Wearable Shoe Memory Data Reset via External Signal
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing activity trackers in shoes often retain data from previous users, which can be unwanted when a new customer purchases the shoes, necessitating a method to reset tracked activity data.
Innovation Solution
A system and method utilizing an external reset system that generates a reset signal with an authentication portion, allowing authorized entities to modify or erase stored activity data in the shoe's memory, ensuring secure and authorized data reset.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If activity tracker stores data from previous users, then data continuity and tracking capability are maintained, but data privacy and user experience deteriorate when shoes are resold
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary data erasure by transmitting a reset signal to the shoe's memory before resale. The controller receives the reset signal and erases activity data from the memory, ensuring the new user starts with clean data while the tracking hardware remains intact and functional for future use.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention extracts and removes the harmful element (activity data) from the system while preserving the useful components (tracking hardware, memory structure). The reset signal specifically targets and erases stored data without affecting the detector, controller, or memory hardware, separating data from the physical device.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If reset signal functionality is added to shoes, then data privacy is protected, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The existing controller and memory components are made multi-functional. The controller not only manages normal tracking operations but also receives and processes reset signals. The memory not only stores activity data but also responds to erasure commands, eliminating the need for separate dedicated reset hardware.
Solution Approach 2:
The shoe's own controller and memory system perform the data erasure function using its existing components. The reset signal leverages the controller's existing ability to manage memory, allowing the system to service itself without external intervention or additional specialized hardware.
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AI summary
A shoe is provided for use by a user and for use with an external reset system that is operable to transmit a reset signal. The shoe comprises a sole, a detector, a memory, a controller, and a receiver. The sole has a top surface for supporting the foot of the user when being worn by the user. The detector generates a parameter signal based on a detected parameter. The controller generates a control signal to activate said detector. The controller further generates a modification signal based on the received reset signal. The memory stores parameter data based on the parameter signal. The memory further modifies the stored parameter data based on the modification signal. The receiver receives the reset signal.