PORTABLE COMPUTING APPARATUS PARTICULARLY USEFUL IN A WEIGHT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

摘要

Portable computing apparatus (20) for aiding a user in the monitoring of the consumption of consumable items, such as food items or prescribed medicaments, and reordering such items includes a common database for use in monitoring the items as consumed, and for preparing the reorder list at the proper time. The apparatus preferably includes an imaging device (26) for recording the image of the item to be consumed, and recognition circuitry for utilizing the recorded image to identify the item and also to provide information concerning is nutritional content in a weight management program. The consumable item may also be identified in other manners, such as by a barcode reader (23), or a voice-recognition circuit utilizing a microphone (25).