NUTRITION INTAKE TRACKER

• US 20170103677A1
• Filed: 10/12/2015
• Published: 04/13/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2015
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Mastercard International Incorporated (MasterCard Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Mastercard International Incorporated (MasterCard Incorporated)
• Inventors: Feldman, Jason Alex, Bhattacharjee, Manash, Ghosh, Debashis, Shuken, Randy, Bodo, Loralee J.
• Application Number:
  US14/880,923
• Publication Number:
  US 20170103677A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0092 Nutrition
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/02 with visual presentation of the material to be studied, e.g. using film strip
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/60 relating to nutrition control, e.g. diets
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/70 relating to mental therapies, e.g. psychological therapy or autogenous training

Abstract

A nutritional intake tracker computing device (“intake tracker”) is provided. The intake tracker is configured to receive user health data and at least one user health goal from a user computing device, and receive a request for an intake recommendation from the user computing device. The request includes a location identifier of a location of the user computing device. The intake tracker is configured to retrieve available intake options based on the location of the user computing device, wherein each of the available intake options includes corresponding nutritional information. The intake tracker is further configured to process the available intake options, the user health data, the at least one user health goal, and the corresponding nutritional information to generate a recommendation of at least one recommended intake option, and transmit the recommendation to the user computing device for display.

Claims

1. A nutritional intake tracker computing device including a processor in communication with a memory, wherein said processor is programmed to:

receive user health data and at least one user health goal from a user computing device;

receive a request for an intake recommendation from the user computing device, wherein the request includes a location identifier of a location of the user computing device;

retrieve available intake options based on the location of the user computing device, wherein each of the available intake options includes corresponding nutritional information;

process the available intake options, the user health data, the at least one user health goal, and the corresponding nutritional information to generate a recommendation of at least one recommended intake option; and

transmit the recommendation to the user computing device for display.

2. The nutritional intake tracker computing device of claim 1, wherein said processor is further programmed to:

receive transaction data associated with a grocery store transaction from a transaction processor;

parse the received transaction data to identify a plurality of products purchased in the grocery store transaction; and

add the plurality of products to the available intake options at a paired smart refrigerator.

3. The nutritional intake tracker computing device of claim 1, wherein said processor is further programmed to:

identify a merchant at the location of the user computing device; and

retrieve the available intake options from at least one merchant computing device associated with the merchant.

4. The nutritional intake tracker computing device of claim 1, wherein said processor is further programmed to retrieve the available intake options from a paired smart refrigerator paired with the user computing device.

5. The nutritional intake tracker computing device of claim 1, wherein said processor is further programmed to:

identify at least one selected intake option, selected by a user of the user computing device;

retrieve nutritional information associated with the at least one selected intake option; and

automatically update the user health data by adding the nutritional information associated with the at least one selected intake option to the user health data.

6. The nutritional intake tracker computing device of claim 5, wherein said processor is further programmed to receive transaction data associated with a bill-pay transaction including the at least one selected intake option, the transaction data including an identifier of the at least one selected intake option.

7. The nutritional intake tracker computing device of claim 5, wherein said processor is further programmed to receive scan data from at least one of a paired smart refrigerator and the user computing device, the scan data including an identifier of the at least one selected intake option.

8. The nutritional intake tracker computing device of claim 5, wherein said processor is further programmed to transmit a health report associated with the user to a service provider, wherein the health report includes the at least one user health goal and the updated user health data.

9. The nutritional intake tracker computing device of claim 1, wherein the at least one recommended intake option meets the at least one user health goal.

10. A computer-implemented method for tracking the intake of a user and providing an intake recommendation using a nutritional intake tracker computing device including a processor in communication with a memory, said method comprising:

receiving user health data and at least one user health goal from a user computing device;

receiving a request for an intake recommendation from the user computing device, wherein the request includes a location identifier of a location of the user computing device;

retrieving available intake options based on the location of the user computing device, wherein each of the available intake options includes corresponding nutritional information;

processing the available intake options, the user health data, the at least one user health goal, and the corresponding nutritional information to generate a recommendation of at least one recommended intake option; and

transmitting the recommendation to the user computing device for display.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving, from a transaction processor, transaction data associated with a grocery store transaction;

parsing the received transaction data to identify a plurality of products purchased in the grocery store transaction; and

adding the plurality of products to the available intake options at a paired smart refrigerator.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, further comprising:

identifying a merchant at the location of the user computing device; and

retrieving the available intake options from at least one merchant computing device associated with the merchant.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, further comprising:

identifying at least one selected intake option, selected by a user of the user computing device;

retrieving, from the memory, nutritional information associated with the at least one selected intake option; and

automatically updating the user health data by adding the nutritional information associated with the at least one selected intake option to the user health data.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 13, wherein said identifying at least one selected intake option comprises receiving transaction data associated with a bill-pay transaction including the at least one selected intake option, the transaction data including an identifier of the at least one selected intake option.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 13, wherein said identifying at least one selected intake option comprises receiving scan data from at least one of a paired smart refrigerator and the user computing device, the scan data including an identifier of the at least one selected intake option.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 13, further comprising transmitting, to a service provider, a health report associated with the user, wherein the health report includes the at least one user health goal and the updated user health data.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein the at least one recommended intake option meets the at least one user health goal.

18. At least one non-transitory computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon, wherein when executed by at least one processor, the computer-executable instructions cause the processor to:

receive user health data and at least one user health goal from a user computing device;

receive a request for an intake recommendation from the user computing device, wherein the request includes a location identifier of a location of the user computing device;

retrieve available intake options based on the location of the user computing device, wherein each of the available intake options includes corresponding nutritional information;

process the available intake options, the user health data, the at least one user health goal, and the corresponding nutritional information to generate a recommendation of at least one recommended intake option; and

transmit the recommendation to the user computing device for display.

19. The computer-readable storage media of claim 18, wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the processor to:

receive transaction data associated with a grocery store transaction from a transaction processor;

parse the received transaction data to identify a plurality of products purchased in the grocery store transaction; and

add the plurality of products to the available intake options at a paired smart refrigerator.

20. The computer-readable storage media of claim 18, wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the processor to:

identify a merchant at the location of the user computing device; and

retrieve the available intake options from at least one merchant computing device associated with the merchant.

21. The computer-readable storage media of claim 18, wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the processor to:

identify at least one selected intake option, selected by a user of the user computing device;

retrieve nutritional information associated with the at least one selected intake option; and

automatically update the user health data by adding the nutritional information associated with the at least one selected intake option to the user health data.

22. The computer-readable storage media of claim 21, wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the processor to receive at least one of:

transaction data associated with a bill-pay transaction including the at least one selected intake option, the transaction data including an identifier of the at least one selected intake option, and

scan data from at least one of a paired smart refrigerator and the user computing device, the scan data including an identifier of the at least one selected intake option.

23. The computer-readable storage media of claim 21, wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the processor to transmit a health report associated with the user to a service provider, wherein the health report includes the at least one user health goal and the updated user health data.

24. The computer-readable storage media of claim 18, wherein the at least one recommended intake option meets the at least one user health goal.