Exercise and Communication System and Associated Methods
OwnerRichard J Maertzinventor
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Abstract
An exercise and communications system includes an interactive device, a remote device, and an external device, wherein the interactive device is configured to gather data relating to a user of the system and transmit the same to the remote device, and the remote device is configured to provide analyze the data and transmit a response to the interactive device, which in turn communicates the response to the user and additionally communication with an external device for retrieval of instructions, programs, and data, inter alia. An exercise and communications system facilitates communication between a plurality of users, each having an interactive device and a remote device.
Claims37
An interactive device, comprising in combination:
- (i) One of more sensors, configured to sense at least one physiological parameter of a user during an activity, the physiological parameter being at least one of heart rate, oxygen saturation, and end tidal carbon dioxide;
- (ii) A remote interface, configured to communicate data corresponding to the at least one physiological parameter to a remote device during the activity, and further configured to receive from the remote device a response corresponding to the at least one physiologcal parameter, wherein the response is determined by the remote device based on whether the at least one physiological parameter is within predetermined criteria;
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- (iii) A user interface, configured to communicate the response to the user,
- wherein the interactive device is integrated into a housing configured to be disposed within an ear of the user, said housing further comprising a sensor mounted on a tube extending from the housing and configured to locate the sensor in front of a mouth of the user when said housing is disposed within the ear of the user.
A method performed by a remote device in data communication with an interactive device, comprising:
- (i) Determining a selected exercise mode, wherein the selected exercise mode is selected by a user from among a plurality of exercise modes;
- (ii) Receiving, from an interactive device, data corresponding to a parameter sensed by the interactive device;
- (iii) Comparing the data to predetermined criteria associated with the selected exercise mode;
- (iv) Selecting a predetermined response based on whether the data are within the criteria associated with the selected exercise mode;
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- (v) Transmitting the predetermined response to the interactive device, whereby the predetermined response is communicated to the user via the interactive device.
A computer mediated method of targeting advertising, comprising:
- (i) Receiving, at an external device comprising a processor coupled to a memory, data from a remote device in communication with said external device and an interactive device,
- wherein said interactive device comprises one or more sensors configured to sense one or more physiological parameters of a user, and a user interface;
- (ii) Identifying, using the processor, an advertiser based on the data:
- (iii) Retrieving from the memory a promotional message from the advertiser;
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- (iv) Sending the promotional message to the user.
A computer mediated method for interest-based social networking comprising:
- (i) Receiving, at an external device comprising a processor coupled to a memory, data from a remote device in communication with said external device and an interactive device, wherein said interactive device comprises one or more sensors configured to sense one or more physiological parameters of a user, and a user interface,
- (ii) Identifying, using the processor, a social network based on the data;
- (iii) Retrieving from the memory information regarding the social networking;
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- (iv) Sending the information to the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.