ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,292,289, issued on May 6, was assigned to Galifi Pietro (Formello, Italy).

"Device for determining motion in virtual or real spaces" was invented by Pietro Galifi (Formello, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for determining motion in virtual or real spaces is arranged inside at least one shoe, provided with a sole which can tilt along one or more directions. The device includes at least one gyroscope provided with an accelerometer, a module for transmitting data to a virtual reality viewing device or to a computer, which include elements adapted to process the data in order to provide the direction of motion in the virtual or...