Patents Examined by Thuy-Vi T Nguyen
  • Patent number: 9940682
    Abstract: User activity including both athletic activity (e.g., running, walking, etc.) and non-athletic activity (shopping, reading articles, etc.) may be monitored and tracked by an athletic monitoring and tracking device and service. The user activity may be used to award a user with an amount of virtual currency to encourage the user to continue various activities. In one example, users may use the virtual currency to purchase or otherwise acquire various products, services, discounts and the like. A user may track an amount currency earned and/or needed relative to an amount required to acquire a desired product or service. Additionally or alternatively, a visual appearance of a user device (e.g., a watch or athletic activity band) may change based on the user's activity level, an amount of virtual currency earned and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael T. Hoffman, Tomislav Lakovic, Richard J. Engelberg