JP2803520B2 - Cooking support device and cooking device using the same - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cooking assistance device for providing information on cooking in an easy-to-understand manner.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various heaters as appliances related to cooking have been commercialized such as a microwave oven, a gas table, a rice cooker, and the like. , Nutrient information, etc.) have not been put to practical use. One problem with newlyweds is that they are not good at cooking. Especially recently, most people do not have their mothers teach cooking tips and know-how as in the past. Many. In addition, if it is limited to eating, it is said that it is the age of overeating from the time when it is enough to eat it to the time when it is full of satiety. What is the result? . Adult diseases are increasing, and even children are adults. From a food and health perspective, it is no exaggeration to say that the current diet is clearly out of place. Conventionally, cooking-related technology has been developed as a heater, but in view of the above, there is an urgent need to develop a device capable of providing information on food up to the time of being put into the heater. A housewife is a dietitian at home, and it is desired to develop a device that can supply such cooking-related information to newlyweds in particular. However, information about cooking is provided through various media, and the situation is currently flooding the world. For example, through a videotape, a cooking magazine or a television.

On the other hand, on the other hand, Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No.
2827, JP-A-63-233214, JP-A-03-233214
As described in US Pat. No. 2,468,882), a CD-ROM or the like is used as a storage medium, in which cooking menus, ingredients, and actual image information of cooking are stored in advance, and menu search before heating as a cooking appliance is performed. It is known to emphasize the convenience by letting the user visually perceive from cooking to the completion of cooking.

[0004]

However, it is questionable whether the cooking utensils disclosed in the above-mentioned patent publications are really easy to understand. In a known example, a cooking menu is searched from a material or the like, a corresponding menu name is displayed, and a user selects a favorite menu,
The material recipe of the menu is displayed, and how to make and the finished product are displayed in a real image. If all the contents of the cookbook, from data to video, are stored electronically in advance and can be searched, would it be tempting to use it conveniently? How is cooking information different from recorded videotape? . How is it different from a cooking magazine? . Not just searchable? . Simply searching does not have any fun and you get bored quickly. Watching a videotape is a passive attitude for the user, and looking at a book is an aggressive attitude. With respect to the above-mentioned known examples, the invention is not out of this area, and it is an invention that menu search and the like can be technically performed using a large-capacity storage medium. There was a problem that there is no.

[0005] The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and the process for determining a cooking menu, a cooking procedure, and the like is performed without the user becoming a 100% passive posture or an aggressive posture. It is an object of the present invention to provide a cooking support device that provides information on cooking happily in a game-like sense of play.

[0006]

The present invention has the following configuration to achieve the above object.

[0007] That is, as a first solving means, a storage means for storing information related to cooking, a game feeling generating means for generating a game feeling, and a combination of cooking information from the storage means and information from the game feeling generating means. And a synthesizing control means.

[0008] As a second solving means, a storage means for storing information relating to cooking, a display means for displaying information, a game sensation generating means for generating a game sensation, the cooking information from the storage means and the game A composition control unit for composing information from the sense generation unit and displaying the information on the display unit.

[0009] As a third solution means, a storage means in which information relating to cooking is stored in the form of video, audio, animation or text information, a reading means for reading the information in the storage means, and a game for generating a game feeling Sensation generating means, and synthesis control means for synthesizing information on cooking from the reading means and information from the game sensation generating means, displaying the information on display means, and restoring voice information from the reading means by voice generating means. Configuration.

As a fourth solution, an information transmission means for transmitting cooking information to the cooking utensil is provided.

As a fifth solution means, the storage means or the game feeling generation means is detachable, and the storage means and the game feeling generation means are formed in the same storage means.
In addition, an item displayed on the display means is constituted by a cross key capable of freely selecting up, down, left and right and a select key for determining the selected item, and the storage means includes a cooking menu, a cooking procedure, cooking know-how, a cooking utensil, How to use cooking utensils,
The cooking information such as the amount of nutrients in the cooked food is stored in advance, and further, it is integrated with the cooking utensil.

[0012]

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained by the above configuration.

According to the first problem solving means, the synthesis control means synthesizes the cooking information such as the cooking method read from the storage means and the information from the game feeling generating means and synthesizes the cooking information such as the cooking method into the game feeling. It is displayed on a television at home.

According to the second problem solving means, the synthesizing control means synthesizes the information read from the storage means and the information from the game feeling generating means, and displays the cooking information on the display means in a game-like manner. I do.

According to the third means for solving the problem, the synthesis control means uses information read from the storage means in which information relating to cooking is stored as video, audio, animation, and text and information from the game sense generation means. The information is synthesized and the information about cooking is displayed on the display means as video, animation, and text information like a game,
The information is also provided by voice information by the voice generating means.

Further, according to the fourth problem solving means, if the cooking menu is determined by the cooking support device, the heating temperature and the heating time information can be transmitted to the cooking appliance via the information transmitting means.

Further, according to the sixth problem solving means, the storage means or the game feeling generating means are made detachable, and since the storing means and the game feeling generating means are constituted by the same storage means, the stored contents can be changed. Cooking information can be supplemented additionally, and the system is equipped with an operating means having a cross key and a select key that can select items up, down, left and right freely, and all operations can be performed with those key operations, improving usability In the storage means, a cooking menu, a cooking procedure, a cooking tool, a cooking know-how,
Since information such as how to use the cooking utensils and the amount of nutrients in the food is stored, a desirable cooking assistance device can be configured. Furthermore, a convenient cooking device can be provided by integrally forming the cooking support device and the cooking utensil.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a circuit block diagram of this embodiment. The cooking support device 1 includes an operation unit 2, a storage unit 3 storing information on cooking, a game sensation generation unit 4 for generating a game sensation, and a cooking menu based on information from the storage unit 3 and the game sensation generation unit 4. And synthesis control means 5 for synthesizing cooking information such as cooking procedures, cooking know-how, how to use cooking utensils, and the amount of nutrients in the food in a game-like manner and displaying the information on a television or the like at home.

The operating means 2 is a cross key 2 in this embodiment.
a and the select key 2b. The number of select keys does not restrict the present invention. The cross key 2a is a convenient key when selecting one from a plurality of items displayed on a television or the like. That is, by operating the cross key 2a, it is possible to select an item freely up, down, left and right, and the selected item is determined by pressing the select key 2b.

Next, a specific operation will be described. In the present embodiment, as one example, cooking information for making sweets (cookies) is stored in the storage means 3. When the power of the main body 1 is turned on, "Adventure to Sweets Land" is displayed on the television. Next, when the select key 2b is pressed, a game relating to cookies (game contents are omitted) starts. In the present embodiment, five types of game contents are stored in the game feeling generating means 5. By completing each game, the composition control means 5 takes out cooking procedures such as how to make cookies from the storage means 3 and sequentially displays them on the television. If you complete the first game, display the story about cookies, if you complete the second game, display the material table and cooking know-how for making cookies, and if you complete the third game, When the fourth game is completed, the amount of nutrients contained in the cookie is displayed, and when the fifth game is completed, cooking utensils (eg, a microwave oven with a heater) are displayed. Shows how to use. All these operations are performed using the cross key 2a and the select key 2b. Then, when all the games are completed, the composition control means 5 operates so as to display all information relating to the cookie making.

Although the present embodiment has been described by taking sweets, especially cookies, as an example, other menus are also possible. The description of the game content is omitted in the present embodiment, but the game content itself does not restrict the present invention, and the content does not matter.

The synthesizing control means 5 described above is composed of an 8-bit microcomputer, and the game feeling generating means 4
The storage means 3 comprises a ROM (read-only storage element). Even if the game feeling generating means 4 and the storage means 3 are configured in the same ROM, there is no problem.

Although the description has been omitted in the present embodiment, it is also possible to omit a game-like element when it is necessary to know how to make the game immediately.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the cooking menu, the cooking procedure, the cooking know-how, the cooking utensil, the nutrient amount,
It is possible to realize a cooking support device that can provide easy-to-understand and enjoyable use of cooking utensils, cooking science, and the like in a game-like manner.

(Embodiment 2) The configuration of this embodiment is shown in FIG. Although the configuration is almost the same as that of the first embodiment, in the first embodiment, the display means is required to be provided outside the television or the like. However, in the second embodiment, the display means 6 is provided in the cooking support apparatus main body 1. . In this embodiment, a liquid crystal can be used as the display means 6.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, since the display means 6 is provided in the main body, the main body can be carried anywhere, and the main body 1 can be placed beside cooking for operation. You can cook while watching how to make, which is very convenient.

(Embodiment 3) FIG. 3 shows a circuit block diagram of this embodiment. A configuration similar to that of the second embodiment, except that information relating to cooking is stored in the storage unit 3 in a quantized form with video, audio, animation, and text information, and an audio generation unit that restores the audio information in the storage unit 3 7 and a reading means 10 for reading information from the storage means 3. In this embodiment, the storage unit 3
Although a CD-ROM is used as the ROM and a ROM is used as the game feeling generating means 4, it is also possible to store the same in the same storage means 3, which does not restrict the present invention.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, since cooking-related information is provided in the sense of a game using real-image video, animation, text information, and voice information, a very easy-to-understand cooking assistance device can be realized.

(Embodiment 4) The configuration of this embodiment is shown in FIG. The configuration is substantially the same as that of the first to third embodiments, except that an information transmission unit 9 for transmitting information to the cooking utensil 8 is provided in the main body 1. In the present embodiment, a microwave oven with a heater was used as the cooking utensil 8. In addition, although the infrared light emitting communication means is used as the information transmitting means 9, this may be an IC card or a wired information transmitting means, and does not restrict the present invention. As the operation, the association between the cooking menu determined by the main body 1 and the cooking utensil 8 can be understood. That is, the cooking information such as the heating temperature and the heating time according to the menu is transmitted to the cooking utensil 8 via the information transmission means 9 using the microwave oven with a heater, so that the cooking utensil 8 is operated when heating. Eliminates the need.

As described above, according to this embodiment, since the main body 1 and the cooking utensil 8 are connected via the information transmitting means 9, the cooking utensil 8 is very easy to use and convenient.

(Embodiment 5) The configuration of this embodiment is shown in FIG. The configuration is almost the same as that of the first to fifth embodiments, except that the storage unit 3 or the game feeling generation unit 4 is configured to be detachable.

With this configuration, it is possible to appropriately replenish infinite cooking information.

(Embodiment 6) FIG. 6 shows the configuration of this embodiment. The configuration is substantially the same as that of the first to third embodiments, except that the cooking device 8 and the cooking assistance device 1 are integrated into a cooking device.

According to the present embodiment, the same effects as in the fourth embodiment can be obtained.

[0036]

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained as is apparent from the above embodiments.

(1) Cooking menu, ingredients,
Since cooking information such as cooking utensils, cooking procedures, nutrient amounts, cooking know-how, cooking science, and relationships with cooking utensils can be obtained, a cooking assistance device that is very easy to understand for children, newlyweds, and the like can be realized.

(2) The cooking support device is a storage means for storing information related to cooking, a display means for displaying information, a game sensation generating means for generating a game sensation, the cooking information from the storage means and the game sensation. Since it has a configuration provided with a combination control unit that combines information from the generation unit and displays the information on the display unit, the cooking support device main body can be carried anywhere, and the cooking support device is placed next to cooking,
You can cook while watching the operation and how to make, which is very convenient.

(3) The cooking support device includes a storage unit in which information relating to cooking is stored in the form of video, audio, animation, or text information, a reading unit that reads information from the storage unit, and a game sensation that generates a game sensation. Generating means, and combining control means for combining information on cooking from the reading means and information from the game feeling generating means, displaying the combined information on the display means, and restoring voice information from the reading means by the voice generating means. Therefore, since cooking-related information is provided in a game-like manner using live-action video, animation, text information, and voice information, a very easy-to-understand cooking support device can be realized.

(4) Since the cooking assistance device is provided with the information transmitting means for transmitting the cooking information to the cooking utensil, the cooking information such as the heating temperature and the heating time in the cooking menu is transmitted through the information transmitting means. Since the cooking utensils are transmitted to the cooking utensils, there is no need to operate the cooking utensils, and the cooking utensils are very easy to use and convenient.

(5) The storage means or the game sensation generating means are detachably configured, and the storage means and the game sensation generating means are constituted by the same storage means, so that cooking information infinitely can be appropriately supplemented. Becomes possible.

(6) Since all operations can be performed with the cross key and the select key, it is possible to provide a cooking support device which is very easy to use for newlyweds, children, and female students who are vulnerable to mechanical operations and the like.

(7) It is possible to realize a convenient cooking device in which the cooking utensil and the cooking support device are integrated.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram and a circuit block diagram of a cooking assistance device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a cooking assistance device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a circuit block diagram of a cooking assistance device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a cooking assistance device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of a cooking assistance device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of a cooking assistance device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cooking support apparatus 2 Operation means 2a Cross key 2b Select key 3 Storage means 4 Game sense generation means 5 Synthesis control means 6 Display means 7 Voice generation means 8 Cooking utensils 9 Information transmission means 10 Reading means

Claims (9)

(57) [Claims] A storage means for storing information relating to cooking;
A cooking assistance device comprising: a game sensation generating unit that generates a game sensation; and a synthesis control unit that synthesizes cooking information from the storage unit and information from the game sensation generation unit. 2. A storage means for storing information related to cooking,
A display unit for displaying information; a game sensation generation unit for generating a game sensation; and a synthesis control unit for synthesizing the cooking information from the storage unit and the information from the game sensation generation unit and displaying the information on the display unit. Cooking support device. 3. A storage means in which information relating to cooking is stored in the form of video, audio, animation or text information; a reading means for reading the information in said storage means; a game sensation generating means for generating a game sensation; A cooking assistance apparatus comprising: synthesis control means for synthesizing information on cooking from a reading means and information from the game sensation generating means, displaying the synthesized information on a display means, and restoring voice information from the reading means by a voice generating means. 4. The cooking assistance device according to claim 1, further comprising information transmission means for transmitting cooking information to the cooking utensil. 5. The cooking assistance device according to claim 1, wherein the storage means or the game feeling generation means is detachable. 6. The cooking support apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the storage means and the game feeling generation means are provided in the same storage means. 7. The cooking assistance device according to claim 1, further comprising an operation unit having a cross key capable of freely selecting an item displayed on the display unit up, down, left and right and a select key for determining the selected item. 8. A storage device according to claim 1, wherein said storage means stores cooking information such as a cooking menu, a cooking procedure, a cooking know-how, a cooking tool, a use of a cooking utensil, and an amount of nutrients in the food in advance. Cooking support device. 9. The cooking device according to claim 1, wherein the cooking device and the cooking support device are integrated.