JP6270749B2 - Information presenting device, terminal device, information presenting system, control method for information presenting device, and control program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information presentation device that presents information related to home appliances.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a system for sharing a message among registered members is provided in SNS (social networking service) or the like. In addition, there is a system that provides a function that allows an appliance to be anthropomorphized and included as a registered member and to post a message to the SNS like a human being.

  There is also a technique for transmitting information to home appliances via a network. For example, Patent Documents 1 and 3 disclose techniques for transmitting cooking information to a cooking device via a network. Further, Patent Document 2 discloses a technique for selecting a cooking recipe (cooking information) from operation information of a cooking appliance and transmitting the selected recipe to a terminal device.

JP 2005-37066 A (published February 10, 2005) JP 2002-269438 A (published on September 20, 2002) JP 2003-307313 A (published October 31, 2003)

  However, in the above-described conventional technology, cooking information is only distributed to cooking appliances and terminal devices, and cooking information is distributed and the contents cannot be shared by a plurality of members. If the cooking information cannot be shared, various inconveniences occur.

  For example, if a registered member has a father and a mother, and the father obtains (downloads) cooking information, if the mother cooks, the cooking of the cooking information is not made unless the mother notices the download. It will be. It is also conceivable to send a download notification from the father to the mother by e-mail or the like, but such individual notification to the registered members is a complicated process and is troublesome for the user.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to enable each member of a predetermined group to appropriately browse information on electronic devices without forcing the user to perform complicated operations. It is to provide an information presentation device and the like.

  In order to solve the above problems, an information presentation apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention provides information registered by members of a predetermined group via an information sharing service that presents each member of the group in a viewable manner. An information presentation device for presenting information to each member of the group, an information acquisition unit for acquiring device-related information related to an electronic device whose operation is controlled by the member of the group via the information sharing service, and the device-related And an information presenting unit that presents information through the information sharing service so that each member of the group can view the information.

  In addition, in order to solve the above-described problem, an electronic device according to an aspect of the present invention provides information registered by members of a predetermined group via an information sharing service that allows each member of the group to view the information. An electronic device whose operation is controlled by a member of the group, and that the device-related information related to the electronic device is presented to each member of the group in a viewable manner via the information sharing service. An informing unit for informing the user is provided.

  Then, in order to solve the above-described problem, the terminal device according to one aspect of the present invention provides information registered by members of a predetermined group via an information sharing service that each member of the group presents to be viewable. A terminal device that is acquired and presented to a user of the device itself, and when the user is a member of the group, device-related information related to an electronic device whose operation is controlled by the member of the group via the information sharing service The information acquisition part which acquires this via the said information sharing service, and the information display part which displays the said apparatus relevant information which the said information acquisition part acquired.

  In addition, in order to solve the above-described problem, the information presentation system according to one aspect of the present invention provides information registered by members of a predetermined group via an information sharing service that presents each member of the group in a viewable manner. An information presentation system for presenting information to each member of the group, wherein device-related information relating to an electronic device controlled via the information sharing service is acquired, and the device-related information is obtained as the information sharing service. And an information presentation device that each member of the group presents so as to be viewable, and a terminal device that displays the device-related information presented by the information presentation device.

  And the control method of the information presentation apparatus which concerns on 1 aspect of this invention WHEREIN: In order to solve said subject, the information sharing which each member of this group presents the information which the member of the predetermined group registered so that browsing was possible A method for controlling an information presentation device for presenting information to each member of the group via a service, wherein device related information relating to an electronic device whose operation is controlled by the member of the group is obtained via the information sharing service An information acquisition step, and an information presentation step in which each member of the group presents the device-related information through the information sharing service in a viewable manner.

  According to each aspect of the present invention, the device related information of the electronic device is obtained via the information sharing service that can be used for controlling the electronic device without forcing each member of the predetermined group to perform a particularly complicated operation. There is an effect that it can be browsed appropriately.

It is a block diagram which shows an example of the principal part structure of each apparatus which comprises the information presentation system which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure explaining the outline | summary of the family bulletin board which concerns on the said Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure explaining the outline | summary of the said information presentation system. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen displayed on a terminal device when downloading a recipe to the microwave oven in the said Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of a display screen in the microwave oven at the time of downloading the recipe in the said Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the recipe introduction message containing the download button in the said Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the message which requests | requires the introduction of a recommended recipe in the said Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the message which requests | requires the introduction of a Japanese recipe in the said Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process which posts the recipe introduction message in the said Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process at the time of the download of the recipe in the said Embodiment 1. It is a figure explaining the outline | summary of the information presentation system which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. In the said Embodiment 2, it is a figure which shows the example of a screen displayed on a terminal device before creating a shopping list. In the said Embodiment 2, it is a figure which shows the example of a screen displayed on a terminal device when registering a shopping list. In the said Embodiment 2, it is a figure which shows the example of a screen displayed on a terminal device when editing a shopping list. In the said Embodiment 2, it is a figure which shows the example of a screen displayed on a terminal device, when displaying a shopping list by posting to a family bulletin board. It is a block diagram which shows an example of a principal part structure of the agent server in the said Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of shopping list management information in the said Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the registration and update process of a shopping list in the said Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the favorite list shown to a user by the information presentation system which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is the block diagram which illustrated the composition of the computer which can be used as each device which constitutes an information presentation system.

Embodiment 1
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 10. In the information presentation system of the present embodiment, information related to household appliances (hereinafter simply referred to as home appliances or electronic devices) is presented to the user using an information sharing service called a family bulletin board. This information sharing service is a kind of SNS.

[Outline of Family Bulletin Board]
First, an outline of the family bulletin board will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the outline of the family bulletin board. In the information presentation system, a group, a member (member) of the group, and a home appliance can be registered. One family bulletin board is assigned to each registered group. Each registered member is set with an individual avatar as an image for identifying the member as shown in the figure, and a post message from each member is written as a post from the avatar on the family bulletin board. The written message can be viewed by members of the same group. Although details will be described later, registered messages are displayed in time series on the family bulletin board.

  For example, in the illustrated example, a user (mother) who uses the terminal device 2A and a user (dad) who uses the terminal device 2B are registered as members of one group. In this case, the message posted by the mother on the family bulletin board is written on the family bulletin board as a statement of the mother's avatar, and this message can be viewed by both the mother and the father. The same applies to messages posted by fathers on family bulletin boards.

  In addition, individual avatars are set for the home appliances registered in the group, and information on each home appliance is posted as a message from the avatar of the home appliance on the family bulletin board. And each user of the same group as a household appliance can post a message with respect to the avatar of each household appliance, and can control operation | movement of an actual household appliance by posting this message.

  For example, in the illustrated example, three home appliances 3A to 3C (refrigerator, microwave oven, and washing machine) are registered in one group together with the user (dad, mother). In this case, the avatar of each home appliance posts a message about the corresponding home appliance (any one of 3A to 3C) (for example, a message indicating that selection has been completed if it is a washing machine) to the family bulletin board. Each user (dad, mom) can cause the home appliance (any one of 3A to 3C) corresponding to the avatar to execute a predetermined operation by posting a message for the home appliance avatar on the family bulletin board. .

[Outline of information presentation system]
Next, an overview of the information presentation system of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the outline of the information presentation system 7. The illustrated information presentation system 7 includes an agent server (information presentation device) 1, a terminal device 2, a microwave oven (electronic device) 3, a recipe server 4, and a bulletin board server 5. A plurality of terminal devices 2 may be included, and other home appliances may be included in addition to or in place of the microwave oven 3.

  The agent server 1 performs a process of posting a message from the avatar of the home appliance on the family bulletin board instead of the home appliance registered in the information presentation system 7. Moreover, the agent server 1 presents the device related information regarding the registered home appliance to each member of the registered group by posting on the family bulletin board. Here, since the cooking home appliance called the microwave oven 3 is registered, the information related to cooking cooked in the microwave oven 3 is used as device related information. However, the device related information may be information related to the registered home appliance. However, the present invention is not limited to this example.

  The terminal device 2 is a device used for posting a message on the family bulletin board and browsing a message posted on the family bulletin board. In the illustrated example, the portable terminal device 2 (smart phone) is illustrated, but the terminal device 2 may be any device that can post and view messages on the family bulletin board, and may be a personal computer or a television. It may be a stationary apparatus such as a John receiver.

  The microwave oven 3 is a home appliance for cooking (cooking home appliance), and is registered as the same group as the user of the terminal device 2. Moreover, the microwave oven 3 has a function of communicating with an external device and a function of voice utterance in addition to a cooking function as a normal microwave oven. Thereby, the microwave oven 3 can also acquire the recipe suitable for the cooking function of the own machine from an external device, or can notify the user that a new recipe has been acquired by voice.

  The recipe server 4 is a server that holds recipes suitable for the microwave oven 3. The recipe server 4 has a function of communicating with an external device and a function of searching for a stored recipe. Thereby, the recipe server 4 can transmit the stored recipe to an external device, or can select and present a recipe satisfying a predetermined condition from the stored recipe. Yes.

  The bulletin board server 5 is a server that manages the family bulletin board. The bulletin board server 5 assigns one family bulletin board to one registered group, accepts messages from the members of the group and home appliances (actually posted by the agent server 1), and displays them on the one family bulletin board. .

  Further, the bulletin board server 5 notifies the agent server 1 of the operation content and the like when a predetermined operation or posting is made on the family bulletin board. Thereby, the agent server 1 can execute the process corresponding to the operation of the member on the family bulletin board. For example, as will be described later in detail, when a message with an instruction is posted, the bulletin board server 5 transmits the instruction to the agent server 1 together with identification information (board ID) of the family bulletin board. As a result, the agent server 1 can cause the microwave oven 3 corresponding to the family bulletin board to execute the processing of the command.

  In the information presentation system 7 having the above configuration, the terminal device 2 can make a download request for a recipe used for cooking in the microwave oven 3 by following the link of the message posted on the family bulletin board. And the agent server 1 acquires a recipe from the recipe server 4 according to this request | requirement, and transmits to the microwave oven 3. In addition, when the transmission of the recipe is completed, the agent server 1 posts a message indicating that the recipe has been downloaded to the microwave oven 3 on the family bulletin board as a message from the avatar of the microwave oven 3 as illustrated.

  Thereby, the user can download the desired recipe to the microwave oven 3 and feel the completion of the download on the same family bulletin board as if interacting with the avatar of the microwave oven 3 via the family bulletin board. . Furthermore, if you are a member of the same group, you can view a message indicating that the recipe has been downloaded on the family bulletin board, so you can check the status of the household appliances (microwave oven 3) registered in the group. Can also be recognized.

[Message example when downloading recipes]
Next, an example of a message posted on the family bulletin board when a recipe is downloaded to the microwave oven 3 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the terminal device 2 when a recipe is downloaded to the microwave oven 3.

  In the example of FIG. 5A, a recipe introduction message M1 for introducing a recipe and an operation acceptance message M2 indicating that a recipe download operation has been accepted are displayed on the timeline of the family bulletin board. In this way, messages posted on the family bulletin board are displayed in chronological order (in time series). Each message includes a contributor's avatar (in this example, a microwave oven 3 avatar) and a contributor's name (in this example, “Range”).

  Further, these messages include a button displayed as “link” (hereinafter referred to as “link button”), and this button is selected by operating the terminal device 2, and information on the link destination is displayed. Can be displayed.

  Specifically, in these examples, when a link button is selected, a detailed display screen of the recipe (pumpkin boiled) as shown in FIG. The example of the display screen shown in FIG. 5C includes a button (hereinafter referred to as a download button) displayed as “to download screen” for downloading the recipe. By selecting this button, downloading of the recipe can be started. In addition, in the same figure (c), although the example which displays the detail of a recipe on the screen different from the posting message on a family bulletin board is shown, the detail of a recipe is displayed on a timeline as one of the posting messages on a family bulletin board. May be displayed.

  The message M1 (device-related information) is automatically posted in response to a user posting or when a predetermined condition is satisfied. On the other hand, the message M2 (device-related information) is posted when a recipe download operation is performed. The illustrated message M2 includes the registered name (in this example, “dad”) on the family bulletin board of the user who performed the download operation. Thereby, other members who have seen the message on the family bulletin board can recognize who the user who performed the download operation is.

  Thereafter, when the downloading of the recipe is completed, a transmission completion message M3 (apparatus related information) indicating that the downloading of the recipe by the microwave oven 3 is completed is posted as shown in FIG. Thereby, the user of the terminal device 2 can know that the download operation of the recipe has been accepted and the download has been successfully completed through a series of postings on the family bulletin board as if interacting with the microwave oven 3. it can.

[Display example in the microwave oven]
Next, an example of a screen displayed on the range display unit 33 of the microwave oven 3 when the recipe is downloaded to the microwave oven 3 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen in the microwave oven 3 when a recipe is downloaded.

  (A) of the figure has shown an example of the display screen of the period from the start to the end of download. In this example, a message and an image indicating that the download is in progress are displayed, and a cancel button for canceling the download is displayed.

  Moreover, (b) of the figure has shown an example of the display screen after completion | finish of download. In this example, a button for a new arrival menu is displayed in addition to a button used for normal cooking. By selecting a button of this new arrival menu, a transition is made to a display screen for the contents of the new arrival menu as shown in FIG. In the example of the display screen of (c) in the figure, by operating the “Next” button, the recipes of the new arrival menu can be confirmed in order, and by operating the “Previous” button, the corresponding Recipes can be confirmed in reverse order. Then, by operating the “decision” button, the microwave oven 3 can start cooking according to the recipe.

[Example of downloading without using a link]
Next, an example of a message that allows a recipe to be downloaded without using a link will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a recipe introduction message including a download button. The illustrated recipe introduction message M4 (apparatus related information) is posted from the avatar of the microwave oven 3, and includes a message that introduces a recipe associated with the posting date.

  The recipe introduction message M4 includes a download button for downloading the recipe. By selecting this button, downloading of the recipe can be started without a link.

[Example of a message asking for a recipe introduction]
Next, an example of a message for requesting recipe introduction from the user side will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a message requesting introduction of a recommended recipe, and FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a message requesting introduction of a Japanese recipe.

  In the example of FIG. 7, while the father and mother are exchanging messages on the family bulletin board, the mother posts a message M5 asking for an introduction of a recommended recipe ((a) in FIG. 7). An image requesting introduction of a recommended recipe among recipes of the microwave oven 3 is attached to the message M5.

  This image is prepared in advance for each home appliance, and this image is accompanied by identification information of the home appliance and a command to the home appliance or the agent server 1 (or a code indicating the command). These pieces of information may be included in an image header, for example. Thereby, the user can make the said household appliance or the agent server 1 perform a predetermined | prescribed process by selecting a desired image, attaching it to a message, and posting this.

  For example, in the example of the message M5 in FIG. 7A, the image attached to the message M5 includes identification information of the microwave oven 3 and a command that causes the agent server 1 to post a message introducing a recommended recipe. Is attached. As a result, as shown in FIG. 5B, a message M6 (apparatus related information) introducing a recommended recipe is posted from the avatar of the microwave oven 3.

  In the example of FIG. 8A, an image is attached to the message M7 posted by the father. This image is accompanied by identification information of the microwave oven 3 and a command to post a message introducing a Japanese food recipe. Therefore, a message M8 (apparatus related information) that introduces a recipe for Japanese food is posted from the avatar of the microwave oven 3, as shown in (b) of FIG. Thus, by preparing in advance an image with a command according to the user's needs, a desired recipe can be introduced with a simple operation.

[Agent server configuration]
Next, the structure of each apparatus which comprises the information presentation system 7 is demonstrated based on FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a main part configuration of each device constituting the information presentation system 7. Here, first, the configuration of the agent server 1 will be described.

  As illustrated, the agent server 1 includes a server control unit 10, a server storage unit 11, and a server communication unit 12. The server control unit 10 controls each unit of the agent server 1 in an integrated manner, the server storage unit 11 stores various data used by the agent server 1, and the server communication unit 12 stores the agent server 1. Is for communicating with an external device.

  The server control unit 10 includes a home appliance control unit 101, a bulletin board management unit (information presentation unit) 102, a recipe presentation unit (information acquisition unit) 103, and a recipe transmission unit (information acquisition unit, information generation unit) 104. It is.

  The home appliance control unit 101 controls the operation by transmitting a command to the registered home appliance. Here, since the microwave oven 3 is a registered home appliance, the home appliance control unit 101 transmits an instruction to the microwave oven 3 to control the operation. The contents of the operation control and the trigger of the operation control are not particularly limited. For example, the home appliance control unit 101 may issue an execution instruction for cleaning the inside of the microwave oven 3 according to the user's posting on the family bulletin board. However, it may be performed periodically regardless of the user's instruction.

  The bulletin board management unit 102 posts the device-related information related to the registered home appliances to the family bulletin board so that each member of the registered group can view the device-related information. In addition, the bulletin board management unit 102 acquires a message posted by a member of the registered group from the bulletin board server 5 and performs processing according to the message.

  The recipe presentation unit 103 acquires device-related information related to the registered home appliance and transmits it to the bulletin board management unit 102. As a result, this device-related information is posted on the family bulletin board for viewing by each member. Although details will be described later, the recipe presenting unit 103 acquires a recipe introduction message that introduces a recipe for cooking that can be cooked in the microwave oven 3 (recipe for the microwave oven 3) as the device-related information.

  The recipe transmission unit 104 acquires a recipe for cooking that can be cooked in the microwave oven 3 and transmits the recipe to the microwave oven 3. Moreover, the recipe transmission part 104 produces | generates the transmission completion message which shows that the transmission of the recipe to the microwave oven 3 was completed as apparatus related information regarding the registered household appliance, and transmits this to the bulletin board management part 102. As a result, the transmission completion message is posted on the family bulletin board and is viewed by each member.

[Configuration of terminal device]
Then, the structure of the terminal device 2 is demonstrated based on FIG. 1 similarly to the above. As illustrated, the terminal device 2 includes a terminal control unit 20, a terminal storage unit 21, a terminal communication unit 22, a terminal display unit 23, and an input unit 24. The terminal control unit 20 controls and controls each unit of the terminal device 2, and the terminal storage unit 21 stores various data used by the terminal device 2. The terminal communication unit 22 is for the terminal device 2 to communicate with an external device, the terminal display unit 23 is for displaying an image according to the control of the terminal control unit 20, and the input unit 24 is A user input operation to the terminal device 2 is accepted.

  Further, the terminal control unit 20 includes a bulletin board processing unit (information acquisition unit, information display unit) 201. The bulletin board processing unit 201 performs processing necessary for using the family bulletin board in the terminal device 2. Specifically, the bulletin board processing unit 201 transmits the identification information of the user of the terminal device 2 to the bulletin board server 5, thereby accessing the family bulletin board in which the user is registered as a member. Then, after accessing the family bulletin board, processing for displaying the family bulletin board image (images in which messages are arranged in time series) acquired from the bulletin board server 5 on the terminal display unit 23 and input operations to the input unit 24 In response, processing for posting a message on the family bulletin board is performed. Therefore, when the device related information or the link to the device related information is posted on the family bulletin board, the bulletin board processing unit functions as an information acquisition unit for acquiring the device related information and displays the acquired device related information. It also functions as an information display unit.

[Configuration of microwave oven]
Then, the structure of the microwave oven 3 is demonstrated based on FIG. 1 similarly to the above. As illustrated, the microwave oven 3 includes a range control unit 30, a range storage unit 31, a range communication unit 32, a range display unit 33, and an audio output unit 34. The range control unit 30 controls each unit of the microwave oven 3 in an integrated manner, and the range storage unit 31 stores various data used by the microwave oven 3. In addition, the range communication unit 32 is for the microwave oven 3 to communicate with an external device, the range display unit 33 displays an image according to the control of the range control unit 30, and the audio output unit 34 The sound is output under the control of the range control unit 30.

  The range control unit 30 includes an utterance control unit (notification unit) 301, a recipe acquisition unit 302, and a history transmission unit 303.

  The utterance control unit 301 performs control for causing the audio output unit 34 to output audio. For example, when a message including device-related information or a link to the device-related information is posted on the family bulletin board, the utterance control unit 301 outputs a message that informs the user of the microwave oven 3 of the message. The message may be output from the main body of the microwave oven 3, and is not limited to voice output. For example, a message may be displayed and output on the range display unit 33. In addition, notifications other than messages, such as lighting or blinking a lamp provided in the main body of the microwave oven 3, are also possible. However, when performing display output, it is preferable to make a message easy for the user to notice by using sound or light notification.

  The recipe acquisition unit 302 performs processing related to downloading the recipe of the microwave oven 3. Specifically, the recipe acquisition unit 302 displays, on the range display unit 33, an image indicating that the recipe is being received during the period of receiving the recipe, in addition to the process of receiving the recipe via the range communication unit 32. Processing such as display is performed.

  The history transmission unit 303 notifies the cooking history of the microwave oven 3 (history of recipes used in the microwave oven 3) to the agent server 1. The notification timing is not particularly limited, and may be notified when cooking is performed, or may be notified at a predetermined timing such as once a day.

[Recipe introduction message posting process]
Next, processing for posting a recipe introduction message will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process for posting a recipe introduction message (a control method of the information presentation device).

  The recipe presenting unit 103 monitors whether the preset utterance timing has been reached (S1), and determines that the utterance timing has been reached (YES in S1), the utterance notifying the user that the recipe is introduced. The microwave oven 3 is instructed to perform (S2).

  Here, since the utterance control unit 301 of the microwave oven 3 is configured to utter at the timing when the main body is activated after receiving the utterance instruction, the utterance instruction is transmitted earlier than the timing at which the utterance instruction is actually desired. . For example, when a recipe for lunch and a recipe for dinner are automatically posted every day, an utterance instruction may be transmitted at 5 am and 11 am. The utterance timing may be set by the agent server 1 or by the microwave oven 3. In the latter case, the recipe presenting unit 103 may acquire the utterance timing setting from the microwave oven 3 at a predetermined frequency (for example, once a day).

  Further, the content of the utterance is not particularly limited as long as it indicates that device-related information (in this example, a recipe introduction message for the microwave oven 3) has been posted. For example, the utterance control unit 301 may output a message such as “I introduced a new recipe on the family bulletin board”. Thereby, the member who has not seen the family bulletin board can notice that the recipe introduction was made.

  Next, the recipe presentation unit 103 determines whether or not the microwave oven 3 has spoken (S3). Note that the utterance control unit 301 of the microwave oven 3 notifies the agent server 1 when the utterance is made in accordance with the utterance instruction. Therefore, the utterance control unit 301 can determine that the utterance has been made if the utterance notification is received. If it is determined that the speech has been made (YES in S3), the process proceeds to S5. If it is determined that the speech has not been made (NO in S3), the process proceeds to S4.

  In S4, the recipe presenting unit 103 waits for a predetermined posting timing. That is, even when the microwave oven 3 is not activated and no utterance is made, the recipe presenting unit 103 posts a recipe introduction message when the predetermined posting timing is reached. The predetermined posting timing may be set according to the needs of the user. For example, when a recipe for lunch and a recipe for dinner are automatically posted every day, the predetermined posting timing may be set at 9 am and 3 pm.

  In S <b> 5 (information acquisition step), the recipe presentation unit 103 acquires a recipe introduction message from the recipe server 4 and sends it to the bulletin board management unit 102. Note that the recipe introduction message may be acquired before the message is posted, or may be acquired at an earlier timing. Then, the bulletin board management unit 102 posts this recipe introduction message as a message from the avatar of the microwave oven 3 on the family bulletin board (bulletin board server 5) (S6, information presentation step), and ends the process. As a result, each member of the group can view the recipe introduction message.

  When a message attached with an image requesting introduction of a recipe is posted as shown in FIGS. 7A and 8A, the image is transmitted from the bulletin board server 5 to the agent server 1. Is done. The bulletin board management unit 102 notifies the recipe presentation unit 103 of the fact that the command accompanying the image is a command to post a message introducing the recipe, and thereafter, the above-described steps S5 and S6 are performed. Through the process, a recipe introduction message is posted.

  Moreover, the recipe presentation part 103 may acquire a cooking history from the history transmission part 303 of the microwave oven 3, and may transmit this to the recipe server 4 so that the recipe according to the usage condition of the microwave oven 3 can be introduced. . As a result, it is possible to introduce recipes that have not been used in the past, to preferentially introduce genre recipes according to user preferences, and the like. In addition, the recipe presenting unit 103 may transmit the member's schedule, anniversary, weather forecast, and the like to the recipe server 4. Thereby, it becomes possible to introduce a recipe according to these conditions.

  Then, the recipe server 4 performs a recipe search at an appropriate timing based on various types of information notified from the recipe presentation unit 103 (setting of utterance timing and posting timing, cooking history, etc.) and determines a recipe to be introduced. Is preferred. For example, when the utterance timing is set to 5 am and 11 am, it is preferable to perform the recipe search at an earlier time (for example, 3 am and 9 am).

  The recipe search conditions are preferably set based on the notified cooking history or the like. Other conditions for searching for recipes are those that use seasonal ingredients related to the event (festival, event, calendar) of the searched day, and are popular (frequency included in cooking history) ), And various genres such as cooking genres (Japanese, Western, Chinese, etc.). In addition, when a plurality of recipes are detected, it is only necessary to determine which recipe is introduced and in what order according to preset priority conditions.

[Processing when downloading recipes]
Next, processing at the time of downloading a recipe will be described based on FIG. FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing when a recipe is downloaded. In addition, (a) of the figure shows the process of the agent server 1 (control method of the information presentation apparatus), and (b) of the figure shows the process of the microwave oven 3, here (a ) Will be described first, followed by (b) in FIG.

  The recipe transmission unit 104 monitors whether a recipe download operation has been performed (S11). The recipe download operation may be, for example, an operation of selecting the download button in FIG. 4C or FIG. The fact that such an operation has been performed can be specified by a notification from the recipe server 4 or the bulletin board server 5.

  If it is determined that a recipe download operation has been performed (YES in S11), the recipe transmission unit 104 acquires an operation acceptance message (S12, information acquisition step). Note that the operation acceptance message may be a message such as M2 in FIG. Further, this message may be generated by the recipe transmitting unit 104 by embedding the registered name of the user who performed the download operation in a predetermined template. If the message does not include a registered name, the message stored in advance in the server storage unit 11 or the like may be read or acquired from an external device.

  Subsequently, the recipe transmission unit 104 sends the acquired message to the bulletin board management unit 102, and the bulletin board management unit 102 posts this message to the family bulletin board (the bulletin board server 5) as a message from the avatar of the microwave oven 3 (S13). Information presentation step). Moreover, the recipe transmission part 104 acquires the recipe used as the object of download operation from the recipe server 4, and transmits to the microwave oven 3 (S14).

  Finally, the recipe transmission unit 104 acquires a transmission completion message such as M3 in FIG. 4B (S15, information acquisition step) and sends it to the bulletin board management unit 102. The transmission completion message may be acquired in advance in the server storage unit 11 or may be acquired from an external device. Then, the bulletin board management unit 102 posts this message as a message from the avatar of the microwave oven 3 on the family bulletin board (bulletin board server 5) (S16, information presentation step), and the processing is thereby terminated.

  Next, the process performed by the microwave oven 3 will be described with reference to FIG. When the recipe acquisition unit 302 starts receiving the recipe transmitted in S14 of (a) in the figure (S21), for example, an image indicating that the recipe is being received as shown in (a) of FIG. It is displayed on the display unit 33 (S22).

  Thereafter, when the reception of the recipe ends (S23), the recipe acquisition unit 302 causes the range display unit 33 to display an image indicating that there is a new arrival menu (recipe), for example, as shown in FIG. (S24). After that, the recipe acquisition unit 302 waits for the main body of the microwave oven 3 to be activated (S25). When the recipe acquisition unit 302 confirms that the microwave oven 3 has been activated (YES in S25), the recipe acquisition unit 302 instructs the utterance control unit 301 to enter the new arrival menu ( An utterance to the effect that the recipe) has been downloaded is performed, and the process ends. Note that the utterance content may be anything that allows the user to recognize that the new arrival menu (recipe) has been downloaded, and may be, for example, “I have a download menu”. Thereby, it is possible to make the user who has not seen the family bulletin board notice that there is a download menu.

[Embodiment 2]
The following will describe another embodiment of the present invention with reference to FIGS. For convenience of explanation, members having the same functions as those described in the above embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

[Outline of information presentation system]
First, the outline | summary of the information presentation system of this embodiment is demonstrated based on FIG. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an overview of the information presentation system 7 of the present embodiment. The illustrated information presentation system 7 has substantially the same configuration as the information presentation system of the above embodiment, but differs in that the agent server 1 is changed to an agent server (information presentation device) 500.

  Similar to the agent server 1, the agent server 500 performs a process of posting a message from the avatar of the home appliance on the family bulletin board instead of the registered home appliance. In addition, the agent server 500 presents device-related information regarding the registered home appliances to each member of the registered group by posting on the family bulletin board. However, the agent server 500 is different from the agent server 1 in that the device-related information to be presented is a shopping list that can be shared among registered members of the family bulletin board.

  More specifically, in the agent server 500, the ingredients of the recipe provided by the recipe server 4 (the ingredients of the dish cooked in the microwave oven 3) can be registered as a shopping list. If the registered shopping list is a member of the same group as the member who registered the shopping list, the agent server 500 allows browsing and editing via the family bulletin board.

  For example, in the example of FIG. 11, the user of the terminal device 2 </ b> A finds a desired recipe on the recipe server 4 and registers the ingredients necessary for the recipe in the agent server 500 as a shopping list. Thereby, the user of the terminal device 2B belonging to the same group as the user can browse the registered shopping list from the link included in the message of the avatar of the microwave oven 3 on the family bulletin board.

  Thus, according to the information presentation system of this embodiment, the shopping list can be referred to via the message of the avatar of the microwave oven 3 on the family bulletin board. Since the users who can refer to this shopping list are only registered members, information can be shared safely and securely.

  Moreover, according to the information presentation system of this embodiment, the message regarding the cooking using the microwave oven 3 is posted by the avatar of the microwave oven 3 which is a cooking appliance. Thereby, the member who browses a family bulletin board can recognize immediately that the message regarding cooking was posted without referring to a link destination.

[Shopping list generation procedure]
Next, a procedure for generating a shopping list will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the terminal device 2 until a shopping list is created. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the terminal device 2 when registering a shopping list. is there.

  In the example of FIG. 12A, a recipe introduction message M10 (equipment related information) for introducing a plurality of recipes related to Christmas is displayed on the timeline of the family bulletin board. Further, the recipe introduction message M10 includes a link button for confirming details of these recipes.

  When this link button is selected, a screen in which each recipe included in the recipe introduction message M10 is displayed as a list as shown in FIG. 12B is displayed. Note that this screen may be displayed by the recipe server 4. Alternatively, the agent server 500 may acquire necessary information from the recipe server 4 and post to the bulletin board server 5 using the information, thereby displaying the same screen on the timeline of the family bulletin board.

  Then, when a desired recipe is selected from the screen of FIG. 12B, a detailed display screen of the recipe as shown in FIG. 12C is displayed. This detail display screen includes a recipe image, ingredients, how to make, etc., as well as a download button for this recipe, a button for adding this recipe to favorites, and a button for creating a shopping list for this recipe. ing.

  By selecting a button for creating a shopping list among these buttons, a shopping list registration screen as shown in FIG. 13A is displayed. In this shopping list registration screen, ingredients of the selected recipe are listed, and a check box (selection item) for adding the ingredients to the shopping list is displayed for each of the listed ingredients. Yes.

  On this registration screen, check the check boxes for the ingredients that need to be purchased out of the ingredients necessary to make the recipe dish, and select the “Save List” button. As a result, a shopping list in which the selected ingredients are listed as shown in FIG.

  The shopping list in FIG. 5B includes the recipe name, the ingredients that need to be purchased to make the recipe, and the amount. Since this shopping list can be viewed by any member of the group, it is convenient when, for example, a member at home requests shopping from a member on the go. Moreover, in the shopping list of (b) of the same figure, the corresponding check box is displayed about each foodstuff. This check box will be described later with reference to FIG.

[Edit shopping list]
Next, editing of the shopping list will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the terminal device 2 when a shopping list is edited.

  After any member of the group saves the shopping list, when the member or another member displays the detail display screen of the recipe, instead of a button for creating a shopping list (see FIG. 12C) Then, a button for editing the shopping list is displayed.

  When this button is selected, a created shopping list is displayed as shown in FIG. As described above, a corresponding check box is displayed for each ingredient included in the shopping list, and the user who has displayed the shopping list can check this check box. Then, by selecting the “Delete from list” button in the checked state, the checked food can be deleted from the shopping list.

  That is, a user who makes a purchase can delete a purchased ingredient from the shopping list by checking the purchased ingredient and selecting a “delete from list” button. As a result, only the ingredients that have not been bought remain in the shopping list, so that necessary ingredients can be purchased without forgetting to buy them. In addition, when a plurality of members go shopping individually, it is possible to easily identify ingredients that other members have not purchased.

[Other examples of displaying a shopping list]
In the above example, the shopping list is displayed from the recipe detail display screen. However, the shopping list may be displayed by posting on the family bulletin board. This will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the terminal device 2 when a shopping list is displayed by posting on the family bulletin board.

  (A) of the figure shows an example of a screen in which a message requesting browsing of a shopping list is being created. In this example, a message indicating that the user wishes to browse the shopping list is input to the user. And about this message, the predetermined image which requests | requires browsing of a shopping list is selected as an attached image. This image is an image corresponding to the microwave oven 3, and this image is accompanied by a command for causing the agent server 1 to post a message including a link to the shopping list.

  By transmitting this message, this message is displayed as a message M11 on the timeline of the family bulletin board as shown in FIG. Further, based on the image attached to this message, the agent server 1 posts a message M12 including a link to the shopping list, which is displayed on the timeline of the family bulletin board. Then, the user can display a shopping list as shown in FIG. 13B by selecting the link button of the message M12. The shopping list may be presented so as to be viewable via the family bulletin board, and may be displayed directly on the timeline of the family bulletin board.

[Agent server configuration]
Next, the configuration of the agent server 500 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 16 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a main configuration of the agent server 500. As illustrated, the server control unit 10 of the agent server 500 includes a home appliance control unit 101, a bulletin board management unit (information presentation unit) 501, and a shopping list management unit (information acquisition unit, information generation unit) 502. Yes. The server storage unit 11 stores shopping list management information 511. Note that the agent server 500 may include a recipe presentation unit 103 and a recipe transmission unit 104, as in the agent server of FIG.

  Similar to the bulletin board management unit 102, the bulletin board management unit 501 posts the device related information related to the registered home appliances to the family bulletin board so that each member of the registered group can view the device related information. . As described above, the device related information presented in the present embodiment is a shopping list. In addition, the bulletin board management unit 501 acquires a message posted by a registered group member from the bulletin board server 5, and performs processing corresponding to the message.

  The shopping list management unit 502 manages the shopping list, and controls the generation, update, deletion, presentation, etc. of the shopping list. The shopping list management unit 502 generates shopping list management information 511 for performing such management.

  The shopping list management information 511 is information for generating a shopping list and displaying the shopping list on the terminal device 2. The shopping list management information 511 may be information as shown in FIG. 17, for example. FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of the shopping list management information 511. The illustrated shopping list management information 511 is information in a table format in which a board ID, a recipe ID, a recipe name, and ingredients are associated with each other.

  The board ID is an ID for identifying a family bulletin board, the recipe ID is an ID for identifying a recipe, and the recipe name is a name set for the recipe. A foodstuff is information which shows each foodstuff used for the recipe, and its quantity. The shopping list management unit 502 can generate a shopping list as shown in FIG. 13B by referring to such shopping list management information 511 and display the shopping list on the terminal device 2.

[Shop list registration and update processing]
Next, shopping list registration and update processing will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 18 is a flowchart illustrating an example of shopping list registration and update processing.

  The bulletin board management unit 501 monitors whether an operation for selecting a recipe link has been performed on the family bulletin board (S31). The operation for selecting the recipe link may be an operation for selecting the link button in FIG. The fact that such an operation has been performed can be specified by a notification from the bulletin board server 5.

  If it is determined that an operation for selecting a recipe link has been performed (YES in S31), the bulletin board management unit 501 transmits the board ID of the group to which the member who performed the operation belongs to the recipe server 4 (S32). ).

  In addition, the shopping list management unit 502 waits for a shopping list registration instruction (S33). The shopping list registration instruction is transmitted from the recipe server 4 when, for example, the “shopping list” button is operated from the screen of FIG. At this time, the recipe server 4 notifies the agent server 500 of the ingredients of the recipe in which the “shopping list” button is operated.

  If a shopping list registration instruction is received (YES in S33), the shopping list management unit 502 displays a shopping list in which ingredients notified from the recipe server 4 are listed as shown in FIG. Generate a registration screen. And this is transmitted and displayed on the terminal device 2 (S34). Accordingly, the shopping list registration screen is displayed on the terminal display unit 23 by the bulletin board processing unit 201 of the terminal device 2.

  Thereafter, the bulletin board processing unit 201 of the terminal device 2 accepts the selection of ingredients from the displayed ingredient list (S35). Specifically, the bulletin board processing unit 201 accepts an operation of checking a check box of a foodstuff on the shopping list registration screen as shown in FIG.

  The bulletin board processing unit 201 waits for an operation to save the checked ingredients as a shopping list (S36). For example, when the shopping list registration screen as shown in FIG. 13A is displayed, when the “save list” button is operated with the check box of the food checked, the food is purchased. It is determined that an operation for saving as a list has been performed.

  Here, when the operation for saving is not performed (NO in S36), the process ends without registering the shopping list. On the other hand, when the save operation is performed (YES in S36), the bulletin board processing unit 201 notifies the agent server 500 of the ingredients to be registered in the shopping list (the ingredients whose check boxes are checked). And the shopping list management part 502 matches the notified foodstuff with board ID, and preserve | saves it in the server memory | storage part 11 as shopping list management information 511 (S37). At this time, the recipe ID and the recipe name may be stored in association with each other. In this case, shopping list management information 511 as shown in FIG. 17 is stored.

  Subsequently, the shopping list management unit 502 acquires a shopping list (S39), and transmits the acquired shopping list to the terminal device 2 for display (S40). Specifically, the shopping list management unit 502 generates a shopping list display screen as shown in FIG. 13B based on the information read from the stored shopping list management information 511 and stores it in the terminal device 2. Send. Accordingly, the shopping list is displayed on the terminal display unit 23 by the bulletin board processing unit 201 of the terminal device 2. The shopping list display screen may be acquired by the shopping list management unit 502 as described above, or may be generated in advance and stored in the server storage unit 11 or the like and acquired from there. Also good.

  Next, the bulletin board processing unit 201 of the terminal device 2 accepts selection of ingredients in the displayed shopping list (S41), and determines whether an update operation has been performed (S42). If the update operation is not performed (NO in S42), the shopping list is not updated and the process ends. On the other hand, when an update operation is performed (YES in S42), the bulletin board processing unit 201 notifies the agent server 500 of the food that has been selected in S41. Then, the shopping list management unit 502 of the agent server 500 deletes the notified ingredients from the shopping list management information 511, thereby updating the shopping list (S43), and the process ends.

  When a recipe link is selected after the shopping list is registered (S31), in S32, the bulletin board management unit 501 also transmits the recipe ID of the recipe registered in the shopping list to the recipe server 4. . In this case, the recipe server 4 causes the terminal device 2 to display a recipe detail screen including a “shopping list edit” button as shown in FIG. When the terminal device 2 notifies that the button has been operated, the shopping list management unit 502 determines not to register the shopping list (NO in S33), and determines to edit the shopping list (in S38). YES) Thereafter, the processing after S39 described above is performed, and the shopping list is updated according to the user operation. When all the ingredients included in the shopping list are deleted, the shopping list management unit 502 deletes the shopping list.

  In the case of YES in S38, if the linked recipe is a recipe that is not registered in the shopping list, the process may return to S34. Thereby, the ingredients of other recipes can be added to the ingredients included in the registered shopping list. That is, the shopping list management unit 502 may generate one shopping list by merging information registered by a plurality of members of the group.

[Embodiment 3]
In the present embodiment, an example of an information presentation system including an agent server that includes a favorite list management unit and presents a favorite list as device related information via a family bulletin board will be described. According to the information presentation system of this embodiment, a favorite recipe can be shared among registered group members. The agent server of this embodiment has the same configuration as that of the agent server 1 or 500 of the above embodiment except that the agent server includes a favorite list management unit. The information presentation system of this embodiment is also the above embodiment. This is the same as the information presentation system 7.

  The favorite list management unit generates and manages a favorite list that is a list of recipes (dishes) registered by the registered group members among the dishes cooked in the microwave oven 3. The favorite list may be a list that can refer to recipes (cookings) registered by members of the group.

  Here, the favorite list will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a favorite list. The favorite list in FIG. 5A is a list showing the image and recipe name of each recipe registered as a favorite. By selecting a recipe image or recipe name from this favorite list, the details of the recipe are displayed as shown in FIG. On this detail display screen, the recipe can be deleted from the favorites list by selecting the “delete favorite” button. Further, by selecting the “shopping list” button, a shopping list of the recipe can be generated.

  Similar to the shopping list described in the above embodiment, when a member registers a recipe as a favorite, a favorite list is generated. Then, when another member registers the recipe as a favorite, the favorite that the recipe has already been generated. Added to the list. That is, the list of recipes registered by each member as favorites is merged and managed as one favorite list.

  The favorite list can be generated and edited in the same manner as the shopping list described in the above embodiment (see FIG. 18). For example, when the “favorite” button is operated on the recipe detail display screen shown in FIG. 12C, the favorite list management unit may generate a favorite list having the recipe as a component. Further, the favorite list management unit may merge (add) the recipe to the generated favorite list when the “favorite” button is operated in a state where the favorite list has already been generated.

  Also, as a method for displaying the favorite list, various methods can be applied as in the shopping list described in the above embodiment. For example, in addition to displaying from the recipe detail display screen as described above, the favorite list is displayed by posting a message with an image requesting the display of the favorite list on the family bulletin board as in the example of FIG. It may be possible to make it. Further, the favorite list may be displayed on the timeline of the family bulletin board, or the favorite list can be browsed by a link on the timeline of the family bulletin board as in the example of the shopping list in FIG. You may do it.

[Modification]
In each of the above-described embodiments, an example in which the agent server 1 or the agent server 500 executes a predetermined process by posting a message with a predetermined image attached is shown. Not limited to. For example, the content of the posted message may be analyzed, and processing according to the analysis result may be executed. To give a specific example, when a message indicating that a shopping list is desired to be shown is posted as in the example of FIG. 15, by analyzing this message, it is required to “show” the “shopping list”. Can be identified. Therefore, when such a message is posted without attaching an image, the shopping list can be displayed.

  In each of the above embodiments, the family bulletin board has been described as an example of the information sharing service. However, the information sharing service applicable to the present invention is limited to a system for posting a message such as a family bulletin board. I can't. That is, the information sharing service applied to the present invention may be a service that presents information registered by members of a predetermined group so that each member of the group can view the information. For example, the member registers notes, schedules, and the like. It may be an information sharing service.

  Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, the example in which the device whose operation is controlled via the family bulletin board is the microwave oven, but the device that is the target of the operation control may be a device related to the member and is not particularly limited. . For example, when a family member is registered as a member as in the above-described examples, the device that is the target of operation control may be a device used in the home. Specifically, a refrigerator, an air conditioner, an IH cooker, a television receiver, etc. are mentioned, for example. Note that the content of processing executed by any device is almost the same as that of the microwave oven 3 described in the above embodiments.

  Further, when a plurality of devices subject to operation control are registered, information related to each device may be merged to generate device related information, which may be presented to the members. For example, since the air conditioner has a function of measuring room temperature, the air conditioner registered in the group may notify the agent server 1 of the measured room temperature. In addition, when the refrigerator registered in the group has a function of managing the ingredients in the warehouse, information indicating the ingredients in the warehouse may be transmitted to the agent server 1. The recipe presenting unit 103 of the agent server 1 refers to these information, so that a recipe according to the temperature, a recipe that can be cooked with ingredients in the refrigerator, or a recipe that can be cooked with ingredients in the refrigerator according to the temperature. It can be presented as device related information.

  Note that when device-related information is generated using information acquired by a plurality of devices, information regarding each device may be collected by any device and transmitted to the agent server 1. For example, when the room temperature is equal to or higher than a predetermined value, the air conditioner acquires an ingredient list by transmitting an inquiry about ingredients stored in the refrigerator to the refrigerator, and obtains the obtained ingredient list as room temperature data. At the same time, it may be transmitted to the agent server 1. Even with such a configuration, the recipe presenting unit 103 of the agent server 1 can present a recipe corresponding to the received food list and room temperature data as device-related information.

  Further, the device related information to be presented may be determined in consideration of the recipe registered in the favorite list. For example, among recipes registered in the favorites list, recipes according to the temperature, recipes that can be cooked with ingredients in the refrigerator, or recipes that can be cooked with ingredients in the refrigerator according to the temperature are presented as device-related information Also good. Thereby, according to the temperature of the day, it is a recipe using the foodstuff of a refrigerator, Comprising: A recipe suitable for a user's liking can be shown.

[Embodiment 4]
In each of the embodiments described above, an example in which one agent server 1 or 500 is used has been described. However, each function of the agent server 1 or 500 may be realized by an individual server. And when applying a some server, each server may be managed by the same provider, and may be managed by a different provider. Conversely, the agent server 1 or 500 may have the function of either or both of other servers (recipe server 4 and bulletin board server 5).

[Embodiment 5]
Each block of the agent servers 1, 500, the terminal device 2, and the microwave oven 3 may be realized by a logic circuit (hardware) formed in an integrated circuit (IC chip) or the like, or a CPU (Central Processing Unit) It may be realized by software using In the latter case, each of the agent servers 1, 500, the terminal device 2, and the microwave oven 3 can be configured using a computer (electronic computer) as shown in FIG.

  FIG. 20 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a computer 910 that can be used as the agent servers 1, 500, the terminal device 2, or the microwave oven 3. The computer 910 includes an arithmetic device 912, a main storage device 913, an auxiliary storage device 914, an input / output interface 915, and a communication interface 916 that are connected to each other via a bus 911. The arithmetic device 912, the main storage device 913, and the auxiliary storage device 914 may be, for example, a CPU, a random access memory (RAM), and a hard disk drive, respectively. Connected to the input / output interface 915 are an input device 920 for the user to input various information to the computer 910 and an output device 930 for the computer 910 to output various information to the user. The input device 920 and the output device 930 may be incorporated in the computer 910 or may be connected (externally attached) to the computer 910. For example, the input device 920 of the agent servers 1 and 500 may be a keyboard, a mouse, a touch sensor, and the like, and the output device 930 of the agent servers 1 and 500 may be a display, a printer, a speaker, and the like. In the terminal device 2 and the microwave oven 3, a device having the functions of both the input device 920 and the output device 930, such as a touch panel in which a touch sensor and a display are integrated, may be applied. The communication interface 916 is an interface for the computer 910 to communicate with an external device.

  The auxiliary storage device 914 stores various programs for operating the computer 910 as the agent servers 1, 500, the terminal device 2, or the microwave oven 3. Then, the arithmetic device 912 expands the program stored in the auxiliary storage device 914 on the main storage device 913 and executes instructions included in the program, thereby causing the computer 910 to be connected to the agent servers 1 and 500, the terminal. It is made to function as each part with which the apparatus 2 or the microwave oven 3 is provided. Note that the recording medium for recording information such as programs provided in the auxiliary storage device 914 may be a computer-readable “non-temporary tangible medium”. For example, tape, disk, card, semiconductor memory, programmable logic, etc. It may be a circuit or the like.

  The program may be acquired from the outside of the computer 910, and in this case, may be acquired via an arbitrary transmission medium (such as a communication network or a broadcast wave). The present invention can also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave in which the program is embodied by electronic transmission.

[Summary]
The information presenting device (agent server 1, 500) according to the first aspect of the present invention is provided via an information sharing service (family bulletin board) that presents information registered by members of a predetermined group so that each member of the group can view the information. An information presentation device for presenting information to each member of the group, and device-related information (recipe introduction message) related to the electronic device (microwave oven 3) whose operation is controlled by the member of the group via the information sharing service Information acquisition unit (recipe presenting unit 103, recipe transmission unit 104, shopping list management unit 502, favorite list management unit) for acquiring an operation acceptance message, a transmission completion message, a shopping list, a favorite list), and the device related information , Members of the group can view through the information sharing service And it includes information presentation section for presenting the (bulletin board management unit 102,501), to.

  According to said structure, each member of a predetermined group presents the apparatus relevant information regarding the electronic device controlled via an information sharing service so that browsing is possible via the information sharing service. Therefore, each member can appropriately browse the device-related information of the electronic device via the information sharing service that can also be used for controlling the electronic device without performing particularly complicated operations.

  The information presentation device according to aspect 2 of the present invention may include the information generation unit (recipe transmission unit 104, shopping list management unit 502, favorite list management unit) that generates the device-related information in the above aspect 1. . Thereby, the generated device related information can be presented to each member of the predetermined group.

  In the information presentation apparatus according to aspect 3 of the present invention, in the aspect 2, the information generation unit may generate the device-related information by merging information registered by a plurality of members of the group. As a result, information registered by a plurality of members of the group can be presented to each member of the group as coherent information called device-related information.

  The information presentation device according to aspect 4 of the present invention is the information presentation apparatus according to any one of the aspects 1 to 3, wherein the device-related information is information indicating that predetermined information (recipe) has been downloaded to the electronic device (transmission completion message). ). This allows each member of the predetermined group to recognize that the predetermined information has been downloaded to the electronic device.

  The information presentation apparatus according to aspect 5 of the present invention is the information presentation apparatus according to any one of the aspects 1 to 4, wherein the device-related information includes information related to cooking related to the members of the group (recipe introduction message, operation acceptance message, transmission completion message). , Shopping list, favorite list).

  Thereby, the information regarding the dish relevant to the member of a group can be shown to each member of the group. In particular, if a given group is a group that eats together like a family, information about cooking related to the members of the group is a common concern of the members. The benefits are great.

  In addition, the apparatus relevant information regarding the dish relevant to the member of a group is the information regarding both an apparatus and a dish. For example, if the electronic device is a cooking home appliance or a cooking utensil, information relating to cooking using these may be used as device-related information. Further, for example, if the electronic device is a refrigerator, the food stored in the cabinet is related to the dish made by the group members, and therefore information indicating the food in the warehouse may be used as the device-related information. . In addition, information such as room temperature and humidity measured by the air conditioner and the contents of TV programs are related to what kind of food the group members want to eat. It may be related information.

  In the information presentation device according to aspect 6 of the present invention, in the aspect 5, the device-related information may be information (favorite list) indicating dishes registered by the group members.

  Thereby, the dish which the member of the group is paying attention to can be shown to other members. For example, when deciding on a menu, it is possible to make a dish according to the preference of the member by referring to this information.

  In the information presentation device according to aspect 7 of the present invention, in the above aspect 5, the device related information may be information (shopping list) indicating food ingredients related to the group members. Thereby, the foodstuff of the dish relevant to the member of the said group can be shown to each member. Therefore, it is possible to have each member procure the food and make a dish using the food.

  In the information presentation device according to aspect 8 of the present invention, in any of the aspects 1 to 7, the information sharing service is a service (family bulletin board) that displays messages registered by the members of the group in time series, The information presenting unit may display the device related information in time series together with the message.

  According to said structure, apparatus related information is displayed in time series with the message which the member of the group registered. Therefore, the device-related information can be browsed with the same feeling as browsing the message registered by the member and while browsing such a message.

  In the information presentation device according to aspect 9 of the present invention, in any one of aspects 1 to 7, the information sharing service is a service (family bulletin board) that displays messages registered by members of the group in time series, The information presenting unit may display a link for accessing the device related information in time series together with the message.

  According to said structure, the link for accessing apparatus related information is displayed in time series with the message which the member of the group registered. Therefore, the member browsing the message registered by the member can be made to recognize the existence of the link, and the member can browse the device related information by following the link.

  The electronic device according to the tenth aspect of the present invention is an electronic device whose operation is controlled by members of the group via an information sharing service that presents information registered by members of a predetermined group so that each member of the group can view the information. A notification unit for notifying a user of the main unit of the device that device-related information related to the electronic device is presented to be viewable by each member of the group via the information sharing service; ing.

  According to said structure, apparatus relevant information alert | reports that each member of the said group was presented so that browsing was possible via an information sharing service. Therefore, in addition to the effect similar to the information presentation apparatus of aspect 1, there is a further effect that the user can be given an opportunity to view the device related information via the information sharing service.

  The terminal device according to the eleventh aspect of the present invention is a terminal that acquires information registered by members of a predetermined group via an information sharing service that each member of the group presents in a viewable manner and presents the information to the user of the device itself When the user is a member of the group, the apparatus obtains, via the information sharing service, device related information related to an electronic device whose operation is controlled by the group member via the information sharing service. An information acquisition unit; and an information display unit that displays the device-related information acquired by the information acquisition unit. Therefore, the same effect as the information presentation device according to aspect 1 is obtained.

  An information presentation system according to aspect 12 of the present invention presents information registered to members of a predetermined group to each member of the group through an information sharing service that presents each member of the group in a viewable manner. An information presentation system that acquires device related information related to an electronic device controlled via the information sharing service, and each member of the group browses the device related information via the information sharing service. An information presentation device that can be presented, and a terminal device that displays the device-related information presented by the information presentation device. Therefore, the same effect as the information presentation device according to aspect 1 is obtained.

  The control method of the information presentation apparatus according to aspect 13 of the present invention provides information registered by members of a predetermined group to each member of the group via an information sharing service that presents each member of the group in a viewable manner. An information presentation device control method for presenting information, an information acquisition step for acquiring device related information related to an electronic device whose operation is controlled by a member of the group via the information sharing service, And an information presentation step that each member of the group presents through the information sharing service so as to be viewable. Therefore, the same effect as the information presentation device according to aspect 1 is obtained.

  The information presentation device, the terminal device, and the electronic device according to each aspect of the present invention may be realized by a computer. In this case, each unit (software) included in the information presentation device, the terminal device, or the electronic device is provided in the computer. The information presentation device, terminal device, or electronic device control program for realizing the information presentation device, terminal device, or electronic device on a computer by operating as an element), the terminal device control program, and the electronic device control program, and recording the same Computer-readable recording media are also within the scope of the present invention.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the scope shown in the claims, and embodiments obtained by appropriately combining technical means disclosed in different embodiments. Is also included in the technical scope of the present invention. Furthermore, a new technical feature can be formed by combining the technical means disclosed in each embodiment.

  The present invention can be used for an apparatus that presents information to a user using an information sharing service such as SNS.

1 Agent server (information presentation device)
102 Bulletin Board Management Department (Information Presentation Department)
103 Recipe presentation unit (information acquisition unit)
104 Recipe transmission unit (information acquisition unit, information generation unit)
2 Terminal device 201 Bulletin board processor (information acquisition unit, information display unit)
3 Microwave oven (electronic equipment, cooking appliances)
301 Speech control unit (notification unit)
7 Information Presentation System 500 Agent Server (Information Presentation Device)
501 Bulletin Board Management Department (Information Presentation Department)
502 Shopping list management unit (information acquisition unit, information generation unit)

Claims (11)

An information presentation device that presents information to each member of the group via an information sharing service that presents information registered by members of a predetermined group so that each member of the group can browse.
An information acquisition unit that acquires device related information related to an electronic device whose operation is controlled by a member of the group via the information sharing service;
An information presentation unit that presents the device-related information through the information sharing service so that each member of the group can browse;
The aforementioned equipment related information, and information for downloading recipes to be cooked by the electronic device to the electronic device, and ingredients listed above Kiryo sense, include,
The information presenting unit presents the ingredient list so that each member can view and edit the ingredient list,
The information sharing service is a service that displays messages registered by members of the group in chronological order,
The information presenting unit displays the food list in time series together with the message, or displays a link for accessing the food list in time series together with the message .   The information presentation device according to claim 1, further comprising an information generation unit configured to generate the device related information.   The information presenting apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the information generation unit generates the device related information by merging information registered by a plurality of members of the group.   The information presentation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the device-related information includes information indicating that predetermined information has been downloaded to the electronic device.   The said information presentation part presents the link to the said foodstuff list | wrist with the message from the avatar corresponding to the said electronic device via the said information sharing service, The any one of Claim 1 to 4 characterized by the above-mentioned. The information presentation device described. The information presentation apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the device related information includes information indicating a dish registered by a member of the group . It is a terminal device that acquires information registered by members of a predetermined group via an information sharing service that each member of the group presents in a viewable manner and presents the information to the user of the own device,
When the user is a member of the group, an information acquisition unit that acquires, via the information sharing service, device-related information related to an electronic device whose operation is controlled by the member of the group via the information sharing service;
An information display unit that displays the device-related information acquired by the information acquisition unit,
The aforementioned equipment related information, and information for downloading recipes to be cooked by the electronic device to the electronic device, and ingredients listed above Kiryo sense, include,
The information sharing service is a service that displays messages registered by members of the group in chronological order,
The information display unit displays the food list in time series with the message, or displays a link for accessing the food list in time series with the message . An information presentation system that presents information to each member of the group via an information sharing service that presents information registered by members of a predetermined group so that each member of the group can browse.
An information presentation device that obtains device-related information related to an electronic device controlled via the information sharing service, and presents the device-related information so that each member of the group can browse through the information sharing service; ,
A terminal device that displays the device-related information presented by the information presentation device,
The aforementioned equipment related information, and information for downloading recipes to be cooked by the electronic device to the electronic device, and ingredients listed above Kiryo sense, include,
The terminal device presents the food list so that the member can view and edit the food list ,
The information sharing service is a service that displays messages registered by members of the group in chronological order,
The terminal device displays the food list in time series with the message, or displays a link for accessing the food list in time series with the message . A method for controlling an information presentation apparatus that presents information to each member of the group via an information sharing service that presents information registered by members of a predetermined group so that each member of the group can browse.
An information acquisition step of acquiring device related information related to an electronic device whose operation is controlled by a member of the group via the information sharing service;
An information presentation step of presenting the device-related information through the information sharing service so that each member of the group can view the information,
The aforementioned equipment related information, and information for downloading recipes to be cooked by the electronic device to the electronic device, and ingredients listed above Kiryo sense, include,
In the information presentation step, the member list is presented so that each member can view and edit the food list,
The information sharing service is a service that displays messages registered by members of the group in chronological order,
In the information presentation step, the ingredient list is displayed in time series together with the message, or a link for accessing the ingredient list is displayed in time series together with the message. Method.   A control program for causing a computer to function as the information presentation device according to claim 1, wherein the control program causes the computer to function as the information acquisition unit and the information presentation unit. A control program for causing a computer to function as the terminal device according to claim 7 , wherein the control program causes the computer to function as the information acquisition unit and the information display unit.

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