JP2006072894A - Cooking support apparatus and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide cooking support apparatus and program, etc., for supporting cooking. <P>SOLUTION: The cooking support apparatus manages kitchen resources, user resources, two or more pieces of cooking information, order information which is information relating to the order of the two or more pieces of cooking information, the correspondence of the kitchen resources and the cooking information and the correspondence of the user resources and the cooking information, sequentially allocates the cooking information to the kitchen resources and sequentially allocates the cooking information to the user resources on the basis of the information, and is provided with a display part for displaying the cooking information, the kitchen resources and the user resources. By the cooking support apparatus, the schedule information of cooking for which the available resources of the kitchen and the information of a user who performs cooking are taken into consideration is presented to the user. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a cooking support device, a program, and the like that support cooking.

As a conventional cooking support apparatus, there are the following cooking support systems. This cooking support system connects a plurality of information supply devices that store cooking information for a large number of dishes via a communication line, and enables an information management device used by each user to be connected to the information supply device via a communication line. The necessary dish information is supplied from the information supply device to the information management device. The information management device displays cooking information and communicates with the cooking appliance by infrared rays to give an operation program. The operation program is written in a language common to all information management apparatuses. A cooking apparatus is comprised by an information management apparatus and cooking appliances (refer patent document 1).
JP 2002-364855 (first page, FIG. 1 etc.)

  However, the above-described cooking support apparatus cannot perform scheduling in consideration of available kitchen resources and information of a user who performs cooking. Moreover, in said cooking assistance apparatus, the schedule information which is the result of performing the said scheduling is not shown to a user, but the information of the effective cooking procedure was not provided.

The cooking support apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a kitchen resource storage unit that stores kitchen resources that are information relating to kitchen resources, and a user resource storage that stores user resources that are information related to a user who performs cooking. A cooking information storage unit that stores at least two pieces of cooking information that is information related to cooking, an order information storage unit that stores order information that is information about the order of the two or more cooking information, and the kitchen A correspondence management unit that manages the correspondence between the resource and the cooking information, and the correspondence between the user resource and the cooking information, the management of the correspondence between the kitchen resource and the cooking information in the correspondence management unit, and the correspondence management unit Based on the management of the correspondence between the user resource and the cooking information and the order information, the cooking information is ordered and allocated to the kitchen resource. Te, and the assignment to order the cooking information the user resource, a cooking support apparatus having a display unit that displays the user resource the cooking information and the kitchen resource.
With this configuration, it is possible to present to the user cooking kitchen information that takes into account available kitchen resources and the information of the user who is cooking.

The cooking support apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention is directed to the first aspect of the invention, wherein the cooking information is at least explanation flow diagram information which is a flow diagram explaining the flow of cooking, and a video image of cooking. And the display unit is a cooking support device that further displays the explanatory flow chart indicated by the explanatory flow chart information and the video information.
With this configuration, it is very easy for the user to understand the flow of cooking, and an excellent cooking support apparatus can be provided.

In the cooking support device of the third aspect of the invention, in contrast to the first and second aspects of the invention, the video information has video structure information which is information indicating the structure of the video, and the video information and explanation information or / And an explanatory flow diagram and the elements constituting the video structure information are managed in association with each other, and further includes a reception unit that receives a selection instruction for one element constituting the video structure information, and the display unit includes the video Structure information is also displayed, and when the accepting unit accepts an instruction to select one element, video information corresponding to the one element and explanation information or / and explanation flow chart corresponding to the one element Is a cooking support device that displays
With this configuration, cooking information can be presented to the user from the middle of cooking according to an instruction from the user. Therefore, it is possible to present appropriate cooking information according to the degree of progress of cooking by the user.

  The cooking support apparatus according to the fourth aspect of the present invention is the cooking support apparatus according to the fourth aspect, wherein the cooking information includes cooking time information that is information related to cooking time, further includes a timer, and the display unit It is the cooking assistance apparatus displayed in the aspect which specifies the point of the present cooking according to progress.

The cooking support apparatus according to the fifth aspect of the present invention is the cooking support apparatus according to the fifth aspect, wherein the cooking information includes cooking time information that is information related to cooking time, further includes a timer, and the display unit It is the cooking assistance apparatus which displays the video information of the point which the said timer shows, and the explanatory information or / and explanatory flowchart of the point which the said timer shows according to progress.
With this configuration, the current cooking point becomes clear and an excellent cooking support apparatus can be provided.

In the cooking support apparatus of the sixth aspect of the invention, as the type of cooking information, there is leaving operation information which is information indicating a leaving operation such as an operation of leaving while heating or an operation of leaving with a seasoning. The cooking support apparatus further includes a leaving operation end information output unit that outputs information indicating the end of the leaving operation after cooking corresponding to the leaving operation information is completed.
With this configuration, the user can be quickly informed of the end of the long-time leaving operation, and efficient cooking work can be supported.

The cooking support apparatus according to the seventh aspect of the present invention is a kitchen resource storage unit that stores kitchen resources that are information relating to kitchen resources, and a user resource storage that stores user resources that are information related to cooking users. A cooking information storage unit that stores two or more pieces of cooking information that is information relating to cooking, an order information storage unit that stores order information that is information related to the order of the two or more cooking information, and cooking information Based on the rule information storage unit that stores work time rule information that is information indicating the work time corresponding to the work time rule information and the order information, the cooking resource shown in the kitchen resource indicates the cooking A cooking schedule configuration unit for associating information and associating the cooking information with a user indicated by the user resource based on the order information; A cooking schedule output unit configured to output information relating to the association of the cooking information with the resource of the cooking place indicated by the kitchen resource and the association of the cooking information with respect to the user indicated by the user resource, configured by the schedule configuration unit. It is a cooking assistance device.
With this configuration, a cooking procedure suitable for the user can be automatically constructed.

The cooking support apparatus according to the eighth aspect of the invention further comprises a cooking work progress information receiving unit for receiving cooking work progress information that is information related to the progress of the user's cooking work, as compared with the seventh invention, and the cooking schedule configuration The unit changes the correspondence between the kitchen resource and the cooking information or / and the correspondence between the user resource and the cooking information or / and the cooking schedule according to the cooking work progress information, and the cooking schedule output unit It is a cooking assistance apparatus which outputs the performed information.
With this configuration, the cooking schedule can be corrected in real time in accordance with the progress of actual cooking work.

  According to the present invention, effective cooking procedure information can be provided to a user.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a cooking support apparatus and the like will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, since the component which attached | subjected the same code | symbol in embodiment performs the same operation | movement, description may be abbreviate | omitted again.
(Embodiment 1)

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a cooking support apparatus according to the present embodiment. The cooking support apparatus includes a kitchen resource storage unit 101, a user resource storage unit 102, a cooking information storage unit 103, an order information storage unit 104, a correspondence management unit 105, a timer 106, a reception unit 107, a display unit 108, and a leaving operation end information output. Part 109. The display unit 108 includes procedure display means 1081 and media display means 1082.

  The kitchen resource storage unit 101 stores kitchen resources, which are information related to kitchen resources. The kitchen resource includes, for example, cutting board information that is information indicating a cutting board, range information that is information indicating a range, and table information that is information indicating resources other than the cutting board and the range. The cutting board information may be, for example, the number of cutting boards. A range is a kitchen resource that performs heat treatment, such as a gas range or IH. Table information refers to information indicating resources other than a cutting board and a range, such as a rice cooker, an oven, and a toaster, in addition to a table (table) necessary for mixing ingredients in a bowl.

  The user resource storage unit 102 stores user resources that are information related to a user who performs cooking. The user resource is, for example, the number of users who cook, the names of all the people who cook (Ms. A and B), and the like.

  The cooking information storage unit 103 stores two or more pieces of cooking information that is information related to cooking. The cooking information may be only a verb related to cooking (for example, “boil”, “cut”, “boil”) or a sentence indicating one cooking operation (for example, “mix butter and flour”). The cooking information may include operation information that is information indicating a cooking operation and / or heating container information that is information indicating a heating container (for example, a frying pan or a pan). The cooking information usually includes time information, but it may be a uniform time. The time information here is a time for performing the cooking. The cooking information includes video information that is a video of cooking, explanatory information that is text that explains cooking, explanatory flow diagram information that is information indicating a flow diagram that describes the flow of cooking, and a structure of the video. You may have the image | video structure information which is information. The video structure information includes, for example, a shot that is a cooking video, a shot type (for example, a “face shot” that shows a human face and a “hand shot” that shows a hand), a scene, and a current Information having a video playback position. The explanation flow diagram is a diagram that functions so as to show a cooking flow by connecting, for example, two or more pieces of cooking information surrounded by boxes with arrows. In addition, said operation | movement information is the heating operation information which is the information which shows the heating operation | movement which is a heating operation | movement, or the cutting | disconnection operation information which is the information which shows the cutting | disconnection operation | movement which is a cutting | disconnection operation | movement.

  The order information storage unit 104 stores order information that is information related to the order of two or more pieces of cooking information. The order information is realized by link information between two or more pieces of cooking information, for example. The order information may be information indicated by an array of two or more pieces of cooking information, for example. In such a case, there is no entity of order information. This is because the order of cooking information in the memory constitutes order information. In addition, the information of the flowchart of 2 or more cooking information (a specific example is mentioned later) may be cooking information and order information.

The correspondence management unit 105 manages the correspondence between kitchen resources and cooking information. The correspondence management unit 105 also manages the correspondence between user resources and cooking information. The management means for such correspondence is not limited. For example, the kitchen resource and cooking information may be associated with each other by a link, or the kitchen resource and cooking information may be held in one array. The same applies to user resources and cooking information.
The kitchen resource storage unit 101, the user resource storage unit 102, the cooking information storage unit 103, the order information storage unit 104, and the correspondence management unit 105 are preferably non-volatile recording media, but can also be realized by volatile recording media. It is.

  The accepting unit 107 accepts instructions such as a cooking instruction that is an instruction relating to the start of cooking and a cooking information selection instruction that specifies cooking information. The input means for the cooking instruction and the selection instruction may be anything such as a numeric keypad, keyboard, mouse, menu screen, menu and touch panel. The accepting unit 107 can be realized by a device driver for input means such as a numeric keypad and a keyboard, control software for a menu screen, and the like.

  The display unit 108 performs cooking based on management of correspondence between kitchen resources and cooking information in the correspondence management unit 105, management of correspondence between user resources and cooking information in the correspondence management unit 105, and order information in the order information storage unit 104. The cooking information in the information storage unit 103 is ordered and assigned to kitchen resources, and the cooking information is ordered and assigned to user resources, and the cooking information, kitchen resources, and user resources are displayed. The display unit 108 displays video information, description information, a description flowchart, and video structure information. In addition, when the receiving unit 107 receives a selection instruction for one element constituting the video structure information, the display unit 108 and the video information corresponding to the one element and the explanation information corresponding to the one element or / And display an explanatory flow chart.

  The display unit 108 displays the current cooking point in a manner that clearly indicates the progress of the timer 106. Further, the display unit 108 displays the video information of the point indicated by the timer 106 and the explanation information or / and the explanation flowchart of the point indicated by the timer 106 according to the progress of the timer 106. That is, the display unit 108 displays the cooking information while switching the cooking information as the timer 106 progresses. The display unit 108 may or may not include a display. Further, the display unit 108 displays a menu for accepting user input. The display unit 108 can be realized by display control software and output device driver software, or display control software, output device driver software, and an output device.

  The procedure display means 1081 displays the result of assigning cooking information to kitchen resources and the result of assigning cooking information to user resources. Moreover, the procedure display means 1081 displays in the aspect which specifies the point of the present cooking in a procedure display.

  The media display means 1082 displays video information, description information, a description flowchart, and video structure information. Further, the media display means 1082 displays the image structure information in a manner that clearly indicates the current cooking point.

The leaving operation end information output unit 109 outputs information indicating the end of the leaving operation after the cooking corresponding to the leaving operation information is completed. The mode of outputting information indicating the end of the leaving operation is not limited. Output is a concept that includes display on a display, printing on a printer, sound output, transmission to an external device, and the like. Note that the neglecting operation refers to an operation such as a heating neglecting operation which is an act of neglecting while heating or an operation of neglecting the seasoning. The neglected operation end information output unit 109 may be considered as including or not including an output device such as a display or a speaker. The output unit may be realized by output device driver software, or output device driver software and an output device.
Hereinafter, operation | movement of this cooking assistance apparatus is demonstrated using the flowchart of FIG.2, FIG.3, FIG.4.
(Step S201) The receiving unit 107 determines whether an input has been received. If an input is accepted, the process goes to step S202, and if no input is accepted, the process returns to step S201.

  (Step S202) The accepting unit 107 determines whether or not the input accepted in step S201 is a cooking instruction that is an instruction relating to the start of cooking. If it is a cooking instruction, the process goes to step S203, and if it is not a cooking instruction, the process jumps to step S204.

  (Step S203) The display unit 108 and / or the leaving operation end information output unit 109 outputs a procedure. The procedure output subroutine will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The process returns to step S201.

(Step S204) The receiving unit 107 determines whether or not the input received in step S201 is an instruction to select one element constituting the video structure information. If it is a selection instruction, the process goes to step S205, and if it is not a selection instruction, the process returns to step S201.
(Step S205) The display unit 108 displays a procedure corresponding to the selection instruction. The corresponding procedure output subroutine will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The process returns to step S201.
Next, a procedure output subroutine will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  (Step S301) The display unit 108 displays menus, buttons, and the like that accept user input. It is assumed that information such as menus is held in advance. Since the display processing of such menus, buttons, and the like is processing by a known technique, detailed description thereof is omitted here.

  (Step S <b> 302) The procedure display means 1081 of the display unit 108 displays the management of correspondence between kitchen resources and cooking information in the correspondence management unit 105, management of correspondence between user resources and cooking information, and order information in the order information storage unit 104. Based on this, cooking information is ordered and assigned to kitchen resources and user resources.

  (Step S303) The procedure display means 1081 displays the procedure assigned in step S302. Note that the procedure display means 1081 preferably displays a point that clearly indicates one or more current cooking information in order to identify the cooking operation currently in progress. In addition, this point shifts with the progress of time.

  (Step S304) The media display unit 1082 acquires information on a user (a focused user) that is a display target of a moving image or text. Here, the user information is usually information for identifying the user. Such information is usually information input in advance by a user of the cooking assistance apparatus through a menu or the like. In addition, it is suitable for the user who pays attention to change according to progress of cooking. That is, it is preferable that a user who is not cooking at a certain time does not become a user who pays attention at that time.

(Step S305) The media display means 1082 of the display unit 108 forms a video structure display panel from the video structure information included in the video information and the order information.
(Step S306) The media display means 1082 displays the video structure display panel configured in step S305. The video structure display panel is an aspect of displaying the video structure information. The video structure display panel displays the video structure corresponding to the user of interest.
(Step S307) The media display means 1082 substitutes 1 for the counter i.

  (Step S308) The media display means 1082 performs initialization. Initialization refers to processing for setting the focus of the description information to be the first explanatory text, setting the video to be reproduced from the first frame, and the like.

  (Step S309) The media display unit 1082 determines whether or not the i-th cooking information to be performed by the focused user exists. If i-th cooking information exists, it will go to step S310, and if i-th cooking information does not exist, it will return to a high-order function.

(Step S310) The media display unit 1082 constitutes an explanatory flowchart (hereinafter also referred to as “text structure panel” as appropriate). In the text structure panel, a text box to be focused (a box in which an explanatory text constituting the text structure panel is surrounded) is a text box corresponding to the i-th cooking information to be performed by the focused user.
(Step S311) The media display means 1082 displays a text structure panel.
(Step S312) The media display means 1082 displays explanatory information corresponding to the i-th cooking information to be performed by the focused user. The explanatory information is displayed on the text display panel.
(Step S313) The media display means 1082 displays the video information corresponding to the i-th cooking information to be performed by the focused user. Note that the video information is played back as time progresses.
(Step S314) The media display means 1082 displays the current point of the video structure display panel displayed in step S305. In addition, this point shifts with progress of time.

  (Step S315) The display unit 108 determines whether or not all displays corresponding to the i-th cooking information to be performed by the focused user have been completed. If the display is completed, the process goes to step S316, and if the display is not completed, the process returns to step S313.

(Step S316) The leaving operation end information output unit 109 determines whether or not the operation indicated by the “operation” of the i-th cooking information is cooking corresponding to the leaving operation information. If it is cooking corresponding to the neglected operation information, the process goes to step S317, and if not cooking corresponding to the neglected action information, the process jumps to step S319.
(Step S317) The leaving operation end information output unit 109 configures information indicating that cooking corresponding to the leaving operation information has ended.
(Step S318) The neglected operation end information output unit 109 outputs the information configured in Step S317.
(Step S319) The display unit 108 increments the counter i by one. The process returns to step S309.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 3, the order of display of the procedure, the video structure display panel, the text structure panel, the text display panel, the video information, etc. is not limited. Moreover, it is not necessary to display all information, and only some information may be displayed. For example, it is preferable that information to be displayed can be selected by a user instruction (an instruction using a menu or the like).

In the flowchart of FIG. 3, it is preferable that the display unit 108 displays the current cooking point in a manner that clearly indicates the progress of the timer 106. Furthermore, it is preferable to display the video information of the point indicated by the timer 106 and the explanation information or / and the explanation flowchart of the point indicated by the timer 106 according to the progress of the timer 106. That is, as the timer 106 advances, it is preferable that the video display, the bar of the video structure display panel, etc. advance.
Further, a corresponding procedure output subroutine will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In the flowchart of FIG. 4, only steps different from those in FIG. 3 will be described.
(Step S401) The display unit 108 acquires the instructed point.
(Step S402) The media display unit 1082 acquires the ID (identification information) of the cooking information corresponding to the point acquired in Step S401, and substitutes the ID into the counter i. Go to step S309.
Hereinafter, a specific operation of the cooking assistance apparatus in the present embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 5 is a kitchen resource management table of the kitchen resource storage unit 101. The kitchen resource management table is a table for managing kitchen resources, and is a set of records having “ID”, “kitchen resource name”, and “number”. “ID” is information for identifying a record and exists for record management in the table. “Kitchen resource name” is information indicating a kitchen resource. The kitchen resource includes cutting board information (“chopping board”) that is information indicating a cutting board, range information (“range”) that is information indicating a range, and table information that is information indicating resources other than the cutting board and the range ( "Table"). “Number” indicates the number of each kitchen resource.

  FIG. 6 is a user resource management table of the user resource storage unit 102. The user resource management table is a table for managing user resources. The user resource management table holds one or more codes having “ID” and “user name”. Here, it is shown that two users of “cooker 1” and “cooker 2” are people who cook.

  FIG. 7 is a cooking information management table stored in the cooking information storage unit 103. The cooking information management table manages cooking information and order information. The cooking information management table holds one or more records having “ID”, “target”, “target attribute”, “motion”, “motion attribute”, “time”, “video information”, and “description information”. One record corresponds to one cooking information. “Video information” includes “video” and “video structure information”. “ID” is information for identifying a record and exists for record management in the table. “Target” indicates a target for performing an operation related to cooking such as cooking and mixing. The target is materials, seasonings, cooked results, and the like. “Target attribute” indicates a target attribute. The attribute value can be “material”, “seasoning”, or the like. “Operation” refers to an operation performed by the user during cooking. “Operation attribute” is an attribute indicating the type of operation. The “operation attribute” can take attribute values such as “cooking”, “mixing”, and “installation”. “Time” indicates a time required for an operation such as cooking (here, “minute”). “Video information” is information indicating a video of the cooking operation indicated by the cooking information. “Video” is an operation, and “Video structure information” is one or more combinations of information indicating the type of video. The information indicating the type of video can take values such as “face shot” and “hand shot”. The “face shot” is a shot with the face up, and the “hand shot” is a shot with the cook's hand up. “Explanation information” is a sentence explaining cooking. The cooking information management table also has order information. In FIG. 7, the cooking information of “ID = 3” uses the cooking result of “ID = 2” (the cooking result of “ID = 2” is the attribute value of “target”). The cooking operation indicated by the cooking information of “= 3” is necessarily performed after the cooking operation indicated by the cooking information of “ID = 2”. That is, in FIG. 7, part or all of the information “ID” and “target” in the cooking information management table constitutes the order information.

  FIG. 8 is a first correspondence management table showing the correspondence between kitchen resources and cooking information stored in the correspondence management unit 105. The first correspondence management table holds one or more records having “cooking information ID” and “kitchen resource”. “Cooking information ID” is an ID for identifying a record in the cooking information management table. “Kitchen resource” is a name for identifying a kitchen resource. In FIG. 8, the cooking operation with the cooking information ID “1” is performed at “table 1”.

FIG. 9 is a second correspondence management table showing the correspondence between user resources stored in the correspondence management unit 105 and cooking information. The second correspondence management table holds one or more records having “ID”, “cooker 1”, and “cooker 2”. The attribute value of “cooker 1” can take an ID (ID for identifying a record in the cooking information management table) that identifies the cooking operation performed by cook 1. The attribute value of “cooker 2” can take an ID for identifying the cooking operation performed by cook 2 (ID for identifying a record in the cooking information management table).
In this case, it is assumed that the user has input a cooking instruction that is an instruction relating to the start of cooking. The input of the cooking instruction is, for example, an input of an activation instruction to the cooking support device.

Next, the reception unit 107 receives the cooking instruction. Next, the display unit 108 displays a menu, buttons, and the like on the screen for performing cooking support (see (1) in FIG. 10). (1) of FIG. 10 is a tool bar of the cooking assistance apparatus, and has various buttons and menus. This cooking assistance apparatus has a mode selection radio button. The cooking support device can select one of two operation modes of “cooking support mode” and “normal mode”. The “cooking support mode” is a mode in which the cooking support control button is enabled and an interactive cooking support preparation state is set. In addition, the “cooking support mode” is a mode in which control from a video or text panel is not accepted. The “normal mode” is a mode in which the user can freely refer to text and video. At this time, the text and the video are linked to each other, and if the text is moved, the video is automatically displayed, and if the video is moved, the text is automatically displayed in the associated location. When the procedure on the procedure display panel is clicked, the text corresponding to the operation is highlighted and the video is reproduced. In FIG. 10, the “cooking support mode” is currently set.
Further, (2) in FIG. 10 is a control button group in the cooking support mode, and is effective only in the cooking support mode.

  For example, when the “start” button is pressed in the cooking support mode, a cooking start signal is given and the time on the procedure display panel starts to advance. Therefore, when the user enters the first action, clicking “Next” moves the action to the optimum next action candidate presented by the system. If you want to perform an action that is not the next candidate presented by the system, you can directly click on the desired action. In addition, an operation selected by a “next” button or a click can be canceled by a “cancel” button to return to an unselected state. Press the “Reset” button to end the cooking support mode itself that has progressed partway and return the time and all operating states to their original state. Needless to say, even if such a user instruction (such as clicking the “next” button) is not input, the operation may be shifted to the next operation.

  (3) of FIG. 10 is a cooking assistance mode environment setting toolbar. In the cooking support mode environment setting tool bar, the user can input the number of resources of “range”, “table”, “cutting board”, and “number of users” according to his / her environment. The default is all “2”, for example. The user's resource environment can be changed at any time before the cooking support mode is “started” or after “reset”. In this specific example, the number of people is “2”, the range is “2”, the cutting board is “2”, and the table is “1” (see also FIGS. 5 and 6).

  Next, the procedure display means 1081 of the display unit 108 manages the correspondence between kitchen resources and cooking information in the correspondence management unit 105, manages the correspondence between user resources and cooking information, order information in the order information storage unit 104, and FIG. The cooking information is ordered and assigned to kitchen resources and user resources based on the attribute value of “time” of each cooking operation in the cooking information management table in FIG. Specifically, for example, the procedure display means 1081 constitutes a flow diagram showing the flow of the cooking operation shown in FIG. 11 from the order information included in the cooking information management table of FIG. The numbers in the nodes constituting the flowchart of FIG. 11 are IDs for identifying cooking information. In the flowchart of FIG. 11, a series of cooking operations “1”, “5”, “6”, and “7” and a series of cooking operations “2”, “3”, and “4” indicate that they can be performed in parallel. Further, in the flowchart of FIG. 11, the restriction that the cooking operations “7” and “4” must be completed before the cooking operation “8” is shown.

Then, the procedure display means 1081 configures the procedure display panel of FIG. 10 (4) based on the flowchart of FIG. 11 and the correspondence management tables of FIGS. Each box of the procedure display panel has “ID” and “operation” attribute values in the cooking information management table in order to identify cooking information. The height of each box is proportional to the “time” attribute value of each cooking operation. In the procedure display panel of FIG. 10 (4), boxes of “ID = 4” and “ID = 7” are arranged above the box of “ID = 8”. This indicates that cooking operations “4” and “5” are completed before cooking operation “8”.
Next, the media display unit 1082 acquires information on a user (a focused user) that is a display target of a moving image or text. Here, it is assumed that the focused user is “cooker 1”.
Next, the media display means 1082 of the display unit 108 forms a video structure display panel from the video structure information included in the video information. A specific display example is shown in FIG.

  The video structure display panel shows the video structure, that is, the shot, the shot type ("face shot" in which a human face is reflected and "hand shot" in which a hand is reflected), the scene, and the current video playback position. FIG. 12 shows a detailed display example of the video structure display panel.

A small number in the upper part of the bar of the image structure display panel in FIG. 12 is the first frame number of each shot. When the panel is clicked, the video is skipped to the frame at that position, and it is preferable that the video can be manipulated by moving the upper bar left and right. The current position (point) of the video is indicated by a red bar as shown in FIG. 12, for example.
The media display means 1082 constituting the video structure display panel displays the video structure display panel.
Next, the media display unit 1082 assigns 1 to the counter i, and initializes a buffer of information indicating the explanation information to be focused.

  Next, the media display means 1082 constitutes an explanatory flow diagram (text structure panel) for explaining the flow of cooking. Specifically, the media display means 1082 displays the explanatory flow chart shown in FIG. 10 (6) based on the flow chart of FIG. 11 and the “description information” of the cooking information management table of FIG. Moreover, the media display means 1082 displays an explanatory flowchart in a mode indicating that the focus is present in the box in which the explanatory information of the first cooking information is displayed. As shown in FIG. 10 (6), it is preferable that the flow structure of the recipe is roughly displayed for each text block in the explanatory flow chart. In addition, it is preferable that the focused text block is displayed in another distinguishable manner, such as highlighted in red. The “scene” of the video is associated with the “text block” unit shown in the explanatory flow chart. Further, when clicking on the text block in the normal mode, it is preferable to skip the video to the head of the associated scene. In the explanatory flow chart, the flow structures of all the users “cooker 1” and “cooker 2” are displayed. However, the flow structure of only the user “cooker 1” who is focused may be displayed.

  Next, the media display means 1082 displays on the text display panel the explanatory information “one tablespoon of butter ...” corresponding to the first cooking information to be performed by the user “Cooker 1” of interest (FIG. 10). (7)). Since the text characters are small and difficult to read with only the text structure display panel, it is preferable to enlarge the selected text on the text display panel. This text display panel automatically displays the currently selected text and normally does not accept user input.

  Next, the media display means 1082 reproduces video information corresponding to the first cooking information to be performed by the user “cooker 1” (FIG. 10 (8)). For example, as long as there is no interaction (selection instruction, instruction to end the operation, etc.) from the user, cooking information corresponding to cooking to be performed by the user “cooker 1” (ID “1” in the cooking information management table in FIG. 7) “5”, “6”, “7” cooking information) are reproduced in order, and the process ends. Note that the reproduction of the video information proceeds in accordance with the progress of the timer. It is preferable that the media display means 1082 outputs information related to cooking that the user “cooker 2” should perform during a time period when the cooking operation that the user “cooker 1” should perform does not exist.

  In addition, when the operation indicated by the “operation” of the cooking information is cooking “boil” or “boil” corresponding to the neglected operation information, the output of the video information etc. corresponding to the cooking information is completed (the cooking operation is completed) Information indicating that cooking corresponding to the neglected operation information has been completed is configured and output. An output example of information indicating the end of the neglect operation is shown in FIG. According to FIG. 13, the leaving operation end information output unit 109 determines that the cooking operation corresponds to the “leaving operation” based on the attribute value of “operation” of the cooking information, and sets the “operation” of the cooking information. Information indicating that cooking corresponding to the neglected operation information has been completed is configured based on the attribute value and “kitchen resource”. However, it goes without saying that the leaving operation end information output unit 109 may configure information indicating that cooking corresponding to the leaving operation information has ended based on other information.

  Next, suppose that the user indicates, for example, a scene 5 on the video structure display panel or a part of the scene 5 box on the procedure display panel with a mouse or the like during the above procedure output operation. Such an instruction is an example of an instruction for selecting cooking information that specifies cooking information.

In such a case, the display unit 108 acquires the instructed point (positional coordinates on the screen). Then, the media display unit 1082 acquires the cooking information ID “5” corresponding to the acquired point, and substitutes the ID “5” into the counter i. Note that what the scene corresponding to the position coordinates on the screen is can be easily obtained, for example, when the cooking support apparatus is realized by an object-oriented model program. For example, each box of the scene on the procedure display panel is defined as an object, and it is easy to grasp which object is designated. Since this technique is a known technique, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.
Next, if it is determined that the scene whose display is to be resumed is “5”, cooking information corresponding to IDs “5”, “6”, “7” in the cooking information management table, etc., as in the processing described above. Play all in order.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to present to the user the cooking schedule information that takes into account the available kitchen resources and the information (such as the number of users) of the user who is cooking. Moreover, cooking information can be presented to the user from the middle of cooking according to an instruction from the user. Therefore, it is possible to present appropriate cooking information according to the degree of progress of cooking by the user.

  Note that according to the present embodiment, cooking information, kitchen resources, and user resources are displayed in association with each other. However, only cooking information and kitchen resources may be displayed in association with only cooking information and user resources. The same applies to other embodiments.

  Also, according to the present embodiment, various types of information such as procedures, video information, explanation information, explanation flow diagrams, and video structure information are displayed. However, the cooking information to be output may be one or more pieces of information described above. This is because even if only one type of information is displayed, cooking assistance is provided. This also applies to other embodiments.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the kitchen resource has cutting board information that is information indicating a cutting board, range information that is information indicating a range, and table information that is information indicating resources other than the cutting board and the range. . However, the kitchen resource may include only one or more types of information described above, or may include other information. This also applies to other embodiments.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, the leaving operation end information output unit displays information (panel) indicating the end of the leaving operation after the cooking corresponding to the leaving operation information is completed. However, the output of information indicating the end of the leaving operation may be a sound output or an output by vibration. This also applies to other embodiments.

Moreover, in this Embodiment, after all the output of cooking information is complete | finished, the completion | finish dialog shown in FIG. 14, for example may appear, and the process which notifies the whole time concerning cooking may be performed. This also applies to other embodiments.
Further, the instruction for selecting the cooking information for specifying the cooking information may be, for example, a box selection instruction in the explanatory flow chart in FIG. 10 (6), a box displaying the cooking procedure in FIG. 10 (4), or the like. The selection instruction may be used.

Furthermore, the processing in the present embodiment may be realized by software. Then, this software may be distributed by software download or the like. Further, this software may be recorded and distributed on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM. This also applies to other embodiments in this specification. In addition, the software which implement | achieves the cooking assistance apparatus in this Embodiment is the following programs. In other words, this program stores kitchen resources, which are information about kitchen resources, in the computer.
Storing two or more pieces of cooking information that is information about cooking, storing order information that is information about the order of the two or more pieces of cooking information, and managing correspondence between the kitchen resources and the cooking information; Management of correspondence between the kitchen resource and the cooking information, and a program for executing the display step of displaying the cooking information and the kitchen resource by ordering and assigning the cooking information to the kitchen resource based on the order information .

In addition, user resources, which are information related to a user who performs cooking, are further stored, and the correspondence between the user resources and the cooking information is also managed, and the display step is a correspondence between the kitchen resources and the cooking information. Management, management of correspondence between the user resource and the cooking information, and ordering the cooking information based on the order information, and assigning the cooking information to the kitchen resource, and ordering the cooking information, and assigning to the user resource, the cooking The above program for displaying information, the kitchen resource and the user resource.
(Embodiment 2)

  FIG. 15 is a block diagram of the cooking assistance apparatus in the present embodiment. The cooking support apparatus includes a kitchen resource storage unit 101, a user resource storage unit 102, a cooking information storage unit 103, an order information storage unit 104, a correspondence management unit 105, a timer 106, a reception unit 1507, a display unit 108, and an unattended operation end information output. Unit 109, rule information storage unit 1501, cooking schedule configuration unit 1502, and cooking schedule output unit 1503.

  The accepting unit 1507 accepts instructions such as a cooking instruction that is an instruction relating to the start of cooking, an instruction for selecting cooking information that specifies cooking information, and cooking work progress information that is information relating to the progress of the user's cooking work. The cooking work progress information is information indicating that the cooking work indicated by predetermined cooking information of a certain user (cooker) has been extended, for example. Moreover, cooking work progress information is information which shows that the cooking work which predetermined | prescribed cooking information of a certain user (cooker) complete | finished early, for example. The input means for the cooking instruction, the selection instruction, and the cooking work progress information may be anything such as a numeric keypad, keyboard, mouse, menu screen, menu and touch panel. The accepting unit 1507 can be realized by a device driver for input means such as a numeric keypad or a keyboard, control software for a menu screen, and the like.

  The rule information storage unit 1501 stores work time rule information that is information indicating work time corresponding to cooking information. The work time rule information is “5 minutes” for “work” such as “cut” such as “cut”, and “3 minutes” for “add” such as “put”. “Standing” such as “boil” or “damage” is “13 minutes” or the like. The work time rule information may be information that makes a pair of operation and time, or information that makes a pair of operation type and time. The data structure of work time rule information does not matter. The rule information storage unit 1501 is preferably a non-volatile recording medium, but can also be realized by a volatile recording medium.

  The cooking schedule configuration unit 1502 associates the cooking information with the cooking resource indicated by the kitchen resource based on the work time rule information and the order information. Specifically, the cooking schedule configuration unit 1502 associates the cooking information with the range information when the cooking information includes heating container information, and the cooking information and the range when the cooking information includes heating operation information. When the information is associated and the cooking information includes the cutting operation information, the cooking information is associated with the cutting board information. In addition, the cooking schedule configuration unit 1502 associates the cooking information with the table information when the cooking information does not include heating container information, heating operation information, or cutting operation information. In addition, when the cooking information includes the leaving operation information that is information indicating the leaving operation that is the operation to leave while heating, the cooking schedule configuration unit 1502 displays at least a part of users assigned to the leaving operation. Allocate other cooking information to the resource time. The cooking schedule configuration unit 1502 associates cooking information with user resources. In addition, when the reception unit 1507 receives cooking work progress information that is information related to the progress of the user's cooking work, the cooking schedule configuration unit 1502 is based on the work time rule information and the order information according to the cooking work progress information. The following cooking information is associated with the kitchen resource indicated by the kitchen resource. The cooking schedule configuration unit 1502 can usually be realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. As a result of the processing of the cooking schedule configuration unit 1502, cooking information assigned to kitchen resources and user resources, a cooking procedure schedule, and the like are obtained. The processing procedure of the cooking schedule configuration unit 1502 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded in a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit).

  The cooking schedule output unit 1503 outputs information related to the association of cooking information with the resources of the cooking place indicated by the kitchen resource, which is configured by the cooking schedule configuration unit 1502. Moreover, the cooking schedule output part 1503 also outputs the information regarding the correspondence of the cooking information with respect to the user which the user resource which the cooking schedule structure part 1502 comprised has shown. Output is a concept including accumulation, display on a display, printing on a printer, sound output, transmission to an external device, and the like. The cooking schedule output unit 1503 may or may not include an output device such as a display or a speaker. The cooking schedule output unit 1503 can be realized by driver software of an output device or driver software and an output device of an output device.

The accepting unit 1507 accepts a cooking instruction that is an instruction relating to the start of cooking, a cooking information selection instruction that specifies cooking information, and cooking work progress information that is information relating to the progress of the user's cooking work. The input means such as the cooking instruction and the selection instruction may be anything such as a numeric keypad, keyboard, mouse, menu screen, menu and touch panel. The accepting unit 107 can be realized by a device driver for input means such as a numeric keypad and a keyboard, control software for a menu screen, and the like. The reception unit 1507 includes the above-described cooking work progress information reception unit.
Hereinafter, operation | movement of this cooking assistance apparatus is demonstrated using the flowchart of FIGS. 16-21. In the flowchart of FIG. 16, only steps different from those in FIG. 2 will be described.

  (Step S1601) A procedure output process that is a process of outputting a cooking procedure is performed. In this process, the cooking schedule configuration unit 1502 performs a process of associating the cooking resource or the user resource indicated by the kitchen resource with the cooking information based on the work time rule information in the rule information storage unit 1501, and the like. The schedule output unit 1503 outputs the associated information, and the display unit 108 outputs information for supporting cooking. Note that the display unit 108 normally outputs information for supporting cooking using the output result of the cooking schedule output unit 1503.

(Step S1602) The cooking schedule configuration unit 1502 determines whether the reception unit 1507 has received cooking work progress information. If the cooking work progress information is accepted, the process goes to step S1603, and if the cooking work progress information is not accepted, the process returns to step S201.
(Step S1603) The cooking schedule configuration unit 1502 performs rearrangement of cooking procedures (procedure rearrangement process).
Next, the procedure output process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In the flowchart of FIG. 17, only steps different from those in FIG. 3 will be described.
(Step S1701) The cooking schedule configuration unit 1502 configures a cooking schedule. Such processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
Next, the cooking schedule configuration process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
(Step S1801) The cooking schedule configuration unit 1502 substitutes 1 for the counters i and j.

(Step S1802) The cooking schedule configuration unit 1502 determines whether or not the i-th cooking information exists in the cooking information management table. If the i-th cooking information exists, the process jumps to step S1803, and if the i-th cooking information does not exist, the process jumps to step S1811.
(Step S1803) The cooking schedule configuration unit 1502 acquires the value (attribute value) of “motion” included in the i-th cooking information.

  (Step S1804) The cooking schedule configuration unit 1502 sets time (default time necessary for cooking operation) based on the value of “operation”. The cooking schedule configuration unit 1502 acquires “time” corresponding to the value of “operation” from the work time rule information, and records the “time”. As described above, for example, as described above, “standing operation” such as “boil” and “damage” is “13 minutes”.

  (Step S1805) The cooking schedule configuration unit 1502 determines whether or not the i-th cooking information includes heating container information. If the i-th cooking information includes heating container information, the process goes to step S1806, and if the i-th cooking information does not include heating container information, the process jumps to step S1812.

  (Step S1806) The cooking schedule configuration unit 1502 associates the i-th cooking information with the range information. The method of matching does not matter. That is, the i-th cooking information and range information may be recorded as a pair of records, or a link may be established with a pointer.

  (Step S1807) The cooking schedule configuration unit 1502 determines whether or not the i-th cooking information does not depend on other cooking information. When it does not depend, it goes to step S1808, and when it depends, it jumps to step S1817. Here, “i-th cooking information depends on other cooking information” means that cooking (operation) indicated by the other cooking information is completed in order to perform cooking (operation) indicated by the i-th cooking information. Indicates that it must be. For example, in FIG. 11, the cooking information “ID = 8” is dependent on the cooking information “ID = 7” and “ID = 4”.

(Step S1808) The cooking schedule configuration unit 1502 associates the i-th cooking information with the number of cooks (number of cooks− (number of j mod cooks)). The method of associating is not limited and is the same as described above. The formula “(number of cooks− (j mod number of cooks))” is an expression that can alternately take the value of “1” or “2” when the number of cooks is “2”. It is. Moreover, when assigning i-th cooking information to a user resource, it is also preferable to preferentially assign cooking information to a person with a young number. This is because the work can be automatically divided into “main cook” and “assistant”.
(Step S1809) The cooking schedule configuration unit 1502 increments the counter j by 1.
(Step S1810) The cooking schedule configuration unit 1502 increments the counter i by one. The process returns to step S1802.

  (Step S1811) The cooking schedule composition part 1502 performs the final allocation process of a kitchen resource. This process is a process of determining which resource the cooking information corresponds to when there are a plurality of kitchen resources of a certain type. Return to upper function.

(Step S1812) Cooking schedule configuration unit 1502 determines whether or not i-th cooking information includes heating operation information. If the i-th cooking information includes heating operation information, the process goes to step S1813. If the i-th cooking information does not include heating operation information, the process jumps to step S1814.
(Step S1813) The cooking schedule structure part 1502 matches i-th cooking information with range information. Go to step S1807.

(Step S1814) The cooking schedule configuration unit 1502 determines whether or not the i-th cooking information includes cutting information. If the i-th cooking information includes cutting information, the process goes to step S1815. If the i-th cooking information does not include cutting information, the process jumps to step S1816.
(Step S1815) The cooking schedule structure part 1502 matches i-th cooking information with cutting board information. Go to step S1807.
(Step S1816) The cooking schedule configuration unit 1502 associates the i-th cooking information with the table information. Go to step S1807.

(Step S1817) The cooking schedule configuration unit 1502 determines whether the i-th cooking information depends on two or more other cooking information. When it depends on two or more other cooking information, it goes to step S1818, and when it does not depend, it jumps to step S1820.
(Step S1818) The cooking schedule configuration unit 1502 calculates the total of the work time until cooking indicated by the i-th cooking information of the cook who is associated with two or more other dependent cooking information.
(Step S1819) The cooking schedule structure part 1502 matches the i-th cooking information with the cook of the minimum working time.
(Step S1820) The cooking schedule configuration unit 1502 associates the i-th cooking information with the cook corresponding to the dependent cooking information.
Next, kitchen resource final allocation processing will be described using the flowchart of FIG.
(Step S1901) The cooking schedule structure part 1502 substitutes 1 to the counter i.
(Step S1902) The cooking schedule structure part 1502 judges whether the i-th cooking information exists. If i-th cooking information exists, it will go to step S1903, and if i-th cooking information does not exist, it will return to a high-order function.

  (Step S1903) The cooking schedule structure part 1502 acquires the kitchen resource information corresponding to the i-th cooking information. Such kitchen resource information includes range information, cutting board information, table information, and the like. Further, the kitchen resource information is information on kitchen resources temporarily allocated by the operation of the flowchart of FIG.

(Step S1904) The cooking schedule configuration unit 1502 determines whether or not there are a plurality of resources corresponding to the kitchen resource information acquired in Step S1903. If there are a plurality, the process goes to step S1905, and if there are not, the process jumps to step S1908. In the case where there are not a plurality, the final kitchen resource has already been determined by the operation of the flowchart of FIG.
(Step S1905) The cooking schedule configuration unit 1502 substitutes 1 for the counter j.

(Step S1906) The cooking schedule configuration unit 1502 includes the jth kitchen resource (for example, the first range “range 1”) among the resources (for example, range information) corresponding to the kitchen resource information acquired in step S1903. It is determined whether or not the situation is empty. If it is a vacant situation, the process goes to step S1907, and if it is not vacant, the process jumps to step S1909. Note that whether or not the j-th kitchen resource is available is determined as follows, for example. That is, first, a time zone during which cooking (operation) shown in the i-th cooking information is performed is acquired. Next, it is determined whether or not the j-th kitchen resource is not used by another cook during the time period. Such a determination can be made from cooking information, the work time acquired in step S1804, a cooking information management table associated with the cook (for example, the correspondence management table in FIG. 9), and the like.
(Step S1907) The cooking schedule configuration unit 1502 determines and writes the j-th kitchen resource as the kitchen resource corresponding to the i-th cooking information.
(Step S 1908) The cooking schedule configuration unit 1502 increments the counter i by 1. The process returns to step S1902.
(Step S 1909) The cooking schedule configuration unit 1502 increments the counter j by 1.

  (Step S1910) The cooking schedule structure part 1502 judges whether the jth kitchen resource exists. If the jth kitchen resource exists, the process returns to step S1906, and if the jth kitchen resource does not exist, the process goes to step S1911.

(Step S1911) The cooking schedule configuration unit 1502 performs error processing. The error processing may output that the kitchen resource is not assigned to the i-th cooking information. In the case of such output, the user usually shifts the cooking information schedule by hand until the kitchen resource becomes available. Further, the error process may be a process of allocating the kitchen resource that is vacant earliest to the i-th cooking information. In this process, it is necessary to automatically perform a process of shifting the cooking (operation) indicated by the cooking information of the corresponding cook after the i-th cooking information and the cooking information. The process returns to step S1908.
Next, procedure reassignment processing will be described using the flowchart of FIG.
(Step S2001) The cooking schedule configuration unit 1502 acquires the cooking information ID and the change time to be rearranged. The cooking information ID to be reassigned and the change time are normally arguments of the subroutine “procedure reassignment process”.
(Step S2002) The cooking schedule structure part 1502 substitutes 1 to the counter i.

  (Step S2003) The cooking schedule configuration unit 1502 determines whether or not the i-th cooking information is not the cooking information to be reclassified. That is, it is determined whether the cooking information ID to be reclassified is not equal to i. If the i-th cooking information is not the cooking information to be reclassified, the process goes to step S2004. If the i-th cooking information is the cooking information to be reclassified, the process jumps to step S2007.

  (Step S2004) The cooking schedule structure part 1502 judges whether the i-th cooking information exists. If i-th cooking information exists, it will go to step S2005, and if i-th cooking information does not exist, it will return to a high-order function noting that the procedure rearrangement process was completed.

  (Step S2005) The cooking schedule configuration unit 1502 determines whether or not the i-th cooking information depends on the cooking information identified by the cooking information ID to be reassigned. If the i-th cooking information is dependent, the process goes to step S2006, and if the i-th cooking information is not dependent, the process jumps to step S2007. Note that the i-th cooking information depends on the cooking information identified by the cooking information ID to be reclassified, that the cooking indicated by the cooking information identified by the cooking information ID to be reclassified does not end. User resource in which the same user cooks in the same time period and the dependence on the kitchen resource that has the relationship of using the same kitchen resource in the same time zone, and the time dependency that cooking indicated by the i-th cooking information does not start There is dependence.

(Step S2006) The cooking schedule structure part 1502 performs a dependence process. The dependence treatment is a process of adjusting so that cooking indicated by both pieces of cooking information can proceed when the i-th cooking information is dependent on the cooking information identified by the cooking information ID to be reclassified. is there.
(Step S2007) The cooking schedule configuration unit 1502 increments the counter i by 1. Go to step S2003.
Next, the dependency process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  (Step S2101) The cooking schedule structure part 1502 determines the kitchen resource corresponding to the i-th cooking information. Specifically, for example, the kitchen resource corresponding to the cooking information indicated by the cooking information ID to be reassigned matches the kitchen resource corresponding to the i-th cooking information and the kitchen resource is occupied. And there is a vacancy in other similar kitchen resources, the vacant kitchen resource is set as a kitchen resource corresponding to the i-th cooking information. In other cases, the kitchen resource corresponding to the i-th cooking information is not changed.

  (Step S2102) As a result of the processing in step S2101, the cooking schedule configuration unit 1502 determines whether or not both the cooking indicated by the i-th cooking information and the cooking corresponding to the cooking information ID to be reassigned can be cooked. To do. If both can be cooked, go to step S2106, and if one of them cannot be cooked, go to step S2103. The case where both the cooking indicated by the i-th cooking information and the cooking corresponding to the cooking information ID to be rearranged cannot be cooked is the time when the same kitchen resource is overlapped when the cooking order is inconsistent and one cannot be cooked When using for the same time, the same cook may cook at the time of overlap.

  (Step S2103) The cooking schedule structure part 1502 changes the cooking order of the i-th cooking information so that both can cook. In such a case, the cooking order of the i-th cooking information is changed based on the kitchen resource information.

  (Step S2104) As a result of the processing in step S2103, cooking schedule configuration unit 1502 determines whether or not both the cooking indicated by the i-th cooking information and the cooking corresponding to the cooking information ID to be reassigned can be cooked. To do. If both are cookable, go to step S2106, and if one is not cookable, go to step S2105.

(Step S2105) The cooking schedule structure part 1502 changes the user resource of the i-th cooking information so that both can cook. In this case, if there is a vacant user resource, the i-th cooking information is assigned based on the user resource.
(Step S2106) The procedure rearrangement process is called. Here, the procedure reassignment process is recursively called.
Hereinafter, a specific operation of the cooking assistance apparatus in the present embodiment will be described.

  The kitchen resource management table of the kitchen resource storage unit 101 in this embodiment is shown in FIG. In FIG. 22, the kitchen resources of the cutting board, the range, and the table are each 1. The user resource management table of the user resource storage unit 102 in this embodiment is shown in FIG. FIG. 23 is a cooking information management table stored in the cooking information storage unit 103. In FIG. 23, the “time” attribute value is blank “NULL”.

  FIG. 24 is a work time rule management table. The work time rule management table manages work time rule information that is information indicating work time corresponding to cooking information. The work time rule management table is stored in the rule information storage unit 1501. The work time rule management table holds one or more records having attribute values of “operation” and “hour (minute)”. “Operation” indicates a cooking operation. “Time (minutes)” is the time corresponding to the cooking operation, and indicates the time required for cooking (cooking time).

  In such a situation, it is assumed that the user inputs “cooking instruction” to the cooking assistance apparatus. Next, the reception unit 1507 receives the cooking instruction. Then, the display unit 108 displays a menu (which has already been described in the first embodiment).

  Next, the cooking schedule structure part 1502 performs the following processes from the 1st cooking information of the cooking information management table | surface of FIG. 23 to the last cooking information. That is, first, the operation “mix” of the first cooking information is acquired. Next, a time “3” (not shown) corresponding to the operation “mix” is acquired from the work time rule management table of FIG. Then, the “time” attribute value of the first cooking information in the cooking information management table of FIG. 23 is set to “3”. Next, the cooking schedule configuration unit 1502 assigns “table 1” as the kitchen resource because the first cooking information does not include “heating container information”, “heating operation information”, and “cutting operation information”.

  Next, the cooking schedule configuration unit 1502 assigns “cooker 1” as the user resource of the first cooking information. “1” of “cooker 1” is calculated by “(2- (1 mod 2)) = 1” from the formula of step S1808.

  Next, the cooking schedule configuration unit 1502 processes the second cooking information and allocates kitchen resources and user resources. That is, the cooking schedule configuration unit 1502 acquires the operation “boil” of the second cooking information. Next, the time “13” corresponding to the operation “boil” is acquired from the work time rule management table of FIG. Then, the “time” attribute value of the second cooking information in the cooking information management table is set to “13”. Next, since the second cooking information includes “heating operation information”, the cooking schedule configuration unit 1502 allocates “range 1” as a kitchen resource. Next, the cooking schedule configuration unit 1502 assigns “cooker 2” as the user resource of the second cooking information. “2” of “cooker 2” is calculated by “(2- (2 mod 2)) = 2” from the formula of step S1808.

  The above processing is repeated for all cooking information, and the correspondence management tables of FIGS. 25 and 26 are obtained. The correspondence management table in FIG. 25 is a table for managing the correspondence between cooking information and kitchen resources. The correspondence management table in FIG. 26 is a table for managing the correspondence between cooking information and user resources.

And the cooking schedule structure part 1502 comprises the cooking procedure shown in FIG. 27 based on the information (order information) which shows the time and order of the cooking information of a cooking information management table | surface. And the cooking schedule output part 1503 accumulate | stores the information (it is a kind of output operation | movement) which the cooking schedule structure part 1502 comprised.
Next, the display unit 108 displays the cooking procedure of FIG. Then, the display unit 108 displays a menu, buttons, and the like on the screen for performing cooking support shown in FIG.

  The user may input information on the screen of FIG. 28 with a mouse or a keyboard, and manually change the cooking procedure, kitchen resource, and user resource assignment. In such a case, the cooking support apparatus receives user input, and the cooking information management table in FIG. 23, the correspondence management tables in FIGS. 25 and 26, and the like are changed. That is, the cooking support apparatus has an authoring function such as a cooking procedure.

  Further, it is assumed that the user starts cooking and the display of the cooking procedure is progressing. In this case, for example, it is assumed that the user 1 starts the operation “boiling” (cooking information ID “5”) before the user 2 starts the operation “boil” (cooking information ID “2”).

  Then, in order to match the situation, the user 1 or the user 2 performs an input for delaying the operation corresponding to the operation “boil” or / and an input for advancing the operation corresponding to the operation “boil”. Let's say.

  Next, the cooking support device performs the procedure reassignment process described above. That is, the operation “boil” is shifted backward until the kitchen resource “range 1” becomes empty. Specifically, for example, the operation of the cook 2 after the operation “boil” comes behind the operation “cooking” of the cook 1. The actions of the cook 1 “kake” and “bake” are also shifted backward. Then, the cooking support apparatus obtains the cooking procedure of FIG.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to present to the user the cooking schedule information that takes into account the available kitchen resources and the information (such as the number of users) of the user who is cooking. Moreover, the cooking procedure suitable for the user can be automatically constructed. Further, the procedure can be rearranged on the way based on the progress of cooking. Therefore, the user can obtain an appropriate cooking procedure based on the user's ability and corresponding to the accident during cooking.

  In addition, the automatic construction algorithm of the cooking procedure shown in this Embodiment is an example. In addition, when the cooking information includes the leaving operation information that is the information indicating the leaving operation that is the operation to leave while heating, the cooking schedule component includes at least a part of the user resources of the time allocated to the leaving operation. It is preferable to assign other cooking information to this time. Specifically, if the neglecting process is a “boil” operation, it is divided into “boiled preparation time” + “boiled time”, and “boiled preparation time” is the same as other operations. Both “resources” and “user resources” are occupied, but “during cooking” occupies only “kitchen resources” and does not occupy “user resources”. Therefore, other work is allocated to the user during that time so that it can be parallelized. As described above, “scheduling” of the cooking operation is preferably performed so as to be parallelized and optimized as much as possible.

  Moreover, in embodiment mentioned above, although the cooking object was one dish (recipe), it can respond also to a some dish. That is, if a virtual node (virtual end node) as shown in FIG. 30 is added to the cooking information, a plurality of cooking procedures can be presented by the above-described processing. Note that the virtual end node is preferably not output. By adding such a virtual end node to the end of the procedure, it is similar to the procedure for a single dish. Therefore, processing corresponding to a plurality of dishes can be performed by applying the above-described cooking procedure display process, cooking procedure construction process, procedure switching process, and the like to a plurality of dishes to which a virtual end node is added. Become. Note that the virtual end node may be automatically added by the cooking assistance device, or may be added by a user input.

  Furthermore, the software which implement | achieves the cooking assistance apparatus in this Embodiment is the following programs. That is, this program stores in the computer kitchen resources that are information relating to kitchen resources, two or more pieces of cooking information that are information related to cooking, and information relating to the order of the two or more pieces of cooking information. Is stored in the kitchen resource based on the work time rule information and the order information, the work time rule information is information indicating the work time corresponding to the cooking information. A cooking schedule configuration step of associating the cooking information with a resource of a kitchen, and a cooking schedule output step of outputting information relating to the association of the cooking information with the resource of the kitchen indicated by the kitchen resource, configured in the cooking schedule configuration step Is a program for executing Note that the above information storage may be storage on a disk external to the computer, and also includes storage in a temporary memory such as a so-called memory or register. The same applies to other programs.

  The program further stores a user resource that is information about a user who performs cooking, and the cooking resource indicated by the kitchen resource is based on the work time rule information and the order information in the cooking schedule configuration step. The cooking information is associated with the resource and the cooking information is associated with the user indicated by the user resource based on the order information, and the cooking schedule output step includes the cooking schedule configuration step. The program which outputs the information regarding the correlation of the said cooking information with the resource of the kitchen which a resource shows, and the correlation of the said cooking information with respect to the user which the said user resource shows may be sufficient.

Furthermore, the program further causes the computer to execute a cooking work progress information receiving step for receiving cooking work progress information that is information related to the progress of the user's cooking work, and in the cooking schedule configuration step, according to the cooking work progress information, The correspondence between the kitchen resource and the cooking information or / and the correspondence between the kitchen resource and the cooking information or / and the cooking schedule may be changed, and the changed information may be output in the cooking schedule output step. .
Further, the computer that executes the above-described program may be singular or plural. That is, centralized processing may be performed, or distributed processing may be performed.

In each of the above embodiments, each process (each function) may be realized by centralized processing by a single device (system), or by distributed processing by a plurality of devices. May be.
Needless to say, the cooking assistance apparatus described in each of the above embodiments may be incorporated in a microwave oven, a television set, or the like.
It goes without saying that the cooking support method described in each of the above embodiments may be provided by an application service provider on the Internet.
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible, and it goes without saying that these are also included in the scope of the present invention.

  As described above, the cooking support device according to the present invention has an effect of providing information on effective cooking procedures to the user, and is useful as a device that supports cooking.

Block diagram of cooking support apparatus in embodiment 1 Flow chart for explaining the operation of the cooking assistance device Flow chart for explaining the operation of the cooking assistance device Flow chart for explaining the operation of the cooking assistance device Figure showing the kitchen resource management table Figure showing the same user resource management table The figure which shows the cooking information management table Figure showing the correspondence management table Figure showing the correspondence management table The figure which shows the example of a screen display of the cooking assistance Diagram showing the same flow diagram The figure which shows the detailed display example of the video structure display panel The figure which shows the example of an output of the information which shows the end of the same neglect operation The figure which shows the example of the end dialog of the cooking Block diagram of cooking support apparatus in embodiment 2 Flow chart for explaining the operation of the cooking assistance device Flowchart explaining the procedure output process Flowchart explaining the cooking schedule configuration process The flowchart explaining the kitchen resource final allocation process Flowchart explaining the procedure reassignment process Flow chart explaining the dependency process Figure showing the kitchen resource management table The figure which shows the cooking information management table Figure showing the same work time rule management table Figure showing the correspondence management table Figure showing the correspondence management table Diagram showing the cooking procedure The figure which shows the example of a screen display of the cooking assistance Diagram showing the cooking procedure The figure explaining the procedure processing of the same dish

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 101 Kitchen resource storage part 102 User resource storage part 103 Cooking information storage part 104 Order information storage part 105 Correspondence management part 106 Timer 107, 1507 Reception part 108 Display part 109 Unattended operation completion information output part 1081 Procedure display means 1082 Media display means 1501 Rule information storage unit 1502 Cooking schedule configuration unit 1503 Cooking schedule output unit

Claims (31)

A kitchen resource storage for storing kitchen resources, which are information on kitchen resources,
A cooking information storage unit storing two or more pieces of cooking information that is information related to cooking;
An order information storage unit that stores order information that is information on the order of the two or more pieces of cooking information;
A correspondence management unit managing correspondence between the kitchen resource and the cooking information;
Management of correspondence between the kitchen resource and the cooking information in the correspondence management unit, and ordering the cooking information based on the order information, and assigning the cooking resource to the kitchen resource, and displaying the cooking information and the kitchen resource A cooking support apparatus. A user resource storage unit that stores user resources that are information related to a user who performs cooking;
The correspondence management unit also manages the correspondence between the user resource and the cooking information,
The display unit is configured to manage the correspondence between the kitchen resource and the cooking information in the correspondence management unit, manage the correspondence between the user resource and the cooking information in the correspondence management unit, and the cooking information based on the order information. The cooking support apparatus according to claim 1, wherein information is ordered and assigned to the kitchen resource, and the cooking information is ordered and assigned to the user resource, and the cooking information, the kitchen resource, and the user resource are displayed. The cooking information is
Having at least video information that is video of cooking and explanatory information that is text explaining cooking,
The cooking support apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display unit further displays the video information and the explanation information. The cooking information is
It has at least explanation flow diagram information that is information indicating a flow diagram explaining the flow of cooking, and video information that is an image of cooking,
The cooking support apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display unit further displays an explanatory flow diagram indicated by the explanatory flow diagram information and the video information. The video information includes video structure information which is information indicating a video structure,
The cooking support apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the display unit further displays the video structure information. The kitchen resource is
The cooking support apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, comprising cutting board information that is information indicating a cutting board, range information that is information indicating a range, and table information that is information indicating resources other than the cutting board and the range. A reception unit for receiving an instruction to select cooking information for specifying cooking information;
The display unit
The cooking assistance apparatus according to any one of claims 3 to 6, wherein when the receiving unit receives a selection instruction, the explanation information or / and the explanation flowchart corresponding to the cooking information is displayed. The cooking information includes cooking time information that is information related to cooking time,
Further equipped with a timer,
The display unit
The cooking assistance apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the cooking assistance apparatus displays the current cooking point in a manner that clearly indicates the progress of the timer. The cooking information includes cooking time information that is information related to cooking time,
Further equipped with a timer,
The display unit
The cooking support apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein video information of a point indicated by the timer and explanatory information or / and an explanatory flowchart of the point indicated by the timer are displayed according to progress of the timer. As the type of cooking information, there is leaving operation information that is information indicating a leaving operation that is a leaving operation,
The cooking support apparatus according to claim 8 or 9, further comprising a leaving operation end information output unit that outputs information indicating the end of the leaving operation after cooking corresponding to the leaving operation information is completed. A kitchen resource storage for storing kitchen resources, which are information on kitchen resources,
A cooking information storage unit storing two or more pieces of cooking information that is information related to cooking;
An order information storage unit that stores order information that is information on the order of the two or more pieces of cooking information;
A rule information storage unit storing work time rule information which is information indicating work time corresponding to cooking information;
Based on the work time rule information and the order information, a cooking schedule configuration unit associating the cooking information with the resources of the kitchen shown by the kitchen resource,
The cooking assistance apparatus which comprises the cooking schedule output part which outputs the information regarding the matching of the said cooking information with the resource of the cooking place which the said kitchen resource shows which the said cooking schedule structure part comprised. A user resource storage unit that stores user resources that are information related to a user who performs cooking;
The cooking schedule configuration unit associates the cooking information with the resource of the cooking place indicated by the kitchen resource based on the work time rule information and the order information, and the user resource indicates based on the order information. Associating the cooking information with the user;
The cooking schedule output unit is configured by the cooking schedule configuration unit to associate the cooking information with the kitchen resource indicated by the kitchen resource, and information regarding the cooking information association with the user indicated by the user resource. The cooking assistance apparatus according to claim 11 which outputs the cooking support apparatus. The kitchen resource is
Cutting board information which is information indicating a cutting board, range information which is information indicating a range, and table information which is information indicating resources other than the cutting board and the range,
The cooking information is
Including operation information which is information indicating cooking operation and / or heating container information which is information indicating a container for heating,
The operation information is
There may be a case of heating operation information that is information indicating a heating operation that is an operation of heating, or cutting operation information that is information indicating a cutting operation that is an operation of cutting,
The cooking schedule component is
When the cooking information includes heating container information, the cooking information is associated with the range information,
When the cooking information includes heating operation information, the cooking information is associated with the range information,
The cooking assistance apparatus according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the cooking information is associated with cutting board information when the cooking information includes cutting operation information. The cooking schedule component is
Furthermore, the cooking assistance apparatus according to claim 13, wherein when the cooking information does not include heating container information, heating operation information, and cutting operation information, the cooking information is associated with table information. When the cooking information includes the leaving operation information that is information indicating the leaving operation that is the operation to leave,
The cooking schedule component is
The cooking assistance apparatus according to claim 14, wherein other cooking information is assigned to the time of at least a part of the user resource of the time assigned to the neglected operation. The user resource is information on two or more users,
The cooking schedule component is
The cooking support apparatus according to any one of claims 12 to 15, wherein cooking information is assigned to one of two or more users. A rule information storage unit storing work time rule information which is information indicating work time corresponding to cooking information;
A cooking work progress information receiving unit for receiving cooking work progress information which is information relating to the progress of the user's cooking work;
According to the cooking work progress information,
Based on the work time rule information and the order information, a cooking schedule configuration unit for associating subsequent cooking information with the cooking resource indicated by the kitchen resource,
The cooking support according to any one of claims 1 to 10, further comprising: a cooking schedule output unit configured to output information related to the association of the cooking information with resources of a cooking place indicated by the kitchen resource, which is configured by the cooking schedule configuration unit. apparatus. A cooking work progress information receiving unit that receives cooking work progress information that is information related to the progress of the user's cooking work;
The cooking schedule configuration unit changes the correspondence between the kitchen and the cooking information or / and the correspondence between the user resource and the cooking information or / and the cooking schedule according to the cooking work progress information,
The cooking support apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the cooking schedule output unit outputs the changed information. The cooking support device according to claim 17 or 18, wherein the cooking work progress information is information indicating that the cooking work indicated by the cooking information has been extended or the cooking work has been completed early. On the computer,
Stores kitchen resources, which are information about kitchen resources,
Two or more cooking information that is information about cooking is stored,
Storing order information which is information related to the order of the two or more cooking information;
Managing the correspondence between the kitchen resource and the cooking information;
Management of correspondence between the kitchen resource and the cooking information, and a program for executing the display step of displaying the cooking information and the kitchen resource by ordering and assigning the cooking information to the kitchen resource based on the order information . It also stores user resources, which are information about the user who is cooking,
It also manages the correspondence between the user resource and the cooking information,
In the displaying step,
Based on the management of the correspondence between the kitchen resource and the cooking information, the management of the correspondence between the user resource and the cooking information, and the order information, the cooking information is ordered and assigned to the kitchen resource, and the cooking information is assigned to the cooking resource. The program according to claim 20, wherein the cooking information, the kitchen resource, and the user resource are displayed in order and assigned to the user resource. The cooking information is
Video information or / and explanation information or / and explanation flow diagram information,
In the displaying step,
The program according to any one of claims 20 and 21, wherein video information of a point indicated by the timer or / and explanation information or / and an explanatory flowchart of the point indicated by the timer are displayed according to progress of the timer. As the type of cooking information, there is leaving operation information that is information indicating a leaving operation that is a leaving operation,
On the computer,
23. The program according to claim 22, further executing a leaving operation end information output step of outputting information indicating the end of the leaving operation after cooking corresponding to the leaving operation information is completed. On the computer,
Stores kitchen resources, which are information about kitchen resources,
Two or more cooking information that is information about cooking is stored,
Storing order information which is information related to the order of the two or more cooking information;
Work time rule information that is information indicating work time corresponding to cooking information is stored,
Based on the work time rule information and the order information, a cooking schedule configuration step of associating the cooking information with the cooking resource indicated by the kitchen resource,
The program for performing the cooking schedule output step which outputs the information regarding the matching of the said cooking information with the resource of the cooking place which the said kitchen resource shows comprised by the said cooking schedule structure step. It further stores user resources that are information about the user who is cooking,
In the cooking schedule configuration step, based on the work time rule information and the order information, the cooking resource is associated with the cooking area resource indicated by the kitchen resource, and the user resource indicates based on the order information. Associating the cooking information with the user;
In the cooking schedule output step, information relating to the association of the cooking information to the resource of the cooking place indicated by the kitchen resource, and the association of the cooking information to the user indicated by the user resource, configured in the cooking schedule configuration step. The program according to claim 24, which is output. On the computer,
A cooking work progress information receiving step for receiving cooking work progress information that is information related to the progress of the user's cooking work is further executed;
In the cooking schedule configuration step, according to the cooking work progress information, the correspondence between the kitchen resource and the cooking information or / and the correspondence between the kitchen resource and the cooking information or / and the cooking schedule are changed,
26. The program according to claim 24, wherein the changed information is output in the cooking schedule output step. Stores kitchen resources, which are information about kitchen resources,
Two or more cooking information that is information about cooking is stored,
Storing order information which is information related to the order of the two or more cooking information;
Managing the correspondence between the kitchen resource and the cooking information;
Cooking support information comprising a display step of displaying the cooking information and the kitchen resource by managing the correspondence between the kitchen resource and the cooking information, and assigning the cooking information to the kitchen resource based on the order information. Display method. It also stores user resources, which are information about the user who is cooking,
It also manages the correspondence between the user resource and the cooking information,
In the displaying step,
Based on the management of the correspondence between the kitchen resource and the cooking information, the management of the correspondence between the user resource and the cooking information, and the order information, the cooking information is ordered and assigned to the kitchen resource, and the cooking information is assigned to the cooking resource. 28. The cooking assistance information display method according to claim 27, wherein the cooking information, the kitchen resource, and the user resource are displayed in order and assigned to the user resource. Stores kitchen resources, which are information about kitchen resources,
Two or more cooking information that is information about cooking is stored,
Storing order information which is information related to the order of the two or more cooking information;
Work time rule information that is information indicating work time corresponding to cooking information is stored,
Based on the work time rule information and the order information, a cooking schedule configuration step of associating the cooking information with the cooking resource indicated by the kitchen resource,
The cooking assistance information display method which comprises the cooking schedule output step which outputs the information regarding the matching of the said cooking information with the resource of the cooking place which the said kitchen resource shows comprised by the said cooking schedule structure step. It further stores user resources that are information about the user who is cooking,
In the cooking schedule configuration step, based on the work time rule information and the order information, the cooking resource is associated with the cooking area resource indicated by the kitchen resource, and the user resource indicates based on the order information. Associating the cooking information with the user;
In the cooking schedule output step, information relating to the association of the cooking information to the resource of the cooking place indicated by the kitchen resource, and the association of the cooking information to the user indicated by the user resource, configured in the cooking schedule configuration step. 30. The cooking support information display method according to claim 29, wherein the cooking support information display method is output. A cooking work progress information receiving step for receiving cooking work progress information, which is information related to the progress of the user's cooking work,
In the cooking schedule configuration step, according to the cooking work progress information, the correspondence between the kitchen resource and the cooking information or / and the correspondence between the kitchen resource and the cooking information or / and the cooking schedule are changed,
The cooking support information display method according to claim 29 or 30, wherein the changed information is output in the cooking schedule output step.

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