COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING FOOD CONSUMPTION

• US 20120295233A1
• Filed: 05/17/2012
• Published: 11/22/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/18/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Makemyplate, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Makemyplate, Ltd.
• Inventors: COOPERMAN, Alin
• Application Number:
  US13/474,395
• Publication Number:
  US 20120295233A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/127
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0092 Nutrition
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/60 relating to nutrition control, e.g. diets

Abstract

A computerized method and system for monitoring food consumption.

Claims

1. A computerized method comprising:

displaying on a computer screen one or more food holding utensils resembling a utensil used by an individual in real life;

providing means for inputting information on food items consumed by individual; and

displaying an image resembling such food items on said utensil;

thereby monitoring the food consumption of an individual.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein said utensil is a plate, bowl, box, cup, glass or hand-full.

3. A method according to claim 1, wherein said input means are provided within the form of a visualized catalogue of food items.

4. A method according to claim 1, wherein said input means are provided within the form of a visualized catalogue of food items, wherein said visualized catalogue provides the nutritional value of food items.

5. A method according to claim 1, wherein said input means are provided within the form of a visualized catalogue of food items, wherein said visualized catalogue includes virtual representation of food items resembling food items consumed by the individual in real life.

6. A method according to any one of claims 1, wherein said displaying of an image resembling such food items on said utensil includes nutritional data of said food items.

7. A method according to claim 1, wherein said information inputted on food items over a time period consumed by the individual is accumulated.

8. A method according to claim 1, comprising defining a time period and displaying information on food items consumed over said time period.

9. A method according to claim 1, operable over a computer network.

10. A method according to claim 1, operable in a server-client system, said server comprising a data storage and a software for executing the method.

11. A method according to claim 1, operable over a computer network wherein the computer network is the internet.

12. Client server system comprising a plurality of clients and one or more serves, the clients and the one or more servers being connected through a computer network, the server containing an executable software and a database for execution of the method of claim 1.

13. A data storage device storing a computer executable software for execution of the method of claim 1.