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US 10,743,615 B2Granted
System and method for embedding a tracking device in a footwear insole
AssigneeGTx, Inc.
InventorsPatrick E. Bertagna, Andrew Hamish Duncan, Li Wang, Adam Solis
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Abstract
A novel tracking system is disclosed. In one embodiment, a long-range tracking device is incorporated into a removable footwear insole and a short-range tracking device is incorporated into another removable footwear insole. The long-range tracking device includes a location determining device, a wireless communication device, and a power source. In a more particular embodiment, the location determining device is a GPS receiver, and the communication device is a cellular modem.
Claims11
A removable footwear insole comprising:
- an insole body configured for removable insertion into footwear and configured to engage the plantar region of a foot of a wearer;
- a circuit substrate disposed within the insole body, the circuit substrate having a first side and a second side, the first side being a top side disposed to face the plantar region of the foot of the wearer when the insole is placed in a shoe, and the second side being a bottom side opposite the first, top side and facing the bottom of the shoe;
- a location determining device including a receiver and an antenna, the antenna being mounted on the first side of the circuit substrate, and the receiver being mounted on the first or second side of the circuit substrate;
- a wireless communication device including a processor and an antenna, the processor being mounted on the first side or the second side of the circuit substrate, and the antenna of the wireless communication device being disposed within the insole body and spaced apart from the circuit substrate, the antenna of the wireless communication device being electrically coupled to the circuit substrate by at least one wire;
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- a battery configured to power the location determining device and the wireless communication device, the battery being disposed within the insole body and spaced apart from the circuit substrate, the battery also being electrically coupled to said circuit substrate by at least one wire;
- and wherein
- at least one of the receiver of the location determining device or the processor of the wireless communication device is mounted on the second side of the circuit substrate opposite the first side;
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- the location determining device, the wireless communication device, the battery, and the circuit substrate together form a tracking device, the tracking device being disposed at least partially within the insole body.
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