Article of footwear having a textile display system

This invention describes a display system built into a shoe, using many tiny light-up fibers to create images. Each fiber has a fabric layer sandwiched between a central wire and a layer that emits light, all controlled by a small computer and powered by a battery. The design specifically uses an outer wire around the light-emitting layer, which is made from electrophoretic ink.

Why it matters: The short gap means core technology hasn't shifted, but ongoing improvements in flexible display durability and power efficiency for optoelectronic fibers could make this more practical for footwear.

Status: Not in forceListed as no longer active. The specific reason is not in the record we hold.
How hard to build: SpecializedOptoelectronic fibers, electrophoretic ink, custom electronics.

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