Fecha de publicación: 06/03/2014 Fuente: WIPO Food Portada A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED MONITORING OF FOOD AND BEVERAGE INTAKE, DETERMINING ASSOCIATED NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION AND
COMPARING WITH A PREDETERMINED DIETARY PLAN
A system for automated monitoring of food and beverage intake, determining associated nutritional information and comparing with a predetermined dietary plan comprising: a weighing assembly comprising (i) a scale for measuring the weight of food and beverage; (ii) a product identifier adapted to identify product IDs associated with said food and beverage; and (iii) a data transfer module in communication with said scale and said product identifier, said data transfer module being adapted to receive said product ID associated with said food and beverage and food and beverage use information including any change in weight of said food and beverage; a food and beverage inventory database storing food and beverage inventory available to a user of the system, said food and beverage inventory including purchased food and beverage information input to said food and beverage inventory database on purchase of purchased food and beverage and food and beverage use information received from said weighing apparatus; a food nutrient database comprising nutritional information on food and beverages; a dietary intake plan for a user of said system; a dietary intake recorder that records dietary intake of said user of said system, whereby nutritional information of said dietary intake of said user can be calculated from said food nutrient database and said nutritional information compared with said dietary intake plan; and a user interface in communication with said dietary intake recorder; wherein said dietary intake recorder is automatically updated with said food and beverage use information identified by said weighing assembly on use of said food and beverage by said user, and wherein said user interface is adapted to facilitate input of external food and beverage intake of said user to said dietary intake recorder.
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