CA2009700A1 - Electronic calorie consumption guide - Google Patents
Electronic calorie consumption guideInfo
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Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
The present invention provides an electronic calorie consumption guide. The guide comprises a food information reference containing calorie values for different foods input in the food information reference, a food information access used to identify individual calorie values for specific foods entered in the food information reference, an accumulator for adding all of the individual calorie values identified to arrive at a total calorie value and a visual display for displaying the total calorie value.
The present invention provides an electronic calorie consumption guide. The guide comprises a food information reference containing calorie values for different foods input in the food information reference, a food information access used to identify individual calorie values for specific foods entered in the food information reference, an accumulator for adding all of the individual calorie values identified to arrive at a total calorie value and a visual display for displaying the total calorie value.
Description
2~)09700 S~-7936-89 - 1 - 2733~/008 FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a portable electronic calorie consumption guide used to keep track of calories consumed. According to an aspect of the invention, the guide is further used to keep track of calories expended and provide a difference between the calories consumed and the calories expended.
~ACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Over the last few years people have become more and more concerned with respect to personal health. In particular, there has been great emphasis placed on diet and 15 calorie consumption. For example, the Canada Food Guide indicates the net number of calories that one should consume, i.e. calories intaken relative to calories expended for an individual's specified size and body weight. The Canada Food Guide also shows calorie and nutritional values for foods identified in the guide.
The normal method of tracking net calorie intake is to refer to a written guide such as the Canada Food Guide for each food type consumed and for each activity that one 25 partakes in. One then makes a written logue which shows the total number of calories consumed minus the total number of calories expended to arrive at a net calorie intake.
Optimally this net calorie intake should equal or at least approximate the figure shown in the Guide for the particular 30 persons size and weight.
As will be appreciated, the standard calorie control methods are both tedious and time consuming.
2()09700 SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
The present invention provides an electronic calorie consumption guide specifically designed to quickly and easily identify the calories that one consumes over a specified period. According to an aspect of the present invention, the guide can be further used to not only show calories consumed but to also show calories expended and therefore provide a net calorie intake.
In particular, the electronic calorie consumption guide of the present invention comprises a food information reference containing calorie values for different foods input in the food information reference, access means for accessing the food information reference to identify individual calorie values for foods consumed, an accumulator for adding all the individual calorie values identified to arrive at the total calorie value and a visual display for displaying the total calorie value.
In a preferred aspect of the present invention, the electronic calorie consumption guide further includes a calorie expended reference which identifies calorie expenditures and a differentiator for differentiating or showing the difference between calories consumed and calories expended.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The above as well as other advantages and features of the present invention will be described in greater detail according to the preferred embodiments of the present invention in which:
Figure 1 is a perspective view of an electronic calorie consumption guide according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Figures 2 and 3 are plan views showing the operation of the calorie consumption guide of Figure ~;
Figure 4 is a schematic view showing the internal construction of the preferred embodiment arrangement of Figures 1 through 3.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION ACCORDING TO THE PREFERRED
EMBODIMENTS OF THE PRESENT INVENTION-Figures 1 through 3 show an electronic calorie consumption guide generally indicated at 1. The guide comprises first and second housing sections hingedly -connected to one another to open and close the guide. The first housing section 3 includes different inputs for accessing the electronic operation of the guide while a 2û second housing section 19 is primarily in the form of two visual displays 21 and 23. In very broad terms, the inputs are used to display calories consumed and food values, calories expended through different activities and net calories or the difference between the total calories consumed and the total calories expended. This is done in a fashion which is described below in detail.
Housing section 3 includes a full alpha input area generally indicated at 5. It also includes a numeric input generally indicated at 7, and an activity input generally indicated at 9. Also provided are an on/off button 13, a total button 15 and a reset button 17.
Referring to Figure 4, the internal construction of the guide comprises a food information reference including a 2()09700 SJ-7936-89 - 4 - ~733~/00~9 memory containing information as to calories and food groups for specific foods stored in the memory. The access to the food information reference is achieved by using a combination of input buttons 5 and 7. The output from the food information reference goes directly to visual display 21.
The guide further includes a calorie expenditure reference which is accessed by a combination of input buttons 7 and 9. The output from the calorie expenditure reference goes to visual display 23.
Both the food information reference and the calorie expenditure reference also have outputs to a differentiator which is accessed by total button 15. The output from the differentiator goes to visual display 21.
The calorie expenditure reference much like the food information reference contains information as to the 20 number of calories expended for various different activities. For example, activity buttons 9 as represented by the pictures on these buttons indicate different activities such as tennis, golf, running, walking, badminton and bicycling. As will be appreciated, many other 25 activities could also be included in the activity input.
The operation of the electronic food guide is extremely simple. By way of example, Figure 2 shows that if a person were to eat one plum, he or she would then enter 30 the numeric value 1 and through the use of the alpha keys or buttons, simply spell the word plum. This information as both numerically and alphabetically input appears on visual display 21. The food information reference automatically produces the value of 100 calories and information regarding 35 one fruit group or lF from its memory as stored in association with the calorie value for 1 plum.
2()09700 SJ-7936-89 - 5 - 27~3~/00 Over the period of one day, everthing that one consumes is entered and accumulated by the food information reference to give a total food group and a total number of calories consumed. Again, by way of example, if one were to eat a hot dog after eating the plum, he or she would simply enter "1 hot dog". This would then show up on display 21 as 1 hot dog, lM (standing for 1 meat group) and show both the calorie value of the hot dog as well as the calorie value for the earlier plum, i.e. a total calorie value.
On the calorie expenditure side of things, one simply enters the appropriate activity and the amount of the activity. This information accesses the calorie expenditure reference which then retrieves from its memory the number of 15 calories expended which are then displayed on display 23.
Again, by way of example, Figure 3 shows that running 3 miles is entered using the appropriate numeric button, the appropriate activity button and by spelling the word miles by using the alpha input. This automatically appears on 20 display 23 as does the calorie expenditure of 600 calories associated with running three miles.
As will be seen from Figure 4, the food information reference and the calorie expenditure reference in addition 25 to outputing to their respective visual displays also output to the differentiator. If one wishes to then determine what his or her total food group intake has been, as well as the -net calorie value for a particular time period, he or she simply pushes the total button 15. Figure 1 indicates that 30 over the period of a day, an in~ividual has consumed one fruit group, indicated by the designation lF, one grain group indicated by the designation lG, one dairy group indicated by the designation lD and two meat groups indicated by the designation 2M. In addition, the total 35 button lndlcates thet the total celories remaining, i.e. the 2()097nO
SJ-7936-89 - 6 - 273~/00~9 calories consumed minus the calories expended is 1800 calories which may or may not be inappropriate depending upon the particular individual involved. As earlier mentioned, one has an optimum net calorie value that he or she is looking for depending upon size and weight of the individual. The electronic calorie consumption guide of the present invention quickly and easily assists the individual in determining whether or not they are close to that calories value.
In order to reset the guide for another time frame, one simply pushes the reset button which sets the guide back to a new day start or zero position.
Although various preferred embodiments of the invention have been described in detail, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that variations may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims. For example, the description above pertains to specific types of inputs and specific visual display areas. It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to these inputs and these displays nor is it limited to the particular internal ;~ circuitry shown in the drawings.
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The present invention relates to a portable electronic calorie consumption guide used to keep track of calories consumed. According to an aspect of the invention, the guide is further used to keep track of calories expended and provide a difference between the calories consumed and the calories expended.
~ACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Over the last few years people have become more and more concerned with respect to personal health. In particular, there has been great emphasis placed on diet and 15 calorie consumption. For example, the Canada Food Guide indicates the net number of calories that one should consume, i.e. calories intaken relative to calories expended for an individual's specified size and body weight. The Canada Food Guide also shows calorie and nutritional values for foods identified in the guide.
The normal method of tracking net calorie intake is to refer to a written guide such as the Canada Food Guide for each food type consumed and for each activity that one 25 partakes in. One then makes a written logue which shows the total number of calories consumed minus the total number of calories expended to arrive at a net calorie intake.
Optimally this net calorie intake should equal or at least approximate the figure shown in the Guide for the particular 30 persons size and weight.
As will be appreciated, the standard calorie control methods are both tedious and time consuming.
2()09700 SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
The present invention provides an electronic calorie consumption guide specifically designed to quickly and easily identify the calories that one consumes over a specified period. According to an aspect of the present invention, the guide can be further used to not only show calories consumed but to also show calories expended and therefore provide a net calorie intake.
In particular, the electronic calorie consumption guide of the present invention comprises a food information reference containing calorie values for different foods input in the food information reference, access means for accessing the food information reference to identify individual calorie values for foods consumed, an accumulator for adding all the individual calorie values identified to arrive at the total calorie value and a visual display for displaying the total calorie value.
In a preferred aspect of the present invention, the electronic calorie consumption guide further includes a calorie expended reference which identifies calorie expenditures and a differentiator for differentiating or showing the difference between calories consumed and calories expended.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The above as well as other advantages and features of the present invention will be described in greater detail according to the preferred embodiments of the present invention in which:
Figure 1 is a perspective view of an electronic calorie consumption guide according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Figures 2 and 3 are plan views showing the operation of the calorie consumption guide of Figure ~;
Figure 4 is a schematic view showing the internal construction of the preferred embodiment arrangement of Figures 1 through 3.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION ACCORDING TO THE PREFERRED
EMBODIMENTS OF THE PRESENT INVENTION-Figures 1 through 3 show an electronic calorie consumption guide generally indicated at 1. The guide comprises first and second housing sections hingedly -connected to one another to open and close the guide. The first housing section 3 includes different inputs for accessing the electronic operation of the guide while a 2û second housing section 19 is primarily in the form of two visual displays 21 and 23. In very broad terms, the inputs are used to display calories consumed and food values, calories expended through different activities and net calories or the difference between the total calories consumed and the total calories expended. This is done in a fashion which is described below in detail.
Housing section 3 includes a full alpha input area generally indicated at 5. It also includes a numeric input generally indicated at 7, and an activity input generally indicated at 9. Also provided are an on/off button 13, a total button 15 and a reset button 17.
Referring to Figure 4, the internal construction of the guide comprises a food information reference including a 2()09700 SJ-7936-89 - 4 - ~733~/00~9 memory containing information as to calories and food groups for specific foods stored in the memory. The access to the food information reference is achieved by using a combination of input buttons 5 and 7. The output from the food information reference goes directly to visual display 21.
The guide further includes a calorie expenditure reference which is accessed by a combination of input buttons 7 and 9. The output from the calorie expenditure reference goes to visual display 23.
Both the food information reference and the calorie expenditure reference also have outputs to a differentiator which is accessed by total button 15. The output from the differentiator goes to visual display 21.
The calorie expenditure reference much like the food information reference contains information as to the 20 number of calories expended for various different activities. For example, activity buttons 9 as represented by the pictures on these buttons indicate different activities such as tennis, golf, running, walking, badminton and bicycling. As will be appreciated, many other 25 activities could also be included in the activity input.
The operation of the electronic food guide is extremely simple. By way of example, Figure 2 shows that if a person were to eat one plum, he or she would then enter 30 the numeric value 1 and through the use of the alpha keys or buttons, simply spell the word plum. This information as both numerically and alphabetically input appears on visual display 21. The food information reference automatically produces the value of 100 calories and information regarding 35 one fruit group or lF from its memory as stored in association with the calorie value for 1 plum.
2()09700 SJ-7936-89 - 5 - 27~3~/00 Over the period of one day, everthing that one consumes is entered and accumulated by the food information reference to give a total food group and a total number of calories consumed. Again, by way of example, if one were to eat a hot dog after eating the plum, he or she would simply enter "1 hot dog". This would then show up on display 21 as 1 hot dog, lM (standing for 1 meat group) and show both the calorie value of the hot dog as well as the calorie value for the earlier plum, i.e. a total calorie value.
On the calorie expenditure side of things, one simply enters the appropriate activity and the amount of the activity. This information accesses the calorie expenditure reference which then retrieves from its memory the number of 15 calories expended which are then displayed on display 23.
Again, by way of example, Figure 3 shows that running 3 miles is entered using the appropriate numeric button, the appropriate activity button and by spelling the word miles by using the alpha input. This automatically appears on 20 display 23 as does the calorie expenditure of 600 calories associated with running three miles.
As will be seen from Figure 4, the food information reference and the calorie expenditure reference in addition 25 to outputing to their respective visual displays also output to the differentiator. If one wishes to then determine what his or her total food group intake has been, as well as the -net calorie value for a particular time period, he or she simply pushes the total button 15. Figure 1 indicates that 30 over the period of a day, an in~ividual has consumed one fruit group, indicated by the designation lF, one grain group indicated by the designation lG, one dairy group indicated by the designation lD and two meat groups indicated by the designation 2M. In addition, the total 35 button lndlcates thet the total celories remaining, i.e. the 2()097nO
SJ-7936-89 - 6 - 273~/00~9 calories consumed minus the calories expended is 1800 calories which may or may not be inappropriate depending upon the particular individual involved. As earlier mentioned, one has an optimum net calorie value that he or she is looking for depending upon size and weight of the individual. The electronic calorie consumption guide of the present invention quickly and easily assists the individual in determining whether or not they are close to that calories value.
In order to reset the guide for another time frame, one simply pushes the reset button which sets the guide back to a new day start or zero position.
Although various preferred embodiments of the invention have been described in detail, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that variations may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims. For example, the description above pertains to specific types of inputs and specific visual display areas. It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to these inputs and these displays nor is it limited to the particular internal ;~ circuitry shown in the drawings.
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Claims (2)
OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. An electronic calorie consumption guide, said guide comprising a food information reference containing calorie values for different foods input in said food information reference, access means for accessing said food information reference to identify individual calorie values for specific foods entered at said access means, an accumulator for adding all the individual calorie values identified to arrive at a total calorie value, and a visual display for displaying the identified calorie values.
2. An electronic calorie consumption guide comprising a food information reference containing calorie values for different foods input in said food information reference, first access means for accessing said food information reference to identify individual calorie values for specified foods, an accumulator for adding all the individual calorie values identified to arrive at a total calorie value, a visual display for displaying the identified calorie values and the total calorie value, a calorie expended reference containing information for calories expended in association with different activities, second access means for accessing said calorie expended reference to identify calories expended in association with specified activities and a differentiator for differentiating the total calories expended from the total calories consumed.
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