Processes and Systems for Achieving and Assisting in Improved Nutrition
First Claim
1. A process for controlling body weight of a consumer, comprising, for each of a plurality of candidate food servings, viewing each of a plurality of images each associated with a respective one of the plurality of candidate food servings and integrating a numeral representing an energy content of the candidate food serving and an auxiliary image feature representing a nutritional characteristic of the candidate food serving other than its energy content;
- selecting ones of the plurality of candidate food servings based on the numeral and the auxiliary image feature in each of the viewed plurality of associated images, such that a sum of the numerals in the images associated with the selected food servings bears a predetermined relationship to predetermined food energy benchmark data for the consumer in a given period; and
ingesting the selected food servings.
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Abstract
Processes are provided for controlling body weight of a consumer, as well as for selecting and purchasing foods, and for producing food products, based on a combination of food energy data and further nutritional data for a candidate food conveyed by an integrated image. Related processes and systems are also provided for assisting in the foregoing processes.
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1. A process for controlling body weight of a consumer, comprising, for each of a plurality of candidate food servings, viewing each of a plurality of images each associated with a respective one of the plurality of candidate food servings and integrating a numeral representing an energy content of the candidate food serving and an auxiliary image feature representing a nutritional characteristic of the candidate food serving other than its energy content;
- selecting ones of the plurality of candidate food servings based on the numeral and the auxiliary image feature in each of the viewed plurality of associated images, such that a sum of the numerals in the images associated with the selected food servings bears a predetermined relationship to predetermined food energy benchmark data for the consumer in a given period; and
ingesting the selected food servings. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
- selecting ones of the plurality of candidate food servings based on the numeral and the auxiliary image feature in each of the viewed plurality of associated images, such that a sum of the numerals in the images associated with the selected food servings bears a predetermined relationship to predetermined food energy benchmark data for the consumer in a given period; and
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7. A process for assisting a consumer in evaluating food to be purchased or consumed thereby, comprises:
- in a data processing system, receiving input data representing a food to be purchased or consumed by a consumer;
in the data processing system, obtaining an image dataset based on the input data, the image dataset including numeral data representing an energy content of the food to be purchased or consumed and an auxiliary image feature representing a further nutritional characteristic of the food to be purchased or consumed other than its energy content; and
at least one of (a) communicating the image dataset to a presentation device for presentation to the consumer, and (b) presenting an image to the consumer based on the image dataset, the image integrating the numeral and the auxiliary image feature to convey the energy content and the further nutritional characteristic of the food to be purchased or consumed to the consumer. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
- in a data processing system, receiving input data representing a food to be purchased or consumed by a consumer;
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13. A process for selecting and purchasing food comprises viewing an image associated with a respective food offered for purchase, the image integrating a numeral representing an energy content of the respective food and an auxiliary image feature representing a further nutritional characteristic of the respective food other than its energy content;
- selecting the respective food based on the numeral and the auxiliary image feature in the viewed image; and
purchasing the selected respective food. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
- selecting the respective food based on the numeral and the auxiliary image feature in the viewed image; and
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19. A system for assisting a consumer in evaluating food to be purchased or consumed thereby, comprises:
- an input operative to receive input data representing a food to be purchased or consumed by a consumer;
a processor coupled with the input to receive the input data and operative to obtain an image dataset based on the input data, the image dataset including numeral data representing an energy content of the food to be purchased or consumed and an auxiliary image feature representing a further nutritional characteristic of the food to be purchased or consumed other than its energy content; and
at least one of (a) communications coupled with the processor to receive the image dataset therefrom and to communicate the image dataset to a device for presentation to the consumer, and (b) a presentation device coupled with the processor to receive the image dataset and operative to present an image to the consumer based on the image dataset, the image integrating the numeral and the auxiliary image feature to convey the energy content and further nutritional characteristic of the food to be purchased or consumed to the consumer. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
- an input operative to receive input data representing a food to be purchased or consumed by a consumer;
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25. A process for producing a food product having food energy data and further nutritional data associated therewith, comprising, obtaining a food product, supplying at least one of food identification data and food nutrient data of the food product;
- obtaining food energy data and further nutritional data for the food product representing a nutritional characteristic thereof other than energy content, based on the at least one of food identification data and food nutrient data of the food product; and
associating an integrated image representing the food energy data and the further nutritional data with the food product, the integrated image depicting a numeral and an auxiliary image feature to convey the energy content and further nutritional characteristic of the food product respectively. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
- obtaining food energy data and further nutritional data for the food product representing a nutritional characteristic thereof other than energy content, based on the at least one of food identification data and food nutrient data of the food product; and
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