Diet monitor and display device

• US 4,796,182 A
• Filed: 12/15/1986
• Issued: 01/03/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/1986
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Custom Calculations Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Gary Duboff
• Inventors: Duboff, Gary
• Primary Examiner(s): NOT, DEFINED
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kibby, Steven G.
• Application Number:
  US06/941,629
• Time in Patent Office: 750 Days
• Field of Search: 364/413, 364/415
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/60 relating to nutrition control, e.g. diets
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/921 Diet management

Abstract

An electronic device for displaying preset amounts of food categories allowable in a daily diet, for permitting a digital entry representative of food consumed, and for subtracting that entry from the preset amount and displaying the result.

Claims

1. A display device responsive to electronic processing means for visually presenting digital data representative of a dietary plan comprising in combination,

(a) means for digitally displaying respective minimum and maximum allowable daily consumption in selected food categories by said plan,

(b) means for digitally displaying respective minimum and maximum allowable weekly consumption in selected food categories by said plan,

(c) dedicated manually operable switch means for selecting one food category among said selected food categories,

(d) meanually operable switch means for activating a digital amount representative of an amount of food consumed in said food category,

(e) switch means for commanding entry of said digital amount of said food category to said processing means for processing and subtraction from the displayed minimum and maximum amounts, and

(f) means for storing the remaining allowable daily and weekly amounts in each of said selected food categories.

2. A device as in claim 1 further including means to provide an auditory signal if a digital amount commanded to be entered is a higher amount than the maximum displayed amount.

3. A device as in claim 2 further including:

(a) means for indicating that the maximum allowable daily consumption in a food category has been exceeded, and

(b) means for indicating that the maximum allowable weekly consumption in a food category has been exceeded.

4. A device as in claim 3 wherein means are included for displaying the remaining maximum daily allowable consumption from a previously selected daily maximum amount as well as for displaying the remaining maximum weekly allowable consumption from a previously selected weekly maximum amount.

5. A device as in claim 3 further including means for displaying an allowable weekly consumption in selected weekly categories of food containing protein, and means for displaying an allowable daily consumption in a total daily proteing category, and further comprising means for subtracting an amount from the allowable daily protein displayed concurrently with the subtraction of an equal amount from the display of said allowable consumption from any of said weekly categories of food containing protein.

6. A device as in claim 1 further including audio means for providing a signal comprising a single reep which is indicative of the non-acceptance of a digital amount.

7. A device as in claim 6 wherein said audio means provides a signal comprising a double beep which is indicative of the non-acceptance of an attempt to enter a digital amount representative of the overconsumption of a food category.

8. A device as in claim 7 wherein said device further comprises display means that provides a visual character as said double beep is effected.

9. A device as in claim 7 wherein said device further comprises audio means that provides a double beep representative of the non-acceptance of an attempt to add digital amounts before substraction occurs.

10. A device including electronic processing means for indicating allowable daily consumption in a variety of categories of foods comprising in combination:

(a) means for visually displaying the minimum and maximum allowable daily consumption in selected food categories,

(b) switch means for activating entry of a food category into said electronic processing means,

(c) means for actuating entry of the amount of consumption in selected food categories and subtraction thereof from said consumption allowable daily, and

(d) means for digitally displaying the remaining minimum and maximum amounts in said food categories allowable daily, and

(e) means for storing the remaining allowable daily amounts in each of said selected food categories.

11. A device as in claim 10 further including a means to display the day of the week and means for manually activating the device to advance the day of the week.

12. A device as in claim 10 further including means for manually actuating the device to a numerical entry set mode, said numerical entry set mode permitting the user of said device to enter and set minimum and maximum user-selected consumption amounts for each of said food categories.

13. A device as in claim 12 including means for providing an audio signal to indicate a non-allowable proposed numerical entry.

14. A device as in claim 12 further including fractional digit display means in the form of a portion of a pie chart, said fractional digit display means being activated when fractional units of selected food categories are entered during the numerical entry set mode, or when fractional units remain to be consumed.