PROVIDING CONSUMERS WITH INCENTIVES FOR HEALTHY EATING HABITS
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Abstract
A method, system, and program for providing consumer healthy habits incentives are provided. A consumable item, consumed by an individual, is detected. A health factor is detected for the consumable item. An electronic incentive is selected for the individual according to the health factor, such that the individual is encouraged to consume a healthy selection of consumable items. An electronic incentive may be further specified according to the personal health history, exercise history and consumption history of an individual.
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Citations
53 Claims
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34. A method for specifying electronic incentives for at least one consumable item from among a plurality of consumable items for a particular individual from among a plurality of individuals, comprising:
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responsive to receiving a request to determine whether an electronic incentive is available for a particular consumable item for the particular individual, accessing at least one health index value assigned to at least one health factor for the particular consumable item from a database of a plurality of consumable items each assigned at least one separate health index value for at least one health factor;
comparing the health index value assigned to the at least one health factor with an incentive standard specified for the health of the particular individual, wherein a separate incentive standard for each of the plurality of individuals specifies for the health of each of said plurality of individuals whether the health index value for the at least one health factor triggers the electronic incentive and the amount of the electronic incentive; and
responsive to the health index value triggering the electronic incentive for the particular individual when compared with the incentive standard, transferring an indicator of the specified amount of the electronic incentive to a requesting system. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A system for specifying electronic incentives for at least one consumable item from among a plurality of consumable items for a particular individual from among a plurality of individuals, comprising:
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a consumable item health index server communicatively connected to a network for receiving a request to determine whether an electronic incentive is available for a particular consumable item for the particular individual from a particular requesting system from among a plurality of requesting systems communicatively connected to the consumable item health index server via the network;
the consumable item health index server for accessing at least one health index value assigned to at least one health factor for the particular consumable item from a database of a plurality of consumable items each assigned at least one separate health index value for at least one health factor;
the consumable item health index server for comparing the health index value assigned to the at least one health factor with an incentive standard specified for the health of the particular individual, wherein a separate incentive standard for each of the plurality of individuals specifies for the health of each of said plurality of individuals whether the health index value for the at least one health factor triggers the electronic incentive and the amount of the electronic incentive; and
the consumable item health index server for transferring an indicator of the specified amount of the electronic incentive to the requesting system, responsive to the health index value triggering the electronic incentive for the particular individual when compared with the incentive standard. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A program product comprising a storage-type computer-usable medium including a computer-readable program for specifying electronic incentives for at least one consumable item from among a plurality of consumable items for a particular individual from among a plurality of individuals, wherein the computer-readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to:
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access at least one health index value assigned to at least one health factor for the particular consumable item from a database of a plurality of consumable items each assigned at least one separate health index value for at least one health factor, responsive to receiving a request to determine whether an electronic incentive is available for a particular consumable item for the particular individual;
compare the health index value assigned to the at least one health factor with an incentive standard specified for the health of the particular individual, wherein a separate incentive standard for each of the plurality of individuals specifies for the health of each of said plurality of individuals whether the health index value for the at least one health factor triggers the electronic incentive and the amount of the electronic incentive; and
transfer an indicator of the specified amount of the electronic incentive to a requesting system. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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