Footwear display device
OwnerAvery J. Royinventor
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Abstract
A piece of footwear (12) includes a stroboscopic display device (10). The display device (10) includes a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) (14) along a single array. The plurality of LEDs 14 are strobed or switched on and off through a set non-random fashion such that the plurality of LEDs (14) display a two-dimensional graphic image when the footwear (12) is moved through a step. A control (16) calculates the velocity of the step to determine the rate at which the LEDs (14) are to be strobed.
Claims18
A light emitting display device (10) adaptable to be mounted to footwear (12), said light emitting display device comprising:
- a plurality of lighting units (14) switchable between a light emitting state and a dormant state, said light emitting display device (10) characterized by
- a control (16) for calculating velocity of the footwear (12) as it moves through a stepping motion and for strobing each of said plurality of lighting units (14) independently thereof and at a rate based on said velocity such that said plurality of lighting units (14) display a graphic message.
A light emitting display device (10) adaptable to be mounted to footwear (12), said light emitting display device (10) comprising:
- a piece of footwear (12);
- a housing (24) fixedly secured to said footwear (12);
- a plurality of lighting units (14) fixedly secured to said housing (24) switchable between a light emitting state and a dormant state, said light emitting display device (10) characterized by
- a control circuit (16) for calculating velocity of the footwear (12) as it moves through a stepping motion and for strobing each of said plurality of lighting units (14) independently thereof and at a rate based on said velocity such that said plurality of lighting units (14) display a graphic message.
A light emitting display device (10) adaptable to be mounted to footwear (12), said light emitting display device comprising:
- a plurality of lighting units (14) switchable between a light emitting state and a dormant state, said light emitting display device (10) characterized by
- a control (16) for calculating the average time the footwear (12) moves through a stepping motion and for strobing each of said plurality of lighting units (14) independently thereof and at a rate based on said average time such that said plurality of lighting units (14) display a graphic message.
A method for displaying a graphic two dimensional display on a piece of footwear (12) using a plurality of lights (14) arranged in a single dimension, the method including the steps of:
- moving each of the plurality of lights (14) through a light emitting state and a dormant state;
- moving the piece of footwear (12) through a step to create a two dimensional graphic display;
- and
- calculating the average time the plurality of lights (14) move through a step so that the plurality of lights (14) switch between the emitting state and the dormant state in a period dependent on the average time of the step of the footwear (12).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.