System and apparatus for a consumer to determine food/medicine interactions on a real-time basis

• US 20040078218A1
• Filed: 10/16/2002
• Published: 04/22/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: WES Consulting Incorporated (Luvu Brands, Inc.), Scanavert, Inc.
• Original Assignee: WES Consulting Incorporated (Luvu Brands, Inc.)
• Inventors: Badinelli, Ellen
• Application Number:
  US10/272,596
• Publication Number:
  US 20040078218A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/60 relating to nutrition control, e.g. diets
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/40 relating to drugs, e.g. their side effects or intended usage

Abstract

The system and apparatus for this invention is disclosed and declared to elaborate various actors, entities and other physical and logical units that collaborate and participate through multiple scenarios and mediums to detect harmful ingredients in food, OTC remedies and related consumables as specified by their nutritional and ingredients labels that may cause allergic reaction, health risks or any incompatibility between prescription drugs and normal food/ingredient consumption of an individual, on an automated, real-time system. The invention uses scanning based technologies (Barcode Scanning and Text Scanning) as well as non scanning based technologies via an interactive communication channel that could be used from a centralized access medium or an offline setup that (a) translates various terminologies used in nutritional and ingredients labels, (b) compares the composition information with the customer'"'"'s profile, and (c) alerts the customer to the presence of harmful ingredients or prescribed (recommended) food substance.

Claims