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Method and system for suggesting meals based on tastes and preferences of individual users

  • US 8,326,646 B2
  • Filed: 05/09/2008
  • Issued: 12/04/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/18/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computerized method for providing meal suggestions to a user consistent with said user'"'"'s dietary preferences, comprising:

  • (a) receiving at a computer from a user personal and dietary preference data, said personal data comprising contact information and said dietary preference data comprising a diet plan selection, food preferences, meal time preferences, and meal preparation preferences for said user;

    (b) accessing at said computer a computer accessible database comprising dietary and nutritional data for a plurality of foods and recipes to identify foods for a meal consistent with said user'"'"'s diet plan selection, food preferences, and meal preparation preferences;

    (c) generating at said computer a primary personalized message comprising a meal suggestion for said user, said meal suggestion consistent with said user'"'"'s diet plan selection, food preferences, and meal preparation preferences;

    (d) determining at said computer a time for sending said computer-generated message consistent with said user'"'"'s meal time preference for eating said meal;

    (e) automatically sending from said computer to said user'"'"'s cellular device at said time said computer-generated primary personalized message comprising said meal suggestion message to said user using said contact information;

    (f) receiving at said computer from said user'"'"'s cellular device a user response to said primary personalized message;

    (g) generating at said computer a secondary personalized message responsive to said user response; and

    (h) automatically sending from said computer to said user'"'"'s cellular device said computer-generated secondary personalized message.

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