JP7062420B2 - Cooker system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a cooking cooker system that enables heating control of a cooking cooker by voice input from a user.

When operating a cooking device such as a microwave oven, if your hands get dirty due to the preparation of food, there is a potential need to not touch the operation keys. In order to meet such user needs, for example, Patent Document 1 is equipped with an audio input / output unit such as a microphone or a speaker, and can be operated on a cooking device and thus heated without touching operation keys by voice dialogue. What makes it possible is proposed.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2017-67382

However, in the above-mentioned cooking cooker of Patent Document 1, a voice input / output unit necessary for performing voice dialogue is mounted on the cooking cooker, and if the user does not approach the cooking cooker and emit a voice, the voice input / output unit is mounted on the cooking cooker. It is not possible to control the heating of the cooking device.

In addition to the voice input / output unit, the heating cooker has a voice recognition unit that recognizes the user's voice input data detected by the microphone, and voice output data to a speaker, for example, as control data for the load based on the recognition result. A voice control unit that sends out appropriate heating control data is also incorporated in the heating control unit that controls the oven heating unit, the range heating unit, and the like. Therefore, the burden on the cooking cooker increases, the configuration becomes complicated, and it is not possible to provide the user with an inexpensive cooking cooker.

In order to solve these problems at once, it is necessary to devise a comprehensive cooking device system that connects the cooking device to the network, not just the internal configuration of the cooking device.

In view of the above circumstances, the present invention provides a cooking cooker system that simplifies the configuration of the cooking cooker and enables voice dialogue regarding the cooking cooker even when the user is not in the vicinity of the cooking cooker. The purpose.

In the heating cooker system of the present invention, the audio input / output unit and the heating cooker provided with the heating control unit are separated, and the audio input / output unit and the heating cooker can be installed in different places for cooking. In the device system, the voice recognition unit that recognizes the voice input data from the voice input / output unit and the control data are transmitted to the voice input / output unit and the heating cooker based on the recognition result by the voice recognition unit. A voice control unit is installed on the cloud, and the voice input / output unit and the heating control unit are connected to the voice recognition unit and the voice control unit via a network, and a plurality of the voice input / output units are connected. The audio input / output unit can be connected to the network, and the heating cooker can be operated by any audio input / output unit. Among the plurality of audio input / output units, one of the audio input / output units is one. Even if the operation of the heating cooker is input from the above, the information of the progress state and the end of the heating cooking by the heating control unit is output from the plurality of audio input / output units at the same time . ..

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the user can install the audio input / output unit at a desired place different from the cooking device without depending on the cooking device. In addition, the voice recognition unit and voice control unit are also installed on the cloud instead of on the cooking device, and various data can be stored between the voice input / output unit and the heating control unit provided in the cooking device via the network. Communication becomes possible. Therefore, it is possible to provide a cooker system that enables voice dialogue regarding the cooker even when the user is not in the vicinity of the cooker, while simplifying the configuration of the cooker.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the audio input / output unit is not limited to a specific audio input / output unit, and any audio input / output unit that can be connected to the network can be input via the network by voice input from the user to the audio input / output unit. Then, the operation to the heating cooker and the heating control can be realized.

According to the invention of claim 5 , since the answer by voice is given only to the specific voice input / output unit that the user has input by voice, the voice is unexpectedly output from the voice input / output unit that is not used by the user. You can avoid the inconvenience caused.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, information on the progress state and the end of cooking performed in the cooking device by the heating control unit can be simultaneously output as audio from all the audio input / output units connected to the network. No matter which audio input / output unit the user is near, the status of the cooker can be accurately grasped.

According to the invention of claim 2 , the user specifies in advance the information on the progress state and the end of the cooking performed in the cooking device by the heating control unit in all the audio input / output units connected to the network. By outputting audio only from the audio input / output unit, the status of the cooking cooker can be accurately grasped without unnecessary audio output from all audio input / output units.

According to the invention of claim 8 , the user gives a voice response only to the specific voice input / output unit requested by the user regarding the state of cooking performed in the cooking device by the heating control unit. It is possible to avoid the inconvenience that the state of cooking is suddenly output by voice from the voice input / output unit that is not used by.

According to the invention of claim 9 , while the voice recognition unit on the cloud has a common configuration, the voice control unit can be installed separately for each type of cooking cooker to the same voice input / output unit. By voice input of, it becomes possible to control heating by operating different types of cooking cookers.

According to the invention of claim 10 , when a plurality of cooking cookers of the same type are connected to a network, if individual keywords are set for each cooking cooker, the user can use voice in the voice input / output unit. By including a specific keyword when instructing the operation of the cooking device, it is possible to operate and control the heating only by operating the cooking device corresponding to the specific keyword.

According to the invention of claim 11 , if it is not possible to specify which cooking cooker the voice control unit is instructing to operate in response to the recognition result from the voice recognition unit, the voice input / output unit indicates that fact. By inquiring by voice output from, it is possible to immediately notify the user of the situation where a specific cooking cooker cannot be operated by voice dialogue. In addition, by continuing to accept responses by voice input from the user, it will be possible to finally operate and control the heating only by operating the cooking cooker corresponding to a specific keyword.

According to the invention of claim 12 , if the specific menu selected by the voice input to the voice input / output unit is instructed to present the ingredients and the amount by voice to the voice input / output unit, a recipe book or the like is bothered. Even if you do not spread it, you can know the necessary ingredients and amount by voice from the voice input / output unit.

According to the invention of claim 13 , when a plurality of ingredients are required for the selected menu, all the ingredients are divided even if the voice input / output unit continuously presents the ingredients and the amount by voice at one time. It is difficult to prepare on the street, but according to the voice instruction from the user, the ingredients and the amount will be told in order by voice, so when cooking using a cooking cooker, All ingredients can be prepared according to the quantity.

According to the invention of claim 14 , if the voice input / output unit is instructed to reconfirm the selected menu by voice, the foodstuffs and the amount of voice output from the voice input / output unit immediately before can be known again by voice. It is possible to reduce misunderstandings about ingredients and quantities.

According to the invention of claim 15 , if the voice input / output unit is instructed to re-present the selected menu by voice, all the ingredients and quantities already output from the voice input / output unit are voiced again. It is possible to reduce misunderstandings about ingredients and quantities.

According to the invention of claim 16 , if a specific menu that can be selected by voice input to the voice input / output unit is instructed to present a cooking method by voice to the voice input / output unit, a recipe book or the like is purposely expanded. Even without it, it is possible to know the required cooking method process by voice from the voice input / output unit.

According to the invention of claim 17 , for a specific menu, the cooking method steps are taught one by one by voice in accordance with the voice instruction from the user, so that the cooking method is cooked without mistake. Cooking can be done using a vessel.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to present a menu suitable for the user's emotion from the result of emotion recognition by the emotion recognition means, using the inflection of the voice emitted by the user as a clue. Therefore, for example, if the user is perceived as having a frustrated emotion, a menu with a large amount of calcium will be presented, and if the user is perceived as having a depressed emotion, a menu rich in potassium or magnesium will be presented. It becomes possible to do.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to present a menu suitable for the physical condition of the user from the determination result of the physical condition by the physical condition recognition means by using the voice quality of the user as a clue. Therefore, for example, when the user has a faint voice than usual and is determined to have a cold-like physical condition, it is possible to present a menu that warms the body.

It is a figure which shows roughly the whole structure about one Embodiment of the cooking apparatus system of this invention. Same as above, it is a more specific explanatory view of the cooking system shown in FIG. Same as above, it is a block diagram which shows the main electric composition of the microwave oven which becomes a cooking apparatus. Same as above, it is a block diagram showing a configuration on the cloud. Same as above, it is explanatory drawing which shows the state during cooking heating. Same as above, it is explanatory drawing which shows the state at the end of cooking heating. Same as above, it is explanatory drawing which shows the state at the time of a user inquiry during cooking heating. Same as above, it is explanatory drawing which shows the state when the menu is set to the designated cooking apparatus. Same as above, it is explanatory drawing which shows the state when the designated cooking apparatus cannot recognize voice. Same as above, it is a diagram showing a series of procedures for presenting the ingredients and quantity of the menu by voice dialogue for each menu that can be selected by the cooking device. In the same as above, it is a figure which shows a series of procedure which presents the cooking method of a menu by voice dialogue for each menu which can be selected by a heating cooker. Same as above, it is a block diagram showing the configuration on the cloud in the modified example.

Hereinafter, embodiments of a preferred cooking cooker system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 schematically shows the overall configuration of a cooking cooker system in one embodiment. In the figure, 1 is a cooking cooker that enables cooking of an object to be cooked, and 2 is an audio input / output unit that enables audio input / output. , Both are connected to the access point 3 which is a wireless terminal. The access point 3 has a function as an access means to a network (not shown here), and is on a cloud 4 connected to a heating cooker 1 and an audio input / output unit 2 and a network via the access point 3. It is configured to exchange various data with and from the server 5.

The access point 3 can arbitrarily connect one or more cooking cookers 1 and one or more audio input / output units 2 as long as its capacity allows. FIG. 1 shows a state in which three cooking cookers 1-1, 1-2, 1-3 and two audio input / output units 2-1 and 2-2 are simultaneously connected to the access point 3. However, only one cooking cooker 1 is connected to the access point 3, two or more audio input / output units 2 are connected to the access point 3, and two or more cooking cookers 1 are connected to the access point 3. It is also possible to connect only one audio input / output unit 2 to the access point 3. These cooking cookers 1-1, 1-2, 1-3 and the audio input / output units 2-1 and 2-2 have independent configurations, and are arbitrary within the communication range with the access point 3. Can be installed in place.

Further, in FIG. 1, as a plurality of types of cooking cookers 1 connected to the access point 3, the same type of cooking cookers 1-1 and 1-2 using two microwave ovens and another type of cooking cooker 1 are shown. The heating cooker 1-3 by the IH (electromagnetic induction heating) cooker of is illustrated. The same type of cooking cooker 1 as used herein refers to a microwave oven of the same model equipped with the same heating means to be controlled, and the cooking cookers 1-1 and 1-2 are all cooked as heating means. It is an oven range of the same model equipped with a heater heating means for heating an object and a range heating means for range heating an object to be cooked. On the other hand, the cooking cooker 1-3 is provided with an IH heating means for electromagnetically inducing heating the object to be cooked as a heating means, and is another type of IH cooker equipped with a heating means different from the oven range. ..

The access point 3 may be connected to not a plurality of types of cooking cookers 1 as shown in FIG. 1 but a plurality of cooking cookers 1 of the same type. Further, as another type of cooking cooker 1 other than the microwave oven and the IH cooker, for example, a rice cooker in which heater heating and electromagnetic induction heating having different heating means may be used in combination may be included. However, in order not to complicate the configuration of the cooking cooker 1, all the cooking cookers 1 connected to the access point 3 are not provided with the function as the audio input / output unit 2. That is, in the present embodiment, the cooking device 1 and the audio input / output unit 2 are structurally separated so that the cooking device 1 and the audio input / output unit 2 can be accessed at different locations. A cooker system is constructed so that it can be connected to point 3. The internal configuration of the cooking cooker 1 will be described in detail later.

The audio input / output unit 2 includes at least a microphone 11 as an audio input device, a speaker 12 as an audio output device, and a transmission / reception unit 13 that enables wireless communication between the access point 3 and the access point 3. .. The microphone 11 takes in the voice emitted by the user around the voice input / output unit 2, converts it into electrical voice input data, and sends it to the transmission / reception unit 13. Further, the speaker 12 receives the voice output data from the transmission / reception unit 13 and converts it into physical vibration to generate voice.

On the cloud 4, a voice recognition unit 15 for recognizing voice input data from the voice input / output unit 2 and a voice recognition unit as a server 5 that can be accessed by the heating cooker 1 and the voice input / output unit 2 via a network. A voice control unit 16 that sends control data to the heating cooker 1 and the voice input / output unit 2 based on the recognition result by 15 is provided. Regardless of the number of voice input / output units 2 connected to the server 5, only one voice recognition unit 15 is installed on the cloud 4 in common with all the voice input / output units 2. On the other hand, the voice control unit 16 is installed for each type of the cooking cooker 1 that can be connected to the server 5. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1, in the cooking cooker system in which the oven range and the IH cooker can be connected to the server 5 as the cooking cooker 1, the cooking cookers 1-1 and 1-2 are used for the oven range as control data. A voice control unit 16-1 for transmitting heating control data and a voice control unit 16-1 for transmitting heating control data for an IH cooker, which is control data, are prepared in advance on the cloud 4. To. The voice recognition unit 15 and the respective voice control units 16-1 and 16-2 are configured so that data can be exchanged with each other in the server 5.

FIG. 2 shows more specifically the cooker system shown in FIG. Here, for the sake of explanation, in the home H where the user U resides, the Wi-Fi (registered trademark) router 21 which is the access point 3 and the cooker 1 (that is, FIG. 1) which is one oven range are shown in FIG. Shown shows a state in which the cooker 1-1) shown and one voice input / output unit 2 (that is, the voice input / output unit 2-1 shown in FIG. 1) are connected by a wireless LAN (Wi-Fi). There is.

The heating cooker 1 is configured by incorporating a communication module 23 in a box-shaped cooker main body 22 that heats and cooks an object to be cooked. The communication module 23 is mounted inside the cooking cooker 1 regardless of the type of cooking cooker 1 as a transmission / reception unit that enables wireless communication between the cooking cooker 1 and the Wi-Fi router 21. Ru. A wired connection may be made between the cooking cooker 1 and the access point 3 and / or between the audio input / output unit 2 and the access point 3. For example, when connecting by a wired LAN, the access point 3 may install a wired router instead of the Wi-Fi router 21 and connect the wired router to the transmission / reception unit 13 and the communication module 23 with a LAN cable. Here, too, the Wi-Fi router 21 has a function as an access means to the Internet 24 which is a network, and the heating cooker 1 and the voice input / output unit 2 and the Internet 24 are connected to the Internet 24 via the Wi-Fi router 21. It is configured to exchange various data with each other with the server 5 on the cloud 4 to be connected.

The server 5 on the cloud 4 installed outside the home H includes a voice recognition unit 15 and a voice control unit 16 (that is, a voice control unit 16-1 for a microwave oven shown in FIG. 1) as described above. It is composed of. FIG. 2 shows an example of wiring in the home H of a certain user U connected to the server 5, but in reality, many other users U's home H also pass through the access point 3 and the Internet 24. , One or more heating cookers 1 and one or more audio input / output units 2 are connected to a common server 5.

Next, to explain the configuration of the microwave oven serving as the cooking device 1, a cooking room 27 having an open front surface is arranged inside the cooking device main body 22. Further, a door 28 for opening and closing the front opening of the cooking chamber 27 is rotatably attached so as to cover substantially the front surface of the cooking utensil main body 22, so that the food to be cooked can be taken in and out of the cooking chamber 27. .. An operation panel unit 29 for displaying, notifying, and operating is provided at the lower part of the door 28, and the operation panel unit 29 is a display means in addition to the display means 31 for displaying cooking settings and progress. Item selection means 32 for selecting a cooking menu or conditions by touching the screen of 31, a cooking start instruction means 33 for instructing the start of cooking for the object to be cooked, and canceling or cooking the settings. Canceling instruction means 34 for canceling the operation are arranged as operating means that can be manually operated by the user. The display means 31 here uses a dot-matrix liquid crystal display with a backlight (not shown), and characters, illustrations, and the like can be displayed as dots while illuminating the back surface of the liquid crystal display with the backlight. Further, the selection item means 32 is a touch panel arranged on the front side (front surface) side of the display means 31 and having a plurality of transparent electrode switches, and the touched position is detected.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a main electrical configuration of the cooker 1 shown in FIG. 2. In the figure, 41 is a microcomputer as a cooker control means, and as is well known, the microcomputer 41 has a CPU as an arithmetic processing means, a timer as a timekeeping means, a memory as a storage means, and input / output. Equipped with devices and so on. In the present embodiment, as a time measuring means, a time measuring unit 42 for measuring the elapsed time after the start of cooking is provided, and as a storage means, all information regarding individual menus that can be cooked in the cooker main body 22 is stored. Menu to be stored All information storage units 43 and the like are provided. All the information about each menu here is recipe information such as the heating conditions and procedures corresponding to the menu, whether or not it is registered as a favorite menu, the ingredients to be used and their amount, and the cooking method to be made. It is composed of all the information of multiple menus installed in the product from the beginning, including the nutritional components, the degree of finish set as the finish condition of cooking, the name of the menu, and the like.

In addition to the above-mentioned item selection means 32, cooking start instruction means 33, and cancellation instruction means 34, the input port of the microcomputer 41 is a temperature detection means such as a thermistor or an infrared sensor that detects the temperature in the cooking room 27. The 45 and the door open / close detecting means 46 for detecting the open / closed state of the door 28 are electrically connected to each other. In addition to the display means 31 described above, the output port of the microcomputer 41 includes a range heating means 47 for heating the object to be cooked in the cooking chamber 27 with microwaves as radio waves, and a cooking chamber 27 to be cooked. A heater heating means 48 for heating an object with heat from a heater and a buzzer notifying means 49 for informing the user U of the suspension of cooking heating and the end of cooking heating each time with a buzzer sound are electrically connected. Will be done.

Among them, the range heating means 47 including the magnetron and its driving means and the heater heating means 48 including the heater and its driving means are both arranged as heating means for heating the object to be cooked inside the cooker main body 22. Will be done. Although not shown, the heater constituting the heater heating means 48 is arranged as a heat source of the hot air unit provided behind the cooking chamber 27, and has an oven heating function of circulating hot air from the hot air unit to the cooking chamber 27 when the heater is energized. It is equipped with. In addition to or instead of this, a heater may be arranged at the upper part or the lower part of the cooking chamber 27 to generate radiant heat into the cooking chamber 27 when the heater is energized. In addition to the microwave oven heating means 47 and the heater heating means 48, it is also possible to incorporate a steam generator for steam heating that supplies steam into the cooking chamber 27 as the heating means of the microwave oven.

Then, in the present embodiment, the communication module 23 including the wireless and wired transmission / reception units shown in FIG. 2 is inserted into the microcomputer 41 inside the cooker main body 22 so that the cooker 1 can be used as an IоT compatible device. It is electrically connected to the output port.

The microcomputer 41 receives each operation signal from the item selection means 32, the cooking start instruction means 33, the cancellation instruction means 34, and each detection signal from the temperature detection means 45 and the door open / close detection means 46, and takes time. It has a function of outputting a control signal for driving to the range heating means 47 and the heater heating means 48 and outputting a control signal for display to the display means 31 at a predetermined timing based on the timing from the measuring unit 42. Such a function is realized by reading a program recorded in the memory as a storage medium by the microcomputer 41. In particular, in the present embodiment, the microcomputer 41 functions as a heating control unit 51 and a display control unit 52. It has a program.

The heating control unit 51 mainly controls the operation of each part related to cooking of the object to be cooked, receives an operation signal accompanying the operation of the cooking start instruction means 33, and receives control data from the voice control unit 16 as control data. When the heating control data instructing the start of cooking is received via the communication module 23 and the detection signal from the door open / close detecting means 46 determines that the door 28 is closed, the range heating means 47 or the heater heating means A control signal is sent to 48 to start various cooking of the object to be cooked. In the present embodiment, before the start of such cooking, heating is performed by an operation signal from the item selection means 32 on the cooker main body 22 side and heating control data for instructing heating conditions from an external voice control unit 16. When information for setting the type (selection of range heating or heater heating), heating time, heating output or temperature as heating conditions is taken into the microcomputer 41, the heating control unit 51 performs the information. A manual cooking function that controls the range heating means 47 and the heater heating means 48 based on the set contents so that the object to be cooked in the cooking chamber 27 can be heated, and the cooker main body without setting the heating conditions. The information of the specific menu intentionally selected by the user U is taken into the microcomputer 11 by the operation from the item selection means 32 on the 22 side and the heating control data for setting the menu from the external voice control unit 16. Then, the heating control unit 51 reads all the information corresponding to the specific menu from the menu all information storage unit 43, and if necessary, whether or not it is registered as a favorite menu and after rewriting the degree of finish, the specification is made. It is provided with an automatic cooking function that controls the range heating means 47 and the heater heating means 48 according to the heating conditions and procedures according to the menu of the above to automatically heat the object to be cooked.

The display control unit 52 controls the operation related to the display of the display means 31 in cooperation with the heating control unit 51. In FIG. 2 described above, the state in which the menu for cooking the "hamburger steak" set as a specific menu is displayed on the menu determination screen of the display means 31 is shown in an enlarged manner.

FIG. 4 shows a more detailed configuration of the server 5. In the figure, the voice control unit 16 stores all information of a plurality of menus that can be cooked in the cooker main body 22, like the menu all information storage unit 43 of the heating cooker 1. And, according to the recognition result from the voice recognition unit 15, when the voice input data from which voice input / output unit 2 is received, the control data is sent to which heating cooker 1 or voice input / output unit 2. It is provided with a heating cooker 1 which is all IоT compatible devices that can access the server 5 and a device-association all information storage unit 62 that stores the association information for determining each time in advance for the voice input / output unit 2. ..

As described above, since the voice control unit 16 is installed for each type of the cooking cooker 1 that can be connected to the server 5, for example, the voice control unit 16-1 for the microwave oven shown in FIG. 1 is one model. All information of a plurality of menus that can be cooked by the cooking cookers 1-1 and 1-2 of the above is stored in the menu all information storage unit 61-1, and the voice control unit 16-2 for the IH heater is different. All the information of the plurality of menus that can be cooked by the cooking cooker 1-3 of the model is stored in the menu all information storage unit 61-2. Further, the device-associated all information storage unit 62-1 of the voice control unit 16-1 recognizes voice when it receives voice input data from the voice input / output unit 2-1 or the voice input / output unit 2-2. Which of the heating cooker 1-1, 1-2 and the voice input / output unit 2-1, 2-2 to send the control data according to the recognition result from the unit 15 is stored as the association information, and also. When receiving voice input data from the voice input / output unit 2-1 or the voice input / output unit 2-2, the device-association all information storage unit 62-2 of the voice control unit 16-2 receives the voice recognition unit 15. Which of the heating cooker 1-3 and the voice input / output units 2-1 and 2-2 to send the control data is stored as the association information according to the recognition result from.

The operation of the cooking cooker system configured as described above will be described in detail. The following description is based on the premise that the cooking cooker 1 and the audio input / output unit 2 are in a state of being able to communicate with the server 5 on the cloud 4 through the access point 3 and the Internet 24.

In FIG. 2, the user U at home H selects a “hamburger” by voice dialogue from a plurality of menus mounted on the microwave oven serving as the cooker 1 by using the cooker system of the present embodiment. An example is shown in which the menu of the above is set in the cooking device 1. When the user U wants the heating cooker 1 to set a specific menu by voice dialogue, a word prompting the setting is added to the specific menu, and the user U speaks to the microphone 11 of the voice input / output unit 2. For example, when the user U wants the cooker 1 to set the "hamburger" menu, the message information M1 "Set!" Prompting the setting is voiced after the specific menu "hamburger". When the voice is spoken toward the microphone 11 of the input / output unit 2, the voice instruction data, which is the voice input data converted into an electric signal, is transmitted from the Wi-Fi router 21 which is the access point 3 in the home H via the Internet 24. Is sent to the server 5 on the cloud 4. At this time, the voice instruction data includes a unique identifier that identifies the voice input / output unit 2 in addition to the electrical message information M1.

In response to this, in the server 5, the content of the message information M1 included in the voice instruction data is analyzed by voice recognition by the voice recognition unit 15, and the result is sent to the voice control unit 16. The voice control unit 16 generates text data for causing the cooking device 1 to set the "hamburger" menu based on the recognition result from the voice recognition unit 15, as heating control data for the cooking device 1. The voice response data for notifying that the menu of the "hamburger" is set is generated as the voice output data to the voice input / output unit 2.

Further, the voice control unit 16 reads the association information corresponding to the identifier from the identifier included in the voice instruction data from the device association all information storage unit 62, sends the generated text data to which heating cooker 1, and responds by voice. It is determined to which voice input / output unit 2 the data is transmitted. Here, since the message information M1 for setting a specific menu is included in the voice instruction data, the voice control unit 16 can only input the message information M1 to the voice input / output unit 2 via the Internet 24. The voice response data is transmitted, and the text data is transmitted via the Internet 24 only to the heating cooker 1 installed at the home H of the user U associated with the voice input unit 2.

As a result, even if a plurality of audio input / output units 2-1 and 2-2 are connected to the Wi-Fi router 21 in the home H as in the audio input / output unit 2 of FIG. 1, the user An announcement A1 such as "OK, I will set the hamburger" is notified through the speaker 12 only from a specific voice input / output unit 2-1 in which U has input the message M1 by voice. As a result, the user U can confirm by voice that the desired "hamburger" menu has been set on the spot. At the same time, the voice input / output unit 2-2 other than the user U inputting the message M1 by voice does not suddenly output the announcement A1 and can avoid unnecessary voice notification.

Further, in the cooking device 1 to which the text data is transmitted, the heating control unit 51 reads all the information corresponding to the menu of the "hamburger" from the menu all information storage unit 43 in response to the text data, and then cooks. When the start instruction means 33 is pushed or the user U instructs the voice input / output unit 2 to start cooking by voice, the menu of "hamburger" is set and the heating condition according to the menu is set. In the procedure, the range heating means 47 and the heater heating means 48 are put on standby so that controlled cooking can be started. Therefore, the user U can set a desired menu by voice dialogue by using the familiar voice input / output unit 2 without touching the item selection means 32 of the cooking device 1 one by one.

It is possible to set a specific menu for the cooking device 1 and give voice instructions such as starting cooking anywhere in the plurality of voice input / output units 2-1 and 2-2 connected to the Wi-Fi router 21 in the home H. Is. The user U is not limited to a specific audio input / output unit 2-1 for example, and can be connected to the Internet 24 from any audio input / output unit 2-1 or 2-2 via the Internet 24 by voice input from the user U. Then, the cooking device 1 can be operated without touching the operation panel unit 29, the heating control by the heating control unit 51 is realized, and the food to be cooked in the cooking room 27 is automatically operated. Can be cooked.

As described above, in the heating cooker system of the present embodiment, the voice input / output unit 2 and the heating cooker 1 provided with the heating control unit 51 are separated, and the voice input / output unit 2 shares the access point 3. And the heating cooker 1 can be installed in different places within the range where communication is possible with the access point 3, and the voice recognition unit recognizes the voice input data from the voice input / output unit 2. 15 and a voice control unit 16 that sends control data to the voice input / output unit 2 and the heating cooker 1 based on the recognition result by the voice recognition unit 15 are installed on the cloud 4, and the voice input / output unit 2 and The heating control unit 51 of the heating cooker 1 is connected to the voice recognition unit 15 and the voice control unit 16 via the Internet 24 which is a network.

In this case, the user U can install the audio input / output unit 2 at a desired place different from the cooking device 1 without depending on the cooking device 1. Further, the voice recognition unit 15 and the voice control unit 16 are also installed not on the cooking device 1 but on the cloud 4, and the heating control unit 52 provided in the voice input / output unit 2 and the cooking device 1 via the Internet 24. Various data such as voice input data and control data can be exchanged with. Therefore, while simplifying the configuration of the cooking cooker 1, it is possible to provide a cooking cooker system that enables voice dialogue regarding the cooking cooker 1 even if the user U is not in the vicinity of the cooking cooker 1.

Further, in the present embodiment, a plurality of audio input / output units 2-1 and 2-2 can be connected to the Internet 24 via a common Wi-Fi router 21, which audio input / output unit 2-1 and 2-2. Even so, as the control data transmitted from the voice control unit 16, the heat control data to the heating control unit 51 mounted on the heating cooker 1 enables the operation of the heating cooker 1 by voice. The configuration of the control unit 16 is devised.

In this case, it is not limited to the specific audio input / output unit 2-1 for example, and any audio input / output unit 2-1 or 2-2 that can be connected to the Internet 24 can be connected to the Internet 24 from the user U to the audio input / output unit 2-. By inputting voices to 1 and 2-2, it is possible to operate the cooking device 1 via the Internet 24 and to realize heating control by the heating control unit 51.

Further, in the present embodiment, among the plurality of voice input / output units 2-1 and 2, the voice output data as the control data to be transmitted from the voice control unit 16 is answered by voice, for example. The configuration of the voice control unit 16 is devised so that only the voice input / output unit 2-1 is provided.

That is, since the voice input / output unit 2-1 responds by voice only to the specific voice input / output unit 2-1 that the user U has input by voice, another method that is not used by the user U is used. It is possible to avoid the inconvenience that audio is suddenly output from the audio input / output unit 2-2.

Next, the voice notification after the start of cooking will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7. In each of these figures, two audio input / output units 2-1 and 2-2 are connected to the Wi-Fi router 21 together with the cooking cooker 1-1 which is one microwave oven in the home H. It shows the state.

In FIGS. 5 and 6, when the cooking device 1-1 starts cooking the object to be cooked, the heating control unit 51 outputs text data as progress data indicating the progress of cooking at a predetermined timing. , Is sent to the server 5 via the Internet 24. In the device association all information storage unit 62, another association information for determining to which voice input / output unit 2 to send the voice response data when the progress data is received from which heating cooker 1 is also stored in advance. The memory is retained, and the voice control unit 16 reads the association information corresponding to the identifier from the identifier unique to the heating cooker 1 included in the progress data from the device association all information storage unit 62, and reads the association information of the heating cooker 1 from the device association all information storage unit 62. It is determined to which voice input / output unit 2 the voice response data notifying the progress is sent.

Specifically, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, the voice control unit 16-1 for the microwave oven receives the progress data from the cooking cooker 1-1 and is at the same home as the cooking cooker 1-1. Voice response data is transmitted to all voice input / output units 2-1 and 2-2 in H via the Internet 24. As a result, announcements A2 indicating the progress of cooking, such as "The remaining time during heating is XX minutes", are simultaneously notified from each audio input / output unit 2-1 and 2-2 through the speaker 12. Will be done. That is, in this example, when progress data is received from the cooking device 1-1 of a certain home H, the announcement A2 is simultaneously notified from a plurality of audio input / output units 2-1 and 2-2 in the same home H. The association information is stored in advance in the device association all information storage unit 62, and the progress of the cooking device 1 regardless of which audio input / output unit 2-1 or 2-2 the user U is near. You can grasp the situation accurately.

Instead, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, when the voice control unit 16-1 receives the progress data from the cooker 1-1, a specific voice is generated in the same home H as the cooker 1-1. Voice response data may be transmitted via the Internet 24 only to the input / output unit 2-1. As a result, the announcement A3 indicating the end of cooking, such as "heating is completed", is notified from the specific audio input / output unit 2-1 through the speaker 12, and the other audio input / output units 2-2. It is possible to prevent the notification from being performed. In this example, when the progress data is received from the cooking device 1-1 of a certain home H, the announcement A3 is notified only from the specific voice input / output unit 2-1 in the same home H. Information is stored in advance in all device-related information storage units 62, and the status of the cooking cooker can be accurately grasped without unnecessary audio output from all audio input / output units 2-1 and 2-2. can.

It should be noted that the announcement A2 indicating the progress state of cooking is notified only from the specific audio input / output unit 2-1 and the announcement A3 indicating the end of cooking is notified from a plurality of audio input / output units 2-1 and 2. It may be notified at the same time from -2. In this case, even if the progress data is from the same cooking device 1, all the device associations are provided with association information such that the voice response data can be switched to which voice input / output unit 2 is sent according to the contents. The information storage unit 62 may store the memory. Further, if the setting of the association stored in the device association all information storage unit 62 can be appropriately rewritten and updated by the operation from the operation panel unit 29 of the cooking cooker 1 or the voice input to the voice input / output unit 2. , Which heating cooker 1 to send the heating control data and / or to which voice input / output unit 2 to send the voice output data can be changed by the user U at any time as needed.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, regarding the state of cooking by the heating control unit 51 of the heating cooker 1, the user U voices message information M2 such as "What is the progress?" To the voice input / output unit 2-1. In response to the message information M2, the voice control unit 16-1 takes in the progress data from the cooking cooker 1, and only to the voice input / output unit 2-1 to which the voice is input, the Internet 24 Announcing A4 that indicates the progress of cooking, such as "The remaining time during heating is XX minutes.", Is sent via the audio input / output unit 2-. It may be notified through the speaker 12 of 1. The notification at this time may be, for example, the announcement A3 indicating the end of the above-mentioned cooking, or may be performed in addition to the announcements A2 and A3 as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the information on the progress and end of cooking in the heating control unit 51 of the heating cooker 1-1 is announced, for example, "The remaining time during heating is XX minutes." A2 Or, in the announcement A3 such as "The heating is finished.", The configuration of the voice control unit 16-1 is devised so that the voice is output from multiple voice input / output units 2-1 and 2-2 at the same time. ..

In this case, all the audio input / output units 2-1 and 2-2 connected to the Internet 24 simultaneously provide information on the progress and end of cooking performed by the heating control unit 51 in the heating cooker 1-1. The voice control unit 16-1 sends the voice response data to the voice input / output units 2-1 and 2-2 so that the voice is output, so that the user U can use which voice input / output unit 2-1 and 2-2. Even if you are nearby, you can accurately grasp the situation of the cooking device 1.

Further, in the present embodiment, information on the progress state and the end of cooking in the heating control unit 51 of the heating cooker 1-1 is designated in advance in the plurality of voice input / output units 2-1 and 2-2. For example, audio is output from only the audio input / output unit 2-1 with an announcement A2 such as "The remaining time during heating is XX minutes" or an announcement A3 such as "The heating is completed." The configuration of the control unit 16-1 is devised.

In this case, regarding the information on the progress and end of cooking performed by the heating control unit 51 in the heating cooker 1-1, among all the audio input / output units 2-1 and 2-2 connected to the Internet 24. Then, the voice control unit 16-1 sends the voice response data to the voice input / output unit 2-1 so that the voice is output only from the voice input / output unit 2-1 specified in advance by the user U. The user U can accurately grasp the situation of the cooking cooker 1 without wastefully outputting audio from the audio input / output units 2-1, 2-2.

Further, in the present embodiment, when the user U asks, for example, the voice input / output unit 2-1 about the state of cooking in the heating control unit 51 of the cooking device 1-1 by voice, the voice is input. From the input / output unit 2-1 the state of cooking is answered by voice with an announcement A4 such as "The remaining time during heating is XX minutes" or an announcement A3 such as "The heating is completed." As described above, the configuration of the voice control unit 16-1 is devised.

In this case, regarding the state of cooking performed by the heating control unit 51 in the heating cooker 1-1, the voice input / output is performed only to the specific voice input / output unit 2-1 inquired by the user U in the inquiry. Since the answer is made by voice from unit 2-1 it is possible to avoid the inconvenience that the state of cooking is unexpectedly output by voice from another voice input / output unit 2-2 that is not used by the user U.

Next, a menu setting procedure when a plurality of cooking utensils 1 are connected to the access point 3 in the home H will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9. In each of these figures, as in FIG. 1, three heating cookers 1-1, 1-2, 1-3 and two audio input / output units 2-1 and 2-2 serve as access points 3. It shows the state of being connected to the Wi-Fi router 21 at the same time.

In the cooking cooker system of the present embodiment, a plurality of types of cooking cookers 1 can be connected to the Internet 24, for example, from the same audio input / output unit 2-1 to cookers 1-1, 1-2 which are microwave ovens. And, the cooking cooker 1-3, which is another type of IH cooker, can be operated by voice. In this case, the voice recognition unit 15 has a common configuration, and for example, a voice control unit 16-1 for an oven range and a voice control unit 16-2 for IH heating are installed for each type of the cooking cooker 1. Each of the voice control units 16-1 and 16-2 determines whether or not to receive the entire recognition result of the voice recognition unit 15 based on the specific keyword recognized by the voice recognition unit 15.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8, after the keyword "range 2" that specifies which cooking device 1 is instructed, "hamburger", which is a specific menu, and "", which prompts the setting, are displayed. A series of message information M3 saying "Set!" Is uttered toward the microphone 11 of the voice input / output unit 2-1. When the content of the message information M3 is analyzed by voice recognition by the voice recognition unit 15, voice recognition is performed. The control unit 16-1 is instructed to operate the cooker 1-2 associated with the voice input / output unit 2-1 in the device-associated all information storage unit 62 from the keyword "range 2" included in the message information M3. It is determined that this is the case, and text data for causing the cooking cooker 1-2 to set the "hamburger" menu is sent. Further, for the audio input / output unit 2-1 in which the message information M3 is input, an announcement A5 such as "OK. Set the hamburger in the range 2" is notified through the speaker 12. In addition, the voice response data is transmitted to the voice input / output unit 2-1 via the Internet 24.

Here, keywords such as "range 1", "range 2", and "h3" are set in the voice control unit 16 corresponding to each cooking device 1-1, 1-2, 1-3. Although not shown, for example, if the message information "Range 1 Set chicken fried chicken!" Is uttered to the microphone 11 of the voice input / output unit 2-1 from the voice control unit 16-1. Text data for setting the menu of "fried chicken" is sent to the cooking device 1-1, which is a microwave oven corresponding to the keyword. In addition, if the message information "IH3 Nikujaga is set!" Is uttered to the microphone 11 of the audio input / output unit 2-1 to the IH cooker corresponding to the keyword from the audio control unit 16-1. Text data for setting the menu of "Nikujaga" is sent to the cooking cooker 1-3. In this way, when the user U instructs the voice input / output unit 2 by voice, for example, a keyword for specifying the cooking cooker 1-1 and some operation on the cooking cooker 1-1, the keyword is supported. The specified heating cooker 1-1 can be operated by the heating control data from the voice control unit 16-1.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the voice input / output unit 2 is provided with a series of message information M4, for example, "hamburger" which is a specific menu and "set!" When a voice is uttered toward the microphone 11 of -1 and the content of the message information M4 is analyzed by voice recognition by the voice recognition unit 15, the voice control unit 16 determines which cooking cooker 1-1, 1-2, 1-3. It is not possible to specify whether it is an operation instruction for. Therefore, in this case, the Internet is used to inquire by voice from the voice input / output unit 2-1 in which the message information M4 is input, which heating cooker 1-1, 1-2, 1-3 is instructed to operate. The voice response data for inquiry is sent to the voice input / output unit 2-1 via 24. As a result, an announcement A6 such as "Which cooker is the instruction?" Is notified through the speaker 12 of the audio input / output unit 2-1.

Then, in response to the announcement A6 from the voice input / output unit 2-1 the user U inputs the message information M3 including the keyword such as "Set the range 2 hamburger steak!" By voice as shown in FIG. If a voice is answered to the microphone 11 of the output unit 2-1 and the voice control unit 16-1 accepts this answer, the operation of causing the cooking cooker 1-2 to set the "hamburger" menu as described above. Also, the speaker 12 of the audio input / output unit 2-1 notifies the announcement A5 such as "OK. Set the hamburger in range 2.".

As described above, the cooking cooker system of the present embodiment includes a plurality of types of cooking cookers 1, for example, cooking cookers 1-1 and 1-2 that serve as an oven range, and an IH cooker of another type. The cooking cooker 1-3 can be connected to the Internet 24 which is a network, and the same type of cooking cooker 1-1, 1-2, 1-3 can be connected from the same, for example, the voice input / output unit 2-1. The voice recognition unit 15 on the cloud 4 can be operated and has a common configuration independently. For each type of the cooking cooker 1, the voice control unit 16-1 for the oven range and the voice control unit 16-2 for the IH cooker are used. It has a configuration in which each is installed.

In this case, the voice recognition unit 15 on the cloud 4 has a common configuration, while the voice control units 16-1 and 16-2 are for each type of cooking cooker 1-1, 1-2, 1-3. By installing them separately, different types of cooking cookers 1-1, 1-2, 1-3 can be operated and controlled for heating by voice input to the same voice input / output unit 2-1 for example. Will be possible.

Further, in the present embodiment, as a plurality of cooking cookers 1 of the same type, cooking cookers 1-1 and 1-2, all of which are microwave ovens, can be connected to the Internet 24 and are the same, for example, an audio input / output unit. User U can operate each cooking cooker 1-1, 1-2 from 2-1 and set keywords that can be individually identified corresponding to each cooking cooker 1-1, 1-2. When some operation such as menu setting is instructed to the voice input / output unit 2-1 by voice, for example, with the keyword "range 2", the cooking cooker 1-2 corresponding to the keyword can be operated. , The configuration of the voice control unit 16-1 is devised.

In this case, if multiple cooking cookers 1-1, 1-2 of the same type are connected to the Internet 24, individual keywords should be set for each cooking cooker 1-1, 1-2. When the user U voicely instructs the voice input / output unit 2-1 to operate the cooking cooker 1, the specific keyword "range 2" is included by including, for example, "range 2" as a specific keyword. It is possible to control the heating by operating only the cooking device 1-2 corresponding to the above.

Further, in the present embodiment, for example, when the voice input / output unit 2-1 is instructed to operate by voice, if the above-mentioned keyword is not included, which cooking cooker 1 is instructed to operate is determined. For example, an announcement A6 that is an audio output from the audio input / output unit 2-1 such as "Which cooker is the instruction?" Is inquired, and the user U responds to the inquiry by voice input to the audio input / output unit 2-1. The configuration of the voice control unit 16-1 is devised so as to accept the answer.

In this case, if the voice control unit 16 cannot specify which heating cooker 1-1, 1-2 is the operation instruction in response to the recognition result from the voice recognition unit 15, a voice to that effect is given. By inquiring from the input / output unit 2-1 by voice output, it is possible to immediately notify the user U of the situation in which the specific cooking cooker 1 cannot be operated by voice dialogue. Further, by continuing to accept the response by voice input from the user U, when the user U finally instructs the voice input / output unit 2-1 to operate the cooking cooker 1 by voice, for example, as a specific keyword. By including "range 2", it becomes possible to control heating by operating only the cooking cooker 1-2 corresponding to the specific keyword "range 2".

Next, for each menu mounted on the cooking device 1, a series of procedures for presenting the ingredients and the amount of the menu by voice dialogue will be described with reference to FIG. As described above, in order for the user U at home H to set, for example, the menu of "hamburger steak" to the cooking cooker 1-1 as a specific menu, the message information M11 "Set the hamburger steak!" When speaking into the microphone 11 of the voice input / output unit 2-1 the cooking cooker 1-1 in the same home H receives the heating control data from the voice control unit 16-1 and selects the "hamburger steak". Set the menu next and wait for cooking to start. Further, the voice input / output unit 2-1 to which the message information M11 is input receives the voice response data from the voice control unit 16-1, and announces, for example, "OK. Set the hamburger." A11 is notified from the speaker 12 to the user U.

From this state, when the user U wants to know the ingredients used in the "hamburger" menu by voice dialogue, for example, the message information M12 "Tell me the ingredients" is used as a voice instruction for presenting the ingredients first. When it is generated toward the microphone 11 of the voice input / output unit 2-1, the recipe information regarding the menu of "hamburger" instructed by the message information M11 is generated based on the recognition result of the message information M11 from the voice recognition unit 15. It is read from the menu all information storage unit 61 by the voice control unit 16-1.

Here, when the recipe information includes a plurality of ingredients and quantities, the voice control unit 16-1 receives the message information M11 for presenting the ingredients from the user U, and receives all the ingredients and quantities at once. Instead of having the audio input / output unit 2-1 present the ingredients by audio output, the audio input / output unit 2-1 presents only one ingredient and the amount as an audio output, and then the ingredients from the audio input / output unit 2-1. And the presentation of the quantity is paused, and then the user U receives a voice instruction to resume the presentation, and the next one ingredient and quantity are presented by voice from the voice input / output unit 2-1. are doing. Further, the voice control unit 16-1 causes the voice input / output unit 2-1 to present one ingredient and quantity, and then the user U cannot hear the content and gives a voice instruction to reconfirm the presentation from the user U. Upon receiving the message, the same ingredients and quantity as those presented immediately before are presented again by voice from the voice input / output unit 2-1.

Specifically, the voice control unit 16-1 receives the above-mentioned message information M12 "Tell me the ingredients." And receives one ingredient such as "Two ingredients. 150 g of gobiki meat." And the announcement A12 including the amount thereof is transmitted to the voice input / output unit 2-1 via the Internet 24 so that the announcement A12 including the amount is notified from the speaker 12 to the user U. After that, the presentation of the ingredients and the amount from the audio input / output unit 2-1 is temporarily stopped, but the user U resumes the presentation such as "next." To the audio input / output unit 2-1. When the message information M13 prompting is generated, the voice control unit 16-1 sends voice response data to the voice input / output unit 2-1 and one of the following ingredients such as "onion (chopped). 100 g." And the announcement A14 which is the amount thereof is notified from the speaker 12 of the audio input / output unit 2-1.

After that, in the same procedure by voice dialogue, the message information M14 to the voice input / output unit 2-1 saying "next." Is received, and the next one ingredient and the amount of "bread crumbs 20 g (1/2 cup)". An announcement A14 such as "" is presented by voice from the voice input / output unit 2-1 and then receives the message information M15 to the voice input / output unit 2-1 "next." An announcement A15 such as "1 and 1/2 tablespoons of milk", which is a quantity, is presented by voice from the voice input / output unit 2-1 and then a message to the voice input / output unit 2-1 saying "next." In response to the information M16, an announcement A16 such as "6 g of butter (1/2 tablespoon)", which is one of the following ingredients and the amount, is presented by voice from the voice input / output unit 2-1.

Further, when the user U utters the message information M17, for example, "Tell me again" to the voice input / output unit 2-1 in order to confirm the presentation of the same ingredients and quantity again, it is the same as the one presented earlier. The announcement A16 of "6 g of butter (1/2 tablespoon)." Is presented again by voice from the voice input / output unit 2-1.

After that, in order to notify the remaining ingredients and the amount in order, the message information M18 "Next." Is uttered to the voice input / output unit 2-1. Announcement A17 is presented by voice from the voice input / output unit 2-1 and then the message information M19 "Next." Is uttered to the voice input / output unit 2-1. When the announcement A18 of "a little bit of kosho", which is a quantity, is presented by voice from the voice input / output unit 2-1 and then the message information M20 "next" is uttered to the voice input / output unit 2-1. , For example, the announcement A19 of "That's all" is presented by voice from the voice input / output unit 2-1 to notify that the presentation of the ingredients and the quantity is completed.

Then, the voice control unit 16-1 causes the voice input / output unit 2-1 to present all the ingredients and quantities according to the above announcements A11 to A19, and then the user U again presents all the ingredients and quantities. Upon receiving an instruction, the audio input / output unit 2-1 is configured to once again present all ingredients and quantities by voice. In other words, here, after notifying the announcement A19 from the voice input / output unit 2-1 that all the ingredients and quantities related to the "hamburger" menu have been presented, message information such as "Read all the ingredients aloud." When the M21 is uttered toward the audio input / output unit 2-1 the announcement A20, which is a continuation of the previous announcements A11 to A19, is presented by the audio input / output unit 2-1.

Then, the series of procedures for presenting the ingredients and the amount by the above-mentioned voice dialogue can be performed for a menu that can be selected by any kind of cooking cooker 1 or by any other voice input / output unit 2. If so, it can be done in the same way.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the selection of the menu that can be cooked by the heating cooker 1 by the voice input to the voice input / output unit 2 is selected by the heating cooker by the heating control data from the voice control unit 16. If the user U is instructed by voice to present the ingredients to be used to the voice input / output unit 2 for the menu selected by the heat control unit 51, the built-in heating control unit 51 can perform the operation. The voice control unit 16 is configured so that the foodstuff and the amount can be presented in order by the voice output from the output unit 2.

In this case, if the user U instructs the voice input / output unit 2 to present the ingredients and the amount by voice for the specific menu selected by the voice input to the voice input / output unit 2, the recipe book or the like is expanded. Even without it, it is possible to know the necessary ingredients and quantity by voice from the voice input / output unit 2.

Further, in the present embodiment, in the audio output from the audio input / output unit 2, one ingredient and quantity are presented and then paused, and the next ingredient and quantity are input by voice according to the instruction of restart by voice from the user U. The voice control unit 16 is configured so that it can be presented from the output unit 2.

In this case, if a plurality of ingredients are required for the menu selected by voice input to the voice input / output unit 2, even if the voice input / output unit 2 continuously presents those ingredients and the amount by voice at one time. It is difficult to prepare all the ingredients according to the amount, but according to the voice instruction from the user U to restart, the ingredients and the amount will be announced one by one by voice, so use the cooking cooker 1. When cooking, all ingredients can be prepared according to the quantity.

Further, in the present embodiment, in the audio output from the audio input / output unit 2, if the user U gives a reconfirmation instruction after presenting the ingredients and the amount, the same ingredients and the amount are again input to the audio input / output unit. The voice control unit 16 is configured so that it can be presented from 2.

In this case, for the menu selected by voice input to the voice input / output unit 2, if the voice input / output unit 2 is instructed to reconfirm by voice, the ingredients and the amount of the food output from the voice input / output unit 2 immediately before can be obtained. , It is possible to know by voice again, and it is possible to reduce misunderstanding of ingredients and quantity.

Further, in the present embodiment, in the audio output from the audio input / output unit 2, after presenting all the ingredients and the amount, if the user U gives an instruction to re-present, the audio outputs all the ingredients and the amount again. The voice control unit 16 is configured so that it can be presented from the input / output unit 2.

In this case, if the menu selected by voice input to the voice input / output unit 2 is instructed to be re-presented by voice to the voice input / output unit 2, all the ingredients already output by voice from the voice input / output unit 2 are used. It is possible to know the amount and amount by voice again, and it is possible to reduce the misunderstanding of the ingredients and amount.

FIG. 11 shows a series of procedures for presenting a cooking method for making a menu by voice dialogue for each menu that can be selected by the cooking device 1.

In the figure, here, when the user U at home H wants to know the cooking method related to the menu of "hamburger" as a specific menu that can be selected by the cooking cooker 1-1 by voice dialogue, the cooking method is first described. As a voice instruction to be presented, for example, when the message information M31 "Tell me how to cook a hamburger steak" is uttered toward the microphone 11 of the voice input / output unit 2-1, the message information M11 from the voice recognition unit 15 is spoken. Based on the recognition result of, the recipe information regarding the menu of the "hamburger" instructed by the message information M11 is read out from the menu all information storage unit 61 by the voice control unit 16-1.

Here, when the recipe information includes a cooking method including a plurality of steps, the voice control unit 16-1 receives the message information M11 for presenting the cooking method from the user U and cooks in a specific menu. Instead of having all the steps of the method be presented by audio output from the audio input / output unit 2-1 at once, only one process is presented by audio output from the audio input / output unit 2-1 and then the audio input / output unit. To suspend the presentation of the process from 2-1 and then receive a voice instruction from the user U to resume the presentation, and have the voice input / output unit 2-1 present the next one process by voice. It is configured in.

Specifically, the voice control unit 16-1 receives the above-mentioned message information M31 "Tell me how to cook a hamburger steak." For example, "(1) Put onions and butter in a heat-resistant container and store without wrapping." Announcement A31, which is one step related to the cooking method of hamburger steak, such as "Place it in the center of the inside to heat and cool it." Is notified from the speaker 12 to the user U via the Internet 24. The voice response data is sent to the voice input / output unit 2-1. After that, the presentation of the process from the audio input / output unit 2-1 is temporarily stopped, but the user U urges the audio input / output unit 2-1 to resume the presentation such as "next." When the message information M32 is generated, the voice control unit 16-1 sends voice response data to the voice input / output unit 2-1 and sets, for example, "every day 1", "range", and "600W" to 2 to 3 minutes. ,start. The announcement A32, which is one of the following steps, is notified from the speaker 12 of the audio input / output unit 2-1. As a result, the user U can use the manual cooking function of the heating control unit 51 to operate the heat-resistant container in the cooking room 27 under the heating conditions manually set with reference to the message information M32 by operating from the operation panel unit 29. You can cook the onions and butter in the container. The operation of setting the heating conditions and starting cooking here may be realized by voice input to the voice input / output unit 2-1.

After that, in the same procedure by voice dialogue, the message information M33 to the voice input / output unit 2-1 saying "next." Is received, and "(2) Bread crumbs are put in a container and soaked in milk." The announcement A33 indicating the next step is presented by voice from the voice input / output unit 2-1 and then receives the message information M34 to the voice input / output unit 2-1 saying "next." ) Put minced meat and salt in a bowl and mix well until sticky (about 2 minutes). When sticky, add pepper to (1) and (2) and mix. " The announcement A34 is presented by voice from the voice input / output unit 2-1 and then receives the message information M35 to the voice input / output unit 2-1 saying "Next." Preheat without fail. Set the "hamburger" menu. The announcement A35 indicating the next step is presented by voice from the voice input / output unit 2-1.

In response to this, when the user U utters the message information M36 "Set the hamburger steak!" To the microphone 11 of the voice input / output unit 2-1. In response to the heating control data from 1, the selected "hamburger" menu is set next, and the process waits so that cooking can be started. Further, the voice input / output unit 2-1 to which the message information M36 is input receives the voice response data from the voice control unit 16-1, and has a specific specific such as "Set the hamburger. Start." Announcement A11 prompting menu selection (setting) and start is notified from speaker 12 to user U.

After that, when the user U utters the message information M36 "Start!" To the microphone 11 of the voice input / output unit 2-1. The menu of "hamburger" is set by receiving the heating control data from the voice control unit 16-1, and cooking is performed according to the heating conditions and procedures according to the menu (in this case, the cooking room 27 is first preheated with an empty state. Will be started automatically.

For each step of the cooking method after that, the message information M38 to the audio input / output unit 2-1 "Next." Is continuously received, and "(5) (3) is divided into two equal parts to form a hamburger steak." An announcement A37 indicating the next process, such as "Arrange and arrange on a square plate and dent the center.", Is presented by voice from the audio input / output unit 2-1 and then the audio input / output unit "Next." In response to the message information M39 to 2-1 It is presented by voice from the input / output unit 2-1.

After that, when the user U utters the message information M40 "Start!" To the microphone 11 of the voice input / output unit 2-1. Upon receiving the heating control data from the voice control unit 16-1, the cooking of the object to be cooked as a hamburger is automatically started in the cooking room 27 where the preheating is completed under the heating conditions according to the menu. Finally, when the user U utters the message information M41 "Next." To the microphone 11 of the audio input / output unit 2-1 "(7) After the heating is completed, the hamburger is served and the sauce is applied. The announcement A39 indicating the next step is presented by voice from the voice input / output unit 2-1.

The series of procedures for presenting each step of the cooking method by the above-mentioned voice dialogue can be performed for a menu that can be selected by any kind of heating cooker 1 or by any other voice input / output unit 2. If so, it can be done in the same way. Further, when the voice input / output unit 2 receives a voice instruction for reconfirming the presentation from the user U by the message information M17 such as the above-mentioned "Tell me again.", The same cooking method as the one presented immediately before is received. The voice control unit 16 may be configured so that the process of the above can be presented again by voice from the voice input / output unit 2.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the selection of the menu that can be cooked by the heating cooker 1 by the voice input to the voice input / output unit 2 is selected by the heating cooker by the heating control data from the voice control unit 16. When the user U voice-instructs the voice input / output unit 2 to present the cooking method for the menu selected by the heat control unit 51, the built-in heating control unit 51 can perform the voice input / output. The voice control unit 16 is configured so that the steps of the cooking method can be presented in order by the voice output from the unit 2.

In this case, if the user U instructs the voice input / output unit 2 to present the cooking method by voice for a specific menu that can be selected by voice input to the voice input / output unit 2, the recipe book or the like does not bother to spread. However, it becomes possible to know the necessary cooking method process by voice from the voice input / output unit 2.

Further, in the present embodiment, the audio output from the audio input / output unit 2 is in a paused state after presenting one process, and the next process is performed from the audio input / output unit 2 by the instruction of restart by voice from the user U. The voice control unit 16 is configured so that it can be presented.

In this case, for a specific menu selected by voice input to the voice input / output unit 2, the cooking method steps are taught one by one by voice in order according to the voice resumption instruction from the user U. It is possible to perform cooking by using the heating cooker 1 without making a mistake in the cooking method.

Further, in the present embodiment, in the audio output from the audio input / output unit 2, if the user U gives a reconfirmation instruction after presenting the cooking method process, the same cooking method process is input again by voice. The voice control unit 16 may be configured so that it can be presented from the output unit 2.

In this case, if the voice input / output unit 2 is instructed to reconfirm the process of the cooking method selected by voice input to the voice input / output unit 2, the cooking output from the voice input / output unit 2 immediately before. The process of the method can be heard again by voice, and it becomes possible to reduce the misunderstanding of the cooking method.

Next, a modification of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the figure, the server 5 here is an emotion recognition means 71 having a function of receiving voice instruction data from the voice input / output unit 2 and recognizing the user's emotion from the voice recognition result by the voice recognition unit 15. The voice control unit 16 is provided with a physical condition recognition means 72 having a function of determining the physical condition of the user. The emotion recognition means 71 and the physical condition recognition means 72 may be provided with either of them, or may be provided in the voice recognition unit 15 instead of the voice control unit 16. In any case, the voice control unit 16 on the cloud 4 has an appropriate menu for voice output from the voice input / output unit 2 according to the emotion recognition result by the emotion recognition means 71 and the physical condition determination result by the physical condition recognition means 72. Is configured to be able to present.

The emotion recognition means 71 reads the emotion of the user U who is the speaker by using the inflection of the voice input by the user U from the voice input / output unit 2 as a clue. The method is disclosed. In the present embodiment, this is applied to a heating cooker system, and message information prompting the user U to select a menu according to emotions, such as "presenting a menu suitable for emotions", is input to the voice input / output unit. Based on the voice recognition result from the voice recognition unit 15, the voice control unit 16 selects the optimum menu from the menu all information storage units 61 when speaking toward the microphone 11 of 2-1. , Let the emotion recognition means 71 analyze and judge the emotion of the user U.

Here, for example, when the intonation of the voice of the user U is larger than the standard voice registered in the storage unit of the server 5 in advance and the emotion recognition means 71 determines that the emotion is more frustrating than usual, the voice control unit 16 selects a menu of nutritional components that can take more calcium than other menus from the menu all information storage unit 61, and the selected menu is notified from the speaker 12 to the user U on the Internet. The voice response data is transmitted to the voice input / output unit 2-1 via the 24. Further, when the loudness of the voice of the user U is smaller than that of the standard voice and the speed of the voice is slower than the standard voice, it is determined by the emotion recognition means 71 that the emotion is more depressed than usual. The voice control unit 16 selects a menu of nutritional components richer in potassium and magnesium than other menus from the menu all information storage unit 61, and the selected menu is notified from the speaker 12 to the user U. The voice response data is transmitted to the voice input / output unit 2 via the Internet 24.

In this way, from the emotion recognition result by the emotion recognition means 71, a menu suitable for the emotion of the user U can be presented to the user U by voice from the voice input / output unit 2, and thereafter, a specific menu by the above-mentioned voice dialogue can be presented. By setting, it becomes possible to operate the cooking device 1 and perform cooking by the heating control unit 51 without touching the operation panel unit 29 with a finger.

On the other hand, the physical condition recognition means 72 reads the physical condition of the user U who is the speaker by using the voice quality input by the user U from the voice input / output unit 2 as a clue. The method is disclosed. In the present embodiment, this is applied to a cooking device system, and the voice input / output unit outputs message information prompting the user U to select a menu according to the physical condition, for example, "present a menu suitable for the physical condition". Based on the voice recognition result from the voice recognition unit 15, the voice control unit 16 selects the optimum menu from all the menu information storage units 61 when uttering to the microphone 11 of 2-1. , Let the physical condition recognition means 72 analyze and judge the physical condition of the user U.

Here, for example, if the voice tone of the user U is faint compared to the standard voice registered in the storage unit of the server 5 in advance, and the physical condition recognition means 72 determines that the physical condition is more cold than usual. The voice control unit 16 selects a menu of nutritional components that warms the body more than other menus from the menu all information storage unit 61, and the selected menu is notified from the speaker 12 to the user U. , The voice response data is transmitted to the voice input / output unit 2-1 via the Internet 24.

In this way, from the physical condition determination result by the physical condition recognition means 72, a menu suitable for the physical condition of the user U can be presented to the user U by voice from the voice input / output unit 2, and thereafter, the specific menu by the above-mentioned voice dialogue can be presented. By setting, it becomes possible to operate the cooking device 1 and perform cooking by the heating control unit 51 without touching the operation panel unit 29 with a finger.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the selection of the menu that can be cooked by the heating cooker 1 by the voice input to the voice input / output unit 2 is selected by the heating control data from the voice control unit 16, and the heating cooker 1 is selected. The heating control unit 51 incorporated in the above is configured to be able to perform, and an emotion recognition means 71 having a function of recognizing the emotion of the user U from the voice recognition result by the voice recognition unit 15 is further provided, and the emotion by the emotion recognition means 71 is further provided. The voice control unit 16 is configured so that an appropriate menu is presented by the voice output from the voice input / output unit 2 according to the recognition result of.

In this case, it is possible to present a menu suitable for the emotion of the user U from the recognition result of the emotion by the emotion recognition means 71, using the intonation of the voice emitted by the user U as a clue. Therefore, for example, when the user U is recognized as having a frustrated emotion by the emotion recognition means 71, a menu with a large amount of calcium is presented, or when the user is recognized as having a depressed emotion, potassium or magnesium is used. It is possible to present a rich menu of.

Further, in the present embodiment, the physical condition recognition means 72 having a function of determining the physical condition of the user from the voice recognition result by the voice recognition unit 15 is further provided, and the voice input / output unit is based on the physical condition determination result by the physical condition recognition unit 72. The voice control unit 16 is configured so that an appropriate menu is presented by the voice output from 2.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. The cooking device system in the present embodiment can support not only the menus registered from the beginning common to the cooking device 1 and the server 5, but also the menus updated at any time by other Web servers. For example, when the user U utters the name of a menu that is not mounted on the heating cooker 1 to the voice input / output unit 2, the voice control unit 16 sets the ingredients, amount, cooking method, etc. of the menu to the server. It is possible to read from a Web server (not shown) other than 5 and have the voice input / output unit 2 present by voice according to the above procedure. Further, when setting a menu using the audio input / output unit 2, all the information of the new menu may be downloaded from the Web server and additionally registered in the cooking device 1 or the server 5. In this way, the cooker 1 and the audio input / output unit 2 installed in the home H are not only dedicated servers 5 specialized for each model of the cooker 1 as IоT (Internet Of Things) compatible devices. , Various data can be exchanged with other Web servers connected to the Internet 24 and various Internet terminals (not shown).

1,1-1,1-2,1-3 Heating cooker 2,2-1,2-2 Voice input / output unit 4 Cloud 15 Voice recognition unit 16,16-1,16-2 Voice control unit 24 Internet ( network)
71 Emotion recognition means 72 Physical condition recognition means

Claims (17)

It is a cooking device system in which an audio input / output unit and a cooking device provided with a heating control unit are separated, and the audio input / output unit and the cooking device can be installed in different places.
A voice recognition unit that recognizes voice input data from the voice input / output unit, and a voice control unit that sends control data to the voice input / output unit and the heating cooker based on the recognition result by the voice recognition unit. Installed on the cloud,
The voice input / output unit and the heating control unit are connected to the voice recognition unit and the voice control unit via a network.
A plurality of the audio input / output units can be connected to the network, and the heating cooker can be operated by any of the audio input / output units.
Even if the operation of the cooking device is input from one of the audio input / output units among the plurality of audio input / output units, a plurality of information on the progress and end of cooking by the heating control unit can be obtained. A cooking cooker system characterized in that the audio is output simultaneously from the audio input / output unit of the above . It is a cooking device system in which an audio input / output unit and a cooking device provided with a heating control unit are separated, and the audio input / output unit and the cooking device can be installed in different places.
A voice recognition unit that recognizes voice input data from the voice input / output unit, and a voice control unit that sends control data to the voice input / output unit and the heating cooker based on the recognition result by the voice recognition unit. Installed on the cloud,
The voice input / output unit and the heating control unit are connected to the voice recognition unit and the voice control unit via a network.
A plurality of the audio input / output units can be connected to the network, and the heating cooker can be operated by any of the audio input / output units.
Even if the operation of the cooking device is input from one of the audio input / output units among the plurality of audio input / output units, a plurality of information on the progress and end of cooking by the heating control unit can be obtained. A cooking cooker system characterized in that the audio is output only from the audio input / output unit specified in advance among the audio input / output units. It is a cooking device system in which an audio input / output unit and a cooking device provided with a heating control unit are separated, and the audio input / output unit and the cooking device can be installed in different places.
A voice recognition unit that recognizes voice input data from the voice input / output unit, and a voice control unit that sends control data to the voice input / output unit and the heating cooker based on the recognition result by the voice recognition unit. Installed on the cloud,
The voice input / output unit and the heating control unit are connected to the voice recognition unit and the voice control unit via a network.
By voice input to the voice input / output unit, it is possible to select a menu that can be cooked with the cooker.
Further provided with an emotion recognition means having a function of recognizing the user's emotion from the voice recognition result by the voice recognition unit.
A cooking cooker system characterized in that an appropriate menu is presented by voice output from the voice input / output unit based on the result of emotion recognition by the emotion recognition means. Further provided with a physical condition recognition means having a function of determining the physical condition of the user from the voice recognition result by the voice recognition unit.
The cooker system according to claim 3 , wherein the menu is appropriately presented by the voice output from the voice input / output unit based on the result of the physical condition determination by the physical condition recognition means . A plurality of the audio input / output units can be connected to the network, and any of the audio input / output units can operate the cooking cooker.
The heating cooker system according to claim 3 or 4, wherein among the plurality of audio input / output units, only the audio input / output unit to which voice is input responds by voice. .. A plurality of the audio input / output units can be connected to the network, and the heating cooker can be operated by any of the audio input / output units.
The heating cooker system according to claim 3 or 4, wherein information on the progress and end of cooking by the heating control unit is simultaneously output as audio from a plurality of audio input / output units. A plurality of the audio input / output units can be connected to the network, and the heating cooker can be operated by any of the audio input / output units.
The claim is characterized in that the information on the progress and end of cooking by the heating control unit is output from only the audio input / output unit designated in advance among the plurality of audio input / output units. Item 3. The cooking device system according to item 3. A plurality of the audio input / output units can be connected to the network, and any of the audio input / output units can operate the cooking cooker.
When the user asks the voice input / output unit by voice about the state of cooking by the heating control unit, the voice input / output unit to which the voice is input responds by voice to the state of cooking. The cooker system according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the cooker system is characterized by the above. A plurality of types of the cooking cooker can be connected to the network, and a plurality of types of the cooking cooker can be operated from the same audio input / output unit.
The heating cooker system according to any one of claims 1 to 8 , wherein the voice recognition unit is common, and the voice control unit is installed for each type of the cooking cooker. A plurality of the cooking cookers of the same type can be connected to the network, and the plurality of cooking cookers can be operated from the same audio input / output unit.
When a keyword corresponding to each of the cooking cookers is set and the user instructs the voice input / output unit to operate the cooking cooker by voice, the cooking cooker corresponding to the keyword can be operated. The cooking device system according to any one of claims 1 to 8 , wherein the cooking device system is characterized by the above. If the keyword is not included when instructing the voice input / output unit to operate by voice, the voice output from the voice input / output unit inquires which cooking cooker the operation is instructed to. The heating cooker system according to claim 10 , further comprising a configuration in which a user responds to the response by voice input to the voice input / output unit. By voice input to the voice input / output unit, it is possible to select a menu that can be cooked with the cooker.
When the user is instructed by voice to present the ingredients to be used for the audio input / output unit for the selected menu, the audio output from the audio input / output unit is configured to present the ingredients and the amount in order. The cooker system according to any one of claims 1 to 11 . The voice output from the audio input / output unit is characterized in that it is in a paused state after presenting one ingredient and quantity, and is configured to present the next ingredient and quantity according to a restart instruction from the user. Item 12. The heating cooker system according to item 12. The voice output from the audio input / output unit is characterized in that it is configured to present the same ingredients and quantity again when the user gives a reconfirmation instruction after presenting the ingredients and quantity. Item 12. The heating cooker system according to item 12 . The audio output from the audio input / output unit is characterized in that after presenting all the ingredients and the amount, if the user gives an instruction to re-present, the all ingredients and the amount are presented again. The cooking device system according to any one of claims 12 to 14 . By voice input to the voice input / output unit, it is possible to select a menu that can be cooked with the cooker.
When the user instructed the selected menu by voice to present the cooking method to the voice input / output unit, the configuration was such that the steps of the cooking method were presented in order by the voice output from the voice input / output unit. The cooker system according to any one of claims 1 to 15 , wherein the cooker system is characterized. The 16th aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the audio output from the audio input / output unit is in a paused state after presenting one process, and is configured to present the next process in response to a restart instruction from the user. Heating cooker system.

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