Device and system for entering and monitoring dietary data
First Claim
1. A system for entering and monitoring dietary data for use with a computer having a display, an input device, and a printer, said system comprising:
- a handheld electronic device having an input mechanism for inputting dietary data;
means for interfacing said handheld device with the computer for communication between said handheld device and the computer; and
a software product comprising instructions stored on computer-readable media, wherein said instructions, when executed by the computer, perform steps for retrieving data from said handheld device and displaying said data on the computer display.
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Abstract
A system for entering and monitoring dietary data for use with a computer includes a handheld electronic device having an input mechanism for inputting dietary data. The handheld device may be interfaced with the computer for communication therebetween. The system includes software for operation upon the computer, which includes instructions for retrieving the dietary information from the electronic device. The computer includes a printer and display and the software includes instructions enabling the dietary information to be analyzed and for the analyzed data to be displayed graphically on the display. Nutritional data may also be printed as a barcode for application to a label or restaurant menu. Dietary data, in the form of recipes or recipe libraries, may be input directly into the computer and then uploaded to the electronic device for user selection. The system provides storage, analysis, and comparisons of actual consumption and target consumption data.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for entering and monitoring dietary data for use with a computer having a display, an input device, and a printer, said system comprising:
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a handheld electronic device having an input mechanism for inputting dietary data;
means for interfacing said handheld device with the computer for communication between said handheld device and the computer; and
a software product comprising instructions stored on computer-readable media, wherein said instructions, when executed by the computer, perform steps for retrieving data from said handheld device and displaying said data on the computer display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A dietary data entry and tracking system that utilizes a computer having a display and a printer, said system comprising:
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providing a handheld electronic device;
providing a software product, stored on computer-readable media, to be executed by the computer;
inputting recipe data into said software product, said software product including instructions for estimating dietary data from said recipe data and for associating said estimated dietary data with said recipe data;
prompting said software product to estimate said dietary data from said recipe data and to associate said estimated dietary data with said recipe data;
interfacing said handheld electronic device with the computer for communication between said handheld electronic device and said software product;
transferring said associated estimated dietary data and said recipe data to said handheld electronic device;
recording a dietary record on said handheld electronic device;
transferring said dietary record from said handheld electronic device to said software product, said software product further comprising instructions for analyzing said dietary record and displaying said analysis on the computer display; and
prompting said software product to analyze said dietary record and to display said analysis on the computer display. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for entering and monitoring dietary data for use with a computer having a display and a printer, said system comprising:
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a handheld electronic device;
means for interfacing said handheld device with the computer for communication between said handheld device and the computer; and
a software product comprising instructions, stored on computer-readable media, wherein said instructions, when executed by the computer, perform steps for transferring data from the computer to said handheld device. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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