Multimedia foodlog: Diverse applications from self- Monitoring to social contributions

Abstract

We have been developing FoodLog, a multimedia system that enables users to maintain a record of their food intake simply by taking photos of their meals. In this paper, we describe the functions and various applications of FoodLog, rather than its technical details. FoodLog is beneficial not only for monitoring food intake but also for several other purposes. During the research and development of FoodLog and in collaboration with a nonprofit organization, we employed it to generate donations for children in African countries. We also outline some extensions to FoodLog that are currently under development.