Mehthod of monitoring an eating utensil and smart eating utensil
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorsAJITKUMAR ADYAPRASAD DUBEY, KAPIL MANCHANDA, RAJENDRA SINGH SISODIA
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Abstract
An eating utensil (100) is provided which comprises a handle (120) and a food area (110). The eating utensil (100) comprises an accelerometer sensor a gyroscope sensor (150). With the accelerometer sensor the gyroscope sensor (150), the movement of the eating utensil (100) as well as its orientation is detected. The orientation as well as a movement of the eating utensil (100) can be compared with a predetermined ideal traversal path and orientation of an eating utensil (100) and the user may receive corresponding feedback if the detected path or orientation of the eating utensil (100) differs from the ideal utensil traversal path or orientation.
Claims5
A method of monitoring an eating utensil, wherein the eating utensil comprises a food area, a handle, an accelerometer sensor and a gyroscope sensor for detecting an orientation and path of the eating utensil and a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly transmit the detected accelerometer and gyroscope data, said method comprising the steps of:
- wirelessly receiving the detected accelerometer and gyroscope data by a smart device,
- comparing the detected orientation and path of the eating utensil with a reference orientation and reference path, and
- outputting a correction indication if the detected orientation and path of the eating utensil deviates from the reference orientation and reference path.
System of monitoring an eating utensil, comprising:
- an eating utensil which has a food area and a handle, an accelerometer sensor and a gyroscope sensor and a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly transmit the detected accelerometer and gyroscope data to a smart device, and
- a smart device configured to wirelessly receive the transmitted accelerometer and gyroscope data from the eating utensil, to compare the detected orientation and path of the eating utensil with a reference orientation and path and to output a correction indication if the detected orientation and path of the eating utensil deviates from the reference orientation and reference path.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.