Identifying Products Containing a Food Item That Cause a Food Sensitivity
First Claim
1. A mobile health monitor system that indicates that a food product is suitable for a sufferer of a food sensitivity;
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a mobile health monitor comprising a reader configured to read a barcode of the food product, a mobile health monitor database having information about a plurality of food products to determine the suitability of the food product, the database being searchable based on information obtained from reading the barcode, and an indicator configured to provide an indication to identify food product suitability; and
a remote processing unit configured for releasable connection to the mobile health monitor, the remote processing unit having a food suitability database comprised of food product information; and
wherein the mobile health monitor is configured to communicatively couple to the remote processing unit such that the mobile health monitor database is updated to include at least a portion of the food product information of the food suitability database.
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Abstract
In one aspect a mobile health monitor that indicates that a food product is suitable for a sufferer of a food sensitivity is provided. The mobile health monitor includes a reader that reads the barcode of the food product, a database having information about a plurality of food products to determine the suitability of the respective food product, and an indicator that provides an indication when a food product is suitable for the suffer. The database is searched base on the read barcode to determine if the food product associated with the barcode is suitable. The indicator indicates that the food product is suitable when the food product is determined suitable based on the searched database. A method indicating that a food product is suitable for a sufferer of a food sensitivity is also provided.
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1. A mobile health monitor system that indicates that a food product is suitable for a sufferer of a food sensitivity;
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a mobile health monitor comprising a reader configured to read a barcode of the food product, a mobile health monitor database having information about a plurality of food products to determine the suitability of the food product, the database being searchable based on information obtained from reading the barcode, and an indicator configured to provide an indication to identify food product suitability; and a remote processing unit configured for releasable connection to the mobile health monitor, the remote processing unit having a food suitability database comprised of food product information; and wherein the mobile health monitor is configured to communicatively couple to the remote processing unit such that the mobile health monitor database is updated to include at least a portion of the food product information of the food suitability database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for determining when a food product is suitable for a sufferer of a food sensitivity, comprising:
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entering food sensitivity information into a mobile health monitor; communicatively coupling a remote processing unit to the mobile health monitor to update a database of the mobile health monitor to include food product status information for food products based on food sensitivity information entered into the mobile health monitor; reading a food product via a mobile health monitor; determining food product information for the food product with the mobile health monitor; searching the database of the mobile health monitor to determine the suitability of the food product; indicating the suitability of the food product by an indication emitted or displayed by the mobile health monitor; and wherein the food product is indicated as being unsuitable when information for the food product is not found during the searching of the database. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A health monitor system for a sufferer of a food sensitivity comprising:
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a mobile health monitor comprising a reader configured to read food product information from at least one food product packaging apparatus, an indicator configured to provide an indication, and a user specific mobile health monitor database having information about a plurality of food products, the mobile health monitor configured to search the user specific mobile health monitor database for user food product status information based on food product information obtained by the reader; a host processing unit having a host database, the host processing unit releasably connected to the mobile health monitor, the host database having food product information and food ingredient information; and wherein the mobile health monitor is configured to communicativeLy couple to the host processing unit such that the host database is searched based on at least one user food sensitivity ingredient and the user specific mobile health monitor database is updated with user food product status information for food products. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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