JP2002081652A - High frequency heater - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system which enables a customer to order a boxed lunch easily and automatically sets an automatic key for a heating method corresponding to the lunch, by means of a high frequency heater utilizing an internet. SOLUTION: This high frequency heater is used to order a lunch and heat it through an internet 4 between the high frequency heater 1 of the customer and a shop 5, and this system is equipped with (a) a process of a customer ordering boxed lunch through the operation panel 2 of the high frequency heater 1, (b) a process of downloading the ordered heating method of the lunch to the computer 3 of the high frequency heater 1 at the same time with materialization of the order, (c) an automatic heating production process by automatic key to heat and cook the ordered lunch, (d) a process of designating the delivery time from the shop 5 onto the operation panel 2 of the customer, and (e) a process of expressing the time of delivering the lunch to the customer at the designated time.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a high-frequency heating apparatus for automatically ordering a lunch box and cooking by using the Internet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As the number of elderly people increases, services for elderly people, such as the application of nursing care insurance, are increasing.

[0003] In such an environment, the trouble of eating every day is a great deal for elderly people living alone.
There is an increasing demand for efficient and easy ordering and delivery of food and lunch boxes.

In order to meet these demands, kitchen appliances such as high-frequency heating devices have recently been provided with communication means for connecting to the Internet so that electronic shopping and electronic banking can be easily realized without using a personal computer. (For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-39155) and a method of downloading a method of heating and preparing foodstuffs via the Internet using a personal computer have been proposed and commercialized.

[0005]

However, these conventional devices are premised on connecting to the Internet in order to enjoy a large number of services on the Internet, such as electronic shopping including home delivery services and cooking recipes. The information service is regarded as an individual service among the many services that can be received from the Internet, and it provides a simple series of meal-related services from food and lunch ordering, home delivery to automated cooking. Is not taken into account, so customers need to perform complicated operations such as selecting a web screen from the Internet connection, selecting and ordering ingredients and lunch boxes, and selecting and obtaining cooking recipes and heating programs that match the ingredients and lunch boxes. Had to do.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, it is possible to easily order foods and bento on the Internet by operating the operation panel of a high-frequency heating device, and to automatically prepare the food contents of the bento. A series of meal-related services from lunch ordering, home delivery to automated cooking, without having to be aware of the Internet by providing customers with a function to download heating programs and cooking recipes suitable for Is provided easily.

[0007] Specific means for this purpose are to order lunch, deliver home and cook between the customer's high frequency heating device and the store via the Internet, and (a) the customer operates the operation panel of the high frequency heating device. (B) downloading the ordered lunch box heating method to the computer of the high-frequency heating device at the same time as the order is made; and (c) automatically keying the ordered lunch box. An automatic heating cooking generation process, and (d) a process of designating a delivery time from a store on an operation panel of a customer;
(E) displaying the time to deliver the lunch to the customer at the designated time.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION In the present invention, a service system of a high-frequency heating apparatus which can automatically perform lunch ordering, home delivery and cooking using the Internet is provided. The customer orders a lunch box through the operation panel of the high-frequency heating apparatus. Process, the process of downloading the ordered lunch box heating method to the computer of the high-frequency heating device at the same time as the order is made, the process of automatically generating an automatic key for heating and cooking the ordered lunch box, and the operation panel of the customer from the store. The process comprises the steps of designating the delivery time above and displaying the time of delivery of the lunch to the customer at the designated time, whereby the customer can display and operate the high-frequency heating device in the kitchen at home. Can easily order lunches on the Internet, and automatically select a heating program or Such as physical recipes can be downloaded, the order of the lunch box of taste, it is possible to undergo a series of services for meals from home delivery to the automation of the cooking.

[0009]

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

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram in which a high-frequency heating device provided with an Internet ordering system according to the present invention and a store delivering foods and lunches (hereinafter collectively referred to as lunches) are connected via the Internet.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an outline of an embodiment of the Internet ordering system according to the present invention.

This Internet ordering system realizes order sales, delivery, and heating method of a lunch box between a customer's high-frequency heating device and a store through the Internet. This system is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 above. explain.

The high-frequency heating device 1 at the customer's house has an operation panel 2 on the right side of the front (which may be upper or lower) and a computer 3 inside. The computer 3 includes a communication management unit 6 for realizing communication with a store 5 that sells lunches via the Internet 4, a customer data unit 7 for managing data from customers, and an ordered management for managing ordered lunches. Unit 8, a heating method storage unit 9 for managing the delivery time, heating method, and the like of the ordered lunch box, and a heating control unit 10 for operating high-frequency heating, and accepting operation keys and displaying an Internet web screen on the operation panel 2. Display / operation unit 1
1 is provided.

The store 5 has a computer 12. The computer 12 includes a communication management unit 13 for realizing communication with the high-frequency heating device 1 at a customer's home via the Internet 4, a customer management unit 14 for managing data of contract customers, and an order receiving unit for managing orders from customers. 15, a product data unit 16 for managing the stock, calories, heating method, and the like of the ordered bento, and a product sending unit 17 for managing the delivery time and delivery of the bento.

Next, the operation of this system will be described.

The customer has previously concluded a lunch delivery contract with the store 5 to which the lunch is delivered, so that the ordered lunch can be automatically deducted from a bank or the like.

FIGS. 3 to 15 show the operation and operation of the high-frequency heating apparatus 1 from when the customer orders a lunch through the web screen of the Internet 4 and cooks.

FIG. 3 shows an initial screen of the display / operation unit 11 on the operation panel 2 of the high-frequency heating device 1. When a customer places an order for a lunch box, the customer first presses the network key, and the customer
Sends customer data to the computer 12 of the store 5.

Based on the sent customer data, the store 5 checks whether or not the customer is a contracted customer with the data of the customer management unit 14. If the customer is a contracted customer, the store 5 is connected to the high-frequency heating device 1 and the lunch box To the customer.

When the customer's high-frequency heating device 1 receives this data, the display changes to that shown in FIG. In this way, data is sent one after another from the store 5 by the key selected by the customer, and the display is set so as to correspond to the data, and the following description operates similarly.

When the home delivery lunch key is pressed in FIG. 4, the screen shown in FIG.

When the healthy lunch box key is pressed, the screen shown in FIG. 6 is displayed, showing the type of lunch box. When the croquette lunch box key is selected, the price and calories of the selected lunch box are displayed, and the number and delivery are displayed. Figure 7 of the screen for specifying the time
become.

In FIG. 7, when the delivery time / number key is pressed, the screen shown in FIG. 8 is displayed. For example, at 5:00 in the evening, one is selected and the order key is pressed, whereby the order from the customer is completed. When the order is completed, the ordered lunch box heating method is downloaded from the merchandise data section 16 to the customer's high-frequency heating device 1 (FIG. 9), and the high-frequency heating device 1 determines the heating method and the type of lunch by the heating method. The information is stored in the storage unit 9.

The type and price of the lunch box ordered and the order date are stored in the ordered management section 8. The data stored in the ordered management unit 8 is stored for a certain period of time (for example, for two months), and is used as data for the customer to check when the receipt of the ordered bento arrives. The description of the usage method is omitted.

When the download is completed, the display shown in FIG. 10 is displayed. The order and the download are completed and the delivery time is notified to the customer.
And disconnect from the internet.

In FIG. 10, when the customer presses the menu screen key, the display of the automatic key of the lunch box ordered is added, and the apparatus can be used as a normal high-frequency heating apparatus 1.

FIG. 12 et seq. Describe a method for warming up a delivered lunch. In FIG. 12, when the automatic key for croquette lunch is pressed, the display shown in FIG. 13 is displayed. When the start key is pressed, the heating is started according to the data in the heating method storage unit 9, and the display shown in FIG. , For example, 5 minutes.

When the designated time has elapsed, the display shown in FIG. 15 is displayed, informing the customer that the heating has been completed, and the customer can eat a warm lunch.

The operation described above includes (a) a process in which a customer places an order for a lunch box through the operation panel 2 of the high-frequency heating device 1 to the store 5; A process of downloading to the computer 3 of the apparatus 1, (c) a process of automatically generating an automatic key for heating and cooking an ordered lunch, and (d) a process of specifying a delivery time from the store 5 to the operation panel 2 of the customer. And (e) displaying the time for delivering the lunch to the customer at the designated time.

Thus, the customer can easily order a lunch box on the Internet 4 from the display / operation section 11 on the operation panel 2 of the high-frequency heating apparatus 1 in the kitchen at home, and the lunch box is automatically made. You can download heating programs and cooking recipes suitable for your food.

Further, by providing the high-frequency heating apparatus 1 with the above functions, a series of services related to meals from ordering of favorite lunches, home delivery to automatic cooking can be performed without being aware that the user is using the Internet. Can receive.

In the above embodiment, the explanation was made with the lunch box. However, the order of the foodstuff corresponding to the menu is made, the method of making the menu and the heating method are automatically downloaded, and the automatic key of the menu is displayed. Needless to say, it may be added at 11.

In FIG. 2, the embodiment has been described on the assumption that the customer data section 7, the ordered management section 8, and the communication management section 6 are provided in the high-frequency heating apparatus 1. However, as shown in FIG. A similar system may be configured via the.

[0034]

As described above, according to the present invention, a customer can easily order a lunch box through a high-frequency heating device in a kitchen, and an automatic heating key corresponding to the lunch box is automatically set. The system is set up, so you can order and heat up more easily and without failure.

As a result, even a single person living alone can easily receive a series of meal services.
Very convenient.

Further, since the time at which the lunch is delivered is always displayed, the user does not forget to order the lunch even when he is busy with housework.

Further, since the order data is stored and stored in the high-frequency heating device on the customer side, collation on the customer side can be performed, and trouble in payment of the price can be eliminated.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of an Internet ordering and heating system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an embodiment of an Internet ordering system according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an operation / display example of the Internet ordering system according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an operation / display example of the Internet ordering system according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an operation / display example of the Internet ordering system according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an operation / display example of the Internet ordering system according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an operation / display example of the Internet ordering system according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an operation / display example of the Internet ordering system according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an operation / display example of the Internet ordering system according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an operation / display example of the Internet ordering system according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an operation / display example of the Internet ordering system according to the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an operation / display example of the Internet ordering system according to the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an operation / display example of the Internet ordering system according to the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an operation / display example of the Internet ordering system according to the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an operation / display example of the Internet ordering system according to the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a conceptual diagram of an Internet ordering and heating system according to another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: High frequency heating device 2: Operation panel 3: Computer 4: Internet 5: Store

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Minoru Endo 3-1, Shinjuyoji, Kashiwa-shi, Chiba F-term within Hitachi Hometech Co., Ltd. 3L086 AA01 CA09 CA11 CA16 CC08 CC11 CC14 CC16 CC30 DA24 DA29

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An order for lunch, home delivery and cooking between a customer's high-frequency heating device (1) and a store (5) via the Internet (4). (1) The process of ordering a lunch box to the store (5) through the operation panel (2), and (b) the method of heating the ordered lunch box to the computer (3) of the high-frequency heating device (1) at the same time as the order is established. A download process, (c) an automatic heating generation process of an automatic key for heating and cooking the ordered lunch box, (d) a process of designating a delivery time from the store (5) to the customer's operation panel (2), e) displaying the time to deliver the lunch to the customer at the designated time.