EP3074886A1

EP3074886A1 - Method for determining cooking recipes and mobile terminal

Info

Publication number: EP3074886A1
Application number: EP14805530.4A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Carsten Fischer
Original assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
Current assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
Priority date: 2013-11-25
Filing date: 2014-11-24
Publication date: 2016-10-05
Also published as: DE102013223975A1; WO2015075225A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for determining cooking recipes, in which a mobile terminal (1) is given information about a foodstuff (7) which is intended to be a constituent part of a meal. By means of the mobile terminal (1), cooking recipes of which the associated meals contain the foodstuff (7) are looked for automatically in the Internet (6), in the World Wide Web, or in a database. The mobile terminal (1) automatically compares the foodstuff associated with the cooking recipes with information about a current personal stock (12) assigned to an individual. A display device (3) of the mobile terminal (1) displays only those cooking recipes the associated meals of which need only foodstuffs which are present in the current personal stock (12), or displays only those cooking recipes the associated meals of which need foodstuffs of which a predefined or predefinable maximum number of foodstuffs are missing from the current stock (12).

Description

Method for determining cooking recipes and mobile terminal

The invention relates to a method for determining cooking recipes and a mobile terminal.

US 2009/0259688 A1 discloses a method according to which a cooking recipe is displayed on a smartphone based on a food photographed with the smartphone. The food that underlies the recipe requires the photographed food.

US 2013/0138656 A1 discloses a method for creating a private inventory database of foods, in which information about the currently available food in a household and the corresponding expiry date is stored. Due to the expiration dates cooking recipes can be suggested, so that preferably those foods are eaten, which spoil at the current time most likely.

The object of the present invention is to provide an improved method for determining cooking recipes.

The object of the invention is achieved by a method for determining cooking recipes, comprising the following method steps:

by means of a mobile terminal, obtaining an indication of a food which is to be part of a food,

by means of the mobile terminal, automatic search of cooking recipes on the Internet, in the World Wide Web or in a database accessible in particular via the Internet, whose associated food contains the food, by means of the mobile terminal, comparing the food recipes associated with cooking information with a Person assigned current personal inventory of food, and

Display only those cooking recipes, in particular as a list, on a display device of the mobile terminal, their associated food only Require foods that are present in the current personal inventory, or whose associated food needs food, of which a given or predefinable maximum number of foods missing in the current stock.

Advantageous embodiments and developments, which can be used individually or in combination with each other, are the subject of the dependent claims.

The information about the current stock of food can be stored for example in a memory of the mobile terminal. This is advantageous if the mobile terminal is also used to manage the current inventory.

The information about the current stock can also be stored in a cloud on the Internet. Then, the mobile terminal is preferably arranged to automatically contact the cloud to retrieve the information about the current inventory. This cloud can be contacted on the road in a relatively simple manner to query the current inventory using the mobile device. Before contacting, a manual confirmation may be provided.

The information about the current stock can also be stored in a memory that can be called up via the Internet. The mobile terminal is then preferably arranged to automatically contact the storage via the Internet to retrieve the information about the current inventory. Before contacting, a manual confirmation may be provided.

It is also possible that the inventory is determined at least partially by means of a household refrigeration appliance of the person. This is e.g. equipped with an RFI D reader and can thus detect in an automated manner provided with RFI D transponders food to capture the current inventory within the household refrigerator at least partially. The household refrigerator is e.g. Connected to the Internet, so that the mobile device information about the current stock is available. It can also be provided that the retrievable via the Internet memory is part of the household refrigerator.

According to a preferred embodiment, the mobile terminal receives the indication of the food by taking a picture of the food by means of a digital Camera of the mobile terminal, wherein the mobile terminal is able to automatically analyze the image data set associated with the image.

The mobile terminal can also receive the information about the food by manually entering and / or voice-controlled input to the mobile terminal.

Furthermore, it may be preferred to display an indication of the missing food by means of the display device (3) of the mobile terminal (1). According to one embodiment of the method according to the invention, the cooking recipes can also be displayed as a function of at least one additional criterion on the display device of the mobile terminal, or the terminal according to the invention can be designed such that it automatically the cooking recipes also depending on the at least one additional criterion on his Display device displayed.

The additional criterion is associated, for example, with the vitamin content and / or the nutritional value of the foodstuffs of the foods associated with the corresponding cooking recipe. Then, for example, the cooking recipes can be displayed in a structured manner as a function of the vitamin content and / or the nutritional value by means of the display device. Thus, for example, the cooking recipes can be displayed in ascending or descending order according to the vitamin content and / or the nutritional value of the food associated therewith. The additional criterion may also be associated with a life phase, an age, a disease, a preparation time, a preparation difficulty, and / or a food intolerance of the person assigned to the stock. For example, it may be intended to hide certain cooking recipes based on this or another personalized criterion. Hide can mean eliminating cookery recipes from a list or just marking them in the list as inappropriate. The marking may preferably be colored, in particular by displaying in a warning hue such as red or in a pale Gray tone, done. Alternatively or cumulatively, warning exclamation marks, or similar flags, may be provided.

It can also be provided that one of the displayed cooking recipes is selected by means of an input device of the mobile terminal and the selected cooking recipe is added to a cooking recipe database. The recipe database is e.g. stored on the memory of the mobile terminal. The cook recipe database may also be stored in the cloud and / or in the internet contactable storage.

Another aspect of the invention relates to a mobile terminal comprising a display device, a wireless interface for wireless connection to the Internet, a digital camera, and a computing device. The computing device is configured by means of a computer program such that it carries out the method according to the invention.

The computer program is preferably an app. According to the invention and / or preferably, therefore, the mobile terminal receives the information about the food, which should be part of a food, whereupon the mobile terminal automatically searches on the Internet or on the World Wide Web cooking recipes whose associated foods contain the food. If necessary, a manual confirmation before the search can be performed. The cooking recipes can also be stored in a private database, which can be contacted in particular via the Internet. The database includes several cooking recipes and can also be stored in a so-called cloud on the Internet or in a memory accessible via the Internet. The mobile terminal is preferably a smartphone or an internet-enabled computer such as a tablet PC. To search the cooking recipes on the Internet or in the World Wide Web, the mobile device is configured, for example, with a browser known in principle. Furthermore, the mobile terminal compares the foods associated with the found cooking recipes with information about the person's current personal stock of food. The mobile device thus compares the food of the recipes with the food currently in the household of the person. The person is assigned in particular to the mobile terminal.

Due to this comparison, the mobile terminal displays on its display device only those cooking recipes, in particular as a list whose associated food only needs food, which are present in the current personal inventory. But it is also possible that due to the comparison, the mobile device only displays those cooking recipes whose associated food needs food, of which a predetermined or predefinable maximum number of foods in the current inventory is missing. The missing foods can also be displayed on the display device, possibly even only from the cooking recipe that is selected. Thus it is e.g. It is also possible for a person to enter information about the food in the mobile device while on the move, in order to find out which foods can currently be prepared using the food that is currently in the person's household. If necessary, the person will be informed as to which foods are still missing in order to obtain them if necessary.

For example, the current stock of food can be maintained or updated by, for example, acquiring newly added foodstuffs as follows: In particular, the mobile device can be used to take a picture of a newly added foodstuff. The image data record associated with this image is analyzed by the mobile terminal, for example, in order to recognize the corresponding food so that this food is added to the current stock. If the food comprises an optical code, eg a barcode, then it can be provided that this optical code is read by the mobile terminal in order to add the corresponding food to the current situation. Also by means of voice input, in particular by means of the mobile terminal, a new food can be detected. If the food to be detected includes an RFID transponder, it may be provided that it is read out, for example, by means of the mobile terminal in order to update the information about the stock. Around RFID transponder to read, the mobile terminal may include an NFC interface.

If a food is consumed, it can be collected according to the newly added food to be removed from the current inventory.

Finally, a computer program product according to the invention comprises a storage medium on which a computer program is stored, which is designed to execute a method as described above when running on a mobile terminal.

The inventive method or the inventive mobile terminal allows a user-oriented application that outputs proposals for food preparation. The method according to the invention or the mobile terminal according to the invention can assist a person to prepare a meal based on foods that are available in the person's household. The method according to the invention or the mobile terminal according to the invention enables this person to automatically receive corresponding proposals which, if appropriate, take into account the duration of preparation, the ease of preparation or the health.

In the search, the person can call the mobile terminal, e.g. a smartphone or a tablet PC, so that she scans, for example via the built-in camera the desired food, which she would like to eat. An application on the mobile terminal recognizes the scanned image of the food and proposes to the person a selection of preparation options or cooking recipes. These can be structured according to the vitamin content and nutritional value of the food. Furthermore, the preparation suggestions can take into account the respective phase of life of the person for whom a dish is to be prepared (age, illnesses, food intolerances).

The recipe suggestions can be stored in a personalized recipe database, eg by manual input from the user, internet or other Data sources can be maintained and extended. The user can use the listed recipe suggestions to make a targeted selection for the preparation of the food selected by him. According to the method according to the invention, the in-house food supply is taken into account, which has already been detected in particular beforehand via corresponding inputs and / or sensors. It can thus result in a system that the user can call and control, for example via an app. He suggests using the existing food in his household, the recipes that can be prepared with the stock. If necessary, the missing foods can be enumerated up to a certain maximum number. Thus, the user is also away from home able to find out about the options of prepared meals with the current food inventory at home. He can then select recipe suggestions and buy the missing ingredients beforehand. In particular, the system is a combination of food storage, recipe databases, user definable profiles and a proposal mechanism for the preparation of dishes.

An embodiment of the invention is illustrated by way of example in the accompanying schematic drawings. Show it:

Fig. 1 is a mobile terminal, and Fig. 2 is a flowchart. FIG. 1 shows a mobile terminal 1. The mobile terminal 1 comprises a computing device 2 e.g. in the form of a microprocessor and is for example a so-called smartphone or a portable computer, in particular a tablet computer. The mobile terminal 1 is configured with an operating system, as is known in the art in principle. The operating system is in particular a smartphones or tablet computer usual operating system.

The mobile terminal 1 comprises a display device, preferably in the form of a touch screen, which is commonly referred to as a touch screen 3. The touch screen 3 is connected to the computing device 2 in general connected in known manner, so that this, controlled by the computing device 2, can display image content. The touch screen 3 can also be used by touching as an input means, as is generally known to those skilled in the art. The mobile terminal 1 further comprises a wireless interface 4 connected to the computing device 2. By means of the wireless interface 4, the mobile terminal 1 is allowed to be connected to the Internet 6. The interface 4 is based for example on the WIFI standard or is eg a GSM or UMTS interface. The mobile terminal 1 may also include a plurality of wireless interfaces to be selectively connected to the Internet 6 via one of these interfaces.

In the case of the present exemplary embodiment, it is provided that several cooking recipes are determined and displayed by means of the mobile terminal 1 in order to be able to produce a food using a specific food 7. For this purpose, a corresponding computer program, in particular in the form of an app, is stored on the mobile terminal 1. This is summarized by means of a flowchart shown in FIG.

First, the mobile terminal 1 receives an indication of the food 7, step A of the flowchart. The indication may e.g. be typed using the touch screen 3. However, it is also possible to enter this information in a voice-controlled manner in the mobile terminal 1, for example by means of a microphone 8 coupled to the computing device 3. In this case, runs on the computing device 3, a corresponding voice analysis program. In the case of the present exemplary embodiment, however, it is preferably provided that at least one image of the food 7 is taken up by means of the mobile terminal 1. For this purpose, in the case of the present exemplary embodiment, the mobile terminal 1 comprises a digital camera 5 coupled to the computing device 3. In the case of the present exemplary embodiment, the computer 3 runs an image recognition software which automatically analyzes the image data record associated with the image of the food 7 in order to record the food taken 7 to recognize.

Subsequently, the mobile terminal 1 searches automatically on the Internet 6 or in the World Wide Web for cooking recipes whose associated food needs the food 7, Step B of the flowchart. For this purpose, the mobile terminal 1 automatically establishes a connection to the Internet 6 via its wireless interface 4, should the mobile terminal 1 not already be connected to the Internet 6. By means of a search engine known in principle to a person skilled in the art and a browser running on the mobile terminal 1, the mobile terminal 1 is enabled to find corresponding cooking recipes on the Internet 6 or in the World Wide Web and to display a list 9 of the found cooking recipes on the touchscreen 3, Step C of the flowchart. The list 9 can be structured, for example, according to the vitamin content and / or the nutritional value of the food. The list 9 can also take into account the life phase of the person using the mobile terminal 1, but also the age, a disease or food intolerances of the person or a preparation time or a preparation difficulty. The cooking recipes can also be stored in a private database, which can be contacted in particular via the Internet 9. The database includes several cooking recipes and can also be stored in a so-called cloud on the Internet 6 or in a accessible via the Internet 6 memory.

In the case of the present exemplary embodiment, it is additionally provided that the cooking recipes displayed on the mobile terminal 1 only comprise foods or ingredients which are currently available to the person assigned to the mobile terminal 1 at home. Alternatively, it can also be provided that even those cooking recipes are displayed for their food is not all the food of the person currently available. In this case, it is envisaged that the maximum number of unavailable foods, ie missing foods, may not exceed a predetermined or specifiable number. The missing foods are preferably also displayed on the touch screen 3.

So that the mobile terminal 1 has information about the food currently available, in the case of the present exemplary embodiment, for example, this information is stored in a memory 10 of the mobile terminal 1. Alternatively or additionally, this information can also be stored in an external memory 1 1, to which the mobile terminal 1 can access at least indirectly via the Internet 6. The external memory 6 is, for example, part of a computer connected to the Internet 6 or a database associated with the person. The information about the currently available food can also be in the "network", ie on the Internet 6 in the form of such be called "cloud" stored on the mobile terminal 1 can automatically access.

The information about the currently available food, that is information about the private stock 12 of food of the person is preferably constantly updated by the person, i. new food is collected and added to inventory 12 and consumed food is removed from captured inventory 12. This can e.g. at least partially automated. The information about the current inventory 12 of foods may be e.g. be updated by e.g. For example, by means of the mobile terminal 1, an image of a newly added food can be taken. The image data set associated with this image is analyzed by the mobile terminal 1 in order to recognize the corresponding food so that this food is added to the current stock 12. Does the food include an optical code, e.g. a barcode, it may be provided that this optical code is read with the mobile terminal 1 in order to add the corresponding food to the current situation inventory 12. Also by means of voice input, in particular by means of the mobile terminal 1, a new food can be detected. If the food to be detected comprises an RFID transponder, it may be provided that this is e.g. is read out by means of the mobile terminal 1 in order to update the stock. In order to read RFID transponders, the mobile terminal may include an NFC interface 13.

If a food is consumed, it may be collected according to the newly added food to be removed from inventory 12.

It is also possible that the inventory 12 is determined at least partially by means of a household refrigerator 14 of the person. This is equipped, for example, with an RFID reader 15 and can thus detect foodstuffs provided with RFID transponders in an automated manner in order to detect the current stock within the household refrigerating appliance 14. The household refrigerator 14 is connected to the Internet 6, for example, so that the mobile terminal 1, the information about the current stock 12 is available. It can also be provided that the external memory 1 1 is part of the household refrigerator 14.

In the case of the present exemplary embodiment, it may still be provided that the person selected cooking recipes of the list 9 are stored in a personalized recipe database. This can also be maintained and extended by manual input from the person, via the Internet 6 or other data sources. The personalized recipe database is stored, for example, on the mobile terminal 1 and / or in the external memory 11 and / or in the cloud. The person may be familiar with List 9's cooking recipes, i. the targeted suggestions displayed by means of the mobile terminal 1 make a targeted selection for the preparation of his selected food 7.

According to the method according to the invention, the in-house food supply is taken into account, which has already been detected in particular beforehand via corresponding inputs and / or sensors. It can thus result in a system that the user can call and control, for example via an app. He suggests using the existing food in his household, the recipes that can be prepared with the stock. If necessary, the missing foods can be enumerated up to a certain maximum number. Thus, the user is also away from home able to find out about the options of prepared meals with the current food inventory at home. He can then select recipe suggestions and buy the missing ingredients beforehand. In particular, the system is a combination of food storage, recipe databases, user definable profiles and a proposal mechanism for the preparation of dishes.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1 mobile device

2 computing device

3 touch screen

4 wireless interface

5 digital camera

6 Internet

7 foods

8 microphone

9 list

10 memory

11 external memory

12 stock

13 NFC interface

14 household refrigeration appliance

15 RFI D reader

A - C steps

Claims

Method for determining cooking recipes, comprising the following method steps:

by means of a mobile terminal (1), receiving an indication of a

Food (7), which should be part of a food,

by means of the mobile terminal (1), automatic search of

Cooking recipes on the Internet (6), on the World Wide Web or in a database accessible in particular via the Internet (6), the associated foods of which contain the food (7),

by means of the mobile terminal (1), comparing the foods associated with the cooking recipes with information about a personal personal inventory (12) associated with a person in foods, and

Displaying only those cooking recipes, in particular as a list (9), on a display device (3) of the mobile terminal (1) whose associated food only needs food that is present in the current personal stock (12) or whose associated food needs food of which a given or specifiable maximum number of foods in the current stock (12) is missing.

Method according to Claim 1, in which the information about the current stock (12) of foodstuffs is stored in a memory (10) of the mobile terminal (1).

The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the information about the current stock (12) is stored in a cloud on the Internet (6), and / or in a via the Internet (6) retrievable memory (10) is stored and the mobile Terminal (1) automatically the cloud or over the Internet (6) retrievable memory (1 1) contacted to retrieve the information about the current stock (12). Method according to at least one of the preceding claims 1 to 3, wherein the stock is determined at least partially by means of a Haushaltskätegerätes.

Method according to at least one of the preceding claims, comprising taking an image of the food (7) by means of a digital camera (5) of the mobile terminal (1) and by means of the mobile terminal (1) automatically analyzing the image data set associated with the image to obtain the information about to get the food (7).

Method according to at least one of the preceding claims, comprising manually inputting and / or voice-controlled input of an indication of the food (7) into the mobile terminal (1) in order to obtain the information about the food (7).

Method according to at least one of the preceding claims, displaying an indication of the missing food by means of the display device (3) of the mobile terminal (1).

Method according to at least one of the preceding claims, comprising displaying and / or hiding cooking recipes as a function of at least one additional criterion.

Method according to Claim 8, in which the additional criterion is associated with the vitamin content and / or the nutritional value of the food of the food associated with the corresponding cooking recipe and, in particular, the cooking recipes are displayed in a structured manner as a function of the vitamin content and / or the nutritional value by means of the display device (3).

The method of claim 8 or 9, wherein the additional criterion of a life phase, an age, a disease, a preparation time, a preparation difficulty, and / or a food intolerance of the inventory (12) associated with the person is assigned.

A method according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising selecting one of the displayed cooking recipes by means of an input device (3) of the mobile terminal (1) and adding the selected cooking recipe to a cook recipe database.

12. A mobile terminal (1), in particular a smartphone, comprising a display device (3), a wireless interface (4) for wireless connection to the Internet (6), a digital camera (5) and a computing device (2), characterized in that the computing device (2) is configured by means of a computer program such that it carries out the method according to one of claims 1 to 10.

13. Mobile terminal (1) according to claim 12, characterized in that the computer program is an app.

14. Computer program product with a storage medium, on which a computer program is stored, which is designed to perform the process on a mobile terminal (1) a method according to one of claims 1 to 1 1.