KR20140093045A - Method for guiding foodstuff - Google Patents

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KR20140093045A
KR20140093045A KR1020130005336A KR20130005336A KR20140093045A KR 20140093045 A KR20140093045 A KR 20140093045A KR 1020130005336 A KR1020130005336 A KR 1020130005336A KR 20130005336 A KR20130005336 A KR 20130005336A KR 20140093045 A KR20140093045 A KR 20140093045A
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Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of guiding a food material. A method according to the present invention includes: receiving a first ingredient; Providing a recipe for one or more foods comprising the first food or the first food and one or more ingredients stored in the refrigerator; And outputting at least one food ingredient required for the food selected from among the foods provided with the recipe. Receiving information including the kind, quantity or amount of foodstuffs stored in the refrigerator and storage time limit and listing one or more foodstuffs necessary for the selected foodstuff in consideration of the foodstuffs stored in the refrigerator, The number or amount of one or more ingredients required for food can be displayed. In addition, the list of purchased ingredients and the name of the selected food may be transmitted to the refrigerator. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the purchase of food materials that are unnecessary or duplicated with foods already stored in the refrigerator, to prevent the food ingredients needed for cooking the desired food from being lost when buying the food in the market, , And it is possible to hasten the purchase of foodstuffs.

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{Method for guiding foodstuff}

The present invention relates to a method of guiding a food material, and more particularly, to a method of recommending a recipe for a food material related to a food material selected by a user and stored in a refrigerator and guiding a food material to be purchased by a user.

Improvements in living standards have led to the storage of various foods and ingredients in the refrigerator, as well as a growing number of shelves and baskets for storing various foods. It is not easy for the user to remember all the ingredients stored in the refrigerator if the refrigerator contains a lot of food or food.

When you want to buy food at a market or a store, you are hesitant about what food to make, and when you make your choice, you need to buy some ingredients. I do not remember the ingredients and I buy them twice.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a method for effectively purchasing food ingredients necessary for desired foods.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a method of guiding a food material to be purchased without overlapping the food material stored in the refrigerator.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of guiding a foodstuff, comprising: receiving a first ingredient; Providing a recipe for one or more foods comprising the first food or the first food and one or more ingredients stored in the refrigerator; And outputting at least one food ingredient required for a food selected from the foods provided with the recipe.

In one embodiment, the receiving step may include receiving an image of the first food material by a camera, capturing a barcode or a QR code attached to the first food material by a camera, or using RFID attached to the first food material The first food material can be recognized by receiving data wirelessly.

In one embodiment, the receiving step may include the step of the user selecting the first ingredient through the Internet browser.

In one embodiment, the providing step may include at least one of user preference, season, weather, day of the week, food items stored in the refrigerator, food selection history, calories, number of required food items, Based on the above, one or more foods can be sorted and displayed on the screen.

In one embodiment, the method may further comprise receiving information including the type, number or quantity of the ingredients stored in the refrigerator and the shelf life.

In one embodiment, the method may further include outputting whether or not the first food material is present in the foodstuffs stored in the refrigerator.

In one embodiment, the outputting step may display the number or the amount of the first food material and the storage limit when the first food material is stored in the refrigerator.

In one embodiment, the outputting step may list at least one food ingredient required for the selected food item in consideration of the food ingredients stored in the refrigerator.

In one embodiment, the outputting step may indicate the number or amount of one or more ingredients required for the selected food item in accordance with the cooking amount.

In one embodiment, the method may further comprise transmitting a list of purchased ingredients and a name of the selected food.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a terminal includes a communication unit for exchanging data; A storage unit for storing application data; An output unit for transmitting information to a user; An input unit for receiving information from outside; And a controller for controlling each component, wherein the controller executes the application, and when the first foodstuff to be purchased is selected, the first foodstuff or the first foodstuff and the one stored in the refrigerator The recipe for at least one food containing the above ingredients is provided through the output unit and one or more ingredients required for the selected food from the recipes are output through the output unit.

Therefore, it is possible to prevent purchasing food ingredients that are unnecessary or overlap with food ingredients already stored in the refrigerator according to the present invention.

In addition, when purchasing foodstuffs in markets and shops, you can prevent the foodstuffs needed to be cooked from being lost, reduce the time to hesitate to purchase certain ingredients, and hasten the purchase of foodstuffs.

Further, it is possible to prevent the foodstuffs stored in the refrigerator for an unnecessarily long time, thereby effectively managing the refrigerator.

FIG. 1 illustrates a configuration in which a terminal that guides a user to purchase a food item is connected to a refrigerator in a house through a server and a home network,
2 shows a refrigerator configuration including a dedicated terminal for managing the ingredients in the refrigerator,
Fig. 3 shows an example of registering a food material to be stored in a refrigerator,
4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a terminal to which a method of guiding a food material according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied,
FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the method for guiding a foodstuff according to an embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 6 shows an example of displaying the remaining amount of the food ingredients and the shelf-life when the food ingredients selected by the user are stored in the refrigerator,
FIG. 7 shows an embodiment in which one or more foods are recommended in consideration of food ingredients selected by a user and food ingredients stored in a refrigerator,
Fig. 8 shows an embodiment in which the ingredients necessary for the food selected by the user are listed,
9 shows an embodiment in which a list of food items selected by the user and a list of food ingredients purchased by the user are transmitted,
10 shows an embodiment of providing a recipe for foodstuffs stored in a refrigerator and foodstuffs related to the foodstuffs through a refrigerator terminal.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of a food material guiding method according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The present invention provides a recipe for foods related to a foodstuff to be purchased when a user purchases foodstuffs in a market or a shop, lists foodstuffs used when cooking selected food among the recipes for which recipes are provided, However, considering the foodstuffs stored in the household refrigerator, it is recommended to recommend the foodstuffs and display the quantity of the foodstuffs to be purchased, thereby preventing duplication of unnecessary quantity purchases.

1 illustrates a configuration in which a terminal 100 that guides a user to purchase food ingredients is connected to a refrigerator 400 of a house through a server 200 and a home network.

The food material guiding method according to the present invention can be implemented in a smart device such as a smart phone, which is implemented in an application form and can be moved. The refrigerator 400 is capable of executing an application for managing the ingredients in the refrigerator and connected to the home network through the home server 300 and upgrading the application on-line through the server 200 managed by the manufacturer of the refrigerator 400 I can get service for the product. The terminal 100 may directly or indirectly access the refrigerator 400 through the server 200 and the home server 300 so as to confirm the foodstuffs stored in the refrigerator 400 in the house, Can be indirectly connected.

1, when the function of a digital media server (DMS) in a home network such as DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) is implemented in the refrigerator 400, the refrigerator 400 is connected to the home server The home server 300 may be unnecessary. The terminal 100 may be connected to the home server 200 without going through the server 200 operated by the manufacturer of the refrigerator to obtain information on the ingredients stored in the refrigerator 400.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of a refrigerator including a dedicated terminal for managing the ingredients in the refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a main body, a door provided on the front surface of the main body, a dedicated terminal for a refrigerator mounted on the door, .

A dedicated terminal for communicating information related to the refrigerator and controlling the operation of the refrigerator includes information on the operation state of the refrigerator such as the temperature of the refrigerator compartment / refrigerator compartment, information related to the user such as an alarm, , Information related to the foodstuffs stored in the refrigerator such as the storage period, and other recipe for cooking food, and can provide the user with the basic functions for setting the refrigerator temperature or operation, Web ordering ) Functions and multimedia functions such as still image, moving image, music playback, radio playback, and Internet connection.

2, the refrigerator 400 includes a storage unit 411, a processor 412, an output unit 413, an input unit 414, an interface 415, a reader unit 416, a communication unit 417, A controller 411, a processor 412, an output unit 413, an input unit 414, an interface 415, a controller 418, a sensor unit 420, a driving unit 430 and the like. The reader 416, the communication unit 417, and the control unit 418 may be included in the dedicated terminal 410.

The sensor unit 420 senses the temperature of the inside or outside of the refrigerator or the opening of the refrigerator door or the home bar and transmits the sensed result to the controller 418. The controller 430 controls the driving unit 430, Drive compressors and heaters for temperature control or defrost control.

The sensor unit 420 may also include a sensor module for sensing changes in the number or quantity of the foodstuffs stored in the refrigerator 400. For example, the sensor unit 420 may include a recessed portion of the egg- A hole is formed in a part of the light sensor, and a light sensor placed under the light sensor emits the beam, and the reflected beam is measured to confirm the number of eggs stored in the egg holder. Alternatively, in the case of a liquid such as milk or beverage, a weight sensor may be disposed under a container such as a bottle or a pack for storing the liquid to check the remaining amount of the liquid from the weight change. Alternatively, in the case of a liquid stored in a transparent container, the level of the liquid can be measured through the photosensor and the remaining amount can be checked.

The storage unit 411 stores information related to the refrigerator 400 such as a program for driving the refrigerator 400, a refrigerator application, refrigerator condition information, recipe information, food ingredient information stored in a refrigerator, user information, Etc., and may also include icons or graphic data for visually expressing such information.

The processor 412 reproduces multimedia contents such as still images, moving pictures, and music stored in the storage unit 30, decodes the contents, restores the contents into an original audio / video signal, .

The output unit 413 is for displaying the information related to the refrigerator in a visual or auditory sense, and may include a flat display and a speaker.

The input unit 414 receives a user's input for controlling the operation of the refrigerator 400 or checking the state of the refrigerator 400 and outputs a signal corresponding to a user's input. And may be implemented in the form of a touch screen on the display of the output unit 413. The input unit 414 may further include a camera module for photographing an image of a foodstuff to be stored in a refrigerator or an image of a barcode or a QR code attached to a food material. In addition, the input unit 414 may further include a microphone for inputting audio such as a user's voice.

The interface 415 may include a USB port, a memory card port, and an A / V port as a connection path for transmitting data to an external device or receiving data from an external device.

The reader unit 416 is used to recognize a food material to be stored in the refrigerator. The reader unit 416 receives data related to the food material, for example, the kind of food, the price, the purchase route, the storage period, and the like from the RFID tag attached to the food material To the control unit 481.

The communication unit 417 is a module such as a wired or wireless LAN for performing a function of exchanging data and control signals by communicating with other devices connected to the network, and may also include a local communication module such as Bluetooth or ZigBee.

The controller 418 controls each component constituting the refrigerator 400 according to a user's request and / or a set condition.

Fig. 3 shows an example of registering a food material or food to be stored in the refrigerator.

In the example of FIG. 3, when the user selects the food ingredient input mode through the touch screen formed on the output unit 413, a window including a screen for selecting a refrigerator compartment or a freezer compartment is displayed as a place for storing food ingredients, A shelf and a door basket provided in the refrigerator are displayed. When the user selects a storage location for food ingredients, category items and sub-category items are displayed. When the type of food ingredients is selected through the sub-category item An egg) may be displayed to enter information related to the ingredients.

The food input window includes a camera item button that allows you to enter the ingredients through the camera, an album item button that allows you to import the ingredients image from the outside, the area where the ingredients image is displayed, the name of the ingredient, the date of purchase, An area that can be input is displayed, and the user can input directly.

In FIG. 3, the position where the foodstuff is stored is firstly designated, and then the information related to the foodstuff is inputted. However, this is only an example, and the storage position can be specified after inputting information such as the kind of the foodstuff.

In the case where the RFID tag storing information such as the kind of the foodstuff, the price, the purchase route, the storage period, etc. is attached to the food material, data can be simply inputted through the reader unit 416, Except for the input step, the other steps may be omitted.

4 illustrates a configuration of a terminal to which a food material guiding method according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. The terminal of FIG. 4 includes a smart phone, a smart pad, a PMP, a laptop computer, .

4 includes a communication unit 110, a storage unit 120, a processor 130, an output unit 140, an interface 150, an input unit 160, a controller 170, and the like .

The communication unit 110 is a module for connecting to a network and exchanging data or making a call with another terminal. The communication unit 110 may be a mobile communication module such as 3G, LTE, WiMax, a Wi-fi module, Bluetooth, ZigBee, NFC And the like.

The storage unit 120 stores information related to the terminal 100, for example, a program for driving the terminal 100, various applications, user information, multimedia contents, recipe information, and the like in the form of a storage medium such as a flash memory And may also contain graphical data for visual representation of such information.

The processor 130 reproduces multimedia contents such as still images, moving pictures, music and the like stored in the storage unit 30 or performs an operation necessary for executing an application. The processor 130 decodes the contents to generate an original audio / And output to a wired or wirelessly connected output device.

The output unit 140 may include a flat display such as an LCD or an OLED and a speaker for displaying various types of information stored or processed by the terminal 100 in a visual or auditory sense.

The interface 150 may include a USB port, a memory card port, and an A / V port as a connection path for transmitting data to or receiving data from an external device.

The input unit 160 is for outputting a signal corresponding to a user's input by controlling the operation of the terminal 100 or receiving a user's request or setting related to a call, application execution, or content reproduction. And may be implemented as a touch screen on the display of the output unit 140. [ The input unit 160 may further include a camera module for capturing a still image or a moving image, an image of a barcode or a QR code, or a microphone for inputting audio.

The control unit 170 controls each component constituting the terminal 100 according to a user's request and / or a set condition, and provides a space for storing data necessary for a control operation, environment setting, An operating system (not shown) for executing hardware resources of the terminal 100 and performing an appropriate signal and / or information exchange with the resource by executing command codes such as firmware Time).

The operation of the control unit 170 or the operation of the application executed thereby may be performed by an appropriate intermediary operation of the operating system (for example, the components of FIG. 4 and the specific functions provided by the operating system, Communication with the outside, confirmation of the hardware status, and operation by requesting a timer, etc.), and a description of the intermediary operation will be omitted.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the method of guiding a food according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 5, a method of guiding a food material necessary to purchase a food to provide a recipe of food- Describe the process.

When the user of the terminal 100 selects a refrigerator application stored in the storage unit 120 through the input unit 160, the controller 170 controls the processor 130 to operate the refrigerator application And enters the recipe recommendation mode (S510).

The control unit 170 controls the communication unit 110 to connect to the domestic refrigerator 400 and store information related to the foodstuffs stored in the refrigerator / freezer compartment of the refrigerator 400, for example, The refrigerator 400 periodically fetches the data related to the ingredients to the server 200 operated by the refrigerator manufacturer and the terminal 100 fetches the data from the server 200 It is possible.

The control unit 170 then inputs the food ingredients to be purchased by the user through the input unit 160 or the communication unit 110 in operation S530. The processor 130 extracts the characteristic of the food ingredient from the image and the controller 170 recognizes the type or name of the food or the user takes an image of the bar code or QR code attached to the food with the camera, The name, price, production location, quantity, shelf life, etc. of the ingredients can be recognized by extracting information stored in the bar code or QR code. Alternatively, the NFC reader or the RFID reader included in the communication unit 110 wirelessly receives information on the food material from the RFID tag attached to the food material, and the processor 130 or the controller 170 determines the type, price , Production site, quantity, and expiration date. Alternatively, the user may input the name of the ingredient into the microphone of the input unit 160, and the controller 170 may analyze the voice signal through the processor 130 to recognize the ingredient of the voice input by the user.

When the food material is inputted, the control unit 170 compares the input food material with the information related to the food material stored in the refrigerator (S540). If the same food material is stored in the refrigerator, The quantity of the ingredients and the storage time limit can be displayed on the screen or outputted as a voice through the output unit 140 as shown in FIG. 6 (S545), and steps S540 and S545 may be omitted.

The control unit 170 searches the storage unit 120 for one or more foods related to the input food ingredients, that is, one or more foods that can be cooked with the corresponding ingredients, and displays the retrieved results on a screen as shown in FIG. And outputs them in order (S550). When the user selects a food item in FIG. 7, the user may search for a recipe, which is a method of cooking the selected food item in the storage unit 120, and display the recipe in a new window.

As shown in FIG. 7, when listing two or more foods that can be cooked with the ingredients, a button (input window) for selecting the food for each food item can be provided and a method for sorting the food items to be listed can be selected Button. The sorting criterion includes at least one of the following: user preference, season, weather, day of the week, foodstuffs stored in the refrigerator (for example, after the shelf life), food selection history, calories, number of necessary food items, It can be either. For example, it is possible to prevent foods stored in the refrigerator from being stored in the refrigerator for an unnecessarily long period of time, by arranging foods that can be made using the foodstuffs of which the shelf life is short, among the foodstuffs stored in the refrigerator.

7 is selected (S560), the controller 170 refers to the recipe stored in the storage unit 120 to notify the user of the ingredients necessary for cooking the food (S565) , As shown in FIG. 8, a window is provided for the user to select the amount of food to be cooked, for example, one to five servings, and the list of the ingredients required for the food is provided. (Amount required), amount stored in the refrigerator (refrigerator storage), and quantity to be purchased (quantity purchased) together.

8, when the user selects four cooks in FIG. 8, the control unit 170 refers to the recipe stored in the storage unit 120, and selects food ingredients necessary for cooking four servings of the egg scramble The required quantity, ie 3 eggs, 2 bacon, 1/2 mushroom, 1/2 carrots, 1/4 onion, 1/3 marinade, 1/5 spoon salt, cooking oil, Display the ingredients and quantities being kept: 1 egg, 5 onions, 2 greens, and the ingredients and quantities to buy: 1 egg, 2 bacon, 1 fresh mushroom, 1 carrot have. In Fig. 8, ingredients such as salt and edible oil that are not stored in the refrigerator may not be displayed in the number of purchased or refrigerator storage columns.

When the user purchases a food material to be purchased, which is displayed as shown in FIG. 8 (S570), and photographs the barcode or the QR code attached to the receipt or the food item by the camera of the input unit 160, The food material purchase list can be obtained by obtaining the food material purchase list by processing the photographed image or by receiving the information about the food material from the RFID tag attached to the food item through the NFC module of the communication unit 110. [ FIG. 9 shows a list of ingredients purchased by the user. Information such as the quantity of each ingredient, the shelf life, and the price is displayed.

9, the controller 170 may directly transmit the foodstuff purchase list and the food selected by the user, which is the basis of the food purchase list, to the refrigerator 400 through the communication unit 110, To the server 200 of the manufacturer (S575), so that it is possible to omit a part of the process of registering the ingredients to be stored in the refrigerator 400. [

The control unit 418 of the refrigerator 400 may store the date of purchase or the food item as an identifier in the storage unit 411 when the food material purchase list and the food item are received through the communication unit 417. [

When registering the purchased foodstuff in the refrigerator 400, the user calls the food ingredient purchase list that the refrigerator 400 has already received, and the control unit 418 causes the storage unit 411 to store the date or the food item as an identifier The user can select one of them, and if the user selects one of them, the process of registering the ingredients included in the corresponding ingredients purchase list is performed. Accordingly, the user can select the type of the ingredients to be registered, You do not have to enter the price, the purchase route, the due date, etc., just the storage location.

10 shows an embodiment of providing a recipe for foodstuffs stored in a refrigerator and foodstuffs related to the foodstuffs through a refrigerator terminal.

The list of ingredients stored in the refrigerator may show the shelf life and storage location for each ingredient and may be displayed together with recipes for the food or the food selected by the user who was sent when the ingredient was purchased.

The control unit 418 may notify the user when the food ingredients list is displayed or may delete the food items from the food list when some of the stored ingredients are used or the storage period has elapsed and the user can not cook the selected food.

5 is described as being implemented in a mobile terminal such as a smart phone as an embodiment of a case where a user purchases foodstuffs in a market or a shop. However, the operation flowchart of FIG. 5 may be applied to a refrigerator 400 in which a web ordering function In the case of web ordering, the step of bringing the refrigerator-stored ingredients from the refrigerator (S520) and the step S575 of transferring the selected food ingredient list and the selected food information to the refrigerator may be omitted. In addition, the step of inputting the ingredients selected by the user (S530) may be replaced with a process of simply selecting the ingredients through the web page by the user.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. Addition or the like.

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Receiving a first food ingredient;
Providing a recipe for one or more foods comprising the first food or the first food and one or more ingredients stored in the refrigerator; And
And outputting one or more ingredients required for the selected food among the foods provided with the recipe. The method according to claim 1,
The receiving step may include capturing an image of the first food material by a camera, photographing a bar code or a QR code attached to the first food material by a camera, or wirelessly transmitting data from the RFID attached to the first food material And recognizes the first food material. The method according to claim 1,
The providing step may be based on at least one or more of user preference, season, weather, day of the week, foodstuffs stored in the refrigerator, food selection history, calories, number of required food items, required food ingredients price, Wherein the food items are arranged and displayed on a screen. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising the step of receiving information including the kind, quantity or amount of the foodstuffs stored in the refrigerator and the storage time limit. 5. The method of claim 4,
Further comprising the step of outputting whether or not the first food material exists in the food material stored in the refrigerator. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the outputting step displays the number or amount of the first food material and the storage limit when the first food material is stored in the refrigerator. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the step of outputting comprises listing at least one food ingredient required for the selected food item in consideration of the food ingredients stored in the refrigerator. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the outputting step displays the number or amount of at least one food ingredient required for the selected food item in accordance with the cooking amount. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising the step of transmitting a list of the purchased foodstuffs and the name of the selected foodstuff. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the receiving step includes the step of the user selecting the first food ingredient through the Internet browser. A communication unit for sending and receiving data;
A storage unit for storing application data;
An output unit for transmitting information to a user;
An input unit for receiving information from outside; And
And a control unit for controlling each component,
Wherein the controller executes the application to find a recipe for one or more foods containing one or more ingredients contained in the first food or the first food and the refrigerator, And outputs one or more food ingredients required for the food selected from the food provided with the recipe through the output unit. 12. The method of claim 11,
The input unit may include a camera for capturing an image of the first food material or a bar code or a QR code attached to the first food material or a reader for receiving data wirelessly from the RFID attached to the first food material Including,
Wherein the control unit recognizes the first food material based on an image taken by the camera or data received by the reader. 12. The method of claim 11,
The control unit may store at least one food or beverage based on at least one of user preference, season, weather, day of the week, foodstuffs stored in the refrigerator, food selection history, calories, And displays the information on the screen of the output unit. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the control unit receives information including the type, number or amount of the ingredients stored in the refrigerator through the communication unit and the storage time limit. 15. The method of claim 14,
The control unit checks whether the first food material is stored in the refrigerator, and if the first food material is stored in the refrigerator, the number or amount of the first food material and the storage time limit are displayed through the output unit To the terminal. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the controller displays one or more ingredients required for the selected food in consideration of the ingredients stored in the refrigerator, and displays the number or amount of the ingredients according to the amount of the food. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the control unit transmits the list of the ingredients purchased through the communication unit and the name of the selected food.
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