Device for collecting and analyzing nutritional data and method therefor
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1. A portable nutritional data device for reading a machine-readable indicia, comprising:
- a portable data processing platform;
means for inputting data;
means for retrievably storing data; and
means for displaying data, wherein the machine-readable indicia represents nutritional information.
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Abstract
A portable nutritional monitoring device wherein nutritional data can be scanned, entered and stored directly from product packaging for dietary intake analysis by health or weight conscious individuals wherein such analysis may be doctor prescribed, or may be collated for a target group and utilized as food consumption and market trending information, wherein said data may be subsequently analyzed and reported, and wherein the device may be integrated within a known personal data assistant (PDA) platform.
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40 Claims
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1. A portable nutritional data device for reading a machine-readable indicia, comprising:
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a portable data processing platform;
means for inputting data;
means for retrievably storing data; and
means for displaying data, wherein the machine-readable indicia represents nutritional information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A portable nutritional data device for reading a machine-readable indicia, comprising:
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a portable data processing platform;
an optical scanner capable of reading the machine-readable indicia;
a digital storage medium having read-only-memory, random-access-memory and a data hard drive;
a display; and
a user-selectable audible signal, wherein the machine-readable indicia is Nutritional Facts Data.
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34. A method of portable nutritional monitoring, comprising the steps of:
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a) scanning a machine-readable indicia, wherein said indicia indicates nutritional information;
b) storing said nutritional information in a digital medium;
c) comparing said stored nutritional information with given user preferred data; and
d) displaying said compared nutritional information to a user. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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