Computerized system for developing weight-loss plan

• US 20060178912A1
• Filed: 12/23/2005
• Published: 08/10/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Weight LOSS By Design
• Original Assignee: Weight LOSS By Design
• Inventors: Gitt, Stanley, Ferraro, Cindy J.
• Application Number:
  US11/315,583
• Publication Number:
  US 20060178912A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/60 relating to nutrition control, e.g. diets

Abstract

A weight loss program can be implemented at least partially on a Web server or other computing device. Patient data are input into the computing device. The computing device determines a weight-loss program, including a prescription, and provides the weight-loss program and the prescription to a physician for review before they are provided to the patient.

Claims

1. A method for developing a weight-loss program, comprising:

(a) inputting patient data into a server;

(b) determining automatically, in the server, a weight-loss program including a prescription; and

(c) providing the weight-loss program and the prescription determined in step (b) to a physician for review before they are provided to the patient.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

(d) storing, in the server, information on the patient'"'"'s progress; and

(e) making the information stored in step (d) available to the physician.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein at least one of steps (a), (c), and (e) is performed over the Internet.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the patient data input in step (a) comprise the patient'"'"'s sex, weight, height and age.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the patient data input in step (a) further comprise a medical history of the patient and an indication of any medications that the patient is taking.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the patient data input in step (a) further comprise physician observations about the patient.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein step (b) comprises calculating a basal metabolic rate from the patient'"'"'s sex, weight, height and age.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the patient data input in step (a) further comprise a percentage of body fat.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein step (b) comprises determining an optimal range of percentage of body fat and a suggested number of pounds of body fat to lose.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein step (b) further comprises determining the prescription from the suggested number of pounds to lose and the patient'"'"'s height.

11. An article of manufacture comprising:

a computer-readable storage medium; and

code stored on the computer-readable storage medium, the code controlling a server to perform the following;

(a) receiving and storing an input of patient data;

(b) determining automatically, a weight-loss program including a prescription; and

(c) providing the weight-loss program and the prescription determined in step (b) to a physician for review before they are provided to the patient.

12. The article of manufacture of claim 11, wherein the code comprises code for controlling the server to perform the following:

(d) storing, information on the patient'"'"'s progress; and

(e) making the information stored in step (d) available to the physician.

13. The article of manufacture of claim 12, wherein the code comprises code for controlling the server to perform at least one of steps (a), (c), and (e) over the Internet.

14. The article of manufacture of claim 11, wherein the patient data input in step (a) comprise the patient'"'"'s sex, weight, height and age.

15. The article of manufacture of claim 14, wherein the patient data input in step (a) further comprise a medical history of the patient and an indication of any medications that the patient is taking.

16. The article of manufacture of claim 15, wherein the patient data input in step (a) further comprise physician observations about the patient.

17. The article of manufacture of claim 14, wherein the code controls the server to perform step (b) by calculating a basal metabolic rate from the patient'"'"'s sex, weight, height and age.

18. The article of manufacture of claim 17, wherein the patient data input in step (a) further comprise a percentage of body fat.

19. The article of manufacture of claim 18, wherein the code controls the server to perform step (b) further by determining an optimal range of percentage of body fat and a suggested number of pounds of body fat to lose.

20. The article of manufacture of claim 19, wherein the code controls the server to perform step (b) further by comprises determining the prescription from the suggested number of pounds to lose and the patient'"'"'s height.

21. A computing system for developing a weight-loss program, comprising

a server for (a) inputting patient data into a server and (b) determining automatically, in the server, a weight-loss program including a prescription;

and

a communication device, in communication with the server, for (c) providing the weight-loss program and the prescription determined in step (b) to a physician for review before they are provided to the patient.

22. The computing system of claim 21, wherein:

the server stores information on the patient'"'"'s progress; and

the communication device makes the information stored in step (d) available to the physician.

23. The computing system of claim 22, wherein the communication device comprises a device for communication over the Internet.

24. The computing system of claim 21, wherein the patient data input in step (a) comprise the patient'"'"'s sex, weight, height and age.

25. The computing system of claim 24, wherein the patient data input in step (a) further comprise a medical history of the patient and an indication of any medications that the patient is taking.

26. The computing system of claim 25, wherein the patient data input in step (a) further comprise physician observations about the patient.

27. The computing system of claim 24, wherein the server performs step (b) by calculating a basal metabolic rate from the patient'"'"'s sex, weight, height and age.

28. The computing system of claim 27, wherein the patient data input in step (a) further comprise a percentage of body fat.

29. The computing system of claim 28, wherein the server performs step (b) by determining an optimal range of percentage of body fat and a suggested number of pounds of body fat to lose.

30. The computing system of claim 29, wherein the server performs step (b) further by determining the prescription from the suggested number of pounds to lose and the patient'"'"'s height.