Visual stimulus management

Abstract

Visual stimuli provided by surfaces of an object are selected based on anticipated viewing angles and activities associated with the viewing angles. Such surfaces can be selected based on identification and observation of significant events in a selected activity. Object zones so identified can be provided with functional ornamentation to enhance performance of one or more activities. Functional ornamentation can be based on gray level contrast, color contrast, or other visual characteristics. Dynamic functional ornamentation in which visual characteristics are a function of ornamentation motion, placement, distortion, of viewing angle can be used. In some examples, almost periodic patterns can be used, and the almost periodic patterns defined with a plurality of tiles.

1 . An article, comprising: 
 an activity-specific zone; and    functional ornamentation situated in the activity-specific zone.    
   
   
       2 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the functional ornamentation is defined based on luminance contrast.  
   
   
       3 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the functional ornamentation is defined based on color contrast.  
   
   
       4 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the article is an article of team sports apparel.  
   
   
       5 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the activity specific zone is associated with a side of the article in an as-worn position.  
   
   
       6 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the functional ornamentation is dynamic functional ornamentation.  
   
   
       7 . The article of  claim 1 , where the functional ornamentation includes an almost periodic pattern.  
   
   
       8 . The article of  claim 7 , wherein the almost periodic pattern is an interrupted periodic pattern.  
   
   
       9 . The article of  claim 7 , wherein the almost periodic pattern is a spatially chirped pattern.  
   
   
       10 . The article of  claim 1 , wherein the functional ornamentation is defined by a plurality of pattern segments secured to the article.  
   
   
       11 . A team uniform component, comprising a zone that includes dynamic ornamentation.  
   
   
       12 . The team uniform component of  claim 11 , wherein the zone is an activity-specific zone.  
   
   
       13 . The team uniform component of  claim 12 , wherein the dynamic ornamentation is defined by a plurality of tiles.  
   
   
       14 . The team uniform component of  claim 13 , wherein the tiles are specularly reflective.  
   
   
       15 . The team uniform component of  claim 14 , wherein the plurality of tiles is situated on a relatively dark background.  
   
   
       16 . The team uniform component of  claim 13 , wherein the tiles are iridescent.  
   
   
       17 . The team uniform component of  claim 11 , wherein the dynamic ornamentation includes an almost periodic pattern.  
   
   
       18 . The team uniform component of  claim 17 , wherein the almost periodic pattern is defined by a plurality of tiles.  
   
   
       19 . The team uniform component of  claim 17 , wherein the almost periodic pattern is a spatially chirped pattern.  
   
   
       20 . The team uniform component of  claim 17 , wherein the almost periodic pattern is an interrupted periodic pattern.  
   
   
       21 . The team uniform component of  claim 11 , wherein the component is an article of apparel.  
   
   
       22 . A method, comprising: 
 identifying an activity-specific visual zone; and    assigning a visual characteristic to a surface associated with the activity-specific visual zone.    
   
   
       23 . The method of  claim 22 , further comprising determining at least one common angle of view, wherein the activity specific visual zone is associated with the at least one common angle of view.  
   
   
       24 . The method of  claim 22 , wherein the activity-specific visual zone is associated with a selected team sport.  
   
   
       25 . The method of  claim 22 , wherein the visual characteristic assigned to the activity-specific visual zone is associated with dynamic functional ornamentation.  
   
   
       26 . The method of  claim 22 , wherein the visual characteristic assigned to the activity-specific visual zone is associated with an almost periodic pattern.