ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,230,395, issued on Feb. 18.

"Sensor-equipped smartphone configured for connection to its user's footwear soles with sensors and structures configurable by the smartphone and for connection to a big data artificial intelligence computer system connected to millions of other smartphones controlling users' configurable footwear soles" was invented by Frampton E. Ellis (Jasper, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sensor-equipped smartphone configured for connection to its user's footwear soles with sensors and structures configurable by the smartphone and for connection to a big data artificial intelligence computer system connected to oth...