Nutritional microcomputer and method
First Claim
1. A hand held nutritional microcomputer apparatus comprising:
- memory means for receiving and retaining a database of information for a plurality of foodstuffs, a database of information for a plurality of nutrients, a database of information for a plurality of minerals, a database of information for a plurality of vitamins, and a database of information for a plurality of physical activities;
display means for selectively displaying a food item selection screen including a plurality of foodstuffs, a nutrient selection screen including a plurality of nutrients, a mineral selection screen including a plurality of minerals, a vitamin selection screen including a plurality of vitamins, and an activities selection screen including a plurality of physical activities;
selection means for selecting from said display means a displayed foodstuff from said displayed food item selection screen, a displayed nutrient from said displayed nutrient selection screen, a displayed mineral from said displayed mineral selection screen, a vitamin from said displayed vitamin selection screen, and a displayed physical activity from said displayed activity screen;
accessing means for accessing from said memory means(i) nutritional value information per unit serving regarding a selected foodstuff, and(ii) physical activity value information per unit time regarding a selected physical activity;
entering means for entering(i) the serving size of a selected foodstuff for modifying the accessed value information for that selected foodstuff, said modification comprising factoring said accessed value information by said serving size,(ii) the time of a selected physical activity for modifying the accessed value information for that selected physical activity, said modification comprising factoring said accessed value information by said time,(iii) nutrient value information for a selected nutrient, the nutrient value information comprising unit ingestion of that nutrient,(iv) mineral value information for a selected mineral, the mineral value information comprising unit ingestion of that mineral, and(v) vitamin value information for a selected vitamin, the vitamin value information comprising unit ingestion of that vitamin; and
register means for registering in said memory means said modified value information of said selected foodstuff, said modified value information of said selected physical activity;
said entered value information for said selected nutrient, said entered value information for said selected mineral, and said entered value information for said selected vitamin, and for accumulating in said memory means over an interval of time additional registered value information.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a microcomputer and method for selecting foodstuffs from a foodstuff database, nutrients from a nutrient database, minerals from a mineral database, vitamins from a vitamin database and physical activities from a physical activity database, maintaining a record of the foodstuffs, nutrients, minerals and vitamins eaten and the physical activities exercised, and by computational means to analyze the selected and recorded foodstuff, nutrient, mineral and vitamin nutritional data along with the selected and recorded physical activities exercised to compare the user'"'"'s daily dietary and physical activities to the user'"'"'s RDA (recommended dietary allowance).
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42 Claims
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1. A hand held nutritional microcomputer apparatus comprising:
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memory means for receiving and retaining a database of information for a plurality of foodstuffs, a database of information for a plurality of nutrients, a database of information for a plurality of minerals, a database of information for a plurality of vitamins, and a database of information for a plurality of physical activities; display means for selectively displaying a food item selection screen including a plurality of foodstuffs, a nutrient selection screen including a plurality of nutrients, a mineral selection screen including a plurality of minerals, a vitamin selection screen including a plurality of vitamins, and an activities selection screen including a plurality of physical activities; selection means for selecting from said display means a displayed foodstuff from said displayed food item selection screen, a displayed nutrient from said displayed nutrient selection screen, a displayed mineral from said displayed mineral selection screen, a vitamin from said displayed vitamin selection screen, and a displayed physical activity from said displayed activity screen; accessing means for accessing from said memory means (i) nutritional value information per unit serving regarding a selected foodstuff, and (ii) physical activity value information per unit time regarding a selected physical activity; entering means for entering (i) the serving size of a selected foodstuff for modifying the accessed value information for that selected foodstuff, said modification comprising factoring said accessed value information by said serving size, (ii) the time of a selected physical activity for modifying the accessed value information for that selected physical activity, said modification comprising factoring said accessed value information by said time, (iii) nutrient value information for a selected nutrient, the nutrient value information comprising unit ingestion of that nutrient, (iv) mineral value information for a selected mineral, the mineral value information comprising unit ingestion of that mineral, and (v) vitamin value information for a selected vitamin, the vitamin value information comprising unit ingestion of that vitamin; and register means for registering in said memory means said modified value information of said selected foodstuff, said modified value information of said selected physical activity;
said entered value information for said selected nutrient, said entered value information for said selected mineral, and said entered value information for said selected vitamin, and for accumulating in said memory means over an interval of time additional registered value information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of recording information for foodstuffs, nutrients, minerals, and vitamins selected for consumption and the caloric expenditure of physical activity, comprising the steps of:
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entering into and retaining in memory a database of nutritional value information for a plurality of foodstuffs, a database of nutrient value information for a plurality of nutrients, a database of mineral value information for a plurality of minerals, a database of vitamin value information for a plurality of vitamins, and a database of physical activity value information for a plurality of physical activities; selectively displaying a food item selection screen including foodstuffs, a nutrient selection screen including nutrients, a mineral selection screen including minerals, a vitamin selection screen including vitamins, and an activities selection screen including physical activities; selecting from the display one of the group of a displayed foodstuff from said displayed food item selection screen, a displayed nutrient from said displayed nutrient selection screen, a displayed mineral from said displayed mineral selection screen, a displayed vitamin from said displayed vitamin selection screen, and a displayed physical activity from said displayed activity screen; accessing from memory nutritional value information for a foodstuff upon selection of that foodstuff, and physical activity value information for a physical activity upon selection of that physical activity; entering one of the group of the serving size of a foodstuff upon selection of that foodstuff for modifying the accessed nutritional value information for that selected foodstuff, the time of a physical activity upon selection of that physical activity for modifying the accessed physical activity value information for that selected physical activity, nutrient value information for a selected nutrient upon selection of that nutrient, mineral value information for a selected mineral upon selection of that mineral, and vitamin value information for a selected vitamin upon selection of that vitamin; and registering in the memory means one of the group of modified value information of a selected foodstuff, entered value information of a selected nutrient, entered value information of a selected mineral, entered value information of a selected vitamin, and modified value information of a selected physical activity, and accumulating over an interval of time additional registered value information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A hand held nutritional microcomputer apparatus comprising:
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memory means for receiving and retaining a database of information including caloric content per unit serving regarding foodstuffs, and a database of information including caloric expenditure per unit time regarding physical activities; display means for selectively displaying a plurality of foodstuffs and a plurality of physical activities; selection means for selecting from said display means a displayed foodstuff and, alternatively;
a displayed physical activity;accessing means for accessing from said memory means nutritional value information per unit serving regarding a selected foodstuff, and for accessing from said memory means physical activity value information per unit time regarding a selected physical activity; entering means for entering (i) the unit serving size of a selected foodstuff for modifying the accessed value information for that foodstuff, including the computing of the calories ingested for that foodstuff by multiplying said entered unit serving size by said accessed caloric content per unit serving, and (ii) the time of a selected physical activity exercised for modifying the accessed value information for that physical activity, including the computing of the calories expended for that physical activity by multiplying said entered time by said accessed caloric expenditure per unit time; and register means for registering in said memory means value information of selected foodstuff and selected physical activity, and for accumulating over an interval of time additional registered value information.
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42. A hand held nutritional microcomputer apparatus comprising:
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memory means for receiving and retaining a database of value information regarding nutrients, a database of value information regarding minerals, and a database of value information regarding vitamins; display means for displaying a nutrient selection screen including nutrients, a mineral selection screen including minerals, and a vitamin selection screen including vitamins; selection means for selecting from said display means one of the group of a displayed nutrient from said nutrient selection screen, a displayed mineral from said mineral selection screen, and a displayed vitamin from said vitamin selection screen; entering means for entering value information for said selected one of the group of a displayed nutrient from said nutrient selection screen, a displayed mineral from said mineral selection screen, and a displayed vitamin from said vitamin selection screen; and register means for registering in said memory means said value information entered for said selected one of the group of a displayed nutrient from said nutrient selection screen, a displayed mineral from said mineral selection screen, and a displayed vitamin from said vitamin selection screen, and for accumulating over an interval of time additional value information registered therefor.
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