CN113647836B

CN113647836B - Cooking apparatus, control method thereof, control apparatus, and readable storage medium

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Publication number: CN113647836B
Application number: CN202111022242.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王灏; 李亮; 延吉宝; 朱洁乐
Original assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; Guangdong Midea Kitchen Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Current assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; Guangdong Midea Kitchen Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-09-01
Filing date: 2021-09-01
Publication date: 2023-03-14
Anticipated expiration: 2041-09-01
Also published as: CN113647836A

Abstract

The invention provides a cooking device, a control method thereof, a control device and a readable storage medium. The control method of the cooking device comprises the following steps: detecting that the cooking device is in a current cooking stage of N cooking stages, wherein N is an integer greater than 1; outputting prompt information corresponding to the current cooking stage through a prompt device according to the current cooking stage of the cooking device; wherein the current cooking stage is any one of the N cooking stages. Because any one of a plurality of culinary art stages all corresponds and is provided with corresponding tip information, confirm the corresponding tip information of current culinary art stage after, export this tip information through suggestion device, avoid the user to produce puzzlement and not solve under the condition that does not have the time dimension, judge the stage through the logic and present in the user, can help the user to know the culinary art progress.

Description

Cooking apparatus, control method thereof, control apparatus, and readable storage medium

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the technical field of kitchen appliances, and particularly relates to a control method of a cooking device, a control device of the cooking device, the cooking device and a readable storage medium.

Background

In the prior art, the cooking device cooks food materials automatically according to corresponding programs, and a user cannot know the cooking process of the cooking device, so that confusion and confusion are brought to the user, and the use experience of the user is influenced.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to solving one of the technical problems of the prior art or the related art.

To this end, a first aspect of the present invention proposes a control method of a cooking apparatus.

A second aspect of the present invention provides a control apparatus of a cooking apparatus.

A third aspect of the present invention provides a cooking apparatus.

A fourth aspect of the present invention provides a cooking apparatus.

A fifth aspect of the present invention provides a cooking apparatus.

A sixth aspect of the invention is directed to a readable storage medium.

In view of this, according to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for controlling a cooking apparatus, the cooking apparatus including a presentation device configured to output presentation information, the method comprising: detecting that the cooking device is in a current cooking stage of N cooking stages, wherein N is an integer greater than 1; outputting prompt information corresponding to the current cooking stage through a prompt device according to the current cooking stage of the cooking device; wherein the current cooking stage is any one of the N cooking stages.

The control method provided by the invention is used for controlling the cooking device. The cooking device comprises a prompt device, the prompt device can output corresponding prompt information according to the running state of the cooking device, and a user can quickly know the current cooking state of the cooking device through the prompt information. Cooking devices include, but are not limited to, ovens, steam boxes, microwave ovens, steam and roast unifiers, micro-steam and roast unifiers, and popcorn makers.

The cooking device has a plurality of cooking stages in a cooking process, and the cooking parameters of the cooking device are different in the plurality of cooking stages. In the operation process of the cooking device, the prompting device is also powered on to operate, corresponding prompting information is output, a plurality of pieces of prompting information are correspondingly set in a plurality of cooking stages, each cooking stage corresponds to each piece of prompting information one to one, and a user can accurately know the cooking stage where the cooking device is located by checking the prompting information output by the prompting device, so that the use experience of the user is improved.

The cooking device receives a cooking starting instruction, the cooking starting instruction comprises a cooking menu, and the cooking device controls the cooking device to operate and heat according to cooking parameters in the cooking menu. The cooking device continuously monitors the cavity parameters in the cooking cavity and/or the cooking duration, and the current cooking stage of the cooking device is judged according to the cavity parameters and/or the cooking duration. Because any one of a plurality of culinary art stages all corresponds and is provided with corresponding tip information, confirm the corresponding tip information of current culinary art stage after, export this tip information through suggestion device, avoid the user to produce puzzlement and not solve under the condition that does not have the time dimension, judge the stage through the logic and present in the user, can help the user to know the culinary art progress.

It is worth explaining that the cooking device switches the cooking stage of the cooking device according to the intracavity parameters of the cooking cavity, and the cooking stage corresponds to different cooking parameters of the cooking device, so that the automatic cooking effect of the cooking device is improved, and the problem of poor cooking effect caused by the fact that a user does not put food materials into the cooking device according to the specified food material quantity is solved.

In some embodiments, the cooking device is selected to be a popcorn maker. The cooking phase comprises a first phase for storing energy in the cooking cavity, a second phase for starting the popping of the grains, a third phase for continuing the popping of the grains and a fourth phase for finishing the popping.

In these embodiments, the popcorn maker is operated to heat and accumulate energy in the cooking chamber. The cooking device continuously detects the temperature value in the cavity, the first stage is carried out when the temperature value in the cavity does not reach the first temperature value, and at the moment, the prompt device continuously outputs first prompt information. When the temperature in the cavity reaches the first temperature value and does not reach the second temperature value, the cooking device is judged to be in the second stage, the prompt device continuously outputs second prompt information at the moment, when the temperature in the cavity reaches the second temperature value, the cooking device is judged to be in the third stage, the cooking device is controlled to continuously output third prompt information and control the cooking device to reduce the operation power, when the temperature in the cavity of the cooking device is detected to be less than the fourth temperature, the cooking is judged to be finished, and the prompt device is controlled to output fourth prompt information.

It can be understood that the cooking device can not only collect the temperature in the cavity as the basis for judging the cooking stage, but also select parameters such as the pressure value in the cavity as the basis for judging the cooking stage. And various different intracavity parameters can be used as judgment bases of the cooking stage, so that the accuracy of the cooking control is improved.

In addition, according to the control method of the cooking device in the above technical solution provided by the present invention, the following additional technical features may be further provided:

in a possible design, the prompting device is a display screen, and the step of outputting the prompting information corresponding to the current cooking stage through the prompting device according to the current cooking stage where the cooking device is located specifically includes: and controlling the display screen to display an image, wherein the image corresponds to the current cooking stage.

In this design, a prompt device that sets the display screen as the cooking device is selected. The display screen can display images and output the images as prompt information. Before cooking starts, a plurality of cooking stages are set in correspondence with a plurality of different images. Wherein, the number of cooking stages is N, the number of images is set to be greater than or equal to N.

After the current stage of the cooking device is detected, the image corresponding to the current cooking stage is searched, and the image is displayed through the display screen, so that the prompting effect on a user is achieved.

It is worth noting that the image parameters differ between the plurality of images corresponding to the plurality of cooking stages. Such as color parameters, size parameters and shape parameters.

In a possible design, the step of controlling the display screen to display the image includes a first graphic identifier, and specifically includes: and controlling the display screen to change the graphic characteristics of the first graphic identifier according to the current cooking stage.

In the design, the display screen displays images to prompt the current cooking stage, the images comprise a first graphic identifier, and graphic features in the first graphic identifier can be changed along with the change of the cooking stage. When the display screen displays the image with the first graphic identification, the graphic characteristics in the first graphic identification are changed according to the current cooking stage of the cooking device. The user can clearly understand the current cooking stage of the cooking appliance by viewing the graphical features in the image displayed on the display screen.

In some embodiments, the display screen begins displaying the image with the first graphical indicia after the cooking appliance begins cooking. The first graphic identification is a numerical identification. When the cooking device is detected to be in the first cooking stage, the first graphic identification is displayed as '1' in the image, and when the cooking device is detected to be changed from the first cooking stage to the second cooking stage, the first graphic identification is changed from '1' to '2' in the image, so that the purpose of prompting the cooking stage of the cooking device for a user by changing the first graphic identification in the image is achieved.

It will be appreciated that the image includes not only the first graphical indicia, but also other graphical indicia that do not change as the cooking stage changes.

In one possible design, the graphical features include: one or a combination of graphic brightness, graphic shape, graphic color.

In the design, when the prompting device displays the image with the first graphic characteristic, along with the change of the cooking stage, one or more of the graphic brightness, the graphic color and the graphic shape of the first graphic identifier are changed, so that the image is changed along with the change of the cooking stage, and the effect of enabling a user to clearly know the cooking stage of the current cooking device is realized.

In some embodiments, the display screen begins displaying the image with the first graphical indicia after the cooking appliance begins cooking. When the cooking device is detected to be in the first cooking stage, the first graph is displayed in the image in a first brightness and green color, when the cooking device is detected to be changed from the first cooking stage to the second cooking stage, the brightness of the first graph in the image is adjusted to be the second brightness, the color is changed from green to yellow, and the purpose of prompting the cooking stage of the cooking device for a user by changing the first graph identification in the image is achieved. The color and the brightness of the first graphic identification are changed, so that the identification degrees of different first graphic identifications can be improved, and the accuracy of the user in the cooking stage of the cooking device according to the image judgment is further improved.

In a possible design, the step of controlling the display screen to display the image includes the second graphic identifier, which specifically includes: and controlling the display screen to display the second graphic identifiers of the quantity according to the current cooking stage, wherein the set quantity corresponds to the current cooking stage.

In this design, a second graphical indicia is also included in the image, and a plurality of identical second graphical indicia may be displayed in the image. When the cooking stage of the cooking device is changed, the number of the second graphic identifications displayed in the display screen is changed accordingly. And displaying the cooking stage by changing the number of the second graphic marks along with the change of the cooking stage.

Wherein the maximum number of second graphical identifiers is greater than or equal to the maximum number of cooking stages of the cooking appliance.

In some embodiments, the graphical representation shows a graphical representation of the cooking appliance and a graphical representation of the temperature, and the graphical representation of the temperature is set as the second graphical representation. The number of the pictographic symbols of the temperature changes with the change of the cooking stage, thus prompting the user of the temperature change in the cooking cavity.

It will be appreciated that the second graphical indication may be provided not only as a graphical indication of temperature but also as a numerical or textual indication, as well as other graphical indications.

In a possible design, the step of controlling the display screen to display the image includes a text identifier, and specifically includes: and controlling the display screen to display the character identification corresponding to the current cooking stage according to the current cooking stage.

In the design, the image also comprises a character identifier, and the cooking stage of the cooking device is directly displayed on the display screen through the character identifier. When the cooking stage of the cooking device is changed, the current cooking stage is directly displayed on the display screen, so that a user can intuitively confirm the current cooking stage of the cooking device through the display screen.

In some embodiments, the cooking device comprises three cooking stages, namely preheating stage, full stewing with slow fire and collecting juice with big fire. When the cooking device is in a preheating stage, the character mark of preheating is directly displayed on the display screen, when the cooking device enters a cooking stage of stewing with slow fire, the slow fire is directly displayed on the display screen, and when the cooking device is in a cooking stage of collecting juice with big fire, the big fire is directly displayed on the display screen. The user can directly observe the current cooking stage through the display screen, and the intuitiveness of prompting information prompting is further improved.

In one possible design, the prompting device is M light-emitting members, M is greater than or equal to N, and the step of outputting the prompting information corresponding to the current cooking stage through the prompting device according to the current cooking stage of the cooking device specifically comprises the following steps: and controlling the light-emitting states of the M light-emitting pieces, wherein the light-emitting states correspond to the current cooking stage.

In this design, the indicator device comprises a plurality of illuminating elements, the number of which is greater than or equal to the number of operating phases of the cooking appliance. The cooking device operates in different cooking stages and controls the plurality of luminous elements to operate in different luminous states. The luminous state of the plurality of luminous elements is adjusted, so that the cooking device has the function of prompting the cooking stage.

Wherein, the illuminating part can be selected to be illuminating parts such as luminotron, has reduced the manufacturing cost of suggestion device, and then has reduced the manufacturing cost of cooking device complete machine.

In a possible design, the step of controlling the light emitting states of the M light emitting elements specifically includes: and controlling a target luminous piece in the M luminous pieces to emit light according to the current cooking stage, wherein the target luminous piece corresponds to the current cooking stage.

In this design, each of the plurality of glowing members is disposed in correspondence with one cooking stage. When the cooking device runs to any cooking stage, the corresponding luminous piece in the plurality of luminous pieces is in a luminous state, and the rest luminous pieces in the plurality of luminous pieces stop emitting light. The light-emitting piece corresponding to the cooking stage is controlled to emit light, so that the cooking stage where the cooking device is located is prompted, and a user can clearly know the current cooking stage where the cooking device is located.

In some embodiments, the prompting device further includes M light-transmitting portions, each of the M light-transmitting portions is provided with a mark, and each light-transmitting portion is provided corresponding to each light-emitting member.

In these embodiments, the light emitted by the light-emitting member is transmitted to the outside of the light-transmitting portion through the light-transmitting portion, and the marks on the light-transmitting portion correspond to different prompt messages. When the cooking device runs to each cooking stage, the corresponding luminous piece emits light, and a user can clearly know the current running stage of the cooking device by looking up the mark on the light transmission part corresponding to the luminous piece.

In a possible design, the step of controlling the light emitting states of the M light emitting elements specifically includes: and adjusting the number of the luminous members in the luminous state in the M luminous members according to the current cooking stage, wherein the number of the luminous members in the luminous state corresponds to the current cooking stage.

In this design, the number of lights emitted by the light emitting member is changed when the cooking stage of the cooking apparatus is changed. With the change of the cooking stage, the number of the light-emitting pieces is changed along with the change of the cooking stage, so that the cooking stage of the cooking device is prompted.

In some embodiments, the cooking apparatus includes three cooking stages, and the number of the light emitting members is set to three or more. When the cooking device is in a first cooking stage, one first light-emitting piece is controlled to emit light, when the cooking device is in a second cooking stage, two light-emitting pieces are controlled to emit light, and when the cooking device is in a third cooking stage, three light-emitting pieces are controlled to emit light.

In a possible design, the step of detecting that the cooking device is in a current cooking stage of the N cooking stages includes: timing the operation time of the cooking device; and determining the current cooking stage of the cooking device according to the running time length.

In this design, the cooking appliance controls the heating device to start heating operation in response to a cooking start instruction, and the cooking appliance starts timing the operation time of the heating device. And judging the current cooking stage of the cooking device according to the running time length obtained by timing of the cooking device. The cooking device is operated in different cooking stages according to a preset sequence and a preset time length during the cooking process. The cooking device is pre-stored with the corresponding relation between the operation duration and the cooking stage, and the corresponding cooking stage can be searched in the corresponding relation according to the obtained operation duration of the cooking device.

In some embodiments, the cooking device receives a cooking start instruction, the heating device is controlled to operate in a preheating stage, the cooking device continuously obtains an operation time length, when the operation time length reaches a first preset time length, the heating device is controlled to operate according to a baking stage, when the operation time length reaches a second preset time length, the heating device is controlled to operate according to a steam stage, and when the operation time length reaches a third preset time length, the heating device is controlled to stop operating. It can be seen that when the cooking device detects that the operation time length does not reach the first preset time length, the cooking device is in a preheating stage, when the operation time length reaches the first preset time length and does not reach the second preset time length, the cooking device is in a baking stage, when the operation time length reaches the second preset time length and does not reach the third preset time length, the cooking stage is in a steam stage, and when the operation time length reaches the third preset time length, the cooking stage completes cooking.

In a possible design, the cooking device includes a cooking cavity and a detection device, and the step of detecting that the cooking device is in a current cooking stage of the N cooking stages includes: acquiring an intracavity parameter value in the cooking cavity through a detection device; determining the current cooking stage of the cooking device according to the parameter values in the cavity and/or the operating parameters of the cooking device; wherein, detection device includes one or the combination in image acquisition device, audio acquisition device, temperature acquisition device and humidity acquisition device.

In this design, cooking device still includes sensor, culinary art chamber and heating device, and heating device is used for carrying the heat to the culinary art intracavity to the edible material to the culinary art intracavity heats the culinary art, and at cooking device operation in-process, the intracavity parameter value in the culinary art intracavity is continuously gathered to the sensor.

The cooking device responds to the cooking starting instruction and controls the heating device to start to operate according to preset cooking parameters. The detection device continuously detects the parameter value in the cavity in the cooking cavity, and when the parameter value in the cavity reaches a set range, the corresponding cooking parameter is adjusted, and the cooking device is controlled to enter the next cooking stage. And determining the cooking stage of the cooking device through the parameter values in the cavity acquired by the detection device and/or the cooking parameters in the operation process of the cooking device. The cooking stage of the cooking device is determined according to the values of the parameters in the cavity and/or the values of the cooking parameters, so that the accuracy of judgment of the cooking stage can be improved. In addition, in the control process of the cooking device, the cooking parameters are adjusted according to the intracavity parameter values collected by the detection device, and the cooking stage is switched, so that the control accuracy can be improved. Compared with the prior art, the cooking stage is only switched according to the cooking time, the cooking process can adapt to different food material amounts, and the problem of poor cooking effect caused by inaccurate control of the food material amounts in the control process according to the cooking time is avoided. It is understood that the detection means comprises one or a combination of the following: the device comprises an image acquisition device, an audio acquisition device, a temperature acquisition device and a humidity acquisition device.

In some embodiments, the detection device includes a temperature acquisition device, and the temperature acquisition device is used for acquiring an intracavity temperature value in the cooking cavity and/or a food material temperature value in the cooking cavity, controlling an operation stage of the cooking device according to the intracavity temperature value and/or the food material temperature value, and judging the operation stage of the cooking device according to the intracavity temperature value and/or the food material temperature value, so as to improve the accuracy of the judgment.

In some other embodiments, the detection device comprises an audio acquisition device and/or an image acquisition device, the audio acquisition device can acquire audio signals in the cooking cavity, and the image acquisition device can acquire image signals and video signals in the cooking cavity. The cooking device analyzes the collected audio signal, image signal and/or video signal, and can determine the cooking stage of the cooking device. For example: according to the color of the food material, the heating degree and the cooking state of the food material are analyzed by the sound generated by heating the food material, so that the current cooking stage of the cooking device is determined.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a control device for a cooking appliance, the cooking appliance including a presentation device for outputting presentation information, the control device comprising:

the detection unit is used for detecting that the cooking device is in the current cooking stage of N cooking stages, wherein N is an integer larger than 1; the prompting unit is used for outputting prompting information corresponding to the current cooking stage through the prompting device according to the current cooking stage of the cooking device; wherein the current cooking stage is any one of the N cooking stages.

The control device provided by the invention is used for controlling the cooking device. The cooking device comprises a prompt device, the prompt device can output corresponding prompt information according to the running state of the cooking device, and a user can quickly know the current cooking state of the cooking device through the prompt information. Cooking devices include, but are not limited to, ovens, steam boxes, microwave ovens, steam and roast unifiers, micro-steam and roast unifiers, and popcorn makers.

In these embodiments, the popcorn maker is operated to heat and accumulate energy in the cooking cavity. The cooking device continuously detects the temperature value in the cavity, the first stage is carried out when the temperature value in the cavity does not reach the first temperature value, and at the moment, the prompt device continuously outputs first prompt information. When the temperature in the cavity reaches the first temperature value and does not reach the second temperature value, the cooking device is judged to be in the second stage, the prompt device continuously outputs second prompt information at the moment, when the temperature in the cavity reaches the second temperature value, the cooking device is judged to be in the third stage, the cooking device is controlled to continuously output third prompt information and control the cooking device to reduce the operation power, when the temperature in the cavity of the cooking device is detected to be less than the fourth temperature, the cooking is judged to be finished, and the prompt device is controlled to output fourth prompt information.

It can be understood that the cooking device not only can collect the temperature in the cavity as the basis for judging the cooking stage, but also can select to collect parameters such as the pressure value in the cavity as the basis for judging the cooking stage. And various different intracavity parameters can be used as judgment bases of the cooking stage, so that the accuracy of the cooking control is improved.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cooking apparatus comprising a housing; the prompting device is arranged on the shell and used for outputting prompting information; the control device of the cooking apparatus according to the second aspect has all the advantages of the control device of the cooking apparatus according to the second aspect, and therefore, redundant description is not repeated herein.

The invention provides a cooking device which comprises a control device, a prompt device and a shell of the cooking device. The prompt device can output corresponding prompt information according to the running state of the cooking device, so that a user can quickly know the current cooking state of the cooking device through the prompt information. Cooking devices include, but are not limited to, ovens, steam boxes, microwave ovens, steam and roast unifiers, micro-steam and roast unifiers, and popcorn makers.

The cooking device comprises a prompt device, the prompt device can output corresponding prompt information according to the running state of the cooking device, and a user can quickly know the current cooking state of the cooking device through the prompt information. Cooking devices include, but are not limited to, ovens, steam boxes, microwave ovens, steam and roast unifiers, micro-steam and roast unifiers, and popcorn makers.

The cooking device responds to the cooking starting instruction and controls the heating device to start to operate according to preset cooking parameters. And continuously detecting the parameter value in the cavity in the cooking cavity by the sensor, and adjusting the corresponding cooking parameter when the parameter value in the cavity reaches a set range, and controlling the cooking device to enter the next cooking stage. And determining the cooking stage of the cooking device through the parameter values in the cavity acquired by the sensor and/or the cooking parameters in the operation process of the cooking device. The cooking stage of the cooking device is determined according to the values of the parameters in the cavity and/or the values of the cooking parameters, so that the accuracy of judgment of the cooking stage can be improved. In addition, in the control process of the cooking device, the cooking parameters are adjusted according to the intracavity parameter values collected by the sensor, and the cooking stage is switched, so that the control accuracy can be improved. Compared with the prior art, the cooking stage is only switched according to the cooking time, the cooking process can adapt to different food material amounts, and the problem of poor cooking effect caused by inaccurate control of the food material amounts in the control process according to the cooking time is avoided.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cooking apparatus comprising: a housing; the prompting device is arranged on the shell and used for outputting prompting information; the control device is used for detecting that the cooking device is in the current cooking stage of N cooking stages, wherein N is an integer larger than 1; outputting prompt information corresponding to the current cooking stage through a prompt device according to the current cooking stage of the cooking device; wherein the current cooking stage is any one of the N cooking stages.

The cooking device provided by the invention comprises the prompting device, and the prompting device can output corresponding prompting information according to the running state of the cooking device, so that a user can quickly know the current cooking state of the cooking device through the prompting information. Cooking devices include, but are not limited to, ovens, steam boxes, microwave ovens, steam and roast unifiers, micro-steam and roast unifiers, and popcorn makers.

The cooking device receives a cooking starting instruction, the cooking starting instruction comprises a cooking menu, and the cooking device controls the cooking device to operate and heat according to cooking parameters in the cooking menu. The cooking device continuously monitors the cavity parameters in the cooking cavity and/or the cooking duration, and the current cooking stage of the cooking device is judged according to the cavity parameters and/or the cooking duration. Because any one culinary art stage in a plurality of culinary art stages all corresponds and is provided with corresponding reminder information, confirm behind the reminder information that current culinary art stage corresponds, through this reminder information of suggestion device output, avoid the user to produce puzzlement and not understand under the condition that does not have the time dimension, judge through the logic that the stage appears in the user, can help the user to know the culinary art progress.

In some embodiments, the cooking device is selected to be a popcorn maker. The cooking phase comprises a first phase for storing energy in the cooking cavity, a second phase for starting the popping of the grains, a third phase for continuously popping the grains and a fourth phase for finishing the popping.

In these embodiments, the popcorn maker is operated to heat and accumulate energy in the cooking cavity. The cooking device continuously detects the temperature value in the cavity, the first stage is carried out when the temperature value in the cavity does not reach the first temperature value, and at the moment, the prompt device continuously outputs first prompt information. When the temperature in the cavity reaches the first temperature value and does not reach the second temperature value, the cooking device is judged to be in the second stage, the prompt device continuously outputs second prompt information at the moment, when the temperature in the cavity reaches the second temperature value, the cooking device is judged to be in the third stage, the cooking device is controlled to continuously output third prompt information and control the cooking device to reduce the operation power, when the temperature in the cavity of the cooking device is detected to be lower than the fourth temperature, the cooking is judged to be completed, and the prompt device is controlled to output fourth prompt information.

in one possible design, the prompting device includes: the display screen is arranged on the outer side wall of the shell and used for displaying images, and the images correspond to the current cooking stage; and/or M luminous pieces arranged on the outer side wall of the shell, wherein the luminous states of the M luminous pieces correspond to the current cooking stage.

The prompting device comprises a plurality of luminous pieces, and the number of the luminous pieces is more than or equal to the number of the operation stages of the cooking device. The cooking device operates in different cooking stages and controls the plurality of light emitting members to operate in different light emitting states. The luminous state of the plurality of luminous elements is adjusted, so that the cooking device has the function of prompting the cooking stage.

In one possible design, the cooking appliance further comprises: a cooking cavity arranged in the shell; and the heating device is arranged in the cooking cavity and used for heating the cooking cavity.

The cooking device responds to the cooking starting instruction and controls the heating device to start to operate according to preset cooking parameters. And continuously detecting the parameter value in the cavity in the cooking cavity by the sensor, and adjusting the corresponding cooking parameter when the parameter value in the cavity reaches a set range, and controlling the cooking device to enter the next cooking stage. And determining the cooking stage of the cooking device through the parameter values in the cavity acquired by the sensor and/or the cooking parameters in the operation process of the cooking device. The cooking stage of the cooking device is determined according to the values of the parameters in the cavity and/or the values of the cooking parameters, so that the accuracy of judgment of the cooking stage can be improved. In addition, in the control process of the cooking device, the cooking parameters are adjusted according to the intracavity parameter values acquired by the sensors, and the cooking stages are switched, so that the control accuracy can be improved. Compared with the prior art, the cooking stage is only switched according to the cooking time, the cooking process can adapt to different food material amounts, and the problem of poor cooking effect caused by inaccurate control of the food material amounts in the control process according to the cooking time is avoided.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cooking apparatus comprising: a memory having a program or instructions stored therein; a processor executing a program or instructions stored in a memory to implement the steps of the method of controlling a cooking appliance as in any one of the possible designs of the first aspect described above.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a readable storage medium, on which a program or instructions are stored, which when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the control method of the cooking apparatus as in any one of the possible designs of the first aspect. Therefore, the control method of the cooking apparatus in any possible design of the first aspect has all the beneficial technical effects, and will not be described in detail herein.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

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The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

fig. 1 shows one of the schematic flow charts of a control method of a cooking apparatus in an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 shows a second schematic flow chart of a control method of a cooking apparatus in an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 3 shows one of the display diagrams of a cueing device in an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 4 shows a third schematic flow chart of a control method of the cooking apparatus in the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a second schematic display diagram of a notification device in an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 6 shows a fourth schematic flowchart of a control method of a cooking apparatus in an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 7 shows a fifth schematic flowchart of a control method of a cooking apparatus in an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a third schematic display view of a notification device in an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 9 shows a sixth schematic flowchart of a control method of a cooking apparatus in an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 shows a fourth display schematic of a notification device in an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 11 shows a seventh schematic flow chart of a control method of a cooking apparatus in an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 12 shows an eighth schematic flowchart of a control method of a cooking apparatus in an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 13 shows a schematic block diagram of a control device of a cooking apparatus in an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 14 shows one of the structural block diagrams of the cooking apparatus in the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 15 shows a second block diagram of the cooking apparatus in the embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

In order that the above objects, features and advantages of the present invention can be more clearly understood, a more particular description of the invention will be rendered by reference to the appended drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments of the present invention and features of the embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict.

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention, however, the present invention may be practiced in other ways than those specifically described herein, and therefore the scope of the present invention is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.

A control method of a cooking apparatus, a control apparatus of a cooking apparatus, and a readable storage medium according to some embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to fig. 1 to 15.

The first embodiment is as follows:

as shown in fig. 1, a first embodiment of the present invention provides a control method of a cooking apparatus, which is used for the cooking apparatus, wherein the cooking apparatus is provided with a prompting device for outputting prompting information. The control method of the cooking device specifically comprises the following steps:

step 102, controlling the cooking device to start to operate;

step 104, determining the current cooking stage of the cooking device;

and 106, controlling the prompting device to output prompting information according to the current cooking stage.

The control method provided by the embodiment is used for controlling the cooking device. The cooking device comprises a prompt device, the prompt device can output corresponding prompt information according to the running state of the cooking device, and a user can quickly know the current cooking state of the cooking device through the prompt information. Cooking devices include, but are not limited to, ovens, steam boxes, microwave ovens, steam and roast unifiers, micro-steam and roast unifiers, and popcorn makers.

Wherein the number of cooking stages is N, N is an integer, and N > 1.

In any of the above embodiments, the step of controlling the prompting device to output the prompting information according to the current cooking stage includes: an image corresponding to the current cooking stage is output through the display screen.

In this embodiment, the prompt means for setting the display screen as the cooking apparatus is selected. The display screen can display images and output the images as prompt information. Before cooking starts, a plurality of cooking stages are set in correspondence with a plurality of different images. Wherein, the number of cooking stages is N, the number of images is set to be more than or equal to N.

As shown in fig. 2, in any of the above embodiments, the image output by the display screen is an image including the first graphic identifier. The method comprises the following steps of outputting an image corresponding to the current cooking stage through a display screen, and specifically comprises the following steps:

step 202, determining a current cooking stage;

step 204, displaying an image containing a first graphic identifier through a display screen;

in step 206, the graphical features in the first graphical indicia are changed based on the current cooking stage.

In this embodiment, the display screen displays an image to prompt the current cooking stage, the image including a first graphical indicia, the graphical features in the first graphical indicia being changeable with changes in the cooking stage. When the display screen displays the image with the first graphic identification, the graphic characteristics in the first graphic identification are changed according to the current cooking stage of the cooking device. The user can clearly understand the current cooking stage of the cooking appliance by viewing the graphical features in the image displayed on the display screen.

As shown in fig. 3, in some embodiments, after the cooking appliance begins cooking, the display screen 300 begins displaying an image with a first graphical indicia 302. The first graphical indicia 302 is a numeric indicia. When the cooking device is detected to be in the first cooking stage, the first graphic identification 302 is displayed as '1' in the image, and when the cooking device is detected to be changed from the first cooking stage to the second cooking stage, the first graphic identification 302 is changed from '1' to '2' in the image, so that the purpose of prompting the cooking stage of the cooking device for a user by changing the first graphic identification 302 in the image is achieved.

In any of the above embodiments, the graphical features include, but are not limited to, graphical color, graphical shape, and graphical brightness.

In this embodiment, when the prompting device displays the image with the first graphic feature, as the cooking stage changes, one or more of the graphic brightness, the graphic color and the graphic shape of the first graphic identifier are changed, so that the image changes with the change of the cooking stage, thereby achieving the effect of making the user clearly know the cooking stage of the current cooking device.

As shown in fig. 4, in any of the above embodiments, the image output by the display screen is an image including the second graphic identifier. The method comprises the following steps of outputting an image corresponding to the current cooking stage through a display screen, and specifically comprises the following steps:

step 402, determining a current cooking stage;

step 404, determining the set number of the second graphic identifiers according to the current cooking stage;

step 406, displaying a set number of second graphical identifiers in the image.

In this embodiment, a second graphical indicia is also included in the image, and a plurality of identical second graphical indicia may be displayed in the image. When the cooking stage of the cooking device is changed, the number of the second graphic identifications displayed in the display screen is changed accordingly. And displaying the cooking stage by changing the number of the second graphic marks along with the change of the cooking stage.

As shown in fig. 5, in some embodiments, the number of temperature pictograms changes as the cooking stage changes, thereby prompting the user for a temperature change in the cooking chamber. One second graphical indicator 502 is displayed in the image 500 when the cooking appliance is in the first cooking stage and two second graphical indicators 502 are displayed when the cooking appliance is in the second cooking stage.

As shown in fig. 6, in any of the above embodiments, the step of outputting the image corresponding to the current cooking stage through the display screen is that the image includes a text identifier, and specifically includes:

step 602, determining a current cooking stage;

step 604, determining a character identifier according to the current cooking stage;

step 606, displaying the text label in the image.

In this embodiment, the image further includes a text label, and the cooking stage of the cooking device is directly displayed on the display screen through the text label. When the cooking stage of the cooking device is changed, the current cooking stage is directly displayed on the display screen, so that a user can intuitively confirm the current cooking stage of the cooking device through the display screen.

In some embodiments, the cooking device comprises three cooking stages, namely a preheating stage, a simmering stage and a big fire stage. When the cooking device is in a preheating stage, the character mark of preheating is directly displayed on the display screen, when the cooking stage of stewing with slow fire is entered, the slow fire is directly displayed on the display screen, and when the cooking device is in a cooking stage of collecting juice with big fire, the big fire is directly displayed on the display screen. The user can directly observe the current cooking stage through the display screen, and the intuitiveness of prompting information prompting is further improved.

In any of the above embodiments, the prompting device is selected as a plurality of light emitting members, and the number of the light emitting members is greater than or equal to the number of the cooking stages. The step of controlling the prompting device to output the prompting information comprises the following steps: and controlling the light emitting states of the plurality of light emitting members according to the current cooking stage.

In this embodiment, the prompting device comprises a plurality of luminous elements, and the number of the luminous elements is more than or equal to the number of the operation stages of the cooking device. The cooking device operates in different cooking stages and controls the plurality of luminous elements to operate in different luminous states. The luminous state of the plurality of luminous elements is adjusted, so that the cooking device has the function of prompting the cooking stage.

Wherein, the number of the luminous elements is M, and M is more than or equal to N.

It can be understood that the luminous piece can be selected as luminous pieces such as a luminous tube and the like, so that the production cost of the prompting device is reduced, and the production cost of the whole cooking device is further reduced.

As shown in fig. 7, in any of the above embodiments, the step of controlling the plurality of light emitting elements to operate in different light emitting states specifically includes:

step 702, determining a target luminous element in a plurality of luminous elements according to the current cooking stage;

and 704, controlling the target luminous piece to keep a luminous state.

In this embodiment, each of the plurality of luminous members is disposed to correspond to one cooking stage. When the cooking device runs to any cooking stage, the corresponding luminous piece in the plurality of luminous pieces is in a luminous state, and the rest luminous pieces in the plurality of luminous pieces stop emitting light. The light-emitting piece corresponding to the cooking stage is controlled to emit light, so that the cooking stage where the cooking device is located is prompted, and a user can clearly know the current cooking stage where the cooking device is located.

As shown in fig. 8, in some embodiments, the prompting device further includes M light-transmitting portions, each of the M light-transmitting portions is provided with a mark, and each light-transmitting portion is provided corresponding to each light-emitting member.

In these embodiments, the light emitted from the light-emitting member 802 is transmitted to the outside of the light-transmitting portion through the light-transmitting portion, and the marks on the light-transmitting portion correspond to different prompt messages. When the cooking device is operated to each cooking stage, the corresponding luminous piece 802 emits light, and a user can clearly know the current operation stage of the cooking device by looking at the mark on the light-transmitting part corresponding to the luminous piece 802.

When the cooking device is in the first cooking stage, the first light-emitting piece is in a light-emitting state, and when the cooking device is switched to the second cooking stage, the second light-emitting piece is in a light-emitting state.

As shown in fig. 9, in any of the above embodiments, the step of controlling the plurality of light emitting elements to operate in different light emitting states specifically includes:

step 902, determining the number of the plurality of light emitting members to emit light according to the current cooking stage;

and 904, controlling the plurality of light-emitting pieces to be in a light-emitting state according to the light-emitting quantity.

In this embodiment, when the cooking stage of the cooking apparatus is changed, the number of lights emitted from the light emitting member is changed. With the change of the cooking stage, the number of the luminous pieces is changed along with the change of the cooking stage, so that the cooking stage of the cooking device is prompted.

As shown in fig. 10, in some embodiments, the cooking appliance includes three cooking stages, and the number of the light emitting members 1002 is set to three or more. When the cooking device is in the first cooking stage, one light-emitting member 1002 is controlled to emit light, when the cooking device is in the second cooking stage, two light-emitting members 1002 are controlled to emit light, and when the cooking device is in the third cooking stage, three light-emitting members 1002 are controlled to emit light.

As shown in fig. 11, in any of the above embodiments, the step of determining the current cooking stage of the cooking apparatus specifically includes:

step 1102, timing the operation time of the cooking device;

and 1104, determining the current cooking stage of the cooking device according to the running time length.

In the embodiment, the cooking device controls the heating device to start heating operation in response to the cooking start instruction, and the cooking device starts timing the operation time of the heating device. And judging the current cooking stage of the cooking device according to the running time length obtained by timing of the cooking device. The cooking device is operated in different cooking stages according to a preset sequence and a preset time length during the cooking process. The cooking device is pre-stored with the corresponding relation between the operation duration and the cooking stage, and the corresponding cooking stage can be found in the corresponding relation according to the obtained operation duration of the cooking device.

In some embodiments, the cooking device receives a cooking start instruction, the heating device is controlled to operate in a preheating stage, the cooking device continuously obtains an operation time length, when the operation time length reaches a first preset time length, the heating device is controlled to operate according to a baking stage, when the operation time length reaches a second preset time length, the heating device is controlled to operate according to a steam stage, and when the operation time length reaches a third preset time length, the heating device is controlled to stop operating. It can be seen that when the cooking device detects that the operation time does not reach the first preset time, the cooking device is in the preheating stage, when the operation time reaches the first preset time and does not reach the second preset time, the cooking device is in the baking stage, when the operation time reaches the second preset time and does not reach the third preset time, the cooking stage is in the steam stage, and when the operation time reaches the third preset time, the cooking stage completes cooking.

As shown in fig. 12, in any of the above embodiments, the cooking device further includes a detection device, a cooking cavity, and a heating device, the heating device is configured to deliver heat into the cooking cavity to heat and cook food materials in the cooking cavity, and during the operation of the cooking device, the detection device continuously acquires a parameter value in the cooking cavity. The method for determining the current cooking stage of the cooking device specifically comprises the following steps:

step 1202, acquiring an intracavity parameter value of a cooking cavity through a detection device;

and 1204, determining the current cooking stage according to the operating parameters and/or the parameter values in the cavity of the cooking device.

Wherein, detection device includes one or the combination in image acquisition device, audio frequency collection device, temperature acquisition device and humidity collection device.

In this embodiment, the cooking device further comprises a sensor, a cooking cavity and a heating device, wherein the heating device is used for conveying heat to the cooking cavity so as to heat and cook food materials in the cooking cavity, and the sensor continuously collects the parameter values in the cooking cavity in the operation process of the cooking device.

It is understood that the detection means comprises one or a combination of the following: the device comprises an image acquisition device, an audio acquisition device, a temperature acquisition device and a humidity acquisition device.

Example two:

as shown in fig. 13, in a second embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a control device 1300 for a cooking apparatus, the cooking apparatus including a presentation device for outputting a presentation information, the control device 1300 for the cooking apparatus including:

a detecting unit 1302, configured to detect that the cooking apparatus is in a current cooking stage of N cooking stages, where N is an integer greater than 1;

a prompt unit 1304, configured to output, by a prompt device, prompt information corresponding to a current cooking stage according to the current cooking stage in which the cooking device is located;

wherein the current cooking stage is any one of the N cooking stages.

The control device 1300 of the present embodiment is used to control a cooking device. The cooking device comprises a prompt device, the prompt device can output corresponding prompt information according to the running state of the cooking device, and a user can quickly know the current cooking state of the cooking device through the prompt information. Cooking devices include, but are not limited to, ovens, steam boxes, microwave ovens, steam and roast unifiers, micro-steam and roast unifiers, and popcorn makers.

The cooking device receives a cooking starting instruction, the cooking starting instruction comprises a cooking menu, and the cooking device controls the cooking device to operate and heat according to cooking parameters in the cooking menu. The cooking device continuously monitors the parameters in the cooking cavity and/or the duration of cooking, and the current cooking stage of the cooking device is judged according to the parameters in the cooking cavity and/or the duration of cooking. Because any one culinary art stage in a plurality of culinary art stages all corresponds and is provided with corresponding reminder information, confirm behind the reminder information that current culinary art stage corresponds, through this reminder information of suggestion device output, avoid the user to produce puzzlement and not understand under the condition that does not have the time dimension, judge through the logic that the stage appears in the user, can help the user to know the culinary art progress.

It can be understood that the cooking device can not only collect the temperature in the cavity as the basis for judging the cooking stage, but also select parameters such as the pressure value in the cavity as the basis for judging the cooking stage. And various different intracavity parameters can be used as judgment bases of cooking stages, so that accuracy of cooking control is improved.

In any of the above embodiments, the prompting device is configured as a display screen, and the prompting unit 1304 is further configured to: an image corresponding to the current cooking stage is output through the display screen.

In this embodiment, the prompt means for setting the display screen as the cooking apparatus is selected. The display screen can display images and output the images as prompt information. Before cooking starts, a plurality of cooking stages are set in correspondence with a plurality of different images. Wherein, the number of cooking stages is N, the number of images is set to be greater than or equal to N.

In any of the above embodiments, the prompting unit 1304 is further configured to: and determining the current cooking stage, displaying an image containing the first graphic identifier through a display screen, and changing the graphic characteristics in the first graphic identifier according to the current cooking stage.

In this embodiment, the display screen displays an image to prompt the current cooking stage, the image includes a first graphical identifier, and a graphical feature in the first graphical identifier can change with a change in the cooking stage. When the display screen displays the image with the first graphic identification, the graphic characteristics in the first graphic identification are changed according to the current cooking stage of the cooking device. The user can clearly understand the current cooking stage of the cooking appliance by viewing the graphical features in the image displayed on the display screen.

In some embodiments, the display screen begins displaying the image with the first graphical indicia after the cooking appliance begins cooking. When the cooking device is detected to be in the first cooking stage, the first graph is displayed in the image in a first brightness and green color, when the cooking device is detected to be changed from the first cooking stage to the second cooking stage, the brightness of the first graph in the image is adjusted to be the second brightness, the color is changed from green to yellow, and the purpose of prompting the cooking stage of the cooking device for a user by changing the first graph identification in the image is achieved. Through all changing the colour and the luminance of first graphical sign to can improve the degree of identification of different first graphical signs, further improve the accuracy that the user judged the culinary art stage of cooking device according to the image.

In any of the above embodiments, the prompting unit 1304 is further configured to: and determining the current cooking stage, determining the set number of the second graphic identifiers according to the current cooking stage, and displaying the set number of the second graphic identifiers in the image.

In this embodiment, a second graphical identifier is also included in the image, and a plurality of identical second graphical identifiers may be displayed in the image. When the cooking stage of the cooking device is changed, the number of the second graphic identifications displayed in the display screen is changed accordingly. And displaying the cooking stage by changing the number of the second graphic marks along with the change of the cooking stage.

In any of the above embodiments, the prompting unit 1304 is further configured to: and determining the current cooking stage, determining a character identifier according to the current cooking stage, and displaying the character identifier in the image.

In some embodiments, the cooking device comprises three cooking stages, namely a preheating stage, a simmering stage and a big fire stage. When the cooking device is in a preheating stage, the character mark of preheating is directly displayed on the display screen, when the cooking stage of stewing with slow fire is entered, the slow fire is directly displayed on the display screen, and when the cooking device is in a cooking stage of collecting juice with big fire, the big fire is directly displayed on the display screen. The user can directly observe the current cooking stage through the display screen, and the intuitiveness of prompting information prompt is further improved.

In any of the above embodiments, the prompting device is selected as a plurality of light emitting members, and the number of the light emitting members is greater than or equal to the number of the cooking stages. The prompt unit 1304 is further configured to: and controlling the light emitting states of the plurality of light emitting members according to the current cooking stage.

In this embodiment, the prompting device comprises a plurality of luminous elements, and the number of the luminous elements is more than or equal to the number of the operation stages of the cooking device. The cooking device operates in different cooking stages and controls the plurality of light emitting members to operate in different light emitting states. The luminous state of the plurality of luminous elements is adjusted, so that the cooking stage of the cooking device is prompted.

In any of the above embodiments, the prompting unit 1304 is further configured to: and determining a target luminous piece in the plurality of luminous pieces according to the current cooking stage, and controlling the target luminous piece to keep a luminous state.

In this embodiment, each of the plurality of glowing members is positioned to correspond to one cooking stage. When the cooking device runs to any cooking stage, the corresponding luminous piece in the plurality of luminous pieces is in a luminous state, and the rest luminous pieces in the plurality of luminous pieces stop emitting light. The light-emitting piece corresponding to the cooking stage is controlled to emit light, so that the cooking stage where the cooking device is located is prompted, and a user can clearly know the current cooking stage where the cooking device is located.

In any of the above embodiments, the prompting unit 1304 is further configured to: and determining the light emitting quantity of the plurality of light emitting members according to the current cooking stage, and controlling the plurality of light emitting members to be in a light emitting state according to the light emitting quantity.

In this embodiment, when the cooking stage of the cooking apparatus is changed, the number of lights emitted from the light emitting member is changed. With the change of the cooking stage, the number of the light-emitting pieces is changed along with the change of the cooking stage, so that the cooking stage of the cooking device is prompted.

In any of the above embodiments, the detection unit 1302 is further configured to: timing the operation time of the cooking device; and determining the current cooking stage of the cooking device according to the running time length.

In the embodiment, the cooking device responds to the cooking starting instruction and controls the heating device to start to operate and heat, and the cooking device starts to time the operation time of the heating device. And judging the current cooking stage of the cooking device according to the running time length obtained by timing of the cooking device. The cooking device is operated in different cooking stages according to a preset sequence and a preset time length during the cooking process. The cooking device is pre-stored with the corresponding relation between the operation duration and the cooking stage, and the corresponding cooking stage can be found in the corresponding relation according to the obtained operation duration of the cooking device.

In any of the above embodiments, the cooking device further comprises a detection device, a cooking cavity and a heating device, the heating device is used for conveying heat to the cooking cavity to heat and cook food materials in the cooking cavity, and in the operation process of the cooking device, the detection device continuously collects cavity parameter values in the cooking cavity. The detection unit 1302 is further configured to: and acquiring an intracavity parameter value of the cooking cavity through the detection device, and determining the current cooking stage according to the operating parameter and/or the intracavity parameter value of the cooking device.

In this embodiment, the cooking device further includes a sensor, a cooking cavity and a heating device, the heating device is used for conveying heat to the cooking cavity to heat and cook the food in the cooking cavity, and in the operation process of the cooking device, the sensor continuously collects the parameter values in the cooking cavity.

The cooking device responds to the cooking starting instruction and controls the heating device to start to operate according to preset cooking parameters. And continuously detecting the parameter value in the cavity in the cooking cavity by the sensor, and adjusting the corresponding cooking parameter when the parameter value in the cavity reaches a set range, and controlling the cooking device to enter the next cooking stage. And determining the cooking stage of the cooking device according to the cavity parameter value acquired by the sensor and/or the cooking parameter in the operating process of the cooking device. The cooking stage of the cooking device is determined according to the values of the parameters in the cavity and/or the values of the cooking parameters, so that the accuracy of judgment of the cooking stage can be improved. In addition, in the control process of the cooking device, the cooking parameters are adjusted according to the intracavity parameter values collected by the sensor, and the cooking stage is switched, so that the control accuracy can be improved. Compared with the prior art, the cooking stage is switched only according to the cooking time, the method has the advantages that the cooking process can adapt to different food material quantities, and the problem of poor cooking effect caused by the fact that the food material quantities cannot be accurately controlled in the control process according to the cooking time is avoided.

Example three:

as shown in fig. 14, a cooking apparatus 1400 in a third embodiment of the present invention includes a control device 1300, a reminder 1402, and a housing of the cooking apparatus. The prompting device 1402 can output corresponding prompting information according to the operating state of the cooking apparatus, so that the user can quickly know the current cooking state of the cooking apparatus 1400 through the prompting information. Cooking device 1400 includes, but is not limited to, an oven, a steam box, a microwave oven, a steam and bake station, a micro steam and bake station, and a popcorn maker, among others.

The control device 1300 of the cooking apparatus is selected as the control device 1300 of the cooking apparatus in the second embodiment, so that all the beneficial effects of the control device 1300 of the cooking apparatus in the second embodiment are achieved.

The cooking device 1400 comprises a prompting device 1402, and the prompting device 1402 can output corresponding prompting information according to the operation state of the cooking device 1400, so that a user can quickly know the current cooking state of the cooking device 1400 through the prompting information. Cooking device 1400 includes, but is not limited to, an oven, a steam box, a microwave oven, a steam and bake station, a micro steam and bake station, and a popcorn maker, among others.

The cooking appliance 1400 controls the heating appliance to start operating according to preset cooking parameters in response to a cooking start command. The sensor continuously detects the parameter value in the cavity of the cooking cavity, and when the parameter value in the cavity reaches the set range, the corresponding cooking parameter is adjusted, and the cooking device 1400 is controlled to enter the next cooking stage. The cooking stage of the cooking device 1400 is determined by the values of the parameters of the cavity sensed by the sensors and/or the cooking parameters of the cooking device 1400 during operation. By determining the cooking stage of cooking device 1400 based on the intracavity parameter values and/or the cooking parameter values, the accuracy of the cooking stage determination can be improved. In addition, in the control process of the cooking device 1400, the cooking parameters are adjusted according to the intracavity parameter values acquired by the sensors, and the cooking stages are switched, so that the control accuracy can be improved. Compared with the prior art, the cooking stage is only switched according to the cooking time, the cooking process can adapt to different food material amounts, and the problem of poor cooking effect caused by inaccurate control of the food material amounts in the control process according to the cooking time is avoided.

In any of the above embodiments, the cooking apparatus 1400 further includes a detecting device, a cooking cavity, and a heating device, the heating device is configured to deliver heat to the cooking cavity to heat and cook food materials in the cooking cavity, and the detecting device continuously collects cavity parameter values in the cooking cavity during the operation of the cooking apparatus 1400. Wherein, detection device includes one or the combination in image acquisition device, audio frequency collection device, temperature acquisition device and humidity collection device.

In this embodiment, the cooking apparatus 1400 further includes a sensor, a cooking cavity, and a heating device, the heating device is configured to deliver heat to the cooking cavity to heat and cook food materials in the cooking cavity, and during the operation of the cooking apparatus 1400, the sensor continuously collects parameters in the cooking cavity.

The cooking appliance 1400 controls the heating appliance to start operating according to preset cooking parameters in response to a cooking start command. The sensor continuously detects the parameter value in the cavity of the cooking cavity, and when the parameter value in the cavity reaches the set range, the corresponding cooking parameter is adjusted, and the cooking device 1400 is controlled to enter the next cooking stage. The cooking stage of the cooking device 1400 is determined by the values of the parameters of the cavity sensed by the sensors and/or the cooking parameters of the cooking device 1400 during operation. By determining the cooking stage of the cooking device 1400 based on the values of the intracavity parameters and/or the values of the cooking parameters, the accuracy of the cooking stage determination can be improved. In addition, in the control process of the cooking device 1400, the cooking parameters are adjusted according to the intracavity parameter values acquired by the sensors, and the cooking stages are switched, so that the control accuracy can be improved. Compared with the prior art, the cooking stage is only switched according to the cooking time, the cooking process can adapt to different food material amounts, and the problem of poor cooking effect caused by inaccurate control of the food material amounts in the control process according to the cooking time is avoided.

In some embodiments, the detection device includes a temperature acquisition device, and the temperature acquisition device is configured to acquire an intracavity temperature value in the cooking cavity and/or a food material temperature value in the cooking cavity, control an operation stage of the cooking device 1400 according to the intracavity temperature value and/or the food material temperature value, and determine the operation stage of the cooking device 1400 according to the intracavity temperature value and/or the food material temperature value, so as to improve accuracy of the determination.

In some other embodiments, the detection device comprises an audio acquisition device and/or an image acquisition device, the audio acquisition device can acquire audio signals in the cooking cavity, and the image acquisition device can acquire image signals and video signals in the cooking cavity. The cooking appliance 1400 analyzes the collected audio signal, image signal and/or video signal, and can determine a cooking stage of the cooking appliance 1400. For example: according to the color of the food material, the heating degree and the cooking state of the food material are analyzed by the sound generated by the heating of the food material, so that the current cooking stage of the cooking device 1400 is determined.

Example four:

in a fourth embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a cooking apparatus including: the shell, suggestion device and controlling means set up in the shell.

The prompting device is used for outputting prompting information;

the control device is used for detecting that the cooking device is in the current cooking stage of the plurality of cooking stages, and outputting prompt information corresponding to the current cooking stage through the prompt device according to the current cooking stage in which the cooking device is located.

Wherein the current cooking stage is any one of a plurality of cooking stages.

The number of cooking stages is N, N being an integer greater than 1.

It should be noted that the cooking device switches the cooking stage of the cooking device according to the intracavity parameters of the cooking cavity, and the cooking stage corresponds to different cooking parameters of the cooking device, so that the automatic cooking effect of the cooking device is improved, and the problem of poor cooking effect caused by the fact that a user does not put food materials according to the specified food material quantity is avoided.

In any of the above embodiments, the prompting device includes a display screen and/or a plurality of light emitting elements.

And the display screen is arranged on the outer side wall of the shell and used for displaying images, and the images correspond to the current cooking stage.

The plurality of light-emitting pieces are arranged on the outer side wall of the shell, and the light-emitting states of the plurality of light-emitting pieces correspond to the current cooking stage.

The number of the light-emitting pieces is set to be M, and M is larger than or equal to N.

It is worth noting that the image parameters differ between the plurality of images corresponding to the plurality of cooking stages. Such as color parameters, size parameters and shape parameters. The prompting device comprises a plurality of luminous pieces, and the number of the luminous pieces is more than or equal to the number of the operation stages of the cooking device. The cooking device operates in different cooking stages and controls the plurality of light emitting members to operate in different light emitting states. The luminous state of the plurality of luminous elements is adjusted, so that the cooking device has the function of prompting the cooking stage.

Wherein, the illuminating part can be selected to luminescent tube etc. and has reduced the manufacturing cost of suggestion device, and then has reduced the manufacturing cost of cooking device complete machine.

In any of the above embodiments, the cooking apparatus further comprises: a cooking cavity arranged in the shell and a heating device arranged in the cooking cavity.

The cooking device responds to the cooking starting instruction and controls the heating device to start to operate according to preset cooking parameters. And continuously detecting the parameter value in the cavity of the cooking cavity by the sensor, adjusting the corresponding cooking parameter when the detected parameter value in the cavity reaches a set range, and controlling the cooking device to enter the next cooking stage. And determining the cooking stage of the cooking device through the parameter values in the cavity acquired by the sensor and/or the cooking parameters in the operation process of the cooking device. The cooking stage of the cooking device is determined according to the values of the cavity parameters and/or the cooking parameters, so that the accuracy of the judgment of the cooking stage can be improved. In addition, in the control process of the cooking device, the cooking parameters are adjusted according to the intracavity parameter values collected by the sensor, and the cooking stage is switched, so that the control accuracy can be improved. Compared with the prior art, the cooking stage is only switched according to the cooking time, the cooking process can adapt to different food material amounts, and the problem of poor cooking effect caused by inaccurate control of the food material amounts in the control process according to the cooking time is avoided.

Example five:

as shown in fig. 15, a fifth embodiment of the present invention provides a cooking apparatus 1500 including: a memory 1502 and a processor 1504.

A memory 1502, the memory 1502 having programs or instructions stored therein;

the processor 1504, the processor 1504 executing the programs or instructions stored in the memory 1502 to implement the steps of the control method of the cooking appliance 1500 according to any one of the above embodiments, thus having all the benefits of the control method of the cooking appliance according to any one of the above embodiments.

The cooking apparatus 1500 includes a prompting device, and the prompting device can output corresponding prompting information according to the operation state of the cooking apparatus 1500, so that a user can quickly know the current cooking state of the cooking apparatus 1500 through the prompting information. Cooking device 1500 includes, but is not limited to, an oven, a steam box, a microwave oven, a steam and bake station, a micro steam and bake station, and a popcorn maker, among others.

Cooking device 1500 still includes sensor, culinary art chamber and heating device, and heating device is used for carrying the heat to the culinary art intracavity to the edible material to the culinary art intracavity heats the culinary art, and at cooking device 1500 operation in-process, the intracavity parameter value in the culinary art intracavity is continuously gathered to the sensor.

Example six:

a sixth embodiment of the present invention provides a readable storage medium having a program stored thereon, the program, when executed by a processor, implementing the method of controlling a cooking appliance as in any one of the above embodiments, thereby having all the advantageous technical effects of the method of controlling a cooking appliance as in any one of the above embodiments.

The readable storage medium is, for example, a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk.

It is to be understood that, in the claims, the specification and the drawings of the specification of the present invention, the term "plurality" means two or more, unless explicitly defined otherwise, the terms "upper", "lower" and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are used only for the purpose of describing the present invention more conveniently and simplifying the description, and are not used to indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have the specific orientation described, be constructed in a specific orientation, and be operated, and thus the description should not be construed as limiting the present invention; the terms "connect," "mount," "secure," and the like are to be construed broadly, and for example, "connect" may refer to a fixed connection between multiple objects, a removable connection between multiple objects, or an integral connection; the multiple objects may be directly connected to each other or indirectly connected to each other through an intermediate. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art from the above data specifically.

In the claims, specification, and drawings that follow the present disclosure, the description of the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "specific embodiments," and so forth, means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present disclosure. In the claims, specification and drawings of the present invention, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes will occur to those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A control method of a cooking device is characterized in that the cooking device comprises a prompting device which is used for outputting prompting information, and the control method of the cooking device comprises the following steps:

detecting that the cooking device is in a current cooking stage of N cooking stages, wherein N is an integer greater than 1;

outputting prompt information corresponding to the current cooking stage through the prompt device according to the current cooking stage of the cooking device;

wherein the current cooking stage is any one of the N cooking stages;

the prompting device is a display screen, and the step of outputting the prompting information corresponding to the current cooking stage through the prompting device according to the current cooking stage where the cooking device is located specifically comprises the following steps:

controlling the display screen to display an image, the image corresponding to the current cooking stage;

the cooking device comprises a cooking cavity and a detection device, and the step of detecting that the cooking device is in the current cooking stage of N cooking stages specifically comprises the following steps:

acquiring an intracavity parameter value in the cooking cavity through the detection device;

determining the current cooking stage of the cooking device according to the intracavity parameter value and the operating parameter of the cooking device;

the detection device comprises one or a combination of an image acquisition device, an audio acquisition device, a temperature acquisition device and a humidity acquisition device;

the image includes a second graphic identifier, and the step of controlling the display screen to display the image specifically includes:

controlling the display screen to display a set number of second graphic identifiers according to the current cooking stage, wherein the set number corresponds to the current cooking stage; or

The image comprises a first graphic identifier, and the step of controlling the display screen to display the image specifically comprises the following steps:

controlling the display screen to change the graphic characteristics of the first graphic identifier according to the current cooking stage;

the graphical features include: one or a combination of graph brightness, graph shape and graph color; or

The image comprises a character identifier, and the step of controlling the display screen to display the image specifically comprises the following steps:

and controlling the display screen to display the character identification corresponding to the current cooking stage according to the current cooking stage.

2. A control device of a cooking apparatus, wherein the cooking apparatus includes a presentation device for outputting presentation information, the control device of the cooking apparatus comprising:

the detection unit is used for detecting that the cooking device is in the current cooking stage of N cooking stages, wherein N is an integer larger than 1;

the prompting unit is used for outputting prompting information corresponding to the current cooking stage through the prompting device according to the current cooking stage of the cooking device;

wherein the current cooking stage is any one of the N cooking stages;

the prompt device is set as a display screen, and the prompt unit is further used for: outputting an image corresponding to the current cooking stage through the display screen;

the cooking device further comprises a detection device, a cooking cavity and a heating device, and the detection unit is further used for: acquiring an intracavity parameter value of the cooking cavity through the detection device, and determining the current cooking stage according to an operating parameter of the cooking device and the intracavity parameter value;

wherein the detection device comprises one or a combination of the following: the device comprises an image acquisition device, an audio acquisition device, a temperature acquisition device and a humidity acquisition device;

the prompt unit is further configured to: determining the current cooking stage, determining the set number of second graphic identifiers according to the current cooking stage, and displaying the set number of second graphic identifiers in an image; or

Determining the current cooking stage, displaying an image containing a first graphic identifier through the display screen, and changing graphic features in the first graphic identifier according to the current cooking stage;

And determining the current cooking stage, determining a character identifier according to the current cooking stage, and displaying the character identifier in an image.

3. A cooking device, comprising:

the control device of the cooking apparatus according to claim 2.

4. A cooking device, comprising:

a housing;

the prompting device is arranged on the shell and used for outputting prompting information;

the control device is used for detecting that the cooking device is in the current cooking stage of N cooking stages, wherein N is an integer larger than 1; outputting prompt information corresponding to the current cooking stage through the prompt device according to the current cooking stage of the cooking device;

wherein the current cooking stage is any one of the N cooking stages;

the prompting device comprises a display screen, the display screen is arranged on the outer side wall of the shell and is used for displaying images, and the images correspond to the current cooking stage;

the cooking apparatus further includes: the cooking device comprises a sensor, a cooking cavity arranged in the shell and a heating device arranged in the cooking cavity;

the sensor is used for continuously acquiring the parameter value in the cavity of the cooking cavity in the running process of the cooking device and determining the cooking stage of the cooking device according to the acquired parameter value in the cavity and the cooking parameter in the running process of the cooking device.

5. A cooking device, comprising:

a memory having a program or instructions stored therein;

a processor executing a program or instructions stored in the memory to implement the steps of the control method of the cooking appliance as claimed in claim 1.

6. A readable storage medium, characterized in that the readable storage medium has stored thereon a program or instructions which, when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the method of controlling a cooking appliance according to claim 1.