Nutritional microcomputer and method
First Claim
1. A nutritional microcomputer apparatus comprising:
- memory means for receiving and retaining a data base of information regarding foodstuffs,accessing means for accessing from said memory means foodstuff identifying information regarding a selected group of foodstuffs from among those in the data base,display means for displaying a plurality of lines of information for a corresponding plurality of foodstuffs accessed from said memory means by said accessing means,selection means for selecting from the display of a plurality of lines of information that foodstuff identifying and nutritional value information which relates to a specific foodstuff, andregister means for registering the information selected from the display regarding a specific foodstuff and for accumulating over an interval of time the information regarding additional selected foodstuffs.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a microcomputer and method for selecting foodstuffs and maintaining a record of the nutritional values of foodstuffs eaten. The apparatus has a memory for receiving and retaining a data base of information regarding foodstuffs, accessing keys for accessing from the memory foodstuff identifying information regarding a selected class of foodstuffs from among those in the data base, a display for displaying a plurality of lines of information for a correponding plurality of foodstuffs accessed from the memory, selection keys for selecting from the display of a plurality of lines of information that foodstuff identifying and nutritional value information which relates to a specific foodstuff, and a register for registering the information selected from the display regarding a specific foodstuff and for accumulating over an interval of time the information regarding additional selected foodstuffs.
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33 Claims
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1. A nutritional microcomputer apparatus comprising:
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memory means for receiving and retaining a data base of information regarding foodstuffs, accessing means for accessing from said memory means foodstuff identifying information regarding a selected group of foodstuffs from among those in the data base, display means for displaying a plurality of lines of information for a corresponding plurality of foodstuffs accessed from said memory means by said accessing means, selection means for selecting from the display of a plurality of lines of information that foodstuff identifying and nutritional value information which relates to a specific foodstuff, and register means for registering the information selected from the display regarding a specific foodstuff and for accumulating over an interval of time the information regarding additional selected foodstuffs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A nutritional microcomputer apparatus comprising:
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memory means for receiving and retaining a data base of foodstuff identifying and nutritional value information regarding a plurality of classes of foodstuffs, the nutritional value information comprising information on content of calories, protein, carbohydrate, fat, sodium, cholesterol, fiber, at least one mineral and at least one vitamin, accessing means for accessing from said memory means foodstuff identifying information regarding one selected group of foodstuffs from among those in the data base, display means for displaying a plurality of lines of foodstuff identifying information for a corresponding plurality of foodstuffs accessed from said memory means by said accessing means, selection means for selecting from the display of a plurality of lines of information that foodstuff identifying and nutritional value information which relates to a specific foodstuff, and register means for registering the information selected from the display regarding a specific foodstuff and for accumulating over a day the information regarding selected foodstuffs.
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18. A method of recording the nutritional values of foodstuffs selected for consumption and comprising the steps of:
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entering into and retaining in a data base memory information regarding nutritional values for a plurality of groups of foodstuff types each comprising a number of individual foodstuffs, accessing from the data base memory foodstuff identifying information regarding a selected group of foodstuffs from among those in the data base, displaying a plurality of lines of information for a corresponding plurality of foodstuffs accessed from the data base memory means, selecting from the display of a plurality of lines of information that foodstuff identifying and nutritional value information which relates to a specific foodstuff, and registering the information selected from the display regarding a specific foodstuff and accumulating over an interval of time the information regarding additional selected foodstuffs. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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