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Credit: Andrew O'Hara, AppleInsider The complaint, filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, accuses Apple of infringing on U.S. Patent No. 6,059,576, titled "Training and Safety Device, System and Method to Aid in Proper Movement During Physical Activity." According to the complaint, the patent covers a "portable, self-contained device for monitoring movement of body parts during physical activity." It comprises a movement sensor, a power source, and a microprocessor. Other portions of the patent cover the analysis of data and storing information in memory. I...

  Apple has been slapped with a new lawsuit alleging that the Apple Watch infringes on a patent related to health devices that monitor physical activity. The complaint, filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, accuses Apple of infringing on U.S. Patent No. 6,059,576, titled "Training and Safety Device, System and Method to Aid in Proper Movement During Physical Activity." According to the complaint, the patent covers a "portable, self-contained device for monitoring movement of body parts during physical activity." It comprises a movement sensor, a power sou...