US 7,457,724 B2
Shoes and garments employing one or more of accelerometers, wireless transmitters, processors, altimeters, to determine information such as speed to persons wearing the shoes or garments
Curtis A. Vock, Niwot, Colo. (US); Dennis Darcy, Tyngsboro, Mass. (US); and Peter Flentov, Carlisle, Mass. (US)
Assigned to NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, Oreg. (US)
Filed on Jul. 28, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/495,112.
Application 10/921743 is a division of application No. 10/283642, filed on Oct. 30, 2002, granted, now 6,959,259.
Application 11/495112 is a continuation of application No. 10/921743, filed on Aug. 19, 2004, granted, now 7,092,846.
Application 10/283642 is a continuation of application No. 09/089232, filed on Jun. 02, 1998, granted, now 6,539,336.
Application 09/089232 is a continuation in part of application No. 08/764758, filed on Dec. 12, 1996, granted, now 5,960,380.
Application 08/764758 is a continuation in part of application No. 08/867083, filed on Jun. 02, 1997, granted, now 6,266,623.
Application 08/764758 is a continuation in part of application No. 08/764758.
Application 08/764758 is a continuation of application No. 08/344485, filed on Nov. 21, 1994, granted, now 5,636,146.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/077251, filed on Mar. 09, 1998.
Prior Publication US 2006/0265187 A1, Nov. 23, 2006
Int. Cl. G06F 19/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 702—182 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for determining one or both of speed and distance traveled of a moving person, comprising:
a shoe;
at least one accelerometer configured within the shoe for generating acceleration signals;
a processor configured within the shoe to process the acceleration signals to determine at least one of the speed and distance traveled of a person wearing the shoe;
a wireless receiver to be worn or operated by the person; and
a wireless transmitter configured within the shoe to transmit information indicative at least one of the speed and distance traveled to the wireless receiver, to provide at least one of speed and distance traveled to the person, the wireless receiver comprising a watch to be worn by the person, wherein the watch provides at least one of the speed and distance traveled to the person via a display of the watch.