CN111381742A

CN111381742A - Cooking appliance and control method thereof

Info

Publication number: CN111381742A
Application number: CN201811628412.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 樊杜平; 陈舒
Original assignee: SEB SA
Current assignee: Zhejiang Supor Electrical Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd; SEB SA
Priority date: 2018-12-28
Filing date: 2018-12-28
Publication date: 2020-07-07

Abstract

The invention provides a cooking appliance and a control method thereof, wherein the control method comprises the following steps: recording the selection times of each menu option in a certain period of time; calculating the use frequency of each menu option according to the selection times of each menu option in a certain period of time; and sequencing and displaying the menu options on the interactive interface according to the use frequency of the menu options. The cooking appliance and the control method thereof can adjust the menu sequence according to the use habits of the user, preferentially display the menus of the functions commonly used by the user, reduce the operation times of the user when selecting the menus and improve the use convenience of the user.

Description

Cooking appliance and control method thereof

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of household appliances, in particular to a cooking appliance and a control method thereof.

Background

With the improvement of living standards, cooking appliances such as electric cookers are increasingly widely used. The more functions of the electric cooker in the current market are, the more times the user needs to select the function, which causes inconvenience for the user.

Therefore, there is a need for a cooking appliance and a control method thereof to at least partially solve the problems in the prior art.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a cooking appliance and a control method thereof, which can adjust the order of menus according to the usage habits of the user, preferentially display the menus of the functions commonly used by the user, reduce the number of operations when the user selects the menus, and improve the convenience of use for the user.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a control method of a cooking appliance, comprising:

recording the selection times of each menu option in a certain period of time;

calculating the use frequency of each menu option according to the selection times of each menu option in a certain period of time;

and sequencing and displaying the menu options on the interactive interface according to the use frequency of the menu options.

In one embodiment of the invention, menu options that are used more frequently are preferentially displayed.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the method further comprises:

sequencing the menu options according to the sequence of the use frequency from high to low;

and displaying the menu options on the interactive interface according to the ordering of the menu options.

In one embodiment of the invention, the menu options include at least one of cooking mode, taste, timing time or appointment time.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the method further comprises:

acquiring food material information in a food material storage module of a cooking appliance;

and sequencing and displaying the menu options related to the food material information on the interactive interface according to the use frequency.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the menu options related to the food material information include at least one of a type of food material, a number of food materials, and a quantity of water required by the food material. In one embodiment of the present invention, the control method further includes:

and displaying each menu option in a combined form in the interactive interface according to the combination mode of the user for each menu option.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cooking appliance comprising:

an indication module having an interactive interface for displaying cooking-related menu options for selection by a user;

the control module is configured to record the selection times of each menu option in a certain period of time of a user, calculate the use frequency of each menu option according to the selection times of each menu option in a certain period of time of the user, and control the indication module to display each menu option on the interactive interface in a sequencing mode according to the use frequency of each menu option.

In one embodiment of the invention, the control module is configured to sort the menu options according to the order of the use frequency from high to low, and control the indication module to display the menu options on the interactive interface according to the sort of the menu options.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the method further comprises:

food material storage module for storing food material

The food material information acquisition module is used for acquiring the information of the food materials in the food material storage module;

the control module is configured to control the indication module to sequence and display menu options related to the food material information on the interactive interface according to the use frequency according to the information of the food materials in the food material storage module, which is acquired by the food material information acquisition module.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the menu options related to the food material information include at least one of a type of food material, a number of food materials, and a quantity of water required by the food material.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the control module is configured to control the indication module to display the respective menu options in the interactive interface in a combined manner according to a combination manner of the respective menu options by the user.

According to the cooking utensil and the control method thereof, the use frequency of each menu option is calculated by recording the selection times of each menu option in a certain period of time by a user, and the display sequence of each menu option on the interactive interface is adjusted according to the use frequency of each menu option, so that the menu sequence of the frequently-used functions of the user can be adjusted according to the use habits of the user, the menu of the frequently-used functions of the user is preferentially displayed, the operation times of the user when selecting the menu are reduced, and the use convenience of the user is improved.

Drawings

The following drawings of the invention are included to provide a further understanding of the invention. There are shown in the drawings, embodiments and descriptions thereof, which are used to explain the principles and apparatus of the invention. In the drawings, there is shown in the drawings,

fig. 1 is a schematic structural block diagram of a cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of a food material storage and barcode scanning module of the cooking appliance shown in fig. 1;

FIGS. 3A-3C are schematic diagrams illustrating a display principle of a display unit of the cooking appliance shown in FIG. 1;

fig. 4 is a schematic flowchart of a control method of a cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5A to 5B are an example of menu option order adjustment of a control method of a cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6A to 6C are an example of menu option order adjustment of a control method of a cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a schematic flowchart of a control method of a cooking appliance according to another embodiment of the present invention; and

fig. 8A to 8B are examples of menu option order adjustment of a control method of a cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a more thorough understanding of the present invention. It will be apparent, however, to one skilled in the art, that the present invention may be practiced without one or more of these specific details. In other instances, well-known features have not been described in order to avoid obscuring the invention.

In the following description, for purposes of explanation, specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. It is apparent that the practice of the invention is not limited to the specific details set forth herein as are known to those of skill in the art. The following detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the invention, however, the invention is capable of other embodiments in addition to the detailed description and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural block diagram of a cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The embodiment of the invention provides a cooking appliance 100, and the cooking appliance 100 can be an electric cooker, an electric pressure cooker or other electric heating appliances. In addition, the cooking appliance 100 may have other functions such as cooking porridge and cooking soup in addition to the function of cooking rice.

The cooking appliance 100 according to the present embodiment may have various structures, and as an example, the cooking appliance 100 according to the present embodiment generally includes a pot body. The pot body may be in a generally rounded rectangular parallelepiped shape, a generally cylindrical shape, or any other suitable shape. An inner pot of generally cylindrical shape or any other suitable shape is provided in the pot body. The inner pot can be freely put into the inner pot containing part of the cooker body or taken out of the inner pot containing part, so that the inner pot is convenient to clean. The inner pot is used for storing food to be cooked, such as rice, soup, etc. The top of the inner pot is provided with a top opening. The user can store food to be cooked in the inner pot through the top opening or take cooked food out of the inner pot through the top opening.

The cooker body is provided with a cover body. The shape of the cover body basically corresponds to the shape of the cooker body. For example, the cover may have a rounded rectangular parallelepiped shape. The cover body is arranged on the cooker body in an openable and closable manner and is used for covering the whole top of the cooker body or at least the inner pot of the cooker body. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the lid body may be pivotably provided above the pot body between the maximum open position and the closed position by, for example, a hinge. When the cover body is covered on the pot body, a cooking space is formed between the cover body and the pot body (specifically, the inner pot of the pot body).

A steam passage (not shown) is further provided in the cooking appliance 100 to allow gas in the cooking space to flow to the outside of the cooking appliance 100. Wherein, the one end of steam channel is provided with the steam inlet with the culinary art space intercommunication, and the other end of steam channel is provided with the steam outlet with external intercommunication.

A controller (not shown) is also provided in the cooking appliance 100. The controller can be arranged in the cover body and can also be arranged in the cooker body. The controller implements various functions by controlling various modules in the cooking appliance 100.

The cooking appliance 100 may have various functional modules, and the cooking appliance 100 provided in the present embodiment is described below with reference to fig. 1.

As shown in fig. 1, the cooking appliance 100 provided in this embodiment includes a food material storage module 10, a food material information acquisition module 11, a heating module 12, a water adding module 13, a setting module 14, an indication module 15, a cooking cycle recording module 16, a communication interface 17, and a control module 18.

The food material storage module 10 is used for storing food materials with identification codes. The identification code carries food material information, and the food material information comprises information of food material types, such as rice types, food material production date T0, shelf life duration T1 and the like. The identification code may be a two-dimensional code, a bar code, or the like. Exemplarily, in the present embodiment, the identification code is a barcode. The food storage module 10 may have various structures, for example, as shown in fig. 2, the food storage module 10 includes a plurality of food storage bins 19, the food is stored in the food storage bins 19, the identification code is attached to the food storage bins 19, and the information of the food stored in the food storage bins 19 can be obtained by scanning and analyzing the information of the identification code. Also, the food stored therein may be entered into the inner pot of the cooking appliance 100, for example, by piercing a seal at the bottom of the food storage bin 19. The food material storage module 10 further includes an indicator light 20 and a motor (not shown), and the motor can drive the food material storage bins 19 to rotate under the control of the control module 18, so that each food material storage bin 19 can be shifted to the position of the food material information acquiring module 11. The indicator light 20 is used to indicate information, such as indicating the location of the food material storage bin 19 or storing information, under the control of the control module 18. For example, when the food material storage bin 19 is rotated to the position of the food material information acquiring module 11, the indicator light 20 is turned on to indicate that the food material information acquiring module 11 scans the food material storage bin 19 corresponding to the currently turned-on indicator light 20. Alternatively, the indicator light 20 may indicate the number of the ingredients in the ingredient storage compartment 19 by different colors, for example, when the indicator light 20 is green, it indicates that the corresponding ingredient storage compartment 19 stores the ingredients, and when the indicator light 20 is red, it indicates that the corresponding ingredient storage compartment 19 does not store the ingredients. The food storage module 10 may be disposed at any suitable position of the cooking appliance 100, and in the present embodiment, the food storage module 10 is disposed in a cover of the cooking appliance 100.

The food material information acquiring module 11 is disposed in a circumferential direction of the food material storage module 10, and is configured to acquire information of the food material stored in the food material storage module 10. The food material information obtaining module 11 may adopt a scanning gun or a scanning module corresponding to the identification code. Exemplarily, in the present embodiment, the food material information acquiring module 11 employs a barcode scanning gun, which acquires the food material information by scanning a barcode on the food material storage bin 19. Exemplarily, in the present embodiment, it is also provided in the cover of the cooking appliance 100.

The heating module 12 is used for heating food material in the cooking space of the cooking appliance 100. The heating module 12 may be provided in the pot body, which may heat the inner pot at the bottom and/or sides thereof. The heating module 12 may be an electric heating tube or an induction heating device such as a solenoid coil. In the structure in which the cooking appliance 100 includes a detachable base, the heating module 12 may also be provided in the base of the cooking appliance 100.

The water adding module 13 is used to add water into the cooking space of the cooking appliance 100. The water adding module 13 includes a water outlet communicated with the cooking space, a water inlet communicated with an external water pipe or a water tank, and a pipeline connecting the water inlet and the water outlet. The water adding module 13 may further include a water tank provided on the cooking appliance 100, and a valve and a flow meter provided on the water tank or the pipe connecting the water inlet and the water outlet. The water adding module 13 adds a predetermined amount of water into the cooking space under the control of the control module 18, and a better cooking effect can be achieved by precisely controlling the amount of water added. The water adding module 13 may be disposed on the cover or the pot body of the cooker 100, or a part of the structure may be disposed on the cover and a part of the structure may be disposed on the pot body.

The setting module 14 is used for providing various cooking settings for the user, such as setting the type of food (e.g. rice type), the amount of food, the amount of water, the taste, the timing time, the reservation time, the cooking mode, and the like. The setup module 14 may be various keys, a touch pad, or a touch screen. The setting module 14 may be disposed on a lid, a pot, or a base of the cooking appliance 100.

The indication module 15 is used for indicating cooking information or other related information or status, such as total cooking time, remaining time to the user. The indication module 15 may include an LED lamp, a four-position eight-segment nixie tube, a buzzer/speaker, a display unit or other devices for displaying cooking functions of the cooking appliance, cooking time and status set by a user or during cooking, and for sounding or voice-prompting the cooking status of the user through the buzzer. The indication module 15 may be disposed on the lid, the pot body, or the base of the cooking appliance 100.

In this embodiment, the indication module 15 has an interactive interface for displaying cooking related menu options for the user to select, where the menu options, that is, the options that can be set or selected by the setting module 14, include, for example, food material types (for example, rice types), food material quantities, water amounts, mouth feel, timing time, appointment time, cooking modes, and the like. The interactive interface is displayed on a display unit of the indication module and has the capability of randomly changing display contents. The display unit is, for example, a dot matrix liquid crystal or an OLED display screen. As shown in fig. 3A to 3C, the display principle of the display unit is that it is composed of a plurality of controllable dots, different patterns are displayed by lighting different dots, and since dots are arranged densely exceeding the resolution of human eyes, characters formed by lighted blue dots can be seen without seeing dots, and since there are many dots, varied characters or patterns can be displayed. For example, when "one" is displayed as shown in fig. 3B, the dots where the black lines are located in fig. 3B are lit, or when "two" is displayed as shown in fig. 3C, the dots where the black lines are located in fig. 3C are lit.

The cooking cycle recording module 16 is configured to record information such as a number of cooking cycles experienced by the food material stored in the food material storage module 10. The cooking cycle recording module 16 may be various memory modules that do not lose information when power is lost, such as an EEPROM (electrically erasable programmable read only memory). Specifically, the control module 18 may record the number of cooking cycles experienced by the food material in each food material storage bin 19 of the food material storage module 10, and store the number of cooking cycles into the cooking cycle recording module 16, for example, after the cooking appliance 100 is powered on to cook each time, the control module 18 adds 1 to the number of cooking cycles experienced by the food material not used in the food material storage module 10, and stores the number of cooking cycles into the cooking cycle recording module 16, and when the number of cooking cycles experienced by the currently used food material needs to be known, the number of cooking cycles may be read from the cooking cycle recording module 16.

The communication interface 17 is used to implement a networking function of the cooking appliance 100, and a current date and time synchronization function and the like can be implemented through the communication interface 17. The communication interface 17 can comprise one or more wired or wireless communication interfaces. Such as a communications interface network interface card, wireless modem, or wired modem. In one application, the communication interface 17 can be a WiFi modem. In other applications, the communication interface 17 can be a 3G modem, a 4G modem, an LTE modem, a bluetooth component, a radio frequency receiver, an antenna, or a combination thereof. Exemplarily, in the present embodiment, the communication interface 17 is an NB-IoT communication module.

The control module 18 is used to control the above modules and other modules of the cooking appliance 100, so as to control various functions of the cooking appliance 100 and various cooking modes or programs. The control module 18 may be implemented as the above-described controller, which may be various types of controllers, such as an MCU or the like.

Illustratively, in this embodiment, the control module 18 records the number of times of selection of each menu option by the user within a certain period, determines the frequency of use of each menu option according to the number of times of selection of each menu option by the user within a certain period, and controls the indication module 15 to adjust the display sequence of each menu option on the interactive interface according to the frequency of use of each menu option; wherein, the menu option with high frequency of use is preferentially displayed.

Illustratively, in the present embodiment, the control module 18 is configured to sort the menu options according to the order of the frequency of use from high to low, and control the indication module 15 to display the menu options on the interactive interface according to the sort of the menu options.

Illustratively, in this embodiment, the control module 18 is configured to control the indication module 15 to preferentially display the menu options related to the food material of the food material storage module on the interactive interface according to the information of the food material in the food material storage module 10 acquired by the food material information acquisition module 11.

Illustratively, in the present embodiment, the control module 18 is configured to control the indication module 15 to display the menu options in the interactive interface in a combined manner according to the combination manner of the menu options by the user

Illustratively, in this embodiment, the control module 18 is configured to control the indication module 15 to adjust the display sequence of the menu options on the interactive interface once every other one of the certain time periods.

The certain period is, for example, one week, two weeks, one month, or two months, which may be set to different time periods as needed.

A control method applied to the cooking appliance 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is described in detail with reference to fig. 4.

Fig. 4 is a schematic flowchart of a control method of a cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in fig. 4, the method for controlling a cooking appliance according to the present embodiment includes:

step S101, recording the selection times of each menu option in a certain period.

When a user selects a menu option through the interactive interface of the indication module, the indication module or the control module can record the selection of the user, and 1 is added to the selection times of the menu option when the user selects a certain menu option. The menu options comprise cooking modes, food material types, food material quantity, mouthfeel, water amount, timing time or appointment time. For example, every time the user selects a cooking mode, 1 is added to the number of selections of the cooking mode.

Step S102, calculating the use frequency of each menu option according to the selection times of each menu option in a certain period.

The more times each menu option is selected, the more frequently it is used. For example, if the user selects the northeast rice menu option 10 times and selects the seedling rice menu option 4 times within one week, the northeast rice menu option is used more frequently than the seedling rice menu option.

Step S103, sequencing and displaying each menu option on the interactive interface according to the use frequency of each menu option; wherein, the menu option with high frequency of use is preferentially displayed.

Illustratively, the ordering display of the menu options on the interactive interface according to the use frequency of the menu options can be realized by the following steps: sequencing the menu options according to the sequence of the use frequency from high to low; and displaying the menu options on the interactive interface according to the ordering of the menu options.

Illustratively, according to the control method of the cooking appliance of the present embodiment, the display order of the respective menu options on the interactive interface is adjusted every other one of the certain periods.

As an example, as shown in fig. 5A, in the default menu option display or the current menu option display of the cooking appliance, the cooking menu option is displayed before the cooking menu option, when the user wants to select the cooking menu option, the setting module needs to be operated twice to select the cooking menu option (the circle in the figure represents the currently selected menu option), with the control method of the present embodiment, if the use frequency of the cooking menu option of the user is determined to be higher (i.e. the user often uses the cooking function of the cooking appliance) by recording the selection times of the cooking menu option and the cooking menu option within a certain period, as shown in fig. 5B, the cooking menu option is adjusted to be displayed before the cooking menu option, so that the cooking menu option can be selected only once when the user uses the cooking menu option next time, the operation frequency is reduced, and the use convenience is improved.

Further, according to the control method of the embodiment, the menu options can be displayed in the interactive interface in a combined manner according to the combination manner of the user for the menu options. The display of the menu options can be displayed independently according to different menus, or can be displayed in a combined manner according to the menu relevance, for example, rice types, tastes and rice quantities can be displayed simultaneously in one row in the display row of the interactive interface for a user to select, and the display is not required to be displayed in different rows. According to the control method of the embodiment, rice seeds, taste and rice amount can be displayed in one row according to the habit of the user. As shown in fig. 6A to 6C, if it is found that the rice type, taste and rice amount of the user are often matched by northeast rice, soft glutinous rice and one cup of rice, and by rice, moderate rice, two cups of rice, fragrant rice, slightly hard rice and three cups of rice, the three can be set as the default matching mode to be displayed in the interactive interface. And, the display order can be adjusted according to the frequency of use of the three menu options by the user. As shown in fig. 6A, in the default display or the current display of the rice type, taste, and rice amount menu options, northeast rice, soft glutinous rice, one cup of rice, silk rice, moderate rice, two cups of rice, fragrant rice, slightly hard rice, and three cups of rice are sequentially displayed, if the user wants to select fragrant rice, slightly hard rice, and three cups of rice, as shown in fig. 6B, the user needs to operate the setting module three times to select (the circle in the figure represents the currently selected menu option), and if the user adjusts fragrant rice, slightly hard rice, and three cups of rice to be displayed in the first row as shown in fig. 6C, the user can select only by operating the setting module once, the number of operations is reduced, and the convenience in use is improved. Therefore, with the control method of this embodiment, when it is found that the user has more options for using the scented rice, the slightly hard and the three cups of rice menu, as shown in fig. 6C, the scented rice, the slightly hard and the three cups of rice menu are adjusted and displayed in the first row of the interactive interface, so that the user can select the menu once.

Further, the adjustment of the menu sequence may be performed automatically by the control module or manually by the user.

Fig. 7 is a schematic flowchart of a control method of a cooking appliance according to another embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in fig. 7, the method for controlling a cooking appliance according to the present embodiment includes:

step S201, obtaining the food material information in the food material storage module of the cooking appliance.

Illustratively, the food material information includes a food material category (e.g., rice category), a food material quantity, and the like. Taking the cooking appliance 100 shown in fig. 1 as an example, when the cooking appliance 100 is powered on to prepare for cooking, the control module 18 can control the food material storage module 10 to rotate, and acquire the food material information of each food material storage bin 19 in the food material storage module 10 through the food material information acquisition module 11, so as to know the type of the food material stored in the food material storage module 10 and the quantity of each food material.

Step S202, according to the using frequency, menu options related to the food material information are displayed in a sequencing mode on the interactive interface.

For example, if the food material information obtaining module detects that the food material storage module is added with scented rice and the amount is approximately three, it is determined that the user uses scented rice and three cups and the taste is hard, so as shown in fig. 8A to 8B, the menu options of rice type, taste and rice amount are displayed in sequence from northeast rice, soft glutinous rice, one cup of rice, seedling rice, moderate rice, two cups of rice, fragrant rice, slightly hard rice and three cups of rice to scented rice, slightly hard rice and three cups of rice, seedling rice, moderate rice, two cups of rice, northeast rice, soft glutinous rice and one cup of rice, so that when the user selects the menu options of scented rice, slightly hard rice and three cups of rice, the operation of the setting module can be completed once.

It should be understood that the cooking method provided by the present embodiment is not limited to the cooking appliance shown in fig. 1, but may be applied to any cooking appliance whose interactive interface can change the display content.

In addition, another cooking appliance is provided in an embodiment of the present invention, which includes a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and running on the processor, and when the processor executes the computer program, the steps of the method shown in fig. 4 or fig. 7 are implemented.

In addition, the embodiment of the invention also provides a computer storage medium, and the computer storage medium is stored with the computer program. The computer program, when executed by a processor, may implement the method of fig. 4 or fig. 7 as previously described. For example, the computer storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium.

According to the control method, the cooking appliance and the computer storage medium, the use frequency of each menu option is determined by recording the selection times of each menu option in a certain period of time by a user, and the display sequence of each menu option on the interactive interface is adjusted according to the use frequency of each menu option, so that the menu sequence can be adjusted according to the use habits of the user, the menus with the functions commonly used by the user are preferentially displayed, the operation times of the user in selecting the menus are reduced, and the use convenience of the user is improved.

Although the illustrative embodiments have been described herein with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that the foregoing illustrative embodiments are merely exemplary and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention thereto. Various changes and modifications may be effected therein by one of ordinary skill in the pertinent art without departing from the scope or spirit of the present invention. All such changes and modifications are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention as set forth in the appended claims.

Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the various illustrative elements and algorithm steps described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented as electronic hardware or combinations of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware or software depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the implementation. Skilled artisans may implement the described functionality in varying ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the present invention.

In the several embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus and method may be implemented in other ways. For example, the above-described device embodiments are merely illustrative, and for example, the division of the units is only one logical functional division, and other divisions may be realized in practice, for example, a plurality of units or components may be combined or integrated into another device, or some features may be omitted, or not executed.

In the description provided herein, numerous specific details are set forth. It is understood, however, that embodiments of the invention may be practiced without these specific details. In some instances, well-known methods, structures and techniques have not been shown in detail in order not to obscure an understanding of this description.

Similarly, it should be appreciated that in the description of exemplary embodiments of the invention, various features of the invention are sometimes grouped together in a single embodiment, figure, or description thereof for the purpose of streamlining the invention and aiding in the understanding of one or more of the various inventive aspects. However, the method of the present invention should not be construed to reflect the intent: that the invention as claimed requires more features than are expressly recited in each claim. Rather, as the following claims reflect, inventive aspects lie in less than all features of a single disclosed embodiment. Thus, the claims following the detailed description are hereby expressly incorporated into this detailed description, with each claim standing on its own as a separate embodiment of this invention.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that all of the features disclosed in this specification (including any accompanying claims, abstract and drawings), and all of the processes or elements of any method or apparatus so disclosed, may be combined in any combination, except combinations where such features are mutually exclusive. Each feature disclosed in this specification (including any accompanying claims, abstract and drawings) may be replaced by alternative features serving the same, equivalent or similar purpose, unless expressly stated otherwise.

Furthermore, those skilled in the art will appreciate that while some embodiments described herein include some features included in other embodiments, rather than other features, combinations of features of different embodiments are meant to be within the scope of the invention and form different embodiments. For example, in the claims, any of the claimed embodiments may be used in any combination.

The various component embodiments of the invention may be implemented in hardware, or in software modules running on one or more processors, or in a combination thereof. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that a microprocessor or Digital Signal Processor (DSP) may be used in practice to implement some or all of the functionality of some of the modules in an item analysis apparatus according to embodiments of the present invention. The present invention may also be embodied as apparatus programs (e.g., computer programs and computer program products) for performing a portion or all of the methods described herein. Such programs implementing the present invention may be stored on computer-readable media or may be in the form of one or more signals. Such a signal may be downloaded from an internet website or provided on a carrier signal or in any other form.

It should be noted that the above-mentioned embodiments illustrate rather than limit the invention, and that those skilled in the art will be able to design alternative embodiments without departing from the scope of the appended claims. In the claims, any reference signs placed between parentheses shall not be construed as limiting the claim. The word "comprising" does not exclude the presence of elements or steps not listed in a claim. The word "a" or "an" preceding an element does not exclude the presence of a plurality of such elements. The invention may be implemented by means of hardware comprising several distinct elements, and by means of a suitably programmed computer. In the unit claims enumerating several means, several of these means may be embodied by one and the same item of hardware. The usage of the words first, second and third, etcetera do not indicate any ordering. These words may be interpreted as names.

The above description is only for the specific embodiment of the present invention or the description thereof, and the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily conceive of the changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present invention, and the changes or substitutions should be covered within the protection scope of the present invention. The protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A method of controlling a cooking appliance, comprising:

recording the selection times of each menu option in a certain period of time;

2. The control method according to claim 1, wherein a menu option with a high frequency of use is preferentially displayed.

3. The control method according to claim 1, characterized by further comprising:

4. The control method of claim 1, wherein the menu option comprises at least one of a cooking mode, a mouth feel, a timing time, or a scheduled time.

5. The control method according to claim 1, characterized by further comprising:

6. The control method of claim 4, wherein the menu options related to the food material information comprise at least one of a type of food material, a number of food materials, and a quantity of water required by the food material.

7. The control method according to claim 1, characterized by further comprising:

8. A cooking appliance, comprising:

9. The cooking appliance according to claim 8, wherein a menu option with a high frequency of use is preferentially displayed.

10. The cooking appliance according to claim 8, wherein the control module is configured to order the menu options in an order from high to low frequency of use and control the indication module to display the menu options on the interactive interface in the order of the menu options.

11. The cooking appliance of claim 8, wherein the menu options include at least one of a cooking mode, a mouth feel, a timed time, or an appointment time.

12. The cooking appliance of claim 8, further comprising:

food material storage module for storing food material

13. The cooking appliance of claim 12, wherein the menu options associated with the food material information include at least one of a type of food material, a number of food materials, and an amount of water required by the food material.

14. The cooking appliance of claim 8, wherein the control module is configured to control the indication module to display the menu options in combination in the interactive interface according to a combination of the menu options by a user.