Patent ID: 7837111

Claim:
An electronic nutrition journal system comprising in combination: a server computer containing a master nutritional database, said database containing barcodes and nutritional data for a plurality of food items; wherein said server periodically accesses predetermined web sites to update said nutritional data; at least one portable handheld unit remote from said server computer, said portable handheld unit capable of scanning barcodes and recording serving sizes; said portable handheld unit in communication with said server either directly or through an intermediate computer, wherein said portable handheld unit can transfer barcodes scanned and recorded serving sizes to said server, and wherein said server or said intermediate computer can provide tracking of consumed nutrition values for an individual; and wherein said master nutritional database can be updated by adding new barcodes and associated nutritional values; and wherein application software running on said server can also update said master nutritional database by automatically visiting websites on the internet.