DIGITAL WEIGHT LOSS AID

• US 20120221495A1
• Filed: 02/28/2011
• Published: 08/30/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kinetic Stone, LLC
• Original Assignee: Kinetic Stone, LLC
• Inventors: LANDERS, DAVID
• Application Number:
  US13/036,151
• Publication Number:
  US 20120221495A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 706/12
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/60 relating to nutrition control, e.g. diets
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

A health management system provides instantaneous feedback as to the relationship of food items and exercise to one'"'"'s fitness level, including one'"'"'s weight. The health management system does not require the user to count calories, either on the intake or expenditure side of the weight loss paradigm. Rather, the health management system may use icons and graphic displays, without units, to provide a user-friendly interface. The health management system can integrate weight, food intake and activity and can learn the individual'"'"'s unique response to each element to predict the direction of weight gain or loss.

Claims

1. A method for managing a user'"'"'s health, comprising:

entering consumed calories into a device, the consumed calories being entered as a graphical representation of a food portion;

inputting activity into the device; and

predicting the user'"'"'s fitness level based on calories consumed and calories burned due to activity.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining the user'"'"'s activity through signals received from an accelerometer worn by the user.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising measuring a weight of the user on a periodic basis.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising adjusting the user'"'"'s fitness level prediction based on historic measurements of the calories consumed, the calories burned and the weight of the user.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising generating graphs showing at least one of caloric intake, food type intake, fluid intake, salt intake, activity, and fitness level.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the graphs are color-coded to visually represent various aspects of the user'"'"'s health.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein at least one of the graphs includes a fitness arc showing fitness gain and weight gain on a daily basis.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the fitness arc includes a historical indication of daily results of the fitness arc for a predetermined period of time.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the activity is transmitted via wireless technology from an accelerometer worn by a user.

10. A system for managing a user'"'"'s health, the system comprising:

a device adapted to run software, the software including;

program code adapted to receive consumed calories entered by the user, the program code providing a graphical representation of a food portion, wherein the food portion may be graphically adjusted by the user;

program code adapted to receive an input of activity of the user;

program code adapted to receive an input of weight of the user;

program code adapted to predict the user'"'"'s fitness level based on calories consumed and calories burned due to activity; and

program code adapted to adjust the user'"'"'s fitness level prediction based on historic measurements of the calories consumed, the calories burned and the weight of the user.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the device includes a touch screen input to allow the user to input data into the device.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the software further includes program code adapted to generate graphs showing at least one of caloric intake, food type intake, fluid intake, salt intake, activity, and fitness level.

13. A method for managing a user'"'"'s health, comprising:

receiving an entry of consumed calories into a device, the consumed calories being entered as a graphical representation of a food portion;

receiving an entry of activity into the device;

receiving an entry of a weight of the user on a periodic basis;

predicting the user'"'"'s fitness level based on calories consumed and calories burned due to activity; and

adjusting the user'"'"'s fitness level prediction based on historic measurements of the calories consumed, the calories burned and the weight of the user.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising determining the user'"'"'s activity through signals received from an accelerometer worn by the user.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising generating graphs showing at least one of caloric intake, food type intake, fluid intake, salt intake, activity, and fitness level, wherein the graphs are color-coded to visually represent various aspects of the user'"'"'s health.

16. The method of claim 13, further comprising generating a histogram showing predefined health parameters.