METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AND DELIVERING PERSONALIZED NUTRITION

• US 20150356885A1
• Filed: 06/04/2015
• Published: 12/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: James W. Rose, Theodore C. Chen
• Original Assignee: James W. Rose, Theodore C. Chen
• Inventors: CHEN, Theodore C., ROSE, James W.
• Application Number:
  US14/730,660
• Publication Number:
  US 20150356885A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 33/10 using additives addition of substantially indigestible substances A23L33/21
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 33/15 Vitamins
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 33/16 Inorganic salts, minerals or trace elements
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 33/17 Amino acids, peptides or proteins
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 33/30 Dietetic or nutritional methods, e.g. for losing weight A23L33/10 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 33/40 Complete food formulations for specific consumer groups or specific purposes, e.g. infant formula
• CPC Class Codes: B01F 33/8442 using a computer for controlling information and converting it in a formula and a set of operation instructions, e.g. on the point of sale
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0092 Nutrition

Abstract

Determining and delivering personalized nutrition to individuals by generating a personalized nutrition plan for an individual that specifies at least one dosage formula including specific amounts of a plurality of nutritional ingredients. Once the dosage formula is defined, the ingredients are physically delivered to the individual and the dosage formula is delivered over an electronic communication network to a nutrition appliance associated with the individual. The nutrition appliance is configured to generate a food product from (a) the plurality of nutritional ingredients provided to the individual and (b) in accordance with the dosage formula delivered over the electronic communication network. In a non-exclusive embodiment, the dosage formula includes specified amounts of at least vitamins, antioxidants, proteins and carbohydrates and a flavor. The food product may be either a liquid, such as a beverage and smoothie, or a solid, such as a bar, cereal, cracker or chip.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

generating a personalized nutrition plan for an individual;

specifying a dosage formula for the individual based on the personalized nutrition plan, the dosage formula specifying a plurality of nutritional ingredients;

delivering the dosage formula to a nutrition appliance over an electronic communication network;

providing the plurality of nutritional ingredients for use in the nutrition appliance;

configuring the nutrition appliance to generate a food product from;

(a) the plurality of nutritional ingredients provided to the individual for use in the nutrition appliance; and

(b) in accordance with the dosage formula delivered over the electronic communication network; and

relying on a transport mechanism to transport the food product to the individual.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the dosage formula specifies one or more of the following nutritional ingredients:

(a) vitamins;

(b) an antioxidant;

(c) a protein;

(d) a carbohydrate;

(e) a mineral,

(f) an extract,

(g) an electrolyte,

(h) an energy supplement, and

(i) a flavor additive.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the dosage formula specifies the amount of each of the plurality of nutritional ingredients respectively.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the personalized nutrition plan specifies multiple dosage formulas, each of the multiple dosage formulas resulting in multiple food products having different compositions of the plurality of nutritional ingredients respectively.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein each of the multiple food products are intended for consumption by the individual at a predetermined time of day respectively.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the predetermined time of the day includes one of the following:

(a) breakfast;

(b) lunch;

(c) dinner;

(d) between meals;

or

(e) before bed.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein each of the multiple food products are intended for consumption by the individual in anticipation of an activity by the individual.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the activity performed by the individual includes one of the following:

(a) training for a sport activity;

(b) just before participation in a sporting event;

(c) during the sporting event;

(d) in recovery following the sporting event;

or

(e) before bed.

9. The method of claim 4, wherein each of the multiple food products is formulated for a specific objective.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the specific objective includes one of the following:

(a) wake-me-up;

(b) pick-me-up;

or

(c) relax/unwind.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the delivering of the dosage formula to the nutrition appliance over the electronic communication network further comprises:

establishing a communication session between a server and the nutrition appliance over the communication network; and

serving the dosage formula to the nutrition appliance during the session.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising serving a plurality of dosage formulas during the session.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving personalized nutrition data pertaining to the individual; and

generating the personalized nutrition plan from the personalized nutrition data pertaining to the individual.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the personalized nutrition data comprises one or more of the following:

(a) a DNA test;

(b) a questionnaire

(c) a wearable device;

(d) body type of the individual; and

(e) type of exercise performed by the individual.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising generating the personalized nutrition plan by performing meta-analysis on the personalized nutrition data.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the plurality of nutritional ingredients further comprises:

packaging each of the plurality of nutritional supplements in individual containers respectively;

shipping the individual containers to a location where the nutrition appliance is located.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein each of the individual containers is a pod designed for insertion into a receptacle provided in the nutrition appliance.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein configuring the nutrition appliance to generate the food product further comprises:

receiving the plurality of nutritional ingredients in a plurality of receptacles provided in the nutrition appliance respectively;

transferring specified amounts of the plurality of nutritional ingredients, in accordance with the specified dosage formula, from the plurality of receptacles to a mixing chamber; and

producing the food product by mixing the transferred plurality of nutritional ingredients in the mixing chamber.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein the food product comprises either a liquid or a solid food product.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein the food product comprises a beverage a bar, cereal, a cracker or a chip.

21. The method of claim 1, further comprising creating a web site associated with online nutrition-based community, the web site enabling the individual to participate in the online nutrition-based community through the web site.

22. The method of claim 21, further comprising receiving from the individual through the web site personal nutrition data used to generate the personalized nutrition plan.

23. The method of claim 21, wherein the online nutrition-based community enables the individual to track one or more personal metrics, including:

(a) daily exercise;

(b) weight (BMI)

(c) strength;

(d) performance gains;

(e) calories burned;

(f) sleep;

(g) heart rate;

(h) performance vs. competition;

(i) intake of the nutrition ingredients;

(j) body mass index (BMI); and

(e) a metrics comparison with other individuals of the online nutrition-based community.

24. The method of claim 1, wherein the transport mechanism is a robot.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein the robot and the nutrition appliance are integrated into a single mobile device.

26. The method of claim 24, wherein the robot is configured to roam separately from the nutrition appliance.

27. The method of claim 1, wherein the transport mechanism is a drone.

28. A robot appliance, comprising:

a nutrition appliance including;

(a) one or more receptacles configured to receive one or more nutritional ingredients;

(b) a network connection configured to receive a personalized dosage formula for an individual, the personalized dosage formula specifying specific amounts of each of the one or more nutritional ingredients; and

(c) a mixing chamber configured to mix the specific amounts of each of the one or more nutritional ingredients in accordance with the dosage formula to create a food product personalized for the individual; and

a robot, associated with the nutrition appliance, the robot configured to deliver the food product to the individual.

29. The robot appliance of claim 28, wherein the robot and the nutrition appliance are integrated into a single mobile device.

30. The robot appliance of claim 28, wherein the nutrition appliance includes a docking station for docking the robot which is configured to deliver the food product to the individual.

31. The robot appliance of claim 29, wherein the food product is a liquid food product or a solid food product.

32. The robot appliance of claim 28, wherein the one or more receptacles are configured to receive one or more pods each containing the one or more nutritional ingredients respectively.