JP6714238B2 - Cooking support system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a cooking support system using a microwave oven, and more particularly, to a cooking support system capable of realizing sustainable diet management by itself even with a restricted diet.

Conventionally, for example, sick patients suffering from diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease, etc. have various intake restrictions on sugar, salt, potassium, water, etc., and it is necessary to inevitably take a so-called restricted diet.

However, when taking a restricted diet, it is always the case, so there is rarely an environment where the cook prepares a meal under the dietitian, and usually, the intake restriction items and their They were informed of the limit and received simple nutritional guidance, or at best presented a menu that was within the limit. As a result, the menu is inevitably fixed and tired, and other dishes that exceed the limit amount are arbitrarily made, or the dish that does not exceed the limit amount but tasteless is created. there were.

In addition, although there are food distribution services such as restricted foods by home delivery, they are not cooked according to individual patients, and there is a problem that the price is high. Moreover, it is not realistic to rely on home delivery for all meals.

Also, the menu presented by the registered dietitian and the menu for home delivery are completed by themselves, and the intake amount is not adjusted according to the amount of intake over time, and the taste changes from this point as well. It becomes monotonous without any, and it is an obstacle to the diet management by the patient himself.

In addition, there are some cases where I am not good at cooking by myself and cannot completely manage my dietary restrictions.

On the other hand, even if the patient is not a restricted diet, there are many cases in which a single student or a student living alone tends to depend on eating out and lead a poor nutritional balance.

JP2011-150585A JP-A-2009-129147 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2008-084102 JP 2002-041901 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2002-092120 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-092307 JP 2002-252528A Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2008-065603

The above-mentioned prior art documents were extracted by a publication text search using a patent information platform (search date December 3, 2015).
The specific search formulas are 1 and 2 below.
(1) [<summary + claims> = recipe or menu or menu] &[<summary + claims> = frozen or storage] &[<full text of publication> = stock] The number of hits was 109.
(2) [<summary + claim range> = recipe or menu or menu] &[<summary + claim range> = inventory or forecast] &[<publication full text> = frozen] &[<publication full text> = save] &[<Full text of publication>=unit or bag or bag or subdivision] The number of hits was 64.
In each case, the publications were confirmed, and no publications denying the inventive step of the present application were found, and the above-mentioned prior art documents were posted as those considered to be similar to the elemental technology of the present application.

The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a cooking support system capable of easily preparing a well-balanced meal by itself even if it is not good at cooking and capable of continuous meal management. And

The cooking support system according to claim 1 is a cooked food material that is reheated in a microwave oven to complete cooking and is frozen, and is stored in a vacuum pack, tray or other packaging or container. Regarding cooked foodstuffs, foodstuffs can be identified visually, such as barcodes, two-dimensional codes, electronic chips and other optically and electromagnetically readable specific information, which uniquely identifies the foodstuff in each packaging or container. Identification information is attached, the specific information reading means for reading the specific information, the freezer for containing the food material after the specific information is read by the specific information reading means, and the specific information read by the specific information reading means Specific information recording means for recording, menu display means for displaying menu, and menu selection input means for inputting menu selected by the user from menu displayed by menu display means, and menu selection input means Food ingredient selection means for selecting one or more food ingredients according to the menu input based on the specific information recorded by the specific information recording means, and identification information for displaying the identification information of the food ingredients selected by the food ingredient selection means Based on the display means and the foodstuffs selected by the foodstuff selection means, the order or combination of the foodstuffs to be put into the microwave oven, the range method determining means for determining the wattage and the heating time of the microwave oven, and the rangemethod determining means. And a range method display means for displaying the contents determined by the above method .

That is, the invention according to claim 1 can identify and manage which foodstuff should be used from among them in order to complete the menu even if a large number of various foodstuffs are stored in the freezer. Then, cooking can be completed simply by heating those ingredients in a microwave oven. In fact, the menu contents can be combined infinitely.
On the contrary, since it is possible to recognize and manage which foodstuff to use, it is possible to store a wide variety of foodstuffs in the freezer. Also, in order to be able to handle a wide variety of various foods, the foods are frozen so that they can be stored for a long time. Since it is stored frozen, it is possible to use so-called large quantities of seasonal foods regardless of the season and weather, and as a result, it is possible to distribute foods at low cost. The use of local ingredients also helps revitalize the local economy.

Reheating means so-called microwave oven, and includes thawing and heating.
The term "ingredient" as used herein is diverse and is not particularly limited. However, "prepared" means a state in which heat treatment is required if the ingredient requires heating, and is appropriately peeled. It means that there is no hassle, or that it is divided and divided. Specific examples include, for example, cooked white rice, frozen products of boiled fish, frozen products of roasted meat, frozen products of steamed vegetables, frozen products of miso soup, and the like. In order to give a variation to the dish, the one that is not seasoned (no seasoning) is basically used, but depending on the mode of use, it may be light seasoning, normal concentration seasoning, or the like. Even if they have the same taste, those with different degrees are included. In addition, the seasoning contents include soy sauce flavor, salt flavor, miso flavor, and so on, which have different so-called seasonings even if the raw materials and the cooking method are the same. Since the basic ingredients are semi-cooked ingredients that have not been seasoned (heated cut ingredients), inevitably seasonings such as soy sauce, salt, vinegar, sauces, dressings, seasonings, sauces, and other seasonings and seasonings Is also included in the ingredients. On the contrary, it is possible to reduce the total salt content by combining the ingredients cooked without seasoning with the ingredients such as seasoning liquid and tangling them on the surface. Further, even if the same raw material, the same cooking method, and the same seasoning are used, those having different amounts/volumes such as 50 g, 100 g, and 150 g are included. From single components such as "Grilled boiled pumpkin" and "Sprouted brown rice", that is, one component of the staple food, the main dish, or the side dish, "Ginger minced hamburger bean carrot", "Hijiki and soybeans" It also includes set items such as "boiled food" (completed as a staple food, main dish, or side dish by itself).
The specific information includes information such as raw materials, seasoning (○ taste, 〇 flavor), cooking method (baking, steaming, boiling, etc.), various components and various nutrients, expiration date, and thawing method. Naturally, various ingredients and various nutrients include information such as the amount of salt necessary for assembling the menu of the restricted diet.
The identification information may include not only character information, but also character color coding, labels, figures, etc. in order to improve visibility and take-out workability. Further, as described above, since the food materials are extremely diverse, the identification information uniquely identifies the food material. Therefore, even if the food information is composed of only the character information, the notation is easy to distinguish. For example, the contents may be recalled to some extent instead of simply enumerating numbers. If the salmon fillet (salted) grilled fish (unsalted) 75 g (November 2nd week of processing day), salmon 2 grill N75-15112 should be used.
Uniquely identifying, if there are 500 foods in the freezer, it may be possible to distinguish all 500 foods, but if they are the same lots with the same specifications such as bulk buying, all the same information will be given. In this way, this may also be treated as a unique identification. For example, in the above example, there may be five foods to which the identification information of salmon 2-yaki N75-15112 is attached. Then, if the processing date is the third week of November, the salmon 2 ware N75-15113 and other identification information are used. Further, as a matter of course, even if the fillet of the same salmon is the same as the fillet on the ventral side and the other specifications are the same, it is different from, for example, salmon 1-yaki N75-15112. This is because the ingredients may differ.
The identification information may be embedded in the specific information, or when the specific information recording means records the specific information, the identification information paired with the specific information may be separately obtained and recorded. Good (may be obtained from the cloud). Identification information recording means for recording identification information may be provided, and both may be associated based on this.
The selection by the food material selection means is performed based on a predetermined algorithm. In addition, when there are multiple same ingredients, select the ones with the closest expiration dates.
Further, the number of users is not limited to one, and it does not prevent a plurality of users. For example, when using at home, there is a usage mode in which the operator is the mother and the child is the child to eat. Also, it may be used by five family members. That is, it is not limited to a system limited to one individual user (claim 3 defines this for confirmation).

In addition, the invention according to claim 1 can enjoy a desired menu without being confused even when a plurality of food materials are thawed. The menu can be completed quickly and efficiently by thawing and cooking.
It should be noted that when putting in a microwave oven, it is possible to display so as not to remain in the packaging or container but to be appropriately transferred to another plate. All of them may be displayed and displayed as if they are covered in a range. It may be an instruction to put the frozen paste on the microwave oven and then put it on the microwave oven. Alternatively, the cooking method may be stepwise cooking, that is, the ingredients A and B are cooked in a microwave oven for 200 seconds, and then the ingredients A and B are opened and placed under the opened ingredient C for 100 seconds.

The cooking support system according to claim 2 is, in the cooking support system according to claim 1, a restriction setting for setting intake restriction content, which is information regarding intake restrictions of sugar, salt, potassium, calories, etc. for the user. Means and the intake restriction content set by the restriction setting means to control the menu display means to display the menu, or the intake restriction content set by the restriction setting means and the specific information recorded by the specific information recording means. Menu food control means for controlling the food selection means based on the information and selecting the food.

That is, the invention according to claim 2 has a wide variety of menus even for a restricted diet, and enables continuous self-management of diet. It is possible to release the user (patient) from complicated cooking that takes into account the content of intake restrictions.

To control the menu display means means to control (previously judge) the menu itself to be displayed in the first place, and to control the food material means to control the food material that is the lower layer.

The cooking support system according to claim 3 is the cooking support system according to claim 2 , wherein the number of people setting means for setting how many people the menu is for and the limit setting means are controlled to determine which one of them. And a menu setting control means for setting whether or not to consider the content of the intake restriction, and the menu food control means has the number of people set by the number of people setting means and the intake restriction content set via the restriction setting control means. Based on and, the menu is displayed or the ingredients are selected.

That is, the invention according to claim 3 can have the same menu without separately preparing those who need or do not need a restricted diet. In other words, the cooking load can be reduced as a whole.

Note that, of course, the intake restriction may be different. The same menu can be used for diabetes and kidney disease. As for the restricted food portion, special instructions (for example, sauce A for restricted food and sauce B for other foods) of the restricted food portion are appropriately displayed by the range method display means.
The number of people is not necessarily limited to an integer. This is because, when a child with a large eating capacity and an old man live together, eating about two people or about two people is enough. Also, the number of people may be changed depending on the menu. For example, it is usually good for 4.2 servings, but if some people like spaghetti carbonara, it can be set as 4.8 servings.

The cooking support system according to claim 4 is the cooking support system according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , further comprising a history recording unit that records a meal history of the user, and the menu ingredients control unit, The menu is displayed or the ingredients are selected based on the meal history recorded in the history recording means.

That is, the invention according to claim 4 can construct a menu in consideration of nutritional balance and an intake restriction amount, not considering the completion of one meal, but considering the deviation throughout the day or for several days to a week. Become.

For the meal history, in addition to the menu information selected in the past, when eating out or snacking, enter the meal content and amount appropriately, and extrapolate approximate information that automatically estimates the nutritional value, ingredients, and intake restriction content. Or construct data to complement.
Needless to say, when there are a plurality of users, they are recorded separately.

The cooking support system according to claim 5 is the cooking support system according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein when the food material according to the identification information displayed by the identification information display means is taken out from the freezer, A read control means for controlling the specific information reading means to read the specific information of the food material to be taken out, and a specific information recording means for controlling the specific information recording means based on the specific information read by the specific information reading means via the read control means. And a recording control means for updating the recording of the specific information.

That is, in the invention according to claim 5 , inventory management is performed. By utilizing this, it is also possible to connect to the Internet or the like and automatically replenish or place an order.

Specific information can be read by a user using a bar code reader or the like, or by automatically reading an IC chip embedded in a package or the like when leaving the freezer.

The cooking support system according to claim 6 is the cooking support system according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , in which food ingredients that are insufficient to satisfy the menu input by the selection menu input means are specified. It is characterized by comprising a lacking ingredient extracting means for extracting based on the specific information recorded by the information recording means, and a lacking ingredient displaying means for displaying identification information of the insufficient ingredients extracted by the lacking ingredient extracting means. And

That is, the invention according to claim 6 can recognize what is insufficient for the menu that one wants to eat, and can place an order as appropriate.

It is also possible to order automatically. Further, depending on the mode of use, it is possible to buy more at a convenience store, a supermarket, or a drug store. At this time, the location information may be used to display the nearest convenience store or supermarket in stock.

The cooking support system according to claim 7 is the cooking support system according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein the menu display means is controlled to be based on the specific information recorded by the specific information recording means. It is characterized by comprising menu display control means for displaying a menu that can be presented only with the foodstuffs stored in the freezer.

That is, in the invention according to claim 7 , meals can be eaten according to a menu made of existing food materials.

According to the present invention, there is provided a cooking support system capable of easily preparing a well-balanced meal by itself even if it is not good at cooking, and capable of sustainable, that is, medium- to long-term, diet management or nutrition management. be able to.

It is a conceptual diagram of the cooking assistance system 1. It is explanatory drawing which showed the example of the hardware constitutions of the cooking assistance system 1. It is explanatory drawing explaining the functional structure of the cooking assistance system 1. 6 is a table showing an example of a data configuration of recorded contents of specific information. It is explanatory drawing which showed typically the example of a screen structure of the cooking assistance system 1. It is explanatory drawing which showed the menu example.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of the cooking support system 1. Here, a cooking support system for providing a restricted diet for a person with renal disease (hereinafter, referred to as a user as appropriate) will be described.
The cooking support system 1 is largely composed of a processing display unit 10, a freezer unit 20, and a microwave oven unit 30, and its shape is similar to a large-sized home refrigerator. Further, as illustrated, the cooking support system 1 is connected to the Internet to form a network N with a convenience store C (convenience store C) and a frozen food manufacturer M.

In the cooking support system 1, the freezer unit 20 stores a large number of various kinds of cooked foods that are packed in a vacuum and frozen, and the processing display unit 10 grasps and manages the stock status of the freezer unit 20 to allow a plurality of users. In order to realize the menu selected from among them, the food is selected while considering the intake restriction content, the past menu, and the diet history. The food taken out from the freezer unit 20 by the user is thawed and heated in the microwave oven unit 30 to complete the menu desired by the user. The processing display unit 10 also displays the lacking food material and automatically places an order. Note that, hereinafter, even in the case of heating beyond thawing, it will be simply referred to as thawing appropriately.

In addition, hereinafter, a large number of various kinds of frozen and packed food materials that have been packed in a vacuum will be simply referred to as frozen food materials or food materials. There are various frozen foods, and an extremely large lineup is prepared based on weight, cooking method, seasoning, and the like. Basically, you can complete the menu simply by thawing and heating one or more.
For example, the main ingredients include single items such as "250 g of cooked white rice" and "200 g of porridge (unsalted)," or "300 g of chicken soboro rice" composed of multiple ingredients. is there. Further, it may be an element material that constitutes the staple food, such as "chicken soboro rice chicken soboro (ginger flavor) 58 g" (note that the content is simplified for convenience of explanation, but it is actually divided into smaller pieces). ).
Similarly, the ingredients may be finished products such as "hamburged grated ponzu flavored potatoes with carrots" as the main dish, or "beef 80 pork 20 mixed ground meat hamburger (20% in onion, no seasoning (without salt and pepper) )) 120 g". Seasoning sauces such as "Demigrass sauce 42g" are also included in the ingredients. The same applies to side dishes and soups.
The food product package is provided with identification information that allows the food product to be uniquely identified by visual inspection (even if a large number of food products are stored in the freezer unit 20, a desired food product can be taken out of the food products). As an example of the identification information, if the food material is "salmon fillet (back) grilled fish (unsalted) 75 g (processed November 2nd week)", salmon 2 grill N75-15112 Can be described to some extent (in this case, in the freezer unit 20, the storage place is determined according to the food material, and the ease of taking out is improved). Further, it may be a serial number notation such as 110-3257-43 (in this case, in the freezer unit 20, the storage place is determined according to the number, and similarly, smooth removal can be realized. To). Both may be written together.
A QR code (registered trademark) is also attached to the food package. This QR code includes information such as the raw material of the food material, nutrients or ingredients including intake restriction items such as salt and potassium, quantity or weight, recommended menu, and processing date. Using this information as a clue, the ingredients that will realize the menu are selected. Identification information itself is also embedded in the QR code to associate which ingredient has what content.

<Hardware configuration of cooking support system>
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the cooking support system 1. The cooking support system 1 has, as its hardware configuration, a CPU 101, a RAM 102, a storage 104, a GPU 105, a touch panel screen 106, a communication unit 107, a QR code reader 108, a storage chamber 109, and a freeze control unit 110. And a defrosting chamber 111 and a range control unit 112.

The CPU 101 controls the entire cooking support system 1. Specifically, together with the OS, various processes of the process display unit 10, for example, inventory management, menu generation of restricted food, display of defrosting method procedure, food ordering process, and the like are performed. Freezing control and range processing are also performed depending on the mode of specification.

The RAM 102 is used as a work area for the CPU 101. Specifically, the information and programs read from the storage 104 and the data and information received from the communication unit 107 are temporarily stored.

The storage 104 stores an operating system (OS), application programs, and various data. The configuration of the storage 104 will be described later.

The GPU 105 processes the image to be output to the touch panel screen 106. For example, display control such as menu display, cooking content display, and insufficient food display is performed.

The touch panel screen 106 draws the image transmitted from the GPU 105. Although a screen example will be described later, menus, cooking contents, insufficient foods, etc. are displayed. Also, it senses a touch from a patient or other user and sends the coordinates to the CPU 101, the RAM 102, or the like.

The communication unit 107 connects the cooking support system 1 to the network N and controls communication. Although a wired connection, that is, an Ethernet connection is used here, hardware that performs wi-fi communication or LTE communication may be adopted depending on the mode of use.

The QR code reader 108 reads the QR code attached to the vacuum pack. As described above, this QR code is information that uniquely identifies a frozen food product, and in the case of the present embodiment, information necessary for a restricted diet for kidney diseases, that is, protein, salt, calories, potassium, etc. Information is also recorded. Based on this information, the frozen foods necessary to realize the menu are determined.

The storage chamber 109 is a so-called freezing room.
The freezing control unit 110 manages the temperature of the storage chamber 109, and controls the flow of the refrigerant and the drive of the compressor.

The thawing chamber 111 is the main part of the microwave oven, and is composed of a hollow chamber for thawing foodstuffs, a microwave generator arranged around it, a turntable, and the like.
The range control unit 112 controls the wattage of the defrosting chamber 111, generation of microwaves, and irradiation time management.

Next, the storage 104 will be described.
The storage 104 includes an application unit 120 and a data storage unit 140. The application unit 120 includes an OS 121 that controls the entire cooking support system 1,
And a cooking support program group 122 that manages specific information, manages inventory, presents menus, displays defrosting procedures in a range, and the like.

The cooking support program group 122 is
A specific information processing program 131 that reads specific information, decompresses and records its contents,
A menu display input program 132 for displaying a plurality of menus and for inputting information on what has been selected from among them.
A food processing program 133 for determining and displaying a combination of foods for completing the menu based on a predetermined algorithm;
A range processing program 134 for deciding and displaying a defrosting method such as unpacking the vacuum pack and transferring to another plate, defrosting as it is, or which combination with which to defrost, and
・A limit setting program 135 for setting upper limits and ranges of specific items such as salt intake and potassium intake,
・Ingredients management program 136 that manages the inventory of ingredients,
Have.

The above-mentioned program is a group of programs that are aggregated from the viewpoint of the role played by the cooking support system 1, and the actual program is composed of a large number of components and libraries. The functional configuration described later is realized by a single or a plurality of these programs, and in various cases, in cooperation with the data storage unit 140.

Next, the data storage unit 140 will be described.
The data storage unit 140 is
A specific information storage unit 141 that stores specific information;
A menu name storage unit 142 that stores a menu name or a dish name that is an element of the menu;
A thawing/heating information storage unit 143 that stores the thawing order and thawing time of foodstuffs, and other information regarding thawing and heating;
A meal history storage unit 144 for storing a meal history,
A restriction storage unit 145 that stores intake restriction content, which is the content of dietary restriction, for each user,
Have.

The processing display unit 10 mainly includes a CPU 101, a RAM 102, a storage 104, a GPU 105, a touch panel screen 106, a communication unit 107, and a QR code reader.
The freezer unit 20 is mainly composed of a storage chamber 109 and a freezing control unit 110,
The microwave oven unit 30 mainly includes a defrosting chamber 111 and a microwave oven control unit 112.

<Functional configuration of cooking support system>
Next, the functional configuration of the cooking support system 1 will be described.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the functional configuration of the cooking support system 1. The cooking support system 1 has, as its functional configuration, a specific information reading unit 201, a specific information recording unit 202, a menu display unit 203, a selection menu input unit 204, an ingredient selection unit 205, and an identification information display unit 206. , Range method determination section 207, range method display section 208, limit setting section 209, menu ingredient control section 210, history recording section 211, reading control section 212, recording control section 213, and lacking ingredient extraction section. 214, a food shortage display unit 215, a menu display control unit 216, a freezer unit 217, and a microwave oven unit 218. The freezer unit 217 and the freezer unit 20 are practically the same, and the microwave oven unit 218 and the microwave oven unit 30 are also virtually the same, but when grasping from a functional viewpoint, the freezer unit 217 and the microwave oven unit 218. Will be written as.

The specific information reading unit 201 reads and extends the QR code attached to the vacuum pack when the food is stored in the storage chamber 109. As a result, it is possible to calculate the nutrients and the intake restriction amount, and determine the combination of food materials that realizes the menu.
As will be described later, the QR code is read by the control of the reading control unit 212 even when the foodstuff is unloaded. This entry/exit management enables inventory management.
The specific information reading unit 201 can realize its function by, for example, the QR code reader 108, the specific information processing program 131, the CPU 101, the RAM 102, the OS 121, and the like.

The specific information recording unit 202 records the specific information read by the specific information reading unit 201. FIG. 4 is a table showing a configuration example of the recorded content of the specific information. As shown in the figure, it includes the identification information attached to the surface of the vacuum pack together with the QR code, as well as the number of grams, number, calories, various nutrients or ingredients, various intake restriction items, storage date, expiration date, recommended menu, etc. Be done. The recommended menu is information indicating what kind of menu is suitable. For example, "boiled grain corn" is described as hamburger, potato salad, soup, etc. (can be used as hamburger garnish, potato salad ingredients, soup ingredients, etc.).
Further, as will be described later, the recording of the specific information is updated to the latest by the control of the recording control unit 213.
The specific information recording unit 202 can realize its function by the specific information processing program 131, the OS 121, the specific information storage unit 141, and the like.

The menu display unit 203 displays a plurality of menus to be selected by the user. There are various ways of presenting this menu, and the modes are roughly divided into "free choice mode", "stock priority mode", "restricted food priority mode", and "delegation mode". These four are displayed on the home screen of the touch panel screen 106.
-"Free choice mode" is a mode that presents all menus without any restrictions. In addition, the way of presentation is to display categories such as Japanese, Western, Chinese, staple food, main dish, side dish, soup / soup on the screen, sequentially develop detailed lower layers and press the decision button Make sure to select. After confirming multiple dishes, press the confirm button to confirm the menu. For example, you can select "beef cutlet curry" as the staple food and select "chicken fried chicken" separately (actually, if it is subdivided, the amount and spiciness of rice, the size of cutlet etc. Select. Season the chicken fried and also select the part to be used.
However, after pressing the confirm button, from the viewpoint of intake restriction, a warning message such as over-calorie will be displayed, and seasoning of fried chicken and suggestion for changing the amount will be displayed. In addition, insufficient foods may be displayed or alternative foods may be displayed. In this mode, you can choose freely, but it is not guaranteed whether it will be the final decision (whether you can actually eat).
The “stock priority mode” is a mode for displaying menus that can be presented from the stock currently in the storage room 109. It is controlled by a menu display control unit 216, which will be described later. In addition, usually, in consideration of the intake restriction, the menu level that does not exceed the intake restriction is not presented.
-The "restricted diet priority mode" is a mode in which menus that can be presented are displayed in consideration of intake restrictions. This is a case where the menu ingredients control unit 210, which will be described later, places restrictions on the ingredients. Note that, after the determination is made, a warning is displayed for food materials that are out of stock/insufficient, as in the free selection mode.
-The "remote mode" is a mode in which everything is left to the cooking support system 1. It is a mode that allows you to select a menu that has been devised so that you will not get tired of it, taking into account intake restrictions and dietary history (a menu that gives an alternative look). It should be noted that it is also due to the expiry date and the control to assemble the menu is also involved.

In addition, the way each of the dishes that make up the menu is displayed is not sorted in the order of AIUEO, but in the order of low calorie or low salt content. As a recommended menu, a suitable restricted diet may be naturally displayed at the top.

The menu display unit 203 can realize its function by, for example, the touch panel screen 106, the GPU 105, the menu display input program 132, the menu name storage unit 142, and the like.

The selected menu input unit 204 inputs information related to the menu or food selected by the user from the menus displayed by the menu display unit 203. As described above, the actual input is interactive, and for example, if you want "mini-katsu-don" and "soba" and some side dish as a menu, "katsu-don" as a major item, Select "Soba" and "Small bowl" to determine, then select "Mini Katsudon" as the amount of Katsudon, and then select "Normal (egg binding)", "Sauce Katsudon", etc. , Size of cutlet, part, amount of onion, etc. will be decided. However, since the detailed setting is complicated, the development of the layers below the "mini cutlet" may be designated when the "option" button is pressed as appropriate.
The selected menu input unit 204 can realize its function by the touch panel screen 106, the CPU 101, the OS 121, the menu display input program 132, the menu name storage unit 142, the RAM 102, and the like.

The foodstuff selection unit 205 selects one or a plurality of foodstuffs that realize the menu input by the selection menu input unit 204, based on the specific information recorded in the specific information recording unit 202.
However, as will be described later, the menu ingredient control unit 210 may impose restrictions on the ingredients depending on the content of the intake restriction and the meal history.
The selection algorithm is not particularly limited. For example, set standard ingredients and standard amounts for each dish content (selected, staple food, main dish, side dish, etc.) that make up the menu, and if this does not deviate from the intake restriction amount, select that food group. decide. At this time, in order not to get tired, for example, when the side dish is designated by a relatively superordinate concept of "boiled dish/spiced dish", 5 patterns of boiled dish and 8 patterns of seasoned dish in total, 13 patterns are set in advance. , Turn in order.
If you are caught in a diet restriction, increase or decrease the amount of each selected menu item (amount of staple food, main dish, side dish, etc.) within ±25%, optimize it, and find a solution that falls within the limit. For example, select the relevant food. It is possible to find a solution that falls within the limit by replacing with unseasoned food and increasing the amount of food such as sauce or seasoning liquid.
If it does not fall within the limit, the menu food ingredient control unit 210 controls the touch panel screen 106 to display an alternative plan such as reducing one item or changing the combination.
In addition, the algorithm may process the adjustment so that the limit range is exceeded for one meal but not exceeded for three meals.

The foodstuff selection unit 205 can realize its function by, for example, the foodstuff processing program 133, the CPU 101, the RAM 102, the specific information storage unit 141, the menu name storage unit 142, and the like.

The identification information display unit 206 displays the identification information of the foodstuff selected by the foodstuff selection unit 205 on the touch panel screen 106. In the present embodiment, the identification information is printed on the surface of the vacuum pack so that the user can take out the corresponding foodstuff from the freezer unit 20 by looking at the screen. The identification information is stored in the specific information storage unit 141 in combination with the information on the food material (raw material, ingredient, etc.).
The identification information display unit 206 can realize its function by, for example, the touch panel screen 106, the food processing program 133, the specific information storage unit 141, and the like.

The range method determination unit 207 determines the order of the ingredients to be placed in the defrosting chamber 111 based on the ingredients selected by the ingredient selection unit 205 (in some cases, based on the ingredients related to the identification information displayed by the identification information display unit 206). Determine the combination, wattage and heating time. Menus are not usually completed with one item (one ingredient), but it is better to thaw multiple ingredients individually, or it is better to thaw them in combination. It depends on the menu about whether it is better to thaw) or whether it is better to thaw without opening. The range method determination unit 207 determines this.
The range method determination unit 207 can realize its function by, for example, the CPU 101, the RAM 102, the range processing program 134, the defrosting heating information storage unit 143, and the like.

The range method display unit 208 displays the content determined by the range method determination unit 207.
The range method display unit 208 can realize its function by the touch panel screen 106 and the range processing program 134, for example.

The restriction setting unit 209 sets intake restriction contents that are information on intake restrictions such as sugar, salt, potassium, calories, water, protein, lipid, and the like. Initial settings are made when starting to use the cooking support system 1. In addition, if there is a change in guidance from a doctor or registered dietitian due to a medical examination, etc., the intake restriction content is updated. In the case of kidney disease, generally, protein and salt should be avoided, potassium should not be overdose, and energy should be set within a proper range. Depending on the condition, incorporate moisture restrictions.
The limit setting unit 209 can realize its function by, for example, the limit setting program 135, the limit storing unit 145, and the like.

The menu ingredients control unit 210 controls the menu display unit 203 to display the menu based on the intake restriction content set by the restriction setting unit 209. That is, in the case of kidney disease, for example, menus that originally exceed the upper limit of the intake standard set for protein and salt, and menus that easily exceed, are displayed. In the case of pork saute, for example, “salted pork saute (large)” is not displayed, but only “salted pork saute (medium)” and “salted pork saute (small)” are displayed.
The menu ingredients control unit 210 also controls the ingredients selection unit 205 based on the intake restriction content set by the limitation setting unit 209 and the specific information recorded by the specific information recording unit 202 to select the ingredients. Good.
That is, it can be said that the menu display unit 203 is controlled by the upper layer and the lower layer is controlled by the ingredient selection unit 205.
The menu ingredients control unit 210 also controls the menu items to be displayed or the ingredients selected based on the meal history recorded in the history recording unit 211.

The menu ingredients control unit 210 has its functions by, for example, the CPU 101, the RAM 102, the menu display input program 132, the ingredient processing program 133, the menu name storage unit 142, the restriction storage unit 145, and the meal history storage unit 144. Can be realized.

The history recording unit 211 records the meal history of the user. Basically, based on the food material selected by the food material selection unit 205, various contents, that is, information on the transition of calorie intake, the transition of salt intake, the transition of potassium intake, etc. are recorded. When eating out or snacking, the user interactively inputs the content using the touch panel screen 106, and the content is recorded in the history recording unit 211.
The history recording unit 211 can realize its functions by, for example, the OS 121, the meal history storage unit 144, the specific information processing program 131, the QR code reader 108, the touch panel screen 106, the complementary program 137, and the like.

The reading control unit 212 controls the specific information reading unit 201 to read the specific information of the food when the food related to the identification information displayed by the identification information display unit 206 is taken out from the freezer unit 20. Further, the recording control unit 213 controls the specific information recording unit 202 to update the recording of the specific information, based on the specific information read by the specific information reading unit 201 via the reading control unit 212. That is, the reading control unit 212 and the recording control unit 213 perform warehousing management.
The reading control unit 212 can realize its function by, for example, the foodstuff management program 136, the OS 121, the specific information storage unit 141, and the like.
The recording control unit 213 can realize its function by, for example, the OS 121, the specific information storage unit 141, the food material management program 136, and the like.

The lacking food material extraction unit 214 extracts, from the menu input by the selected menu input unit 204, food materials that are insufficient to satisfy the menu, based on the specific information recorded by the specific information recording unit 202. In the present embodiment, the shortage does not occur when the substitution is possible. For example, if "Shrimp fry" is selected as one of the menus, it is determined that it is insufficient when there is no shrimp fry stock, but if "Mix fry" is selected, there is no shrimp fry stock. Is not determined to be insufficient (automatically perform alternative processing such as increasing the tempura of white fish). Similarly, when “hamburger (normal size)” is selected, for example, if there is not 200 g of hamburger and there is 180 g of hamburger, it is not considered insufficient. On the other hand, when the menu is "Katsudon", even if there is "fried chicken", it will be insufficient if there is no "fried cutlet".
The insufficient food material extraction unit 214 can realize its function by, for example, the food material management program 136, the food material processing program 133, the specific information storage unit 141, the CPU 101, the OS 121, the RAM 102, and the like.

The insufficient food material display unit 215 displays the identification information of the insufficient food material extracted by the insufficient food material extraction unit 214 on the touch panel screen 106. This allows the user to know what to buy. The insufficient food material display unit 215 further acquires information via the network N and displays information (for example, location information and information on the number of stocks) of a nearby convenience store C in which the insufficient food material is in stock. If the convenience store C is not nearby, the foodstuff manufacturer M is automatically ordered. The series of processes may be performed by the insufficient food material extracting unit 214.
In this way, the convenience store C or the like can be said to be the second freezer section for the user of the cooking assistance system 1.
The lacking food material display unit 215 can realize its function by, for example, the touch panel screen 106, the GPU 105, the OS 121, the food material management program 136, the communication unit 107, and the like.

The menu display control unit 216 controls the menu display unit 203 to display menus that can be presented only by the foodstuffs stored in the freezer unit 20 based on the specific information recorded by the specific information recording unit 202. That is, the menu completed in inventory is displayed.
The menu display control unit 216 can realize its function by, for example, the foodstuff management program 136, the menu name storage unit 142, the OS 121, and the like.

The freezer part 217 stores many frozen foods. However, it is accommodated after the specific information is read by the specific information reading unit 201. The freezer unit 217 is divided by shelves, partitions, etc. for each type of foodstuff, each foodstuff group, or each group of identification information so that the user can easily store or take out the foodstuff.
The freezer unit 217 can realize its function by the storage chamber 109, the freezing control unit 110, the CPU 101, and the like.

The microwave oven section 218 thaws and heats the foodstuffs (usually a plurality) that have been delivered.
The microwave oven unit 218 can realize its function by the defrosting chamber 111, the range control unit 112, the CPU 101, and the like.

<Example of use of cooking support system>
Next, an example of use of the cooking support system 1 will be described using screen examples. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing a screen configuration example. When using the cooking support system 1, the intake restriction item and its restriction amount (or range) are set in advance as initial settings. In addition, set the user's name, age, sex, weight, etc. FIG. 5a is a confirmation screen after completing the initial settings.

The home screen is a mode selection screen, and as shown in the drawing, each mode of "free choice", "stock priority", "restricted food priority", and "leave" is displayed (Fig. 5b). An example of the screen configuration when the user selects "free choice" is shown in FIG. 5c. In the free selection mode, categories such as “Japanese”, “Western”, “Medium”, “main meal”, “main dish”, “side dish”, “soup/soup” are displayed.

"Beef cutlet curry" is set as the "main meal" and "chicken fried (large) 5" is selected as the "main dish", and the screen for confirming the menu is shown in Fig. 5d. It should be noted that an example of a screen display in the case where the content is over calorie is shown in FIG. 5e. As shown, alternatives are presented. Further, FIG. 5f shows an example of a screen configuration when carrots of beef cutlet curry are insufficient in this menu.

It should be noted that the same ingredients are used for a Japanese-style menu and a Western-style menu, as shown in Fig. 6a. An example of a dish with the same sauce and different ingredients eaten with the sauce (part of the menu) Is shown in FIG. 6b. Since the cooking support system 1 is composed of a wide variety of food ingredients, "spinach" can be used as part of a salad in the Western style and as a part of a hot-boiled dish in the Japanese style. Similarly, "Tofu hamburger (without seasoning)" becomes Western-style when "Demigrass sauce" is applied, and Japanese-style when "Ankake" is used (Fig. 6a). In addition, there are variations in the sauce itself as "Variety sauce B2", and you can enjoy various dishes without getting tired by using various sauces in small amounts (Fig. 6b).

As described above, the cooking support system 1 can provide a well-balanced meal at home for 365 days without using a pan, a knife, or a labor. Even if there is a restriction on the intake, it will be possible to provide a menu that will not get tired of the variety. QR code management makes it easy to add supplements.

The present invention is not limited to the above example. For example, the number of users is not limited to one, and may be multiple users. In this case, the user is appropriately assigned an ID, and the intake restriction content and meal history are stored for each ID. You can also cook for the whole family. In other words, even if there is only one person in a family of five who needs a restricted diet, for example, a common menu is to add different amounts of sauce, especially different amounts, in the final seasoning. Can be used. In this case, an instruction is appropriately issued via the touch panel screen 106. Conventionally, only one person in the family needed different menus and special consideration, but this work burden is almost alleviated.

In these systems, in addition to the configuration of the functional unit described above, the number of people setting unit for setting the number of people for the menu and the limit setting unit (209) are controlled to set intake restriction contents for each of them. The menu setting control unit (210) includes a restriction setting control unit for setting whether or not to consider, and the menu ingredients control unit (210) sets the number of people set by the number setting unit and the intake restriction content set via the restriction setting control unit. It can be realized by displaying the menu or selecting foods based on,.

It can also be used as a cooking support system that realizes a menu for people who have allergies. Enter information as prohibited content instead of restricted content. For example, in the case of peanut allergy, the peanut amount is set to 0 (upper limit=0). The same is true for exercise-induced anaphylaxis. Also in this case, the same menu can be set within the family as described above. Since the foodstuffs are managed in detail, no mixing occurs.

In addition, a part of the system configuration of the present invention may be installed as an application on a smartphone and constructed. For example, the specific information recording unit, the menu display unit, the selection menu input unit, the foodstuff selection unit, and the insufficient foodstuff display unit may be built in the smartphone. As a result, for example, when the user is at the convenience store C, it is possible to know what foodstuffs should be purchased and what foodstuffs should be purchased.

The present invention can also be applied as a cooking support system for diet food. That is, even if the calories are the same, it is also possible to display, for example, a menu with a lower GI value or a menu with a large amount of vegetable fiber, that is, a menu with a good stomach, by means of the food selection means.
It can also be used to help improve lifestyle-related diseases. If you are a user who often selects greasy menus, even if it is the same menu, you can switch to foods with a little oil drop, even if the menu is the same, dilute the flavor little by little, and add hamburger meat. It can be replaced with okara, and an algorithm that makes the person feel natural can be adopted.

It can also be used as a cooking support system for baby food.
Baby food is divided into an early period (Gokkun period), a middle period (mogmog period), and a complete period (pakupaku period).
For example, when "Cream potato porridge" is selected as a menu for the Gokkun period, "10 times rice porridge 45g", "puffed potatoes mixed (sweet potato, potato, taro) 15g", "white sauce (light taste) 10g""Vegetable soup (carrot/onion) 30g" is displayed, take out all of this, put it in a container, heat it in the microwave, and mix it well to complete.
When "Tomato Risotto" is selected as the menu for the mog-mog period, "Risotto base 75g""Boiled vegetables tomato base (with carrot) 30g""Hogushi boiled chicken (no seasoning) 20g" is displayed. Put all in a container, heat in a microwave oven, and mix well to complete.

1 Cooking Support System 10 Processing Display 20 Freezer 30 Microwave Oven 104 Storage 105 GPU
106 Touch Panel Screen 107 Communication Unit 108 Code Reader 109 Storage Room 110 Freezing Control Section 111 Defrosting Room 112 Range Control Section 120 Application Section 121 OS
122 Cooking support program group 131 Specific information processing program 132 Menu display input program 133 Food processing program 134 Range processing program 135 Restriction setting program 136 Food management program 137 Supplementary program 140 Data storage unit 141 Specific information storage unit 142 Menu name storage unit 143 Decompression Heating information storage unit 144 Meal history storage unit 145 Restriction storage unit 201 Specific information reading unit 202 Specific information recording unit 203 Menu display unit 204 Selection menu input unit 205 Food selection unit 206 Identification information display unit 207 Range method determination unit 208 Range method display Part 209 Restriction setting part 210 Menu food control part 211 History recording part 212 Reading control part 213 Recording control part 214 Shortage food material extraction part 215 Shortage food product display part 216 Menu display control part 217 Freezer part 218 Microwave oven part C Convenience store M Foodstuff manufacturer N network

Claims (7)

Regarding cooked ingredients whose cooking is completed by reheating in a microwave oven and serving, and which are frozen and cooked in vacuum packaging, trays or other packaging or containers,
The foodstuff includes a barcode, a two-dimensional code, electronic chip and other optically and electromagnetically readable specific information, and visually identifiable identification information for uniquely identifying the foodstuff in each packaging or container. Attached,
A specific information reading means for reading specific information;
A freezer that stores the food after the specific information is read by the specific information reading unit,
A specific information recording means for recording the specific information read by the specific information reading means,
Menu display means for displaying menus,
Select menu input means for inputting the menu selected by the user from the menus displayed by the menu display means,
Ingredient selection means for selecting one or more ingredients according to the menu input by the selection menu input means based on the specific information recorded by the specific information recording means,
Identification information display means for displaying the identification information of the foodstuff selected by the foodstuff selection means,
Based on the ingredients selected by the ingredient selection means, the order or combination of ingredients to be placed in a microwave oven, and a range method determination means for determining the wattage and heating time of the microwave oven,
Range method display means for displaying the contents determined by the range method determination means,
A cooking support system comprising:
Restriction setting means for setting intake restriction content that is information on intake restrictions of sugar, salt, potassium, calories, etc. for the user,
Display the menu by controlling the menu display means based on the intake restriction content set by the restriction setting means, or the intake restriction content set by the restriction setting means and the specific information recorded by the specific information recording means. Menu food control means for controlling food selection means based on food selection means,
The cooking support system according to claim 1, further comprising: A number of people setting means to set how many people the menu is for,
A restriction setting control means for controlling the restriction setting means and setting whether to consider the intake restriction content of any one of them;
Equipped with,
The menu ingredients control means displays the menu or selects ingredients based on the number of people set by the number setting means and the intake restriction content set via the restriction setting control means. The cooking support system according to claim 2 . Equipped with history recording means for recording the user's meal history,
Menu foodstuff control means, the cooking aid system according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that selecting or foodstuff displaying a menu based also on diet history recorded in the history recording unit. When the foodstuff according to the identification information displayed by the identification information display means is taken out from the freezer, the reading control means for controlling the specific information reading means to read the specific information of the taken out foodstuff,
Recording control means for controlling the specific information recording means to update the recording of the specific information based on the specific information read by the specific information reading means via the reading control means;
Cooking support system according to any one of claims 1-4, characterized by comprising a. An insufficient food material extracting means for extracting the food material that is insufficient to satisfy the menu input by the selective menu input means based on the specific information recorded by the specific information recording means,
A lacking ingredient display means for displaying identification information of the missing ingredient extracted by the lacking ingredient extracting means,
Cooking support system according to any one of claims 1-5, characterized by comprising a. A menu display control means for controlling the menu display means to display a menu that can be presented only by the foodstuffs stored in the freezer based on the specific information recorded by the specific information recording means is provided. The cooking support system according to any one of Items 1 to 5 .