Providing consumers with incentives for healthy eating habits
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1. A method for encouraging healthy habits by an individual, said method comprising the steps of:
- detecting a consumable item consumed by an individual;
determining a health factor for said consumable item; and
selecting an electronic incentive for said individual according to said health factor, such that said individual is encouraged to consume a healthy selection of consumable items.
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Abstract
A method, system, and program for providing consumer healthy habits incentives are provided. A consumable item, consumed by an individual, is detected. A health factor is detected for the consumable item. An electronic incentive is selected for the individual according to the health factor, such that the individual is encouraged to consume a healthy selection of consumable items. An electronic incentive may be further specified according to the personal health history, exercise history and consumption history of an individual.
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1. A method for encouraging healthy habits by an individual, said method comprising the steps of:
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detecting a consumable item consumed by an individual;
determining a health factor for said consumable item; and
selecting an electronic incentive for said individual according to said health factor, such that said individual is encouraged to consume a healthy selection of consumable items. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for encouraging healthy habits by an individual, said system comprising:
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a server system communicatively connected to a network;
said server system further comprising;
means for detecting a consumable item consumed by an individual via said network;
means for determining a health factor for said consumable item; and
means for selecting an electronic incentive for said individual according to said health factor. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A program for encouraging healthy habits by an individual, residing on a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means, said program comprising:
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means for enabling detection of a consumable item consumed by an individual;
means for determining a health factor for said consumable item; and
means for selecting an electronic incentive for said individual according to said health factor. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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