公开(公告)号：US06541713B2

公开(公告)日：2003-04-01

申请号：US09923062

申请日：2001-08-06

申请人： Albertine White

发明人： Albertine White

IPC分类号： G01G1940

CPC分类号： G01G19/4146

摘要： A mechanism which can sense the weight of food as well as perhaps time in order to provide auditory cues to a person who is eating. The cues are calculated to modify eating behavior so that it better conforms to a pre-decided ideal. This would be accomplished through classical conditioning by reward and punishment in that the mechanism would chide the user for engaging in undesirable behaviors such as eating too much. It would encourage the user who was engaging in ideal behavior such as eating enough without eating too much. It could instruct the user in techniques useful in achieving behavior patterns closer to the ideal. The mechanism can also use movement of itself or of the food either alone or in combination with the auditory cues to reinforce the training it provides in appropriate eating habits.