System and method for generating personalized meal plans

a meal plan and personalized technology, applied in the field of meal planning, can solve the problems of increasing complexity of the factors and formulas used to create corresponding meal plans, inability to use generalized recipes under such diet plans, and inability to achieve health objectives. the effect of reducing knowledge and effor

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-12-29
SOLOS HEALTH
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[0009] Advantages of the present invention include providing a personalized meal plan adapted to achieve selectable health objectives. Furthermore, the present invention reduces the knowledge and effort required to develop and maintain a personalized meal plan, which in turn increases an individual's chances of achieving their health objectives.

Problems solved by technology

As diet plans advanced, the factors and formulas used to create corresponding meal plans have become increasingly complex.
However, determining the proper daily amount of macronutrients can be complicated and time consuming.
It is not practical to use generalized recipes under such diet plans, since the appropriate ratios of macronutrients and total calories per day vary with each individual.
Furthermore, generating personalized recipes to fulfill these daily requirements requires considerable time and effort.

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[0025] In this section, the present invention is described in detail with regard to the figures briefly described above. As such, the following terms are used throughout the description. For purposes of construction, such terms shall have the following meanings:

[0026] The terms “client,”“customer,” and “user,” unless otherwise specified, are intended to refer to any person, group of people, business, or other entity who uses meal planning services.

[0027] The term “recipe,” unless otherwise specified, is intended to refer to instructions for a meal that might include preparation instructions, an ingredient list, and / or a meal purchase recommendation from a provider of prepared meals.

[0028] The term “meal plan,” unless otherwise specified, is intended to refer to a recipe(s) or meal recommendation(s) that take into consideration factors such as time of meal, type of meal, nutritional combination and food preferences.

[0029] With reference now to the illustrative drawings, and parti...

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A system for personalized meal planning is provided which includes a client device and a meal planning center configured to communicate with the client device and to receive a customer's information, including a weight designator, a gender designator, a goal designator, and an activity level designator. The meal planning center includes a storage device and a processing unit. The storage device is configured to store recipe template files having an ingredient designator and a plurality of recipe rule factors, which include a nutrient contribution value, a minimum ingredient value, and a maximum ingredient value. A plurality of recipe rule factors are each assigned to each ingredient designator. The processing unit is configured to determine a nutritional allowance based upon the customer information and to create a recipe that satisfies the nutritional allowance by using the recipe rule factors assigned to the ingredient. The meal planning center is further configured to transmit the recipe to the client device.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates generally to meal planning and, more particularly, to a meal planning system, and related method, for generating personalized meal plans. [0003] 2. Description of the Related Art [0004] It is well known in the art that a proper diet is important to a person's health and well being. Traditionally, diet plans have addressed a single goal, e.g., weight loss. Towards that end, such diet plans primarily focused on limiting daily caloric intake. These diets would assign the person a daily caloric intake amount, which is derived from a standardized formula or chart based on factors such as age, gender, height and body weight. The corresponding meal plan to this dietary approach would be established by satisfying the daily caloric intake amount. [0005] As diet plans advanced, the factors and formulas used to create corresponding meal plans have become increasingly complex. Some diet plans have ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G06Q30/02G16H20/60G16H70/00
CPCG06F19/324G06Q30/02G06F19/3475G16H20/60G16H70/00
Inventor YEAGER, JOHN J.
Owner SOLOS HEALTH
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