Document Type
Patent
Publication Date
11-13-2012
Patent Number
patent number 8310368
Abstract
The present invention relates to a device that can be used in individual weight control protocols that is capable of detecting in real time information with regard to number of bites taken, time between bites, and so forth. The weight control device can detect bites through motion detection via a sensor worn on the wrist or hand of a user. The device can include notification capabilities that can alert a user as to excessive eating speed, excessive amounts of food intake, and the like so as to provide immediate feedback for purposes of weight control.
Application Number
12/686656
Assignees
Clemson University Research Foundation (Clemson, SC, US)
Filing Date
2010-01-13
Primary/U.S. Class
340/573.1
Other/U.S. Class
340/573.7, 368/9, 368/109
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