Method and system to provide a person with a personalized advice with regard to his/her weight
First Claim
1. A method for providing personalized recommendations to a user, relating to monitoring his or her weight, comprising the steps, executed in the following order, of:
- /a/ obtaining, by means of an electronic scale, configured to measure the total weight and the body fat percentage of the user and to send the data to a remote unit by means of a wireless communication interface, a plurality of prior weighings of the user, each weighing giving the total weight and the body fat percentage,/b/ deriving from the prior weighings, by means of the remote unit capable of performing calculations, configured to collect and process the collected data originating from the electronic scale, a characteristic curve specific for the user concerned by associating at least two of the following three quantities;
total weight, fat body mass, and lean body mass, over at least one total weight range,/c/ obtaining, by means of the remote unit, a target total weight for the user to be achieved by the end of a target period, and therefore a target total weight change relative to the latest known total weight reading,/d/ deducing, by means of the remote unit, from steps /b/ and /c/ a target number of calories to burn, corresponding to target changes in the fat body mass and lean body mass deduced from said total weight change by means of the characteristic curve specific for the user concerned,/e/ providing, by means of a personal device connected to the remote unit, the user with exercise and/or diet instructions based on said target number of calories to burn,whereby the user can receive, on the personal device, personalized recommendations for achieving the target weight.
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Abstract
A method for providing personalized recommendations to an individual, relating to monitoring his or her weight, comprising the steps of /a/ obtaining a plurality of prior weighings for the individual concerned, each weighing giving the total weight and the body fat percentage, /b/ deriving a characteristic curve (S1) for the individual by associating at least the total weight and the fat body mass, /c/ obtaining a target total weight (P2) for the user to achieve by the end of a target period, and therefore a target total weight change, /d/ deducing a target number of calories to burn, corresponding to target changes in the fat body mass and lean body mass deduced from the total weight change, /e/ providing the user with personalized instructions on exercise and/or diet.
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1. A method for providing personalized recommendations to a user, relating to monitoring his or her weight, comprising the steps, executed in the following order, of:
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/a/ obtaining, by means of an electronic scale, configured to measure the total weight and the body fat percentage of the user and to send the data to a remote unit by means of a wireless communication interface, a plurality of prior weighings of the user, each weighing giving the total weight and the body fat percentage, /b/ deriving from the prior weighings, by means of the remote unit capable of performing calculations, configured to collect and process the collected data originating from the electronic scale, a characteristic curve specific for the user concerned by associating at least two of the following three quantities;
total weight, fat body mass, and lean body mass, over at least one total weight range,/c/ obtaining, by means of the remote unit, a target total weight for the user to be achieved by the end of a target period, and therefore a target total weight change relative to the latest known total weight reading, /d/ deducing, by means of the remote unit, from steps /b/ and /c/ a target number of calories to burn, corresponding to target changes in the fat body mass and lean body mass deduced from said total weight change by means of the characteristic curve specific for the user concerned, /e/ providing, by means of a personal device connected to the remote unit, the user with exercise and/or diet instructions based on said target number of calories to burn, whereby the user can receive, on the personal device, personalized recommendations for achieving the target weight. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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