Patent ID: 9198621
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: A61B,G06K,G16H

Abstract:
1. A system for remote monitoring of food intake and physical activity in a human subject, comprising: a device for remote monitoring of food intake and physical activity in a subject comprising a data communication device for transmitting data obtained from the device to the computer, wherein the computer is programmed or configured to perform a process for recognizing a swallowing event by a person wearing the device and turning on video recording by the device when data is received by the device that corresponds to a swallowing event, the computer also programmed or configured to perform one or more processes for recognizing a food item, recognizing a physical activity, and determining a dimension of a food item in video data obtained from the video camera and for characterizing or quantifying physical activity of a subject wearing the device in data obtained from one or more of the video camera, the physiological sensor, the sensor for determining location, and the motion sensor.