Providing consumers with incentives for healthy eating habits
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1. A method for encouraging healthy habits by an individual, the method comprising:
- detecting, using at least one computer system, a particular consumable item purchased by an individual for potential consumption;
determining, at the at least one computer system, a plurality of separate health index values each associated with a separate one of a plurality of health index components for consumption of the particular consumable item; and
selecting, at the at least one computer system, at least one electronic incentive for the individual based on the plurality of separate health index values matching at least one health index value requirement specified in a database of electronic incentives.
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Abstract
A particular consumable item, purchased by an individual for potential consumption, is detected. Separate health index values each associated with a separate one of multiple health index components are determined for consumption of the particular consumable item. At least one electronic incentive for the individual is selected based on the separate health index values matching at least one health index value requirement specified in a database of electronic incentives.
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1. A method for encouraging healthy habits by an individual, the method comprising:
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detecting, using at least one computer system, a particular consumable item purchased by an individual for potential consumption; determining, at the at least one computer system, a plurality of separate health index values each associated with a separate one of a plurality of health index components for consumption of the particular consumable item; and selecting, at the at least one computer system, at least one electronic incentive for the individual based on the plurality of separate health index values matching at least one health index value requirement specified in a database of electronic incentives. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for encouraging healthy habits by an individual, the system comprising:
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at least one computer system operative to detect a particular consumable item purchased by an individual for potential consumption; the at least one computer system operative to determine a plurality of separate health index values each associated with a separate one of a plurality of health index components for consumption of the particular consumable item; and the at least one computer system operative to select at least one electronic incentive for the individual based on the plurality of separate health index values matching at least one health index value requirement specified in a database of electronic incentives. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product for encouraging healthy habits by an individual, residing on a tangible storage device comprising instructions which when executed by a computer system cause the computer system to:
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detect a particular consumable item purchased by an individual for potential consumption; determine a plurality of separate health index values each associated with a separate one of a plurality of health index components for consumption of the particular consumable item; and select at least one electronic incentive for the individual based on the plurality of separate health index values matching at least one health index value requirement specified in a database of electronic incentives. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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