Patent ID: 7985164

Claim:
An exercise device configured to enable a user to perform an exercise program, the exercise device comprising: a movable element for movement in performance of exercise by a user; and a console operatively connected to said movable element, said console comprising a data port configured to receive a portable memory card having any of a plurality of formats, wherein said console is configured to communicate with said portable memory card having any of said plurality of formats so as to control one or more operating parameters that control said movable element, such that a first memory card having a first format of said plurality of formats can be selectively received in said data port to communicate with said console to control said one or more operating parameters, and such that, when said first memory card is not received in said data port, a second memory card having a second format of said plurality of formats can be selectively received in said data port to communicate with said console to control said one or more operating parameters.