# US 2014/0195970 A1 · Food and digestion correlative tracking

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- Number: US 2014/0195970 A1
- Document ID: US20140195970A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/147,309
- Filed: 2014-01-03
- Published: 2014-07-10
- Earliest claimed: 2013-01-09
- Inventors: Sarah Long
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140195970A1

## CPC

- G06F 16/24: Querying
- A61B 5/411: {Detecting or monitoring allergy or intolerance reactions to an allergenic agent or substance}
- A61B 5/4255: {Intestines, colon or appendix}
- G06F 3/0482: Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
- G16H 20/60: relating to nutrition control, e.g. diets
- A61B 5/00: Measuring for diagnostic purposes (radiation diagnosis A61B6/00; diagnosis by ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves A61B8/00); Identification of persons
- A61B 5/0002: {Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network (endoradiosondes A61B5/07)}
- A61B 2505/07: Home care
- G16H 50/20: for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
- Y10S 715/961: Operator interface with visual structure or function dictated by intended use
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D)
- G16H: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA
- Y10S: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS

## Abstract

Embodiments of the invention include methods and systems for correlating relationships between foods and symptoms such as gastrointestinal manifestations. Users can provide information regarding food intake and/or symptoms through any number of devices. The food and/or symptoms can be analyzed to pinpoint foods that are highly correlated with health symptoms, such as, digestive problems. Removal of such foods from the user's diet can then be suggested.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method comprising:
receiving a plurality of indications from a user specifying ingestion of particular foods along with the time the foods were ingested;
recording the particular food in a database with the time the food was ingested;
receiving an indication from a user specifying a symptom along with the time the symptom occurred;
recording the symptom in the database with the time the symptom occurred; and
analyzing the database to determine whether any of the foods are highly correlated with the occurrence of the symptom.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the indications received from the user includes the quantity of food ingested.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the indication received from the user specifying a symptom includes descriptive details of the symptom.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the analyzing further comprises determining whether any of the foods ingested within zero to seventy-two hours prior to the symptom are highly correlated with the symptom.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the analyzing further comprises determining whether any of the foods ingested within zero to seventy-two hours prior to the symptom are known to be highly correlated with food allergies.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the analyzing further comprises flagging foods ingested within zero to seventy-two hours prior to the symptom.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, further comprising:
receiving an indication from a user specifying a second symptom along with the time the second symptom occurred;
recording the second symptom in the database with the time the second symptom occurred; and
analyzing the database to determine whether any of the foods are highly correlated with the occurrence of the second symptom.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The method according to claim 7, further comprising analyzing the first symptom and the second symptom to determine whether the second symptom is related to the first symptom.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, further comprising:
receiving an indication from a user specifying a plurality of symptoms along with the time each symptom occurred;
recording the plurality of symptoms in the database with the time each symptom occurred; and
analyzing the database to determine whether any of the foods in the database are highly correlated with the occurrence of any of the symptoms in the database.

### Claim 10

A computer system comprising:
a processor;
a database;
a network interface; and
a non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying program components that configure the computing system to perform steps comprising:
receiving a plurality of indications from a user through the network interface specifying ingestion of particular foods along with the time the foods were ingested;
recording the particular food in the database with the time the food was ingested;
receiving an indication from a user through the network interface specifying a symptom along with the time the symptom occurred;
recording the symptom in the database with the time the symptom occurred; and
analyzing the database to determine whether any of the foods are highly correlated with the occurrence of the symptom.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The computer system according to claim 10, wherein the analyzing further comprises determining whether any of the foods ingested within zero to seventy-two hours prior to the symptom are highly correlated with the symptom.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

The computer system according to claim 10, wherein the analyzing further comprises determining whether any of the foods ingested within zero to seventy-two hours prior to the symptom are known to be highly correlated with food allergies.

### Claim 13 (depends on 10)

The computer system according to claim 10, wherein the analyzing further comprises flagging foods ingested within zero to seventy-two hours prior to the symptom.

### Claim 14 (depends on 10)

The computer system according to claim 10, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying program components further configure the computing system to perform the steps comprising:
receiving an indication from a user specifying a second symptom along with the time the second symptom occurred;
recording the second symptom in the database with the time the second symptom occurred; and
analyzing the database to determine whether any of the foods are highly correlated with the occurrence of the second symptom.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The computer system according to claim 14, further comprising analyzing the first symptom and the second symptom to determine whether the second symptom is related to the first symptom.

### Claim 16 (depends on 10)

The computer system according to claim 10, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying program components further configure the computing system to perform the steps comprising:
receiving an indication from a user specifying a plurality of symptoms along with the time each symptom occurred;
recording the plurality of symptoms in the database with the time each symptom occurred; and
analyzing the database to determine whether any of the foods in the database are highly correlated with the occurrence of any of the symptoms in the database.

### Claim 17

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying code executable by a computing system, the code comprising:
providing a user interface listing a plurality of foods;
receiving an indication from the user through the user interface specifying a particular food listed in the listing and indicating that the food was ingested by the user;
providing a user interface listing a plurality of symptoms; and
receiving an indication from the user through the user interface specifying a particular symptom listed in the listing as affecting the user.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The computer program product set forth in claim 17, wherein the code further comprises:
sending the indication specifying the particular food through a network to a server; and
sending the indication specifying the particular symptom through a network to the server.

### Claim 19 (depends on 17)

The computer program product set forth in claim 17, wherein the code further comprises:
receiving an indication from a server through the network interface recommending removal of a particular food from the user's diet; and
providing a user interface displaying the a recommendation to remove the particular food from the user's diet.

### Claim 20 (depends on 17)

The computer program product set forth in claim 17, wherein the code further comprises:
receiving an indication from the user through the user interface specifying a second food listed in the listing and indicating that the second food was ingested by the user;
storing the indication specifying the particular food in a database;
storing the indication specifying the second food in a database;
storing the indication specifying the particular symptom in a database; and
analyzing the database to determine whether the particular food or the second food are highly correlated with the occurrence of the particular symptom.

### Claim at position 21

21-25. (canceled)