Abstract: Computer-implemented methods, systems, and computer program products are disclosed for determining nutrition information of nutrition items for a user of a computer device. The method includes: (a) receiving a photograph of a nutrition item from the user computer device, the photograph being captured by a camera of the user computer device; (b) analyzing the photograph and extracting a set of features from the photograph using a nutrition item feature recognition engine, and determining a nutrition item type of the nutrition item based at least in part on the one or more extracted features; (c) determining a quantity, volume, or mass of the nutrition item in the photograph; (d) determining nutritional content information of the nutrition item based on the nutrition item type and the quantity, volume, or mass of the nutrition item; and (e) transmitting the nutritional content information to the user computer device for displaying to the user.
Type:
Application
Filed:
November 17, 2017
Publication date:
May 24, 2018
Applicant:
FitNow, Inc.
Inventors:
Paul H. DiCristina, Edward W. Lowe, JR., Eric B. Puidokas, Charles J. Teague