Image based diet logging
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1. A method for assisting a person to create a record of foods consumed by the person, the method comprising:
- creating food images corresponding to food items consumed;
recording the food images in a memory of an electronic device, the electronic device having a display, and a processor;
viewing the food images on the display of the electronic device, so as to identify food items consumed;
selecting food item identifiers corresponding to the food images viewed; and
recording the food item identifiers in the memory of the electronic device, so as to create a record of the food items consumed.
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Abstract
A method for assisting a person create a record of food items consumed by the person comprises the capturing of food images corresponding to food items consumed, for example by creating an image using an optical image sensor; recording the food images in the memory of an electronic device; viewing the food images on the display of the electronic device, so as to identify food items consumed; selecting food item identifiers corresponding to the food images; and recording food item identifiers in a memory, so as to create a record of food items consumed.
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1. A method for assisting a person to create a record of foods consumed by the person, the method comprising:
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creating food images corresponding to food items consumed;
recording the food images in a memory of an electronic device, the electronic device having a display, and a processor;
viewing the food images on the display of the electronic device, so as to identify food items consumed;
selecting food item identifiers corresponding to the food images viewed; and
recording the food item identifiers in the memory of the electronic device, so as to create a record of the food items consumed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of creating a record of a food item consumed, the method comprising:
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recording a food image of the food item consumed;
viewing the food image on a display of an electronic device;
providing a food item identifier to a software application program running on the electronic device, wherein the food item identifier corresponds to the food image viewed on the display; and
recording the food item identifier in a memory of the electronic device, so as to create a record of food items consumed. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of creating a diet log, comprising:
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recording an image of a label, the label corresponding to a food item consumed;
analyzing the image of the label, so as to determine an identity of the food item consumed; and
storing the identity of the food item consumed in an electronic memory, so as to create a diet log. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 26)
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14. A method by which a person can create a record of a food consumed, the method comprising:
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recording at least one image of the food consumed;
transmitting the image of the food consumed to a remote computer system;
receiving a food identification from the remote computer system; and
recording the food identification, so as to create a record of foods consumed.
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19. A system to assist a person determine a calorie balance for the person, comprising:
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a portable computing device, having a display, a processor, a memory, a clock, and a data entry mechanism;
an imaging system, adapted to record food images of food consumed by the person; and
a software application program, executed by the processor of the portable computing device, adapted to present food images to the person on the display, to receive food identification data from the person corresponding to food images presented on the display, and to determine the caloric value of foods consumed by the person.
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22. A system for assisting a person create a record of foods consumed, comprising;
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a computing device, comprising a processor, a memory, a clock, and a display;
an imaging system, in communication with the computing device, comprising an optical imaging sensor, and a imaging control mechanism, so as to allow the person to capture food images corresponding to foods consumed by the person; and
a software application program, executed by the processor, adapted to display food images to the person, to accept corresponding food identifier data from the person, and to store the food item identifier data in the memory, so as to create a record of foods consumed by the person. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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27. A method of determining a calorie balance for a person, comprising:
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determining a resting metabolic rate of the person;
determining an activity level of the person recording images corresponding to food items consumed by the person;
using the recorded images to determine the caloric intake of the person; and
determining the calorie balance of the person using the determined resting metabolic rate, the determined activity level, and the determined caloric intake of the person.
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