JP2005037068A - Network cooking system, and heat cooking device using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a network cooking system, and a heat cooker, of high safety performance and excellent practicality, in which cooking information and the like can be supplied through a communication network to the heat cooker in a household. <P>SOLUTION: This network cooking system is provided with an information control device 1, a communication network 2, a home network terminal 3, a network communication means 7, a terminal side display means 8, a terminal side radio communication means 9, radio communication 4, the heat cooker 5, a device side radio communication means 10, a device side display means 11, a heating information determining means 13, and a safety circuit control means 14. Cooking information supplied from the information control device through the communication network can be read on the home network terminal. Cooking information can be transferred by radio communication to the heat cooker as necessary. After release of a latch circuit, the heat cooker is started. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a network cooking system that supplies cooking information and the like to a heating cooker in a home via a communication network, and a cooking heating apparatus using the network cooking system.

  Conventionally, this type of network cooking system and a cooking heating apparatus using the same have been proposed as a system for supplying cooking information and cooking recipes for a microwave oven to a microwave oven in a home via a communication network (for example, patents). Reference 1 and Patent Document 2).

  These systems are premised on supplying data to a microwave oven via a personal computer or PDA (personal digital assistant).

  In some cases, cooking information is acquired not through a personal computer or PDA but only through an interface unit (see, for example, Patent Document 3).

Furthermore, a microwave oven having a function of receiving cooking information via a direct communication network has also been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 4 or Patent Document 5).
JP 2000-346366 A JP 2000-346367 A JP 2003-132205 A JP 2001-74247 A JP 2003-120937 A

  However, in the above-described conventional configuration, in any case, since it is assumed that the acquired cooking information and cooking recipes are browsed on the display unit of the microwave oven, cooking recipes and the like are displayed in a limited display area. In order to display everything, it is necessary to mount an expensive display unit such as a dot type or a color compatible type as the display unit. Of course, it is possible to display information within a limited display area, but the user may be confused, and it seems best to be able to see the necessary information when necessary.

  Also, considering a network cooking system with other cooking devices such as an IH cooking heater and rice cooker, it is cheaper to use the same type of display unit as in the conventional display system.

  Also, in order to display cooking recipes, etc., 100 Kbytes to 500 Kbytes per menu, and in some cases, 1 Mbyte capacity is required, and the 1 Kbyte and 2 Kbyte capacity of the conventional microcomputers are exceptional. The memory to store the acquired data must be equipped with a large capacity, and at the very least it must also have a communication function with the communication network, which makes the system even more expensive. It had the problem of end.

  Moreover, when browsing a cooking recipe on the display part of a microwave oven, when cooking is heated, since a cooking recipe cannot be seen, preparation for the next cooking cannot be performed continuously. When browsing with a personal computer or PDA, there is no problem, but there is a problem that the operability is lowered such that no one can easily handle it.

  Furthermore, in the case of wireless communication, cooking information can be transferred even from a remote room, so it can be assumed that the state of the cooking device cannot be determined. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to safety so that cooking is not started and cooking is not started without the food being contained.

  In addition, it can be assumed that other users have set the cooking device first, and there is a need to distinguish whether the data is set by wireless communication or directly by the cooking device. .

  The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and provides a highly safe network cooker system that can easily use cooking information via a communication network with a low-cost configuration, and a cooking heating apparatus using the same. For the purpose.

  In order to solve the conventional problems, a network cooking system according to the present invention includes an information management device that transmits and receives information via a communication network, a home network terminal that transmits and receives data in a home, and a home by wireless communication. A cooking device is provided that transmits and receives information from the network terminal.

  The home network terminal has network communication means for communicating with the information management apparatus via a communication network, terminal-side display means for displaying cooking information, etc., and terminal-side wireless communication means for transmitting / receiving information to / from the cooking device. is doing.

  The cooking device is capable of starting a heating operation with a device-side wireless communication means for transmitting and receiving information to and from the home network terminal, a device-side display means for displaying cooking information supplied by wireless communication, and the like. Safety circuit control means for determining whether or not the state is present.

  As a result, cooking information supplied from the information management device via the communication network can be viewed on the home network terminal, and cooking information can be transferred to the cooking device via wireless communication as necessary. It is only necessary to have a minimum display function for cooking. Further, since it is sufficient that the data to be transferred is 100 bytes, it can be used with the conventional configuration. At the same time, it is possible to prevent malfunction due to data transferred by wireless communication by the safety circuit control means.

  The network cooking system and the cooking heating apparatus using the network cooking system of the present invention can cook while browsing the cooking recipe, and can improve the operability.

  Moreover, it becomes possible to provide a safe cooking device by adding a function for preventing malfunction by the safety control circuit.

  1st invention is equipped with the information management apparatus which transmits / receives information via a communication network, the home network terminal which transmits / receives data in a household, and the heating cooker which transmits / receives information from a home network terminal by radio | wireless communication. The home network terminal includes a network communication means for communicating with the information management device via a communication network, a terminal-side display means for displaying cooking information, etc., and a terminal-side wireless communication means for transmitting / receiving information to / from the cooking device. have.

  Is the cooking device ready to start heating operation with device-side wireless communication means for transmitting and receiving information to and from the home network terminal and device-side display means for displaying cooking data supplied by wireless communication? The safety circuit control means for determining the cooking information supplied from the information management device via the communication network can be viewed on the home network terminal, and the cooking information can be transmitted to the cooking device by wireless communication as necessary. At the same time, a safe cooker can be supplied by the safety control circuit.

  In the second invention, in particular, when the cooking recipe supplied from the information management device via the communication network is displayed on the terminal side display means in the home network terminal of the first invention, the cooking recipe is a cooking device. It consists of heating control information consisting of heating conditions (heating mode, time, temperature, etc.) for controlling, and non-heating control information such as material, quantity, procedure, and one-point advice.

  When the user selects transfer of the cooking recipe, the heating control information is transmitted from the terminal side wireless communication means in the home network terminal by wireless communication, and the device side wireless communication means in the heating cooker receives the heating control information. The heating information determining means for determining whether the heating control information set in the heating cooker or the heating control information received by wireless communication, and because it has a function to display on the device-side display means, It is possible to prevent an erroneous operation of cooking with the data.

  In the third invention, in particular, when the user selects transfer of the cooking recipe in the home network terminal of the first invention, the heating control information is transmitted from the terminal-side wireless communication means in the home network terminal by wireless communication. When the heating control information is received and the device-side wireless communication means in the heating cooker receives the heating control information, it determines whether it is the heating control information set by the heating cooker or the heating control information received by wireless communication. By having the means and the function of notifying by the device-side notifying means, it becomes possible to prevent an erroneous operation of cooking with incorrect data.

  In particular, the home network terminal of the first or second invention is the heating control information transmitted from the cooking recipe to the cooking device via wireless communication and received via wireless communication. Is displayed on the device-side display means, and has a function of changing the display content of the device-side display means according to the state determined by the safety circuit control means that determines whether the heating operation can be started, thereby enabling safety control. It can be recognized that it is necessary to release the circuit, and the safety is high and the operability can be improved.

  In particular, the home network terminal of the first or second invention is the heating control information transmitted from the cooking recipe to the cooking device via wireless communication and received via wireless communication. Is displayed on the device-side display means, and has a function of changing the notification content of the device-side notification means according to the state determined by the safety circuit control means for determining whether the heating operation can be started, thereby enabling safety control. It can be recognized that it is necessary to release the circuit, and the safety is high and the operability can be improved.

  The sixth invention, in particular, provides a cooking heating device using the network cooking system of the first to fifth inventions, thereby providing a plurality of various cooking devices, thereby widening the range of cooking recipes, Safety is high and operability can be improved.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 shows a detailed block diagram of a network cooking system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 2, the schematic block diagram of a network cooking system is shown.

  FIG. 3 shows a flowchart of display processing of the network cooking system.

  In FIG. 1, the network cooking system is generally called a server, and an information management device 1 storing data such as a plurality of cooking recipes, and a home network terminal 3 installed in a home connected by a communication network 2. The cooking device 5 is connected to the home network terminal 3 by wireless communication 4.

  About the network cooking system comprised as mentioned above, the operation | movement and an effect | action are demonstrated below using FIG.1, FIG.2 and FIG.3.

  First, the terminal side display unit 6 of the home network terminal 3 is configured by a touch panel. When the user selects a cooking recipe from the type of cooking, the material, and the like, the network communication means 7 in the home network terminal 3 causes the communication network 2. The cooking recipe is downloaded from the information management device 1 via the terminal and displayed on the terminal side display unit 6 by the terminal side display means 7.

  If the user does not like the cooking by looking at the finished cooking picture displayed on the terminal side display unit 6, the outline of the required time, ingredients, etc., the user may select again. If you like it, you can continue to see how to make it. A cooking recipe is usually composed of a plurality of preparations such as preparation and baking, and cooking is completed while browsing how to make them in order.

  For this reason, the cooking device 5 may be a plurality of cooking devices such as a microwave oven, an IH cooking heater, or a rice cooker depending on the menu. Some cooking recipes are not used even if all cooking recipes are transmitted to one cooking device. It becomes the data.

  The user prepares while confirming the cooking recipes displayed on the terminal side display unit 6 in order, and when the transfer screen for cooking is displayed, the user can press the transfer button to the heating cooker as necessary. The cooking information is transferred from the side wireless communication means 9 to the equipment side wireless communication means 10 in the heating cooker 5 by wireless communication 4 and displayed on the equipment side display unit 12 by the equipment side display means 11.

  The display process at this time will also be described with reference to FIG. 3. The heating information determination means 13 determines whether the data transmitted by wireless communication in step S1 or the data set by the heating cooker 5 is transferred by wireless communication. If so, the process proceeds to step S2, and the safety circuit control means 14 determines whether the heating operation can be started. If it is operable, the process proceeds to step S3 to display the device side display means. 11, the lighting display of “net” is performed on the device side display unit 12, and the process proceeds to step S4 to display heating information.

  If it is determined in step S2 that it is not in an operable state, the process proceeds to step S5, where “net” blinks and prompts to be in an operable state.

  Moreover, in the case of the data set by the heating cooker 5 at step S1, it transfers to step S6, it is judged by the safety circuit control means 14 whether the heating operation can be started, and if it can be operated. If so, the process proceeds to step S7 to display heating information. In step S6, if the body is not operable, it is distinguished by not displaying anything. By these, erroneous operation can be prevented. The display content is not limited to this, and any display content may be used as long as it is easy to understand. In addition, there is no problem if it is configured so that the final display can be distinguished without being restricted by this method.

  Subsequently, when the operation becomes possible, cooking can be started by pressing a cooking start key in the device-side operation unit 15.

  At this time, the device-side display unit 12 only needs to be able to display a state in which cooking heating information is set, and thus can be configured with a simple display unit similar to the conventional one. It is not necessary to use a display unit of the type, and it can be created with an inexpensive configuration.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the cooking recipe is browsed using the terminal-side display means 8 in the home network terminal 3, and the cooking data is transferred using the terminal-side wireless communication means 9 as necessary. When the device-side wireless communication unit 10 receives the cooking information, the heating cooker 5 is displayed on the device-side display unit 12 using the device-side display unit 11 by the heating information determination unit 13 and the safety circuit control unit 14. By changing the status, it is possible to improve the operability by dividing the status in an easy-to-understand manner.

  Even if the heating information determination means 13 is not provided, safety can be ensured by the safety circuit control means 14.

  In the present embodiment, the safety circuit control means 14 determines whether the door is open or closed. If a certain period of time elapses after the door is opened and closed, for safety, the door is not operable unless the door is opened and closed again. However, in addition to this configuration, there are various methods such as not operating unless the key operation is locked and released, or providing a hardware safety circuit. Not as long.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 4 shows a screen transition diagram displayed on the terminal side display unit 6 in the home network terminal 3 of the network cooking system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 4, the terminal side display unit 6 of the home network terminal 3 has a touch panel configuration. When a new recipe is selected, the display shown in FIG. Here, for example, when “search from material” is touched, a transition is made to the screen of FIG. Further, when “leaf vegetables” and “cabbage” are selected, the screen changes to FIG. F3 and FIG. F4. Here, a menu can be selected, and when “Cabbage Shirasu-e” is touched, the screen transitions to FIG. F5, and a cooked image is displayed.

  Here, by further pressing “Summary”, the screen transitions to FIG. F6, where the required time and calories are displayed, and the amount can be changed. If “Ingredient” is subsequently touched, the screen changes to the material screen in FIG. F7, and if “Cooking / Browsing” is touched, the screen transitions to FIG. When browsing the cooking recipe, the recipe is displayed as shown in FIG. F9 and can be continued. Next, when there is cooking, the screen shown in FIG. F10 is displayed. When “Transfer data to range” is touched, data is transferred to the microwave oven that is a heating cooker.

At this time, when it is separated from the heating cooker and goes to the cooker after transfer, the display means can determine the next operation based on the current state display, leading to improvement in operability.
Furthermore, when cooking is transferred in FIG. F10, the screen automatically transitions to the screen in FIG. F11.

  As described above, the network cooking system and the cooking heating apparatus using the same according to the present invention can improve operability, and are cooked with an inexpensive configuration that only includes the device-side wireless communication means. Since it becomes possible to produce a cooker, it can be applied to all cookers and the like that perform cooking.

Detailed block diagram of network cooking system in Embodiment 1 of the present invention Schematic configuration diagram of a network cooking system in Embodiment 1 of the present invention The flowchart of the display means of the network cooking system in Embodiment 1 of this invention Screen transition diagram displayed on home network terminal of network cooking system according to embodiments 1 and 2 of the present invention

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Information management apparatus 2 Communication network 3 Home network terminal 4 Wireless communication 5 Heating cooker 7 Network communication means 8 Terminal side display means 9 Terminal side wireless communication means 10 Equipment side wireless communication means 11 Equipment side display means 13 Heating information determination means 14 Safety circuit control means

Claims (6)

An information management device that transmits and receives information via a communication network; a home network terminal that transmits and receives data in a home; and a heating cooker that transmits and receives information from the home network terminal by wireless communication. The terminal includes network communication means for communicating with the information management device via the communication network, terminal-side display means for displaying cooking information, etc., and terminal-side wireless communication means for transmitting and receiving information to and from the cooking device. The cooking device includes a device-side wireless communication unit for transmitting and receiving information to and from the home network terminal by wireless communication, a device-side display unit for displaying cooking information supplied by wireless communication, and heating A network cooking system comprising safety circuit control means for determining whether operation can be started. The home network terminal displays the cooking recipe supplied from the information management device via the communication network on the terminal side display means, and the cooking recipe includes heating conditions (heating mode, time, temperature, etc.) for controlling the heating cooker. ) And non-heating control information such as material, quantity, procedure, one-point advice, etc., and when the user selects transfer of the cooking recipe, in the home network terminal by wireless communication When the heating control information is transmitted from the terminal side wireless communication means, and the equipment side wireless communication means in the cooking device receives the heating control information, it is received by wireless communication whether the heating control information is set in the cooking device. 2. The network control device according to claim 1, further comprising a heating information determination unit configured to determine whether the heating control information is provided, and a function of displaying on the device-side display unit. System. The home network terminal displays the cooking recipe supplied from the information management device via the communication network on the terminal side display means, and the cooking recipe includes heating conditions (heating mode, time, temperature, etc.) for controlling the heating cooker. ) And non-heating control information such as material, quantity, procedure, one-point advice, etc., and when the user selects transfer of the cooking recipe, in the home network terminal by wireless communication When the heating control information is transmitted from the terminal side wireless communication means, and the equipment side wireless communication means in the cooking device receives the heating control information, it is received by wireless communication whether the heating control information is set in the cooking device. The network according to claim 1, further comprising a heating information determination unit that determines whether the control information is heating control information, and a function of notifying by the device-side notification unit. Management systems. The home network terminal can start the heating operation when the heating control information of the cooking recipe is transmitted to the cooking device by wireless communication and the heating control information received by wireless communication is displayed on the device-side display means. 3. The network cooking system according to claim 1, wherein the network cooking system has a function of changing display contents of the device-side display means according to the state determined by the safety circuit control means for determining whether the state is a state. The home network terminal can start the heating operation when the heating control information of the cooking recipe is transmitted to the cooking device by wireless communication and the heating control information received by wireless communication is displayed on the device-side display means. 4. The network cooking system according to claim 1, wherein the network cooking system has a function of changing notification contents of the device-side notification means according to the state determined by the safety circuit control means for determining whether or not the state is present. The cooking heating apparatus using the network cooking system of any one of Claim 1 to 5.