Device for measuring nutritional intake
AssigneeNorviTech, Inc.
InventorsSpencer Charles Norton, Christopher Russell
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a device for measuring nutritional intake. The device includes a housing, an intake cell, and a controller. The housing has a support surface. The intake cell has a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader and a load sensor. The controller is configured to receive data from the RFID reader and the load sensor to associate a weight of a container with an RFID tag of the container. The RFID reader is supported by the housing to detect the RFID tag of the container positioned on the support surface. The load sensor is supported by the housing to measure the weight associated with the container.
Claims20
A device for measuring nutritional intake, comprising:
- a housing having an edge surrounding a substantially continuous support surface;
- a plurality of intake cells having an RFID reader and a load sensor, the plurality of intake cells being positioned below the support surface;
- and
- a controller configured to receive data from the RFID reader and the load sensor to associate a weight of a container with an RFID tag of the container, the RFID reader being supported by the housing to detect the RFID tag of the container positioned on the support surface and the load sensor being supported by the housing to measure weight associated with the container.
A method for measuring nutritional intake, comprising the steps of:
- identifying a container with a RFID tag by an RFID reader;
- measuring a first weight of a content in the container prior to intake of nutrition by a person;
- measuring a second weight of the content in the container after intake of nutrition by the person;
- calculating a weight difference between the first weight and the second weight;
- calculating a nutritional intake of the person based on the weight difference of the content;
- and
- displaying the nutritional intake on a user interface.
A method for measuring nutritional intake, comprising the steps of:
- identifying a container with a RFID tag by an RFID reader;
- measuring a first weight of a content in the container;
- measuring a second weight of the content in the container;
- calculating a weight difference between the first weight and the second weight;
- calculating a nutritional intake based on the weight difference of the content;
- displaying the nutritional intake on a user interface;
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- adjusting a nutritional intake of a person based on the calculated nutritional intake.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.