# US 10,945,662 B2 · Smart fitness apparatus

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- Number: US 10,945,662 B2
- Document ID: US10945662B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/819,794
- Filed: 2017-11-21
- Published: 2018-06-14
- Granted: 2021-03-16
- Earliest claimed: 2016-12-12
- Applicants: Justin London
- Inventors: Justin London
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10945662B2

## CPC

- A61B 5/6807: {Footwear}
- A43B 3/0078: {provided with logos, letters, signatures or the like decoration (A43B23/24 takes precedence)}
- A43B 3/36: with light sources
- A43B 3/46: Global positioning system [GPS] sensors
- A43B 3/50: with sound or music sources
- A43B 13/20: Pneumatic soles {filled with a compressible fluid, e.g. air, gas (inflatable linings for skiboots A43B5/0407)}
- A61B 5/00: Measuring for diagnostic purposes (radiation diagnosis A61B6/00; diagnosis by ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves A61B8/00); Identification of persons
- A61B 5/0004: {characterised by the type of physiological signal transmitted}
- A61B 5/0205: Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
- A61B 5/02055: {Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature}
- A61B 5/1036: {Measuring load distribution, e.g. podologic studies}
- A61B 5/1118: {Determining activity level}
- A61B 5/021: Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels
- A61B 5/02438: {with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient}
- A61B 5/1112: {Global tracking of patients, e.g. by using GPS}
- A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D)
- A43B: CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR

## Abstract

In one embodiment, a shoe includes a top portion configured to provide covering to a top of a user's foot, a sole portion coupled to the top portion, and one or more processors embedded within the sole portion. Communicatively coupled to the one or more processors are one or more memory modules, one or more user input devices, and a user output device. The user input device includes at least a microphone. Machine readable instructions stored in the one or more memory modules, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the shoe to: receive a command from a user with the one or more user input devices; process the command from the user; and output information with the user output device relevant to the command from the user.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A shoe comprising:
top portion configured to provide covering to a top of a user's foot;
a sole portion coupled to the top portion;
one or more processors embedded within the sole portion;
one or more pressure sensors communicatively coupled to the one or more processors and configured to output a pressure signal indicative of pressure applied by the user's foot to a portion of the sole portion;
a pneumatic adjustment system operable to adjust a cushioning of the sole portion; one or more memory modules communicatively coupled to the one or more processors;
machine readable instructions stored in the one or more memory modules that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the shoe
to determine a pressure applied by the user's foot to the portion of the sole portion based on the pressure signal from the one or more pressure sensors;
to calculate a cushioning adjustment;
to adjust the cushioning of the sole portion with the pneumatic adjustment system;
one or more user input devices communicatively coupled to the one or more processors,
wherein the one or more user input devices comprise at least a microphone;
a user output device communicatively coupled to the one or more processors; and
machine readable instructions stored in the one or more memory modules that when executed by the one or more processors, cause the shoe
to receive a command from a user with the one or more user input devices;
to process the command from the user and to output information with the user output device relevant to the command from the user.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The shoe of claim 1, wherein the sole portion comprises an inner sole and an bottom sole wherein the inner sole sits on top of the bottom sole.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The shoe of claim 2, wherein the one or more pressure sensors are coupled to the inner sole and the pneumatic adjustment system coupled to the bottom sole at a position below the inner sole.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The shoe of claim 1, wherein the machine readable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the shoe to dynamically adjust the cushioning of the sole portion with the pneumatic adjustment system throughout a use session of the shoe.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The shoe of claim 1, wherein the pneumatic adjustment system comprises a motor and a pneumatic spring operatively coupled to the pneumatic spring, wherein the motor is operable to supply compressed air to the pneumatic spring.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The shoe of claim 1, wherein the user output device comprises a speaker coupled to at least one of the top portion and the sole portion.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The shoe of claim 1, further comprising a GPS chip, wherein information relevant to the command includes navigation instructions.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The shoe of claim 1, further comprising network interface hardware communicatively coupled to the one or more processors, wherein the network interface hardware is configured to communicatively couple the one or more processors to a remote speaker.