Patent ID: 6336136
Filing Date: 2002-01-01
Classification: G16H,H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of conducting a weight reduction program over a network, comprising:storing, on a server computer of the network, information related to at least one weight reduction program, including information from which a specific weight reduction plan can be selected; obtaining information from a user related to the weight reduction program in a client computer, said obtaining information comprising obtaining a current image of said user, sending said information from said client computer to said server comouter; comparing said current information about said user with previous information about said user, by determining a current outline of a user represented by said image as said current information, comparing said outline with a previous outline representing said previous information, to determine a relationship between said current outline and said previous outline; using said relationship to verify at least part of said information in said client computer; and determining, in said server computer, a weight reduction program plan based on information obtained by the client computer and said relationship.