Footwear component replacement system and method
OwnerGreg Glover, Aaron Sheddinventors
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Abstract
A system and method for replacing a component of footwear. The system and method may involve manufacturing the footwear, and providing registration information on the footwear or a container for the footwear, or both. The registration information may enable a consumer to connect to a server assessable interface and collection of information from the consumer with respect to a type of footwear purchased. The consumer may be provided a replacement component that is substantially similar to a component initially provided at the time of manufacture.
Claims20
A method of using footwear, the method comprising:
- joining an upper to a sole to form a footwear with a void that accepts a foot;
- incorporating a replaceable component into the footwear;
- providing registration information on at least one of the footwear and a footwear container configured to receive the footwear, the registration information including a reference to a registration network resource;
- communicating, based on a request to the network resource, a consumer interface to a consumer network device;
- obtaining, via the consumer interface, consumer identification data relating to the consumer;
- storing the consumer identification data and footwear data relating to the footwear purchased by the consumer in a consumer database;
- after a period of time subsequent to purchase of the footwear, transmitting a message to the consumer based on information stored in the consumer database, the message including replacement component information relating to a new component for replacing the replaceable component of the footwear;
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- shipping the new component to the consumer in response to authorization from the consumer.
A system for an article of footwear, the system comprising:
- an upper including one or more footwear elements to define a void for receiving a foot and a replacement component removably associated with the footwear;
- a sole secured to the upper, the sole including a ground contacting surface;
- registration information disposed on at least one of the footwear and a footwear container configured to receive the footwear;
- a registration server accessible via the registration information, the registration server configured to communicate a user interface to a consumer device operated by a consumer, the registration server configured to obtain consumer identification data relating to the consumer;
- a consumer database that stores the consumer identification data and footwear data relating to the footwear purchased by the consumer;
- a communication server configured to communicate a message to the consumer based on information stored in the consumer database, the message including replacement component information relating to the replacement component for the footwear;
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- a transaction server accessible via a network link provided in the message to the consumer, the transaction server configured to initiate shipment of the replacement component to the consumer based on consumer feedback.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.