JP2001190235A - Cooking support system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cooking support system capable of showing a cooking method according to the constitution of a cooking instrument to a user by informing a cooking support apparatus of the information of available cooking instrument and carrying out a cooking support by using the function of each cooking instrument. SOLUTION: This cooking support system is constituted of the cooking support apparatus and the cooking mechanism. The cooking mechanism is equipped with a cooking instrument notification means to output the cooking function of its own. The cooking support apparatus is equipped with a menu input means to input a cooking menu, a cooking instrument information acquisition means for acquiring information of the information of available cooking instrument, a cooking order memory means to memorize a cooking order, a cooking order formation means and a display means for indicating the cooking order. The cooking order formation means searches a cooking data base memorized in the cooking order memory means from the inputted cooking menu and the acquired cooking instrument information and forms a cooking order suitable for the constitution of the available cooking instrument.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cooking support system for supporting cooking on a home network to which a plurality of cooking appliances are connected.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional cooking support system, for example, as disclosed in JP-A-8-242779, a cooking database is stored in advance in a cooking database, and a user specifies a cooking menu. Then, there is a device that searches for a cooking procedure and instructs the cooking procedure for each cooking process using a timer device or the like.

[0003] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-187824 discloses a cooking assistance system that instructs a user on a cooking procedure and controls cooking appliances in accordance with a searched cooking method.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned prior art, since the configuration of the cooking equipment included in the cooking support system is determined in advance, it is difficult to change the program of the cooking method once the system is assembled. Was.

In other words, new cooking appliances are introduced,
Every time an old cooking appliance was replaced with a cooking appliance having a different function, all the information in the cooking database had to be updated to correspond to the new cooking appliance configuration.

[0006] In addition, as cooking equipment becomes more sophisticated and multifunctional, more and more cooking methods can be applied to the same dish. However, the conventional cooking support system does not have the characteristics of individual cooking equipment. Because no consideration was given, only typical cooking methods could be presented.

As a result, there is a problem that a user who does not fully understand the functions of the cooking appliance cannot use the cooking appliance as a result despite the fact that there is a method to cook the food quickly and easily. Was.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a user with a cooking method suitable for the configuration of usable cooking appliances, and to provide individual cooking appliances with each other. It is an object of the present invention to provide a cooking support system capable of performing cooking support utilizing functions of the cooking support system.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention proposes a cooking support system including a cooking support device and one or more cooking appliances.

Here, the cooking assistance device includes a menu input unit for inputting a menu of cooking, a cooking device information obtaining unit for obtaining information on a configuration of a cooking device that can be used, and a menu of cooking menu and a configuration of cooking device. Cooking procedure storage means for storing a cooking procedure, cooking procedure generating means for generating a cooking procedure suitable for the configuration of the available cooking equipment from a menu of cooking and cooking equipment information, and display means for displaying the cooking procedure. Be composed.

[0011] Further, the cooking appliance is provided with a cooking appliance information notifying unit for informing the cooking appliance information acquiring unit of information on the cooking function of the cooking appliance.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in the block diagram of FIG. 1, the cooking support system of the present invention comprises a cooking support device and one or more cooking appliances.

[0014] The cooking support device includes a menu input means 10.
1. Cooking procedure generation means 102, display means 103, cooking procedure storage means 104, and cooking equipment information acquisition means 105 are provided. The cooking equipment is provided with cooking equipment information notifying means 111.

Each cooking appliance has cooking appliance information indicating its own cooking function, and uses the cooking appliance information notifying means 111 to notify the cooking assistance device of the cooking appliance information.

The cooking appliance information acquiring means 105 acquires the notified cooking appliance information and holds it as information on currently available cooking appliances.

By introducing the cooking appliance information acquiring unit 105 and the cooking appliance information notifying unit 111, the configuration of the cooking appliance usable for the cooking assistance device is acquired, and what kind of cooking function is used in the course of cooking. It is possible to determine whether it is possible.

The menu input means 101 is a means for inputting a menu of a dish.

The cooking procedure generation means 102 retrieves the cooking procedure of the cooking menu inputted by the menu input means 101 from the cooking procedure storage means 104, and prepares the cooking equipment suitable for the configuration of the cooking equipment obtained by the cooking equipment information obtaining means 105. Generate instructions.

The display means 103 includes the cooking procedure generating means 10
2 is a means for indicating to the user the cooking procedure generated by Step 2.

The cooking procedure storage means 104 is a means for storing a menu of cooking and information on the cooking procedure.

In the case where a plurality of cooking methods can be applied depending on the functions of the available cooking equipment, the cooking procedure information describes a plurality of necessary cooking equipment functions and their cooking methods.

Thus, the cooking procedure generating means 102
By selecting a cooking method that matches the available cooking function from among the acquired cooking procedures, it is possible to generate a cooking procedure suitable for the configuration of the available cooking appliance.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the cooking support system of the present invention.

In this embodiment, the cooking support device 200
And two cooking appliances, a cooking appliance 210 and a cooking appliance 220.

The cooking support apparatus 200 includes the menu input means 201 and the cooking procedure generating means 20 described in claim 2.
2, display means 203, cooking procedure storage means 204, cooking appliance information obtaining means 205, cooking procedure progressing means 206, cooking procedure executing means 207, and control information notifying means 208.

The cooking appliances 210 and 220 respectively
A cooking appliance comprising cooking appliance information notifying means 211 and 221 and control means 212 and 222 described in claim 2.

Here, for convenience of explanation, two cooking appliances are used.
Although the number of cooking appliances is one, the same system can be configured as long as the number of cooking appliances is one or more.

Also, here, the description will be made assuming that the cooking appliance 210 is a microwave oven and the cooking appliance 220 is an electric rice cooker, but it goes without saying that the scope of the present invention is not limited to this.

The processing performed by each unit will be described below with reference to FIG.

The menu input means 201 is a means for the user to input a menu (menu) of a dish to be cooked.

The menu input means 201 can be realized by, for example, text input of a dish name using a keyboard, selection input from a list of dish names using a cross button, or voice input using a voice recognition device.

The cooking appliance information acquiring unit 205 and the cooking appliance information notifying units 211 and 221 are connected to the cooking assistance device 200.
Is a means for acquiring information on cooking appliances that can be currently used.

The cooking device information handled here describes the cooking function of the cooking device.

The cooking device information notifying means 211 and 221
It holds cooking device information and transmits the cooking device information to the cooking support device 200.

The transmitted cooking appliance information is received by the cooking appliance information acquiring means 205 and is held as information on currently available cooking appliances.

The cooking support device 200 and the cooking appliances 210, 2
As a method for exchanging information with the communication device 20, known network means can be used.

For example, when using Java's Jini technology, the cooking appliance information obtaining means 205 is set to the Loo state.
kup service, cooking appliance information notification means 211, 221
As a service provider and the cooking procedure generating means 202 as a service user, it is possible to realize notification and updating of cooking appliance information when the configuration of the cooking appliance is changed.

The cooking procedure generating means 202 searches for necessary ingredients and cooking procedures based on the menu input by the menu inputting means 201 and the information on the current configuration of the cooking equipment obtained by the cooking equipment information obtaining means 205. Or means for generating.

The necessary ingredients and cooking procedures are registered in the cooking procedure storage means 204 as a cooking database.
The cooking procedure generation means 202 generates information on necessary ingredients and cooking procedures according to the processing flow of FIG.

According to the cooking procedure generated by the cooking procedure generating means 202, the cooking procedure execution means 207 controls the cooking method instruction information to be output to the user and the cooking appliances 210 and 220 for each procedure. Of control information is generated.

The cooking method instruction information to the user is displayed on display means 2
03, and the control information is sent to the control information notifying means 208.

These cooking method instruction information and control information are generated according to the processing flow of FIG.

The cooking procedure proceeding means 206 is a means for notifying the cooking procedure executing means 207 that the cooking procedure currently being processed by the cooking procedure executing means 207 has been completed, and for advancing the cooking procedure one step ahead. is there.

The cooking procedure progressing means 206 can be realized, for example, by the user performing a button input when the current cooking procedure is completed.

Of course, the input method does not necessarily have to be a button, but a voice input can be used.

When the cooking support apparatus 200 or the cooking appliances 210 and 220 can detect that the cooking procedure has been completed, the cooking procedure progressing means 206 automatically notifies the completion of the cooking procedure. Is also good.

The display means 203 is provided for the cooking procedure generating means 20.
This is a means for presenting to the user the information on the necessary ingredients generated by the second cooking device 2 and the cooking method instruction information generated by the cooking procedure executing means 207 from the side of the cooking support device 200.

The display means 203 can be realized by, for example, displaying characters, still images, moving images, etc. on a display.

Alternatively, voice output may be performed using a voice synthesizer.

The control means 212 and 222 and the control information notifying means 208 are means for controlling cooking appliances based on the control information generated by the cooking procedure executing means 207.

The control information notification means 208 transmits the control information to the corresponding cooking appliance.

The control means 212 and 222 receive the control information and control the cooking appliance.

As belonging to the control information of the cooking appliance,
For example, information such as on / off control of a switch and control for changing the intensity of the thermal power can be cited.

Further, when a display means such as the display means 203 is present on the side of the cooking appliance, the control means may be configured to instruct the user on the cooking method by the display means on the cooking appliance side.

In FIG. 2, the cooking procedure storage means 2
04 is included in the cooking support device 200, but its physical position does not necessarily need to be inside the cooking support device 200, and as shown in FIG. Service Center 300
It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which

Cooking database service center 300
It is sufficient that the cooking procedure storage means 301 has the same data as the cooking procedure storage means 204 described above.

As described above, if the service procedure center manages the cooking procedure storage means, it is possible to always widen the range of choices of the user by successively adding new cooking menus to the database.

The service center updates the cooking procedure information in the cooking database every time a new cooking appliance appears, so that the user can always use the latest cooking appliance.

Next, each process in the cooking procedure generating means 202 and the accompanying operation of each unit in FIG. 2 will be described along the flow of the process in FIG.

First, the cooking appliance information acquiring means 205 is used to acquire the cooking appliance information of the cooking appliance currently available (process 401).

The cooking appliance information is constituted by, for example, data as shown in FIG.

In this process, the cooking appliance information obtaining means 205
The cooking appliance information notifying unit 211 of the cooking appliance 210 (microwave oven) sends the cooking appliance information that “the first cooking appliance is a microwave oven and has a heating function and also has a thawing function” to the cooking appliance 220 ( From the cooking device information notifying means 221 of the electric rice cooker), obtain the cooking device information that "the second cooking device is an electric rice cooker, which has a rice cooking function and also has a rice cooking function of cooking, cooking, and porridge." This is sent to the cooking procedure generating means 202.

Next, when the user inputs a food menu to be cooked using the menu input means 201, the contents are sent to the cooking procedure generation means 202 (process 402).

The cooking appliance information obtaining means 205 obtains a record matching the sent menu from the cooking database of the cooking procedure storage means 204 (process 403).

The acquired record includes, as shown in FIG. 7, for example, necessary ingredients and cooking procedure information corresponding to the menu.

Subsequently, necessary food information is extracted from the record (process 404), and the user is informed of the food required for cooking through the display means 203 (process 405).

Next, the cooking procedure information in the record is converted by the following processing so as to be the procedure most suitable for the current configuration of the cooking appliance.

First, the cooking method information for one procedure is obtained from the cooking procedure information in the record (step 406).

The cooking procedure information is, for example, as shown in FIG. 7. If there are a plurality of cooking methods conceivable according to the functions of the cooking equipment that can be used in the current cooking equipment configuration, the procedure is described. Are prepared.

Next, from the cooking method information for one procedure, one which sequentially matches the current cooking appliance configuration is searched for.
It is determined whether there is a matching cooking method (step 40).
7).

The cooking method information includes information 701 of cooking equipment functions necessary for practicing the cooking method, and the cooking equipment information acquired in the process 401 includes the function. If so, it is determined that the cooking method matches the current cooking appliance configuration.

In the case of the cooking procedure of FIG. 7, since the “microwave oven decompression function” is provided in the cooking appliance 210 that is a microwave oven, it is obtained as cooking method information matching the cooking appliance 210.

If a cooking method that matches the current cooking appliance configuration cannot be found, a message “cooking is not possible” is given to the user using the display means 203, and
The cooking support is ended (process 408).

When a matching cooking method is found, the cooking method information for one procedure is sent to the cooking procedure executing means 207 (step 409). The same process is repeated for the next one procedure (process 410).

Here, the method of selecting the most suitable cooking method for the current cooking appliance configuration for each procedure has been described as an example, but a plurality of procedures may be processed collectively.

In this case, depending on the configuration of the cooking appliance, a plurality of procedures can be combined into one procedure, or the procedures can be exchanged so as to minimize the cooking time, so that a more optimal cooking procedure can be presented to the user. it can.

Next, each process in the cooking procedure execution means 207 and the accompanying operation of each unit in FIG. 2 will be described along the flow of the process in FIG.

First, the cooking procedure executing means 207 obtains the cooking method information for one procedure generated by the cooking procedure generating means 205 in the processing 409 (processing 501).

As shown in FIG. 7, the obtained cooking method information includes the cooking method instruction information 702 output on the side of the cooking support device 200, and controls each cooking appliance as needed. Appliance control information 703 for the application.

Next, the cooking method instruction information 702 is extracted from the information, and an instruction of the cooking method for one procedure is shown to the user through the display means 203 (process 502).

Then, it is determined whether or not the control information 703 of each cooking appliance is included in the cooking method information (process 503).

If the cooking device control information 703 is included, the cooking device control information
The data is transmitted to the control unit of the corresponding cooking appliance via the control unit 8 to control the cooking appliance (process 504).

For example, when meat is thawed by using the defrosting function of the microwave oven in the cooking procedure shown in FIG. 7, the control unit 212 of the cooking appliance 210, which is a cooking appliance corresponding to this cooking method, sends an “operation mode”. Is set to the decompression function ".

Next, using the cooking procedure proceeding means 206,
It is determined whether the cooking procedure currently being executed by the user ends and the process proceeds to the next procedure (step 505).

If no notification of the end of the current cooking procedure has been received from the cooking procedure advancing means 206, it is determined that it is not necessary to proceed to the next procedure, and the process 505 is repeated.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the process proceeds to the next procedure, and if cooking procedure information that has not been processed remains,
The same processing is repeated for the next one procedure (processing 50
6).

When all cooking procedures have been processed,
It is considered that the cooking is completed, and the cooking support is ended.

In this embodiment, the menu input means 2
Although the information input to 01 is only the type of dish (dish name), for example, information such as the amount to be made or the material to be added may be input as necessary.

The cooking appliance information held by the cooking appliance information acquiring unit 205 is not limited to the cooking appliance information transmitted by the cooking appliance information notifying unit. It may be configured to input.

The embodiment shown in FIG.
00 and an old-style cooking appliance 810 that does not include the cooking appliance 210 and the cooking appliance information notifying means.

[0092] The cooking support device 200 includes cooking device information input means 801 for the user to directly input cooking device information to the cooking device information obtaining means 205.

The input of cooking appliance information can be realized by inputting in an interactive manner, for example, as shown in FIG.

Thus, when the user inputs the cooking appliance information corresponding to the cooking appliance 810, the cooking assistance system provides the cooking appliance 8 without the cooking appliance information notifying means.
10 can also be used.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the cooking support system according to the fourth aspect.

In this embodiment, the cooking support device 200
And two cooking appliances, a cooking appliance 210 and a cooking appliance 220, a menu support device 1000, a food information generation unit 1011 and a food information storage unit 1012.

The menu support apparatus 1000 includes a food information input means 1001, a food information update means 1002, a food stock storage means 1003, and a cookable menu search means 1004.

The cooking support device 200 has the same configuration as the cooking support device 200 in FIG. 2, and includes a menu input means 201, a cooking procedure generation means 202, and a display means 20.
3. Cooking procedure storage means 204, cooking equipment information acquisition means 2
05, cooking procedure progress means 206, cooking procedure execution means 20
7 and control information notification means 208.

The cooking appliances 210 and 220 are the same cooking appliances as the cooking appliances 210 and 220 in FIG. 2, respectively.
1 and 221, and control means 212 and 222.

The food information generating means 1011 is a means for adding food information to food.

The food information generation means 1011 can be realized by adding bar code information to food in the course of distribution.

The food information storage means 1012 stores the barcode information added by the food information generation means 1011;
It is a database in which the types and quantities of actual ingredients are associated, and is provided by the distribution side.

As described above, by using the barcode information given at the time of distribution and entrusting the management of the database to the distribution side, the user can manage the inventory of foodstuffs at low cost.

The food information input means 1001 is provided with a bar code reading device, and inputs the type and quantity of the food obtained or consumed by the user of the cooking support system using the bar code generated by the food information generating means 1011. Means.

Further, the user can enter the food information input means 1001
In response, the user inputs separately whether the barcode-inputted food is obtained or consumed.

The input food barcode information is converted into food type and quantity information by using the food information storage means 1012.

The food inventory storage means 1003 is a means for constantly holding information on the types and quantities of food ingredients that can be used by the user. The food information update means 1002 is stored in the food inventory storage means 603. This is a means for updating the quantity information of ingredients.

When the user obtains the food, the food information updating means 1002 stores the food inventory storage 1003.
The corresponding foodstuff in the foodstuff is increased by the quantity, and when consumed, the foodstuff in the foodstuff inventory storage means 603 is reduced by the quantity.

The cookable menu search means 1004 is a means for creating a list of currently cookable food menus using information on ingredients that can be used by the user.

The cookable menu search means 1004 obtains necessary ingredient information for all the dishes stored in the cooking procedure storage means 204, and stores the ingredient inventory storage means 1.
A comparison is made with foodstuffs that can be used by the user stored in 003.

If all the necessary ingredients are included in the ingredients that can be used by the user, it is determined that the dish can be created, and the dish is added to the list of the dish menu that can be created.

As described above, the menu support apparatus 1000 can provide the user with a list of cooking menus that can be currently cooked by the user based on the stock information of the ingredients.

As a method for the user to efficiently use the list of cookable food menus, for example, the menu input means 201 can be selected and input from the list of cookable food menus created by the cookable menu search means 1004. It may be configured as follows.

In this embodiment, the information on the foodstuffs consumed by the user is input by the foodstuff information input means 1001, but the user does not always need to input the consumed foodstuffs.

For example, the ingredients included in the necessary ingredient information generated by the cooking procedure generating means 202 may be regarded as consumed and reduced from the food stock storage means 1003.

The invention according to claim 5 is such that in the cooking support system having the configuration shown in the block diagram of FIG. 1, a plurality of cooking menus can be simultaneously inputted by the menu input means 101.

In the present invention, the cooking procedures of a plurality of cooking menus input by the menu inputting means 101 are respectively acquired by the cooking procedure storing means 104, and the cooking procedure generating means 102 executes the cooking procedure of each dish in time series. They are synthesized in order and output as one cooking procedure.

Here, the cooking procedure generating means 102 finds a combination of procedures that can be executed simultaneously by different cooking appliances based on the information on the configuration of the cooking appliances acquired by the cooking appliance information acquiring means 105, and Scheduling is performed as a cooking procedure that can proceed.

As a result, the user can effectively use the available cooking equipment, and can cook in a short time.

[0121] For procedures that can be executed simultaneously by different cooking appliances, the user is instructed to the cooking method by the display means 203 and simultaneously controls a plurality of cooking appliances by the control information notification means 208. Can be reduced.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a process of synthesizing the cooking procedures of a plurality of cooking menus and outputting them as one cooking procedure.

First, the cooking procedure generating means 102 generates a cooking procedure for one dish (process 1101).

The processing shown in FIG. 4 can be directly applied to the generation of the cooking procedure.

If this is executed for all dishes input by the menu input means 101 (step 110
2), all the cooking procedures of each dish can be obtained.

Next, the first one procedure of each dish is extracted from the acquired cooking procedure information of each dish (step 1103), and a combination that can be executed simultaneously is extracted from the first procedure (step 1103).
104).

In the cooking procedure information, necessary cooking equipment function information 701 is described, and it is possible to determine which cooking equipment is used in the cooking procedure of each dish.

Therefore, the process 1104 may be extracted as a combination that can simultaneously execute cooking procedures that do not use the same cooking appliance.

Next, the combination of a plurality of simultaneously executable cooking procedures extracted in the process 1104 is shown to the user through the display means 203 (process 1105).

Further, for each cooking procedure extracted in the above-mentioned processing 1104, cooking procedure information for the next one procedure is obtained (processing 1106).

Here, each of the cooking procedures not extracted is left as it is without proceeding.

If there is no cooking procedure that can be obtained, that is, if output of all cooking procedures for all dishes has been completed, it is regarded that cooking has been completed, and the process is terminated.

If there is a cooking procedure that has not been output yet, the same processing is repeated (processing 1107).

Here, the method of extracting combinations that can be executed simultaneously and simply from the first procedure is taken as an example, but the entire procedure may be processed collectively.

In this case, by scheduling all cooking procedures, it is possible to provide the user with more optimal cooking assistance, such as a procedure in which the cooking time is the shortest.

The invention according to claim 6 provides a cooking assistance system having the configuration shown in the block diagram of FIG.
The cookable menu search means 1004 can output a combination of a plurality of cookable menus that can be cooked simultaneously.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the processing of the cookable menu search means 1004 for outputting a combination of a plurality of food menus which the user can currently cook using the stock information of the food stock storage means 1003. .

First, the cooking available menu search means 1004
Acquires one record of menu set information from the cooking procedure storage means 204 (process 1201).

In the present embodiment, the cooking procedure storage means 204
Stores, in addition to the necessary ingredient information and cooking procedure information for each dish, a list of menu sets that are one or a combination of a plurality of dish menus as shown in FIG. The menu set information is extracted from the menu set list one record at a time.

Next, one cooking menu is extracted from the menu set information acquired in the processing 1201, and the necessary ingredient information in the record matching the cooking menu is read from the cooking database of the cooking procedure storage means 204. It is acquired (process 1202).

Then, the acquired necessary ingredient information is compared with the ingredients which can be used by the user stored in the ingredient inventory storage means 1003, and all the necessary ingredients are included in the ingredients which can be used by the user. If not, it is determined that the dish cannot be prepared, and the processing moves to the processing of the record of the next menu set (processing 1203).

Otherwise, since the dish can be prepared, the process proceeds to the determination process for the next dish menu in the menu set (process 1204).

When it is determined that all the menu items in the menu set can be created, the menu set is presented to the user as a menu item that can be created (process 12).
05).

The above processing is repeated for all menu sets stored in the cooking procedure storage means 204 (processing 1206).

The user selects a menu set to be created from the menu sets that can be created presented in the process 1205 by using the menu input means 201.

[0146] The cooking procedures of a plurality of dishes included in the selected menu set are combined into one cooking procedure by the cooking procedure generating means 202, and presented to the user.

[0147] Here, the method of simply outputting all the menu items having necessary ingredients among the menu sets stored in the cooking procedure storage means 204 has been described as an example. If the nutritional value information of the dishes is also stored in the table, it is possible to present to the user a menu with excellent nutritional values from among the combinations of the retrieved dishes.

[0148]

As described above, the present invention relates to a cooking support system that presents a cooking method to a user from a cooking menu to support cooking.

By using the cooking appliance information notifying unit and the cooking appliance information acquiring unit described in the present invention, a cooking method suitable for the configuration of the cooking appliance that can be used by the user is presented. It becomes possible to provide cooking support utilizing the functions possessed.

By applying the present invention, the user can know a cooking method that makes cooking faster, easier, and better, without having to know the cooking function of each cooking appliance.

By controlling the cooking appliances,
Further, the burden on the user can be reduced.

In addition, by managing the inventory of ingredients at the same time as cooking support, it is possible to provide consistent support from cooking menu proposal to cooking.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a cooking support system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a cooking support system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a cooking support system according to another embodiment of the invention described in claim 2;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the cooking procedure generating means according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing operation of a cooking procedure executing means according to the invention of claim 2;

FIG. 6 is a table configuration diagram showing a configuration of cooking appliance information of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a table configuration diagram showing a configuration of a cooking database of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a cooking support system according to another embodiment of the invention described in claim 2;

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a screen display example of the cooking appliance information input means of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram of a cooking support system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the cooking procedure generating means in the invention according to claim 5;

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the cookable menu search means in the invention according to claim 6;

FIG. 13 is a table configuration diagram showing the configuration of menu set information according to the present invention;

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 100 Cooking support device 101 Menu input means 102 Cooking procedure generation means 103 Display means 104 Cooking procedure storage means 105 Cooking equipment information acquisition means 110 Cooking equipment 111 Cooking equipment information notification means 200 Cooking support apparatus 201 Menu input means 202 Cooking procedure generation means 203 Display means 204 Cooking procedure storage means 205 Cooking equipment information acquisition means 206 Cooking procedure progress means 207 Cooking procedure execution means 208 Control information notification means 210, 220 Cooking equipment 211, 221 Cooking equipment information notification means 212, 222 Control means 300 Cooking database service Center 301 Cooking procedure storage means 701 Information on required cooking equipment functions 702 Cooking method instruction information 703 Cooking equipment control information 801 Cooking equipment information input means 810 Cooking equipment (old style) 1000 Menu support equipment 1001 Food information input means 1002 Food information updating means 1003 Food inventory storage means 1004 Cooking menu search means 1011 Food information generation means 1012 Food information storage means

Continuing from the front page (72) Inventor Shusuke Haruna 1006 Kadoma, Kazuma, Osaka Prefecture F-term in Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. 4B035 LT18 4B055 AA02 AA50 BA00 CD48 GD01 GD02 5B049 AA02 CC03 CC21 CC41 DD01 DD02 DD05 EE02 EE05 EE10 FF01 GG04

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A cooking assistance system including a cooking assistance device and one or more cooking appliances, wherein the cooking appliance includes a cooking appliance information notifying unit that outputs information of a cooking function of the cooking appliance. The cooking assistance device includes: a menu input unit that inputs a menu of cooking; a cooking device information obtaining unit that obtains information on a configuration of a usable cooking device from the cooking device information notifying unit; a cooking menu and the cooking device Cooking procedure storage means for storing a cooking procedure for each of the configurations, a cooking menu input by the menu input means, and cooking equipment information acquired by the cooking equipment information acquisition means as a search key, wherein the cooking procedure storage Cooking procedure generating means for acquiring suitable cooking procedure information from the means; and a display hand for displaying the cooking procedure generated by the cooking procedure generating means. When it was characterized in that it comprises a cooking support system. 2. A cooking assistance system comprising a cooking assistance device and at least one cooking appliance, wherein the cooking appliance outputs cooking appliance information notifying means for outputting information of a cooking function provided by itself. Control means for performing its own control based on the obtained control information, wherein the cooking assistance device includes: a menu input means for inputting a menu of a dish; and a cooking device which can be used from the cooking device information notification means. Cooking equipment information obtaining means for obtaining configuration information; cooking procedure storage means for storing a cooking menu, cooking procedure information for each configuration of the cooking equipment, and control information for controlling the cooking equipment; and the menu input means The cooking menu input by the user and the cooking device information obtained by the cooking device information obtaining means are used as search keys to match the cooking procedure storage means. Cooking procedure generating means for acquiring cooking procedure information and control information of the cooking appliance; cooking procedure executing means for acquiring the cooking procedure and control information generated by the cooking procedure generating means for each procedure; and the cooking procedure. A cooking procedure advancing means for outputting an instruction to advance the cooking procedure to the next procedure to the executing means; a display means for displaying a cooking procedure for each procedure acquired by the cooking procedure executing means; And a control information notifying means for notifying the control means of the obtained control information. 3. A cooking assistance system comprising a cooking assistance device, one or more cooking appliances, and a menu assistance device, wherein the menu assistance device inputs the type and quantity of foodstuffs to be obtained or consumed. Ingredient information input means, Ingredient inventory storage means for storing information on the quantity of each ingredient, and stored in the ingredient inventory storage means based on the information on the type and quantity of the ingredients input by the ingredient information input means Food information updating means for increasing / decreasing food quantity information; and a cookable menu search means for searching for a food menu that can be created from food quantity information stored in the food inventory storage means. The cooking support system according to claim 1 or claim 2. 4. A cooking assistance system comprising: a cooking assistance device, one or more cooking appliances, a menu assistance device, food information generation means, and food information storage means, wherein the food information generation means is Using a barcode containing the type and quantity information of the foodstuff given at the time of distribution of the foodstuff, the foodstuff information storage means stores the correspondence between the barcode and the type and quantity information of the foodstuff, 4. The cooking support system according to claim 3, wherein a bar code reader is used as the input unit. 5. A cooking assistance system comprising a cooking assistance device and one or more cooking appliances, wherein the menu input means simultaneously receives input of a plurality of cooking menus, 3. The cooking support system according to claim 1, wherein a cooking procedure for simultaneously cooking a plurality of dishes input by the menu input unit is generated. 6. A cooking support system comprising a cooking support device, one or more cooking appliances, and a menu support device, wherein the cookable menu search means is stored in the food stock storage means. Searching for a combination of a plurality of food menus that can be created simultaneously from the quantity information of the ingredients, the menu input means simultaneously receiving the plurality of food menus searched by the cookable menu search means, The cooking assistance system according to claim 3 or 4, wherein a cooking procedure for simultaneously cooking a plurality of dishes input by the menu input unit is generated.