JP2002101908A - Shoe capable of electrically indicating its wearing-out, method of managing customer's shoe, shoe capable of counting walking steps, and health care service method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of enabling a salesman to recommend commodities to a customer by judging when the customer needs new shoes. SOLUTION: The customer wears the shoes having a function capable of detecting its wearing-out and wirelessly transmitting a result of the detection. A receiver for receiving the electric wave transmitted from the shoes is installed at a wicket of a station or the like, and is connected to a personal computer of the salesman of the shoes through a communication circuit, so that the salesman receives the electric wave transmitted from the shoes, and a customer's number transmitted by the electric wave through the receiver and the communication circuit, catches the defects of the electric wave caused by the breakage of antennas in a part of the shoes, of a part of frequency among the electric waves transmitted from the shows, and as a result, knows the wearing-out state of the shoes, whereby he obtains the customer's number transmitted from the shoes from a customer's data base, and sends a catalogue of the commodity to the obtained mail address by e-mail.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a shoe provided with a function for checking the state of aging of a shoe, and a shoe dealer using the shoe to guide a product to a customer at a timing when the customer needs a new shoe. The present invention relates to a method of performing the above, a shoe having a function of knowing the number of steps, and a method of sending health management information to a customer using the shoe.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, it has not been practiced to hear the opinion of a shoe manufacturer in order to accurately judge when to replace shoes with respect to shoes worn daily. Also, in order to hear the opinion of the shoe manufacturer, it is necessary to go to a shoe store or the like, and such a thing is not generally performed.

[0003] Conventional shoes have been pursuing functions as footwear, such as weariness, durability, water resistance, and heat retention, but they have a function of knowing the wearer's aging of shoes and counting of steps. Nothing has the function.

[0004]

The aging of shoes gradually progresses at the same time as the wearer's adaptation to the body shape, and since the shoes are mainly used outdoors, the waterproofness is reduced without the shoe wearer's notice. However, the joint portion is apt to be weakened, which may cause inconveniences such as flooding and breakage, and further, detachment of the sole of the shoe. If it is the first time to know about aging after a failure has occurred, if there is a person who regularly monitors the aging of shoes and notifies the wearer of the shoes in a timely manner, it is time to change the shoes You can avoid it, but in reality there is no such person.

[0005] In addition, health management is performed by wearing a pedometer (registered trademark). However, this pedometer-based management method requires a certain amount of will to last long with individual effort. Looking at the daily step count data, if someone can give you timely advice such as "I walked less today, walk more tomorrow." However, in reality, there is no system that notifies the health manager of the step count information and receives advice.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a shoe having a function of (1) making it possible to know the aging of shoes and a function of making it possible to wirelessly notify shoe manufacturers of aging information of shoes. (2) to provide a way for the shoe dealer to use this shoe to guide the customer to the product when the customer needs a new shoe; and (3) to know the number of steps of the shoe wearer. And (4) the health care service provider can use the shoes to provide a timely information on the number of steps to the health care information service provider. To provide healthcare information to the public.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided the shoe according to the first aspect of the present invention, wherein a plurality of shoes are formed along a layer of a material for forming a laminated shoe sole. An antenna having different capacities and emitting radio waves of different frequencies, inside the heel, a wireless communication circuit composed of an IC connected to the plurality of antennas, and a power supply for the wireless communication circuit using a piezoelectric element. Power generation means for supplying the information, and the wireless communication circuit is provided with a storage unit in which the number of the customer who owns the shoe is recorded.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for managing shoes of a customer for a shoe wearer according to the first aspect, which achieves the object of the second aspect of the present invention. For example, a receiving device for receiving the radio wave transmitted from the shoe is installed, and the receiving device is connected to a personal computer of a shoe dealer via a communication line. And the customer number transmitted by the radio wave is received via the receiving device and the communication line, and the radio wave of a part of the radio wave transmitted from the shoe due to the breakage of the antenna of the shoe is lost. When the customer knows the aging condition of the shoes from the result, the customer number transmitted from the shoes is referred to a customer database, and the product information is sent by e-mail to the e-mail address obtained. .

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the third aspect of the present invention, wherein an antenna is provided along a layer of a material for forming a laminated shoe sole, and the antenna is provided inside a heel. A wireless communication circuit composed of an IC connected to an antenna; and a power generation unit using a piezoelectric element for supplying power to the wireless communication circuit, wherein the wireless communication circuit includes a number of a customer who owns the shoe. Is provided, and further comprises means for detecting bending deformation of the sole between layers of the material for forming the sole, the detecting means being detected by the detecting means included in the wireless communication circuit. Characterized in that it is electrically connected to a counter for counting the number of times of deformation of.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing a health care service to a shoe wearer according to the third aspect, which achieves the object of the fourth aspect of the present invention. A receiving device for receiving the received radio wave is installed, and the receiving device is connected to the personal computer of the health care service contractor through a communication line, and the health care service contractor receives the customer number transmitted from the shoe and the customer number. Receiving information on the number of times the wearer's shoe sole has been deformed, sending the customer's number transmitted from the shoe to a customer database, and sending health management information to the shoe wearer by e-mail to the e-mail address obtained and obtained. It is characterized by.

In the shoe according to the present invention, when the condition of the shoe is good, the weight of the pedestrian is applied to the heel of the shoe, so that electric power is supplied to the wireless communication circuit by the power generation means including a piezoelectric element built in the heel. The supplied radio communication circuit operates to emit radio waves at a plurality of frequencies from a plurality of antennas. These radio waves are received by a receiving device provided at a ticket gate of a station provided as a service area for a number of wearers of the shoes of the present invention. However, when the outermost antenna is cut along with damage to the peripheral portion of the shoe due to aging of the shoe, radio waves having the longest wavelength are lost.
When the partially lost radio wave is received by the shoe dealer's personal computer together with the customer number, the shoe dealer sends an e-mail to the shoe database by e-mail to the e-mail address obtained by referring to the customer number in the customer database. Can be As described above, the guidance is provided in a timely manner according to the grasp of the state of aging of the shoes, so that the customer can replace the shoes at an appropriate time.

In the shoe according to the present invention, when a detecting means for detecting bending deformation of the sole is provided between layers of the material for forming the sole, the detecting means is electrically connected to the wireless communication circuit, The wireless communication circuit includes a counter for counting the number of times the shoe sole is deformed detected by the detecting means, and the detecting means is electrically connected to the counter. The number of deformations of the shoe sole corresponds to the number of steps of the wearer. When the number of deformations is received together with the customer number on the personal computer of the healthcare service contractor, the healthcare service contractor sends the healthcare information by e-mail to the e-mail address obtained by referring to the customer number in the customer database. Can be As described above, the health management information is sent in a timely manner according to the walking situation of the shoe wearer and appropriate advice is given, so that the customer can maintain the health management for a long time.

[0013]

FIG. 1 shows a shoe according to the invention.
(A) is a side view, (b) is a bottom view. The shoe of the present invention includes a plurality of antennas 2a and 2b along the layers of the material forming the laminated sole 1, and a plurality of different capacitances are provided inside the heel 3 from the plurality of antennas 2a and 2b, respectively. A wireless communication circuit 4 including an IC configured to emit radio waves having different frequencies (frequency 1 and frequency 2);
A power generation module 5 for supplying power to the wireless communication circuit 4 using a piezoelectric element. For this power generation module, connecting a storage battery for stabilizing the power is effective for monitoring in any deformed state during walking. In addition, there is a method in which a magnet and an induction coil are provided on the heels of the left and right shoes so as to face each other, and power is generated by relative motion during walking. The antennas 2a and 2b are electrically connected to the wireless communication circuit 4 via wiring 6, and the wireless communication circuit 4 stores a storage number (not shown) of a customer who owns shoes. ) Is provided. The customer numbers are assigned to the left and right shoes, respectively, but are numbered so as to be recognized as one customer in a customer database of a shoe dealer or a health care service contractor. Further, between the layers of the material forming the sole 1, a means 7 for detecting the bending deformation of the sole 1 is provided. The detecting means 7 is electrically connected to the wireless communication circuit 4 via wiring (not shown), and the wireless communication circuit 4 counts the number of times the shoe sole 1 is deformed detected by the detecting means. Counter (not shown)
And the detection means is electrically connected to the counter.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a method for managing shoes of a customer according to the present invention. A receiving device 11 for receiving the radio wave transmitted from the shoe 10 is installed at a ticket gate of a station or the like, and the receiving device 11 is connected to a personal computer 13 of a shoe dealer via a communication line (not shown). , A shoe dealer, said shoe 10
And the customer number transmitted by this radio wave is received via the receiving device 11 and the communication line,
When the user knows the loss of radio waves of some frequencies of the radio waves transmitted from the shoe due to the damage of the antenna of a part of the shoes, and knows how old the shoes are from the result, the shoe is transmitted from the shoe 10. A product guide is sent by e-mail to the e-mail address obtained by referring to the customer database with the customer number. The customer knows that it is time to change the shoes from the e-mail in his / her personal computer 15 and can purchase his / her favorite shoes by referring to the product information.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a health care service method for the shoe wearer of FIG. A receiving device 1 for receiving a radio wave transmitted from the shoe 10 at a ticket gate of a station or the like.
1 and the receiving device 11 is connected to a communication line (not shown).
Connected to the personal computer 23 of the health care service trustee via the computer, the health care service trustee receives the customer number transmitted from the shoe and information on the number of times the shoe sole has been deformed by the wearer, and transmits the information from the shoe. The health information including the number of steps is periodically sent to the shoe wearer by e-mail to the e-mail address obtained by referring to the obtained customer number in the customer database. The customer can regularly receive health management information including the number of steps by e-mail in his / her personal computer and can continue health management. In addition to such a pedometer service, remote sensing of the amount of deformation that occurs in shoes in sports competitions is also possible.

[0016]

As described in detail above, according to the method of the first aspect and the method of the second aspect, the shoe manufacturer can know the aging situation of the shoe of the customer one by one, It is possible to provide a customer with information on shoe products in a timely manner according to the situation of aging of shoes, so that the customer can replace shoes at an appropriate time.

Further, the shoe according to claim 3 is used, and the shoe according to claim 5 is used.
According to the method described in the above, the health care service contractor can know the walking status of the customer one by one, and can provide the health management information including the number of steps to the customer on a regular basis, and the customer receives this information. , Health management can be continued.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a shoe of the present invention, wherein (a) is a side view,
(B) is a bottom view.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a method for managing shoes of a customer according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a health management service method for the shoe wearer of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 shoes 2a, 2b antenna 3 heel 4 wireless communication circuit 5 power generation module 6 wiring 7 distortion 11 receiving device 12 antenna 13 shoe dealer's personal computer 14 internet 15 customer's personal computer 23 personal computer of health care service trustee

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An antenna having a plurality of different capacities and emitting radio waves of different frequencies along layers of a material for forming a laminated shoe sole, and an IC connected to the plurality of antennas inside a heel. And a power generation means for supplying power to the wireless communication circuit using a piezoelectric element, wherein the wireless communication circuit stores a number of a customer who owns the shoe. A shoe that electrically indicates the aging of the shoe, characterized in that the shoe is provided. 2. A method for managing a shoe of a customer for a wearer of the shoe according to claim 1, wherein a receiving device for receiving a radio wave transmitted from the shoe is installed at a ticket gate of a station or the like, The receiving device is connected to a shoe dealer's personal computer via a communication line, and the shoe dealer receives the radio wave transmitted from the shoe and the customer number transmitted by the radio wave via the receiving device and the communication line. Then, when the loss of radio waves of some frequencies of the radio waves transmitted from the shoe due to the breakage of a part of the antenna of the shoes is known, and the shoe is deteriorated from the result, it is transmitted from the shoes. A customer guide by e-mail to an e-mail address obtained by inquiring the customer number in a customer database. 3. A radio communication circuit comprising an IC connected to the antenna, and a radio communication circuit comprising a piezoelectric element inside the heel, wherein the antenna is provided along a layer of the material forming the laminated shoe sole. Power generation means for supplying power to the communication circuit, wherein the wireless communication circuit is provided with a storage unit in which the number of the customer who owns the shoe is recorded, and furthermore, the shoe sole is formed between layers of the material forming the shoe sole. The number of steps is characterized by being electrically connected to a counter for counting the number of times of deformation of the sole detected by the detecting means included in the wireless communication circuit. Understand shoes. 4. The shoe according to claim 3, wherein said antenna comprises an antenna having a plurality of different capacities and emitting radio waves of different frequencies. 5. A method for providing a health care service to a shoe wearer according to claim 3, wherein a receiving device for receiving a radio wave transmitted from the shoe is installed, and the receiving device is connected via a communication line. Connected to the personal computer of the health care service contractor, the health care service trustee receives the customer number transmitted from the shoe and information on the number of times the shoe sole of the wearer has been deformed, and transmits the customer transmitted from the shoe. A health management service method comprising sending health management information to a shoe wearer by e-mail to an e-mail address obtained by referring to a customer database for a number.