CN101840461A - Calorie meter and operating method thereof - Google Patents
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The invention relates to a calorie meter and an operating method thereof. The calorie meter adopts voice command function to be switched among various function modes and also remains portability and aesthetic value as accessory. A pre-programmed memory contained in system is related to known nutrition information of concrete food/drink and cooked food about restaurant supply. A customer can order the information by voice command, then the information is received on a display screen and/or the existing synthetic speech and loudspeaker function module, and then recording of acceptable daily intake of calorie or other nutrition items is selected, and the recorded information is transmitted into an electronic record which can be checked at any time.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to calorimeter and method of work thereof, described calorimeter is a portable electronic system, it comprises conventional voice command function piece, display screen and data accumulating functional block, so as according to user's request report and record such as the information such as amount calories that contain in certain food items.
Background technology
Health problem is one of subject matter of facing of the people of institute's has age.And one of most important health problem relates to obesity.People know that fat body ﹠ mind children plays an important role in growing.Fat and overweight problem is also to having a direct impact such as other health problems such as heart disease, hypertension and diabetes.In fact, overweight problem and obesity not only can be brought health problem to the individual but also bring additional hazard to society.This comprises the healthy coverage rate of increase and sometimes owing to the health problem that increases causes that yield-power is low.(Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, five countries that fat in the world ratio is the highest have been reported in a special international research of OECD) being done to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in 2007: U.S.'s (32.2%), Mexico's (30.2%), Britain's (23%), Greece's (21.9%) and Australia's (21.7%).This is specialized in the health care expense of fat ratio and increase is connected.
Although fat ratio is still very high, the consumer does not lack available dietary program.People's common recognition is taken exercise and reasonable diet is healthy key, and individual consumer also is necessary often to monitor its food intake dose.This is why many judiciaries require nutritional information is marked a reason on the F﹠B container.Many consumers use this information to determine whether they will buy some food.
And a kind of very common F﹠B intake monitoring technology is the record that keeps continuing such as projects such as caloric intakes.This technology is dissolved into for example WEIGHTWATCHERS
TMDietary program in, thereby wherein use branchs numeral system and notepad to make the consumer keep the food intake of appointment to limit.Other calorie monitoring technology has adopted similar method with regard to the record that continues.
The scope of these records comprises the use that records computer software from common paper pen.Yet a prominent question of these technology is that consumer one side need carry out work to remain these records.But the consumer holds record through regular meeting's waiver of premium.Go on a diet and be not easy, and it may bring is to make the consumer forget its minute book or find that pen has not had ink, thereby process is interrupted and finally abandons.
Another problem of common calorie metering technology is relevant with the time.The consumer reads food label and need expend time in.Determine that the food ratio also needs to expend time in.And the consumer for having a dinner in the restaurant, the problem of time and convenience begins to show.For example, the consumer usually must login the website in restaurant or ask that specially restaurant employee just can learn nutritional information.Although nutritional information can post up certain fast food agency place, this is not general in drive-in restaurant (drive-thru).Same problem also appears at formal a little restaurant.For this reason, need a kind of device that can safeguard the stored data base that comprises thousands of kinds of food item.This demand comprises that claimed apparatus must be portable, easy-to-use, and can not only report nutritional information and restaurant's option of food item, the nutrients that can also recording user consumes.
The present invention satisfies the novel system that the demand has considered perplexing the consumer's who possesses health perception above-mentioned common difficulty simultaneously always.Pen and pencil can be embedded in Bao Nei together with notebook or abandon among a pile article, the substitute is, and the invention provides a kind of uniqueness and solution easily.The present invention can regard the accessory that is similar to wrist-watch, music player even passometer etc. as.When the consumer ran into a kind of food item, he or she only needs the name of oral statement food item to find a great convenience can use voice command function of the present invention.The present invention will search for its database fast so that required information to be provided to the consumer.Subsequently, the consumer can be by word of mouth or is manually indicated the present invention to record in the record of the present invention such as the nutritional informations such as calorie of consumption food item.Ratio and time about food consumption are also taken into account with quick and convenient mode.For these reasons, the invention solves current about the food intake dose problems of monitoring.
Be presented to people's such as Brejnik US 4,159,416 patents on June 26th, 1979 and be a kind of can be as the portable electronics calorimeter of watch.Different with the present invention is that Brejnik calculates the calorie and the heart rate of burning by the metabolic rate of calculating based on pulse.Different with it, the present invention helps the consumer to monitor amount calories and other nutritional information of its picked-up.
The U.S. Patent application of being submitted to by people such as Cosentino 2004/0225533 is a kind of weighing management system, and it comprises reminds the user when the user surpasses the amount calories of distributing every day.Different with the present invention is, because the patent that the consumer uses Cosentino still must input information and seek the answer of more detailed problem, so the patent of Cosentino and computing system afterwards thereof all fail to solve the basic problem of Nutrition Management.Yet the present invention uses voice command can obtain a kind of can making reliably and seeks and the process of record nutritional information portable system accurately.And the present invention is designed to streamlinedly more independently use being used for by using simple memory storage element, described memory element comprise on the relevant market and various restaurants in the information of nutritive value of food item.When the user determined to absorb certain food or beverage, the of the present invention described information that presents by the memory storage element can go on record subsequently.
Based on existing calorie of metering device, also need a kind of system that can simplify and improve consumer's efficient, so that nutritional information is promptly write down, monitors and studies in consumer's cost effort seldom serially.In fact as mentioned above, the consumer that majority possesses health perception can not adhere in face of this very important task down, thus cause unconcerned to body weight control, abandon pay no attention to or up and down.The present invention has satisfied this needs by the voice command function of its unique memory storage combination of elements system.The present invention also makes the consumer of all physical efficiencys can monitor its nutritional information more simply by existing synthetic speech and loudspeaker function piece.This function can convey a message by word of mouth to the consumer, thereby he or she need not only to depend on the text message of display screen.Because these unique qualities of system inherence, the present invention monitors and writes down its nutrition intake for the consumer provides a kind of accurate and means that save trouble.
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The present invention relates to be used to provide the nutritional information stored simultaneously also as the portable electronic system of the pen recorder of nutrition intake, promptly the invention provides a kind of nutritional information system.Included example provides a kind of by the system of consumer as calorimeter in the preferred embodiments of the present invention.Use this system, the consumer states the title of the food item that maybe will consume by word of mouth, and the present invention will show the caloric quantity about concrete food item subsequently.In addition, the present invention also can pass on this information to the consumer by word of mouth.The consumer can oral or manually instruct the present invention to write down the caloric quantity of this food item and write down this information subsequently.The present invention can write down subsequently and take in caloric time and date.Total amount calories that the present invention also can add in the concrete time and date is checked for the consumer.
The preferred embodiments of the present invention relate to a kind of portable electronic system, and it can be treated in the mode that is similar to other personal accessory.Because the present invention can show time and date, but thereby native system also double as be watch.Other example comprises that double as is heart monitor, passometer, portable music player, computing machine memory stick, belt buckle and key chain.In fact the present invention also can combine with any personal belongings.
Main element of the present invention comprises the voice command function piece.This voice command function piece relates to prior art appreciated by those skilled in the art.The sound receiving sheet that is used to discern the special sound order is positioned at each some place of system's housing.Preferred embodiment places left and right sides of the present invention so that catch relevant voice command effectively with described sound receiving sheet.When saying voice command or concrete food or beverage and voice when arriving the sound receiving sheet, the present invention discerns these language.By algorithm pre-programmed or Downloadable, described order is translated by the memory storage element that is positioned at housing of the present invention by system of the present invention.Additional embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of reception/emitter that is attached in the system, thereby can order be sent to remote data base via wireless communication technology, remote data base is fetched in fact based on the coded signal of initial speech command and by the remote data base transmitter required data is back to reception/emitter of the present invention.
Need emphasis to be pointed out that, the information that the consumer must not write down (log and record) oral request and finally see on display screen.For example, the consumer can send WHOPPER simply
TMThe verbal order of the title of sandwich.The nutritional information of this product will be sought by system of the present invention from the memory storage element.This nutritional information can be seen on display screen subsequently and/or pass on this nutritional information by word of mouth by existing synthetic speech and loudspeaker function piece.Here, the consumer uses described nutritional information only in order to receive the information about described sandwich.In other words, the consumer can watch nutritional information simply and ignore it, and command system forwards different mode to or forwards another food or beverage to by word of mouth.Yet the consumer also can write down the nutritional information of this sandwich.One embodiment of the present of invention provide the "Yes" or "No" order, in case the nutritional information of product shows, system will inquire the consumer whether he or she is ready to write down this information.Another embodiment is that the consumer is command system " record WHOPPER simply
TM".The variation of this aspect comprises such as the ratio of sandwich and cheese or condiment and product transposing.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, system has option standard, the voice activation password that is stored in the voice command function piece.This voice activation password will be used for activating by word of mouth and the deactivation system by the consumer.Preferred embodiment also allows the consumer to create unique password by the received pronunciation order of pre-programmed operation.
Along housing of the present invention, the most showy parts that the consumer sees are exactly display screen.What display screen used in a preferred embodiment is LCD, but also can adopt the existing display screen of any other type that is applicable to portable technology in the reality.Display screen is the place that canned data in the system is shown to the consumer.Also can promote from display screen and to draw loudspeaker to realize existing synthetic speech and loudspeaker function.
In a preferred embodiment, the data memory stock is stored in the system and the information of available nutrition about a large amount of foods and restaurant's food is carried out pre-programmed.Additional embodiment of the present invention provides by the update functions of reception/emitter to static database that is arranged in system of the present invention or USB port, directly downloads at a convenient time for the consumer.
Existing time keeps mechanism and memory storage combination of elements work of the present invention, so that hold the record and carry out the simple mathematical computing, for example calculates the calorie that is consumed in the setting-up time section.Preferred embodiment relates to rechargeable battery.Also can be used for keeping operation stabilized power source essential to the invention such as existing power supplys such as compact lithium cell.
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Fig. 1 is the figure that the present invention is in silent mode.
Fig. 2 is the figure of the both sides of the preferred embodiments of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is the figure of the present invention when showing nutritional information.
Fig. 4 is the total caloric figure of displayed record of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is the figure that the present invention is in the restaurant pattern.
Fig. 6 is the figure that the present invention is in indicating mode.
Fig. 7 is the figure that the present invention is in pedometer mode.
Fig. 8 describes the process flow diagram that how to use system of the present invention in the preferred embodiment in detail.
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The present invention can adopt a plurality of different modes.These patterns make the system of preferred embodiment keep the ability of portability of the present invention, informedness and record.Have various patterns as described below at this database that is also referred to as the memory storage ability sometimes.Accompanying drawing has been described the embodiment of various designs of the present invention, although can also expect other countless double duties is arranged.
The main aspect of the preferred embodiments of the present invention relates to portability, memory storage, information demonstration, existing synthetic speech and loudspeaker function, registering capacity and ease for use.Fig. 1 shows the figure that the preferred embodiments of the present invention are in silent mode.Silent mode shown in Figure 1 has been given prominence to ease for use of the present invention aspect.In the present embodiment, can see that wrist connector 10 is fixed on the housing 20 of the present invention by conventional equipment.Wrist connector 10 has been set up such system effectively, i.e. the present invention can also the double as watch and wrist connector 10 comes down to watchband.In fact, silent mode as shown in Figure 1 with can see that on display screen 35 the existing wrist-watch of week 30, date 40, time 50 is almost as broad as long.In additional embodiment of the present invention, even system still can see on display screen 35 such as silent mode information such as time 50, date 40, weeks 30 when being in any other pattern.The consumer only needs to send verbal order by voice command function of the present invention can show above-mentioned information.By with double as watch of the present invention, owing to the present invention becomes the part of consumer's accessory in the mode of potential aesthetic pleasant, so the consumer needn't special concern the present invention.Wrist connector 10 also is to make the at arm's length and a kind of embodiment that is not embedded in the bag or is easy to lose of the present invention veritably.It is also conceivable that other embodiment, such as item chain fitting, clip, mobile phone and PDA etc.
The purpose of silent mode as shown in Figure 1 also is to allow the consumer freely to talk and needn't worry to activate voice command function of the present invention in the time of mistake.Voice command function is that the present invention is used to solve ease for use and another portable element.As shown in Figure 2, the left and right sides of the present invention comprises left sound receiving sheet 60 and right sound receiving sheet 70 respectively.Left side sound receiving sheet 60 and right sound receiving sheet 70 emphasis are used to discern the special sound order of the common scope that is positioned at housing 20 positions.Preferred embodiment is arranged in the left and right sides of the present invention so that catch relevant voice command effectively with left sound receiving sheet 60 with right sound receiving sheet 70.
Voice command function relates to prior art appreciated by those skilled in the art.When saying voice command or specific F﹠B item, and when voice arrive as shown in Figure 2 left sound receiving sheet 60 and during in the right sound receiving sheet 70 one or two, the present invention discerns described language by the voice command technology.By algorithm pre-programmed or Downloadable, described order is translated by system of the present invention by the memory storage element that is arranged in housing 20 of the present invention.With regard to memory storage element and other electric function built-in, described these aspects of the present invention are existing and are familiar with by those skilled in the art.Additional embodiment of the present invention has proposed to be attached to the reception/emitter in the system, thereby order can be sent to remote data base by wireless communication technology, remote data base is fetched the coded signal based on initial speech command in fact, and by the remote data base transmitter required data is returned to reception/emitter of the present invention.
In addition, Fig. 2 has represented to be characterized as the embodiments of the present invention that rechargeable battery is positioned at housing 20 inside.Can see that from Fig. 2 rechargeable battery lip 85 protrudes so that be the rechargeable battery vacating space a little from housing.The charger input end 80 that is positioned at a side of housing 20 makes the consumer can utilize existing battery charger to come to recharge to the rechargeable battery of system of the present invention by charger input end 80 is inserted in the charging end of battery charger.Although also can satisfy the demand such as other power supplys such as compact lithium cell, yet the power supply that this preferred embodiment of the present invention adopts is a rechargeable battery.
Because the preferred embodiments of the present invention are as calorimeter and target nutritional information source, so Fig. 3 has represented that emphatically display screen 35 is topmost parts that the consumer sees.What display screen 35 used in the preferred embodiment is LCD, yet also can adopt the existing display screen of any other type that is applicable to portable technology in the reality.Display screen 35 is the places that the information in the system of being stored in are shown to the consumer.Yet the consumer needn't depend on display screen 35.As an alternative, the present invention is equipped with traditional synthetic speech and loudspeaker function piece.This aspect has adopted the prior art that system can " be spoken " to the consumer.In other words, information or the supplementary notes that are shown on the display screen 35 also can send by means of existing synthetic speech and loudspeaker function piece by loudspeaker 37.Language message of passing on through existing synthetic speech and loudspeaker function piece by loudspeaker 37 and the visual information synchronous operation on the display screen 35.Yet,, can send the additional information that is equal to content displayed on display screen 35 by loudspeaker 37 according to pattern and situation imprecisely.In fact, voice command function and existing synthetic speech and loudspeaker function piece also make consumer and system carry out transformable communication.This is by making the consumer use the voice command function piece to seek certain nutritional information, and respond through loudspeaker 37 by existing synthetic speech and loudspeaker function piece by system subsequently and realize that the consumer can respond by voice command function subsequently this moment.Additional embodiment of the present invention can need not to use more traditional loudspeaker 37, and adopts such as BLUETOOTH
TMWait other technology.
Fig. 3 has represented how with the example of the present invention as consumer's information tool.In the case, the consumer can state or be about to the title of the food item of consumption by word of mouth.Voice command is picked up by left sound receiving sheet 60 and/or right sound receiving sheet 70 at first, and finally is converted to algorithm pattern by built-in function of the present invention when coded message arrives the memory storage element of system.The nutritional information that will be stored in subsequently in the memory storage element is shown on the display screen 35 with textual form.The loudspeaker 37 usefulness speeches of described nutritional information by existing synthetic speech and loudspeaker function piece that also will be stored in the memory storage element convey to the consumer.Certainly, the consumer can select to make existing synthetic speech and loudspeaker function piece quiet.
In the example of Fig. 3, can see that food item 90 is shown on the display screen 35.Should be understood that to provide speech to pass on by existing synthetic speech and loudspeaker function piece.Calorie 100, fat 110, carbohydrates 120 and protein 130 that the additional information of collecting from the memory storage element comprises the food item being comprised.The additional voice command that is sent by the consumer can instruct the present invention to record information in the database of memory storage element.Thereby the present invention can record the time and date of this record subsequently and can make the consumer obtain correct variable in the log file.Certainly the consumer can select it and wants the information that writes down.Show or the nutritional information passed on by existing synthetic speech and loudspeaker function piece can be the nutritional information of any kind by system, for example be from such as standards projects such as calorie and carbohydrates to system of shopping center and the number percent of recommending limit every day.
Can see that from the embodiment of the invention shown in Figure 4 the consumer can check and be included in the total calorie of recording of information that consumed exact date 140.Though also considered manual system, the same with other pattern of the present invention, total calorie of pattern can be activated by voice command function.When wanting to monitor the intake of its calorie in any fixed time section or other nutrition, the consumer can use pattern as shown in Figure 4.As can see from Figure 4, total calorie, total fatty 150, the total carbohydrates 160 that consumed that consumed that is consumed with the specific date 140 and the gross protein 170 that consumed are that the record of feature is shown on the display screen 35 and/or by existing synthetic speech and loudspeaker function piece and passes on speech.Existing time keeping mechanism works with memory storage element of the present invention so that keep record and carry out simple computation, for example calculates the calorie that is consumed in the time period of setting.
Fig. 5 has represented that the present invention is in the example of restaurant's pattern.As mentioned above, memory storage element of the present invention carries out pre-programmed to the restaurant information of the nutritive value of the food supplied in the restaurant that lists in detail.This information can be shared or the independent information that accurately provides and offer the programming source via the restaurant.When working under restaurant's pattern, the consumer can use the title in voice command function statement of the present invention restaurant, and the title of the concrete F﹠B item of statement restaurant supply.The operation class of voice command function is similar to information tool pattern shown in Figure 3 in restaurant's pattern.In case the consumer is the concrete F﹠B item of command system identification restaurant and the supply of this restaurant by word of mouth, display screen 35 and/or existing synthetic speech and loudspeaker function piece then identify restaurant's title 180, food item 90 and this food item 90 such as nutritional informations such as calorie 100, fat 110, carbohydrates 120.
The example of embodiment that the present invention relates to restaurant's pattern is as described below.The consumer can send BURGER KING
TMThe verbal order of fast food restaurant.This consumer sends WHOPPER subsequently
TMThe verbal order of sandwich.The nutritional information of this product is sought by system of the present invention in the memory storage element.This nutritional information and the title BURGER KING of restaurant
TM180, food item WHOPPER
TM90 and on display screen 35, the showing subsequently and/or by existing synthetic speech and the oral reception and registration of loudspeaker function piece of this food item 90 such as calorie 100, fat 110, nutritional information such as carbohydrates 120.Here, the consumer can only use the information of this nutritional information reception about this sandwich.In other words, the consumer can check nutritional information and ignore it that command system enters different mode or moves to another F﹠B item by word of mouth simply.Yet the consumer also can write down the nutritional information of this sandwich.One embodiment of the present of invention provide the "Yes" or "No" order, in case the nutritional information of product shows, system will inquire the consumer whether he or she is ready to write down this project.Another embodiment of the present invention for the consumer simply command system " record WHOPPER
TM".The variation of this respect comprises such as the ratio of sandwich and cheese or condiment and product transposing.
Except the preferred embodiment that relates to nutrition and restaurant's pattern, the present invention also provides a lot of other application modes.For example, Fig. 6 has represented a kind of indicating mode, and this pattern is used to remind the consumer that adopts specific recipe or be in other health status that they should take food, drink water or take medicine.Just follow in other pattern equally, the consumer uses voice command function to activate indicating mode.After activating, prompting text 190 shows on display screen 35 and/or passes on by the loudspeaker 37 of existing synthetic speech and loudspeaker function piece.In addition, concrete prompting message 200 also shows on display screen 35 and/or passes on by the loudspeaker 37 of existing synthetic speech and loudspeaker function piece.This pattern also make the user can be met at certain nutritional requirement and/or index, near satisfying or obtaining reminding when having surpassed.For example, if the consumer only can consume 2 gram saturated fats every day, the present invention will remind consumer when having consumed 2 gram fat its every day.In the additional embodiment aspect relating to this,, send prompting when then the present invention can be set in the user is in the caloric certain limit of target if the consumer has formulated 2000 caloric dietary restrictions.Additional modes comprises the aspect of the user being proposed daily menu based on user's nutritional goals.Additional modes also comprises when having realized about certain of nutritional goals and exercise goal reminding the user when actively progressive.This respect be based on sure narration and certainly attitude be this fact of important element of life style of keeping fit.Should be appreciated that existing programming makes voice command function that parameter can be set.The additional embodiment that relates to the prompting aspect can comprise audio frequency, pass through BLUETOOTH
TMBe transferred to remote handset, vibration, text message or any other existing electronic method.
Additional embodiment of the present invention relates to the pedometer mode of Fig. 7.Be similar to above-mentioned functions of the present invention, pedometer mode is activated by voice command function.In the pattern of Fig. 7, display screen 35 show passometer text 210 and consumer along with range finding from 230 step numbers of advancing 220.Loudspeaker 37 also can be narrated described information by existing synthetic speech and loudspeaker function piece.Comprise extra inherent aspects such as motion detection elements in warning horn and the function of passometer by using requirement system such as the pedometer mode of the sound of the warning horn pattern of Fig. 6 or vibrating function piece and Fig. 7.
The process flow diagram of the exemplary operation of the preferred embodiment of the present invention as seen from Figure 8.Relate to the first step of the present invention and need the memory storage element.System of the present invention depends on the correct nutritional information that relates to concrete food/beverage item, brand and known restaurant's dish.Based on this point, relevant information must be programmed in the memory storage element 240.In a preferred embodiment, but the data memory stock is stored in the system and pre-programmed has the nutrition item that relates to many foods and the information in restaurant.Additional embodiment of the present invention provides by the update functions of reception/emitter to static database that is arranged in system of the present invention or USB port, directly downloads at a convenient time for the consumer.
In case initial at least relevant information is programmed in the memory storage element 240, and the consumer just can receiving system 250.Here, the consumer can utilize voice command function activation system 260.In a preferred embodiment of the invention, thus system is provided with password option standard, voice activation that is stored in the voice command function piece operates this system at least when the first time.In case consumer activated system 260, he or she just can be provided with unique password 270.The received pronunciation activating pin will be used for activating by word of mouth and the deactivation system by the consumer.Yet with regard to unique password 270 was set, preferred embodiment also allowed to create unique password by the consumer by the operation of received pronunciation order pre-programmed.On behalf of substituting, also can use the finger-print cipher function.
In case the user is satisfied to unique password 270 is set, he or she can select deactivation system 280, the system of setting is silent mode 290 or mobilizing function piece 300.Each described option can utilize voice command function of the present invention or manually press the button and operate.If the consumer selects deactivation system 280, then the consumer comes down to it is turned off and does not have thing to be shown on the display screen 35 or by the loudspeaker 37 of existing synthetic speech and loudspeaker function piece and passes on by word of mouth.On behalf of substituting, if use earpiece this moment, then audio-frequency information will send by described device.This also helps saves energy.System is set to silent mode and relates to the information that is comprised in the prior figures 1.When do not need to obtain or record nutritional information and consumer only with the present invention as accessory and busy when subsisting, but consumer's command system enters silent mode 290.
In case the consumer determines mobilizing function 300, he or she can use voice command function to enter waiting voice mode 3 10 on the display screen 35.The waiting voice mode 3 10 of preferred embodiment is similar to the command cue that makes the system wait voice command.Here, consumer's decision will activate which mode 3 20.For example, the consumer may prepare to eat apple and soda water and want to know the caloric amount that is contained.The consumer sends the verbal order such as " calorie mode 3 30 " subsequently.Display screen 35 changes to the figure that is similar to Fig. 4 subsequently.Simultaneously, loudspeaker will be passed on relevant information by the loudspeaker 37 of existing synthetic speech and loudspeaker function piece.The consumer can order " apple 340 " subsequently.Just as the situation among Fig. 4, the nutritional information of apple will show on display screen and/or pass on by word of mouth by existing synthetic speech and loudspeaker function piece, if perhaps used earpiece then the nutritional information of apple can be sent to earpiece.Also identical chain of events can take place when if the consumer wants to understand the amount calories of concrete soda water.In case after such as orders such as " apples 340 " calorie information is listed, consumer's command system subsequently writes down this inventory 350.By the record inventory 350, the consumer used system log (SYSLOG) of the present invention from described food or beverage items, take in the calorie.
Then, the consumer may consider to have a dinner in the nigh restaurant subsequently.More specifically, the consumer may wonder the nutritional information that is comprised in the pasta of certain hotel chain.The consumer sends the verbal order of " X restaurant, pasta 360 " subsequently simply.Display screen 35 is passed on the information relevant with the X restaurant 370 that has been pre-programmed in the memory storage element subsequently with the loudspeaker of existing synthetic speech and loudspeaker function piece and specifically is the nutritional information of pasta.If the consumer eats pasta, he or she can be subsequently with regard to pasta " record data 380 ", promptly store the nutrition data of calorie, fat, protein, carbohydrates and any other record in the mode identical with consumer's command system record inventory 350 in this example.At this moment, based on the record in the memory storage element, the consumer can order by word of mouth and look back total calorie 390 that took in the same day.The consumer subsequently can by any other option or simply command system " close 400 ".
The feature of system and a plurality of different embodiment of configuration more than have been described.All described configurations can place and design in single assembly, described single assembly comprises CPU, static state and non-static memory, energy storage device (rechargeable battery) and standard interface, here in Shuo Ming the encapsulation that is wrapped in pleasant all, the preferred embodiment of Here it is this device.Yet instead it should be noted that, thereby the more multiprocessing ability of needs because voice and any out of Memory may be sent being used for appropriate analysis and result's response subsequently is sent out the device that the reuse family is worn by remote server.Standard cell phone circuit or other known method (wifi, wimax etc.) that need be used for certainly in this case, the Internet connectivity.Reproduction with device of this connectedness will make device its serviceability can be expanded on the common function on the mobile phone that comprises mobile phone or Skype function and other current Internet connection.This is functional also to allow the user need not use lead via near support its device/check its progress such as, but not limited to transmission technologys such as physical conductors, USB, live line, bluetooths, allows the calorie that uses and consume is real-time transmitted to long-range website.Described website can or can be safeguarded on the machine of oneself by the user by company's centralized maintenance of generator.
At this moment, this installs needed power supply and is undoubtedly last million times that illustrate in the preferred embodiment.If realized any additional embodiment, then this power supply may become problem.Because individuality is worn this device, thereby utilize the standard kinetic energy generator that from people's motion, stores electric power can access the additional energy that is used for device function subsequently.
Be to be understood that, the electronics of voice command function and existing synthetic speech and loudspeaker function piece and technical elements are not special basically local, and the electronics of voice command function and existing synthetic speech and loudspeaker function piece and technical elements are existing basically.Patentability be the feature and the configuration of native system.It is also understood that the independent embodiment that the invention is not restricted to above-mentioned explanation, but comprise any and all embodiment in the appended claims scope.
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1. nutritional information system, it comprises:
Display screen;
The voice command function piece;
Power supply;
Mnemonic, its have be configured to when certain nutritional need and/or index satisfy, near the various patterns that satisfy or remind the user when having surpassed; And
Described mnemonic also is configured to can consume the menu of food based on user's nutritional goals for the user provides every day.
2. nutritional information as claimed in claim 1 system, wherein, described display screen is fixed on the housing, and these two is all constructed by conventional method.
3. nutritional information as claimed in claim 2 system, wherein, described display screen provides visual information, and loudspeaker sends verbal information by the synthetic speech and the loudspeaker function piece of routine simultaneously.
4. nutritional information as claimed in claim 1 system, wherein, described voice command function piece receives the verbal order from the user.
5. nutritional information as claimed in claim 4 system, wherein, described voice command function piece is protected by password.
6. nutritional information as claimed in claim 1 system, wherein, described system is powered by conventional power supply.
7. nutritional information as claimed in claim 1 system, wherein, described mnemonic is worked together with total system.
8. nutritional information as claimed in claim 7 system, wherein, described mnemonic pre-programmed has the nutritional information of edible product on the market.
9. nutritional information as claimed in claim 7 system, wherein, described mnemonic pre-programmed is relevant for the nutritional information at the restaurant and the available edible product of mechanism of having a dinner.
10. nutritional information as claimed in claim 9 system, wherein, the pre-programmed message of described mnemonic can upgrade by the routine data conveyer.
11. nutritional information as claimed in claim 1 system, wherein, the user sends verbal order about the concrete edible product of on the market or the restaurant and the mechanism of having a dinner by described voice command function piece.
12. nutritional information as claimed in claim 11 system wherein, will be sent to described mnemonic about the voice command of the concrete edible product of on the market or the restaurant and the mechanism of having a dinner by conventional equipment.
13. nutritional information as claimed in claim 12 system, wherein, described mnemonic is determined the nutrition data about the concrete edible product of on the market or the restaurant and the mechanism of having a dinner, and by conventional equipment data is sent to display screen and send to described loudspeaker through the synthetic speech and the loudspeaker function piece of routine.
14. nutritional information as claimed in claim 13 system, wherein, described display screen provides about the visual image of described data and text, and described loudspeaker provides verbal information simultaneously.
15. nutritional information as claimed in claim 7 system wherein, when the user issues orders by described voice command function piece, described mnemonic record, keeps and grouped data.
16. nutritional information as claimed in claim 15 system, wherein, when giving an order by word of mouth by the voice command function piece, the record that remains in the described mnemonic can be shown on the described display screen by existing apparatus.
17. nutritional information as claimed in claim 1 system, wherein, described display screen provides the visual display by the monitoring of the conventional equipment in the system of being contained in and time management, exercise motion, prompting and the health status of collecting.
18. nutritional information as claimed in claim 1 system, wherein, described display screen, voice command function piece, power supply and mnemonic are contained in the portable housing.
19. a nutritional information system, it comprises:
Display screen;
The voice command function piece;
Power supply; And
Mnemonic, its have be configured to when certain nutritional need and/or index satisfy, near the various patterns that satisfy or remind the user when having surpassed;
The housing of described display screen is installed, and these two is all constructed by conventional method;
Wherein, described display screen provides visual information;
Loudspeaker provides verbal information by the synthetic speech and the loudspeaker function piece of routine;
Described voice command function piece receives the verbal order that comes from the user;
Described voice command function piece is operated by conventional equipment;
Described voice command function piece is protected by the user cipher that the verbal order of being programmed by word of mouth by the user is provided with;
Described system is powered by conventional power supply;
Described mnemonic is worked together with total system;
Described mnemonic pre-programmed has the nutritional information of edible product on the market;
Described mnemonic pre-programmed is relevant for the nutritional information at the restaurant and the obtainable edible product of mechanism of having a dinner;
The pre-programmed message of described mnemonic can upgrade by the routine data conveyer;
The user sends the verbal order with the concrete edible product of the mechanism of having a dinner about on the market or restaurant by described voice command function piece;
To be sent to described mnemonic about the described voice command of on the market or the restaurant and the concrete edible product of the mechanism of having a dinner by conventional equipment;
Described mnemonic is determined the nutrition data about the concrete edible product of on the market or the restaurant and the mechanism of having a dinner, and by conventional equipment data is sent to display screen;
Described display screen provides about the visual image of described data and text;
Described loudspeaker provides the verbal information about described data;
When the user issues orders by described voice command function piece, described mnemonic record, maintenance and grouped data;
When issuing orders by word of mouth, remain in record in the described mnemonic and can be shown on the described display screen or by conventional equipment and pass on orally by described loudspeaker by the voice command function piece;
Described display screen provides the visual display by time management, exercise motion, prompting and the health status of monitoring of the conventional equipment in the system of being contained in and collection; And
Described display screen, voice command function piece, power supply and mnemonic are contained in the portable housing.
20. the method for work of a nutritional information system, it comprises the steps:
From database, select food item;
Allow database to calculate the nutritional information of described food item;
Food item in the database that record is consumed;
Voice command is described selects food item in the database that food item and described record consumed from database;
When certain nutritional need and/or index satisfy, near satisfying or reminding the user when having surpassed; And
Nutritional goals based on the user provides the menu that can consume food every day for the user,
Remind the user when actively progressive when having obtained about some of nutritional goals and exercise goal.
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