WO2001016539A1

WO2001016539A1 - Method and device for managing consume-by date of food and recorded medium on which food consume-by date managing program is recorded

Info

Publication number: WO2001016539A1
Application number: PCT/JP2000/005793
Authority: WO
Inventors: Ryoji Kobayashi; Hiroaki Suehiro; Seiichi Kobayashi
Original assignee: Effort Kabushiki Kaisya
Priority date: 1999-08-27
Filing date: 2000-08-28
Publication date: 2001-03-08
Also published as: JP2001061457A; AU6732600A

Abstract

The stored states of various food articles having their consume-by dates are monitored and managed while the food items are stored in a refrigerator. Various food items are displayed on a liquid crystal display unit (105). A food item to be actually stored is selected from the displayed food items through input means (202) and food item selection control means (205). The consume-by date of the selected food article is set referring to a calendar through the input means (202) and consume-by date setting control means (209). On the basis of the preset consume-by date data, the preset food item data, and the current date-and-time data determined by a time measuring section (109), the stored states of the food articles are calculated by food stored state calculating means (214). The stored states of the food are displayed according to the results of the calculation on the liquid crystal display unit (105) by food stock display control means (215).

Description

Detail

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for managing a shelf life of a food and a recording medium on which a program for managing a shelf life of a food is recorded.

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for managing a shelf life suitable for eating foods, and more particularly, to various foods such as eggs, milk, meat, vegetables, fruits, boiled foods, etc. stored in a refrigerator or refrigerated foods. The present invention also relates to a method and apparatus for managing the expiration date of food, which can display a warning indicating the storage status of the expiration date or the expiration date of the expiration date for food such as bread or dry food that does not require freezing. Technology background

Eggs, milk, meat, vegetables, fruits, boiled foods, and other foods such as bread and dry foods that do not require refrigeration and freezing must be stored in the refrigerator before their expiration date, expiration date, or expiration date. Expiration date).

Conventionally, as a method of managing the expiration date of such food, the food manager himself looks at the date of manufacture, expiration date, or purchase date attached to the food pack, etc. However, it is determined whether the food is near expiration date.

However, according to the conventional method of managing the expiration date of food as described above, the person managing the food requires the date of manufacture or the expiration date attached to the food pack or the like. Without looking directly at the date or date of purchase, it is not possible to determine whether the food is expired, has expired, or is about to expire.

Therefore, when various foods such as eggs, milk, meat, vegetables and fruits are refrigerated or stored frozen in a refrigerator, if you try to check the expiration date of these foods, all the foods will be refrigerated each time. It must be removed from the room or freezer. As a result, it takes a lot of time and trouble to check the expiration date of the food, which makes the management of the expiration date of the food cumbersome and troublesome, and that the expiration date of the food is easily overlooked. There was a problem that many foods that could not be eaten due to expiration were uneconomical.

Disclosure of the invention

The present invention has solved the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a shelf life of a food that can be monitored and managed in a refrigerator or the like while maintaining the preservation status of various foods having a shelf life. An object of the present invention is to provide a management method and device.

Further, an object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for managing the expiration date of a food that can display a warning for a stored food that has expired or is about to expire, and can reliably manage the expiration date until the stored food is consumed. It is to provide.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a method for managing the expiration date of various preserved foods, wherein a food item displaying step of displaying various food items on a display unit, and a food item displayed on the display unit A food selection step for selecting a food to be actually stored from the items, and a shelf life setting for arbitrarily setting a shelf life of the food selected in the food selection step. A storage status calculating step of calculating a storage status for the expiration date of the food by comparing the date and time of the expiration date set in the expiration date setting step with the date and time measured by the timer unit; and the storage status calculation A food inventory display control step of displaying the storage status of each food item with respect to its expiration date on the display unit based on the calculation result in the step.

The present invention also divides the predetermined period before the expiration date of the food item into a plurality of stages as a warning date and time and displays it on the display unit, and one of the warning date and time displayed on the display unit is stored in the storage unit. And a step of selecting and setting the selected food.

The present invention is also characterized in that there is provided a step of erasing the data of the food item, the expiration date, and the warning date and time set in the food as the stored food is consumed.

The present invention relates to a device for managing the expiration date of various preserved foods, which includes a display unit, a clock unit for measuring the date, a food item storage unit for storing various food item names, and a predetermined operation. Input means for outputting a signal corresponding to an operation when the operation is performed, and a food item display for reading out the food item data from the food item storage section based on the signal from the input means and displaying it on the display section. Control means, a food item selection control means for selecting a food item actually stored from the food items displayed on the display section, and a shelf life for the food item selected by the food item selection control means Expiration date setting control means for setting the expiration date setting based on the signal from the input means, the food item data selected by the food item selection control means, and the expiration date data set by the expiration date setting control means. Versus the food shelf life date or time data groups from said timer unit and A food preservation status calculating means for calculating a preservation status to be stored; and a food inventory display for displaying the preservation status of each stored food with respect to the expiration date on the display unit based on the calculation result of the food preservation status calculation means. And a control means.

The present invention also includes calendar generation means for generating a calendar, and calendar display control means for displaying the calendar generated by the force calendar generation unit on the display unit, wherein the calendar displayed on the display unit is provided. The expiration date setting control means is controlled by a signal from the input means to set the expiration date for the selected food item.

The present invention also provides a expiration date warning date / time item generation unit that divides and generates a predetermined period before the expiration date of the food item as a warning date / time in a plurality of stages, and each of the expiration date warning date / time item generation unit. A warning date and time is displayed on the display unit, and a expiration date warning date and time setting display control means for selecting and setting one of the warning dates and times displayed on the display unit for the stored food is provided.

The present invention is also characterized in that it comprises data erasing means for erasing each data of the food item, the expiration date, and the warning date and time set in the food as the stored food is consumed.

The present invention is a recording medium recording a program for managing the expiration date of various preserved foods, wherein a food item display step of displaying various food items on a display unit, and a food item displayed on the display unit. A food selection step of selecting a food to be actually stored from the food, a shelf life setting step of arbitrarily setting a shelf life of the food selected in the food selection step, and a shelf life set in the shelf life setting step. Month and day A storage status calculation step of calculating the storage status for the expiration date of the food by comparing the date and time measured by the clock section, and a storage status calculation step for each food based on the calculation result in the storage status calculation step. A food stock expiration date management program for causing a computer to execute a food inventory display control step of displaying a storage status on the display unit is recorded.

The present invention is also characterized in that there is provided a step of erasing each data of the food item, the expiration date, and the warning date and time set in the food as the stored food is consumed.

In the food expiration date management method of the present invention and the food expiration date management program recorded on the recording medium of the present invention, a food item to be actually stored is selected from the food items displayed on the display unit. Set the expiration date of the specified food, calculate the preservation status of the food by the expiration date based on the set expiration date data, the food item data, and the date and time data from the timing unit.Based on the calculation result, The preservation status of the food according to its shelf life is displayed on the display unit.

Further, in the food expiration date management device of the present invention, various food items are displayed on the display unit, and the food items actually stored from the food items displayed on the display unit are input means and the food item selection control means. The expiration date of the selected food is set by the input means and the expiration date setting control means from the calendar, and the set expiration date data and The food preservation status is calculated by the food preservation status calculation means on the basis of the food item data and the current date and time data measured by the timekeeping unit, and the storage status of each food is controlled based on the calculation result. It is displayed on the display by means.

Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to monitor and manage the preservation status of various foods having a best-before date while keeping them in a refrigerator or the like, and it is also easy to manage and preserve food inventories. It is also easy to select the foods to be used, set the expiration date of the selected foods, and cancel or change these data.

In addition, a predetermined period before the expiration date of the food is divided into a plurality of stages as a warning date and time and displayed on the display unit, and one of the warning dates and times displayed on this display unit is applied to the stored food. By making a selection setting, a warning is displayed for the expired or expired stored food, and the expiration date until the consumed food is consumed can be reliably managed. In addition, by erasing the data of the food item, the expiration date, and the warning date and time set in the food with the consumption of the stored food, it becomes possible to manage the food that needs to be newly purchased. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of a food expiration date management device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a system configuration diagram of the food expiration date management device of FIG. FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing the operation of the food expiration date management device according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a menu screen of the food expiration date management device according to the embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 5 shows the It is explanatory drawing of the food selection screen of the food expiration date management device in the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of the expiration date input screen of the food expiration date management device according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a time limit input confirmation screen of the food expiration date management device according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a food stock display screen of the food expiration date management device according to the embodiment of the present invention. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of a food expiration date management device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a computer constituting the food expiration date management device of FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the food expiration date management device according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 4 to 8 are explanatory diagrams of the operation of the food expiration date management device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, an example of the food expiration date management device of the present invention will be described with reference to these drawings, and at the same time, an embodiment of a recording medium on which the food expiration date management method and the food expiration date management program of the present invention are recorded. explain.

The food expiration date management device according to the present embodiment is specifically composed of a computer 10 shown in FIG. The display 10 is composed of a CPU 101 that controls and manages the entire system, RAMI 02 and R〇M 103 connected to the CPU 101, and a display control unit 1 that is connected to the CPU 101. A liquid crystal display unit 105 connected via the liquid crystal display unit 104, and a transparent sunset panel 106 laminated on the surface of the liquid crystal display unit 105. An operation control unit 107 that sends the output signal from the evening panel 106 to the CPU 101, a temperature sensor 108 that is connected to the CPU 101 and detects the outside temperature, and a CPU 101 The clock section 1109 is connected to the LCD and the clock 1109, and the command pad 1110 that touches the various command display areas displayed on the liquid crystal display section 105 from the top of the touch panel 1106. The hard disk drive 111 is provided, and the functions of each unit shown in FIG. 1, which will be described in detail later, are such that predetermined program data is loaded from the hard disk drive 111 into the RAM 102, and the CPU 101 is used as the processor. This is realized by operating based on gram data. Further, the hard disk device 111 is configured so that it can be inserted into a recording medium 11 such as a floppy in which a food expiration date management program is recorded.

The expiration date management device 12 for food, including the computer 10, is formed, for example, with dimensions of 80 mm x 80 mm x 10 mm, and is attached to and detached from the refrigerator door by magnets. It is configured so that it can be attached as much as possible.

Next, the functional configuration of the food expiration date management device according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 1, a food expiration date management device 12 includes a food expiration date management / processing menu generation unit 200, a menu display control unit 201, an input unit 202, a food item storage unit 2 0 3, food item display control means 204, food item selection control means 205, selected food item storage part 206, calendar generation part 207, calendar display control means 208, expiration date setting Control means 209, set expiration date storage unit 210, expiration date warning date and time item generation means 2 1 1, expiration date warning date and time setting display control means 2 1, 2, warning date and time storage unit 2 1 3, food preservation status calculation means 2 1 4, food stock It includes a display control means 2 15, a data erasure means 2 16, and a timer section 109 and a liquid crystal display section 105 similar to those shown in FIG.

The menu generation unit 200, upon turning on the power of the food expiration date management device 10, executes menu items such as “expiration date input”, “food stock display”, and “various settings” shown in FIG. Generate.

The menu display control means 201 displays the menu generated by the menu generation unit 200 on the liquid crystal display unit 105.

The input means 202 includes the touch pen 110, the touch panel 106, and the operation control unit 107 shown in FIG. 2, and is operated by the touch switch 110. The coordinates of the display part are read by the operation control unit 107, and the coordinates are output as a command for the man-machine interface.

The above-mentioned food item storage section 203 is composed of RAMI 02 shown in Fig. 2 and contains milk, eggs, fish, pork, beef, vegetables, fruits, bread, etc. as shown in Fig. 5. Memorize various food items, including pictures depicting each food item in an illustration.

The food item display control means 204 reads the food item data from the food item storage unit 203 when the menu of "expiration date input" is selected by the input means 202, and stores various food items and food items. Icon marks for screen scrolling are displayed on the liquid crystal display section 105 in a predetermined pattern as shown in FIG.

The food item selection control means 205 selects the food item actually stored in the refrigerator by touching one of the food items displayed on the liquid crystal display section 105 by the input means 202. Select, LCD display 1 0 5 Is shifted to a time limit input screen.

The selected food item storage unit 206 includes the RAM 102 shown in FIG. 2, and stores the food item selected by the food item selection control means 205.

The calendar generation unit 207 generates the year, month, and day of each month in an array corresponding to the day of the week as shown in FIG.

The calendar display control means 208 includes a calendar generated by the calendar generation unit 207 when a food item is selected by the food item selection control means 205, an icon mark for a monthly calendar scroll, and the like. Is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 105 in a form as shown in FIG.

The expiration date setting control means 209 sets the expiration date of the selected food by touching the date of the month calendar displayed on the liquid crystal display section 105 by the input means 202.

The food setting expiration date storage section 210 is composed of the RAM 102 shown in FIG. 2, and stores the expiration date data set by the expiration date setting control means 209.

The expiration date warning date and time item generation means 2 1 1 1 is divided into a plurality of stages as a warning date and time of a predetermined period before the expiration date of the food, for example, “one week before”, “three days ago”. , “2 days ago”, “Previous day”, and so on.

Also, the expiration date warning date and time setting display control means 2 1 2 uses the “1 week ago”, “3 days ago”, “2 days ago”, “2 days ago” generated by the expiration date warning date / time item generation means 2 1 1. Is displayed on the LCD display section 105, and one of the warning dates and times is set in the input means 202 corresponding to the food to be stored. Warning date and time Set.

The warning date and time storage section 2 13 is composed of RAM 12 shown in FIG. 2, and stores the warning date and time set by the expiration date warning date and time setting display control means 2 12.

The above-mentioned food storage condition calculation means 2 14 operates when the menu item `` food stock display '' is selected by the input means 202, and the selected food item stored in the selected food item storage section 206 is selected. Data, food setting expiration date data stored in the food setting expiration date storage unit 210, warning date and time data stored in the warning date and time storage unit 2 13 and current date and time data measured by the timer unit 109 Calculate the preservation status of the food based on the The food inventory list display control means 2 15 displays the storage status of each food stored in the refrigerator on the liquid crystal display section 105 based on the calculation result of the food storage status calculation means 2 14. .

The above-mentioned data erasing means 2 16 is operated by a signal from the input means 202, and stores the food items set for the food with the consumption of the stored food, the expiration date and the warning date and time, respectively. Data is erased from the storage units 206, 210, and 211.

Next, the operation of the food expiration date management device according to the present embodiment configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG. 1 to FIG.

First, when the power of the food expiration date management device 10 is turned on, the menu generation unit 200 outputs the “expiration date input”, the “food inventory display”, and the “various Each menu item such as “setting” is displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display section 105 by the menu display control means 201 as shown in FIG. 4 (step S 1). At this time, the LCD display The screen of the unit 105 displays the current month, day, day and time measured by the timer unit 109, and the outside air temperature detected by the temperature sensor 108. The CPU 101 determines which menu item has been selected (step S2). Here, if the evening touch pen 110 shown in FIG. 2 is pushed to the display position of the menu item “expiration date input”, the CPU 101 shifts to the expiration date input operation mode. Also, when the evening touch pen 110 is put on the display portion of the menu item “food inventory display”, the CPU 101 shifts to the food inventory display operation mode, and the evening tip pen 110 1 Is touched on the display part of the menu item "various settings", the CPU 101 shifts to the various setting operation modes.

When the CPU 101 shifts to the expiration date input operation mode, the coordinate data on the touch panel 106 corresponding to "expiration date input" is used as a command from the operation control unit 107 to the CPU 101. The food item display control means 204 operates to read the food item data of milk, eggs, fish, pork, beef, vegetables, fruits, bread, etc. from the food item storage unit 203. A food selection screen including various food items and an icon mark for scrolling the food item screen is displayed on the liquid crystal display section 105 in a predetermined pattern, for example, a matrix as shown in FIG. Display (step S3).

Here, when the scroll icon mark 51A is touched with the evening touch pen 110, a food selection screen prior to the currently displayed food selection screen is displayed for each evening touch. When the icon mark 5 IB is set with the evening touch pen 110, a food selection screen subsequent to the currently displayed food selection screen is displayed for each evening touch. Also, when the display part 52 of “stock” on the food selection screen is touched with the stylus 110, the screen of the liquid crystal display part 105 becomes the food stock display screen shown in FIG. Further, when the display portion 53 of the "menu" on the food selection screen is touched with the touch pen 110, the screen of the liquid crystal display section 105 is shifted to the menu screen shown in FIG.

If the food stored in the refrigerator is pork while the food selection screen shown in Fig. 5 is displayed, the food selection screen shown in Fig. 5 will be displayed.

The food item 5 4 of “pork” is rushed with a rush pen 110. At this time, the letters “pork” and the pig's illustration mark are displayed on the “pork” display area as enlarged. Then, when the food item 54 of “pork” is touched with the evening tip pen 110, the food item of “pork” is selected, and this food item is registered in the selected food item storage unit 206.

(Step S4). When the food item 54 of “pork” is set with the touch pen 110, the liquid crystal display section 105 shifts to the expiration date input screen.

That is, the calendar display control means 208 operates to output the calendar data generated by the calendar generation section 207 to the liquid crystal display section 105, and the liquid crystal display section 105 displays FIG. Is displayed (step S5).

Next, on the expiration date input screen shown in FIG. 6, by operating the expiration date setting control means 209 by the input means 202, the information to be saved is inputted, and the setting expiration date is stored in the setting expiration date storage section 210. Register the expiration date of the pork (step S6).

For this input and registration, first, scroll marks 6 1 A and 6 in the year and month display areas 61 and 62 on the expiration date input screen shown in FIG. Four

When 2A is set with the touch pen 110, the date stored in the date display areas 61 and 62, that is, the expiration date of the pork, is designated and displayed. Here, assuming that the date of purchase of the stored pork is August 3 and the expiration date of the pork is 12 days, the “15th” on the calendar 63 in August is replaced by the evening pen. I'm going to go to the evening. As a result, the expiration date of pork on August 15 is entered in the expiration date column 64 on the screen.

Next, the expiration date warning date “one week ago”, “three days ago”, “two days ago”, and “previous day” generated by the expiration date warning date / time item generation means 2 1 1 are displayed on the screen shown in Fig. 6. It is displayed in the notification area, that is, the warning display area 65 (step S7). Then, one of the warning date and time items is selected and set according to the expiration date of the stored pork. For example, when “2 days ago” is set with a touch pen 110, a warning date and time for pork is set, and the set warning date and time for the expiration date are registered in the warning date and time storage unit 2 13 ( Step S8).

On the other hand, when the entry of the expiration date for the pork and the setting of the warning date of the expiration date have been completed, the “Registration” display location 66 on the expiration date input screen shown in FIG. When touched, the expiration date and the warning date and time data are registered, and an input confirmation screen shown in FIG. 7 is displayed on the liquid crystal display section 105. Here, when the display portion of “OK” on the screen is touched with the touch pen 110, the screen shifts to a food selection screen shown in FIG.

In Fig. 6, when the "Cancel" display location 67 on the screen is touched with a touch pen 110, the registered expiration date data and warning date and time data are canceled, and the food selection shown in Fig. 5 is canceled. Move to the screen. Touch the “Return” display location 6 8 on the screen with Touch to return to the state before registration. Further, when the display portion 69 of the “menu” on the screen is touched with the touch pen 110, the screen returns to the menu screen shown in FIG.

Further, in FIG. 7, when the display portion 72 of "cancel" on the screen is touched with a touch pen 110, the screen shifts to a time limit input screen shown in FIG. 6, and in step S2 shown in FIG. If it is determined that one item in the menu of “Food inventory display” has been selected, the food storage status calculation means 2

14 operates, and the selected food item data stored in the selected food item storage unit 206, the food setting expiration date data stored in the food setting expiration date storage unit 210, and the warning date and time storage unit 21 The date and time of the warning stored in 3—the evening and the current date and time data measured by the clock unit 109 calculates the preservation status of the food (step S9). By operating the food inventory list display control means 2 15, the storage status of each food stored in the refrigerator is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 1 based on the calculation result of the food storage status calculation means 2 14. Listed in 0 5 (Step S 1

0).

In this case, the display part of each food item displays the pig's illustration mark, characters, and the warning date of the expiration date, as shown by enlarging and displaying the pork display part 81, and the warning date and time are set in the setting. The corresponding warning date and time is displayed by color coding or blinking.

In Fig. 8, when canceling the registration of the consumed food registered as the management of the expiration date, the registered consumed food item must first be touched with a touch pen 110, and then Touch the consumption point 8 2 on the screen shown in the figure with the touch pen 110. As a result, registration of consumed foods registered as items whose expiration date is managed Will be canceled.

In addition, in FIG. 8, when the “cancel” display portion 83 on the screen is touched with the touch pen 110, the screen is switched to the food selection screen shown in FIG. Further, by touching the display part 84 of the “expiration date input” on the screen with the evening touch pen 110, the screen is shifted to the expiration date input screen shown in FIG. Further, when the display portion 85 of the “menu” on the screen is set with the touch pen 110, the screen is shifted to the menu input screen shown in FIG. When the icon 86 A for scrolling on the screen is set with the touch pen 110, the food stock display screen before the currently displayed food stock display screen is displayed for each touch switch. Is done. Further, when the icon mark 86B is touched with the evening touch pen 110, a food inventory display screen after the currently displayed food inventory display screen is displayed for each evening touch.

When the menu item of “various settings” is selected in step S2 shown in FIG. 3, a function key or the like is added to the input means 202, and the function key or the like is added. By performing the operation, it is possible to newly register or arbitrarily change a food item, a warning date, and the like (step S11).

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, various kinds of food items are displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 105, and the food items actually stored from the food items displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 105 are displayed. The item is selected by the input means 202 and the food item selection control means 205, and the expiration date of the selected food is set from the calendar by the input means 202 and the expiration date setting control means 209. Then, based on the set expiration date data and food item data, and the current date and time data The storage condition of the food is calculated by the status calculation means 2 14, and the storage status of each food is displayed on the liquid crystal display section 105 by the food inventory display control means 2 15 based on the calculation result. As a result, it is possible to monitor and manage the preservation status of various foods having a shelf life while being stored in a refrigerator or the like, to select the food to be stored and to set the expiration date of the selected food, In addition, there is an effect that cancellation and change of these data can be easily performed.

Also, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the expiration date warning date and time item generation means 211 sets the expiration date warning date and time for the food for which the expiration date has been set to “. 1 week ago”, “3 days ago”. , "2 days ago", "Previous day", etc., and the input means 202 and the expiration date warning date and time setting display control means 2 1 2 generate the expiration date warning date and time item generation means 2 1 1 The warning date and time is displayed on the LCD display unit 105, and one of the warning dates and times can be set according to the food to be stored. In addition to being able to display, the expiration date until the stored food is consumed can be managed reliably.

Further, by operating the data erasing means 2 16 with a signal from the input means 202, the data of the food item, the expiration date, and the warning date and time set in the food with the consumption of the stored food can be respectively obtained. Since it can be deleted from the memory sections 206, 210, and 211, it is possible to manage food items that require new purchases.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the input means 202 includes the touch panel 106 and the touch pen 110 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Composed It is also possible to input food items, expiration dates, and the like by voice by incorporating a system that uses this method or a voice recognition device.

Further, the warning display method in the present invention is not limited to the characters or marks as described in the above embodiment, but may be configured to be able to warn by a buzzer or a sound. Industrial applicability

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to monitor and manage the preservation status of various foods having an expiration date in a state of being stored in a refrigerator or the like, and to select and preserve foods to be stored. This has the effect that the input setting of the expiration date of the selected food and the cancellation and change of these data can be easily performed.

Further, according to the present invention, a warning can be displayed for a stored food that has expired or is about to expire, and the expiration date until the stored food is consumed can be reliably managed.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to manage food items that need to be newly purchased by deleting the data of the food item, the expiration date, and the warning date and time set in the food item with the consumption of the stored food item. Become.

Claims

The scope of the claims

1. A method for managing the expiration date of various preserved foods, wherein a food item display step of displaying various food items on a display unit, and a food item to be actually stored from the food items displayed on the display unit. A food selection step to select;

A shelf life setting step of arbitrarily setting a shelf life of the food selected in the food selection step,

A storage status calculating step of comparing the date and time of the expiration date set in the expiration date setting step and the date and time measured by the timer to calculate a storage status of the food with respect to the expiration date;

A food inventory display control step of displaying, on the display unit, the storage status of each food based on the expiration date based on the calculation result in the storage status calculation step;

A method for managing the expiration date of food, characterized by comprising:

2. A predetermined period before the expiration date of the food is divided into a plurality of stages as a warning date and time and displayed on the display unit, and one of the warning date and time displayed on the display unit is stored in the storage unit. 2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of selecting and setting the food to be processed.

3. The management of the expiration date of food according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a step of erasing each data of the food item, the expiration date, and the warning date and time set in the food as the stored food is consumed. Method.

4. A device that manages the expiration date of various preserved foods, A display unit,

A timekeeping unit that measures the date,

A food item storage unit that stores various food items;

An input means for outputting a signal corresponding to the operation when a predetermined operation is performed;

Food item display control means for reading out food item data from the food item storage unit in accordance with the signal from the input means and displaying the read out on the display unit;

Food item selection control means for selecting an item of food actually stored from the food items displayed on the display unit,

A shelf life setting control means for setting a shelf life for the food item selected by the food item selection control means based on the signal from the input means;

Based on the food item data selected by the food item selection control means, the expiration date data set by the expiration date setting control means, and the date and time data from the timing section, the storage status of the food with respect to the expiration date is calculated. Food storage status calculation means,

Food inventory display control means for displaying, on the display unit, the storage status of each stored food item with respect to the expiration date based on the calculation result of the food storage status calculation means;

An expiration date management device for food, comprising:

5. A calendar generating means for generating a calendar, and a calendar display control means for displaying the calendar generated by the calendar generating unit on the display unit, wherein the calendar displayed on the display unit is input from the input means. The expiration date setting control means is controlled by the signal of The food expiration date management device according to claim 4, wherein the expiration date is set for an eye food.

6. The expiration date warning date and time item generation means for dividing and generating the predetermined period before the expiration date of the food as a warning date and time in a plurality of stages, and each warning generated by the expiration date warning date and time item generation means. A date and time is displayed on the display unit, and a expiration date warning date and time setting display control means for selecting and setting one of the warning dates and times displayed on the display unit for the stored food is provided. The food expiration date management device according to claim 4 or 5.

7. The food according to claim 4, 5 or 6, further comprising a data erasing means for erasing each data of the food item, the expiration date, and the warning date and time set in the food as the stored food is consumed. Expiration date management device.

8. A recording medium that records a program for managing the expiration date of various preserved foods,

A food item display step of displaying various food items on a display unit, and a food selection step of selecting a food item that is actually stored from the food items displayed on the display unit,

A food inventory display control process for displaying, on the display unit, the storage status of each food based on the expiration date based on the calculation result in the storage status calculation step And steps

Recording medium that stores a program for managing the expiration date of food to make a computer execute the program.

9. The predetermined period before the expiration date of the food is divided into a plurality of stages as a warning date and time and displayed on the display unit, and one of the warning date and time displayed on this display unit is stored in the storage unit. 9. The recording medium according to claim 8, further comprising a step of selecting and setting a food to be stored.

10. The method according to claim 8, further comprising the step of erasing the food items, the expiration date, and the warning date and time, which are set in the food, in association with the consumption of the stored food. 10. A storage medium that stores the term management program.