JP7034664B2 - Cooking support system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a system that supports cooking by a cooking device.

A technology has been proposed that enables a user to switch the screen display of an information terminal by accepting an operation such as pressing a switch by the user when cooking while viewing menu information such as a recipe on the information terminal. (See Patent Document 1). As a result, even if the hand is dirty during cooking, the user can acquire new information such as the next procedure of the recipe without touching the information terminal.

Furthermore, in order to supply menu information to the cooking cooker in the home via the communication network, a technology has been proposed that can be viewed on the home network terminal and the menu information is transferred to the cooking cooker by wireless communication as needed. (See Patent Document 2).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-027295 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2005-037068

However, if the information terminal is placed in a kitchen including near the cooking equipment so that the user can see it, water, oil, or cooking juice during cooking often splashes and the information terminal becomes dirty. ..

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a system for supporting cooking by providing a user with information on cooking using a cooking device without polluting the information terminal.

The cooking support system of the present invention is
It is a cooking support system composed of a cooking device having a display device, an information terminal having a wireless communication function with the cooking device, and the like.
The information terminal is provided with a storage device for storing and holding menu information, and the information terminal is stored and held in the storage device in response to a trigger event in at least one of the cooking cooker and the information terminal. The menu information is transmitted to the cooking device, and the cooking device causes the menu information to be displayed on the display device.
In the information terminal or the cooking device, it is possible to select and set whether or not a part of the menu information is transmitted from the information terminal to the cooking device or displayed on the display device of the cooking device.
The menu information is composed of recipe information regarding a cooking recipe by the cooking device and heating control information regarding cooking control using the cooking device.
One of the recipe information and the heating control information selected by the information terminal or the cooking device is transmitted from the information terminal to the cooking device.
It is characterized by that.

According to the cooking support system of the present invention, when a trigger event occurs in at least one of the cooking device and the information terminal, the menu information stored in advance in the storage device of the information terminal is displayed on the cooking device. It can be viewed by the user through. Therefore, there is no need to operate the information terminal during cooking using the cooking device and to install the information terminal in the kitchen including the side of the cooking device, and by extension, the user cooks without polluting the information terminal. You can cook while viewing the menu information displayed on the display device of the container.
Further, according to the cooking support system having the above configuration, it is possible to avoid a situation in which a part of the menu information that the user determines is unnecessary to be viewed is transmitted from the information terminal to the cooking cooker or displayed in the cooking cooker. , It does not make the user feel annoyed.
Further, according to the cooking support system having the above configuration, it is possible to omit the transmission of the heating control information from the information terminal to the cooking device and allow the user to browse the recipe information. The "recipe information" contains at least one of ingredients, quantities, cooking procedures and advice. Recipe information may be displayed in the form of menu names. In the cooking stage using a cooking device, the transmission of recipe information from the information terminal to the cooking device and the display of the recipe information in the cooking device can be omitted, and the heating control information can be viewed by the user. Can be controlled. "Heating control information" includes control contents (heat power, time, temperature, etc.) related to automatic cooking. The heating control information may be displayed in the form of at least one of thermal power, time and temperature. Further, the heating control information may be displayed in the form of a menu name. When the user does not need to browse the recipe information or the heating control information, the situation where the communication and storage retention cost of the unnecessary information is increased is avoided. In addition, the troublesomeness of being forced to browse unnecessary information for a user who is familiar with cooking is eliminated.

In the cooking support system, the information terminal serves as the menu information transmitted to the heating cooker, which is less than the amount of information of the primary menu information as the menu information stored and held in the storage device. It is preferable to transmit the secondary menu information.

According to the cooking support system having the above configuration, the communication period is shortened as compared with the case where the primary menu information is directly communicated between the information terminal and the cooking cooker, so that the cooking cooker is operated during the communication period. The time of failure or deterioration is also reduced. In addition, the cost of the cooking cooker can be reduced by the amount that the need for increasing the information storage capacity of the cooking cooker and improving the display function is eliminated.

In the cooking support system, the data of the menu information is divided into a plurality of divided data, and each time there is a trigger event in at least one of the cooking device and the information terminal, the information terminal causes the plurality of divided data. It is preferable to sequentially transmit the divided data to the cooking device.

According to the cooking support system having this configuration, the communication period of each divided data between the information terminal and the cooking device is shortened, so that the inoperability time or the function deterioration time of the cooking device is also shortened in the communication period. Furthermore, by deleting at least a part of the divided data received in the past with the reception of new divided data, the cost of the heating cooker is reduced by the amount that the need for increasing the information storage capacity of the storage heating cooker is eliminated. It will be reduced.

In the cooking support system, it is preferable that the information terminal transmits both the recipe information and the heating control information to the cooking device.

According to the cooking support system having the above configuration, the user can browse the recipe information and the heating control information.

It is preferable that the information terminal acquires the menu information from the server and then stores the menu information in the storage device.

According to the cooking support system having the above configuration, when there is a transmission instruction operation in the cooking cooker, the user can view the menu information acquired from the server by the information terminal through the display device of the cooking cooker.

It is preferable that the information terminal is provided with an input device, and the recorded information input through the input device is stored and held in the storage device as the menu information.

According to the cooking support system of the present configuration, when there is a transmission instruction operation in the cooking device, the user can display the menu information as the recorded information input to the information terminal through the input device of the information terminal through the display device of the cooking device. Can be viewed by.

In the cooking support system, the trigger event has a designated operation in at least one of the cooking device and the information terminal, and at least one of the cooking device and the information terminal receives a designated signal from an external device. Received, the measurement time of the timer has reached the set time in at least one of the cooking cooker and the information terminal, or the operation of the cooking cooker in at least one of the cooking cooker and the information terminal. It is preferable that the situation is detected as a designated operating situation, or that a combination thereof is included.

According to the cooking support system of the above configuration, an event that does not require the operation of the information terminal during cooking using the cooking device and the installation of the information terminal in the kitchen including the side of the cooking device is set as the trigger event. Has been done. Therefore, the user can cook while viewing the menu information displayed on the display device of the cooking cooker without polluting the information terminal.

The explanatory view about the structure of the cooking support system as the 1st Embodiment of this invention. The explanatory view about the function of the cooking support system as the 1st Embodiment of this invention. The explanatory view about the function of the cooking support system as the 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

(First Embodiment)
(Constitution)
The cooking support system as the first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 includes an information terminal 1 and a cooking device 2.

The information terminal 1 is composed of a mobile terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal, as well as a computer such as a notebook terminal or a desktop terminal. The information terminal 1 includes a first storage device 10, a first input device 11, a first output device 12, a first communication device 13, and a first arithmetic processing unit 14. The first storage device 10 is configured by a memory or the like, and stores and holds primary menu information and the like received by the first communication device 13 from the server 3 in addition to the information input to the information terminal 1 through the first input device 11. .. The first input device 11 is composed of a touch switch or keyboard of a touch panel, a voice input device, or the like, and constitutes an input interface for a user to input an instruction to the information terminal 1. The first output device 12 is composed of a touch panel display device or the like, and constitutes an output interface for displaying primary menu information or the like. The first communication device 13 receives menu information from the server 3 via a communication network (for example, Wi-Fi (“Wi-Fi” is a registered trademark)). The first communication device 13 transmits the secondary menu information to the cooking cooker 2 according to the communication network or a wireless communication method different from the communication network. The first arithmetic processing unit 14 is composed of a single-core processor, a multi-core processor, or the like, and controls secondary menu information transmitted to the cooking cooker 2 via the first communication device 13, as well as a first output device. The display control of the primary menu information according to 12 is executed.

The heating cooker 2 is composed of an electromagnetic cooker and the like in addition to a gas stove. The cooking cooker 2 includes a second storage device 20, a second input device 21, a second output device 22, a second communication device 23, and a second arithmetic processing unit 24. The second storage device 20 is composed of a memory or the like, and stores and holds the secondary menu information and the like received by the second communication device 23 from the information terminal 1. The second input device 21 is composed of a touch switch or a button switch of a touch panel, a voice input device, or the like, and constitutes an input interface for a user to input an instruction to the cooking cooker 2. The second output device 22 is configured by a display device or the like, and constitutes an output interface for displaying secondary menu information or the like. The number of display pixels of the display device constituting the second output device 22 may be set smaller than the number of display pixels of the display device constituting the first output device 12. The second communication device 23 receives the secondary menu information from the information terminal 1 according to the home network or a wireless communication method different from the home network (for example, Bluetooth (registered trademark)). The second arithmetic processing unit 24 is composed of a single-core processor, a multi-core processor, or the like, and executes display control, heating control, and the like of secondary menu information by the second output device 22.

(Action)
In the information terminal 1, it is determined whether or not there is a designated operation through the first input device 11 (FIG. 2 / STEP110). For example, an operation such as touching a predetermined button is set as a designated operation while a predetermined application (application software) is running.

When it is determined that the designated operation has been performed in the information terminal 1 (FIG. 2 / STEP110 ... YES), the first arithmetic processing unit 14 transmits a "primary menu information request" to the server 3 through the first communication device 13. (Fig. 2 / STEP111). In the present embodiment, the designated operation in the information terminal 1 does not correspond to a "trigger event". The primary menu information request may include information about at least one of the type of cooker 2, the type of food, the type of dish and the type of cooking container. The information may be input to the information terminal 1 by a designated operation, or may be input to the information terminal 1 by a prior input operation and stored and held in the first storage device 10.

The server 3 receives the primary menu information request (FIG. 2 / STEP131), and accordingly, the primary menu information is searched from the database and transmitted to the information terminal 1 (FIG. 2 / STEP132). "Primary menu information" is searched from a database as information for showing a procedure for tailoring a specific type of ingredient into a specific dish using, for example, a specific type of cooking device 2 based on a primary menu information request. It is composed of characters, voice including buzzer sound, moving image or still image, or a combination thereof.

In the information terminal 1, the first communication device 13 receives the primary menu information (FIG. 2 / STEP112). In response to this, the first arithmetic processing unit 14 stores the primary menu information in the first storage device 10 (FIG. 2 / STEP 113). Further, the first arithmetic processing unit 14 causes the first output device 12 to display the primary menu information (FIG. 2 / STEP114). Accordingly, the user can browse the primary menu information through the information terminal 1.

In the heating cooker 2, it is determined whether or not there is a transmission instruction operation through the second input device 21 (FIG. 2 / STEP120). For example, an operation such as touching a predetermined button provided on the cooking cooker 2 is set as a transmission instruction operation. In the present embodiment, the transmission instruction operation in the cooking device 2 corresponds to a "trigger event".

When it is determined that the transmission instruction operation has been performed in the heating cooker 2 (FIG. 2 / STEP120 ... YES), the second arithmetic processing unit 24 sends a "secondary menu information request" to the information terminal 1 through the second communication device 23. Is transmitted (Fig. 2 / STEP121). The secondary menu information request relates to the specifications of the cooking device 2 such as the heating capacity of the food material by the cooking device 2, the storage capacity (remaining amount) of the second storage device 20, and the number of display pixels of the second output device 22. Information may be included. The information may be input to the cooking cooker 2 by a transmission instruction operation, or may be input to the cooking cooker 2 by a prior input operation and stored in the second storage device 20.

The secondary menu information request is received by the first communication device 13 of the information terminal 1 (FIG. 2 / STEP115), and whether or not the recipe information and the heating control information are selected or set is determined accordingly (FIG. 2 / STEP116). .. "Recipe information" is recipe information regarding at least one of ingredients, amounts, cooking procedures and advice for cooking with the cooker 2, and "heating control information" is about cooking with the cooker 2. Information such as cooking heat, time, and temperature. In the information terminal 1, the user performs selection setting of one of the recipe information and the heating control information through the first input device 11. It should be noted that both recipe information and heating control information may be selectable and set.

When there is the selection setting (FIG. 2 / STEP116 ... YES), the first arithmetic processing unit 14 generates secondary menu information including only one of the recipe information and the heating control information corresponding to the selection setting. (Fig. 2 / STEP117). When the selection setting is not made (FIG. 2 / STEP116 ... NO), the secondary menu information including both the recipe information and the heating control information is generated by the first arithmetic processing unit 14 (FIG. 2 / STEP118). Subsequently, the first arithmetic processing unit 14 transmits the secondary menu information collectively or one of the plurality of divided data constituting the secondary menu information to the cooking cooker 2 through the first communication device 13. (Fig. 2 / STEP119). In a situation where the secondary menu information is generated or preset in the server 3, the information terminal 1 may receive the secondary menu information from the server 3 together with the primary menu information. Instead, the information terminal 1 may receive the secondary menu information from the server 3. When the information terminal 1 receives an information request from the server 3, the information terminal 1 may receive the secondary menu information from the server 3 and then transmit the secondary menu information to the heating cooker 2.

The "secondary menu information" is common to the primary menu information in that it is information for showing a procedure for tailoring a specific type of ingredient into a specific dish using a specific type of cooking device 2. However, it differs from the primary menu information in that the amount of information or data is smaller than that of the primary menu information. For differentiating the amount of information, for example, the primary menu information may consist of both recipe information and heating control information, while the secondary menu information may consist of only one of recipe information and heating control information. The primary menu information includes a video, while the secondary menu information consists of a video with fewer frames or a lower resolution than the video, or one or more still images consisting of the frames that make up the video. You may. The primary menu information may include a still image, while the secondary menu information may consist of a still image having a lower resolution than the still image. If the primary menu information contains a descriptive text, even if the secondary menu information consists of a summary of the descriptive text or keywords (nouns, verbs, etc.) extracted from the descriptive text by existing text analysis methods. good. For example, only the words "high heat" and "5 minutes" extracted from the explanation "Please simmer for 5 minutes on high heat" included in the primary menu information may be included in the secondary menu information. ..

The secondary menu information may be the same as the primary menu information. When the primary menu information includes a moving image or a still image, the secondary menu information may include a simple illustration corresponding to the content of the moving image or the still image or the sound attached to the moving image or the still image. In the secondary menu information, the moving image or still image included in the primary menu information may be omitted.

In the cooking cooker 2, the second communication device 23 receives the secondary menu information (FIG. 2 / STEP122). In response to this, the second arithmetic processing unit 24 stores the secondary menu information in the second storage device 20 (FIG. 2 / STEP123). Further, the second arithmetic processing unit 24 causes the second output device 22 to display the secondary menu information (FIG. 2 / STEP124). The secondary menu information may be displayed on the second output device 22 in response to the output request operation in the heating cooker 2 through the second input device 21. Accordingly, the user can browse the secondary menu information through the cooking cooker 2 (to be exact, the second output device 22). Further, when the secondary menu information is divided into a plurality of divided data, the divided data is sequentially transmitted from the information terminal 1 to the cooker 2 every time there is a transmission instruction operation by the user in the cooker 2. It is displayed after being transmitted (see FIG. 2 / STEP120 ... YES-> STEP121-> STEP115-> ...-> STEP119-> STEP122-> ...-> STEP124).

(effect)
According to the cooking support system as the first embodiment of the present invention, when there is a transmission instruction operation in the heating cooker 2, a secondary menu information derived from the primary menu information provided in advance from the server 3 to the information terminal 1 is obtained. Menu information can be viewed by the user through the second output device 22 (display device) of the heating cooker 2 (see FIG. 2 / STEP120: YES → STEP121 → STEP115 → ... → STEP119 → STEP122 → ... → STEP124). Therefore, there is no need to operate the information terminal 1 during cooking using the cooking device 2 and to install the information terminal 1 in the kitchen including the side of the cooking device 2, and the information terminal 1 is not polluted. , The user can cook while viewing the secondary menu information displayed on the cooking device 2.

Since the secondary menu information is generated by reducing the amount of information of the primary menu information, the communication is compared with the case where the primary menu information is directly communicated between the information terminal 1 and the cooking cooker 2. The period is shortened, and the inoperability time or the function deterioration time of the cooking cooker 2 is also shortened during the communication period (see FIG. 2 / STEP119 → STEP122). Further, the cost of the cooking cooker 2 can be reduced by the amount that it is not necessary to increase the storage capacity of the second storage device 20 of the cooking cooker 2 and improve the display function of the display device constituting the second output device 20. ..

(Second Embodiment)
(Constitution)
Since the configuration of the cooking support system as the second embodiment of the present invention is almost the same as the configuration of the cooking support system of the first embodiment of the present invention (see FIG. 1), the illustration is omitted. However, the first communication device 13 of the information terminal 1 does not need to have a communication function with the server 3.

(Action)
Since the function of the cooking support system as the second embodiment of the present invention is partially common to the function of the cooking support system of the first embodiment of the present invention (see FIG. 2), the details regarding the common part are detailed. The explanation is omitted.

In the information terminal 1, it is determined whether or not the recorded information is input through the first input device 11 (FIG. 3 / STEP210). For example, a memo is input to the information terminal 1 by an operation such as touching a predetermined button while a predetermined application (application software) is running. The recorded information includes notes such as "100 g of meat and 1 tablespoon of soy sauce", "Boil over low heat for 40 minutes after closing the lid", "Grate the fish into 3 pieces and start baking from the skin", as well as the first input. A still image or a moving image of foodstuffs or a state of cooking taken through a camera (imaging device) constituting the device 11 may be included. In the present embodiment, the recorded information input operation in the information terminal 1 does not correspond to a "trigger event".

When it is determined that the recorded information has been input in the information terminal 1 (FIG. 3 / STEP210 ... YES), the first arithmetic processing unit 14 stores and holds the recorded information in the first storage device 10 as the primary menu information (FIG. 3 / STEP210 ... YES). FIG. 3 / STEP 213). Further, the first arithmetic processing unit 14 causes the first output device 12 to display the primary menu information (FIG. 3 / STEP214). Accordingly, the user can browse the primary menu information through the information terminal 1.

In the heating cooker 2, it is determined whether or not there is a transmission instruction operation through the second input device 21 (FIG. 3 / STEP 220). In the present embodiment, the transmission instruction operation in the cooking device 2 corresponds to a "trigger event". When it is determined that the transmission instruction operation has been performed in the heating cooker 2 (FIG. 3 / STEP220 ... YES), the second arithmetic processing unit 24 sends a "secondary menu information request" to the information terminal 1 through the second communication device 23. Is transmitted (Fig. 3 / STEP221).

The secondary menu information request is received by the first communication device 13 of the information terminal 1 (FIG. 3 / STEP215), and whether or not the recipe information and the heating control information are selected or set is determined accordingly (FIG. 3 / STEP216). .. In the information terminal 1, the user performs selection setting of one of the recipe information and the heating control information through the first input device 11. It should be noted that both recipe information and heating control information may be selectable and set.

When there is the selection setting (FIG. 3 / STEP216 ... YES), the first arithmetic processing unit 14 generates secondary menu information including only one of the recipe information and the heating control information corresponding to the selection setting. (Fig. 3 / STEP217). When the selection setting is not made (FIG. 3 / STEP216 ... NO), the secondary menu information including both the recipe information and the heating control information is generated by the first arithmetic processing unit 14 (FIG. 3 / STEP218). Subsequently, the first arithmetic processing unit 14 transmits the secondary menu information collectively or one of the plurality of divided data constituting the secondary menu information to the cooking cooker 2 through the first communication device 13. (Fig. 3 / STEP219).

In the cooking cooker 2, the second communication device 23 receives the secondary menu information (FIG. 3 / STEP222). In response to this, the second arithmetic processing unit 24 stores the secondary menu information in the second storage device 20 (FIG. 3 / STEP223). Further, the second arithmetic processing unit 24 causes the second output device 22 to display the secondary menu information (FIG. 3 / STEP 224). The secondary menu information may be displayed on the second output device 22 in response to the output request operation in the heating cooker 2 through the second input device 21. Accordingly, the user can browse the secondary menu information through the cooking cooker 2 (to be exact, the second output device 22). Further, when the secondary menu information is divided into a plurality of divided data, the divided data is sequentially transmitted from the information terminal 1 to the cooker 2 every time there is a transmission instruction operation by the user in the cooker 2. It is displayed after being transmitted (see FIG. 3 / STEP220 ... YES-> STEP121-> STEP115-> ...-> STEP119-> STEP122-> ...-> STEP124).

(effect)
According to the cooking support system as the second embodiment of the present invention, when there is a transmission instruction operation in the heating cooker 2, it is derived from the primary menu information input in advance to the information terminal 1 through the first input device 11. The secondary menu information to be used can be viewed by the user through the second output device 22 (display device) of the cooking device 2 (see FIG. 3 / STEP 220 ‥ YES → STEP 221 → STEP 215 → ‥ → STEP 219 → STEP 222 → ‥ → STEP 224. ). Therefore, there is no need to operate the information terminal 1 during cooking using the cooking device 2 and to install the information terminal 1 in the kitchen including the side of the cooking device 2, and the information terminal 1 is not polluted. , The user can cook while viewing the secondary menu information displayed on the cooking device 2.

Since the secondary menu information is generated by reducing the amount of information of the primary menu information, the communication is compared with the case where the primary menu information is directly communicated between the information terminal 1 and the cooking cooker 2. The period is shortened, and the inoperability time or the function deterioration time of the cooking cooker 2 is also shortened during the communication period (see FIG. 3 / STEP219 → STEP222). Further, the cost of the cooking cooker 2 can be reduced by the amount that it is not necessary to increase the storage capacity of the second storage device 20 of the cooking cooker 2 and improve the display function of the display device constituting the second output device 20. ..

In the information terminal 1 or the cooking device 2, it is possible to select and set whether or not a part of the menu information is transmitted from the information terminal to the cooking device or displayed on the display device of the cooking device. preferable.

According to the cooking support system having this configuration, it is possible to avoid a situation in which a part of the menu information determined by the user to be unnecessary for viewing is transmitted from the information terminal 1 to the cooking cooker 2 or displayed in the cooking cooker 2. Therefore, the user does not have to feel annoyed.

In the cooking support system, it is preferable that the information terminal 1 collectively transmits the menu information to the cooking device 2.

According to the cooking support system having the above configuration, after the menu information is collectively transmitted from the information terminal 1 to the cooking device 2, the power of the information terminal 1 is turned off or the information terminal 1 is out of the communication range with the cooking device 2. Even if it is moved, the cooking support by displaying the menu information in the heating cooker 2 is surely continued.

In the cooking support system, the data of the secondary menu information is divided into a plurality of divided data, and each time the heating cooker 2 receives a transmission instruction operation, the information terminal 1 heats and cooks the plurality of divided data. Sequentially transmit to 2 (see FIG. 2 / STEP120 → ... → STEP119 → ...).

Therefore, since the communication period of each divided data between the information terminal 1 and the cooking device 2 is shortened, the inoperability time or the function deterioration time of the cooking device 2 is also shortened in the communication period. Further, when the divided data is generated according to the display capability (number of display pixels, dot clock, contrast, sharpness, etc.) of the cooking cooker 2 or the information terminal 1, one of the secondary menu information corresponding to the divided data. When the part is displayed, it is possible to avoid a situation in which excess or deficiency of the display ability becomes a problem. Further, by deleting at least a part of the divided data received in the past with the reception of the new divided data, the need for increasing the information storage capacity of the second storage device 20 of the cooking cooker 2 is eliminated. Only the cost of the cooking device 2 can be reduced.

Each time there is a transmission instruction operation in the heating cooker 2 (see FIG. 2 / STEP120 ... YES), each of the plurality of divided data in which the first communication device 13 of the information terminal 1 constitutes the primary menu information from the server 3. (See FIG. 2 / STEP111 → ... → STEP112), and the first communication device 13 of the information terminal 1 sequentially transmits each of the plurality of divided data constituting the secondary menu information to the heating cooker 2. It may be (see FIG. 2 / STEP119).

In the information terminal 1, a setting or selection operation is performed regarding whether or not a part of the secondary menu information (one of the recipe information and the heating control information) is transmitted from the information terminal 1 to the cooking cooker 2 or displayed on the second output device 22. Is possible (see FIG. 2 / STEP116). Therefore, it is possible to avoid a situation in which a part of the secondary menu information determined to be unnecessary for the user to be browsed is transmitted from the information terminal 1 to the cooking cooker 2 or displayed on the second output device 22 in the cooking cooker 2. Therefore, the user does not have to feel annoyed. When it is not necessary for the user to browse the recipe information or the heating control information, the situation where the communication and storage retention cost of the unnecessary information is increased is avoided.

(Other Embodiments of the present invention)
In the above embodiment, in the information terminal 1, it is possible to select and set whether or not to transmit the recipe information and the heating control information, which are a part of the secondary menu information, from the information terminal 1 to the cooking device 2. However, the selection setting operation may be enabled in the cooking device 2 through the second input device 21. In this case, the information regarding the selection setting content or presence / absence is transmitted from the heating cooker 2 to the information terminal 1 together with the secondary menu information request, and the secondary menu information is transmitted to the information terminal 1 according to the selection setting content or presence / absence. It may be generated (see FIG. 2 / STEP116 ... YES → STEP117 and STEP116 ... NO → STEP118).

In the above embodiment, one of the recipe information and the heating control information can be selected as a part of the secondary menu information, but as the other embodiment, a plurality of procedures P1 → P2 → of the secondary menu information. ... → Of the PNs, one or more arbitrary procedures Pi (i = 1 to N) can be selected as part of the secondary menu information in which transmission from the information terminal 1 to the cooking utensil 2 is omitted. May be.

The second output device 21 of the heating cooker 2 is composed of LEDs in place of or in addition to the display device, and the lighting of the LEDs arranged in the vicinity of the letters or symbols, or the blank letters, blank letters, blank symbols or watermarks. Secondary menu information may be displayed depending on the blinking mode of the LED, such as illuminating the symbol from the back by lighting the LED. The second output device 21 of the cooking device 2 may be configured by a speaker (voice output device), and the secondary menu information may be transmitted to the user as voice information output from the speaker.

The cooking support system of the first embodiment may have the function of the cooking support system of the second embodiment.

In each of the first and second embodiments, the presence / absence of the transmission instruction operation in the cooking device 2 was determined as the presence / absence of the "trigger event" (see FIG. 2 / STEP120 and FIG. 3 / STEP220). May have different trigger events set.

The designated operation in the information terminal 1 may be set as a trigger event. For example, in the first or second embodiment, the designated operation (see FIG. 2 / STEP110) or the recorded information input operation (see FIG. 2 / STEP210) in the information terminal 1 may be set as a trigger event. In this case, regardless of the presence or absence of the transmission instruction operation (see FIG. 2 / STEP120 and FIG. 3 / STEP220) in the cooking cooker 2, depending on the designated operation or the recorded information input operation in the information terminal 1. , The secondary menu information may be transmitted from the information terminal 1 to the cooking cooker 2 (see FIG. 2 / STEP119 → STEP122, FIG. 3 / STEP219 → STEP222).

Further, the designated operation in both the cooking cooker 2 and the information terminal 1 may be set as a trigger event. For example, in the first and second embodiments, in addition to the transmission instruction operation in the cooking cooker 2 (see FIG. 2 / STEP120 and FIG. 4 / STEP220), an additional transmission instruction operation in the information terminal 1 is set as a trigger event. May be done. In this case, after receiving the secondary menu information request from the cooking device 2 in the information terminal 1 (see FIG. 2 / STEP115 and FIG. 3 / STEP215), the information terminal 1 responds to the additional transmission instruction operation. Then, the secondary menu information is transmitted from the information terminal 1 to the cooking cooker 2 (see FIG. 2 / STEP119 → STEP122, FIG. 3 / STEP219 → STEP222).

It may be set as a trigger event that at least one of the heating cooker 2 and the information terminal 1 receives a designated signal from an external device such as a remote controller. For example, in the first and second embodiments, the information terminal 1 receives a designated signal from an external device such as a remote controller or a cooking cooker 2 instead of the transmission instruction operation (see FIG. 2 / STEP120 and FIG.3 / STEP220). Alternatively, it may be set as a trigger event that the cooking cooker 2 receives a designated signal from an external device such as a remote controller or an information terminal 1.

The trigger event may be set when the measurement time of the timer reaches the set time in at least one of the heating cooker 2 and the information terminal 1. For example, the measurement of the timer in the information terminal 1 starts from the time when the designated operation (see FIG. 2 / STEP110) or the recorded information input operation (see FIG. 2 / STEP210) in the information terminal 1 is performed in the first or second embodiment. The time when the set time (for example, the time set by the user through the first input device 11) is reached may be set as the trigger event. In this case, according to the time when the timer measurement time reaches the set time in the information terminal 1, the information is irrespective of the presence or absence of the transmission instruction operation (see FIG. 2 / STEP120 and FIG. 3 / STEP220) in the cooking cooker 2. Secondary menu information may be transmitted from the terminal 1 to the cooker 2 (see FIG. 2 / STEP119 → STEP122, FIG. 3 / STEP219 → STEP222).

Starting from the time when the transmission instruction operation (see FIG. 2 / STEP120 and FIG. 3 / STEP220) in the cooking apparatus 2 is performed in the first and second embodiments, the measurement time of the timer in the cooking apparatus 2 is set for a set time (for example, for example). , The time set by the user through the second input device 21) may be set as a trigger event. In this case, the secondary menu information request may be transmitted from the cooking device 2 to the information terminal 1 according to the timer measurement time reaching the set time in the cooking device 2 (FIG. 2 / STEP121 → STEP115). , FIG. 3 / STEP221 → STEP215).

It may be set as a trigger event that it is detected that the operating status of the cooking cooker 2 is the designated operating status in at least one of the cooking cooker 2 and the information terminal 1. For example, the temperature of a cooking utensil such as a pot measured by a temperature sensor in the cooking device 2, the elapsed time from the cooking start time measured by a timer, the heat consumption of the cooking device 2 measured by an appropriate sensor, and the like. The driving situation may be grasped based on the above, and it may be determined whether or not the driving situation is the designated driving situation. In addition, the operating status may be grasped based on the image information, text information, and the like input by the user through the input device 11 in the information terminal 1, and it may be determined whether or not the operating status is the designated operating status.

Any combination of the plurality of trigger events described above may be set as a single trigger event.

1 Information terminal, 2 Heat cooker, 10 1st storage device, 11 1st input device, 12 1st output device, 13 1st communication device, 14 1st arithmetic processing unit, 20th 2 storage device, 21 ... second input device, 22 ... second output device, 23 ... second communication device, 24 ... second arithmetic processing unit.

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It is a cooking support system composed of a cooking device having a display device, an information terminal having a wireless communication function with the cooking device, and the like.
The information terminal is provided with a storage device for storing and holding menu information, and the information terminal is stored and held in the storage device in response to a trigger event in at least one of the cooking cooker and the information terminal. The menu information is transmitted to the cooking device, and the cooking device causes the menu information to be displayed on the display device.
In the information terminal or the cooking device, it is possible to select and set whether or not a part of the menu information is transmitted from the information terminal to the cooking device or displayed on the display device of the cooking device.
The menu information is composed of recipe information regarding a cooking recipe by the cooking device and heating control information regarding cooking control using the cooking device.
One of the recipe information and the heating control information selected by the information terminal or the cooking device is transmitted from the information terminal to the cooking device.
A cooking support system featuring that. In the cooking support system according to claim 1,
The information terminal transmits secondary menu information as the menu information transmitted to the cooking device, which is smaller than the amount of information of the primary menu information as the menu information stored and held in the storage device. A cooking support system characterized by doing. In the cooking support system according to claim 1 or 2 .
The data of the menu information is divided into a plurality of divided data, and the data is divided into a plurality of divided data.
A cooking support system characterized in that, each time there is a trigger event in at least one of the cooking device and the information terminal, the information terminal sequentially transmits the plurality of divided data to the cooking device. In the cooking support system according to any one of claims 1 to 3 ,
A cooking support system characterized in that the information terminal transmits both the recipe information and the heating control information to the cooking device. In the cooking support system according to any one of claims 1 to 4 .
A cooking support system characterized in that the information terminal acquires the menu information from a server and then stores the menu information in the storage device. In the cooking support system according to any one of claims 1 to 5 .
A cooking support system characterized in that the information terminal is provided with an input device, and the recorded information input through the input device is stored and held in the storage device as the menu information. In the cooking support system according to any one of claims 1 to 6 .
The trigger event is
The designated operation was performed in at least one of the cooking device and the information terminal.
That at least one of the cooking cooker and the information terminal has received a designated signal from an external device.
The measurement time of the timer has reached the set time in at least one of the cooking cooker and the information terminal, or
A cooking support system characterized in that it is detected in at least one of the cooking device and the information terminal that the operating status of the cooking device is a designated operating status, or a combination thereof is included. ..

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