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Granted Patent B2
US 12,185,793 · App. 18/214,042 · Granted Jan 7, 2025

Motorized shoe with gesture control

Inventors: Tiffany B. Henrichot (Portland, OR); Steven H. Walker (Camas, WA)
Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
A43B3/34A43B7/084A43B7/088A43B13/12A43B13/14A43B13/203A43B13/386A43C11/165A61B5/6807G01L1/205G05B15/02A61B5/0022A61B5/1114A61B5/112A61B5/1121A61B5/1124A61B2503/10A61B2560/045A61B2562/0247A61B2562/0252A61B2562/046A61B2562/164A61B2562/166A61B2562/168A61B2562/222A61B2562/227
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Patent No.
US 12,185,793
App. No.
18/214,042
Granted
Jan 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An article of footwear includes a motorized tensioning system, sensors, and a gesture control system. Based on information received from one or more sensors the gesture control system may detect a prompting gesture and enters an armed mode for receiving further instructions. In the armed mode the system may detect a variety of different control gestures that correspond to different tensioning commands.

Claims (53)

1. A method for controlling a tensioning device used for tightening a lace laced through apertures of an upper of a first article of footwear of a pair of articles of footwear, each article of footwear of the pair of articles of footwear including a plurality of sensors including:

a contact sensor positioned proximate an internal void of the article of footwear configured to admit a foot of a wearer, the contact sensor configured to detect force originating from the foot of the wearer; a gyroscope; and an accelerometer, the method comprising:

receiving, with a control unit of the first article of footwear, information from at least one of the plurality of sensors of the first article of footwear and the plurality of sensors of the second article of footwear, the information from the plurality of sensors of the second article of footwear being received wirelessly;

entering, with the control unit, an enabled mode when the information from the at least one of the plurality of sensors and the plurality of sensors from the second article of footwear corresponds to a prompting gesture indicative of a presence of the foot in the article of footwear;

while in the enabled mode, receiving information from the plurality of sensors of one or both of the pair of articles of footwear; and

controlling, with the control unit of the first article of footwear, the tensioning device of the first article of footwear in response to detection, from the information from at least one of the plurality of sensors of either of the articles of footwear of the pair of articles of footwear being indicative of a contacting a heel of the article of footwear with a toe of the second article of footwear against the first article of footwear, wherein the tensioning device includes a reel member and a motor, the tensioning device disposed in at least one of the upper and the sole structure of the first article of footwear, wherein a portion of the lace is joined to the reel member so that the lace can be wound and unwound from the reel member, wherein the controlling the tensioning device in response to detecting the contacting a heel of the article of footwear with a toe of the second article of footwear includes rotating the reel member with the motor to tighten or loosen the lace.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further including exiting the enabled mode if the information is not received in a predetermined time after entering the enabled mode.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein controlling the tensioning device is based on the information from more than one of the plurality of sensors from either of the articles of footwear being indicative of the contacting a heel of the article of footwear with a toe of the second article of footwear.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein controlling the tensioning device is based on information from the plurality of sensors of the first article of footwear.

5. The method according to claim 3 , wherein controlling the tensioning device is based on information from the plurality of sensors of the second article of footwear.

6. The method according to claim 3 , wherein controlling the tensioning device is based on information from the plurality of sensors of both the first and second articles of footwear.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein controlling the tensioning device is based on information from more than one of the plurality of sensors of both the first and second articles of footwear.

8. A system, comprising:

a first article of footwear, comprising:

a first upper;

a first sole structure;

a first lace extending across at least one region of the first upper and through a first aperture of the first upper;

a first tensioning device including a reel member and a motor, wherein a portion of the first lace is engaged by the reel member so that the first lace can be wound and unwound from the reel member;

a first plurality of sensors including: a contact sensor positioned proximate an internal void of the article of footwear configured to admit a foot of a wearer, the contact sensor configured to detect force originating from the foot of the wearer; a gyroscope; and an accelerometer; and

a first control unit; and

a second article of footwear, comprising:

a second upper;

a second sole structure;

a second lace extending across at least one region of the second upper and through a second aperture of the second upper;

a second tensioning device including a reel member and a motor, wherein a portion of the second lace is engaged by the reel member so that the second lace can be wound and unwound from the reel member;

a second plurality of sensors including: a contact sensor positioned proximate an internal void of the article of footwear configured to admit a foot of a wearer, the contact sensor configured to detect force originating from the foot of the wearer; a gyroscope; and

a second control unit, configured to transmit information from the second plurality of sensors to the first control unit;

wherein the first control unit is configured to:

receive information from at least one of the first plurality of sensors and the second plurality of sensors, the information from the second plurality of sensors;

enter an enabled mode when the information from the at least one of the first plurality of sensors and the second plurality of sensors corresponds to a prompting gesture indicative of a presence of the foot in the article of footwear;

while in the enabled mode, receive information from at least one of the first plurality of sensors or the second plurality of sensors; and

in response to the information being indicative of a contacting a heel of the article of footwear with a toe of the second article of footwear gesture of the second article of footwear against the first article of footwear, control the first tensioning device to tighten or loosen the first lace.

9. The system according to claim 8 , wherein the first control unit is further configured to exit the enabled mode if the information is not received in a predetermined time after entering the enabled mode.

10. The system according to claim 8 , wherein the first control unit is further configured to control the tensioning device based on the information from more than one of the plurality of sensors from either of the first and second articles of footwear being indicative of the contacting a heel of the article of footwear with a toe of the second article of footwear.

11. The system according to claim 10 , wherein the first control unit is further configured to control the tensioning device based on information from the plurality of sensors of the first article of footwear.

12. The system according to claim 10 , wherein the first control unit is further configured to control the tensioning device based on information from the plurality of sensors of the second article of footwear.

13. The system according to claim 10 , wherein the first control unit is further configured to control the tensioning device based on information from the plurality of sensors of both the first and second articles of footwear.

14. The system according to claim 13 , wherein the first control unit is further configured to control the tensioning device based on information from more than one of the plurality of sensors of both the first and second articles of footwear.

15. An article of footwear, comprising:

an upper;

a sole structure;

a lace extending across at least one region of the upper and through an aperture of the upper;

a tensioning device including a reel member and a motor, wherein a portion of the lace is engaged by the reel member so that the lace can be wound and unwound from the reel member;

a plurality of sensors including: a contact sensor positioned proximate an internal void of the article of footwear configured to admit a foot of a wearer, the contact sensor configured to detect force originating from the foot of the wearer; a gyroscope; and an accelerometer;

a control unit, the control unit configured to:

wirelessly receive information from at least one of the plurality of sensors of another article of footwear;

enter an enabled mode when the information from the at least one of the plurality of sensors corresponds to a prompting gesture indicative of a presence of the foot in the article of footwear;

while in the enabled mode, receive information from the plurality of sensors; and

in response to the information being indicative of a contacting a heel of the article of footwear with a toe of a second article of footwear, control the tensioning device to adjust the tension on the lace.

16. The article of footwear according to claim 15 , wherein the contact sensor is disposed in a heel of the article of footwear.

17. The article of footwear according to claim 15 , wherein an angular velocity sensor is disposed in a forefoot of the article of footwear.

18. The article of footwear according to claim 15 , wherein the control unit is configured to control the tensioning device based on the information from more than one of the plurality of sensors being indicative of the contacting a heel of the article of footwear with a toe of the second article of footwear.

19. The article of footwear according to claim 18 , wherein the second article of footwear further includes a plurality of sensors, and wherein controlling the tensioning device is based on information from more than one of the plurality of sensors of both the first and second articles of footwear.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 4, 2024
From: HENRICHOT, TIFFANY B.; WALKER, STEVEN H.
To: NIKE, INC.
Reel/Frame 066630/0148 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation 17384715 · Jul 24, 2021
Continuation 15070234 · Mar 15, 2016
Continuation In Part 14559680 · Dec 3, 2014
Continuation In Part 14032524 · Sep 20, 2013
Continuation 13401918 · Feb 22, 2012
Related Publication 20240164471A1 · May 23, 2024
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