KR20150061045A - System for food inventory managing and recipe searching - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a food inventory management and recipe searching system and, more particularly, to a food inventory management and recipe searching system which includes a recipe searching server which provides at least one recipe by corresponding to the recipe searching request through a network, a smart device which mounts an application program for searching the recipe, receives at least one recipe, and provides the at least one recipe, and a store system which receives a search request for insufficient materials through the network and provides a purchase service and product information for purchasing the insufficient materials. According to the food inventory management and recipe searching system suggested in the present invention, inventory management efficiency is increased.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a food product inventory management system,

The present invention relates to a food inventory management system, and more particularly, to a food inventory management and recipe retrieval system that manages inventories of stored foods and retrieves recipes.

Storage items (such as foodstuffs) that require refrigeration or freezing at home are stored in the refrigerator. As the refrigerator becomes larger and larger, it becomes more and more difficult for users to accurately grasp the items placed in the refrigerator.

In addition, most of the foods, such as foodstuffs and meat products, have a fixed shelf life, so they may not be used if they are kept for a long period of time, and they may not be recognized and may be used for cooking.

In order to solve such a problem, a portable terminal for controlling a refrigerator and a method of operating the refrigerator have been disclosed. In order to identify food insufficient regardless of time and place, Discloses a portable terminal that controls a refrigerator that displays information using a portable terminal and a technique for providing the operation method (Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2010-0122028).

However, these methods are not associated with recipes, and there is a limit to the way that Internet search does not match the trend of searching for recipes and cooking food. In addition, it is troublesome and inconvenient to know whether or not the food has the necessary ingredients for cooking.

The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the previously proposed methods. The present invention stores and manages food inventories by receiving food information using a smart device, searches a recipe through a recipe search server, Can be searched through the store system. By linking the food stock and the recipe, it is possible to automatically extract the insufficient material when cooking the particular dish, and to search and purchase the insufficient material in real time through the store system, And to provide a recipe search system.

In addition, the present invention can provide a cooking method which can be cooked as a preserved food by receiving and providing it from a recipe retrieval server, thereby making it possible to exhaust the inventory of the stored food and to cook economically, Another object of the present invention is to provide a food stock management and a recipe retrieval system which can automatically manage the inventory amount of food and manage the inventory amount of food automatically when cooked so that the inventory management efficiency can be increased.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for searching for food inventory management and recipes,

A recipe search server storing a recipe for a plurality of recipes and providing at least one recipe in response to a recipe search request over the network;

(Hereinafter referred to as " app ") for food stock management and recipe search, stores and manages food information including an inventory amount through execution of the application, stores and manages the food information in an inventory database, To the recipe search server through the network, receives and provides at least one recipe, and compares the materials included in the received recipe with the inventory database to extract the insufficient material Smart devices; And

And a store system for receiving a search request for the insufficient material through the network and providing product information and a purchase service for purchasing the insufficient material.

Advantageously, the smart device further comprises:

When the app is first executed, predetermined food information is automatically stored in the inventory database, and the automatically stored food information can be displayed so as to be distinguishable.

Advantageously, the smart device further comprises:

An application driving unit for controlling driving of an application for food management and recipe search;

A storage unit including an inventory database for storing stored food using food information including an inventory amount;

A food stock management unit for storing the stored food in the stock database, for correcting the stock amount of the selected food selected by the user, or for deleting the stored food;

A comparison extracting unit for comparing a material contained in the recipe with a stored food of the stock database to extract the insufficient material; And

And a communication unit that receives at least one recipe from the recipe search server and transmits a search request for the insufficient material extracted by the comparison and extraction unit to the store system.

More preferably, the smart device comprises:

Further comprising a scanning unit for scanning the code provided in the food package to obtain food information,

The storage unit may receive the food information acquired by the scanning unit and store the stored food in the inventory database.

More preferably, the method further comprises a recipe database storing a recipe selected by the user among the received at least one recipe,

The smart device may further include a recipe management unit storing the recipes selected by the user among the received at least one recipe in the recipe database and providing the stored recipe at the request of the user.

More preferably, the food stock management unit comprises:

The amount of material used according to the recipe selected by the user can be deducted from the inventory amount of the stored food stored in the inventory database.

Still more preferably, the food stock management unit comprises:

The inventory database can be updated by subtracting the amount of material calculated using the selected recipes and the number of people who have been input from the inventory amount of the stored food.

Advantageously, the smart device further comprises:

Among the at least one recipes, the recipes can be compared with the ingredients contained in the recipes to extract the recipes with the least amount of ingredients.

Advantageously, the smart device further comprises:

A recipe search request according to the stored food may be transmitted to the recipe search server through the network and a recipe may be received from the recipe search server and provided with all the ingredients in the stored food.

According to the food inventory management and recipe search system proposed in the present invention, food information is input using a smart device to store and manage food inventories, and a recipe is searched through a recipe search server. By searching, it is possible to automatically extract materials that are lacking in cooking of a particular dish by linking food stock and recipe, and search for missing materials in real time through the store system and purchase.

According to the present invention, by receiving and providing a recipe capable of being cooked as a stored food from the recipe search server, it is possible to exhaust inventory of the stored food and to cook economically, So that the inventory amount of the food is automatically controlled when the food is cooked, thereby improving the inventory management efficiency.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a view showing the configuration of a food inventory management and recipe search system according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
2 is a view showing a detailed configuration of a smart device in a food stock management and recipe search system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram illustrating a smart device for automatically correcting stored food information in a food stock management and recipe search system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 4 to 8 illustrate a smart device for searching for recipes and scarce materials using a food inventory management and recipe search system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in order that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention. In the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear. In the drawings, like reference numerals are used throughout the drawings.

In addition, in the entire specification, when a part is referred to as being 'connected' to another part, it may be referred to as 'indirectly connected' not only with 'directly connected' . Also, to "include" an element means that it may include other elements, rather than excluding other elements, unless specifically stated otherwise.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a view showing a configuration of a food inventory management and recipe search system according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1, a food inventory management and recipe search system according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a recipe search server 100, a smart device 200, and a store system 300 .

The recipe search server 100 may store recipes for a plurality of recipes and provide at least one recipes in response to recipes search requests over the network. The recipe search server 100 may store a plurality of dishes for each category, and may store at least one recipe for each dish. Meanwhile, the recipe search server 100 may store a recipe received from an administrator, but may also collect and store recipe data posted on an Internet magazine, a blog, a social network service (SNS), or the like through a network.

The recipe search server 100 searches for a recipe in response to a recipe search request of the smart device 200 through the Internet, an intranet, a wired / wireless communication network, a mobile communication network, and transmits at least one recipe to a smart device 200). At this time, the search corresponding to the recipe search request may include a search by receiving a cooked name, a search by cooking, a search by receiving a stored food, a search by stored food, and the like.

Also, depending on the embodiment, the recipe search server 100 may store a plurality of menu items and provide a recipe according to the menu of the menu according to the selection of the smart device 200. At this time, the menu may be a theme menu according to the user's request received from the smart device 200, such as a low salt type, a diabetic type. In addition, the recipe search server 100 may count the number of times a recipe is provided and provide a predetermined number of recipe methods in a recommended recipe order in descending order of the number of recipe provision times.

The smart device 200 includes an application for food inventory management and retrieval of recipes, receives food information including an inventory amount through execution of an application, stores and manages the stored food in the inventory database 231, And sends the selected recipe search request through the network to the recipe search server 100, receives and provides at least one recipe, compares the materials included in the received recipe with the inventory database 231, Can be extracted.

That is, the user installs an app in the smart device 200, inputs food information by using the app, and can manage the stored food such as a food or the like stored in a refrigerator or a cupboard, The server 100 can retrieve the recipe of the dish to be made. In addition, the smart device 200 compares the retrieved recipes with the stored food to extract the insufficient materials, and receives the goods information and purchase service for the insufficient materials from the store system 300 to be described later in detail, To be purchased.

On the other hand, among the at least one recipes received from the recipe search server 100, the smart device 200 compares the materials included in the recipe with the stored food to extract the least recipe. That is, among the recipes received from the recipes search server 100, the smart device 200 can extract the recipes having the smallest kinds, quantities, or types and quantities of insufficient materials. The smart device 200 outputs the extracted recipe to a display screen or the like so that the user can check and utilize the extracted recipe.

The smart device 200 transmits a recipe search request according to the stored food to the recipe search server 100 via the network and receives a recipe including all the ingredients in the stored food from the recipe search server 100 can do. That is, by sending information on the stored food to the recipe search server 100 and searching for the recipe, a recipe that can be cooked into the stored food can be received. Therefore, it is economical to cook food only with the materials that are not needed.

The smart device 200 may be a smart phone, a smart note, a tablet PC, a smart camera, a smart TV, or the like, which does not have a limited function and can change or expand a function largely through an application program. However, the present invention is not limited to the terminal devices as described above. The smart device 200 may be connected to the recipe search server 100 through a network to manage a food inventory, The smart device 200 of the present invention can play the role of the smart device 200 irrespective of the specific terminal type. The detailed configuration of the smart device 200 will be described later in detail with reference to FIG.

The store system 300 can receive search requests for insufficient material through the network and provide product information and purchase services for purchasing scarce material. The store system 300 may include a store management server or a POS system, and may include a web server that provides a web site where online purchasing is possible. The store system 300 can provide to the smart device 200 the store availability, the product information, the price, and the like of the insufficient material according to the search request for the insufficient material of the smart device 200, It is also possible to provide purchasing services to make it possible.

FIG. 2 is a view showing a detailed configuration of a smart device 200 in a food stock management and recipe search system according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2, the smart device 200 of the food inventory management and recipe search system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an application driving unit 210, a storage unit 230, a food inventory management unit 240, A comparison extractor 260 and a communication unit 270 and may further include a scan unit 220, a recipe management unit 250 and an input / output unit 280. [

The application driving unit 210 may control the operation of the application for food management and recipe search. The application driver 210 controls execution and termination of an application installed in the smart device 200, and controls detailed driving according to a user request. The application driving unit 210 may include a microcomputer driven by the central processing unit and a peripheral device for protecting the operation of the microcomputer. The application driving unit 210 may include a component for executing an application, which is an execution program stored in a memory such as ROM or RAM And the like.

The application driven by the application driving unit 210 may be an executing program installed by an installation program managed by an application server operated in a communication network or the like and may be operated and managed by a database constituting the storage unit 230 to be described in detail later It may have the function of managing food stock. In addition, it is possible to provide a variety of interfaces for transmitting a recipe search request to the recipe search server 100 and receiving a search result.

The scanning unit 220 can scan the code included in the food packaging to obtain food information. The scan unit 220 may be implemented by a program that supports scanning of a camera and a code. The food packaging includes various codes such as numerals, letters, numbers and characters, bar codes, QR codes, etc., and the code can be scanned by the scanning unit 220 to acquire food information. For example, using the code provided in the head, the name of the food, the manufacturer, the date of manufacture, the weight, and the like can be known.

In addition, the scan unit 220 may acquire food information through image scanning in addition to the code. That is, depending on the food, the food may be obtained from the image by taking an image of the food, since the food may not be wrapped or the wrap may not be provided with the cords.

On the other hand, the smart device 200 stores the food information predetermined in the initial execution of the application in the inventory database 231 without using the scanning unit 220, and automatically identifies the stored food information Can be displayed and output. Since foodstuffs held in ordinary households are generally similar, pre-statistics can be used to select and store in advance the foods held in most households. When the smart device 200 is first executed, the pre-selected food can be automatically stored in the stock database 231 as predetermined food information, even if the user does not operate it separately. Of course, the user may adjust or delete the stock amount of the food information automatically inputted.

FIG. 3 illustrates an example of a smart device 200 that automatically stores stored food information in a food inventory management and recipe search system according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3, in the food inventory management and recipe search system according to the embodiment of the present invention, in the smart device 200, 'tuna' or 'tuna cans' can be any one of predetermined food information And the user can modify the food information by adjusting the stock amount using the bar. In addition, the user can systematically manage the food information held by the user by inputting the purchase date and the quantity.

The storage unit 230 may include an inventory database 231 that stores the stored food using the food information including the inventory amount. At this time, the food information may include a food name, an inventory amount, a purchase or a manufacturing date, and the like. The storage unit 230 may receive the food information acquired by the scan unit 220 and store the stored food in the inventory database 231. The storage unit 230 may store food information from the user through the input / You can also save your own food.

In addition, the storage unit 230 may further include a recipe database 232 storing a recipe selected by the user among the received at least one recipe. That is, it is possible to store the recipes received from the recipe search server 100 by providing the recipe database 232 and to allow the recipe to be read at any time without connecting the network without having to search for the recipe again when the recipe is required have.

The food stock management unit 240 may store the stored food in the stock database 231, modify the stock amount of the stored food selected by the user, or delete the stored food. That is, the food inventory management unit 240 may manage the inventory database 231 of the storage unit 230 by adding, changing, or deleting the stored food.

In particular, the food inventory management unit 240 can manage the inventory amount of the stored food stored in the inventory database 231. [ That is, at the time of registering the stored food, the food information including the inventory amount is stored. When the inventory amount is changed by purchasing or using the food, the food amount can be managed by modifying the inventory amount.

More specifically, the food inventory management unit 240 may subtract the amount of material used according to the recipe selected by the user from the inventory amount of the food stored in the inventory database 231. [ That is, when a recipe is selected and cooking is performed, it is determined that the ingredients contained in the recipe are used, and the stock quantity of the stored food can be modified. Also, the food inventory management unit 240 can update the stock database 231 by subtracting the amount of materials calculated using the selected recipes and the number of people who have been input from the inventory amount of the food. That is, since it is common that the reference number information is included in the recipe, it is possible to calculate the actually consumed amount of the consumed food by using the standard number of recipes and the number of persons inputted from the user,

The recipe management unit 250 may store the recipe selected by the user in the recipe database 232 among the received at least one recipe and provide a recipe stored at the request of the user. That is, the recipe management unit 250 may receive the user's selection and store or delete the recipe in the recipe database 232. In addition, the use date and time of the recipe may be stored together to provide a favorite recipe or the like.

The comparison extracting unit 260 can compare the materials contained in the recipe with the foods stored in the inventory database 231 to extract the insufficient material. That is, the comparison and extraction unit 260 can compare the materials included in the recipe selected by the user with the stored food, and extract the material that is insufficient during cooking according to the selected recipe. At this time, the extracted insufficient material may include the kind, amount, etc. of insufficient food.

The communication unit 270 may receive at least one recipe from the recipe search server 100 and may transmit a search request for the insufficient material extracted by the comparison extractor 260 to the store system 300. [ That is, the smart device 200 is configured to communicate with the recipe search server 100, the store system 300, and various signals and data (not shown) through a network including the Internet, an intranet, a wired / wireless communication network, Lt; / RTI >

The input / output unit 280 receives various input signals such as a button input, a touch, and a click from a user, and can output a cooking method with visual, audible, tactile, or the like. The input / output unit 280 may be implemented as a touch screen capable of input and display, and may be implemented as a microphone, a speaker, a camera, a haptic actuator, or the like.

FIGS. 4-8 illustrate a smart device 200 for retrieving recipes and scarce materials using a food inventory management and recipe search system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the process of managing the food inventory and the recipe search using the food inventory management and recipe search system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 4 to FIG.

When a user requests execution of an application installed in the smart device 200, the application can be executed under the control of the application driving unit 210. In the menu for finding a recipe as shown in FIG. 4, if the user selects one of the categories by touch or the like, a detailed menu may be output as shown in FIG. For example, if the user selects " tuna kimchi stew, " the recipe search server 100 can receive a recipe search request of " tuna kimchi stew from the smart device 200 " The smart device 200 may receive the retrieved result from the recipe search server 100 and display the recipe as shown in FIG. At this time, if the user selects the " compare material " button by touching or the like, the comparison extracting unit 260 can compare the stored food stored in the inventory database 231 with the material of the corresponding recipe to extract the insufficient material. At this time, " material comparison " may be processed by the user's selection as shown in FIG. 6, but it may be processed automatically when the recipes are selected according to the embodiment. The extracted tuna can, which is a deficient material, is output as shown in FIG. 7 so that the user can confirm the selected tuna can. When a user selects one of the interlocked stores by touch or the like, Quot; tuna can " search results. The user can browse and order " tuna can " products using the product information and purchase service provided by the store system 300.

The present invention may be embodied in many other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the invention.

100: Recipe Search Server 200: Smart Device
210: an application driving unit 220:
230: storage unit 231: inventory database
232: Recipe database 240: Food inventory management department
250: a recipe management unit 260:
270: communication unit 280: input /
300: Store system

Claims (9)

A recipe search server (100) that stores recipes for a plurality of recipes and provides at least one recipes in response to recipes search requests over the network;
(Hereinafter referred to as " app ") for food stock management and recipe search, stores and manages food information including an inventory amount in the inventory database 231 through execution of the app, And transmits the recipe search request through the network to the recipe search server 100, receives and provides at least one recipe, and stores the material included in the received recipe and the stock database 231 A smart device 200 for extracting a deficient material; And
And a store system (300) for receiving a search request for the scarce material through the network and providing product information and a purchase service for purchasing the scarce material, .
The method of claim 1, wherein the smart device (200)
Wherein the predetermined food information is automatically stored in the inventory database (231) at the time of the first execution of the application, and is displayed so as to be able to distinguish the automatically stored food information, system.
The method of claim 1, wherein the smart device (200)
An application driving unit 210 for controlling driving of the application for food management and recipe search;
A storage unit (230) including an inventory database (231) for storing stored food using food information including an inventory amount;
A foodstorage management unit (240) for storing the stored food in the stock database (231), for correcting the stock amount of the stored food selected by the user, or for deleting the stored food;
A comparison extracting unit 260 for comparing the ingredients contained in the recipe with the foods stored in the stock database 231 to extract the insufficient material; And
And a communication unit 270 receiving at least one recipe from the recipe search server 100 and transmitting a retrieval request for the insufficient material extracted by the comparison extractor 260 to the store system 300 , Food inventory management and recipe search system.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the smart device (200)
Further comprising a scanning unit (220) for scanning the code provided in the food package to obtain food information,
Wherein the storage unit (230) receives the food information acquired by the scanning unit (220) and stores the food stored in the inventory database (231).
The method of claim 3,
The storage unit 230 may further include a recipe database 232 storing a recipe selected by a user from the received at least one recipe,
The smart device 200 may include a recipe management unit 250 that stores a recipe selected by the user in the recipe database 232 and provides the stored recipe at the request of the user, Wherein the food inventory management and recipe retrieval system further comprises:
The method according to claim 3, wherein the food inventory management unit (240)
And the amount of material usage according to the recipe selected by the user is subtracted from the inventory amount of the stored food stored in the inventory database (231).
The method according to claim 6, wherein the food inventory management unit (240)
And the inventory database (231) is updated by subtracting the amount of material calculated using the selected recipes and the number of people who have been input from the inventory amount of the stored food.
The method of claim 1, wherein the smart device (200)
Characterized in that of the at least one recipes, the ingredients contained in the recipe are compared to the preserved food, and the fewest recipes are extracted.
The method of claim 1, wherein the smart device (200)
The recipe search server 100 transmits a recipe search request according to the stored food to the recipe search server 100 via the network and receives a recipe containing all the ingredients in the stored food from the recipe search server 100, , Food inventory management and recipe search system.

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