System and method for providing flavor advisement and enhancement
First Claim
1. A method of generating a visual representation of a flavor profile, comprising:
- obtaining preference information representing flavor preferences of a user with respect to each of a plurality of flavor categories;
determining, using a microprocessor, a length of a plurality of graphical elements, each graphical element being assigned to one of the flavor categories, based on the preference information corresponding to the respective flavor category, wherein the length of each graphical element indicates the relative preference for a flavor category with respect to the other flavor categories; and
disposing on a computer generated display screen the plurality of graphical elements each having a display length determined by the determining, the disposing positioning the plurality of graphical elements around a circle such that each of the graphical elements has a portion of an external boundary in contact with an external boundary of the circle at a contact point and such that each of the graphical elements protrudes from the contact point away from the circle in accordance with the determined display length.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for generating a visual representation of a flavor or texture profile based on flavor or texture preferences of a user with respect to each of a plurality of flavor or texture categories or based on flavor or texture characteristic information representing flavor or texture characteristics of a product or recipe for each of a plurality of flavor or texture categories. The flavor or texture preferences of a user and the flavor or texture characteristics of a product or recipe with respect to each of a plurality of flavor or texture categories is determined by way of a method and apparatus for determining a flavor or texture profile for a user and a method and apparatus for determining a flavor or texture profile for a food element, respectively. Also described is a method and apparatus for providing food element recommendations based on flavor or texture.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of generating a visual representation of a flavor profile, comprising:
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obtaining preference information representing flavor preferences of a user with respect to each of a plurality of flavor categories; determining, using a microprocessor, a length of a plurality of graphical elements, each graphical element being assigned to one of the flavor categories, based on the preference information corresponding to the respective flavor category, wherein the length of each graphical element indicates the relative preference for a flavor category with respect to the other flavor categories; and disposing on a computer generated display screen the plurality of graphical elements each having a display length determined by the determining, the disposing positioning the plurality of graphical elements around a circle such that each of the graphical elements has a portion of an external boundary in contact with an external boundary of the circle at a contact point and such that each of the graphical elements protrudes from the contact point away from the circle in accordance with the determined display length. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 25)
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7. A method of generating a visual representation of a flavor profile, comprising:
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obtaining flavor characteristic information representing flavor characteristics of a product or recipe for each of a plurality of flavor categories; determining, using a microprocessor, a length of a plurality of graphical elements, each graphical element being assigned to one of the flavor categories, based on the flavor characteristic information corresponding to the respective flavor category, wherein the length of each graphical element indicates the relative value for a flavor category with respect to the other flavor categories; and disposing on a computer generated display screen the plurality of graphical elements each having a display length determined by the determining, the disposing positioning the plurality of graphical elements around a circle such that each of the graphical elements has a portion of an external boundary in contact with an external boundary of the circle at a contact point and such that each of the graphical elements protrudes from the contact point away from the circle in accordance with the determined display length. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 26)
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13. An apparatus for generating a visual representation of a flavor profile, comprising:
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at least one microprocessor implementing an obtaining unit configured to obtain preference information representing flavor preferences of a user with respect to each of a plurality of flavor categories, a determining unit configured to determine a length of a plurality of graphical elements, each graphical element being assigned to one of the flavor categories, based on the preference information corresponding to the respective flavor category, wherein the length of each graphical element indicates the relative preference for a flavor category with respect to the other flavor categories, and a display unit configured to dispose on a computer generated display screen the plurality of graphical elements each having a display length determined by the determining, the disposing positioning the plurality of graphical elements around a circle such that each of the graphical elements has a portion of an external boundary in contact with an external boundary of the circle at a contact point and such that each of the graphical elements protrudes from the contact point away from the circle in accordance with the determined display length. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus for generating a visual representation of a flavor profile, comprising:
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at least one microprocessor implementing an obtaining unit configured to obtain flavor characteristic information representing flavor characteristics of a product or recipe for each of a plurality of flavor categories, a determining unit configured to determine a length of a plurality of graphical elements, each graphical element being assigned to one of the flavor categories, based on the flavor characteristic information corresponding to the respective flavor category, wherein the length of each graphical element indicates the relative value for a flavor category with respect to the other flavor categories, and a display unit configured to dispose on a computer generated display screen the plurality of graphical elements each having a display length determined by the determining, the disposing positioning the plurality of graphical elements around a circle such that each of the graphical elements has a portion of an external boundary in contact with an external boundary of the circle at a contact point and such that each of the graphical elements protrudes from the contact point away from the circle in accordance with the determined display length. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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