| US 7,577,583 B2 | ||
| Computerized article customization system and method for use thereof | ||
| Kenneth S. Litke, Marion, Mass. (US); Michael Redwood, Somerton (United Kingdom); and Saunders N. Whittlesey, Deerfield, Mass. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, Mass. (US) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 09, 2001, as Appl. No. 9/924,463. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2003/0033207 A1, Feb. 13, 2003 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06Q 30/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 705—26 | 19 Claims |

| 1. A method for soliciting or placing at least one order for golf shoes, comprising the steps of:
providing a computer network comprising
a first computer at a store location;
a second computer at a warehouse, wherein the warehouse is remote from the store location
a third computer at a manufacturing facility, wherein the first, second and third computers are in communication through the
computer network, and wherein the manufacturing facility is remote from the store location and warehouse;
measuring the size of the user's foot to provide a size parameter using a device connected to the first computer;
providing a first parameter, wherein the first parameter is at least one of cleat type and personalization;
providing a second parameter, wherein the second parameter is at least one of traction level and cushioning;
providing a third parameter, wherein the third parameter is at least one of an insole material and an outsole material;
providing a fourth parameter, wherein the fourth parameter is at least one material treatment;
entering the first, second, third, and fourth parameters on an order form;
submitting the order form through the first computer;
translating the size, first, second, third, and fourth parameters on the order form into manufacturing control data, wherein
the manufacturing control data is used to determine whether customized golf shoes represented by the manufacturing control
data are in store inventory or warehouse inventory through the computer network, and manufacturing the customized golf shoes
according to the manufacturing control data if no customized golf shoes are found in the store or warehouse inventory; and
receiving the golf shoes according to each parameter in the order form.
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