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• • G—PHYSICS
  • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
  • G01G—WEIGHING
  • G01G19/00—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups
  • G01G19/40—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups with provisions for indicating, recording, or computing price or other quantities dependent on the weight
  • G01G19/413—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups with provisions for indicating, recording, or computing price or other quantities dependent on the weight using electromechanical or electronic computing means
  • G01G19/414—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups with provisions for indicating, recording, or computing price or other quantities dependent on the weight using electromechanical or electronic computing means using electronic computing means only
  • G01G19/4146—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups with provisions for indicating, recording, or computing price or other quantities dependent on the weight using electromechanical or electronic computing means using electronic computing means only for controlling caloric intake, e.g. diet control
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G16—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS
  • G16H—HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA
  • G16H20/00—ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance
  • G16H20/30—ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G16—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS
  • G16H—HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA
  • G16H50/00—ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data mining; ICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics
  • G16H50/50—ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data mining; ICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for simulation or modelling of medical disorders

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• the present invention pertains to a method and a device adapted to practice eating from a real first screen for persons in need of a regulated eating technique, which illustrates how a meal should be taken in from beginning to the end.
• Pavlovian compulsory principle is one of the most explored in the field of behavioral science including the field of neurobehavioral science.
• WO 2011/037513 A1 describes a variant of what is described through US
• Pavlovian principles, and others By providing the present invention it is possible to simulate eating without consuming real food whenever a person likes to simulate eating, and almost wherever the person is situated. This has never been suggested in the technical field.
• the present invention sets forth a method adapted to practice simulated eating in front of a real first screen, for persons in need of a regulated eating technique, which illustrates/controls the intake of a meal from beginning to end.
• the invention comprises:
• a real time curve on the virtual screen which shows a person's eating pace as well as the amount of food that has been eaten during the simulation of a meal, the healthy acceptable meal real time eating pace should adhere to the training curve of eating pace;
• a training curve is achieved for satiety in the shape of a sigmoid-curve illustrated on the virtual screen as well as that the person that simulates eating registers intermittently its simulated satiety in the shape of graph points from the person's perception of satiety, when healthy satiety is achieved it should adhere to the sigmoid-curve.
• it comprises a method to a training curve that is descending from the beginning to the end of a meal.
• a further embodiment of the present invention comprises a graphic of an avatar, which chews in a healthy pace shown on the virtual screen in order to control the simulated chewing pace of a person that simulates eating.
• the present invention is comprised by a graphic and/or sound of a metronome controlling the person that simulates eating to chew in a healthy pace.
• the present invention is comprised by a graphic of an icon or another graphic picture blinking flashing and/or by sound controlling/guiding a person that simulates eating to chew in a healthy pace.
• the present invention sets forth a device adapted to practice simulated eating from a real first screen for persons in need of a regulated eating technique, which illustrates the intake of a meal from beginning to end.
• the inventive device thus comprises:
• Fig. 1 schematically illustrates one embodiment with a computer screen in picture reproduces an apparatus for simulated eating practicing in accordance with the present invention
• FIG. 2 schematically illustrates the same picture as in Fig. 1 extended with utensils, a plate and a glass in picture in accordance with the present invention
• FIG. 3 schematically illustrates a similar picture as in Fig. 2 extended with a vessel for storing of food as well as food placed on the plate in the picture, wherein the plate has been placed on the scale in accordance with the present invention
• Fig. 4 schematically illustrates the same picture as in Fig. 3, but extended by that the plate has been filled with food for an entire meal as well as liquid in the glass in accordance with the present invention
• Fig. 5 schematically illustrates in picture an apparatus that practices eating where the screen shows a scale for satiety registration before a meal of food is taken in in accordance with the present invention
• Fig. 6 schematically illustrates in picture training curves of eating pace and satiety on the screen as well as the real pace of which a person is eating with when the food is virtually removed from the plate in accordance with the present invention
• Fig. 7 schematically illustrates in picture in accordance with Fig. 6 when more food is virtually removed from the plate in accordance with the present invention.
• the present invention regards a practicing to eat by internet/web/computer programs on a computer for a compulsory eating behavior of a person, which needs support when eating because of for instance bulimia, anorexia, obesity/overweight or other gastrointestinal symptoms.
• a piece of food, a non-compulsory stimuli for instance triggers a physiological response from the stomach and intestines, and if a stimulus that is non food related is combined with the piece of food multiple times then finally the non-food related stimuli will also trigger the same physiological response in the stomach and intestines by functioning as a compulsory stimulus.
• This Pavlovian compulsory principle is one of the most examined principles in behavioral science including the field of neurobehavioral science research.
• Mandomeal ® as a working title
• “virtual/simulated-eating” for instance by practicing/mimicking to eat virtual-food that is shown on a computer screen, and simulate eating as if the food was real by chewing on a tidbit that a person has consumed in simulation at a healthy pace with the aid of visual feedback from an avatar 36, also chewing in a healthy pace on the screen ultimately resulting in a compulsory release of stomach and intestinal hormones and a sensation of satiety in the person eating in simulation.
• According to research audiology feedback can also guide a person to eat at an healthy pace, which is about 25-30 g / min with a chewing rate of about 5 g, wherein it is beneficial to indicate the chewing rate with a sound/vibration at a rate of five times per minute to the person utilizing the present inventions method and device in order for the person to learn to eat at a healthy pace without eating real food.
• Means in the context of the present invention comprises software, hardware, and firmware.
• Fig. 1 illustrates in this embodiment, a computer screen 10 that in picture renders an apparatus 12 to practice virtual-eating, wherein the apparatus 12 is connected 14 to a scale 16 as well as the apparatus having a screen 18 to illustrate virtual-eating data that has been taken in by a person utilizing a computer to practice simulated eating in accordance with the present invention.
• the food is provided through a database (not shown) with different meals to be selected by a person as a course for a simulated meal.
• meals recorded in the database could be shown on the real screen 10 to choose a meal by for instance clicking/touching the image of the meal/course.
• Fig. 2 illustrates the same screen image as Fig. 1 , extended with utensils, plate 20 and a glass in accordance with the present invention.
• the plate shall be placed on the scale 16, and for this purpose the utensils can through dedicated software for this purpose be utilized to simulate eating food from the plate 20 by a person that is practicing to eat with the aid of the computer screen 10 through for example computer mouse clicks.
• Fig. 3 The practicing to simulated eating is continued in accordance with Fig. 3, wherein the computer screen 10 presents a food course that the person that is practicing to simulate the process of eating.
• the person is requested to place virtual food on the plate, whereby the virtual screen 18 shall show/indicate food, in one example in accordance with the present invention that corresponds with approximately 95-105 grams, 55 grams in Fig 3.
• the virtual screen 18 illustrates that 100 grams of food has been placed on the plate and the person that is practicing to eat is prompted to begin eating when ready.
• the screen 18 can show a percentage-scale of food on the plate.
• the screen 18 can be a blown up image on the screen 10 to aid the person in seeing the eating results registered.
• Fig. 5 illustrates in picture the apparatus for practicing to eat where its screen shows a scale 16 for satiety registration that the person who is simulating eating is requested to mark the feeling of satiety before the intake of food in accordance with the present invention on the scale 16, which the person will be requested to do during the course of a meal.
• FIG. 6 illustrates in picture training curves of eating pace 28 and satiety 26 on the screen 18 as well as the real pace 30 that a person/avatar is simulating eating/chewing with when food is removed virtually from the plate in addition to registering graphic points 32 for satiety in accordance with the present invention.
• Fig. 7 illustrates a picture in accordance with Fig. 6 where more food has been virtually-removed from the plate in accordance with the present invention, and where the method according to Fig. 6 is repeated with registrations of satiety 32 with real eating pace 30 that follows the training curve 28 of eating pace with the sigmoid-curve 26 of satiety.
• a method as well as a device is adapted to practice eating from a real first screen 10, which shows a person that is in need of a regulated eating technique showing how a meal is taken in/consumed from the beginning to the end.
• graphical screen images are generated from a first real screen 10 for a virtual/simulated meal through a computer program for this purpose.
• the program shows graphics of a second virtual screen 18 adapted to register eating pace 30 through a graphic of a virtual scale 16 for a person that is utilizing the program for virtual-eating, which is shown on the first real screen 10 and on the virtual screen 18 on a graphic of china 20 with food placed on the scale. That it is food that is being shown is evident from Fig. 3-7, wherein it is registered when food is virtually taken in 30, where the intake of food 30 is virtually connected to a training curve 28 of eating pace on the virtual screen 18 of persons with a healthy food intake.
• a real curve 30 is generated on the virtual screen 18, which shows a person's eating pace/speed along with the food that has been eaten during the simulation of a meal, where for a healthy acceptable meal the real eating pace should match the training curve 28 of eating pace.
• the amount of food- intake is illustrated on the Y-axis of a graph, and the pace of food-intake is shown on the X- axis.
• Fig. 6-7 illustrates a training curve of satiety in the form of a sigmoid-curve 26 that is shown on the virtual screen 18 as well as that the person that simulates eating registers its virtual satiety 32 intermittently in the form of graph points of a persons perceived satiety, which when a healthy satiety is achieved should adhere to the sigmoid-curve 26.
• the training curve 28 is descending from the beginning of a meal to the end, which has been scientifically proven by the applicant's researchers to be natural for healthy eating.
• the graphics of a an avatar 36 in Fig. 6 and 7 that is chewing in a healthy pace is shown on the virtual screen 18 to virtually guide the chewing pace of the person that simulates eating.
• it is the graphics and/or the sound of a metronome that controls the person that simulates eating to chew 34 in a healthy pace.
• the present invention comprises that the graphic of an icon or another graphical image that blinks/flashes and/or by sound controls the person that simulates eating to chew in a healthy pace.
• the pace of chewing could be of a frequency of about 1 bite/(1 ,5-1,7 sec), which is illustrated by the avatar 36 in Fig.
• An avatar is for instance a graphical representation of a user/person that is eating of off the computer screen 10 in accordance with the present invention or the users alter ego/character as a 3D-shape as in games or virtual worlds and in 2D in the form of an icon in Internet forums or other online networks.

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