JP6073142B2 - Cooking device and cooking system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention provides a heating means for heating an object to be heated, a temperature detecting means for detecting the temperature of the object to be heated, and a heating means to the object to be heated based on the temperature of the object to be heated detected by the temperature detecting means. The present invention relates to a heating cooker having heating control means for performing an automatic cooking process for controlling the operation of the heating means so as to adjust heat energy, and a heating cooking system including the heating cooker.

  Some cooking devices such as gas stoves and electromagnetic cooking devices are equipped with an automatic cooking function. For example, an automatic cooking process for the purpose of safety that automatically stops heating by a heating means when the temperature of an object to be heated such as a pan or a frying pan reaches a set upper limit temperature, or “automatic water heating mode” or “automatic” There is an automatic cooking process for convenience such as “rice cooking mode”. In either case, the temperature of the object to be heated is detected using the temperature detecting means, and the thermal energy applied from the heating means to the object to be heated is adjusted based on the temperature.

  The heating cooker described in Patent Document 1 includes a heating means (burner 1) for heating an object to be heated (container 2), a temperature detecting means (temperature sensor 5) for detecting the temperature of the object to be heated, and a temperature detecting means. Based on the temperature of the object to be heated detected by the heating means, the heating control means (signal processing unit 6, drive part) for performing an automatic cooking process for controlling the operation of the heating means so as to adjust the heat energy applied from the heating means to the object to be heated. 7). And an automatic cooking process as mentioned above can be performed with a heating cooker.

  For example, even if the automatic cooking process in the “automatic water heating mode” is performed on the gas stove, if the amount of water in the container (the object to be heated) is large, Blowout may occur before extinguishing the fire. Therefore, the cooker may have to manually perform a fire extinguishing operation after the gas stove notifies the cooker of the fact that boiling has been detected by the sound or the like and before the fire is automatically extinguished. In such a case, for example, when the user is away from the stove and is performing another work, the current work must be interrupted and the fire must be extinguished only for the fire fighting operation. If it is dirty, the fire must be extinguished after the dirt has been removed. Therefore, there is a problem in that the work efficiency of the cooker is reduced and the occurrence of spillage due to inadequate operation.

  Patent Document 2 describes a heating cooker (microwave oven) whose operation is controlled by a voice uttered by a cook. With such a cooking device, the cook can control the operation of the cooking device from a remote location without actually performing an operation input manually.

JP-A-5-52335 JP 2003-108183 A

  When the technology of the heating cooker (microwave oven) described in Patent Document 2 is applied to a heating cooker having a gas combustion type or electromagnetic heating means, it accepts an operation command by voice generated by the cook and operates. When the operation of the heating unit is performed based on the command, a situation may occur in which the heating operation by the heating unit is erroneously performed. For example, when the cooking device makes a mistake in voice recognition, when the cooking device accepts a part of a conversation unintentionally as an operation command by the cooking device, or from a surrounding television A case where the cooking device accepts sound as an operation command is conceivable.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a cooking device and a cooking system that can be executed by determining the suitability of a voice operation command.

The characteristic configuration of the heating cooker according to the present invention for achieving the above object includes a heating means for heating an object to be heated,
Temperature detecting means for detecting the temperature of the object to be heated;
A heating control means for performing an automatic cooking process for controlling the operation of the heating means so as to adjust the heat energy applied from the heating means to the heated object based on the temperature of the heated object detected by the temperature detecting means. A heating cooker comprising:
Voice receiving means for receiving voice operation instructions from the cook;
Analyzing the operation instruction received by the sound receiving means, and comprising a sound analysis means for determining an operation command to the heating control means corresponding to the operation instruction,
The heating control means starts the heating operation of the heating means as the automatic cooking process, and when a predetermined period of time elapses after the temperature of the heated object detected by the temperature detection means reaches a set upper limit temperature. When performing processing to weaken the output of the heating means or stop heating,
Allowing the output of the heating means to weaken or stop heating until the predetermined period elapses after the temperature of the heated object detected by the temperature detection means reaches the set upper limit temperature,
Before the temperature of the object to be heated detected by the temperature detection means reaches the set upper limit temperature, it is configured not to allow the output of the heating means to be weakened or to stop heating,
The operation command to weaken the output of the heating means determined by the voice analysis means or stop heating is performed for the predetermined period after the temperature of the heated object detected by the temperature detection means reaches the set upper limit temperature. if until elapsed, the operation instruction to control the operation of the heating means to execute the operation command and the Most determined such contrary to the contents of the automatic cooking process,
If the operation command to weaken the output of the heating means determined by the voice analysis means or stop heating is before the temperature of the heated object detected by the temperature detection means reaches the set upper limit temperature, the operation instruction is in that it is configured not to execute the operation instruction is judged that that goes against the contents of the automatic cooking process.
Here, “the operation command does not contradict the contents of the automatic cooking process” means that the operation command is consistent with the operation or purpose of the automatic cooking process, and “the operation command is the content of the automatic cooking process”. “Contrary to” means that the operation command contradicts the operation or purpose of the automatic cooking process.

According to the above characteristic configuration, the heating control means automatically controls the operation of the heating means so as to adjust the thermal energy given from the heating means to the heated object based on the temperature of the heated object detected by the temperature detecting means. As the cooking process , after starting the heating operation of the heating means, the process of weakening the output of the heating means or stopping the heating when a predetermined period has elapsed after the temperature of the object to be heated detected by the temperature detecting means reaches the set upper limit temperature. When the operation command determined by the voice analysis means does not violate the contents of the automatic cooking process, the operation of the heating means is controlled so that the operation command is executed, and the operation command determined by the voice analysis means is automatically cooked. If it is against the content of the process, the operation command is not executed. In this characteristic configuration, the heating control means weakens the output of the heating means or stops heating until a predetermined period elapses after the temperature of the heated object detected by the temperature detection means reaches the set upper limit temperature. Allow, and before the temperature of the object to be heated detected by the temperature detecting means reaches the set upper limit temperature, it is not allowed to weaken the output of the heating means or stop heating. Then, the heating control means has a predetermined period after the operation command to weaken the output of the heating means determined by the voice analysis means or to stop the heating reaches the set upper limit temperature detected by the temperature detection means. If the operation command has not passed, it is determined that the operation command does not contradict the contents of the automatic cooking process, the operation of the heating device is controlled to execute the operation command, and the output of the heating device determined by the voice analysis device is output. If the operation command to weaken or stop heating is before the temperature of the object to be heated detected by the temperature detecting means reaches the set upper limit temperature, it is determined that the operation command is contrary to the contents of the automatic cooking process, and the operation command is issued. Do not execute. That is, even if the voice receiving means receives the voice and the voice analyzing means determines the operation command to the heating control means, the heating control means does not necessarily perform the operation control of the heating means according to the operation command, It is determined whether or not the content of the automatic cooking process is contrary. As a result, only the voice received by the voice receiving means that does not violate the contents of the automatic cooking process is appropriately used for the operation control of the heating means. In other words, even if the voice receiving means receives the voice or the voice analysis means analyzes the voice in a form different from the cook's intention, or the voice analysis means accepts the voice as the cook intends and the voice analysis means Even if the voice analysis is performed, those that do not match the contents of the automatic cooking process can be appropriately excluded.
Accordingly, there is provided a cooking device that can determine and execute a voice operation command.

Another characteristic configuration of the heating cooker according to the present invention includes an operation input receiving unit that receives an operation instruction by an operation input from a cook,
The heating control unit is configured to execute the operation control of the heating unit in accordance with the operation command received by the operation input receiving unit with priority over the operation control of the heating unit by the automatic cooking process.

  According to the above characteristic configuration, the heating control unit executes the operation control of the heating unit according to the operation command received by the operation input receiving unit with priority over the operation control of the heating unit by the automatic cooking process. That is, the operation of the heating unit can be controlled in accordance with the intention of the cook (that is, the operation command received by the operation input receiving unit). As a result, even if the operation instruction input by the cook by voice is contrary to the contents of the automatic cooking process and is not executed by the heating cooker, the cook controls the operation of the heating unit using the operation input receiving unit. be able to.

  Still another characteristic configuration of the heating cooker according to the present invention is that it includes notification means for notifying the cook that the heating control means does not execute the operation command.

  According to the above characteristic configuration, it is possible to receive a notification that the operation instruction input by the cook by voice is not executed by the heating cooker as contrary to the contents of the automatic cooking process. As a result, the cook can immediately take action such as re-inputting the voice.

The characteristic configuration of the cooking system according to the present invention for achieving the above object includes a heating means for heating an object to be heated, a temperature detecting means for detecting the temperature of the object to be heated, and the temperature detecting means detecting A heating cooker having a heating control means for performing an automatic cooking process for controlling the operation of the heating means so as to adjust the thermal energy applied from the heating means to the heated object based on the temperature of the heated object. A cooking system comprising:
A device other than the heating cooker has a voice receiving means for receiving an operation instruction by voice from a cook, and the heating control corresponding to the operation instruction by analyzing the operation instruction received by the voice receiving means. Voice analysis means for determining an operation command to the means,
The heating control means of the heating cooker is
After the heating operation of the heating unit is started as the automatic cooking process, the output of the heating unit is output when a predetermined period has elapsed after the temperature of the object to be heated detected by the temperature detection unit has reached a set upper limit temperature. When the process of weakening or stopping the heating is performed, the output of the heating means is output until the predetermined period elapses after the temperature of the heated object detected by the temperature detection means reaches the set upper limit temperature. Allowing to weaken or stop heating, and not allowing the output of the heating means to be weakened or to stop heating before the temperature of the heated object detected by the temperature detecting means reaches the set upper limit temperature. Configured,
In response to transmission of the operation command to weaken or stop heating the output of the heating unit determined by the sound analysis unit included in the device, the operation command detects the temperature of the object to be heated detected by the temperature detection unit. if there between after reaching the set upper limit temperature until after the predetermined period, the heating means such that the operation instruction to execute the operation command and the Most determined such contrary to the contents of the automatic cooking process The operation command to weaken the output of the heating means determined by the voice analysis means or to stop heating is such that the temperature of the heated object detected by the temperature detection means reaches the set upper limit temperature. if before, the operation instruction is the point that is configured not to execute the operation instruction is judged that that goes against the contents of the automatic cooking process.

According to the above characteristic configuration, the heating control means automatically controls the operation of the heating means so as to adjust the thermal energy given from the heating means to the heated object based on the temperature of the heated object detected by the temperature detecting means. As the cooking process , after starting the heating operation of the heating means, the process of weakening the output of the heating means or stopping the heating when a predetermined period has elapsed after the temperature of the object to be heated detected by the temperature detecting means reaches the set upper limit temperature. When the operation command determined by the voice analysis means does not violate the contents of the automatic cooking process, the operation of the heating means is controlled so that the operation command is executed, and the operation command determined by the voice analysis means is automatically cooked. If it is against the content of the process, the operation command is not executed. In this characteristic configuration, the heating control means weakens the output of the heating means or stops heating until a predetermined period elapses after the temperature of the heated object detected by the temperature detection means reaches the set upper limit temperature. Allow, and before the temperature of the object to be heated detected by the temperature detecting means reaches the set upper limit temperature, it is not allowed to weaken the output of the heating means or stop heating. Then, the heating control means receives an operation command to weaken the output of the heating means determined by the voice analysis means included in the device or to stop heating, so that the temperature of the heated object detected by the temperature detection means reaches the set upper limit temperature. The operation instruction is controlled so as to execute the operation command by determining that the operation command does not contradict the contents of the automatic cooking process, and the voice analysis unit included in the device. If the operation command to weaken the output of the heating means determined or stop heating is before the temperature of the object to be heated detected by the temperature detection means reaches the set upper limit temperature, the operation command is set to the contents of the automatic cooking process. The operation command is not executed because it is determined to be contrary. That is, even if the voice receiving means receives the voice and the voice analyzing means determines the operation command to the heating control means, the heating control means does not necessarily perform the operation control of the heating means according to the operation command, It is determined whether or not the content of the automatic cooking process is contrary. As a result, only the voice received by the voice receiving means that does not violate the contents of the automatic cooking process is appropriately used for the operation control of the heating means. In other words, even if the voice receiving means receives voice or the voice analysis means analyzes voice in a form different from the intention of the cook, those that do not match the contents of the automatic cooking process can be appropriately excluded.
In addition, the voice reception unit and the voice analysis unit are provided in a device different from the cooking device, and the cooking device may not be provided. If the cooking device is provided with voice receiving means, the cook must input voice from the position where the voice directly reaches the cooking device, preferably by the cooking device. If the voice receiving means is provided in a device different from the heating cooker as described above, the cook can input voice from a position where the voice does not reach the heating cooker directly.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the heating cooker of 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the operation example of the heating cooker of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of the heating cooker of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the operation example of the heating cooker of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of the heating cooker of 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the operation example of the heating cooker of 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of a heating cooking system.

<First Embodiment>
Hereinafter, the cooking device 10A (10) of the first embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a heating cooker 10A according to the first embodiment. The heating cooker 10A is based on the heating means 1 for heating the heated object X, the temperature detecting means 3 for detecting the temperature of the heated object X, and the temperature of the heated object X detected by the temperature detecting means 3. And a heating control means 2 for performing an automatic cooking process for controlling the operation of the heating means 1 so as to adjust the heat energy applied from the heating means 1 to the article X to be heated.

  As the heating means 1, a gas combustion burner that heats an object to be heated X such as a pan or a frying pan by a flame generated by burning gas, an electromagnetic induction heating heating coil, or the like can be used. The heating control means 2 adjusts the gas supply amount to the burner as the heating means 1 or adjusts the power supplied to the heating coil as the heating means 1, so that the heating means 1 supplies the object to be heated X. The heat energy applied can be adjusted.

  The operation input receiving means 4 is composed of various types of switches and dials for performing an operation command for starting and stopping heating, an operation command for adjusting the amount of heating, for example. The cook can manually operate the operation input receiving means 4 to give an operation command for starting / stopping heating, for example, an operation command for adjusting the heating power. The operation command performed by the operation input receiving unit 4 is transmitted to the heating control unit 2, and the heating control unit 2 performs operation control of the heating unit 1 according to the operation command.

  The temperature detecting means 3 detects a temperature by detecting a temperature by contacting a heated object X such as a pan or a frying pan, or an infrared ray emitted from the heated object X, and converts the infrared energy into a temperature. A non-contact type sensor can be used. Or if the to-be-heated object X is directly mounted on the top plate of the electromagnetic cooker as the heating cooker 10, the temperature of the to-be-heated object X may be known by detecting the temperature of the top plate. it can.

  In the present embodiment, the heating control means 2 of the heating cooker 10A executes an automatic cooking process that actively adjusts the heat energy applied from the heating means 1 to the article to be heated X based on the detection result of the temperature detection means 3. . For example, the heating control means 2 automatically cooks for safety so that the heating by the heating means 1 is automatically stopped when the temperature of the object X detected by the temperature detection means 3 reaches the set upper limit temperature. Execute the process. In addition, in the heating cooker 10A, for example, when an automatic cooking function such as “automatic water heating mode” or “automatic rice cooking mode” is installed, the operation input receiving means 4 can issue an operation command in those cooking modes. When performed, the heating control unit 2 starts from the heating unit 1 until the temperature of the heated object X detected by the temperature detecting unit 3 is adjusted to extinguish (stop heating) the heated object X during cooking. An automatic cooking process is performed for the purpose of convenience, in which the thermal energy given to the article X to be heated is automatically adjusted.

In addition, the heating cooker 10A analyzes the operation instruction received by the sound receiving unit 5 and the sound receiving unit 5 that receives the operation instruction by the voice from the cook, and sends to the heating control unit 2 corresponding to the operation instruction. Voice analysis means 6 for determining the operation command.
The voice receiving means 5 can be realized using a microphone or the like. Then, the voice received by the voice receiving means 5 is transmitted to the voice analysis means 6 and the contents thereof are analyzed. For example, when the voice reception unit 5 receives a voice “fire extinguishing”, the voice signal is transmitted from the voice reception unit 5 to the voice analysis unit 6 to recognize the meaning of the operation command “fire extinguishing”. Then, the voice analysis unit 6 determines an operation command to the heating control unit 2 corresponding to the operation instruction “fire extinguishing”.

  As described above, the heating control unit 2 controls the operation of the heating unit 1 according to the operation command by the cook's manual operation input received by the operation input receiving unit 4 and the cooker's voice received by the voice receiving unit 5. The operation control of the heating unit 1 according to the operation command by the input and the operation control of the heating unit 1 by the automatic cooking process based on the detection result of the temperature detection unit 3 can be performed. However, in this embodiment, the heating control means 2 gives priority to the operation control of the heating means 1 according to the operation command received by the operation input receiving means 4 over the operation control of the heating means 1 by the automatic cooking process. Run. Moreover, the heating control means 2 performs the operation control of the heating means 1 according to the operation command received by the operation input receiving means 4, and the heating means 1 according to the operation instruction by the voice input of the cook received by the voice receiving means 5. It is executed with priority over the operation control.

  In addition, the heating control unit 2 controls the operation of the heating unit 1 so that the operation command is executed if the operation command determined by the voice analysis unit 6 does not violate the contents of the automatic cooking process. If the operation command is contrary to the contents of the automatic cooking process, the operation command is not executed.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the heating cooker 10A.
When the cook manually operates the operation input receiving means 4 and instructs the operation start of the heating means 1 (that is, heating start), the heating control means 2 starts the heating operation of the heating means 1, and FIG. The flowchart shown is started. At this time, the heating control means 2 starts an automatic cooking process for the purpose of safety as described above. In addition, if the automatic cooking process for convenience as described above is set by the operation input receiving means 4, the heating control means 2 also starts the automatic cooking process.

  In step # 100, the voice receiving unit 5 of the heating cooker 10A transmits the voice signal to the voice analyzing unit 6 when receiving the voice input. In step # 102, the voice analysis means 6 analyzes the voice signal transmitted from the voice reception means 5 (that is, the operation instruction by voice from the cook). Then, the voice analysis unit 6 determines an operation command to the heating control unit 2 corresponding to the operation instruction obtained as a result of the analysis. For example, when the voice reception unit 5 receives a voice “fire extinguishing”, the voice analysis unit 6 determines an operation command to the heating control unit 2 corresponding to “fire extinguishing”.

  In step # 104, the heating control means 2 determines whether or not the operation command determined by the sound analysis means 6 is contrary to the contents of the automatic cooking process currently being executed. Then, the heating control unit 2 controls the operation of the heating unit 1 so that the operation command is executed if the operation command determined by the audio analysis unit 6 does not violate the contents of the automatic cooking process (step # 106). If the operation command determined by the means 6 violates the contents of the automatic cooking process, the operation command is not executed and the process returns to the beginning of this flowchart. For example, even if the voice analysis unit 6 determines an operation command to the heating control unit 2 corresponding to “fire extinguishing”, if the operation command: “fire extinguishing” is contrary to the contents of the automatic cooking process (for example, “maintenance of thermal power”). The heating control means 2 continues the operation control of the heating means 1 by the automatic cooking process without executing the operation command.

  The heating control means 2 is an operation by the cook's manual operation input received by the operation input reception means 4 when the voice reception means 5 has not received a voice input ("No" in step # 100). The operation control of the heating unit 1 according to the command and the operation control of the heating unit 1 by the automatic cooking process based on the detection result of the temperature detection unit 3 are executed in parallel.

As described above, even if the voice receiving unit 5 receives a voice and the voice analyzing unit 6 determines an operation command to the heating control unit 2, the heating control unit 2 operates the heating unit 1 according to the operation command. It is not necessarily controlled, and it is determined whether or not the content of the automatic cooking process is contrary. As a result, only the sound received by the sound receiving means 5 that does not contradict the contents of the automatic cooking process is appropriately used for the operation control of the heating means 1. In other words, even if the voice receiving means 5 receives the voice or the voice analysis means 6 analyzes the voice in a form different from the intention of the cook, or the voice receiving means 5 receives the voice as the cook intends and the voice is received. Even if the analysis means 6 performs voice analysis, it is possible to appropriately exclude those that do not match the contents of the automatic cooking process.
The heating control unit 2 is configured to execute the operation control of the heating unit 1 according to the operation command received by the operation input receiving unit 4 with priority over the operation control of the heating unit 1 by the automatic cooking process. Therefore, the operation of the heating unit 1 can be controlled in accordance with the intention of the cook (that is, the operation command received by the operation input receiving unit 4). As a result, even if the operation instruction input by the cook by voice is not executed in the heating cooker 10A because it contradicts the contents of the automatic cooking process, the cook uses the operation input receiving unit 4 to operate the heating unit 1. Control can be performed.

Second Embodiment
The cooking device 10B (10) of the second embodiment is different from the cooking device 10A of the first embodiment in that a plurality of heating means 1 are provided. Although the heating cooker 10B of 2nd Embodiment is demonstrated below, description is abbreviate | omitted about the structure similar to 1st Embodiment.

  Drawing 3 is a figure showing the composition of cooking-by-heating machine 10B of a 2nd embodiment. As shown in the figure, the heating cooker 10B is used to heat one object to be heated X1 (X), heating means 1A (1), heating control means 2A (2), and temperature detection means 3A (3). The heating means 1B (1), the heating control means 2B (2), and the temperature detection means 3B used for heating the set of the operation input receiving means 4A (4) and the other object to be heated X2 (X). (3) and operation input receiving means 4B (4) are provided. That is, the heating control means 2A functions only for controlling the operation of the heating means 1A and does not participate in the operation control of the heating means 1B. Similarly, the heating control means 2B functions only to control the operation of the heating means 1B and does not participate in the operation control of the heating means 1A.

  In addition, the heating cooker 10 </ b> B includes a voice reception unit 5 and a voice analysis unit 6. The operation command received by the voice receiving means 5 and determined by the voice analysis means 6 is transmitted to both the heating control means 2A and the heating control means 2B. That is, the heating cooker 10 </ b> B includes a plurality of heating means 1, but a set of sound receiving means 5 and sound analysis means 6 are shared for controlling the plurality of heating means 1.

  Next, an example of operation when the set of voice receiving means 5 and voice analysis means 6 is shared for controlling the plurality of heating means 1 will be described. Drawing 4 is a figure showing an example of operation of cooking-by-heating machine 10B of a 2nd embodiment. FIG. 4 illustrates the case where the heating means 1 is a gas combustion type burner. In addition, the flowchart which shows the operation example of the heating cooker 10B of 2nd Embodiment is the same as that of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4, at time t1, the heating control means 2A ignites the heating means 1A in response to the operation input receiving means 4A receiving an ignition command (heating start command for the heating means 1A) from the cook. Let In addition, after the heating control unit 2A ignites the heating unit 1A, the heating control unit 2A starts an automatic cooking process for the purpose of safety and convenience as described in the first embodiment.
Thereafter, at time t2, the heating control means 2B ignites the heating means 1B in response to the operation input receiving means 4B receiving an ignition command (heating start command for the heating means 1B) from the cook. In addition, after the heating control means 2B ignites the heating means 1B, it starts an automatic cooking process for the purpose of safety and convenience.

  At time t3, the temperature detection means 3A detects that the temperature of the object to be heated X1 has reached a set temperature (for example, an upper limit temperature set for preventing overheating for the purpose of safety), and the detection. The result is transmitted to the heating control means 2A. As a result, the heating control means 2A determines that it is time to weaken or extinguish (heat stop) the heating power of the heating means 1A in the automatic cooking process. That is, the heating control means 2A determines the contents of the automatic cooking process of “weakening or extinguishing (stopping heating) the heating power of the heating means 1A” as the contents of the automatic cooking process after time t3. However, in this embodiment, the heating control means 2A does not immediately weaken or extinguish the heating power of the heating means 1A at time t3, but waits for a predetermined period.

  Thereafter, at time t4, when the cook utters “fire extinguisher”, the voice receiving means 5 accepts the voice input (determined as “Yes” in step # 100 of FIG. 2), and the voice analyzing means 6 reads “fire extinguishing”. ”Is analyzed, and an operation command to the heating control means 2 corresponding to the operation instruction“ fire extinguishing ”is determined (step # 102 in FIG. 2). Then, an operation command “fire extinguishing” is transmitted from the voice analysis means 6 to both the heating control means 2A and the heating control means 2B.

As shown in FIG. 4, at the time t4, the automatic cooking process performed by the heating control means 2A is a content that allows the heating power of the heating means 1A to be weakened or extinguished. That is, at the time t4, the operation command “weaken or extinguish the heating power of the heating unit 1A” does not contradict the contents of the automatic cooking process performed by the heating control unit 2A (in step # 104 of FIG. Yes ").
On the other hand, the heating control means 2B allows the heating power of the heating means 1B to be weakened or extinguished in the automatic cooking process as shown by a broken line in FIG. 4 at time t5 after time t4. After the temperature detection means 3B has reached the set temperature, the temperature of the object to be heated X2 reaches. Therefore, at the time t4, the operation command “weaken or extinguish the heating power of the heating means 1B” is contrary to the contents of the automatic cooking process performed by the heating control means 2B (“No” in step # 104 in FIG. 2). ]), It is not appropriate to execute the operation instruction.

Therefore, at time t4, the heating control means 2A executes an operation command to extinguish the heating means 1A (step # 106 in FIG. 2).
On the other hand, at time t4, the heating control means 2B does not execute an operation command to extinguish the heating means 1A.

  As described above, a plurality of heating operations are performed through a procedure for determining whether or not the operation command received by the voice receiving unit 5 and analyzed by the voice analyzing unit 6 is contrary to the contents of the automatic cooking process. Even in the cooking device 10B having the means 1, no malfunction occurs.

<Third Embodiment>
The heating cooker 10C (10) of the third embodiment is different from the above-described embodiment in that a notification means 7 is provided. The cooking device 10C of the third embodiment will be described below, but the description of the same configuration as that of the above embodiment will be omitted.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a heating cooker 10C according to the third embodiment. FIG. 5 is described as a modified example of the heating cooker 10A of FIG. 1 described in the first embodiment, but the heating means 10B of FIG. 3 described in the second embodiment is modified to provide this notification means 7. May be.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the heating cooker 10 </ b> C includes notification means 7. This notifying means 7 is means for notifying the cook of information using voice or optical means. For example, it is possible to transmit specific information to the cooker by outputting a voice message using a speaker as the notification means 7 or to alert the cook by outputting a simple ringing. . In addition, by transmitting character information to the cooker by displaying character information on the information display as the notification means 7, cooking by turning on / off / flashing the lamp as the notification means 7 Can call attention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of the heating cooker 10C of the third embodiment. This flowchart is obtained by adding step # 108 to the flowchart shown in FIG. That is, in step # 104, the heating control unit 2 determines whether the operation command determined by the voice analysis unit 6 is contrary to the contents of the automatic cooking process currently being executed, and the operation determined by the voice analysis unit 6 If the instruction violates the contents of the automatic cooking process (“No” in step # 104 of FIG. 6), the notification means 7 notifies that the operation instruction is not executed. For example, a voice message such as “Do not extinguish” is output using a speaker as the notification unit 7, or a lamp as the notification unit 7 is blinked. In addition, when 10 C of heating cookers are provided with the some heating means 1, you may provide the some notification means 7 corresponding to the some heating means 1, and you may provide so that the one notification means 7 may be shared. Good.
Thus, the cook can receive a notification that the operation instruction input by voice is not executed in the heating cooker 10C as contrary to the contents of the automatic cooking process. As a result, the cook can immediately take action such as re-inputting the voice.

<Fourth embodiment>
In the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which the cooking device 10 (10A to 10C) includes the voice receiving unit 5 and the voice analyzing unit 6 in the device, but the voice receiving unit 5 and the voice analyzing unit 6 are cooked. The device 10 may be provided in a different device.
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a cooking system including the cooking device 10 </ b> D (10) and the device 40.

  The device 40 is a device having at least a voice receiving unit 42, a voice analyzing unit 43, and a communication unit 41. The voice reception unit 42 and the voice analysis unit 43 are the same as the configurations of the voice reception unit 5 and the voice analysis unit 6 described in the above embodiment. The communication means 41 is a functional unit that can perform wired communication or wireless communication with other devices (such as a heating cooker 10D described later). In the example shown in FIG. 7, the device 40 further includes an audio output unit 44, and the audio output unit 44 realizes the function of the notification unit 7 described in the third embodiment. Therefore, the device 40 does not make the audio output means 44 an indispensable component. The device 40 can be realized by, for example, a remote control device for setting a hot water supply temperature or the like installed in a kitchen, a portable terminal device (mobile phone, information terminal, etc.) that can be carried.

  In the device 40, when the voice reception unit 42 receives an operation instruction by voice from the cook, the voice signal is transmitted from the voice reception unit 5 to the voice analysis unit 6. The voice analysis unit 6 analyzes the voice signal to determine an operation command to the heating control unit 2 and transmits the operation command to the heating cooker 10D via the communication unit 41.

  The cooking device 10D includes a heating unit 1, a heating control unit 2, a temperature detection unit 3, an operation input receiving unit 4, and a communication unit 8. Among them, the heating unit 1, the heating control unit 2, the temperature detection unit 3, and the operation input reception unit 4 have the same configuration as that described in the above embodiment and operate in the same manner. The communication unit 8 is a functional unit that can perform wired communication or wireless communication between other devices (such as the device 40 described above).

  In the heating cooker 10D, the heating control means 2 receives the transmission of the operation command determined by the voice analysis means 43 of the device 40 by the communication means 8, and the automatic cooking in which the operation command is performed in the heating cooker 10D. If it does not violate the content of the process, the operation of the heating means 1 is controlled so as to execute the operation command. If the operation command violates the content of the automatic cooking process, the operation command is not executed. In addition, the heating control unit 2 may transmit to the device 40 via the communication unit 8 that the operation command is not executed. In that case, in the apparatus 40, the communication means 41 receives the transmission, and a notification that the cooking device 10D does not execute the operation command can be output from the sound output means 44.

  As described above, in this cooking system, the voice reception unit 42 and the voice analysis unit 43 are provided in the device 40 different from the cooking device 10D, and the cooking device 10D may not be provided. If the heating cooker 10 is provided with a means for receiving voice, the cook needs to input voice from the position where the voice directly reaches the heating cooker 10, preferably near the heating cooker 10. If the voice receiving means 42 is provided in a device 40 different from the heating cooker 10D as in this heating cooking system, the cook can input voice from a position where the voice does not reach the cooking device 10D directly. It can be carried out.

<Another embodiment>
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In the said embodiment, although the specific example was given and demonstrated about the structure of the heating cooker 10, the apparatus 40, a heating cooking system, etc., this invention is not limited to those specific examples, the heating cooker 10 and an apparatus. You may change suitably structures, such as 40 and a heating cooking system.

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In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the cook issues the operation command “fire extinguishing” by voice has been described, but other various operation commands may be issued. For example, the cook may perform an operation command such as “reduce fire (reduce heating)”.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be used for a heating cooker and a heating cooking system that can be executed by determining the suitability of a voice operation command.

1 (1A, 1B) Heating means 2 (2A, 2B) Heating control means 3 (3A, 3B) Temperature detecting means 4 (4A, 4B) Operation input accepting means 5 Voice accepting means 6 Voice analyzing means 7 Notifying means 8 Communication means 10 (10A, 10B, 10C, 10D) Heating cooker 40 Equipment 41 Communication means 42 Audio reception means 43 Audio analysis means 44 Audio output means X (X1, X2) Object to be heated

Claims (4)

Heating means for heating an object to be heated;
Temperature detecting means for detecting the temperature of the object to be heated;
A heating control means for performing an automatic cooking process for controlling the operation of the heating means so as to adjust the heat energy applied from the heating means to the heated object based on the temperature of the heated object detected by the temperature detecting means. A heating cooker comprising:
Voice receiving means for receiving voice operation instructions from the cook;
Analyzing the operation instruction received by the sound receiving means, and comprising a sound analysis means for determining an operation command to the heating control means corresponding to the operation instruction,
The heating control means starts the heating operation of the heating means as the automatic cooking process, and when a predetermined period of time elapses after the temperature of the heated object detected by the temperature detection means reaches a set upper limit temperature. When performing processing to weaken the output of the heating means or stop heating,
Allowing the output of the heating means to weaken or stop heating until the predetermined period elapses after the temperature of the heated object detected by the temperature detection means reaches the set upper limit temperature,
Before the temperature of the object to be heated detected by the temperature detection means reaches the set upper limit temperature, it is configured not to allow the output of the heating means to be weakened or to stop heating,
The operation command to weaken the output of the heating means determined by the voice analysis means or stop heating is performed for the predetermined period after the temperature of the heated object detected by the temperature detection means reaches the set upper limit temperature. if until elapsed, the operation instruction to control the operation of the heating means to execute the operation command and the Most determined such contrary to the contents of the automatic cooking process,
If the operation command to weaken the output of the heating means determined by the voice analysis means or stop heating is before the temperature of the heated object detected by the temperature detection means reaches the set upper limit temperature, cooking device, wherein the operation command is configured not to execute the operation instruction is judged that that goes against the contents of the automatic cooking process. Comprising an operation input receiving means for receiving an operation instruction by an operation input from a cook;
The said heating control means performs the operation control of the said heating means according to the operation command received by the said operation input reception means with priority over the operation control of the said heating means by the said automatic cooking process. Cooking device.   The heating cooker according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising notification means for notifying the cook that the heating control means does not execute the operation command. Based on the heating means for heating the object to be heated, the temperature detecting means for detecting the temperature of the object to be heated, and the temperature of the object to be heated detected by the temperature detecting means, the heating means to the object to be heated A heating cooking system comprising a heating cooker having heating control means for performing an automatic cooking process for controlling the operation of the heating means so as to adjust the heat energy to be applied,
A device other than the heating cooker has a voice receiving means for receiving an operation instruction by voice from a cook, and the heating control corresponding to the operation instruction by analyzing the operation instruction received by the voice receiving means. Voice analysis means for determining an operation command to the means,
The heating control means of the heating cooker is
After the heating operation of the heating unit is started as the automatic cooking process, the output of the heating unit is output when a predetermined period has elapsed after the temperature of the object to be heated detected by the temperature detection unit has reached a set upper limit temperature. When the process of weakening or stopping the heating is performed, the output of the heating means is output until the predetermined period elapses after the temperature of the heated object detected by the temperature detection means reaches the set upper limit temperature. Allowing to weaken or stop heating, and not allowing the output of the heating means to be weakened or to stop heating before the temperature of the heated object detected by the temperature detecting means reaches the set upper limit temperature. Configured,
In response to transmission of the operation command to weaken or stop heating the output of the heating unit determined by the sound analysis unit included in the device, the operation command detects the temperature of the object to be heated detected by the temperature detection unit. if there between after reaching the set upper limit temperature until after the predetermined period, the heating means such that the operation instruction to execute the operation command and the Most determined such contrary to the contents of the automatic cooking process The operation command to weaken the output of the heating means determined by the voice analysis means or to stop heating is such that the temperature of the heated object detected by the temperature detection means reaches the set upper limit temperature. if before, the operating instructions cooking system configured to not perform the operation instruction is judged that that goes against the contents of the automatic cooking process.

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