JP2019011882A - Heating system, heating device, container, heating control method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a heating system which can eliminate the need of heating condition setting operation to a heating device, and to provide the heating device, a container, a heating control method, and a program.SOLUTION: In a heating system 1, an information code 4 which can obtain heating information is provided to a container of a heating object 3. When the object 3 is placed in a heating chamber 6 of a heating device 2 and a door 5 is closed, a code reading part of the heating device 2 reads the information code 4 provided to the object 3 to obtain the heating information. The heating device 2 controls heating of the object 3 in accordance with the obtained heating information. Thus, even if a user does not conduct heating condition input operation, heating operation can be performed in the heating device 2 in accordance with heating conditions suitable for the object 3.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a heating system, a heating device, a container, a heating control method, and a program, and more particularly to control of a heating device using an information code.

  In a food container that is heated using a heating device such as a microwave oven, information on heating such as a heating time and an output wattage is written in characters and illustrations. The user visually confirms the written contents, operates the operation unit of the heating device to set the heating conditions, and starts heating.

  Further, for example, in Patent Document 1, heating control information and food names are stored in a storage device such as a microwave oven corresponding to the JAN code corresponding numerical value of a typical commercial food, and the JAN code corresponding numerical value is input from the input device. A microwave oven is described that searches for heating control information corresponding to the JAN code-corresponding numerical value stored in the storage device, and performs cooking based on the read heating control information. . Thereby, it becomes possible to reliably heat-cook commercial foods with a simple input operation.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-182850

  However, the heating control method of Patent Document 1 requires the user to read fine characters of the JAN code and input numerical values. If the notation related to the heating information is small and fine, it may be difficult to read, particularly for elderly people, and may be set incorrectly. In addition, it is necessary to store heating control information corresponding to the JAN code-corresponding numerical value on the microwave oven side, and it is necessary to update information for new products as needed, such as obtaining new heating control information.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and provides a heating system, a heating device, a container, a heating control method, and a program that can eliminate the need for setting the heating conditions for the heating device. With the goal.

In order to solve the above-described problem, a first invention is a heating system including an information code attached to an object and a heating device that heats the object, and the information code includes the object Is recorded information that can acquire the heating information, the heating device,
A heating information acquisition unit that acquires heating information based on information read from the information code, and a heating control unit that controls heating of the object according to the acquired heating information;
It is a heating system characterized by comprising.

  According to 1st invention, a heating apparatus acquires the heating information of a target object from the information code attached | subjected to the target object, and controls the heating to a target object according to the acquired heating information. Thereby, even if a user does not perform heating condition setting operation with respect to a heating apparatus, the setting of a heating condition is performed automatically and it becomes possible to heat an object appropriately. In addition, since the information code can be easily attached to the object by printing, pasting, or the like, a highly versatile and practical heating system can be provided.

  In the first invention, the heating device may include a heating chamber, and may include a code reading unit that reads the information code in a state where the object is placed in the heating chamber. Thus, by providing the code reading unit in the heating device, the information code can be read in a state where the object is placed in the heating chamber, so that a special operation for reading the code is not necessary, which is convenient. .

  The heating information may include heating condition information for each of one or a plurality of parts in the object, and the heating control unit may heat the parts according to the corresponding heating condition information. Thereby, it is possible to easily set different heating conditions for each part and perform partial heating. At this time, the heating information includes in-object position information that is position information in the object of the part, and the heating control unit is configured to perform the heating chamber of the part based on the in-object position information. It is desirable to calculate the heating chamber position information, which is the position information at, and determine the heating region of the portion based on the heating chamber position information. Thereby, based on the position information (position information in the object) of each part acquired from the information code, the position information (position information in the heating room) of each part in the heating chamber is calculated, and the heating area of each part is determined. can do.

  The information code is recorded with address information of a storage area for storing the heating information, and the heating information acquisition unit reads the address information from the information code, accesses the storage area, and stores the storage area. It is desirable to obtain the heating information from Thereby, although the amount of information that can be recorded in the information code is limited, by making the storage area accessible based on the address information, the heating device can acquire a larger amount of information such as heating information. It becomes possible.

  2nd invention is a heating system provided with the information code attached to the target object, the heating device which heats the target object, and the information terminal, The heating information of the target object is included in the information code Is recorded, and the information terminal transmits a code reading unit that reads the information code, a heating information acquisition unit that acquires heating information based on the read information, and the acquired heating information to the heating device. A heating unit that includes a receiving unit that receives the heating information from the information terminal, and a heating control unit that controls heating of the object according to the received heating information. It is the heating system characterized.

  According to the heating system of the second embodiment, the information code attached to the object is read by the information terminal, the heating information of the object is acquired, and transmitted to the heating device. A heating apparatus acquires the heating information transmitted from the information terminal, and controls the heating to a target object. Thereby, even if a user does not perform setting operation of heating conditions, it becomes possible to heat a target object appropriately. In addition, since the information code can be easily attached to the product by printing or sticking, a highly versatile and practical heating system can be provided. In addition, since it is not necessary to provide an information code reading unit on the heating device side, the heating device can have a simple configuration.

  3rd invention is a heating apparatus which heats a target object, Comprising: The heating information acquisition part which acquires the heating information of the target object based on the information read from the information code attached to the target object, and the acquired said And a heating control unit that controls heating of the object in accordance with heating information.

  According to the third invention, the heating device acquires the heating information of the object from the information code attached to the object, and controls the heating of the object according to the acquired heating information. Thereby, even if a user does not perform heating condition setting operation with respect to a heating apparatus, the setting of a heating condition is performed automatically and it becomes possible to heat an object appropriately. In addition, since the information code can be easily attached to the object by printing or pasting, it is highly versatile and practical.

4th invention is a container which puts the content heated by the heating apparatus, Comprising: The information code | symbol which can acquire the heating information in the said heating apparatus was attached | subjected.
According to the fourth invention, a container as an object in the heating system of the first or second invention is provided.

  5th invention is the heating control method in the heating system provided with the information code attached | subjected to the target object, and the heating apparatus which heats the said target object, Comprising: In the said information code, the heating information of the said target object is contained. Information is acquired, and the heating device includes a step of acquiring heating information based on information read from the information code, and a step of controlling heating of the object according to the acquired heating information. It is the heating control method characterized by this.

  According to 5th invention, a heating apparatus acquires the heating information of a target object from the information code attached | subjected to the target object, and controls the heating to a target object according to the acquired heating information. Thereby, even if a user does not perform heating condition setting operation with respect to a heating apparatus, the setting of a heating condition is performed automatically and it becomes possible to heat an object appropriately. Further, since the information code can be easily attached to the object by printing or sticking, it is a highly versatile and practical heating control method.

  6th invention acquired the heating information acquisition means which acquires the computer which controls the heating apparatus which heats a target object based on the information read from the information code attached | subjected to the said target object, The said target object It is a program for functioning as a heating control means for controlling heating of the object according to heating information.

  According to the sixth invention, it is possible to cause the computer to function as the heating device in the heating system of the first or second invention and the heating device of the third invention.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a heating system, a heating device, a container, a heating control method, and a program that can eliminate the need for setting the heating conditions for the heating device.

Overview of heating system 1 according to the present invention The figure which shows the example of the heating information 41 acquired based on the example of the information code 4, and the information code 4 Block diagram showing the configuration of the heating device 2 The flowchart which shows the flow of the heat processing which the heating system 1 performs The figure which shows an example of the target object 3 which has a some part The block diagram which shows the structure of 2 A of heating apparatuses in 2nd Embodiment. The example of the information code 4 attached | subjected to the target object 3 which has a some part, and the example of the information acquired based on the information code 4. FIG. (A) Size information 42, (b) Contents information 43, (c) Heating condition information 45 The flowchart which shows the flow of the heating control processing in 2nd Embodiment. Image of object 3 placed in heating chamber 6 (heating chamber image 61; top view) The figure explaining the heating state of each part A1-A4 of the target object 3 (A) Example of object 3a having a plurality of parts B1 and B2 in the height direction, (b) Example of contents information 43a obtainable from information code 4 of object 3a in (a) An example of how information code 4 is attached. (A) When attaching a plurality of two-dimensional codes 4a and 4b side by side, (b) When using different types of information codes (bar code 4c and two-dimensional code 4d) System configuration example of heating system 1 according to the present invention System configuration example of heating system 1A according to the present invention System configuration example of heating system 1B according to the present invention System configuration example of heating system 1C according to the present invention

[First Embodiment]
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overview configuration of a heating system 1 according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an example of an information code 4 attached to an object 3 and an example of heating information 41 acquired based on the information code 4 FIG. 3 and FIG. 3 are block diagrams showing the configuration of the heating device 2 in the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the heating system 1 includes a heating device 2 that heats the object 3 and an information code 4 attached to the object 3. The heating device 2 is a cooking heating device such as a microwave oven or a microwave oven, for example, and includes a heating chamber 6 in which the object 3 can be placed and a door 5. The front panel of the heating device 2 is provided with an operation unit 26 for inputting a manual operation by a user and a display unit 27 for displaying heating information 41 (output wattage, heating time, etc.) and the like.

  The information code 4 is attached to a container or package (hereinafter referred to as a container) of the object 3 to be heated by printing or sticking using a two-dimensional code, a bar code or the like as shown in FIG. Any shape and material may be used for the container, but a shape and material that can be heated by the heating device 2 are employed. The position to which the information code 4 is attached is a position that can be read by the code reading unit 23 provided in the heating chamber 6 when the object 3 is placed in the heating chamber 6 of the heating device 2. For example, when the code reading unit 23 is provided on the ceiling inside the heating chamber 6, the information code 4 is preferably provided on the upper surface of the object 3. The position to which the information code 4 is attached is not limited to the upper surface, and may be the side surface of the object 3 or the like. In the information code 4, heating information 41 such as the output wattage and heating time of the heating device 2 is recorded in a format that can be read by the control unit 20 of the heating device 2. Alternatively, the information code 4 records the address information of the heating information 41 stored in a storage area such as a database (see FIG. 14) that can be connected via the network 10 by the storage unit 25 of the heating device 2 or the communication unit 28. May be. In addition to the heating information 41, the information code 4 may record information such as a food name, content, expiration date, or address information for calling up the information.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the heating device 2 includes a control unit 20, a door sensor 21, an interior illumination unit 22, a code reading unit 23 (camera), a heating unit 24, a storage unit 25, an operation unit 26, a display unit 27, And a communication unit 28 and the like. The control unit 20 includes a heating information acquisition unit 201 and a heating control unit 202.

  The control unit 20 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like, and each unit of the heating device 2 (the door sensor 21, the interior illumination unit 22, the code reading unit 23). (Camera), heating unit 24, storage unit 25, operation unit 26, display unit 27, and communication unit 28) are controlled. The CPU calls and executes a program stored in the storage unit 25, ROM, or the like in a work memory area on the RAM, and drives and controls each unit connected via the bus. The ROM permanently stores programs such as a boot program and BIOS, data, and the like. The RAM temporarily holds the loaded program and data, and includes a work area used by the control unit 20 for performing various processes. The control unit 20 functions as each functional unit of the heating device 2 by executing the program. The control unit 20 includes a heating information acquisition unit 201 and a heating control unit 202 as functional units.

  The heating information acquisition unit 201 acquires the heating information 41 based on the information read from the information code 4 by the code reading unit 23. As shown in FIG. 2, the heating information 41 is control information related to heating such as the number of output watts (W) (200 W, 500 W, 600 W, 1000 W, 1500 W, etc.) of the heating device 2 and the heating time, for example. When the address information is recorded in the information code 4, the heating information acquisition unit 201 acquires the heating information 41 from the storage area (DB 11) connected to the network 10 via the storage unit 25 or the communication unit 28. The heating information acquisition unit 201 transmits the acquired heating information 41 to the heating control unit 202. The control unit 20 may display the heating information 41 read by the heating information acquisition unit 201 on the display unit 27.

  The heating control unit 202 generates a control signal for controlling the heating operation in the heating unit 24 based on the heating information 41 acquired from the heating information acquisition unit 20, and transmits the control signal to the heating unit 24. For example, when the heating information 41 shown in FIG. 2 is acquired, the output wattage in the heating unit 24 is set to “500 W”. The heating control unit 202 acquires the placement state of the object 30 in the warehouse and the open / closed state of the door 5, and controls the timing for starting heating and the timing for stopping heating. In the case of the heating information 41 shown in FIG. 2, since the heating time is 2 minutes, a timer (not shown) is set to “2 minutes”, and the heating is stopped 2 minutes after the start of heating.

  The heating unit 24 heats the object 3 in accordance with a control signal from the heating control unit 202. In the case of a microwave oven, the heating unit 24 includes a microwave generation unit that irradiates the heating chamber 6 with microwaves. Some microwave generators are configured using semiconductor elements in addition to those configured using magnetrons. Any heating method may be used in the heating system 1 of the first embodiment of the present invention. In addition, when performing the heating only to the range of the target object 3, or the partial heating of the target object 3, it is preferable to use the microwave generation part comprised using the semiconductor element. A microwave generation unit configured using a semiconductor element can irradiate an object to be heated with microwaves having higher directivity than when a magnetron is used. The partial heating will be described as a second embodiment.

  In addition to the range heating, the heating unit 24 may be of various heating methods such as heater heating, convection heating, and forced heating by a fan. Further, these various heating methods may be used not only alone but also in combination. In this case, it is assumed that the heating information 41 recorded in the information code 4 includes heating control information regarding the corresponding heating method of the heating unit 24. Also, for example, “single range heating continuous operation”, “heater heating continuous operation”, “range heating intermittent operation”, “heater heating intermittent operation”, “range → heater continuous operation”, etc. Control information for execution may be included.

  The door sensor 21 is a sensor that detects the open / closed state of the door 5. The door sensor 21 detects whether the door 5 is in an open state or a closed state and notifies the control unit 20 of it.

  The interior illumination unit 22 is illumination in the heating chamber 6, and the illumination switch is turned on / off under the control of the control unit 20. For example, when the door 5 is in the open state, when the code reading unit 23 is performing the reading operation of the information code 4, or during the heating operation by the heating unit 24, the interior illumination unit 22 performs illumination in the interior at a predetermined timing. Lights up.

  The code reading unit 23 is a device that reads the information code 4 placed in the heating chamber 6, and uses a reading device corresponding to the information code 4. Specifically, for example, when a two-dimensional code is used as the information code 4, a camera is provided as the code reading unit 23. When a bar code is used as the information code 4, a bar code reader is provided. The code reading unit 23 is provided at a position where the information code 4 can be read when the object 3 is placed on the heating chamber 6, for example, the ceiling surface or the inner side surface of the chamber. The code reading unit 23 starts / stops the reading operation of the information code 4 according to the control signal from the control unit 20. The code reading unit 23 outputs the read code information to the heating information acquisition unit 201.

  The storage unit 25 stores a program executed by the control unit 20, data necessary for program execution, and the like. These program codes are read by the control unit 11 as necessary, transferred to the RAM, and read and executed by the CPU.

The operation unit 26 is an operation input device such as a touch panel, various switch buttons, and a dial, for example, and outputs input data to the control unit 20.
The display unit 27 is configured by a display screen such as a liquid crystal panel, for example, and displays the display information input by the control unit 20 on the display screen. The operation unit 26 and the display unit 27 may be a touch panel display in which a touch panel is integrally provided on the display screen.

  The communication unit 28 includes a communication control device, a communication port, and the like, and controls communication with the network 10 and the like. The network 10 includes a LAN (Local Area Network), a WAN (Wide Area Network) connected to a wider area, or a public communication line such as the Internet, a base station, and the like. The network 10 may be wired or wireless. The heating device 2 can access the database 11 via the network 10 and can transmit and receive various programs and data (heating information and the like).

  Next, with reference to FIG. 4, the flow of the heating control process performed by the heating device 2 in the heating system 1 will be described. The control unit 20 of the heating device 2 reads the program and data related to the process shown in FIG. 4 from the storage unit 25, and executes the process based on the program and data.

  The control unit 20 of the heating device 2 monitors whether or not the object 3 is placed in the heating chamber 6 (step S101). For example, the mounting state of the object 3 in the heating chamber 6 can be monitored by using the camera of the code reading unit 23. When the target object 3 is not placed in the heating chamber 6 (step S101; No), it waits for the target object 3 to be placed. When the target object 3 is placed in the heating chamber 6 (step S101; Yes), the control unit 20 confirms the open / closed state of the door 5 next. When the door 5 is in the open state (step S102; No), it waits for the door 5 to be closed. When the door 5 is in the closed state (step S102; Yes), the code reading unit 23 reads the information code 4. Start (step S103).

  In step S <b> 103, the control unit 20 desirably turns on the interior illumination unit 22 so that the code reading unit 23 can read the information code 4. The code reading unit 23 reads the information code 4 attached to the container of the object 3. When a reading error occurs (step S104; Yes), the control unit 20 accepts a manual operation (step S105). In manual operation, the input of the heating conditions (output wattage, heating time) from the operation part 26 by a user is received.

  When there is no reading error of the information code 4 (step S104; No) and the reading of the information code 4 is completed, the heating information acquisition unit 201 acquires heating information based on the information read from the information code 4 (step S106).

  In step S <b> 106, when the heating information 41 is recorded in the information code 4, the heating information acquisition unit 201 transmits the heating information 41 read from the information code 4 to the heating control unit 202. When the address information for acquiring the heating information 41 is recorded in the information code 4, the heating information acquisition unit 201 is a storage unit such as a server that can be connected via the storage unit 25 of the heating device 2 or the network 10. The heating information 41 stored in (database 11) is read out. The heating information acquisition unit 201 transmits the acquired heating information 41 to the heating control unit 202.

  The heating control unit 202 generates a control signal for controlling the heating operation in the heating unit 24 based on the acquired heating information 41 and transmits the control signal to the heating unit 24. The heating unit 24 starts heating with a predetermined heating time and a predetermined output wattage according to the control signal. When the heating time has elapsed, the heating operation is terminated (step S107).

  Thus, in the heating system 1, the information code 4 that can acquire the heating information 41 is attached to the container of the object 3 to be heated, and the object 3 is placed in the heating chamber 6 of the heating device 2. When the door 5 is closed, the code reading unit 23 of the heating device 2 reads the information code 4 attached to the object 3 to acquire the heating information 41, and controls the heating of the object 3 according to the acquired heating information 41. . Therefore, the heating operation in the heating device 2 can be performed according to the heating condition suitable for the object 3 without the user performing an input operation of the heating condition. In addition, if the heating device 2 reads the information code 4 while being placed in the heating chamber 6, the user can automatically set the heating information 41 simply by placing the object 3 in the heating chamber 6. Smooth.

[Second Embodiment]
In the first embodiment described above, heating conditions such as the heating time and output wattage are set as the heating information 41 that can be acquired from the information code 4, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, it is desirable that the heating information 41 includes heating conditions for each of one or more portions of the object 3. Hereinafter, as illustrated in FIG. 5, the case where the object 3 has a plurality of portions A1 to A4 and the heating condition is set for each of the portions A1 to A4 will be described.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the object 3 having a portion, and is a top view of the object 3. The object 3 is assumed to have a plurality of portions A1, A2, A3, A4 such as a lunch box, for example. In addition, it is assumed that the information code 4 is attached to the upper surface (for example, the lid of the container) of the container of the object.

  Reference signs P <b> 1 to P <b> 12 in FIG. 5 are signs indicating positions in the object 3. Positions in the object 3 (hereinafter referred to as in-object position information) P1 to P12 are recorded in the information code 4 as coordinate values of each position with a predetermined reference position as an origin. The reference position is, for example, a predetermined part in the information code 4. Specifically, for example, when a two-dimensional code is used, the information code 4 includes three position detection marks m1, m2, and m3. Any one of these position detection marks m1, m2, and m3 is used. One position (for example, mark m1) is set as a reference position. As will be described later, the position detection mark is also used for recognizing the position (placement position) of the object 3 in the heating chamber 6.

  If the position detection marks m1, m2, and m3 of the information code 4 are attached so as to have a predetermined arrangement with respect to the direction of the object 3, the arrangement of the three position detection marks m1, m2, and m3 is determined. The direction of the coordinate axes (X axis, Y axis) in the object can be determined. Thereby, the position (coordinate value) in the target object 3 with the reference position of the points P1 to P12 as the origin can be determined. It is also possible to recognize at which angle (placement direction) the object 3 is placed with respect to the heating chamber 6 from the arrangement of the three position detection marks m1, m2, m3 of the information code 4.

  FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a heating device 2A used in the heating system 1 of the second embodiment. The heating device 2A includes a control unit 20, a door sensor 21, an interior lighting unit 22, a code reading unit 23, a heating unit 24, a storage unit 25, an operation unit 26, a display unit 27, a communication unit 28, and a heating room image acquisition unit. 29 etc. In the following description, the same components as those in the configuration of the heating system 1 according to the first embodiment will be described by omitting overlapping descriptions and attaching the same reference numerals.

  The heating unit 24 can heat / unheat the object 3 for each part. About the heating apparatus in which partial heating control is possible, it describes in Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2016-110750 etc., for example. The heating apparatus described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2016-110750 can irradiate an object to be heated with microwaves having high directivity by configuring the heating unit 24 using a microwave generation unit using a semiconductor element. To do.

  The heating chamber image acquisition unit 29 is a camera that captures an image in the heating chamber 6. This camera may be used as the camera used as the code reading unit 23 or may be provided separately. For example, after reading the information code 4, the heating chamber image acquisition unit 29 captures the heating chamber image 61 and transmits the captured heating chamber image 61 to the control unit 20.

  The control unit 20 includes a position information acquisition unit 203 in addition to the heating information acquisition unit 201 and the heating control unit 202. The position information acquisition unit 203 is based on the above-described reference position (a predetermined portion of the information code 4 of the target object 3), the placement direction of the target object 3, and the target object based on the heating room image 61 acquired by the heating room image acquisition unit 29. 3 is detected.

  The heating control unit 202 is based on the reference position detected by the position information acquisition unit 203, the placement direction, the size of the object 3, and the position information in the object recorded in the information code 4 of the object 3. The position information (position information in the object) of the points P1 to P12 of the object 3 placed in the heating chamber 6 is converted into the heating chamber position information Q1 to Q12 which is position information in the heating chamber. And based on the calculated heating chamber position information Q1-Q12, the object 3 is heated and controlled for each part.

  In 2nd Embodiment, 2 A of heating apparatuses set a heating condition for every part about the target object 3 which has a several part. For example, “sashimi”, “salad”, “fruit” and “container (small sachet)” are not heated, and “fried food”, “boiled food” etc. Each part is set to be heated under appropriate heating conditions.

  In the second embodiment, in the information code 4, (a) size information 42, (b) contents information 43, and (c) heating condition information 45 are recorded as heating information as shown in FIG. Shall be. The information code 4 may record address information of these heating information.

  The size information 42 is information on the size of the entire object 3, and is information on the vertical and horizontal lengths (dimensions) of the object 3. Moreover, you may include the information of the height of the target object 3 as needed.

  The contents information 43 is a data table that stores the position information in the object of each part and the contents put in each part in association with each other. A part ID is assigned to each part of the object 3. For example, the part with the part ID “A1” is a part corresponding to the part A1 of the object 3 in FIG. 5, and “P1, P2, P4, P5” is set as the in-object position information. This in-object position information means that the region ID “A1” is an area surrounded by points P1, P2, P4, and P5.

  Similarly, the part ID “A2” corresponds to the portion A2 of the object 3 in FIG. 5, and “P4, P5, P6, P7” is set as the position information in the object. The site ID “A3” corresponds to the portion A3 of the object 3 in FIG. 5, and “P2, P3, P7, P8” is set as the position information in the object. The site ID “A4” corresponds to the portion A4 of the object 3 in FIG. 5, and “P9, P10, P11, P12” is set as the position information in the object.

  The contents information 43 is associated with the contents information of each part in association with the position information in the object. Specifically, information of “sashimi” is linked to part A1, “boiled food” to part A2, “rice” to part A3, and “sachet sachet” to part A4.

  In the heating condition information 45, appropriate heating conditions are set according to the contents of each part of the object 3. For example, if the contents are “sashimi” or “soy sauce sachet”, it is not heated, “boiled” is “500 W, 1 minute”, “rice” is “500 W, 1 minute 30 seconds”, etc. It is assumed that conditions are set.

  Note that the heating condition information 45 may be stored in advance in the storage unit 25 of the heating device 2A. That is, for typical contents such as “rice”, if the heating condition is stored in the heating device 2A in advance, it is not necessary to record the heating condition information 45 in the information code 4, so the information is recorded in the information code 4. Can reduce the amount of information to be processed. In this case, the heating control unit 202 acquires the heating condition information 45 from the storage unit 25 based on the content information 43 acquired from the information code 4, and performs heating for each part under a heating condition suitable for the content. Control.

  Further, the content information 43 shown in FIG. 7B and the heating condition information 45 shown in FIG. 7C are combined, and the position information in the object, the content information, and the heating condition information are associated with each part. The stored data table may be recorded in the information code 4 as heating information.

Next, the heating operation in the heating system 1 of the second embodiment will be described.
The heating operation in the second embodiment is started when the object 3 is placed in the heating chamber 6 and the door 5 is in a closed state, similarly to the heating control process in the first embodiment (FIG. 4). The That is, as shown in FIG. 4, first, the control unit 20 of the heating device 2 monitors whether or not the object 3 is placed in the heating chamber 6 (step S <b> 101), and the target in the heating chamber 6. If the object 3 is not placed (step S101; No), the process waits for the object 3 to be placed. When the object 3 is placed in the heating chamber 6 (step S101; Yes), the control unit 20 next checks the open / closed state of the door 5. When the door 5 is in the open state (step S102; No), it waits, and when the door 5 is in the closed state (step S102; Yes), the code reading unit 23 starts reading the information code 4 (step S103).

  The code reading unit 23 reads the information of the information code 4 attached to the container of the object 3 (Step S103). When a reading error occurs (step S104; Yes), the control unit 20 accepts a manual operation (step S105). In the manual operation, an input of heating conditions (output wattage, heating time) and the like from the operation unit 26 by the user is received.

  When there is no reading error of the information code 4 (step S104; No) and the reading of the information code 4 is completed, the heating information acquisition unit 201 acquires heating information based on the information read from the information code 4 (step S106).

  Here, it is assumed that the heating information read from the information code 4 includes size information 42, contents information 43, and heating condition information 45 as shown in FIG. The heating information acquisition unit 201 transmits the heating information (size information 42, content information 43, heating condition information 45) read from the information code 4 to the heating control unit 202.

  In addition, when the address information for acquiring information is recorded on the information code 4, the heating information acquisition unit 201 is a storage area (DB11) that can be connected via the storage unit 25 of the heating device 2 or the network 10. The heating information (size information 42, contents information 43, and heating condition information 45) stored in is read out and transmitted to the heating control unit 202.

  The heating control unit 202 generates a control signal for controlling the heating operation in the heating unit 24 based on the acquired heating information, and transmits the control signal to the heating unit 24. The heating unit 24 performs heating control according to the control signal (step S107). In the second embodiment, the heating control process shown in FIG. 8 is executed as the heating control process in step S107.

  In the heating control process, the control unit 20 first acquires the heating room image 61 (step S201). The heating chamber image 61 is an image obtained by photographing the entire object 3 placed in the heating chamber 6. The heating room image 61 can be taken by, for example, a camera (heating room image acquisition unit 29) installed on the ceiling in the cabinet.

  FIG. 9 is an example of the heating room image 61. The grid lines given on the heating chamber image 61 are arranged at predetermined intervals corresponding to the vertical direction and the horizontal direction of the mounting surface of the heating chamber 6. Therefore, the image coordinate values p1 to p12 of each part of the target object 3 in the heating chamber image 61 are associated with the actual coordinate values (heating chamber position information) Q1 to Q12 of each part of the target object 3 in the heating chamber 6. be able to.

  The control unit 20 converts the in-object position information into the heating room position information based on the acquired heating room image 61 (step S202). Thereby, since the position in the heating chamber of each part A1-A4 of the target object 3 is calculated | required, it becomes possible to irradiate a microwave appropriately with respect to each part.

A specific example of the conversion from the position information in the object to the position information in the heating chamber will be described.
First, the control unit 20 (position information acquisition unit 203) obtains the position of the object 3 in the heating chamber (hereinafter referred to as “mounting position”) from the heating chamber image 61. For example, when the in-object position information P1 to P12 is position information based on the position (origin) of the position detection mark m1 of the information code 4 attached to the container of the object 3, the control unit 20 (position The information acquisition unit 203) obtains the position information of the position detection mark m1 of the information code 4 attached to the object 3 placed in the heating chamber 6 as the placement position of the object 3.

  Subsequently, the control unit 20 (position information acquisition unit 203) obtains the direction of the object 3 in the heating chamber (hereinafter, “mounting direction”) from the heating chamber image 61. For example, by recognizing the direction of the information code 4 from the arrangement of the position detection marks m1, m2, and m3 of the information code 4, the placement direction of the object 3 placed in the heating chamber 6 (of the heating room image 61). An angle of the in-object coordinates (X, Y) with respect to the coordinates (grid lines) is obtained. Or you may obtain | require the mounting direction of the target object 3 by recognizing the shape (for example, shape of the outer edge of a container) of the target object 3 from the heating chamber image 61. FIG.

  As described above, when the mounting state (mounting position and mounting direction) of the object 3 in the heating chamber is known, the position (heating chamber position information) of each part of the object 3 in the heating chamber can be obtained. In other words, the control unit 20 (heating control unit 202) sets the object position information P1 to P12 in the heating chamber 6 based on the placement position and placement direction of the object 3 detected from the heating room image 61. The position (heating room position information) to be converted into Q1 to Q12. More specifically, after the in-object position information P1 to P12 is converted into image coordinate values p1 to p12 on the heating chamber image 61, the image coordinate values p1 to p12 are converted into actual coordinate values (heating chamber inside the heating chamber 6). (Position information) Q1 to Q12 are converted.

  In this way, the heating control unit 202 can obtain position information (position information in the heating chamber) of the portions A1 to A4 of the target object 3 in the heating chamber 6.

  When the position information (heating chamber position information) in the heating chamber 6 of each part A1 to A4 of the object 3 is obtained, the heating control unit 202 determines the heating area of each part A1 to A4 based on the heating chamber position information. Then, the respective parts A1 to A4 are heated under the heating conditions (non-heating, predetermined heating time, predetermined output wattage) determined by the heating condition information 45, respectively. When the heating time has elapsed, the heating operation is terminated (step S203).

  FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a heating state in the heating chamber 6. According to the contents information 43 and the heating condition information 45 shown in FIG. 7, the portion A1 (the region surrounded by the heating chamber positions Q1, Q2, Q4, and Q5) and the portion A4 (the heating chamber positions Q9, Q10, Q11, and Q12 are surrounded). (Region) is non-heated, and part A2 (region surrounded by heating chamber positions Q4, Q5, Q6, Q7) is heated for 1 minute at 500 W and surrounded by portion A3 (heating chamber positions Q2, Q3, Q7, Q8). Area) is heated at 500 W for 1 minute 30 seconds.

  As described above, in the heating system 1 of the second embodiment, when the object 3 has a plurality of parts, the position information 43 and the heating condition information 45 of each part are set in the information code 4. By doing so, each part can be heated under appropriate heating conditions.

  In the second embodiment, the case where the target object 3 has a plurality of parts has been described. However, the present invention can also be applied to the case where the entire target object 3 is a single part. That is, the heating device 2A may obtain the entire area of the object 3 from the heating room image 61 (FIG. 9) and heat the entire area of the object 3 under a predetermined heating condition.

  Further, for example, as in the object 3a shown in FIG. 11, the present invention is also applicable to the case where the heating chamber 6 is divided into a part B1 and a part B2 in the height direction.

  As shown in FIG. 11A, the portion B1 is a region of height positions P21 to P22, and the portion B2 is a region of height positions P22 to P23. Further, it is assumed that the content information 43a shown in FIG. 11B is recorded in the information code 4 in place of the content information 43 shown in FIG. 7B. In the contents information 43a, the position information in the object for each part B1, B2 divided in the height direction and the information of the contents of the parts B1, B2 are linked.

  The heating control unit 202 follows the heating room image 61 acquired by the heating room image acquisition unit 29 and the heating information read from the information code 4 (content information 43a and heating condition information 45). , B2 can be calculated, and heating can be performed by setting different heating conditions for each of the portions B1 and B2.

  In the first and second embodiments described above, one information code 4 is attached to the object 3. However, since there is a limit on the amount of information that can be recorded in the information code 4, information attached to the object 3 is limited. A plurality of codes 4 may be provided. FIG. 12 is a usage example of a plurality of information codes 4. As shown in FIG. 12A, a plurality of two-dimensional codes 4a and 4b may be arranged and attached to the object 3, or like the barcode 4c and the two-dimensional code 4d shown in FIG. Different types of information codes 4 may be combined and attached to the object 3. When a plurality of information codes 4 are used, the amount of information that can be read from the information codes 4 can be easily increased. Further, the direction of the coordinate axis of the object 3 can be easily determined from the arrangement of the plurality of information codes 4. For example, as shown in FIG. 12A, when two information codes 4a and 4b are used side by side, the X direction of the object 3 is determined from the arrangement and arrangement of the position detection marks of the information codes 4a and 4b. The Y direction may be determined in advance.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 12B, when different types of information codes 4 are combined and attached to the object 3, the direction having the information of the barcode 4c is set to the X direction, and the barcode 4c is set to 2 as a reference. The direction in which the dimension code 4d is arranged can be recognized such as the positive direction of the X direction.

[Third Embodiment]
Next, the aspect of the system configuration of the heating system 1 will be described. FIGS. 13 and 14 are system configuration examples of the heating system 1 according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, information attached to the object 3 using the information terminal 8. The code 4 may be read and the read information may be transmitted from the information terminal 8 to the heating device 2.
Hereinafter, the system configuration of each heating system 1, 1A to 1C will be described.

The heating system 1 in FIG. 13 includes an object 3 to which an information code 4 that can acquire heating information 41 is attached, and a heating device 2 that heats the object 3.
In the heating system 1 of FIG. 13, the heating device 2 reads the information code 4 of the object 3, and the heating control unit 202 performs the heating operation in the heating unit 24 based on the heating information 41 acquired from the read information code 4. Control. The information code 4 may record the heating information 41 itself for controlling the heating unit 24, or may record address information for calling the heating information 41 from the storage unit 25 of the heating device 2. Good.

Further, the heating system 1A of FIG. 14 communicates via the object 3 with the information code 4 that can acquire the heating information 41, the heating device 2 that heats the object 3, and the heating device 2 and the network 10. And a connected database (DB) 11.
In the heating system 1A of FIG. 14, the code reading unit 23 of the heating device 2 reads the information code 4 of the object 3, and the DB 11 is connected via the network 10 by the communication unit 28 of the heating device 2 based on the read information code 4. To obtain the heating information 41 stored in the DB 11. The heating control unit 202 controls the heating operation in the heating unit 24 based on the acquired heating information 41. In the information code 4, not the heating information 41 itself for controlling the heating unit 24 but address information for calling the heating information 41 from the DB 11 connected via the network 10 is recorded.

  The heating systems 1 and 1A having the system configuration shown in FIGS. 13 and 14 can execute the heating control operation of the first and second embodiments. That is, when the heating information such as the output wattage and the heating time can be acquired from the information code 4 as in the first embodiment, the heating control unit 202 performs a predetermined output wattage according to the acquired heating information. The heating in the heating unit 24 is performed for a predetermined heating time. On the other hand, when the size information 42, the content information 43, and the heating condition information 45 can be acquired from the information code 4 as in the second embodiment, the heating control unit 202 displays the information according to the acquired content information. Partial heating as shown in FIGS.

  The heating system 1B of FIG. 15 reads the object 3 to which the information code 4 that can acquire the heating information 41 is attached, the heating device 2 that heats the object 3, and the information code 4 that is attached to the object 3. The information terminal 8 is configured to transmit the read information to the heating device 2.

  The information terminal 8 is a portable information terminal such as a smartphone with a camera function, a tablet, or a game machine. The information terminal 8 includes a code reading unit (camera) that reads the information code 4 and a transmission unit that transmits information to the heating device 2. The transmitter may use, for example, near field communication such as infrared communication or Bluetooth (registered trademark).

  The heating device 2 of the heating system 1B may not include the code reading unit 23 but needs to include a receiving unit that can receive information from the transmitting unit of the information terminal 8. Moreover, the control part 20, the door sensor 21, the interior lighting part 22, the heating part 24, the memory | storage part 25, the operation part 26, the display part 27, the communication part 28, the heating room image acquisition part 29, etc. are provided.

  In the heating system 1B of FIG. 15, before placing the object 3 on the heating device 2, the information terminal 8 reads the information code 4 of the object 3, and the heating information 41 (size information 42, The information terminal 8 transmits the contents information 43 and the heating condition information 45) to the heating device 2. The heating device 2 receives the information transmitted from the information terminal 8 and transmits it to the control unit 20 (heating control unit 202). When the object 3 is placed in the heating chamber 6 and the door 5 is closed, the heating control unit 202 controls the heating operation by the heating unit 24 based on the received information. In the information code 4, heating information 41 or the like for controlling the heating unit 24 itself may be recorded, or address information for calling the heating information 41 or the like from the storage unit 25 of the heating device 2 is recorded. May be.

  In addition, the heating system 1C of FIG. 16 includes an object 3 to which the information code 4 that can acquire the heating information 41 is attached, a heating device 2 that heats the object 3, and an information code 4 that is attached to the object 3. And an information terminal 8 that transmits the read information to the heating device 2 and a database (DB) 11 that is connected to the information terminal 8 via the network 10 for communication.

  The information terminal 8 in the heating system 1C is a portable information terminal such as a smartphone with a camera function, a tablet, or a game machine, like the information terminal 8 in the heating system 1B of FIG. The information terminal 8 includes a code reading unit (camera) that reads the information code 4 and a transmission unit that transmits information to the heating device 2. The transmitter may use, for example, near field communication such as infrared communication or Bluetooth (registered trademark). Furthermore, the information terminal 8 in the heating system 1 </ b> C in FIG. 16 includes a communication unit that performs communication with the server, the DB 11, and the like via the network 11.

  The heating device 2 of the heating system 1C may not include the code reading unit 23 as in the heating system 1B of FIG. 15, but needs to include a receiving unit that can receive information from the transmitting unit of the information terminal 8. is there. Moreover, the control part 20, the door sensor 21, the interior lighting part 22, the heating part 24, the memory | storage part 25, the operation part 26, the display part 27, the communication part 28, the heating room image acquisition part 29, etc. are provided.

  In the heating system 1C of FIG. 16, before placing the object 3 on the heating device 2, the information terminal 4 reads the information code 4 of the object 3, and the information (heating information 41) acquired based on the read information code 4 is read. , Size information 42, contents information 43, and heating condition information 45) are transmitted from the information terminal 8 to the heating device 2. In the information code 4, not the heating information 41 itself for controlling the heating unit 24 but address information for calling the heating information 41 from the DB 11 connected via the network 10 is recorded. The information terminal 8 accesses the DB 11 via the network 10 based on the address information read from the information code 4 and acquires the heating information 41 and the like. The information terminal 8 transmits the acquired heating information 41 and the like from the transmission unit to the heating device 2. The receiving unit of the heating device 2 receives the heating information 41 transmitted from the information terminal 8 and transmits it to the control unit 20 (heating control unit 202). When the object 3 is placed in the heating chamber 6 and the door 5 is closed, the heating control unit 202 controls heating by the heating unit 24 based on the received heating information 41 and the like.

  The heating control operations of the first and second embodiments can also be executed for the heating systems 1B and 1C having the system configurations of FIGS. That is, when the heating information 41 such as the output wattage and the heating time can be acquired from the information code 4 as in the first embodiment, the heating control unit 202 performs a predetermined process according to the acquired heating information 41. Heating in the heating unit 24 is performed for a predetermined heating time with an output wattage.

  On the other hand, when the size information 42, the content information 43, and the heating condition information 45 can be acquired from the information code 4 as in the second embodiment, the heating control unit 202 acquires the acquired content information 43 and the heating information. Partial heating is performed according to the condition information 45.

  As described above, according to the heating systems 1B and 1C, the information code 4 attached to the heating object 3 is read by the information terminal 8, and the information terminal 8 acquires the heating information 41 based on the read information. To the heating device 2. In the heating device 2, the heating of the object 3 is controlled according to the heating information 41 received from the information terminal 8. Thereby, even if it does not provide the code reading part in the heating device 2, the information read by the information terminal 8 is transmitted to the heating device 2, so that the object 3 is similar to the first and second embodiments. Heating can be controlled.

  The preferred embodiments of the heating system and the like according to the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to such examples. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes or modifications can be conceived within the scope of the technical idea disclosed in the present application, and these are naturally within the technical scope of the present invention. Understood.

1, 1A to 1C ......... Heating system 2, 2A ......... Heating device 3, 3a ......... Object (container)
4, 4a to 4d ……… Information code 5 ……………………… Door 6 ……………………… Heating room 8 ……………………… Information terminal 10 ………… ………… Network 11 …………………… Database (DB)
20 …………………… Control unit 201 …………………… Heating information acquisition unit 202 ………………… Heating control unit 203 ………………… Position information acquisition unit 21 ……… …………… Door sensor 22 …………………… Interior lighting unit 23 …………………… Code reading unit 24 …………………… Heating unit 25 ……………… …… Storage unit 26 …………………… Operation unit 27 …………………… Display unit 28 …………………… Communication unit 29 …………………… Acquisition of heated room image Part 41 …………………… Heating information 42 …………………… Size information 43, 43a ………… Contents information 45 …………………… Heating condition information 61 ………… ………… Heating room image A1 to A4 ………… Part of object 3 B1 to B2 ………… Part of object 3a

Claims (10)

A heating system comprising an information code attached to an object and a heating device for heating the object,
In the information code, information capable of acquiring heating information of the object is recorded,
The heating device is
A heating information acquisition unit that acquires heating information based on information read from the information code;
A heating control unit that controls heating of the object according to the acquired heating information;
A heating system comprising: The heating device has a heating chamber,
The heating system according to claim 1, further comprising: a code reading unit that reads the information code in a state where the object is placed in the heating chamber. The heating information includes heating condition information for each of one or more portions of the object,
The said heating control part heats the said part according to the said corresponding heating condition information, The heating system of Claim 2 characterized by the above-mentioned. The heating information includes in-object position information which is position information in the object of the part,
The heating control unit calculates heating chamber position information that is position information of the portion in the heating chamber based on the position information in the object, and determines a heating region of the portion based on the heating chamber position information. The heating system according to claim 3. In the information code, address information of a storage area for storing the heating information is recorded,
The heating information acquisition unit reads the address information from the information code, accesses the storage area, and acquires the heating information from the storage area. The heating system described. A heating system comprising an information code attached to an object, a heating device for heating the object, and an information terminal,
In the information code, information capable of acquiring heating information of the object is recorded,
The information terminal
A code reading unit for reading the information code;
A heating information acquisition unit for acquiring heating information based on the read information;
A transmission unit for transmitting the acquired heating information to the heating device,
The heating device is
A receiving unit for receiving the heating information from the information terminal;
And a heating control unit that controls heating of the object according to the received heating information. A heating device for heating an object,
A heating information acquisition unit that acquires heating information of the object based on information read from an information code attached to the object;
A heating controller that controls heating of the object according to the acquired heating information;
A heating apparatus comprising: A container for storing contents to be heated by a heating device,
A container to which an information code capable of acquiring heating information in the heating device is attached. A heating control method in a heating system comprising: an information code attached to an object; and a heating device that heats the object,
In the information code, information capable of acquiring heating information of the object is recorded,
The heating device is
Obtaining heating information based on information read from the information code;
Controlling the heating of the object according to the acquired heating information;
The heating control method characterized by including. A computer for controlling a heating device for heating an object,
Heating information acquisition means for acquiring heating information of the object based on information read from an information code attached to the object;
Heating control means for controlling heating of the object according to the acquired heating information;
Program to function as.

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