JP6894671B2 - Home appliances system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a home appliance system.

Conventionally, as a home electric appliance system, there is a system including a heating cooker and a server connected via a network (see, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2015-185394 (Patent Document 1)). The heating cooker includes an input / output unit for wireless communication that transmits main body information to a server, and an input / output unit for short-range communication that communicates with an information communication terminal.

In the above-mentioned home appliance system, the cause of the abnormality of the cooking cooker is analyzed on the server side based on the main body information transmitted from the cooking cooker, and the notification content according to the analysis result is transmitted to the cooking cooker for heating. The notification content is output from the notification unit of the cooker so that the cause of the failure can be identified.

Further, the heating cooker makes it easy to understand the cause of failure by transmitting the operating state and abnormality monitoring data to the information communication terminal via the short-range communication input / output unit.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2015-185394

However, the above-mentioned conventional home appliance system cannot provide useful information for supporting the user's dietary habits and health management based on the information acquired from the server or the information communication terminal via wireless communication. , There is a problem that it is not possible to support health management and eating habits.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a home electric appliance system capable of supporting eating habits, health management, etc., based on information acquired from an information providing device via wireless communication.

In order to solve the above problems, the home electric appliance system of the present invention
Information providing device and
It is equipped with home appliances that provide useful information for life support to users based on the information acquired from the above information providing device via wireless communication .
The above information providing device
It is characterized by including an electronic price tag terminal that transmits information about the purchased foodstuff or the foodstuff to be purchased to the home electric appliance via a communication network.

In addition, in the home appliance system of one embodiment,
The information acquired from the information providing device via the wireless communication includes information on the foodstuff purchased or the foodstuff to be purchased by the user.
The home electric appliance provides the user with the useful information related to the foodstuff based on the information about the foodstuff purchased by the user or the foodstuff to be purchased obtained from the information providing device via the wireless communication.

In addition, in the home appliance system of one embodiment,
The above information providing device
Includes a POS terminal that transmits information about the purchased foodstuffs to the home appliances via a communication network.

In addition, in the home appliance system of one embodiment,
The information providing device or the home electric appliance has a food selection unit for the user to select any food from the purchased food or the food to be purchased.
The home electric appliance provides the user with the useful information based on the information about the food selected by the user by the food selection unit among the purchased food or the food to be purchased.

In addition, in the home appliance system of one embodiment,
The information acquired by the home electric appliance from the information providing device via the wireless communication includes the biological information of the user.
The home electric appliance provides the useful information to the user based on the biological information acquired from the information providing device via the wireless communication.

In addition, in the home appliance system of one embodiment,
The above information providing device
Includes personal digital assistants that perform wireless communication with the above home appliances.

In addition, in the home appliance system of one embodiment,
The mobile information terminal and the home appliances are
A first wireless communication unit that performs close-field wireless communication with each other by bringing the mobile information terminal close to the home electric appliance.
A second wireless communication unit capable of wireless communication with each other without bringing the mobile information terminal close to the home electric appliance,
It has a communication switching unit that switches between using the first wireless communication unit and using the second wireless communication unit based on the information to be transmitted from the information providing device to the home electric appliance.

As is clear from the above, according to the present invention, the home electric appliance provides the user with useful information for life support based on the information acquired from the information providing device via wireless communication, so that the eating habits and eating habits can be changed. It is possible to realize a home appliance system that can support health management and the like.

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a home electric appliance system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the heating cooker of the home electric appliance system. FIG. 3 is a control block diagram of the heating cooker. FIG. 4 is a control block diagram of the POS terminal of the home electric appliance system. FIG. 5 is a control block diagram of the smartphone of the home electric appliance system. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a management server of the home electric appliance system. FIG. 7 is a schematic configuration diagram of a home electric appliance system according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is an external perspective view of the refrigerator / freezer of the home electric appliance system. FIG. 9 is a control block diagram of the refrigerator / freezer. FIG. 10 is a schematic configuration diagram of a home electric appliance system according to a third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an electronic price tag terminal of the home electric appliance system. FIG. 12 is a schematic configuration diagram of a home electric appliance system according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a management server of the home electric appliance system.

Hereinafter, the home electric appliance system of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the illustrated embodiment.

[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration diagram of a home electric appliance system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the home appliance system of the first embodiment includes a heating cooker 100 as an example of home appliances, a POS terminal 300 installed in a store, and a smartphone 400 as an example of a mobile information terminal. And a management server 500 that communicates with the cooker 100 and the smartphone 400 via the Internet network N.

The smartphone 400 is an example of an information providing device. Further, the management server 500 constitutes a cloud computing system and is an example of an information providing device.

The heating cooker 100 includes an NFC communication module 120 that performs short-range communication with a smartphone 400, and a WiFi communication module 130 that communicates with a management server 500 and the like via a wireless access point 80 and an Internet network N. This Internet network N is an example of a communication network. The WiFi communication module 130 may be directly connected to the Internet network N.

The NFC communication module 120 is an example of a first wireless communication unit that performs near field radio communication with each other by bringing a smartphone 400 (mobile information terminal) close to a heating cooker 100 (household appliances). Is. Here, the communication area of the NFC communication module 120 is an extremely short distance of about several centimeters to about 1 meter.

Further, the WiFi communication module 130 is an example of a second wireless communication unit capable of wireless communication with each other without bringing the smartphone 400 (portable information terminal) close to the heating cooker 100 (home appliance).

The WiFi communication module 130 communicates with the indoor wireless access point 80 by a wireless LAN (local area network). More specifically, the WiFi communication module 130 uses WiFi (registered trademark), which is a wireless LAN standard as an example of a communication standard, to transmit information to a smartphone 400 or an outdoor management server 500 via a wireless access point 80. Or receive. A communication standard such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) may be used instead of WiFi.

FIG. 2 shows an external perspective view of the heating cooker 100.

As shown in FIG. 2, the heating cooker 100 includes a rectangular parallelepiped main body casing 1, a heating chamber 2 provided in the main body casing 1 and having an opening 2a on the front side, and an opening 2a of the heating chamber 2. It is equipped with a door 3 that opens and closes.

An exhaust duct 5 is provided on the upper side and the rear side of the main body casing 1. Further, the dew receptor 6 is detachably attached to the lower part of the front surface of the main body casing 1.

The door 3 is rotatably attached to the front surface side of the main body casing 1 with the lower side as an axis. A heat-resistant transparent outer glass 7 is provided on the front surface of the door 3 (the surface opposite to the heating chamber 2). Further, the door 3 has a handle 8 located on the upper side of the outer glass 7 and an operation panel 9 provided on the right side of the outer glass 7.

The operation panel 9 includes a color liquid crystal display unit 10, a cancel key 12 that is pressed when stopping heating in the middle, and a warm start key 13 that is pressed when starting heating. An NFC communication antenna unit 14 is arranged on the upper part of the operation panel 9.

The control block diagram of the heating cooker 100 is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the control device 110 of the cooking cooker 100 is connected to an NFC communication module 120, a WiFi communication module 130, an operation panel 9, a speaker 20, a heater 30, a magnetron 40, a door sensor 50, and the like. Further, the control device 110 operates the NFC communication module 120, the WiFi communication module 130, and the operation based on the signals from the operation panel 9, the humidity sensor (not shown), the internal temperature sensor (not shown), the door sensor 50, and the like. It controls a color liquid crystal display unit 10, a speaker 20, a heater 30, a magnetron 40, and the like on the panel 9.

Further, the control device 110 includes a microcomputer, an input / output circuit, and the like, and is a communication that switches between the communication control unit 110a that controls the NFC communication module 120 and the WiFi communication module 130, and the NFC communication module 120 and the WiFi communication module 130. It has a switching unit 110b and a cooking menu proposal unit 110c that proposes a recommended cooking menu (including a recipe) to the user.

FIG. 4 shows a control block diagram of the POS terminal 300. As shown in FIG. 4, the control device 310 of the POS terminal 300 is connected to an NFC communication module 320, a server communication module 330, a display operation unit 340, a code scanner 350, a card reader 360, a receipt printer 370, and the like. Further, the control device 310 controls the NFC communication module 320, the server communication module 330, the display operation unit 340, the receipt printer 370, etc. based on the signals from the display operation unit 340, the code scanner 350, the card reader 360, and the like.

Further, the control device 310 includes a microcomputer, an input / output circuit, and the like, and a settlement processing unit 310a that performs settlement processing based on signals from a display operation unit 340, a code scanner 350, a card reader 360, and the like, and an NFC communication module. It has a communication control unit 310b that controls the 320 and the server communication module 330.

Further, FIG. 5 shows a control block diagram of the smartphone 400. As shown in FIG. 4, the control device 410 of the smartphone 400 is connected to an NFC communication module 420, a WiFi communication module 430, a mobile phone wireless communication module 440, a display operation unit 450, a speaker 460, a microphone 470, and the like. Further, the control device 410 controls the NFC communication module 420, the WiFi communication module 430, the mobile phone wireless communication module 440, the display operation unit 450, the speaker 460, etc. based on the signals from the display operation unit 450, the microphone 470, and the like. ..

Further, the control device 410 includes a microcomputer, an input / output circuit, and the like, and is a communication control that controls an NFC communication module 420, a WiFi communication module 430, and a mobile phone wireless communication module 440 based on a signal from a display operation unit 450 or the like. A unit 410a, a communication switching unit 410b for switching between the NFC communication module 420 and the server communication module 430, and a material selection unit 410c for the user to select any of the purchased ingredients (or the ingredients to be purchased). Has.

In the home appliance system having the above configuration, information on the foodstuffs purchased by the user at the store is acquired from the POS terminal 300 of the store to the smartphone 400 via wireless communication. Specifically, by holding the smartphone 400 over the communication antenna unit (not shown) of the NFC communication module 320 of the POS terminal 300, information such as the foodstuff name, quantity, and price can be transmitted as information about the foodstuff by near-field wireless communication (near field type wireless communication). In this embodiment, the NFC communication module 420 of the smartphone 400 takes in via NFC). Here, a foodstuff management application that manages purchased foodstuffs and the like is downloaded in advance to the smartphone 400, and information about the foodstuffs taken in by the NFC communication module 420 is managed by this foodstuff management application.

Then, after the user who has finished shopping returns home, the smartphone 400 is held over the NFC communication antenna unit 14 (shown in FIG. 2) of the cooking cooker 100 to provide information on the ingredients (information such as the name, quantity, and price of the ingredients). Is acquired by the heating cooker 100. At this time, information about the foodstuff is transferred from the NFC communication module 420 of the smartphone 400 to the NFC communication module 120 of the heating cooker 100 via wireless communication (NFC in this embodiment).

Then, based on the acquired information on the ingredients, the cooking cooker 100 displays the recommended cooking menu using the ingredients purchased from the cooking menu proposal unit 110c as useful information for life support on the color liquid crystal display unit. It is displayed on the 10th, or the sound is output by the speaker 20.

The recommended cooking menu provided by the cooking cooker 100 may be selected from a plurality of cooking menus (including recipes) registered in the cooking cooker 100, or may be selected from the management server 500. It was selected from a plurality of cooking menus (including recipes) registered in the cooking menu management unit 500b (shown in FIG. 6) and downloaded to the cooking cooker 100 via the Internet network N. May be good.

As a result, a cooking menu using the purchased ingredients can be used for users who have purchased seasonal ingredients sold at the store or service items of the day without purchasing the ingredients necessary for the cooking menu that they have considered in advance. The recipe can be provided from the cooker 100.

As described above, according to the home appliance system having the above configuration, the information (food name, quantity, price) of the purchased food material acquired from the POS terminal 300 (information providing device) via the smartphone 400 (information providing device) by NFC wireless communication. Based on (etc.), the heating cooker 100 (home appliances) provides the user with useful information (recipes for recommended cooking menus using purchased ingredients) for living support. This makes it possible to support the eating habits of users.

In addition, as information on purchased ingredients acquired from the POS terminal 300 (information providing device) of the store, the smartphone 400 (information providing device) acquires information such as the name, quantity, and price of the ingredients via NFC wireless communication. By transferring from the smartphone 400 to the cooking cooker 100 via NFC wireless communication, it becomes possible to provide the user with a recipe of a recommended cooking menu using the ingredients purchased from the cooking cooker 100 with a simple operation. ..

In addition, when a user purchases ingredients at a store, information about the purchased ingredients (information such as ingredient name, quantity, price, etc.) is sent from the POS terminal 300 (information providing device) that has been settled to the smartphone 400 (information such as ingredient name, quantity, price, etc.) via NFC wireless communication. Since it is acquired by the information providing device), it is possible to easily acquire information about the ingredients when purchasing the ingredients.

In addition, among the purchased ingredients, the cooker 100 (home appliances) provides the user with useful information for life support based on the information about the ingredients selected by the user by the ingredient selection unit 410c of the smartphone 400. As a result, the cooker 100 (home appliances) does not provide a recipe for a recommended cooking menu using all of the purchased ingredients, but recommends cooking using the selected ingredients among the purchased ingredients. Menu recipes can be provided to users, improving convenience. For example, it is effective when you want to use only a part of the ingredients purchased on that day.

In this first embodiment, an arbitrary food material is selected by the food material selection unit 410c of the smartphone 400, but the cooking cooker 100 may be provided with a food material selection unit to select the food material.

Further, by using the smartphone 400 (mobile information terminal) as the information providing device, the NFC type short-range wireless communication mounted on the smartphone 400 can be used, and the food material information can be obtained by bringing the smartphone 400 close to the POS terminal 300. Easy to get.

Further, by using the smartphone 400 as a mobile information terminal, it is possible to easily manage the food material information by the dedicated application, and the convenience is improved.

Further, according to the first embodiment, when the amount of information data to be transmitted from the smartphone 400 (portable information terminal) to the heating cooker 100 (home appliance) is small, the communication speed is slow NFC communication module 420 ( While using the 1st wireless communication unit) and the NFC communication module 120 (1st wireless communication unit), the communication speed is high when the amount of information to be transmitted from the smartphone 400 to the heating cooker 100 is large. The WiFi communication module 430 (second wireless communication unit) and the WiFi communication module 130 (second wireless communication unit) are used. At this time, in the smartphone 400, the communication switching unit 410b switches between the NFC communication module 420 and the WiFi communication module 430, and in the heating cooker 100, the communication switching unit 110b switches between the NFC communication module 120 and the WiFi communication module 130.

As a result, the NFC communication modules 120, 420 and the WiFi communication module 130, depending on the amount of data of the above information, as compared with the case where only one of the NFC communication module having a slow communication speed or the WiFi communication module having a high communication speed is provided. By appropriately switching the 430, efficient wireless communication becomes possible. In particular, when the amount of information data is small, NFC communication is advantageous because the connection is completed simply by holding the smartphone 400 over the cooker 100, as compared with WiFi communication, which has a complicated connection protocol and takes time.

Here, switching between the NFC communication module 120 and the WiFi communication module 130 of the heating cooker 100 and switching between the NFC communication module 420 and the WiFi communication module 430 of the smartphone 400 makes the smartphone 400 the NFC communication antenna unit of the heating cooker 100. When it is held over 14, the smartphone 400 may automatically determine it, or the smartphone 400 may display a selection screen and switch by the user himself / herself.

In the first embodiment, the home appliance system using the POS terminal 300 and the smartphone 400 as the information providing device has been described, but the management server 500 may be used as the information providing device.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the management server 500. As shown in FIG. 6, the management server 500 includes a communication unit 500a that communicates via the Internet network N, a cooking menu management unit 500b, and a foodstuff management unit 500c.

The management server 500 communicates with the communication unit 500a via the Internet network N. Further, the management server 500 communicates with the cooking cooker 100 via the Internet network N and the indoor wireless LAN by the communication unit 500a.

In addition, the cooking menu management unit 500b manages cooking menu information that can be executed by the cooking cooker 100, and heat-cooking cooker information (recipe, etc.) of the cooking menu in response to a request from the cooking cooker 100. Download to 100 side.

Further, when the user purchases the foodstuff at the store, the foodstuff management unit 500c acquires and manages the information (foodstuff name, quantity, price, etc.) of the purchased foodstuff from the smartphone 400. The foodstuff management unit 500c is used when the smartphone 400 does not manage the purchased foodstuffs and the like.

For example, it is assumed that the POS terminal 300 has a function of communicating with the management server 500 via the Internet network N. Then, when the user purchases the foodstuff at the store, the information (foodstuff name, quantity, price, etc.) of the foodstuff purchased by the user is received from the POS terminal 300 via the Internet network N by the communication unit 500a of the management server 500. , It is managed by the foodstuff management department 500c. When the POS terminal 300 does not have the function of communicating with the management server 500, the information on the purchased ingredients from the POS terminal 300 obtained by the smartphone 400 is transmitted from the smartphone 400 to the management server 500 via the Internet network N. Send to.

Then, the information (foodstuff name, quantity, price, etc.) of the purchased foodstuffs managed by the foodstuff management unit 500c of the management server 500 is transmitted from the management server 500 via the Internet network N by the cooking cooker 100 (household appliances). Based on the acquired information on the purchased ingredients, the heating cooker 100 provides the user with useful information (recipes for recommended cooking menus using the purchased ingredients) for life support.

At this time, based on the information of the purchased ingredients managed by the ingredients management unit 500c of the management server 500, the cooking menu management unit 500b transmits the recipe of the recommended cooking menu using the purchased ingredients to the heating cooker 100, and the recipe is transmitted. The recipe of the recommended cooking menu may be provided to the user from the cooker 100.

Alternatively, when the management server 500 is used as an information providing device and the smartphone 400 does not manage the purchased ingredients, the information on the purchased ingredients obtained from the POS terminal 300 obtained by the smartphone 400 is transmitted from the smartphone 400 to the Internet network. It is transmitted to the management server 500 via N, and the transmitted information on the purchased food is managed by the food management unit 500c. Then, based on the information of the purchased ingredients managed by the foodstuff management unit 500c, the recipe (useful information for living support) of the recommended cooking menu using the purchased ingredients is transmitted to the smartphone 400. Next, by holding the smartphone 400 over the NFC communication antenna unit 14 (shown in FIG. 2) of the cooking cooker 100, the cooking cooker 100 acquires the recipe of the recommended cooking menu using the purchased ingredients, and the recipe is obtained. The recipe of the recommended cooking menu is provided to the user from the cooker 100.

Further, in the first embodiment, the home electric appliance system including the management server 500 has been described, but the present invention may be applied to the home electric appliance system having a configuration not provided with the management server. In this case, the WiFi communication module of the wireless access point 80 and the cooker 100 may not be necessary.

Further, in the first embodiment, the purchased foodstuffs and the like are managed by the foodstuff management application downloaded to the smartphone 400 in advance, but the smartphone 400 is used as the communication antenna unit (not shown) of the NFC communication module 320 of the POS terminal 300. By holding it over, information about the ingredients (information such as the ingredient name, quantity, price, etc.) may be automatically registered in the household account book application of the smartphone 400. With this household account book application, you can manage the household account book and also manage the purchased ingredients.

In addition, by feeding back the recipe (ingredients and quantity used) of the cooking menu executed by the cooking cooker 100 to the smartphone 400 equipped with such a household account book application via wireless communication, the household account book application can be used. It becomes possible to calculate food expenses.

[Second Embodiment]
FIG. 7 shows a schematic configuration diagram of a home electric appliance system according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The home electric appliance system of the second embodiment has the same configuration as the home electric appliance system of the first embodiment except for the refrigerator / freezer 200, and the same components are designated by the same reference numbers.

As shown in FIG. 3, the home appliance system of the second embodiment includes a heating cooker 100 as an example of home appliances, a refrigerator / freezer 200 as an example of home appliances, and a POS terminal 300 installed in a store or the like. A smartphone 400 as an example of a portable information terminal, and a management server 500 that communicates with the cooker 100 and the smartphone 400 via the Internet network N are provided.

FIG. 8 shows an external perspective view of the refrigerator / freezer 200 of the home electric appliance system. As shown in FIG. 8, the refrigerator / freezer 200 includes a housing 201 and a refrigerator compartment, an ice making chamber, an upper freezer compartment, a lower freezer compartment, and a vegetable compartment which are provided in the housing 201 and have an opening on the front side (FIG. 8). (Not shown), the left door 202 and the right door 203 that open and close the refrigerator compartment, the ice making case 206 housed in the ice making chamber, the upper freezer case 207 stored in the upper freezer compartment, and the lower freezer compartment. It includes a lower freezer case 208 and a vegetable case 209 stored in a vegetable compartment.

In the refrigerator / freezer 200, a display operation unit 204 and an NFC communication antenna unit 205 are arranged below the right door 203. The display operation unit 204 uses a touch panel type liquid crystal display device.

FIG. 9 shows a control block diagram of the refrigerator-freezer 200. As shown in FIG. 9, the control device 210 of the refrigerator-freezer 200 is connected to an NFC communication module 220, a WiFi communication module 230, a display operation unit 204, a speaker 240, a door sensor 250, and the like. Further, the control device 210 controls the NFC communication module 220, the WiFi communication module 230, the display operation unit 204, the speaker 240, and the like based on the signals from the display operation unit 204, the door sensor 250, and the like.

Further, the control device 210 includes a microcomputer, an input / output circuit, and the like, and a communication control unit 210a that controls the NFC communication module 220 and the WiFi communication module 230 based on a signal from the display operation unit 204 and the like, and an NFC communication module. It has a communication switching unit 210b for switching 220 and the WiFi communication module 230, and a food material management unit 210c.

The home electric appliance system of the second embodiment operates in the same manner as the home electric appliance system of the first embodiment except for the refrigerator / freezer 200. Therefore, in this second embodiment, the points related to the refrigerator-freezer 200 will be described below.

In the home appliance system having the above configuration, when a user purchases foodstuffs at a store, information on the purchased foodstuffs (foodstuff name) is obtained by holding the smartphone 400 over the communication antenna unit (not shown) of the NFC communication module 320 of the POS terminal 300. , Quantity, price, etc.) is acquired by the smartphone 400. At this time, information on the purchased foodstuff is transferred from the POS terminal 300 to the smartphone 400 via NFC wireless communication. Here, a foodstuff management application that manages purchased foodstuffs and the like is downloaded in advance to the smartphone 400, and information about the foodstuffs taken in by the NFC communication module 420 is managed by this foodstuff management application.

Then, after the user who has finished shopping returns home, by holding the smartphone 400 over the NFC communication antenna unit 205 (shown in FIG. 8) of the refrigerator / freezer 200, information on the ingredients (information such as ingredient name, quantity, price, etc.) can be obtained. , Transferred from the NFC communication module 420 of the smartphone 400 to the NFC communication module 220 of the refrigerator / freezer 200 via NFC wireless communication.

Then, the foodstuff management unit 210c of the refrigerator-freezer 200 determines the foodstuffs to be stored in the refrigerator-freezer 200 based on the acquired information, and manages the foodstuffs stored in the refrigerator-freezer 200. Here, the foodstuff management unit 210c displays the inventory status of the foodstuffs stored in the refrigerator-freezer 200 on the display operation unit 204 or outputs the voice by the speaker 240 as useful information for life support.

The refrigerator / freezer 200 manages the foodstuffs based on the foodstuff name, the amount, the warehousing date, and the like of the stored foodstuffs. In addition, a standard expiration date set in advance according to the type of the contained foodstuff may be used to set and manage the expiration date from the warehousing date. Further, the refrigerator / freezer 200 acquires the name of the ingredients used and the quantity used in the recipe of the cooking menu executed by the cooking cooker 100 by wireless LAN via the WiFi communication module 230 and the wireless access point 80, and executes the recipe. Based on the recipe of the cooking menu, the ingredients used may be estimated and the inventory in the refrigerator / freezer 200 may be changed.

In the above-mentioned home electric appliance system, the foodstuffs stored in the refrigerator-freezer 200 are managed, but for the foodstuffs discharged from the refrigerator-freezer 200, the user operates the display operation unit 204 to change the inventory of the foodstuffs. .. Further, the information of the recipe of the cooking menu executed by the cooking cooker 100 is received in the freezer / refrigerator 200 by the wireless LAN via the wireless access point 80, and the ingredients are prepared based on the information of the recipe of the cooking menu executed. The management unit 210c may change the inventory of ingredients.

The home electric appliance system of the second embodiment has the same effect as the home electric appliance system of the first embodiment.

In addition, based on the information (foodstuff name, quantity, price, etc.) of the purchased foodstuffs acquired by NFC wireless communication from the POS terminal 300 (information providing device) via the smartphone 400 (information providing device), the refrigerator / freezer 200 (home appliances). ) Provides the user with useful information (such as the stock status of ingredients) for life support, so that it becomes possible to support the user's eating habits.

In addition, the smartphone 400 (information providing device) acquires information such as the name, amount, and price of the ingredients purchased by the user from the POS terminal 300 (information providing device) of the store via NFC wireless communication. Then, by transferring the information from the smartphone 400 to the refrigerator-freezer 200 (home appliances) via NFC wireless communication, it becomes possible to provide the user with useful information such as the stock status of the foodstuffs from the refrigerator-freezer 200. Information on foodstuffs may be transferred from the smartphone 400 to the refrigerator / freezer 200 via WiFi (registered trademark) communication.

In addition, among the purchased ingredients, the refrigerator / freezer 200 (home appliances) provides the user with useful information for living support based on the information about the ingredients selected by the user by the ingredient selection unit 410c of the smartphone 400. As a result, the refrigerator / freezer 200 does not store all of the purchased foodstuffs, but when only a part of the purchased foodstuffs is stored in the refrigerator / freezer 200, the user selects a part of the purchased foodstuffs. This makes it possible to manage the ingredients appropriately, which improves convenience.

In this first embodiment, an arbitrary food material is selected by the food material selection unit 410c of the smartphone 400, but even if the refrigerator / freezer 200 is provided with a food material selection unit and the food material is selected using the display operation unit 204. Good.

Further, according to the second embodiment, when the amount of information data to be transmitted from the smartphone 400 (portable information terminal) to the refrigerator / freezer 200 (home appliances) is small, the communication speed is slow NFC communication module 420 (second embodiment). 1 wireless communication unit) and NFC communication module 220 (first wireless communication unit) are used. On the other hand, when the amount of information to be transmitted from the smartphone 400 to the refrigerator / freezer 200 is large, the WiFi communication module 430 (second wireless communication unit) and the WiFi communication module 230 (second wireless communication unit), which have high communication speeds, are used. To use. At this time, in the smartphone 400, the communication switching unit 410b switches between the NFC communication module 420 and the WiFi communication module 430, and in the refrigerator / freezer 200, the communication switching unit 210b switches between the NFC communication module 220 and the WiFi communication module 230.

As a result, the NFC communication modules 220, 420 and the WiFi communication modules 230, depending on the amount of data of the above information, as compared with the case where only one of the NFC communication module having a slow communication speed or the WiFi communication module having a high communication speed is provided. By appropriately switching the 430, efficient wireless communication becomes possible.

In the second embodiment, the home appliance system using the POS terminal 300 and the smartphone 400 as the information providing device has been described, but the management server 500 may be used as the information providing device.

In this case, for example, the POS terminal 300 has a function of communicating with the management server 500 via the Internet network N. Then, when the user purchases the foodstuff at the store, the information (foodstuff name, quantity, price, etc.) of the foodstuff purchased by the user is received from the POS terminal 300 via the Internet network N by the communication unit 500a of the management server 500. , It is managed by the foodstuff management department 500c. When the POS terminal 300 does not have the function of communicating with the management server 500, the information on the purchased ingredients from the POS terminal 300 obtained by the smartphone 400 is transmitted from the smartphone 400 to the management server 500 via the Internet network N. Send to.

Then, the information (foodstuff name, quantity, price, etc.) of the purchased foodstuffs managed by the foodstuff management unit 500c of the management server 500 is acquired from the management server 500 by the refrigerator / freezer 200 (home appliances) via the Internet network N. Then, based on the information of the purchased foodstuff, the refrigerator / freezer 200 provides the user with useful information (stock status of the foodstuff, etc.) for life support.

[Third Embodiment]
FIG. 10 shows a schematic configuration diagram of a home electric appliance system according to a third embodiment of the present invention. The home electric appliance system of the third embodiment has the same configuration as the home electric appliance system of the first embodiment except that an electronic price tag terminal 600 is provided instead of the POS terminal 300, and has the same configuration. Have the same reference number.

As shown in FIG. 10, the home appliance system of the third embodiment includes a heating cooker 100 as an example of home appliances and a plurality of electronic price tag terminals 600 as an example of food information providing terminals installed in stores and the like. A smartphone 400 as an example of a portable information terminal, and a management server 500 that communicates with the cooker 100 and the smartphone 400 via the Internet network N are provided.

The electronic price tag terminal 600 is installed beside a product (including food) displayed in a store and indicates a product name, price, or the like to a user.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the electronic price tag terminal 600 of the home electric appliance system. As shown in FIG. 11, the electronic price tag terminal 600 includes a display unit 600a for displaying food material names and prices, an NFC communication unit 600b, a communication control unit 600c for controlling the NFC communication unit 600b, and food material names and prices. It has a storage unit 600d for storing information such as.

The NFC communication unit 600b of the electronic price tag terminal 600 communicates with a food material information management terminal (not shown) or a smartphone 400 that rewrites the information of the electronic price tag terminal 600 via NFC wireless communication. The food material information management terminal is connected to the product management server, and the information of each electronic price tag terminal 600 is downloaded.

According to the home appliance system having the above configuration, information (food name, quantity, price) of the food to be purchased obtained by NFC wireless communication from the electronic price tag terminal 600 (information providing device) via the smartphone 400 (information providing device). , Recipes, etc.), the heating cooker 100 (home appliances) provides users with useful information (recipes for recommended cooking menus using the ingredients to be purchased) for supporting the lifestyle of Yu. This makes it possible to support the eating habits of users. The smartphone 400 is not limited to the information on the foodstuff to be purchased, but may acquire the information on the purchased foodstuff from the electronic price tag terminal 600.

Here, the recipe in the information of the foodstuff acquired from the electronic price tag terminal 600 is a recipe of a cooking menu suitable for the foodstuff.

When the smartphone 400 is held over the communication antenna unit (not shown) of the electronic price tag terminal 600, the smartphone 400 is acquired from the electronic price tag terminal 600 with information such as the name of ingredients, quantity, price, and recipe via NFC wireless communication. ..

Then, by transferring information such as the above-mentioned ingredient name, quantity, price, and recipe from the smartphone 400 to the cooking cooker 100 (home appliances) via NFC wireless communication, the person tries to purchase from the cooking cooker 100. Provide users with useful information about ingredients (such as recipes for recommended cooking menus using ingredients).

Alternatively, if the above home appliances are refrigerators, the ingredients that need to be refrigerated or frozen among the ingredients to be purchased are treated as being stored in the refrigerator (or refrigerator / freezer), and useful information such as the storage status of the ingredients is provided. It may be provided to the user as a product and used for food management.

In addition, from the electronic price tag terminal 600 (information providing device), as information on the foodstuff to be purchased, information such as the foodstuff name, quantity, price, recipe, etc. is sent to the smartphone 400 (mobile information terminal) via NFC wireless communication. After the acquisition, the information is transmitted from the smartphone 400 to the heating cooker 100 (household appliances) via wireless communication. Thereby, for example, while looking at the food near the electronic price tag terminal 600 installed in the store, the smartphone 400 can easily acquire and browse the information about the food. In addition, even after returning home, information on ingredients can be browsed on the smartphone 400, so that the user does not have to search for recipes suitable for the ingredients by himself / herself, and there is no need to write down information on ingredients at the sales floor.

In the home appliance system of the third embodiment, the information of the foodstuff provided from the electronic price tag terminal 600 (information providing device) includes not only the foodstuff name, quantity, price, and recipe, but also the origin, producer, and foodstuff of the foodstuff. Includes all data related to ingredients such as the origin of the name.

Further, the home appliance system of the third embodiment manages the foodstuffs based on the information of the foodstuffs provided from the electronic price tag terminal 600 (information providing device), similarly to the home appliance equipment system of the second embodiment. The refrigerator / freezer 200 may be provided.

Further, in the home appliance system of the third embodiment, the home appliance system using the electronic price tag terminal 600 as the information providing device has been described, but the information providing device is not limited to this, and may be applied to the price tag of food or the packaging of food itself. The attached IC tag or the like may be used.

[Fourth Embodiment]
FIG. 12 shows a schematic configuration diagram of a home electric appliance system according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. The home electric appliance system of the fourth embodiment is provided with a body composition meter 700 and an activity meter 800 instead of the POS terminal 300, and the operation of the management server 1000 is different. It has the same configuration as the system, and the same components are given the same reference number.

The body composition analyzer 700 measures body weight, body fat, muscle mass, bone mass, and the like as biological information.

In addition, the activity meter measures calories burned, steps, body temperature, blood pressure, age, heart rate, blood flow, etc. as biological information. This activity meter may be a smartphone app (pedometer), a portable device (for example, a watch type) that measures calories burned, steps, heart rate, etc., and is provided in training equipment such as a walking machine. It may be a thing.

In the home appliance system of the fourth embodiment, biometric information representing at least one of weight, body fat, muscle mass and bone mass is transmitted from the body composition analyzer 700 (information providing device) to a smartphone via NFC wireless communication. 400 (mobile information terminal) acquires. In addition, biometric information representing at least one of calories burned, steps, body temperature, blood pressure, age, heart rate, blood flow, etc. can be obtained from the activity meter 800 (information providing device) via NFC wireless communication on the smartphone 400 (smartphone 400 (information providing device). (Mobile information terminal) acquires.

Here, the body composition meter 700, the activity meter 800, and the smartphone 400 that acquires biological information from the body composition meter 700 and the activity meter 800 are included in the information providing device.

Then, at least one of the biological information representing at least one of the above-mentioned body weight, body fat, muscle mass and bone mass, calories burned, steps, body temperature, blood pressure, age, heart rate and blood flow. By transferring the biological information representing the above from the smartphone 400 to the heating cooker 100 (household appliances) via NFC wireless communication, the heating cooker 100 provides the user with useful information for life support.

For example, it becomes possible to provide a user with a recipe of a recommended cooking menu using biological information acquired from a body composition meter 700 or an activity meter 800 as useful information by display or voice. For details, if the user's weight or body fat obtained from Body Composition Analyzer 700 is above the standard value, we recommend a low-calorie cooking menu, or if the bone mass is low, a cooking menu with good calcium absorption. I recommend.

Here, the biological information may be other biological information other than body weight, body fat, muscle mass, bone mass, calories burned, steps, body temperature, blood pressure, age, heart rate, and blood flow.

According to the home appliance system having the above configuration, biometric information (weight, body fat, muscle mass, bone mass, etc.) acquired by NFC wireless communication from the body composition meter 700 (information providing device) via the smartphone 400 (information providing device). ) Or biometric information (calories burned, steps, body temperature, blood pressure, age, heart rate, blood flow, etc.) acquired by NFC wireless communication from the activity meter 800 (information providing device) via the smartphone 400 (information providing device). ), The heating cooker 100 (home appliance) provides the user with useful information (healthy recommended cooking menu recipe) for life support. This makes it possible to support the health management of users.

In the fourth embodiment, the home appliance system using the body composition meter 700, the activity meter 800, and the smartphone 400 as the information providing device has been described. However, the body composition meter 700 is provided with a WiFi communication function, and the body composition meter is provided. The biological information (weight, body fat, muscle mass, bone mass, etc.) from the 700 may be acquired by the heating cooker 100 (household appliance) via the wireless LAN by WiFi. Similarly, the activity meter 800 is equipped with a WiFi communication function, and biological information (calories burned, steps, body temperature, blood pressure, age, heart rate, blood flow, etc.) from the activity meter 800 is transmitted via a wireless LAN using WiFi. It may be acquired by the heating cooker 100 (household appliances).

Further, in the fourth embodiment, the home appliance system using the body composition meter 700, the activity meter 800, and the smartphone 400 as the information providing device has been described, but the body composition meter 700 (or the activity meter 800) and the management server have been described. 1000 may be used as an information providing device.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the management server 1000 of the home electric appliance system. As shown in FIG. 13, the management server 1000 includes a communication unit 1000a that communicates via the Internet network N, a cooking menu management unit 1000b, a biological information management unit 1000c, and a health support unit 1000d.

The management server 1000 communicates with the communication unit 1000a via the Internet network N. Further, the management server 1000 communicates with the heating cooker 100 by the communication unit 1000a via the Internet network N and the indoor wireless LAN.

In addition, the cooking menu management unit 1000b manages cooking menu information that can be executed by the cooking cooker 100, and heats the cooking menu information (recipe, etc.) in response to a request from the cooking cooker 100. Download to 100 side.

In addition, the biological information management unit 1000c manages biological information from the body composition analyzer 700 or the activity meter 800 as time-series data for each user and each item.

Further, the health support unit 1000d is recommended from the cooking menu information that can be executed by the cooking cooker 100 managed by the cooking menu management unit 1000b based on the biological information managed by the biological information management unit 1000c. The recipe of the cooking menu of is transmitted to the cooking cooker 100 via the Internet network N and the indoor wireless LAN as useful information. The health support unit 1000d may send not only the recipe of the recommended cooking menu but also health advice and the like as useful information to the cooking cooker 100.

For example, the body composition analyzer 700 (or activity meter 800) has a function of communicating with the management server 1000 via the Internet network N. Then, when the user measures the body weight, the user's biological information (body weight, body fat, muscle mass, bone mass, etc.) is received from the body composition analyzer 700 via the Internet network N by the communication unit 1000a of the management server 1000. , It is managed by the biological information management unit 1000c. When the body composition analyzer 700 does not have the function of communicating with the management server 1000, the information on the purchased ingredients from the body composition analyzer 700 obtained by the smartphone 400 is managed from the smartphone 400 via the Internet network N. Send to server 1000.

Then, the biometric information (weight, body fat, muscle mass, bone mass, etc.) managed by the biometric information management unit 1000c of the management server 1000 is transferred from the management server 1000 to the cooker 100 (home appliances) via the Internet network N. Based on the biological information acquired by the device), the heating cooker 100 provides the user with useful information (recipes for recommended cooking menus that are good for health) for life support.

At this time, based on the biometric information managed by the biometric information management unit 1000c of the management server 1000, the cooking menu management unit 1000b sends an appropriate recommended cooking menu recipe (useful information for life support) to the heating cooker 100. You may send and provide the user with a recipe for a recommended cooking menu that is good for your health from the cooker 100.

In the fourth embodiment, the home electric appliance system including the management server 1000 has been described, but the present invention may be applied to the home electric appliance system having a configuration not provided with the management server. In this case, the WiFi communication module of the wireless access point 80 and the cooker 100 may not be necessary.

In the first to fourth embodiments described above, a home appliance system provided with a smartphone 400 as a mobile information terminal has been described, but the mobile information terminal is not limited to this, and a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) or mobile is not limited to this. It may be a PC (personal computer) or the like.

Further, in the first to fourth embodiments, the home appliance system that provides useful information based on the information acquired from the information providing device via wireless communication has been described, but it may be acquired via wired communication. ..

Although the specific embodiment of the present invention has been described, the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned first to fourth embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention. For example, an embodiment of the present invention may be a combination of the contents described in the first to fourth embodiments as appropriate.

The present invention and embodiments can be summarized as follows.

The home appliance system of the present invention
Information providing device 300,400,500,600,700,800 and
It is equipped with home appliances 100,200 that provide useful information for life support to users based on the information acquired from the above information providing devices 300,400,500,600,700,800 via wireless communication. It is characterized by.

According to the above configuration, the home appliances 100,200 provide the user with useful information for life support based on the information acquired from the information providing device 300,400,500,600,700,800 via wireless communication. To do. Here, useful information for life support includes recipes for recommended cooking menus using purchased ingredients and / or recipes for recommended cooking menus and health advice based on biological information such as weight and body fat percentage. Is. This makes it possible to support the user's eating habits and health management.

In addition, in the home appliance system of one embodiment,
The information acquired from the information providing device 300,400,500,600 via the wireless communication includes information on the foodstuff purchased by the user or the foodstuff to be purchased.
The home electric appliances 100,200 relate to the foodstuffs based on the information about the foodstuffs purchased by the user or the foodstuffs to be purchased obtained from the information providing devices 300,400,500,600 via the wireless communication. Provide the above useful information to the user.

According to the above embodiment, for example, the foodstuff purchased by the user obtained from the information providing device 300, 400, 500, 600 such as the POS (Point Of Sales) terminal 300 or the electronic price tag terminal 600 of the store via wireless communication. The mobile information terminal 400 (for example, a smartphone) acquires information about the foodstuff to be purchased (information such as the foodstuff name, quantity, price, etc.) via near field wireless communication (for example, NFC (Near field radio communication)). .. Here, the POS terminal 300, the electronic price tag terminal 600, and the mobile information terminal 400 that acquires information about foodstuffs from the POS terminal 300 and the electronic price tag terminal 600 are included in the information providing device.

Then, by transferring the information about the foodstuff purchased by the user or the foodstuff to be purchased from the mobile information terminal 400 to the home electric appliance 100,200 via wireless communication (for example, NFC or WiFi (registered trademark)), Provide users with useful information related to foodstuffs from home appliances 100,200.

For example, when the home electric appliance is the heating cooker 100, it is possible to provide the user with a recipe of a recommended cooking menu using the purchased ingredients (or the ingredients to be purchased) as useful information.

Alternatively, when the above-mentioned home appliance is a refrigerator or a freezer / refrigerator 200, the purchased foodstuffs that require refrigeration or freezing are treated as being stored in the refrigerator or freezer, and the storage status of the foodstuffs is beneficial. It will be possible to provide information to users and use it for food management.

In addition, in the home appliance system of one embodiment,
The information providing device 300,400,500,600 is
Includes a POS terminal 300 that transmits information about the purchased foodstuffs to the home appliances 100 and 200 via the wireless communication.

According to the above embodiment, when a user purchases foodstuffs at a store, information such as the foodstuff name, quantity, and price is transmitted as information on the foodstuffs purchased by the user from the POS terminal 300 by near-field wireless communication (for example, NFC). ) Is acquired by the mobile information terminal 400 (for example, a smartphone). This makes it possible to easily obtain information about the foodstuff when purchasing the foodstuff.

In addition, in the home appliance system of one embodiment,
The information providing device 300,400,500,600 is
Includes an electronic price tag terminal 600 that transmits information about the purchased foodstuff or the foodstuff to be purchased to the home electric appliances 100, 200 via the wireless communication.

According to the above embodiment, from the electronic price tag terminal 600, which is an information providing device 300,400,500,600, information such as a foodstuff name, quantity, and price is provided as information on the foodstuff purchased (or the foodstuff to be purchased). After acquiring the information from the mobile information terminal 400 (for example, a smartphone) via near-field wireless communication (for example, NFC), the information is transmitted from the mobile information terminal 400 to the home appliances 100, 200 via wireless communication. Thereby, for example, it is possible to easily acquire information on foodstuffs while looking at the electronic price tag terminal 600 installed in the store.

In addition, in the home appliance system of one embodiment,
The information providing device 300,400,500,600 or the home electric appliance 100,200 has a food selection unit 410c for the user to select any food from the purchased food or the food to be purchased. Have and
The home electric appliances 100,200 provide the useful information to the user based on the information about the foodstuff selected by the user by the foodstuff selection unit 410c among the purchased foodstuff or the foodstuff to be purchased.

According to the above embodiment, among the purchased ingredients (or the ingredients to be purchased), the home appliances 100,200 provide useful information for living support based on the information about the ingredients selected by the user by the ingredient selection unit 410c. To the user. As a result, for example, when the above-mentioned home appliances 100 and 200 are cookers, the recipe of the recommended cooking menu using all the purchased ingredients is not provided, but the purchased ingredients are selected. It is possible to provide users with recipes for recommended cooking menus that use fresh ingredients, improving convenience.

In addition, in the home appliance system of one embodiment,
The information acquired by the home electric appliance 100,200 from the information providing device 400,500,700,800 via the wireless communication includes the biometric information of the user.
The home electric appliance 100,200 provides the useful information to the user based on the biological information acquired from the information providing device 400,500,700,800 via the wireless communication.

Here, the biological information includes body weight, body fat, muscle mass, bone mass, calories burned, number of steps, body temperature, blood pressure, age, heart rate, blood flow and the like.

According to the above embodiment, for example, the biometric information of the user is transmitted from the information providing devices 700,800 such as the body composition meter and the activity meter via the near field type wireless communication (for example, NFC) to the portable information terminal 400 (for example, NFC). Smartphone) gets. Here, the body composition meter, the activity meter, and the portable information terminal 400 that acquires biological information from the body composition meter and the activity meter are included in the information providing device.

Then, by transferring from the mobile information terminal 400 to the home appliances 100,200 via wireless communication (for example, NFC or WiFi), the home appliances 100,200 provide useful information for life support to the user.

For example, when the home electric appliance is the heating cooker 100, it is possible to provide the user with a recipe of a recommended cooking menu using biological information from a body composition analyzer, an activity meter, or the like as useful information. Specifically, if your weight or body fat is above the standard value, we recommend a low-calorie cooking menu, and if you have low bone mass, we recommend a cooking menu with good calcium absorption.

In addition, in the home appliance system of one embodiment,
The information providing device 300,400,500,600,700,800
Includes a personal digital assistant 400 that wirelessly communicates with the home appliances 100 and 200.

According to the above embodiment, by using the mobile information terminal 400 as the information providing device, for example, the POS terminal 300 or the electronic device can be used by using the NFC type short-range wireless communication mounted on the smartphone 400 which is a mobile information terminal. Ingredient information can be easily obtained by bringing the smartphone 400 close to the price tag terminal 600 or the like, and biological information can be easily obtained by bringing the smartphone 400 close to the body composition meter 700 or the activity meter 800 or the like. ..

Further, by using a programmable device such as a smartphone 400 as a mobile information terminal, it is possible to easily manage food material information and biological information by a dedicated application.

In addition, in the home appliance system of one embodiment,
The mobile information terminal 400 and the home appliances 100 and 200 are
The first wireless communication units 120, 220, 420 and the first wireless communication unit 120, 220, 420, which perform close-field wireless communication with each other by bringing the mobile information terminal 400 close to the home electric appliances 100, 200,
The second wireless communication unit 130, 230, 430 and the second wireless communication unit 130, 230, 430, which can wirelessly communicate with each other without bringing the mobile information terminal 400 close to the home electric appliances 100, 200,
Based on the information to be transmitted from the information providing device 400 to the home electric appliances 100,200, the first wireless communication unit 120, 220, 420 is used, or the second wireless communication unit 130, 230, 430 is used. It has communication switching units 110b, 210b, 410b for switching whether to use or not.

According to the above embodiment, based on the information to be transmitted from the information providing device 400 to the home appliances 100,200, the mobile information terminal 400 is brought close to the home appliances 100,200 to perform near-field wireless communication with each other. The first wireless communication unit 120,220,420 (for example, NFC) is used, or the second wireless communication unit 130,230 is capable of wireless communication with each other without bringing the mobile information terminal 400 close to the home appliances 100,200. , 430 (for example, WiFi) is used by the communication switching units 110b, 210b, 410b. As a result, for example, when the amount of data of information to be transmitted from the information providing device 400 to the home appliances 100,200 is small, the first wireless communication unit 120,220,420, which has a slow communication speed, is used, while the information When the amount of information to be transmitted from the providing device 400 to the home appliances 100,200 is large, the second wireless communication unit 130, 230, 430 having a high communication speed can be used.

As a result, according to the amount of data of the above information, as compared with the case where only one of the first wireless communication unit 120, 220, 420 having a slow communication speed or the second wireless communication unit 130, 230, 430 having a high communication speed is provided. Therefore, efficient wireless communication becomes possible by appropriately switching between the first wireless communication unit 120, 220, 420 and the second wireless communication unit 130, 230, 430.

The home appliance system is not limited to the first to fourth embodiments described above, and is used in a heating cooker equipped with a wireless communication device such as Wifi and a voice device such as a speaker or a microphone from a store such as a supermarket via a management server. When the user visits the store and purchases the product of the advertisement based on the distributed advertisement information, the product price is reduced and the product is purchased. Based on the actual results, the supermarket may be charged by the manufacturer of the heating cooker.

In this case, in order to identify the user who purchases by looking at the advertisement, the store displays the identification number (or QR code (registered trademark), etc.) at the same time as the advertisement information delivered to the cooker so that the user can be identified. Presents at the time of purchase at the store.

In addition, as another home appliance system, the recipe registered by the mother in the cooker is downloaded to the child's smartphone (mobile information terminal) via NFC wireless communication, and the mother is watching the recipe downloaded to the smartphone. The child may cook the recipe made by.

In addition, the recipe registered in the cooking cooker may be downloaded to a smartphone (mobile information terminal) via NFC wireless communication, and a shopping list of necessary ingredients may be created. This also makes it possible to order ingredients via the Internet from the shopping list of required ingredients.

Alternatively, the recipe may be uploaded from the smartphone (portable information terminal) to the cooking cooker (home appliance) in the following form, for example.

(i) Search for recommended recipes using supermarket ingredients on your smartphone and upload the recipes to the cooker.
(ii) Correct the recipe of the cooker (amount, heat, time, etc.) on your smartphone and upload it to the cooker so that you can cook your own style.
(iii) Upload an anniversary recipe (schedule and cooking menu), such as a birthday staple, to the cooker.
(iv) Evaluate the recipes on the cooking menu (delicious, not good, more, less, etc.) and upload them to the cooker.

This improves the convenience of the cooking menu using the heating cooker.

In addition, as another home appliance system, advertisements for recommended ingredients are delivered to smartphones (mobile information terminals) from the supermarket management system, and recipes for recommended cooking menus are created on the smartphones that receive the advertisements. Once the recommended cooking menu recipes have been uploaded to the cooker (home appliances), you may want to feed them back to the supermarket's management system. Furthermore, when the recommended cooking menu is actually cooked in the cooker, it may be fed back to the supermarket management system. As a result, the supermarket can optimally purchase the recommended ingredients that have been advertised.

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Claims (3)

Information providing device and
It is equipped with home appliances that provide useful information for life support to users based on the information acquired from the above information providing device via wireless communication.
The above information providing device is an electronic price tag terminal.
The electronic price tag terminal causes the mobile information terminal to acquire information on the purchased foodstuff or the foodstuff to be purchased by wireless communication.
The home appliances, home appliances system comprising a Turkey to obtain information about food to be foodstuffs or the purchase of the above-described purchased via wireless communication from the portable information terminal. In the home appliance system according to claim 1 ,
Top Appliances, based on the information on the ingredients the user acquired from the portable information terminal via the wireless communication is to the foodstuff or purchased purchase, to provide the useful information relating to the food to the user A home appliance system featuring. In the home electric appliance system according to claim 2.
Upper Appliances has ingredients selector for the arbitrary ingredients to choose the above users of the food to be foodstuffs or the purchase of the above-described purchased,
The home electric appliance is characterized in that it provides the useful information to the user based on the information about the food selected by the user by the food selection unit among the purchased food or the food to be purchased. Equipment system.

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