Apparatus to control diet and weight using human behavior modification techniques
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1. A behavior management system comprising:
- a self-contained portable hand-held computer having a processor, memory accessible by the processor, and input keys and a display both in communication with the processor;
personalization means for receiving and storing personal information regarding a user and said user'"'"'s behavior goals, including the input keys for receiving the personal information and the memory for storing the personal information including information regarding behavior goals;
said processor including a processing means for generating a behavior management program by accessing said memory to retrieve the personal information, said program prompting the user to perform one or more behaviors, to achieve said behavior goals wherein prompts are generated when the behavior management program determines that the one or more behaviors, are to be performed;
output means for displaying each of the prompts for said behavior when the behaviors, are to be performed, said output means being operatively coupled to said processing means;
behavior recording and storage means for recording data regarding behavior and a bodily condition of the user for a period of time extending through several prompts;
said processor further including an adaptation means operatively coupled to said processing means for receiving via the input keys information regarding the user'"'"'s recorded behaviors, analyzing the recorded data regarding recorded behaviors and bodily conditions to determine historical trends in behavior and changes in the bodily condition, and dynamically adapting said behavior management program in response to said historical trends and changes in the bodily condition, so that the program will generate new prompts to achieve said behavior goals.
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Abstract
In the preferred embodiment, a hand-held computer prepares and monitors a goal-oriented weight, nutrition and exercise control program. Visual and audio prompts tell users when to eat and exercise, and provide suggestions for what to eat. The computer assists the user in setting safe goals for desired weight loss and the time required to achieve the loss. The user follows menu and exercise programs suggested by the computer. The computer records and analyzes the user'"'"'s food consumption, exercise and weight loss programs. Finally, the computer displays feedback information regarding the user'"'"'s progress towards achieving the desired weight.
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1. A behavior management system comprising:
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a self-contained portable hand-held computer having a processor, memory accessible by the processor, and input keys and a display both in communication with the processor; personalization means for receiving and storing personal information regarding a user and said user'"'"'s behavior goals, including the input keys for receiving the personal information and the memory for storing the personal information including information regarding behavior goals; said processor including a processing means for generating a behavior management program by accessing said memory to retrieve the personal information, said program prompting the user to perform one or more behaviors, to achieve said behavior goals wherein prompts are generated when the behavior management program determines that the one or more behaviors, are to be performed; output means for displaying each of the prompts for said behavior when the behaviors, are to be performed, said output means being operatively coupled to said processing means; behavior recording and storage means for recording data regarding behavior and a bodily condition of the user for a period of time extending through several prompts; said processor further including an adaptation means operatively coupled to said processing means for receiving via the input keys information regarding the user'"'"'s recorded behaviors, analyzing the recorded data regarding recorded behaviors and bodily conditions to determine historical trends in behavior and changes in the bodily condition, and dynamically adapting said behavior management program in response to said historical trends and changes in the bodily condition, so that the program will generate new prompts to achieve said behavior goals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A dietary computer comprising:
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a hand-held housing containing a processor, a display, a memory and an input which are all operatively connected; said memory receives and stores personal information regarding a user and behavior or dietary goals for said user, including a desired weight; said processor generates a behavior management program by accessing said personal information, said program prompting the user regarding what foods to eat and when to eat to achieve said goals; said display outputs recommendations generated by said processor accessing the memory, wherein said recommendations suggest what foods said user should eat; the input receives eating behavior information indicating what foods were eaten and a weight of the user over a period of days, said processor analyzes the eating behavior information anal weight information to determine trends in the eating behavior of the user and in the weight of the user, and said processor dynamically adapts the said behavior management program in response to the trends in the eating behavior and weight of said user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A self-contained behavior management apparatus comprising:
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a hand-held housing; a memory means in said housing for receiving, retaining and accessing information regarding one or more desired behaviors; personalization means in said housing for receiving personal information regarding a user, and one or more of said user'"'"'s behavior goals, and inputting said personal information into said memory means; processing means in said housing for generating a behavior management program by accessing said memory means, said behavior program prompting the user to perform recommended behaviors, at preselected times; behavior monitoring means in said housing for tracking user behavior, including the user'"'"'s behavior and a bodily condition of the user, and for inputting data regarding said behavior and bodily condition of the user into said memory means; analysis means for determining bodily condition trends based on the data stored in the memory means for an extended period of time; a display operatively coupled to said processing means for presenting prompts to said user for said recommended behaviors at the preselected times, and adaptation means for adapting said behavior management program in response to both current user behavior and said bodily conditions trends, and for adjusting the prompts issued by the behavior management. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. A portable dietary computer comprising:
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a hand-held housing; memory means in said housing for receiving and retaining information regarding a user and user behavioral goals and storing preplanned food menus; processing means in said housing for generating a behavior management program by accessing said memory, and behavior program prompting said user to eat from selected preplanned menus at certain eating times determined by the program; behavior monitoring means in said housing operatively coupled to a processing means for tracking the foods said user eats and for inputting data regarding said foods into said memory means and regarding a bodily condition of the user, wherein said behavior monitoring means tracks foods eaten by and the bodily condition of the user for a period of days; output means in said housing operatively coupled to said processing means for presenting eating prompts when the certain eating times occur, and behavior adaptation means in said housing operatively coupled to said processing means for dynamically adapting said behavior program based on trends determined from in the data stored in the memory means of the foods eaten and bodily condition of the user over the period of days. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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30. A self-contained behavior management system comprising:
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a portable housing; memory means in the housing for receiving, storing and accessing information regarding one or more human behaviors; personalization means in the housing for receiving and storing in said memory means personal information on said user and the user'"'"'s behavior goals; processing means in the housing for generating a personalized behavior management program by accessing said personal information, said program prompting the user when and how to perform one or more behaviors to achieve said behavior goals, output means in the housing operatively coupled to said processing means for outputting behavior prompts to the user at times at which the behavior is scheduled by the program, behavior monitoring means for tracking the one or more behaviors performed by the user and determining trends from the behaviors over a period of days, and for tracking a condition of the user related to the goals and for determining trends in changes to the condition of the user, and an adaptation means in the housing for adapting said behavior management program in response to the trends in the one or more behaviors and in the changes to the condition of the user. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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