Patent ID: 8117044

Claim:
An apparatus for tracking and distributing royalty payments owed to a licensor for use of a testing device and commission payments owed to operators of the testing device, the apparatus comprising: a plurality of testing devices licensed from a licensor thereof, wherein: each testing device of the plurality of testing devices is structured to be mobile and independent from one another; and each testing device is further configured to measure selected molecular structures in live tissues relating to nutrition of subjects tested thereby and to provide diagnostic information regarding risk of disease and/or risk markers for disease; a compensation system configured to upload directly data corresponding to use of the testing devices, the compensation system comprising: an authorization server configured to manage and provide authorization to operators of the testing devices prior to operating of the testing devices, and further configured to track use of the testing devices; a royalty system configured to allocate royalties due to the licensor based at least in part on use of the testing devices and a royalty schedule; and a commission system configured to allocate compensation due to entities responsible for distribution of nutritional products associated with or directed to altering levels of the selected molecular structure in the subjects tested; and a communications link operable for connecting each testing device to the compensation system.