in the range of 50 to 2,000,000 pixels.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of displaying further comprises displaying said content on 25% or more of said footwear surface.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of displaying further comprises displaying said content using a color depth in the range of 8-bits to 48-bits.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of determining includes using a detector to detect said color or pattern.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein said determined color or pattern values are stored in a design file.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein said design file can be shared either over an Internet connection or directly between users.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the design file can be shared for free or for a fee.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of determining color or pattern values is performed automatically.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of determining color or pattern values is performed by a user.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein said determined color or pattern values consist of camouflage color or pattern values.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 19, 2020
From: ODLAND, KATHRYN; ODLAND, DAVID
To: I-DEZIGNZ, LLC
Reel/Frame 052169/0403 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 13792161 · Mar 10, 2013
Continuation 12465593 · May 13, 2009
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