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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2017
Under Armour, Inc., Baltimore, MD (US);
John Martin, Austin, TX (US);
Daniel Sargeant, Austin, TX (US);
F. Grant Kovach, Baltimore, MD (US);
Gamir Shrestha, Austin, TX (US);
Under Armour, Inc., Baltimore, MD (US);
Abstract
System and method for apparel identification using a scannable code. In one embodiment, the method comprises: receiving a purchase order comprising information relating to a unique identity of the apparel; printing a machine-readable code including the information relating to the unique identity onto a tag; disposing an electronic apparatus on the apparel during manufacture; attaching the tag onto a portion of the apparel during the manufacture; performing tests to the functionality of the electronic apparatus; scanning the machine-readable code of the tag during the manufacture; transmitting the information relating to the unique identity to the electronic apparatus; and providing the apparel having the information relating to the unique identity stored at the electronic apparatus to a user based on the purchase order. In one variant, the apparel comprises a shoe and the electronic apparatus comprises a movement sensor.