Sharon Huang

US Patent:

20050021361, Jan 27, 2005

Filed:

Jun 18, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/871447

Inventors:

Sharon Huang - Maplewood NJ, US
Sheila Kelly - New York NY, US
Scott Parlee - Upper Montclair NJ, US
Donna Filkin - Caldwell NJ, US
Jeffrey Fiarman - Ridgewood NJ, US
Karen Miller-Kovach - Centerpost NY, US

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705001000

Abstract:

A system for facilitating the control of body weight of a user includes a hand-held computing device having weight control software executing thereon for maintaining a meal plan for the user. The hand-held computing device includes a comprehensive information database having comprehensive information relating to a plurality of at least one of foods, exercises and meals stored thereon, a favorites information database having favorites information relating to at least one of favorite foods, favorite exercises and favorite meals of the user stored thereon, the favorites information being a subset of the comprehensive information, a display operable to present to the user the meal plan and the favorites information, and an input/output device operable to provide an interface for the user to operate the weight control software in order to select at least one favorite food, favorite exercise or favorite meal from the favorites information so as to manipulate the meal plan.