JP2015161994A - Cooking schedule configuration device, cooking schedule configuration method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To configure a cooking schedule for enabling a cook to easily perform cooking.SOLUTION: A recipe specification part 221 of an AP server 22 specifies a plurality of cooking recipes each of which is configured of a plurality of cooking processes. A cooking schedule configuration part 223 assigns the start time and end time of cooking to each cooking process configuring the plurality of recipes specified by the recipe specification part 221 to configure a cooking schedule for cooking a plurality of dishes in parallel. In this case, the cooking schedule configuration part 223 assigns the start time and end time of cooking such that the plurality of cooking processes temporally continue to the plurality of cooking processes whose cooking methods are common among the cooking processes. An output part 227 outputs information indicating the cooking schedule configured by the cooking schedule configuration part 223.

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for configuring a cooking schedule.

  Conventionally, a technique for supporting a cook who cooks a plurality of dishes in parallel has been proposed. For example, Non-Patent Document 1 proposes a method of configuring a series of cooking schedules for cooking a plurality of dishes in parallel based on existing recipes. According to this method, a cooking procedure written in a recipe is structured, a recipe for configuring a parallel cooking schedule is newly created, and a parallel cooking schedule with a stove and a cook as a constraint is configured. Non-Patent Document 2 proposes multimedia cooking support software that enables even a beginner to complete a plurality of dishes without failure. According to this software, the recalculated cooking procedure is presented to the user at the correct timing, so that the cooking time, the accuracy of cooking, and the learning effect can be optimized.

Kana Sugimoto, Tetsuji Sato, “Proposal and Evaluation of Parallel Cooking Schedule Method Using Existing Recipes”, Co-sponsored by the IEICE, 4th Forum on Data Engineering and Information Management, E8-1, 2012 March Atsuko Hamada, 3 others, “Multimedia Cooking Support Software“ HappyCooking ”” Proceedings of the 2nd Digital Content Symposium, June 2006

  However, in the techniques proposed in Non-Patent Documents 1 and 2 described above, no consideration is given from the viewpoint of ease of cooking for the cook. More specifically, no consideration is given from the viewpoint of improving the efficiency of cooking work in individual cooking processes.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a situation, and aims at comprising the cooking schedule which is easy for a cook to cook.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is configured by a recipe specifying unit that specifies a plurality of recipes, each of which is configured by a plurality of cooking steps, and each of a plurality of recipes specified by the recipe specifying unit. By assigning a cooking start time and an end time to a cooking process, a cooking schedule constituting unit for cooking the plurality of dishes in parallel, wherein each cooking process includes: A cooking schedule configuration unit that allocates a start time and an end time of cooking so that the plurality of cooking steps are temporally continuous with respect to a plurality of cooking steps that share the cooking method, and the cooking schedule configuration unit A description of the cooking process is set for each cooking process assigned with the start time and end time of cooking in the prepared cooking schedule. A plurality of cooking steps, the prepared explanations are prepared in advance for each of the plurality of cooking steps, and the integrated explanations are converted into the plurality of cooking steps. A cooking explanation setting unit that is set as an explanation of the cooking process, and an output unit that outputs information indicating the cooking schedule in which the cooking explanation is set for each cooking step by the cooking explanation setting unit. A cooking schedule configuration device is provided.

  In this cooking schedule configuration device, the explanatory text prepared in advance for each of the plurality of cooking steps includes information indicating the amount of ingredients cooked in each cooking step, and the cooking explanation setting unit includes For a plurality of cooking steps, calculate the total value of the amount of ingredients cooked in the plurality of cooking steps, and set the calculated total value as part of the description of the plurality of cooking steps. Also good.

  In the cooking schedule configuration device, the cooking schedule configuration unit may include the one dish among the cooking steps when a characteristic of one of the plurality of dishes satisfies a first condition. The end time of the latest cooking may be assigned to the cooking process constituting the recipe.

  Further, in the cooking schedule configuration device, the cooking schedule configuration unit is a case where a load of one cooking process among the cooking processes satisfies a second condition and is used in the one cooking process. When the sum of the number of cooking utensils to be used and the number of cooking utensils used in another cooking process satisfies the third condition, the one cooking process is performed in parallel with the other cooking processes. The start time and the end time of cooking are assigned so that the recipe specifying unit is used when the load of the one cooking process satisfies the second condition and is used in the one cooking process. When the total of the number of cooking utensils and the number of cooking utensils used in the other cooking process does not satisfy the third condition, among the recipes of the plurality of dishes, the one cooking process or the above other Identifying a plurality of other recipes in which at least one recipe of the cooking process is replaced by another cooking recipe, and the cooking schedule configuration unit includes the plurality of identified different dishes. By assigning a cooking start time and an ending time to each cooking process that constitutes a recipe, another cooking schedule for cooking the other plurality of dishes in parallel is configured, and the output unit includes: Information indicating another cooking schedule configured as described above may be output.

  In the cooking schedule configuration device, the cooking schedule configuration unit may be configured such that the load of the one cooking process satisfies the second condition, the number of cooking utensils used in the one cooking process, and the other The one cooking step when the total number of cooking utensils used in the cooking step satisfies the third condition and there is no more cooking threshold or more in parallel with the other cooking step. In contrast, a cooking start time and an end time are assigned in parallel with the other cooking steps, and the cooking schedule configuration device sets the threshold according to the skill level of the cooks of the plurality of dishes. A threshold setting unit may be further provided.

  Further, the present invention provides a recipe specifying step for specifying a plurality of cooking recipes, each of which includes a plurality of cooking processes, and each cooking for which the server configures a plurality of recipes specified by the specifying step. A cooking schedule configuration step for configuring a cooking schedule for cooking the plurality of dishes in parallel by assigning a cooking start time and an end time to the process, A cooking schedule configuration step of assigning a cooking start time and an end time so that the plurality of cooking steps are temporally continuous with respect to a plurality of cooking steps with a common cooking method, and the server is configured with the cooking schedule configuration Each of the cooking start time and end time assigned in the cooking schedule constituted by steps A cooking instruction setting step for setting an explanatory text of a cooking process for a physical process, and for the plurality of cooking processes, an explanatory text prepared in advance for each of the plurality of cooking processes. A cooking explanation setting step that integrates and sets the integrated explanation text as explanation texts for the plurality of cooking processes, and the server provides a cooking explanation text for each cooking process by the cooking explanation section setting step. There is provided a cooking schedule configuration method comprising: an output step of outputting information indicating the set cooking schedule.

  In addition, the present invention provides a computer with a recipe specifying step for specifying a plurality of cooking recipes, each configured by a plurality of cooking processes, and each cooking process for configuring a plurality of recipes specified by the specifying step. A cooking schedule configuration step for configuring a cooking schedule for cooking the plurality of dishes in parallel by assigning a start time and an end time of cooking, and the cooking method is common among the cooking steps. A cooking schedule configuration step for assigning a cooking start time and an end time so that the plurality of cooking steps are temporally continuous with each other, and the server is configured by the cooking schedule configuration step. Each cooking step to which cooking start time and end time are assigned in the cooking schedule On the other hand, it is a cooking instruction setting step for setting an explanatory text of a cooking process, and for the plurality of cooking processes, an explanatory text prepared in advance for each of the plurality of cooking processes is integrated, The cooking explanation setting step for setting the integrated explanation as the explanation for the plurality of cooking steps, and the cooking schedule in which the explanation of cooking is set for each cooking step by the cooking explanation section setting step. Provided is a program for executing an output step for outputting the indicated information.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the cooking schedule which is easy for a cook to cook can be comprised.

It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of the cooking procedure display system. It is a figure which shows an example of cooking DB2301. It is a figure which shows an example of recipe_basic DB2302. It is a figure which shows an example of recipe_cooking tool DB2303. It is a figure which shows an example of recipe_food DB2304. It is a figure which shows an example of cooking utensil DB2305. It is a figure which shows an example of foodstuff DB2306. It is a figure which shows an example of image DB2307. It is a figure which shows an example of cooking procedure_basic DB2308. It is a figure which shows an example of cooking procedure_cooking tool DB2309. It is a figure which shows an example of cooking procedure_food DB2310. It is a figure which shows an example of user basic information DB2311. It is a figure which shows an example of possession cooking appliance DB2312. It is a sequence diagram which shows the operation example of the cooking procedure display system. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process A. It is a flowchart which shows an example of process A1. It is a figure which shows an example of the process table T1. It is a flowchart which shows an example of process A2. It is a flowchart which shows an example of process A2. It is a figure which shows an example of the process table T2. It is a figure which shows an example of a cooking schedule. It is a flowchart which shows an example of process A3. It is a flowchart which shows an example of process A3. It is a flowchart which shows an example of process A3a. It is a flowchart which shows an example of process A3a. It is a figure which shows an example of process table T3. It is a figure explaining the effect of processing A3a. It is a figure which shows the effect of the process of step Se2 of process A3. It is a flowchart which shows an example of process A4. It is a flowchart which shows an example of process A4. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process B. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process B. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process B. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process B. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process B. It is a figure explaining the effect of the process B. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen displayed on the display part 32 of the user terminal. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen displayed on the display part 32 of the user terminal.

1. Embodiment 1-1. Configuration 1-1-1. Configuration of Cooking Procedure Display System 1 The cooking procedure display system 1 according to the present embodiment configures a cooking schedule for cooking a plurality of dishes in parallel, and displays a screen for explaining the cooking procedure along the cooking schedule. It is a system to do. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a cooking procedure display system 1. As shown in FIG. 1, the cooking procedure display system 1 includes a server system 2 and a user terminal 3. The server system 2 and the user terminal 3 are connected by a network 4 such as the Internet. The server system 2 includes a Web server 21, an AP (Application) server 22, and a DB (Database) server 23.

1-1-2. Configuration of Server System 2 The Web server 21 includes a communication unit 211 as shown in FIG. The communication unit 211 receives information transmitted from the user terminal 3 and transmits screen data output from the AP server 22 to the user terminal 3 as described later.

The AP server 22 acquires information transmitted from the user terminal 3 via the Web server 21, generates screen data describing the cooking procedure for cooking based on this information, and outputs the screen data to the Web server 21. As shown in FIG. 1, the AP server 22 includes a recipe identification unit 221, an important characteristic identification unit 222, a cooking schedule configuration unit 223, a time determination unit 224, a cooking explanation setting unit 225, and a screen configuration unit 226. And an output unit 227. These components are realized by an arithmetic device such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) provided in the AP server 22 reading and executing a program from a memory provided in the AP server 22. The AP server 22 is an example embodiment that corresponds to the “cooking schedule configuration device” according to the present invention.
Hereinafter, each component will be described.

  The recipe specifying unit 221 specifies a plurality of cooking recipes each constituted by a plurality of cooking steps. The recipe specifying unit 221 is a case where the load of one cooking process satisfies a predetermined condition, and the number of cooking utensils used in the one cooking process and the cooking used in another cooking process. When the total number of utensils does not satisfy another predetermined condition, at least one cooking recipe constituted by the one cooking process or another cooking process among the plurality of cooking recipes is a different dish. Identify other multiple recipes that have been replaced by the recipe.

  The emphasis characteristic identifying unit 222 identifies the cooking characteristic that is emphasized by the user of the user terminal 3.

  The cooking schedule configuration unit 223 cooks a plurality of dishes in parallel by assigning a cooking start time and an end time to each cooking process that configures the plurality of recipes specified by the recipe specifying unit 221. Configure the cooking schedule. In that case, the cooking schedule structure part 223 is the cooking start time and end time so that the several cooking process may continue temporally with respect to the several cooking process which the cooking method is common among each cooking process. And assign.

  In addition, when the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 configures the above cooking schedule and satisfies a predetermined condition having a characteristic of one of a plurality of dishes, the one of the cooking steps The end time of the latest cooking is assigned to the cooking process constituting the cooking recipe.

  In addition, when the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 configures the above cooking schedule, the cooking schedule load of one cooking process satisfies a predetermined condition and is used in the one cooking process. When the total number of cooking utensils to be used and the number of cooking utensils used in another cooking process satisfies another predetermined condition, the same cooking process is performed simultaneously with the other cooking processes. The start time and end time of cooking are assigned as follows. In addition to the above-described conditions, the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 further simultaneously with the other cooking processes only when the condition that there is no more cooking thresholds in parallel with the other cooking processes is present. You may make it allocate cooking start time and end time so that it may parallel.

  The time determination unit 224 determines whether or not the total cooking time when cooking is performed according to the cooking schedule configured by the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 is equal to or less than the completion time of cooking specified by the user of the user terminal 3. judge.

  The cooking description setting unit 225 sets a description of the cooking process for each cooking process to which the cooking start time and end time are assigned in the cooking schedule configured by the cooking schedule configuration unit 223. At that time, the cooking explanation setting unit 225 integrates explanations prepared in advance for each of the plurality of cooking steps, for a plurality of cooking steps having a common cooking method, The integrated explanatory text is set as explanatory text of the plurality of cooking steps. For example, the cooking explanation setting unit 225 calculates the total value of the amount of ingredients cooked in the plurality of cooking processes, and sets the calculated total value as part of the explanatory text of the plurality of cooking processes. Or the cooking description setting part 225 sets only one explanatory text of the explanatory text prepared beforehand with respect to each of the some cooking process as an explanatory text of the said several cooking process.

  The screen configuration unit 226 configures screen data displayed on the user terminal 3 based on the explanatory text of the cooking process set by the cooking description setting unit 225.

  The output unit 227 outputs information indicating the cooking schedule configured by the cooking schedule configuration unit 223. Moreover, the output part 227 outputs the information which shows the quantity of the foodstuff cooked in the cooking process for each cooking process with the information which shows the cooking schedule. In that case, the output part 227 may output the information which shows the total value calculated by said calculation part as information which shows the quantity of the foodstuffs cooked in a some cooking process.

Next, as shown in FIG. 1, the DB server 23 includes a cooking DB 2301, a recipe_basic DB 2302, a recipe_cooking tool DB 2303, a recipe_food DB 2304, a cooking tool DB 2305, a food DB 2306, and an image DB 2307. And a cooking procedure_basic DB 2308, a cooking procedure_cooking tool DB 2309, a cooking procedure_food DB 2310, a user basic information DB 2311, and an owned cooking utensil DB 2312.
Hereinafter, each database will be described.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the dish DB 2301. The dish DB 2301 is a database for managing attribute information of each dish. As shown in FIG. 2, each record constituting the dish DB 2301 is composed of fields of “cooking ID”, “cooking name”, and “completion attribute”. Here, the dish ID (Identification Data) is identification information uniquely given to the dish, and the dish name is the name of the dish. The completion attribute is information indicating whether or not the dish should be eaten as soon as possible after completion. In the present embodiment, “freshly prepared” information is stored in the field for a dish to be eaten immediately after completion of the dish. This completion attribute is an example of the “dish characteristic” according to the present invention, and the state in which the dish ID is associated with the completion attribute “freshly prepared” is “the characteristic of one dish is the first. This is an example of “when the condition is satisfied”.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the recipe_basic DB 2302. The recipe_basic DB 2302 is a database for managing basic information regarding each recipe. As shown in FIG. 3, each record constituting the recipe_basic DB 2302 includes fields of “recipe ID”, “cooking ID”, “skill level”, and “cooking time”. Here, the recipe ID is identification information uniquely given to the recipe. There can be a plurality of recipe IDs for one dish ID. The skill level is a skill level of cooking of the user of the user terminal 3. In the present embodiment, information of “beginner”, “intermediate”, and “advanced” is stored in the field. The cooking time is the time required to complete the cooking based on the recipe.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the recipe_cooking tool DB 2303. The recipe_cooking tool DB 2303 is a database that associates recipes with cooking utensils. Each record constituting the recipe_cooking utensil DB 2303 is configured by fields of “recipe ID” and “cooking utensil ID” as shown in FIG. Here, the cooking utensil ID is identification information of a cooking utensil necessary for completing cooking according to the recipe.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the recipe_food DB 2304. The recipe_food DB 2304 is a database that associates recipes with food. As shown in FIG. 5, each record constituting the recipe_food DB 2304 is configured by fields of “recipe ID”, “food ID”, and “quantity”. Here, the ingredient ID and the quantity are the identification information and the quantity (for one person) of the ingredients necessary for completing the cooking according to the recipe.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the cooking utensil DB 2305. The cooking utensil DB 2305 is a database that associates identification information and names of cooking utensils. Each record constituting the cooking utensil DB 2305 is configured by fields of “cooking utensil ID” and “cooking utensil name” as shown in FIG. 6.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the food DB 2306. The food DB 2306 is a database that associates food identification information with names. As shown in FIG. 7, each record constituting the food material DB 2306 is composed of fields of “food material ID” and “food material name”.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of the image DB 2307. The image DB 2307 is a database that associates image identification information with data. As shown in FIG. 8, each record constituting the image DB 2307 is composed of fields of “image ID” and “image data”. Here, the image ID is identification information uniquely given to the image.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of the cooking procedure_basic DB 2308. The cooking procedure_basic DB 2308 is a database for managing basic information regarding each cooking procedure. As shown in FIG. 9, each record constituting the cooking procedure_basic DB 2308 includes “cooking procedure ID”, “recipe ID”, “parallel characteristics”, “cooking type”, and “standard procedure”. , “Parallel procedure”, “cooking time”, “preceding procedure ID”, “subsequent procedure ID”, and “image ID”. Here, the cooking procedure ID is identification information uniquely given to the cooking procedure. Normally, a cooking recipe is composed of a plurality of cooking procedures, and therefore a plurality of cooking procedure IDs are associated with one recipe ID. The cooking procedure in the present embodiment is an example of the “cooking process” according to the present invention.

  The parallel characteristic is information indicating whether or not the cooking procedure can be performed simultaneously with other cooking procedures. For example, if the cooking procedure is "boil" or "bake", the cook's hands are free while the pot is set on fire, so in that case the cooking procedure can be parallel to other cooking procedures. It can be said that. In the present embodiment, either “parallel allowed” or “not parallel allowed” information is stored in the field. The parallel characteristic is an example of information indicating the “cooking process load” according to the present invention, and the state in which the parallel characteristic “parallel possible” and the cooking procedure ID are associated with each other is “one cooking process according to the present invention. Is an example of a case where the first load satisfies the second condition.

The cooking type is information indicating a cooking method employed in the cooking procedure. In the present embodiment, information such as “cut”, “mix”, “bake”, and “paste” is stored in the field. Among the types of cooking “baked”, those whose cooking target can be cooked at the same time in the same pan as other ingredients are called “baked A”.
The cooking type in the present embodiment is an example of the “cooking method” according to the present invention.

The standard procedure is a description of the cooking procedure. The parallel procedure is a description of the cooking procedure that is presented when the cooking procedure is performed in parallel with another cooking procedure.
Cooking time is the time required to complete the cooking procedure.
The preceding procedure ID is identification information of a cooking procedure to be performed before the cooking procedure is performed. The subsequent procedure ID is identification information of the cooking procedure to be performed after the cooking procedure is performed.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of the cooking procedure_cooking tool DB 2309. The cooking procedure_cooking tool DB 2309 is a database that associates cooking procedures with cooking utensils. As shown in FIG. 10, each record constituting the cooking procedure_cooking utensil DB 2309 is composed of fields of “cooking procedure ID” and “cooking utensil ID”.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of the cooking procedure_food DB 2310. The cooking procedure_food DB 2310 is a database that associates the cooking procedure with the food. As shown in FIG. 11, each record constituting the cooking procedure_food DB 2310 includes fields of “cooking procedure ID”, “food material ID”, and “quantity”.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of the user basic information DB 2311. The user basic information DB 2311 is a database for managing basic information about each user. As shown in FIG. 12, each record constituting the user basic information DB 2311 includes fields of “user ID”, “skill level”, and “important cooking characteristics”. Here, the user ID is identification information uniquely given to the user of the user terminal 3. “Important cooking characteristics” are cooking characteristics emphasized by the user. In the present embodiment, any of the information “short cooking time”, “easy to cook”, and “can cook with a margin” is stored in the field.

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of the owned cookware DB 2312. Owned cookware DB2312 is a database for managing the information regarding the cookware which each user owns. As shown in FIG. 13, each record constituting the owned cooking utensil DB 2312 includes fields of “user ID”, “cooking utensil ID”, “cooking utensil name”, and “number of owned”. . Here, the possession number is the number of cooking utensils owned by the user.
In the present embodiment, the user basic information DB 2311 and the user basic information DB 2311 are held in the server system 2, but may be held in other servers on the network 4.

1-1-3. Configuration of User Terminal 3 The user terminal 3 is, for example, a personal computer. More specifically, it is a mobile terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal, or a stationary computer. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the user terminal 3 includes an input unit 31, a display unit 32, and a communication unit 33.

The input unit 31 is an input device such as a keyboard or a touch panel, for example.
The display unit 32 is a display device such as a liquid crystal display. The display unit 32 displays screen data received by the communication unit 33.
The communication unit 33 is, for example, a network card. The communication unit 33 transmits information input using the input unit 31 to the server system 2 and receives screen data transmitted from the server system 2.

1-2. Operation Next, the operation of the cooking procedure display system 1 will be described.
FIG. 14 is a sequence diagram illustrating an operation example of the cooking procedure display system 1. In this operation, the cooking procedure display system 1 configures a cooking schedule for cooking a plurality of dishes in parallel, and displays a screen for explaining the cooking procedure along the cooking schedule.

  In step Sa <b> 1, the communication unit 33 of the user terminal 3 transmits user basic information and owned cooking utensil information to the server system 2. Here, the user basic information includes information indicating the user's skill level and information indicating the user's important cooking characteristics. Owned cookware information is information which shows the name and the number of the cookware which a user owns.

  When the AP server 22 of the server system 2 acquires the user basic information and the owned cooking utensil information transmitted from the user terminal 3 via the Web server 21, the user base is issued after issuing a user ID to the user. The information is registered in the user basic information DB 2311, and the owned cooking utensil information is registered in the owned cooking utensil DB 2312 (step Sa2).

Next, the communication unit 33 of the user terminal 3 transmits the dish information and the user ID to the server system 2 (step Sa3). Here, the dish information includes information indicating a plurality of dish names that the user intends to cook, information indicating the completion time of the dish, and information indicating the amount of the dish. The completion time of cooking is the time it takes for all dishes to be completed. The amount of food is information indicating how many people are cooking.
The basic user information and the owned cooking utensil information are not registered in the database of the server system 2 as described above, but are transmitted from the user terminal 3 to the server system 2 each time the cooking information is transmitted. You may make it do.

  When the AP server 22 of the server system 2 acquires the dish information transmitted from the user terminal 3 via the Web server 21, the AP server 22 executes the process A based on the dish information.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the process A. In this process A, the AP server 22 constitutes a cooking schedule for cooking a plurality of dishes specified by the user of the user terminal 3 in parallel.
In step Sb1, the recipe specifying unit 221 of the AP server 22 executes the process A1.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the process A1. In this process A1, the recipe specifying unit 221 specifies one recipe for each dish name specified by the user.
In step Sc1, the recipe identifying unit 221 searches the dish DB 2301 and acquires a dish ID associated with each dish name specified by the user.
Next, the recipe specifying unit 221 moves to the loop L1 (Step Sc2). In this loop L1, the recipe specifying unit 221 acquires one recipe ID for each dish ID acquired in step Sc1.

  In step Sc3, the recipe specifying unit 221 searches the recipe_basic DB 2302 and acquires a recipe ID associated with one dish ID acquired in step Sc1. At this time, the recipe specifying unit 221 specifies the skill level below the skill level of the user (for example, “intermediate” and “beginner” when the user's skill level is “intermediate”), and the user specifies The recipe ID associated with the cooking time equal to or less than the completion time of the prepared dish is acquired. Here, the skill level of the user is specified by searching the user basic information DB 2311 using the user ID as a search key.

  Next, the recipe specifying unit 221 excludes the recipe IDs that require cooking utensils not owned by the user from the recipe IDs acquired in step Sc3 (step Sc4). Specifically, the recipe specifying unit 221 searches the recipe_cooking tool DB 2303 for each recipe ID acquired in step Sc3, acquires the cooking utensil ID, and the user selects any of the acquired cooking utensil IDs. A recipe ID that is not included in the ID of the owned cooking utensil is excluded from the recipe ID acquired in step Sc3. Here, the ID of the cooking utensil owned by the user is specified by searching the owned cooking utensil DB 2312 using the user ID as a search key.

Next, the recipe identification unit 221 determines whether the number of recipe IDs remaining as a result of the process of step Sc4 corresponds to “0”, “1”, or “greater than 1” (step Sc5). As a result of this determination, when the number of recipe IDs is “0” (step Sc5: “0”), the recipe identification unit 221 indicates that there is no recipe ID corresponding to the dish ID that is the processing target. Is sent to the user terminal 3 via the Web server 21 (step Sc6). And the recipe specific | specification part 221 complete | finishes process A1.
When the process of step Sc6 is executed, the AP server 22 stops the execution of the remaining process A and does not execute the process B.

  When the number of recipe IDs is “1” (step Sc5: “1”), the recipe identification unit 221 is associated with the recipe ID remaining as a result of the process of step Sc4 in the cooking procedure_basic DB 2308. The cooking procedure ID is described in the processing table T1 (step Sc7).

FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of the processing table T1. As shown in the figure, each record constituting the processing table T1 includes fields of “cooking procedure ID”, “parallel characteristics”, “cooking time”, “following procedure ID”, and “status”. Consists of. Here, the “status” field is used in processes A2 to A4 described later.
When describing the cooking procedure ID in the processing table T1, the recipe specifying unit 221 also describes the parallel characteristics, cooking time, and subsequent procedure ID associated with the cooking procedure ID and the cooking procedure_basic DB 2308 in the processing table T1. .

  When the number of recipe IDs corresponds to “greater than 1” (step Sc5: “greater than 1”), the recipe specifying unit 221 has the same skill level as the skill level of the user among those recipe IDs. It is determined whether the number of recipe IDs associated in the recipe_basic DB 2302 corresponds to “0”, “1”, or “greater than 1” (step Sc8).

As a result of this determination, when the number of recipe IDs is “0” (step Sc8: “0”), the recipe identification unit 221 has the shortest cooking time among the recipe IDs remaining as a result of the process of step Sc4. The recipe ID and the cooking procedure ID associated with the cooking procedure_basic DB 2308 are described in the processing table T1 (step Sc9). At that time, the recipe specifying unit 221 searches the recipe_basic DB 2302 for each recipe ID remaining as a result of the process of step Sc4, specifies the cooking time, and compares them to determine the recipe with the shortest cooking time. The ID of is specified.
When describing the cooking procedure ID in the processing table T1, the recipe specifying unit 221 also describes the parallel characteristics, cooking time, and subsequent procedure ID associated with the cooking procedure ID and the cooking procedure_basic DB 2308 in the processing table T1. .

  When the number of recipe IDs is “1” (step Sc8: “1”), the recipe identification unit 221 uses the same skill level as the user skill level and the recipe ID associated in the recipe_basic DB 2302 And the cooking procedure ID associated in the cooking procedure_basic DB 2308 are described in the processing table T1 (step Sc10). At this time, the recipe specifying unit 221 also describes the parallel characteristics, cooking time, and subsequent procedure ID associated with the cooking procedure ID and the cooking procedure_basic DB 2308 in the processing table T1.

  When the number of recipe IDs is “greater than 1” (step Sc8: “greater than 1”), the recipe specifying unit 221 associates the same skill level with the skill level of the user in the recipe_basic DB 2302. Among the recipe IDs, the recipe ID associated with the shortest cooking time and the cooking procedure ID associated with the cooking procedure_basic DB 2308 are described in the processing table T1 (step Sc11). At this time, the recipe specifying unit 221 also describes the parallel characteristics, cooking time, and subsequent procedure ID associated with the cooking procedure ID and the cooking procedure_basic DB 2308 in the processing table T1.

When the recipe identification unit 221 acquires one recipe ID for all the dish IDs acquired in step Sc1 (step Sc12), the process A1 ends.
According to the process A1 described above, when the recipe is specified based on the dish name specified by the user, the skill level of the user and the type of cooking utensil owned by the user are taken into consideration.

Here, the description returns to the processing A shown in FIG.
When the recipe specifying unit 221 ends the process A1, the important characteristic specifying unit 222 of the AP server 22 specifies the cooking characteristic that is important by the user of the user terminal 3 (step Sb2). Here, this cooking characteristic is specified by searching the user basic information DB 2311 using the user ID as a search key. Then, the emphasis characteristic identifying unit 222 determines whether the identified emphasis cooking characteristic corresponds to “short cooking time”, “easy to cook”, or “can cook with a margin” (step Sb3).

As a result of this determination, when the priority cooking characteristic corresponds to “short cooking time” (step Sb3: “cooking time is short”), the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 of the AP server 22 executes process A2 ( Step Sb4). When the importance cooking characteristic corresponds to “easy to cook” (step Sb3: “easy to cook”), the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 executes the process A3 (step Sb9). When the importance cooking characteristic corresponds to “can be cooked with a margin” (step Sb3: “can be cooked with a margin”), the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 executes the process A4 (step Sb10).
Hereinafter, each process of process A2-A4 is demonstrated.

  18 and 19 are flowcharts illustrating an example of the process A2. In this process A2, the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 configures a cooking schedule for cooking a plurality of dishes in parallel according to each recipe specified in the process A1. At that time, the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 assigns a cooking start time and an end time to each cooking procedure constituting each recipe specified in the process A1 in reverse order of the time flow on the schedule. This constitutes the cooking schedule. Moreover, the cooking schedule structure part 223 comprises the said cooking schedule so that cooking time may become short.

  In step Sd1, the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 sets the status value of each cooking procedure ID stored in the processing table T1 to “0”. Here, the status value “0” indicates that the cooking procedure ID has not been processed yet, and the value “1” indicates that the cooking procedure ID has already been processed. Here, the processing means assigning a cooking start time and an end time to the cooking procedure ID.

Next, in order to assign the cooking start time and end time to the cooking procedure executed last in the cooking schedule configured in the processing A2, the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 performs the following steps Sd2 to Sd7. Execute the process.
First, in step Sd2, the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 specifies the completion attribute of the dish cooked according to each recipe specified in the process A1. Specifically, the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 searches the cooking procedure_basic DB 2308 for each cooking procedure ID stored in the processing table T1, acquires the recipe ID, and uses the recipe_basic for the acquired recipe ID. The DB 2302 is searched to acquire a dish ID, and the acquired attribute is specified by searching the dish DB 2301 for the acquired dish ID.

Next, the cooking schedule composing unit 223 corresponds to any of the completion attributes identified in step Sd2 that are “0”, “1”, and “greater than 1”. Is determined (step Sd3).
As a result of this determination, when the number of completion attributes is “0” (step Sd3: “0”), the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 performs the cooking associated with the longest cooking time via the recipe ID. Of the procedure IDs, the cooking procedure ID indicating the final cooking procedure is described in the processing table T2 (step Sd4). Here, the cooking procedure ID indicating the final cooking procedure is a cooking procedure ID that is not associated with the subsequent procedure ID in the cooking procedure_basic DB 2308.

  FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating an example of the processing table T2. As shown in the figure, each record of the processing table T2 includes fields of “time t”, “cooking procedure ID”, “standard procedure / parallel procedure”, and “display status”. Here, the “standard procedure / parallel procedure” field and the “display status” field are used in the process B described later.

  When describing the cooking procedure ID in the processing table T2, the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 describes the cooking procedure ID in association with time t [x] from time t [0]. Here, the variable x is the cooking time associated with the cooking procedure ID and the cooking procedure_basic DB 2308. For example, when the cooking procedure ID is “cp0050103” and the associated cooking time is “2 (minutes)”, the time t [0] is changed to the time t [1] in the processing table T2. Correspondingly, the cooking procedure ID “cp0050103” is described.

  If there is a plurality of recipe IDs associated with the longest cooking time in step Sd4, the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 describes the cooking procedure ID having the smallest value in the processing table T2.

  When the number of completion attributes is “1” (step Sd3: “1”), the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 uses the cooking procedure ID associated with the completion attribute “freshly” via the recipe ID. Among them, the cooking procedure ID indicating the final cooking procedure is described in the processing table T2 (step Sd5). The method of describing the cooking procedure ID in the processing table T2 is the same as in step Sd4.

When the number of completion attributes is “greater than 1” (step Sd3: “greater than 1”), the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 determines the completion attribute “freshly”, the longest cooking time, and the like via the recipe ID. Among the cooking procedure IDs associated with, the cooking procedure ID indicating the final cooking procedure is described in the processing table T2 (step Sd6). The method of describing the cooking procedure ID in the processing table T2 is the same as in step Sd4.
In step Sd6, if there are a plurality of recipe IDs associated with the completion attribute “Fresh” and the longest cooking time, the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 has the cooking procedure ID with the smallest value. Is described in the processing table T2.

  Next, the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 sets “1” as the status value of the cooking procedure ID indicating the final cooking procedure described in the processing table T2 by any one of steps Sd4 to Sd6 in the processing table T1. (Step Sd7).

  When the allocation of the start time and end time of cooking to the cooking procedure executed at the end of the cooking schedule is completed by the processing of steps Sd2 to Sd7 described above, the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 then performs the following steps Sd8 to Sd26. This process is executed, and the cooking start time and end time are sequentially assigned to the unprocessed cooking procedure ID stored in the processing table T1 in the reverse order of the time flow on the schedule.

  First, in step Sd8, the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 makes the cooking procedure_basic DB 2308 out of each cooking procedure ID (that is, an unprocessed cooking procedure ID) whose status value is “0” in the processing table T1. The cooking procedure ID that is not associated with the subsequent procedure ID or the status value of the subsequent procedure ID that is associated with the cooking procedure ID is “1”. Hereinafter, in the present process A2, this cooking procedure ID is referred to as a “processing target cooking procedure ID”.

  Next, the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 determines whether or not the cooking procedure ID to be processed is associated with the subsequent procedure ID in the cooking procedure_basic DB 2308 (step Sd9). As a result of this determination, when the cooking procedure ID to be processed is not associated with the subsequent procedure ID (step Sd9: YES), that is, when the cooking procedure ID indicates the final cooking procedure, the cooking schedule configuration The unit 223 sets “0” as the initial value i_start of the variable i of the loop L2, which will be described later (step Sd10).

  On the other hand, as a result of this determination, when the cooking procedure ID to be processed is associated with the subsequent procedure ID (step Sd9: NO), the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 sets the initial value of the variable i of the loop L2 described later. “k + 1” is set as i_start (step Sd11). Here, the variable k is the maximum value among the values of time t associated with the subsequent procedure ID in the processing table T2. For example, when the cooking procedure ID to be processed is “cp0050102” and the subsequent procedure ID is “cp0050103”, the variable k is “1” in the processing table T2 shown in FIG.

  Next, the cooking schedule structure part 223 transfers to the loop L2 (step Sd12). The initial value and increment value of the variable i of the loop L2 are “i_start” and “1”, respectively. In this loop L2, the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 searches for a time t to which the cooking procedure ID to be processed can be assigned in ascending order of the time t, starting from the time t corresponding to the initial value i_start.

  In step Sd13, the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 searches the cooking procedure_basic DB 2308 for the cooking procedure ID to be processed, and specifies the parallel characteristics and the cooking time. Moreover, the cooking schedule structure part 223 searches cooking procedure_cooking utensil DB2309 about cooking procedure ID of a process target, and acquires cooking utensil ID (step Sd14).

  Next, the cooking schedule structure part 223 transfers to the loop L3 (step Sd15). The initial value, the final value, and the increment value of the variable j in the loop L3 are “i”, “i + y”, and “1”, respectively. Here, the variable y is the cooking time specified in step Sd13. In this loop L3, the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 starts using the time t corresponding to the initial value i (that is, the initial value i_start of the variable i of the loop L2) and uses the parallel characteristics and the use for the cooking time specified in step Sd13. From the viewpoint of the number of cooking utensils, it is determined whether the cooking procedure to be processed can be performed in parallel with other cooking procedures.

  In step Sd16, the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 searches the cooking procedure_basic DB 2308 for the cooking procedure ID associated with the time t [j] in the processing table T2, and specifies the parallel characteristics. Next, the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 determines whether or not the parallel characteristic identified in step Sd13 corresponds to “unparallelable” and any parallel characteristic identified in step Sd16 corresponds to “unparallelable”. Is determined (step Sd17).

  If the result of this determination is affirmative (step Sd17: YES), that is, the cooking procedure indicated by the cooking procedure ID to be processed cannot be paralleled with other cooking procedures at time t [j]. The cooking schedule configuration unit 223 proceeds to step Sd25. On the other hand, when the result of this determination is negative (step Sd17: NO), that is, the cooking procedure indicated by the cooking procedure ID to be processed can be parallel to other cooking procedures at time t [j]. In the case, the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 proceeds to step Sd18.

In step Sd18, the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 searches the cooking procedure_cooking tool DB 2309 for all cooking procedure IDs associated with the time t [j] in the processing table T2, and acquires the cooking utensil ID.
Next, the cooking schedule structure part 223 calculates the total value of the number of cooking appliance ID acquired in step Sd14, and the number of cooking appliance ID acquired in step Sd18 (step Sd19). Here, the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 calculates the total value of the cooking utensil IDs for each type of cooking utensil ID.

  Next, the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 searches the owned cooking utensil DB 2312 using the user ID as a search key, and specifies the number of possessions associated with the cooking utensil ID acquired in steps Sd14 and Sd18 (step Sd20). And the cooking schedule structure part 223 determines whether the total value calculated in step Sd19 exceeds the ownership number specified in step Sd20 (step Sd21).

As a result of this determination, when the total value exceeds the number of possessions (step Sd21: YES), that is, the cooking procedure indicated by the cooking procedure ID to be processed cannot be parallel to other cooking procedures at time t [j]. If so, the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 proceeds to step Sd25. On the other hand, as a result of this determination, if the total value does not exceed the number of possessions (step Sd21: NO), that is, the cooking procedure indicated by the cooking procedure ID to be processed is different from other cooking procedures at time t [j]. If it is possible to do so, the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 proceeds to step Sd22.
In this determination, when the total value does not exceed the possession value, this is an example of the case where the “third condition” according to the present invention is satisfied.

  When finishing the loop L3 (step Sd22), the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 describes the cooking procedure ID to be processed in the processing table T2 (step Sd23). At that time, the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 describes the cooking procedure ID to be processed in association with the time t [i + y] from the time t [i] in the processing table T2. For example, when the variable i of the loop L2 is “2”, the cooking procedure ID to be processed is “cp0020105”, and the cooking time specified in step Sd12 is “2 (minutes)”, the time t [ 2] to time t [3], the cooking procedure ID “cp0020105” is described.

  Next, the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 sets the status value of the cooking procedure ID to be processed to “1” in the processing table T1 (step Sd24). And the cooking schedule structure part 223 progresses to step Sd26.

  In step Sd26, the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 determines whether the number of cooking procedure IDs whose status is “0” in the processing table T1 corresponds to “0” or “1 or more”. If the result of this determination is that the number of cooking procedure IDs is “1 or more” (step Sd26: “1 or more”), that is, if there is an unprocessed cooking procedure ID, the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 Returns to step Sd8. On the other hand, as a result of the determination, when the number of cooking procedure IDs is “0” (step Sd26: “0”), that is, when all the cooking procedure IDs have been processed, the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 Then, the process A2 is terminated.

  Hereinafter, the process A2 will be described with a simple specific example. In this description, reference is mainly made to an example of the cooking table configured as a result of the processing table T1 shown in FIG. 17 and the processing A2 shown in FIG.

  If only the cooking procedure IDs “cp0050101” to “cp0050103” among the cooking procedure IDs stored in the processing table T1 are associated with the completion attribute “fresh”, the final of these cooking procedure IDs The cooking procedure ID “cp0050103” is associated with time t [0] to t [1] by steps Sd2, Sd3, and Sd5 of process A2, as shown in FIG.

  Next, when the cooking procedure ID “cp0060103” that is not associated with the subsequent procedure ID is the processing target of the loop L2 as a result of step Sd8 of the process A2, the subsequent procedure ID is associated with this cooking procedure ID. Since the time t [0] is the starting point, the time t to which the cooking procedure ID is assigned is searched.

  The parallel characteristic of the cooking procedure ID is “unparallelable” according to the processing table T1, and the parallel characteristic of the cooking procedure ID “cp0050103” already associated with the time t [0] to t [1] is also “ Since “in parallel” is not possible, the cooking procedure ID “cp0060103” is associated with times t [2] to t [4] as shown in FIG. 21 as a result of the processing of loop L2 of processing A2. Become.

  Next, when the cooking procedure ID “cp0050102” for which the subsequent procedure ID has already been processed is the processing target of the loop L2 as a result of step Sd8 of the processing A2, the cooking procedure ID includes “cp0050103” as the subsequent procedure ID. "Is associated with each other, the time t to which this cooking procedure ID is assigned is searched from the time t [2 (= 1 + 1)] as the starting point.

  The parallel characteristic of the cooking procedure ID is “permitted” according to the processing table T1, and according to the cooking procedure_cooking tool DB 2309 shown in FIG. 10, the cooking procedure ID “cp0060103” is the cooking procedure. Since the cooking utensil “oven” used for cooking with the ID “cp0050102” is not used, as a result of the processing of the loop L2 of the processing A2, the cooking procedure ID “cp0050102” has a time t [2 as shown in FIG. ] To t [6].

  Next, when the cooking procedure ID “cp0060102” for which the subsequent procedure ID has already been processed is the processing target of the loop L2 as a result of step Sd8 of the processing A2, the cooking procedure ID includes “cp0060103” as the subsequent procedure ID. "Is associated with each other, the time t to which this cooking procedure ID is assigned is searched from the time t [5 (= 4 + 1)] as the starting point.

  According to the processing table T1, the parallel characteristic of the cooking procedure ID is “parallel allowed”, but according to the cooking procedure_cooking tool DB 2309 shown in FIG. "Is also used in cooking with the cooking procedure ID" cp0050102 "that has already been assigned to the time t [2] to t [6]. And according to possession cookware DB2312 shown by FIG. 13, the user owns only one oven. Therefore, as a result of the processing of the loop L2 of the processing A2, the cooking procedure ID “cp0060102” is not associated with the times t [5] to t [6] as shown in FIG. ] To t [10].

  Next, when the cooking procedure ID “cp0050101” for which the subsequent procedure ID has already been processed is the processing target of the loop L2 as a result of step Sd8 of the processing A2, the cooking procedure ID includes “cp0050102” as the subsequent procedure ID. "Is associated with each other, the time t to which the cooking procedure ID is assigned is searched from the time t [7 (= 6 + 1)] as the starting point.

  The parallel characteristic of the cooking procedure ID is “unparallelable” according to the processing table T1, but the parallel characteristic of the cooking procedure ID “cp0060102” already assigned to the time t [7] to t [10] is “ Parallelism is possible. Further, according to the cooking procedure_cooking tool DB 2309 shown in FIG. 10, the cooking utensil “oven” used in the cooking with the cooking procedure ID “cp0060102” is not used in the cooking with the cooking procedure ID “cp0050101”. As a result of the process of loop L2 of process A2, the cooking procedure ID “cp0050101” is associated with time t [7] to t [8] as shown in FIG.

Next, when the cooking procedure ID “cp0060101” for which the subsequent procedure ID has already been processed is the processing target of the loop L2 as a result of step Sd8 of the processing A2, the cooking procedure ID includes “cp0060102” as the subsequent procedure ID. "Is associated with each other, the time t to which this cooking procedure ID is assigned is searched from the time t [11 (= 10 + 1)] as the starting point.
Since no cooking procedure ID is associated with the time t [11], the cooking procedure ID “cp0060101” corresponds to the time t [11] to t [13] as shown in FIG. Will be attached.

  According to the process A2 described above, a plurality of cooking procedures can be performed in parallel, so that a cooking schedule with a shorter cooking time is configured. Further, when determining whether or not a plurality of cooking procedures are performed in parallel, the characteristics of the cooking procedures (specifically, the parallel characteristics) and the number of cooking utensils used in the cooking procedures are considered. The In addition, when the cooking schedule is configured, the completion attribute of the dish is taken into consideration.

Here, the description returns to the processing A shown in FIG.
When the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 finishes the process A2, the time determination unit 224 of the AP server 22 determines the total cooking time when the cooking is performed according to the cooking schedule configured by the process A2 for the dish specified by the user. It is determined whether it is less than the completion time (step Sb5). Here, the total cooking time is the maximum value among the values of the time t associated with the cooking procedure ID in the processing table T2.

  As a result of this determination, when the total cooking time is equal to or shorter than the completion time (step Sb5: YES), the AP server 22 ends the process A. On the other hand, as a result of the determination, when the total cooking time exceeds the completion time (step Sb5: NO), the recipe specifying unit 221 of the AP server 22 proceeds to step Sb6.

In step Sb6, the recipe specifying unit 221 specifies the ID of the recipe whose cooking procedure has become impossible to be performed in parallel with other cooking procedures because the determination result in step Sd21 of process A2 has become affirmative. .
Next, the recipe specifying unit 221 specifies another recipe ID that replaces the recipe ID specified in step Sb6 (step Sb7). At that time, the recipe specifying unit 221 searches the DB using the recipe ID specified in step Sb6 and the dish ID associated with the recipe_basic DB 2302 as a search key, and specifies another recipe ID. At that time, the recipe specifying unit 221 considers the skill level of the user and the completion time of the dish designated by the user, as in Step Sc3 of the process A1. Moreover, the recipe specific | specification part 221 considers ID of the cooking utensil which a user owns similarly to step Sc4 of process A1.

Next, the recipe identification unit 221 uses the cooking procedure ID associated with the recipe ID identified in step Sb6 in the processing table T1 with the cooking procedure ID associated in the recipe_basic DB 2302 identified in step Sb7. The ID is overwritten (step Sb8).
Thereafter, the AP server 22 returns to step Sb4, and the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 of the AP server 22 executes the process A2 based on the process table T1 updated by the process of step Sb8.
Next, process A3 will be described.

  22 and 23 are flowcharts illustrating an example of the process A3. In the process A3, the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 configures a cooking schedule for cooking a plurality of dishes in parallel according to the recipes specified in the process A1, as in the process A2. In that case, the cooking schedule structure part 223 comprises the said cooking schedule so that it may become easy for a chef to cook. Since many of the processes of the process A3 are common to the process A2, only the process peculiar to the process A3 will be described below.

In process A3, the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 executes process A3a between step Sd1 and step Sd2 (step Se1).
24 and 25 are flowcharts illustrating an example of the process A3a. In this process A3a, the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 performs a process of collecting the cooking procedures having the same cooking type among the cooking procedures constituting the recipe specified in the process A1.

In step Sf1, the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 sets “0” as the value of the variable i used in the process A3a.
Next, the cooking schedule structure part 223 starts the loop L4 (step Sf2). In this loop L4, the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 determines, for each cooking procedure ID stored in the processing table T1, whether the cooking procedure can be combined with other cooking procedures in ascending order. .

  In step Sf3, the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 searches the recipe_basic DB 2302 for one cooking procedure ID stored in the processing table T1, and identifies the cooking type. This one cooking procedure ID is referred to as a “cooking procedure ID to be processed” in the processing A3a.

  Next, the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 determines whether or not the cooking type specified in step Sf3 corresponds to any one of “cut”, “steam”, and “baked A” (step Sf4). As a result of this determination, when the cooking type does not correspond to any of “Cut”, “Steam”, and “Bake A” (step Sf4: NO), the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 sets the cooking procedure ID to be processed. It is determined that the cooking procedure shown cannot be combined with other cooking procedures, and the process proceeds to step Sf11. On the other hand, as a result of the determination, when the cooking type corresponds to any one of “Cut”, “Steam”, and “Bake A” (step Sf4: YES), the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 determines the cooking procedure ID to be processed. It is determined that the cooking procedure shown in FIG. 5 can be combined with other cooking procedures, and the process proceeds to step Sf5.

  In step Sf5, the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 determines whether the cooking procedure ID to be processed corresponds to the subsequent procedure ID of the cooking procedure ID already stored in the processing table T3. Note that the processing table T3 referred to here corresponds to the cooking type specified in step Sf3. The processing table T3 will be described later.

  If the result of this determination is affirmative (step Sf5: YES), the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 determines that the cooking procedure indicated by the cooking procedure ID to be processed cannot be combined with other cooking procedures. Then, the process proceeds to step Sf11. On the other hand, when the result of this determination is negative (step Sf5: NO), the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 can combine the cooking procedure indicated by the cooking procedure ID to be processed with another cooking procedure. Judge, and proceed to step Sf6.

In step Sf6, the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 searches the cooking procedure_basic DB 2308 for the cooking procedure ID to be processed, and specifies the subsequent procedure ID and the cooking time.
Next, the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 describes the cooking procedure ID to be processed in the processing table T3 (step Sf7).

FIG. 26 is a diagram illustrating an example of the processing table T3. FIG. 26A shows the processing table T3a for the cooking type “cut”, FIG. 26B shows the processing table T3b for the cooking type “steaming”, and FIG. The processing table T3c for “Bake A” is shown. As illustrated, the processing table T3 is created for each cooking type.
Each record constituting each processing table T3 includes a time t field and a cooking procedure ID field.

Of these processing tables T3a to T3c, the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 correlates the time t [i] to the time t [x] in the processing table T3 corresponding to the cooking type specified in step Sf3. Describe the cooking procedure ID. Here, the variable x indicates the cooking time specified in step Sf6 in the present process 3Aa. For example, the variable i is “0”, the cooking type specified in step Sf3 is “cut”, the cooking procedure ID to be processed is “cp0050101”, and the cooking time specified in step Sf6 is “2 ( In the process table T3a, the cooking procedure ID “cp0050101” is described in association with the time t [0] to the time t [1].
Next, the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 sets the status value of the cooking procedure ID to be processed to “1” in the processing table T1 (step Sf8).

Next, the cooking schedule structure part 223 adds the record of cooking procedure ID "ID_n" to the process table T1 (step Sf9). Here, the variable n indicates the cooking type “Cut”, “Steam” or “Bake A” in the process A3. Specifically, the cooking type specified in step Sf3 is set as n. For example, when the cooking type “cut” is specified in step Sf3, a record of the cooking procedure ID “ID_cut” is added.
The cooking schedule configuration unit 223 stores, as the subsequent procedure ID and cooking time of the record of the cooking procedure ID “ID_n”, the cooking procedure ID to be processed and the subsequent procedure ID and cooking time associated in the cooking procedure_basic DB 2308. To do.

When executing the process of step Sf9, if the cooking procedure ID “ID_n” corresponding to the cooking type specified in step Sf3 already exists in the processing table T1, the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 newly cooks. Without creating the procedure ID, the subsequent procedure ID of the record of the existing cooking procedure ID “ID_n” and the cooking time are associated with the cooking procedure ID to be processed and the cooking procedure_basic DB 2308. , Process to add cooking time.
Next, the cooking schedule structure part 223 adds "1 + x" to the variable i (step Sf10).

When the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 finishes determining whether or not the cooking procedure can be combined with other cooking procedures for all the cooking procedure IDs stored in the processing table T1 (step Sf11), the step Proceed to Sf12.
In step Sf12, the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 determines whether or not the cooking procedure ID is stored in the processing table T3. Note that the processing from step Sf12 to step Sf17 is performed for each processing table T3 created for each cooking type.

  As a result of this determination, when the cooking procedure ID is not stored in the processing table T3 (step Sf12: NO), that is, when there is no cooking procedure to be collected, the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 performs the process A3a. finish. On the other hand, as a result of the determination, when the cooking procedure ID is stored in the processing table T3 (step Sf12: YES), that is, when there is a cooking procedure to be collected, the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 displays the processing table. In T1, the status value of the cooking procedure “ID_n” is set to “0” (step Sf13).

  Next, the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 searches the cooking procedure_basic DB 2308 for all cooking procedure IDs stored in the processing table T3, and specifies parallel characteristics (step Sf14). And the cooking schedule structure part 223 determines whether all the parallel characteristics specified in step Sf14 correspond to "parallel possible" (step Sf15).

  As a result of this determination, if all the parallel characteristics correspond to “parallel allowed” (step Sf15: YES), the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 sets the parallel characteristics “for the cooking procedure“ ID_n ”in the processing table T1. "Parallel allowed" is described (step Sf16), and the process A3a is terminated. On the other hand, as a result of this determination, when all of the parallel characteristics do not correspond to “parallel allowed” (step Sf16: NO), the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 selects the cooking procedure “ID_n” in the processing table T1. The parallel characteristic “unparallelable” is described (step Sf17), and the process A3a is terminated.

  According to the process A3a described above, among the cooking procedure IDs stored in the process table T1, the cooking procedure ID indicating the combined cooking procedure is the one for which the cooking procedure is summarized with other cooking procedures. Newly created.

  FIG. 27 is a diagram for explaining the effect of the processing A3a. The process table T1a shown in the figure is the process table T1 before the process A3a is executed, and the process table T1b is the process table T1 after the process A3b is executed. According to the cooking procedure_basic DB 2308 shown in FIG. 9, the cooking procedure IDs “cp0050101” and “cp0060101” shown in the drawing are associated with the cooking type “cut”.

  As illustrated in FIG. 27, according to the process A3a, a plurality of cooking procedure IDs “cp0050101” and “cp0060101” having the cooking type “Cut” are collected, and a new cooking procedure ID “ID_Cut” is set. Created. In this case, the cooking procedure IDs “cp0050101” and “cp0060101” remain in the processing table T1 even after the cooking procedure ID “ID_CUT” is created, but the status is set to “1”, so that the subsequent In the processing after step Sd2, the cooking start time and end time are not assigned to overlap with the cooking procedure ID “ID_CUT”.

Here, the description returns to the processing A3 shown in FIG.
When the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 finishes the process A3a, the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 next specifies the completion attribute of the dish cooked according to each recipe specified in the process A1 (step Sd2). The process of step Sd2 is as described in relation to the process A2.

Thereafter, when the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 completes the processing for all the cooking procedure IDs stored in the processing table T1 through the processing after step Sd3 (step Sd25: “0”), the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 performs the step. Proceed to Se2.
In step Se2, the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 disassembles the cooking procedure ID “ID_n” stored in the processing table T2 into a plurality of original cooking procedure IDs with reference to the processing table T3.

  FIG. 28 is a diagram illustrating the effect of the process of step Se2. The process table T2a shown in the figure is the process table T2 before the process of step Se2 is executed, and the process table T2b is the process table T2 after the process of step Se2 is executed. As shown in the figure, according to the process of step Se2, for example, the cooking procedure ID “ID_Cut” is decomposed into a plurality of original cooking procedure IDs “cp0050101” and “cp0060101”.

  According to the process A3 described above, in addition to the effects obtained by the process A2, as a result of combining the cooking procedures having the same cooking type, an effect that a cooking schedule that is easy for the cook to cook can be obtained. .

Here, the description returns to the processing A shown in FIG.
When the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 ends the process A3 (step Sb9), the AP server 22 ends the process A.
Next, process A4 will be described.

  29 and 30 are flowcharts illustrating an example of the process A4. In the process A4, the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 configures a cooking schedule for cooking a plurality of dishes in parallel according to the recipes specified in the process A1, as in the process A2. In that case, the cooking schedule structure part 223 comprises the said cooking schedule so that a cook can cook with a margin. Since many of the processes of the process A4 are common to the process A2, only the process peculiar to the process A4 will be described below.

  In process A4, the cooking schedule composition part 223 performs the process of step Sg1 between step Sd17 and step Sd18. In step Sg1, the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 determines whether or not two or more cooking procedure IDs are already associated with the time t [j] in the processing table T2. That is, the processing table T2 determines whether or not two or more cooking procedures are already in parallel at the time t [j].

  If two or more cooking procedure IDs are associated with each other as a result of the determination (step Sg1: YES), the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 indicates that the cooking procedure indicated by the cooking procedure ID to be processed is another cooking procedure. It is determined that it cannot be performed in parallel, and the process proceeds to step Sd25. On the other hand, if it is determined that two or more cooking procedure IDs are not associated with each other (step Sg1: NO), the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 moves to step Sd18, and the time t [j] and the processing table T2 are processed. The cooking procedure ID is searched for the cooking procedure ID associated in step S2 to obtain the cooking appliance ID.

According to the process A4 described above, in addition to the effects obtained by the process A2, the number of cooking steps that are simultaneously performed is limited to 2 or less, so that a cooking schedule that allows the cook to cook with a margin is configured. Is obtained.
In this embodiment, “2” is set as the determination threshold value in step Sg1, but it may be a number of 3 or more.

Here, the description returns to the processing A shown in FIG.
When the cooking schedule configuration unit 223 ends the process A4 (step Sb10), the AP server 22 ends the process A.

Here, it returns to description of the operation example of the cooking procedure display system 1 shown by FIG.
When the AP server 22 finishes the process A (step Sa4), the AP server 22 next executes the process B (step Sa5).

  31 to 35 are flowcharts illustrating an example of the process B. In this process B, the cooking explanation setting unit 225 of the AP server 22 sets the explanatory text of the cooking procedure displayed at each time t based on the cooking schedule configured by any of the processes A2 to A4. At that time, the cooking explanation setting unit 225 collects the explanations of the cooking procedures that have the same cooking type and are continuous.

  In step Sh1, the cooking explanation setting unit 225 sets the values of variables j [cut], j [steam], and j “baked A” used in the process B to “−1”. These variables specify the time t associated with the cooking procedure ID in which the cooking type “Cut”, “Steam” or “Bake A” is first specified in the loop L5 described later and the processing table T2. Used for.

  Next, the cooking explanation setting unit 225 sets the display status value of each time t stored in the processing table T2 to “0” (step Sh2). Here, the display status value “0” indicates that the description of the cooking procedure displayed at the time t has not yet been configured, and the value “1” indicates the cooking procedure displayed at the time t. Indicates that the description has already been configured.

  Next, the cooking instruction setting unit 225 proceeds to loop L5 (step Sh3). The initial value, the end value, and the increment value of the variable i of the loop L5 are “time_end”, “0”, and “−1”, respectively. Here, the variable time_end is the maximum value of the time t associated with the cooking procedure ID in the processing table T2. In this loop L5, it is necessary for the cooking explanation setting unit 225 to determine whether or not it is necessary to put together the explanations of the cooking procedures in descending order of the time t for each time t stored in the processing table T2. In some cases, summarize the explanatory text.

In step Sh4, the cooking explanation setting unit 225 searches the cooking procedure_basic DB 2308 for the cooking procedure ID associated with the time t [i] and the time t [i-1] in the processing table T2, and sets the cooking type. Is identified.
Next, in step Sh4, the cooking description setting unit 225 determines that the cooking type specified for the cooking procedure ID associated with the time t [i] is “cut”, “steam” or “bake A”, and “ It is determined which of “others” is applicable (step Sh5).

  As a result of this determination, when the identified cooking type corresponds to “cut” (step Sh5: “cut”), the cooking explanation setting unit 225 proceeds to step Sh6. When the identified cooking type corresponds to “steam” or “bake A” (step Sh5: “steam or bake A”), the cooking explanation setting unit 225 proceeds to step Sh22. When the identified cooking type corresponds to “others” (step Sh5: “other”), the cooking explanation setting unit 225 proceeds to step Sh30.

  In step Sh6, the cooking explanation setting unit 225 determines whether or not the value of the variable j [n] is “−1”. Here, the variable n is the cooking type “Cut”, “Steam”, or “Bake A” specified for the time t [i] in Step Sh3 in the present process B.

  As a result of this determination, when the value of the variable j [n] (j “Cut” in Step Sh6) is “−1” (Step Sh6: YES), that is, after moving to the loop L5, Step Sh4 is performed. When the cooking type “cut” is first identified, the cooking explanation setting unit 225 uses the value of the variable j [cut] as the cooking procedure ID and the processing table for which the first cooking type “cut” is identified. The time t [i] associated with T2 is updated to the value (step Sh7), and the process proceeds to step Sh8. On the other hand, if the value of the variable j [cut] is not “−1” as a result of this determination (step Sh6: NO), that is, the cooking type “cut” has already been specified in step Sh4 before the transition to the loop L5. If it has been done, the cooking instruction setting unit 225 proceeds to step Sh8.

  In step Sh8, the cooking explanation setting unit 225 determines whether or not “cut” is included in the cooking type specified for the cooking procedure ID associated with the time t [i−1] in step Sh4. As a result of the determination, when “cut” is included in the identified cooking type (step Sh8: YES), the cooking explanation setting unit 225 proceeds to step Sh9. On the other hand, as a result of this determination, when “cut” is not included in the identified cooking type (step Sh8: NO), the cooking explanation setting unit 225 proceeds to step Sh15.

  In step Sh9, the cooking explanation setting unit 225 searches the cooking procedure_basic DB 2308 for the cooking procedure ID associated with the time t [i] in the processing table T2, and specifies the parallel procedure. Moreover, the cooking description setting part 225 searches cooking procedure_food DB2310 about the same cooking procedure ID, and specifies the quantity of a foodstuff (step Sh10).

Next, the cooking explanation setting unit 225 is the same as the parallel procedure identified in step Sh9 in the parallel procedures associated with the time t [i] from the time t [j [cut]] in the processing table T2. It is determined whether or not something is present (step Sh11). Here, the same parallel procedure means a parallel procedure in which the ingredients described in the parallel procedure and the cutting method are the same.
If the result of this determination is affirmative (step Sh11: YES), the cooking explanation setting unit 225 proceeds to step Sh12. On the other hand, when the result of this determination is negative (step Sh11: NO), the cooking explanation setting unit 225 proceeds to step Sh13.

In step Sh12, the cooking explanation setting unit 225 adds the amount of ingredients specified in step Sh10 to the amount of ingredients described in the same parallel procedure as the parallel procedure specified in step Sh9, and the amount is added. The parallel procedure is overwritten on the parallel procedure associated with the time t [i] from the time t [j [cut]] in the processing table T2. This process is an example of the process of “integrating the explanatory text” according to the present invention.
Then, the cooking explanation setting unit 225 proceeds to step Sh29.

In step Sh13, the cooking explanation setting unit 225 sets the amount of the ingredient specified in step Sh10 in the parallel procedure specified in step Sh9. Then, the cooking explanation setting unit 225 describes the parallel procedure in which the amount of ingredients is set in step Sh13 in association with the time t [i] from the time t [j [cut]] in the processing table T2 (step Sh14). ).
Then, the cooking explanation setting unit 225 proceeds to step Sh29.

  If the result of the determination in step Sh8 is negative, the cooking explanation setting unit 225 cooks the cooking procedure ID associated with time t [i] in the processing table T2 in step Sh15. The procedure_basic DB 2308 is searched to specify the standard procedure and the parallel procedure. Moreover, the cooking description setting part 225 searches cooking procedure_food DB2310 about the same cooking procedure ID, and specifies the quantity of a foodstuff (step Sh16).

Next, the cooking explanation setting unit 225 is the same as the parallel procedure identified in step Sh15 among the parallel procedures associated with the time t [i] from the time t [j [cut]] in the processing table T2. It is determined whether or not something exists (step Sh17). Here, the same parallel procedure means a parallel procedure in which the ingredients described in the parallel procedure and the cutting method are the same.
If the result of this determination is affirmative (step Sh17: YES), the cooking explanation setting unit 225 proceeds to step Sh18. On the other hand, when the result of this determination is negative (step Sh17: NO), the cooking explanation setting unit 225 proceeds to step Sh20.

In step Sh18, the cooking explanation setting unit 225 calculates a new amount by adding the amount of ingredients specified in step Sh16 to the amount of ingredients described in the same parallel procedure as the parallel procedure specified in step Sh15.
Next, the cooking explanation setting unit 225 is the same as the parallel procedure identified in step Sh15 in the parallel procedures associated with the time t [i] from the time t [j [cut]] in the processing table T2. Are deleted (step Sh19).

  Next, the cooking explanation setting unit 225 sets the new amount calculated in step Sh18 in the standard procedure specified in step Sh15 (step Sh20). Then, the cooking explanation setting unit 225 describes the standard procedure in which the new amount is set in step Sh20 in association with the time t [i] from time t [j [cut]] in the processing table T2 (step Sh21). . Then, the cooking explanation setting unit 225 proceeds to step Sh29.

  If the result of the determination in step Sh17 is negative (step Sh17: NO), the cooking instruction setting unit 225 specifies the standard procedure specified in step Sh15 in step Sh20 and specifies it in step Sh16. Set the amount of ingredients.

  When the specified cooking type corresponds to “Steam” or “Bake A” in the determination in Step Sh5 above (Step Sh5: “Steam or Bake A”), the cooking explanation setting unit 225 sets the variable j [n ] (In this step, j [steam] or j [bake A]) is determined whether or not the value is “−1” (step Sh22).

  As a result of this determination, if the value of the variable j [n] is “−1” (step Sh22: YES), that is, the process proceeds to the loop L5 and then the cooking type “steamed” or “ When “Bake A” is specified, the cooking explanation setting unit 225 associates the value of the variable j [n] with the cooking procedure ID in which the cooking type “n” is first specified in the processing table T2. Is updated to the value of the current time t [i] (step Sh23), and the process proceeds to step Sh24. On the other hand, if the value of the variable j [n] is not “−1” as a result of this determination (step Sh22: NO), that is, the cooking type “n” has already been specified in step Sh4 before the transition to the loop L5. If it has been done, the cooking instruction setting unit 225 proceeds to step Sh24.

  In step Sh24, the cooking description setting unit 225 includes the same cooking type specified for time t [i] in step Sh4 in the cooking type specified for time t [i-1] in step Sh4. It is determined whether or not. When the result of this determination is affirmative (step Sh24: YES), the cooking explanation setting unit 225 proceeds to step Sh25. On the other hand, when the result of this determination is negative (step Sh24: NO), the cooking explanation setting unit 225 proceeds to step Sh27.

  In step Sh25, the cooking explanation setting unit 225 searches the cooking procedure_basic DB 2308 for the cooking procedure ID associated with the time t [i] in the processing table T2, and specifies the parallel procedure. Next, the cooking explanation setting unit 225 describes the parallel procedure identified in Step Sh25 in association with the time t [i] from the time t [j [n]] in the processing table T2 (Step Sh26). Then, the cooking explanation setting unit 225 proceeds to step Sh29.

  In step Sh27, the cooking explanation setting unit 225 searches the cooking procedure_basic DB 2308 for the cooking procedure ID associated with the time t [i] in the processing table T2, and specifies the standard procedure. Next, the cooking explanation setting unit 225 describes the standard procedure specified in step Sh27 in association with the time t [i] to time t [i] in the processing table T2 (step Sh28). Then, the cooking explanation setting unit 225 proceeds to step Sh29.

In step Sh29, the cooking explanation setting unit 225 sets the value of the display status of the time t [i] stored in the processing table T2 to “1”.
Next, the cooking instruction setting unit 225 determines whether or not the explanatory text of the cooking procedure can be summarized for all times t stored in the processing table T2 (step Sh30), the process proceeds to loop L6 (step Sh31). The initial value, the final value, and the increment value of the variable i in the loop L6 are “time_end”, “0”, and “−1”, respectively. Here, the variable time_end is the maximum value of the time t associated with the cooking procedure ID in the processing table T2. In this loop L6, the cooking explanation setting unit 225 completes the setting of the explanatory text of the cooking procedure for each time t stored in the processing table T2.

  In step Sh32, the cooking explanation setting unit 225 determines whether or not the value of the display status is “0” for one time t stored in the processing table T2. As a result of this determination, when the value of the display status is “0” (step Sh32: YES), the cooking explanation setting unit 225 proceeds to step Sh33. On the other hand, as a result of this determination, when the value of the display status is not “0” (step Sh32: NO), the cooking explanation setting unit 225 proceeds to step Sh35.

  In step Sh33, the cooking instruction setting unit 225 searches the cooking procedure_basic DB 2308 for the cooking procedure ID associated with the time t [i] in the processing table T2, and acquires the standard procedure. Next, the cooking explanation setting unit 225 describes the standard procedure specified in step Sh33 in association with time t [i] in the processing table T2 (step Sh34). Then, the cooking description setting unit 225 proceeds to step Sh39.

  On the other hand, in step Sh35, the cooking explanation setting unit 225 identifies the cooking type for the cooking procedure ID associated with the time t [i] in the processing table T2. Next, the cooking explanation setting unit 225 determines whether or not the cooking type specified in step Sh35 is only one corresponding to “cut”, “steam”, or “baked A” (step Sh36).

  When the result of this determination is affirmative (step Sh36: YES), the cooking explanation setting unit 225 proceeds to step Sh39. On the other hand, when the result of this determination is negative (step Sh36: NO), the cooking explanation setting unit 225 selects “of cooking procedure IDs associated with time t [i] in the processing table T2”. For the cooking procedure ID associated with the cooking type other than “Cut”, “Steam” and “Bake A”, the cooking procedure_basic DB 2308 is searched to obtain the standard procedure (step Sh37). Next, the cooking explanation setting unit 225 adds the standard procedure specified in step Sh37 in association with time t [i] in the processing table T2 (step Sh38). Then, the cooking description setting unit 225 proceeds to step Sh39.

  When the cooking instruction setting unit 225 completes the setting of the explanatory text of the cooking procedure for all the times t stored in the processing table T2 (step Sh39), the cooking instruction setting unit 225 ends the process B.

  FIG. 36 is a diagram for explaining the effect of the process B. This figure particularly explains the effect of the process of the loop L5 that summarizes the explanatory text of the cooking procedure in the process B. FIG. 36A is a table T4 showing the preconditions of this description, and FIGS. 36B to 36E are processes in which standard procedures and parallel procedures are described as a result of the processing of the loop L5. It is a figure which shows the transition of table T2.

  The cooking type of the cooking procedure ID “cp0070101” associated with time t [30] in the table T4 is “cut” (step Sh5: “cut”). Further, the cooking type of the cooking procedure ID “cp0080101” associated with the time t [29] is also “cut” (step Sh8: YES). Further, the record at time t [31] does not exist in the table T4 (step Sh11: NO). Therefore, at time t [30], as shown in FIG. 36 (b), the amount of the cooking procedure ID “cp0070101” is set, and the parallel procedure “f005” of the cooking procedure ID is set to 1.5. And "" are described in association with each other (step Sh14).

  Next, the cooking type of the cooking procedure ID “cp0080101” associated with the time t [29] in the table T4 is “cut” (step Sh5: “cut”). Further, the cooking type of the cooking procedure ID “cp0070102” associated with the time t [28] is also “cut” (step Sh8: YES). In addition, the ingredients and the cutting method described in the parallel procedure of the cooking procedure ID “cp0080101” are the same as the ingredients and the cutting method described in the parallel procedure associated with time t [30] ( Step Sh11: YES).

  In this case, the amount of the cooking procedure ID “cp0080101” is added to the amount described in the parallel procedure associated with time t [30] to calculate a new amount. Then, at time t [29], as shown in FIG. 36 (c), the parallel procedure “cut f005 into 2.5 bites,” with the new amount set, is set. It is described in association (step Sh12). The parallel procedure associated with the time t [30] is also overwritten by the parallel procedure.

  Next, the cooking type of the cooking procedure ID “cp0070102” associated with the time t [28] in the table T4 is “cut” (step Sh5: “cut”). Further, the cooking type of the cooking procedure ID “cp0080102” associated with the time t [27] is also “cut” (step Sh8: YES). On the other hand, the ingredients and the cutting method described in the parallel procedure of the cooking procedure ID “cp0070102” are the ingredients and the cutting method described in the parallel procedure associated with the time t [30] to t [29]. It is not common (step Sh11: NO).

  In this case, at time t [28], as shown in FIG. 36 (d), in addition to the parallel procedure associated with time t [30] to t [29], the cooking procedure ID “cp0070102” The parallel procedure “cut one piece of f010,” of the cooking procedure ID is described in association with each other (step Sh14). The parallel means is added in association with the times t [30] to t [29].

  Next, the cooking type of the cooking procedure ID “cp0080102” associated with the time t [27] in the table T4 is “cut” (step Sh5: “cut”). On the other hand, the cooking type of the cooking procedure ID “cp0080103” associated with the time t [26] is “baked” (step Sh8: NO). In addition, the ingredients and the cutting method described in the parallel procedure of the cooking procedure ID “cp0080102” are changed to the parallel procedure “cut one f010 thinly” associated with the time t [30] to t [28]. It is common to the described foodstuff and the cutting method (step Sh17: YES).

  In this case, the amount of the cooking procedure ID “cp0080102” is added to the amount described in the parallel procedure “cut one piece of f010,” to calculate a new amount (step Sh18). Then, at time t [27], as shown in FIG. 36 (e), the parallel procedure associated with time t [30] to t [29] (however, the parallel procedure “f010 is thinned by one). In addition to “cut,” is excluded.), The standard procedure “slice two pieces of f010” of the cooking procedure ID in which the new amount is set is described in association with it (step Sh21). The parallel procedure associated with the time t [30] to t [28] is also overwritten by the parallel procedure and the standard procedure.

According to the process B demonstrated above, when the cooking procedure in which a cooking classification is common continues, those description is displayed collectively. Moreover, the description of the cooking procedure in parallel is displayed simultaneously.
In the process B described above, the cooking explanation setting unit 225 determines the amount of each ingredient described in the explanation of the set cooking procedure after the process of step Sh39 (ie, the number of dishes specified by the user). ).

Here, it returns to description of the operation example of the cooking procedure display system 1 shown by FIG.
When the cooking explanation setting unit 225 ends the process B (step Sa5), the screen configuration unit 226 of the AP server 22 generates screen data based on the process table T2 generated by the process B (step Sa6). At this time, the screen configuration unit 226 generates screen data with reference to the recipe_food DB 2304, the cookware DB 2305, the food DB 2306, and the image DB 2307.

  The screen data configured by the screen configuration unit 226 is output to the Web server 21 by the output unit 227 of the AP server 22, and the Web server 21 transmits the output screen data to the user terminal 3 (step Sa7). The user terminal 3 displays screen data sequentially transmitted from the Web server 21 on the display unit 32 (step Sa8).

FIG. 37 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the display unit 32 of the user terminal 3. In the screen example shown in the figure, images I1 and I2 indicate the names of dishes being cooked. An image I3 shows a cooking work procedure. The image I4 is a still image showing a cooking state. In the example of the figure, a still image of a scene for cutting vegetables A, a still image of a scene for cutting vegetables B, and a still image of a scene for cutting vegetables C are switched and displayed.
Note that a moving image may be displayed instead of a still image on the same screen.

FIG. 38 is a diagram illustrating another screen example displayed on the display unit 32 of the user terminal 3. As in the example of the screen shown in the figure, an image I5 that is a still image showing the state of cooking in parallel may be displayed together.
2. Modifications The above embodiment may be modified as follows. The following modifications may be combined with each other.

2-1. Modification 1
In the above embodiment, the AP server 22 may further include a threshold setting unit that sets a threshold for determination in step Sg1 (see FIG. 30) of the process A4 according to the skill level of the user of the user terminal 3. The threshold setting unit may increase the threshold as the user's skill level increases.

2-2. Modification 2
The program for realizing the function group of the AP server 22 shown in FIG. 1 may be provided via a recording medium readable by a computer device. Here, the recording medium is, for example, a magnetic recording medium such as a magnetic tape or a magnetic disk, an optical recording medium such as an optical disk, a magneto-optical recording medium, or a semiconductor memory. In addition, this program may be provided via a network such as the Internet.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Cooking procedure display system, 2 ... Server system, 3 ... User terminal, 4 ... Network, 21 ... Web server, 22 ... AP server, 23 ... DB server, 31 ... Input part, 32 ... Display part, 33 ... Communication part 211 ... Communication unit, 221 ... Recipe identification unit, 222 ... Important characteristic identification unit, 223 ... Cooking schedule configuration unit, 224 ... Time determination unit, 225 ... Cooking explanation setting unit, 226 ... Screen configuration unit, 227 ... Output unit, 2301 ... Cooking DB, 2302 ... Recipe_Basic DB, 2303 ... Recipe_Cooking Tool DB, 2304 ... Recipe_Food Material DB, 2305 ... Cooking Tool DB, 2306 ... Food Material DB, 2307 ... Image DB, 2308 ... Cooking Procedure_Basic DB 2309 ... Cooking procedure_cooking utensil DB, 2310 ... Cooking procedure_food DB, 2311 ... Basic user information DB, 2312 ... Own cooking utensil DB

Claims (7)

A recipe identifying unit that identifies recipes for a plurality of dishes, each configured by a plurality of cooking steps;
A cooking schedule for cooking the plurality of dishes in parallel is configured by assigning a cooking start time and an end time to each cooking step that configures the plurality of recipes specified by the recipe specifying unit. It is a cooking schedule structure part, Comprising: With respect to the several cooking process which the cooking method is common among each said cooking process, The start time and end time of cooking so that the said several cooking process may continue in time. A cooking schedule component that assigns
A cooking explanation setting unit that sets an explanatory text of a cooking process for each cooking process to which cooking start time and end time are assigned in the cooking schedule configured by the cooking schedule configuration unit, For the cooking process, the explanatory text prepared in advance for each of the plurality of cooking processes is integrated, and the integrated explanatory text is set as the explanatory text of the plurality of cooking processes. And
A cooking schedule configuration apparatus comprising: an output unit that outputs information indicating the cooking schedule in which an explanatory note of cooking is set for each cooking step by the cooking explanation setting unit. The explanatory text prepared in advance for each of the plurality of cooking steps includes information indicating the amount of ingredients cooked in each cooking step,
The cooking explanation setting unit calculates, for the plurality of cooking steps, a total value of the amount of ingredients cooked in the plurality of cooking steps, and uses the calculated total value for the explanation of the plurality of cooking steps. It sets as a part of sentence. The cooking schedule structure apparatus of Claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned.   The cooking schedule configuration unit, when the characteristics of one of the plurality of dishes satisfy a first condition, among the cooking processes, the cooking process constituting the recipe of the one dish The cooking schedule composition device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the latest cooking end time is assigned. The cooking schedule component is a case where the load of one cooking process among the cooking processes satisfies the second condition, and the number of cooking utensils used in the one cooking process and the other When the total number of cooking utensils used in the cooking process satisfies the third condition, the start time and end time of cooking so as to be parallel to the one cooking process simultaneously with the other cooking processes And assign
The recipe specifying unit is used when the load of the one cooking step satisfies the second condition and the number of cooking utensils used in the one cooking step and the other cooking step. If the total number of cooking utensils to be satisfied does not satisfy the third condition, at least one cooking recipe constituted by the one cooking step or the other cooking step among the plurality of cooking recipes. Identify different cooking recipes that have been replaced by different cooking recipes,
The cooking schedule configuration unit assigns a start time and an end time of cooking to each cooking step that constitutes the recipe for the specified other plurality of dishes, so that the plurality of other dishes are performed in parallel. Configure another cooking schedule for cooking,
The said output part outputs the information which shows the said another cooking schedule comprised. The cooking schedule structure apparatus as described in any one of Claim 1 thru | or 3 characterized by the above-mentioned. In the cooking schedule configuration unit, the load of the one cooking step satisfies the second condition, the number of cooking utensils used in the one cooking step, and the number of cooking utensils used in the other cooking step When the sum of the numbers satisfies the third condition and there is no more cooking threshold or more in parallel with the other cooking process, the other cooking process is compared with the one cooking process. Assign the start time and end time of cooking so that they are in parallel,
The cooking schedule configuration device according to claim 4, further comprising a threshold setting unit that sets the threshold according to a skill level of a cook of the plurality of dishes. A recipe identifying step for identifying recipes for a plurality of dishes, each of which includes a plurality of cooking processes,
The server assigns a cooking start time and an end time to each cooking process constituting the plurality of recipes identified in the identifying step, thereby creating a cooking schedule for cooking the plurality of dishes in parallel. A cooking schedule configuration step to be configured, wherein among the cooking steps, a cooking start time and an end of the cooking steps so that the cooking steps are temporally continuous with respect to a plurality of cooking steps having a common cooking method. A cooking schedule configuration step for assigning time;
In the cooking explanation setting step, the server sets an explanatory text of the cooking process for each cooking process to which cooking start time and end time are assigned in the cooking schedule configured by the cooking schedule configuration step. Then, for the plurality of cooking steps, the explanations prepared in advance for each of the plurality of cooking steps are integrated, and the integrated explanation is set as the explanation for the plurality of cooking steps. Cooking instruction setting step,
A cooking schedule configuration method comprising: an output step in which the server outputs information indicating the cooking schedule in which an explanatory note of cooking is set for each cooking step by the cooking explanation unit setting step. On the computer,
A recipe specifying step for specifying a plurality of cooking recipes, each consisting of a plurality of cooking processes;
A cooking schedule constituting a cooking schedule for cooking the plurality of dishes in parallel by assigning a start time and an end time of cooking to each cooking step constituting the plurality of recipes specified by the specifying step. It is a configuration step, and a cooking start time and an end time are assigned to a plurality of cooking processes having the same cooking method among the respective cooking processes so that the plurality of cooking processes are temporally continuous. Cooking schedule configuration steps;
In the cooking explanation setting step, the server sets an explanatory text of the cooking process for each cooking process to which cooking start time and end time are assigned in the cooking schedule configured by the cooking schedule configuration step. Then, for the plurality of cooking steps, the explanations prepared in advance for each of the plurality of cooking steps are integrated, and the integrated explanation is set as the explanation for the plurality of cooking steps. Cooking instruction setting step,
A program for executing an output step of outputting information indicating the cooking schedule in which an explanatory note of cooking is set for each cooking step by the cooking explanation section setting step.

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