GB2444278A - Electronic weighing device - Google Patents
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Abstract
The device calculates the amount of calories in the meal that the user is adding to a plate on the weighing platform. The device can store personal settings for up to five users who can set the device to communicate in their own language. English, French, Dutch, French, Italian and Spanish languages are preloaded into the device. Each of the five preset users input their height, weight, Age and Sex to enable the device. The device then calculates the user's Maximum Daily Calorie Intake using a pre-programmed formula. The five preset users have the option to input any calories they have consumed prior their meal being weighed. Any calories consumed will be deducted from the users Maximum Daily Calorie Intake. The device will also adjust the Maximum Daily Calorie Intake to account for any calories that the user may have burned during exercise or physical activity. The device deducts the amount of calories being weighed from the user's Maximum Daily Calorie Intake and will alert the user with a visual LCD display 5 and speaker 7 when the maximum daily calorie intake is exceeded. Calculations can be recorded in the memory of the device and can be accessed and downloaded via USB port to personal computer 10 for monitoring purposes; information may also be uploaded to the internet 11.
Description
Electronic Weighing Device
Introduction and Background
This invention relates to a device for calculating the approximate calories in a plated meal.
According to The International Association for the Study of Obesity (IASO) an estimated 300 million people around the world are obese. In 2002, the International Association for the Study of Obesity and the International Obesity Taskforce (IOTF) merged to create a strengthened organisation with a truly global reach to tackle the obesity epidemic.
People are classed as obese if they have a body mass index over 30. They are overweight if it is 25-30. Obesity can lead to health problems, including arthritis, heart disease and diabetes.
Over 30,000 deaths a year are caused by obesity in England alone. A study by the National Audit Office in 2002 estimated the condition costs the NHS 500 million a year. The overall cost to the country is estimated at up to 7.4 billion a year.
Adult obesity rates have almost quadrupled in the last 25 years. Now 22% of Britons are obese and three-quarters are overweight. The number of obese children has tripled in 20 years and currently 10% of six year olds are obese.
According to the department of health more than 12m adults and one million children will be obese by 2010 if no action is taken (BBC News Friday, 25 August 2006).
Tony Blair has said that people must take more responsibility for their health to relieve pressure on the NHS (BBC News, Wednesday, 26 July 2006).
The Device The device invented will tackle obesity by preventing the user from gaining unnecessary weight. The device requires the user to develop over time a basic knowledge of calorie content of the typical meals that they consume.
Information and educational materials to assist in this learning process would be provided with the device to achieve this learning outcome.
The user must identify if the meal to be consumed is a Low, Medium or High Calorie meal by pressing the associated button on the control panel of the device. Over a period of time the user will become aware of the number of calories in the regular meals that they consume.
By monitoring the number of calories in their meals the user will start to make sensible choices about the type of foods they are eating. The higher the amount of calories in their meal choice the lower the portion size they will be able to consume.
The device can store personal settings for up to five users and the user can set the device in their own language. English, French, Dutch, French, Italian and Spanish languages are preloaded into the device (Other Languages can be added if required).
Each user will need to input their height, weight, age and sex to enable the device to calculate using a pre-programmed formula the user's maximum daily calorie intake. Once calculated the user can opt to reduce the maximum daily calorie intake to ensure that the user can begin a program of weight loss.
The device will have 4 sensors one in each leg of the device a load gauge sensor which will be connected to a printed circuit board. The combined readings from the 4 sensors will compute the load on the weighing platform.
This measurement will then enter the Central Processing Unit (CPU) where the Control Unit will run a series of programs through the Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) to perform the various calculations described below designed to control the user's calorie intake.
Calculations will be recorded and stored in the memory of the device and can be accessed and downloaded via a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port to a personal computer for monitoring purposes. The device can be reprogrammed with the use of a personal computer.
The user can input into the device any calories consumed that have not been weighed or recorded on the device. Calorie intake can be recorded in a pocket Food, Drink & Exercise Diary that will be provided with the device. In the diary there are lists of popular food and drinks (Including Alcohol) that will give the user a method for calculating calories consumed and a place to record the results.
The user can also input into the device the amount of calories burned during the day through exercise or physical activity. In the Food, Drink and Exercise Diary there is a chart that will give the approximate calories burned per hour for each activity level and taking into account the users personal details such as Height, Weight, Age and Sex. The amount of calories burned will be added to the Maximum Daily Allowance.
How it Works The device calculates the amount of calories in the meal that the user adds to their plate on the weighing platform. The user places their plate onto the weighing platform of the device and then sets the device to zero.
The user then adds the desired meal to be consumed onto the plate and monitors the LCD Display Panel which continually feedback the number of calories being added to the plate. If the meal being added to the plate exceeds the users Maximum Daily Calorie Intake then the device will activate an audible alarm and display a message on the LCD Display Panel. The user can then reduce the portion size until the alarm is deactivated and the user knows that the new portion is within the limits that have been set to prevent weight gain.
The device deducts the amount of calories from the user's maximum daily allowance and will alert the user with a visual (LCD Display) and audible message (Built in Speaker) when the maximum daily calorie intake is exceeded. If this happens then the user can reduce the amount of food on their plate until the calories about to be consumed falls below the maximum daily allowance. Any food not consumed can be re-weighed and deducted from the maximum daily calorie intake. Each meal weighed will be recorded in the memory of the device with the date and time along with any other information input prior to the meal being weighed such as previous calorie intake and calories burned through physical activity or exercise.
Personal details can be changed on the computer and the files can then be transferred back to the device. The information can also be uploaded to a specially designed website that will enable the user to access the information via the internet and this will enable third parties such as the users Doctor, Nutritional advisor or Personal Trainer to monitor and advise the user on eating and exercise habits.
Figures Figure 1 shows the device and Figure 2 shows a flow chart of how the device is operates.
Figure 1 label 1 the three main function buttons are identified. Label 2 shows the set button and label 3 shows the five user setting buttons. Label 4 is identifying the buttons to input the type of meal being weighed. L for Low, M for Medium and H for a High Calorie Meal. Label 5 is identifying the LCD display panel. Label 6 is showing the numerical data input buttons. Label 7 identifies the speaker from which any audio messages are output. Label 8 shows the location of the enter button. While 9, 10 and 11 show the USB Link, personal computer and Internet connection whereby the information can be viewed on a website.
In figure 2 you can see a flow chart showing the sequence of inputs for the device. Function A will calculate the approximate calories being weighed on the plate. Function B then allows the individual users personal settings to be included in and calculations as well as any calories previously consumed earlier in the day. Function C enables the user to account for any exercise or physical activity calories burned during the day to be included in the device calculations.
Figure 3 shows how the circuit basically works. The weight strain on the plate platform is channelled by the leg sensors (1) to the printed circuit board (2) where then flows into the Central Processing Unit (3) where it is processed and then the information including the results is stored in the devices Memory (4). Information can them be transferred from the memory to a personal computer via the Universal Serial Bus (5).
Claims (10)
- Claims 1. A device which calculates the approximate calories in a mealby weighing the actual food on a plate in grams and applying a formula which represents the average calories in a Low, Medium and High calorie meal per 100 grams.
- 2. A device according to I that prevents obesity and weight gain by alerting the user by means of visual and audible message when they are about to exceed their maximum daily calorie intake.
- 3. A device that according to 1 and 2 enables weight loss by enabling the user to reduce the maximum daily calorie intake they need to consume in order to achieve weight loss.
- 4. A device according to 1,2 and 3 that can be set for up to five users in English, French, Dutch, French, Italian and Spanish languages and has the ability to be re-programmed for more languages.
- 5. A device according to 1, 2, 3 and 4 that can be set for 5 users work out their maximum daily calorie intake and monitor eating and exercise habits.
- 6. A device according to 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 that enables the user to input calories burned during exercise or physical activity and recalculates the user's maximum daily calorie.
- 7. A device according to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 that records the information in memory and the information can be transferred to a personal computer via a USB (Universal Serial Bus) connection.
- 8. A device according to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 that the information transferred can be displayed on a personal computer in list and chart format to enable monitoring of eating and exercise habits of the user.
- 9. A device according to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 that enable the user to reprogram the device via a USB connection and the use of a personal computer.
- 10.A device according to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 that can upload the recorded information from the device, transferred to a personal computer to be uploaded to a specially designed website to enable access to persons with a user name and password to monitor the eating and exercise habits of users of the device.
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