METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING DIETARY CHOICES

摘要

589854 A computer-implemented method and an apparatus for facilitating selection of desirable choices are disclosed. In the method relative scores are generated in a processing device for a first group of choices in response to results from a plurality of forced choice comparisons by a plurality of informed domain representatives. The plurality of forced choice comparisons each include a selection of one choice from a pair of choices and the selections form the results for generating the relative scores. At an input device, measurements of at least two characteristics of each of a second group of choices are received and in a computing device, predicted relative scores for the individual ones of the second group of choices are calculated using the measurements of the at least two characteristics of each of the second group of choices in a model of the relative scores of the first group of choices. The predicted relative scores to communicate the predicted relative scores to facilitate selection of desirable choices are outputted via an output device. Further disclosed is a computer-implemented method for assisting a person to maintain a predetermined diet. In this method a minimum and maximum relative score number effective for maintaining a predetermined diet over a period of time are determined in a processing device. A relative score number is calculated for each of a number of possible food serving choices by fitting at least two characteristics of the possible food serving choices to a model generated from results of a plurality of forced choice comparisons of sample food choices by a plurality of informed domain representatives. The plurality of forced choice comparisons each include a selection of one food choice from a pair of food choices and the selections form the results for generating the model. Food serving choices are identified in a computing device that will provide an aggregated total relative score number between the determined minimum and maximum relative score number; and a diet plan using the identified food serving choices to thereby assist the person to maintain the predetermined diet is outputted via an output device.