ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,640,250, issued on May 26, was assigned to NIKE Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Monitoring fitness using a mobile device" was invented by Kwamina Crankson (Portland, Ore.), Kristen Laina White (Portland, Ore.), Michael Levi Orenstein (Portland, Ore.), Michael T. Hoffman (Portland, Ore.) and Jason Nims (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 messa...