Guideline-Based Food Purchase Management

Abstract

Techniques for guideline-based food purchase management are provided. The techniques include generating a personalized set of nutrition guidelines for a user, generating a user profile for the user, wherein the user profile comprises health information and nutrition preferences, and using the personalized set of nutrition guidelines and the user profile to generate a guideline-based shopping list for the user. Techniques for generating location-based food purchase guidance are also provided. The techniques include obtaining a shopping list of food items and a list of stores to be considered in connection with the food items on the shopping list, using the shopping list, list of stores, a store location map and inter-store routing guidance to generate an inter-store shopping route, and generating an in-store shopping route, for each of the stores in the inter-store shopping route, based on the shopping list, intra-store routing guidance and a floor plan for the store.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13 / 150,350, filed Jun. 1, 2011, incorporated by reference herein.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]Embodiments of the invention generally relate to information technology, and, more particularly, to health management.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Existing nutrition control guidelines and management approaches include challenges in being difficult to follow for individuals. For example, many approaches are not personalized, and can have difficulties in linking nutrition guidelines with a list of food to purchase. Additionally, many existing approaches lack dynamic re-planning of food list according to users' preference (making it difficult, for example, to satisfy all members in a family), and lack real-time guidance during shopping.SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION[0004]Principles and embodiments of the invention provide techniques for guideline-based food purchase management. An ...

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Existing nutrition control guidelines and management approaches include challenges in being difficult to follow for individuals.

For example, many approaches are not personalized, and can have difficulties in linking nutrition guidelines with a list of food to purchase.

Additionally, many existing approaches lack dynamic re-planning of food list according to users' preference (making it difficult, for example, to satisfy all members in a family), and lack real-time guidance during shopping.

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