JP6746332B2 - Cooking support method and cooking device - Google Patents

Description

The present disclosure relates to a cooking support method for supporting cooking and a cooking device for cooking food.

In recent years, foods such as frozen foods and refrigerated foods that can be easily cooked in a microwave oven have been developed. Such foods have different heating and cooking methods for each product, and it is necessary to set an optimum heating temperature and an optimum heating time. Further, the food has an optimum placement position in the heating chamber of the microwave oven. If the food is placed at a position deviated from the optimum placement position, the food may not be heated properly.

For example, in Patent Document 1, in controlling the heating distribution by the directions of the plurality of rotating antennas, the locations facing the plurality of rotating antennas are indicated by the markings 19a and 19b as places where the food is to be placed, so the place to be placed is clear. In addition, it is possible to raise the awareness of the user so that the food can be placed only in the area to which the microwave can be reliably applied.

JP, 2008-287904, A

In order to set the most suitable cooking method according to the type of food in a household microwave oven, etc., it is necessary to make detailed settings according to the model of the microwave oven owned by the user, which is a troublesome task for the user. Is. Even if the optimum cooking method is set, if the food is not placed at the optimum position in the microwave oven, the optimum cooking cannot be realized as expected.

In Patent Document 1, a marking guides the place on the mounting table where the object to be heated is to be placed. However, the marking of Patent Document 1 guides the placement position based on the restriction on the device side, and does not guide the optimum placement position based on the restriction on the food side.

The present disclosure has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present disclosure is to provide a cooking support method and a cooking device that can easily and reliably realize cooking settings according to food. ..

A cooking assistance method according to the present disclosure is a cooking assistance method for assisting cooking of food by using a computer, the food information obtained from the food used in the cooking device for cooking the food, and the cooking device. Device identification information for identification is received, the food is uniquely specified based on the received food information, and the specified food is associated with the received device identification information. The cooking setting content of the cooking device is acquired, and the setting information indicating the acquired cooking setting content is transmitted to the cooking device.

According to the present disclosure, it is possible to easily and surely realize cooking setting according to food.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the cooking assistance system which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this indication. 3 is a flowchart for explaining an operation of the cooking assistance system according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. It is a figure for demonstrating the mounting position of the foodstuff shown to a user. It is a figure for demonstrating the mounting position of several foodstuffs which are shown to a user. It is a figure which shows the structure of the cooking assistance system which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this indication. 9 is a flowchart for explaining an operation of the cooking assistance system according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an external appearance of a cash register for picking up an image of food in the second embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the foodstuff image memorize|stored in purchase history DB. It is a figure which shows the structure of the cooking assistance system which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this indication. 9 is a flowchart (1/2) for explaining an operation of the cooking assistance system according to the modified example of the first embodiment of the present disclosure. 9 is a flowchart (2/2) for explaining the operation of the cooking assistance system according to the modified example of the first embodiment of the present disclosure.

A cooking assistance method according to an aspect of the present disclosure to solve the above problem is a cooking assistance method for assisting cooking of food by using a computer, which is the same as the food used in a cooking device for cooking the food. Obtained food information and device identification information for identifying the cooking device are received, the food is uniquely identified based on the received food information, the identified food, and the received The cooking setting content of the cooking device associated with the device identification information is acquired, and the setting information indicating the acquired cooking setting content is transmitted to the cooking device.

According to this configuration, the food information obtained from the food used in the cooking device that cooks the food and the device identification information for identifying the cooking device are received. The food is uniquely identified based on the received food information. The cooking setting content of the cooking device associated with the specified food and the received device identification information is acquired, and the setting information indicating the acquired cooking setting content is transmitted to the cooking device.

Therefore, the food is uniquely specified based on the food information obtained from the food used in the cooking device, and the cooking setting content of the cooking device associated with the specified food and the device identification information is acquired and acquired. Since the setting information indicating the cooking setting content is transmitted to the cooking device, the cooking device can easily and reliably realize the cooking setting according to the food by performing the cooking setting of the food using the setting information. ..

Further, in the above cooking assistance method, the food may be a processed food. According to this configuration, the processed food is uniquely specified based on the food information obtained from the processed food used in the cooking device, and the cooking setting of the cooking device associated with the specified processed food and the device identification information. Since the content is acquired and the setting information indicating the acquired cooking setting content is transmitted to the cooking device, the cooking device performs the cooking setting of the processed food by using the setting information, thereby setting the cooking setting according to the processed food. It can be realized easily and surely.

Further, in the above cooking assistance method, the cooking device includes a microwave oven, the setting information includes information about the placement position of the food in the heating chamber of the microwave oven, in the information about the placement position described above. Based on this, the placement position of the food item may be presented to the user.

According to this configuration, the cooking device includes a microwave oven, the setting information includes information about the placement position of the food in the heating chamber of the microwave oven, based on the information about the placement position, the placement position of the food Is presented to the user, the optimum placement position of the food in the heating chamber of the microwave oven can be presented to the user, and the user places the food at the presented placement position to ensure correct food Can be cooked.

Further, in the above cooking assistance method, the placement position may be presented to the user by causing a light emitting unit mounted in the heating chamber of the microwave oven to emit light.

According to this configuration, the mounting position is presented to the user by the light emitting unit mounted in the heating chamber of the microwave oven emitting light, so that the mounting position in the heating chamber can be reliably presented to the user. You can

Further, in the above cooking assistance method, the setting information may include information regarding a heating intensity of the microwave oven.

According to this configuration, since the setting information includes the information regarding the heating intensity of the microwave oven, the optimal heating intensity for the food can be automatically set, and the user's trouble can be saved.

In the above cooking assistance method, the food information may be obtained by reading a barcode attached to the food with a reading device.

According to this configuration, the food information is obtained by reading the barcode attached to the food with the reading device, so that the food information can be easily obtained.

In the above cooking assistance method, the food information may be obtained by reading a two-dimensional code or a color code attached to the food with a reading device.

According to this configuration, the food information is obtained by reading the two-dimensional code or the color code attached to the food with the reading device, so that the food information can be easily acquired.

Further, in the above cooking assistance method, food identification for uniquely identifying the one or more foods acquired at the time of purchasing the one or more foods by a cash register installed in a store that sells the one or more foods. Information and user identification information for identifying a user who purchased the one or more food items are received from the cash register, and the received food item identification information and the user identification information are associated with each other in a purchase history database. May be stored.

According to this configuration, the cash register installed in the store that sells one or a plurality of foods uniquely identifies one or a plurality of foods that are acquired when the one or a plurality of foods is purchased, and 1 or User identification information for identifying a user who has purchased a plurality of food items is received from the cash register. The received food specifying information and the user identification information are stored in the purchase history database in association with each other.

Therefore, when one or more foods are purchased, the food identification information that uniquely identifies one or more foods and the user identification information are stored in the purchase history database in association with each other, so that the foods purchased by the user are managed as the purchase history. can do.

Further, in the above cooking assistance method, a food list request for requesting a food list showing a list of foods purchased by the user and user identification information for identifying the user are received, and from the purchase history database. , Acquiring the food specifying information corresponding to the user identification information, generating the food list based on the acquired food specifying information, the generated food list to the sender who transmitted the food list request You may send it.

According to this configuration, the food list request for requesting the food list showing the list of foods purchased by the user and the user identification information for identifying the user are received. Food specification information corresponding to the user identification information is acquired from the purchase history database, and a food list is generated based on the acquired food specification information. Then, the generated food list is transmitted to the transmission source that has transmitted the food list request.

Therefore, the food list showing the list of foods purchased by the user is generated, and the generated food list is transmitted to the sender who transmitted the food list request, so that the food list can be presented to the user. Can easily select food to cook from the food list.

Further, in the above cooking assistance method, the food selection information indicating the food selected by the user from the displayed food list and the device identification information are received, and indicated by the received food selection information. The cooking setting content of the cooking device associated with the received food and the received device identification information may be acquired.

According to this configuration, the food selection information indicating the food selected by the user from the displayed food list and the device identification information are received. The cooking setting content of the cooking device associated with the food item indicated by the received food item selection information and the received device identification information is acquired.

Therefore, the cooking setting corresponding to the food item selected by the user can be surely executed.

Further, in the above cooking assistance method, the food selection information indicating the food selected by the user from the displayed food list and the device identification information are received, and indicated by the received food selection information. It is determined whether or not the food to be specified and the specified food are matched, and if it is determined that both foods match, the specified food and the received device identification information are associated with each other. When the cooking setting contents of the cooking device are acquired and it is determined that both foods do not match, the food indicated by the received food selection information and the received device identification information are associated with each other. You may acquire the said cooking setting content of the said cooking device currently provided.

According to this configuration, the food selection information indicating the food selected by the user from the displayed food list and the device identification information are received. It is determined whether or not the food indicated by the received food selection information and the specified food match. When it is determined that the two foods match, the cooking setting content of the cooking device associated with the specified food and the received device identification information is acquired. When it is determined that the two foods do not match, the cooking setting content of the cooking device associated with the food indicated by the received food selection information and the received device identification information is acquired.

Therefore, when the food uniquely specified based on the food information and the food selected by the user from the food list are different, the food selected by the user is correct, and the food indicated by the food selection information is correct. By acquiring the cooking setting content of the cooking device associated with the device identification information, it is possible to reliably acquire the cooking setting content of the cooking device.

Further, in the above cooking assistance method, by referring to a table in which the food information and a unique food are associated with each other, the food associated with the received food information is uniquely specified, and both foods match. If it is determined not to do so, the food item associated with the food item information in the table may be corrected to the food item indicated by the received food item selection information.

According to this configuration, the table in which the food information is associated with the unique food is referred to, and the food associated with the received food information is uniquely specified. If it is determined that the food uniquely identified based on the food information does not match the food selected by the user from the food list, the food associated with the food information in the table is received. Since it is corrected to the food item indicated by the food item selection information, it is possible to correct an error in the table in which the food item information and the unique food item are associated with each other, and the accuracy of identifying the food item can be improved.

In the above cooking assistance method, the food includes a first food and a second food different from the first food, and before the cooking of the first food is started, the food When the second food information obtained from the second food is received, the first food is uniquely specified based on the received first food information, and the second food information is received. Based on the above, the second food product is uniquely specified, and the cooking is associated with the specified first food product, the specified second food product, and the received device identification information. You may acquire the said cooking setting content of an apparatus.

According to this configuration, the food includes the first food and the second food that is different from the first food. If the second food information obtained from the second food is received after the first food information obtained from the first food is received and before the cooking of the first food is started, the reception is performed. The first food item is uniquely identified based on the received first food item information, and the second food item is uniquely identified based on the received second food item information. Then, the cooking setting content of the cooking device associated with the specified first food item, the specified second food item, and the received device identification information is acquired.

Therefore, when the first food and the second food are cooked at the same time, an optimum cooking setting can be provided when the first food and the second food are cooked at the same time.

Further, in the above cooking assistance method, the cooking device includes a microwave oven, and the setting information relates to respective placement positions of the first food product and the second food product in a heating chamber of the microwave oven. The mounting position of the first food and the second food may be presented to the user based on the information including the information regarding the mounting position.

According to this configuration, the cooking device includes the microwave oven, and the setting information includes information about the placement positions of the first food and the second food in the heating chamber of the microwave oven, and the placement position. Since the placement positions of the first food product and the second food product are presented to the user based on the information, the optimal placement positions of the first food product and the second food product can be presented to the user. it can.

A cooking device according to another aspect of the present disclosure is a cooking device that cooks food, and stores an acquisition unit that acquires food information from the food and device identification information for identifying the cooking device. A storage unit, the food information acquired by the acquisition unit, a transmission unit that transmits the device identification information read from the storage unit to a server, and a food uniquely identified based on the food information, A receiving unit that receives, from the server, setting information indicating the cooking setting content of the cooking device that is associated with the device identification information, and controls the cooking device based on the setting information received by the receiving unit. And a control unit for controlling.

According to this configuration, food information is acquired from food. The acquired food information and the device identification information for identifying the cooking device read from the storage unit are transmitted to the server. The setting information indicating the cooking setting content of the cooking device associated with the food uniquely identified based on the food information and the device identification information is received from the server. Then, the cooking device is controlled based on the received setting information.

Therefore, the food is uniquely specified based on the food information obtained from the food used in the cooking device, and the cooking setting content of the cooking device associated with the specified food and the device identification information is acquired and acquired. Since the setting information indicating the cooking setting content is received, the cooking device can easily and reliably realize the cooking setting corresponding to the food by performing the cooking setting of the food using the setting information.

Embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that the following embodiments are examples of embodying the present disclosure and do not limit the technical scope of the present disclosure.

(Embodiment 1)
1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a cooking support system according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure. The cooking assistance system shown in FIG. 1 includes a server 1 and a microwave oven 2. The server 1 and the microwave oven 2 are communicably connected to each other via a network 3. The network 3 is, for example, the Internet. The microwave oven 2 is an example of a cooking device that cooks food.

The server 1 includes a communication unit 101, a food specification unit 102, a setting information generation unit 103, and a storage unit 104. The storage unit 104 includes a food information database (DB) 105 and a device information database (DB) 106.

The communication unit 101 transmits various information to the microwave oven 2 and receives various information from the microwave oven 2. The communication unit 101 receives food information obtained from food used in the microwave oven 2 that supports cooking, and device ID (device identification information) for identifying the microwave oven 2.

The food identifying unit 102 uniquely identifies the food based on the received food information. The food identifying unit 102 identifies not only the type of food but also the product name or product number of the food. The food is preferably a processed food.

The food information DB 105 stores food information and food (for example, product name or product number) in a table format in association with each other. For example, food information is obtained by reading a barcode attached to food with a reading device (scanner). In this case, the food information DB 105 stores a table in which the barcode information read by the scanner and the food are associated with each other. The food identifying unit 102 uniquely identifies the food associated with the barcode information from the food information DB 105.

The food information may be obtained by reading a two-dimensional code or a color code attached to the food with a reading device (camera). The two-dimensional code is, for example, a QR code (registered trademark). The color code is information represented by an array of a plurality of colors such as red, blue and yellow. In this case, the food information DB 105 stores a table in which two-dimensional code information or color code information read by a camera and food are associated with each other. The food identifying unit 102 uniquely identifies the food associated with the two-dimensional code information or the color code information from the food information DB 105.

Further, the food information may be obtained by imaging the package of food with a reading device (camera). In this case, the food information DB 105 stores a table in which the whole image or package image of the food captured by the camera and the food are associated with each other. The food identifying unit 102 performs image recognition, and uniquely identifies the food associated with the entire image of the food or the package image from the food information DB 105. The image recognition method is not particularly limited. It suffices if the food can be identified by using information such as shape or color.

The setting information generation unit 103 acquires, from the device information DB 106, the cooking setting content of the microwave oven 2 associated with the food item specified by the food specifying unit 102 and the device ID received by the communication unit 101. The setting information indicating the cooking setting content is generated.

The device information DB 106 stores food items and device IDs in association with cooking setting contents of the microwave oven 2 in a table format. The setting information includes information on the placement position of the food in the heating chamber of the microwave oven 2. The placement position of the food is presented to the user based on the information about the placement position. Further, the setting information may include information on the heating intensity of the microwave oven 2. Furthermore, the setting information may include information regarding the heating time of the microwave oven 2.

The communication unit 101 transmits the setting information generated by the setting information generation unit 103 to the microwave oven 2.

The microwave oven 2 includes an input unit 201, a device ID storage unit 202, a communication unit 203, a control unit 204, a heating unit 205, and a placement position presenting unit 206.

The input unit 201 acquires food information from food. The input unit 201 includes, for example, a barcode scanner, reads a barcode attached to the surface (package) of food, and acquires the read barcode information as food information.

Note that the input unit 201 may include, for example, a camera, reads a two-dimensional code or color code attached to the surface (package) of food, and acquires the read two-dimensional code information or color code information as food information. May be.

Further, the input unit 201 may include, for example, a camera, and may image the surface (package) of food and acquire the captured package image as food information.

The device ID storage unit 202 stores a device ID for identifying the microwave oven 2.

The communication unit 203 transmits various information to the server 1 and receives various information from the server 1. The communication unit 203 transmits the food information acquired by the input unit 201 and the device ID read from the device ID storage unit 202 to the server 1. Further, the communication unit 203 receives from the server 1 the setting information indicating the cooking setting content of the microwave oven 2 associated with the food item uniquely identified based on the food item information and the device ID.

The control unit 204 controls the microwave oven 2 based on the setting information received by the communication unit 203.

The heating unit 205 includes, for example, a magnetron, generates microwaves, and heats the food placed in the heating chamber. The control unit 204 controls the heating intensity and heating time of the heating unit 205 based on the setting information.

The placement position presenting unit 206 includes, for example, a light emitting unit installed in the heating chamber of the microwave oven 2, and emits light to present the position of the food item placed in the heating chamber to the user. A plurality of light emitting units such as LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) are embedded on the upper surface of the heating chamber of the microwave oven 2, and the plurality of light emitting units irradiate light to the mounting position on the lower surface of the heating chamber. The control unit 204 controls the light emission of the placement position presenting unit 206 based on the setting information.

Then, operation|movement of the cooking assistance system which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this indication is demonstrated.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the cooking assistance system according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure.

First, in step S1, the input unit 201 of the microwave oven 2 acquires food information. As described above, the input unit 201 may acquire the food information (bar code information) by reading the bar code attached to the surface of the food. The input unit 201 may also acquire the food information (two-dimensional code information) by reading the two-dimensional code attached to the surface of the food. Further, the input unit 201 may acquire food information (entire image of food or package image) by imaging food (entire food or package of food).

Next, in step S2, the communication unit 203 reads the device ID from the device ID storage unit 202.

Next, in step S3, the communication unit 203 transmits the food information acquired by the input unit 201 and the device ID read from the device ID storage unit 202 to the server 1.

Next, in step S4, the communication unit 101 of the server 1 receives the food information and the device ID transmitted by the microwave oven 2.

Next, in step S5, the food identifying unit 102 uniquely identifies the food used in the microwave oven 2 based on the food information received by the communication unit 101. At this time, the food identifying unit 102 refers to the food information DB 105 and uniquely identifies the food associated with the food information.

Next, in step S6, the setting information generation unit 103 sets the cooking setting content of the microwave oven 2 associated with the food item specified by the food specifying unit 102 and the device ID received by the communication unit 101 to the device. The setting information is acquired from the information DB 106, and the setting information indicating the acquired cooking setting contents is generated. At this time, the setting information includes the heating intensity and the heating time when the food is heated in the microwave oven 2, and the placement position of the food in the heating chamber of the microwave oven 2. For example, the lower surface in the heating chamber of the microwave oven 2 is virtually divided into a plurality of areas, and the placement position indicates an area on which the food is placed among the plurality of virtually divided areas. ..

Next, in step S7, the communication unit 101 transmits the setting information generated by the setting information generation unit 103 to the microwave oven 2.

Next, in step S8, the communication unit 203 of the microwave oven 2 receives the setting information transmitted by the server 1.

Next, in step S9, the control unit 204 sets the heating intensity and the heating time for the heating unit 205 based on the setting information received by the communication unit 203.

Next, in step S10, the control unit 204 controls the light emission of the placement position presenting unit 206 based on the setting information received by the communication unit 203, and presents the placement position of the food to the user. The lower surface in the heating chamber of the microwave oven 2 is virtually divided into a plurality of areas, and the setting information indicates in which area the food is placed. In addition, a plurality of light emitting units are arranged on the upper surface inside the heating chamber of the microwave oven 2, and each of the plurality of light emitting units irradiates light to each of a plurality of virtually divided regions. The control unit 204 identifies a region on which food is placed among the plurality of regions based on the setting information, identifies a light emitting unit that irradiates the identified region among the plurality of light emitting units, and identifies the identified light emitting unit. Control the light emission of. Then, when the food is placed on the presented placement position and the start button is pressed, the food is heated with the set heating intensity and heating time.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the placement position of the food presented to the user.

A camera 401 and a start button 402 are arranged on the front of the microwave oven 2 shown in FIG. The camera 401 reads a barcode or a two-dimensional code attached to food. The start button 402 is a button for starting heating. The microwave oven 2 may include a display unit 403 that displays various information. At this time, the display unit 403 may be realized by, for example, a display.

A light emitting unit (not shown) is arranged on the upper surface of the heating chamber 405. The light emitting unit irradiates light on the food placement position on the lower surface. On the lower surface of the heating chamber 405, a guide mark 404 indicating the optimum placement position of the food is formed by the light from the light emitting unit. The guide mark 404 is formed in, for example, a quadrangular shape, but the present disclosure is not particularly limited to this, and may be another shape such as a circular shape. The user places food on the guide mark 404.

Note that in the present embodiment, the setting information may include information regarding the shape of the guide mark 404. The guide mark 404 may have a shape corresponding to the shape of the food, particularly the shape of the bottom surface of the food. For example, when the food product has a quadrangular prism shape, the guide mark 404 preferably has a quadrangular shape, and when the food product has a cylindrical shape, the guide mark 404 preferably has a circular shape. The control unit 204 controls the shape of the guide mark 404 (the shape of the irradiation light) based on the setting information.

It should be noted that in the present embodiment, the setting information may include information regarding the size of the guide mark 404. The guide mark 404 may be sized according to the size of the food, particularly the size of the bottom surface of the food. The control unit 204 controls the size of the guide mark 404 (the size of the irradiation light) based on the setting information.

Further, in the present embodiment, the plurality of light emitting units are arranged on the upper surface of the heating chamber, but the present disclosure is not particularly limited to this, and may be arranged on the lower surface of the heating chamber. In this case, the plurality of light emitting units are embedded in the lower surface of the heating chamber, and the light emitting units corresponding to the mounting positions among the plurality of light emitting units emit light.

(Modification of Embodiment 1)
Further, although an example in which one food item is heated is described in the present embodiment, a plurality of food items may be simultaneously heated. Hereinafter, an example in which the first food and the second food different from the first food are heated by the microwave oven 2 will be described. Note that the description of the same contents as those in the first embodiment will be omitted.

At this time, the food identifying unit 102 is received when the second food information obtained from the second food is received before the cooking of the first food is started (before the start button is pressed). The first food item is uniquely specified based on the first food item information, and the second food item is uniquely specified based on the received second food item information. The setting information generation unit 103 associates the first food product specified by the food product specification unit 102, the second food product specified by the food product specification unit 102, and the microwave oven 2 associated with the received device ID. Acquires the cooking setting contents of.

The setting information includes information about the placement positions of the first food and the second food in the heating chamber of the microwave oven 2. In addition, the setting information includes information regarding the heating intensity and the heating time of each of the first food and the second food. The placement positions of the first food and the second food are presented to the user based on the information about the placement position.

10 and 11 are flowcharts for explaining the operation of the cooking assistance system according to the modification of the first embodiment.

First, in step S40, the input unit 201 of the microwave oven 2 acquires food information.

Next, in step 41, the communication unit 203 reads the device ID from the device ID storage unit 202.

Next, in step S42, the communication unit 203 transmits the plurality of food item information acquired by the input unit 201 and the device ID read from the device ID storage unit 202 to the server 1.

Next, in step S43, the communication unit 101 of the server 1 receives the food information and the device ID transmitted by the microwave oven 2.

Next, in step S44, the food identifying unit 102 uniquely identifies each of the plurality of food items used in the microwave oven 2 based on the plurality of food item information received by the communication unit 101. At this time, the food identifying unit 102 refers to the food information DB 105 and uniquely identifies the food associated with the food information.

Next, in step S45, the setting information generating unit 103 sets the cooking setting content of the microwave oven 2 associated with the food item specified by the food specifying unit 102 and the device ID received by the communication unit 101 to the device. The setting information is acquired from the information DB 106, and the setting information indicating the acquired cooking setting contents is generated. In this modification, since a plurality of food items are specified, setting information is generated for a plurality of food items.

Next, in step S46, the setting information generation unit 103 further combines the plurality of setting information generated in step S45 to generate combined setting information. The generation of the synthesis setting information will be described later.

Next, in step S47, the communication unit 101 transmits the combined setting information generated by the setting information generation unit 103 to the microwave oven 2.

Next, in step S48, the communication unit 203 of the microwave oven 2 receives the composition setting information transmitted by the server 1.

Next, in step S49, the control unit 204 sets the heating intensity and the heating time for the heating unit 205 based on the synthesis setting information received by the communication unit 203.

Next, in step S50, the control unit 204 determines, based on the synthesis setting information received by the communication unit 203, whether to start heating a plurality of food items at the same time. When it is determined that the plurality of foods should be heated at the same time (YES in step S50), the control unit 204, in step S52, based on the combined setting information received by the communication unit 203, the placement position presenting unit. The light emission of 206 is controlled and the placement positions of a plurality of food items are presented to the user.

When it is determined that the heating of a plurality of foods should not be started at the same time (heating should be started at different timings) (NO in step S50), the control unit 204 determines the placement positions of the plurality of foods in steps S51 and S52. Is presented to the user. At this time, the control unit 204 may present, to the user, the placement positions of the food that starts heating at this timing and the food that does not start heating at this timing, among the plurality of foods, in different ways. For example, the control unit 204 controls the light emission of the placement position presenting unit 206 and represents the guide mark indicating the placement position of the food item to start heating with a solid line, and the guide mark indicating the placement position of the food item that does not start heating to a broken line. May be expressed as In addition, the placement position of the food that does not start heating at this timing may not be presented.

Then, in step S53, when the food is placed at the presented placement position and the start button is pressed, the food is heated with the set heating intensity and heating time.

Next, in step S54, the control unit 204 determines whether or not there is a food item whose heating has not been started, based on the synthesis setting information received by the communication unit 203. If there is no food whose heating has not been started (NO in step S54), the process is terminated at the stage when the heating of the food currently being heated is completed. If there is food that has not been heated (YES in step S54), the process proceeds to step S55.

In step S55, the control unit 204 determines, based on the synthesis setting information received by the communication unit 203, whether or not foods that have not been heated yet should be additionally charged into the microwave oven 2 among the plurality of foods. This determination is executed during the heating of the food item whose heating is started in step S53.

At this time, the synthetic setting information indicates the timing at which additional food should be added, so the timing at which additional food is added is determined. When it is determined that the additional food should not be added (NO in step S55), the process waits until the timing of adding the food comes. If it is determined that additional food should be added (YES in step S55), the process proceeds to step S56.

Next, in step S56, the control unit 204 stops the heating operation of the food by the heating unit 205 so that the user can additionally add the food to the microwave oven 2.

Next, in step S57, the control unit 204 controls the placement position presenting unit 206 based on the synthesis setting information, and presents the placement position of the food to start heating to the user at this timing. For example, the control unit 204 represents the guide mark indicating the placement position of the food item whose heating is started with a solid line.

Next, in step S58, when the food is placed at the presented placement position and the start button is pressed again, the food is heated with the set heating intensity and heating time.

Next, in step S59, the control unit 204 determines whether or not heating has started for all of the plurality of foods. When heating has been started for all of the plurality of foods (YES in step S59), the processing is ended at the stage when heating of the foods currently being heated is completed. If there is a food that has not been heated yet among the plurality of foods (NO in step S59), the processes of steps S55 to S59 are repeated.

In the above description, the setting information generating unit of the server 1 generates combined setting information and transmits the combined setting information to the communication unit 203 of the microwave oven 2 via the communication unit 101. A plurality of setting information items corresponding to a plurality of food items may be transmitted without generating the. In this case, the control unit 204 may generate the combined setting information based on the plurality of setting information received by the communication unit 203.

Next, generation of synthesis setting information will be described. The case where the communication unit 203 of the microwave oven 2 receives the device ID of the microwave oven 2, and the food information of the food A and the food B from the communication unit 203 of the microwave oven 2 will be specifically described. The setting information of the food A and the food B is specified by the device ID of the microwave oven 2 and the food information of the food A and the food B.

At this time, the setting information of the food A is assumed to include information such as power 500 W (watt), heating time 240 seconds, and placement position A. In addition, the setting information of the food B is assumed to include information such as power 500 W, heating time 180 seconds, and placement position B. According to these two setting information, when the electric power at the time of heating is set to 500 W, the food A and the food B are started to be heated at the same time, and the heating is performed for 240 seconds, the food B has passed an appropriate heating time. It will be heated. Therefore, two pieces of setting information are combined, and the food A is heated for 60 seconds, which is the difference in heating time between the food A and the food B, and the combined setting information representing that the food A and the food B are heated for 180 seconds is generated. .. In addition, the placement position A and the placement position B are compared, and when these positions are the same or some of the positions overlap, the placement positions of the food A and the food B are adjusted so that the placement positions do not overlap with each other. The placement position is changed to the placement position A′ and the placement position B′, respectively, and included in the combined setting information.

Based on this combination setting information, the microwave oven 2 first presents the placement position A′ of the food A to the user, the food A is placed at the placement position A′, and the start button of the microwave oven 2 is pressed. Then, the heating is performed for 60 seconds with the power of 500 W, and the heating operation is stopped when the heating for 60 seconds is completed. After that, the microwave oven 2 presents the placement position B′ of the food B to the user, and when the food B is placed at the placement position B′ and the start button is pressed again, heating is performed for 180 seconds with power of 500 W. To execute.

In the above description, the synthetic setting information is generated so that the food A is heated longer by the difference between the heating time included in the setting information of the food A and the heating time included in the setting information of the food B. The heating time may be lengthened by a predetermined factor in consideration of a decrease in heating efficiency due to simultaneous heating of food. In the above example, the composite setting information indicating that the food A is heated for 60 seconds and the food A and the food B are heated for 225 seconds, with the heating time ratio of 1.25 times when the plurality of foods are heated at the same time, It may be generated.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the placement positions of a plurality of foods presented to the user.

When the heating intensity and the heating time of the first food and the second food are the same, the control unit 204 causes the light emitting unit to emit light, and the first guide mark 406 indicating the placement position of the first food, The second guide mark 407 indicating the placement position of the second food is formed at the same time. At this time, the user places the first food item on the first guide mark 406, the second food item on the second guide mark 407, and presses the start button 402.

The first guide mark 406 and the second guide mark 407 are formed by light of different modes. For example, the first guide mark 406 is represented by a solid line, and the second guide mark 407 is represented by a broken line. Note that the first guide mark 406 and the second guide mark 407 may have shapes corresponding to the shapes of the first food product and the second food product, respectively.

Moreover, when the heating intensity of the first food and the second food is different, the control unit 204 causes the light emitting unit to emit light, and the first guide mark 406 indicating the placement position of the first food and the second food. The second guide mark 407 indicating the placement position of the food is formed at the same time. At this time, the user places only the first food item on the first guide mark 406 and presses the start button 402. At this time, the 1st foodstuff is heated by the heating intensity according to the heating intensity of the 1st foodstuff. After the heating of the first food is completed, the user takes out the first food, places only the second food on the second guide mark 407, and presses the start button 402. At this time, the second food is heated with a heating intensity according to the heating intensity of the second food. In this way, when the first food and the second food have different heating intensities, the first food and the second food cannot be heated at the same time, so the first food and the second food have different timings. Heat with.

When the heating intensity of the first food and the second food is the same and the heating time of the first food is longer than the heating time of the second food, the control unit 204 causes the light emitting unit to emit light, and The first guide mark 406 indicating the placement position of one food item and the second guide mark 407 indicating the placement position of the second food item are simultaneously formed. At this time, the user places only the first food item on the first guide mark 406 and presses the start button 402. Then, when the time difference between the heating time of the first food and the heating time of the second food elapses, the control unit 204 stops heating and outputs an alarm sound to heat the second food. Notify the user that it is time to start. The user places the second food item on the second guide mark 407 and presses the start button 402. Then, when the heating time of the second food has passed, the heating of the first food and the second food ends at the same time.

In this case, the first guide mark indicating the placement position of the first food item to start heating first and the second guide mark indicating the placement position of the second food item to start heating next, It is preferably formed with different modes of light. For example, the first guide mark and the second guide mark may have different shapes, and the first guide mark and the second guide mark may have different colors.

Thus, when the two foods have different heating times, the food having the longer heating time is heated first, the food having the shorter heating time is placed in the middle of heating the food, and then the two foods are placed. Are heated at the same time. Therefore, even if the heating times of the two foods are different, the heating of the other food is not started after the heating of the one food is finished. The time to complete can be shortened.

Further, in the present embodiment, the food information includes the package image obtained by capturing the package of the food, and the cooking setting content associated with the package image and the device ID is acquired, but the present disclosure is particularly limited to this. Not done. The food information may include a package image obtained by capturing an image of a food package in which characters are written by the user. In this case, the user writes the name of the food and the heating time of the food on the package of the food. The setting information generation unit 103 recognizes the characters included in the package image and identifies the food name and the food heating time. The setting information generation unit 103 acquires the heating intensity and the placement position associated with the specified food name and device ID, and the setting information including the acquired heating intensity and the placement position and the specified heating time. To generate.

For example, the user writes “rice, range, 3 minutes” on a wrap that includes rice, and the lap is captured by a camera. In this case, the setting information generation unit 103 recognizes the characters included in the package image, and determines that the food name is rice and the food heating time is 3 minutes. Then, the setting information generation unit 103 acquires the heating intensity and the placement position associated with the food name and the device ID, and generates the setting information including the obtained heating intensity and the placement position and the heating time. To do. The control unit 204 of the microwave oven 2 sets the heating intensity and the heating time according to the setting information and presents the placement position.

In this way, the cooking setting content of the microwave oven 2 described in the food package is acquired by character recognition, and the microwave oven 2 is controlled based on the acquired cooking setting content. On the other hand, it is not necessary to set the heating time and the like, and the microwave oven 2 can be easily set by directly writing the cooking setting contents in the food package.

In addition, although it has been described that the microwave oven 2 transmits the food information and the device ID to the server 1 in step S3 described in FIG. 2, when the microwave oven 2 transmits the image of the food as the food information at this time. (Described in step S1), the setting information generation unit 103 manages (stores) an image management table in the recording unit 104 of the server 1 in which the received image and the food specified in step S5 are associated with each other. May be. Then, if the data is stored in the image management table, the communication unit 101 may transmit the image of the food item together with the setting information in step S7.

Furthermore, when the microwave oven 2 includes a display unit, the display unit may display the image received in step S8, the food specified in step S5, and the setting information generated in step S6. .. At this time, the setting information generation unit 103 determines whether the food specified in step S5 is the food specified for the first time in the microwave oven 2 corresponding to the device ID, and the specified food is Only when it is determined that the food is the first identified food, a process of storing the image of the food and the identified food in the image management table may be performed. If it is determined that the specified food is not the specified food for the first time, that is, if the specified food is a food specified more than once, in step S7, the setting information generation unit 103 displays the image management table. The image relating to the food item stored in the image management table may be transmitted without storing the data.

According to this, since the specified food, the image, and the setting information are displayed together in the microwave oven, the system becomes easier for the user to understand. Further, if erroneous recognition occurs, the user can confirm whether the quality of the acquired food information (image) is bad. Further, according to this, it is not necessary for a system designer or a service provider such as a microwave oven maker and a server administrator to previously create and store an image regarding food for display.

In addition, although a microwave oven is described as an example of a cooking device in the present embodiment, the present disclosure is not particularly limited to this, and a refrigerator may be an example of the cooking device. In this case, the setting information includes the optimal placement position of the food in the refrigerator and the optimal temperature inside the refrigerator for storing the food. The control unit of the refrigerator presents the user with the placement position of the food in the refrigerator and sets the temperature at the placement position. The setting information may include information indicating the wind direction.

Further, in the present embodiment, the microwave oven 2 includes the input unit 201, but the present disclosure is not particularly limited to this, and the food information (bar code) can be obtained by the input unit included in the information terminal such as the smartphone or the tablet computer. Information, two-dimensional barcode information or package image). In this case, the information terminal transmits the acquired food information and the device ID of the microwave oven 2 stored in advance to the server 1.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 5: is a figure which shows the structure of the cooking assistance system which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this indication. The cooking support system shown in FIG. 5 includes a server 11, a microwave oven 21, and a cash register 41. The server 11 and the microwave oven 21 are communicably connected to each other via the network 3. The server 11 and the cash register 41 are communicably connected to each other via the network 3. The network 3 is, for example, the Internet. The microwave oven 21 is an example of a cooking device that cooks food.

The server 11 includes a communication unit 111, a setting information generation unit 113, a storage unit 114, and a food list generation unit 117. The storage unit 114 includes a device information database (DB) 116 and a purchase history database (DB) 118.

The cash register 41 is installed in a store that sells one or more foods. The cash register 41 is, for example, a POS (Point Of Sales) register. The cash register 41 includes food identification information that uniquely identifies one or more foods acquired when purchasing one or more foods, and a user ID (user identification) for identifying a user who purchased one or more foods. Information) and are transmitted to the server 11. The food identifying information is obtained, for example, by reading a barcode attached to the food with a reading device (scanner). The food identifying information may be obtained by reading a two-dimensional code or a color code attached to the food with a reading device (camera). The user ID is input when purchasing one or more foods.

The communication unit 111 transmits various kinds of information to the microwave oven 21 and receives various kinds of information from the microwave oven 21 or the cash register 41. The communication unit 111 includes food identifying information that uniquely identifies one or more foods acquired at the time of purchasing one or more foods by the cash register 41 installed in a store that sells one or more foods, and 1 or A user ID for identifying a user who purchased a plurality of food items is received from the cash register 41. The communication unit 111 receives a food list request for requesting a food list showing a list of foods purchased by the user, and a user ID for identifying the user. The food list request and the user ID are transmitted by the microwave oven 21. The communication unit 111 receives the food selection information indicating the food selected by the user from the displayed food list, and the device ID for identifying the microwave oven 21.

The food list generation unit 117 stores the food identification information received by the communication unit 111 and the user ID in the purchase history DB 118 in association with each other. When the food list request is received, the food list generation unit 117 acquires the food specifying information corresponding to the user ID from the purchase history DB 118, and generates the food list based on the acquired food specifying information. The food list is a list of foods purchased by the user. The food list generation unit 117 acquires the food identification information stored after the food list was generated last time. The communication unit 111 transmits the food list generated by the food list generation unit 117 to the transmission source that has transmitted the food list request.

The setting information generation unit 113 acquires the cooking setting contents of the microwave oven 21 associated with the food item indicated by the food item selection information received by the communication unit 111 and the received device ID from the device information DB 116, Setting information indicating the obtained cooking setting contents is generated.

The device information DB 116 stores the food and the device ID in association with the cooking setting content of the microwave oven 21 in a table format. The setting information includes information on the placement position of the food in the heating chamber of the microwave oven 21. Further, the setting information may include information on the heating intensity of the microwave oven 21. Further, the setting information may include information regarding the heating time of the microwave oven 21.

The communication unit 111 transmits the setting information generated by the setting information generation unit 113 to the microwave oven 21.

The microwave oven 21 includes an input unit 211, a device ID storage unit 212, a communication unit 213, a control unit 214, a heating unit 215, a placement position presentation unit 216, and a display unit 217.

The input unit 211 includes, for example, a touch panel, and receives inputs of a food list request for requesting a food list showing a list of foods purchased by the user and a user ID for identifying the user.

The device ID storage unit 212 stores a device ID for identifying the microwave oven 21.

The communication unit 213 transmits various information to the server 11 and receives various information from the server 11. The communication unit 213 transmits the food list request and the user ID input by the input unit 211 to the server 11. The communication unit 213 receives the food list transmitted by the server 11.

The display unit 217 includes, for example, a touch panel, and displays the food list received by the communication unit 213. The display unit 217 may display a food list that includes only foods that can be cooked by the microwave oven 21, among the foods included in the received food list. The input unit 211 accepts the user's selection of food to be cooked in the microwave oven 21 from the food list displayed by the display unit 217.

The communication unit 213 transmits the food selection information indicating the food selected by the user from the displayed food list and the device ID for identifying the microwave oven 21. Further, the communication unit 213 receives from the server 11 the setting information indicating the cooking setting content of the microwave oven 21 associated with the food item selected by the user from the food item list and the device ID.

The control unit 214 controls the microwave oven 21 based on the setting information received by the communication unit 213.

The heating unit 215 includes, for example, a magnetron, generates microwaves, and heats the food placed in the heating chamber. The control unit 214 controls the heating intensity and heating time of the heating unit 215 based on the setting information.

The placement position presenting unit 216 includes, for example, a light emitting unit installed in the heating chamber of the microwave oven 21, and presents the user with the position of the food item placed in the heating chamber by emitting light. A light emitting unit such as an LED is embedded in the upper surface of the heating chamber of the microwave oven 21, and the light emitting unit irradiates the mounting position on the lower surface of the heating chamber with light. The control unit 214 controls the light emission of the placement position presenting unit 216 based on the setting information.

Although the microwave oven 21 transmits the food list request and the user ID in the present embodiment, the present disclosure is not particularly limited to this, and an information terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet computer may perform the food list request and the user ID. The ID may be transmitted. Further, in the present embodiment, the microwave oven 21 receives and displays the food list, and the microwave oven 21 transmits the food selection information and the device ID to the server 11, but the present disclosure is not particularly limited thereto. An information terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet computer may receive and display the food list, or the information terminal may transmit the food selection information and the device ID to the server 11.

Then, operation|movement of the cooking assistance system which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this indication is demonstrated.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the cooking assistance system according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure.

First, in step S21, the input unit 211 of the microwave oven 21 receives a food list request and a user input of a user ID. At this time, the input unit 211 may accept the user's operation on the operation button, and may accept the food list request and the user's input of the user ID. Further, the input unit 211 detects whether or not the door of the microwave oven 21 is opened, and when the door of the microwave oven 21 is opened, instructs the communication unit 213 to transmit the food list request and the user ID. May be.

Next, in step S22, the communication unit 213 transmits the food list request and the user ID to the server 11. The communication unit 213 may transmit the food list request and the user ID to the server 11 at predetermined time intervals without accepting the operation by the user.

Next, in step S23, the communication unit 111 of the server 11 receives the food list request and the user ID transmitted by the microwave oven 21.

Next, in step S24, the food list generation unit 117 acquires the food specifying information corresponding to the user ID from the purchase history DB 118 and generates a food list based on the acquired food specifying information.

The food list generation unit 117 may acquire food specification information corresponding to only foods that can be cooked by the microwave oven 21, and generate a food list based on the acquired food specification information. In this case, the communication unit 111 receives the food list request, the user ID, and the device ID from the microwave oven 21. Further, the purchase history DB 118 may store the food identifying information, the user ID, and the device ID in association with each other. The food list generation unit 117 acquires the food identification information associated with the received user ID and device ID.

Next, in step S25, the communication unit 111 transmits the food list generated by the food list generation unit 117 to the microwave oven 21.

Next, in step S26, the communication unit 213 of the microwave oven 21 receives the food list transmitted by the server 11.

Next, in step S27, the display unit 217 displays the food list received by the communication unit 213.

Next, in step S<b>28, the input unit 211 receives the selection of the food item to be cooked by the user from the microwave oven 21 from the food item list displayed on the display unit 217.

Next, in step S29, the communication unit 213 reads the device ID from the device ID storage unit 212.

Next, in step S30, the communication unit 213 transmits to the server 11 the food selection information indicating the food selected by the user from the displayed food list and the read device ID.

Next, in step S31, the communication unit 111 of the server 11 receives the food selection information and the device ID transmitted by the microwave oven 21.

Next, in step S32, the setting information generation unit 113 of the microwave oven 2 associated with the food item indicated by the food item selection information received by the communication unit 111 and the device ID received by the communication unit 111. The cooking setting content is acquired from the device information DB 116, and setting information indicating the acquired cooking setting content is generated. At this time, the setting information includes the heating intensity and the heating time when the food is heated by the microwave oven 21, and the placement position of the food in the heating chamber of the microwave oven 21. For example, the lower surface in the heating chamber of the microwave oven 21 is virtually divided into a plurality of areas, and the placement position indicates an area on which food is placed among the plurality of virtually divided areas. ..

Next, in step S33, the communication unit 111 transmits the setting information generated by the setting information generation unit 113 to the microwave oven 21.

Next, in step S34, the communication unit 213 of the microwave oven 21 receives the setting information transmitted by the server 11.

Next, in step S35, the control unit 214 sets the heating intensity and the heating time for the heating unit 215 based on the setting information received by the communication unit 213.

Next, in step S36, the control unit 214 controls the light emission of the placement position presenting unit 216 based on the setting information received by the communication unit 213, and presents the placement position of the food to the user. The method of presenting the placement position in the second embodiment is the same as in the first embodiment. Then, when the food is placed on the presented placement position and the start button is pressed, the food is heated with the set heating intensity and heating time.

In this way, when the purchase of one or more foods is performed, the food identification information that uniquely identifies one or more foods and the user ID are stored in the purchase history DB 118 in association with each other. Can be managed.

In addition, a food list showing a list of foods purchased by the user is generated, and the generated food list is transmitted to the transmission source that transmitted the food list request, so that the food list can be presented to the user. Can easily select food to cook from the food list.

Further, the food selection information indicating the food selected by the user from the displayed food list and the device ID for identifying the microwave oven 21 are received, and the food indicated by the received food selection information, Since the cooking setting content of the microwave oven 21 associated with the received device ID is acquired, the cooking setting corresponding to the food item selected by the user can be reliably executed.

As described in the first embodiment, when the image management table is stored in the storage unit, in step S25, the communication unit 111 transmits the image of each food item in the food list together with the food item list. Good. In the second embodiment, when the image management table is stored in the storage unit 114, the cash register 41 includes an image acquisition unit, and the image acquired by the image acquisition unit of the cash register 41 is the image management table. May be stored in. In this case, the cash register 41 acquires the food identifying information and the image of the food when the food is purchased, and the communication unit 111 of the server 11 uses the image captured by the cash register 41 as the food. It is received together with the specific information. The received image is stored in the purchase history DB together with the food list.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an external appearance of a cash register for picking up an image of food in the second embodiment. Further, FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the food image stored in the purchase history DB.

As shown in FIG. 7, the cash register 41 includes an image acquisition unit (camera) 411 and a barcode scanner 412. When the barcode 414 attached to the food 413 is read by the barcode scanner 412, the image acquisition unit 411 simultaneously captures an image of the food 413. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the food image captured by the cash register 41 may be managed in association with the specified food and/or food code. Here, the food code is a code associated with the food. In FIG. 8, the food code, the food name, and the food image are associated with each other.

(Embodiment 3)
The cooking assistance system in the third embodiment is a cooking assistance system in which the first and second embodiments are combined.

FIG. 9: is a figure which shows the structure of the cooking assistance system which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this indication. The cooking support system shown in FIG. 9 includes a server 12, a microwave oven 22, and a cash register 41. The server 12 and the microwave oven 22 are communicably connected to each other via the network 3. The server 12 and the cash register 41 are communicably connected to each other via the network 3. The network 3 is, for example, the Internet. The microwave oven 22 is an example of a cooking device that cooks food.

The server 12 includes a communication unit 111, a food specification unit 112, a setting information generation unit 113, a storage unit 114, and a food list generation unit 117. The storage unit 114 includes a food information database (DB) 115, a device information database (DB) 116, and a purchase history database (DB) 118. In the third embodiment, the same components as those in the second embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

The communication unit 111 receives food information obtained from food used in the microwave oven 22 that supports cooking, and a device ID for identifying the microwave oven 22.

The food identifying unit 112 uniquely identifies the food based on the received food information. The food identifying unit 112 identifies not only the type of food but also the food manufacturer and product name.

The food information DB 115 stores the food information and the food in a table format in association with each other. For example, food information is obtained by reading a barcode attached to food with a reading device (scanner). In this case, the food information DB 115 stores a table in which the barcode information read by the scanner and foods are associated with each other, and the food identifying unit 112 is associated with the barcode information from the food information DB 115. Uniquely identify the food.

The food information may be obtained by reading a two-dimensional code or a color code attached to the food with a reading device (camera). In this case, the food information DB 115 stores a table in which the two-dimensional code information or color code information read by the camera is associated with the food, and the food identifying unit 112 stores the two-dimensional code information from the food information DB 115. Alternatively, the food item associated with the color code information is uniquely specified.

Further, the food information may be obtained by imaging the package of food with a reading device (camera). In this case, the food information DB 115 stores a table in which the package image captured by the camera and the food are associated with each other, and the food identifying unit 112 stores the food associated with the package image from the food information DB 115. Uniquely identify.

The setting information generation unit 113 acquires the cooking setting contents of the microwave oven 22 associated with the food item indicated by the food item selection information received by the communication unit 111 and the received device ID from the device information DB 116, Setting information indicating the acquired cooking setting contents is generated.

The setting information generation unit 113 also acquires, from the device information DB 116, the cooking setting content of the microwave oven 22 that is associated with the food item specified by the food item specifying unit 112 and the device ID received by the communication unit 111. , And generates setting information indicating the acquired cooking setting content.

The communication unit 111 transmits the setting information generated by the setting information generation unit 113 to the microwave oven 22.

In addition, the communication unit 111 includes food identifying information that uniquely identifies one or more foods that are acquired when purchasing one or more foods by the cash register 41 installed in a store that sells one or more foods, The user ID for identifying the user who purchased one or more foods is received from the cash register 41. The communication unit 111 receives a food list request for requesting a food list showing a list of foods purchased by the user, and a user ID for identifying the user. The communication unit 111 receives the food selection information indicating the food selected by the user from the displayed food list and the device ID for identifying the microwave oven 22.

The setting information generation unit 113 determines whether the food indicated by the food selection information received by the communication unit 111 and the food specified by the food specifying unit 112 match. When it is determined that the two foods match, the setting information generation unit 113 sets the cooking setting of the microwave oven 22 associated with the food specified by the food specifying unit 112 and the device ID received by the communication unit 111. Get the content. On the other hand, when it is determined that the two foods do not match, the setting information generation unit 113 is associated with the food indicated by the food selection information received by the communication unit 111 and the device ID received by the communication unit 111. The cooking setting content of the microwave oven 22 is acquired. When it is determined that the two foods do not match, the setting information generation unit 113 associates the food information stored in the food information DB 115 with the unique food information in the food information in the table. To the food indicated by the received food selection information.

The microwave oven 22 includes an input unit 221, a device ID storage unit 212, a communication unit 213, a control unit 214, a heating unit 215, a placement position presentation unit 216, and a display unit 217.

The input unit 221 includes, for example, a touch panel, and receives inputs of a food list request for requesting a food list showing a list of foods purchased by the user and a user ID for identifying the user.

In addition, the input unit 221 acquires food information from food. The input unit 201 includes, for example, a barcode scanner, reads a barcode attached to the surface (package) of food, and acquires the read barcode information as food information.

The input unit 221 may include, for example, a camera, reads a two-dimensional code or color code attached to the surface (package) of food, and acquires the read two-dimensional code information or color code information as food information. May be.

Further, the input unit 221 may include, for example, a camera, and may image the surface (package) of food and acquire the imaged package image as food information.

The communication unit 213 transmits the food information acquired by the input unit 221 and the device ID read from the device ID storage unit 212 to the server 12. In addition, the communication unit 213 receives from the server 12 the setting information indicating the cooking setting content of the microwave oven 22 associated with the food item uniquely identified based on the food item information and the device ID.

In this way, when the food item uniquely identified based on the food item information and the food item selected by the user from the food list are different, the food item selected by the user is correct, and therefore the food item selection information indicates By acquiring the cooking setting content of the cooking device associated with the food and the device identification information, the cooking setting content of the cooking device can be reliably acquired.

Further, when it is determined that the food uniquely identified based on the food information does not match the food selected by the user from the food list, based on the food indicated by the received food selection information, Since the table that associates the food information with the unique food is corrected, it is possible to correct the mistake in the table that associates the food information with the unique food, and improve the accuracy of identifying the food. ..

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The cooking assistance method and the cooking device according to the present disclosure can easily and reliably realize the cooking setting according to the food, and are useful as the cooking assistance method and the cooking device that cook the food.

1, 11, 12 server 2, 21, 22 microwave oven 3 network 41 cash register 101, 111 communication unit 102, 112 food identifying unit 103, 113 setting information generating unit 104, 114 storage unit 105, 115 food information database 106, 116 Equipment information database 117 Food list generation unit 118 Purchase history database 201, 211, 221 Input unit 202, 212 Storage unit 203, 213 Communication unit 204, 214 Control unit 205, 215 Heating unit 206, 216 Placement position presentation unit 217 Display unit

Claims (17)

A cooking assistance method in a cooking assistance system connected to a cooking device for cooking food through a network, wherein the cooking assistance system includes a processor,
A first food information indicating the first food, receives the first device identification information for identifying the first cooking apparatus for cooking before Symbol first food,
Get the first setting that contains information about the mounting position of the first food in the received first food information and received the first device identifying information and the first cooking apparatus which is associated with ,
Transmitting the first setting information indicating the acquired first setting content to the first cooking device,
Cooking support method. The first food includes a processed food,
The cooking assistance method according to claim 1. The first cooking device includes a microwave oven,
The first setting information includes information regarding a mounting position of the first food in the heating chamber of the microwave oven,
Further, based on the information on the placement position, the placement position of the first food is presented to the user,
The cooking assistance method according to claim 1. The placement position described above is presented to the user by causing the light emitting unit mounted in the heating chamber of the microwave oven to emit light,
The cooking assistance method according to claim 3. The first setting information includes information on the heating intensity of the microwave oven,
The cooking support method according to claim 3. The cooking assistance system is further connected to a reading device for reading information indicated by a barcode,
Further, the barcode attached to the first food item is read by the reading device,
The cooking assistance method according to claim 1. The reading device is a two-dimensional code reading device or a color code reading device,
The barcode attached to the first food is a two-dimensional code or a color code,
The cooking assistance method according to any one of claims 1 to 6. The first food information includes image information representing an image of the appearance of the first food,
The cooking assistance method according to any one of claims 1 to 7. The first food information is character information indicating characters described in the first food,
The cooking assistance method according to claim 8. The cooking support system further connects via the network to a first cash register installed in a store that sells one or more foods,
The first food item information is the first food item information acquired in the first cash register when the first food item is purchased, and is received from the first cash register via the network,
The cooking assistance method according to any one of claims 1 to 9. The cooking assistance system further comprises a memory and a display for storing a food list containing one or more foods,
further,
Displaying the food list on the display,
Receiving second food information indicating the second food selected by the user from the displayed food list,
Determining whether the received second food and the first food information match,
When it is determined that the first food information and the second food information match, the first setting content is acquired,
When it is determined that the first food information and the second food information do not match, the second related to cooking of the first cooking device associated with the second food and the first device identification information. Get the settings,
The cooking assistance method according to claim 10. The memory further stores a table in which the first food item and the first food item information, and the second food item and the second food item information are associated with each other,
Furthermore, when it is determined that the first food information and the second food information do not match, the first food associated with the first food information in the table is corrected to the second food. To do
The cooking assistance method according to claim 11. further,
The third food information indicating the third food together with the first food information received,
Get the third setting content related to the cooking of the received third food information and received the first device identifying information and in which the first cooking apparatus associated with,
Transmitting, together with the first setting information, third setting information indicating the third setting content to the first cooking device,
The cooking assistance method according to claim 1. The cooking device includes a microwave oven,
The first setting information includes information about a first placement position of the first food in the heating chamber of the microwave oven,
The third setting information includes information about a third placement position of the third food in the heating chamber of the microwave oven,
further,
Based on the information about the information, and the third mounting position for the first mounting position, presenting said third mounting position and the first mounting position to the user,
The cooking assistance method according to claim 13. The cooking device includes a microwave oven,
The first setting information includes information indicating a first heating time of the first food in the heating chamber of the microwave oven,
The third setting information includes information indicating a third heating time of the third food in the heating chamber of the microwave oven,
As a result of comparing the first setting information and the third setting information, when it is determined that the first heating time is shorter than the third heating time, the first setting information and the third setting information are , Including notification information for prompting to add the first food to the cooking device while the third food is being cooked by the first cooking device,
The cooking assistance method according to claim 13. The cooking assistance system further stores the first food item information, the first device identification information, and information on the placement position of the first food item in the first cooking device in association with each other. Equipped with
When the first food item information and the first device identification information are received, the placement position of the first food item in the first cooking device is identified based on the database.
The cooking assistance method according to claim 1. A cooking device for cooking food,
An acquisition unit acquire the first food information indicating the first food,
A storage unit that stores first device identification information for identifying a cooking device that cooks the first food ;
A transmitter that transmits the acquired first food information and the first device identification information to a server;
Receiving a first setting information indicating a first setting that contains information about the mounting position of the first food in the cooking device associated with the said first food information and the first device identification information from said server a receiving unit that,
A control unit that controls the cooking device based on the first setting information;
Cooking device equipped with.

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