SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MONITORING FOOD CONSUMPTION
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring food consumption of a subject, comprising:
- a registration system configured to receive food data comprising nutrients and/or calories contained in one or more food items served to the subject;
an intake detection system configured to detect consumption of said one or more food items, thereby generating real-time food consumption data; and
a tracking and analysis system configured to receive food data from said registration system and consumption data from said intake detection system, and configured to utilize said food data and said consumption data to calculate a total amount of one or more nutrients and/or calories consumed by the subject.
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Abstract
The invention provides a system for monitoring food consumption of a subject, comprising: a registration system configured to receive food data comprising nutrients and/or calories contained in one or more food item served to the subject; an intake detection system configured to detect consumption of said one or more food item, thereby generating real-time food consumption data; and a tracking and analysis system configured to receive food data from said registration system and consumption data from said intake detection system, and configured to utilize said food data and said consumption data to calculate a total amount of one or more nutrient and/or calories consumed by the subject. The invention further provides methods for monitoring food consumption of a subject.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring food consumption of a subject, comprising:
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a registration system configured to receive food data comprising nutrients and/or calories contained in one or more food items served to the subject; an intake detection system configured to detect consumption of said one or more food items, thereby generating real-time food consumption data; and a tracking and analysis system configured to receive food data from said registration system and consumption data from said intake detection system, and configured to utilize said food data and said consumption data to calculate a total amount of one or more nutrients and/or calories consumed by the subject. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A food tray comprising:
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a data interface configured to receive food data associated with one or more food items on the food tray; a sensing device configured to detect a change in weight of one or more food items on the tray, thereby generating real-time food consumption data; an analysis module configured to analyze the food data and the real-time food consumption data to generate consumption analysis data providing the total amount of one or more nutrients and/or calories consumed by the subject; and a memory configured to store at least one of the food data, the consumption data, and the consumption analysis data. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for monitoring food consumption in a subject, comprising:
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receiving and storing food data comprising nutrients and/or calories contained in one or more food items served to the subject; detecting the initiation of food consumption by the subject; obtaining real-time food consumption data; processing the food data and the real-time food consumption data to calculate consumption analysis data including a total amount of one or more nutrients and/or calories consumed by the subject. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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