Affinity Labs of Texas, LLC v. Nike, Inc. et al

Filing 1

COMPLAINT against all defendants, filed by Affinity Labs of Texas, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Civil Cover Sheet)(Sankey, Thomas) (Additional attachment(s) added on 2/17/2010: # 5 filing receipt) (ehs, ).

Affinity Labs of Texas, LLC v. Nike, Inc. et al

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United States Patent
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ATHLETIC MONITORING SYSTEM AND METIIOD

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US 7,519,327 B2 Patent No.: Date of Patent: *Apr. 14, 2009
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Inventor:

Russell W. White, Austill, TX (US)

Assignee: Affinity Labs of Texas, LLC,Auslin, TX (US)
Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.c. 154(b) by 466 days. This patent is subject to a tenllinal disclaimer.

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Related U.S. Application Data (63) Continuation of application No.1 0/917,065, filed on Aug, 12, 2004, now Pat. No.7 ,062,225, which is a contimmtion of application No. 101794,137, filed on Mar. 5, 2004, now abandoned. Int.CI. II114I1 7/00 (2006.01) U.S. CI ................... 455/41.2; 455/41.1; 455/550.1; 455/553.1; 455/69; 455/78; 600/300; 600/309; 600/316; 600/365; 600/483 Field ofCIassitication Search ................ 455/41.2, 455/41.1,550.1,553.1,69,78,84,522; 600/300, 309, 316, 365, 483, 503, 508, 509, 600/519,520 See application file for complete search history. References Cited U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
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ABSTRACT

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A system and method are disclosed for monitoring the athletic perfonnance ofa user while also provi ding the user with entertainment such as an outputting of music. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a housing component at least partially defining an enclosure. A perfonnance engine may be located within the enclosure and may utilize a signal from a motion sensor to generate a perfonnance metric like current speed, distance traveled, or cadence. The system may also inclllde an audio nnd/or a visual Olltput mechanism such as a speaker assembly or a display device. The output mechmlismmay be capable of presenting the performance metric to a user.

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