Global Patent Index - EP 0852788 A4

EP 0852788 A4 19991201 - MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGY FOR NUTRITION EDUCATION AND DIET PLANNING

Title (en)

MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGY FOR NUTRITION EDUCATION AND DIET PLANNING

Title (de)

MULTIMEDIATECHNOLOGIE FÜR ERNÄHRUNGSUNTERRICHT UND DIÄTPLANUNG

Title (fr)

TECHNOLOGIE MULTIMEDIA POUR L'EDUCATION NUTRITIONNELLE ET LA PLANIFICATION DE REGIMES

Publication

EP 0852788 A4 19991201 (EN)

Application

EP 95937315 A 19950928

Priority

US 9512609 W 19950928

Abstract (en)

[origin: CA2233340A1] The nature and substance of this invention includes a method and an apparatu s for displaying information relating to a characteristic of an object which comprises a storage means (70) containing data for displaying images of different kinds of objects and for each kind of object relating to different sizes of each of the kinds of objects; a database (54) containing data relating to different kinds of characteristics in appropriate units of measurement of each of the kinds of objects and for each kind of characteristic relating to different sizes of each of the kinds of objects. The objects (202, 204, 206, 208) may be different kinds of food respectively in different portion sizes, and the characteristics may be respective measurements of nutrients for each food portion size.

[origin: CA2233340A1] The nature and substance of this invention includes a method and an apparatus for displaying information relating to a characteristic of an object which comprises a storage means (70) containing data for displaying images of different kinds of objects and for each kind of object relating to different sizes of each of the kinds of objects; a database (54) containing data relating to different kinds of characteristics in appropriate units of measurement of each of the kinds of objects and for each kind of characteristic relating to different sizes of each of the kinds of objects. The objects (202, 204, 206, 208) may be different kinds of food respectively in different portion sizes, and the characteristics may be respective measurements of nutrients for each food portion size.

IPC 1-7

G09G 5/00; G09B 19/00

IPC 8 full level

G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G09B 5/02 (2006.01); G09B 19/00 (2006.01); G09G 5/00 (2006.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IE NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

CA 2233340 A1 19970403; CA 2233340 C 20020806; EP 0852788 A1 19980715; EP 0852788 A4 19991201

DOCDB simple family (application)

CA 2233340 A 19950928; EP 95937315 A 19950928