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Shoes and garments employing one or more of accelerometers, wireless transmitters, processors altimeters, to determine information such as speed to persons wearing the shoes or garments

US7983876B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 7, 2009
Grant dateJul 19, 2011
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Expiry dateAug 7, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S15/60
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A shoe is improved by including: at least one accelerometer for generating acceleration signals and a processor configured to process the acceleration signals to determine one or both of speed and distance traveled of a person wearing the shoe. A shoe and a garment are provided with a wireless transmitter, to provide information about the shoe/garment or a person wearing same.

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