Patent ID: 8821350

Claim:
An exercise and communications system, comprising, an interactive device comprising a memory and controller, a remote device, and an external device, wherein the controller is capable of receiving digital data and instructions from the memory and executing instructions from the memory, wherein the controller is configured to determine whether a sensed physiological parameter satisfies a notification criteria; wherein the memory is capable of maintaining digital data and instructions provided to the controller; the interactive device further comprising: one or more sensors, configured to sense physiological parameters of a user during an activity, the physiological parameters being at least one of heart rate, oxygen saturation and end tidal carbon dioxide; a headset with one earpiece that houses a wireless communication functionality and another earpiece with a tube comprising a tip, a carbon dioxide sensor located in front of the user's mouth and configured to measure carbon dioxide and mounted on the tube, and wiring to carbon dioxide sensor on the tip of the tube, wherein the one earpiece that houses the wireless communication is functionally configured to audibly reinforce the user if the heart rate of the user falls below a targeted training zone heart rate; a remote interface, configured to communicate data corresponding to the physiological parameters to the remote device during the activity, and further configured to receive from the remote device a response corresponding to the at least one physiological parameter, wherein the response is determined by the remote device based on whether the parameters are within predetermined criteria; and a user interface configured to communicate the response to the user, wherein the interactive device notifies the user with the one earpiece that houses wireless communication functionality when the user is outside predetermined safety parameters; wherein the remote device includes an operator interface for connecting the remote device to the external device, wherein the operator interface facilitates communication with the external device; wherein the external device communicates with a plurality of remote devices, and transmits information to a plurality of remote devices, and wherein the external device allows a coach or medical professional to communicate directly with the user, and wherein at least one of interactive device and remote device is configured to respond to data collected from the user, wherein the user uses an exercise machine, said response is by making alterations to exercise machine relative to exercise action of the user, wherein said alterations are provided by a disk brake mechanism and comprise increased resistance or decreased resistance by adjusting how near or far away magnets come to the disk.