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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2023
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Anselm Grundhoefer, Campbell, CA (US);
Mohamed Selim Ben Himane, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Shubham Agrawal, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Various implementations disclosed herein use user input received approximately around the time of food consumption to confirm and/or revise food predictions, e.g., regarding type of food, volume, etc. One or more food characteristics determinations may be associated with uncertainty. User input is implicitly or explicitly requested to resolve at least some of such ambiguities and uncertainties approximately around the time of food consumption. The user feedback experience may be configured to be easy and unobtrusive by presenting limited options in limited circumstances and using easy and intuitive input mechanisms. As examples, such feedback may involve a user using gaze input, a voice command, or a hand gesture to quickly identify whether an uncertain item is of one type or another type, e.g., mashed potatoes or ice-cream. In some implementations, the obtrusiveness/burden of requiring live input for every food determination is avoided or reduced by only asking about some items.