Providing Food-Portion Recommendations to Facilitate Dieting
First Claim
1. A method of providing dietary recommendations comprising:
- receiving a request to provide nutritional information, the request including a food-item identification that includes a name of a food item;
calculating a recommended portion size of the food item that is a percentage of a reference portion size of the food item;
obtaining an image that is deemed to include a representation of the food item;
generating a graphic that is sized to correlate with the percentage of the reference portion size; and
creating a portion-suggestion image including a combination of the graphic and the representation of the food item.
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Abstract
The system provides dietary and nutritional information, such as portion-size recommendations, portion-selection guidance, and portion-selection feedback includes various components. For instance, a request for dietary and nutritional information of a food item is received and an image is obtained that depicts the food item. A recommended portion size is determined based on various factors, such as food caloric value and a user profile. Based on the recommended portion size, a visual indicia or graphic is created that overlays the image when the image is displayed on a client device (e.g., smart phone, tablet, laptop, desktop, and the like) and that visual indicates how much of the food item in the image is recommended to be consumed. Other information can also be provided, such as alternative-food recommendations, interactive avatar feedback, and feedback as to how a portion selection compares to a group of users.
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15 Claims
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1. A method of providing dietary recommendations comprising:
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receiving a request to provide nutritional information, the request including a food-item identification that includes a name of a food item; calculating a recommended portion size of the food item that is a percentage of a reference portion size of the food item; obtaining an image that is deemed to include a representation of the food item; generating a graphic that is sized to correlate with the percentage of the reference portion size; and creating a portion-suggestion image including a combination of the graphic and the representation of the food item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer memory device storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed, perform operations for providing dietary recommendations comprising:
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receiving a request to provide a dietary recommendation, the request including a user-supplied image, which includes a representation of a food item, and a food-item identification including a name of the food item; calculating a recommended portion size that is a percentage of the standard portion size; generating a graphic that is sized to correlate with the percentage of the standard portion size; and creating a portion-suggestion image by superimposing the graphic over a portion of the user-supplied image. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of providing dietary recommendations comprising:
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receiving a food-item identification that includes a name of a food item and a method of preparing the food item; determining a total caloric value associated with a reference portion size of the food item when prepared using the method of preparing; referencing a user profile to retrieve one or more dietary parameters; using the one or more dietary parameters to calculate a recommended portion size that is a percentage of the reference portion size; retrieving a stock image that includes a representation of the food item; generating a graphic that is sized to correlate with the percentage of the reference portion size; creating a portion-suggestion image including the graphic overlaying the stock image; and providing the portion-suggestion image to be displayed using a client computing device. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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