Dining plate system sensing food characteristics, sending data to the internet, and displaying information on a handheld communication device
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1. An active foodware system comprising:
- a dining surface supported by a dining plate, said dining surface being recessed in relation to a region surrounding said dining surface, said dining surface recessed for receiving solid food and preventing spillage from said dining surface;
a sensing component and a wireless communication component, wherein said sensing component is for sensing while a diner is dining and for providing related visual, auditory, or haptic stimulation to a recipient or said diner while said diner is dining, said sensing component for sensing weight of said food;
wherein said wireless communication component is for wirelessly sending data for providing visual, auditory, or haptic stimulation to said recipient or said diner while said diner is dining;
an underplate having positioning structure for removably mating with said dining plate and simultaneously mating with a plurality of dining plates not contacting with each other, said underplate comprising said sensing component for sensing the weight of said food while said diner is dining and said wireless communication component;
wherein said sensing component further comprises a plurality of load cells for sensing the weight of said food, and wherein each load cell of said plurality of load cells is associated with a separate said dining plate of said plurality of dining plates.
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A dining plate active foodware system senses food characteristics, such as weight and calories. Removable dining plates are placed on an underplate comprising sensing and wireless communication components. The system may include a camera. Data related to the food is sent to the internet as well as displayed on the visual stimulating component of a handheld communication device, such as a mobile phone. Auditory and haptic stimuli may also be provided.
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1. An active foodware system comprising:
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a dining surface supported by a dining plate, said dining surface being recessed in relation to a region surrounding said dining surface, said dining surface recessed for receiving solid food and preventing spillage from said dining surface; a sensing component and a wireless communication component, wherein said sensing component is for sensing while a diner is dining and for providing related visual, auditory, or haptic stimulation to a recipient or said diner while said diner is dining, said sensing component for sensing weight of said food; wherein said wireless communication component is for wirelessly sending data for providing visual, auditory, or haptic stimulation to said recipient or said diner while said diner is dining; an underplate having positioning structure for removably mating with said dining plate and simultaneously mating with a plurality of dining plates not contacting with each other, said underplate comprising said sensing component for sensing the weight of said food while said diner is dining and said wireless communication component; wherein said sensing component further comprises a plurality of load cells for sensing the weight of said food, and wherein each load cell of said plurality of load cells is associated with a separate said dining plate of said plurality of dining plates. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method employing an active foodware system employing a dining surface supported by a dining plate, said dining surface being recessed in relation to a region surrounding said dining surface, said dining surface recessed for receiving solid food and preventing spillage from said dining surface, said active foodware system further employing a sensing component, a wireless communication component for wirelessly sending data, a processor component, and an underplate having positioning structure for removably mating with said dining plate and simultaneously mating with a plurality of dining plates not contacting with each other, said underplate having said sensing component and said wireless communication component, said method comprising the steps of:
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mating said dining plate with said positioning structure of said underplate; said sensing component providing sensing data based on consumption of a diner while dining; wirelessly sending said sensing data for providing visual, auditory, or haptic stimulation to a recipient or said diner while said diner is dining; said processor component processing said sensing data for providing related visual, auditory, or haptic stimulation to said recipient or said diner; said underplate comprising said sensing component for sensing weight of said food while said diner is dining; and wherein said sensing component further comprises a plurality of load cells for sensing the weight of said food, and wherein each load cell of said plurality of load cells is associated with a separate said dining plate of said plurality of dining plates. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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