JP2002290955A - Cooking information system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cooking information system, with which a user can cook a desired dish as smoothly as possible on the basis of cooking recipe information by displaying animation showing the state of cooking in each of cooking procedures in the cooking recipe information. SOLUTION: An information provider server 2 is provided with a recipe database 2B composed of a plurality of cooking recipe information and an animation database 2C composed of animation information for prescribed cooking recipe information showing the state of cooking for each of a plurality of cooking procedures to be successively executed on the basis of the prescribed cooking recipe information and an animation display means 100 is provided for successively displaying the animation showing the state of cooking for each of a plurality of cooking procedures in specified cooking recipe information on the side of a user terminal 1 on the basis of the animation information for the specified cooking recipe information on the animation database 2C when the specified cooking recipe information on the recipe database 2B is requested from the user terminal 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to an information provider server having a recipe database comprising a plurality of cooking recipe information and connected to a user terminal via a predetermined communication network so as to be able to transmit and receive data. The present invention relates to a cooking information system configured to transmit predetermined cooking recipe information in the recipe database to the user terminal in response to a request from a terminal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the cooking information system described above, a user terminal such as a mobile phone or a personal computer connected to an information provider server having a recipe database via a communication network such as the Internet so as to be able to transmit and receive data is used. When requesting predetermined recipe information, the information provider server searches for recipe information requested by the user from the recipe database and transmits the recipe information to the user terminal.
Then, on the user terminal side, based on the transmission data, information such as food ingredients to be used, a cooking method, a procedure, and the like are displayed as text as contents of the cooking recipe requested by the user, and further, a completed state of the cooking, etc. Is displayed by the photograph.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned prior art, a user who cooks based on the obtained cooking recipe information checks the contents of the cooking recipe information by using a sentence. There is a case where the procedure cannot be understood as a specific image, and as a result, there is a problem that a dish having desired recipe information cannot be prepared easily.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to display a moving image indicating a cooking state in each cooking procedure in the cooking recipe information, and allow the user to display the moving image in the cooking recipe information. It is an object of the present invention to provide a cooking information system capable of making a desired dish as smoothly as possible.

[0005]

A first characteristic configuration of the cooking information system according to the present invention for achieving this object is as follows.
As described in claim 1 in the column of claims, the information provider server sets a plurality of cooking procedures to be sequentially executed based on the predetermined cooking recipe information, and sets the cooking procedure for each of the cooking procedures. It comprises a moving image database consisting of moving image information for the predetermined cooking recipe information for displaying a moving image indicating a cooking state, and when a specific cooking recipe information in the recipe database is requested from the user terminal, the Of the moving image data included in the moving image information for the specific cooking recipe information in the moving image database, the cooking state of all or some of the plurality of cooking procedures in the specific cooking recipe information is displayed. Moving image data for displaying the indicated moving image is transmitted to the user terminal.

The second feature configuration is based on the moving image data transmitted from the information provider server in addition to the first feature configuration, as described in claim 2 of the claims. In addition, the user terminal is provided with moving image display means for sequentially displaying a moving image indicating a cooking state for each of the plurality of cooking procedures in the specific cooking recipe information.

[0007] The third feature configuration is, in addition to the second feature configuration, described in claim 3 in the claims section, wherein the moving image display means is provided for each of the plurality of cooking procedures. The present invention is characterized in that a moving image indicating a cooking state for each cooking procedure is sequentially displayed in accordance with elapse of a preset standard cooking time.

[0008] In a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the second aspect, the moving picture display means may be provided in each of the plurality of cooking procedures. When the difference between the actual cooking time actually taken for cooking and the standard cooking time is equal to or greater than a set value, the modified cooking in which the standard cooking time is modified according to the actual cooking time instead of the standard cooking time It is configured to use time.

[0009] The fifth feature configuration is, as described in claim 5 of the claims section, in addition to any one of the second to fourth feature configurations, the moving image display means is provided by the user. The present invention is characterized in that, in response to a request for displaying moving image information from a terminal, a moving image indicating a cooking state for each cooking procedure is sequentially displayed.

[0010] The sixth characteristic configuration is based on the predetermined cooking recipe information in addition to any one of the second to fifth characteristic configurations as described in claim 6 of the claims. The present invention is characterized in that schedule display means for displaying a standard cooking time schedule when the plurality of cooking procedures are executed is provided.

[0011] The seventh feature configuration is, in addition to any one of the second to sixth feature configurations, described in claim 7 in the claims section, wherein the information provider server further includes the recipe server. The predetermined cooking recipe information in the database is configured to include a control code of a cooking appliance to be operated in a predetermined cooking procedure in the predetermined cooking recipe information, and the user terminal is configured to operate the cooking appliance. In the procedure, the control code is transmitted to the cooking appliance.

The operation and effect will be described below. According to the first characteristic configuration of the present invention, when a specific cooking recipe information in a recipe database composed of a plurality of cooking recipe information is requested from the user terminal to the information provider server, the information database includes The specific cooking recipe information is transmitted from the information provider server to the user terminal, and among the video data included in the video information for the specific cooking recipe information in the video database provided in the information provider server, Moving image data for displaying a moving image indicating a cooking state in all or some of the plurality of cooking procedures in the specific cooking recipe information is transmitted to the user terminal.

That is, on the user terminal side, specific cooking recipe information in the recipe database can be obtained and the contents of the specific cooking recipe information can be confirmed, and based on the specific cooking recipe information sequentially. Since it is possible to obtain moving image data for displaying a moving image indicating a cooking state for each of a plurality of cooking procedures to be executed, and to display a moving image indicating a cooking state for each cooking procedure using the moving image data, The user can understand the state and procedure of the actual cooking operation as a specific image by watching the moving image indicating the cooking state. Therefore, there is provided a cooking information system in which a moving image indicating a cooking state in each cooking procedure in the cooking recipe information is displayed, and a user can make a desired dish as smoothly as possible based on the cooking recipe information. You.

[0014] According to the second characteristic configuration, based on the moving image data transmitted from the information provider server to the user terminal, the moving image display means causes the user terminal side to display a plurality of pieces of the specific cooking recipe information. A moving image indicating a cooking state for each cooking procedure is sequentially displayed. Therefore, on the user terminal side, a moving image indicating a cooking state for each of a plurality of cooking procedures sequentially executed based on the specific cooking recipe information is sequentially displayed, so that the user can use each of the sequentially displayed cooking procedures. The cooking in each cooking procedure can be performed in accordance with the executed procedure while watching the moving image of the cooking state of, so that a desired dish can be made more smoothly based on the cooking recipe information.

[0015] According to the third characteristic configuration, each of the plurality of cooking procedures is sequentially executed based on the specific cooking recipe information. A moving image indicating the cooking state of each is sequentially displayed. Therefore, when the cooker is cooking at the standard cooking time in each cooking procedure, a moving image indicating the cooking state of each cooking procedure is sequentially displayed according to the cooking speed of the cooker. For example, a person who has the skill to cook at a standard cooking speed can cook smoothly in each cooking procedure while watching a video corresponding to the cooking procedure while maintaining his own cooking pace. it can.

According to the fourth characteristic configuration, in each of the plurality of cooking procedures sequentially executed based on the specific cooking recipe information, the actual cooking time actually required for cooking and the standard cooking time set in advance are set. If the difference from the set time is equal to or greater than the set value, a video showing the cooking state of each cooking procedure is displayed according to the elapse of the corrected cooking time obtained by correcting the standard cooking time to the actual cooking time. Displayed sequentially. Therefore, if the actual cooking time of the cooker is longer or shorter than the standard cooking time in each cooking procedure,
When the difference between the actual cooking time and the standard cooking time is equal to or greater than the set value, a moving image indicating the cooking state of each cooking procedure is sequentially displayed with the passage of time corrected according to the actual cooking time. Even if the cooking speed is slower than the standard cooking speed, or even if the cooking speed is faster than the standard cooking speed, you can watch the video corresponding to the cooking procedure while maintaining your own cooking pace. While cooking can be smoothly performed in each cooking procedure.

According to the fifth characteristic configuration, in response to a request for displaying moving image information from the user terminal, a moving image indicating a cooking state for each cooking procedure is sequentially displayed. Therefore, by requesting the display of the moving image information from the user terminal, the moving image indicating the cooking state for each cooking procedure can be sequentially displayed. For example, the procedure before the procedure in which the moving image is currently displayed is performed. If you want to see the cooking state again in the cooking procedure, or conversely, if you want to see the cooking state in a procedure that is later than the procedure in which the moving image is currently displayed, a request to display the moving image information will request the desired cooking procedure. The moving image can be viewed as appropriate, and the moving image information can be used more conveniently.

According to the sixth characteristic configuration, the schedule display means displays a standard cooking time schedule when executing a plurality of cooking procedures sequentially executed based on the specific cooking recipe information. You. Therefore, when cooking based on the specific cooking recipe information, the cook looks at the display of the standard cooking time schedule and displays a plurality of items in the cooking recipe information according to the standard cooking time schedule. Can be sequentially executed, so that, in addition to watching a movie showing the cooking state in each cooking procedure, the standard cooking time indicated in the schedule is set as the target cooking time, and cooking can be performed more smoothly. It is possible to do.

According to the seventh characteristic configuration, when the user terminal requests the information provider server for specific cooking recipe information in the recipe database including a plurality of cooking recipe information, the specific cooking recipe information is specified. Specific cooking recipe information including a control code of a cooking appliance to be operated in a predetermined cooking procedure in the cooking recipe information is transmitted from the information provider server to the user terminal, and in the cooking procedure for operating the cooking appliance, the user terminal Transmits the control code to the cooking appliance, and the cooking appliance operates based on the control code. Therefore, when it is necessary to cook using the cooking device in a predetermined cooking procedure in the specific cooking recipe information, the cooking device automatically performs the cooking operation based on the control code received by the cooking device in the cooking procedure. It is not necessary for the person who is cooking while watching the operation to input the cooking conditions to the cooking equipment and activate it,
It becomes possible to cook more conveniently based on the cooking recipe information.

[0020]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS First Embodiment A first embodiment of a cooking information system according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the cooking information system according to the present invention includes a recipe site 2 as an information provider server connected to a user terminal 1 via a predetermined communication network 6 such as the Internet so as to be able to transmit and receive data. Is provided.

The user terminal 1 includes a display unit 1a, an operation unit 1
b, a commercially available mobile phone equipped with a memory 1c for storing information, a control unit 1d, and the like. Further, the user terminal 1 includes a cooking device 4 such as an oven, for example, a Bluetooth device.
It is connected so as to be able to transmit and receive data via a wireless communication path such as "ooth".

The recipe site 2 is configured using computer equipment, and has a central device 2A of the recipe site, a recipe database 2B including a plurality of recipe information, and a moving image including moving image information for the predetermined recipe information. The database 2C is provided. Then, in the recipe site 2, the predetermined cooking recipe information in the recipe database 2B includes the control code of the cooking appliance 4 (specifically, the oven) to be operated in a predetermined cooking procedure in the predetermined cooking recipe information. Moving image information for setting a plurality of cooking procedures to be sequentially executed based on predetermined cooking recipe information in the recipe database 2B and displaying a moving image indicating a cooking state of each cooking procedure. As moving image information for predetermined cooking recipe information in the moving image database 2C. It should be noted that the moving image information appropriately includes audio information for notifying the cooking state in each cooking procedure by audio.

The central unit 2A is provided with a transmitting / receiving unit 21 connected to the communication network 6 and a control CPU 22. As a means executed by the CPU 22, a recipe for searching the recipe database 2B is provided. Search means 2
3. Recipe transmitting means 2 for transmitting the searched recipe information
4. A moving image search means 25 for searching the moving image database 2C, a moving image transmitting means 26 for transmitting the searched moving image information, and the like are provided. The recipe site 2 is configured to transmit predetermined cooking recipe information in the recipe database 2B to the user terminal 1 in response to a request from the user terminal 1.

When the user terminal 1 requests specific recipe information in the recipe database 2B, the recipe site 2 includes the recipe information in the video information for the specific recipe in the video database 2C. Moving image data for displaying the cooking state of all of the plurality of cooking procedures in the specific cooking recipe information among the moving image data (including the audio data). Is transmitted to the user terminal 1. Further, based on the moving image data transmitted from the information provider server, a moving image display unit 100 that sequentially displays moving images indicating cooking states for a plurality of cooking procedures in the specific cooking recipe information on the user terminal 1 side. Is configured using the user terminal 1.

That is, when the specific cooking recipe information is requested from the user terminal 1, data of the specific cooking recipe information is sent from the recipe site 2 (this cooking recipe information includes the control code of the cooking appliance 4). And moving image data for displaying a moving image indicating a cooking state in all cooking procedures in the specific cooking recipe information.
And stored in the memory 1c of the user terminal 1. Then, based on the stored information, the control unit 1d of the user terminal 1 causes the screen of the display unit 1a to display cooking recipe information and a moving image indicating a cooking state in each cooking procedure.
At the time of displaying the moving image, a cooking state in each cooking procedure is transmitted by voice from a speaker (not shown) based on audio data included in the moving image data. Further, the control unit 1d of the user terminal 1 transmits the received control code to the cooking device 4 in the cooking procedure for operating the cooking device 4 in the cooking procedure of the specific cooking recipe information. It is configured as follows.

The moving picture display means 100 is configured to sequentially display a moving picture indicating a cooking state of each of the plurality of cooking procedures in accordance with a lapse of a standard cooking time set in advance for each of the plurality of cooking procedures. At the same time, in response to a request for displaying moving image information from the user terminal 1, a moving image indicating a cooking state for each cooking procedure is sequentially displayed.

Hereinafter, the provision of recipe information, the display of moving picture information, and the automatic operation of the cooking appliance will be described in detail, taking as an example the case of cooking macaroni gratin using the cooking appliance 4 (oven). . As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, when a search request for cooking recipe information (“macaroni gratin”) is transmitted from the user terminal 1 to the recipe site 2, the recipe search unit 23 in the recipe site 2 executes the recipe database processing. In addition to searching the recipe information of “Macaroni Gratin” from 2B, the moving image search means 25 searches the moving image database 2C for moving image information for “Macaroni Gratin”. Then, the recipe transmitting unit 24 and the moving image transmitting unit 26 transmit the searched recipe information and the moving image information to the user terminal 1 respectively.

When the user terminal 1 receives the recipe information and the moving image information from the recipe site 2, the display unit 1a displays the search result of the recipe information in characters and voice, and determines whether or not to cook the searched recipe. listen. And
If not, the process returns to the step of requesting a search for recipe information. On the other hand, if the searched recipe is to be cooked, the number of people is checked and ingredients for the number of people are displayed (see FIG. 4).
Of the materials, “white sauce” enclosed in parentheses can be handmade, and when the displayed portion is clicked, the handmade material is displayed (see FIG. 5).

Next, the user is asked whether to cook immediately or not. When the user does not cook immediately, the searched recipe information is registered in a predetermined folder, so that the necessary ingredients are checked and the insufficient ingredients are purchased before cooking. I do. In the case of cooking immediately, a signal for confirming the presence or absence of the communication function of the oven is transmitted to the oven, and the presence or absence of a return signal from the oven is used to determine the presence or absence of the communication function (here, the presence of the communication function). . Next, ask if you want to use a commercial product or handmade "white sauce", and if handmade is selected,
A cooking process of “white sauce” is added to a cooking procedure of macaroni gratin described below (hereinafter, referred to as a cooking process). Thereafter, for each cooking process, a moving image indicating the cooking state is displayed (including notification by voice), and the cooking device operation for the oven in the necessary cooking process is performed. 1) are sequentially executed until the cooking is completed.

The processing flow of the above-mentioned "moving picture display and cooking appliance operation processing (1)" is shown in FIGS. In each cooking process, the display stops when the moving image display in one cooking process is completed, and automatically proceeds to the display of the next cooking process after a predetermined time has elapsed. That is, the total time of the moving image display time and the fixed time for stopping the moving image display corresponds to the standard cooking time set in advance for each of the plurality of cooking procedures. Of the standard cooking time, about 20% is allocated to the display of the moving image of the work content, and the remaining 80% is allocated to the time of the actual cooking work.

However, the progress of moving image display in each cooking process can be manually instructed. Specifically, FIG.
As shown in the example, four selection inputs of “again”, “success”, “return”, and “pause” are displayed at the bottom of the screen of the display unit 1a, and when “again” is selected, the video of the same cooking process is displayed. Is replayed, and if "advance" is selected, it proceeds to the next cooking step, and if "return" is selected, it returns to the previous cooking step. When "pause" is selected, the display is stopped on the current display screen. When "pause" is selected in the screen stop state, the moving image display proceeds again. Therefore, the four selection inputs of “again”, “advance”, “return”, and “pause” correspond to the display request of the moving image information from the user terminal 1. As means for instructing the progress of the moving image display, besides manually operating the screen of the display unit 1a as described above, for example, means for instructing by voice input and voice recognition of the voice instruction may be used. Then, the control unit 1d of the user terminal 1 manages the progress of the cooking process by integrating the time actually shifted to each cooking process based on the standard cooking time and the change of the cooking process by the selection input. are doing.

In the following description, the cooking process is abbreviated as a process, and the process is displayed by displaying moving image information (including audio information) indicating a cooking state and cooking contents displayed as necessary. This includes both character and other displays. Further, in the drawings showing the processing flow, a portion surrounded by "" represents the content of the cooking state displayed as a moving image on the screen of the display unit 1a,
The part enclosed by "" is a character actually displayed on the screen of the display unit 1a.

First, a process 1 for boiling macaroni is displayed. After that, when handmade “white sauce” is selected, a process 2-1 for melting butter and the like is performed as a process for making “white sauce”. Stirring process 2
2. A process 2-3 for extending with milk and a process 2-4 for adjusting taste with salt and pepper are sequentially displayed.

Next, a shrimp backing process 3, a process of cutting onions 4, and a process 5 of buttering a baking dish are sequentially displayed. After step 5, a start signal of the preheating operation (250 ° C.) is transmitted to the oven, and when the signal of starting the preheating operation is received from the oven, the start of the preheating operation at 250 ° C. is displayed.

Next, Step 6 of stir-friing the onion and the like and adding and mixing the white sauce is displayed. At this time, when the oven is preheated to the set temperature, the completion of the preheating is displayed. Note that the oven performs a keep operation for maintaining the preheating temperature (250 ° C.). Next, a step 7 for putting the ingredients in the baking dish and a step 8 for putting the baking dish in the oven are displayed. Thereafter, a step 9 of heating and cooking in the oven is performed. In this case, the cooking operation (250
When a start command signal is transmitted at 10 ° C for 10 minutes) and a signal indicating that the cooking operation has started is received from the oven, the start of the cooking operation, the finishing time (10 minutes) are displayed, and an image of the finishing state is displayed. And the remaining time until the completion of cooking is displayed.

After the elapse of the cooking time (10 minutes), a cooking end signal is transmitted from the oven to the user terminal 1 to display the end of the cooking and to confirm the finished state 10
Is displayed and you are asked whether to extend the heating. Then, although not shown, two selection inputs “heating extension” and “smooth” are displayed on the screen of the display unit 1a. When “soothing” is selected, heating extension is not performed, but when “heating extension” is selected. , Conditions predetermined for each type of cooking (for example,
In the case of baked goods, the oven is instructed to extend the heating at a temperature of 250 ° C. and a heating extension time of 1 minute. Next, the finishing step 11 is displayed, and when "end" (not shown) displayed on the screen of the display unit 1a is selected in the last step 12, the processing is ended.

[Second Embodiment] Next, a second embodiment of the cooking information system according to the present invention will be described. The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment except that the cooking appliance 4 (oven) cannot transmit and receive to and from the user terminal 1 and a cook needs to manually set and operate the cooking conditions. It is configured similarly to. "Moving image display and cooking appliance operation process (2)" in the second embodiment is shown in FIGS. 10 to 12, and FIGS. 10 to 12 show FIGS. 6 to 9 of the first embodiment.
Corresponding to Specifically, the difference from the first embodiment will be described. After the step 5 of wetting butter on the baking dish, an instruction to manually perform the preheating operation of the oven is displayed, and the preheating operation is performed based on the instruction. 1 is executed. still,
Since the oven is manually preheated, the completion of preheating of the oven is not displayed, and the cook confirms the heating state of the oven and executes Step 8 of placing the baking dish in the oven. In addition, for step 9 of cooking by heating in the oven,
A display for instructing a manual oven cooking operation (250 ° C., 10 minutes) and a finish time are displayed, and then a finish state image is displayed. And 9 of cooking time
After a lapse of minutes, when the end of the oven operation is notified, the completion is confirmed, and Step 10 for instructing to perform necessary extended heating is executed.

[Third Embodiment] Next, a third embodiment of the cooking information system according to the present invention will be described. In the third embodiment, a plurality of cooking appliances 4 (specifically, an oven, a rice cooker, and the like) capable of transmitting and receiving to and from the user terminal 1.
And is configured in the same manner as the first embodiment except that a plurality of dishes are cooked simultaneously. Specifically, while cooking “rice” with a rice cooker, cook “yellow pepper” using an oven and cook “vegetable soup” using a stove. Hereinafter, the provision of the recipe information, the display of the moving image information, and the automatic operation of the cooking appliance will be specifically described.

As shown in FIG. 13 and FIG. 14, when a search request for cooking recipe information (“grilled yellowtail pepper” and “green vegetable juice”) is transmitted from the user terminal 1 to the recipe site 2, Then, the two pieces of recipe information are searched from the recipe database 2B, and the moving picture information for “Yellow pepper grilled” and the moving picture information for “Yasai soup” are searched from the moving picture database 2C. Then, the searched recipe information and the moving image information are transmitted to the user terminal 1. The user terminal 1 displays the search result and asks whether to cook the searched recipe. When not cooking, the process returns to the step of requesting a search for recipe information.On the other hand, when cooking the searched recipe, the number of people is checked, and then, whether or not to cook rice is asked. By inputting a number, materials for the number of “Yellow pepper grilled” and “Yasan soup” are displayed (see FIG. 15).

Next, as shown in FIG. 16, the time schedule calculated from the standard cooking time of the selected recipe is displayed on the display section 1a of the user terminal 1. here,
As a standard cooking time, cook rice (3 go) with 10 rice washes.
It takes a total of 55 minutes of cooking time, 30 minutes of immersion, and 15 minutes of cooking rice. For grilling yellowtail pepper, a total of 50 minutes of cooking, 10 minutes of material cutting, 30 minutes of pickling, and 10 minutes of heating are required. In short, in the wild vegetable juice, material cut 10 minutes, heating 8 total 18
It takes a minute, but since the cooking is done in parallel, the cooking is completed in 60 minutes as a whole. That is, the schedule display means 101 for displaying a standard cooking time schedule when executing the plurality of cooking procedures based on the predetermined cooking recipe information is configured using the user terminal 1.

Next, the user is asked whether or not to cook immediately. If not, the searched recipe information is registered in a predetermined folder. In the case of cooking immediately, a signal for confirming the presence of the communication function of the oven and the rice cooker is transmitted to the oven and the rice cooker, and the presence or absence of the communication signal is determined by the presence or absence of the return signal (here, the oven and the rice cooker are used). Device has a communication function). After that, for each cooking process, a moving image indicating the cooking state is displayed, and the “moving image display and cooking device operation process (3)” for performing the device operation process for the oven and the rice cooker in the necessary process is performed by cooking. It is executed sequentially until the end.

The above moving image display and cooking appliance operation processing (3)
Are shown in FIGS. First, a process 1 for washing and setting the rice in the rice cooker is displayed. After that, when the rice cooker is instructed to cook rice, the rice cooker starts immersion for 30 minutes and receives an operation start signal from the rice cooker. Then, the remaining time until cooking is completed is displayed. Next, Steps 2 to 5 for cutting the material for grilling yellowtail pepper and Step 6 for draining the material for wild vegetable juice are sequentially displayed.

Thereafter, according to the standard schedule (see FIG. 16), a process 7 in which a break is performed for 20 minutes is performed, but the actual cooking time required for the cooking up to this time (this time depends on the control unit 1).
a) is longer than the standard cooking time (30 minutes in a standard schedule), for example, 2 minutes or more, in order to correct the time,
An instruction is given to extend the rice immersion time to delay the rice cooking start time, and the display of the break time is made shorter than 20 minutes. On the other hand, the actual cooking time is the standard cooking time (30
If, for example, the time is shorter than 2 minutes by more than 2 minutes, the display of the break time is longer than 20 minutes. Therefore, when the difference between the actual cooking time actually taken for cooking in each of the plurality of cooking procedures and the standard cooking time is equal to or more than the set value (2 minutes in the above example), the moving image display means 100 sets Instead of the standard cooking time, a modified cooking time obtained by correcting the standard cooking time according to the actual cooking time is used.

Next, after the start of the resting process 7 (after 10 minutes in a standard schedule), the rice cooker starts cooking, and a rice cook start signal is transmitted to the user terminal 1 to display the rice cook start. And the time until cooking is completed is displayed. Next, a process 8 for applying oil to the oven dish and a process 9 for placing yellowtail and green onions on the oven dish and placing them in the oven are displayed. After this, the cooking operation for the oven (at 250 ° C,
When a start command signal of 10 minutes is transmitted and a signal indicating that the cooking operation has been started is received from the oven, the start of the heating operation of "Yellow and yellow pepper" and the finishing time (10 minutes) are displayed.
Furthermore, while displaying the image of the finished state, the remaining time until the completion of rice cooking and the remaining time until the completion of heating and cooking in the oven are displayed.

Next, after a lapse of 2 minutes according to the standard schedule, a step 10 for cooking the wild vegetable juice by the stove is displayed. In this case, the stove is a cooking appliance that finishes a dish while adjusting the heat power or the like, so that the automatic operation by transmitting the control code from the user terminal 1 is not performed. In the case of using the grilled fish grill built in the stove with a recipe different from the dish of the present embodiment, the automatic cooking operation can be performed by the control code if the factors such as the type and size of the fish are known. It is. Before and after the cooking of the wild vegetable juice, the rice cooker completes the rice cooking, and upon receiving the completion of the rice cooking from the rice cooker, a process 11 for notifying the completion of the rice cooking is displayed. In addition, the rice cooker enters an automatic warming operation.

Next, "Bori no Sansho grilled" using an oven
When the end of the heating operation is transmitted to the user terminal 1, the end of the cooking of "buri no pan-pepper grilling" is displayed, the finishing state confirmation step 12 is displayed, and whether or not the heating is extended is further determined. When heard, when the heating extension is selected, the oven is instructed to heat under predetermined conditions (for example, a temperature of 250 ° C. and an extension time of 1 minute for grilled foods). Next, a process 13 for confirming that all the cooking is completed is displayed,
Finally, a process 14 for selecting the end is displayed, and when the end is input, the process ends.

[Fourth Embodiment] Next, a fourth embodiment of the cooking information system according to the present invention will be described. In the fourth embodiment, except that the cooking appliance 4 (oven and rice cooker) cannot transmit and receive to and from the user terminal 1 and a cook needs to manually set and operate the conditions.
The configuration is the same as that of the third embodiment.

FIGS. 22 to 25 show "moving image display and cooking appliance operation processing (4)" in the fourth embodiment. 22 to 25 correspond to FIGS. 17 to 21 of the third embodiment. Specifically, the difference from the third embodiment will be described. In Step 1 in which rice is washed and set in a rice cooker, the rice cooker is not operated but only starts immersion. Therefore, a process for issuing a rice cooking command to the rice cooker, receiving the operation start signal, and displaying the time until completion is not performed. In the resting process 7, the standard schedule is 40 minutes after the beginning (3 minutes).
After the immersion for 0 minutes, a step 8 for instructing the rice cooker to perform the rice cooking operation manually is displayed. Further, 5 minutes before the end of the break, oiling the oven dish 9
Step 10 of placing the yellowtail and green onion on the oven dish on the oven plate is displayed. After that, a command to cook the oven manually (10 minutes at 250 ° C.) is given, and step 11 indicating the finishing time is displayed. Is done. After that, a finished image is displayed.

Next, a process 12 for cooking the wild vegetable juice by the stove is displayed. In addition, before and after the cooking of the wild vegetable juice, a step 13 in which the rice cooker completes the cooking of the rice and automatically enters the warming operation is executed. Next, when 9 minutes have passed after the start of the operation of the oven and heating and cooking of the oven have been completed, a notification of the completion of the cooking of the oven (notified after a lapse of 10 minutes) has been confirmed, and the “Simmered yellowtail pepper” Step 14 for confirming the finished state and asking whether to extend the heating is displayed. When the heating extension is selected, the oven is instructed to heat under predetermined conditions (for example, a temperature of 250 ° C. and an extension time of 1 minute for grilled foods). Next, a process 15 for confirming that all the cooking is completed is displayed, and finally, a process 16 for selecting the end is displayed, and when the end is input, the process ends.

[Another Embodiment] Next, another embodiment will be described. In each of the first to fourth embodiments, the information provider server 2 uses the recipe database 2 from the user terminal 1.
When the specific cooking recipe information in B is requested, all the cooking in the specific cooking recipe information among the moving image data included in the moving image information for the specific cooking recipe information searched from the moving image database 2C. The moving image data for displaying the moving image indicating the cooking state in the procedure is transmitted to the user terminal 1, and the user terminal 1 collectively downloads the transmitted moving image data and stores it in the memory 1c. Although the moving image display means 100 is configured to sequentially display the moving images in the respective cooking procedures in the specific cooking recipe information based on the transmitted moving image data, other than this, the information provider server 2 Only the moving image data for displaying the moving image indicating the cooking state in some of the cooking procedures, not the cooking procedure, is transmitted to the user terminal 1, and the user terminal 1 displays the moving image table. Means 100 on the basis of the transmitted video data may be configured to display the video in step cooking part above. Then, in this case, when displaying a moving image indicating the cooking state in another cooking procedure, the information provider server 2 uses the moving image data for displaying the moving image indicating the cooking state in the different cooking procedure to the user terminal. 1 will be transmitted sequentially.

In each of the first to fourth embodiments, the moving image information is configured to include audio information for transmitting the cooking state by voice. However, a moving image indicating the cooking state is displayed on the screen. In the case where the cooking state can be determined from the displayed characters and the like, the configuration can be simplified by configuring so that the moving image information does not include audio information.

In each of the first to fourth embodiments, the user terminal 1 is constituted by a commercially available mobile phone.
It may be configured by a kitchen remote controller or a personal computer having a function of accessing the Internet or the like, and may be connected to cooking equipment by a home bus or the like.

If the cooking equipment can automatically perform cooking such as "kneading the ingredients for 3 minutes", "mixing the ingredients for 1 minute", and "slicing the ingredients", the cooking method is used. Is represented by a control code, and the information provider server 2
Causes the control code indicating the cooking method to be included in the predetermined cooking recipe information in the recipe database 2B, and at the user terminal 1, when the predetermined cooking procedure in the predetermined cooking recipe information is reached, the control code May be transmitted to the cooking appliance to perform the cooking operation by the above-described cooking method.

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FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a cooking information system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a control operation process according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a control operation process according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of cooking recipe information according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of cooking recipe information according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a control operation process according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a control operation process according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a control operation process according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a control operation process according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a control operation process according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating a control operation process according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a control operation process according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a control operation process according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating a control operation process according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of cooking recipe information according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a schedule of a cooking procedure in the third embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart illustrating a control operation process according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of cooking recipe information according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart illustrating a control operation process according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example of cooking recipe information according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 21 is a diagram showing an example of cooking recipe information according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing a control operation process according to a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing a control operation process according to a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing a control operation process according to a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing a control operation process according to a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 26 shows an example of a display screen.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 user terminal 2 information provider server 2B recipe database 2C video database 4 cooking appliance 6 communication network 100 video display means 101 schedule display means

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Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. An information provider server comprising a recipe database including a plurality of cooking recipe information and connected to a user terminal via a predetermined communication network so as to transmit and receive data, in response to a request from the user terminal. A cooking information system configured to transmit predetermined recipe information in the recipe database to the user terminal, wherein the information provider server sequentially executes the recipe based on the predetermined recipe information. A plurality of cooking procedures to be set, comprising a moving image database comprising moving image information for the predetermined cooking recipe information for displaying a moving image indicating a cooking state of each cooking procedure, When specific cooking recipe information in the recipe database is requested, the specific cooking recipe information is included in the moving image information for the specific cooking recipe information in the moving image database. Moving image data for displaying a moving image indicating a cooking state in all or some of the plurality of cooking procedures in the specific cooking recipe information in the specific cooking recipe information, to the user terminal. A cooking information system configured to transmit. 2. A moving image indicating a cooking state for each of the plurality of cooking procedures in the specific cooking recipe information is sequentially displayed on the user terminal side based on the moving image data transmitted from the information provider server. The cooking information system according to claim 1, further comprising a moving image display means. 3. The moving picture display means sequentially displays a moving picture indicating a cooking state of each of the plurality of cooking procedures in accordance with elapse of a standard cooking time set in advance for each of the plurality of cooking procedures. 3. The cooking information system according to claim 2, wherein the cooking information system is configured. 4. The moving picture display means, if the difference between the actual cooking time actually cooked in each of the plurality of cooking procedures and the standard cooking time is greater than or equal to a set value, 4. The cooking information system according to claim 3, wherein a modified cooking time obtained by correcting the standard cooking time according to the actual cooking time is used instead. 5. The moving image display means is configured to sequentially display moving images indicating a cooking state for each cooking procedure in response to a request for displaying moving image information from the user terminal. The cooking information system according to claim 2. 6. A schedule display means for displaying a standard cooking time schedule when the plurality of cooking procedures are executed based on the predetermined cooking recipe information. 2. The cooking information system according to claim 1. 7. The information provider server is configured such that the predetermined cooking recipe information in the recipe database includes a control code of a cooking appliance to be operated in a predetermined cooking procedure in the predetermined cooking recipe information. The cooking information according to any one of claims 2 to 6, wherein the user terminal is configured to transmit the control code to the cooking appliance in a cooking procedure for operating the cooking appliance. system.