System and method for foot measurement for athletic footwear

Abstract

A method of recommending an appropriate size of athletic foot wear utilizing a gradiated pad. The method comprises: receiving a heel-to-toe length measurement into a computer, wherein the foot-to-toe length measurement is a first shoe size; receiving an arch length measurement into the computer, wherein the arch length measurement is a second shoe size; if the first shoe size is greater than the second shoe size, then using the computer to recommend an athletic foot wear size equal to first shoe size plus an additional one-half to full size; and if the first shoe size is less than the second shoe size, then using the computer to recommend an athletic foot wear size equal to the second shoe size plus an additional zero to one-half size.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A method of recommending an appropriate size of athletic foot wear utilizing a gradiated pad, comprising: 
 receiving a heel-to-toe length measurement into a computer, wherein the foot-to-toe length measurement is a first shoe size;    receiving an arch length measurement into the computer, wherein the arch length measurement is a second shoe size;    if the first shoe size is greater than the second shoe size, then using the computer to recommend an athletic foot wear size equal to first shoe size plus an additional one-half to full size; and    if the first shoe size is less than the second shoe size, then using the computer to recommend an athletic foot wear size equal to the second shoe size plus an additional zero to one-half size.    
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the foot-to-toe length is measured using the gradiated pad.  
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the arch length is measured using the gradiated pad.  
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the arch length measurement is based on the position of the mp joint.  
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the gradiated pad is a pressure pad and further wherein receiving a heel-to-toe length measurement further comprises: 
 receiving an input into the computer from the pressure pad, wherein the input comprises an x,y input from the pressure pad; and    translating, in the computer, the x,y input into a heel-to-toe length measurement.    
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the gradiated pad is a pressure pad and further wherein receiving an arch length measurement further comprises: 
 receiving an input into the computer from the pressure pad, wherein the input comprises an x,y input from the pressure pad; and    translating, in the computer, the x,y input into an arch length measurement.    
     
     
         7 . A system for recommending an appropriate size of athletic foot wear utilizing a gradiated pad, the system comprising: 
 a display for displaying the recommended size of athletic foot wear;    a memory; and    a processor, coupled to the memory and the display, the processor operable to:    receive a heel-to-toe length measurement, wherein the foot-to-toe length measurement is a first shoe size;    receive an arch length measurement, wherein the arch length measurement is a second shoe size;    if the first shoe size is greater than the second shoe size, then recommend an athletic foot wear size equal to first shoe size plus an additional one-half to full size; and    if the first shoe size is less than the second shoe size, then recommend an athletic foot wear size equal to the second shoe size plus an additional zero to one-half size.    
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the arch length measurement is based on the position of the mp joint.  
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the gradiated pad is a pressure pad and further wherein the processor is operable to: 
 receive an input from the pressure pad, wherein the input comprises an x,y input from the pressure pad; and    translate the x,y input into a heel-to-toe length measurement.    
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the gradiated pad is a pressure pad and further wherein the processor is operable to: 
 receiving an input into the computer from the pressure pad, wherein the input comprises an x,y input from the pressure pad; and    translate the x,y input into an arch length measurement.