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Method and apparatus for providing food information

A technology of food information and food, applied in the direction of measuring devices, testing food, material inspection products, etc., can solve adverse health problems

Pending Publication Date: 2018-03-27
皮道练
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Moderate calorie intake will help health, but continuing to consume more than the recommended daily calorie intake is not good for health
[0003] However, it is difficult for people to confirm and manage the number of calories in foods to be ingested every day, and how many calories should be moderately consumed.

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[0026] If referring to the following and attached Figure 1 With the detailed description of the embodiments, the advantages and characteristics of the present invention and the method for achieving them will be clarified. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, and can be embodied in various forms that are different from each other. This embodiment is only provided to make the disclosure of the present invention more complete, and to fully inform those skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs The scope of the invention is defined only by the scope of the claims.

[0027] If there is no different definition, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used in this specification can be used as meanings that can be commonly understood by those skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs. In addition, terms defined in commonly used dictionaries shall not be construed excessively or excessively as l...

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Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for providing food information, which are capable of conveniently confirming food information such as the type of food that a user intends to consume, total calories, and proper intake calories. The apparatus for providing food information according to an embodiment comprises: a light spectrum obtaining unit for obtaining a light spectrum of a food to be consumed by a user; a depth image obtaining unit for obtaining a depth image of the food; and a controller for identifying the type of the food on the basis of the light spectrum of the food, wherein thecontroller sets a figure on the basis of the food area detected from the depth image of the food, and on the basis of the set figure, calculates at least one of volume, total calories and proper intake calories of the identified food.

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technical field [0001] A food information providing method and device are disclosed. More specifically, a method and device for providing food information that can contribute to maintaining or improving the user's health by providing food information to a user before or after eating are disclosed. Background technique [0002] People ingest various kinds of food in daily life. If you eat food with moderate calories, it will help your health, but if you continue to consume more than the recommended amount of calories every day, it is not good for your health. [0003] However, it is difficult for people to confirm and manage the number of calories in foods to be ingested and the amount of calories in a moderate intake every day. Contents of the invention [0004] 【technical problem】 [0005] Disclosed are a food information providing method and device capable of conveniently checking food information such as the type of food to be ingested by a user, total calories, and ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G16H20/60G06Q50/10
CPCG06Q50/10G01N21/31G01N21/4795G16H20/60G01N33/02G09B19/0092G01N21/171
Inventor 皮道练
Owner 皮道练
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