Nutritional information system for shoppers

• US 5,478,989 A
• Filed: 04/13/1993
• Issued: 12/26/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/1989
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Kenneth J. Shepley
• Original Assignee: Kenneth J. Shepley
• Inventors: Shepley, Kenneth J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hajec, Donald T.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Wigmore, Steven
• Application Number:
  US08/046,976
• Time in Patent Office: 987 Days
• Field of Search: 235/375, 235/380, 364/413.02, 364/413.29
• US Class Current: 235/375
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/343 Cards including a counter
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/02 by keys or other credit registering devices

Abstract

A method for providing personalized nutrition information to an individual comprising the following steps: (a) inputting personal data relating to an individual; (b) inputting data identifying at least one food product which the individual intends to purchase or consume; (c) accessing prestored information relating to the at least one food product which the individual intends to purchase or consume; (d) generating and outputting information about the at least one food product which the individual intends to purchase or consume pertinent to the input personal data.

Claims

1. Apparatus for generating personalized nutritional information comprising:

(a) means for inputting personal data relating to an individual;

(b) barcode means for inputting data identifying at least one food product which said individual intends to purchase or consume;

(c) processor means under the control of a prestored computer program for correlating the personal data with prestored nutritional data, including a barcode address, pertinent to the at least one food product which the individual intends to purchase or consume;

(d) means for outputting information to the individual pertinent to the at least one food product and the personal data of the individual; and

(e) a mobile base supported by a plurality of wheels, wherein said mobile base comprises a shopping cart.

2. Method for generating personalized nutritional information while shopping, comprising the steps of:

(a) inputting personal data relating to an individual;

(b) selecting at least one food product while shopping which said individual intends to purchase and inputting data identifying said food product;

(c) correlating said personal data with prestored nutritional data, including a barcode address, pertinent to said food product which said individual intends to purchase; and

(d) outputting information to said individual pertinent to said food product and said personal data to assist said individual in making a decision to actually purchase said food product.