Method, apparatus, and medium for managing weight by using calorie consumption information

• US 20070173703A1
• Filed: 06/27/2006
• Published: 07/26/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Jung, Hye Jin, Shin, Sang Hoon, Kim, Kyung Ho, Lee, Kwang Hyeon
• Application Number:
  US11/475,053
• Publication Number:
  US 20070173703A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: G01G 19/4146 for controlling caloric intake, e.g. diet control
• 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 method of managing weight by using calorie consumption information, the method including: receiving target information from a user; receiving calorie consumption data of the user; analyzing the calorie consumption data based on the target information; and providing feedback to the user for a result of the analyzing the calorie consumption data.

Claims

1. A method of managing weight by using calorie consumption information, the method comprising:

receiving target information from a user;

receiving calorie consumption data of the user;

analyzing the calorie consumption data based on the target information; and

providing feedback to the user of a result of the analyzing the calorie consumption data.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, in the receiving calorie consumption data of the user, the calorie consumption data of the user, based on time, is received from a predetermined calorie measurement device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein, in the analyzing the calorie consumption data, an amount of calories consumed exceeding a predetermined standard value for a duration designated according to the target information is analyzed by using the inputted calorie consumption data.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the providing feedback to the user for the result of the analyzing the calorie consumption data comprises the operation of providing feedback of the analyzed number as a number that the user aerobically exercises at an intensity greater than an intensity determined according to the target information.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein, in the analyzing calorie consumption data, a time slot of a greatest amount of calories consumed is analyzed by using calorie consumption data for one day, of the user.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein, in the providing feedback to the user for a result of the analyzing the calorie consumption data, an activity time pattern of the user and behavior pattern information corresponding to the activity time pattern of the user, which are obtained by using the analyzed time period information, are provided to the user as the feedback.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the time slot includes any one of morning, afternoon, evening, or midnight.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein, in the analyzing the calorie consumption data, exercise intensity is analyzed by using the calorie consumption data.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein, in the providing feedback to the user for a result of the analyzing the calorie consumption data, a ratio of the analyzed exercise intensity is provided to the user as the feedback.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein, in the analyzing the calorie consumption data, a week'"'"'s exercise pattern of the user is analyzed by using a week'"'"'s calorie consumption data of the user.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein, in the providing feedback to the user for a result of the analyzing the calorie consumption data, according to the analyzed week'"'"'s exercise pattern of the user, whether the exercise pattern of the user is a weekday-type or weekend-type is provided to the user as the feedback.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein, in the analyzing the calorie consumption data, when more calories than a predetermined ratio of total consumed calories are consumed within three days, the exercise pattern of the user is determined to be irregular by using the week'"'"'s calorie consumption data.

13. A method of managing weight by using calorie consumption information, the method comprising:

receiving activity information from a user;

receiving calorie consumption data of the user;

analyzing an amount of activity of the user by using the inputted calorie consumption data; and

providing feedback to the user for a predetermined activity request information according to the analyzed activity amount of the user in real time.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein, in the providing feedback to the user for a predetermined activity request information according to the analyzed activity amount of the user in real time, an alarm of requesting the user to act is provided to the user as the feedback in real time when the analyzed activity amount is smaller than a set up activity amount.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein, the providing feedback to the user for a predetermined activity request information according to the analyzed activity amount of the user in real time comprises:

counting a time in which the calorie consumption data is maintained to be more than a predetermined standard value according to the analyzed activity amount; and

providing feedback to the user for an alarm which indicates a point in time that the counted time passes a predetermined time, as a point in time of decomposing body fat, in real time.

16. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

monitoring weight data of the user; and

analyzing caloric intake based on the calorie consumption data and the weight data.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the analyzing caloric intake based on the calorie consumption data and the weight data comprises:

analyzing weight change data of the user by comparing first weight data measured at a first point in time and second weight data measured at a second point in time; and

analyzing the caloric intake of the user based on the calorie consumption data and the analyzed weight change data.

18. The method of claim 16, further comprising the operation of computing weight data between the first point in time and the second point in time via linear interpolation based on the first weight data measured at the first point in time and the second weight data measured at the second point in time when the monitored weight data of the user is not continuous.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein, in the analyzing weight change data of the user by comparing first weight data measured at a first point in time and second weight data measured at a second point in time, the weight change data of the user is analyzed by comparing the first weight data with the second weight data or by using a gradient of the weight data of the user.

20. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

recording food intake time data of the user and defecation time data of the user; and

adjusting the computed weight data by referring to the recoded time data.

21. The method of claim 17, wherein, in the analyzing the caloric intake of the user based on the calorie consumption data and the analyzed weight change data, the calorie intake of the user is determined to be high caloric when an amount of a change of the weight change data is smaller than the calorie consumption data.

22. A method of managing weight by using calorie consumption information, the method comprising:

obtaining and processing weight data and calorie consumption data of a user;

determining a calorie consumption standard according to an amount of a weight change with respect to a standard intake of the user; and

estimating caloric intake of the user according to the weight change and the calorie consumption of the user based on the determined standard.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein:

the obtaining and processing weight data and calorie consumption data of a user comprises the operation of revising the weight data by using a linear interpolation when an interval of the obtained weight data is less than a certain standard; and

in the revising the weight data, a case of a sudden reduction of the weight of the user when an activity amount of the user is constantly maintained is not included in an objective of the revision according to the linear interpolation.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the determining a calorie consumption standard according to an amount of a weight change with respect to a standard intake of the user comprises:

collecting the calorie consumption and the weight change data of the user ingesting a meal according to determined calorie and weight;

revising the weight change data by recording defecation time and snack intake time; and

determining the calorie consumption standard according to the weight change with respect to the standard intake of the user based on the calorie consumption and the revised weight change data.

25. The method of claim 22, wherein, in the estimating caloric intake of the user, the caloric intake of the user in a section between meals is estimated by checking the meals of the user.

26. At least one computer readable medium storing instructions that control at least one processor to perform a method of managing weight by using calorie consumption information, the method comprising:

receiving target information from a user;

receiving calorie consumption data of the user;

analyzing the calorie consumption data based on the target information; and

providing feedback to the user of a result of the analyzing the calorie consumption data.

27. An apparatus for managing weight by using calorie consumption information, the apparatus comprising:

an input unit receiving target information inputted from a user;

a receiving unit receiving calorie consumption data and weight data of the user;

an analysis unit analyzing the calorie consumption data based on the target information and the weight data; and

a feedback unit providing feedback to the user of a result of analyzing the calorie consumption data.

28. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the feedback unit provides the feedback to a predetermined user health management server of the result of analyzing the calorie consumption data.

29. An apparatus for managing weight by using calorie consumption information, the apparatus comprising:

an input unit receiving target information inputted from a user;

a weight information receiving unit receiving weight information of the user;

a calorie consumption measurement unit measuring calorie consumption of the user;

an analysis unit analyzing exercise amount of the user based on the target information, the weight information, and the calorie consumption; and

a feedback unit providing feedback to the user of the analyzed exercise amount and a prescription corresponding to the analyzed exercise amount.

30. At least one computer readable medium storing instructions that control at least one processor to perform a method of managing weight by using calorie consumption information, the method comprising:

receiving activity information from a user;

receiving calorie consumption data of the user;

analyzing an amount of activity of the user by using the inputted calorie consumption data; and

providing feedback to the user for a predetermined activity request information according to the analyzed activity amount of the user in real time.

31. At least one computer readable medium storing instructions that control at least one processor to perform a method of managing weight by using calorie consumption information, the method comprising:

obtaining and processing weight data and calorie consumption data of a user;

determining a calorie consumption standard according to an amount of a weight change with respect to a standard intake of the user; and

estimating caloric intake of the user according to the weight change and the calorie consumption of the user based on the determined standard.