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

  • US 8,706,525 B2
  • Filed: 12/04/2012
  • Issued: 04/22/2014
  • 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;

    (1) personal identifying data;

    (2) contact information for a portable device;

    (3) food preferences; and

    (4) time of day preferences comprising for at least one meal a preferred time for eating said meal;

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

    (c) generating at said computer a primary personalized message comprising a meal suggestion for said user, said meal suggestion identifying foods for a meal consistent with said user'"'"'s food preferences;

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

    (e) automatically sending from said computer to said user'"'"'s portable device at said transmit time said computer-generated primary personalized message;

    (f) receiving at said computer from said user'"'"'s portable 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 portable device said computer-generated secondary personalized message.

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