Flooring system and floor tile

Abstract

One variation of a preferred flooring system includes: a first energy device configured for arrangement under a footpath, the first energy device outputting a first current in response to a force applied to the footpath; a second energy device configured for arrangement under the footpath adjacent the first energy device, the second energy device outputting a second current in response to a force applied to the footpath; a wireless transmitter; and a network that communicates the first and second currents from the first and second energy devices to the wireless transmitter; wherein the wireless transmitter is powered by the first current to transmit a data packet associated with a force applied to the footpath.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.