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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2014
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Edward L. Boyd, Portland, OR (US);
Charles W. Case, Jr., Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 1/22 (2006.01); G04F 8/08 (2006.01); A63B 24/00 (2006.01); A63B 69/00 (2006.01); A63B 71/06 (2006.01); G04G 21/04 (2013.01); G07C 1/24 (2006.01); G08B 5/22 (2006.01); G04R 60/10 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G04F 8/08 (2013.01); A63B 24/0062 (2013.01); A63B 69/0028 (2013.01); A63B 71/0686 (2013.01); G04G 21/04 (2013.01); G04R 60/10 (2013.01); G07C 1/24 (2013.01); G08B 5/22 (2013.01); A63B 2024/0065 (2013.01); A63B 2071/0663 (2013.01); A63B 2220/30 (2013.01); A63B 2220/40 (2013.01); A63B 2225/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
An athletic device is worn by a participant during an athletic event (e.g., a race). In one example, a race course is provided with a plurality of mats or signal devices along the race course. The mats may have antennas and generate a magnetic field. The device may include a chip system having an RFID tag and a display. As the participant progress along the course, the tag is triggered at each mat and race data may be displayed on the device. Data relating to a location of the participant may also be provided to the participant during the athletic event.