JP2007071447A - Heating device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a heating device capable of substantially improving operability by allowing a user to search for desired voice by a unit of paragraph at any time and simultaneously editing the same, in the heating device with a voice guidance function. <P>SOLUTION: This heating device comprises a heating portion 2, a control means 10, an input means 8, a display means 11, a voice output means 12 and a voice paragraph control means 18, and further it comprises a searching function capable of controlling the voice by a unit of paragraph by the voice paragraph control means 18 even after the voice is output by the voice output means 12, so that the voice can be skipped or heard again by every paragraph. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an audio output control method in a heating apparatus having an audio output function.

  In recent years, a microcomputer has been widely installed in a heating device such as a cooking appliance, and a plurality of operation control programs are incorporated so that control can be performed under optimum conditions according to cooking. Therefore, there is one that performs a cooking guide using an audio output function so that even a beginner can perform complicated cooking with many processes (see, for example, Patent Document 1). However, since it becomes annoying when it becomes an expert, it has a standard guide and a simple guide, and the beginner improves the operability by using the standard guide and the expert uses the simple guide (for example, patent documents). 2).

  In addition, there are some which are notified by voice output so that detailed instructions can be given in each step of cooking (see, for example, Patent Document 3).

  Furthermore, it is a publicly known technique that allows the volume of the sound output to be changed according to the annoyance, and that enables an unnecessary person to turn off the sound.

Also, a known technique is such that after outputting the sound, the sound content can be re-listened as necessary.
Japanese Patent Publication No. 60-55977 No. 7-12802 JP 2003-130360 A

  However, in the above-described conventional configuration, if you miss the audio content, it is possible to re-listen, but if the sentence is long, there is a problem such as a long waiting time until you want to hear it. If it is missed, there is a problem that the operability is extremely deteriorated.

  The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and provides a heating device that is easy to use for anyone, can listen to the user's necessary voice until it is understood in phrase units, and can improve operability. For the purpose.

  In order to solve the above-described conventional problems, the heating device of the present invention includes a heating unit that heats food, a control unit that controls the heating unit, an input unit that inputs menu selection, heating conditions, and the like, and heating A display means for displaying conditions and control states, a voice output means for notifying operation guides and the like by voice, and a voice phrase control means for controlling voice divided for each phrase are provided.

  Further, even after the voice is output to the voice output means, the voice phrase control means has a function of re-listening the voice in phrase units.

  Thereby, even if the content of the voice notification cannot be heard, a long sentence such as a cooking method can be heard again in units of phrases, and a heating device that anyone can easily operate can be provided.

  In addition, because it has a function to skip the voice that is divided into phrases according to the information of the input means, it is possible to skip to the required phrases, and it is possible to reduce the voice output waiting time, so the operability is good A heating device can be provided.

  In addition, it has a function to stop the voice divided into clauses according to the information of the input means, if you do not need to re-listen, you can stop the re-listening, it is not necessary to listen to the end, An annoyance can be eliminated and a heating device that can be easily operated by anyone can be provided.

  In addition, it has a function that allows you to edit voices separated by clauses according to the information of the input means, so that you can delete parts that you can understand without listening to long sentences such as cooking methods, and restore deleted voices when necessary It is possible to provide a heating device that can be operated easily by anyone who can provide information that he / she wants to know by providing an editing function such as.

  Furthermore, by controlling the audio skipping, re-listening or editing function by using the dial of the input means, it is possible to skip or re-listen each phrase according to the direction of turning left and right. It is possible to search for a desired voice and further improve operability.

  The heating device of the present invention not only informs the operation procedure by voice guidance, but also can search for the voice to be heard in phrase units at any time according to the user, so that anyone can easily operate, operability Can be improved.

  1st invention, the heating part which heats food, the control means which controls a heating part, the input means which inputs selection of a menu, heating conditions, etc., the display means which displays heating conditions and a control state, operation Since the voice output means for notifying the guide or the like by voice and the voice phrase control means for controlling the voice divided for each phrase are provided, even after the voice is output to the voice output means, the voice phrase control means By providing a function for re-listening the sound output from the sound output means in phrase units, it is easy for anyone to use and the operability can be improved.

  In particular, the second invention has a function of skipping the voice divided into phrases by the information of the input means in the heating device of the first invention, and is necessary for re-listening the missed voice. Since the phrase can be skipped and the waiting time can be reduced, a heating device with good operability can be provided.

  The third invention has a function of stopping the voice divided for each phrase by the information of the input means, particularly in the heating device of the first invention. Since it can be stopped and there is no need to listen to the end, it is possible to provide a heating device that is easy to operate by anyone without any inconvenience.

  The fourth aspect of the invention relates to a long sentence such as a cooking method, in particular, in the heating apparatus of the first or second aspect of the invention, since it has a function that can edit voices divided into phrases according to information of input means. You can delete parts that you can understand even if you don't need them, and you can edit them, such as reviving the deleted voices when necessary, which can be processed into the voice information you want to know, which can further improve operability. .

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in particular, in the heating device of the first, second or fourth aspect, the function of skipping or re-sounding voice is controlled by using the dial of the input means, so that each phrase is turned according to the direction of turning left and right. Can be skipped and re-listened, further operability can be improved, and the configuration can be made without increasing the number of keys, so that the appearance is not complicated.

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

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 shows a detailed block diagram of the heating device in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external configuration diagram of a microwave oven as a typical heating device, and FIG. 3 shows an operation unit.
In FIG. 2, a heating chamber (heating unit) 2 is provided in the main body 1 of the microwave oven. On the front surface of the main body 1, there are a plurality of keys 3 for selecting menus, an operation unit 5 including dials 13 and 14 for setting cooking times, and a display unit 6 for displaying menus and cooking times. Provided. It is the same as a general microwave oven.

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

  First, when the range key 7 in the operation unit 5 is pressed, the input unit 8 sends a signal to the control unit 10 in the microcomputer 9 (hereinafter referred to as a microcomputer), and the control unit 10 selects an initial output value. The display unit 11 outputs a signal to the display unit 11 and displays the output on the display unit 6, and the control unit 10 selects the next operation procedure, transmits the signal to the audio output unit 12, and outputs the audio output unit 12. Notifies the sound through a speaker (not shown) attached to the inside of the microwave oven. However, since it is troublesome for a skilled person to notify the voice immediately, the voice is notified after a predetermined time has elapsed.

  Here, when the dial 13 is turned, a signal is sent from the input means 8 to the control means 10, the control means 10 sends a signal to the display means 11, and the display means 11 is changed to the display unit 6. Display. At the same time, since the output setting state of the range has changed, the control means 10 transmits a signal to the sound output means 12 for the next operation procedure, and the sound output means 12 notifies the sound by a speaker attached inside the microwave oven. .

  Subsequently, when the cooking time is set by the dial 14 in the operation unit 5 and the start key 15 is pressed, a signal is sent from the input means 8 to the control means 10, and the control means 10 controls the high-frequency oscillator 16. Then, heating is started.

  Next, voice notification will be described. As described above, voice notification is performed after a predetermined time has elapsed after the operation key is input. However, if the user wants to hear the voice guide immediately, the voice guide is notified by pressing the voice button 17. When re-listening the sound after the voice guide is notified, it can be re-listened by pressing the voice button 17. When the dial 14 is turned to the right during the re-listening, the voice phrase control means 18 skips the voice phrase and outputs the voice guide of the next phrase. When the dial 14 is turned counterclockwise, the previous phrase is returned and the sound is output. In this way, turning the knob to the right will advance the phrase, and turning it to the left will return the phrase and immediately call up the voice you want to hear. Since the dial 14 has been turned into a mode for outputting the voice for each phrase, the voice can be stopped by pressing the voice guide here.

  If there is no dial, there is no particular problem if the skip and re-listening functions are assigned to the keys. Also, the audio can be stopped or assigned to the cancel key or another key.

  If the dial is not turned, normal re-listening can be performed, and if the dial is turned, the voice can be stopped in phrase units. In this case, the audio content is checked for each phrase, and if there is an unnecessary voice, it can be deleted by pressing a key assigned a deletion function in accordance with the phrase. If you want to restore something that has been deleted once, you can restore it by operating the key assigned the function to restore at the clause, but you may forget it, so if you want to restore it, restore everything Is easier to understand. This information can be stored even when the power is turned off by storing it in a nonvolatile memory or the like.

  The same can be achieved even if a dedicated key is arranged without using a dial.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the audio phrase control means 18 can skip, re-listen, edit, etc. the audio content for each phrase, and thus provide a heating device with greatly improved operability. Can do.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 4 shows a flowchart of the audio output control process of the heating device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 4, when an input signal such as an operation key, dial, door opening / closing, etc. is input from the input means 8 or there is a change in state such as the end of cooking, the microcomputer 9 performs the audio output control process. Then, audio output processing is performed.

  In step S1, it is determined whether or not there is a state change by an operation key or the like. If there is a state change, the process proceeds to step S2. In step S2, a state number corresponding to each menu and state is set. Then, it transfers to step S3 and acquires the audio | voice pattern according to a state number. As a result, the content to be notified is determined. Next, the process proceeds to step S4, and the waiting time until voice notification according to the state number is set. Note that either step S3 or step S4 may be performed first.

If the voice notification content and the waiting time until the voice notification are set in step S4, the process returns to step S1, and if the state changes due to key operation or the like during the waiting time, the process proceeds to step S2 again, and the next voice is set. Is done. If there is no state change, the process proceeds to step S5, and it is determined whether or not there is an input from the voice button 17. If not, the process proceeds to step S6 to determine whether or not the waiting time has elapsed. If not, the process moves to step S1 and is repeated.
If the waiting time elapses in step S6, the process proceeds to step S7, where data is transmitted to the voice output means 12 to perform voice notification.

If the voice button 17 is pressed in step S5 before the waiting time elapses, it is determined in step S8 whether or not there is an edit key input. Then, the data is transmitted to the voice output means 12 to perform voice notification.
When the voice button 17 is pressed in step S5, if the voice has already been output after the waiting time has elapsed, this is a re-listening notification.

If it is determined that there is an input of the voice button 17 in step S5 and there is an edit key input in step S8, regardless of the waiting time, the process proceeds to step S9 and the speech phrase control means 18 skips the function. If this is the case, it skips the phrase, returns the phrase if it is a re-listening function, stops the voice output if it is a stop function, and deletes the sound if it is a delete function, and sets the set phrase data After that, the process proceeds to step S7, data is transmitted to the voice output means 12, and voice notification is performed.

  It should be noted that the phrase unit is easier to select and easier to operate if it is made finer for each sentence break, such as “use the left dial”, “output”, and “select”.

  Also, the editing function such as deletion for each phrase is extremely effective for a long sentence particularly when a cooking recipe is notified by voice.

  With these configurations, since it is possible to search for a voice to be heard in phrase units at any time according to the user, anyone can easily operate.

  As described above, the heating device according to the present invention can search and edit voices that are desired to be heard in phrase units at any time according to the user, and can be operated easily without any trouble by anyone. Thus, the operability can be greatly improved.

Detailed block diagram of the heating device in Embodiment 1 of the present invention External appearance block diagram of heating device in Embodiment 1 of the present invention External view of the operation part of the heating apparatus in Embodiment 1 of this invention The flowchart of the heating apparatus in Embodiment 2 of this invention

Explanation of symbols

2 Heating unit 8 Input means 10 Control means 11 Display means 12 Audio output means 18 Audio phrase control means

Claims (5)

A heating unit that heats food, a control unit that controls the heating unit, an input unit that inputs menu selections and heating conditions, a display unit that displays heating conditions and a control state, an operation guide, a cooking method, and the like Voice output means for notifying by voice and voice phrase control means for controlling the voice divided into phrases, and output from the voice output means by the voice phrase control means based on the information of the input means A heating device that has the function of re-listening speech in phrase units. 2. The heating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the heating apparatus has a function of skipping a voice divided into phrases according to information of the input means. 2. The heating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the heating apparatus has a function of stopping a voice divided into phrases according to information of the input means. The heating apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the heating apparatus has a function of editing a voice divided into phrases according to information of the input means. The heating apparatus according to claim 1, 2, or 4, wherein a function of skipping or re-listening the voice divided for each phrase is controlled using a dial of the input means.