Method and apparatus for tracking of food intake and other behaviors and providing relevant feedback

A food intake, behavioral technology in processors and electronic circuits used to provide feedback to the individual that addresses the issues of not providing insight, portable spectrometers not working well, time consuming, etc.

Active Publication Date: 2018-12-21
MEDTRONIC MIMIMED INC
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First, the accuracy of information entered by humans is often limited
Second, maintaining a journal is tedious and time-consuming, causing many users to give up after a short period of time
Third, there is no real-time feedback mechanism
Fourth, they do not provide any insight into important aspects of eating behavior such as eating speed
Since the light produced by such portable spec

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[0031] In the following description, various embodiments will be described. For purposes of explanation, specific configurations and details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments. It will also be apparent, however, to one skilled in the art that the embodiments may be practiced without these specific details. Furthermore, well-known features may be omitted or simplified in order not to obscure the described embodiments.

[0032] Provided herein are various examples of devices that an individual will use to monitor, track, analyze, and provide information about food intake, intake process and timing, and personal eating, drinking, and Feedback on beverages and other relevant aspects of consumption. Data related to a food intake session may include: timing of the eating session, rate of eating, time since last food intake event, what was eaten, estimates of food components eaten, and the like. Although many of the examples described her...

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A sensing device monitors and tracks food intake events and details. A processor, appropriately programmed, controls aspects of the sensing device to capture data, store data, analyze data and providesuitable feedback related to food intake. More generally, the methods might include detecting, identifying, analyzing, quantifying, tracking, processing and/or influencing, related to the intake of food, eating habits, eating patterns, and/or triggers for food intake events, eating habits, or eating patterns. Feedback might be targeted for influencing the intake of food, eating habits, or eatingpatterns, and/or triggers for those. The sensing device can also be used to track and provide feedback beyond food-related behaviors and more generally track behavior events, detect behavior event triggers and behavior event patterns and provide suitable feedback.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates generally to electronic devices related to health technology, and more particularly to methods and apparatus for tracking an individual's food intake using sensors, a processor for analyzing food intake processes, and for providing feedback to individual electronic circuits. The methods and devices may involve more than just food intake. [0002] Cross References to Priority and Related Applications [0003] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62 / 288,408, filed January 28, 2016, entitled "Method and Apparatus for Food Intake Tracking and Feedback" and as a non-provisional case of said provisional patent application. The entire disclosure of the aforementioned application is hereby incorporated by reference for all purposes as if set forth in its entirety in this document. Background technique [0004] Diet-related health problems have become one of the most prominent global publ...

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IPC IPC(8): A61B5/00A61B5/0205A61B5/11G06F1/16G16H20/60G16H70/60
CPCG16H20/60G06N20/00G01P13/00G06F18/214G06F18/24A61B5/16A61B2505/07G16H50/70A61B5/1121A61B5/1123A61B5/7282A61B2560/0209A61B2562/0219G16H40/67G16H40/63G16H70/60A61B5/0022A61B5/1118A61B5/4866A61B5/4875
Inventor 罗纳德·马里亚内蒂二世凯特利吉恩·弗洛伊格尔斯
Owner MEDTRONIC MIMIMED INC
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