Computerized dietetic scale
First Claim
1. A dietetic scale, comprising:
- a bar code reader for identifying a food product contained in a package from a bar code displayed thereon;
means for retrieving predetermined food content data per unit weight of said food product from a database containing predetermined food content data per unit weight for a plurality of food products, said predetermined food content data comprising a compilation of standardized nutrition facts promulgated for said food products;
a scale for determining a measured weight of a serving of said food product obtained from said package; and
means for comparing said measured weight of said serving of said food product with said predetermined food content data per a unit weight of said food product so as to calculate a nutritional content of said serving of said food product, said means for comparing said measured weight with said predetermined food content data per unit weight of said food product comprising electronic memory having said predetermined food content data for a plurality of food products entered therein.
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Abstract
A dietetic scale and method for calculating and tracking nutritional content information. The scale includes a bar code reader for identifying a food product from its package, with food content data per unit weight of the product being retrieved from a database. The database is a compilation of standardized nutrition facts promulgated by the FDA or other authority for the food products, with the bar code being correlated with the food products by means of their individual UPC numbers. The scale cumulatively sends the nutritional content data for servings of food products consumed over a predetermined interval of time, and then compares the summed values with a predetermined goal that includes minimums and maximums for selected contents. The information may be outputted to a digital flashcard or other electronic storage media for subsequent retrieval and analysis.
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27 Claims
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1. A dietetic scale, comprising:
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a bar code reader for identifying a food product contained in a package from a bar code displayed thereon; means for retrieving predetermined food content data per unit weight of said food product from a database containing predetermined food content data per unit weight for a plurality of food products, said predetermined food content data comprising a compilation of standardized nutrition facts promulgated for said food products; a scale for determining a measured weight of a serving of said food product obtained from said package; and means for comparing said measured weight of said serving of said food product with said predetermined food content data per a unit weight of said food product so as to calculate a nutritional content of said serving of said food product, said means for comparing said measured weight with said predetermined food content data per unit weight of said food product comprising electronic memory having said predetermined food content data for a plurality of food products entered therein. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for calculating a nutritional content of a serving of a food product, said method comprising the steps of:
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scanning a bar code on a package so as to identify a food product contained therein; retrieving predetermined food content data per unit weight of said food product from a database containing predetermined food content data per unit weight for a plurality of food products, said database comprising a compilation of standardized nutrition facts promulgated for said food products; weighing a serving of said food product from said container so as to determine a measured weight of said serving; and comparing said measured weight of said serving of said food product with said predetermined food content data per unit weight of said food product so as to calculate a nutritional content of said serving of said food product. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A dietetic scale comprising:
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a bar code reader for identifying a food product contained in a package from a bar code displayed thereon; means for retrieving predetermined food content data per unit weight of said food product from a database containing predetermined food content data per unit weight for a plurality of food products; a scale for determining a measured weight of a serving of said food product obtained from said package; means for comparing said measured weight of said serving of said food product with said predetermined food content data per a unit weight of said food product so as to calculate a nutritional content of said serving of said food product, said means for comparing said measured weight with said predetermined food content data per unit weight of said food product comprising electronic memory having predetermined food content data content for a plurality of food products entered therein; means for cumulatively summing said calculated nutritional contents of a plurality of servings of food products over a predetermined interval of time; and means for comparing said calculated nutritional contents that are cumulatively summed over said predetermined interval of time with a predetermined goal for intake of said nutritional contents for said interval of time, said predetermined goal for intake of said nutritional contents including predetermined minimums and maximums for selected nutritional contents for said predetermined interval of time. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for calculating a nutritional content of a serving of a food product, said method comprising the steps of:
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scanning a bar code on a package so as to identify a food product contained therein; retrieving predetermined food content data per unit weight of said food product from a database containing predetermined food content data per unit weight for a plurality of food products; weighing a serving of said food product from said container so as to determine a measured weight of said serving; comparing said measured weight of said serving of food product with said predetermined food content data per unit weight of said food product so as to calculate a nutritional content of said serving of said food product; cumulatively summing said calculated nutritional contents of a plurality of servings of food products over a predetermined interval of time; and comparing said calculated nutritional contents that are cumulatively summed for said predetermined interval of time with a predetermined goal for intake of said nutritional contents for said interval of time, so as to calculate differences between said summed nutritional contents and predetermined minimums and maximums for selected nutritional contents within said goal. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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