Nutritional Feedback and Health Impact Smartphone App
- Summary
- Researchers from Purdue University and Curtin University, Perth, Australia, have developed a technology to help the health-conscious better gauge the size and nutritional content of the food on their plates by using a cell phone camera. This technology goes a step further because it is based on strong scientific grounding. This software integrates various image-processing technologies to evaluate the photos, which results in better food identification and serving size. A nutritional knowledge base is used to evaluate the food and determine the possible impacts on health.
- Technology Benefits
- ConvenientHealth awareness
- Technology Application
- Computer TechnologySoftwareNutrition
- Detailed Technology Description
- Edward DelpVIPER (Video and Image Processing Laboratory)Purdue Electrical and Computer EngineeringPurdue Biomedical Engineering
- Countries
- United States
- Application No.
- 8,605,952
- *Abstract
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- *Background
- Currently, dieters can subscribe to websites that monitor eating habits by critiquing uploaded photos of their meals. This offers busy people the chance to get nutritional feedback without spending time writing down all of their meals, drinks, and snacks. The goal is to help dieters better evaluate portion size and nutritional content.
- *IP Issue Date
- Dec 10, 2013
- *IP Type
- Continuation
- *Stage of Development
- Process Validation in Lab
- *Web Links
- Purdue Office of Technology CommercializationPurdueInnovation and EntrepreneurshipEdward DelpVIPER (Video and Image Processing Laboratory)Purdue Electrical and Computer EngineeringPurdue Biomedical Engineering
- Country/Region
- USA
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