ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,387,531, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Monitoring fitness using a mobile device" was invented by Michael T. Hoffman (Portland, Ore.), Kwamina Crankson (Portland, Ore.), Jason Nims (Portland, Ore.), Michael Levi Orenstein (Portland, Ore.) and Kristen Laina White (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Athletic performance monitoring and tracking may provide multiple ways in which to track athletic movement and activity. Workouts may also be tagged with various parameters including mood, weather, terrain, athletic equipment, friends used and the like. Workout information may be shared to social mes...