Intelligent electronic footwear and control logic for automated infrastructure-based pedestrian tracking
US10334906B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 28, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jul 2, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S19/49
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Presented are intelligent electronic footwear and apparel with controller-automated features, methods for making/operating such footwear and apparel, and control systems for executing automated features of such footwear and apparel. A method for automating a collaborative operation between an intelligent electronic shoe (IES) and an intelligent transportation management (ITM) system includes receiving, via a detection tag attached to the IES shoe structure, a prompt signal from a transmitter-detector module communicatively connected to a traffic system controller of the ITM system. In reaction to the received prompt signal, the detection tag transmits a response signal to the transmitter-detector module. The traffic system controller uses the response signal to determine a location of the IES's user, and the current operating state of a traffic signal proximate the user's location. The traffic system controller transmits a command signal to the traffic signal to switch from the current operating state to a new operating state.
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