System having digital weighing scale device and method for outputting diet information transmitted through internet network

• US 6,975,961 B1
• Filed: 11/02/2000
• Issued: 12/13/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Uhealthpia, Inc.
• Original Assignee: AIIA Communication Corp.
• Inventors: Hong, Sung Sun
• Primary Examiner(s): Barlow, John
• Assistant Examiner(s): Le, Toan M.
• Application Number:
  US10/297,977
• Time in Patent Office: 1,867 Days
• Field of Search: 702/173, 177/25.16, 600/300
• US Class Current: 702/173
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/107 Measuring physical dimensions, e.g. size of the entire body or parts thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1172 using fingerprinting
• CPC Class Codes: G01G 19/4146 for controlling caloric intake, e.g. diet control
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/60 relating to nutrition control, e.g. diets
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A system includes the Internet network; a digital weighing scale device, coupled to the Internet network, for weighing a current user body to detect a current weight value and outputting diet information; and a server computer, coupled to the Internet network, for providing the diet information corresponding to the current weight value to the digital weighing scale device. The digital weighing scale device has a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a printer. The system further includes a client computer. The server computer has a World-Wide Web (Web) site, which is made up of at least one Web page, A user at the digital weighing scale device can input user-input information into the server computer, wherein the user-input information includes a user identity, a user sex, a user height value, user waist and hip circumference values, a target time period and a target weight value. Alternatively, the user at the client computer can input the user-input information into the Web page.

Claims

1. A system for outputting diet information, comprising:

a common communicating line;

a weighing scale device, coupled to said common communication line, for weighing a current user body to detect a current weight value; and

outputting the diet information;

an information provision means, coupled to said common communication line, for providing the diet information corresponding to the current weight value to said weighing scale device, said information provision means including a storage means for storing a weight variation value, today diet list and recommended physical exercise information; and

said system recommending physical exercise and providing information related to said recommended physical exercise to the current user.

2. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein said weighing scale device includes:

a weighing means for weighing the current user body;

a detection means, coupled to said weighing means, for detecting the current weight value from the current user body weighed by said weighing means;

a process means, coupled to said detection means, for processing the diet information and the current weight value;

a communication interface means, coupled between said common communication line and said processing means for transmitting the current weight value to said information provision means and receiving the diet information from said information provision means; and

an output means, coupled to said process means, for outputting the diet information processed by said process means.

3. The system as recited in claim 2, wherein said weighing scale device further includes:

an input means for inputting user-input information.

4. The system as recited in claim 2, wherein said output means includes:

a display means, coupled to said process means, for displaying the diet information processed by said process means; and

a print means, coupled to said process means, for printing the diet information processed by said process means.

5. The system as recited in claim 4, wherein said display means includes a liquid crystal display (LCD).

6. The system as recited in claim 4, wherein said print means includes a printer.

7. The system as recited in claim 2, said weighing scale device further includes:

a second detection means for detecting a fingerprint of a user to identify the user at said weighing scale device.

8. The system as recited in claim 3, wherein the user-input information includes a user identity, a user sex, a height value, a target time period and a target weight value.

9. The system as recited in claim 8, wherein said information provision means includes:

a communication interface means for receiving the current weight value from said weighing scale device and transmitting the dict information to said weighing scale device;

a user identification means, coupled to said communication interface means, for identifying the user identity contained in the user-input information;

a first calculation means coupled to said user identification means, for calculation a difference between the current weight value and a previous weight value;

a second calculation means, coupled to said first calculation means, for calculating the number of calories required by the day on the basis of the difference, the number of calories consumed by the day and a user-body fat level; and

an information generation means, coupled between said communication interface means and said second calculation means, for generating the diet information in response to the number of calories required by the day.

10. The system as recited in claim 9, wherein said storage means further stores the user-input information, the previous weight value, the number of calories consumed by the day and the user-body fat level.

11. The system as recited in claim 8, wherein said weighing scale device further includes:

a circumference measuring means for measuring waist and hip circumferences; and

a third detection means, coupled to said circumference measuring means, for detecting waist and hip circumference values from the waist and hip circumferences measured by said circumference measuring means.

12. The system as recited in claim 11, wherein the user-input information further includes the waist and hip circumference values.

13. The system as recited in claim 10, wherein the diet information includes the weight variation value, the today diet list and the recommended physical exercise information.

14. The system as recited in claim 10, wherein the weight variation value includes a weight increment and a weight decrement.

15. The system as recited in claim 3, wherein said common communication line is coupled to an Internet network.

16. The system as recited in claim 15, wherein said information provision means includes;

a server computer coupled to the Internet network, said server computer having a World-Wide Web (Web) site, which is made up of at least one Web page.

17. The system as recited in claim 16, further comprising:

a client computer coupled to the Web page over the Internet network.

18. The system as recited in claim 17, wherein the Web page contained in the Web site includes the user-input information received from said client computer.

19. The system as recited in claim 3, wherein said input means contained in said weighing scale device includes a keyboard.

20. The system as recited in claim 2, wherein said weighing means contained in said weighing scale device includes a weighing pad.

21. The system as recited in claim 11, wherein said circumference measuring means contained in said weighing scale device includes a measuring rope.

22. A method for outputting diet information, comprising the steps of:

a) weighing a current user body to detect a current weight value;

b) providing the diet information corresponding to the current weight value from a server computer to a weighing scale device by employing a database storing a weight variation value, today diet list and recommended physical exercise information; and

c) outputting the diet information; and

d) reommending physical exercise and providing information related to said recommended physical exercise to the current user.

23. The method as recited in claim 22, wherein said step a) includes the steps of:

a1) weighing the current user body;

a2) detection the current weight value from the current user body weighed; and

a3) transmitting the current weight value from the weighing scale device to server computer.

24. The method as recited in claim 23, wherein said step

a) further includes the step of:

a4) inputting user-input information.

25. The method as recited in claim 22, wherein said step c) includes the steps of:

c1) receiving the diet information from the server computer;

c2) processing the diet information;

c3) displaying the processed diet information on a liquid crystal display (LCD); and

c4) printing the processed diet information.

26. The method as recited in claim 24, wherein the user-input information contained in said step a4) includes a user identity, a user sex, a height value, a target time period and a target weight value.

27. The method as recited in claim 26, wherein said step b) includes the steps of:

receiving the current weight value from the weighing scale device;

identifying the user identity contained in the user-input information;

calculation a difference between the current weight value and a previous weight value stored in a database;

calculating the number of calories required by the day on the basis of the difference, the number of calories consumed by the day and the user-body fat level stored in a database; and

generating the diet information to the weighing scale device.

28. The method as recited in claim 27, wherein said step b) further includes the step of:

storing the user-input information, the previous weight value, the weight variation value, the today diet list, the recommended physical exercise information, the number of calories consumed by the day and the body fat level.

29. The method as recited in claim 23, wherein said step a) further includes the step of:

a5) measuring waist and hip circumferences;

a6) detecting waist and hip circumference values from the waist and hip circumferences measured; and

a7) transmitting the waist and hip circumference values from the weighing scale device to the server computer.

30. The method as recited in claim 28, wherein the user-input information contained in said step of storing the user-input information further includes the waist and hip circumference values.

31. The method as recited in claim 28, wherein said diet information includes the weight variation value, the today diet list and the recommended physical exercise information.

32. The method as recited in claim 28, wherein the weight variation value includes a weight increment and a weight decrement.

33. A computer-readable medium storing program instructions, the program instructions disposed on a computer to perform a method for outputting diet information, the method comprising the steps of:

a) weighing a current user body to detect a current weight value;

b) providing the diet information corresponding to the current weight value from a server computer to a weighing scale device by employing a database storing a weight variation value, today diet list and recommended physical exercise information;

c) outputting the diet information; and

d) recommending physical exercise and providing information related to said recommended physical exercise to the current user.

34. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 33, wherein said step a) includes the steps of:

a1) weighing the current user body;

a2) detecting the current weight value from the weighing scale device to the server computer.

35. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 34, wherein said step a) further includes the step of;

a4) inputting user-input information.

36. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 33, wherein said step c) includes the steps of:

c1) receiving the diet information from the server computer,

c2) processing the diet information;

c3) displaying the processed diet information on a liquid crystal display (LCD); and

c4) printing the processed diet information.

37. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 35, wherein the user-input information contained in said step a4) includes a user identity, a user sex, a height value, a target time period and a target weight value.

38. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 37, wherein said step b) includes the steps of:

receivinig the current weight value from the weighing scale device;

identifying the user identity contained in the user-input information,

calculation a difference between the current weight value and a previous weight value;

calculation the number of calories required by the day on the basis of the difference, the number of calories consumed by the day and a user-body fat level stored in a database;

generation the diet information in response to the number of calories required by the day; and

transmitting the diet information to the weighing scale device.

39. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 38, wherein said step b) further includes the step of:

storing the user-input information, the previous weight value, the weight variation value, the today diet list, the recommended physical exercise information, the number of calories consumed by the day and the body fat level.

40. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 34, wherein said step a) further includes the steps of:

a5) measuring waist and hip circumferences;

a6) detecting waist and hip circumference value from the waist and hip circumferences measured; and

a7) transmitting the waist and hip circumference values from the weighing scale device to the server computer.

41. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 39, wherein the user-input information contained in said step of storing the user-input information further includes the waist and hip circumference values.

42. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 39, wherein said diet information includes the weight variation value, the today diet list and the recommended physical exercise information.

43. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 39, wherein the weight variation value contained in the diet information includes a weight increment and a weight decrement.

44. A system for outputting diet information, comprising:

a common communicating line;

a weighing scale device, coupled to said common communication line, for weighing a current user body to detect a current weight value; and

outputting the diet information;

an information provision means, coupled to said common communication line, for providing the dict information corresponding to the current weight value to said weighing scale device, said information provision means including a storage means for storing a weight variation value, today diet list and recommended physical exercise information; and

said weighting scale including detection means for detecting a fingerprint of a user to identify the user at said weighing scale device.

45. The system as recited in claim 44, includes:

a weighing means for weighing the current user body;

a detection means, coupled to said weighing means, for detecting the current weight value from the current user body weighed by said weighing means;

a process means, coupled to said detection means, for processing the diet information and the current weight value;

a communication interface means, coupled between said common communication line and said processing means for transmitting the current weight value to said information provision means and receiving the diet information from said information provision means; and

an output means, coupled to said process means, for outputting the diet information processed by said process means.

46. The system as recited in claim 45, wherein said weighing scale device further includes:

an input means for inputting user-input information.

47. The system as recited in claim 45, wherein said output means includes:

a display means, coupled to said process means, for displaying the diet information processed by said process means; and

a print means, coupled to said process means, for printing the diet information processed by said process means.

48. The system as recited in claim 47, wherein said display means includes a liquid crystal display (LCD).

49. The system as recited in claim 47, wherein said print means includes a printer.

50. The system as recited in claim 46, wherein the user-input information includes a user identity, a user sex, a height value, a target time period and a target weight value.

51. The system as recited in claim 50, wherein said information provision means includes:

a communication interface means for receiving the current weight value from said weighing scale device and transmitting the diet information to said weighing scale device;

a user identification means, coupled to said communication interface means, for identifying the user identity contained in the user-input information;

a first calculation means coupled to said user identification means, for calculation a difference between the current weight value and a previous weight value;

a second calculation means, coupled to said first calculation means, for calculating the number of calories required by the day on the basis of the difference, the number of calories consumed by the day and a user-body fat level; and

an information generation means, coupled between said communication interface means and said second calculation means, for generating the diet information in response to the number of calories required by the day.

52. The system as recited in claim 51, wherein said storage means further stores the user-input information, the previous weight value, the number of calories consumed by the day and the user-body fat level.

53. The system as recited in claim 50, wherein said weighing scale device further includes:

a circumference measuring means for measuring waist and hip circumferences; and

a third detection means, coupled to said circumference measuring means, for detecting waist and hip circumference values from the waist and hip circumferences measured by said circumference measuring means.

54. The system as recited in claim 53, wherein the user-input information further includes the waist and hip circumference values.

55. The system as recited in claim 51, wherein the diet information includes the weight variation value, the today diet list and the recommended physical exercise information.

56. The system as recited in claim 51, wherein the weight variation value includes a weight increment and a weight decrement.

57. The system as recited in claim 46, wherein said common communication line is coupled to an Internet network.

58. The system as recited in claim 57, wherein said information provision means includes:

a server computer coupled to the Internet network, said server computer having a World-Wide Web (Web) site, which is made up of at least one Web page.

59. The system as recited in claim 58, further comprising:

a client computer coupled to the Web page over the Internet network.

60. The system as recited in claim 59, wherein the Web page contained in the Web site includes the user-input information received from said client computer.

61. The system as recited in claim 46, wherein said input means contained in said weighing scale device includes a keyboard.

62. The system as recited in claim 45, wherein said weighing means contained in said weighing scale device includes a weighing pad.

63. The system as recited in claim 53, wherein said circumference measuring means contained in said weighing scale device includes a measuring rope.

64. A method for outputting diet information, comprising the steps of:

a) detecting a fingerprint of a current user to identify the user and weighing the user body to detect a current weight value;

b) providing the diet information corresponding to the current weight value from a server computer to a weighing scale device by employing a database storing a weight variation value, today diet list and recommended physical exercise information; and

c) outputting the diet information.

65. The method as recited in claim 64, wherein said step a) includes the steps of:

a1) weighing the current user body;

a2) detection the current weight value from the current user body weighed; and

a3) transmitting the current weight value from the weighing scale device to server computer.

66. The method as recited in claim 65, wherein said step

a) further includes the step of:

a4) inputting user-input information.

67. The method as recited in claim 64, wherein said step c) includes the steps of:

c1) receiving the diet information from the server computer;

c2) processing the diet information;

c3) displaying the processed diet information on a liquid crystal display (LCD); and

c4) printing the processed diet information.

68. The method as recited in claim 66, wherein the user-input information contained in said step a4) includes a user identity, a user sex, a height value, a target time period and a target weight value.

69. The method as recited in claim 68, wherein said step b) includes the steps of:

receiving the current weight value from the weighing scale device;

identifying the user identity contained in the user-input information;

calculation a difference between the current weight value and a previous weight value stored in a database;

calculating the number of calories required by the day on the basis of the difference, the number of calories consumed by the day and the user-body fat level stored in a database; and

generating the diet information to the weighing scale device.

70. The method as recited in claim 69, wherein said step b) further includes the step of:

storing the user-input information, the previous weight value, the weight variation value, the today diet list, the recommended physical exercise information, the number of calories consumed by the day and the body fat level.

71. The method as recited in claim 65, wherein said step a) further includes the step of:

a5) measuring waist and hip circumferences;

a6) detecting waist and hip circumference values from the waist and hip circumferences measured; and

a7) transmitting the waist and hip circumference values from the weighing scale device to the server computer.

72. The method as recited in claim 70, wherein the user-input information contained in said step of storing the user-input information further includes the waist and hip circumference values.

73. The method as recited in claim 70, wherein said diet information includes the weight variation value, the today diet list and the recommended physical exercise information.

74. The method as recited in claim 70, wherein the weight variation value includes a weight increment and a weight decrement.

75. A computer-readable medium storing program instructions, the program instructions disposed on a computer to perform a method for outputting diet information, the method comprising the steps of:

a) detecting a fingerprint of a current user to identify the user and weighing the user body to detect a current weight value;

b) providing the diet information corresponding to the current weight value from a server computer to a weighing scale device by employing a database storing a weight variation value, today diet list and recommended physical exercise information; and

c) outputting the diet information.

76. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 75, wherein said step a) includes the steps of:

a1) weighing the current user body;

a2) detecting the current weight value from the weighing scale device to the server computer.

77. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 76, wherein said step a) further includes the step of:

a4) inputting user-input information.

78. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 75, wherein said step c) includes the steps of:

c1) receiving the diet information from the server computer;

c2) processing the diet information;

c3) displaying the processed diet information on a liquid crystal display (LCD); and

c4) printing the processed diet information.

79. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 77, wherein the user-input information contained in said step a4) includes a user identity, a user sex, a height value, a target time period and a target weight value.

80. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 79, wherein said step b) includes the steps of:

receiving the current weight value from the weighing scale device;

identifying the user identity contained in the user-input information;

calculation a difference between the current weight value and a previous weight value;

calculation the number of calories required by the day on the basis of the difference, the number of calories consumed by the day and a user-body fat level stored in a database;

generation the diet information in response to the number of calories required by the day; and

transmitting the diet information to the weighing scale device.

81. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 80, wherein said step b) further includes the step of:

storing the user-input information, the previous weight value, the weight variation value, the today diet list, the recommended physical exercise information, the number of calories consumed by the day and the body fat level.

82. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 76, wherein said step a) further includes the steps of;

a5) measuring waist and hip circumferences;

a6) detecting waist and hip circumference value from the waist and hip circumferences measured; and

a7) transmitting the waist and hip circumference values from the weighing scale device to the server computer.

83. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 81, wherein the user-input information contained in said step of storing the user-input information further includes the waist and hip circumference values.

84. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 81, wherein said diet information includes the weight variation value, the today diet list and the recommended physical exercise information.

85. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 81, wherein the weight variation value contained in the diet information includes a weight increment and a weight decrement.

86. A system for outputting diet information, comprising:

a common communicating line;

a weighing scale device, coupled to said common communication line, for weighing a current user body to detect a current weight value; and

outputting the diet information;

an information provision means, coupled to said common communication line, for providing the diet information corresponding to the current weight value to said weighing scale device, said information provision means including a storage means for storing a weight variation value, today diet list and recommended physical exercise information

said weighing scale device further includes;

a circumference measuring means for measuring waist and hip circumferences; and

a third detection means, coupled to said circumference measuring means, for detecting waist and hip circumference values from the waist and hip circumferences measured by said circumference measuring means.

87. The system as recited in claim 86, wherein said weighing scale device includes:

a weighing means for weighing the current user body;

a detection means, coupled to said weighing means, for detecting the current weight value from the current user body weighed by said weighing means;

a process means, coupled to said detection means, for processing the diet information and the current weight value;

a communication interface means, coupled between said common communication line and said processing means for transmitting the current weight value to said information provision means and receiving the diet information from said information provision means; and

an output means, coupled to said process means, for outputting the diet information processed by said process means.

88. The system as recited in claim 87, wherein said weighing scale device further includes:

an input means for inputting user-input information.

89. The system as recited in claim 87, wherein said output means includes:

a display means, coupled to said process means, for displaying the diet information processed by said process means; and

a print means, coupled to said process means, for printing the diet information processed by said process means.

90. The system as recited in claim 89, wherein said display means includes a liquid crystal display (LCD).

91. The system as recited in claim 89, wherein said print means includes a printer.

92. The system as recited in claim 87, said weighing scale device further includes:

a second detection means for detecting a fingerprint of a user to identify the user at said weighing scale device.

93. The system as recited in claim 88, wherein the user-input information includes a user identity, a user sex, a height value, a target time period and a target weight value.

94. The system as recited in claim 93, wherein said information provision means includes:

a communication interface means for receiving the current weight value from said weighing scale device and transmitting the diet information to said weighing scale device;

a user identification means, coupled to said communication interface means, for identifying the user identity contained in the user-input information;

a first calculation means coupled to said user identification means, for calculation a difference between the current weight value and a previous weight value;

a second calculation means, coupled to said first calculation means, for calculating the number of calories required by the day on the basis of the difference, the number of calories consumed by the day and a user-body fat level; and

an information generation means coupled between said communication interface means and said second calculation means, for generating the diet information in response to the number of calories required by the day.

95. The system as recited in claim 94, wherein said storage means further stores the user-input information, the previous weight value, the number of calories consumed by the day and the user-body fat level.

96. The system as recited in claim 95, wherein the user-input information further includes the waist and hip circumference values.

97. The system as recited in claim 95, wherein the diet information includes the weight variation value, the today diet list and the recommended physical exercise information.

98. The system as recited in claim 95, wherein the weight variation value includes a weight increment and a weight decrement.

99. The system as recited in claim 88, wherein said common communication line is coupled to an Internet network.

100. The system as recited in claim 99, wherein said information provision means includes:

a server computer coupled to the Internet network, said server computer having a World-Wide Web (Web) site, which is made up of at least one Web page.

101. The system as recited in claim 100, further comprising:

a client computer coupled to the Web page over the Internet network.

102. The system as recited in claim 101, wherein the Web page contained in the Web site includes the user-input information received from said client computer.

103. The system as recited in claim 88, wherein said input means contained in said weighing scale device includes a keyboard.

104. The system as recited in claim 87, wherein said weighing means contained in said weighing scale device includes a weighing pad.

105. The system as recited in claim 86, wherein said circumference measuring means contained in said weighing scale device includes a measuring rope.

106. A method for outputting diet information, comprising the steps of:

a) weighing a current user body to detect a current weight value;

b) providing the diet information corresponding to the current weight value from a server computer to a weighing scale device by employing a database storing a weight variation value, today diet list and recommended physical exercise information;

c) outputting the diet information;

said step a) further includes the step of;

a1) measuring waist and hip circumferences;

a2) detecting waist and hip circumference values from the waist and hip circumferences measured; and

a3) transmitting the waist and hip circumference values from the weighing scale device to the server computer.

107. The method as recited in claim 106, wherein said step a) includes the steps of:

a4) weighing the current user body;

a5) detection the current weight value from the current user body weighed; and

a6) transmitting the current weight value from the weighing scale device to server computer.

108. The method as recited in claim 107, wherein said step

a) further includes the step of:

a7) inputting user-input information.

109. The method as recited in claim 106, wherein said step c) includes the steps of:

c1) receiving the diet information from the server computer;

c2) processing the diet information;

c3) displaying the processed diet information on a liquid crystal display (LCD); and

c4) printing the processed diet information.

110. The method as recited in claim 108, wherein the user-input information contained in said step a7) includes a user identity, a user sex, a height value, a target time period and a target weight value.

111. The method as recited in claim 110, wherein said step b) includes the steps of:

receiving the current weight value from the weighing scale device;

identifying the user identity contained in the user-input information;

calculation a difference between the current weight value and a previous weight value stored in a database;

calculating the number of calories required by the day on the basis of the difference, the number of calories consumed by the day and the user-body fat level stored in a database; and

generating the diet information to the weighing scale device.

112. The method as recited in claim 111, wherein said step b) further includes the step of:

storing the user-input information, the previous weight value, the weight variation value, the today diet list, the recommended physical exercise information, the number of calories consumed by the day and the body fat level.

113. The method as recited in claim 112, wherein the user-input information contained in said step of storing the user-input information further includes the waist and hip circumference values.

114. The method as recited in claim 112, wherein said diet information includes the weight variation value, the today diet list and the recommended physical exercise information.

115. The method as recited in claim 112, wherein the weight variation value includes a weight increment and a weight decrement.

116. A computer-readable medium storing program instructions, the program instructions disposed on a computer to perform a method for outputting diet information, the method comprising the steps of:

a) weighing a current user body to detect a current weight value;

b) providing the diet information corresponding to the current weight value from a server computer to a weighing scale device by employing a database storing a weight variation value, today diet list and recommended physical exercise information;

c) outputting the diet information;

wherein said step a) further includes the steps of;

a1) measuring waist and hip circumferences;

a2) detecting waist and hip circumference value from the waist and hip circumferences measured; and

a3) transmitting the waist and hip circumference values from the weighing scale device to the server computer.

117. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 116, wherein said step a) includes the steps of:

a4) weighing the current user body;

a5) detecting the current weight value from the weighing scale device to the server computer.

118. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 117, wherein said step a) further includes the step of:

a6) inputting user-input information.

119. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 116, wherein said step c) includes the steps of:

c1) receiving the diet information from the server computer;

c2) processing the diet information;

c3) displaying the processed diet information on a liquid crystal display (LCD); and

c4) printing the processed diet information.

120. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 118, wherein the user-input information contained in said step a6) includes a user identity, a user sex, a height value, a target time period and a target weight value.

121. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 120, wherein said step b) includes the steps of:

receiving the current weight value from the weighing scale device;

identifying the user identity contained in the user-input information;

calculation a difference between the current weight value and a previous weight value;

calculation the number of calories required by the day on the basis of the difference, the number of calories consumed by the day and a user-body fat level stored in a database;

generation the diet information in response to the number of calories required by the day; and

transmitting the diet information to the weighing scale device.

122. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 121, wherein said step b) further includes the step of:

storing the user-input information, the previous weight value, the weight variation value, the today diet list, the recommended physical exercise information, the number of calories consumed by the day and the body fat level.

123. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 122, wherein the user-input information contained in said step of storing the user-input information further includes the waist and hip circumference values.

124. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 121, wherein said diet information includes the weight variation value, the today diet list and the recommended physical exercise information.

125. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 116, wherein the weight variation value obtained in the diet information includes a weight increment and a weight decrement.