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Patent decision

BL number: O/512/21
Concerning rights in: GB1521244.2
Hearing Officer: Mr P Mason
Decision date: 6 July 2021
Person(s) or Company(s) involved: Hitachi Ltd
Provisions discussed: Patent Act 1977 Section 1(2)
Keywords: Excluded fields (refused)
Related Decisions: None

Summary

The invention relates to an apparatus that recommends a meal to a user wherein the recommendation is based on user health information as well as meal information including nutritional value of a meal and unit price. The meal is presented to the user wherein the meal is intended to improve, or at least not exacerbate, the user-䏭 health. The apparatus is intended to be operated on a computer terminal.

In applying the Aerotel steps, the hearing officer found the contribution related to a computer implemented method of analysing historic data, comparing this historic data to distinct databases relating to nutritional information and user health information in order to present the user a suggested menu. As such, he found it to be excluded as a method of doing business and/or a programme for a computer as such. The application was refused.

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