JPS60136857A - Caloric intake meter - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a caloric intake meter enabled to distribute nutrition by storing specification levels of each table based upon a food exchange table in accordance with the total unit level of plural kinds and reading out the specification level of each table in accordance with the input of the unit level from a data input means. CONSTITUTION:A food component storage part 8 stores the quantity of respective components and the unit level of energy per unit weight of each food previously shown in the food exchange table, and when a food code No. individually assigned in each food is inputted from a data input part 26, outputs the data of the corresponding food and stores the data in a temporary storage register 9. Specification levels instructed by a doctor are stored in a storage part 10 by sorting these levels into each classified list of the food exchange table and respective components such as energy, protein, lipid, sugaliness, and salt. The data of the specification levels are outputted to an operation circuit part 11 in accordance with an access, the real intake of energy, the level of protein, etc. obtained from the operation circuit part 12 are compared in each classified list outputted from a storage part 13 by a comparison part 14 to compare the total intake of each food component with the specified level. The calculated result is outputted to a printer 7 or a display device 3 through a register 15.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field] The present invention relates to a nutritional intake calculator that calculates, analyzes and displays nutritional intake.

[Background technology]

First, when considering nutrition, even normal healthy people need to take in balanced and appropriate nutrition. Mowing is an essential part of dietary nutritional management. Moreover, in the case of some diseases, proper dietary management is more important than drug treatment, and this dietary management is called dietary therapy.

For example, in the case of diabetes treatment, the basic drug treatment is insulin injection or oral (-1) diabetic medication. Therapy alone is sufficient to achieve the therapeutic goal.Furthermore, dietary therapy is always performed even when a patient is receiving treatment from a doctor.And this dietary therapy must be permanent.Also, dietary therapy Diseases for which diet is used include heart failure, hypertension, kidney disease, obesity, etc., and dietary therapy is becoming increasingly important these days.

For this reason, food exchange tables are created in each country and daily menus are prepared based on them. However, by understanding the contents of the food exchange table and food composition table, we can calculate the daily energy requirement, which varies greatly depending on age, gender, and labor intensity, by using combinations of more than 1,000 types of foods such as protein, fat, and carbohydrates. Deciding on a meal that can be ingested while balancing the composition of each food is not an easy task, but an extremely difficult task.

Currently, diabetic patients or their families visit or are hospitalized under the supervision of a doctor or nutritionist for at least one day to one month of experiential dietary therapy and to understand the meaning of food exchange charts. When a doctor provides dietary guidance to a diabetic or obese patient, the doctor first diagnoses the patient, and then a nutritionist interviews the patient, taking into consideration age, gender, and labor intensity, and then categorizing the patient according to the food exchange table. It is common practice to instruct patients on the number of foods to be taken for a certain number of days, as shown in Tables 17 to 2, so that each component of the food can be ingested in a well-balanced manner.

On the other hand, patients measure the amount of food using a measuring cup and measuring spoon, convert it to weight using a conversion table, or measure it using a commercially available household scale and use an electronic desktop calculator to convert units and energy consumption. While performing calculations, records were kept as shown in Tables a to 4. However, with the above-mentioned method, it is difficult to remember the weight of one unit of food (80 kg), and the resolution of conventional household scales is 51 l.
In the actual aspect of dietary therapy, even those who fully understand the necessity of dietary therapy and the contents of food exchange tables and food composition tables, apply it to each meal because it is a complicated process, and they tend to neglect it. There are many cases where the intake amount of energy (unit number) is inaccurate, or the intake of excessive food or the balance of each component is unbalanced.

No. 1 Clothes Table 2 Table 5 Table 4 The "units" shown in Table 1 and Table 3.4 are 80 in 1 unit.
Indicates ten calories, and also 1 Table 1'' to 1-Table 6'' and [
"Appendix -" shows the classification according to the food exchange table for diabetes treatment (edited by the Japan Diabetes Society, published by the Japan Diabetes Association), "Table 1" shows the food exchange table, and "Table 2" shows the food exchange table. Fruits, "Table 5" are foods that mainly provide protein, 1
- "Table 4" shows dishes and dairy products, "Clothing 5" shows foods that mainly provide fat, "Table 6" shows foods that mainly provide vitamins and minerals, and "Appendix" shows sugar and seasonings. Indicates other foods such as food items and luxury goods.

By the way, in order to easily eliminate the trouble of the above-mentioned conversion, etc., we have a conversion function that allows you to display the intake amount of Enel Ko- in unit conversion by simply inputting data from +- such as 10+-. A nutritional intake indicator is provided which displays the intake amount of energy f- of the food consumed and the intake brand name of the composition.

By the way, when a diabetic patient uses a nutritional intake meter, a table based on the above-mentioned nutrient exchange table, etc., which has been instructed by a doctor, nutritionist, etc. in advance, taking into account the patient's preferences, likes and dislikes, etc. It is safe to enter the unit of the indicated amount for each table in advance in order to compare it with the actual intake of fireflies, but there are times when you forget the unit of the indicated amount for each table, and you have to remember the total unit before allocating to each table. The reality is that most of the trees are filled with water, and as a result, it has the disadvantage of not being able to fully perform its function as a nutritional intake needle.

[Purpose of the invention]

The present invention was made in view of the above-mentioned drawbacks, and its purpose is to input the minimum total number of units σ even if you forget the amount specified for each H in the food exchange table instructed by a doctor, nutritionist, etc. Another object of the present invention is to provide a nutritional intake pointer that can automatically store the distribution of the prescribed amount for each table.

[Disclosure of the invention]

(Embodiment) Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of an embodiment of the inventive nutrition intake needle, in which il+ is the main body, and the front part of the inventive nutrition intake needle has a +- board (2) and a display. (3) and a plate (4) for measuring the weight of the food. Figure 2 shows a front view of the display (3), and shows the display (3).
3) is a food code number display part (5a) for displaying a food code number as a digital display part;
an intake amount display section (5b) that displays the weight value of the ingested food;
It is equipped with a calculation result table box (5c) for displaying the calculation results, and also for displaying the own rate of the calculation results for the intake a'F trough amount (hereinafter referred to as the "instruction amount") instructed by a doctor etc. as a per-graph. analogy display part (6) and display part (29□) to (29+<
), each display section (5a) to (5c), (6
1, (29+) to (29+4) display screens 'J1 are constructed by fluorescent display tubes. Of course, each display device constituting a component may include other display devices (L
ED, liquid crystal, EL, etc.) may be used. The state shown in the second figure shows a fully lit state in which all letters, numbers, etc. are lit.

Figure 5 shows a conceptual circuit configuration diagram of the circuit section built into the main body +11 of the embodiment. The amount of composition per unit weight of each food as shown in the food exchange table mentioned above (in the examples, protein, fat, carbohydrates, salt,
The amount of each composition corresponding to the potassium nutrient) and the unit amount of energy are memorized, and when a food code number individually assigned to each food is input, the food corresponding to the code number is stored. It is designed to output data. (9) is a temporary storage register, and this temporary storage register (9) is a register for temporarily storing food data output from the food ingredient storage section (8). (10) is an instruction amount storage section, and this instruction amount storage section (10
) is the amount prescribed by your doctor, food 5! In addition to memorizing each classification table in the conversion table, energy, protein,
It is used to memorize each composition of lipids, carbohydrates, salt, and potassium, and this memory registration is performed at the time of initial installation from the 10-board (2), which is a data input section. (
Reference numeral 11) is an arithmetic circuit section for outputting the data of the instruction amount stored and registered in the instruction amount storage section (10) in response to a call. (The food data stored in the temporary storage register (9), the actual intake amount or estimated amount input from the board (2), which is the human resource department, or the scale data, etc.)
This is an arithmetic circuit unit that calculates the intake amount of energy, protein amount, lipid amount, sugar amount, salt amount, and potassium amount. (
1 is a classification and tally storage section, and this classification and tally storage section (to) stores the calculated energy intake (unit number) for each category (the above-mentioned "table" using the food exchange light). It also stores the amount of protein, fat, carbohydrate, salt, and potassium ingested, and also stores the amount of energy f- ingested (in units). 04) is a comparison calculation circuit section. Then, this comparison calculation circuit unit 04) compares the unit instruction amount for each table of each classification with the unit intake amount and calculates the total instruction amount of energy by calculating the 6th ratio of the intake amount to the instruction amount. The sum of 1 and energy f- is compared with the intake amount to calculate the ratio of the intake amount to the indicated amount button, or the indicated amount of each food composition and the total intake amount of each food composition are compared and calculated. It is useless to calculate the ratio. Reference numeral 11 is a temporary storage register for temporarily storing the comparison operation result of the comparison operation circuit section. (1→ is the instruction it me storage unit 10)
The display (3) is set to g' based on the data from
This is a drive circuit that controls #J. 0η is a voltage detection circuit for detecting that the voltage of the power source (for example, a battery power source) B of the nutrition intake needle has become lower than the required voltage, and this voltage detection circuit 0TI sends the detection output to the arithmetic circuit section H and Under the control of the arithmetic circuit unit θ, at least two or more of the plurality of display elements (18a) to be described later are turned on or blinked through the drive circuit θ, and the low F of the power supply B voltage is transmitted to the user. Let them know. Of course, the display element (18a)...
Alternatively, a buzzer or the like may be driven to provide audible notification. This notification is intended to prevent incorrect calculation results from being presented to the user because the system will not operate normally with the reduced power supply B voltage. The side is the measuring section, and this measuring section CA
converts the weight of the food to be served placed on the weighing pan (4) into an electrical signal by a weight detection element (20a) K such as a strain gauge, and further detects the weight of this weight detection element (20a). After the output is amplified, the Φ conversion circuit (20b) performs A/D conversion, and the weighing data is sent to the arithmetic circuit section (one corner). )
is for printing out data such as calculation results, and operates under the control of the arithmetic circuit unit 112+ via the Ishita face. (8a) is the instruction amount automatic distribution storage unit Tasakaki that was privately provided to the food ingredient storage unit (8), and this instruction amount automatic distribution storage unit (8a) contains instructions for each table based on the food exchange table for diabetes. Several types of amounts are stored in advance, and the arithmetic circuit section (F of 1 odor control) can read out approximate data for the manually entered total instruction amount value, and use this data to distribute the instruction amount of each table to own r+vJ. It is now possible to do so.

Figure 4 shows a circuit in which the circuit configuration of Figure 3 is realized using the MPU rule, where the MPU (211 is a
1), a comparison arithmetic circuit unit 04), a temporary memory register (9), and a temporary memory register (9), each having the functions of a memory unit (8), (10).
, (1 Hinoki data input/output, data input from the ten-board (2) which is the data input section, drive circuit (country, (19)
), data input from the wit section 4 and the voltage detection circuit Uη, printout of the precipitator (7), and control and arithmetic processing such as determination of the seventh mode setting of the power switch SW. Further, in the figure, (company) is a ROM that stores a program for performing control processing operations of the MPU@11, and f231 constitutes a food ingredient storage section (8) and an automatic instruction amount distribution storage section (8a). The ROM stores in advance data on each food based on the food exchange table described above. i2!4) is the RA that constitutes the instruction amount storage unit (1o)
M and t@ are RAMs constituting the classification and total storage unit 03);
Of course, these RAM (to), each memory section of shi0 (1o)
, the area that makes up the o-bu is added by a preset memory map, so the RAMtnX12119 is 1
Of course, the temporary storage register f9t,
A part of these RAM examples (c) may be used as lI[i). Now, the RAM 12, which constitutes each memory section (10), 03), is backed up by a backup battery power supply, and even if the main power supply B is turned off until it is reset, the stored data will be erased. There is no such thing.

FIG. 5 is a drawing showing the arrangement of the containers of the +- board (2) which is a data input section, and the following various types of cows are provided on the +- board (2). In other words, (26a) in the figure
of the food that is ingested or intended to be ingested]
, the actual intake amount, and other numerical data are inputted using the numbers +-1 for the decimal point and the correction J -t-- (26b) for correcting the decimal point.Also, ( 26c) is for inputting the estimated amount instead of the actual intake. J+-1 (26d) is for specifying data registration. It's a numerical value "By a numerical value" to add two fingers
10-1' Also (26f) is the RAM example, "Erase J" for erasing the data in the classification cumulative storage section stored in Oka.
+-1 (26g) is the "instruction amount" for initializing and setting data when inputting the allowable intake at the initial stage.
, (26h) is a "scale" for giving an instruction to control the measuring part 1211) when inputting the actual intake lid using the measuring pan (4).10-1 (26i) is the measuring pan (4). )
When calculating the actual amount of food consumed manually using
He is a tare expert. Also, (26j) is actually ingested,
Or press the key on the 4 JI units you are trying to ingest and enter RAMMC2.
``+Intake'' 10-1 (26k) stores the data input into the classification and summary storage section 41 or 4, without storing the data that has already been manually input into the RAM 12 or □□□.
"Send-off" technician-1 (26+) who gives instructions for inputting the next food code number is RAM (goods) or (
"=Intake" to erase the intake amount of the food that is already stored in the memory (Company) Total intake 10-1 (26n) is the instruction f (gIf valley intake and R
"Judgment" 10-1 (26q
) is stored in RAM (goods) or 4, and the content of intake is displayed for each "clothing" in the food exchange table mentioned above, or for each nutrient such as Enel A-1 protein, lipid, mucilage, salt, potassium. ``Light indication'''F--1 also (26p
) is a "salt" expert who gives instructions to display only the "salt" item. To the east (26o) is the ``weighing start'' point, which uses the weighing pan (4) and weighing head as a scale. Further K (26r) is a stale conversion table/nutritional value switch for switching and setting between the food stale conversion table ℃-do, which will be described later, and the food mode and nutritional value mode.

(26g) is the "date" 10-, and this date is 1.
The numeral (26s) is a tens numeral (26a) including a decimal point, which is used to print out arbitrary numerical data such as the date on the printer (7). The SW is a power switch that allows you to select between tight mode and scale mode when turned OFFJ and ON.

Fig. 6 is a front view showing the code table (b) used for the nutritional intake 11xjt chu of the present invention, and this code table 2η is based on the above-mentioned ``Food Exchange Table for Diabetes Store Treatment'' edited by the Japan Diabetes Society. According to [Table 1]...[Appendix], foods are classified into categories, and each classified food is given a unique five-digit food bar. Foods that belong to "Table 1" above have a number of 100, and foods that belong to "Table 2" above have a number of 2.
Code numbers are assigned so that the Kfi number corresponds to the 100's, so that you can tell which category the food belongs to just by looking at the code number bar. In addition, food items belonging to the above-mentioned "Appendix" are given code numbers in the 7O○ range.

Next, the operation of the nutrient intake meter of the present invention will be explained based on Fu D-gose. Amazuma body (1) 10-pod +21
Connect the power switch SW which is equipped with VC.
or scale t-do, and initialize the device to the respective t-do. When the power switch SW is now turned to the tie mode side, the initial setting processing routine shown in FIG. 3) After all the display parts are turned on for the full time, the other display parts are turned off, leaving the Azulock display part (6) lit.At this time, the +-board +21K is provided as a guide for input operation. A display element (18a) consisting of a light emitting diode etc. for performing...
The display element (18a) corresponding to the printed text "Replacement table" is turned on via the drive circuit 09), and the display element (1) is turned on, indicating that the current Thai mode is the limit for diabetes treatment. It is displayed that the food exchange table mode is set, and the process moves to the input processing routine shown in FIG.
By tapping , you can set the nutritional value mode that can display each nutrient such as protein, fat, carbohydrates, salt, and potassium. When the above-mentioned key is pressed, the display element (18a) is turned off via the drive circuit (19), and instead, the display element (18b) corresponding to the printed text "Nutritional Value" is turned on. FIG. 9 is a mode processing routine for mode vJ switching using the "exchange table/nutritional value" switch (26r), and the "exchange table/nutritional value" switch (26r).
26r), the flange KD is switched between O and 1, and by determining this flange KD, the above-mentioned illumination of the display elements (18a) and (18b) is switched. be. When the power switch SW is set to the tie mode, the exchange table is normally set to the seventh mode. Next, the instructed amount of volume intake (amount expressed in units = 80 + o calories per unit) instructed by the doctor or nutritionist is stored in the instructed amount storage section (4).
As for the inputting procedure, first input the "instruction amount" (26r) and set the instruction amount input mode. When set to this 7-mode, the arithmetic circuit section 0 that detects that the instructed amount J+-(26r) is input and set to the instructed amount input mode detects that the instructed amount is manually input. In order to alert the user, a display element (18(:)
is turned on via the drive circuit α9).

At this time, the arithmetic circuit section θ2) determines whether the exchange table is in the ℃- mode or the nutritional value mode, and if the exchange table is in the 7-mode, the display section (2'?
,), and conversely, if the nutritional value is t-do, the display part (2) will light up.
9,) is turned on to inform the user whether the total unit display or energy 1,000- is displayed. This processing routine is shown in the footset of FIG. Now, assuming that the code is exchanged notation, the process jumps to the processing routine shown in FIG. 11 and the following processing is performed. In other words, the arithmetic circuit unit 0 reads out the currently stored total unit from the instruction amount storage unit (10), and based on this data, the calculation result display unit (5c) of the display unit (3)
) to display the total unit, and at the same time press the "unit" display section (29
1) Turn on the light. Is the total number of users displayed? li
If the numerical value of the digit and the total unit of the indicated amount do not match, the numerical value must be changed to the total unit of the indicated amount (26a
). This input value is displayed in the calculation result display area (
5C), and the "@meter" display section (29□) is lit, together with the "unit" display section (291) lit, indicating that the displayed data is the total unit amount.

After inputting the above information, if you press the key (26d), the arithmetic circuit unit 04 reads out the total unit in the data in the automatic instruction amount distribution storage unit (8a) to the instantaneous memory register (9) and performs the above-mentioned manual operation. 1 Table 1 J y
The data in the r table 61 and the "appendix" are automatically selected and read out and set in each storage area of the instruction amount storage section 1101. In other words, by using the arithmetic circuit section (1'4) and the instruction amount automatic distribution storage section (8a), the user can simply input the instruction amount in total units and display "Table 1" to "Table 6" and "Appendix".
An appropriate value corresponding to the indicated amount is automatically set, so that even if you forget the indicated amount in Table 6, you can manage your diet appropriately. After pressing the above-mentioned "Desu" cow (26d), the calculation result display section (5c) and the content display section [Total]
The display and lighting on the front panel (29□) and the "unit" display section (291) will go out momentarily, and then the display will turn on again. !
Figure 12 shows a processing routine when manually setting each of the above instruction amounts, where DI indicates a variable corresponding to the display content, 0 indicates "G", and The above corresponds to "Table 1" to "Appendix". Now, when confirming the stored data, the following operation is performed. For example, when correcting the data in [-Table 1] or checking the manual numerical values, 1-Display feed J 'F
- (26q). When this key is pressed, the arithmetic circuit section (1) reads out the data of "Table 1" from the instruction amount storage section (10), and displays the corresponding data on the j-barrel output display section (5c). In addition to displaying the numerical value of the data, the unit display section (
291) lights up. Further, the characters "Table 1" are lit on the display unit (294). If the displayed numerical value does not match the numerical value table of the instruction amount corresponding to "Table 1" indicated by the doctor or the like, the user performs manual correction using the operator (26a). Tsuma Shiten+-(26
When a numerical value corresponding to the instruction amount is input using step a), this numerical value is displayed on the calculation result display section (5c) via the driver circuit under the control of the arithmetic circuit section t121. And after this human power, ``Desu J -t-- (26d)
When you press the key, a newly corrected value is set in the storage area of the instruction amount storage section (10) corresponding to Table 1JK by the movement of the arithmetic circuit section.
@Next When inputting and correcting the data for the last [Appendix] is completed and pressing the "Display Send" key (26q), the currently stored total unit will be displayed in the calculation result display section (
5c) will be displayed. In the case of a display corresponding to the "Appendix", instead of displaying the contents on the display section (294), the characters K "Appendix" are displayed by lighting on the display section (295). Now that the setting and modification of the instruction amount is completed on the father exchange table 7-do, and when the above-mentioned "instruction amount" key (20g) is pressed, the arithmetic circuit unit +12 determines this 10-human power and instructs the 7-do. Switching from quantitative manual mode to food data input mode,
The display element (18c) is turned off. At this time, the printer (
7) is set, the arithmetic circuit section Ilno detects this and stores the total unit, "Table 1" to "Table 6" and "Appendix" values stored in the instruction amount storage section (1o). The data is transferred to the printer (7) via the interface and printed out. Due to the busy schedule of manually correcting the instruction cover, there was an error in the numbers, resulting in a total of 6.
If the numerical value in the digit does not match the 1st day of the numerical value in each "table" or "appendix J," for example, a display indicating an input error will be flashed in the calculation result display section (5c), and the data will be used again. Figure 12 shows the flowchart that performs the above-mentioned display feeding and manual correction.Furthermore, the instructed amounts of energy (calories), protein, fat intake, sugar content, salt, and potassium can be manually set. If you want to do so, you must set it to the nutritional value mode by pressing the [Father Change/Nutrition Extractor] key (26r). This switching to the nutritional value mode is also effective when inputting the specified amount or from the same mode.

Now, press key 10-(26r) for "Paternity Table/Nutritional Table" to change to nutritional value mode. The display (293) corresponding to the letters "Energy" lights up, and the display (293) corresponding to the letters "kcal" lights up.
291a) lights up, and the calculation result display section (5c)K displays the data of kca + converted energy - currently stored from the instruction amount storage section (5c). At this time, if the displayed energy f value and the instructed amount energy a value do not match, the user can make manual corrections in the same way as the instruction amount correction described above (26a). It is done at In this way, the following proteins, lipids,
It is possible to measure the indicated amounts of carbohydrates, salt, and potassium. In this case, manual corrections can be made in the above order by pressing [Display forwarding] J + - (26q) one after another.
Display parts (296) to (2910) that display the contents each time
) to let the user know what the display on the calculation result display section (5c) shows. At the same time, the display part (29°) or (29□2) corresponding to the character [fJ or ``ri'' indicating the handwriting of the displayed value is lit.

Now, in the nutritional value mode, when you have finished setting and modifying the indicated amount, you can switch to the food data manual input mode by pressing the "instructed amount J 10- (26g)" key mentioned above. Then, the arithmetic circuit section (1z) turns off the display element (18c) corresponding to the display frame (28a) marked with "Finger 7J Quantity of Decision", and if the resetter (7) is set, then Read the data written in the current instruction memory area.
Print out the numerical values corresponding to each data of protein, fat, carbohydrate, salt, and potassium. When the input of the instruction amount is completed in this way, press the key ``instruction tJ +- (26g)'' to switch from the instruction amount manual mode to the food data input mode.
At 101, the information is stored for each person in the classification, and also for each composition. The data stored in the instruction fii storage unit (1o) is retained by the backup battery power supply even if the power switch SW is turned off.

Now, when switching to food data input mode, the process jumps to the processing routine shown in FIG. 14, and under the control of the arithmetic circuit section (12)
[Display frame (28b) that displays the words Food N'OJ
The display element (18d) provided correspondingly blinks,
The user finds the code number of the food to be ingested from the code table (2) in Figure 6, and inputs this code number from the middle of the table (26d). It corresponds to the song on the front,
When the code number is input, the blinking display element (+8d) turns on, indicating that the food code number is currently being input. In addition, the arithmetic circuit section a'4 is connected to the food code number display section (5) via the driver circuit (I).
Display the food code number input in a). When the user confirms the code number by this display and presses the key "desu" (26d), the arithmetic circuit section (121
reads the composition data of the food corresponding to the code nashi bar from the food ingredient storage section (8) into the temporary storage register (9) and temporarily stores it. When this storage is completed, the display element (18a) turns off, and the display element (18e) corresponding to the display frame (28C) in which the next "amount" is printed blinks under the control of the arithmetic circuit section 0. This flashing indicates that the food number code input mode has ended and the mode has changed to the 1 person card.In this card, the user can check the actual amount of food they have ingested or are about to ingest. The amount data can be input to the arithmetic circuit section (1 odor) using any of the following three input methods.In other words, when the actual intake amount of the food is known, it can be input numerically to 10 - (26
You can either press e) 11+ and enter the weight value from 10- (26a), or you do not know the actual amount of food intake.
When inputting data using a scale, please use the ``scale'' (26)
h) Press the key to place the food on the measuring plate (4) and enter the actual measurement data, or if you don't know the actual intake amount, you can find out the approximate amount for 1 cup, 1 green teacup, 1 serving, etc. In the case of K, you can select whether to press J+- (26c) as a guide and input that guideline amount by pressing - (26a) in Ten.

First, to explain the case of using [j, + (26e) in numerical values, this method uses +-(26e) "in numerical values"
When the key is pressed, the display element (18e) changes from flashing to lit, indicating that the current quantity value is about to be entered. Then, when the user inputs the weight value of the ingested food using the Tenshi (26a), the input value is displayed on the intake amount display section (5b) via the drive circuit 06) under the control of the arithmetic circuit section 02). When the user presses the key "desu" (26d) after confirming this value, inputting the quantity is completed. At this time, the display element (18e)
The light goes out, indicating to the user that the manual t-do has been completed.

In the method that still uses "scale" middle - (26h), when "scale" 10 - (26h) is pressed, the arithmetic circuit section θ
Based on this keystroke, the user displays the intake amount display section (5b) and the display section (2(?t+) VC-rz or" lami. After confirming this display, the user selects the food to be ingested. When placed on the weighing pan (4), the weight of the weighing pan (4) is measured by the function of the weighing section (goods), and this measurement data is taken into the arithmetic circuit section 02). The arithmetic circuit unit θ causes the intake amount display unit (5b) K to display the measured weight value via the drive circuit 06). After confirming this displayed value, the user presses the key ``desu'' (26d) to finish inputting the amount. Of course, the control of blinking, lighting, and turning off the display element (Ige) is the same as in the case of numerical input.

Next, if you don't know the actual amount, but you know the approximate amount, first press the key ``as a guide''('26c).
The arithmetic circuit unit 02) determines from the previously input food code number whether it is expressed as a cup, a bowl, a serving, etc., and calculates a weight value (per unit of guideline amount) according to the guideline amount. Then, it is multiplied by the numerical value input from Ten't- (26a), and the calculated result is used as the intake amount.

For example, if you want two cups of "Doken", first "as a guide"
Ten+ (26a) after inserting Ten-(21:lc)
Enter the value of "2", then [deJ+-(26d
), the arithmetic circuit unit θno calculates the standard intake amount by multiplying the pre-stored weight value per bowl by the number of bowls. Of course, the control of blinking, lighting, and turning off the display element (18e) is the same as in each input method described above.

Now, when the actual amount of food ingested or to be ingested is input by any of the above-mentioned input methods, the arithmetic circuit section (11J is a temporary storage register (9))
Multiply the data stored in the data and the actual intake amount input to calculate the intake amount of energy f-, the intake amount of composition (protein, lipid, carbohydrate, salt, potassium) and exchange table 7. - The unit of intake for each category in the table corresponding to the code will be calculated. At this time, if the current diet mode is the exchange table 7 mode (in other words, the display element (18a) is lit), the display unit (29,) is displayed on the display unit (3).
The table classification of the corresponding exchange table is displayed by lighting, and the number of units is displayed on the calculation result display section (5C). Of course, the display section (29,) also lights up, indicating that the displayed numerical value is the number of units. Now, when displaying this calculation result, the food code number display section (5a) and the intake amount display section (
In 5b), the input food code number and intake weight value are still displayed, and the user can check which food the value currently displayed in the calculation result display part (5c) is. You can check what the intake weight value is, and compare the output results with E! It has the advantage of being 11% accurate. Now, when displaying this calculation result, the arithmetic circuit section (I2) blinks the display frame (28d) K corresponding to the display element (18f) in which the word "intake" is printed, and stores the calculation result in the classification and total storage section (13). The user is prompted to select either ``additional storage'', ``subtraction storage'', or ``no storage''. These selections are
This is done by pressing either +- (26j), "-intake" (C261), or "send-off" (26k).

In other words, when [+Intake J+- (26j) is pressed, the calculation circuit section (1) calculates the intake amounts of 4-1 protein ζ lipids, carbohydrates, salt, and potassium and the exchange table classification. The number of units corresponding to is additionally stored in the storage area of the corresponding classification of the classification and total storage unit 0, and the total energy 1,000 and the number of units are stored in the respective areas and added to the data. The displays of the human seat parts (5a) to (5c) are in a lit state.

Also, if you type "-intake" (,261),
Contrary to the addition memory when pressing the above-mentioned "+Intake J+-" (26j), subtraction is memorized, and the "Send Off" key (26k) is used.
If you press the key, the classification and tally will not be stored in the storage unit, and the information will be displayed. Furthermore, any of the above +-
(26i) (26k) (26A') are pressed, and at the same time, under the control of the arithmetic circuit unit 021, the display element (18f) I
d The state changes from a blinking state to an off state. And again the display element (
18a) changes from the off state to the blinking state and returns to the initial food code number input state. Returning to this state allows the user to continue inputting data and calculating nutritional values. Now, the above-mentioned "+ intake" 10-(2
6j) or "-intake" (26J) to store the calculated data, the total intake amount for each person, appendix, and composition is 13! If any amount exceeds the specified amount, the display section with the relevant title flashes to notify the user that the amount of IlX exceeds the specified amount. In addition, if the user inputs three times, the input data will be cleared by pressing the "Correction J + - (26, b)" key, and the data can of course be entered from the beginning. 0
3) To erase the contents of each component storage area, press "Erase"
This is done by pressing the key ``Erase j-1'' (26f), and the user should press the key ``Erase j-1'' (26f) at convenient intervals such as one meal or one day. Furthermore, if the printer (7) is set, the above [10 intake j-1-
(264 ri or "-intake"cow-<261), the corresponding food code list and actual intake amount are printed out. In the case of [-intake J-t'-(26A'), the symbol %-" is additionally printed in front of the numerical value of the actual intake amount.

Furthermore, when the diet mode is set and the exchange table is set to mode 7, the data of the instruction amount corresponding to the "total" number of units is first compared from the instruction amount storage section (10) by the operation of the arithmetic circuit section (ll). At the same time, the data of the actual intake amount corresponding to the simultaneous K "total" is transferred from the classification and aggregation storage section to the comparison operation circuit section (I4), and the data of the actual intake amount corresponding to the instructed amount is calculated by 100 minutes. The ratio is calculated, and the calculation result is stored and held in the temporary storage register θ clause.

This calculated data is input to the drive circuit (I) and the analog display section (6) of the display (3) in the drive circuit (I @)
The number of scale-like display segments (6a) is determined based on the calculation gator, and a predetermined number of display segments (6a) are turned on, and the numbers indicating the 100th percentage are also turned on at the same time. In other words, one display segment (6a) is 1
Corresponding to the rate of 0%, the number of lights to be lit is determined by rounding up, rounding off, or rounding down the calculated data in units of 10%.

Therefore, the user can see at a glance the ratio of the actual intake amount to the instructed amount by lighting up the display sediment (6a) of the analog display section (6). In addition, instead of the exchange table 7-do, the nutritional value ℃-do uses "energy" data instead of the "total" number of units.

If you want to compare the intake up to the present with the instructed amount after inputting the actual intake amount or the recommended amount of the food that the user ingests or intends to ingest, use the ``Judgment'' expert.
You can press (26n).

Control moves to the determination processing routine shown in FIGS. 15(a) and 15(b).

First, press "Judgment" (26n) to calculate the energy intake of the food corresponding to each classification table.
The total intake of protein, fat, carbohydrates, salt, and potassium are compared with the indicated amounts in that order, and the calculation results are stored in the temporary memory register (15), and the subsequent "display feed" The calculation results are sequentially read out from the temporary storage register (16) every time the key (26.q) is pressed, and a display is performed based on the results. This display is shown in the calculation result display section (5
In C), the signs % + //, %- are added, but the data of the instruction amount is stored in advance in the instruction amount storage section (
In the state of zero, which is not stored in 101, the result of the comparison operation is displayed without the sign "Oni+", "Ant-". This is to avoid the misunderstanding that when the user forgets that the indicated amount is zero, the display of "Ki + △△" means that the value of "Electric △△" exceeds the indicated amount. . Of course, the display in this case is "Total", "Table 1" to "Table 6" and "Inquiry" when the exchange table 7-d (display elements (1, 8a) lights up). value mode (display element (Igb)
) lights up) means energy 1 protein, lipid, carbohydrate,
Displays up to salt and potassium, and if the printer (7) is set, when pressing the [Judgment Jt" (26n) key, the indicated amount and comparison judgment result are displayed for each mode.
The specified amount data can be printed.

Next, the operation at the time of operation of [determination 1+-(26n)] will be further explained based on the embodiment.

The fifth * is a summary of the data of the actual food intake for the day, and when the data in this table is input into the nutritional intake indicator of the present invention, the energy corresponding to each minute slope table in the classification and total storage section (13) is calculated. The stored contents of the intake amount, total energy intake amount, and intake amount of each composition are shown in Table 6.

Table 5 Table 6 Table 7 Here, the data in Table 7 is stored in advance as the instruction amount in the instruction amount storage unit F10).
When you press 10-(26n), the indicated amount will be displayed on the exchange table 7-card.
Data 15″ for “Total” is comparison calculation circuit section 04
) to the instruction amount storage unit (1) under the control of the arithmetic circuit unit (11).
0), and at the same time the classification summary memory +5-+0.
The calculation result will be calculated in the form of 2. As a result of this calculation, the indication h) data and the calculation result display section (5c) of the t/'i display (3) show air 0.2'' and '15.0.
"" is displayed alternately every 2 seconds for a predetermined period of time, for example, to indicate that the actual intake exceeds the indicated amount by +0.2 units, and at the same time the indicated amount is 15.0. Indicate to the user that something is true.

Furthermore, when you press the ``display forward'' key (26, q), the specified amount ``Table 1 JK corresponding data group 5'' is called up and the comparison calculation circuit section Q+)K is input, and at the same time the classification and total storage section -
The data in Table 1 ' 7.0 is the comparison calculation circuit section (
+4), 7O-5,0=
The calculation is performed in the form of +2.0, and the calculation result and instruction amount data are displayed on the calculation result display section (5c) of the display (3).
``+2.0'' and ``5.0'' are displayed alternately for a predetermined period of time, for example, every 2 seconds, and at the same time, the display unit (294) displays ``+2.0'' and ``5.0''.
When “ is lit, the display section corresponding to the “unit” (2
9,) lights up.

After comparing "total" to "appendix" in this way, if you press the key [Display advance J=I=-(26 months)], a comparison and judgment regarding "total" is performed.

In the nutritional value mode, when the user presses the "judgment" key (26n), the total energy intake is compared with the designated energy amount. “Energy” of the amount of kneading instruction
The data '+200'' for is read out from the instruction amount storage unit (10) by the arithmetic circuit unit (11) to the comparison arithmetic circuit unit θ4), and simultaneously stored in the classification and total storage unit 0 by the arithmetic circuit unit 021. 'Energy'data'
+2+6'' is read out to the comparison calculation circuit section (+4), and the calculation +216-1200-+16 is performed.
The calculation result and the instruction amount data are displayed alternately at predetermined time intervals (for example, 2 seconds) on the calculation result display section (5c) of the display (3), and at the same time the display section (2
'? ) and the display section (2'?) corresponding to rkcaA"J.
,, ) are lit respectively to indicate that the intake amount exceeds +16 kcal, the indicated amount value will be 1200 kcal.
This shows that. In addition, the [Display advance] key (
When you press key 26q), protein, lipid, carbohydrate,
Salt and potassium can be compared and displayed in order. In this case, the calculation result display section (5c) shows the comparison amount and the instruction amount, and the display section (2'?,...) (291) corresponding to rgJ or "〃1ta" lights up. , At the same time, a display section (296) provided corresponding to each component.
The corresponding one among ~(2'?, , ) lights up. When comparing and displaying the final ``potassium'', press the ``display forward'' button (26q), and the ``energy'' display section (2'?) lights up again, returning to the initial state. Of course, if the printer (7) is installed, the comparison results for the exchange table 7 and the nutritional value will be displayed at each temperature.
- It is printed out for each code, and the relevant instruction amount is also printed out. When the power switch SW is turned off after data input etc. are completed, the stored contents of the 1 instruction amount storage section (10) and the classification and total storage section 0 are retained, and when the power switch SW is turned on again, the instruction amount storage section K is Unless (Io) is reset, the food data will return to the initial state of manual mode. In addition, Fig. 15(a), (D in bl)
I is a variable.

By the way, ``Total Intake 1-(26m)'' is a 1- for comparison selection at the end of the day, and when this ``Total Intake'' 1-(26m) is pressed, it becomes a comparison mode and displays in Table 6. The comparison calculation circuit unit 04 calculates the deviation between the corresponding intake amount and the data for each of the six tables stored in advance in the instruction amount storage unit (10).
), and if the deviation (intake amount - instructed amount) is positive, the corresponding display section (29, VC29
□) (29,) is made to blink, and the total intake amount is displayed on the calculation result display section (5c). Of course, means such as issuing an alarm or flashing a warning lamp may also be used. Also, if the deviation is negative or zero, the display section (2'?,) C2
9,) (2'?,) should remain lit. Needless to say, these operations are similar in nutritional value.

Furthermore, when you press the ``display forward'' key (26q), the display changes from [Table 1] to [Table 6] and [Inquiry Record] each time. Of course, it goes without saying that the first key pressed is -(26, m) in the ``total intake''. Also, if the printer (7) is set, the results are printed in both the exchange table and nutritional value mode. The processing routine for operating this "total intake" cow (26m) is shown in FIGS. 16(a) and 16(b), where DI is a variable.

In addition, the food composition for calculating the intake amount in each example may of course include other components such as rainbow phosphorus, calcium, iron, etc. in addition to the three major nutrients.

The use of the following K "salt" 10-(26p) will be explained.

"Salt J+- (26p) i-j Taiera te-de and effective ten- in nutritional value mode, and "Salt J+-
When (26p) is pressed, the arithmetic circuit section θ detects this keystroke and immediately transfers control to the display of salt amount, regardless of the current display state of the calculation result representation section (5c). , the data on the total amount of salt stored in the classification and total storage section 03) is read out, and the read total amount of salt is displayed on the calculation result display section (5c), and a display section with the characters "salt" written on it. Along with lighting up (29,),
The display section ('2'?tt) corresponding to "2" K is lit to indicate the amount of salt. If you press the [Salt] key (26p) again, the sodium display mode will be activated. (5C) to display. In other words, the amount of salt is calculated from the formula: amount of salt - sodium ff1X2.54/+000, so the amount of sodium 2 the amount of salt X l OO0/2.
54, and it is sufficient to perform this calculation. In this sodium display top code, the display section (2'?w) with the letters "sodium" is lit up, and the display section (2qt*) corresponding to "ml" is lit up to display the amount of sodium. Show that. Note that the amount of thorium may be expressed in meq, which is expressed in body fluids, instead of in m1.

Furthermore, when you press the key ``Salt J + - (26p), the salt and sodium display will move from the upper - mode to the original display. It shows the display processing routine to perform "m2
When calculating the amount of sodium for the display, multiply the salt (j) by 1000. In addition, SK in the same figure is "salt"
26p) shows the keystroke flag.

Next, the operation when the power supply switch 2 is turned on to the hard board will be explained. In addition to this, the °C-dore is for use with this nutritional intake meter as a scale.When the power switch/υchi SW is first turned on to the scale's 1-domain, the arithmetic circuit section (12) is connected to the drive circuit. Display through 0 moans (3)
After initial display is performed such that each digit of the calculation result display section (5c) of each display section of the display section (5c) is displayed as 0" and the 7th sector part of the display section (29,) is displayed as -U", the calculation result is displayed. The above-mentioned display on the display section (29,) is maintained in order to turn off the lights other than the 1Q" display in the first digit of the section (5C), and this display indicates that the scale is in t-mode. Now, before the user places the object to be weighed on the weighing pan (4),
If you press the start key J'F (260), the zero point correction will be performed in the arithmetic circuit section (1) as an initial setting.After this setting, if necessary, rI'i will start J+- Zero point correction can be performed by inserting (26o), but it is not necessary to insert it each time a measurement is made.Now, when the weighing section (company) starts operating and places the object to be weighed I on the weighing pan (4)K, Weight data corresponding to the object to be weighed is transferred from the weighing section (goods) to the arithmetic circuit section (1'4) as a digital signal, and the weighing result is calculated under the control of the arithmetic circuit section θ. (5c), the display part (2'?,,) corresponding to "2" is lit, and the display shows the weight value. If you want to weigh the net content by excluding the weight of the container, you can use the "Tare" function (26i). Place the container on the weighing pan (4), and after the weight of the container is displayed on the calculation result display section (5c), press [Tare J+ (26i)] and then press the key [Tare J+]. Once the calculation result display section (5c) is displayed except for %Q//
Stitch s+, then fill the container with the contents and place it in a measuring pan (4).
When placed on the top, the arithmetic circuit unit <121 measures the weight of the container memorized when pressing the [ff1 bag pull] 10-(26i) key (subtracts it from the value and converts it to the weight value of the contents only) The weight value of the contents can be displayed on the calculation result display section (5c).
"Start of scale" 10- (26o) and "Tare" 10~
From (26i), we can know the weight of the contents of the container. Of course, the addition of "Scale Star 1" +- (26o) (
It is only necessary to set the memorized data at the time of tare in l-i' in ltQ. If the same tare is to be subtracted in succession, it is not necessary to input the ``scale start'' operator (260). , is. When still in the tie mode, weight value input processing is performed when pressing the ``scale'' key 10- (26b), and in this case, the weight value input process is performed when pressing the key ``J+-'' (26d), as shown by the broken line, when setting the data. The use of this "tare" function (26i) is also effective when inputting the amount to be taken on the scale in the titration mode. Also, when pressing the "Tare" key (26i), the display section (294)
-U" flashes to indicate that the tare is being tared.

Next, the operation of the voltage detection circuit θno will be explained.

This voltage detection circuit θ7) detects when the power supply B voltage decreases and the MPU
(This is to prevent the 2+1 from operating properly, displaying incorrect results, and causing the user to trust the results without knowing it.) It constantly monitors the power supply B voltage. When it is detected that the voltage has decreased to a predetermined level, the detection output is sent to the arithmetic circuit section H consisting of the MPU (21).When this detection output is input, the arithmetic circuit section (1) is displayed via the driver circuit θ9. element (18:d)('I
ge) (18f) at the same time, the other display elements (18a), (18b), and (Igc) are turned off, and each display section is turned off via the drive circuit (I6), and the power supply B voltage is displayed to the user. It notifies you of a decline in Of course, a buzzer or the like may be sounded simultaneously with the blinking of the display elements (18d) (Ige) (Igf) to reliably notify the user of the decrease in the power supply B voltage. Furthermore, in addition to notifying the user of the low voltage of the power supply B, even when other abnormalities occur in the apparatus, the user may be notified of the occurrence of the abnormality using a similar display method.

Next, when the key press of "Daily Ke" (26s) is judged by the arithmetic circuit unit (12) in the (10) input processing routine shown in FIG. 8, the input of (10) (26a) is not accepted. If you press any number such as ``Ten'' 10-(26a)K, so ``Daily'' including a decimal point, etc., the number you pressed will be displayed in the calculation result display section (5c), and this input After confirming the numbers, press the key (26d) and you will be able to print if the printer (7) is set. This “date j+-(26s)
The role of this is to use it as a substitute for not only dates but also medical record numbers.

(Effects of the Invention) The present invention automatically stores the instructed amount for each table based on the food exchange table in the nutritional intake system configured as described above in correspondence with the total number of units of a plurality of types. a distribution storage unit;
When the total number of units is input from the data input means, the instruction amount for each table corresponding to the total number of units to be approximated is read from the instruction amount automatic distribution storage section and stored. Even if the user forgets the amount prescribed by a doctor or nutritionist, he or she can still set the prescribed amount by remembering the minimum total number of units. It is very effective in eliminating the hassle of using it, making it easier to continue using it, and as a result, it has the effect of encouraging users to reliably manage their nutrition over the long term. Moreover, even in general practitioners who are only doctors and do not have a nutritionist, they can make general allocations based on the food exchange table and provide simple nutritional guidance by determining the total number of units that correspond to their preferences. By adding a means, it is possible to modify the amount of instructions according to the preferences of the user (WJ, person), and more detailed nutritional management can be performed.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. Figure 5 is a diagram of the arrangement and configuration of the port used in the same as above, Figure 6 is a front view of the code table used in the same, and Figures 7 to 17 are flow charts for explaining the operation of the same. , (2) is a ten-board, (3)
is the display, (8) is the food ingredient storage section, (8a) is the instructed amount automatic dispensing storage section, (9) is the temporary storage register, (+01
is an instruction amount storage section, (12) is an arithmetic circuit section, and .theta. is a classification and total storage section. Agent Patent Attorney Ishi 1) Chief 7 Figure 6 27 Figure 7

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] +1+A food component storage unit that stores the amount of energy per unit weight of each food and the amount of food composition, the food code number prescribed for each food, and the actual intake lid. , a data input means for inputting numerical data such as the total number of units of the amount prescribed by a doctor or nutritionist, and a food called up using a food code number inputted from the data input means. Temporary storage register that temporarily stores food data from the ingredient storage unit, and an automatic instruction amount distribution system that stores the instruction amount for each item based on the food ingredient conversion table in correspondence with the above-mentioned total number of units. When manually inputting the total number of units from the storage unit and data input means, the instruction amount for each table corresponding to the total number of units to be approximated corresponds to the input 8 total units, and is read from the instruction amount automatic distribution storage unit marked in box I. an instruction amount storage unit that stores the instruction amount;
The intake amount of energy f~ and the intake amount of food composition are calculated from the actual intake amount for each food category inputted from the data input means, and each instruction amount and each intake JI stored in the instruction amount storage unit are calculated.
A nutritional intake indicator characterized by comprising a calculation means for performing a comparison calculation with the amount of X, and a display means for displaying input data from the data input means and data on the amount of milk calculated by the calculation means. (2) A manual correction means is provided for selecting and correcting the instruction amount of the valley table read out from the instruction amount automatic distribution storage section and stored in the instruction amount storage section. Nutrient intake described in paragraph 1 dt0 (3) Total number of units of each clothing after correction of each person's instruction amount 4-i1
The nutritional intake needle according to claim 2JJ4, which is equipped with a correction function that compares the input total number of units with the input total number of units and displays a request for inputting correction of the instruction amount again when there is a discrepancy.