Patent ID: 6541713
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: G01G

Abstract:
In combination:a chassis; a scale attached to said chassis, said scale being adapted to determine a food weight, said scale having a first output; control means attached to said chassis, said control means having a means to discriminate a first food weight state from a second food weight state, said control means having a second output providing a first signal in response to said first food weight state and a second signal in response to said second food weight state; auditory communication means attached to said chassis, said auditory communication means having a second input capable of receiving said first signal and said second signal from said second output, said auditory communication means performing operant conditioning, said operant conditioning comprising positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement, said positive reinforcement being actuated by said first signal, said negative reinforcement being actuated by said second signal; and means to move said chassis, said means to move having a third input adapted to receive commands from said control means, said control means having a third output through which it can send said commands in response to said first food weight state and said second food weight state, said commands controlling said means to move said chassis.