JP2007132567A - Cooking appliance control system and cooker integrated control device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To arbitrarily provide a user with necessary information to guide the user to cook by a cooking method which the user is not familiar with, and simultaneously to omit troublesome operations of cooking appliances by the user. <P>SOLUTION: This cooking appliance control system is constituted of one or a plurality of cooking appliances and a cooker integrated control device. Each cooking appliance comprises a wireless communication device and a cooker control device. The cooker integrated control device comprises a wireless communication device communicated with each cooking appliance, a man-machine interface, a cooking database, and a central control unit. The cooking database stores a plurality of names of cooking, their recipes, used cooking appliances and cooking conditions. The central control unit receives the selection of cooking desired by the user by dialog, displays the recipe on the basis of the information stored in the cooking database relating to the cooking, and arbitrarily displays cooking procedures and cooking methods according to the progress of cooking. The cooking condition and a cooking situation reply request are arbitrarily transmitted to the used cooking appliance by each cooking procedure according to the progress of cooking. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention appropriately guides and provides necessary information to a user so that even a dish that does not know how to cook can be cooked, and at the same time, automatically sets cooking conditions for a plurality of cooking devices used for cooking. The present invention relates to a cooking appliance control system that enables a desired dish to be completed without troublesome operations.

  When cooking a dish that does not know how to cook, generally a cookbook with a recipe is referred to. Recently, a storage medium such as a CD-ROM that stores recipes for various dishes is sold, and a user searches for a recipe for a desired dish and cooks it with reference to the recipe.

  However, when cooking while looking at a cookbook or a personal computer screen, it is necessary to look at the recipe many times, and often the cooking must be interrupted for page turning of the cookbook or operation of the personal computer. In addition, the operation of setting cooking conditions such as heating temperature and heating time for various cooking appliances according to instructions from a cookbook or a personal computer is very complicated and troublesome.

As a conventional technique for reducing the user's troublesomeness, for example, Patent Document 1 includes a storage unit that stores cooking information, a voice input unit, and a voice recognition unit, and searches the storage unit for cooking information instructed by the user. In addition, an information providing apparatus is disclosed in which an artificial voice is used for answering and confirming that a predetermined time has elapsed and notifying cooking information about the next cooking process. However, with this apparatus, there is no need for turning a cookbook page or operating a personal computer, but the troublesome operation of setting cooking conditions such as heating temperature and heating time still remains for various cooking devices to be used. .
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-282139

  The present invention was made in order to solve such problems of the prior art, and its problem is to provide necessary information to the user and guide it so that even a dish that does not know how to cook can be cooked. An object of the present invention is to provide a cooking appliance control system that automatically sets cooking conditions as appropriate for a plurality of cooking appliances used for cooking so that a user can complete a desired dish without troublesome operations.

  The invention described in claim 1 for solving the problem is a cooking appliance control system including one or more cooking appliances and a cooker overall control device, wherein each cooking appliance is the cooker overall control. A wireless communication device communicable with a device and a cooker control device, wherein the cooker overall control device is a first wireless communication device capable of communicating with each cooking appliance, an input / output device as a man-machine interface, A cooking database and a central control unit, wherein the cooking database stores in advance a plurality of dish names, recipes thereof, cooking equipment used for the cooking, and cooking conditions thereof; The user selects a dish desired by the user from among dish names stored in the cooking database through dialogue with the user, and the cooking data for the selected dish is received. Based on the information held by the source, the recipe of the dish is presented to the user, and the cooking procedure and the cooking method according to the recipe are presented as the cooking progresses. The cooking conditions and the cooking status reply request are appropriately transmitted to the cooking device control device of the cooking appliance used in the cooking process, and the cooking device control device of each cooking appliance is a central control device. It is a cooking appliance control system characterized by controlling the cooking means held in accordance with the cooking conditions received from and sending a reply to the cooking status reply request.

  According to the cooking appliance control system having such a configuration, a user can complete a desired dish only by performing a cooking operation in accordance with an instruction of the cooker overall control device even for a dish that does not know the cooking method. In addition, for cooking appliances used in each cooking procedure, the cooking conditions (heating temperature, heating time, etc.) are directly transmitted and set by the cooker overall control device, so the user simply presses the start button. It can be done simply by pressing, and the effect of relieving the troublesome operation of inputting the cooking conditions into the cooking appliance is achieved.

  The invention according to claim 2 is a cooker overall control device that performs overall control of one or more cooking appliances, and includes a first wireless communication device that can communicate with each cooking appliance, and a man-machine interface. An input / output device, a cooking database, and a central control device, wherein the cooking database stores a plurality of cooking names, recipes thereof, cooking equipment used for cooking thereof, and cooking conditions thereof; Receives a selection of a dish desired by the user from among dish names stored in the cooking database through dialogue with the user via the input / output device, and the cooking database stores information on the selected dish. Based on the cooking recipe and the cooking method according to the recipe, as appropriate to the user, A cooking device overall control device, wherein the cooking condition and the cooking status reply request are appropriately transmitted to the cooking device control device of the cooking appliance used in the physical procedure according to the progress of cooking. is there.

  The cooker overall control device having such a configuration has the same effect as that of the first aspect of the invention.

  Further, the invention described in claim 3 is the cooking appliance control system according to claim 1, wherein the system further includes a wireless headset having a microphone, a speaker, and a wireless communication device, and the cooker overall control device is also provided. The apparatus further comprises a second wireless communication device capable of communicating with the wireless headset, a speech recognition device, and a speech synthesizer. The central control device of the cooker overall control device is presented to the user by the input / output device. The information is converted into artificial speech by the speech synthesizer and transmitted to the wireless headset so that the information is transmitted to the user also by speech from the speaker, and the speech input to the microphone of the wireless headset is received wirelessly In that case, the voice is recognized by the voice recognition device, and the recognized voice is input from the input / output device. If it matches the audio registered in advance for is a cooking appliance control system, characterized in that treated as the information is input.

  If the wireless headset can be used to input and output information in this way, the user knows the output information of the cooker overall control device without looking at or operating the input / output device, and the cooker Information can be input to the overall control device. Therefore, there is an effect that it is not necessary to interrupt cooking for inputting / outputting information to / from the cooker overall control device.

  The invention described in claim 4 is the cooker overall control device according to claim 2, wherein the second wireless communication device is capable of communicating with a wireless headset having a microphone, a speaker, and a wireless communication device; A voice recognition device; and a voice synthesizer, wherein the central control device transmits the information presented to the user by the input / output device to the user also by voice from the speaker. Is converted into artificial voice and transmitted to the wireless headset, and when the voice input to the microphone of the wireless headset is wirelessly received, the voice is recognized by the voice recognition device. When the information input from the input / output device matches a pre-registered voice, the information is treated as input. A cooker integrated control unit for.

  If the cooker overall control device having such a configuration is used and information is input / output using a wireless headset, the same effect as that of the invention of claim 3 can be obtained.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the cooking appliance control system according to the third aspect, the central control device of the cooker overall control device is configured such that the volume of the sound transmitted via the microphone and the wireless of the wireless headset is wireless. When the voice recognition device recognizes that the value is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value, the cooking appliance control system transmits an operation stop command to all of the cooking appliances.

  With such a configuration, when the cooking appliance is brought to an emergency stop, it is only necessary to make a loud voice instead of a special word. Therefore, there is an effect that it is easy to ensure safety in an emergency.

Further, the invention according to claim 6 is the cooker overall control device according to claim 4, wherein the central control device has a predetermined volume of sound transmitted via radio with the microphone of the wireless headset. When the voice recognition device recognizes that the value is equal to or greater than a threshold value, the cooker overall control device transmits an operation stop command to all the cooking appliances.
The cooker overall control device having such a configuration has the same effect as that of the fifth aspect of the present invention.

  Further, the invention according to claim 7 is the cooking appliance control system according to claim 3, wherein the cooker overall control device includes a third wireless communication device that performs wireless communication with a mobile phone capable of wireless communication with the device. In addition, when a wireless transmission indicating that an incoming call has been received from the mobile phone is received, a notification of the other party is also received, and the incoming call and the other party are converted into artificial speech by the voice synthesizer. When the voice of the user is transmitted to the wireless headset and transmitted to the user, and when the voice of the user is answered through the microphone of the wireless headset is recognized by the voice recognition device, the mobile phone At the same time that the transmitted voice is transferred to the wireless headset, the voice of the user sent through the microphone of the wireless headset is also transferred to the mobile phone. A cooking appliance control system, characterized in that the transfer machine.

  According to the cooking appliance control system having such a configuration, even if a call is received during cooking, the user can talk with the other party without resting the cooking hand.

  Further, the invention according to claim 8 is the cooking appliance control system according to claim 3, wherein the cooker overall control device includes a fourth wireless communication device that performs wireless communication with an interphone device that can wirelessly communicate with the device. In addition, when a wireless transmission indicating that the visitor button has been pressed is received from the interphone device, the fact is transmitted to the wireless headset by voice synthesized by the speech synthesizer and communicated to the user. When the user's voice is input to the interphone device through the headset microphone and the voice recognition device recognizes that, the voice of the visitor transmitted from the interphone device is sent to the wireless headset. At the same time, the user's voice sent through the microphone of the wireless headset is A cooking appliance control system, characterized by transferring the Tafon device.

  According to the cooking appliance control system having such a configuration, even when the visitor button of the interphone device is pressed during cooking and it is known that there is a visitor, the user can talk with the visitor without resting the cooking hand. There is an effect that can be exchanged.

Hereinafter, an example of an embodiment of a cooking appliance control system according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. (First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a cooking appliance control system 1 according to the first embodiment. The cooking appliance control system 1 includes a cooking appliance overall control device 2, a cooking appliance group 3 including one to a plurality of cooking appliances, and a wireless headset 4. Although the microwave oven 5, the induction heating cooking appliance 6, and the rice cooker 7 are described as the cooking appliance group 3 in the figure, a defroster and other cooking appliances may be included.

  The cooker overall control device 2 is a device for performing overall control of the cooking equipment group 3 while interacting with the user. The central control device 10, the input / output device 11, the magnetic disk device (hereinafter referred to as HDD) 12, and the voice recognition device. 13, a voice synthesizer 14, a first wireless communication device 15, and a second wireless communication device 16.

  The central control device 10 is configured using a microcomputer, and includes a known CPU, RAM, ROM, bus line, power supply circuit, and the like. The input / output device 11 is composed of a plurality of operation switches 17 and a display device 18 in a part constituting a man-machine interface with a user. As such an apparatus, a touch panel can be used, for example.

  The HDD 12 is for storing programs and data for operating the central control device 10, and in this embodiment, a cooking database is also stored. The cooking database includes various cooking names and recipes, cooking procedures for proceeding with cooking according to the recipes, cooking methods in each procedure, cookers required in each procedure, and cooking conditions (heating temperature, heating by these cookers) This is a database for preliminarily storing data necessary for cooking, such as time, end determination conditions, etc.) and guide information for the user.

  The voice recognition device 13 recognizes the voice sent from the wireless headset 4 and notifies the central control device 10 of the recognized words. The speech synthesizer 14 converts information output from the central controller 10 into artificial speech.

  The first wireless communication device 15 is for performing bidirectional wireless communication with each cooking device in the cooking device group 3, and the second wireless communication device 16 is performing bidirectional wireless communication with the wireless headset 4. Is for. The two wireless communication devices may be configured together.

 FIG. 2 shows a basic configuration common to each cooking appliance. Each cooking appliance includes a cooker control device 20, an operation switch 21, a display device 22, a sound output device 23, a wireless communication device 24, and various drive circuits 25. The cooker control device 20 controls the cooking equipment in an integrated manner, and is configured using a microcomputer. The operation switch 21, the display device 22, and the audio output device 23 are portions that serve as a man-machine interface with the user. The wireless communication device 24 is for performing bidirectional wireless communication with the first wireless communication device 15 of the cooking device overall control device 2. The various drive circuits 25 are circuits that drive a mechanism portion that performs a cooking operation unique to the cooking appliance. In the microwave oven 5, a magnetron drive power supply circuit, a microwave diffusion motor drive circuit, and the like correspond to the various drive circuits 25.

  FIG. 3 shows a configuration of the wireless headset 4, which includes a wireless communication device 30, a microphone 31, and a speaker 32 as shown in the figure. The wireless communication device 30 transmits the user's voice input to the microphone 31 to the cooker overall control device 2 and conversely notifies the user of the voice sent from the cooker overall control device 2 through the speaker 32. Therefore, this wireless headset 4 also functions as a man-machine interface between the cooker overall control device 2 and the user.

  The wireless headset 4 is not essential for the cooking appliance control system 1 of the present embodiment. The system can be operated even when only the operation switch 17 and the display device 18 provided in the cooker overall control device 2 are used. The reason why the wireless headset 4 is additionally provided is that the convenience of the user is taken into consideration. Only the operation switch 17 and the display device 18 are inconvenient because the user has to walk to the place and needs to stop cooking. The wireless headset 4 is provided so that the content input by the operation switch 17 can be input by voice, and the content displayed on the display device 18 is also notified by voice. By using this, the user can rest his cooking hands. It is possible to interact with the cooker overall control device 2 without any change.

  Next, the procedure when the user cooks under such a configuration and the operation of the cooking appliance control system 1 according to the procedure will be described with reference to the flow shown in FIG. The user first selects a “dishes major category” screen on a menu screen (not shown) of the input / output device (assumed to be configured with a touch panel) 11 of the cooker overall control device 2 (Step S1). S1) The “cooking name large classification” screen as illustrated in FIG. 5 is displayed on the display device 18 (step S2). Since this “cooking name major classification” is stored in the cooking database, the central control device 10 reads it and displays it on the display device 18.

  Next, the user selects a desired large category of food from the list. For selection, either the large classification button 40 displaying the large classification number on the screen is pressed, or the number displayed in the frame of the large classification button 40 is input to the microphone 31 of the wireless headset 4 by voice. This is done. When voice is input to the microphone 31, the voice is transmitted to the cooker overall control device 2 by the wireless communication device 30. On the cooking device overall control device 2 side, the second wireless communication device 16 receives it and causes the speech recognition device 13 to recognize the received speech. The recognized words are transmitted to the central controller 10. The central controller 10 determines whether the recognized word matches any word registered and stored in the HDD 12 in advance. If a matching word is registered, it is treated as if there was an input or operation of registered information corresponding to the word. For example, when the recognized word is “No. 4”, it is handled that the “No. 4” large classification button 40 corresponding to “Chinese cuisine” on the screen of FIG. 5 is pressed by the user.

  The information displayed on the display device 18 is converted into artificial speech by the speech synthesizer 14 and sent to the wireless headset 4. Then, the user is notified by voice from the speaker 32. Therefore, the user can know the information output from the central control device 10 without looking at the display on the display device 18. For example, when the “Cooking name major classification” shown in FIG. 5 is displayed, the cooking name and number are transmitted to the user by voice. When it is considered that the voice notification is troublesome, the “speaker OFF” button 41 at the bottom of the screen is pressed or “speaker OFF” is input to the microphone 31 by voice. Thereby, the sound of the speaker 32 can be stopped. In order to resume the sound of the speaker 32, the “speaker ON” button 42 is pressed or “speaker ON” is input to the microphone 31 by sound.

  Similarly, input from the microphone 31 can be prohibited. In this case, the “microphone OFF” button 43 at the bottom of the screen is pressed, or “microphone OFF” is input to the microphone 31 by voice. When the input from the microphone 31 is resumed, the “microphone ON” button 44 at the bottom of the screen is pressed.

  If the selection of “Cooking name major classification” is completed in step S3, the process proceeds to the next step. The user presses the “next” button 45 at the bottom of the screen, or inputs “speech” to the microphone 31 (step S4). When returning to the front, the user presses the “return” button 46 or inputs “voice” to the microphone 31. The ON / OFF buttons of the microphone 31 and the speaker 32 operate in an alternate manner. Once the microphone 31 and the speaker 32 are turned ON or OFF, the state is maintained until the opposite state is instructed next.

  When “next” is input, the process proceeds to step S5, and the central control apparatus 10 extracts the “dishes name small classification” corresponding to the “dishes name large classification” selected in step S3 from the cooking database and displays the display apparatus 18. For example, as shown in FIG. Also in this case, the display content is also notified by sound from the speaker 32 as in the case of FIG.

  The user selects the name of the dish to be cooked by operating the button 48 displaying the number assigned to the “Cooking name small classification” or by voice input as in the case of selecting “Large cooking name classification” (step S6). . If the dish name is selected, “Next” is input by the button 45 or by voice (step S7).

  Then, the central controller 10 causes the display device 18 to display a “cooking amount input” screen illustrated in FIG. 7 (step S8). The user is notified by voice from the speaker 32, "Please input the number of dishes." The user operates the numeric keypad 49 on the screen or inputs the number of dishes by voice (step S9). Then, “next” is input (step S10).

  The central controller 10 displays a recipe (1) material table screen as illustrated in FIG. 8 as a recipe (1) from the determined dish name and the number of people (step S11). Ingredients necessary for each dish are stored in advance in the cooking database, so that the central controller 10 calculates and displays necessary ingredients for the number of persons based on it.

  When the user inputs “next” on this screen (step S12), the central controller 10 displays a cooking method summary screen as illustrated in FIG. 9 as a recipe (2) (step S13). The cooking method displayed here is only an overview. An outline of this cooking method is also stored in advance in the cooking database. The user makes a final decision as to whether or not to cook the previously input dish name by looking at the material table of FIG. 8 and the outline of the cooking method of FIG. If it is determined that cooking is to be performed, the “cooking start” button 50 is pressed or “cooking start” is input to the microphone 31 (step S14). The input of “cooking start” can also be performed from the recipe (1) material table screen of FIG. When “cooking start” is input, the process proceeds to step S15 in FIG.

  The flow starting from step S15 is a process in which the central control device 10 of the cooker overall control device 2 actually performs cooking while instructing the user in detail and specifically instructing how to cook according to the cooking procedure. It is a flow. Various cooking equipment is required in the cooking process. At that time, as a feature of the cooking appliance control system 1 of the present embodiment, the cooking conditions (heating temperature, heating time, cooking end determination conditions, etc.) of the cooking appliance to be used are centered with respect to the cooker control device 20 of each cooking appliance. It is wirelessly transmitted from the control device 10. Therefore, the user does not have to input cooking conditions such as heating temperature and heating time from the operation switch 21 when using each cooking appliance, and can simply press the start button. The cooking conditions of each cooking appliance corresponding to the selected dish are stored in the cooking database in the HDD 12 in advance.

  Hereinafter, a processing flow for proceeding cooking while guiding the user will be described by way of example where the dish “white sauce omelet rice” is selected. In the first step S15 of FIG. 10, the central control device 10 provides an area for storing the number N of the cooking procedure screen, which will be described later, and sets its value to “1”. Subsequently, a cooking procedure screen corresponding to the cooking procedure screen number N is displayed on the display device 18 (step S16). Initially, since the value of N is “1”, the central controller 10 causes the display device 18 to display the first cooking procedure screen (1) as illustrated in FIG.

  This screen instructs cooking operations performed by the user as cooking procedures 1 and 2. Procedure 1 is a procedure for preparing to cook rice, instructing that the designated amount of rice is put into the rice cooker 7 and the start button is pressed. Procedure 2 is the first procedure for preparing a white sauce, and instructed to put weak flour and butter in a container, put it in the microwave oven 5 and press the start button.

  When the cooking procedure screen (1) is displayed, the central controller 10 controls each cooker controller 20 of the rice cooker 7 and the microwave oven 5 as cooking appliances used in the displayed procedure 1 and procedure 2. The cooking conditions (heating output, heating time, end determination condition, etc.) are immediately transmitted (step S17). In addition, when the reply of cooking progress, information owned by each cooking appliance, etc. is required, an instruction to that effect is included in the transmission information.

  The user executes a cooking operation in accordance with the instructions on the screen, and presses the start button of the cooking appliance designated on the screen (step S18). In response to the instruction in step 1, the specified amount of rice is taken into the rice cooker 7 and the start button is pressed. In response to the instruction in step 2, put the flour and butter into the container, place them in the microwave oven 5, and press the start button. Since the cooking conditions have already been transmitted from the central controller 10 to the rice cooker 7 and the microwave oven 5, the user only has to press the start button, and the cooking conditions such as the heating output and the heating time can be adjusted by himself. There is no need to enter it.

  FIG. 12 shows a processing flow on the cooking appliance side. When the cooking condition is transmitted from the central control device 10 in step S17 of FIG. 10, the cooker control device 20 of the corresponding cooking appliance receives and stores it (step A1). If stored, the process waits until the start button is pressed (step A2). If pressed, the various drive circuits 25 are operated so as to meet the stored cooking conditions to proceed cooking (step A3). In the case of the rice cooker 7, the rice is cooked according to the received cooking conditions. In the case of the microwave oven 5, the container is heated according to the received cooking conditions. Each cooker control device 20 determines the end of cooking in accordance with the cooking end determination condition included in the received cooking conditions (step A4). The user is notified by the output device 23 (step A5), and the central control device 10 is also notified by radio (step A6). The central control device 10 stores the completion and notifies the user also by the speaker 32 of the wireless headset 4.

  Returning to the flow of FIG. 10, when the user finishes the instructed cooking operation, the user inputs “next” by button operation or voice according to the instruction on the screen (step S19). Receiving the input, the central controller 10 checks whether or not the next cooking procedure screen exists (step S20). If it exists, “1” is added to the number N on the cooking procedure screen (step S21), and the process returns to step S16.

  In the subsequent step S16, since the value of the number N is “2”, the cooking procedure screen (2) is displayed. For example, the cooking procedure screen (2) is a screen as shown in FIG. At the beginning of the procedure 3, there is a note that “starts after the heating in the procedure 2 is completed”, so that the user has finished the heating by the microwave oven 5 started in the procedure 2 in the microwave oven 5. After being notified by the display device 22, the audio output device 23, or the speaker 32, the cooking operation of the procedure 3 is started.

  In step 3 (3), the microwave oven 5 is used again. After the heating by the microwave oven 5 in the procedure 2 is completed, the central controller 10 transmits the cooking conditions of the microwave oven 5 when performing the cooking in the procedure 3 (3) to the microwave oven 5 (step S17).

  If the user is notified of the end of heating of the microwave oven 5 in the procedure 2, the user performs the cooking operation instructed as the procedure 3 as in the procedure 2 (step S18). Mix the melted butter and flour well according to the instructions, add a little milk, mix salt, pepper, etc. into the container, put it in the microwave oven 5, and press the start button. Also in this case, since the cooking conditions by the microwave oven 5 are transmitted from the central control device 10, the user only has to press the start button. If the end of heating is notified from the microwave oven 5 on the screen, it is written that the white sauce is completed.

  The microwave oven 5 performs heating cooking according to the flow of FIG. 12 in the same manner as the heating in the procedure 2 (step A3), and when it is determined that the heating is finished (step A4), the display device 22 and the audio output device 23 The user is notified (step A5), and the central controller 10 is also notified wirelessly (step A6). The central control device 10 stores the completion and notifies the user also by the speaker 32 of the wireless headset 4. As a result, the user knows that the preparation of the white sauce is finished.

  At the end of the procedure 3, after the start button of the microwave oven 5 is pressed, it is instructed to proceed to the next. When the user presses the start button of the microwave oven 5, the user inputs “next” by operating the button or by voice (step S19). The central control device 10 moves to step S20, determines whether or not there is a next cooking procedure screen as before (step S20), and if it exists, adds “1” again to the number N on the cooking procedure screen (step S21). ) Return to step S16.

  By executing such a flow, the cooking procedure screens are called one after another, and a cooking operation is instructed to the user. Each time a new cooking procedure screen is displayed, the user and the central control device 10 execute the processing of steps S16 to S21 in FIG. 10, and the cooking appliance used for cooking executes the flow in FIG. By repeating the process, the cooking of the target dish “White sauce omelet rice” proceeds.

  Then, the last cooking procedure screen is displayed, and when the execution of the cooking procedure is completed, it is determined in step S20 in FIG. 10 that there is no next cooking procedure screen. The central control device 10 informs the user that cooking has been completed by the display device 18 and the speaker 32 (step S22), and ends a series of processing.

  In addition, there is a case where some abnormality occurs during cooking using various cooking appliances and it is desired to urgently stop the operation of the cooking appliances. In that case, since the user can use any language, the user inputs a loud voice to the microphone 31. For example, “stop”, “power off”, etc. are input loudly. The voice recognition device 13 not only performs voice recognition but also checks the input voice level. If the input voice level is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold, the voice recognition device 13 notifies the central control device 10 to that effect. The central controller 10 informed immediately sends an emergency stop instruction to all the cooking appliances to stop the operation. If it does in this way, even if the word to make an emergency stop does not come out, a cooking appliance can be stopped easily and safety can be ensured.

  As described above, in the cooking appliance control system 1 of the present embodiment, the cooking procedure for the dish selected by the user is shown on the cooking procedure screen, and the cooking operation to be performed by the user is instructed therein. Therefore, the user can complete the target dish by proceeding with cooking according to the instructions on the cooking procedure screen. For various cooking appliances used in the cooking process, the central control device 10 of the cooker overall control device 2 sets the cooking conditions (heating temperature, heating time, heating end judgment condition, etc.) from the cooking database. Send to the cooking device and give instructions. Therefore, the user only has to press the start button when using various cooking appliances, and does not have to perform a cumbersome operation of inputting cooking conditions one by one. Therefore, if the cooking appliance control system 1 of the present embodiment is used, the user can easily cook even a dish that does not know the cooking method.

(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the cooking appliance control system 1a according to the second embodiment. The cooking appliance control system 1a of the present embodiment has a function in which a conversation can be made via the wireless headset 4 with a person who has made a call during cooking or a visitor who has pressed a visitor button of the interphone device. .

  In order to provide this function, the cooker integrated control device 2 is provided with a third wireless communication device 61 capable of wireless communication with the mobile phone 60 and a fourth wireless communication device 63 capable of wireless communication with the interphone device 62. It is. Note that the first to fourth wireless communication devices may be configured together or configured to be shared by one set.

  The mobile phone 60 includes a wireless communication device capable of wireless communication with the third wireless communication device 61 in addition to a function as a normal phone. In addition to this, when there is an incoming call, the function of wirelessly transmitting that fact and the name of the other party to the central control device 10, and when there is a request from the central control unit 10, the voice of the other party is sent to the central control device 10. The user's voice transmitted from the central controller 10 to the other party is also provided.

  The interphone device 62 also includes a wireless communication device capable of wireless communication with the fourth wireless communication device 63 in addition to the function as a normal interphone device. In addition to this, when the visitor button of the interphone device 62 is pressed, the function of wirelessly transmitting the fact to the central control device 10 and the voice of the visitor when requested by the central control device 10 are sent to the central control device. 10, and conversely, a function of transmitting the user's voice transmitted from the central control device 10 to the visitor is also provided.

  FIG. 15 shows a processing flow when the mobile phone 60 receives an incoming call in such a configuration. The mobile phone 60 constantly checks incoming calls as its original function (step B1). When the incoming call is confirmed, the fact that the incoming call has been received and the name of the other party are transmitted to the central control device 10 of the cooker overall control device 2 (step B2). The name of the other party is stored in a list of incoming phone numbers and the names of the other party, and is found from that list. If there is no corresponding name, it is transmitted as an unknown call partner.

  The central control device 10 that has received the transmission converts the fact that there is an incoming call and the name of the other party of the call into an artificial speech by the speech synthesizer 14 and transmits it to the wireless headset 4 (step C1). The wireless headset 4 receives it and outputs it to the speaker 32 to inform the user (step D1). The user determines whether or not the call is transferred from the name of the other party to be notified, and inputs the voice to the microphone 31 as to whether or not the transfer is possible. For example, “transfer”, “get on the phone”, “don't transfer”, “don't answer”, etc. are entered. The voice is transmitted to the central controller 10 (step D2).

  The central control device 10 causes the voice recognition device 13 to recognize the transmitted voice (step C2), and knows the determination result of whether transfer is possible from the recognized word. The determination result of whether transfer is possible is transmitted to the mobile phone 60 (step C3). If the determination result indicates that transfer is not possible (NO in step C4), the central controller 10 ends the process as it is.

  If the transmitted content is not transferable (NO in step B3), the cellular phone 60 notifies the other party of the absence and ends. If transfer is possible, the process proceeds to step B4 to start transfer. In the transfer, the voice of the other party is transmitted to the central control apparatus 10, and the voice transmitted from the central control apparatus 10 is transmitted to the other party.

  If the determination at step C4 is transferable, the central controller 10 also moves to step C5 and starts relaying transfer. In the transfer relay, the voice of the other party transmitted from the mobile phone 60 is transmitted to the wireless headset 4, and conversely, the user's voice transmitted from the wireless headset 4 is transmitted to the mobile phone 60.

  On the wireless headset 4 side, the other party's voice transmitted from the central control device 10 is transmitted to the user through the speaker 32, and conversely, the voice input to the microphone 31 by the user is transmitted to the central control device 10. When the conversation ends and the other party hangs up, the mobile phone 60 detects this, transmits a call end to the central control device 10 (step B6), and ends the transfer. The central control device 10 also receives the call end transmission and ends the transfer relay (step C6).

  By performing such a transfer operation, the user can have a conversation with the other party without touching the mobile phone 60. Therefore, there is an effect that it is not necessary to interrupt cooking even if a call is received during cooking.

  FIG. 16 shows a processing flow when the visitor button of the interphone device 62 is pressed by the visitor. The intercom device 62 constantly checks the ON / OFF state of the visitor button as its original function (step B11). When it is confirmed that the visitor button has been pressed, the fact that there is a visitor is transmitted to the central control device 10 of the cooker overall control device 2 (step B12).

  The central controller 10 that has received the transmission synthesizes an artificial voice indicating that there is a visitor by the voice synthesizer 14 and transmits it to the wireless headset 4 (step C11). The wireless headset 4 receives it and outputs it to the speaker 32 to inform the user (step D11). The user decides whether or not to talk to the visitor and inputs voice to the microphone 31 as to whether or not transfer is possible. For example, “Transfer”, “Exit”, “Do not transfer”, “Do not exit”, and the like are input. The voice is transmitted to the central controller 10 (step D12).

  The central control device 10 causes the voice recognition device 13 to recognize the transmitted voice (step C12), and knows the determination result of whether transfer is possible from the recognized word. The determination result of whether or not transfer is possible is transmitted to the intercom device 62 (step C13). If the determination result indicates that transfer is not possible (NO in step C14), the central controller 10 ends the process as it is.

  If the transmitted content is not transferable (NO in step B13), the intercom device 62 informs that it cannot meet now and ends. If the transfer is possible, the process proceeds to step B14 to start the transfer. In the transfer, the voice of the visitor is transmitted to the central control apparatus 10, and on the contrary, the voice of the user transmitted from the central control apparatus 10 is transmitted to the visitor.

  If the determination at step C14 is transferable, the central controller 10 also proceeds to step C15 and starts relaying transfer. In the transfer relay, the other party's voice transmitted from the interphone device 62 is transmitted to the central wireless headset 4, and conversely, the user's voice transmitted from the wireless headset 4 is transmitted to the interphone device 62.

  On the wireless headset 4 side, the voice of the visitor transmitted from the central control device 10 is transmitted to the user through the speaker 32, and conversely, the voice input to the microphone 31 by the user is transmitted to the central control device 10.

  The intercom device 62 detects that the conversation has not been carried out for a predetermined time or more, determines that the conversation has ended, transmits that fact to the central control device 10 (step B16), and ends the transfer. The central control device 10 also receives the transmission of the conversation end and ends the transfer (step C16).

  By performing such a transfer operation, the user can have a conversation with the visitor without operating the interphone device 62. Therefore, there is an effect that it is not necessary to interrupt cooking even if a call is received during cooking.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the cooking appliance control system 1 which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the basic composition of each cooking appliance. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a wireless headset 4. FIG. It is an operation | movement flow of the cooking appliance control system 1. FIG. It is an example of a cooking name large classification screen. It is an example of a dish name small classification screen. It is an example of a cooking amount input screen. It is an example of a recipe (1) material table screen. It is an example of a recipe (2) cooking method (summary) screen. It is a continuation part of the operation | movement flow of FIG. It is an example of a cooking procedure screen (1). It is a processing flow of each cooking appliance. It is an example of a cooking procedure screen (2). It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the cooking appliance control system 1a which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a processing flow when the mobile phone 60 receives an incoming call. It is a processing flow when the visitor button of the intercom device 62 is pressed.

Explanation of symbols

  In the drawings, 1, 1a is a cooking appliance control system, 2 is a cooker overall control device, 3 is a cooking appliance group, 4 is a wireless headset, 10 is a central control device, 11 is an input / output device, 13 is a voice recognition device, 14 is a speech synthesizer, 15 is a first wireless communication device, 16 is a second wireless communication device, 20 is a cooker control device, 24 is a wireless communication device, 30 is a wireless communication device, 31 is a microphone, and 32 is a speaker. , 60 is a mobile phone, 61 is a third wireless communication device, 62 is an interphone device, and 62 is a fourth wireless communication device.

Claims (8)

A cooking appliance control system comprising one or more cooking appliances and a cooker overall control device,
Each cooking appliance includes a wireless communication device capable of communicating with the cooker overall control device and a cooker control device,
The cooker overall control device includes a first wireless communication device capable of communicating with each cooking appliance, an input / output device as a man-machine interface, a cooking database, and a central control device,
The cooking database stores a plurality of cooking names, recipes thereof, cooking equipment used for cooking, and cooking conditions thereof in advance,
The central control unit receives a selection of a dish desired by a user from among dish names stored in the cooking database through dialogue with the user via the input / output device, and the cooking database holds the selected dish. Based on the information, the recipe of the dish is presented to the user, and the cooking procedure and the cooking method according to the recipe are appropriately presented according to the progress of cooking, and used in each cooking procedure. The cooking conditions and the cooking status reply request are appropriately transmitted to the cooking device controller of the cooking appliance according to the progress of cooking,
The cooking appliance control system of each cooking appliance controls the cooking means held according to the cooking conditions received from the central control device, and makes a reply to the cooking status reply request. A cooker overall control device for overall control of one or more cooking appliances,
A first wireless communication device capable of communicating with each cooking appliance, an input / output device as a man-machine interface, a cooking database, and a central control device;
The cooking database stores a plurality of cooking names, recipes thereof, cooking equipment used for cooking, and cooking conditions thereof in advance,
The central control unit receives a selection of a dish desired by the user from among dish names stored in the cooking database through dialogue with the user via the input / output device, and the cooking database holds the selected dish. Based on the information, the recipe of the dish is presented to the user, and the cooking procedure and the cooking method according to the recipe are appropriately presented according to the progress of cooking, and used in each cooking procedure. A cooking device overall control device, wherein the cooking condition and the cooking status reply request are appropriately transmitted to the cooking device control device of the cooking appliance as the cooking progresses. 2. The cooking appliance control system according to claim 1, further comprising a wireless headset having a microphone, a speaker, and a wireless communication device, and wherein the cooker overall control device is capable of communicating with the wireless headset. A wireless communication device, a speech recognition device, and a speech synthesis device,
The central control device of the cooker overall control device converts the information presented to the user by the input / output device into artificial speech by the speech synthesizer so that the information transmitted from the speaker to the user also by voice is converted to the wireless voice. Information that is transmitted to the headset, and when the voice input to the microphone of the wireless headset is wirelessly received, the voice is recognized by the voice recognition device, and the recognized voice is input from the input / output device The cooking appliance control system is characterized in that when the voice matches a previously registered voice, the information is treated as input. The cooker overall control device according to claim 2, wherein a second wireless communication device capable of communicating with a wireless headset having a microphone, a speaker, and a wireless communication device, a speech recognition device, and a speech synthesis device are provided. In addition,
The central control unit converts the information presented to the user by the input / output device to the user also by voice from the speaker, and converts the information into artificial voice by the voice synthesizer and transmits it to the wireless headset. When the voice input to the microphone of the wireless headset is wirelessly received, the voice recognition device recognizes the voice, and the recognized voice is preliminarily applied to the information input from the input / output device. A cooker overall control device characterized in that when the voice matches a registered voice, the information is treated as input.   4. The cooking appliance control system according to claim 3, wherein the central control device of the cooker overall control device has a sound volume transmitted via radio and a microphone of the wireless headset equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value. 5. When the voice recognition apparatus recognizes, the cooking appliance control system transmits an instruction to stop the operation to all of the cooking appliances.   5. The cooker overall control device according to claim 4, wherein the central control device recognizes the voice when the volume of the voice transmitted via the wireless of the microphone of the wireless headset is higher than a predetermined threshold value. When the apparatus recognizes, a cooker overall control apparatus that transmits an operation stop command to all of the cooking appliances. The cooking appliance control system according to claim 3, wherein the cooker overall control device further includes a third wireless communication device that performs wireless communication with a mobile phone capable of wireless communication with the device.
When a wireless transmission indicating that an incoming call has been received is received from the mobile phone, a notification of the other party is also received, the incoming call and the other party are converted into artificial speech by the voice synthesizer, and the wireless head Send it to the set to tell the user,
When the user's voice indicating that he / she answers the phone through the microphone of the wireless headset is input and the voice recognition device recognizes that, the voice transmitted from the mobile phone is transferred to the wireless headset. At the same time, the cooking device control system is characterized in that the user's voice transmitted through the microphone of the wireless headset is transferred to the mobile phone. 4. The cooking appliance control system according to claim 3, wherein the cooker overall control device further includes a fourth wireless communication device that performs wireless communication with an interphone device capable of wireless communication with the device,
When receiving a wireless transmission to the effect that the visitor button has been pressed from the interphone device, the fact is transmitted to the wireless headset with the voice synthesized by the voice synthesizer and communicated to the user,
When the user's voice is inputted to the interphone device through the microphone of the wireless headset, and the voice recognition device recognizes that, the voice of the visitor transmitted from the interphone device is transmitted to the wireless head. At the same time as transferring to a set, the user's voice transmitted through the microphone of the wireless headset is transferred to the interphone device.

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