Diet watch
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1. A diet watch comprising:
- a housing with an adjustable wristband attached thereto;
at least one accelerometer disposed within the housing, said at least one accelerometer responsive to movement of a user'"'"'s hand in space for outputting at least two signals related to components of acceleration in at least two directions;
a microcontroller disposed within the housing and operatively coupled to the at least one accelerometer for using the signals from the at least one accelerometer to determine that a bite was taken by the user and starting a timer to countdown a preset time interval; and
a feedback device operatively coupled to the microcontroller for providing an indication to the user that another bite of food may be taken after the preset time interval has elapsed.
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Abstract
A diet watch includes a housing with an adjustable wristband attached thereto, at least one accelerometer disposed within the housing, a microcontroller disposed within the housing and operatively coupled to the accelerometer and a feedback device operatively coupled to the microcontroller. The accelerometer provides a signal indicative of an orientation of a user'"'"'s hand in space. The microcontroller uses the signal from the at least one accelerometer to determine that a bite was taken by the user and starting a timer to countdown a preset time interval. The feedback device provides an indication to the user that another bite of food may be taken after the preset time interval has elapsed.
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1. A diet watch comprising:
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a housing with an adjustable wristband attached thereto; at least one accelerometer disposed within the housing, said at least one accelerometer responsive to movement of a user'"'"'s hand in space for outputting at least two signals related to components of acceleration in at least two directions; a microcontroller disposed within the housing and operatively coupled to the at least one accelerometer for using the signals from the at least one accelerometer to determine that a bite was taken by the user and starting a timer to countdown a preset time interval; and a feedback device operatively coupled to the microcontroller for providing an indication to the user that another bite of food may be taken after the preset time interval has elapsed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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