ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,591, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Virtual performance system" was invented by Willoughby H. Walling (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Aspects of this disclosure relate to rewarding users of an electronic game for real-world physical activity. Further aspects relate to altering virtual items based upon physical activity. An electronic game may comprise or otherwise relate to an online world (such as a "Virtual World"). Users may be represented through customized graphical representations, such as avatars. An account of a user (or entity) may be associated a "virtual region." A threshold...