KR101587009B1 - Cooking operating method for food cooking device using bar code - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a cooking operation system and a cooking operation method of an automatic food cooker using a bar code, capable of performing an encoding process to cook only the food of a corresponding container associated with the automatic food cooker, making a profit through bar code sales, and optimally executing a series of cooking through encoded information. According to the present invention, the cooking operation system of the automatic food cooker includes a control unit for automatically cooking the food by reading information on the food. The control unit comprises: an information acquiring portion which reads information of the bar code about the food to be cooked; and a cooking executing portion which executes the series of cooking based on the information read by the information acquiring portion.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cooker, an automatic cooker,

The present invention relates to a cooking operation and a method of operating a food automatic cooker using a barcode, and more particularly, to a cooking operation and a cooking operation method of a food automatic cooker using a bar code, The present invention relates to a cooking and operating system and a cooking and operating method of a food automatic cooker using a bar code that can optimally execute a series of cooking through coded information.

Various vending machines such as beverage vending machines, coffee vending machines, toilet paper vending machines are used. A vending machine is an unattended device that provides a specific product when a user inserts a predetermined coin and presses a sales button.

For example, a vending machine for selling ramen which is used as a simple food for a user has been proposed. Korean Patent No. 1051976 (a container transfer device of a ramen cooker) is supported by a buffer part on a horizontally moving slide part having a simple structure, and a support frame for housing the container stably moves to the heating part and the discharge part , And placing the container in a horizontal position.

However, according to this conventional technique, it is not easy to confirm the user because the ram noodles are not cooked from the outside. Further, according to the prior art, even if the ramen is cooked from the outside, all the randomly selected ramen containers are cooked, and thus there is a risk of being exposed to risks such as burns and fire.

In addition, the conventional automatic cooker such as a ramen vending machine has a problem that the cooking method is uniform,

In the past, in the case of an automatic cooker or a vending machine, since the profit depends only on the automatic sales of the product, the profit structure is limited. Accordingly, various cooking methods are implemented, There is a need for an alternative to a new concept automatic cooker that can be planned.

(Document 1) Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1051976 (July 20, 2011) (Document 2) Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2006-0115832 (2006.11.10) (Document 3) Korean Published Patent Application No. 10-2006-0031349 (Apr. 12, 2006)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems occurring in the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic cooking apparatus capable of cooking only cooked food in a corresponding container, The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a cooking operation and a cooking / operation method of a food automatic cooker using a barcode which can optimally execute a series of cooking through information.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and method for controlling the same.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cooking operation system for an automatic cooking utensil including a control unit for reading food information and automatically cooking food, the control unit comprising: An information acquisition unit for reading information on a barcode on the barcode; And a cooking execution unit for executing a series of cooking based on the information read by the information acquiring unit.

In the present invention, the barcode information may include execution cooking information including boiling, steamed, and deep-fried food, cooking physical quantity information, cooking sequence information, cooking time information, and product serial information.

In the present invention, the bar code information is information on the amount of water (mL / 10), which is information on 10 decimal digits and 2 decimal digits represented by 01 digits, and cooking time (sec / 10) 2 decimal digits, 1 decimal digit indicating information on the heating power level, 9 digits as serial number of the product, 2 decimal digits as cooker code and code for the area where the automatic cooker is installed, and odd number of product serial number A code for outputting the nine's complement of the end, and a code for outputting the nine's complement of the end plus all even numbers of the product serial number.

In the present invention, the barcode information is information on the steam jetting time (sec / 10), which is information of 10 decimal digits and 2 decimal digits represented by 01 digits, and cooking time (sec / 10) 2 decimal digits, 1 decimal digit for information on the steam injection duty ratio, 9 digits for the serial number of the product, 2 digits for the decimal code for the cooker code and the area where the automatic cooker is installed, A code for outputting the 9th complement of the end portion by adding all the odd numbers of the serial number, and a code for outputting the 9th complement of the end portion by adding all of the even number of the product serial number.

In the present invention, the bar code information is information on the cooking oil temperature (° C), which is information on the cooking time (sec / 10), which is represented by 100 digits, 010 digits and 001 digits, A code that outputs 9 digits as the serial number of the product, 2 digits as decimal code, 2 digits as decimal code, 2 digits as decimal number, and 9 digits as the serial number of product serial number And a code for outputting 9's complement of the end by adding all even numbers of the serial numbers.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the information acquiring unit is configured to determine from the bar code information whether or not the object to be cooked cooperates with the cooker.

In the present invention, the control unit may further include an output unit for outputting to the outside through voice, electronic tone, character, or the like when the information acquiring unit determines that the object to be cooked does not cooperate with the cooking object.

According to the cooking operation operating system and the cooking operation method of the food automatic cooker using the barcode of the present invention, it is possible to code only the food of the corresponding container related to the food automatic cooker to be cooked, It is effective.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to optimally execute a series of cooking through the encoding information for various products.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to those mentioned above, and other solutions not mentioned may be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

1 is a block diagram of a cooking operation system of a food automatic cooker using a bar code according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a view showing a bar code system in case of boiling cooking as an embodiment of a bar code system in a cooking operation system of a food automatic cooker using a bar code according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a view showing a bar code system in the case of steam cooking as another embodiment of a bar code system in a cooking operation system of a food automatic cooker using a bar code according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a view showing a bar code system in the case of frying cooking as another embodiment of a bar code system in a cooking operation system of a food automatic cooker using a bar code according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating an example in which a cooking operation system for a food automatic cooker using a barcode according to the present invention is applied to a cooker.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a cooking vessel in a case where a cooking operation system of a food automatic cooker using a barcode according to the present invention is applied to a cooker.

Further objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description and the accompanying drawings.

Before describing the present invention in detail, it is to be understood that the present invention is capable of various modifications and various embodiments, and the examples described below and illustrated in the drawings are intended to limit the invention to specific embodiments It is to be understood that the invention includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, . On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this specification, the terms "comprises" or "having" and the like refer to the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

Further, terms such as " part, "" unit," " module, "and the like described in the specification may mean a unit for processing at least one function or operation.

In the following description of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals regardless of the reference numerals, and redundant explanations thereof will be omitted. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a cooking operation operating system and a cooking operation method of a food automatic cooker using a bar code according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The automatic food cooker described below can be employed in a food to which a cooking method such as boiling, steamed, fried, etc. can be applied.

First, a cooking operation system of a food automatic cooker using a bar code according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a cooking operation system of a food automatic cooker using a bar code according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, a cooking and operating system of a food automatic cooker using a bar code according to the present invention is a cooking and operating system of a food automatic cooker including a control unit for reading food information and automatically cooking food, The control unit (100) includes an information acquisition unit (110) for reading barcode information on food to be cooked; And a cooking execution unit (120) for executing a series of cooking based on the information read by the information acquisition unit (110).

The information on the barcode read by the information acquiring unit 110 includes execution cooking information including boiling, steamed, and deep-fried food, cooking physical quantity information, cooking sequence information, and sequence time information (cooking time information).

Specifically, embodiments of the barcode information system read by the information obtaining unit will be described with reference to Figs. 2 to 4. Fig. FIG. 2 shows a bar code system in the case of boiling cooking as an embodiment of a bar code system in a cooking operation system of a food automatic cooker using a bar code according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 shows a bar code system in a food automatic FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a bar code system in a case where steam cooking is used as another embodiment of a bar code system in a cooking and operation operating system of a cooker, and FIG. 4 is a view showing another example of a bar code system in a cooking operation system of a food automatic cooker using a bar code according to the present invention The embodiment shows a bar code system in the case of frying cooking.

First, as an embodiment of the barcode system, in the case of boiling cooking, as shown in FIG. 2, a total of 18 digits is used. Information on the amount of water (mL / 10) Information about 2 digits (product code 1) and cooking time (sec / 10), decimal number 1 (product code 2), which is represented by 10 digits and 01 digits, (9) digits as the serial number of the product, 2 digits of the decimal number (optional code 2) as the code of the cooker and the area where the equipment is installed, and the odd number of the product serial number And a code (code 1) for outputting the 9th complement of the end portion by adding all of the even number of the product serial number.

As shown in FIG. 3, in the case of steam cooking as another embodiment of the bar code system, the steam cooking time is set to 18 digits in total, and information about steam jetting time (sec / 10) Information about the 2-digit decimal place (product code 1) and the cooking time (sec / 10), which shows information on the decimal number (product code 2) and the steam injection duty ratio 9 digits as serial number of product, 1 digit of decimal number (optional code 1), 9 digits of serial number of the product, 2 digits of decimal number (optional code 2) (Code 2) for outputting the complement of the product serial number, and a code (code 1) for outputting the complement of 9 at the end by adding all of the even number of the product serial number.

Next, as another embodiment of the bar code system, in the case of frying cooking, as shown in FIG. 4, a total of 18 digits is used. As information on the temperature of cooking oil (° C), 100 digits, 010 digits, and 001 digits (Product code 1), the cooking time (sec / 10), which consists of 10 digits and 2 decimal places (product code 2) as 01 digits, 9 digits as the serial number of the product, (Code 2), which outputs the 9th complement of the last digit by adding all the odd digits of the product serial number, plus the even number of the product serial number, And a code (code 1) for outputting 9's complement.

The bar code having this information can be attached to the container or wrapper of the food to be cooked.

The information obtaining unit 110 may include a barcode reader. In this case, the information obtaining unit 110 may read the barcode information using a camera, a laser, and an infrared ray. In addition, various means such as an RF frequency recognition device, May be used.

Further, the information acquiring unit 110 determines whether the object to be cooked is linked with the corresponding cooking device based on the bar code information. If the object to be cooked is not an object to be cooked, information can not be obtained and cooking is not executed in the cooking execution part.

Here, the control unit 100 is an object to which the object to be cooked is not interlocked, and when it is determined by the information acquiring unit 110, an output unit 111 capable of externally outputting through voice, electronic sound, .

In the present invention, it is possible to cook only an object linked to a specific food automatic cooker, and it is possible to avoid arbitrary manipulation or overlapping cooking by not cooking an irrelevant object, and water is injected into an object not easy to cook, It is possible to prevent the fire and the goods that may be generated by the automatic cooking machine, and to generate profit by selling the automatic cooker and selling the bar code.

Next, the cooking execution unit 120 includes an operation start unit 121, a cooking medium injection unit 122, a container heating unit 123, and a detection sensor unit 124.

In the description of each component constituting the cooking execution unit 120, the case where the automatic cooker is applied to the cooker will be described as an example.

The operation starting unit 121 generates a sales start signal indicating the start of the sales operation of the cooking object (ramen) in accordance with an external operation start operation. The external operation starting operation is an operation performed by a user who uses the outside of the automatic cooker for starting sales, for example, an operation such as pressing a start button for starting sales, charging a cost corresponding to a ramen price have. The sales start signal may be the first occurrence signal for starting the cooking and serving of the ramen, and may be generated corresponding to, for example, a sales button or a cost input.

In case of boiling, water or steamed steam is fed into the cooking medium injecting part 122, which is capable of injecting a cooking medium such as cooking oil, into the water injecting part for injecting water to boil the ramen.

The water injecting section can inject predetermined water recorded in the bar code information, for example, an amount of water capable of boiling one pair of ramen noodles. In this case, the amount of water may be 500 ml to 600 ml, specifically about 550 ml of water. The water to be injected can be put into the vessel if it is preheated. For example, the temperature of the water injected into the container may be in the range of 50 to 95 degrees, and further includes a water reservoir (not shown) for storing the water injected into the container from the water injector at a temperature of 50 to 95 degrees can do. In this case, if the water is preheated, it is introduced into the container, so that the time for cooking the ramen can be shortened.

The container heating unit 123 can heat the ramen container to which the water is injected by heating the ramen container for a predetermined period of time recorded in the bar code information to boil the ramen. The time to cook the ramen is also performed based on the information recorded in the bar code information.

The container heating unit 123 may be various kinds of heat generating units and may generate heat using various principles such as a gas range, an electric range, a microwave oven, an induction heater, a thermal infrared heater, and a ceramic heater . In the case of an induction heater using an induction current generated by a magnetic field as a heat source, the container heating section may be formed of a metal through which an induction current generated by an induction heater can flow.

Further, in the present invention, the detection sensor unit 124 may be provided on the front surface of the cooking sensor to check whether there is any moving object on the front surface of the automatic cooking apparatus. If the detection sensor unit can not detect a moving object for a predetermined time, the control unit is configured to enter a standby state. In the standby state, the power of the water injection unit 122, the vessel heating unit 123, and the like are turned off, and standby power can be supplied only to the operation start unit 121. [

The operation of the cooking operation system of the automatic food cooker using the barcode of the present invention will be described as follows.

Each of the steps described below can be carried out by the above-mentioned ramen cooker as a main body. It is needless to say that the processes described in each step need not necessarily be performed in a time series order, and the process may be included in the scope of the present invention if the order of the steps is changed but the gist of the present invention is satisfied.

First, the temperature of the water can be stored in the water reservoir at a temperature of 50 to 95 degrees. The user places the container on the container heating unit 123 if it is on the container heating unit 123.

Then, if the user presses the start button to start the operation, the bar code information attached to the container is read to determine whether the container is for sale or not. As a result of the determination, when it is for sale and the first use is determined, automatic cooking is executed through the cooking execution unit 120 according to the information recorded in the barcode information.

The cooking operation system of the automatic food cooker using the bar code of the present invention can be applied to the rams cooker as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6. FIG. FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating an example in which a cooking operation system for a food automatic cooker using a barcode according to the present invention is applied to a cooker for a ramp, FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating a cooking operation system for a food automatic cooker using a barcode, In the case, the container is a perspective view.

5 and 6, a cooker main body 210, an initiation button 220, a water control valve 220, and a water control valve 220 are provided. The bar code reader 230, the water inlet 240, the water injection display light 245, and the container heating unit 250 constitute the city do.

The cooker main body 210 forms an outer frame of the cooker. The start button 220 may be a button for starting the operation, and may be located in front of the user so that the user can easily press the button. The water control button 225 may be a button for replenishing water or for stopping the supplied water as described above.

The power indicator light 227 is a signal light indicating that the current power source is being applied, and the speaker 229 may be a device for outputting voice, electronic sound, or the like.

The barcode reader 230 constituting the information acquiring unit may be provided at a place for reading the identification means attached to the noodle container, for example, in the front of the cooker main body 210 toward the side of the container.

Two water inlet ports 240 and a container heating port 250 are provided, and the water injection display light 245 can indicate whether water supply is currently available or whether water is being supplied.

Referring to FIG. 6, a ram noodle container used in a ram noodle cooker has a rectangular top surface, but is not necessarily limited to such a shape. For example, the ram noodle container may have various shapes such as a circular shape, an elliptical shape, and a polygonal shape. Reference numeral 300 denotes a bar code.

The operating method of the operating system according to the present invention may be implemented in the form of a program command that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer readable medium. That is, the recording medium may be a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for causing a computer to execute the steps described above.

The computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the medium may be those specially designed and configured for the present invention or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include magnetic recording media such as magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tapes, optical recording media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, magnetic recording media such as floppy disks, Optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like.

According to the cooking operation operating system and the cooking operation method of the automatic food cooker using the barcode of the present invention, only the food of the corresponding container related to the food automatic cooker is coded so as to be cooked, and profit is generated by selling barcodes And the advantage of being able to optimally execute a series of cooking through the coding information for various products.

The embodiments and the accompanying drawings described in the present specification are merely illustrative of some of the technical ideas included in the present invention. Accordingly, the embodiments disclosed herein are for the purpose of describing rather than limiting the technical spirit of the present invention, and it is apparent that the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. It will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

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Claims (7)

delete delete A cooking operation operating system of a food automatic cooker including a control unit for reading information on food and automatically cooking food,
Wherein the control unit comprises: an information acquisition unit for reading bar code information on food to be cooked; And
And a cooking execution unit for executing a series of cooking based on the information read by the information acquisition unit,
The information of the barcode includes execution cooking information including boiling, steamed, and deep-fried food, cooking physical quantity information, cooking sequence information, cooking time information, and product serial information,
The bar code information is information on the amount of water (mL / 10), which is information on 10 decimal digits and 2 decimal digits, and the cooking time (sec / 10), which are 10 digits and 01 digits. A decimal number indicating information about the heating output level, a 9-digit serial number of the product, a code of the area where the automatic cooker is installed, a 2-digit decimal number, and an odd number of the product serial number. A code for outputting the complement of the product serial number, and a code for outputting the complement of 9 at the end by adding all of the even number of the product serial number,
Wherein the information acquiring unit is configured to determine from the bar code information whether or not the object to be cooked is linked to the cooking apparatus,
Wherein the control unit includes an output unit for outputting to the outside through one of voice, electronic tone, and character when the information acquisition unit determines that the object to be cooked does not cooperate with
Cooking and operating system of food automatic cooker using barcode.
A cooking operation operating system of a food automatic cooker including a control unit for reading information on food and automatically cooking food,
Wherein the control unit comprises: an information acquisition unit for reading bar code information on food to be cooked; And
And a cooking execution unit for executing a series of cooking based on the information read by the information acquisition unit,
The information of the barcode includes execution cooking information including boiling, steamed, and deep-fried food, cooking physical quantity information, cooking sequence information, cooking time information, and product serial information,
The bar code information is information on the steam jetting time (sec / 10), which is information on 10 decimal digits and 10 digits represented by 01 digits, and cooking time (sec / 10) , A decimal number indicating information on the steam injection duty ratio (Duty ratio), a 9-digit number as a serial number of the product, a 2-digit decimal number as a code of a cooking zone code and an area in which the automatic cooking device is installed, A code for outputting the complement of 9 at the end, a code for outputting the complement of 9 at the end plus all even numbers of the product serial number,
Wherein the information acquiring unit is configured to determine from the bar code information whether or not the object to be cooked is linked to the cooking apparatus,
Wherein the control unit includes an output unit for outputting to the outside through one of voice, electronic tone, and character when the information acquisition unit determines that the object to be cooked does not cooperate with
Cooking and operating system of food automatic cooker using barcode.
A cooking operation operating system of a food automatic cooker including a control unit for reading information on food and automatically cooking food,
Wherein the control unit comprises: an information acquisition unit for reading bar code information on food to be cooked; And
And a cooking execution unit for executing a series of cooking based on the information read by the information acquisition unit,
The information of the barcode includes execution cooking information including boiling, steamed, and deep-fried food, cooking physical quantity information, cooking sequence information, cooking time information, and product serial information,
The bar code information is information on the cooking oil temperature (° C), which is information on three decimal digits and a cooking time (sec / 10) represented by 100 digits, 010 digits and 001 digits, and two decimal digits , A code for outputting the nine's complement number of the end by adding all nine digits as serial numbers of the product, two digits of the decimal number as the code of the cooker code and the area where the automatic cooker is installed and the odd number of the product serial number, All with a system consisting of a code for outputting the nine's complement of the end,
Wherein the information acquiring unit is configured to determine from the bar code information whether or not the object to be cooked is linked to the cooking apparatus,
Wherein the control unit includes an output unit for outputting to the outside through one of voice, electronic tone, and character when the information acquisition unit determines that the object to be cooked does not cooperate with
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