US2013025166A1PendingUtilityA1

Footwear capable of presenting visual information

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Assignee: LIN KENG-HSIENPriority: Jul 28, 2011Filed: Jul 28, 2011Published: Jan 31, 2013
Est. expiryJul 28, 2031(~5 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Keng-Hsien Lin
A43B 3/46A43B 3/38A43B 3/34A43B 3/36A43B 3/0078
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Abstract

A footwear capable of presenting visual information includes: a footwear body including a sole portion, and an upper portion that is connected to the sole portion, that defines a receiving space for receiving a foot, and that has an outer surface; a display device including a display unit that is disposed on the outer surface of the upper portion, and a light-transmissive protection layer that is disposed to cover the display unit; a control device including a control unit that is connected electrically to the display unit for controlling operation of the display unit to display visual information on the display unit; and a power supply that is connected electrically to the display device and the control device and that is operable for powering the control device and the display device.

Claims

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1 . A footwear capable of presenting visual information, comprising:
 a footwear body including a sole portion, and an upper portion that is connected to said sole portion, that defines a receiving space for receiving a foot, and that has an outer surface;   a display device including a display unit that is disposed on said outer surface of said upper portion, and a light-transmissive protection layer that is disposed to cover said display unit;   a control device including a control unit that is connected electrically to said display unit for controlling operation of said display unit to display visual information on said display unit; and   a power supply that is connected electrically to said display device and said control device and that is operable for powering said control device and said display device.   
     
     
         2 . The footwear as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said control device further includes a wireless receiver unit that is connected electrically to said control unit, said control unit being configured to wirelessly receive information content via said wireless receiver unit, and to generate the visual information from the information content thus received. 
     
     
         3 . The footwear as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein said wireless receiver unit is a global positioning system (GPS) receiver, and the information content received by said control unit via said wireless receiver unit is GPS location information. 
     
     
         4 . The footwear as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said control device further includes a triggering unit operable to trigger operation of said control unit to display the visual information on said display unit. 
     
     
         5 . The footwear as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein said triggering unit is responsive to a triggering signal received thereby to trigger operation of said control unit to display the visual information on said display unit. 
     
     
         6 . The footwear as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein said triggering unit is operable to trigger operation of said control unit to display the visual information on said display unit according to a system time. 
     
     
         7 . The footwear as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said control device further includes a storage medium having information content stored therein, said control unit being operable to generate the visual information from the information content in said storage medium. 
     
     
         8 . The footwear as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein said control device further includes an input interface unit connected electrically to said control unit, said control unit being configured to receive the information content via said input interface unit, and to store the information content thus received in said storage medium. 
     
     
         9 . The footwear as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein said input interface unit is a wireless interface unit. 
     
     
         10 . The footwear as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said power supply includes at least one of a battery module and a generator module capable of harvesting power from walking. 
     
     
         11 . The footwear as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said display unit includes at least one organic light-emitting diode display. 
     
     
         12 . The footwear as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said light-transmissive protection layer is made of thermoplastic polyurethane.

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