JP2006146349A - Recipe information sharing system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a recipe information sharing system capable of storing cooking methods or food materials used in each home while easily reflecting to cooking recipes, and sharing the stored cooking recipes so as to be retrievable by a third person. <P>SOLUTION: When a user of terminal equipment A operates an input terminal part 2a, a recipe retrieval means in a home server 1 calls desired cooking recipe information and dynamic image information linked with the cooking recipe information from a storage means, and displays a cooking dynamic image with the cooking recipe on an output terminal part 2b. Cooking recipe information stored in the home server 1 of the equipment A is provided to external terminal equipment C1 and C2 through a communication network such as the Internet B. Further, the user of terminal equipment A can request cooking recipe information stored in the external terminal equipment C1, C2 or the like. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a recipe information sharing system.

  Conventionally, there are cooking recipes that describe general cooking methods, home-specific cooking methods that come from experience, and cooking methods that are rooted in the region.

  As a method of conveying cooking recipes that describe home-specific cooking methods based on experience and cooking methods rooted in the community from person to person, it is communicated via a medium such as paper that has written ingredients and cooking procedures in an original format Or edited using word processing software, spreadsheet software, etc., and stored in an electronic medium.

In addition, with the spread of the Internet, it is now in a situation where anyone can easily release information, many cooking recipes are also released on the Internet, it is possible to browse the cooking recipes published by third parties It has become a situation. (For example, see Patent Documents 1 and 2)
On the other hand, XML (extensible Markup Language), which is proposed as one of electronic description languages, was developed in order to make it easy to use SGML (Standard Generalized Markup Language) standardized by ISO in 1986 on the Internet. The basic specification XML1.0 is formulated by W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) in a month. HTML (HyperText Markup Language), which is a Web page creation language, has a fixed tag and has a structure specialized for display, and cannot meet the demand for program processing from an application based on the tag information. However, XML has a language structure in which a user can freely define tags and can give meaning to a character string in a document, and there is an advantage that XML data can be freely processed by a program.
JP 2003-132206 A JP 2003-6463 A

  If your own cooking recipe is created, it means that it was created from a trial and error study of cooking methods and ingredients, or from the evaluation of such cooking results, or a satisfactory dish was accidentally completed It is often difficult to remember the details of the cooking method and ingredients used after cooking.

  In addition, there are cooking recipes that are created in each home and stored on electronic media, but such recipes that are not published on cookbooks, WEB sites, etc. cannot be searched by third parties. Could not be easily imported into other systems because there is no common format for describing cooking recipes.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above reasons, and its purpose is to easily reflect cooking methods and used ingredients in cooking recipes and store them in each home. It is to provide a recipe information sharing system that can be shared and searched by a third party.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, a photographing means for photographing a cooking process, a cooking recipe input means, an image information storage means for saving cooking process image information, and an inputted cooking recipe from a hierarchical recipe description language Recipe information storage means for storing as cooking recipe information, recipe connection means for calling desired cooking recipe information from the internet connection means, recipe information storage means and calling image information associated with the cooking recipe information from the image information storage means And a plurality of households, each of which includes at least a photographing unit, an input unit, and an output unit. It is provided in the kitchen, and each home is characterized by sharing cooking recipe information of other homes via the Internet. To.

  According to this invention, cooking recipe information is saved while cooking in the kitchen, and the actual cooking operation is saved as image information, so that the cooking method and used ingredients can be easily reflected in the cooking recipe for each household. Can be stored within. In addition, by describing the recipe information in a hierarchical recipe description language, the recipe information can be saved in a format common to each household, and the recipe saved in each household can be shared with multiple households via the Internet. Can be searched by a third party.

  The invention of claim 2 is characterized in that, in claim 1, recipe information editing means for editing cooking recipe information stored in the recipe information storage means is provided.

  According to this invention, the registered cooking recipe information can be re-edited. In addition, you can create your own cooking recipe information by editing cooking recipe information provided from other households via the Internet, and further provide the edited cooking recipe information to external third parties via the Internet By doing so, it is possible to spiral up cooking recipe information.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect, regional information indicating the created region is added to the cooking recipe information, and the home server is the recipe information provided in a home server of another home Means for requesting provision of cooking recipe information stored in the storage means via the Internet, and the recipe information editing means is recipe information according to the cooking recipe information provided via the Internet and the information for each region. The cooking recipe information stored in the storage means is edited.

  According to this invention, by applying information related to regional cuisine to user-specific cooking recipe information, the original cooking recipe information stored by the user can be converted into information having other regional characteristics. .

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to third aspects, the in-home server includes an inventory storage unit that stores inventory information of foodstuffs in the home, and the recipe search unit includes the recipe information storage unit. The lack of ingredients is extracted based on the called desired recipe information and the inventory information of the inventory storage means, and the lack of ingredients based on the recipe information provided via the Internet from other household servers. It is provided with the alternative food search means which extracts an alternative foodstuff.

  According to the present invention, even when there is a shortage of ingredients, the user can make a desired dish using substituteable ingredients.

  The invention of claim 5 provides the cooking recipe information according to any one of claims 1 to 4 when the cooking recipe information is provided to an in-home server of another household via the Internet. A billing server for billing so that a price is paid is provided on the Internet.

  According to this invention, sales and purchase of cooking recipe information can be performed between third parties.

  The invention of claim 6 is the combination information of the dish according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the recipe search means combines the desired dish recipe information with other dish recipe information and calls it from the recipe information storage means. Is output.

  According to this invention, recipe information on a dish suitable for the dish can be obtained together with desired dish recipe information.

  As described above, in the present invention, cooking recipe information is saved while cooking in the kitchen, and the actual cooking operation is saved as image information, so that the cooking method and ingredients used are easily reflected in the cooking recipe. Can be stored in each home. In addition, by describing the recipe information in a hierarchical recipe description language, the recipe information can be saved in a format common to each household, and the recipe saved in each household can be shared with multiple households via the Internet. Thus, there is an effect that a third party can search.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 shows a configuration of a recipe information sharing system according to the present embodiment. A home server 1 is installed in a home A of the home, and an input / output terminal 2 and a microphone are installed in a system kitchen (kitchen) SK of the home A. 3 and a camera 4 are installed and connected to the home server 1. The home server 1 is connected to the home C1 and C2 of the external home, the recipe providing companies D1 and D2, the food manufacturer E1 and the food retailer F1 via the Internet B.

  FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the home server 1. The home server 1 stores cooking recipe information and can be connected to the Internet B, and includes a voice input device 1a, a voice recognition processing unit 1b, a hierarchical recipe. Information conversion processing unit 1c, moving image input device 1d, moving image / sound information storage unit 1e, character / moving image / sound information link processing unit 1f, layered dish recipe information storage unit 1g, recipe search processing unit 1h, recipe screen It comprises a configuration processing unit 1i and a communication function processing unit 1j.

  First, an operation for registering new dish recipe information in the recipe information sharing system will be described. While cooking in the system kitchen SK, a cooking recipe is input by operating the input terminal unit 2a of the input / output terminal 2, and the input cooking recipe is displayed in the hierarchical recipe information conversion processing unit 1c in FIG. Is converted into a hierarchical recipe description language of the format shown in FIG. This hierarchical recipe description language uses XML, defines tags corresponding to each input item, and configures each item hierarchically, and is a subordinate of the route (recipe XML) set in layer 1 Items such as basic information, material, and process are set in level 2, and corresponding items (recipe ID, recipe name, creator, etc.) are set in level 3 below each item in level 2, and are necessary. Correspondingly, items are set hierarchically in lower layers (hierarchies 4, 5, 6).

  The user registers a cooking recipe according to a GUI (Graphical User Interface) displayed on the screen of the output terminal unit 2b of the input / output terminal 2, and is displayed on the output terminal unit 2b at the time of the cooking recipe registration. The screens are shown in FIGS. 4A to 4G, and the operation flowchart is shown in FIG. First, when a recipe registration screen (FIG. 4A) is called from the main screen (not shown), and “OK” 10c is selected after selecting “new recipe registration” 10a, a new recipe registration screen (FIG. 4) is displayed. 4 (b)). If “Cancel” 10d is selected, the screen returns to the main screen.

  When “recipe name” 11a is selected on the new recipe registration screen, the screen shifts to the cooking recipe edit screen 1 (FIG. 4D). When “recipe name” 13a is input and “OK” 13b is selected (step) S1), the recipe name is described in the layered recipe description language and saved in the layered dish recipe information storage unit 1g, and at the same time, a transition is made to the recipe new registration screen (FIG. 4B). If “Cancel” 13c is selected, the input recipe name is not saved in the hierarchical cooking recipe information storage unit 1g, and the process returns to the recipe registration screen (FIG. 4A).

  Next, when “Ingredient Registration” 11b is selected on the new recipe registration screen (FIG. 4B), the screen changes to the cooking recipe editing screen 2 (FIG. 4E), and the “name” and material group are displayed in “Ingredient” 14a. The amount of ingredients is input (step S2), and the number of dishes is input (step S3). When “OK” 14b is selected after inputting all the ingredients (step S4), the ingredient name, ingredient group, ingredient quantity, and the number of dishes are described in the hierarchy recipe description language, and the hierarchy recipe information storage is performed. It is preserve | saved at the part 1g, and changes to a recipe new registration screen (FIG.4 (b)) again. If “Cancel” 14c is selected, the input material name, material group, material quantity, and number of dishes are not saved in the hierarchical cooking recipe information storage unit 1g, and the recipe registration screen (FIG. 4A) is displayed. Return.

  Next, when “Registering how to make” 11c is selected on the new recipe registration screen (FIG. 4B), the screen shifts to a cooking recipe editing screen 3 (FIG. 4F). Then, each step of cooking is input to “how to make” 15a (step S5).

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, during cooking, the dish and cooking method arranged on the work table 21 of the system kitchen SK are photographed with the ceiling shelf 20 of the system kitchen SK and the camera 4 attached downward from the ceiling. The cooking procedure is stored as moving image information in the moving image / audio information storage unit 1e via the moving image input device 1d. Furthermore, not only moving image information but also audio information during cooking is stored in the moving image / audio information storage unit 1e. The input / output terminal 2 may be provided on the wall surface of the system kitchen SK as shown in FIG. 1, or may be provided on the cooking table of the system kitchen SK as shown in FIG.

  When “OK” 15b is selected after all the processes are input (step S6), the cooking process is described in the hierarchical recipe description language and stored in the hierarchical cooking recipe information storage unit 1g. The moving image / audio information link processing unit 1f stores the cooking recipe information (recipe name, material, process, etc.) stored in the hierarchical cooking recipe information storage unit 1g in the moving image / audio information storage unit 1e. The screen is linked to (associated with) the moving image information and the audio information, and transitions to the registration completion screen (FIG. 4G). If “Cancel” 15c is selected, the process returns to the recipe registration screen (FIG. 4A) without saving the input cooking process in the hierarchical cooking recipe information storage unit 1g.

  Next, when “OK” 16a is selected on the registration completion screen (FIG. 4G), the storage processing of the cooking recipe information and the moving image / sound information in the home server 1 is completed, and the process returns to the main screen (step) S7). If “Cancel” 16b is selected, the process returns to the recipe registration screen (FIG. 4A).

  Further, instead of operating the input terminal unit 2a of the input / output terminal 2, the voice recognition processing unit 1b is input via the voice input device 1a by speaking the cooking recipe toward the microphone 3 while cooking. The contents of the cooking recipe are recognized from the audio signal, and the contents of the cooking recipe are converted into a hierarchical recipe description language by the hierarchical recipe information conversion processing unit 1c. By using the microphone 2 in this manner, a cooking recipe can be input without using a hand, and cooking work is not hindered.

  When the user in the home browses the cooking recipe information, the recipe search processing unit 1h operates the input terminal unit 2a of the input / output terminal 2 so that the recipe search processing unit 1h can select the desired dish from the hierarchical cooking recipe information storage unit 1g. The recipe information is called and the cooking recipe is displayed on the output terminal unit 2b via the recipe screen configuration processing unit 1i. Furthermore, the recipe search processing unit 1h calls the moving image information and audio information linked to the called cooking recipe information from the moving image / audio information storage unit 1e, and sends the cooking information to the output terminal unit 2b via the recipe screen configuration processing unit 1i. A moving image during cooking is displayed together with the recipe, and sound during cooking is also reproduced. Therefore, cooking recipe information is saved while cooking, and the actual cooking work is saved as moving image information. Even when completed, it can be reflected in the cooking recipe, and after cooking, the cooking method and details of the ingredients used can be confirmed.

  Further, the homes C1 and C2 of the external homes also have the same recipe information sharing system as the home A, and are connected to each other via the Internet B from the communication function processing unit 1j. Here, the cooking recipe information stored in the home server 1 of each household is described in a layered recipe description language having a common format shown in FIG. Recipe information can be easily exchanged.

  That is, the cooking recipe information stored in the home server 1 of the home A can be provided to the third parties of the outside homes C1 and C2 via the Internet B, and further, the user of the home A can connect the external home C1. , C2 requests the desired cooking recipe information via the Internet B, and receives the desired cooking recipe information from the cooking recipe information stored in the external home C1 and C2 via the Internet B. It can be stored in the hierarchical cooking recipe information storage unit 1g. That is, the cooking recipe information including the cooking method unique to the home and the cooking method rooted in the region stored in each home server 1 is shared with third parties of other households via the Internet B. Then, other household cooking recipes can be known via the Internet B.

  In addition, the cooking recipe information stored in the input terminal unit 2a of the input / output terminal 2 can be edited. Furthermore, since the recipe information provided from the outside via the Internet B and stored in the hierarchical recipe information storage unit 1g is also described in a common format hierarchical recipe description language, it can be easily edited and edited dishes. Recipe information can be stored as unique cooking recipe information. The cooking recipe information editing operation will be described below.

  First, when the recipe registration screen (FIG. 4A) is displayed, when “OK” 10c is selected after selecting “edit existing recipe” 10b, the existing recipe search screen (FIG. 4C) is displayed. Transition. Here, when the search condition is input to the “existing recipe search condition” 12a and then “OK” 12b is selected, the process shifts to a cooking recipe edit screen 1 (FIG. 4D) for cooking recipe information that matches the search condition. To do. If “Cancel” 12c is selected, the process returns to the recipe registration screen (FIG. 4A).

  Then, on the cooking recipe editing screen 1 (FIG. 4 (d)), after editing the “recipe name” 13a and selecting “OK” 13b, the edited recipe name is stored in the hierarchical cooking recipe information storage unit 1g. It is preserve | saved and it changes to cooking recipe edit screen 2 (FIG.4 (e)). If “Cancel” 13c is selected, the recipe name is returned to the recipe registration screen (FIG. 4A) without saving the edited recipe name in the hierarchical cooking recipe information storage unit 1g.

  Next, on the cooking recipe edit screen 2 (FIG. 4 (e)), after editing the material name, material group, material amount, number of people to be cooked in the “material” 14a, and selecting “OK” 14b, the editing is performed. The material name, material group, material quantity, and number of dishes are saved in the layered dish recipe information storage unit 1g, and the screen shifts to the dish recipe editing screen 3 (FIG. 4F). Further, when “Cancel” 14c is selected, the edited material name, material group, material quantity, and number of dishes are not saved in the hierarchical cooking recipe information storage unit 1g, but on the recipe registration screen (FIG. 4A). Return.

  Next, on the cooking recipe edit screen 3 (FIG. 4 (f)), after editing the cooking process of “how to” 15a and selecting “OK” 15b, the edited cooking process becomes hierarchical cooking recipe information. While being stored in the storage unit 1g, the screen shifts to a registration completion screen (FIG. 4G). If “Cancel” 15c is selected, the edited cooking process is returned to the recipe registration screen (FIG. 4A) without being saved in the hierarchical cooking recipe information storage unit 1g.

  Next, when “OK” 16a is selected on the registration completion screen (FIG. 4G), the cooking recipe information is edited and the screen returns to the main screen. If “Cancel” 16b is selected, the process returns to the recipe registration screen (FIG. 4A).

  Thus, by further providing the cooking recipe information edited by the input terminal unit 2a to an external third party via the Internet B, the cooking recipe information can be spiraled up.

  In addition, if a contract is made with the recipe providing companies D1 and D2, cooking recipe information can be received from the recipe search registry 30 of the recipe providing companies D1 and D2 via the Internet B.

  Further, the user can order foodstuffs from the home server 1 to the food manufacturer E1 and the food retailer F1 via the Internet B by operating the input terminal 2b.

  In the present embodiment, the camera 4 captures the cooking and cooking method as moving images, but the camera 4 may capture a plurality of still images that can recognize the cooking procedure.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 7 shows the configuration of the home server 1 according to the present embodiment. The home server 1 according to the first embodiment is provided with an automatic recipe editing unit 1k. The same reference numerals are used for the same configurations as those in the first embodiment. The description is omitted.

  Regional information indicating the region where the cooking recipe information is created is added to the cooking recipe information, and the regional information differs depending on the region where the cooking recipe information is created. And the recipe automatic edit part 1k requests | requires the recipe information of the same dish from which the information according to area differs outside via the internet B, and compares the dish recipe information of the different area provided from the outside, and is different region Collect statistical information about differences in ingredients and procedures used in the same dish. And, by applying the statistical information about the dish by region to the original cooking recipe information stored by the user, the user's own cooking recipe information is automatically converted to the one with regional characteristics and layered Save in the cooking recipe information storage unit 1g.

(Embodiment 3)
FIG. 8 shows the configuration of the home server 1 according to the present embodiment. The home server 1 according to the first embodiment is provided with an alternative food search unit 1m and an inventory storage unit 1n. The components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

  The stock information of the ingredients in the kitchen is stored in the stock storage unit 1n, and the contents can be changed by the user operating the input terminal unit 2a.

  The alternative food searching unit 1m is described in the cooking recipe information when the user operates the input terminal unit 2a and calls desired cooking recipe information from the hierarchical cooking recipe information storage unit 1g via the recipe search processing unit 1h. It is determined whether or not the necessary necessary ingredients are in the inventory information of the inventory storage unit 1n. If the necessary ingredients are in the inventory information, the recipe information is displayed as it is. If the necessary ingredients are not in the inventory information, the recipe information of the same dish is requested from the home C1 and C2 of the external home, the recipe providing companies D1 and D2, etc. via the Internet B. Even if this is recipe information for the same dish, the ingredients to be used may differ depending on the home or region, and the substitute ingredient search unit 1m can replace the recipe information of the same dish stored externally and has inventory information. Ingredients are extracted, and the substituteable ingredients are displayed on the output terminal 2b together with the cooking recipe information. Therefore, the user can make a desired dish using alternative foods.

  Further, if a means is provided for automatically ordering the missing food to the food manufacturer E1 and the food retailer F1 via the Internet B based on the stock information of the food stored in the stock storage unit 1n, the user can It is possible to save the trouble of ordering operation.

(Embodiment 4)
The recipe information sharing system of the present embodiment is provided with a billing server G1 on the Internet B as shown by the broken line in FIG. 1, and exchange of cooking recipe information between third parties is performed via the billing server G1. To do. That is, when a price is set as a price for providing cooking recipe information and the cooking recipe information is provided to a third party via the Internet B, the price is paid from the side where the cooking recipe information is provided to the providing side. By processing through the billing server G1, the cooking recipe information can be bought and sold between third parties.

(Embodiment 5)
The home server 1 of the present embodiment has the same configuration as that of the first embodiment, and the same components as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  The recipe search processing unit 1h of the home server 1 calls desired cooking recipe information from the hierarchical cooking recipe information storage unit 1g according to the operation of the input terminal unit 2a by a user at home, and the recipe screen configuration processing unit 1i. In this embodiment, the recipe information of the dish suitable for the desired dish is also called from the hierarchical dish recipe information storage unit 1g together with the desired recipe information. It is displayed on the output terminal unit 2b as combination information of the dish. For example, recipe information for dishes that are good for eating together is often created almost simultaneously, and the recipe search processing unit 1h searches for cooking recipe information stored almost simultaneously to identify dishes for good eating. Can do.

It is a block diagram which shows the recipe information sharing system of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the household server of Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the format of a hierarchical recipe description language same as the above. (A)-(g) It is a figure which shows the screen displayed at the time of cooking recipe registration and edit same as the above. It is a flowchart figure which shows operation at the time of cooking recipe registration same as the above. It is a block diagram which shows the system kitchen periphery same as the above. It is a block diagram which shows the home server of Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the home server of Embodiment 3 of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

A Home B Internet C1, C2 External home SK System kitchen 1 Home server 2 Input / output terminal 2a Input terminal 2b Output terminal 4 Camera

Claims (6)

Photographing means for photographing the cooking process;
Cooking recipe input means,
Desired from image information storage means for saving image information of the cooking process, recipe information storage means for saving the input cooking recipe as cooking recipe information consisting of a hierarchical recipe description language, means for connecting to the Internet, and recipe information storage means A home server having a recipe search means for calling the cooking recipe information and calling the image information associated with the cooking recipe information from the image information storage means,
Output means for outputting desired dish recipe information and image information called by the recipe search means;
Prepare for multiple homes,
At least the photographing means, the input means and the output means are provided in the kitchen of each household,
A recipe information sharing system in which each household shares cooking recipe information of other households via the Internet. 2. The recipe information sharing system according to claim 1, further comprising recipe information editing means for editing cooking recipe information stored in the recipe information storage means. Regional information indicating the created region is added to the cooking recipe information, and the home server provides the cooking recipe information stored in the recipe information storage means provided in the home server of another home The recipe information editing means edits the recipe information stored in the recipe information storage means in accordance with the recipe information provided via the Internet and its regional information. The recipe information sharing system according to claim 2, wherein: The home server includes stock storage means for storing stock information of ingredients in the home, desired dish recipe information called by the recipe search means from the recipe information storage means, and stock information of the stock storage means. And a substitute ingredient search means for extracting a substitute ingredient for the missing ingredient based on the cooking recipe information provided via the Internet from a home server of another household. The recipe information sharing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. When providing cooking recipe information to a home server of another household via the Internet, a billing server is provided on the Internet that charges so that the price is paid from the side that provides the cooking recipe information to the side that provides the cooking recipe information. The recipe information sharing system according to claim 1, wherein: The said recipe search means outputs the combination information of a dish by combining the other cooking recipe information with desired cooking recipe information, and calling it from the said recipe information storage means. Recipe information sharing system.

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