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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2019
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
David J. Dirsa, North Andover, MA (US);
Clifford B. Gerber, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Petre Gheorghian, Portland, OR (US);
E. Scott Morris, Beaverton, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06T 3/00 (2006.01); A43B 3/00 (2006.01); G06Q 30/06 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); A43B 3/0078 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0621 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0643 (2013.01); G06T 3/005 (2013.01); A43D 2200/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of making an article of footwear is disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing a customer with a pre-selected set of graphics, allowing a customer to choose a set of input graphics, and generating a set of morphed graphics based on a set of input graphics. The user can select a morphed graphic and apply it to an article. The method may further include the step of limiting the number of times a customized graphic may be selected and applied to an article.