Patent ID: 8712108
Filing Date: 2014-04-29
Classification: G06Q,G16H

Abstract:
1. A computer comprising: an interface configured to acquire an image, said image including at least part of a meal; and an image analysis mechanism configured to analyze the image using a discriminant function of discriminating the content of a meal from the image of the at least part of the meal, and to recognize a property of the at least part of the meal, said property including at least one of an energy and a quantity of one or more nutrients associated with the at least part of a meal, the image analysis mechanism further being configured to assign a score for said property to the at least part of the meal based on the discriminant function, wherein said image analysis mechanism is further configured to receive at least one of an image of a menu or a text-based version of said menu to assist the image analysis mechanism in recognizing the property.