Patent ID: 7392193
Filing Date: 2008-06-24
Classification: A61B,G16H

Abstract:
1. A diet logging module for a portable computing device comprising: a module housing configured to engage with an accessory interface of the portable computing device; a memory storing a database of nutritional data relating to each of a plurality of food item identifiers, each food item identifier comprising an alphanumeric character; a display, adapted to display at least one menu of a set of hierarchical menus of objects related to consumption of a food item of the plurality of food items, each object of the menu of objects identified by a corresponding object identifier, each object identifier comprising an alphanumeric character; a speech receiving device, adapted to receive a speech command from a user, the speech command comprising an alphanumeric command corresponding to an object identifier or a food item identifier; a speech recognition system, adapted to receive the speech command from the speech receiving device, and to display a subsequent menu of the set of hierarchical menus in response to the speech command; a location determination component, adapted to determine a location of the portable device in operation by the user; and a display process to display one or more food items determined by a food item identifier received by the speech recognition system, and further determined by the location of the portable device as determined by the location determination component.