Method and system for monitoring a personal intake

• US 20100205209A1
• Filed: 02/12/2009
• Published: 08/12/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Medixine Oy
• Original Assignee: Medixine Oy
• Inventors: Jokinen, Tapio
• Application Number:
  US12/378,487
• Publication Number:
  US 20100205209A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/770
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/60 relating to nutrition control, e.g. diets

Abstract

An identifier comprising readable ID information related to the identifier is associated to a product or product type so that when selecting said product the corresponding identifier ID is read and transferred to a server as a query by a user related communication device, which may be e.g. a mobile station or cash machine. The server is configured to be in a data communication connection with a database comprising identifier ID and content information of each product or product type. The transferred identifier ID is then connected with content information of the product or product type with corresponding identifier ID at the database, after which said content information is transferred as a response to said query to said user related communication device.

Claims

1. An arrangement for monitoring a personal intake of products, wherein

the arrangement comprises identifiers each associated to a product, said identifier comprising readable identifier ID related to said identifier,

the arrangement comprises a user related communication device having reading means for reading said identifier ID and sending means for transferring said read identifier ID to a server as a query, said server being in a data communication connect with a first database, where said first database comprises identifier ID and content information of each product or product type,

the arrangement is configured to connect said transferred identifier ID with content information of the product or product type with corresponding identifier ID at the first database and to send said content information as a response to said query to said user related communication device.

2. An arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the user related communication device is configured in addition to read identifier ID also to transfer user ID to the server, whereupon the arrangement is configured to keep a consumption database of the consumption of said user by associating said user ID with content information of the product corresponding to said transferred identifier ID, where the server is in data communication connection with said consumption database, and the arrangement is configured to transfer user related consumption information derived from the consumption database, e.g. personal cumulative value or personal daily value, based on said transferred user ID as a respond to the user related communication device and/or to a second database to which the user has access.

3. An arrangement according to claim 2, wherein the consumption database further comprises additional information of the user, such as

original weight, age, height, sex, current activity level and how much weight is desired to lose, accumulated radiation dose and/or toxic substances,

and based on this additional information as well as content information of the product related to said transferred identifier ID, is configured to calculate against said user ID

an indication of the calories intake, such as calories still left for that day and/or.

an indication of radiation dose, and/or amounts of toxic

and is configured to transfer said indication to the user related communication device and/or to the second database.

4. An arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the user related communication device is a mobile station and/or cash machine.

5. An arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the arrangement is configured to gather content information relating to plurality of products corresponding plurality of identifier IDs and provide content information relating to said plurality of products as cumulative data.

6. An arrangement according to claim 2, wherein the user ID is ID information of the user related communication device, ID information input to the user related communication device or ID information read from the outer source, such as an ID card, and wherein said ID information is e.g. phone number, user identification number, IP-number of the user related communication device, social security number and/or user name.

7. An arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the identifier associated to products is an RFID tag, bar code or smart code (2D bar code), and wherein the user related communication device comprises RFID reader, bar code reader, and/or smart code reader.

8. An intake monitoring method for monitoring a personal intake of products, the method comprising

associating an identifier to a product, said identifier comprising readable ID information related to said identifier,

reading and transferring said identifier ID to a server as a query by a user related communication device, said server being in a communication connect with a first database, where said first database comprises identifier ID and content information of each product or product type,

connecting said transferred identifier ID with content information of the product or product type with corresponding identifier ID at the first database and transferring said content information as a response to said query to said user related communication device.

9. A method according to claim 8, comprising:

transferring in addition to read identifier ID also user ID to the server,

keeping a consumption database of the consumption of said user by associating said user ID with content information of the product corresponding to said transferred identifier ID, the server being in data communication connect with said database and

transferring user related consumption information derived from the consumption database, e.g. personal cumulative value or personal daily value, based on said transferred user ID as a respond to the user related communication device and/or to a second database to which the user has access.

10. A method according to claim 9, wherein the consumption database further comprises additional information of the user, such as

original weight, age, height, sex, current activity level and how much weight is desired to lose, accumulated radiation dose and/or toxic substances,

the method comprising

calculating, based on these additional information as well as content information of the product related to said transferred identifier ID,

an indication of the calories intake, such as calories still left for that day and/or

an indication of radiation dose, and/or amounts of toxic, and

transferring said indication to the user related communication device and/or to the second database.

11. A method according to claim 9, wherein content information relating to plurality of products corresponding plurality of identifier IDs is gathered and content information relating to said plurality of products is provided as cumulative data.

12. A user related communication device for monitoring a personal intake of products, wherein the user related communication device is configured to

read identifier ID, said identifier being associated to a product and comprising readable identifier ID related to said identifier,

send said read identifier ID to a server as a query, said server being in a data communication connect with a first database comprising identifier ID and content information of each product or product type,

receive content information as a response to said query, where said content information is provided by connecting said transferred identifier ID with content information of the product or product type with corresponding identifier ID at the first database.

13. A device according to claim 12, wherein the user related communication device is configured to transfer in addition to read identifier ID also user ID to the server, where the server is configured to keep a consumption database of the consumption of said user by associating said user ID with content information of the product corresponding to said transferred identifier ID, and the user related communication device is configured to receive and display user related consumption information, e.g. personal cumulative value or personal daily value, sent by the server and derived from the consumption database based on said transferred user ID.

14. A device according to claim 12, wherein the user related communication device is a mobile station and/or cash machine.

15. A device according to claim 12, wherein the user ID is ID information of the user related communication device, ID information input to the user related communication device or ID information read from the outer source, such as an ID card, and wherein said ID information is e.g. phone number, user identification number, IP-number of the user related communication device, social security number and/or user name.

16. A server for monitoring a personal intake of products, wherein the server is configured to

receive an identifier ID as a query sent by a user related communication device, where said ID relates to an identifier associated to one product,

be in a data communication connect with a first database, where said first database comprises identifier ID and content information of each product or product type,

connect said transferred identifier ID with content information of the product or product type with corresponding identifier ID at the first database and send said content information as a response to said query to said user related communication device.

17. A server according to claim 16, wherein the server is configured to

receive in addition to read identifier ID also user ID,

keep a consumption database of the consumption of said user by associating said user ID with content information of the product corresponding to said received identifier ID,

being in data communication connection with said database, and

transfer user related consumption information derived from the consumption database, e.g. personal cumulative value or personal daily value, based on said transferred user ID as a respond to the user related communication device and/or to a second database to which the user has access.

18. A server according to claim 17, wherein the consumption database further comprises additional information of the user, such as

original weight, age, height, sex, current activity level and how much weight is desired to lose, accumulated radiation dose and/or toxic substances,

and based on these additional information as well as content information of the product related to said transferred identifier ID, the server is configured to calculate against said user ID

an indication of the calories intake, such as calories still left for that day and/or

an indication of radiation dose, and/or amounts of toxic

and the server is configured to transfer said indication to the user related communication device and/or to the second database.

19. A computer readable medium for monitoring a personal intake of products, wherein the computer readable medium is stored with instructions for execution by a processor so as to

interpret identifier ID read by a user related communication device, said identifier being associated to a product and comprising readable identifier ID related to said identifier,

send said read identifier ID to a server as a query, said server being in a data communication connect with a first database comprising identifier ID and content information of each product or product type,

receive content information as a response to said query, where said content information is provided by connecting said transferred identifier ID with content information of the product or product type with corresponding identifier ID at the first database.

when said computer readable medium is run on the user related communication device.

20. A computer readable medium for monitoring a personal intake of products, wherein the computer readable medium is stored with instructions for execution by a processor so as to

receive an identifier ID as a query sent by a user related communication device, where said ID relates to an identifier associated to one product,

communicating with a first database, where said first database comprises identifier ID and content information of each product or product type, and

connecting said transferred identifier ID with content information of the product or product type with corresponding identifier ID at the first database and send said content information as a response to said query to said user related communication device,

when said computer readable medium is run on the server.