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Nutritional value accumulating and display device

  • US 4,321,674 A
  • Filed: 06/16/1980
  • Issued: 03/23/1982
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/20/1979
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A device for accumulating and displaying nutritional values comprising:

  • (a) first and second display units, each having at least two display sections, namely a calorie display section and another food value display section,(b) a keyboard for entering food items,(c) control and memory means coupled to said keyboard for assigning a calorie value and said other food value to each food item keyed in on said keyboard,(d) new entry storage means coupled to said control and memory means for receiving the calorie value and said other food value of a new food item keyed in on said keyboard,(e) means connecting said first display unit with said new entry storage means and with said control and memory means for said first display unit to display the calorie value and said other food value of a food item keyed in on said keyboard,(f) accumulator means coupled to said control and memory means, to said new entry storage means and to said first display means and operative to accumulate said values for a food item entered on said keyboard with the values of food items previously entered on said keyboard, to produce new total values of calories and said other food value,(g) said keyboard including enter key means coupled to said accumulator means and to said control and memory means and operative to cause said new total values to be displayed in said first display unit,(h) desired value storage means coupled to said second display unit and to said control and memory means for storing and for causing said second display unit to display a desired set of calorie and said other food value values;

    (i) and comparison means coupled to said accumulator means and to said desired value storage means for comparing the calorie counts in each and for operating an alarm if the calorie count in said accumulator means exceeds the desired calorie count stored in said desired value storage means.

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