A hand to mouth bite counting device is provided that may be worn on a hand, wrist or arm of a user to silently and continuously count the number of bites of food taken by the user. The bite counting device may include a sensing device that collects data corresponding to a sensed movement, and a processor that implements an algorithm to process the collected data and determine whether data collected within a given interval of time corresponds to a bite of food taken by the user. The processor derives a set of attributes from the data collected within the given interval of time to define the sensed movement. The device also provides feedback, goal setting functionality, and long-term statistics to serve as a dietary aid.

A device for measuring fluid includes a casing, and a weight sensing unit, a microprocessor, and a wireless communication unit. The weight sensing unit generates a weight signal corresponding to a weight of a cup and contents cup and contents rested on the casing. The microprocessor generates a control signal as to weight of the cup and contents each time the microprocessor receives the weight signal from the weight sensing unit. The microprocessor transmits the control signal to an electronic device wirelessly, commanding the electronic device to calculate current and cumulative water cup and contents each time the electronic device receives the control signal. The calculated water intake includes a current water intake and a cumulative water intake displayable for the information of the user.

A device for measuring fluid includes a casing, and a weight sensing unit, a microprocessor, and a wireless communication unit. The weight sensing unit generates a weight signal corresponding to a weight of a cup and contents cup and contents rested on the casing. The microprocessor generates a control signal as to weight of the cup and contents each time the microprocessor receives the weight signal from the weight sensing unit. The microprocessor transmits the control signal to an electronic device wirelessly, commanding the electronic device to calculate current and cumulative water cup and contents each time the electronic device receives the control signal. The calculated water intake includes a current water intake and a cumulative water intake displayable for the information of the user.

An information processing apparatus includes, when a first determiner determines the amount of food or beverage in a platter being decreased, a second determiner to determine whether food or beverage on the platter was consumed by one person of multiple people, or the food or beverage was moved onto one small plate of small plates, a consumption information generator to generate, when the food or beverage on the platter was consumed by the one person, consumption information in which an amount of food or beverage consumed by the one person, the one person, and the type of the food or beverage are associated with each other, and an estimator to increase, when the food or beverage was moved to one small plate, the amount of food or beverage on the one small plate by an amount of decrease in the food or beverage in the platter.

An information processing apparatus includes, when a first determiner determines the amount of food or beverage in a platter being decreased, a second determiner to determine whether food or beverage on the platter was consumed by one person of multiple people, or the food or beverage was moved onto one small plate of small plates, a consumption information generator to generate, when the food or beverage on the platter was consumed by the one person, consumption information in which an amount of food or beverage consumed by the one person, the one person, and the type of the food or beverage are associated with each other, and an estimator to increase, when the food or beverage was moved to one small plate, the amount of food or beverage on the one small plate by an amount of decrease in the food or beverage in the platter.

A system is described that generates insights on the consumption or usage behavior of a product by analyzing the real-time usage of the product by one or more users. The product is placed on the measuring device for continuous monitoring of the usage of the product by those one or more users in real-time. The measuring device includes a sensor unit that generates weigh data, motion data, location data, and time consumed data of the product and transmits to a computing device. A communication device records the consumption or usage of the product by a user, along with feedback from the user. The computing device generates insights based on the sensed data generated by the measuring device, and recording and feedback at the communication device. The computing device generates reportsone for the user, and one for a merchant of the product and/or similar productsincluding respective insights.

A method and system may track liquid consumption by a user from a liquid container using a flexible, network-connected, smart band. The smart band may detect orientations of the liquid container and identify sips taken by a user based on a pattern in the detected orientations. The smart band may also estimate a liquid consumption metric based on characteristics of the identified sips such as the duration of the sip. The identified sip as well as sip characteristics and the liquid consumption metric may be displayed on the smart band, and also may be transmitted to a server for storage and for display on another network-enabled device.

A method and system may track liquid consumption by a user from a liquid container using a flexible, network-connected, smart band. The smart band may detect orientations of the liquid container and identify sips taken by a user based on a pattern in the detected orientations. The smart band may also estimate a liquid consumption metric based on characteristics of the identified sips such as the duration of the sip. The identified sip as well as sip characteristics and the liquid consumption metric may be displayed on the smart band, and also may be transmitted to a server for storage and for display on another network-enabled device.

A drinking straw device capable of ionizing, filtering, and/or flavoring water as well as tracking a user's water intake. The device may be generally straw-shaped and may have an ionizer component, an internal carbon filter, and/or a flavoring compartment for housing a flavoring component. The device may further have an intake tracking device, such as an internal impeller that spins as fluid is drawn through the device. The device may track the number of time the impeller spins, and thus the amount of fluid that has passed through the device, and may transmit that information to a software application on a smartphone or other device. A user may thus ionize, filter, and flavor his or her water while tracking his or her water intake throughout the day.

A drinking straw device capable of ionizing, filtering, and/or flavoring water as well as tracking a user's water intake. The device may be generally straw-shaped and may have an ionizer component, an internal carbon filter, and/or a flavoring compartment for housing a flavoring component. The device may further have an intake tracking device, such as an internal impeller that spins as fluid is drawn through the device. The device may track the number of time the impeller spins, and thus the amount of fluid that has passed through the device, and may transmit that information to a software application on a smartphone or other device. A user may thus ionize, filter, and flavor his or her water while tracking his or her water intake throughout the day.