JP2005242495A - Cooking information retrieval system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cooking information retrieval system capable of retrieving information for cooking and determining storage positions of cooking utensils necessary for cooking and immediately performing cooking. <P>SOLUTION: In the cooking information retrieval system, retrieving condition data are taken in with a cooking retrieving condition input section 1, the retrieving condition data are transmitted to an information processing integration section 4, and the information processing integration section 4 reads the retrieving condition data. The information processing integration section 4 extracts data coincident with the retrieving condition data from a cooking recipe memory section 6, and reads cooking recipe information. The cooking recipe information read out from the cooking recipe memory section 6 is compensated in a cooking recipe information compensation section 5 as the need arises, and is read into the information processing integration section 4. The information processing integration section 4 outputs cooking utensil data included in cooking recipe information to a cooking utensil memory section 7, and extracts data coincident with cooking utensil data from the cooking utensil memory section 7, and obtains storage position information of the cooking utensils. The cooking recipe information and the cooking utensil storage position information are combined together, and they are displayed on a display section 8. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a cooking information search system that can search for cooking-related information such as a cooking method, a heating method, selection of a cooking utensil, and how to use a cooking utensil, and can also check storage location information of the cooking utensil.

  If a cook wants to cook a favorite dish, he uses a book, television, internet or other information network to refer to recipes that describe how to cook, and uses his own cooking utensils. Cooking with reference to manualized recipes, such as cooking, is increasing.

  For this reason, cooking recipes such as cooking methods, heating methods, selection of cooking utensils, usage of cooking utensils, etc. are searched when necessary so that a cooking method for a desired dish can be obtained immediately. A cooking information retrieval device that can output in the form of the like has been proposed.

JP 2002-342332 A JP 2000-279103 A

  However, in the above-described conventional cooking information search device, even if the cooking utensils used for cooking can be confirmed immediately by looking at the searched cooking recipe information, where the necessary cooking utensils are stored in the kitchen, I didn't know immediately, I had to pull out the kitchen shelves one by one and check them, and it took me a while to start cooking.

  In particular, recently, many homes have large system kitchens installed, and many of these system kitchens are equipped with a lot of storage space. It has become prominent.

  The present invention was devised to solve the above-described problems, and can search for information related to cooking, determine the storage position of a cooking utensil necessary for cooking, and immediately start cooking. The purpose is to provide a cooking information retrieval system.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention described in claim 1 includes a cooking recipe storage unit that stores the contents of a cooking recipe, and a cooking utensil storage unit that stores information about cooking utensils together with their storage position information. And a dish search condition input unit for extracting recipe contents of a predetermined dish, and the dish recipe information extracted from the dish recipe storage unit by the search condition data input to the dish search condition input unit and the dish It is a cooking information retrieval system characterized by combining and outputting cooking utensil storage position information extracted from the cooking utensil storage unit by recipe information.

  Further, the invention described in claim 2 is provided with a cooking utensil information input unit for registering the contents of the cooking utensil newly stored in the cooking utensil storage unit. System.

  Moreover, invention of Claim 3 is equipped with the 1st communication part attached to the cooking utensil, and the 2nd communication part attached to the place which accommodates this cooking utensil, From the 1st communication part 3. The cooking information retrieval system according to claim 1, wherein when a new identification signal is received by the second communication unit, storage position information of the cooking utensil is registered in the cooking utensil storage unit. is there.

  The invention according to claim 4 includes a cooking recipe information correction unit that corrects the cooking amount in the cooking recipe information read from the cooking recipe storage unit based on the inputted cooking amount, from the cooking recipe information correction unit. 4. The cooking information retrieval system according to claim 1, wherein cooking utensil storage position information in the cooking utensil storage unit is extracted based on the corrected cooking recipe information.

  Further, in the invention described in claim 5, the cooking utensil storage unit also stores use information and situation information of the cooking utensil, and the cooking information retrieval system according to claims 1-4.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, after the communication from the first communication unit to the second communication unit is interrupted, the same identification signal as before the communication is interrupted after a predetermined time elapses. 6. The cooking according to claim 1, wherein when the cooking utensil is received, the cooking utensil to which the first communication unit is attached is determined to be used, and the use frequency of the cooking utensil is calculated. Information retrieval system.

  The invention described in claim 7 is the cooking information retrieval system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising a cooking utensil search condition input unit for inputting conditions for searching for a cooking utensil. .

  The invention described in claim 8 is provided with a cooking utensil storage space structure information input unit for inputting a new structure of a space for storing the cooking utensil. It is a cooking information retrieval system.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, while being able to search the information regarding cooking, the storage position of the cooking utensil required for cooking can be discriminate | determined and it can start cooking immediately.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a basic configuration of a cooking information retrieval system according to the present invention.

  Cooking search condition input unit 1, cooking utensil search condition input unit 2, cooking utensil information input unit 3, information processing integration unit 4, cooking recipe information correction unit 5, cooking recipe storage unit 6, cooking utensil storage unit 7, display unit 8 The information processing unit 4 is a computer system that controls each unit and performs data processing.

  The dish search condition input unit 1 is configured to be able to input conditions for searching for a recipe such as a dish name, material name, cooking method, amount of dish, and a situation that provides dishes. No. 2 can input search conditions such as the type and size (capacity, diameter, depth, etc.) of the cooking utensil, the use scene (situation) of the cooking utensil, and the use of the cooking utensil.

  When the cooking utensil information input unit 3 registers a cooking utensil, the cooking utensil type, size (capacity, diameter, depth, etc.), usage scene (situation) of the cooking utensil, use of the cooking utensil, etc. This is for entering information.

  The cooking recipe storage unit 6 holds a cooking recipe data file and has, for example, a data structure as shown in FIG. It is classified according to the name of the dish such as stew or beef bowl. For each dish name, the name of the material and its amount, the seasoning and its amount, information on the cooking utensils used (type, capacity, size, etc.), cooking method, etc. Is stored. In addition, each data stores information about a predetermined amount of food (how many servings).

  The cooking recipe information correction unit 5 receives the cooking recipe data stored in the cooking recipe storage unit 6, corrects and outputs the cooking recipe data information according to the amount of cooking input from the cooking search condition input unit 1.

  The cooking utensil storage unit 7 holds information about cooking utensils such as pots, dishes, and kitchen knives and seasonings such as salt and pepper, and has a data structure as shown in FIG. 9, for example. For each cooking utensil name, data such as the size of the cooking utensil (capacity for a pan, diameter, depth for a pan, etc.), the storage position of the utensil, its use, and the situation (when the utensil is used) is registered. It is like that.

  The communication unit A is attached to each cooking utensil, and is configured to be able to communicate wirelessly such as a wireless tag and store data. Each communication unit B has unique identification information (ID information). When attaching to a cooking utensil, for example, if a clip or a magic tape is provided in the communication part A, it can be attached.

The communication unit B is attached to, for example, each drawer of the cooking utensil storage space, and includes an antenna and a memory that can communicate with the wireless tag. The communication unit B transmits the identification information received from the communication unit A and the position information where the communication unit B is installed to the information processing integration unit 4.

  Next, the cooking information search operation of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. First, the user inputs search condition data to the dish search condition input unit 1 in order to obtain information on a desired dish. The cooking search condition input screen is displayed on the display unit 8, and the user inputs data using a keyboard, a mouse, or the like. FIG. 2 shows an example of the dish search condition input screen. In FIG. 2, “ice cream” is input as the dish name, and the item “deliver to customer” is selected as the situation.

  Next, the search is started by clicking a search button shown in FIG. In addition, by entering not only the name of the dish but also the name of the ingredient and the cooking method, a list of cooking names (cooking recipes) using the ingredients, a list of cooking names (cooking recipes) using the cooking method, etc. You can also search.

  When the search condition is input as shown in FIG. 2, the search condition data is fetched by the dish search condition input unit 1 and sent to the information processing integration unit 4, and the information integration unit 4 reads the search condition data (S1). Next, the information integration unit 4 extracts data (cooking recipe information) that matches the search condition data “ice cream” from the cooking recipe storage unit 6 (S2), and reads the cooking recipe information (S3).

  In FIG. 2, the quantity column is blank (the number of servings is not entered), so that the cooking recipe information read from the cooking recipe storage unit 6 is processed without being corrected by the cooking recipe information correction unit 5. It is read by the integration unit 4. The information integration unit 4 outputs the cooking utensil information (seasoning and cooking utensils) in the cooking recipe information to the cooking utensil storage unit 7 (S4), matches the cooking utensil information from the cooking utensil storage unit 7, and Data matching the situation information input in FIG. 2 is extracted, and storage location information of the cooking utensil is acquired (S5). The cooking recipe information and cooking appliance storage position information are combined and displayed on the display unit 8 (S6).

  FIG. 4 shows an example in which cooking recipe information and cooking utensil storage position information are combined and displayed as a search result by the search condition input in FIG. In FIG. 4, cooking recipe information of “how to make ice cream” corresponding to the dish name “ice cream” input in FIG. 2 is output as a search result, along with ingredients, cooking methods, cooking utensils used, etc. The storage position of the appliance is indicated by a circle on the drawer part of the kitchen structure drawing.

  By the way, because the quantity column in FIG. 2 is blank, the dish recipe information retrieved from the dish recipe storage unit 6 is displayed as it is, and the information is set for five persons as shown in FIG. For example, if “10 servings” is entered in the quantity column of FIG. 2, the cooking recipe information correction unit 5 doubles the ingredients of the cooking recipe information extracted from the cooking recipe storage unit 6, and the size of the cooking utensil to be used The output is doubled. In the example of FIG. 4, the amount of used egg yolk, milk, etc. is doubled, the pot size of the cooking utensil used is also output as 1200 cc, and the location where the pot of this size is stored is stored in the cooking memory. The part 7 is searched and the result is displayed.

  As described above, the cooking utensil storage unit 7 has a data structure as shown in FIG. 9, and the cooking utensil name includes cooking utensils such as a pan and a plate, and seasonings such as pepper and salt. In addition, the storage location of utensils, for example, kitchen drawer No., information for stew, curry, sukiyaki, etc. for usage, information for customers, daily use, etc. for situations (use of cooking utensils) Is registered.

  Here, the data update of the cooking utensil storage unit 7 will be described with reference to FIG. For example, when it is desired to use a new cooking utensil, cooking utensil information is registered in the cooking storage unit 7 in the following procedure.

  First, the communication unit A is attached to a cooking utensil to be newly used, and stored in a predetermined drawer of the kitchen, for example. A communication unit B is attached in advance to each drawer of the kitchen, and a communicable range of the communication unit B is set in advance. When the communication unit A attached to the cooking utensil is arranged within the communicable range of the communication unit B, communication automatically starts and unique identification information (ID information) assigned to the communication unit A is transmitted to the communication unit B. Send to.

  When the communication unit B receives the identification information from the communication unit A, the communication unit B transmits the position information of the communication unit B to the information processing integration unit 4, and the information processing integration unit 4 reads this position information (T1). Then, the information processing integration unit 4 outputs cookware information input GUI (Graphical User Interface) data to the display unit 8 (T2).

  FIG. 6 shows an example of the cooking utensil information input screen by the cooking utensil information input GUI data output at T2. As cooking utensil information, you can enter the type, size (capacity, diameter, depth, etc.), usage (customers, daily use, etc.), and usage (stew, sukiyaki, etc.). ing. In FIG. 6, the kind is a pan, the size is 600 cc, and it is input that it is for stew.

  When such data is input to the cooking utensil information input unit 3, the data is sent to the information processing integration unit 4 and read (T3). The inputted information such as the type, size, use scene, and usage of the cooking utensil and the position information of the new cooking utensil read in T1 are integrated (T4), and the integrated information is the cooking utensil storage unit. (T5).

  As described above, when a new cooking utensil is used, registration is performed in the cooking utensil storage unit 7 using the communication unit A having new identification information. However, it is already registered in the cooking utensil storage unit 7. Consider that the cooking utensil is being used and counting the number of uses. When using a cooking utensil, first remove the cooking utensil from the storage space. When the cooking utensil is taken out, the communication unit A attached to the cooking utensil exists outside the communicable range of the communication unit B attached to the storage space, so communication between the communication unit A and the communication unit B Is cut off.

  When the use of the cooking utensils is finished, it returns to the original storage space, but when it returns to the original storage space, the communication unit A and the communication unit B start communication again. Since the communication unit B stores the identification information of the communication unit A before the communication is interrupted, when communication is resumed, if new identification information is received, the communication unit B is a cooking utensil that is newly used. And new registration is performed according to the procedure of FIG.

  On the other hand, when it is the same as the identification information before the communication interruption, the communication unit B determines that the cooking utensil has been used when it is determined that the communication interruption time has exceeded a certain time, and counts up the number of times of use. To do. It should be noted that the time level setting for determining how long the communication interruption time is used for the cooking utensil can be freely set on the communication unit B side.

  The counted number of uses is accumulated at regular intervals and transmitted from the communication unit B to the information processing integration unit 4. Based on this data, usage frequency information is registered in the cooking utensil storage unit 7 for each cooking utensil. By displaying the usage frequency information of the cooking utensil on the display unit 8, there is an effect that it becomes easier for the user to think about a method for storing the cooking utensil.

  Next, the case of directly searching for cooking utensils will be described. FIG. 7 shows an example of a cooking utensil search condition input screen. As shown in the figure, the type of cooking utensils (dish, bowl, etc.), size (capacity, diameter, depth, etc.), usage (customers, everyday use, etc.), usage (stew, sukiyaki, etc.) Search conditions can be entered. In the example of FIG. 7, when data such as a pan, a capacity of 600 cc, and stew are input to the cooking utensil information input unit 3, the input data is transmitted to the information processing integration unit 4. Data matching the search condition data is extracted from the cooking utensil storage unit 7 and integrated with the storage space structure information.

  For example, since the cooking utensil storage unit 7 is configured as shown in FIG. 9, a pot is searched for in the cooking utensil name column, a thing with a capacity of 600 cc is searched in the size column, and a stew is selected in the usage column. Search for what is. Data that matches these search conditions is extracted and integrated with the storage position information of the appliances therein and the structure information of the storage space. For example, the storage position is circled as shown in FIG. Like that. These pieces of information are displayed on the display unit 8.

  Thus, the cooking utensil can be directly searched, and the position of the cooking utensil that the user wants to use can be displayed even if the cooking recipe information is not displayed.

  FIG. 10 shows a configuration in which storage space structure information of a cooking utensil can be input. The kitchen structure information input unit 9 is added to the configuration of FIG. The blocks having the same numbers as those in FIG. 1 are the same as the functions described in FIG. A kitchen structure information input unit 9 is provided as a cooking utensil storage space structure information input unit, and a new storage space, for example, kitchen structure information is input from the kitchen structure information input unit 9.

  FIG. 11 shows a kitchen structure information input screen. A scale is displayed on the screen, and parts arranged on the right side (drawer, grill, gas stove, range hood, wall, etc.) are selected and placed in the left scale. When placing each part, the size and position can be freely changed.

  In this way, when the assembly of the kitchen structure is completed, the kitchen structure data is input to the kitchen structure information input unit 9 and sent to the information processing integration unit 4 to be associated with each communication unit B. Then, when a new cooking utensil to be used is stored, it is registered in the cooking utensil storage unit 7 according to the above-described procedure.

  Providing the cooking utensil storage space structure information input unit is effective when a new system kitchen is installed or when the cooking information retrieval system of the present invention is introduced for the first time.

It is a figure which shows the basic structural example of the cooking information search system of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a dish search condition input screen. It is a flowchart figure which shows operation | movement of the cooking information search system of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a search result of the cooking information search system of this invention. It is a flowchart figure which shows the operation | movement of registration of cooking utensil information. It is a figure which shows the example of a cooking appliance information input screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a cooking appliance search condition input screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a data structure of a cooking recipe memory | storage part. It is a figure which shows the example of a data structure of a cooking utensil storage part. This is a configuration example in which new storage space structure information can be taken in. It is a figure which shows the example of an input screen of new storage space structure information.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cooking search condition input part 2 Cooking utensil search condition input part 3 Cooking utensil information input part 4 Information processing integration part 5 Cooking recipe information correction part 6 Cooking recipe memory | storage part 7 Cooking utensil memory | storage part 8 Display part 9 Kitchen structure information input part

Claims (8)

A cooking recipe storage unit storing the contents of the cooking recipe;
A cooking utensil storage unit in which information about cooking utensils is stored together with the storage position information thereof;
A dish search condition input unit for extracting recipe contents of a predetermined dish,
The cooking recipe information extracted from the cooking recipe storage unit by the search condition data input to the cooking search condition input unit is combined with the cooking utensil storage position information extracted from the cooking utensil storage unit by the cooking recipe information. Cooking information retrieval system characterized by being output.   2. The cooking information search system according to claim 1, further comprising a cooking utensil information input unit for registering the contents of the cooking utensil newly stored in the cooking utensil storage unit.   A first communication unit attached to the cooking utensil and a second communication unit attached to a place for storing the cooking utensil, and a new identification signal from the first communication unit is sent to the second communication unit. The cooking information retrieval system according to claim 1, wherein, when received, the storage location information of the cooking utensil is registered in the cooking utensil storage unit.   A cooking recipe information correction unit that corrects the amount of cooking in the cooking recipe information read from the cooking recipe storage unit based on the input amount of cooking is provided, and the cooking is performed according to the corrected cooking recipe information from the cooking recipe information correction unit. 4. The cooking information retrieval system according to claim 1, wherein cooking appliance storage position information in the appliance storage unit is extracted.   The cooking information retrieval system according to claim 1, wherein the cooking utensil storage unit also stores usage information and situation information of the cooking utensil.   After the communication from the first communication unit to the second communication unit is interrupted, when the same identification signal as before the communication interruption is received by the second communication unit after a predetermined time elapses, the first communication unit The cooking information retrieval system according to claim 1, wherein the cooking utensil to which the communication unit is attached is determined to be used, and the usage frequency of the cooking utensil is calculated.   The cooking information search system according to claim 1, further comprising a cooking utensil search condition input unit for inputting conditions for searching for cooking utensils. 8. The cooking information retrieval system according to claim 1, further comprising a cooking utensil storage space structure information input unit for inputting a new structure of a space for storing the cooking utensil.