Hand-near-mouth warning device
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1. Apparatus for warning a wearer when the wearer'"'"'s hand is near his mouth, said apparatus comprising:
- strap means for wearing the apparatus on the wearer'"'"'s wrist;
three-axis attitude sensor means in the apparatus for sensing when the wrist is in a position which places the hand near the wearer'"'"'s mouth;
alarm means, for actuation by the three-axis sensor means, for warning the wearer that the hand is near the mouth.
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Abstract
The apparatus includes a strap for wearing the apparatus on the wearer'"'"'s wrist. A three-axis attitude sensor senses when the wrist in a position which places the hand near the wearer'"'"'s mouth. An alarm is actuated by the three-axis sensor and warns the wearer that his hand is near his mouth. The apparatus is particularly suited for use with a calorie counter for counting calories consumed by the wearer during a given time period.
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1. Apparatus for warning a wearer when the wearer'"'"'s hand is near his mouth, said apparatus comprising:
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strap means for wearing the apparatus on the wearer'"'"'s wrist; three-axis attitude sensor means in the apparatus for sensing when the wrist is in a position which places the hand near the wearer'"'"'s mouth; alarm means, for actuation by the three-axis sensor means, for warning the wearer that the hand is near the mouth.
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2. A calorie counter for counting calories consumed by the wearer, said counter comprising:
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strap means for wearing the counter on a wrist; memory means in the counter for registering calorie intakes; entry means for entering calorie intakes into the memory means; three-axis attitude sensor means for sensing when the wrist is in a position to place food in the wearer'"'"'s mouth; and alarm means, for actuation by the three-axis sensor means, for warning the wearer that the wrist is in a position to place food in the wearer'"'"'s mouth. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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