Personalized Hydration Analysis Device for Optimal Daily Water Intake
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Solution Overview
Problem
Individuals often fail to maintain adequate hydration due to inadequate water intake, as thirst is not a reliable indicator, and they lack knowledge on the necessary amount of water for hydration, leading to dehydration and related performance issues like fatigue and decreased cognitive functioning.
Innovation Solution
A method and device that analyze user input on activity characteristics and individual factors to determine total water loss and provide a personalized daily hydration plan, considering water intake from food, sweat, urine, and respiratory losses, to ensure optimal hydration levels.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If individuals drink water only when thirsty, then they follow a simple natural instinct, but they are already in the initial stages of dehydration by the time they feel thirsty
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by calculating and providing personalized hydration recommendations before dehydration occurs. The system uses user input about activities, environment, and health conditions to proactively determine optimal water intake amounts, rather than waiting for thirst signals. This allows individuals to maintain proper hydration levels in advance, preventing dehydration before it starts.
2Reliability
If individuals increase water intake to prevent dehydration, then hydration levels improve, but they lack knowledge on the necessary amount of water to drink
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback by providing personalized hydration recommendations based on user-specific data such as activities, environmental conditions, health status, and metabolic factors. The system calculates optimal water intake amounts and provides this information to users, enabling them to make informed decisions about their hydration needs. This feedback loop eliminates the uncertainty individuals face when trying to determine appropriate water intake amounts.
3Reliability
If a personalized hydration plan is created considering multiple factors, then hydration effectiveness improves, but the complexity of determining water loss increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by breaking down the complex task of determining hydration needs into distinct components: water loss through sweat, respiratory water loss, urinary water loss, and water loss through feces. Each component is calculated separately based on relevant factors (activities, environment, health conditions), and then summed to provide a total personalized hydration recommendation. This segmentation makes the complex analysis manageable and systematic.
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AI summary
Devices and methods analyze daily hydration in an individual. An application can confirm if typical daily water intake by an individual participating is sufficient to maintain hydration and/or can determine an optimal personalized hydration plan to maintain or improve hydration for the individual. The application can estimate water losses during each of a plurality of activities by considering one or more characteristics of the individual, such as weight, height, gender, heart rate at rest, maximal heart rate, VO2 max, effort intensity, and type of clothes worn, and/or one or more characteristics of each of the plurality of activities, such as the specific category of activity, the time duration, and the location of each of the plurality of activities (e.g., ambient temperature and moisture). The daily hydration plan can improve daily performance by the individual, for example one or more of decreased fatigue, increased motivation, improved mood, or better cognitive functioning.