GENERATING A LOCATION-AWARE PREFERENCE AND RESTRICTION-BASED CUSTOMIZED MENU

• US 20130006802A1
• Filed: 06/30/2011
• Published: 01/03/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Dillahunt, Tawanna R., Malkin, Peter K., Wegman, Mark N.
• Granted Patent: US 9,159,088 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.7
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0281 Customer communication at a business location, e.g. providing product or service information, consulting

Abstract

Location-aware preference and restriction based customized menu may be generated, for example, by obtaining a list of preferences and restrictions, tracking a dietary intake, determining a list of foods available at current location, and generating a list of recommended foods from the current location based on the list of preferences and restrictions, and the tracked dietary intake.

Claims

1. A method of generating location-aware preference and restriction based customized menu, comprising:

obtaining a list of preferences and restrictions;

tracking a dietary intake;

determining a list of foods available at current location; and

generating a list of recommended foods from the current location based on the list of preferences and restrictions, and the tracked dietary intake.

2. The method of claim 1, further including:

providing the list.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the preferences include one or more of favorite foods or flavorings or combinations thereof.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the restrictions include one or more of maximum caloric intake, minimum caloric intake, maximum intake rate of cholesterol, minimum intake rate of cholesterol, maximum intake rate of salt, minimum intake rate of salt, maximum intake rate of alcohol, minimum intake rate of alcohol, maximum intake rate of fat, minimum intake rate of fat, food allergy or combinations thereof.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the tracking of dietary intake includes tracking of calories, sugar, fat, alcohol or cholesterol, or combinations thereof.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein, the tracking of dietary intake includes tracking time and rate of the dietary intake.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining of the foods available at the current location includes:

obtaining the current location via global positioning system;

determining a restaurant located at the current location; and

retrieving a menu of the restaurant.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the generated list is prioritized from most to least recommended foods.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the generated list includes annotated explanation of one or more reasons for not recommending one or more of the foods available at the current location.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the generated list of recommended foods includes suggested combinations of the available food, each combination meeting criteria specified in the list of preferences and restrictions given the current dietary intake.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the generated list includes one or more suggestions for future intake given the current dietary intake.

12. A system for generating location-aware preference and restriction based customized menu, comprising:

a processor; and

a module operable to execute on the processor and obtain a list of preferences and restrictions associated with a user and further operable to track a dietary intake, the processor further operable to determine a list of foods available at current location, and generate a list of recommended foods from the current location based on the list of preferences and restrictions, and the tracked dietary intake.

13. The system of claim 12, further including a display component operable to provide the generated list.

14. The system of claim 12, further including a location determining device operable to determine the current location dynamically.

15. A computer readable storage medium storing a program of instructions executable by a machine to perform a method of generating location-aware preference and restriction based customized menu, comprising:

obtaining a list of preferences and restrictions;

tracking a dietary intake;

determining a list of foods available at current location;

generating a list of recommended foods from the current location based on the list of preferences and restrictions, and the tracked dietary intake.

16. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the preferences include one or more of favorite foods or flavorings or combinations thereof.

17. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the restrictions include one or more of maximum caloric intake, minimum caloric intake, maximum intake rate of cholesterol, minimum intake rate of cholesterol, maximum intake rate of salt, minimum intake rate of salt, maximum intake rate of alcohol, minimum intake rate of alcohol, maximum intake rate of fat, minimum intake rate of fat, food allergy or combinations thereof.

18. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the tracking of dietary intake includes tracking of calories, sugar, fat, alcohol or cholesterol, or combinations thereof.

19. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein, the tracking of dietary intake includes tracking time and rate of the dietary intake.

20. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the determining of the foods available at the current location includes:

obtaining the current location via global positioning system;

determining a restaurant located at the current location; and

retrieving a menu of the restaurant.

21. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the generated list is prioritized from most to least recommended foods.

22. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the generated list includes annotated explanation of one or more reasons for not recommending one or more of the foods available at the current location.

23. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the generated list of recommended foods includes suggested combinations of the available food, each combination meeting criteria specified in the list of preferences and restrictions given the current dietary intake.

24. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the generated list includes one or more suggestions for future intake given the current dietary intake.