JP3515950B2 - Cooking information provision device - 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 information providing apparatus suitable for simultaneously executing a plurality of cooking menus.

[0002]

In the past, recipes for cooking menus that have been introduced have been provided in cookbooks, television cooking programs, etc., and the cooking procedure, etc., along with the required time, necessary ingredients and their quantity, etc., have been provided. It is summarized. The user can cook the food of the cooking menu by cooking according to the recipe.

However, when cooking at home, it is common to proceed with a plurality of cooking menus at the same time. However, for those unfamiliar, it is difficult to efficiently proceed with the cooking of multiple cooking menus while advancing the cooking procedure of each cooking menu while looking at individual recipes, and as a result, it takes a lot of time. It will be.

[0004] For those who are unfamiliar, it is possible to visually understand how to carry out the recipe work and what the finished state is like in the progress of the cooking procedure of each cooking menu. It is easy to understand, but it will take time and trouble to look at recipes and find cooking utensils each time.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a composite timetable in which the cooking procedure of each cooking menu is displayed in time series even when a plurality of cooking menus are simultaneously cooked. Another object of the present invention is to provide a cooking information providing device capable of providing various cooking information as well as providing.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention adopts the following constitution. Claim 1
The cooking information providing device of the above, when given the individual cooking procedures and the required time data for a plurality of cooking menus, is a composite timetable showing a composite cooking procedure when the cooking menus are executed in parallel. And a display unit for displaying the composite timetable created by the timetable creating means.
When cooking procedures of multiple cooking menus conflict with each other
Prioritizes competing cooking menus with higher priority
It is characterized in that the composite timetable is created .

According to the above-mentioned invention, when a plurality of cooking menus are provided, the timetable generating means creates a complex cooking procedure required when the plurality of cooking menus are carried out in parallel. Since this can be displayed on the display unit, even a user who is not familiar with cooking procedures can sequentially perform each procedure of multiple cooking menus by looking at the composite timetable displayed on the display unit. Even if a setup is required, it can be carried out reliably without relying on intuition or experience, and the work efficiency can be improved. Also, by viewing this composite timetable, even a user who is accustomed to cooking can proceed with cooking without feeling confused with the first cooking menu. And as mentioned above
When creating multiple cooking menus with multiple
When creating a bull, the timetable generation means
If there is a conflict between procedures,
Priority is given to the cooking procedure with the highest priority.
It can be set to proceed. This allows
In some cases, if the cooking steps overlap, for example,
Suitable for heating or eating while hot
Prioritizing the food menu or cooking menu that may be cooled
Create a composite timetable by setting the order such as making it first.
Even in such cases, you can rely on intuition and experience.
It is possible to proceed with the cooking in an appropriate cooking procedure without
Will be able to

The cooking information providing device of claim 2 is the same as that of claim 1.
In the invention described above, when the time table generating means is set to eat the dishes of the plurality of cooking menus at the same time, the combined time is set so that the finish time has a variation in finish within a predetermined time. It has a feature in that a table is created.

According to the above invention, when preparing a plurality of cooking menus, when the finishing times of the cooking menus are arranged side by side on the dining table so that the variation is within a predetermined time, the setting can be made. Since the composite timetable is created by the timetable generating means, in order to make those multiple cooking menus, the composite timetable is viewed without depending on intuition and experience, and the cooking procedure is advanced according to the cooking procedure. You will be able to finish the cooking menu of.

The cooking information providing apparatus of claim 3 is the same as that of claim 2
In the invention described above, when the timetable generating means is set to eat the dishes of the plurality of cooking menus with a time difference, the finish time is set to have a time difference for each cooking menu set. The feature is that a composite timetable is created.

According to the above invention, when a plurality of cooking menus are served with a time lag, such as a Western food course, or when a visitor or the like drinks alcohol, a main time lag is served. If you want to have a timetable, you can set the finishing time of the cooking menu individually and create a composite timetable, so you can easily finish at the desired time without calculating time or relying on intuition or experience. You will be able to proceed with cooking.

[0012]

[0013]

The cooking information providing device according to claim 4 is the device according to claim 1.
The invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3 is characterized in that the timetable generating means is adapted to obtain a rough required time when the composite timetable is executed and to display it on the display section. According to this invention, since the time required to execute the composite timetable is displayed, even when the time required for each individual cooking menu is known, when the time required varies when the composite timetable was created. It becomes easy to understand. And, by this, the time of cooking start can be assumed from the scheduled finish time,
On the contrary, the finish time can be estimated from the scheduled cooking start time.

The cooking information providing device according to claim 5 is the device according to claim 1.
In the inventions of No. 4 to 4 , when the end time when executing the plurality of cooking menus is set, the time table generating means estimates the start time of the composite time table and displays it on the display unit, When the start time for executing the cooking menu is set, the end time of the composite timetable is estimated and displayed on the display unit. According to the present invention, since the estimated start time is displayed in the composite timetable according to the scheduled finish time set by the user, it is possible to automatically display the time without the user performing the time calculation. Contrary to the above, if the start time of cooking is set, the end time can be estimated and displayed, which improves usability.

[0016]

The cooking information providing apparatus of claim 6 is the same as that of claim 1.
In the inventions of Nos. 5 to 5 , when the time table generating means inputs cooking progress information of the cooking procedure while executing cooking according to the composite time table,
It is characterized in that the composite timetable is modified according to the progress of the cooking procedure. According to the present invention, if the time variability due to cooking habits such as the number of years of experience of the user and individual differences are input as intermediate progress information while the cooking is in progress, the time of the composite timetable is automatically corrected and displayed. Therefore, it becomes possible to provide detailed guidance to individual users.

The cooking information providing apparatus according to claim 7, claim 1
In the inventions 1 to 6 , when the plurality of cooking menus are carried out in accordance with the composite timetable, there is provided cooking guide means for displaying on the display unit how to prepare the dishes of the plurality of cooking menus according to the composite cooking procedure. There is a feature in the place.

According to the above invention, when cooking is started according to the composite timetable, the cooking guide means causes
Since it is possible to display the cooking method according to each cooking procedure of the plurality of cooking menus at an appropriate timing, the user can surely proceed with cooking by watching the display and following the display. Like

The cooking information providing device according to claim 8 is the device according to claim 7.
In the invention described above, the cooking guide means is characterized in that when the cooking is executed according to the composite timetable, the cooking utensil necessary for the cooking procedure is displayed on the display unit. According to the present invention, in the above case. In addition to how to cook food, necessary cooking utensils are displayed on the display screen of each cooking procedure, so even users who are not familiar with cooking utensils can use the instructed cooking utensils accurately, Even when preparing cooking utensils in advance, it becomes possible to easily prepare unknown cooking utensils without hesitation.

[0021]

[0022]

The cooking information providing device of claim 9 is the same as that of claim 7.
Alternatively, in the invention of claim 8 , a communication means accessible to a food ingredient purchase information providing source for providing food ingredient purchase information through a communication line such as the Internet is provided, and the cooking guide means is used to select food ingredients to be used in the plurality of cooking menus. The feature is that the food purchase information is acquired from the food purchase information providing source through the communication means and is displayed on the display unit.

According to the above invention, since the cooking guide means can obtain the foodstuff purchase information from the foodstuff purchase information supply source through the communication line such as the Internet for the foodstuffs necessary for the execution of the plurality of cooking menus,
It is possible to easily obtain and recognize the prices of necessary ingredients, etc. Also, by obtaining information on bargain sales, it becomes possible to obtain economically effective information.

[0025]

[0026] The cooking information providing device of claim 10 is :
In the inventions 7 to 9 , the cooking guide means is provided so as to be able to input individual preferences such as the degree of hardness of finish or the degree of seasoning as the user's cooking preference information, and corresponds to the input cooking preference information. The feature is that the display of how to prepare the cooking menu is changed so as to do so.

According to the above-mentioned invention, since individual tastes can be input, it is possible to provide a method of preparing a fine cooking menu according to individual tastes, not in a uniform seasoning or finish state. Like

[0028]

[0029]

[0030]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In addition, in the following description, the whole is divided into the following parts and explained item by item. Each item is (1)-[System configuration description], (2)-
[Explanation of cooking menu inference processing], (3)-[Explanation of processing relating to food purchase], (4)-[Explanation of cooking menu timetable display], (5)-[Recipe of cooking menu and cooking] Explanation when referring to procedure], (6)-
[Explanation in case of implementing cooking menu], (7)-[Explanation of setting and operation of my program], (8)-[Other embodiments].

Further, in (2) [Explanation of cooking menu inference processing], this is applied to (a) cooking menu inference 1 [when using only foodstuffs in stock], (b) cooking menu inference 2 [foodstuffs In the case of adding], (c) description of priority setting routine, (d) description of additional food material input routine,
(E) Display routine description, (f) Side dish and other cooking menu inference description will be described separately for each item.

(1)-[Description of System Configuration] FIGS. 1 and 2 show the outline of the overall configuration. In FIG. 2, it is the home terminal 1 that controls the overall control. Is a cooking menu information presentation device,
It serves as a food purchase information display device, a cooking information providing device, and a cooking support device. This home terminal 1 is detachably arranged on the front surface of a refrigerating compartment door 2a of a refrigerator 2 serving as a food storage.

The general structure of the home terminal 1 is as a whole, connectable to the Internet 3 as an external communication network, and exchanges information with various electric devices in the house via the in-house network 4. Is set to be possible. This in-house network 4 may be connected by a wireless LAN such as Bluetooth, or may be directly connected by a signal cable.

In this embodiment, as the electric equipment capable of exchanging information through the in-house network 4, for example, a food stocker 5 as a food storage, a microwave oven 6 having an oven function as a cooking equipment 6, and electromagnetic cooking are used. A cooking heater 7 that can be used and a heat retaining pot 8 as a rice cooker are provided. In addition to this, although not directly related to the present invention, it can be constructed as a system for integrally controlling home electric appliances such as a washing machine and an air conditioner.

In the above construction, the refrigerator 2 and the food stocker 5 are constructed so that they can read the information of the foodstuffs housed inside, which works in conjunction with the POS terminal at the time of purchase at a supermarket or the like. The home terminal 1 in the home can receive the information via the Internet or the like, or a bar code is attached to each ingredient or a wireless tag having an ingredient identification code is attached to obtain the ingredient information. can do.

The information on the ingredients to be stored inside is as follows:
Various information such as the name, quantity, purchase date, or expiration date of the food can be included, and can be managed for each refrigerator 2 or food stocker 5, or can be collectively managed on the home terminal 1 side. ing. Here, the refrigerator 2 manages the food items to be cooled and preserved, such as raw fish and fresh food, and the food stocker 5
Is for storing and managing foods such as grains and dried foods at room temperature. In the same manner, if there is a storage cabinet that manages foods stored in a heat-retaining state, this can also be the target of foodstuff management.

The microwave oven 6 is capable of automatically cooking according to a program such as oven cooking with a heater and high frequency heating cooking with a magnetron. The cooking heater 7 is provided with a plurality of heaters and can automatically perform heating and cooking using a pan for electromagnetic cooking according to a program. Further, the warming pot 8 has both the function of the rice cooker and the function of keeping the cooked rice warm.
Various settings can be made according to the type of rice, the type of rice cooked or the amount of cooked rice, and the rice is equipped with an automatic rice cooking function.

The home terminal 1 has a function as a personal computer, and as shown in FIG. 2, a display panel 9 having a liquid crystal screen is provided on the front surface thereof. It also has a function as an input unit 9a that can perform a desired input operation by touching the screen.
In the following description of the display screen, desired input processing can be performed by touching the display screen. In addition, the home terminal 1 is provided with a speaker 9b as a voice generating device, and as will be described later, voice guidance is provided for a cooking procedure, and when a malfunction occurs, the user is notified by voice. It has become.

Inside the home terminal 1, a control circuit 10 including a ROM, a RAM, and various circuits mainly including a CPU is arranged, and a program for controlling the overall operation described later is stored therein. The control circuit 10 also has a function as an information input unit, a food ordering unit, a time table generating unit, and a cooking guide unit, as will be described later.

The control circuit 10 is connected to the liquid crystal panel 9 and the input unit 9a described above, and is also connected to a storage unit 11 such as a hard disk device, which is provided with a database of food material information and stores various data. It can be held. Further, the control circuit 10 is connected to the refrigerator 2, the food stocker 5, the microwave oven 6, the cooking heater 7 and the warming pot 8 and the communication interface 12 for wireless communication via the in-house network 4 as described above. . Further, the control circuit 10
An external network communication unit 13 for accessing the Internet 3 is connected to.

When the home terminal 1 is connected to the Internet 3 through the external network communication unit 13, it can access various servers according to the present invention. The cooking menu providing server 14 as the cooking menu information distribution device includes a cooking menu database 15 that stores a large number of cooking menus along with ingredients and various attribute data, and recommends cooking menu inference engine 16 (see FIG. 4). Is provided as software. As will be described later, when various inference condition information is input from the home terminal 1 side together with the food material information, the inference engine 16 is activated based on the inference condition information to perform inference processing, and the corresponding menu is selected from the cooking menu group of the cooking menu database 15. The cooked food is selected and transmitted to the home terminal 1 side as recommended cooking menu data.

As a server accessible via the Internet 3, a bargain information providing server 17,
There is a foodstuff order receiving server 18, a health condition information providing server 19 provided in association with a hospital and the like.

The bargain information providing server 17 functions as a food material information source, and provides bargain information and food information provided from stores A to N near the location where the accessed home terminal 1 is located. It is set so that The foodstuff order reception server 18 stores the designated foodstuff A for the foodstuff designated from the home terminal 1 side.
It is set so as to transfer the order information from the user to .about.N or the like.

The health condition information providing server 19 provides health condition information created from information such as medical examination history and medical history received at a hospital or the like, results of medical examinations, and the like. Whether there is
Alternatively, it is possible to provide information such as whether there are any restrictions on meals such as salt content, nutrition content, or intake amount, and these health condition information are stored in the database 20. In addition, the system is set up so that such information regarding the health condition of an individual can be provided after confirming that he or she is the family member in consideration of the invasion of privacy. It is set to be usable by not only checking passwords and passwords, but also protecting other setting items.

Although not described here, the above-mentioned home terminal 1 is provided so as to be able to perform various functions necessary for performing housework in addition to such functions related to the inference of the cooking menu. For example, it has a function of grasping all the home appliances that can communicate with the home terminal 1 and performing power management, performing a process related to the maintenance of these home appliances, or storing and transmitting a message. In addition, it is also equipped with the function of sending and receiving e-mail, and the program is set so that it can comprehensively support the items required at home.

Next, the relationship between the control circuit 10 of the home terminal 1, the microwave oven 6, the cooking heater 7 and the heat retaining pot 8 as cooking equipment will be described with reference to FIG. In this figure, the electric configurations of the respective cooking appliances 6 to 8 only show the configuration for performing communication processing, but in reality, the control target for controlling the cooking function in each of the cooking appliances 6 to 8 is It is provided and these are configured to be controlled based on a program.

The microwave oven 6 mainly includes a control circuit 6a, a communication interface 6b, a display section 6c, and an operation section 6d.
And a CCD camera 6e. The control circuit 6a is configured to include a ROM, a RAM, etc. centering on a CPU, an operation control program is stored in advance, and is configured to operate by receiving cooking information according to an operation mode from the outside. This control circuit 6
A drive circuit such as a magnetron or a heater (not shown) is connected to a, and detection signals are input from various sensors.

The display unit 6c is configured as a large-sized color liquid crystal display touch panel that also serves as the operation unit 6d, displays a display screen for various settings, and accepts setting input. Also, this display portion 6c
As described later, the state of the object to be heated in the heating chamber during heating and cooking can be photographed by the CCD camera 6e and displayed in real time.

The cooking heater 7 is provided with, for example, three induction coils for heating (or it is possible to provide a halogen heater), and an eddy current is applied to the pot placed on the top plate by high frequency induction. It is generated and the object to be heated is cooked by the Joule heat. This is configured to mainly include a control circuit 7a, a communication interface 7b, a display unit 7c, and an operation unit 7d. The control circuit 7a includes a CPU
It is configured to include M, RAM, and the like, the operation control program is stored in advance, and it is configured to receive cooking information according to the operation mode from the outside and operate.

A drive circuit for a heating induction coil (not shown) is connected to the control circuit 7a, and detection signals are input from various sensors. In addition, in the cooking heater 7, the display portion 7c is a relatively small display area, and the temperature (setting temperature,
It is only for displaying the (heater temperature) and the heating time.

The heat-retaining pot 8 has a rice cooking function and a heat-retaining function, and is configured to cook rice by heating the pan by high-frequency induction heating, for example. this is,
A communication interface 8b mainly including the control circuit 8a,
The display unit 8c and the operation unit 8d are provided.
The control circuit 8a is configured to include a ROM, a RAM, etc. centering on a CPU, an operation control program is stored in advance, and is configured to receive and operate cooking information according to an operation mode from the outside.

A drive circuit for a heating induction coil (not shown) is connected to the control circuit 8a, and detection signals are input from various sensors such as a temperature sensor. In addition, in the heat insulation pot 8, the display unit 8
The c has a structure in which a relatively large display area is provided on the upper surface portion, and is configured to be able to display other information in addition to the setting and status display of the set temperature, the rice cooking temperature, the rice cooking time, and the like. Thereby, as will be described later, the display portion 8c of the warming pot 8 can be used as a monitor for the other cooking appliances 6, 7, and for example, when the warming pot 8 is moved to the dining room, this display portion 8c is displayed in the dining room. The operation status of the microwave oven 6 and the cooking heater 7 can be viewed while watching 8c.

(2)-[Description of cooking menu inference processing] Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described for each of the following items. Next, the explanation of the inference processing including the method of inferring the recommended cooking menu will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 5 to 10 and the display screens of FIGS. 15 to 19 centering on the conceptual diagram of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram when the inference engine 16 infers a recommended cooking menu. Here, the substance of the inference engine 16 is software, which is set to be executed on the cooking menu providing server 14 side. Since the inference engine 16 itself is software, the inference engine 16 is not limited to be executed on the server 14 side, and may be executed in preparation for the home terminal 1 side. In this case, either the data of the cooking menu group referred to in the inference process is directly exchanged with the server 14 side, or the data of the cooking menu group is downloaded to the home terminal 1 side in advance. be able to.

As described above, the inference engine 16 stores the stock food information from the refrigerator 2 or the food stocker 5 which is a food storage via the communication interface 12 and the storage unit 1.
It is stored in the database No. 1 and inputs this food material information as well as data of various inference conditions. Reasoning conditions include "seasonal information", "supermarket bargain information", "cooking menu selected in the past", "family information", or "health information". Then, based on these input data, the cooking menu database is referred to and compared and inferred to prepare a suitable cooking menu, and when there are a plurality of them, these are displayed on the display panel 9 as a recommended cooking menu. Is.

In the inference processing of the inference engine 16,
For example, the above-mentioned food material information is used as a food material keyword, and an addable one of various inference conditions is set as an additional keyword for an attribute associated with the cooking menu and stored in the cooking menu database. Search from the cooking menu group and select the appropriate one. After that, the inference is performed by selecting the recommended cooking menus in order from the ones that match the inference conditions that could not be added.

Next, the procedure for inputting these data and the procedure for executing inference and the display state in each step will be described. The display panel 9 of the home terminal 1 displays a menu screen as shown in FIG. 14 when the “housekeeper of housework” button among the icons displayed on the top screen (not shown) is pressed. In this menu screen, "Cooking",
Various operation buttons such as "food management", "various information", "maintenance", "security", "laundry", and "home appliance monitor" are arranged with marks.

When the "cooking" button as the operation button related to the present invention is pressed, the control circuit 1 of the home terminal 1 is pressed.
0 will execute the program for inferring the recommended cooking menu. In this case, actually, the process of inferring the recommended cooking menu is performed by exchanging between the home terminal 1 and the cooking menu providing server 14, and the flow of the inference process is shown in FIGS. 5 to 10. There is. It should be noted that the display panel 9 of the home terminal 1 is set to display a plurality of types of recommended cooking menus, including (a) only ingredients in stock and (b) additional ingredients. ing.

(A) Cooking Menu Inference 1 [When Only Ingredients in Stock are Used] FIG. 5 shows a process of inferring a recommended cooking menu when only ingredients in stock are used. First, the control circuit 10 of the home terminal 1 reads out information on foodstuffs stored in the refrigerator 2 and the food stocker 5 or reads out foodstuff information stored in the foodstuff information database 11 (step A1).

Next, it is determined whether or not there is a food intake restriction condition (step A2). This is because, for example, the control circuit 10 accesses the health condition information providing server 19 from the Internet 3 through the external network communication unit 13 to obtain information on the health condition of the family database 20.
The health information obtained from the hospital in advance as family information is input and set via the input unit 9a of the display panel 9 is used.

Then, as the health condition information, for example, when there is a food item which should be refrained from being ingested depending on the medical history or health condition, this is determined as the intake restriction condition. At this time, when information on the medical history and health status is given, the program can be set to automatically determine the foods whose intake is restricted from now on, or can be set by directly specifying the foods whose intakes are restricted. You can also do it.

Then, if "YES" in the step A2, the control circuit 10 determines that the food whose intake is restricted is based on the health information obtained from, for example, the hospital.
If it is included in the food material information read in step 1, it is set to be excluded (step A3). Accordingly, even when the foodstuffs whose foodstuff intake is restricted are in stock, it is possible to automatically set to infer a cooking menu that does not use the foodstuffs.

Next, the control circuit 10 determines whether or not there is a change in the family structure condition (step A4). this is,
Normally, it is not necessary to change if all the family members are present, but it is also flexible if someone in the family eats out or does not eat, or if there are guests and eats. It is possible to infer. If "YES" in this step A4, the control circuit 10 accepts the setting input of the change condition (step A5). This is the display panel 9 depending on the user.
The input is set by operating the operation unit 9a.

When the food material information and the data corresponding to the number of members of the family are input in this way, the control circuit 10 sends these data to the cooking menu providing server 14 through the Internet 3, and the reasoning engine on the server 14 side. 1
6 is activated. The inference engine 16 compares the input food material information and the data of the number of persons corresponding to the family structure with the cooking menu in the cooking menu database, and extracts the cooking menu that can be used depending on the stocked foodstuff and its quantity (step A6). ), This is returned to the home terminal 1 side as the recommended cooking menu data.

In response to this, the control circuit 1 of the home terminal 1
0 determines whether or not there is a priority setting when displaying the cooking menu (step A7), and if “YES”, a priority setting routine of step A8 (see FIG. 6,
After that, the priority order for displaying a plurality of cooking menus is set and the top three cooking menus are selected and determined. If the priority order is not set, three cooking menus are selected and decided according to the order sent from the cooking menu providing server 14 side.

For the three recommended cooking menus determined in this way, the data of the completed photographs are also downloaded from the cooking menu providing server 14 side, and these are displayed together on the display panel 9 (step A9). ). As an example of display in this case, as shown in FIG. 15, for example, three cooking menus are preferentially displayed on the left side of the screen with a title "Today's recommendation (main dish)". For example, here, as the recommended cooking menu of "only with something" obtained in the above inference process, the first is "eggplant and minced meat curry", the second is "cabbage and pork vegetable sausage", and 3 Secondly, "Grated Takeshi Somen" is displayed with the completed photo (although it is shown as a picture in the figure, the picture is actually displayed. Of course, it can also be displayed as a picture.).

The three cooking menus in the right column display the inference results when the foodstuffs described in the next item (b) are added, and are displayed together with the title "go shopping". Further, in the lower part of the display screen, a button for shifting to the "favorite setting" and "food order" setting screens is arranged. Further, the priority order setting routine described in step A8 of the above inference process is collectively performed after the inference when the foodstuff is added.

(B) Cooking menu inference 2 [When adding foodstuffs] FIGS. 6 and 7 show the process of inferring a recommended cooking menu when adding foodstuffs. In this case, in the same manner as described above, the control circuit 10 of the home terminal 1 reads the information of the foodstuffs stored in the refrigerator 2 and the food stocker 5,
Alternatively, the ingredient information stored in the ingredient information database 11 is read (step B1).

Next, the control circuit 10 determines whether or not the additional foodstuff is designated (step B2), and if not, whether or not the number of items of the additional foodstuff is designated (step B2). B3), if this is also not specified, the additional food material is set within, for example, two items (step B4). If the number of additional items is specified (“YE” in step B3)
If the number of items is specified by the user, the system waits for an input from the operation unit 9a (step B5).

On the other hand, when it is determined to be "YES" in step B2, the control circuit 10 proceeds to step B6 and executes a routine for accepting the input of the designated additional food (see FIG. 9, which will be described later) to execute the food information. To set. As a result, in the case of specifying the item when adding the foodstuff, in the case of specifying only the number of items, and in the case of entrusting it (for example, within 2 items, more items may be set). Of 3
The settings for adding foodstuffs can be made by the following setting methods.

Next, the control circuit 10 determines whether or not there is a food intake restriction condition in the same manner as described above. If "YES", the food intake restriction is determined based on the health information obtained from the hospital. If the processed food material is included in the food material information read in step B1 described above, the food material information is set to be excluded (step B8). Then, the control circuit 10
Similar to the above, it is determined whether or not there is a change in the family structure condition (step B9). If the change condition is set, the input of the condition is accepted through step B10.

Subsequently, the control circuit 10 sends these data to the cooking menu providing server 1 via the Internet 3.
4 to start the inference engine 16 on the server 14 side. The reasoning engine 16 can compare the cooking menu in the cooking menu database with the input foodstuff information and the data of the number of people corresponding to the family structure, and consider the additional item or the additional foodstuff set as described above. A special cooking menu is extracted (FIG. 7, step B11), and this is returned to the home terminal 1 side as the recommended cooking menu data.

In response to this, the control circuit 1 of the home terminal 1
0 determines whether or not there is a priority setting when displaying the cooking menu (step B12), and if “YES”, a plurality of priority setting routines (see FIG. 6, described later) of step B13 are performed. The priority of displaying the cooking menu is set and the top three cooking menus are selected and determined. If the priority order is not set, the order of sending from the cooking menu providing server 14 side is 3
Select and decide one cooking menu.

For the three recommended cooking menus determined in this way, the data of the completed photographs are also downloaded from the cooking menu providing server 14 side, and these are displayed together on the display panel 9 (step B14). ). As a display example in this case, as shown in FIG.
As shown in, in the right-hand column of the three recommended cooking menus inferred by “only with something”, “Go to shopping”, the fourth recommended cooking menu is “spare ribs”, and the fifth is “beef and "Potato cheese baked" and the sixth "Matsutake rice" are displayed with the completed photo (illustrated in the figure, but the photo is actually displayed).

In this case, a total of six recommended cooking menus are displayed on the display screen together with the completed photographs, and the user can select and set any one of them. Here, displaying the six cooking menus has a tradeoff with the display screen, for example, but when viewed by the user, it appears to be in a state in which the numbers are balanced. When selecting from among these, the number of choices does not decrease and there are not too many choices, so it is possible to provide the user with an appropriate display state.

Note that the cooking menu inference 2 described above has a part that executes the same steps as the steps performed in the cooking menu inference 1, and as shown in FIG. 15 of this embodiment, they are obtained by both inferences at the same time. When displaying the recommended cooking menu, it is possible to omit the overlapping steps and set the program to proceed with these inference processes in parallel.

In addition, in the display screen shown in FIG. 15, in addition to the display of the recommended cooking menu, a display as a monitor showing the operating state of the refrigerator 2 is also displayed in the right column, and each of the refrigerator compartment and the freezer compartment is displayed. The monitor display of the room temperature and the setting state of the switching room (set to "chilled" in this example) are shown, and the mode of cooling cooking when the refrigerator 2 is used as a cooking device for cooling cooking is shown. In this display, for example, "Rough heat removal", "Hot refrigeration", "Hot freezing", "quick cooling", etc. are shown as cooling cooking.

In the process of inferring the recommended cooking menu described above, a "preference setting" button is provided on the display screen shown in FIG. 15, and the user can choose the inferred result according to his or her preference. The tendency can be set according to the situation. By pressing this button, a "favorite setting" screen as shown in FIG. 16 is displayed. Here, for example, items such as “genre”, “number of people”, “quantity / volume”, “cooking time”, and “material” can be set as desired.

For example, in the case of making a favorite setting for "genre", if the triangular button shown on the right of this column is operated, selectable setting items are displayed in a box as shown in FIG. It Here, for example, settings such as "no designation", "Japanese style", "Chinese", "Western style", and "Italian" can be selected. Similarly, for other items, selectable setting items are displayed in a box, and the user's preference can be set. As for the “material”, for example, “meat”,
It is possible to set preferences for each item of "fish" and "vegetables".

It is possible to make a new inference after making such preference settings. In this case, by operating the "favorite inference" button displayed at the bottom of the screen, such a preference can be obtained. The above inference is repeated according to
The recommended cooking menu as shown in 5 is displayed.

(C) Description of Priority Setting Routine Further, in the display screen of FIG. 16 in which the preference setting is performed in this way, a button that allows a shift to the "priority setting" screen is provided on the lower side. Being prepared. By operating this priority order setting button, a priority order setting (menu) setting screen as shown in FIG. 18 is displayed. Here, as mentioned above, you can infer with "Random",
Alternatively, as a result of inference based on "favorite setting", the user sets the priority order for a large number of recommended cooking menus obtained from the cooking menu providing server 14 side, and meets the condition. It is intended to be displayed in order.

First, on the setting screen shown in FIG. 18, items of settable priorities are arranged in the right list box. For example, "Grandpa priority", "Diet", "Freshness of food", "Tetsujin recipe", "Japanese food",
Various items such as "World cuisine" are available.
These can be added to or deleted from the priority list by operating the add / delete buttons. The box on the left is a list of selected priorities. Here, four items of "expiration date", "season", "child priority" and "no effort" are selected and set in this order. The order of the items of the priority order can be changed and set by operating the priority order change button arranged on the right side of the box with the target item selected.

On this setting screen, in addition to this, when it is set that the cooking menu carried out within two weeks cannot be repeatedly selected, this period can be changed and set by the "period change" button arranged on the right side. By setting this setting to, for example, “0th day”, it is possible to repeatedly display and select.

Further, in the lower row, it is possible to input and set whether or not there is any foodstuff that cannot be taken due to allergies or the like, and the name of the foodstuff can be entered by operating the "details" button. You can do it. Also,
At the bottom, there is a setting button for "Changing the priority of items to be added", and it becomes possible to change the priority of the items to be added when the recommended cooking menu is set when adding ingredients. ing.

Now, when the priorities are set as described above (menu priority setting state of FIG. 18),
The control circuit 10 of the home terminal 1 executes the flowchart shown in FIG. 8 to determine the priority order of displaying the recommended cooking menu. That is, first, the control circuit 10 accesses the cooking menu providing server 14 or the like through the Internet 3 to obtain seasonal information (step C1). Next, if there is a cooking menu selected by the user within two weeks from the cooking menu group extracted from the cooking menu database 11 of the cooking menu providing server 14 as described above, this is selected. Delete (step C2).

Next, regarding the "expiration date" which is set to the first priority, the control circuit 10 determines that the ingredients used in each of the extracted cooking menus are the expiration date data of the stock ingredients. In comparison, from the cooking menu that includes ingredients whose expiration date is approaching, "1",
Scores that determine the ranking such as "2" and "3" are given as point A (step C3). Subsequently, similarly, points are given as points B in order from a cooking menu with no sense of season (step C4). Next, points are given as points C in order from the cooking menu that is not popular with children (step C5), and finally points are given as points D in order from the cooking menu with long cooking time (step C6).

Next, the control circuit 10 calculates the total score of the scores A to D given as described above according to the following formula, and obtains as the score S of each cooking menu (step C7). Here, from the top 6 to each score
The weighted multiplication of 4, 2, 1 is performed. S = (A × 6) + (B × 4) + (C × 2) + D

When the score S of the cooking menu is obtained in this way, the three items with the highest score S are selected from the top and displayed as the recommended cooking menu (step C8). In this priority setting routine, there are 3 recommended cooking menus for making "only" and 3 recommended cooking menus for "going to shop".
Since they are selected one by one, a total of six recommended cooking menus will be displayed as described above.

(D) Description of Additional Ingredient Designation Input Routine Next, an additional ingredient designation input routine (step B6 in FIG. 6) for adding the above-described ingredients will be described with reference to FIG. Here, in order to specify the additional food material, the control circuit 10 of the home terminal 1 first determines whether or not to refer to the shopping information (step D1). This is set as a practicable item when considering a meal menu, for example, if there is a cheap food material, it is economically effective to use it.

That is, when the control circuit 10 determines “YES” in step D1 by the user's input operation, the bargain information providing server 17 that provides the bargain food information in the nearby market through the Internet 3 is provided.
To obtain the bargain sale information from the preset stores A to N etc. and display it on the display panel 9 (step D2). As a result, the user can specify the foodstuff to be added as a foodstuff that can be obtained at a low price and infer the recommended cooking menu (step D3). The control circuit 10 causes the above inference to be performed in addition to the food material information as the food material to which the designated food material is added.

The ingredients to be added are Internet 3
I explained about the case where you can get the information on the bargain foods provided through the website and set it from now on.However, it is not limited to this. You can also specify it by entering it arbitrarily.

(E) Description of Display Routine Next, instead of displaying the recommended cooking menu as described above, the display pattern can be as follows. By operating a pattern change switch (not shown), the priority setting of the recommended cooking menu can be changed. This is suitable, for example, in a home where children are to be displayed when the recommended cooking menu includes items that the child likes.

That is, in the priority setting routine described with reference to FIG. 8 above, after calculating the score S in step C7, even if the score is high, only two cooking menus are selected instead of the top three. Make sure to choose (Step C
9) In place of this, the third is a “recommended cooking menu” that is a cooking menu that is popular among children and is not included in the display targets selected in step C9.
Is selected and displayed (step C1).
0).

(F) Explanation of inference of side dishes and other cooking menus When the user selects one of the recommended cooking menus of "main dish" shown in FIG. 15, the control circuit 10 continues. , Recommended dishes such as “side dish”, “soup” or “rice” are extracted through the same inference process as described above, and three types are displayed respectively as shown in FIG.

In this case, for example, "spare ribs", which is the recommended cooking menu when adding "main dishes" to the ingredients,
In this case, it is possible to make ingredients by adding stock ingredients or ingredients, and for example, "fried and vegetable salad", as a "side dish" that matches the "main dish",
"Spinach of spinach" and "quiche of spinach and tomato" are inferred and displayed with the completed photo.

Similarly, "corn soup", "chicken soup" and "minestrone" are inferred for "soup", and "white rice (Koshihikari)" is inferred for "rice" and displayed together with the completed photo. 3 of "rice"
"My program" as the second recommended cooking menu
Is displayed. This "My program" is a "rice" setting menu that can be set by the user according to various conditions such as preferences and special days, and the details will be described later.

[Summary] As described above, since the inference engine 16 can be used to infer the recommended cooking menu from the stock food material information input from the home terminal 1 side, it is released from the consideration of the menu, and , You can choose from a rich database of cooking menus, making it easy and convenient. In addition, since the foodstuffs in stock can be effectively used, it is economically effective.

As described above, the inference engine 16
Is realized by software, the inference engine 16 may be mounted on the home terminal 1 side. In addition, if the information storage capacity on the home terminal 1 side increases as the technology advances, it is possible to provide a huge database of cooking menus stored on the cooking menu providing server 14 side while maintaining a low-cost configuration. . In this case, the inference process based on the latest information can be always performed by downloading the updated cooking menu data from the cooking menu providing server 14 side at an appropriate timing.

(3)-[Explanation of Process Regarding Purchase of Ingredients] Next, assuming that a recommended cooking menu is inferred by adding an ingredient, a process that can be performed for the procurement of the additional ingredient will be described. Description will be made with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 11 and 12 and the display screens of FIGS. 20 to 22.

[0100] On the recommended cooking menu display screen shown in Fig. 15, when the "food order" button located at the bottom of the screen is operated, first, the "shopping memo" screen as shown in Fig. 20 is displayed on the display panel. 9 is displayed. Here, the items set as food ingredients to be added are displayed along with the amount corresponding to each cooking menu, but only the amount required for cooking is displayed, and it is not a unit that can be bought by shopping, When the "shopping list" button displayed at the bottom of the screen is operated, as shown in FIG. 21, the amount of money shown in purchase units for each store is displayed as a list. On the other hand, when the button of “bargain information” displayed at the bottom of the screen on the “shopping memo” screen of FIG. 20 is operated, as shown in FIG. 22, for example, today's bargain information or the like is presented from the store side. The bargain information is displayed together with the item.

Next, the processing for ordering the displayed foodstuff online will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 11 and 12. When the "Order" button shown at the bottom of the "Shopping list" or "Discount information" screen is operated, the control circuit 10 of the home terminal 1 indicates the quantity and price of the foodstuff that must be purchased by the store name. Is displayed together with (step E1). Next, when the button to order food ingredients is operated from the display screen,
The control circuit 10 displays the foodstuffs that can be ordered (step E3). After that, when there is an input operation for the foodstuff to be ordered and the foodstuffs (step E4), the order processing is performed (step E5).

For example, as shown in FIG. 12, this ordering process proceeds in the same manner as so-called online shopping via the Internet. That is, this is the food order reception server 1 through the Internet 3.
When the server 8 is accessed, the order processing is performed on the server 18 side through the following processing steps. When the home page of the corresponding store is accessed (step F1), the display screen of the product list provided from the server 18 side is displayed (step F1).
2) A desired product can be selected and designated (step F3).

The input section 9a of the display panel 9 is selected by the user.
When the food is selected and designated by the operation of, the details of the product are displayed (step F4), and when the product is purchased, the product is put in the cart and the purchase is designated (step F).
5) and if there are other items to be purchased, the above steps F2 to F5 are repeated and all the ingredients to be purchased are designated (determined as "YES" in step F6), and then added to the cart. The total amount of food is displayed (step F7).

After that, while inputting the delivery destination according to a predetermined input form screen (step F8), selecting and setting the payment method (step F9), operating the order button (step F10) to place an order. The process is complete.

When the "order processed food" button provided at the bottom of the screen on the bargain information display screen of FIG. 22 is operated, for example, "spare ribs" are cut to an appropriate size. The above-mentioned ordering process is performed for a store that provides foodstuffs in a processed state. If the person who cooks is busy or has no time, for example, it would be very helpful to have vegetables, meat or fish, etc., pre-cut in a shape and size suitable for the cooking menu. In some cases, you may want to place an order even if the price of the food becomes expensive. In response to such needs, the store side is also adapted to deal with such an order processing, and such an order processing can be easily performed by operating one button.

[Summary] As described above, in order to purchase the ingredients necessary for making the recommended cooking menu, the online order can be made by touching the display panel 9 of the home terminal 1. In addition, since the bargain information can be seen immediately on the spot, it is possible to decide the ingredients to be added from that information and infer the recommended cooking menu, which is excellent in usability and makes it possible to purchase the ingredients quickly and inexpensively. become able to.

In the above description of the display screen, the bargain information on the determined recommended cooking menu is displayed, but the present invention is not limited to this, and all the ingredients should be newly procured when setting the recommended cooking menu. It is also possible to show shopping information based on the premise. In addition, when the total amount of money is displayed for each store, the total amount of money can be arranged in order from the lowest amount of money. Furthermore, the distance from the home to the store can be used as a reference to display the stores in order from the closest store.

(4)-[Explanation of Display of Cooking Menu Timetable] Next, with reference to FIGS. 23 to 28, regarding the display of the composite timetable when the recommended cooking menu determined as described above is carried out. Explain. FIG. 20 described above.
Alternatively, when the "to timetable" button displayed at the bottom of the screen on the display screen shown in FIG. 21 or the like is operated, the control circuit 10 causes the "main dish", "side dish", "soup dish" determined by the user. For the four cooking menus of "and rice", calculate a composite timetable for cooking so that they can be lined up on the table as a freshly prepared dish at almost the same time, and as shown in FIG. The information is displayed on the display panel 9.

In the above case, the cooking procedures may conflict with each other when synthesizing the timetables of a plurality of cooking menus. In such a case, the control circuit 10 determines the priority order and sets the cooking procedure. The priority is, for example, that foods that are suitable to be eaten while they are hot are cooked first regardless of temperature.

Here, along with a completed photo of each cooking menu, the microwave oven 5, which is used for cooking the cooking menu 5,
Cooking equipment such as the cooking heater 6 or the warming pot 7 is displayed at the same time, and a composite timetable is displayed below the cooking equipment 6 so that the cooking can proceed simultaneously. Here, it takes time for the "spare ribs" to prepare the material and lay it down, so the total time required is 1
It takes about 40 minutes. The cooking procedure can be surely performed on time by referring to the composite time table, so that even an unfamiliar user can sequentially perform the processing in accordance with the procedure.

As will be described later, after the actual cooking is started, the standby process of the cooking equipment to be used and the contents to be performed in the next cooking procedure are sequentially displayed on the display screen. You can proceed with cooking in order by working while watching.

Now, the time table shown in FIG. 23 is
Although the required time is displayed, the finish time is almost the same, and depending on the user, there are times when they want to serve food separately or when they want to set the time in detail, etc. As you can see, the option button is provided at the bottom of the screen. When this option button is operated, the control circuit 10 displays a timetable option setting screen as shown in FIG.

On the display screen of FIG. 24, a button for selecting and setting whether the user finishes four cooking menus at the same time or individually sets finishing times is displayed. When simultaneous finishing is selected, select whether to specify the cooking start time and display it in the composite timetable together with the estimated finish time, or to specify the finishing time and display the composite timetable together with the estimated start time. be able to.

For example, when the person who designates the start time is selected and 5:30 pm is set, when the "OK" button is operated, as shown in FIG. 5:30 pm, which is the start time, while making the display corresponding to the display screen of No. 23.
Minutes and the scheduled finish time of 7:10 pm are calculated and displayed.

On the other hand, when the person who specifies the finishing time is selected and set to, for example, 7:00 pm, "O
When the "K" button is operated, the calculated scheduled start time of 5:20 pm and the finish specified time of 7:00 pm are displayed as the option designation screen as shown in FIG. .

When the start time is designated and cooking is started, there may be a difference in the progress of the timetable due to individual differences of users who cook, but in such a case, the progress may be interrupted. When there is an input of which cooking procedure is being performed in (for example, this is input when the displayed cooking procedure is completed), based on this, for example, as shown in FIG. The scheduled time is corrected and displayed at any time. This allows even an unfamiliar person to inform the family of the finish time at an intermediate stage.

Furthermore, the finishing time of the cooking menu can be individually set on the option setting screen shown in FIG. This is, for example,
The one that serves as a "knob" (not shown here) is used first when you serve a Western-style meal, such as a Western course meal, or when you drink alcohol before eating rice. This is effective when setting the timetable such as after eating.

In this case, when "individual setting" on the right side is selected, the finishing time for each cooking menu is set and input, and the "OK" button is operated, for example, a screen as shown in FIG. 28 is displayed. Like For example, "Soup"
Corn soup finish time is set to 7:00 pm, followed by fried side dish and radish salad set to 7:10 pm, and finally, main dish spare ribs And the finish time of "rice" white rice (Koshihikari) is set to 7:30.

The composite timetable is also displayed in a state different from that described above in accordance with the set time, and is shown in the upper part of the photograph of the cooking menu with reference to each finish time. As a result, it is possible to efficiently cook a plurality of cooking menus set in a complicated order, which is excellent in usability.

[Summary] As described above, when a desired cooking menu is selected and selected from the recommended cooking menus, the "main dish", "side dish", "soup" and "soup dish" are displayed on the display panel 9 of the home terminal 1. Since it is possible to display a composite timetable that matches each cooking menu of "rice" with the finishing time, the user can proceed with the cooking procedure while looking at the composite timetable so that even an unfamiliar person can make multiple preparations with good preparation. You will be able to proceed with the menus in parallel.

Further, since the time to finish each cooking menu can be set finely, even when a plurality of cooking menus are finished at the same time and arranged on the dining table, or even when serving with a time lag like a Western restaurant, the combination of them is combined. Since you can easily set the timetable, you can easily respond by simply proceeding with cooking while looking at the display screen without resorting to intuition or experience.

As the setting method of the above-mentioned individual setting, in addition to the case where the finishing time is set for each cooking menu as in the above-described embodiment, the finishing order and time difference of the cooking menu are set. Or, as a Western food course, it is possible to automatically set an appropriate finish time by programming the service so that it finishes with an appropriate time lag depending on the order of services.

(5)-[Explanation when referring to recipe and cooking procedure of cooking menu] Next, when performing cooking of the determined cooking menu,
A case where the cooking procedure of each cooking menu is displayed will be described. In FIGS. 23, 25, 26, 27, and 28 that display the aforementioned composite timetable, when the “Open navigation” button located at the bottom of the display screen is operated, the control circuit 10 causes the recipe of each cooking menu to be displayed. Display it. FIG. 29 shows a recipe for "spare ribs". On this display screen, the contents of the time required for cooking "spare ribs", the ingredients and amounts, and the method of making are shown together with a completed photograph.

[0124] In addition, in the item display of ingredients, the foodstuffs that require shopping (items of "pork spare rib" and "A sauce")
Is attached with a "shopping mark" (shown by a schematic diagram of a cart in the figure). For the food items with these shopping marks, by operating the "bargain information" button provided at the bottom of the screen, the bargain information screen as described above (see FIG. 2).
You can see these purchase information by moving to (2).

A menu bar is displayed at the top of the screen,
It is possible to switch to the display screen of the "time table", the display screen of each of the recipes of "spare ribs", "radish and fried salad", "corn soup", and "white rice (koshihikari)". For example, if you select "Daikon and deep-fried salad" and operate it, the recipe of the cooking menu is displayed as shown in FIG. 30, and if you select and operate "corn soup", it is displayed as shown in FIG. 31 and "White rice ( When "Koshihikari)" is selected and operated, a screen as shown in FIG. 32 is displayed.

At the bottom of the screen, there are also buttons for "return" and "next". Return operation returns to the previous screen and "next" operation shows detailed procedure. Move to the screen. For example, if "Next" is operated on the recipe display screen of "spare ribs" in FIG. 29, the display screen showing details of how to make "spare ribs" is displayed. Here, there are two display screens for detailed preparation, and cooking procedures can be sequentially displayed as shown in FIGS. 33 and 34, for example. Further, in the case of "white rice (Koshihikari)", FIG.
A display screen showing the cooking procedure as shown in FIG. On this detailed display screen, how to make it easy for people who are not familiar with cooking to show the state of the intermediate stage of the cooking procedure with a large photograph, and to proceed with cooking while watching this to improve work efficiency. Can be increased.

Although not adopted in the above recommended cooking menu, for example, when the cooking menu selected and decided by the user is "fried cabbage / pork vegetables", the display screen of the recipe (not shown). When the display screen of the detailed cooking procedure is changed from (No.), four display screens as shown in FIGS. 39 to 42 are sequentially displayed. Here, similar to the above, the state of the intermediate stage of the cooking work is shown with a large picture, and further, the cooking utensils necessary for cooking are displayed on the display screen at the required time (see FIG. 40), or the cooking heater 7 is used. When you do this, the position of the stove used, the set thermal power, the set temperature, etc. are also displayed at the same time. In addition, during cooking, the control circuit 10 of the home terminal 1 receives a signal indicating the operating state of the cooking heater 7, and can display the monitor temperature in segment display on the set temperature, for example. It is like this.

[Summary] In this way, by touching the display screen of the recipe of the cooking menu by the control circuit 10 of the home terminal 1, it is possible to easily shift to the display screen showing the more detailed cooking procedure. Since it is possible, before starting cooking, it is convenient for learning such as preparing the cooking procedure and necessary cooking utensils in advance.

(6)-[Explanation for Implementing Cooking Menu] Next, the operation after actually starting cooking according to the composite time table will be described. 23, 25-28
When the cooking is started according to the composite timetable shown in, the control circuit 10 of the home terminal 1 comes to perform the cooking support according to the flowchart shown in FIG. Here, a case where cooking is performed according to the composite time table shown in FIG. 23 will be described as an example.

First, the control circuit 10 causes the display panel 9 to display the first page of the procedure of the cooking menu for the first cooking (step G1). In this case, since the "preparation" of the "spare rib" is the first, the display screen of "spare rib / preparation method 1/2" shown in FIG. 33 is displayed on the display panel 9. When the cooking procedure displayed by the user is completed and the “Next” button is operated, the control circuit 10
Recognizes that the work is completed (determines "YES" in step G2), and shifts to the display screen of the next procedure (step G3).

In the composite timetable of FIG. 23, next,
Since there is no work to be cooked immediately, the time table is displayed and when the time comes, the control circuit 10 displays the display screen of FIG. 38 showing the cooking procedure of "white rice (Koshihikari)". (Step G3). Here, since the warming pot 8 is used, "Y" is selected in step G4.
ES "is determined and the process proceeds to step G5.

Here, the control circuit 10 sends a rice cooking program of "white rice (Koshihikari)" to the heat insulation pot 8 from the in-house network 4 to the control circuit 8a of the heat insulation pot 8 through the communication interface 12 ( Step G
5). As a result, the control circuit 8a of the warming pot 8 is ready for the rice cooking operation according to the rice cooking program. At this time, the control circuit 10 outputs a voice signal to the speaker 9b to notify the user that the rice cooking operation is ready. After that, when the user stores "rice" in the pan of the warming pot 8 and operates the start switch (determined as "YES" in step G6), the rice cooking program is executed (step G7). .

Next, the control circuit 10 displays a display screen (not shown) for preparing the "fried and radish salad" (step G8 and step G3 is executed). Since it has not been used yet, it is determined to be "NO" in step G4 and the process returns to step G2.

Next, the control circuit 10 displays the display screen shown in FIG. 34 on the display panel 9 to indicate "spare rib / method 2/2". Here, the user prepares for heating cooking according to the procedure shown on the screen, and on the control circuit 10 side, transmits a preheating setting program in order to cause the microwave oven 6 to perform heating cooking using the oven function. (Steps G4 and G5). When the user operates the start button for starting preheating of the microwave oven 6 (“YE
If the microwave oven 6 starts the preheating operation and reaches the set temperature, the microwave oven 6 enters the standby state (step G7).

Thereafter, the control circuit 10 returns from step G8 to step G3 again to display the next cooking procedure, if any, and, when the preheating is completed, sets the operating program for heating and cooking in the same manner as described above. Transmit to the range 6 side (implement G5 through step G4). At this time,
The control circuit 10 outputs a voice signal to the speaker 9b to notify that the preheating is completed and the cooking can be started.

After that, when the user prepares the material of the "spare rib" to be cooked and is accommodated in the heating chamber, the heating cooking start button is operated, and the transmitted cooking operation is started. According to the program, for example, the operation is started so that the oven heating temperature is heated at 250 ° C. for 1 hour (step G7).

At this time, on the microwave oven 6 side, the heating state of the object to be heated housed in the heating chamber is photographed by using the CCD camera 6e, and as shown in FIGS.
Will be displayed along with the remaining time. This allows
The user can check the heating state of the microwave oven 6 by looking at the display on the display unit 6c.

When the cooking procedure proceeds as described above and the final cooking procedure ends, the control circuit 10 causes the step G8
Then, "YES" is determined and the cooking support operation based on the composite timetable is ended.

In this way, the necessary cooking procedure is displayed on the display panel 9 together with the photograph at an appropriate timing according to the progress of cooking, and the voice guidance is given by the speaker 9b. Cooking assistance is performed by the home terminal 1 so as to shift to the cooking procedure of 1. Therefore, even for a person who is not familiar with cooking, by proceeding with the cooking while watching the display panel 9, the work can be accurately performed at the set time. You will be able to complete the cooking.

Since the cooking work varies from person to person, as described above, even if there is a delay due to the progress of the composite timetable, "Next" is set at the end of each cooking procedure.
The control circuit 10 recognizes the end timing of the cooking procedure by performing the operation of, and accordingly, the composite timetable is appropriately corrected as shown in FIG. At the same time, it is possible to inform the family of the estimated end time with a small gap.

During cooking, the portion of the composite timetable that is being displayed is displayed with a cursor, or the characters of the cooking procedure are highlighted or blinked so that it is easy to see. By displaying as, it is possible to display in a user-friendly manner.

Further, when displaying each cooking procedure, the control circuit 10 of the home terminal 1 outputs a cooking procedure display and various information displays to the display section 8c of the warming pot 8,
As a result, when the user leaves the kitchen and moves to a dining room, or when the user waits in the dining room due to a time delay until the next cooking procedure, etc., the heat retaining pot 8 is placed in the dining room. By setting the display unit 8c to the home terminal 1
The display can be viewed as a monitor replacing the display panel 9 of FIG.

The speaker 9b detects that the home terminal 1 has an abnormality or a failure in the cooking equipment and outputs a notification signal by the control circuit 10 even when the cooking procedure is not performed or the cooking is not performed. The alarm action can be performed.

[Summary] As a result, when cooking is started, the control circuit 10 of the home terminal 1 displays the cooking procedure on the display panel 9 together with the photograph at an appropriate timing according to the composite timetable. Cooking support by the home terminal 1 will be performed without relying on it, and even a person who is unfamiliar can easily perform a plurality of cooking menus.

Further, even if the cooking procedure takes a long time on the way, the composite timetable is appropriately reviewed and corrected, so that the estimated finish time can be accurately grasped and the cooking is surely advanced. Will be able to.

Further, when there is a cooking device required as the cooking progresses, the control circuit 10 accurately transmits the operation program to the microwave oven 6, the cooking heater 7 or the warming pot 8 at the timing for use. Therefore, when used, the operation program suitable for cooking the cooking menu can be immediately operated, and the usability can be improved. Also, during the period when it is not used, it is not limited when it is desired to be used for other cooking, so that it is easy to use.

(7)-[Description of My Program Setting and Operation] Next, the setting and operation of the above-mentioned “My program” will be briefly described with reference to FIGS. 43 to 48. This is, for example, a "customize" function of the rice cooking operation by the heat-retaining pot 8 so that the program can be set according to the user's preference. 43, "My
On the display screen of "Program (customize)", the functions that can be customized are listed by item. For example, "rice course by brand", "calendar rice",
These are "my family's taste", "healthy course" and "other courses".

When any item is selected by the user on this display screen, the control circuit 10 of the home terminal 1
Move to the setting screen of each course. When the "rice brand-specific course" is selected, the control circuit 10 displays the order receiving screen of the "rice brand-specific rice cooking control program" shown in FIG. Here, for example, "Koshihikari course", "Sasashishiki course", "Akitakomachi course", "Hitomebore course" and "Kirara 997 course" can be selected, and on the right side of each course, "Purchase" Button is prepared.

When the user operates the purchase button, the control circuit 10 can access the program providing server through the Internet 3 and download it online. Further, even if the corresponding program is not displayed as a representative item, it is possible to purchase the corresponding program by entering the name in the box for entering the brand in the lower column, if there is a corresponding program. When the program is downloaded, the price is set to be withdrawn by credit instead.

When the item "calendar cooking" is selected, the control circuit 10 shifts to the display screen shown in FIG. This is a course for carrying out a standard rice menu by designating the birthdays, anniversaries, etc. of the user's family. This is, for example, to set the rice cooking program in detail according to the temperature, water temperature, quality of rice, etc. that change according to the season, and fill in the entry part of the setting screen as shown in the figure. Then, for example, when the corresponding day comes, the recipe of the corresponding menu is automatically transmitted to the mobile phone or the like.

Next, when the item "taste of my home" is selected, the control circuit 10 shifts to the display screen of FIG. This is an input screen that allows the user to set the cooking method according to his or her preference when cooking rice. Items that can be set include, for example, “hardness”, “stickiness”, “sweetness”, and “burntness” after cooking, each of which can be set in five levels.

When the "healthy course" item is selected, the control circuit 10 shifts to the display screen of FIG. This is a display screen on which, in addition to the normal rice cooking course, various rice cooking courses such as "brown rice course", "three-minute course", ... Can be selectively set as the rice cooking program. When "Add" is selected,
The control circuit 10 accesses the program providing server and downloads the corresponding rice cooking program as described above. Even in this case, the price is separately paid by downloading by downloading, etc.

Finally, when "addition of other rice cooking course" is selected, the control circuit 10 shifts to the display screen of FIG. As the rice cooking program, for example, "sushi sushi course", "cooking course", "cooking rice course", "embryo rice course" or the like can be selected. When the "Add" button is operated, it is possible to download in the same manner.

As described above, by setting the "My program", it becomes possible to select a desired course from abundant rice cooking courses, and to make a detailed response to the type of rice and family preferences. Then you will be able to provide "rice".

(8)-[Other Embodiments] The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, but can be modified or expanded as follows. In the above embodiment, the case where the refrigerator 2 and the food stocker 5 are used as the food storage has been described, but of course, a system using only the refrigerator 2 or a system using only the food stocker 5 may be used. It can also be applied to a food storage that stores food in a heat retaining state.

By accessing various other servers through the Internet 3 by the home terminal 1, more useful information can be obtained and displayed. For example, regarding food information, detailed information can be obtained by accessing a designated server.

[0157]

As described above, according to the present invention,
The following effects can be obtained. According to the invention of claim 1, when a plurality of cooking menus are given, based on this, the timetable generating means creates a complex cooking procedure necessary for executing the plurality of cooking menus in parallel. Since this can be displayed on the display unit, even a user who is not familiar with cooking procedures can sequentially perform each procedure of multiple cooking menus by looking at the composite timetable displayed on the display unit. Even if a setup is required, it can be carried out reliably without relying on intuition or experience, and the work efficiency can be improved. Also, by viewing this composite timetable, even a user who is accustomed to cooking can proceed with cooking without feeling confused with the first cooking menu. Then, as described above, the plurality of cooking menus are
When creating a composite timetable when making a view,
Timetable generation means that cooking procedures compete with each other.
If so, the priority of competing cooking menus
Settings are made so that the cooking procedure with higher priority is given priority
can do. This may lead to cooking procedures
Are overlapping, for example, if they are heated or hot
Prioritized a cooking menu suitable for eating at home
Order such as making a cooking menu that may be cooled first.
You can set and create a composite timetable.
Even in such cases, proper cooking without relying on intuition or experience
You will be able to proceed with cooking in steps.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when a plurality of cooking menus are prepared, the finishing times of the cooking menus are arranged on the dining table so that the variation of the finishing is within a predetermined time, and the menu is eaten. By setting, a composite timetable is created by the timetable generating means, so when creating a plurality of cooking menus, you can see the composite timetable without depending on intuition or experience and proceed with cooking according to the cooking procedure. This makes it possible to finish those cooking menus almost at the same time.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when a plurality of cooking menus are served with a time lag, for example, as in a Western food course, or when a visitor or the like drinks alcohol, the main dish is served. If you want to give a time difference such as serving, you can set the finishing time of the cooking menu individually and create a composite timetable,
It becomes possible to easily proceed to cooking at a desired time without calculating time or relying on intuition or experience.

[0160]

According to the invention of claim 4 , since the time required for executing the composite timetable is displayed, even when the time required for the individual cooking menu is known, the time required when the composite timetable is created is displayed. It becomes easy to understand when the time changes. Then, by this, the cooking start time can be estimated from the scheduled finish time, and conversely, the cooking time can be estimated from the scheduled cook start time.

According to the invention of claim 5 , the estimated start time is displayed in the composite timetable according to the scheduled finish time set by the user, so that the time is automatically calculated without the user performing the time calculation. It can be displayed, and conversely to the above, when the cooking start time is set, the end time can be estimated and displayed, which improves usability.

[0163]

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, if the time variation due to the cooking habits such as the number of years of experience of the user and individual differences are input as the progress information while the cooking is in progress, the time of the composite timetable is automatically calculated. Since it can be corrected and displayed, it is possible to provide detailed guidance to individual users.

According to the invention of claim 7 , when cooking is started in accordance with the composite timetable, the cooking guide means displays the cooking method according to each cooking procedure of the plurality of cooking menus at an appropriate timing. Therefore, the user can surely proceed with cooking by seeing the display and following the display.

According to the invention of claim 8 , in the above case.
In addition to how to cook food, necessary cooking utensils are displayed on the display screen of each cooking procedure, so even users who are not familiar with cooking utensils can use the instructed cooking utensils accurately, Even when preparing cooking utensils in advance, it becomes possible to easily prepare unknown cooking utensils without hesitation.

[0167]

[0168]

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, the cooking guide means can obtain the foodstuff purchase information from the foodstuff purchase information source through the communication line such as the Internet for the foodstuffs required for the execution of the plurality of cooking menus. Therefore, it is possible to easily obtain and recognize the price of the necessary ingredients, etc. Also, by obtaining the bargain information, it becomes possible to obtain economically effective information.

[0170]

According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, since individual tastes can be input, a method of preparing a fine cooking menu according to individual tastes is provided, rather than a uniform seasoning or finish state. Will be able to.

[0172]

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an electrical block diagram showing the configuration of the entire system.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing a schematic configuration of the system.

FIG. 3 is an electrical configuration diagram showing the relationship between the control circuit of the home terminal and the cooking appliance.

FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing the principle of an inference engine.

[Fig. 5] Flowchart of a cooking menu inference program using only ingredients in stock

FIG. 6 is a flowchart (part 1) of a cooking menu inference program when adding ingredients.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart (part 2) of a cooking menu inference program when adding ingredients.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a priority order setting routine program.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a program of an additional foodstuff designation input routine.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a display routine program.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of a program of an ingredient ordering routine.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart of a program of an order processing routine.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart of a support program after starting cooking.

[Figure 14] Menu display screen

[Figure 15] Recommended cooking menu display screen

FIG. 16: Favorite setting input screen (No. 1)

[Fig. 17] Favorite setting input screen (No. 2)

FIG. 18 Priority setting input screen

[Fig. 19] Display screen of recommended cooking menu for side dishes, soup and rice

[Fig. 20] Shopping memo display screen

[Fig. 21] Shopping list display screen

[Fig. 22] Display screen of bargain information

FIG. 23: Composite timetable display screen

[Fig. 24] Timetable option setting input screen

FIG. 25: Display screen of combined timetable for option setting (Part 1)

FIG. 26: Display screen of combined timetable of option setting (Part 2)

FIG. 27: Display screen when the composite timetable of option setting is modified

FIG. 28: Display screen of combined timetable in case of individual setting of option setting

FIG. 29: Recipe display screen for spare ribs (main dish)

[Fig. 30] Recipe display screen for Japanese-style radish and fried fried salad (side dish)

[Fig. 31] Recipe display screen for corn soup

[Fig. 32] White rice (Koshihikari) (rice) recipe display screen

FIG. 33: Detailed display screen of how to make spare ribs (Part 1)

FIG. 34: Detailed display screen of how to make spare ribs (Part 2)

FIG. 35: Display screen of microwave oven during heating of spare ribs (part 1)

FIG. 36: Display screen of microwave oven during cooking of spare ribs (part 2)

FIG. 37 is a display screen of the microwave oven immediately after the cooking of the spare ribs is finished.

[Fig. 38] Detailed display screen of how to make white rice (Koshihikari)

[Fig. 39] Detailed display screen for making stir-fried vegetables of cabbage and pork (Part 1)

[Fig. 40] Detailed display screen of how to make stir-fried vegetables of cabbage and pork (Part 2)

[Fig. 41] Detailed display screen for making stir-fried vegetables of cabbage and pork (Part 3)

[Fig. 42] Detailed display screen of how to make stir-fried vegetables of cabbage and pork (Part 4)

[Figure 43] My program settings top display screen

[Fig.44] Order acceptance display screen of the rice cooking control program for each brand of rice

[FIG. 45] Display screen for accepting settings for calendar rice cooking

FIG. 46: Display screen for accepting setting input of taste of my home

FIG. 47: Display screen for additional setting input of healthy course

[Fig. 48] Display screen for setting input for other rice cooking courses

[Explanation of symbols]

1 is a home terminal (cooking menu information providing device, food purchase information display device, cooking information providing device, cooking support device), 2
Is a refrigerator (food storage), 3 is an internet (communication line), 4 is a home network, 5 is a food stocker (food storage), 6 is a microwave oven (cooking equipment), 7 is a cooking heater (cooking equipment), 8 Is a warming pot (cooking equipment), 9 is a display panel, 9a is an input section (order input means), 10 is a control circuit (information input means, food ordering means), 11 is a storage section, 12 is a communication interface, 1
3 is an external communication network, 14 is a cooking menu providing server (cooking menu information distribution device), 15 is a cooking menu database, 16 is an inference engine, 17 is a bargain information providing server (food ingredient information source), 18 is food ingredient order acceptance The server 19 is a health condition information providing server.

Claims (10)

(57) [Claims] 1. When a plurality of cooking menus are provided with their individual cooking procedures and their required time data,
A timetable generating means for generating a composite timetable showing a composite cooking procedure when the cooking menus are carried out in parallel; and a display section for displaying the composite timetable created by the timetable generating means. And the timetable generating means includes a plurality of cooking menus.
When the cooking procedures of the
The composite time test is given priority to the one with the highest priority.
A cooking information providing device characterized by creating a table . 2. The cooking information providing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the time table generating means is set to eat the dishes of the plurality of cooking menus at the same time, the finish times have variations in finish. A cooking information providing apparatus, which creates the composite timetable set so as to be within a predetermined time. 3. The cooking information providing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the time table generating means sets a finishing time when the dishes of the plurality of cooking menus are set to be eaten with a time lag. A cooking information providing device, characterized in that the composite timetable is created so that there is a time difference for each prepared cooking menu. 4. The cooking information providing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the time table generating means is the composite time table.
Display the above to obtain the approximate time required to execute the
A cooking information providing device characterized by being displayed on a section . 5. The cooking information providing device according to claim 1, wherein the timetable generating means is configured to generate the plurality of cooking menus.
If the end time for executing
The start time of the IM table is estimated and displayed on the display.
Start time when executing the above-mentioned multiple cooking menus
Is set, the end time of the composite timetable is estimated.
A cooking information providing apparatus, characterized in that the cooking information is displayed on the display unit. 6. The cooking information providing device according to claim 1, wherein the time table generating means is the composite time table.
During the cooking procedure while performing cooking according to
When the middle progress information is entered, the progress of the cooking procedure
A cooking information providing device which corrects the composite timetable according to the above . 7. The cooking information providing device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of cooking menus are displayed according to the composite timetable.
In the case of carrying out the
How to cook a number of cooking menus is displayed on the display.
A cooking information providing device characterized by having cooking guide means for making it possible. 8. The cooking information providing apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the cooking guide means follows the composite timetable.
Cooker required for cooking procedure when performing cooking
A cooking information providing device, characterized in that the ingredient is displayed on the display unit. 9. The cooking information providing device according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the food purchase information is provided via a communication line such as the Internet.
Communication means that can access the source of information on purchasing food ingredients
And the cooking guide means is used in the plurality of cooking menus.
Providing information on the purchase of ingredients through the communication means
A cooking information providing device, characterized in that the food purchase information is obtained from a source and displayed on the display unit. 10. The cooking information providing device according to claim 7 , wherein the cooking guide means is used as user's cooking preference information.
Individually, such as the degree of hardness of finish or the degree of seasoning
It is provided so that you can enter your tastes, and the cooking preference information you have entered.
The display of how to make the cooking menu has been changed to correspond to
A cooking information providing device, which is characterized in that