Systems and methods for designing and delivering a nutritional supplement regime

• US 20030069757A1
• Filed: 10/04/2002
• Published: 04/10/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Vitacube Systems, Inc. (Charlies Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Vitacube Systems, Inc. (Charlies Holdings, Inc.)
• Inventors: Greenberg, Sanford
• Application Number:
  US10/265,537
• Publication Number:
  US 20030069757A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/20 for electronic clinical trials or questionnaires
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/60 relating to nutrition control, e.g. diets
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

Systems and methods for designing and delivering a nutritional supplement regime are provided. The nutritional supplement regime may include, for example, various nutritional supplements which are commonly available over-the-counter. Each nutritional supplement may be directed towards a specific problem, deficiency, or activity of the individual. The individual may provide information in connection with his or her specific problems, deficiencies, or activities by, for example, completing a questionnaire. The individual may access the questionnaire using a communications network such as, for example, the Internet. The nutritional supplements may be assembled into a kit which may be delivered to the individual at an appropriate time.

Claims

1. A method for designing a customized nutritional supplement regime and delivering the customized nutritional supplement regime to an individual, the method comprising:

receiving information from the individual, wherein at least a portion of the information concerns personal information about the individual;

creating a nutritional supplement regime that includes a plurality of nutritional supplements that are selected based on the received information; and

providing the nutritional supplement regime to the individual.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

providing the individual with a questionnaire; and

wherein the receiving further comprises receiving information as inputted into the questionnaire by the individual.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising:

allowing the individual to access the questionnaire via a public switched telephone network.

4. The method of claim 2 further comprising:

allowing the individual to access the questionnaire via the Internet.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

conducting an interview with the individual; and

wherein the receiving further comprises receiving information as provided during the interview by the individual.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

conducting a telephonic interview with the individual; and

wherein the receiving further comprises receiving information as provided during the telephonic interview by the individual.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the providing the nutritional supplement regime to the individual further comprises providing the nutritional supplement regime to the individual in a case, wherein the case has a cover, a compartment, and a plurality of partitions that separate the compartment into a plurality of chambers, and wherein each nutritional supplement of the plurality of nutritional supplements is held in a chamber of the plurality of chambers.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein at least a portion of the information concerns nutritional habits of the individual.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein at least a portion of the information concerns exercise habits of the individual.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein at least a portion of the information concerns health information of the individual.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein at least a portion of the information concerns personal goals of the individual.

12. A system for designing a customized nutritional supplement regime and delivering the customized nutritional supplement regime to an individual, the system comprising:

means for receiving information from the individual, wherein at least a portion of the information concerns personal information about the individual;

means for creating a nutritional supplement regime that includes a plurality of nutritional supplements that are selected based on the received information; and

means for providing the nutritional supplement regime to the individual.

13. The system of claim 12 further comprising:

means for providing the individual with a questionnaire; and

wherein the means for receiving further comprises means for receiving information as inputted into the questionnaire by the individual.

14. The system of claim 13 further comprising:

means for allowing the individual to access the questionnaire via a public switched telephone network.

15. The system of claim 13 further comprising:

means for allowing the individual to access the questionnaire via the Internet.

16. The system of claim 12 further comprising:

means for conducting an interview with the individual; and

wherein the means for receiving further comprises means for receiving information as provided during the interview by the individual.

17. The system of claim 12 further comprising:

means for conducting a telephonic interview with the individual; and

wherein the means for receiving further comprises means for receiving information as provided during the telephonic interview by the individual.

18. The system of claim 12 wherein the means for providing the nutritional supplement regime to the individual further comprises means for providing the nutritional supplement regime to the individual in a case, wherein the case has a cover, a compartment, and a plurality of partitions that separate the compartment into a plurality of chambers, and wherein each nutritional supplement of the plurality of nutritional supplements is held in a chamber of the plurality of chambers.

19. The system of claim 12 wherein at least a portion of the information concerns nutritional habits of the individual.

20. The system of claim 12 wherein at least a portion of the information concerns exercise habits of the individual.

21. The system of claim 12 wherein at least a portion of the information concerns health information of the individual.

22. The system of claim 12 wherein at least a portion of the information concerns personal goals of the individual.

23. A system for designing a customized nutritional supplement regime and delivering the customized nutritional supplement regime to an individual using a nutritional supplement questionnaire application, the system comprising:

a server on which the nutritional supplement questionnaire application resides;

a communications network, wherein the communications network is in communication with server; and

a workstation, wherein the workstation is in communication with the communications network; and

wherein the server is configured to provide the workstation with a questionnaire via the communications network, wherein the workstation receives information from the individual as inputted into the questionnaire, wherein at least a portion of the information concerns personal information about the individual, wherein a nutritional supplement regime is created that includes a plurality of nutritional supplements that are selected based on the information, and wherein the nutritional supplement regime is provided to the individual.

24. The system of claim 23 further comprising a case, wherein the case has a cover, a compartment, and a plurality of partitions that separate the compartment into a plurality of chambers, and wherein each nutritional supplement of the plurality of nutritional supplements is held in a chamber of the plurality of chambers;

and

wherein the nutritional supplement regime is provided to the individual in the case.

25. The system of claim 23 wherein at least a portion of the information concerns nutritional habits of the individual.

26. The system of claim 23 wherein at least a portion of the information concerns exercise habits of the individual.

27. The system of claim 23 wherein at least a portion of the information concerns health information of the individual.

28. The system of claim 23 wherein at least a portion of the information concerns personal goals of the individual.