KR20140027739A - System and method for managing healthy functional diet food - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a diet management system and an operating method thereof providing information to enable a person to purchase and take in specific raw materials according to a manual for taking in optimized amount of health functional foods, which needs to be supplied in order to have a scientific and efficient diet, to achieve target weight within a target period according to information on food taken, athletics information, and physical constitution of an individual. The present invention automatically generates and provides, to a member, an appropriate diet method by analysis information of an expert and assessment information on the raw materials of the member. The present invention, if the member photographs the foods and transmits the photographed images to a health center, reads the amount and the type of the foods from the transmitted image data and, generates food take-in information, couples the food take-in information to the athletics information received on site, collects diet state variation information, and provides a list of the raw materials to the member wherein the list of the raw materials is generated by referring to the assessment of the experts and food preference of the member, and by optimizing the type and the take-in period of the raw materials of the health functional materials, which are appropriate for the physical constitution of the member, to the target weight and the period, thereby, enabling reliable diet management. [Reference numerals] (10,AA) App; (20,BB) Athletics goods; (30) Server; (40,CC) Expert group app

Description

Diet health functional food management system and its operation method {SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING HEALTHY FUNCTIONAL DIET FOOD}

The present invention relates to a diet management method, and more particularly, to a diet information system that provides information between a member who wants to diet and a coach and a diet expert group in a health center engaged in a related industry. The present invention relates to a dietary dietary supplement food management system of DIY type and its operation method.

It is possible to realize the present invention that the knowledge of personal health and food is accumulated with the development of information technology such as the Internet, and the interest in alternative medicine and self-treatment is increased, and the type and supply of exponentially functional food are increased. This is because it is possible to secure consumer's trust in the system as much as possible.

Recently, with the spread of smartphones, various methods for managing a diet through a diet management application have been proposed.

For example, after installing a diet application on a smartphone, and enters personal body information, including the height, weight, age, etc. of the individual, and manages the weight by inputting calories intake and calories burned according to the exercise execution There is a way. However, it is difficult for the non-expert general person to calculate calories accurately, and in practice, continuous human management is more effective than calorie counting. In addition, to maximize the effect of diet, dietary supplements or dietary supplements are consumed, but there are thousands of such dietary supplements all over the world, and all diets are uniformly universal regardless of individual's gender, age, weight and medical history. They are manufactured in large quantities on a standard basis, and individuals are forced to consume uniformly prepared foods regardless of their physical characteristics and condition.

There is a method of receiving diet management from a coach by joining as a member of a site that manages diet professionally online or registering in a health center, but this method also has a limitation of being provided with limited information or eating only certain foods. That is, one diet product is manufactured and provided uniformly regardless of the individual's body fat / muscle mass / nutritional status, age, and obesity.

Moreover, you can lose weight at the health center, but you will need to replenish the nutrients that may be lost due to weight loss. There is no problem if the coach has specialized food nutrition knowledge. It is not.

The individual's BMR (Basel Metabolic Rate), BMI (Body Mass Index), WHR (Waist to Hip Ratio), Gender, Weight, Height, Age, Food Intake Automatically link information, exercise information, and target weight with health functional food raw materials and nutrient database management system to select optimal raw health foods and supplements to supplement insufficient nutrients and purchase raw materials. The main purpose is to provide a manufacturing / management manual for each individual to mix and consume raw ingredients, but it is also necessary to provide a method for optimizing diet management by providing a finished diet product for a specific purpose.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-0698528 (Registration Date 2007.03.15.) Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2008-0021513 (Publication date 2008.03.07.)

Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art, an object of the present invention is a member of the diet manager is updated on a weekly or monthly basis by a diet manager engaged in a diet-related industry such as a health center Based on the food intake information and exercise information of the health functional foods for the diet to maintain and recombining the raw materials and subsidiary ingredients of the health functional foods required by the member weekly or monthly until the target weight is achieved It provides a management system and its operation method.

Diet management system of the present invention for achieving the above object, a member app for photographing food using a terminal called a smartphone, and transmits the photographed food image data; Nutritional use app to view the member's food intake image data and prescribe meal management; Coach app that can enter exercise information, membership management; An optimal method for generating a food intake history and exercise history information from the food image data, determining the change of the exercise and food intake information input in the field and comparing the target period and weight to achieve the goal As a diet management system for automatically generating a list of raw materials and supplements raw materials to be supplemented with the most appropriate health functional food to the member / nutritionist / coach app for delivery; Companies for manufacturing and selling member health management food raw materials to be sold in the diet management system and subsidiary or finished product manufacturers that can manage their registration and order management from the members to register their products; Diet expert app to enter the food information and exercise information into the diet management system, calculate and store the content ratio between the products registered by the manufacturer; And it characterized in that it comprises a wired or wireless server for transmitting the information.

At this time, the server has a variety of information and exercise information, such as the content ratio between the raw materials and supplements for the raw materials and auxiliary ingredients of the health functional food related to gender, physical characteristics, medical history, height, weight, body parts to be dieted, etc. It is fed back and managed along with personal information, body variability information and calorie projection data. Member apps, manufacturers apps, nutrition apps, coach apps and system manager apps, including professional apps that calculate / analyze / input and manage content ratios between ingredients for health functional foods entered by manufacturers. Connected via wired and wireless networks, each app can be integrated into one app.

The member app includes a photographing unit and a communication unit which transmits the image data before eating and the image data after eating. Here, the communication unit may include a mobile communication unit for communicating with the coach app and the server through a mobile network, and a short-range communication unit for performing short-range communication.

The nutritionist and coach app, the member smartphone, the server, a mobile communication unit for performing communication through a mobile network so as to communicate with at least one of the exercise equipment installed in the field, and a short-range communication unit for performing short-range communication And an interface unit connected to the Internet network.

On the other hand, in the operating method of the management system of the present invention, the member inputs basic body and personal information such as gender, age, weight, height and age of the member, information to be managed such as BMI by the input body and personal information Generating a step, receiving food image data from a member, generating food intake history information from the food image data, generating exercise history information input by a coach in a health center, health functional food manufacturing Generating information on the dietary supplements by the vendor, generating the content ratio and body / identity information between the generated supplements of the dietary supplement and the dose and the number of times according to the target period and weight; Generating data predicting a change in diet status by comparing with exercise information and generating a comparative analysis data with actual changes; Automatically generating and providing a dietary information, exercise information, and a list of ingredients or products of health functional foods to be supplemented to achieve the target weight within the target period, and providing the members to the health functional foods based on the ingredients and product list provided. It characterized in that it comprises the step of purchasing in conjunction with the sales system of raw materials and packaging equipment and metering equipment.

At this time, when the member makes an order related to the health functional food, it is also preferable to deliver the order information to the server to the server to perform the delivery and payment processing of the health functional food in the system.

The server also collects and provides the members with assessments of the diet, exercise and nutraceutical raw materials and the finished products provided to the members to induce appropriate choices, provide assessment data to interested parties, and evaluate and reestablish assessments from expert groups. It is a good idea to update your diet management practices.

The intake capacity information of the member's food may be generated by automatically reading the color displayed in each layer in the tableware by the member app.

The exercise information of the member may be generated by short-range communication with the exercise equipment installed in the site.

The content ratios and dosage limits determined according to various conditions between raw ingredients of the health functional foods are maintained by the expert group including the pharmacist and doctors, and the follow-up management is carried out by a rapid method, which excludes the use of vertebrate animals. It can increase. Representative methods include the Drosophila Activity Monitoring System (DAM System) and the Drosophila Genetic Analysis System. The advantage of this system is that it can be performed at a low cost for reliable investigation using a large number of repeats. And by eliminating the use of vertebrates, they can be free from ethical issues in experimental animals.

As described above, according to the present invention, the diet management system and its operation method optimize timely selection of food, exercise, and functional foods in response to individual body information and constitution, and feedback the individual diet management in a timely manner. Can be optimized

On the other hand, the coach and dietitian in the health center can simultaneously perform subdivided professional functions as a member manager of the diet, and recommend a diet, exercise, and dietary supplement suitable for each member's condition from the diet management system. Purchase raw ingredients of dietary supplements directly and consume them according to the manual provided. Health functional food choices are also determined by the evaluation of expert groups and by members who use the product, thereby increasing the effectiveness of the selection.

In addition, in selecting the health functional food, by selecting the raw ingredients according to the individual's diet, exercise and constitution will not only reduce the cost of purchase but also increase the efficiency of diet management.

1 is a conceptual diagram of a diet management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram of an app applied to the present invention.
3 is a database configuration diagram of a server applied to the present invention.
Figure 4 is a conceptual diagram of the connection between the app and the exercise device applied to the present invention.
5A and 5B are flowcharts illustrating a method of operating a diet management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 6 is an embodiment of the present invention, a flow chart illustrating a raw material ordering and delivery process of health functional food.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, the diet management system and its operation method of the present invention will be described in detail.

1 is a conceptual diagram of a diet management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the diet management system of the present invention is composed of a terminal (hereinafter, referred to as an "app") 10 and a server 30 on which a member app is installed.

As shown in FIG. 2, the app 10 includes a photographing unit 101 for photographing an image and a communication unit for delivering photographed image data. In this way, the app 10 may be a terminal such as a smartphone capable of photographing and transmitting food. Food image data taken from the app of the member smartphone is stored as history data in the smartphone memory and is delivered to and stored at the same time to the server (30).

The communication unit of the app 10 includes a mobile communication unit 103 for performing communication through a mobile network, and a short-range communication unit 105 for performing short-range communication with the exercise apparatus 20. That is, the mobile communication unit 103 may be a conventional CDMA module using a mobile network, and the short-range communication unit 105 may be at least one of Wi-Fi, Zigbee, UWB, Bluetooth, and Ultrasonic. That is, the exercise information may be transmitted and received in various ways depending on the degree of access to the exercise device 20.

App 10 includes the usual input and output functions, storage functions, communication functions, etc. in the smartphone 107, can transmit the image data to SNS media such as tweets, can share information between mutually approved diet friends Includes features that are present.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment illustrates the transmission of the food image data, for the accuracy of the type of food delivered to the server 30, the app 10 has a program that the user can directly enter the food intake information It is also preferable to install. As an example, foods can be categorized and subcategories can be continuously linked to each of these categories to facilitate food selection. For example, categories are categorized into food, such as Korean, Western, Chinese, and Japanese, or food, such as rice, soup, side dish, and dessert. Configure to facilitate. The subcategory of rice may be rice, barley, brown rice, and the like. Such food information may be transmitted to the server 30 together with the food image data.

Referring back to FIG. 1, the exercise device 20 may be a conventional exercise device having a communication unit connected to a network, or may be a measurement device attached to a mobile terminal or a smartphone such as a smartphone. Here, the server 30 may also transmit and receive exercise information through the internal network or the local area network with the exercise equipment 20 provided in the health center. The server 30 stores the food image data transmitted from the app 10, generates food intake history information from the food image data, and matches the food intake information and exercise information with the information of the member and the diet corresponding to the diet goal. Organize exercise and conduct a search for dietary supplements.

The server 30 stores the member information and the food image data transmitted for each member in a table. In general, since the exercise device 20 is provided in the health center, the member may be instructed to enter the item, time, number of times and the like to exercise at the same time. This can be presented in advance by setting the exercise to be done by analyzing the food image data in advance. Accordingly, the data input from the exercise equipments linked with the server 30 is stored for each member. You can check whether you have performed all the exercises.

At this time, the exercise device 20, it is preferable to check the visit of the member through the communication with the app 10. In addition, the server 30 preferably transmits the diet state change according to the exercise result to the app 10 in real time so that the exercise result can be confirmed. For example, the calorie consumed by the analysis result of the food image data and the calories consumed by the exercise can be checked by the app 10.

The server 30 provides food information, exercise information, and health functional food information to the app 10 through a network, and databases the matching relationship between food intake information, exercise information, and health functional food. In other words, by analyzing the number of all cases of food intake information, exercise information and health functional food information that are applied differently to each other to analyze the diet, diet recovery status, muscle strengthening status, etc. Can be. It is desirable to establish this optimal combination with the help of a group of experts.

The server 30 is an intermediary for searching and customizing health functional food through a database of member information, food information, exercise information, and health functional food raw material information. To solve the real difficulties of the. As shown in Fig. 3, the database 301 related to the member information has a basic configuration of data fields such as ID, password, name, phone number, mobile phone number, address, and the like, and includes weight, height, age, and blood pressure. , Data fields such as cholesterol, body fat, and the like. The database 303 related to the food information is composed of data fields such as food types and corresponding intake calories, nutrients, and taboo intake between foods. The database 305 related to the exercise information includes data fields such as calories burned according to the type of exercise and the amount of exercise, the sequence of exercise, and the relationship between exercise and physical changes. The database 307 related to dietary supplements includes data fields such as the relationship between food types and nutrients to be ingested, the relationship between exercise types and nutrients to be ingested, the nutrients to be ingested by constitution, and the types of dietary supplements. Consists of.

The server 30 checks the diet status change by analyzing the individual information transmitted from the app 10 and the exercise equipment 20 based on the information of various databases, and optimally updates the diet management program. And forward to the app 10.

Referring back to FIG. 1, a terminal (hereinafter, referred to as an "expert group app") 40 having an expert group app installed thereon is connected to the server 30 through a network to provide and manage food information and exercise information. At the same time, it functions to evaluate health functional food information. This group of experts could be professors, doctors, nutritionists, and coaches. Expert group app 40, analyzes and evaluates the change in diet status provided from the server 30, and performs a function to help optimize the diet management program.

On the other hand, although not shown, the terminal is installed in the manufacturer's app (hereinafter referred to as "manufacturer app"), the manufacturing of the health functional food is made at the request of the server 30, the expert group for the manufactured health functional food Analysis and evaluation with the app 40 is made, and serves to deliver the manufactured health functional food to the fitness center equipped with the exercise equipment 20, the app 10.

Figure 4 is a conceptual diagram of the connection between the server and the exercise device applied to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, an exercise device 20 is provided in a health center, and the like, and the exercise device 20 communicates with the app 10 and with the servers 30.

Communication between the app 10 and the exercise equipment 20 is preferably using near field communication, and may be at least one of Wi-Fi, Zigbee, UWB, Bluetooth, and Ultrasonic.

Then, the member's smartphone visiting the health center communicates with the exercise equipment 20. The smartphone preferably uses RF and short-range communication with the exercise equipment 20.

When the communication between the exercise device 20 and the smartphone does not occur a set time, it is determined that the exercise is finished, and determines and stores the type of exercise, the amount of exercise, the calories burned, and delivers the result to the app 10.

Then, the operation method of the diet management system of the present invention using the system configured as described above will be described.

5A and 5B are flowcharts illustrating a method of operating a diet management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the server 30 delivers an app to the exercise device 20 held by the health center as an example (S1). The exercise device 20 maintains the state in which the app is installed (S3).

The individual who wants to perform diet management visits the health center and joins as a member, and requests the download of the app to the server 30 by using the smartphone (S5). The server 30 transmits the app to the smartphone (S7). The smartphone installs the app (S9).

Running the app 10 of the smartphone (S11), using the photographing unit 101 of the smartphone to shoot the food to be taken (S13). The food image data taken before / after meals is stored in the memory of the smart phone by using the communication unit of the smart phone (S15), and is also transmitted to the server 30 (S17). At this time, the amount of food is preferably to be able to check through the prescribed food container. In this case, the food container may be a container capable of confirming the amount of food, such as the amount of food being marked or color-coded.

The server 30 stores the delivered food image data, determines the amount of food and the type of food, and generates and stores food intake information (S19). Types of food can be entered by the member using the app 10 to shoot a barcode or QR code by input or database search, nutritionists can see and determine the image to enter.

On the other hand, the member visits the gym and exercises. At this time, the exercise device 20 and the app 10 connected to the internal network or short-range communication automatically check the exercise amount, or the exercise amount is directly input to the app 10 by the coach and transmitted to the server 30 at the same time ( S21, S23, S25). Data checked or input for the exercise amount is stored as exercise information. In the present embodiment, since the input of the coach is preferably a manual method, it is preferable to automatically check the exercise amount by the interface of the exercise apparatuses 20 and the app 10. In this way, it is preferable that the exercise amount is collected and automatically transmitted to the server 30 together with the member information.

The server 30 compares the food intake information and the exercise information to predict and determine the change in diet status (S27). In this case, various methods such as calorie change may be used to determine the diet state change. In addition, a method such as a body shape change according to the type of exercise may be used. Subsequently, according to the judgment on the change in diet status, the raw material list for the health functional food suitable for the current physical condition which can minimize the difference with the target weight is automatically generated (S29).

The server 30 transmits the created health functional food raw materials and the finished product list to the app 10 (S31). Accordingly, the member may check the list of the health functional food raw materials and the finished product (S33), and select a specific health functional food raw material or the finished product (S35). At this time, it would be desirable to use a discount coupon provided by the health center to provide benefits according to the purchase.

The selected information about the selected nutraceutical raw material and the finished product is transmitted to the server 30 (S37). Subsequently, the server 30 confirms and stores the selection information (S39), and transmits the selection information to the manufacturer and the system administrator (S41). The system manager confirms the selection information and requests delivery of the selected health functional food raw materials and finished products to the member's health center coach (S43). Subsequently, the server 30 transmits the order result and the delivery information to the app 10 (S45).

On the other hand, the server 30 accumulates and reports the food intake information, exercise information and diet state change information by period, for example, weekly or monthly (S47), and delivers the accumulated information to the app 10. (S49). In addition, by publicly opening a website or the like to collect various opinions (S51), and transmits to the expert group app 40 (S53).

Check and evaluate the product information and / or product information entered by the manufacturer using the expert group app (40) (S55), and updates the established information based on food intake information, exercise information and diet status change information, etc. Or update by modifying (S57). The updated information is transmitted to the server 30, the exercise device 20 and the app 10, which is updated at each terminal (S59 ~ S69).

As such, the present invention can efficiently manage the diet because members can also obtain reliable information on health functional foods suitable for their constitution while managing food intake and exercise together based on specialized information. In addition, from the member's point of view, the selection of the main and subsidiary materials of the objective and reliable health functional foods based on the evaluation of the multiple members can be guaranteed, and the health functional foods can be obtained at low cost through issued coupons. In addition, from the coach's point of view, the health center may perform a function as a final seller of the health functional food, and thus not only can generate sales gains, but also manage the diet reliably, leading to an increase in the number of members. The server 30 can provide various information about the diet by exchanging the collected food intake information, exercise information, and diet status change information so that they can exchange opinions freely, and the information delivered to the expert group. Based on this, new diet management methods can be established, and as a result, the number of members can be increased through this construction system.

Figure 6 is an embodiment of the present invention, a flow chart illustrating a raw material ordering and delivery process of health functional food.

In step S23 of FIG. 5A, if a member does not search for a health functional food, or a member wants to manufacture a health functional food, the member may request the manufacture of the health functional food.

As shown in Figure 6, if the manufacturing request information of the health functional food is delivered from the member terminal (S101), the server 30 delivers the food information and exercise information with the manufacturing request information to the manufacturer app (S103). ).

Accordingly, the manufacturer manufactures a dietary supplement and finished product suitable for the member based on the food information and exercise information (S105). At this time, in the manufacture of health functional food, it is preferable that the manufacturer uses a manufacturing method owned by the manufacturer. Simultaneously with manufacture, the food information and exercise information of the member along with the manufacturing ingredient information is delivered to the expert group app 40 (S107).

Accordingly, the expert group analyzes and evaluates the health functional food based on the food information, exercise information, and manufacturing ingredient information (S109). The evaluation result is transmitted to the server 30 (S111). In this case, when the evaluation result is not satisfactory, the mutual exchange of information between the manufacturer app and the expert group app 40 may be repeated several times.

The server 30 stores the manufacturing ingredient information in the table of the member (S113). Subsequently, the server 30 transmits the evaluation results of the members to the app 10 (S115).

The member checks the evaluation result of the other member (S117), and finally delivers the order request information to the server 30 (S119). The server 30 requests the delivery to the manufacturer app (S121). Accordingly, the manufacturer manufactures the requested functional food raw materials or delivers the manufactured health functional food to the coach of the health center to be delivered to the member (S123).

Meanwhile, in the present embodiment, the real-time manufacturing request has been described. However, before the step S1 of FIG. 5A, the server has already databased the information of the manufacturing ingredients of the health functional foods prepared in advance by the manufacturer. In the state where the analysis and evaluation of the expert group on the dietary supplements have already been made, the process as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B may be performed.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the invention.

10: app
20: fitness equipment
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Claims (10)

App for smartphone to shoot food before and after meals, and to transmit photographing data;
Generates food intake information from the photographing data, compares the exercise information input in the field with the food intake information to generate diet state change information, and health to be supplemented corresponding to the constitution of the individual with the diet state change information A server for generating a main ingredient and a sub ingredient content ratio and dosage information of a functional food and delivering the same to the app for the smartphone; And
In order to enable membership management by a diet manager who runs a diet app, food information, exercise information is generated and the food manufacturing company delivers its health functional food raw materials and finished product information through the diet app according to a predetermined form and the expert The diet management system, characterized in that it comprises a professional group app to test and determine the analysis and content ratio for the health functional food to the server.
The method of claim 1,
The server, the diet management system, characterized in that the evaluation and re-evaluation of the diet information, exercise information and dietary supplements through the Drosophila Activity Monitoring System (DAM System).
The method of claim 1,
The member terminal, the diet management system, characterized in that it comprises an app for driving the communication unit for transmitting the photographing data.
The method of claim 3,
The communication unit, a diet management system comprising a mobile communication unit for performing communication via a mobile network with a smartphone or the server, and an app for driving a short-range communication unit for performing short-range communication with the smartphone.
5. The method of claim 4,
The smart phone may include a mobile communication unit for communicating through a mobile network, a local area communication unit for performing short-range communication, and the Internet so as to communicate with at least one of the app for the smartphone, the server, and the exercise equipment installed in the field. Diet management system comprising an app for driving the interface unit connected to the network.
Receiving food image data from a member;
Generate food intake information from the food image data, compare the exercise information input in the field with the food intake information to determine the change in diet status, ingested by individual to achieve diet state change information and diet target weight and duration Automatically generating and providing to the member a portfolio optimization of the dosage and duration of the dietary composition, the type and method of exercise, and the nutraceutical ingredients to be ingested; And
A method of operating a diet management system, comprising the step of providing the non-members with expert information and evaluation information of members on the food information, exercise information, and various functional foods provided.
The method according to claim 6,
When the member orders the health functional food, operating method of the diet management system, characterized in that receiving the order information to perform the raw material delivery processing of the health functional food.
The method according to claim 6,
The food intake information, the exercise information and the diet state change information is collected and delivered to the expert group, the operation method of the diet management system, characterized in that the updated diet management method and evaluation from the expert group.
The method according to claim 6,
The exercise information is a method of operating a diet management system, characterized in that generated by the near field communication of the exercise equipment and the member app installed in the site.
The method according to claim 6,
In the way of supplying a large amount of uniform finished products, the manufacturer directly provides consumers with raw materials or specific finished products of diet health foods tailored to their individual constitution and situation, and provides manuals that consumers can manufacture and take directly when providing only raw materials. By doing so, the operation method of the diet management system, characterized in that to receive a more specialized personalized advanced services at the same price level as the existing price.

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