Abstract:
A system for supporting a user in the selection of food includes a processing module that determines a diet pattern of the user. The diet pattern includes nutritional information related to a number of macronutrients or micronutrients or bioactive compounds into which food may be decomposed and corresponding values of daily intakes. The diet pattern includes a number of food rules, each food rule including at least one food category and, for each food category, a respective frequency of intake and a respective reference quantity of intake. The system receives from the user information indicating a target food, and computes a compliance score of the target food with the diet pattern and notifying the user of the compliance score.
Abstract:
It is disclosed a method for associating a new node with a wireless personal area communication network, said communication network comprising a number of nodes. The method comprises: providing, among the nodes of the communication network, a configuration node; operating the configuration node to allow association of the new node with the network; operating the other nodes to disallow association of the new node with the network; and at the configuration node, upon reception of a request from the new node to join the network, sending to the new node a network key at a reduced transmit power.