Everyone knows joggers can make the big criminals - look at them , all smug with their fitness , rubbing it in your nerve on the pavement in front of your star sign as they make a flying and effortless getaway from whatever malfeasance they ’ve just hoist on an free and unsuspecting car - favor public . And the intellectual attribute usurpation ? Boy , do n’t get me started . But now those degenerates may be get what ’s been coming - the sidereal day of pairingNike+with shoe other than those made by Nike may be numbered , if a recent Apple patent of invention has anything to say about it . Filed last yr and publish only in the last few days , the patentframes the trouble as such :
In ordering to accommodate the sensing element and render appropriate data to the iPod nano , the horseshoe must be a Nike+ model with a special pocket in which to place the sensing element . However , some people have postulate it upon themselves to remove the sensor from the special pocket of the Nike+ shoe and place it at inappropriate fix ( shoe lace , for example ) or place it on non - Nike+ model brake shoe .
Yes , someone has taken it upon themselves to utilise the $ 29 Sport Kit ’s sensor in shoe other than those with a tiny sac specifically mastermind by Nike to be the only way to get precise data point from the detector . So this plain call for action :
A method of electronically pairing a sensor and a garment , comprising:(a ) establishing a communication link between the sensor and the garment ; ( b ) determining if the garment is an authorised garment ; and(c ) electronically pairing the garment and the sensing element .
Granted , the system also yell for some useful two - way communication between your brake shoe and the Nike+ software , include likely wear notification when your toe is about to jump out of your kicks , if you did n’t know already . But as is SOP for patent of invention filing , all bases are covered , which means that when our smart auto - drying crownwork have to phone home to a Auto - dry Jacket Genuine Advantage waiter before firing up after we ’ve contain a dip in the clock tower reflecting pocket billiards , we can all thank Apple , who just made two cent off of the transaction . [ US Patent FilingviaArs TechnicaviaBBG ]
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