FOOD DATA ACCESS AND DELIVERY SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A system for coding nutritional information associated with ingestible substances, comprising:
- a first database storing dietary products along with nutritional fields and values for each nutritional field in association with each dietary product;
a second database storing more than one predetermined profile, each predetermined profile indicating a different subset of the nutritional fields and an order for the subset of nutritional fields;
a computer coupled the first database and the second database and configured to generate a nutritional tag comprising coded information representing a subset of the values for each dietary product based upon one of the predetermined profiles;
a tag capture device for receiving the coded information; and
a decoder for identifying the predetermined profile used to encode the coded information and for decoding the subset of values based upon the predetermined profile.
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Abstract
An improved system for accessing food data and tracking a user'"'"'s food intake includes a nutrition information system and a mobile PDA or smartphone-based tag reading system. The two systems are configured to communication. The mobile tag reading system includes a tag capture device for reading the nutritional tag, and a decoder for decoding the header or visual effects included in the nutritional tag to identify the predetermined profile. The decoder is also configured to decode the nutritional tag to generate the subset of the dietary product descriptions and associated nutritional values based upon the predetermined profile. A tracking log is included for storing the associated nutritional values or the modified associated nutritional values based upon input from the user.
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1. A system for coding nutritional information associated with ingestible substances, comprising:
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a first database storing dietary products along with nutritional fields and values for each nutritional field in association with each dietary product; a second database storing more than one predetermined profile, each predetermined profile indicating a different subset of the nutritional fields and an order for the subset of nutritional fields; a computer coupled the first database and the second database and configured to generate a nutritional tag comprising coded information representing a subset of the values for each dietary product based upon one of the predetermined profiles; a tag capture device for receiving the coded information; and a decoder for identifying the predetermined profile used to encode the coded information and for decoding the subset of values based upon the predetermined profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for coding nutritional information associated with ingestible substances, comprising the steps of:
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storing dietary products along with nutritional fields and values for each nutritional field in association with each dietary product; storing more than one predetermined profile, each predetermined profile indicating a different subset of the nutritional fields and an order for the subset of nutritional fields; generating a nutritional tag comprising coded information representing a subset of the values for each dietary product based upon one of the predetermined profiles; identifying the predetermined profile used to encode the coded information; decoding the subset of values based upon the predetermined profile used to encode the coded information; and storing the values in a user log. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A tag reading system configured for use with a nutrition information system, said nutrition information system including a database storing dietary product descriptions and associated nutritional information, and a computer coupled to the database and configured to generate a nutritional tag representing a subset of the dietary product descriptions and associated nutritional information based upon one of a plurality of predetermined profiles, wherein the nutritional tag comprises at least one of a header and visual effects indicative of the predetermined profile, the tag reading system comprising:
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a tag capture device for reading the nutritional tag; a decoder for first decoding the header or visual effects included in the nutritional tag to identify the predetermined profile, and then decoding the nutritional tag to generate the subset of the dietary product descriptions and associated nutritional values based upon the predetermined profile, and wherein the decoded dietary descriptions and associated nutritional values represent sub-items that are combined to make up an item; a tracking log for accumulating nutritional values extracted from previously read nutritional tags, and wherein the values accumulated in the user log are associated with the sub-items; a consumer application configured to use downloaded items to enable a user to substitute one sub-item with another sub-item; and a tracking log modification means interfaced with the consumer applications for creating modified nutritional values in the tracking log based on sub-item substitutions selected by a user and for providing the modified nutritional values to the tracking log. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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