JP2003176916A - Cooking assisting system, and cooking assisting method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cooking assisting system capable of dispensing with skilled cook, and simplifying kitchen facilities. <P>SOLUTION: This cooking assisting system is provided with a store terminal device 1 as a cooking assisting device, a microwave oven 2 and a refrigerator 3 that can make communication with the store terminal device, and a server computer 4 as a center control assisting device that can make communication with each store terminal device 1. As ordered dish specifying information is inputted, the store terminal device 1 extracts the microwave oven 2 that is usable, while extracting the refrigerator 3 storing cooking material necessary for a dish corresponding to the ordered dish specifying information. The store terminal device 1 transmits stock change information for the cooking material to the server computer 4. The server computer 4 receiving it generates stock quantity information related stock quantity for each kind of cooking material in the refrigerator 3 in each store based on the stock change information received. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

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 and the like for supporting cooking performed using a heating cooker such as a microwave oven.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in a food-providing store that provides food to a user, the user is shunned that the food provided is inferior in taste. For this reason, it has been a general practice to employ a large number of skilled cooks at a food-providing store that has conventionally provided a large number of dishes.

However, if a large number of cooks are employed,
Labor costs have risen, and as a result, the prices of the dishes they serve have risen.

In addition, in order for a cook to cook, a considerable amount of kitchen equipment is required, and the cost for the kitchen equipment is high.

On the other hand, there has been proposed a device which automatically performs cooking by a microwave oven which is a heating cooker. This is, for example, a food identification code emitted from a wireless tag attached to food is received by an input means provided in a microwave oven, and cooking procedure information recorded in association with the food identification code from a database of a server computer or the like. Is downloaded, and the food is cooked based on the downloaded cooking procedure information. Accordingly, for example, when each individual cooks at home using a microwave oven, it is not necessary to input the cooking procedure information according to the food, and it can be easily used by a person who is not familiar with the input operation ( See, for example, Patent Document 1).

[0006]

[Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-147920

[0007] However, for example, when cooking using a large number of microwave ovens at a food-providing store, as described above, the food is prepared based on the cooking procedure information downloaded from the database of the server computer or the like each time. Cooking would take a long time and make customers wait. In addition, the above method does not provide information such as which microwave oven is cooking, and the cook does not operate the microwave oven among many microwave ovens. It is necessary and can not cook smoothly. Therefore, such a method is difficult to be applied in the case where cooking is quickly performed using a large number of microwave ovens.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed in view of the above circumstances, and provides a cooking support system or the like which can eliminate the need for skilled cooks and can simplify kitchen facilities. Is the first purpose.

A second object of the present invention is to provide a cooking support system and the like capable of managing and monitoring the cooking materials, order contents, and usage status of each store.

[0010]

Means for Solving the Problems and Action and Effect of the Invention The first invention of the present application is a cooking apparatus which supports a plurality of heating cookers and a cooking apparatus which is communicably connected to the heating cookers and uses the heating cookers. A cooking support system including a support device, wherein the cooking support device stores usage status information regarding the usage status of the heating cooker in association with the heating cooker, and receives an order from the customer for the cooking support device. When the ordered food specifying information for specifying the food is directly or indirectly input, the cooking assistance device extracts the heating cooker in the usable status based on the stored usage status information, and the extracted heating cooking To the cooker, the extraction notification information that informs that it has been extracted as a heating cooker that cooks in response to the input special order food information is received, and the received heating cooker receives an order based on the extraction notification information. A cooking support system and displaying that the cooker to perform management of the cooking.

The second invention of the present application is the cooking assistance system according to the first invention of the present application, wherein the cooking assistance system includes a storage for storing cooking ingredients to be cooked by the heating cooker, and the storage communicates with the cooking assistance device. The cooking support device is connected so that the cooking support device includes a cooking database in which necessary material information regarding cooking materials required for each dish is recorded in association with each dish, and the necessary material information is associated with a storage storing the cooking ingredients. When the cooked order specifying information is input to this cooking support device, the cooking support device extracts the necessary material information corresponding to the cooked food corresponding to the ordered cooked food specifying information from the cook database. At the same time, the storage corresponding to the extracted necessary material information is extracted from the storage database and stored in the extracted storage. Transmits the necessary material information described above extracted, received reservoir is characterized in that to display the required material information.

A third invention of the present application is the cooking support system according to the second invention of the present application, wherein the storage and the cooking support device are installed in each store that provides food, and the cooking support system further includes each store. Of the store and the cooking support device are communicatively connected to each other via a communication means so as to support the management of the cooking material of the store of each store, and the central management support device includes a central management support device. Inventory change information indicating that the stock amount of the material has changed is received from the storehouse or cooking support device of each store, and based on the received inventory change information, inventory amount information of each cooking material of the storehouse of each store is generated. It is characterized by that.

A fourth invention of the present application is the cooking support system according to any one of the first to third inventions of the present application, wherein the central management support device is used as a reference for determining whether or not to supplement the cooking material in the storage. And a store database in which the replenishment reference value is recorded in association with the cooking material, and the inventory amount information of the cooking material is less than the replenishment reference value corresponding to the cooking material based on the generated inventory amount information and the store database. Whether or not it is detected, and when it is detected that it is less than the replenishment reference value, the material replenishment information indicating that replenishment of the cooking material is required is generated.

A fifth invention of the present application is the cooking support system according to any one of the first to fourth inventions of the present application, wherein the cooking support device is installed in each store that provides or sells food.
The cooking support system includes a central management support device communicatively connected to a cooking support device of each store via a communication unit, and the central management support device manages data on dishes provided or sold at each store. It is characterized by being supportive.

[0016] A sixth invention of the present application is the cooking support system according to the fifth invention of the present application, wherein the store is a store that provides a food service, and at least one of the cooking support device and the central management support device is It is characterized by supporting the delivery management of the on-site food at the store.

A seventh invention of the present application is the cooking support system according to any one of the first to sixth inventions, wherein the cooking support device is a store that provides a food service, a store that provides food in the store, or a store. It is characterized in that it is installed in each store that sells food inside, or each business establishment that only cooks.

The eighth invention of the present application is the cooking support system according to any one of the first to seventh inventions of the present application, wherein the heating cooker is composed of a microwave oven, and all or some of the plurality of microwave ovens are microwave ovens. It is characterized in that it is provided with a heating element which generates heat by receiving microwaves of the microwave oven.

The ninth invention of the present application is a cooking support device for supporting cooking performed by using a plurality of heating cookers, wherein usage status information on the usage status of the heating cooker is stored in association with the heating cooker. When the ordered food specifying information that specifies the food ordered by the customer is directly or indirectly input to the cooking support device, based on the stored usage status information,
The cooking assistance device is characterized by extracting a heating cooker in a usable state.

In a tenth aspect of the present invention, a computer that stores usage status information relating to the usage status of a heating cooker in association with the heating cooker is caused to function as a cooking support device that assists cooking using a plurality of heating cookers. The program is a program in which, when order-specific food specifying information that specifies a food item ordered by a customer is directly or indirectly input, the cooked food is in a usable state based on the stored use state information. The program is characterized by executing processing for extracting a container.

The eleventh invention of the present application functions as a cooking support device for assisting cooking performed by using a plurality of heating cookers in a computer in which usage status information relating to the usage situation of the heating cookers is stored in association with the heating cookers. A recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to extract a cooker in a usable state when order-made food specifying information for specifying a food ordered by a customer is directly or indirectly input. It is a recording medium recording a program characterized by executing processing.

[0021] A twelfth invention of the present application is the cooking support device, the program, or the recording medium recording the program according to any of the sixth to eighth inventions, wherein the cooking support device is a cooking device required for each dish. The necessary material information about the material,
While having a dish database recorded in association with each dish, necessary material information, a storage database that is recorded in association with a storage storing cooking ingredients, the cooking support device, when the ordered food specific information is input, The cooking support device is characterized by extracting necessary material information corresponding to the dish corresponding to the ordered food specifying information from the dish database and also extracting a storage corresponding to the extracted necessary material information from the storage database. It is a thing.

A thirteenth invention of the present application is the cooking support device, the program, or the recording medium recording the program according to any one of the sixth to ninth inventions, wherein the cooking support device is provided for each dish by the heating cooker. A cooker database is provided that records cooking procedure information related to cooking in association with a cooker, and when the cooked order specifying information is input to the cooking support device, the cooking corresponding to the cooked dish corresponding to the cooked order specified information is input. It is characterized in that procedure information is extracted and the extracted cooking procedure information is transmitted to the extracted heating cooker.

A fourteenth invention of the present application is the cooking support system, the cooking support device, the program, or the recording medium recording the program according to any one of the first to tenth inventions of the present invention, wherein the cooking support device is each cooker. The cooking assisting device is provided with a cooking cooker database in which the possible cooking dish identifying information in which the cookable dish of the cooking dish is previously identified is recorded in association with the heating cooking dish, and when the ordered cooking dish identifying information is input to the cooking assistance system, the cooking assistance system Is a cooker that is in a usable state based on the ordered food specifying information, the stored usage status information, and the possible cooking specific information recorded in the heating cooker database, and corresponds to the ordered food specifying information. It is characterized by extracting the heating cooker corresponding to the possible cooking specific information.

The fifteenth invention of the present application is a cooking support method for supporting cooking performed using a plurality of heating cookers, comprising a computer storing usage status information relating to the usage status of the heating cooker in association with the heating cooker. Therefore, a computer that functions as a cooking support device is prepared, and when the ordered food specifying information that specifies the food ordered by the customer is directly or indirectly input to the computer, based on the stored usage status information. A cooking support method characterized by causing a process of extracting a cooker in a usable state.

A cooking support system of the first invention of the present application, a cooking support device of the ninth invention of the present application, a program of the tenth invention of the present application, a recording medium recording the program of the eleventh invention of the present application, and the present invention configured as described above. In the cooking assistance method of the fifteenth invention, since a plurality of heating cookers, for example, microwave ovens are used for cooking, a skilled cook can be dispensed with and kitchen equipment can be simplified.

Further, when the ordered food specifying information is input to the cooking support device, the heating cooker in the usable state is extracted based on the stored use state information. This allows the cook to simply put the cooking ingredients in the extracted cooker and activate the cooker, eliminating the need to select a usable cooker from a plurality of cookers. You can cook quickly.

In the second and eleventh aspects of the present invention, when the ordered food specifying information is input to the cooking support device, the cooking support device cooks the necessary material information corresponding to the food corresponding to the ordered food specifying information. The information is extracted from the database and the extracted necessary material information is transmitted to the storage. The received storage displays the received necessary material information. This allows
For example, even when the cooking ingredients are stored in a plurality of storages, the cook can easily find the storage that stores the cooking ingredients required for the ordered food and can easily remove the cooking ingredients from the storages. You can prepare cooking ingredients quickly. Further, for example, if the necessary material information includes information on the amount of cooking material, it is possible to extract the amount of cooking material necessary for cooking by looking at the necessary material information, and the cooking material can be drawn in a shorter time. Can be prepared.

In the third aspect of the present invention, since the central management support device generates inventory amount information regarding the inventory amount of the cooking material stored in the storage of each store, the cooking material is replenished based on the inventory amount information. It can be carried out. With this, management of cooking materials stored in the storehouse of each store,
It can be managed collectively in one place, eliminating the need for management at each store. In addition, when managing at each store, it is necessary to make a supplementary arrangement of cooking ingredients for each store, and since the delivery of the supplementary cooking ingredients is performed after receiving the supplementary arrangements, the cooking ingredients to be supplemented It may take time to reach the store, or the cooking ingredients to be replenished may not reach the store due to inadequate replenishment arrangement. However, by collectively managing the central management support device as described above, it is possible to quickly and surely supplement the cooking ingredients.

In the fourth aspect of the present invention, the central management support device determines whether or not the inventory information of the cooking material is less than the replenishment reference value corresponding to the cooking material based on the generated inventory information and the store database. Is detected, and when it is detected that it is less than the replenishment reference value, material replenishment information indicating that replenishment of the cooking material is required is generated. By doing so, it is possible to supplement the cooking ingredients based on the generated ingredient supplement information. This makes it possible to manage the cooking ingredients more easily and reliably.

In the fifth aspect of the present invention, the central management support device supports the management of data related to the dishes provided or sold at each store. For example, if you include information about the name of a dish that you have provided or sold, or information about sales as data related to dishes, you can obtain the names of dishes that are popular at each store, or the sales of food at each store. You can manage all at once.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, at least one of the cooking support device and the central management support device supports management of delivery of food served at each store. For example, by managing information such as the customer who received the order, the time when the cooking with the heating cooker is finished, and the time when it is delivered to the customer, the delivery of the food is managed. Thereby, for example, when the delivery to the customer who received the order is delayed, it is possible to immediately understand and improve.
Therefore, the service to the customer can be enhanced.

In the seventh invention of the present application, a cooking support device is a store that provides a food service, a store that provides food in a store,
It shall be installed in each store that sells food in the store, or in each business establishment that only cooks. By doing so, this system can be adapted to various stores and can be conveniently used.

In the eighth invention of the present application, the heating cooker is composed of a microwave oven, and all or some of the plurality of microwave ovens are provided with a heating element for generating heat by receiving microwaves of the microwave oven.

By doing so, it becomes possible to burn the outer surface of the cooking material or cook the rice by the heat generated from the heating element. Therefore, the number of dishes to be cooked by the present system is increased, and for example, the system can be made suitable for a store that provides dishes.

In the thirteenth aspect of the present invention, when the ordered food specifying information is input to the cooking support device, the cooking procedure information corresponding to the food corresponding to the ordered food specifying information is extracted, and the extracted cooking procedure information is stored. , Send to the cooker extracted. Thereby, for example, cooking procedure information can be transmitted to the extracted heating cooker as extraction notification information notifying that the cooking procedure has been extracted as a heating cooker for cooking the ordered food, and the cooking procedure information can be For example, if the cooking and processing method using the heating cooker or the information on the cooking time is included and the cooking procedure information is displayed on the heating cooker, the cook can use the cooking procedure information based on the cooking procedure information. Easy to cook. Therefore, for example, even when a variety of dishes to be cooked are used by using a heating cooker having a heating element capable of giving a brown color to cooking ingredients, the cook can easily perform the cooking based on the cooking procedure information. I can cook.

Further, this cooking procedure information is transferred to the heating cooker,
It is received as information of cooking processing method for cooking and cooking time. Then, the cooking device can be operated by operating the heating cooker based on the cooking procedure information. Thereby, the cook does not need to input the cooking processing method and cooking time information for each dish into the heating cooker. Therefore, the operation for cooking with the heating cooker can be made simple and convenient.

In the fourteenth aspect of the present invention, the cooking support device is in a usable state based on the ordered dish specifying information, the stored use state information, and the possible dish specifying information recorded in the heating cooker database. It ’s a cooker, and
The heating cooker corresponding to the possible dish specific information corresponding to the ordered dish specific information is extracted. Thereby, the cook can cook the dish by simply putting the cooking ingredients into the extracted cooker and operating the cooker. Further, at this time, the cooker does not have to select the heating cooker for cooking the dish corresponding to the ordered dish specific information, which can be conveniently operated. Therefore, even a person who has not mastered the cooking technique can easily cook the food requested by the customer user by using the heating cooker.

[0038]

1 is a block diagram of a first embodiment of a cooking support system having a cooking support device of the present invention.

The cooking support system of the first embodiment is
As shown in FIG. 1, a store terminal device 1 as a cooking support device installed in each store that provides food and a plurality of microwave ovens 2 installed in each store and capable of communicating with the store terminal device 1.
And a refrigerator / freezer 3 serving as a plurality of storages, and a server computer 4 serving as a central management support device capable of communicating with the store terminal device 1 via a communication unit.

Each microwave oven 2 serves as a heating cooker, and in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10, is provided with a microwave oven main body 21 and a heating element that generates heat by receiving microwaves from the microwave oven. . The range main body 21 is provided with a cooking chamber 21a having an outlet on the front side and a door 21b for opening and closing the outlet of the cooking chamber 21a so that cooking ingredients can be heated and cooked by microwaves in the cooking chamber 21a. It has become.

The microwave oven 2 has a lamp lighting device 2
1c, a display device 21d, and a start button 21e as an operation start input device. The lamp lighting device 21c and the display device 21d function as a microwave oven notification information display unit that displays microwave oven notification information transmitted from the store terminal device 1 described later. When the lamp lighting device 21c receives the microwave oven notification information from the store terminal device 1, the lamp lighting device 21c blinks. Also, it lights up while cooking. Then, when the cooking is completed based on the microwave notification information, the light is turned off.

The display device 21d is a store terminal device 1 described later.
Upon receiving the microwave oven notification information from, the cooking procedure information as the microwave oven notification information can be displayed.

The heating element is a heating element for cooking for cooking the cooking material by heat generation. The heating element in this embodiment is composed of a placing member 22 on which the cooking material is placed. The placing member 22 serves to prepare cooking ingredients in the range main body 21.
When heating and cooking in the cooking chamber 21a, the outer surface of the cooking material that comes into contact with the placing member 22 is browned. Since the range main body 21 in this embodiment does not have an oven function,
The microwave can heat the cooking ingredients from the inside,
Cannot be heated from the outside. Therefore, in this embodiment, the placing member 22 heats the cooking material from the outside so that the outer surface can be browned.

The mounting member 22 includes a heat generating member 23 and a plate 24 mounted on the heat generating member 23. The heat generating member 23 can be obtained by, for example, mixing and molding a thermal shock resistant ceramic raw material and a conductor powder such as a metal, and then firing the mixture at a predetermined temperature. Preferably, the heat shock resistant ceramic raw material and the conductive powder such as metal are mixed in a ratio of 100: 3.
After mixing and molding in a weight ratio of 0 to 100: 140, 10
Baking is performed at about 00 ° C to 1400 ° C.

The plate 24 is made of a heat conductor such as stainless steel. The upper surface side of the plate 24 is a mounting portion 24a on which cooking ingredients are placed. In addition, the placing portion 24a is configured to be covered with a lid 24b from the upper side after placing the cooking material.

In the placing member 22 thus constructed, the heating member 23 is heated in the cooking chamber 21a by the microwaves generated by the operation of the microwave oven 2 to generate heat,
The heat generated heats the plate 24. This allows
The cooking material placed on the plate 24 can be heated from the inside by the microwave in the cooking chamber 21a, and the portion in contact with the plate 24 can be baked to be browned.

The heating element is not limited to the one on which the cooking material is placed, but may be arranged above the cooking material, for example. Further, the heating element is not limited to the one which is brought into contact with the cooking material, and may be heated and cooked without being brought into contact with the cooking material. Further, the heating cooking by the heating element is not limited to the one to be browned, but it is also possible to cook rice, for example.

Further, each microwave oven 2 in this embodiment
Is set and inputted with operating time information corresponding to the possible dishes that have been specified in advance as cookable dishes, and when the start button 21e is pressed, the set time is set. It only works and stops.

The storage is composed of a plurality of refrigerators / freezers 3 in this embodiment. Each of these freezer-refrigerators 3 ... 3 stores predetermined cooking ingredients.
For example, meat, seafood, and vegetables are stored for each predetermined type of cooking material. In addition, the cooking material has been subjected to processing such as cutting in advance so that it can be heated and cooked as it is in the microwave oven 2.

As shown in FIG. 11, each refrigerator-freezer 3 is provided with a lamp lighting device 31 and a display device 32. The lamp lighting device 31 and the display device 32 function as storage storage notification information display means for displaying storage storage notification information transmitted from the store terminal device 1 described later. The lamp lighting device 31 lights up when receiving the storage-direction notification information from the store terminal device 1. When the doors 33 ... 33 provided in the refrigerator-freezer 3 are opened and closed, the lights are turned off.

When the display device 32 receives the storage-direction notification information transmitted from the store terminal device 1 described later, the display device 32 displays the necessary material information as the storage-direction notification information.

In this embodiment, the store terminal device 1 is connected to a plurality of microwave ovens 2 and a plurality of refrigerators / freezers 3 installed in each store in a wired or wireless manner, and communicates with a server computer 4. It is communicably connected via a dedicated line as a means.

The connection between the shop terminal device 1 and the server computer 4 is not limited to the connection via a dedicated line, but the communication is possible via a communication network, for example, a telephone network, or wirelessly. Or may be changed appropriately.

Each store terminal device 1 has a microwave oven database 11a and a storage database 1 as shown in FIG.
1b, a cooking database 11c, an ordered food specification information input means 12, a microwave extraction means 13, a microwave notification information generation means 14, a storage extraction means 15,
Storage notification information generating means 16 and storage receiving means 17
a, storage transmitting means 17b, and microwave receiving means 1
8a, microwave transmitting means 18b, server computer receiving means 19a, and server computer transmitting means 1
9b and.

The microwave oven database 11a is a heating cooker database. The microwave oven database 11a records information about the microwave oven 2 in association with the microwave oven 2. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 12, a possible dish ID as the possible dish identification information that pre-specifies the cookable dish of each microwave oven 2, the cooking procedure information for the possible dish, and the information such as the usage status, It is stored in association with the microwave oven 2.

In this embodiment, the cooking procedure information is information on the method and time of cooking processing for possible dishes. The usage status information is information indicating whether or not the microwave oven 2 is currently in a usable status. Specifically, when the microwave oven 2 is currently not cooking and is in a usable state, "OK" is recorded in the field of the use state of the microwave oven database 11a, and the microwave oven 2 is cooking and cannot be used. If it is in the situation, "impossible" is recorded.

The storage database 11b records information about the refrigerator-freezer 3 as a storage in association with the refrigerator-freezer 3. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 13, a cooking material ID, which will be described later, as information on the cooking material stored in the refrigerator / freezer 3 is recorded in association with the refrigerator / freezer ID.

As shown in FIG. 14, the cooking database 11c associates the names of cooking ingredients constituting each cooking, the cooking ingredient ID for identifying the cooking ingredients, and the weight information of the cooking ingredients with the cooking ID of each dish. Is recorded. still,
The cooking material ID is set to be different for each store even if it is the same cooking material, and it is possible to identify which store the cooking material is at by the cooking material ID.

In this embodiment, the ordered food specifying information input means 12 is provided with a portable information terminal (not shown) communicably connected to the shop terminal device 1 by wire or wirelessly.
Enter the ordered food specifying information for specifying the food ordered by the customer.

The portable information terminal in this embodiment is placed on each table installed in a store so that a user, who is a customer, can eat food. Then, the user inputs information identifying the food item to be ordered to this portable information terminal and operates the send button provided on the portable information terminal, whereby the store terminal device 1 is transmitted from the portable information terminal. The information is received as the ordered food specifying information. As a result, the ordered food specifying information can be input to the store terminal device 1.

The order-specific food specifying information input means 12 is not limited to this form, but may be directly input to the shop terminal device 1, for example. Further, when using the portable information terminal, it is sufficient that it can communicate with the store terminal device 1.
For example, a mobile phone that is communicably connected to the store terminal device 1 via the Internet may be used, or an order may be input from outside the store using the mobile phone. Also, the method of inputting to the portable information terminal can be changed as appropriate, for example, manual input or input by reading a barcode.

The microwave oven extraction means 13 extracts the microwave oven 2 in charge of cooking for the ordered food specifying information input by the ordered food specifying information input means 12. More specifically, the microwave oven 2 recorded in the microwave database 11a in association with the possible dish specific information corresponding to the ordered dish specific information based on the input ordered dish specific information and the microwave database 11a, In addition, the microwave oven 2 which records “OK” in the usage status of the microwave oven database 11a is extracted from the microwave oven database 11a.

The microwave oven notification information generating means 14 generates microwave oven notification information that informs the microwave oven 2 that the input order-specific food specifying information has been extracted as the microwave oven 2 for cooking. This microwave notification information corresponds to the extraction notification information in the claims. The microwave notification information in this embodiment is
It is composed of cooking procedure information, and based on the ordered food specifying information input by the ordered food specifying information input means 12 and the microwave database 11a (see FIG. 12),
It is generated by extracting from the microwave database 11a the cooking procedure information recorded in association with the possible dish specifying information corresponding to the input ordered dish specifying information.

The storage-direction notification information generating means 16 generates storage-direction notification information that informs the freezer-refrigerator 3 as a storage that the cooking material has been extracted as a storage for the input order-specific food specifying information. The notification information for the storage in this embodiment is composed of necessary material information, and based on the ordered food specifying information input by the ordered food specifying information input means 12 and the cooking database 11c (see FIG. 14), the ordered food specifying is performed. It is generated by extracting information about cooking ingredients corresponding to the information from the cooking database 11c. The necessary material information in this embodiment is information on the cooking material ID, the cooking material name, and the weight.

The storage extraction means 15 is a refrigerator / freezer 3 which stores the cooking ingredients necessary for the dishes corresponding to the ordered food specification information input by the ordered food specification information input means 12.
To extract. More specifically, the freezer-refrigerator 3 recorded in the storage database 11b in association with the necessary material information generated by the storage notification information generating means 16 is extracted from the storage database 11b.

The storage transmitting means 17b is for transmitting information from the store terminal device 1 to the refrigerator / freezer 3. For example, the necessary material information is transmitted as inventory change information from the store terminal device 1 to the refrigerator / freezer 3.

The storage receiving means 17a receives the information from the freezer / refrigerator 3 into the store terminal device 1. For example, with respect to the necessary material information transmitted from the store terminal device 1 to the refrigerator / freezer 3, response information indicating that the material has been received is received from the refrigerator / freezer 3.

The microwave oven transmission means 18b transmits information from the shop terminal device 1 to the microwave oven 2. For example, the cooking procedure information is transmitted from the store terminal device 1 to the microwave oven 2.

The microwave oven receiving means 18a receives the information from the microwave oven 2 into the shop terminal device 1. For example, with respect to the cooking procedure information transmitted from the shop terminal device 1 to the microwave oven 2, response information indicating that the cooking procedure information has been received is received from the microwave oven 2.

The server computer transmission means 19b transmits information from the shop terminal device 1 to the server computer 4 via the Internet 10. For example, via the Internet 10, the store terminal device 1 transmits inventory change information to the server computer 4, or transmits cooking procedure information to notify the start of cooking by a microwave oven.

The server computer receiving means 19a receives information from the server computer 4 via the Internet 10. For example, response information indicating that the inventory variation information or the cooking procedure information transmitted to the server computer 4 has been received is received from the server computer 4 via the Internet 10.

Next, the server computer 4 will be described. The server computer 4 manages the stock of cooking ingredients in the refrigerator / freezer 3 of each store, manages the operating state of cooking of the microwave oven 2 of each store, and further manages the sales of each store.

As shown in FIG. 3, the server computer 4 includes a store database 41 and an inventory amount information generating means 4
2, a material replenishment information generating means 43, a store terminal device receiving means 44, and a store terminal device transmitting means 45.

The store database 41 records information relating to each refrigerator / freezer 3 in each store in association with each refrigerator / freezer 3 in each store. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 15A, the store name, each cooking material ID stored in each refrigerator-freezer 3 installed in the store, inventory amount information regarding the inventory amount of each stored cooking material, and replenishment. Information on the reference value,
It is recorded in association with the store ID, the store terminal device ID installed in the store, and the refrigerator-freezer ID.

This supplementary reference value is data that is used as a reference when determining whether or not to supplement the cooking material of each freezer-refrigerator 3 of each store by the material supplementation information generating means 43 described later. This supplementary reference value is preset for each cooking ingredient in each store.

Further, the store database 41 stores information on each microwave oven 2 of each store in each microwave oven 2 of each store.
It is recorded in association with. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 15B, the ID of each microwave oven 2 of each store, the dish ID cooked by each microwave oven 2, and the information on the operating status of the cooking date and time are stored as the store ID, the store terminal device ID, and Microwave oven ID
It is recorded in association with.

Further, the store database 41 records management of data related to dishes provided at the store. The data regarding this dish includes information identifying the provided dish and / or sales information regarding sales. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 15B, the price receipt date and time when the dish price was received from the user, the price amount, the store ID and the dish I
It is recorded in association with D.

The inventory amount information generating means 42 generates inventory amount information relating to the inventory amount of each cooking material in each refrigerator / freezer 3 of each store based on the inventory fluctuation information transmitted from the store terminal device 1.

This inventory variation information is information relating to inventory variation of cooking materials in the refrigerator / freezer 3. For example, when it is used for cooking, it is usage amount information regarding the usage amount, or post-use inventory amount information after use. In this embodiment, the usage amount information is adopted as the inventory fluctuation information, and the necessary material information extracted by the store terminal device 1 is received from the store terminal device 1 as the usage amount information. Then, based on the received usage amount information and the store database 41, the usage amount included in the inventory variation information is subtracted from the inventory amount recorded in the inventory amount field of the store database 41 to generate the current inventory amount information after use. To do. In addition, the generated inventory quantity information
It is recorded again in the field of the stock amount of the store database 41.

The material replenishment information generation means 43 generates material replenishment information indicating whether or not it is necessary to replenish each cooking ingredient in each refrigerator / freezer 3 of each store. Specifically, it is detected whether the inventory amount information generated by the inventory amount information generating means 42 is less or more than the replenishment reference value recorded in the store database 41, and if it is detected that replenishment is not necessary, replenishment is not necessary. Material replenishment information to that effect is generated, and "no" is recorded in the replenishment necessity field provided in the store database 41.

On the other hand, when it is detected that the amount is small, the material replenishment information indicating that the replenishment is necessary is generated, "required" is recorded in the replenishment necessity field of the store database 41, and the corresponding cooking material ID, The stock amount, the replenishment reference value, the refrigerator / freezer ID, the store ID, etc. are extracted from the store database 41 and output to an output device (not shown).

The store terminal device receiving means 44 receives the information transmitted from the store terminal device 1 via the Internet 10. For example, as described above, the store terminal device 1
Inventory fluctuation information sent from the Internet 1
0 from the store terminal device 1 or the cooking procedure information from the store terminal device 1 via the Internet 10.

The store terminal device transmitting means 45 transmits information from the server computer 4 to the store terminal device 1 via the Internet 10. For example, when the server computer 4 receives the inventory variation information or the cooking procedure information as described above, the response information indicating the reception is transmitted to the store terminal device 1 via the Internet 10.

FIG. 4 is a shop terminal device 1, a microwave oven 2, and a refrigerator-freezer 3 used in the cooking support system shown in FIG.
2 is a diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of FIG. Figure 5
4 is a diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of a server computer 4 used in the cooking assistance system shown in FIG. 3.

The store terminal device 1 is a recording device and is a hard disk 5 which is a recording medium recording a program for managing cooking by the microwave oven 2 in the present system.
0, a CPU 51 that is a device that executes and controls a program recorded in the hard disk 50, and a CR that is a display device
T52, keyboard 54 and mouse 5 which are input devices
5, a microwave communication interface 56 for communicating with the microwave 2, a storage communication interface 57 for communicating with the refrigerator-freezer 3, and the Internet 10.
A communication interface 58 is provided for communicating with the server computer 4 via the.

In the hard disk 50 of the store terminal device 1, in addition to the above programs, each database 11a ...
The data forming 11c is recorded. That is,
The hard disk 50 is the microwave oven database 1 of FIG.
It corresponds to 1a, the storage database 11b, and the cooking database 11c.

Further, the CPU 51 of the store terminal device 1 has the ordered food specification information input means 12, the microwave extraction means 13, the microwave notification information generation means 14, the storage extraction means 15, and the storage storage shown in FIG. Notification information generating means 16
And storage receiving means 17b and storage transmitting means 17b
, Microwave oven receiving means 18a, microwave oven transmitting means 18b, server computer receiving means 19a, and server computer transmitting means 19b.

The microwave oven 2 shown in FIG. 4 has a liquid crystal display section 61 which is a display device and a button operation section 6 which is an operation start input device.
2. A memory 63 storing a program for displaying cooking procedure information and the like, a CPU 64 for executing and controlling the program etc. stored in the memory 63, a lamp lighting part 65 for lighting a lamp, and communication with the store terminal device 1. A store terminal device communication interface 66 is provided for this purpose.

The liquid crystal display portion 61 of the microwave oven 2 of FIG. 4 corresponds to the display device 21d of FIG. The lamp lighting part 65 of the microwave oven 2 of FIG. 4 corresponds to the lamp lighting device 21c of FIG.

The refrigerator-freezer 3 of FIG. 4 has a liquid crystal display unit 71 which is a display device, a memory 73 which stores a program for displaying necessary material information and the like, and a CPU 74 which executes and controls the program and the like stored in the memory 73. 1, a lamp lighting unit 75 for lighting a lamp, and a store terminal device communication interface 76 for communicating with the store terminal device 1.

The liquid crystal display 71 of the refrigerator-freezer 3 in FIG. 4 corresponds to the display device 32 in FIG. The lamp lighting part 75 of the refrigerator-freezer 3 of FIG. 4 corresponds to the lamp lighting device 31 of FIG.

Further, the server computer 3 shown in FIG.
A hard disk 80 which is a recording device and is a recording medium in which a program for inventory management of cooking materials of the refrigerator / freezer 3 in this system is recorded, and a CPU which is a device for executing and controlling the program recorded in the hard disk 80.
81, a CRT 82 that is a display device, a keyboard 84 and a mouse 85 that are input devices, and a communication interface 86 for communicating with the store terminal device 1.

Hard disk 8 of server computer 4
In addition to the above program, data that constitutes the store database 41 is recorded in 0. That is, the hard disk 80 corresponds to the store database 41 of FIG.

Further, the CPU 81 of the server computer 4
3 corresponds to the inventory amount information generating means 42, the material supplement information generating means 43, the store terminal device receiving means 44, and the store terminal device transmitting means 45 in FIG.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 6, FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 are flowcharts showing the flow of cooking processing performed using the microwave oven 2.

When the shop terminal device 1 receives from the mobile information terminal the order-specific food specifying information input by the user to the mobile information terminal (not shown) (FIG. 6, step S1), the food corresponding to the order-specific food specifying information is received. Cooking material ID corresponding to
The necessary material information is obtained by extracting the weight information and the weight information from the cooking database 11c (FIG. 6, step S).
2). This step S1 corresponds to the ordered food specifying information input means 12 of FIG. Further, step S2 corresponds to the storage-direction notification information generating means 16 of FIG.

Then, based on the extracted necessary material information, the refrigerator-freezer 3 corresponding to the cooking material corresponding to the necessary material information is extracted from the storage database 11b (FIG. 6, step S3). This step S3 corresponds to the storage extraction means 15 of FIG. Then, the necessary material information is transmitted to the extracted refrigerator-freezer 3 (FIG. 6, step S4).

The received refrigerator / freezer 3 receives the necessary material information as the storage notification information, turns on the lamp lighting device 31 based on the necessary material information, and causes the display device 32 to display the cooking material based on the necessary material information. The name and weight are displayed, and response information indicating that the necessary material information has been received is transmitted to the store terminal device 1 (FIG. 6, step S5).

When the extracted necessary material information includes a plurality of cooking ingredients and there are a plurality of refrigerators / freezers corresponding to the cooking ingredients, the corresponding refrigerators / refrigerators are extracted,
The necessary material information corresponding to each extracted refrigerator / freezer is transmitted. Then, each of the received refrigerators / refrigerators 3 lights the lamp lighting device 31 and displays the cooking material name and weight on the display device 32 based on the necessary material information.

As a result, the cook who cooks the dishes in the store can take out the cooking ingredients displayed on the display device 32 by the displayed weight from the lit refrigerator / freezer 3, and the customer can place an order. The cooking ingredients necessary for the cooked food can be easily and quickly taken out.

In this embodiment, when the door of the refrigerator-freezer 3 is opened and closed, the lamp lighting device 31 disappears and the display of the display device 32 disappears.

The store terminal device 1 that has received the response information from the refrigerator-freezer 3 sends the necessary material information to the server computer 4
(Step S6 in FIG. 6).

The server computer 4 that has received the necessary material information as inventory fluctuation information, sends response information indicating that it has been received to the store terminal device 1, generates inventory amount information, and prepares cooking material supplement information. Is generated (FIG. 7, step S7).

The inventory amount information generation and the cooking material supplement information generation by the server computer 4 are performed as follows. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing in the server computer 4 from generation of inventory amount information to generation of cooking material supplement information.

The server computer 4 that has received the inventory variation information extracts the amount of inventory before use corresponding to the cooking material ID in the store database 41 corresponding to the cooking material ID included in the inventory variation information. Then, by subtracting the weight included in the inventory change information from the extracted inventory amount,
After-use inventory amount information is generated, and the generated inventory amount information is recorded again in the cooking material inventory amount field of the store database 41 (FIG. 9, step S71). This step S
Reference numeral 71 corresponds to the inventory amount information generating means 42 in FIG.

Then, it is detected whether the generated inventory amount information is smaller than the replenishment reference value recorded in the store database 41 (FIG. 9, step S72). When it is detected that the amount is greater than the replenishment reference value, material replenishment information indicating that replenishment is not necessary is generated, and “No” is recorded in the replenishment necessity field of the store database 41 (FIG. 9, step S7).
3).

On the other hand, when it is detected that the amount is smaller than the replenishment reference value, material replenishment information indicating that replenishment is necessary is generated, and “necessary” is recorded in the replenishment necessity field of the store database 41, and Applicable cooking ingredients I
D, cooking material name, store ID, inventory quantity, replenishment reference value, etc. are extracted from the store database 41, and output device (not shown)
(Step S74 in FIG. 9). As a result, the cooking material required to be replenished at each store can be immediately known and can be replenished immediately, and the inventory management of the cooking material at each store can be collectively managed. The above steps S72 to S74 correspond to the material replenishment information generating means 43 of FIG.

Although not shown, when the corresponding store is supplemented with cooking ingredients based on this ingredient supplement information, the supplemented cooking ingredient ID and weight information are input to the store terminal device 1 of the store, When the server computer 4 receives the input replenishment information from the shop terminal device 1, the server computer 4 performs the above steps S71 to S73.
Take.

That is, the inventory amount information is generated by adding the weight of the replenishment information to the inventory amount recorded in the store database, and the record of the inventory amount field of the cooking material in the store database 41 is recorded again. Then, it is detected whether or not the generated inventory amount information is less than the replenishment reference value recorded in the store database 41, and when it is detected that it is more than the replenishment reference value, the material replenishment information indicating that the replenishment of the cooking material is unnecessary is displayed. “Necessary” that is generated and recorded in the field of necessity of replenishment of the store database 41 is re-recorded as “No”.

Returning to FIG. 7, the shop terminal device 1 receiving the response information from the server computer 4 extracts the cookable microwave oven 2 (FIG. 7, step S8).

Specifically, it is the microwave oven 2 in which "OK" is recorded in the usage status of the microwave oven database 11a based on the ordered food specification information and the microwave oven database 11a received from the portable information terminal, and the reception is performed. The microwave oven 2 corresponding to the possible dishes corresponding to the ordered food specification information is extracted from the microwave database 11a.

Further, the store terminal device 1 has the microwave oven database 1 and the ordered food specifying information received from the portable information terminal.
Based on 1a, the cooking procedure information is obtained by extracting the cooking procedure information corresponding to the possible dishes corresponding to the received ordered food specifying information (FIG. 7, step S9).

Then, the cooking procedure information is transmitted together with the dish ID to the microwave oven 2 extracted in step S8, and the information of the microwave oven ID of the microwave oven 2 extracted, the dish ID and the cooking ID are transmitted to the server computer 4. The procedure information is transmitted, and the usage status corresponding to the corresponding microwave oven 2 in the microwave oven database 11a is rerecorded from “OK” to “NO” (FIG. 7, step S10).

Although not shown, the server computer 4 that has received the received food ID in the field of the food corresponding to the microwave oven 2 of the store database 41 receives the food ID.
And the date and time of reception from the store terminal device 1 as the cooking start date and time of the microwave oven 2 in the field of the cooking date and time of the store database 41.

The microwave oven 2 receives the cooking procedure information as microwave oven notification information, and the lamp lighting device 2
1c is blinked, and the received cooking procedure information and cooking name information are displayed on the display device 21d (FIG. 7, step S11). This step S11 corresponds to "displaying that the microwave oven is a microwave oven that cooks the ordered food based on the extraction notification information" in the claims.

The start button 2 of the microwave oven 2
By pressing 1e, the lamp lighting device 21c is turned on and cooking is performed. At the end of cooking, the lamp lighting device 21c is turned off, and cooking end notification information relating to the notification of the end of cooking is transmitted to the store terminal device 1 (FIG. 8, step S12).

More specifically, it is performed as follows.
First, in the case where the display device 21d displays cooking procedure information such as "remaining heat 10 minutes, cooking 3 minutes, reversal 2 minutes", the cook presses the start button 21e of the microwave oven 2. As a result, the microwave oven 2 operates for 10 minutes and heats the placing member 22 placed in the cooking chamber 21a to a predetermined temperature in advance.

When the preheating is finished, the microwave oven 2
Emits a sound notifying you that the residual heat is over,
“Cooking 3 minutes, reversal 2 minutes” is displayed on the display device 21d.
Then, in this state, the cooker takes out the placing member 22 taken out from the cooking chamber 21a of the microwave oven 2, puts the cooking material taken out from the freezer-refrigerator 3 on the placing part 24a of the placing member 22, and puts it in the cooking chamber. 21a.

From this state, the start button 21e of the microwave oven 2 is pressed again. As a result, the microwave oven 2 operates for 3 minutes and then stops, and emits a sound notifying the end of the operation for 3 minutes.
"Minute" is displayed.

The cook reverses the cooking material placed on the placing portion 24a of the placing member 22 and presses the start button 21e again. As a result, the microwave oven 2 has 2
It operates for a minute and then stops, a sound is emitted to notify the end of cooking, the display on the display device 21d disappears, and the lamp lighting device disappears. The microwave oven 2 also transmits cooking end notification information regarding the notification of the end of cooking to the shop terminal device 1.

[0121] The store terminal device 1 that has received the data re-records the "impossible" recorded in the usage status of the corresponding microwave oven 2 in the microwave oven database 11a as "acceptable", and the server computer 4 is notified of the cooking end notification information. Is transmitted (FIG. 8, step S13).

The received server computer 4 records the received date and time as the end of the cooking date and time corresponding to the microwave oven 2 of the store database 41 (FIG. 8, FIG. 8).
Step S14). In this way, the server computer 4 records the cooking record of each microwave oven 2 of each store in the store database 41. As a result, the server computer 4 can grasp the customer's popular menu and the like such as what kind of food is cooked a lot at which store.

Although not shown, in this embodiment, after providing the user with food, the price information about the price paid by the user is input to the store terminal device 1 and the store terminal device 1 transfers the information to the server computer 4. Sent.
The server computer 4 that has received the price information records it in the store database 41 in association with the food and payment date and time. Then, the server computer 4 generates sales information for each store based on the price information recorded in the store database 41 at regular intervals, collects statistics, and manages sales for each store. Is going.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

In the second embodiment, the store terminal device 1, the microwave oven 2, and the freezer refrigerator 3 are installed in each store that provides a food service. Then, the store terminal device 1 and the server computer 4 manage the delivery of the food served.

[0126] Specifically, the store terminal device 1 is the first
In addition to the microwave database 11a, the storage database 11b, and the cooking database 11c described in the embodiment, a delivery database is provided. As shown in FIG. 18, this delivery database records a customer name, a telephone number, a delivery place, and the like who have received an order for a delivery dish, in association with a delivery ID, a dish ID, and a dish name.

Further, in the delivery database, the cooking end date and time when the delivery food has been cooked and the delivery date and time delivered to the customer who received the order for the delivery food are recorded in association with the delivery ID, the dish ID and the dish name. ing.

The store database of the server computer 4, in addition to the information described in the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 19, the customer name, telephone number, and the customer who received the order for the food delivery service.
The place where the food is delivered is recorded in association with the store ID, the food delivery ID, the dish ID, and the food name, and the cooking end date and time when the food delivery is finished and the delivery delivered to the customer who received the order for the food delivery The date and time are recorded in association with the store ID, the delivery ID, the dish ID, and the dish name.

Others have the same structure as that of the first embodiment.

Next, the operation of the second embodiment will be described. FIG. 16 and FIG. 17 are flowcharts showing the flow of the process of cooking using the microwave oven 2 and before serving.

First, the shop terminal device 1 receives the ordered food specifying information for specifying the food served by the customer, for example, via a mobile phone (FIG. 16, step S2).
1). The ordered food specifying information in the second embodiment includes a customer name, a telephone number, a place to deliver, and a food name. Then, the shop terminal device 1 that has received the ordered food specifying information records the customer name, the telephone number, the place to be delivered, the food ID, and the food name in the delivery database in association with each other, and also receives the order from the server computer 4. The dish specifying information is transmitted (FIG. 16, step S22).

The server computer 4 that has received the response information to the effect that the ordered food specifying information has been received is sent to the store terminal device 1, and the customer database, customer name, telephone number, delivery place, etc. are stored in the store database. It records in association with the food name (FIG. 16, step S23).

The store terminal device 1 that has received the response information performs processing such as extraction of the microwave oven 2, and the refrigerator-freezer 3,
The microwave oven 2 and the server computer 4 also take steps similar to steps S2 to S14 of the first embodiment (FIG. 16, step S24).

Further, in the second embodiment, the microwave oven 2
The store terminal device 1 that has received the cooking end notification information from the above records the cooking end notification information to the server computer 4 while recording the cooking end notification information as the cooking end date and time in the delivery database. (Fig. 1
6, step S25).

The server computer 4 that has received the response information to the effect that the cooking end notification information has been received is sent to the store terminal device 1, and the cooking end notification information is sent to the store terminal device 1.
The date and time received from is recorded in the cooking end date and time of the store database as the cooking end date and time (FIG. 17, step S2).
6).

After that, when the delivery person delivers the on-site food to the customer, the store terminal device 1 communicates with the store terminal device 1, for example, by an information portable terminal (not shown).
The information on the delivery date and time when the on-site food is delivered to the customer is received via (step S27 in FIG. 17).

The information on the delivery date and time can be changed as appropriate, for example, the manager of the store terminal device 1 who has received a telephone contact from the delivery person directly inputs the information directly into the store terminal device 1.

[0138] The store terminal device 1 which has received the delivery date information
Records the delivery date and time information in the delivery date and time in the delivery database, and sends the delivery date and time information to the server computer 4 (FIG. 17, step S28).

The server computer 4, which has received the delivery date information, records the delivery date in the store database (FIG. 17, step S29).

As described above, the store terminal device 1 of each store delivers the delivery food of each store by the name of the customer who received the order,
The database manages information such as the place of delivery, the date and time when cooking is finished, the date and time of delivery, and the date and time when an order is received, and the server computer 4 also manages the delivery of food served at all stores.

In the second embodiment, the store terminal device 1 and the server computer 4 of each store manage the delivery of the food on delivery, but at least one of the store terminal device 1 and the server computer 4 manages the delivery. It can be changed as appropriate. The above is the description of the operation of the second embodiment.

In the above embodiment, the usage information regarding the usage amount of the cooking material is transmitted to the server computer 4 as the inventory variation information. However, for example, the inventory quantity of the cooking material after use is stored as the inventory variation information in the server. Computer 4
May be sent to.

When the inventory quantity of the cooking material after use is transmitted to the server computer 4 as the inventory variation information, the server computer 4 that receives the inventory information can generate the inventory amount information based only on the received inventory variation information. .

When the inventory quantity of the cooking material after use is transmitted to the server computer 4 as inventory variation information, the inventory variation information may be generated in the refrigerator / freezer 3. For example, if the freezer-refrigerator 3 is provided with a weight sensor capable of constantly detecting the weight of the cooking material and the cooking material in the freezer-refrigerator 3 is taken out, the weight sensor detects the stock quantity of the cooking material after the taking out. Generate inventory change information. Then, the generated inventory fluctuation information is transmitted from the refrigerator-freezer 3 to the store terminal device 1, and from the store terminal device 1 to the server computer 4.

When the inventory quantity of the cooking material after use is transmitted to the server computer 4 as the inventory variation information, the store terminal device 1 generates it by calculation, and transmits the generated inventory variation information to the server computer 4. You can Specifically, for example, the stock amount of the cooking material is recorded in the storage database 11b in association with the cooking material, the stock amount corresponding to the cooking material of the necessary material information is extracted from the storage database 11b, and the necessary material is extracted from the extracted stock amount. Inventory fluctuation information is generated by subtracting the weight of the cooking material of the information. Then, the inventory variation information generated by the calculation is transmitted to the server computer 4.

Further, in the above embodiment, the shop terminal device 1
Sends cooking procedure information and necessary material information to the server computer 4, but the present invention is not limited to this form and can be changed as appropriate. For example, a refrigerator-freezer 3 and a microwave oven 2
Either one or both of them are provided with an interface for the Internet, etc., and an in-store LAN is constructed for each store by the store terminal device 1 and one or both of the refrigerator / freezer 3 and the microwave oven 2. One or both of the refrigerator-freezer 3 and the microwave oven 2 and the server computer 4 are made accessible to each other via the Internet. And
The freezer-refrigerator 3 transmits the necessary material information received from the store terminal device 1 to the server computer 4 as inventory change information. The server computer 4 receives the inventory quantity information and the material replenishment information based on the inventory variation information, thereby managing the inventory of cooking materials. Or microwave oven 2
Transmits the cooking procedure information received from the store terminal device 1 to the server computer 4. The received server computer 4 manages cooking by the microwave oven 2 based on the cooking procedure information received from the microwave oven 2.

The heating cooker used in the system of the present invention is a heating cooker capable of heating cooking ingredients from the outside or a heating cooker capable of heating cooking ingredients from the inside, and further Alternatively, a heating cooker capable of heating cooking ingredients from inside and outside may be used. As a cooking device capable of heating the cooking material from the outside and cooking, for example, an oven cooking device in which an electric current is passed through a heater to generate Joule heat can be exemplified.

On the other hand, as a cooking device capable of heating the cooking material from the inside, for example, there is an electromagnetic wave irradiation cooking device which irradiates the cooking material with electromagnetic waves. Examples of the electromagnetic wave irradiation cooker include a far infrared irradiation cooker that irradiates far infrared rays as an electromagnetic wave, and a microwave oven that applies microwaves as an electromagnetic wave.

Further, when the microwave oven is used as the heating cooker, in the above embodiment, the range main body 21 having no oven function is used, but the range main body 21 having an oven function may be used, and may be appropriately changed. You can
When the range main body 21 having an oven function is used, the cooking material may be browned by the oven function without using the placing member 22. However, in the microwave oven 2 having no oven function, the mounting member 2
The cost of using 2 can be kept lower than that of using the microwave oven 2 having an oven function. Moreover, the microwave oven 2 having an oven function heats the cooking material from a position spaced apart from the cooking material to give a brown mark, but the placing member 22 can come into contact with the cooking material to give a brown mark. It is possible to make browning in a shorter time by using, and it is possible to make it suitable for cooking in a store that provides food. In this respect, the mounting member 2 as a heating element
It is preferable to use a microwave oven 2 equipped with 2.

In the above embodiment, the microwave oven is
When the notification information for the microwave oven is received, the lamp lighting device 2
At the same time as blinking 1c, cooking procedure information as notification information for the microwave oven is displayed on the display device 21d, thereby displaying that the microwave oven is used for cooking the ordered food specifying information. However, this display is not limited to this form, and may be displayed so that the cook can understand it, and can be changed as appropriate. For example, a lamp lighting device 2
1c is blinked or lit so that cooking procedure information is not displayed on the display device 21d. Alternatively, the display device 21d may display cooking procedure information and the lamp lighting device 21c may not be lit.

Further, the notification information for the microwave oven is not limited to the one composed of the cooking procedure information, but the notification information for simply informing that it has been extracted may be transmitted.

Further, in the above embodiment, the cooking procedure information is transmitted to the microwave oven 2 extracted from the store terminal device 1. However, as in the above embodiment, each microwave oven 2 is
When a dish that can be cooked is set in advance and an operating time corresponding to the set possible dish is set in advance, the cooking procedure information may not be transmitted, but a signal indicating that the dish has been extracted may be transmitted. .

When transmitting the cooking procedure information to the microwave oven 2 extracted from the store terminal device 1, without setting each microwave oven 2 to the operation time corresponding to the possible dishes in advance,
The microwave oven 2 may be operated to perform cooking based on the cooking processing method and the time included in the received cooking procedure information.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the storage is constituted by the refrigerator-freezer, but the storage is not limited to this, as long as the cooking ingredients can be stored, for example, a room temperature storage for storing at room temperature, a predetermined storage. A warm storage such as a storage at a temperature may be used and can be appropriately changed.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the usage status information is recorded in the microwave oven database 11a and the microwave ovens in the usable status are extracted based on the recording. Database 11
It is stored without being recorded in a, and based on that memory,
A microwave oven in a usable state may be extracted.

Further, in the first embodiment, the store terminal device 1 or the like is installed in a store that provides food in the store, and the second
In the embodiment, although it is installed in a store that provides food delivery, for example, a store such as a bento store that sells food in the store, or an office that only cooks without providing or selling food It may be installed at any location, and can be changed appropriately.

Further, in this embodiment, the program of the present system installed in the hard disk is executed, but the holding form of the program is not limited to these. For example, the program of this system is loaded on a CD-ROM, a flexible disk,
It may be recorded on a magnetic tape or the like.

Furthermore, the program of this system may be distributed via a wired or wireless communication line. Further, the program of the present system may be installed in the main server computer, and the local server computer may be caused to execute the program of the present system via a communication line such as the Internet.

The recording mode of the program and data is not particularly limited. Besides being recorded in the recording medium in a form that can be directly executed, it may be recorded in the recording medium in a compressed form so that it can be decompressed and used.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where each function of FIG. 1 is realized by using the computer has been described as an example, but a part of the function of FIG. 1 may be configured by using hardware logic. May be.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram for explaining a configuration of a cooking assistance system including a cooking assistance device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining a configuration of a store terminal device, a refrigerator / freezer, and a microwave oven in the cooking assistance system having the cooking assistance device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a server computer in the cooking assistance system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of a store terminal device, a refrigerator / freezer, and a microwave oven used in the cooking assistance system of the first embodiment shown in FIG.

5 is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of a server computer used in the cooking assistance system of the first embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a part of a flowchart showing a flow of processing when cooking food using the microwave according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is another part of the flowchart showing the flow of processing when cooking food using the microwave according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 8 is still another part of the flowchart showing the flow of processing when cooking food using the microwave according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a processing flow when the server computer according to the first embodiment generates inventory quantity information and material replenishment information.

FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view showing a cross section of a part of a microwave oven used in the present system.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a refrigerator-freezer used in the present system.

FIG. 12 is a diagram schematically showing a data structure of a microwave oven database.

FIG. 13 is a diagram schematically showing a data structure of a storage database.

FIG. 14 is a diagram schematically showing a data structure of a cooking database.

FIG. 15 is a diagram schematically showing a data structure of a store database, FIG. 15A is a part thereof, and FIG.
Are some of the other.

FIG. 16 is a part of a flowchart showing a flow of processing until cooking and delivering of a food service is performed using the microwave oven according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 17 is another part of the flowchart showing the flow of processing until the food is cooked and delivered using the microwave oven in the second embodiment.

FIG. 18 is a diagram schematically showing a data structure of a delivery database of a store terminal device according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 19 is a diagram schematically showing a data structure of a store database of a server computer in the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ・ ・ Store terminal device 2 ... Microwave oven 3 ··· Freezer / refrigerator 4 ... Server computer 11a ... Microwave database 11b .... Storehouse database 11c ... Cooking database 43 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Store database 22 ... Mounting member 12: Ordered food specific information input method 13-Microwave extraction means 14 ... Microwave oven notification information generating means 15: Storage extraction means 16-means for generating notification information for storage 42 ... Inventory quantity information generation means 43 ... Material replenishment information generation means

Claims (15)

[Claims] 1. A cooking assistance system comprising: a plurality of heating cookers; and a cooking assistance device that is communicatively connected to these heating cookers and supports cooking performed using the heating cookers. The device stores the usage status information relating to the usage status of the heating cooker in association with the heating cooker, and directly or indirectly receives the ordered food specifying information that specifies the food ordered by the customer. Then, the cooking assistance device extracts a heating cooker in a usable state based on the stored usage state information, and cooks the extracted cooking cooker according to the input ordered food identification information. Sending the extraction notification information that informs that it was extracted as a heating cooker to perform, the received heating cooker displays that it is a heating cooker that performs cooking of the ordered dish based on the extraction notification information Cooking support system, characterized in that. 2. The cooking support system according to claim 1, wherein the cooking support system includes a storage storing the cooking material to be cooked by the heating cooker, the storage being connected to the cooking support device in a communicable manner. The cooking support device includes a cooking database in which necessary material information relating to cooking materials necessary for each dish is recorded in association with each cooking, and the storage database in which the necessary material information is recorded in association with a storage storing the cooking ingredients. When the ordered food specifying information is input to the cooking support device, the cooking support device extracts necessary material information corresponding to the food corresponding to the ordered food specifying information from the cooking database and extracts the necessary material information. The storage corresponding to the required material information is extracted from the storage database, and the extracted storage is stored in the extracted storage. The storage that has transmitted and received material information displays required material information. 3. The cooking support system according to claim 2, wherein the storage and the cooking support device are installed in each store that provides food, and the cooking support system further includes a storage and a cooking support in each store. A central management support device that is communicatively connected to at least one of the devices via communication means and supports the management of the cooking material in the storehouse of each store. It is characterized in that stock fluctuation information indicating that the fluctuation has occurred is received from the storehouse or cooking support device of each store, and based on the received stock fluctuation information, inventory amount information of each cooking material in the storehouse of each store is generated. thing. 4. The cooking support system according to claim 3, wherein the central management support device associates a replenishment reference value, which is a reference when determining whether or not to replenish the cooking ingredients in the storage, with the cooking ingredients. With the recorded store database, based on the generated inventory amount information and the store database, it is detected whether the inventory amount information of the cooking material is less than the replenishment reference value corresponding to the cooking material, and from the replenishment reference value. When it is detected that the amount is small, the material supplement information indicating that supplement of the cooking ingredient is required is generated. 5. The cooking support system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the cooking support device is installed at each store that provides or sells food, and the cooking support system is provided for cooking at each store. A central management support device communicatively connected to the support device via a communication means is provided, and the central management support device is for supporting management of data related to dishes provided or sold at each store. thing. 6. The cooking support system according to claim 5, wherein the store is a store that provides a food service, and at least one of the cooking support device and the central management support device serves the food service of each store. Characterized by supporting delivery management. 7. The cooking support system according to claim 1, wherein the cooking support device is a store that provides a food service, a store that provides food in the store, and a food service in the store. One that is installed at each store that sells or at each business establishment that only cooks. 8. The cooking support system according to claim 1, wherein the heating cooker is composed of a microwave oven, and all or some of the plurality of microwave ovens use microwaves of the microwave oven. Characterized by having a heating element that receives and generates heat. 9. A cooking assistance device for assisting cooking performed using a plurality of heating cookers, wherein usage status information regarding the usage status of the heating cooker is stored in association with the heating cooker. When the ordered food specifying information for specifying the food ordered by the customer is directly or indirectly input, the heating cooker in the usable status is extracted based on the stored usage status information. Characteristic cooking support device. 10. A program for causing a computer, which stores usage status information relating to the usage status of a heating cooker in association with the heating cooker, to function as a cooking support device for supporting cooking performed using a plurality of heating cookers. When the ordered food specifying information for specifying the food ordered by the customer is directly or indirectly input to the computer, the cooker in the usable status is extracted based on the stored usage status information. A program that causes processing to be executed. 11. A program for causing a computer, which stores usage status information regarding the usage status of a heating cooker in association with the heating cooker, to function as a cooking support device that assists cooking performed using a plurality of heating cookers. When the ordered food specifying information for specifying the food ordered by the customer is directly or indirectly input to the computer, the computer is caused to execute the processing of extracting the cooker in the usable state. A recording medium having a program recorded thereon. 12. A cooking assistance device, a program, or a recording medium having a program recorded thereon according to any one of claims 9 to 11, wherein the cooking assistance device provides necessary material information regarding cooking ingredients required for each dish. , And a cooking database that is recorded in association with each dish, and a storage database that records necessary material information in association with a storage that stores cooking ingredients. When the ordered food identification information is input to this cooking support device, The cooking support device extracts the necessary material information corresponding to the dish corresponding to the ordered food specifying information from the dish database and the storage corresponding to the extracted necessary material information from the storage database. What to do. 13. The cooking assistance device, the program, or the recording medium having the program recorded therein according to claim 9, wherein the cooking assistance device is cooking procedure information regarding cooking of each dish by a heating cooker. Is provided with a heating cooker database in which the cooked food is recorded in association with the food. When the ordered food specifying information is input to the cooking support device, the cooking procedure information corresponding to the food corresponding to the ordered food specifying information is extracted and A feature of transmitting the extracted cooking procedure information to the extracted heating cooker. 14. The cooking support system, the cooking support device, the program, or the recording medium recording the program according to claim 1, wherein the cooking support device is capable of cooking in each heating cooker. The cooking assistance database is provided with the possible cooking identification information that specifies the food in advance, which is recorded in association with the heating cooker. When the ordered food identification information is input to the cooking support device, the cooking assistance device displays the ordered food identification information. And based on the stored usage status information and the possible dish specifying information recorded in the heating cooker database, the cooking table is in a usable state, and the possible dish specifying information corresponding to the ordered dish specifying information is obtained. Characterized by extracting the corresponding cooking device. 15. A cooking assistance method for assisting cooking performed using a plurality of heating cookers, which is a computer that stores usage status information relating to the usage status of the heating cookers in association with the heating cookers. Prepare a computer to function as a support device, and if the ordered food specifying information specifying the food ordered by the customer is directly or indirectly input to the computer, it can be used based on the stored usage status information. A cooking support method characterized by causing a process of extracting a heating cooker in a situation.