Scale that provides a display of an individual's weight history on a remote computer

• US 20040238228A1
• Filed: 06/02/2003
• Published: 12/02/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: David S. Montague, Joanne Van Erp Montague
• Original Assignee: David S. Montague, Joanne Van Erp Montague
• Inventors: Montague, Joanne van Erp, Montague, David S.
• Application Number:
  US10/449,897
• Publication Number:
  US 20040238228A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 177/25.13
• CPC Class Codes: G01G 19/44 for weighing persons
• CPC Class Codes: G01G 23/3728 with wireless means
• CPC Class Codes: G01G 23/3735 using a digital network

Abstract

A scale system that measures the weight of an individual, displays an individual'"'"'s weight on the scale, automatically records the individual'"'"'s weight and date and time of the measuring, and displays an individual'"'"'s weight history on a remote computer. The system can display an individual'"'"'s weight history on a remote computer system independent of measuring an individual'"'"'s weight. The system includes the accumulation over time of an individual'"'"'s weight data, either storing it locally for later transmission or transmitting it immediately to the remote computer. The system also includes automated weight data correction, and manual weight data correction that can be performed by a user. The system is not limited to one individual and can be used by more than one individual.

Claims

1. A scale system for weighing an individual that is comprised of:

a. A scale that;

i. measures an individual'"'"'s weight.

ii. displays the individual'"'"'s weight on the scale.

iii. Transmits the individual'"'"'s weight to a remote computer system.

b. A remote computer system that;

i. Receives the individual'"'"'s weight measurements from the scale.

ii. Displays multiple instances of the individual'"'"'s weight gathered versus time.

2. The scale system from claim 1 such that the individual'"'"'s weight is not displayed on the scale.

3. The scale system from claim 1 or claim 2 such that an individual'"'"'s weight measurements are transmitted immediately to the remote computer upon weighing of the individual.

4. The scale system from claim 1 or claim 2 such that an individual'"'"'s weight measurements are stored and transmitted at a later time to the remote computer.

5. A remote computer system of claim 1 that receives the weight measurements transmitted by the scale and displays multiple instances of the individual'"'"'s weight with the date and time for each measurement.

6. A remote computer system of claim 5 that displays multiple instances of the individual'"'"'s weight in a graphical form.

7. The remote computer system of claim 5 that receives and accumulates the individual'"'"'s weight measurements for later display.

8. The remote computer system of claim 5 that does not display weight measurements that are not consistent with previous or post measurements.

9. The remote computer system of claim 5 that allows a user to cause weight measurements that are not correct to not be displayed.

10. The scale system from claim 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 that can be used by multiple individuals, maintaining separate weight measurements and other functionality separately for all individuals.

11. The remote computer system from claim 5 or 6 or 7 or 8 or 9 that can be used by multiple individuals, maintaining separate weight measurements and other functionality for all individuals.

12. The scale system from claim 10 that allows an individual to select for which of multiple individuals the scale is performing weight measurements.

13. The remote computer system from claim 11 that allows an individual to select which of multiple individuals the scale is displaying weight measurements for.