ELECTRONIC SCALES AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FLOOD INTAKE AND/OR THE AMOUNT OF CALORIES CONSUMED
First Claim
1. Electronic scales for efficient monitoring of the number of calories consumed, with at least one weight sensor or force sensor, a data processing unit with memory means, a control and input keyboard and a display device, characterized in that they have an active bearing surface (5) which is functionally connected to the weight or force sensor(s) and which is adapted to holding a dinner plate or similar vessel, that the data processing unit (2) is equipped with a program which for any dish, in the form of liquid and/or solid food, based on the weighed amount of food and the weight-referenced calorie content of this food which has been stored or a manually input, computes the calorie equivalence value, adds the latter to the calorie equivalence values of the other dishes of a meal and computes the total value of the calories of foods consumed daily, and stores, displays and/or prints out this value and that the memory means (2) are suited to containing preprogrammed setpoints which are computed from the data inputs and measurements of a calibration period and are used as comparison or reference values during the period of calorie monitoring.
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Electronic scales to efficiently control the amount of calories consumed include at least one weight or force sensor, a data processing unit having a memory unit, a control and input keyboard and a display device. The scales include an active bearing surface functionally connected to the weight or force sensor(s) and adapted to receive a plate of food or similar container, and the data processing unit is installed with a program which calculates the equivalent calorie value for each meal, in the form of liquid and/or solid food, based on the amount of weighed food and the stored or manually input weight-related calorie content of the meal, finally, the other food of a meal is added to the equivalent calorie content and a total value of calories of the daily consumed meal is calculated. The value is stored, displayed and/or printed out and the storage unit stores pre-programmed desired values.
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- 1. Electronic scales for efficient monitoring of the number of calories consumed, with at least one weight sensor or force sensor, a data processing unit with memory means, a control and input keyboard and a display device, characterized in that they have an active bearing surface (5) which is functionally connected to the weight or force sensor(s) and which is adapted to holding a dinner plate or similar vessel, that the data processing unit (2) is equipped with a program which for any dish, in the form of liquid and/or solid food, based on the weighed amount of food and the weight-referenced calorie content of this food which has been stored or a manually input, computes the calorie equivalence value, adds the latter to the calorie equivalence values of the other dishes of a meal and computes the total value of the calories of foods consumed daily, and stores, displays and/or prints out this value and that the memory means (2) are suited to containing preprogrammed setpoints which are computed from the data inputs and measurements of a calibration period and are used as comparison or reference values during the period of calorie monitoring.
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