System and method for measuring and distributing monetary incentives for weight loss
First Claim
1. An automated health monitoring station to obtain health data of a person, comprising:
- a. a computer operatively coupled to a connection configured to receive data from and communicate data to a data center over a network;
b. an automated weighing device communicatively coupled to the computer, the weighing device configured to communicate with the computer, the automated weighing device adapted to receive the person'"'"'s feet as the person steps on the automated weighing device; and
c. an image capture device communicatively coupled to the computer, the image capture device positioned with respect to the automated weighing device to obtain an image of a full length of the person, the image capture device configured to capture said image of the person while the person is on the automated weighing device.
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Abstract
An automated identification, weight measurement and data reporting system that allows users to have their weight measured at a remote location and sent electronically to a data center. The invention can use biometric identification technology to confirm the identity of the user at the time of the measurement of the user'"'"'s weight. The user'"'"'s body weight may be measured via an electronic scale connected to the biometric identification device. The measurement data is then sent via a network (such as the Internet) to a central database. This secure weight measurement data is then used to offer incentives to individuals to lose weight. The more weight an individual loses, the larger the earned incentives. The invention also includes programs to measure health functions and to provide incentives to improve their health including body fat reduction, quitting smoking, reducing their blood pressure, or other health function.
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39 Claims
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1. An automated health monitoring station to obtain health data of a person, comprising:
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a. a computer operatively coupled to a connection configured to receive data from and communicate data to a data center over a network; b. an automated weighing device communicatively coupled to the computer, the weighing device configured to communicate with the computer, the automated weighing device adapted to receive the person'"'"'s feet as the person steps on the automated weighing device; and c. an image capture device communicatively coupled to the computer, the image capture device positioned with respect to the automated weighing device to obtain an image of a full length of the person, the image capture device configured to capture said image of the person while the person is on the automated weighing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for automatically weighing a person, comprising:
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a. providing an automated health monitoring station to the person, the automated health monitoring station comprising a computer operatively coupled to a connection, the connection configured to communicate with a data center over a network and one or more devices;
an automated weighing device communicatively coupled to the computer, the weighing device enabled to communicate with the computer, the weighing device adapted to receive the person'"'"'s feet; and
an image capture device communicatively coupled to the computer and positioned relative to the weighing device to capture an image including a view of a full length of the person while the person is standing on the weighing device to confirm an accurate weight;b. presenting the person for weighing; c. verifying the identity of the person; d. automatically weighing the person; e. during the weighing operation, capturing the image of the full length of the person; and f. transmitting a weight and the image to a data center. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. An apparatus for obtaining health related data, the apparatus comprising:
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a computer comprising a connection device, the connection device enabled to transmit data to and receive data from a database and one or more devices; a weighing device operatively coupled to the computer, the weighing device enabled to calculate a weight of a user and communicate with the computer; and an image capture device operatively coupled to the computer and the weighing device, the image capture device positioned relative to the weighing device to capture a substantially full length image of a user, the image capture device configured to capture said image while the user is being weighed by the weighing device, the image capture device enabled to communicate with the computer. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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