Patent · US Expired

Method of controlling a person's weight

US6974075B1 · kind B1 · utility

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6Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 17, 2003
Grant dateDec 13, 2005
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 21, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B5/0245
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A slimming club is simulated so a person can visit a virtual slimming club via the Internet and can have his or her weight-related data reviewed automatically by a central computer system and will receive communication via any convenient method, including the Internet, telephone, fax, and other communication channels.

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