CPC A43B 3/34 (2022.01) [A43B 3/36 (2022.01); A43B 3/50 (2022.01); A43C 19/00 (2013.01); B60Q 1/14 (2013.01); B60Q 1/2673 (2013.01); B60Q 5/006 (2013.01); B60Q 9/008 (2013.01); G01S 5/0027 (2013.01); G01S 5/0072 (2013.01); G01S 19/19 (2013.01); G06F 1/163 (2013.01); G08B 7/06 (2013.01); G08B 21/02 (2013.01); G08G 1/005 (2013.01); G08G 1/162 (2013.01); G08G 1/166 (2013.01); H04W 4/021 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); A43C 11/165 (2013.01); B60Q 1/525 (2013.01); B60Q 2300/05 (2013.01); G01S 19/49 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. An intelligent electronic shoe (IES) system, comprising:
a shoe structure configured to attach to and support thereon a foot of a user;
a shoelace or strap attached to the shoe structure and configured to secure the foot of the user to the shoe structure;
a navigation alert system mounted to the shoe structure and configured to generate visible, audible, and/or haptic outputs responsive to command signals;
a lace motor mounted to the shoe structure and attached to the shoelace or strap:
a wireless communications device configured to wirelessly communicate with a remote computing node; and
a controller communicatively connected to the navigation alert system and the wireless communications device, the controller being programmed to:
transmit a tensioning signal to the lace motor to transition the shoelace or strap from an untensioned state to a tensioned state;
receive location data indicative of a start location for the user;
receive, from the remote computing node, a target location of a target object or site within a geographic region;
receive path plan data including a derived route for traversing from the start location to the target location within the geographic area; and
transmit command signals to the navigation alert system to output tactile cues configured to guide the user along the derived route, the
command signals causing the lace motor to output the tactile cues to guide the user along the derived route.
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