Food content detector
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1. A device, comprising:
- at least one of a fork or a spoon for presenting a portioned foodstuff for consumption by at least one user;
a detector coupled to the at least one of a fork or a spoon for detecting a portion size for the portioned foodstuff for consumption by the at least one user, the portion size based on at least one of mass, volume, or weight; and
a sensor for directly contacting the portioned foodstuff and for sensing at least one ingredient of the portioned foodstuff.
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Abstract
A system may include utensil means for portioning a foodstuff into a first portion and a second portion, a means for detecting a first portion size for the first portion with the utensil means, a means for detecting a second portion size for the second portion with the utensil means, and a means for determining a cumulative amount of portioned foodstuff based upon the first portion size and the second portion size.
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1. A device, comprising:
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at least one of a fork or a spoon for presenting a portioned foodstuff for consumption by at least one user; a detector coupled to the at least one of a fork or a spoon for detecting a portion size for the portioned foodstuff for consumption by the at least one user, the portion size based on at least one of mass, volume, or weight; and a sensor for directly contacting the portioned foodstuff and for sensing at least one ingredient of the portioned foodstuff. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 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)
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40. A device, comprising:
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a tool for presenting a portioned foodstuff for consumption by at least one user; a detector coupled to the tool for detecting a portion size for the portioned foodstuff for consumption by the at least one user, the portion size based on at least one of mass, volume, or weight; and a sensor coupled to the tool for directly contacting the portioned foodstuff and for sensing an ingredient of the portioned foodstuff. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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