1. An article of footwear, comprising:
an outsole having a first surface for contacting the ground and second surface remote from the first surface, the first surface including at least one elongated, raised ridge member for removing water from the ground and providing enhanced traction; and
a housing including an integral one piece upper and midsole defining an enclosure for receiving a wearer’s foot, the upper having medial and lateral sides and having at least one projection affixed to the midsole on the medial side and at least one projection affixed to the midsole on the lateral side, the upper including a lace channel on the medial side and a lace channel on the lateral side, the midsole having a first surface adjacent the enclosure and a second surface remote from the enclosure and connected to the second surface of the outsole, the housing including a base lace channel positioned below the first midsole surface, the base lace channel coupled to the medial and lateral side lace channels.
2. The article of footwear of claim 1, wherein the at least one elongated, raised ridge member comprises a plurality of elongated, raised ridge members arranged in a substantially parallel direction from a medial side to a lateral side of the outsole.
3. The article of footwear of claim 1, wherein the at least one elongated, raised ridge member comprises a plurality of elongated, raised ridge members, a first one of the members being arranged transversely across the outsole, a second one of the members being arranged longitudinally along the outsole, and a third one of the members being arranged in a non-transverse and non-longitudinal direction along the outsole.
4. An article of footwear, comprising:
an outsole having a first surface f or contacting the ground and second surface remote from the first surface, the first surface including at least one elongated, raised ridge member for removing water from the ground and providing enhanced traction;
a housing including an integral one piece upper and midsole defining an enclosure for receiving a wearer’s foot, the upper having at least one medial side projection and at least one lateral side projection extending away from the midsole, the at least one medial and lateral side projections each including a channel therein, the midsole having a first surface remote from the enclosure and connected to the second surface of the outsole, the midsole including at least one channel therein, the at least one midsole channel connecting to the at least one medial channel and the at least one lateral side channel; and
a lace wound through the at least one midsole channel, the at least one medial side channel and the at least one lateral side channel from a first point of the housing to a second point of the housing to generally surround and encircle the wearer’s foot, a first end of the lace being secured to a first connection point on the housing and a second end of the lace being secured to a second connection point on the housing.
5. An article of footwear, comprising:
an outsole having a first surface for contacting the ground and second surface remote from the first surface, the first surface including at least one elongated, raised ridge member for removing water from the ground and providing enhanced traction;
a housing including an integral one piece upper and midsole defining an enclosure for receiving a wearer’s foot, the upper having a heel support, a toe cover and a plurality of medial side projections and a plurality of lateral side projections extending away from the midsole, at least some of the medial and lateral side projections including channels therein, the heel support including a channel therein, the midsole having a first surface adjacent the enclosure and a second surface remote from the enclosure and connected to the second surface of the outsole, and the midsole including a plurality of channels therein;
a lace wound generally in a spiral pattern through the heel support channel, the midsole channels, the medial side channels and the lateral side channels from a first point of the housing to a second point of the housing to generally surround and encircle the wearer’s foot, a first end of the lace being positioned at a first connection point on the housing and a second end of the lace being positioned at a second connection point on the housing;
a footbed disposed over the first surface of the midsole; and
an endcap disposed on the upper adjacent to one of the medial side or lateral side channels at the first connection point, the first end of the lace being secured at the first connection point by the endcap.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
identification information inputting means configured to input identification information;
authentication controlling means configured to, if authentication information corresponding to the identification information input by the identification information inputting means has been stored in storing means, perform control so that authentication is executed on the basis of the authentication information;
authentication information inputting means configured to, if the authentication information corresponding to the identification information input by the identification information inputting means has not been stored in the storing means, input authentication information; and
storage controlling means configured to, if the authentication information corresponding to the identification information input by the identification information inputting means has not been stored in the storing means, store in the storing means the authentication information input by the authentication information inputting means and the identification information input by the identification information inputting means so as to be associated with each other.
2. The information processing apparatus of claim 1,
wherein the authentication information includes at least one of a user name, a password, and a domain name indicating a server for performing authentication.
3. The information processing apparatus of claim 1,
wherein the identification information includes at least one of an ID of a card, biometric information based on a fingerprint, and biometric information based on an iris.
4. The information processing apparatus of claim 1, further comprising the storing means.
5. The information processing apparatus of claim 1,
wherein the storage controlling means stores authentication information in the storing means if the result of authentication based on the authentication information input by the authentication information inputting means is successful, and does not store the authentication information in the storing means if the result of the authentication based on the authentication information input by the authentication information inputting means is not successful.
6. An authentication method comprising the steps of:
inputting identification information;
if authentication information corresponding to the identification information input in the identification information inputting step has been stored in storing means, performing control so that authentication based on the authentication information is executed;
if the authentication information corresponding to the identification information input in the identification information inputting step has not been stored in the storing means, inputting authentication information; and
if the authentication information corresponding to the identification information input in the identification information inputting step has not been stored in the storing means, storing the authentication information input in the authentication information inputting step and the identification information input in the identification information inputting step so as to be associated with each other.
7. A computer program for controlling a computer, the computer program causing the computer to execute the steps of:
inputting identification information;
if authentication information corresponding to the identification information input in the identification information inputting step has been stored in a database, performing control so that authentication based on the authentication information is executed;
if the authentication information corresponding to the identification information input in the identification information inputting step has not been stored in the database, inputting authentication information; and
if the authentication information corresponding to the identification information input in the identification information inputting step has not been stored in the database, storing the authentication information input in the authentication information inputting step and the identification information input in the identification information inputting step so as to be associated with each other.
8. The computer program of claim 7,
wherein the authentication information includes at least one of a user name, a password, and a domain name indicating a server for performing authentication.
9. The computer program of claim 7,
wherein the identification information includes at least one of an ID of a card, biometric information based on a fingerprint, and biometric information based on an iris.
10. The computer program of claim 7,
wherein, the storing step includes the step of, if the result of authentication based on the authentication information input in the authentication information inputting step is successful, storing the authentication information in the database, and if the result of the authentication based on the authentication information input in the authentication information inputting step is not successful, not storing the authentication information in the database.