Gesture recognition device for footwear motor actuation
US12364904B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 16, 2024 |
| Grant date | Jul 22, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B2024/0012
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A gesture recognition device configured to detect a gesture performed by a user to actuate a motor of a closure mechanism of an article of footwear. The gesture recognition device may include a sensor unit with an accelerometer sensor, and an analysis unit in operative communication with the sensor unit. The analysis unit may be configured to execute a gesture confirmation algorithm to confirm or reject possible gesture event data received from the sensor unit as a true gesture event. If the gesture confirmation algorithm confirms the possible gesture event data as a true gesture event, the analysis unit may output a signal to actuate the motor.
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