METHODS, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS TO IMPROVE MOTIVATION AND CONTROL WHEN TAKING MEALS AND TO AUTOMATE THE PROCESS OF MONITORING NUTRITION
First Claim
1. A meal consumption monitoring and control system, comprising:
- a flat profile scale configured as a coaster to be positionable under a dish, said scale being enabled with a wireless connectivity and being configured to continuously measure a weight of a meal in said dish;
a mobile device having a mobile application installed thereon, said mobile application being selectively connectable to the flat profile scale via said wireless connectivity; and
a server having a server-side cloud based software application;
said mobile application being selectively connectable to the server-side cloud based software application.
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Abstract
A meal consumption monitoring and control system is disclosed. The system includes a flat profile scale serving as a coaster for a plate, a cup, or a glass enabled with Bluetooth or other type of wireless connectivity. The scale is connected to an accompanying mobile application installed on a mobile device. The mobile application is connected to the accompanying server-side cloud bases software application. The method for motivating children to consume meal in whole and without significant interruptions includes displaying a children content on the mobile device during the meal consumption, pausing the content when there is a significant delay registered in the meal consumption process, and resuming the content and/or providing certain awards to the child when the child resumes taking meal. The method for automatically controlling the consistency of the eater'"'"'s nutrition includes collecting meal descriptions and weight data at every meal taking session, and storing the collected data on the cloud for further access by the eaters and/or their parents/guardians.
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12 Claims
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1. A meal consumption monitoring and control system, comprising:
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a flat profile scale configured as a coaster to be positionable under a dish, said scale being enabled with a wireless connectivity and being configured to continuously measure a weight of a meal in said dish; a mobile device having a mobile application installed thereon, said mobile application being selectively connectable to the flat profile scale via said wireless connectivity; and a server having a server-side cloud based software application;
said mobile application being selectively connectable to the server-side cloud based software application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. The method for motivating eaters to consume a meal, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a flat profile scale and positioning said scale under a dish, said scale being enabled with a wireless connectivity; providing a mobile device with a mobile application installed thereon, the mobile application being configured to initiate a predetermined content on said mobile device when prompted by a user; selectively connecting said mobile application to the flat profile scale via said wireless connectivity; using said flat profile scale to continuously measure a weight of a meal in said dish; conveying said weight of said meal to said mobile application via said wireless connectivity; and using said mobile application to stop said predetermined content when said weight of said meal does not change for a predetermined period of time. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. The method for monitoring nutritional value of a consumed meal, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a flat profile scale and positioning said scale under a dish, said scale being enabled with a wireless connectivity; providing a mobile device with a mobile application installed thereon; selectively connecting said mobile application to the flat profile scale via said wireless connectivity; using said flat profile scale to continuously measure a weight of a meal in said dish; conveying said weight of said meal to said mobile application via said wireless connectivity; providing a server having a server-side cloud based software application; selectively connecting said mobile application to the server-side cloud based software application; using said mobile application to determine a nutritional value of a consumed portion of said meal based on said weight of said meal received from said flat profile scale; communicating said nutritional value to said server-side cloud based software application; and using said server-side cloud based software application to store said nutritional value on said server
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