JP2000300430A - Cooking data system and rice cooker - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cooking data system capable of keeping the most appropriate rice cooking condition for each recipe without requiring a user to set nor change rice cooking parameters by hand. SOLUTION: This system, storing recipe data consisting of prescribed cooking recipes and corresponding cooking device control codes, comprises a data provider server 2 which can transmit/receive data by way of a prescribed communication network 7, a user terminal 1 which can transmit/receive data with the data provider server 2 by way of the communication network 7, and a rice cooker 5 which can transmit/receive data with the user terminal 1. When a user selects a specific recipe among the recipe data of the data provider server 2 from the user terminal 1, the user terminal 1 transmits rice cooking parameters concerning the rice cooking control of the rice cooker 5 in the control code corresponding to the selected recipe.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cooking information system and a rice cooker that enable an optimum rice cooking state for each cooking recipe.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as rice cooking parameters used for rice cooking control, numerical values of hardness, stickiness and browning of cooked rice are used, and a user can manually set the rice cooking parameters. There was a rice cooker. Such a conventional rice cooker, as shown in FIG. 7, divides the rice cooking process into three steps of pre-cooking, main cooking and steaming, and determines the hardness of the rice in the length of the preliminary cooking step and the stickiness of the rice in the main cooking step. The length of the rice and the brownness of the rice are adjusted at the fire extinguishing temperature at the end of the main cooking process. Thereby, the user can arbitrarily select an optimal cooked state according to the cooking recipe. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, sticky but sticky soft rice is cooked for a lunch box, and rice for a fried rice or pilaf is cooked for less stickiness or lightness.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned prior art, although rice in an optimally cooked state is produced for each cooking recipe, the user needs to set rice cooking parameters different for each cooking recipe each time. Was. Furthermore, the taste of rice is also affected by the rice and water used. That is, even if the rice is cooked with the same water control and rice cooking control, the cooked state changes depending on the properties such as the hardness of the water used and the properties such as the moisture content of the rice. In addition, the characteristics of the rice vary depending on the year of production, the place of production, and the variety of rice. However, in the conventional rice cooker, the difference in the properties of water and rice is determined by the user's own intuition or experience,
It was necessary to adjust the above rice cooking parameters.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to enable an optimum rice cooking state for each cooking recipe without manually setting or changing rice cooking parameters by a user. To provide a cooking information system and a rice cooker.

[0005]

A first characteristic configuration of the cooking information system according to the present invention for achieving this object is as follows.
As described in claim 1 of the claims section, an information provider server including recipe data including a predetermined cooking recipe and a control code of a cooking appliance corresponding thereto, and capable of transmitting and receiving data via a predetermined communication network. And a user terminal capable of transmitting and receiving data to and from the information provider server via the communication network, and a rice cooker capable of transmitting and receiving data to and from the user terminal, wherein the user terminal When a specific cooking recipe is selected from the recipe data of the information provider server from a user terminal, rice cooking parameters related to rice cooking control of the rice cooker in the control code corresponding to the selected cooking recipe. Is transferred to the rice cooker.

[0006] In the second feature configuration, as described in claim 2 of the claims, in addition to the first feature configuration, the rice cooking parameter includes at least the hardness of cooked rice and the cooked rice. The point is that the stickiness is encoded or digitized.

[0007] According to a third feature configuration, as described in claim 3 of the claims, in addition to the first or second feature configuration, water individual identification information and property information can be exchanged. A water information database, which is associated with a rice information database, which is obtained by mutually associating rice individual identification information and property information, with at least one of the user terminal or the information provider server capable of transmitting and receiving data. The user terminal or the information provider based on a predetermined input or selection operation of individual identification information of water and rice used for rice cooking by the user on the user terminal when the cooking recipe is selected. A server reads water and rice property information corresponding to the input or selected water and rice individual identification information from the water information database and the rice information database, and Terminal or the information provider server, it performs the generation of correct or cooking parameter correction information of the cooking parameters based on the water and rice properties information,
The user terminal is to transfer the corrected rice cooking parameter or the rice cooking parameter correction information to the rice cooker.

[0008] In the present specification, the individual identification information of water is information that can easily identify water used by a user from other water. In the case of commercially available water, such as the location, it is the product name, etc., and the rice individual identification information is information that allows the user to easily identify the rice used by other rice. Year, variety name, etc. In addition, the water property information is information on the property of water that affects the cooked rice, and may partially overlap with the water individual identification information. In addition, the rice property information is information on rice properties that affect the cooked rice, and may partially overlap the individual identification information of the rice.

[0009] In the fourth feature configuration, as described in claim 4 of the claims, in addition to the third feature configuration, user preference information for at least cooked rice is stored. A user preference database is provided for data transmission and reception with the user terminal, the user terminal reads the preference information from the user preference database,
The corrected rice cooking parameter or the rice cooking parameter correction information is corrected based on the read preference information before being transferred to the rice cooker.

The fifth characteristic configuration is, as described in claim 5 of the claims, in addition to the third or fourth characteristic configuration, the water property information is water hardness or Ca.
It is characterized in that it contains an ion concentration or a Mg ion concentration, and the rice property information includes at least the water content of the rice.

[0011] A first characteristic configuration of the rice cooker according to the present invention for achieving this object is, as described in claim 6 of the claims, a rice cooker corresponding to the state of the cooked rice. A rice cooking control unit that performs rice cooking control according to parameters, and a signal receiving unit that can externally input the rice cooking parameter or its correction information or both,
The rice cooking control unit sets or changes rice cooking parameters used for rice cooking control based on the rice cooking parameters input from the signal receiving unit, the correction information thereof, or both.

[0012] In the second feature configuration, in addition to the first feature configuration, as described in claim 7 in the claims section, the rice cooking parameter includes at least the hardness of the cooked rice and the cooked rice. The point is that the stickiness is encoded or digitized.

According to a third feature of the present invention, in addition to the first or second feature, the correction information may include water hardness or Ca ion. This is characterized in that it is water property information including the concentration or Mg ion concentration and rice property information including at least the water content of the rice.

[0014] The fourth feature configuration is, in addition to the first, second or third feature configuration, a predetermined cooking recipe and a corresponding recipe in addition to the first, second, or third feature configuration. An information provider server having recipe data comprising a control code of a cooking appliance, a predetermined communication network, and a user terminal capable of transmitting and receiving data via the signal receiving unit are provided. When a specific cooking recipe is selected from the recipe data of the information provider server from the user terminal unit, the rice cooking parameter in the control code corresponding to the selected cooking recipe is converted to the rice cooking control unit. To transfer to

The operation and effect will be described below. According to the first characteristic configuration of the cooking information system according to the present invention, the user who accesses the recipe data of the information provider server from the user terminal via a predetermined communication network such as the Internet can select from the recipe data. When the desired cooking recipe is selected, if the cooking recipe involves rice cooking, the control code of the cooking appliance corresponding to the cooking recipe includes the rice cooking parameters related to the rice cooking control of the rice cooker. The cooking parameter of the cooking recipe is transferred from the information provider server to the user terminal together with the control code of the other cooking device, and the cooking parameter is further transferred to the rice cooker. By doing so, the cooked rice that is most suitable for the recipe is completed. Therefore, the user can access the recipe data of the information provider server from the user terminal and select a favorite dish from abundant dish recipes without having to perform cumbersome rice cooker settings and adjustments. The cooked rice suitable for the dish can be cooked. On the other hand, it is conceivable to store the same recipe data in a rice cooker, but since the space of an electronic circuit that can be built into the rice cooker is limited, the number of cooking recipes that can be stored naturally is also limited, and the The additional correction must be performed for each rice cooker, which is a complicated operation. However, in the case of this characteristic configuration, the number of cooking recipes can be remarkably increased, and the update can be easily performed.

[0016] According to the second characteristic configuration, the rice can be controlled in accordance with the hardness and stickiness of the cooked rice, so that the optimum cooked hardness and stickiness can be obtained for each cooking recipe. . Further, the rice cooking control used in the conventional rice cooker can be used as it is. It should be noted that the digitization or encoding of the rice cooking parameters may be performed individually for hardness and stickiness, or may be performed collectively for a combination of hardness and stickiness. Further, other elements such as burnt eyes may be added or combined.

According to the third characteristic configuration, when the user accesses the recipe data of the information provider server from the user terminal and selects a desired recipe from the recipe data, the recipe is displayed. If accompanied by rice cooked,
Whether the properties of water and rice used for cooking rice are the same as the properties of water and rice assumed when setting the rice cooking parameters in the recipe data, or use the default rice cooking parameters without correction In order to determine whether or not it is possible, the user performs input or selection operation of individual identification information of water and rice used for cooking rice on the user terminal, and accordingly, either the user terminal or the information provider server Can access the water information database and the rice information database or the storage device and read out the water and rice property information corresponding to the input or selected water and rice individual identification information. Based on the information, any one of the user terminal, the information provider server, and the rice cooker corrects the default rice cooking parameters as necessary, thereby It is possible to perform the optimum rice control in the water and rice to be used in its cooking recipes and rice.

According to the fourth characteristic configuration, furthermore, fine adjustment of the cooked state according to the user's preference can be performed without the user having to perform troublesome setting and adjustment of the rice cooker and adjustment of water level. Become.

According to the fifth characteristic configuration, it is possible to prevent the cooked state from deviating from an optimum state for a cooking recipe due to the hardness of water and the moisture content of rice. By the way,
If the hardness of the water is high, the cook is hard and less sticky. Conversely, if the hardness is low, the cook is soft and sticky. Also, when the moisture content of rice is high, the cook is softer, and conversely, when the moisture content is low, the cook is harder. In addition, the hardness of water is defined as the amount of Ca ions and Mg ions in water converted to the corresponding amount of calcium carbonate and expressed in milligrams per liter of a sample (JIS K010).
1) The Ca ion concentration or Mg ion concentration can be used as water hardness.

According to the first characteristic configuration of the rice cooker according to the present invention, the optimal rice cooking parameters for a predetermined cooking recipe can be externally obtained without the user having to perform troublesome setting and adjustment of the rice cooker and adjustment of water level. , And controlling the rice cooking by directly using the rice cooking parameters, it is possible to obtain an optimal rice cooked state for the cooking recipe. Further, when the rice cooking control unit has a default value of the rice cooking parameter, by inputting correction information for correcting the default value to a rice cooking parameter optimal for a predetermined cooking recipe instead of the rice cooking parameter, The best cooked rice can be obtained for the recipe. Further, when the input correction information includes water or rice property information, a change in the cooked state due to the water or rice property can be corrected in advance.

[0021] According to the second characteristic configuration, the rice can be controlled in accordance with the hardness and stickiness of the cooked rice, so that the optimum cooked hardness and stickiness can be obtained for each cooking recipe. . Further, the rice cooking control used in the conventional rice cooker can be used as it is.

According to the third characteristic configuration, it is possible to prevent the cooked state from deviating from an optimum state for a cooking recipe due to the hardness of water and the moisture content of rice.

According to the fourth characteristic configuration, the user who accesses the recipe data of the information provider server from the user terminal via a predetermined communication network such as the Internet can select a desired dish from the recipe data. When the recipe is selected, if the cooking recipe involves rice cooking, the control code of the cooking appliance corresponding to the cooking recipe includes the rice cooking parameters related to the rice cooking control of the rice cooker. The terminal unit receives the rice cooking parameter of the cooking recipe from the information provider server via the signal receiving unit and transfers it to the rice cooking control unit, and the rice cooking control unit performs the rice cooking control with the rice cooking parameter, thereby The cooked rice is perfect for cooking recipes. Therefore, the user can access the recipe data of the information provider server from the user terminal unit and select a favorite dish from abundant dish recipes without having to perform troublesome setting and adjustment of the rice cooker. Thus, the cooked rice suitable for the dish can be cooked. On the other hand, it is conceivable to store the same recipe data in a rice cooker, but since the space of an electronic circuit that can be built into the rice cooker is limited, the number of cooking recipes that can be stored naturally is also limited, and the The additional correction must be performed for each rice cooker, which is a complicated operation. However, in the case of this characteristic configuration, the number of cooking recipes can be remarkably increased, and the update can be easily performed.

[0024]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of a cooking information system and a rice cooker according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the cooking information system according to the present invention (hereinafter referred to as the present system) comprises a user terminal 1, an information provider server 2, a rice information database 3, a water information database. 4, a rice cooker 5, and a user preference database 6.

The user terminal 1, the information provider server 2, the rice information database 3, and the water information database 4 can be connected to a predetermined communication network 7 such as the Internet, and mutually transmit and receive data via a telephone line or the like. Is possible. The user terminal 1, the rice cooker 5, and the user preference database 6 are installed in the user's house, and the rice cooker 5 and the user preference database 6 are RS232.
It is connected to the user terminal 1 via a C-compliant communication line 8.

The user terminal 1 includes a first transmitting / receiving unit 11, a second transmitting / receiving unit 12, a first storage unit 13, and a second storage unit 14.
, A display unit 15, an operation unit 16, and a rice cooking parameter correction unit 17, and are configured using a general computer such as a personal computer. Further, the information provider server 2 includes a third transmission / reception unit 21, a third storage unit 22,
The computer includes a selection unit 23 and a rice cooking parameter correction information generation unit 24.

Each component of the user terminal 1 will be described. The first transmission / reception unit 11 is means for connecting to the communication network 7 and transmitting / receiving data to / from the information provider server 2. The second transmission / reception unit 12 is means for transmitting / receiving data to / from the rice cooker 5 and the user preference database 6 via the communication line 8. The first storage unit 13 is storage means for storing recipe data including the rice cooking parameters of the selected cooking recipe. The second storage unit 14 is a storage unit for storing the rice and rice individual identification information and the rice cooking parameter correction data generated by the information provider server 2 described below in association with each other. Display unit 15
Is a display means for displaying a search screen or the like for searching for a cooking recipe of the information provider server 2 and a specific cooking recipe. The operation unit 16 is operation means for the user to select a cooking recipe, input or select individual identification information of water and rice, and perform an operation. The rice cooking parameter correction unit 17 is a means for correcting a rice cooking parameter corresponding to the selected cooking recipe based on the rice cooking parameter correction data.

Next, each component of the information provider server 2 will be described. The third transmission / reception unit 21 is means for connecting to the communication network 7 and transmitting / receiving data to / from the user terminal 1, the rice information database 3, or the water information database 4. Third
The storage unit 22 is a storage unit for storing recipe data including a large number of cooking recipes and control codes of cooking appliances related to cooking of the cooking so as to be searchable from the outside. As an example of such recipe data, Osaka Gas's "Bob and Angie's Kitchen: http: //www.osa" is a homepage on the Internet from which more than 3000 kinds of cooking recipes can be searched.
kagas.co.jp/webcooking/ ”etc.

The selection section 23 is a means for selecting one of a plurality of cooking recipes based on a selection instruction input from the user terminal 1 via the third transmission / reception section 21. The rice-cooking parameter correction information generation unit 24 is means for generating rice-cooking parameter correction data based on property information of water and rice used for rice cooking. The rice cooking parameter correction data is rice cooking parameter correction information for correcting a rice cooking parameter.

The rice information database 3 stores the individual identification information and the property information of rice in association with each other, and the water information database 4 stores the individual identification information and the property information of water in association with each other. Can be accessed from at least the information provider server 2 via the communication network 7,
When individual identification information is designated, property information corresponding to the individual identification information can be searched and read. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the rice information database 3 includes individual identification information such as a rice production place (Niigata, Akita, etc.), a production year, a variety name (Koshihikari, Sasanishiki, etc.), a blending ratio, etc. The water information database 4 is configured by associating with water content, which is the property information of rice. , PH value, hardness, Ca ion concentration, Mg ion concentration, and other water properties.

The rice cooker 5 includes a signal receiving unit 51 that receives the rice cooking parameters from the user terminal 1 via the communication line 8 and a rice cooking control unit 52 that performs rice cooking control based on the received rice cooking parameters. Or it is a cooking appliance that cooks rice by electricity. Cooking rice parameters include “hardness”,
The three elements of "stickiness" and "burnt" are quantified independently (-
5 + 5) is used. Specifically, the parameters set the length of the pre-cooking step based on “hardness” for rice cooking control according to the temperature control curve A shown in FIG. Set the length of the cooking process,
The fire extinguishing temperature at the end of the main cooking process is set based on the “burnt eye”.

The user preference database 6 is a database in which the user's preference information on the cooked rice is stored in a predetermined storage device.
It is configured to be able to transmit and receive data via.

In the present embodiment, in addition to the rice cooker 5, a cooking device that receives a control code similar to the rice cooking parameter and is controlled to perform a predetermined cooking operation based on the control code is connected to the user terminal 1. It does not matter. However, the description is omitted because it is not the gist of the present invention.

Next, the operation of the system of the present invention will be described. At first, the administrator of the information provider server 2
In the storage unit 22, recipe data including a plurality of cooking recipes and control codes of cooking appliances related to cooking of the cooking is input and stored in advance. Further, a new cooking recipe is added as needed to update the recipe data. Also, the recipe data has a hierarchically searchable structure as described later.

When the user performs an operation from the user terminal 1 to access the information provider server 2 from the operation unit 16, the user terminal 1 is connected to the information provider server 2 via the communication network 7. The search screen of the cooking recipe stored in the third storage unit 22 of the information provider server 2 is transferred via the third transmission / reception unit 21, the communication network 7, and the first transmission / reception unit 11,
It is output to the display unit 15 of the user terminal 1. As shown in FIG. 3, the search screen includes, for example, a cooking type, a material classification,
The cooking method is displayed, and the user selects one cooking type, material classification, and cooking method by input operation from the operation unit 16. For example, when “Western food / rice / cook” is selected, the selection instruction is transferred to the selection unit 23 via the first transmission / reception unit 11, the communication network 7, and the third transmission / reception unit 21,
The selection unit 23 reads out a dish menu screen corresponding to “Western food / rice / cook” from the third storage unit 22, and the display unit 1 via the third transmission / reception unit 21, the communication network 7, and the first transmission / reception unit 11.
5 is output. For example, in the case of “Western food / rice / cook”, as shown in FIG. 4, a cooking menu such as “butter rice” is displayed in a list with cooking time and difficulty.

Next, when the user selects, for example, “Butter rice” from the cooking menu screen by an input operation from the operation unit 16, the selection instruction is sent to the first transmitting / receiving unit 1.
1. Transferred to the selection unit 23 via the communication network 7 and the third transmission / reception unit 21, and the selection unit 23 stores the control code of the cooking device related to the cooking recipe of “Butter Rice” and the cooking of “Butter Rice” in the third storage. The third transmission / reception unit 2 reads out from the unit 22
1, transferred to the first storage unit 13 via the communication network 7 and the first transmission / reception unit 11 and stored. The control codes stored in the first storage unit 13 include the rice cooking parameters “hardness”, “stickiness”, and “burnt” for the rice cooking control of the rice cooker 5. By the way, "hardness" of "butter rice" is +4,
"Stickness" is -5, and "burnt" is 0. Note that these values are determined assuming standard water and rice, and are individually corrected based on water and rice actually used for cooking rice, as described later. On the other hand, the contents of the cooking recipe are output to the display unit 15. As for the contents of the cooking recipe, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, a completed photograph of the cooking, a list of ingredients, a procedure of how to make, and a list of nutritional values are arranged in one screen.

As shown in FIG. 6, a display for instructing selection or input of individual identification information of water and rice used for cooking rice is output to the display unit 15. Therefore, the user
From the operation unit 16, a rice production place, a production year, and a product name are selected from the display screen along the display screen, or if not in the selection list, a production place or the like is input in other fields. If the rice is the same as the rice used last time, select the location. The same applies to the selection or input of water individual identification information.

The instruction for selecting or inputting the individual identification information of water and rice is transmitted via the first transmitting / receiving unit 11, the communication network 7, and the third transmitting / receiving unit 21 to the rice cooking parameter correction information generating unit 24.
Is forwarded to When there is an instruction to select or input rice individual identification information, the rice-cooking parameter correction information generation unit 24
Connects to the rice information database 3 via the third transmission / reception unit 21 and the communication network 7, searches for property information corresponding to the individual identification information, and reads out the water content of the rice. And
A first hardness correction value for correcting the “hardness” of the rice cooking parameter is generated based on a difference between the read moisture content and a standard moisture content used as a reference when creating the rice cooking parameter of the recipe data. The first hardness correction value is set so that "hardness" increases when the moisture content of the read rice is higher than the standard moisture content, and "hardness" decreases when the moisture content is low. You.

When there is an instruction to select or input the individual identification information of water, the rice cooking parameter correction information generation unit 24
It connects to the water information database 4 via the third transmitting / receiving unit 21 and the communication network 7, searches for property information corresponding to the individual identification information, and reads out the hardness of the water. Then, a second hardness correction value for individually correcting the “hardness” and the “stickiness” of the rice cooking parameter based on a difference between the hardness of the read water and the standard hardness used as a reference when the rice cooking parameter of the recipe data is created. And a stickiness correction value is generated. The second hardness correction value is set so that “hardness” decreases when the read water hardness is higher than the standard hardness, and conversely, “hardness” increases when the read water hardness is low. The stickiness correction value is set so that “stickiness” increases when the hardness of the read water is higher than the standard hardness, and decreases when the hardness of the read water is low. In addition, when the hardness information is not set for all the individual identification information, the water information database 4 reads the Ca ion concentration or the Mg ion concentration, and the rice information The above processing is performed after conversion. Further, the rice cooking parameter correction information generation unit 24 integrates the first hardness correction value, the second hardness correction value, and the stickiness correction value to generate rice cooking parameter correction data.

If the rice is the same as the rice used last time, the rice cooking parameter correction information generating section 24 receives the instruction to that effect in the same manner as the selection or input instruction of the individual identification information of the rice, and the rice information database 3 Is input, a specific code indicating that the previously generated first hardness correction value is used is input as the first hardness correction value. Similarly, when the water is the same as that used last time, the second hardness correction value and the viscosity correction value are generated. The rice cooking parameter correction data thus generated is transferred to the rice cooking parameter correction unit 17 of the user terminal 1 via the third transmission / reception unit 21, the communication network 7, and the first transmission / reception unit 11.

The transferred rice cooking parameter correction data is overwritten and stored in the second storage unit 14 together with the water and rice individual identification information input or selected from the operation unit 16.
However, among the first hardness correction value, the second hardness correction value, and the stickiness correction value, the one that is a specific code to be used last time is maintained without being overwritten and stored.

The rice-cooking parameter correction unit 17 calculates the “hardness” and “stickiness” of the rice-cooking parameters stored in the first storage unit 13 based on the rice-cooking parameter correction data stored in the second storage unit 14. Is corrected. In particular,
The first hardness correction value, the second hardness correction value, and the rice cooking parameter “hardness” are added to obtain the corrected “hardness”. Also,
The stickiness correction value and the rice cooking parameter “stickiness” are added to obtain the corrected “stickiness”. The rice cooking parameter correction unit 17
The corrected "hardness" and "stickiness" and the "burnt eye" stored in the first storage unit 13 are integrated to create a corrected rice cooking parameter, and the corrected rice cooking parameter is transmitted and received in the second transmission / reception. The data is transferred to the rice cooker 5 via the unit 12 and the communication line 8.

When the dish is to be served to a person having a special preference, the user operates the operation unit 16 of the user terminal 1 to change the corrected rice cooking parameter to the preference. Adjustments can be made accordingly. Further, the adjustment can be performed automatically.
That is, when the user instructs the automatic adjustment by an input operation from the operation unit 16, the rice cooking parameter correction unit 17
Connects to the user preference database 6 via the second transmission / reception unit 12 and the communication line 8, reads out user preference information,
Based on the information, the corrected rice cooking parameters are adjusted. Specifically, the user's preference information is composed of adjustment values of “hardness”, “stickiness”, and “burnt”, and each adjustment value is added to the corrected rice cooking parameter.

The user puts rice and other ingredients and seasonings into the rice cooker 5 in accordance with the contents of the cooking recipe (materials, procedure for making, etc.) output on the display unit of the user terminal 1, and adjusts the water level. Perform and cook rice. Rice cooker 5 is a user terminal 1
Automatically cooks rice according to the rice cooking parameters input from. The finished butter rice will have the optimum hardness, stickiness and brownness for "butter rice", regardless of the properties of water and rice used for cooking rice.

Another embodiment will be described below. <1> In the above embodiment, in selecting a cooking recipe,
When "Butter rice" of "Western food / rice / cook" is selected, since the cooking process is included in the procedure for preparing a cooking recipe, the cooking code is naturally included in the control code of the related cooking appliance. ing. However, even if the recipe data stored in the information provider server 2 is a cooking recipe in which the cooking process is not directly included in the cooking procedure, it is eaten together with the rice used as an ingredient or the food. In order to cook rice with the rice cooker 5, rice cooking parameters are included in advance. For example, if you have selected “Five-grilled rice” in “Chinese / Rice / Fry” and if “Rice” is included in the ingredients of the cooking recipe,
In the control code of the cooking appliance related to, the rice cooking parameter is included. Incidentally, the cooking parameters of “five-grilled” are “hardness” of +5, “stickiness” of −5, and “burnt” of 0. Therefore, the user can make a delicious gomu-yaki by using the rice cooked by the rice cooker 5 to which the rice cooking parameters are input as a material.

<2> Rice Cooking Parameter Correction Information Generating Unit 24
Transfers the water content of the rice and the water hardness to the rice cooking parameter correction unit 17 without creating the first hardness correction value, the second hardness correction value, and the stickiness correction value, and the rice cooking parameter correction unit 17 Comparing the moisture content and the water hardness of the rice with the standard moisture content and the standard hardness, and calculating the first hardness correction value, the second hardness correction value and the stickiness correction value to correct the rice cooking parameters. It does not matter. In this case, the second storage unit 14 stores the moisture content of the rice and the hardness of the water.

<3> In the above embodiment, the rice-cooking parameter correction unit 17 of the user terminal 1 corrects the rice-cooking parameter based on the rice-cooking parameter correction data. It may be provided in the server 2 or the rice cooker 5. When the rice-cooking parameter correction unit 17 is provided in the information provider server 2, the corrected rice-cooking parameters are adjusted according to the user's preference at the user terminal 1 and then transferred to the rice cooker 5. When the rice cooker parameter correction unit 17 is provided in the rice cooker 5, the user terminal 1 transfers the rice cooker parameters, the rice cooker parameter correction data, and the user preference information to the rice cooker 5. In addition, rice cooker 5
When the rice cooking parameters are corrected by using the standard rice cooking parameters in the rice cooker 5, the rice cooking parameters themselves may be used as correction values for the cooking recipes with respect to the standard parameters.

<4> Further, the user terminal 1 and the rice cooker 5 may be integrated. In this case, the rice cooker 5 has the function of the user terminal 1 as a user terminal unit, and the signal receiving unit 51.
And the rice cooking control unit 52 can directly input / output data to / from each unit of the user terminal unit without passing through the second transmitting / receiving unit 12. The display unit 15 and the operation unit 16 each have a size that can be arranged on the housing surface of the rice cooker.

<5> In the above embodiment, the user selects or inputs the individual identification information of water and rice by the user through the input operation from the operation unit 16 of the user terminal 1.
The individual identification information displayed on the packaging or the like may be read using a scanner, a barcode reader, or the like, and may be input from an input / output terminal (such as an infrared port) of the user terminal 1. In this case, the scanner, the barcode reader, and the like can be understood as a part of the operation unit 16.

<6> In the above embodiment, the rice information database 3 and the water information database 4 are provided so as to be connectable to a predetermined communication network 7 such as the Internet, but are connected between the information provider servers 2 by a dedicated line. It may be done.
In addition, means corresponding to the rice cooking parameter correction information generation unit 24 of the information provider server 2 may be provided in the user terminal 1 so that the user terminal 1 directly accesses the rice information database 3 and the water information database 4. Absent.

<7> In the above embodiment, the communication line 8 conforming to the RS232C is used, but the user terminal 1, the rice cooker 5,
Communication between the user preference databases 6 may use power line carrier communication using a power line or wireless communication such as specific low-power wireless communication. Further, the communication line 8 may be a LAN (local area network) or the like laid in the house of the user. In this case, the connection with the communication network 7 is not performed by the user terminal 1, but a dedicated server may be installed. Furthermore, the user preference database 6 and the user terminal 1 may be configured integrally instead of being connected via the communication line 8.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of a cooking information system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic configuration of a rice information database and a water information database.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a search screen for a cooking recipe output to a display unit of a user terminal.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a cooking menu classified as “Western food / rice / cook”

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the content of a cooking recipe of “butter rice”.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example for instructing selection or input of water and rice individual identification information;

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating rice cooking control in the rice cooking process of the rice cooker.

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the relationship between cooking parameters and cooking.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 user terminal 2 information provider server 3 rice information database 4 water information database 5 rice cooker 6 user preference database 7 communication network 8 communication line 11 first transmission / reception unit 12 second transmission / reception unit 13 first storage unit 14 second storage Unit 15 display unit 16 operation unit 17 rice cooking parameter correction unit 21 third transmission / reception unit 22 third storage unit 23 selection unit 24 rice cooking parameter correction information generation unit 51 signal reception unit 52 rice cooking control unit A temperature control curve

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Shigeru Nonami 4-1-2, Hirano-cho, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka F-term in Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. 4B055 AA02 BA36 BA40 BA66 CC18 CD57 CD73

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. An information provider server comprising a recipe data comprising a predetermined cooking recipe and a control code of a cooking appliance corresponding thereto, capable of transmitting and receiving data through a predetermined communication network, and said information being transmitted through said communication network. A user terminal capable of transmitting and receiving data to and from a provider server; and a rice cooker capable of transmitting and receiving data to and from the user terminal, wherein the user terminal is a user of the information provider server from the user terminal. When a specific cooking recipe is selected from the recipe data, the rice cooking parameters related to the rice cooking control of the rice cooker in the control code corresponding to the selected cooking recipe are transferred to the rice cooker. And a cooking information system. 2. The cooking information system according to claim 1, wherein the rice cooking parameter is obtained by encoding or digitizing at least hardness and stickiness of the cooked rice. 3. A water information database in which water individual identification information and property information are associated with each other, and a rice information database in which rice individual identification information and property information are associated with each other, at least by the user A terminal or the information provider server so as to be able to transmit and receive data, at the time of selection of the cooking recipe, a predetermined number of water and rice individual identification information used for rice cooking for the user terminal of the user by the user. Based on the input or selection operation, the user terminal or the information provider server inputs the water or rice property information corresponding to the input or selected water and rice individual identification information into the water information database and the rice. The user terminal or the information provider server reads the information from the information database and corrects or cooks the rice cooking parameters based on the water and rice property information. Performs generation parameter correction information, the user terminal, the corrected cooking parameters or cooking information system according to claim 1, wherein the transfer of the cooking parameter correction information to the rice cooker. 4. A user preference database storing at least user preference information for the cooked rice so as to be able to transmit and receive data to and from the user terminal, wherein the user terminal reads the preference information from the user preference database. 4. The cooking information system according to claim 3, wherein the cooking information is corrected based on the read preference information before transferring the corrected rice cooking parameter or the rice cooking parameter correction information to the rice cooker. 5. The water property information is water hardness or Ca.
5. The cooking information system according to claim 3, wherein the cooking information system includes an ion concentration or a Mg ion concentration, and the rice property information includes at least a moisture content of the rice. 6. A rice-cooking control unit that performs rice-cooking control according to a rice-cooking parameter corresponding to a state of cooked rice, and a signal receiving unit that can externally input the rice-cooking parameter and / or its correction information. A rice cooker, wherein the rice cooker controls or sets rice cooker parameters used for rice cooker control based on the rice cooker parameters and / or correction information input from the signal receiver. . 7. The rice cooker according to claim 6, wherein said rice cooking parameters are encoded or converted into at least hardness and stickiness of the cooked rice. 8. The method according to claim 6, wherein the correction information is water property information including water hardness, Ca ion concentration or Mg ion concentration, and rice property information including at least water content of the rice. Or the rice cooker according to 7. 9. A user terminal unit capable of transmitting and receiving data via a predetermined communication network and a predetermined communication network with the information provider server including recipe data including a predetermined cooking recipe and a control code of a cooking appliance corresponding thereto. The user terminal unit, when the user selects a specific dish recipe from the recipe data of the information provider server from the user terminal unit, the user corresponding to the selected dish recipe 8. The rice cooking parameter in the control code is transferred to the rice cooking control unit.
Or the rice cooker according to 8.