Health maintenance system for children
First Claim
1. A method of preventing and treating childhood obesity which involves parental or guardian involvement by means of interfacing with the personal computer of a child, the involvement attempting, by behavioral modification, to improve the child'"'"'s diet and exercise regimen so as to treat any tendency toward obesity, said method comprising a. providing a core application that controls access to third party software including at least one personal computer and at least one internet game, b. Interfacing with said third party software which can be used by child to assist him or her in obtaining desired weight control results, c. providing software interfaces to allow parents or guardians to set goals and contingencies and for data input, d. coding said software interfaces to control the core application, e. providing a resource website for parents or guardians, f. providing interfaces to allow parents and guardians to make necessary changes to the goals and contingencies to better effect the child'"'"'s ongoing behavior as to diet and exercise.
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Abstract
A system for monitoring and maintaining dietary intake and physical activity levels for children which involves reinforcing good dietary practices and punishing poor activity and dietary practices which utilizes a core application controlling access to selected third party software and which has an interface to allow parents to set goals and plan contingencies.
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28 Claims
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1. A method of preventing and treating childhood obesity which involves parental or guardian involvement by means of interfacing with the personal computer of a child, the involvement attempting, by behavioral modification, to improve the child'"'"'s diet and exercise regimen so as to treat any tendency toward obesity, said method comprising
a. providing a core application that controls access to third party software including at least one personal computer and at least one internet game, b. Interfacing with said third party software which can be used by child to assist him or her in obtaining desired weight control results, c. providing software interfaces to allow parents or guardians to set goals and contingencies and for data input, d. coding said software interfaces to control the core application, e. providing a resource website for parents or guardians, f. providing interfaces to allow parents and guardians to make necessary changes to the goals and contingencies to better effect the child'"'"'s ongoing behavior as to diet and exercise.
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19. A system for directing children on their personal computers to adopt a healthy regimen to offset tendencies toward obesity by improved diet and exercise, said system comprising:
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a. core application software for controlling access to third party software, b. a child'"'"'s personal computer and a parents computer, both connected to said core application. c. interfaces to allow parents to set goals and contingencies and for data input, said interfaces being coded to interface with the core application, d. a resource website for parents, and e. means of evaluating the results of the child'"'"'s behavior as to healthy eating habits and exercise over time. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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