Diet and activity monitoring device
First Claim
1. A device for monitoring the diet and body activity of a subject comprising:
- a housing configured to be mounted on the subject;
a display integral with said housing for displaying information to the subject;
a body activity monitor operatively disposed within said housing for monitoring the body activity of the subject and outputting a body activity signal;
a consumption notation control operable by the subject to indicate food consumption by the subject and to output a food consumption signal;
a timer operable to output a time indicative signal; and
a processor operable to receive and process said body activity signal, said time indicative signal and said food consumption signal for use in determining a food consumption indicator or a body activity indicator that is stored in a memory portion of said processor for recall by the subject on said display screen.
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Abstract
A diet and activity-monitoring device includes a housing configured to be mounted on the subject and a display integral with the housing for displaying information to the subject. The device also includes a body activity monitor operatively disposed within the housing for monitoring the body activity of the subject, a consumption notation control operable by the subject to indicate food consumption, and a timer operable to output a time indicative signal. The device further includes a processor operable to receive and process the body activity signal, time indicative signal and the food consumption signal, for use in determining a food consumption indicator or a body activity indicator, that is stored in a memory portion of the processor for recall by the subject on the display screen.
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47 Claims
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1. A device for monitoring the diet and body activity of a subject comprising:
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a housing configured to be mounted on the subject;
a display integral with said housing for displaying information to the subject;
a body activity monitor operatively disposed within said housing for monitoring the body activity of the subject and outputting a body activity signal;
a consumption notation control operable by the subject to indicate food consumption by the subject and to output a food consumption signal;
a timer operable to output a time indicative signal; and
a processor operable to receive and process said body activity signal, said time indicative signal and said food consumption signal for use in determining a food consumption indicator or a body activity indicator that is stored in a memory portion of said processor for recall by the subject on said display screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A device for monitoring the diet and body activity of a subject comprising:
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a processor having a memory and a communications transceiver;
a timer operable to transmit a time indicative signal to said processor;
a body activity monitor for monitoring the body activity of the subject, wherein said body activity monitor is operable to transmit a signal to said processor indicative of the body activity of the subject;
a consumption notation control operable by the subject to indicate the subject is consuming food and is operable to transmit a food consumption signal to said processor indicative of food consumption by the subject;
an activity calculator within said processor that receives the body activity signal and time indicative signal to determine and store in the memory a body activity level for the subject, for recall by the subject; and
a consumption calculator within said processor that receives the consumption notation control signal and the time indicative signal, and uses the consumption notation control signal and time indicative signal to determine and store in the memory a duration of time the subject consumes food, for recall by the subject. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A body supported device for monitoring activity of a subject comprising:
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a case operatively supported on a portion of the subject'"'"'s body;
a processor disposed within said case, wherein said processor includes a memory having a database;
a communications transceiver disposed within said case;
a notation control mechanism operable by the subject for transmitting a signal for controlling a function of the device from the subject to said processor;
an integral body activity monitor for sensing a predetermined body activity of the subject, wherein said body activity monitor is operable to transmit a signal to said processor indicative of the body activity of the subject; and
a timer operable to transmit a time indicative signal to said processor, wherein said processor receives said time indicative signal, said notation control signal and said activity monitor signals, and uses said signals to determine and store in the memory an indicator representing a time of occurrence and duration of time of an activity. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A device for monitoring food related activity of a subject comprising:
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a case;
a processor disposed within said case, wherein said processor includes a memory having a database;
a timer operable to transmit a time indicative signal to said processor;
a food consumption notation control operable by the subject for transmitting a food consumption signal to said processor indicating the subject is consuming food; and
a consumption calculator within said processor that receives the consumption notation control signal and the time indicative signal, and uses the consumption notation control signal and time indicative signal to determine and store in the memory an occurrence and duration of time the subject consumed food, that is accessible to the subject. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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