The disclosure relates to a smart footwear that is capable to maintain the temperature within the set range using Peltier modules (10.i), that are additionally used for energy harvesting. The footwear is equipped with plurality of inner temperature sensors (20.j). Outer temperature is recorded by one or more sensors (30.k). Data processing unit (70) executes a program for heating/cooling and energy harvesting, where only i-th Peltier module is used in time for heating/cooling and other modules (10.1) where i?l for energy harvesting. In the preferred embodiment, the index i is changed consecutively to be 1->2->3-> . . . ->(N?1)->N with time period D that defines a duty cycle of each i-th Peltier module, and with the adjustable time period D1 before each new cycle 1->2->3-> . . . ->(N?1)->N, while all Peltier modules are in energy harvesting mode. Time periods D and D1 are used to regulate delivered power for heating/cooling.

Systems and methods are disclosed for recommending products or services by receiving a three-dimensional (3D) model of one or more products; performing motion tracking and understanding an environment with points or planes using accelerometer sensor and estimating light or color in the environment using one video camera without a depth sensor in a mobile phone; acquiring sensor data from sensors and optimizing features extracted from each image and sensor data, where a feature conveys data unique to the image at a specific pixel location; and projecting the product in the environment.

A system, recharge apparatus, and method includes transmit coils positioned in a pattern to allow at least one of the transmit coils to establish a wireless link with a receive coil positioned in proximity of the recharge apparatus. A power source is coupled to the transmit coils and configured to selectively energize ones of the transmit coils to transfer power to the receive coil. An energy efficiency detection circuit is configured to detect an electrical response of each one of the transmit coils when energized by the power source, the electrical response indicative of an energy efficiency between the one of the transmit coils and the receive coil. The power source selectively energizes ones of the transmit coils, selected according to a statistical analysis of an historical record and the electrical response indicative of the energy efficiency meeting a minimum efficiency criterion for energy transfer to the receive coil.

A vehicle including a system for transferring energy between on-board vehicle components and/or between on-board and external components. The vehicle is configured to heat various components through induction to provide comfort to the rider and/or to transfer energy for charging one or more vehicle components.

A shoe, and a method for tying such a shoe, in particular to a sports shoe, having a sole and a shoe upper, wherein the shoe upper has a first material section which at least partially extends around the foot of the wearer of the shoe. To enable the tying of the shoe on the foot of the wearer in a comfortable manner a second material section is arranged on the outside of the first material section which second material section at least partially covers the first material section, wherein the second material section is a plastic material having a shape memory effect.

Systems and methods are disclosed for recommending products or services by receiving a 3D model of a product; capturing a reference object with a predetermined dimension in an environment where the product is to be placed using a mobile camera; determining one more dimensions of the environment relative to the predetermined dimension of the reference object; scaling the 3D model of the product based on dimensions of the environment and the product; and generating an augmented or virtual reality display of the product in the environment.

A system, recharge apparatus, and method includes transmit coils positioned in a pattern to allow at least one of the transmit coils to establish a wireless link with a receive coil positioned in proximity of the recharge apparatus. A power source is coupled to the transmit coils and configured to selectively energize ones of the transmit coils to transfer power to the receive coil. An energy efficiency detection circuit is configured to detect an electrical response of each one of the transmit coils when energized by the power source, the electrical response indicative of an energy efficiency between the one of the transmit coils and the receive coil. The power source selectively energizes ones of the transmit coils, selected according to a statistical analysis of an historical record and the electrical response indicative of the energy efficiency meeting a minimum efficiency criterion for energy transfer to the receive coil.

Techniques to transmit power across a wearable device are provided. A wearable device can include a conductive transmission line and a set of contacts, the set of contacts configured to be releasably connected to a second set of contacts on another wearable device. As such, power can be communicated to the conductive transmission line through the sets of contacts and transmitted across the wearable device, via the conductive transmission line.

The present invention provides a conductive material comprising: (A) a -conjugated polymer, and (B) a dopant polymer which contains one or more repeating units selected from a1 to a4 respectively represented by the following general formula (1) and has a weight-average molecular weight in the range of 1,000 to 500,000, (C) a nanoparticle which is selected from a gold nanoparticle, a silver nanoparticle, and a platinum nanoparticle and has a particle diameter of 1 to 200 nm. There can be provided a conductive material that has excellent film-formability and also can form a conductive film having high transparency and conductivity, superior flexibility and flatness when the film is formed from the material. ##STR00001##

An intelligent temperature controller for shoes includes a master chip, a heating unit, a temperature detecting unit detecting a current temperature of the shoes, a power source and a charging circuit connected with the power source, wherein the master chip is respectively and electrically connected with the heating unit, the temperature detecting unit and the power source, wherein the master chip controls the power source to supply power to the heating unit, wherein the master chip is communicated with an electric device to control the temperature of the shoes and provides operating states feedback to the electric device.