AUTOMATIC DIET PLANNING METHOD AND MOBILE DEVICE FOR PERFORMING THE SAME

• US 20120171646A1
• Filed: 11/04/2011
• Published: 07/05/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Chen, Li-Ju, Hsiao, Mark
• Application Number:
  US13/289,057
• Publication Number:
  US 20120171646A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/127
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0092 Nutrition

Abstract

An automatic diet planning method includes receiving, by a computing device, user input of a nutrition constraint on a type of nutrition; receiving user input of a preference constraint on a type of user preference, wherein the user preference has nothing to do with nutrition; providing to the user a plurality of meal items; pre-determining a nutrition value for each meal item regarding the type of nutrition; pre-determining a preference value for each meal item regarding the user preference; and receiving from the user a selection of at least one planned meal item from the plurality of meal items according to the nutrition constraint and the preference constraint, wherein the planned meal item has the nutrition value and the preference value respectively complying with the nutrition constraint and the preference constraint.

Claims

1. An automatic diet planning method, comprising:

receiving, by a computing device, user input of a nutrition constraint on a type of nutrition;

receiving user input of a preference constraint on a type of user preference, wherein the user preference has nothing to do with nutrition;

providing to the user a plurality of meal items;

pre-determining a nutrition value for each meal item regarding the type of nutrition;

pre-determining a preference value for each meal item regarding the user preference; and

receiving from the user a selection of at least one planned meal item from the plurality of meal items according to the nutrition constraint and the preference constraint, wherein the planned meal item has the nutrition value and the preference value respectively complying with the nutrition constraint and the preference constraint.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving user input of a rating constraint on a type of meal rating; and

fetching a rating value for each meal item from a rating database,

wherein the rating value of the planned meal item complies with the rating constraint.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving user input of a category constraint on a plurality of meal categories, wherein the meal categories have nothing to do with nutrition; and

pre-determining a category value for each meal item regarding the meal category, wherein the category value of the planned meal item complies with the category constraint.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

updating the nutrition constraint further according to a nutrition value of the planned meal item or updating the preference constraint further according to a preference value of the planned meal item.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving user input of a location constraint on a type of user location; and

pre-determining a location value for each meal item,

wherein the location value of the planned meal item complies with the location constraint.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein a specified meal item is selected from the plurality of meal items prior to the step of selecting at least one planned meal item, and selecting at least one planned meal item, a sum of a nutrition value of the planned meal item and a nutrition value of the specified meal item complies with the nutrition constraint.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein a sum of the preference value of the planned meal item and the preference value of the specified meal item complies with the preference constraint.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

pre-determining a category value for each meal item regarding a plurality of meal categories, wherein the plurality of meal categories have nothing to do with nutrition,

wherein the pre-determining a preference value for each meal item further comprises;

calculating a number of instances the user selects the category value according to a food-ordering record of the user, followed by setting the preference value according to the number of instances.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

pre-determining a category value for each meal item regarding a plurality of meal categories, wherein the plurality of meal categories have nothing to do with nutrition,

wherein the pre-determining a preference value for each meal item further comprises;

calculating a number of instances a plurality of other users select the category value according to a food-ordering record of the plurality of other users, followed by setting the preference value according to the number of instances.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein inputting the preference constraint further comprises:

searching automatically for a maximum value of a preference value for each meal item, followed by treating the maximum value as the preference constraint.

11. A mobile device, comprising:

a memory configured to store an application; and

a processor configured to access the memory to execute the application, the application implementing a, automatic diet planning method, wherein the method comprises;

receiving user input of a nutrition constraint on a type of nutrition;

receiving user input of a preference constraint on a type of user preference, wherein the user preference has nothing to do with nutrition;

providing to the user a plurality of meal items;

pre-determining a nutrition value for each meal item regarding the type of nutrition;

pre-determining a preference value for each meal item regarding the user preference; and

receiving from the user a selection of at least one planned meal item from the plurality of meal items according to the nutrition constraint and the preference constraint, wherein the planned meal item has the nutrition value and the preference value respectively complying with the nutrition constraint and the preference constraint.

12. The mobile device of claim 11, wherein the memory stores a preference value and a nutrition value pre-determined for each meal item and the plurality of meal items.

13. The mobile device of claim 11, further comprising:

a communication module connected to a server,

wherein the processor executes the application and fetches a preference value and a nutrition value pre-determined for each meal item and the plurality of meal items from the server via the communication module.

14. The mobile device of claim 11, further comprising:

a communication module connected to a server,

wherein the processor executes the application and further performs;

inputting a rating constraint on a type of meal rating; and

fetching a rating value for each meal item from the server via the communication module,

wherein, in the step of selecting at least one planned meal item, the rating value of the planned meal item complies with the rating constraint.

15. The mobile device of claim 11, further comprising:

a location detection module configured to provide a location of the mobile device,

wherein the processor executes the application and further performs the steps of;

receiving a user input of a location constraint on the location; and

pre-determining a location value for each meal item,

wherein the location value of the planned meal item complies with the location constraint.

16. The mobile device of claim 15, wherein the memory further stores the pre-determined location value for each meal item.

17. The mobile device of claim 15, further comprising:

a communication module connected to a server,

wherein the processor executes the application and fetches the pre-determined location value for each meal item from the server via the communication module.

18. The mobile device of claim 11, further comprising:

a data input module wherein the user selects a specified meal item from the plurality of meal items prior to selecting at least one planned meal item,

wherein, in selecting at least one planned meal item, a sum of a nutrition value of the planned meal item and a nutrition value of the specified meal item complies with the nutrition constraint.

19. The mobile device of claim 11, wherein the processor executes the application and further updates the nutrition constraint according to a nutrition value of the planned meal item or further updates the preference constraint according to a preference value of the planned meal item.