System and method for adhesive application of a customized sole-shaped pad

Abstract

Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for applying an adhesive film to the sole of shoes. Application of a portion of the adhesive film can be performed by receiving a shoe on top of the adhesive film, which in turn is above a plate and compressible pins. Upon receiving the shoe, the plate is raised or lowered, and the compressible pins mark the perimeter of the sole of the shoe. The adhesive film is cut in a sole-shaped pattern due to the height differentiation, resulting in a sole-shaped portion of the adhesive film being adhered to the sole of the shoe.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 receiving an object an adjustable height surface of a system, the adjustable height surface being at a first height, wherein the object is in contact with an adhesive film; and   applying the adhesive film to the object by:
 lowering the adjustable height surface upon receiving the object to yield the adjustable height surface at a second height; and 
 forming the adhesive film to at least part of the object via use of a height differentiation between the adjustable height surface at the second height and a surrounding non-adjustable height surface at the first height, wherein the second height is lower than the first height. 
   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the adhesive film is cut into a sole-shaped portion via shearing by the height differentiation that occurs by lowering, from the first height to the second height, first pins located below the sole-shaped portion due to a weight of the object while second pins retain a remainder portion of the adhesive film, the remainder portion comprising the adhesive film without the sole-shaped portion, at the first height. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the adhesive film comprises a pattern of micro-perforations. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the pattern of micro-perforations is uniform throughout the adhesive film. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the pattern of micro-perforations is not uniform throughout the adhesive film. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising, prior to receiving the object, receiving an input indicating that a user is in position to provide the object. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the adhesive film has a balance of physical characteristics which allow removal of a portion of the adhesive film from the object without fragmenting a portion of the adhesive film formed to the object. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising replacing the adhesive film via a disposable cartridge. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the object comprises a footwear or a sole of a footwear. 
     
     
         10 . A system comprising:
 a processor;   an object receiving area; and   a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored which, when executed, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
 upon receiving an object into the object receiving area of the system, wherein the object is in contact with an adhesive film, applying the adhesive film to the object, wherein a sole-shaped portion of the adhesive film is shaped to a contour of the object via a height differentiation between an inner height surface beneath the object and a surrounding outer height surface positioned at a height different from a height of the inner height surface after receiving the object. 
   
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the adhesive film is cut into a sole-shaped portion via shearing by the height differentiation that occurs by lowering, from a first height to a second height, first pins defining the inner height surface and located below the sole-shaped portion due to a weight of the object while second pins defining the surrounding outer height surface retain a remainder portion of the adhesive film, the remainder portion comprising the adhesive film without the sole-shaped portion, at the first height. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the adhesive film is cut into a sole-shaped portion via shearing by the height differentiation that occurs by maintaining first pins defining the inner height surface and located below the sole-shaped portion at a first height while raising second pins defining the surrounding outer height surface and located beneath a remainder portion of the adhesive film to a second height, the remainder portion comprising the adhesive film without the sole-shaped portion. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the adhesive film comprises a pattern of micro-perforations. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the pattern of micro-perforations is uniform throughout the adhesive film. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the pattern of micro-perforations is not uniform throughout the adhesive film. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 10 , further comprising a user detection sensor. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the user detection sensor comprises one of a radio frequency detection system, a motion detection system, and a mechanical input button. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the object comprises one of footwear or a sole of the footwear. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 10 , further comprising a removable cartridge system, wherein the removable cartridge system contains the adhesive film. 
     
     
         20 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored which, when executed by a processor in a device, cause the device to perform operations comprising:
 receiving, on an adhesive film configured on the device, an object, wherein the object is in contact with the adhesive film; and   forming the adhesive film in a sole shape to the object, wherein a sole-shaped portion of the adhesive film is formed to a contour of the object via a height differentiation between an inner height surface located beneath the object and an adjacent outer height surface entirely surrounding the inner height surface and positioned at a height different than a height of the inner height surface.   
     
     
         21 . A method for securing an adhesive film to an object, the method comprising:
 positioning the adhesive film above an adjustable height surface at a first height;   receiving the object on the adhesive film above the adjustable height surface;   lowering the adjustable height surface to a second height below the first height upon receiving the object to yield a lowered adjustable height surface; and   forming the adhesive film to the object via a height differentiation between the lowered adjustable height surface and an adjacent non-adjustable height surface entirely surrounding the lowered adjustable height surface and positioned at the first height.   
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein forming the adhesive film to the object further comprises cutting the adhesive film to a contour of the object via a shearing of a sole-shaped demarcation in the adhesive film using the height differentiation. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 22 , wherein the adhesive film comprises a pattern of micro-perforations.