Patent ID: 9364106
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: A45C,A47G,B65D,G01G,G01N,G09B,G16H

Claim Text:
1. A food container for monitoring a food item being consumed by a user, the food container comprising: one or more partitions, each being defined by a wall and a body formed by the food container, to receive and retain the food item; a weight sensor placed within the food container, positioned to measure a weight of the food item being received by the one or more partitions; one or more cameras, each of the one or more cameras being respectively positioned at the wall facing each of the one or more partitions, to identify a type and a preparation status of the food item, each of the one or more cameras capturing an image of the food item; wherein the weight sensor and the one or more cameras are in communication with one or more processors, the one or more processors being configured to determine a nutritional value of the food item based on the type, the preparation status, and the weight, the type and the preparation status being identified by comparing properties of the food item identified from the captured image to reference properties corresponding to one of a various types of food item stored in a storage unit, the properties comprising color, shape, and texture, the preparation status indicating a preparation method of the food item and including an additional cooking ingredient added when preparing the food item, the one or more processors in communication with the storage unit; and a computerized user interface configured to display information processed by the one or more processors.