WO2006013558A2 - Systeme d'attribution d'un numero d'identification unique normalise a des pieds et a des chaussures - Google Patents

Systeme d'attribution d'un numero d'identification unique normalise a des pieds et a des chaussures Download PDF

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WO2006013558A2
WO2006013558A2 PCT/IL2005/000821 IL2005000821W WO2006013558A2 WO 2006013558 A2 WO2006013558 A2 WO 2006013558A2 IL 2005000821 W IL2005000821 W IL 2005000821W WO 2006013558 A2 WO2006013558 A2 WO 2006013558A2
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Noam Danenberg
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Fitracks Ltd.
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43D—MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT OR METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING OR REPAIRING FOOTWEAR
    • A43D1/00—Foot or last measuring devices; Measuring devices for shoe parts
    • A43D1/02—Foot-measuring devices
    • A43D1/025—Foot-measuring devices comprising optical means, e.g. mirrors, photo-electric cells, for measuring or inspecting feet
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43—FOOTWEAR
    • A43D—MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT OR METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING OR REPAIRING FOOTWEAR
    • A43D1/00—Foot or last measuring devices; Measuring devices for shoe parts
    • A43D1/02—Foot-measuring devices
    • A43D1/027—Shoe fit indicating devices

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  • the present invention relates to the field of purchasing shoes. Specifically the present invention provides a system that establishes a standardized unique identification number for feet and shoes, thereby allowing a purchaser to select shoes that will optimally fit his/her feet, even without trying them on.
  • the present invention provides a system for establishing a standardized unique identification number for feet, shoes, and shoe lasts.
  • the system comprises:
  • an electronic measuring device for capturing digital images of shoe lasts, wherein all the relevant data concerning the dimensions and shape of each of the shoe lasts is transmitted to the server, is stored in the memory of the server, and is identified by a unique scan number generated by the server;
  • an electronic measuring device for capturing digital images of the feet of a purchaser, wherein all the relevant data concerning the dimensions and shape of each of the feet is transmitted to the server, is stored in the memory of the server, and is identified by a unique scan number generated by the server; and (d) communication means linking the server to the electronic measuring devices.
  • a predetermined set of unique identification numbers is stored within the memory of the server.
  • the UINs are determined according to selected criteria with each UIN representing a specific range of measurement values.
  • Dedicated software compares the relevant data concerning the dimensions and shape of each of the shoe lasts and the feet with the set of UINs and assigns to each of the scan numbers the UIN that most closely corresponds to the relevant data identified by the scan number.
  • the electronic measuring device of the system of the invention can capture two or three-dimensional images and the preferred communication means are the Internet or other suitable WAN.
  • the invention provides a method for establishing a standardized unique identification number (UIN) for feet, shoes, and shoe lasts.
  • the method of the invention comprises the steps of:
  • all shoes manufactured by using the shoe last are identified by the UIN of the last.
  • the invention provides a method for using the unique identification number (UIN) of the invention to identify a selection of one or more shoes that optimally fit a purchaser's feet.
  • the method comprises the steps of:
  • the most commonly used foot measurement device is that devised by Charles Brannock, in 1926 and disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 1,725,334.
  • Brannock's device familiar to anyone who has ever visited a shoe store, basically consists of two slides mounted on an indexed base plate to determine the maximum length and maximum width of the foot. Since Brannock's day the technology has improved, providing pressure sensors and light sensitive sensors of various types to measure the length and the width of the foot.
  • Fitracks Ltd (Israel) manufactures different configurations of measuring devices that utilize this improved technology to provide two-dimensional and three-dimensional digital images of objects from which their dimensions and shape can be determined. Said technology is described, for instance, in International Patent Application PCT/IL2004/000119 and WO2004/070315 by the applicant of the present application, the descriptions of which, including references cited therein, are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
  • shoe lasts and customer's feet are both measured using one of these two or three-dimensional imaging systems.
  • the results of the measurements are transferred to and digitally recorded in the memory of a server that is a part of the system of the invention.
  • the digitally recorded data is identified by a unique scan number that is used by the system of the invention to locate, in the memory of the server, relevant data about the dimensions and shape of the object measured.
  • the scan number comprises a string of letters or numbers that identify the machine on which the scan was made, followed by a number that increases by one with each scan taken on the machine.
  • UIN unique identification numbers
  • the UINs are determined according to selected criteria such that each UIN represents a specific range of measurement values.
  • the data from each measurement scan is compared to the values associated with the UINs and the UIN that most closely corresponds to the measured data is assigned to the scan number for each object.
  • a scan number which is the address in the memory of the server of the relevant data for the object
  • a UIN which places the object in a group of objects having closely related dimensions.
  • dedicated software is supplied to search the memory of the server and generate a first list comprising the scan numbers of all of the shoe lasts that have the same UIN as that of the customer's feet.
  • a second list comprising the presently available shoes manufactured using the lasts on the first list is then made available to the customer, who can then select the pair of shoes that he wishes to purchase.
  • Each shoe manufacturer who wishes to be a participant in the system is provided with an electronic measuring device, preferably one capable of making three-dimensional measurements.
  • the measuring devices are all connected via the Internet (or other suitable WAN) to the central server of the measuring system of the invention.
  • each of the lasts in the manufacturer's current inventory, as well as those produced in the future is scanned using the measuring device.
  • the result of the scan which contains relevant information can include, but is not limited to, the name of the manufacturer, the maximum length, width, girth measured at several locations along the length of the last, volume, heel height, arch type and toe shape is transferred to and stored in the central server.
  • the server For each scan, which corresponds to an individual last, the server generates the scan number.
  • Generating the scan numbers using a single central server guarantees that the number is unique for each manufacturer and each last.
  • the data is then automatically compared with the predetermined list of UINs in the server and a UIN is then associated with the newly acquired scan number in the server's memory.
  • the manufacturer then marks the shoes and/or shoeboxes containing them with the UIN corresponding to the last with which the shoe was manufactured.
  • stores at which shoes are sold are also provided with an electronic measuring device, which is connected to the central server of the system.
  • the feet of customers that enter the store to purchase a pair of shoes are scanned using the device and the results of the scan, which can contain, but are not limited the maximum length, width, girth at various locations along the length of the foot, and height, and arch height and type of each foot, are transferred to and stored in the central server of the system.
  • data for the measurements of the customer's foot is compared to the UIN list in the server and the server then transmits to the store/customer the UIN number that most closely represents his foot measurements.
  • the sales personnel searches through the inventory to locate boxes labeled with the identification codes on the list.
  • the selection process can of course be greatly simplified by using other dedicated software, either in the central processor of the system or at each point-of-sale, to limit the list of shoes matching a given UIN.
  • the limitation can be done, for example, by only selecting a certain style of shoe or by comparing the complete list generated by the server and based on manufacturer's records to the current inventory in the shop before presenting it to the customer.
  • the system of the invention can be used in several alternate ways.
  • the measurements of the foot are transmitted directly from the measuring device to the server, which then generates a suitable identification code and returns it to the store for a manual search of the inventory.
  • all or a selection of the available, suitably sized shoes in the store could be displayed on a suitable display device. In this way considerable time of both the customer and the sales personnel could be saved.
  • the feet are not measured on the spot, but the server of the system is provided, through the Internet, with the previously determined UIN of the customer and the list of suitable shoes is generated based on this information.
  • This last embodiment is especially suited to e-commerce, in which case the interface between the customer and the system would be an Internet site. On this site availability, prices, ordering information, and pictures of the suitably sized shoes, as determined by the system, can be displayed for the customer's convenience.

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Abstract

La présente invention concerne un système qui établit un numéro d'identification unique normalisé pour des pieds et des chaussures. Le système permet de simplifier la procédure destinée à associer une paire de pieds aux chaussures idoines, ce qui permet à un acheteur de choisir les chaussures qui s'ajusteront de façon optimale à ses pieds, même sans les essayer.
PCT/IL2005/000821 2004-08-02 2005-08-01 Systeme d'attribution d'un numero d'identification unique normalise a des pieds et a des chaussures WO2006013558A2 (fr)

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WO2007144582A1 (fr) * 2006-06-15 2007-12-21 Milanezy (Excel-Last) Co., Ltd Chaussure
US8114226B2 (en) 2008-03-14 2012-02-14 Illinois Tool Works Inc. Wall mountable holder
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