Food data access and delivery system
First Claim
1. A tag reading system configured for use with a nutrition information system, said nutrition information system including a database storing dietary product descriptions and associated nutritional information, and a computer coupled to the database and configured to generate a nutritional tag representing a subset of the dietary product descriptions and associated nutritional information based upon one of a plurality of predetermined profiles, wherein the nutritional tag comprises at least one of a header and visual effects indicative of the predetermined profile, the tag reading system comprising:
- a tag capture device for reading the nutritional tag;
a decoder for first decoding the header or visual effects included in the nutritional tag to identify the predetermined profile, and then decoding the nutritional tag to generate the subset of the dietary product descriptions and associated nutritional values based upon the predetermined profile;
a tracking log for accumulating nutritional values extracted from previously read nutritional tags;
a tracking log modification means for creating modified nutritional values in the tracking log based on food substitutions selected by a user; and
wherein the nutrition information system is further configured to enable (i) a network service provider to monitor user logs and provide alerts and suggestions regarding general dietary trends and (ii) a user to provide subjective input concerning how the user feels;
the tag reading system is configured to log the times of food consumption and the times at which the user provides the subjective input; and
the nutrition information system is further configured to identify correlations between certain dietary or nutrition trends and the user'"'"'s subjective input, and to provide observations about such correlations to the user or third party identified by the user.
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Abstract
An improved system for accessing food data and tracking a user'"'"'s food intake includes a nutrition information system 600 and a mobile PDA or smartphone-based tag reading system 900. The two systems 600 and 900 are configured to communication. The mobile tag reading system 900 includes a tag capture device 902 for reading the nutritional tag, and a decoder 904 for decoding the header or visual effects included in the nutritional tag to identify the predetermined profile. The decoder 904 is also configured to decode the nutritional tag to generate the subset of the dietary product descriptions and associated nutritional values based upon the predetermined profile. A tracking log 908 is included for storing the associated nutritional values or the modified associated nutritional values based upon input from the user.
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1. A tag reading system configured for use with a nutrition information system, said nutrition information system including a database storing dietary product descriptions and associated nutritional information, and a computer coupled to the database and configured to generate a nutritional tag representing a subset of the dietary product descriptions and associated nutritional information based upon one of a plurality of predetermined profiles, wherein the nutritional tag comprises at least one of a header and visual effects indicative of the predetermined profile, the tag reading system comprising:
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a tag capture device for reading the nutritional tag; a decoder for first decoding the header or visual effects included in the nutritional tag to identify the predetermined profile, and then decoding the nutritional tag to generate the subset of the dietary product descriptions and associated nutritional values based upon the predetermined profile; a tracking log for accumulating nutritional values extracted from previously read nutritional tags; a tracking log modification means for creating modified nutritional values in the tracking log based on food substitutions selected by a user; and wherein the nutrition information system is further configured to enable (i) a network service provider to monitor user logs and provide alerts and suggestions regarding general dietary trends and (ii) a user to provide subjective input concerning how the user feels;
the tag reading system is configured to log the times of food consumption and the times at which the user provides the subjective input; and
the nutrition information system is further configured to identify correlations between certain dietary or nutrition trends and the user'"'"'s subjective input, and to provide observations about such correlations to the user or third party identified by the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A tag reading system configured for use with a nutrition information system, said nutrition information system including a database storing dietary product descriptions and associated nutritional information, and a computer coupled to the database and configured to generate a nutritional tag representing a subset of the dietary product descriptions and associated nutritional information based upon one of a plurality of predetermined profiles, wherein the nutritional tag comprises at least one of a header and visual effects indicative of the predetermined profile, the tag reading system comprising:
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a tag capture device for reading the nutritional tag; a decoder for first decoding the header or visual effects included in the nutritional tag to identify the predetermined profile, and then decoding the nutritional tag to generate the subset of the dietary product descriptions and associated nutritional values based upon the predetermined profile; a tracking log for accumulating nutritional values extracted from previously read nutritional tags; tracking log modification means for creating modified nutritional values in the tracking log based on food substitutions selected by a user; and wherein the nutritional tag further comprises venue fields populated by a registered venue and the venue fields include a venue network identifier, name of item to be tagged, price of item, and a flag indicating whether the item is subject to a promotion. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A tag reading system configured for use with a nutrition information system, said nutrition information system including a database storing dietary product descriptions and associated nutritional information, and a computer coupled to the database and configured to generate a nutritional tag representing a subset of the dietary product descriptions and associated nutritional information based upon one of a plurality of predetermined profiles, wherein the nutritional tag comprises at least one of a header and visual effects indicative of the predetermined profile, the tag reading system comprising:
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a tag capture device for reading the nutritional tag; a decoder for first decoding the header or visual effects included in the nutritional tag to identify the predetermined profile, and then decoding the nutritional tag to generate the subset of the dietary product descriptions and associated nutritional values based upon the predetermined profile; a tracking log for accumulating nutritional values extracted from previously read nutritional tags; tracking log modification means for creating modified nutritional values in the tracking log based on food substitutions selected by a user; and wherein each predetermined profile permits nutritional data to be encoded in the form of numeric values without encoding units of measurement or a text description of the nutritional information. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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