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Nutritional microcomputer and method
Assignee: Microlife Corp
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Filing: 1988-09-26
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Granted: 1990-01-02
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Expires: 2008-09-26
Abstract
Abstract 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, accessing keys for accessing from the memory foodstuff identifying information regarding a selected class of foodstuffs from among those in the data base, a display for displaying a plurality of lines of information for a correponding plurality of foodstuffs accessed from the memory, selection keys for selecting from the display of a plurality of lines of information that foodstuff identifying and nutritional value information which relates to a specific foodstuff, and a register for registering the information selected from the display regarding a specific foodstuff and for accumulating over an interval of time the information regarding additional selected foodstuffs.
Inventors
- 👤 William B. Williams, III
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 08:38
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/048; G06F3/0487; G06F3/0489; G06F15/00; G06F15/02; G06F15/025; G16; G16H; G16H20/00; G16H20/60; G16H40/00; G16H40/60; G16H40/63; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S128/00; Y10S128/92; Y10S128/921
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 36
Claim 1
Independent Claim
123 words
A nutritional microcomputer apparatus comprising: memory means for receiving and retaining a data base of information regarding foodstuffs, accessing means for accessing from said memory means foodstuff identifying information regarding a selected group of foodstuffs from among those in the data base, display means for displaying a plurality of lines of information for a corresponding plurality of foodstuffs accessed from said memory means by said accessing means, selection means for selecting from the display of a plurality of lines of information that foodstuff identifying and nutritional value information which relates to a specific foodstuff, and register means for registering the information selected from the display regarding a specific foodstuff and for accumulating over an interval of time the information regarding additional selected foodstuffs.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
123 words
A nutritional microcomputer apparatus comprising: memory means for receiving and retaining a data base of information regarding foodstuffs, accessing means for accessing from said memory means foodstuff identifying information regarding a selected group of foodstuffs from among those in the data base, display means for displaying a plurality of lines of information for a corresponding plurality of foodstuffs accessed from said memory means by said accessing means, selection means for selecting from the display of a plurality of lines of information that foodstuff identifying and nutritional value information which relates to a specific foodstuff, and register means for registering the information selected from the display regarding a specific foodstuff and for accumulating over an interval of time the information regarding additional selected foodstuffs.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said memory means retains information regarding the caloric content of foodstuffs.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said memory means retains information regarding the protein content of foodstuffs.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said memory means retains information regarding the carbohydrate content of foodstuffs.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said memory means retains information regarding the fat content of foodstuffs.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said memory means retains information regarding the sodium content of foodstuffs.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said memory means retains information regarding the cholesterol content of foodstuffs.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said memory means retains information regarding the fiber content of foodstuffs.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said memory means retains information regarding at least one mineral contained in the foodstuffs.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said memory means retains information regarding at least one vitamin contained in the foodstuffs.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said memory means retains information regarding the brand names of specific foodstuff products.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said memory means retains information regarding the serving size of foodstuffs.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
49 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said accessing means selects, on repeated actuation, from among the information retained in said memory means those elements of information which relate to a series of selected groups of related foodstuffs, each group being displayed as actuation of said accessing means is repeated.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
41 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said display means displays a predetermined number of lines of information each having a predetermined number of characters and further wherein said accessing means causes the display of foodstuff identifying information absent nutritional value information.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
24 words
Apparatus according to claim 14 wherein said selection means causes the display of foodstuff identifying and nutritional value information for a single selected foodstuff.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
20 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said register means accumulates totals of nutritional values for selected foodstuffs over daily intervals.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
157 words
A nutritional microcomputer apparatus comprising: memory means for receiving and retaining a data base of foodstuff identifying and nutritional value information regarding a plurality of classes of foodstuffs, the nutritional value information comprising information on content of calories, protein, carbohydrate, fat, sodium, cholesterol, fiber, at least one mineral and at least one vitamin, accessing means for accessing from said memory means foodstuff identifying information regarding one selected group of foodstuffs from among those in the data base, display means for displaying a plurality of lines of foodstuff identifying information for a corresponding plurality of foodstuffs accessed from said memory means by said accessing means, selection means for selecting from the display of a plurality of lines of information that foodstuff identifying and nutritional value information which relates to a specific foodstuff, and register means for registering the information selected from the display regarding a specific foodstuff and for accumulating over a day the information regarding selected foodstuffs.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
157 words
A nutritional microcomputer apparatus comprising: memory means for receiving and retaining a data base of foodstuff identifying and nutritional value information regarding a plurality of classes of foodstuffs, the nutritional value information comprising information on content of calories, protein, carbohydrate, fat, sodium, cholesterol, fiber, at least one mineral and at least one vitamin, accessing means for accessing from said memory means foodstuff identifying information regarding one selected group of foodstuffs from among those in the data base, display means for displaying a plurality of lines of foodstuff identifying information for a corresponding plurality of foodstuffs accessed from said memory means by said accessing means, selection means for selecting from the display of a plurality of lines of information that foodstuff identifying and nutritional value information which relates to a specific foodstuff, and register means for registering the information selected from the display regarding a specific foodstuff and for accumulating over a day the information regarding selected foodstuffs.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
136 words
A method of recording the nutritional values of foodstuffs selected for consumption and comprising the steps of: entering into and retaining in a data base memory information regarding nutritional values for a plurality of groups of foodstuff types each comprising a number of individual foodstuffs, accessing from the data base memory foodstuff identifying information regarding a selected group of foodstuffs from among those in the data base, displaying a plurality of lines of information for a corresponding plurality of foodstuffs accessed from the data base memory means, selecting from the display of a plurality of lines of information that foodstuff identifying and nutritional value information which relates to a specific foodstuff, and registering the information selected from the display regarding a specific foodstuff and accumulating over an interval of time the information regarding additional selected foodstuffs.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
136 words
A method of recording the nutritional values of foodstuffs selected for consumption and comprising the steps of: entering into and retaining in a data base memory information regarding nutritional values for a plurality of groups of foodstuff types each comprising a number of individual foodstuffs, accessing from the data base memory foodstuff identifying information regarding a selected group of foodstuffs from among those in the data base, displaying a plurality of lines of information for a corresponding plurality of foodstuffs accessed from the data base memory means, selecting from the display of a plurality of lines of information that foodstuff identifying and nutritional value information which relates to a specific foodstuff, and registering the information selected from the display regarding a specific foodstuff and accumulating over an interval of time the information regarding additional selected foodstuffs.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method according to claim 18 wherein said steps of entering into and retaining in a data base memory and registering information include entering information regarding the caloric content of foodstuffs.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method according to claim 18 wherein said steps of entering into and retaining in a data base memory and registering information include entering information regarding the protein content of foodstuffs.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method according to claim 18 wherein said steps of entering into and retaining in a data base memory and registering information include entering information regarding the carbohydrate content of foodstuffs.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method according to claim 18 wherein said steps of entering into and retaining in a data base memory and registering information include entering information regarding the fat content of foodstuffs.
Claim 26
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31 words
A method according to claim 18 wherein said steps of entering into and retaining in a data base memory and registering information include entering information regarding the sodium content of foodstuffs.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method according to claim 18 wherein said steps of entering into and retaining in a data base memory and registering information include entering information regarding the cholesterol content of foodstuffs.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method according to claim 18 wherein said steps of entering into and retaining in a data base memory and registering information include entering information regarding the fiber content of foodstuffs.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method according to claim 18 wherein said steps of entering into and retaining in a data base memory and registering information include entering information regarding the mineral content of foodstuffs.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method according to claim 18 wherein said steps of entering into and retaining in a data base memory and registering information include entering information regarding the vitamin content of foodstuffs.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method according to claim 18 wherein said steps of entering into and retaining in a data base memory and registering information include entering information regarding the brand names of specific foodstuff products.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method according to claim 18 wherein said steps of entering into and retaining in a data base memory and registering information include entering information regarding the serving size of foodstuffs.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method according to claim 18 wherein said step of accessing identifying information selects from among the information retained in the data base memory those elements of information which relate to a selected group of related foodstuffs.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
54 words
A method according to claim 18 wherein said step of accessing identifying information comprises selecting, on repeated actuation, from among the information retained in said memory means those elements of information which relate to a series of selected groups of related foodstuffs, each group being displayed as actuation of an accessing key is repeated.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method according to claim 18 wherein said step of accessing information causes the display of foodstuff identifying and nutritional value information for a single selected foodstuff.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method according to claim 18 wherein said step of registering comprises accumulating totals of nutritional values for selected foodstuffs over daily intervals.
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