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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6336136 | Internet weight reduction system Methods and apparatus are provided for a diet system which is carried out over the Internet. A server, over a network, stores at least one weight reduction program, including information from which a specific weight reduction plan can be selected. The ser... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6141574 | Ambulatory recorder having sliding period switches An ambulatory data recorder having a slidable patient activity period switch. The slidable patient activity period switch permits the patient to slide the switch from a first position to a second position upon the start of a pre-defined activity, e.g. eat... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6083006 | Personalized nutrition planning When a person desires a weight change, a daily calorie intake during a diet interval is established from answers that the person provides to questions on a questionnaire. A plan is developed to indicate preferable nutrients that provide the daily calorie ... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6039688 | Therapeutic behavior modification program, compliance monitoring and feedback system A therapeutic behavior modification program, compliance monitoring and feedback system includes a server-based relational database and one or more microprocessors electronically coupled to the server. The system enables development of a therapeutic behavi... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6040531 | Process for controlling body weight The disclosure relates to a process for controlling body weight in which selection of food servings is based on a calculated point value and a range of allotted daily POINTS which is adjusted for weight change. The calculated POINT value is a function of ... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6032676 | Method for correlating consumable intakes with physiological parameters A computer-assisted system and method for adjudging the effect of consumable intakes on physiological parameters is disclosed wherein a consumer records in a database a plurality of consumable identifiers identifiying consumables consumed, the amounts of ... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6024699 | Systems, methods and computer program products for monitoring, diagnosing and treating medical conditions of remotely located patients Medical conditions of a plurality of remotely located patients are monitored, diagnosed, prioritized and treated using a central data processing system configured to communicate with and receive data from a plurality of respective patient monitoring syste... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5989188 | Method and apparatus for determining the energy balance of a living subject on the basis of energy used and nutrition intake In a method and apparatus for determining the energy balance of a living subject on the basis of the energy use and on the basis of nutrition intake, the energy balance is calculated on the basis of a determined energy use of the subject and on the basis ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5954640 | Nutritional optimization method A method for proposing and providing nutritional supplementation for a person comprising the steps of receiving personal information, e.g., relating to health and diet, about the person, determining a health model for the person, determining an effect on ... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5908301 | Method and device for modifying behavior An interactive pre-set and adjustable behavior modification device suitable for encouraging modification of various behaviors, such as reduced or increased food intake, tobacco use, and alcohol consumption for example, having a plurality of parameters fro... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5890128 | Personalized hand held calorie computer (ECC) A novel hand held individually customized interactive integrated circuit device for nutrition and exercise management. Featuring built in Random Access Memory (RAM) Storage of extensive food lists with associated caloric and fat contents. The device also ... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5839901 | Integrated weight loss control method An integrated system of collecting data and reporting results, enabling an understanding of weight control and weight loss. The first embodiment of the invention is for a method of estimating an individual's baseline normal activities calories. The second... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5836312 | Computer-assisted system and method for adjudging the effect of consumable intakes on physiological parameters A computer-assisted system and method for adjudging the effect of consumable intakes on physiological parameters wherein a consumer records in a database a plurality of consumable identifiers identifiying consumables consumed, the amounts of each consumab... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5819735 | Device and method for monitoring dietary intake of calories and nutrients A portable, autonomous electronic device consisting of a barcode scanner, an updatable nutrition facts database, user memory to store product records of products eaten, and an integral readout display is disclosed that will allow a user to scan barcodes o... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5796640 | Dietary fat control automatic calculator system and fold label fat evaluator A relatively small, compact, portable, hand-held, pre-programmed, dedicated, automatic calculator for dietary fat control, having a limited number of data enter keys, a cusom program, a memory for storing user-entered data, said program, and user prompts,... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5774871 | System and method for creating a food order sales receipt identifying nutritional information of a customized meal A food order content receipt that is presented to customers of food preparation establishments to report individualized nutritional information of meal items prepared and served. A method of receiving a service order having one or more meals, each meal ma... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5704350 | Nutritional microcomputer and method This invention relates to a microcomputer and method for selecting foodstuffs from a foodstuff database, nutrients from a nutrient database, minerals from a mineral database, vitamins from a vitamin database and physical activities from a physical activit... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5673691 | Apparatus to control diet and weight using human behavior modification techniques In the preferred embodiment, a hand-held computer prepares and monitors a goal-oriented weight, nutrition and exercise control program. Visual and audio prompts tell users when to eat and exercise, and provide suggestions for what to eat. The computer ass... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5640774 | Diet aid device and method In a preferred embodiment, a diet aid device, including: apparatus to indicate a net calorie intake goal; apparatus to indicate remaining calories to reach the goal; and apparatus to decrease the remaining calories to reach the goal as calories are consum... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5412560 | Method for evaluating and analyzing food choices A process for evaluation of an individual's food choices based upon selected factors and dietary guidelines is disclosed. The DINE System provides a method and apparatus which allows an individual to determine how well or poorly the person is eating. The ... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5412564 | System and method for diet control A system and a method for recording and monitoring of dietary consumption by a consumer is disclosed. The system consists of a computer for storing and processing nutritional information of the type used for diet control, a real time clock for maintaining... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5388043 | Diet and behavioral control device This device assesses the intake of all consumed ingestible substances along with associated factors. The associated factors describe one or more environmental conditions under which ingestible substances were consumed, such as relating to behavior, emotio... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5233520 | Method and system for measurement of intake of foods, nutrients and other food components in the diet An interactive computerized dietary measurement system and process which can be used by lay people for accurate measurement of the intake of foods, nutrients, and other food components in the diet. The system includes a computer device coupled with an ele... | 08/03/1993 |
| 4954954 | Apparatus for generating a balanced calorically limited menu The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for preparing a series of daily menus that include foods having preselected characteristics. The menus are prepared from a list containing numerous food items, the caloric content of each item, which... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4951197 | Weight loss management system A weight loss management system utilizes a computer analysis of a participant's past medical history, eating habits, body measurements, exercise level and taste preferences to provide a menu of a specified number of calories to maintain a reasonable weigh... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4924389 | Device for implementing a method for feeding persons A first memory stores a calorie goal and quantities of food in several categories which a person anticipates will be consumed during a predetermined day. The quantity of food eaten during the preceding days are stored in a second memory. A computer determ... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4891756 | Nutritional microcomputer and method This invention relates to a microcomputer and method for selecting foodstuffs and maintaining a record of the nutritional values of foodstuffs eaten. The apparatus has a memory for receiving and retaining a data base of information regarding foodstuffs, a... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4884187 | Voltage regulator with ferromagnetic filter A ferromagnetic voltage regulator has the saturatable core reactor and electromagnetic winding closely coupled with a fan mounted in a housing on one surface to cool the assembly by forcing air through the windings and over the other surfaces of the regul... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4844187 | Future weight machine This apparatus will provide an individual with personal dietary information specifically tailored to the health needs of the particular individual. The apparatus includes means for determining the weight of the individual, including a weighting platform. ... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4796182 | Diet monitor and display device An electronic device for displaying preset amounts of food categories allowable in a daily diet, for permitting a digital entry representative of food consumed, and for subtracting that entry from the preset amount and displaying the result.... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4686624 | Portable apparatus for acquiring and processing data relative to the dietetics and/or the health of a person The portable apparatus for acquiring and processing information relative to the dietetics and/or health of a person comprises, in combination, a series (2) of alpha-numeric keys for inputting information relative to the dietetics and/or the health of the ... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4380802 | Electronic calorie counter A net calorie calculating apparatus is provided for calculating the calories burned by a person, the calories consumed by the person and the difference therebetween. The apparatus includes a calculator for performing mathematical calculations, the calcula... | 04/19/1983 |
| 4321674 | Nutritional value accumulating and display device A device for accumulating and displaying nutritional values has first and second display units each of which displays carbohydrate, protein, fat and calorie values. Food items to be consumed are keyed into the device on a keyboard and the values assigned ... | 03/23/1982 |
| 4212079 | Electronic calorie counter A calorie monitoring device is provided for providing a visual output which compares the number of calories burned by an individual versus the calorie intake for the individual. The device has a keyboard which functions as a first input to input the calor... | 07/08/1980 |
