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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2007
Ronald Eugene Hunt, Georgetown, TX (US);
Verlon Eugene Whitehead, Austin, TX (US);
Tod Alan Barrett, Austin, TX (US);
Ronald Eugene Hunt, Georgetown, TX (US);
Verlon Eugene Whitehead, Austin, TX (US);
Tod Alan Barrett, Austin, TX (US);
CD3, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A method of encouraging weight loss via a talking electronic scale. The talking electronic scale determines the weight of a particular person in response to a specific user input. The talking electronic scale utilizes a data storage unit to store and conceal an initial weight for the particular person. The talking electronic scale compares a subsequent weight of the particular person to the concealed initial weight in response to a specific user input and utilizes a speech synthesis unit to announce a difference between the concealed initial weight and the subsequent weight for the particular person without ever displaying or announcing the numerical value of the initial weight.