Information Processing System for Personalized Dietary Advice

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional systems struggle to accurately comprehend detailed information on food consumed by users, making it difficult to provide appropriate dietary advice that considers the user's specific food choices and consumption patterns.

Innovation Solution

An information processing system that includes a server and user terminals, which collect and register user information, including dietary habits and food consumption data, to provide personalized advice based on machine learning models and user-specific criteria.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If conventional systems are used to provide dietary advice, then the system is simple to operate, but the accuracy of food consumption comprehension and advice relevance deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy of food consumption comprehensionVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments food consumption tracking into multiple components: manual input interface, automatic acquisition via image recognition, and integration with wearable device data. This segmentation allows the system to gather comprehensive dietary information through multiple channels while maintaining operational simplicity for users.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system introduces an intermediary information processing layer that collects data from multiple sources (manual input, images, wearable devices), processes it through algorithms, and generates personalized advice. This intermediary layer handles the complexity internally while presenting a simple interface to users.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Measurement precision

If detailed food consumption information is collected through multiple sources, then the accuracy of dietary advice improves, but the difficulty of information collection and processing increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy of dietary adviceVSAvoiddifficulty of information collection
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDifficulty of detecting and measuring

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements multi-functionality by integrating multiple information acquisition methods (manual input, image recognition, wearable device integration) into a single unified platform. This allows the system to collect comprehensive dietary data through various channels while maintaining a consistent user experience and centralized processing mechanism.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system incorporates automatic image recognition technology that autonomously analyzes food images to extract consumption information without requiring manual data entry. This self-service capability reduces the burden on users while improving the accuracy and completeness of collected dietary data.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Ease of operation

If conventional passive advice methods are used, then the ease of operation is maintained, but the effectiveness of supporting users in achieving goals deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of system operationVSAvoideffectiveness of goal achievement
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements continuous feedback mechanisms that provide users with personalized dietary advice based on their collected consumption data, goal progress, and physiological measurements. This feedback loop enables the system to adapt recommendations dynamically while maintaining simple operation through automated delivery of advice via the user interface.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system transitions from static conventional advice methods to dynamic personalized recommendations that adapt based on real-time data from multiple sources. The advice content, timing, and delivery method are dynamically adjusted according to user goals, consumption patterns, and physiological state, enhancing effectiveness while maintaining operational simplicity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentEP4102514B1Program, information processing method, and information processing device
Publication Date: 2025.04.23 MIZKAN HOLDINGS CO LTD
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AI summary

Provided is a program or the like capable of providing a user with appropriate advice based on information related to food eaten by the user. With respect to food purchased by the user by a subscription system, a computer acquires user ingestion information related to food ingested by the user and outputs the acquired user ingestion information and identification information of the user to an information processing unit. In addition, the computer acquires advice information in accordance with the output user ingestion information from the information processing unit and displays the acquired advice information on a display unit.