JP7399022B2 - heating cooker - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a heating cooker.

Patent Document 1 listed below discloses a technique for analyzing a user's preferences based on operations performed by the user in a heating cooker such as a microwave oven, and presenting cooking information according to the user's preferences.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2007-334605

As in Patent Document 1, by presenting cooking information according to the user's preferences, the possibility that a heating cooking menu that the user has never used will be used increases. However, considering user convenience, it is desirable that the menu screen display not only infrequently used menus that the user rarely uses, but also frequently used menus that the user often uses. There is a limit to the number of menus that can be listed on the menu screen.

An object of the present invention is to provide a heating cooker that can promote the use of the heating cooker by users and improve convenience for the users.

The cooking device of the present invention includes a display section, an acquisition section, a display control section, a first reception section, and a second reception section. The acquisition unit acquires a plurality of menus including a predetermined first menu. The display control section causes the display section to display a menu screen including a predetermined number of menus among the plurality of menus. The first reception unit receives selection of a menu from among the plurality of menus. The second receiving section receives an instruction operation for instructing cooking of the menu whose selection is accepted at the first receiving section. Among the plurality of menus, if there is a second menu for which the second reception section has received instruction operations and for which the frequency of instruction operations has been received is a predetermined frequency or more, the display control section selects a menu from the first menu. Also, the second menu is displayed on the menu screen with priority.

According to the heating cooker of the present invention, it is possible to promote the use of the heating cooker by the user and improve convenience for the user.

FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of a heating cooker according to a first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the cooking device shown in FIG. 1. As shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of menu information in the first embodiment. FIG. 4A is an operational flow diagram of menu screen display processing in the first embodiment. FIG. 4B is an operational flow diagram of menu screen display processing in the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a common menu screen. FIG. 6A is a schematic diagram showing a display example of an individual menu screen. FIG. 6B is a schematic diagram showing a display example of an individual menu screen different from that shown in FIG. 6A. FIG. 6C is a schematic diagram showing a display example of an individual menu screen displayed when a plurality of B menus are included in the menu information. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of menu information in which there are a plurality of menus set as the B menu. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing menu information in Application Example 1 of the first embodiment. FIG. 9A is a diagram illustrating an example of menu information in the second embodiment. FIG. 9B is a diagram illustrating an example of usage record information. FIG. 10A is a schematic diagram showing an individual menu screen corresponding to time period A. FIG. 10B is a schematic diagram showing an individual menu screen corresponding to time zone C. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of menu information in an application example of the second embodiment. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of menu information in the third embodiment. FIG. 13 is an operation flow diagram showing a transition screen display process of the cooking device in the third embodiment. FIG. 14A is a schematic diagram showing an example of an individual menu screen. FIG. 14B is a schematic diagram showing an example of a cooking start screen. FIG. 14C is a schematic diagram showing an example of the preparation screen. FIG. 14D is a schematic diagram showing a display example of the cooking start screen, and shows a display example different from FIG. 14B. FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a heating cooker according to an application example of the third embodiment. FIG. 16A is a schematic diagram showing a display example of a preparation screen in the cooking device shown in FIG. 15. FIG. 16B is a schematic diagram showing an example of an SNS screen. FIG. 16C is a schematic diagram showing an example of a recipe screen.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of a heating cooker according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, in the drawings, the same reference numerals are given to the same or corresponding parts, and the description will not be repeated.

[First embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of a heating cooker 1 according to the first embodiment. The heating cooker 1 is, for example, a cooker having at least one of an oven function and a range function. As shown in FIG. 1, the cooking device 1 includes a cabinet 10, a heating chamber (not shown) provided in the cabinet 10, and an operation panel 20 provided on the surface of the cabinet 10.

The operation panel 20 includes a touch display 21 and an operation button 22 labeled "Start". Hereinafter, the operation button 22 may be referred to as the "start button 22".

The user touches the menu screen displayed on the touch display 21 to select the desired heating cooking menu, places the materials necessary for heating in the heating chamber, and then presses the start button 22 to start heating. Start cooking. That is, the start button 22 (an example of the second reception section) is an operator that starts heating cooking of a designated menu.

The heating cooker 1 has a common menu screen and an individual menu screen as menu screens. On the common menu screen, a menu determined as a common menu among heating cooking menus preset in the cooking device 1 is displayed. The individual menu screen displays menus (hereinafter referred to as individual menus) according to the usage history of the menus used by the user among the preset menus. That is, the individual menu changes depending on the actual usage of the heating cooker 1. In this embodiment, the menus include those in which heating conditions (temperature and time) are determined in advance according to the object to be heated or the dish, and those in which the heating conditions are manually set by the user. Hereinafter, the configuration of the cooking device 1 will be specifically explained.

(composition)
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the cooking device 1. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the cooking device 1 includes an operation panel 20, a control section 30, a cooking section 40, a storage section 50, and a clock section 60.

As described above, the operation panel 20 includes the touch display 21 and the operation buttons 22 (start button 22).

The touch display 21 includes a display (an example of a display section) and a touch sensor (an example of a first reception section) (both not shown). The display displays a menu screen, an operation screen necessary for heating cooking, etc. under the control of the control unit 30. The touch sensor is, for example, a capacitive touch sensor. The touch sensor is driven under the control of the control unit 30, detects capacitance that changes when the surface of the touch display 21 is touched with a user's finger, and outputs the detection result to the control unit 30.

When the operation button 22 is pressed by the user, it outputs a signal indicating that it has been pressed to the control unit 30.

The cooking section 40 includes a heating section including a heater and a magnetron, and a steam generating section (both not shown) that generates water vapor. Under the control of the control unit 30, the heating cooking unit 40 drives a heating unit and/or a steam generating unit according to heating conditions (including temperature and time) according to a menu selected by the user, and operates a heating chamber (not shown) ) Cook the item to be heated.

The storage unit 50 is a nonvolatile storage device such as a semiconductor memory or a hard disk. The storage unit 50 stores menu information and various image data necessary for displaying menu screens and the like.

(Menu information)
Here, menu information will be explained. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of menu information 510 in the first embodiment. The menu information shown in FIG. 3 shows the initial setting state before the user starts using the heating cooker 1. As shown in FIG. 3, the menu information 510 includes menu numbers for each menu. , menu name, type, and usage count/month are stored in association with each other.

Menu No. is an identification number uniquely determined for each menu.

The menu name is a name representing the menu, and is displayed on the menu screen.

The types include menus whose usage frequency is less than a predetermined value and are set as menus recommended to users (hereinafter referred to as A menu (an example of the first menu)), and menus whose usage frequency is greater than or equal to a predetermined value (hereinafter referred to as menu A (an example of the first menu)). This is information that distinguishes the menu from the B menu (an example of the second menu). That is, the B menu is a menu that the user usually uses, whereas the A menu is a menu that the user does not often use. In this embodiment, the type of the A menu is "1" and the type of the B menu is "2". As shown in FIG. 3, in the initial setting state, the type indicating the B menu is not set, and only the type of the A menu is set.

The number of uses/month indicates the frequency of use of the menu. In this example, the frequency of use is defined as the number of times a menu is used in one month, but the period on which the frequency of use is based is not limited to one month. Further, the number of times the menu is used is the number of times the menu is selected and the start button 22 is pressed. That is, in this embodiment, the use of a menu means not only the operation of selecting the menu but also the operation of pressing the start button 22 to perform heating cooking.

Returning to FIG. 2, the control unit 30 includes a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and a memory such as a ROM and a RAM. The control unit 30 has the following functions: an acquisition unit 311 , a menu information update unit (an example of a menu update unit) 312 , a display control unit 313 , and a heating control unit 314 . The control unit 30 controls each unit of the cooking device 1 by the CPU executing a control program stored in the memory.

The acquisition unit 311 acquires the menu information 510 from the storage unit 50 at a predetermined timing such as when the power of the cooking device 1 (not shown) is turned on or when the user performs an operation to display a menu screen. .

The menu information update unit 312 updates the number of uses/month (frequency of use) of the menu information 510 acquired by the acquisition unit 311. Specifically, the menu information update unit 312 counts the number of times the menu is used each time the menu is used, and adds up the number of times the menu is used in the most recent month, and calculates the number of times the menu is used per month in the menu information 510. be reflected in. In the menu information 510, the menu information update unit 312 sets the type of menu whose number of uses/month is equal to or greater than a threshold value (for example, 10) to "2" (menu B). In this embodiment, the threshold value is 10, but the threshold value is not limited to this.

The display control unit 313 displays a common menu screen on the touch display 21 as an initial screen when a predetermined operation is performed. The predetermined operation includes an operation in which the user turns on the power source (not shown) of the cooking device 1, an operation in which the user touches any part on the touch display 21, and the like. Furthermore, when a switching operation from the common menu screen to the individual menu screen is performed, the display control unit 313 displays the individual menu screen on the touch display 21 based on the type in the menu information 510 described with reference to FIG. do. That is, in this embodiment, the individual menu screen is displayed when the user performs an operation to switch the screen after the common menu screen is displayed.

A plurality of preset menus among the menus stored in the menu information 510 are displayed on the common menu screen. If there is a menu whose type is "2" (B menu) in the menu information 510, at least one of the A menu and the B menu is displayed on the individual menu screen according to the number of B menus. If the number Kb of B menus is less than N, the upper limit number N (N is a natural number of 2 or more) of menus that can be displayed as a list on the individual menu screen, all B menus and ( N-Kb) A menus are displayed. Further, if the number Kb of B menus is N or more, N B menus are displayed on the individual menu screen. That is, if the B menu exists, the B menu is displayed with priority over the A menu on the individual menu screen. Note that when the number Kb of B menus is N or more, instead of only the B menu being displayed on the individual menu screen, only one A menu may also be displayed. Specifically, N-1 B menus and one A menu may be displayed on the individual menu screen.

The heating control unit 314 drives the heating cooking unit 40 according to heating conditions set in advance for the menu selected on the common menu screen or the individual menu screen.

The timer 60 outputs the measured time to the controller 30 under the control of the controller 30 .

(motion)
The display operation of the menu screen in the cooking device 1 will be explained. 4A and 4B are operation flow diagrams of menu screen display processing in the first embodiment.

After a predetermined operation such as turning on the power (not shown) of the heating cooker 1 is performed, the heating cooker 1 uses the acquisition unit 311 to acquire menu information 510 from the storage unit 50, and the display control unit 313 acquires the menu information 510. A common menu screen is displayed on the touch display 21 with reference to the menu information 510 (step S1).

Here, the common menu screen will be explained. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the common menu screen 200A. As shown in FIG. 5, the common menu screen 200A includes images 211 and 212, an icon 210, and icons 213a to 213h. The image 211 shows the current time measured by the timer 60 (see FIG. 2). Image 212 indicates that a common menu screen is displayed. Icons 213a to 213h each include a character image indicating a menu name associated with a menu preset as a common menu among the menus in menu information 510. The icon 210 is associated with the process of switching to the individual menu screen, and is represented by an image of a right arrow in FIG. Hereinafter, the icon 210 will be referred to as an individual menu switching icon 210.

Returning to FIG. 4A, when the heating cooker 1 receives an operation by the user to touch any of the icons 213a to 213h on the common menu screen 200A on the touch display 21, and also receives an operation to press the start button 22 (step S2 : NO, Step S3: YES, Step S4: YES) The heating control section 314 drives the heating cooking section 40 to start heating cooking for the selected menu (hereinafter referred to as the selected menu). Then, the menu information 510 is updated by the menu information update unit 312 (step S5 in FIG. 4B). Specifically, the menu information update unit 312 increments the number of uses of the selected menu by one, and when the number of uses after the increment reaches a threshold value (10 in this embodiment) or more, "2" is added to the type of the menu. is set.

When the heating cooker 1 receives an individual menu screen switching operation in which the user touches the individual menu switching icon 210 on the common menu screen 200A on the touch display 21 (step S2 in FIG. 4A: YES), the display control unit 313 causes the menu to be switched. The presence or absence of the B menu in the information 510 is checked (step S6). That is, the display control unit 313 checks whether there is a menu whose type is set to "2" in the menu information 510.

If the display control unit 313 determines that the B menu exists in the menu information 510 (step S6: YES) and the number Kb of the B menus is not less than N (step S7: NO), the display control unit 313 displays the menus in order of frequency of use. N B menus are selected, and an individual menu screen including N individual menus including the B menu is displayed on the touch display 21 (step S8).

If the display control unit 313 determines that the B menu exists in the menu information 510 (step S6: YES) and the number Kb of B menus is less than N (step S7: YES), all the B menus and An individual menu screen including (K-Nb) A menus is displayed on the touch display 21 (step S9).

Further, if the display control unit 313 determines in step S6 that the B menu does not exist in the menu information 510 (step S6: NO), the display control unit 313 touches the individual menu screen that includes the N menus A in the menu information 510. The information is displayed on the display 21 (step S10). If menu B does not exist in the menu information 510, this is the case when the heating cooker 1 is in its initial state or when the number of times all menus have been used is less than the threshold value.

Note that the A menu displayed on the individual menu screen is the menu number in the menu information 510. may be selected in this order, or may be selected at random using a predetermined random number function. In short, the number of A menus to be displayed on the individual menu screen may be selected from the menus (A menus) for which the type of menu information 510 is "1" using a predetermined algorithm.

Here, the configuration of the individual menu screen in this embodiment will be explained. 6A and 6B are schematic diagrams showing display examples of the individual menu screen 200B. Specifically, FIGS. 6A and 6B show an individual menu screen 200B displayed in steps S10 and S9 of FIG. 4B, respectively. FIG. 6B shows a display example of an individual menu screen 200B that is different from FIG. 6A.

As shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, on the individual menu screen 200B, individual menu icons including an image 211, an icon 215, and at least one of an icon 214 and an icon 216 are displayed.

The icon 215 is associated with the process of switching to the common menu screen 200A, and is marked with a left arrow. Hereinafter, the icon 215 will be referred to as a common menu switching icon 215.

The icon 214 includes a character image indicating a menu name associated with each of the A menus selected in step S9 or S10 among the menus (A menus) whose type is "1" in the menu information 510.

The icon 216 includes a character image indicating the menu name associated with each of the B menus selected in step S8 or S9 among the menus (B menus) whose type is "2" in the menu information 510.

In the following description, the icon 214 may be referred to as the A menu icon 214, and the icon 216 may be referred to as the B menu icon 216. Furthermore, when the A menu icon 214 and the B menu icon 216 are not distinguished, they may be simply referred to as individual menu icons. Further, a menu corresponding to an individual menu icon may be referred to as an individual menu.

In the individual menu screen 200B shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, the upper limit number N of individual menu icons that can be displayed as a list is "4". When the heating cooker 1 is in the initial state, as shown in FIG. 6A, four A menu icons 214 corresponding to the four A menus are displayed as "recommended menus" on the individual menu screen 200B. In addition, when the heating cooker 1 is used and a menu (B menu) whose number of uses/month is 10 or more exists in the menu information 510, as shown in FIG. 6B, the B menu icon 216 and the A menu icon 214 is displayed on the individual menu screen 200B.

In FIG. 6B, the individual menu screen 200B includes a B menu icon 216a corresponding to one B menu "Manual Cooking Microwave" as a "usual menu" and an A menu corresponding to three A menus as a "recommended menu". An icon 214 is displayed. The state shown in FIG. 6B is a state in which only "manual cooking microwave" is set as the B menu in the menu information 510. In other words, FIG. 6B shows a state in which the microwave function for manual cooking associated with the icon 213g on the common menu screen 200A (FIG. 5) is frequently used, and other menus are not used much.

As the user becomes accustomed to using the heating cooker 1, the range of menus used increases, and the number of menus set as the B menu in the menu information 510 increases. FIG. 6C is a schematic diagram showing an example of an individual menu screen 200B displayed when a plurality of B menus are included in the menu information 510. Further, FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of menu information 510 corresponding to the state of the individual menu screen 200B in FIG. 6C.

As shown in FIG. 7, the menu information 510 includes three B menus of type "2" (menu numbers "1", "2", and "15"). In this case, as shown in FIG. 6C, the individual menu screen 200B displays menu No. 1 as the "usual menu". Three B menu icons 216a to 216c are displayed that include character images indicating menu names corresponding to "1", "2", and "15", respectively. Since the upper limit number N of individual menu icons that can be displayed on the individual menu screen 200B is "4", one A menu icon 214 is displayed on the individual menu screen 200B. This A menu icon 214 corresponds to one A menu determined by a predetermined algorithm among the menus (A menus) whose type is "1" in the menu information 510 (see FIG. 7).

In this way, the number of B menus and A menus displayed on the individual menu screen 200B and the individual menus change depending on the user's usage of the menus.

Referring to FIG. 4B, heating cooker 1 selects a menu by touching any individual menu icon on individual menu screen 200B (step S11: YES) and presses start button 22. (Step S12: YES), the process of step S5 is performed.

Further, if the touch display 21 does not accept the touch operation of the individual menu icon on the individual menu screen 200B (step S11: NO), or if the pressing operation is not accepted with the start button 22 in step S12, the heating cooker 1 First, if the touch display 21 does not accept the touch operation of the common menu switching icon 215 (step S12: NO, step S13: NO), the process waits with the individual menu screen 200B displayed. When the heating cooker 1 receives the touch operation of the common menu switching icon 215 on the touch display 21 in step S13 (step S13: YES), the display control unit 313 displays the common menu screen 200A (FIG. 5) on the touch display 21. displayed on the display.

As described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7, at least one of the A menu and the B menu is displayed on the individual menu screen 200, depending on the actual usage of the cooking device 1 by the user. Menu B is used more frequently than a predetermined frequency (threshold), and menu A is used less frequently than the predetermined frequency. Since the number of individual menus that can be displayed as a list on the individual menu screen 200B is limited, the B menu is displayed with priority over the A menu, thereby improving user convenience. Further, when the heating cooker 1 is first used, particularly simple menus are likely to be used, and the menu set as the B menu is likely to be limited. Therefore, by displaying Menu A, which is not often used by the user, on the individual menu screen 200B, it is easy to make the user aware of the existence of Menu A, and the effect of promoting the use of cooking device 1 can be expected.

(Application example 1 of the first embodiment)
In the first embodiment, the A menu (hereinafter referred to as the display target A menu) to be displayed on the individual menu screen 200B may be determined as follows. For example, menu A that has been selected a predetermined number of times or more within a certain period of time may be set as the display target menu A. In other words, in this case, in step S3 of FIG. 4A and step S11 of FIG. 4B, the menu information updating unit 312 counts the number of menu selections in which a menu selection operation was performed but the start button 22 was not pressed. , stored in the menu information. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing menu information 520 in this application example. As shown in FIG. 8, in the menu information 520, in addition to each item of the menu information 510 (see FIG. 3, etc.), for each menu, the number of selections of the menu in a certain period (for example, one month) is associated.

In step S9 or S10 of FIG. 4A, the display control unit 313 selects menu A whose number of selections/month is equal to or greater than a predetermined number of times (for example, five times) among the menus (menu A) whose type in the menu information 520 is "1". If a menu exists, that A menu may be set as the display target A menu with priority over other A menus. If there are a plurality of A menus whose number of selections/month is equal to or greater than a predetermined number of times (for example, five times), the A menus to be displayed may be determined in descending order of the number of selections.

(Application example 2 of the first embodiment)
It is preferable that the A menu set in the menu information 510, 520 is set according to the user's usage status. For example, if a user uses the microwave function a lot and rarely uses the oven function, only the menu that uses the microwave function may be set to the A menu, or conversely, only the menu that uses the oven function may be set to the A menu. May be set. In this case, the heating cooker 1 may identify the user's cooking pattern based on the frequency of menu use (number of uses/month) in the menu information 510 and 520, and determine menu A according to the identified cooking pattern. good. The cooking pattern may be, for example, a cooking pattern using only the range function, a cooking pattern using only the oven function, a cooking pattern using the range function and the oven function, etc. The cooking pattern may be specified from a heating method (heating by microwave function, heating by oven function, or heating by microwave function and oven function) specified in the menu used by the user. Note that since the frequency of menu use changes, the cooking pattern may be specified at regular intervals and updated at any time.

(Application example 3 of the first embodiment)
The A menu in the menu information 510, 520 may be set according to the user's preference based on the user's usage status. That is, based on the frequency of use of the menu, the ingredients used in the dishes on the menu, etc., the dishes that the user prefers (meat dishes, fish dishes, vegetable dishes, etc.) are identified as the user's preference pattern, and the menu information 510, 520 is , a menu that matches the user's preference pattern may be set as the A menu. In other words, when the user's preference pattern is "meat dishes", among the menus in the menu information 510 and 520, the menus whose usage frequency is less than the predetermined frequency and in which "meat" is used as an ingredient are included in menu A. May be set. Conversely, in the case of a user who prefers "meat dishes," a menu that uses "vegetables" as an ingredient may be set as the A menu. By displaying the menu of "vegetable dishes" as menu A on the individual menu screen 200B instead of the "meat dishes" that users usually tend to select, it is easier to make the users aware of the balance of their diet, and to increase the health consciousness of the users. It can be expected to have an increasing effect.

[Second embodiment]
In the cooking device 1 described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8, the individual menu displayed on the individual menu screen 200B and the display mode of the individual menu screen 200B vary depending on the timing at which the individual menu screen 200B is displayed. may be changed. Specifically, for example, an individual menu corresponding to the time period in which the individual menu screen 200B is displayed is displayed on the individual menu screen 200B. Further, the individual menu screen 200B is displayed in a color corresponding to the time period in which the individual menu screen 200B is displayed.

FIG. 9A is a diagram showing an example of menu information 530 in the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 9A, the menu information 530 is associated with a time zone in addition to each item of the menu information 510 (see FIG. 3) for each menu. The time slots are, for example, the following four time slots A to D. Note that when the heating cooker 1 is in the initial state, the time period for each menu in the menu information 530 is preset to one of the following time periods.
Time zone A: Morning (6:00-12:00)
Time zone B: Daytime (12:00-18:00)
Time zone C: Night (18:00-24:00)
Time zone D: Late night (0:00-6:00)

The menu information update unit 312 updates the start button 22 in step S4 (FIG. 4A) and step S12 (FIG. 4B) with respect to the menu selected in step S3 (FIG. 4A) or step S11 (FIG. 4B) described above. Each time the button is pressed, usage record information of the selected menu is stored. FIG. 9B is a diagram showing an example of usage record information 610. The usage record information 610 is stored in the storage unit 50. As shown in FIG. 9B, the usage record information 610 includes the menu number of the selected menu. , the menu name, the date when the start button 22 was pressed, and the time measured by the clock section 60 are associated with each other.

The menu information update unit 312 identifies the time period in which each menu is used the most in a certain period (for example, January) based on the usage record information 610. Then, the menu information updating unit 312 sets the specified time period as the time period of the menu information 530 (see FIG. 9A). Note that among the menus in the menu information 530, any time period may be set by default for a menu that is not stored in the usage record information 610, that is, a menu that has never been used.

When displaying the individual menu screen 200B in steps S8 to S10 (FIG. 4A) described above, the display control unit 313 displays the B menu and the A menu, which are associated with the time period including the time measured by the clock unit 60. is extracted from the menu information 530. The display control unit 313 selects an individual menu to be displayed on the individual menu screen 200B according to the extracted number Kb of B menus, and displays an individual menu icon corresponding to the selected individual menu on the individual menu screen 200B. Further, the display control unit 313 causes the touch display 21 to display an individual menu screen 200B with a color determined according to the time period.

FIG. 10A is a schematic diagram showing an individual menu screen corresponding to time period A. FIG. 10B is a schematic diagram showing an individual menu screen corresponding to time zone C. The individual menu screen 201B shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B displays an image 211, a common menu switching icon 215, and individual menu icons (214, 216), as in FIGS. 6A to 6C described above. 10B, the colors 218a and 218b of the entire individual menu screen 201B are different. The individual menu screen 201B shown in FIG. 10A may be displayed in a bright color such as white or yellow, and the menu screen 201B shown in FIG. 10B may be displayed in a dark color such as dark blue or purple.

Although not shown, the individual menu screen 201B corresponding to time zone B is brighter than the individual menu screen 201B corresponding to time zone A, for example, and the color of the individual menu screen 201B corresponding to time zone C is brighter than that of the individual menu screen 201B corresponding to time zone C. It may be displayed in a color darker than the color. The individual menu screen 201B corresponding to time zone D is displayed in a color darker than that of the individual menu screen 201B corresponding to time zone A and lighter than the color of the individual menu screen 201B corresponding to time zone C. You may also do so. In short, it is sufficient that the individual menu screen 201B is displayed in a different color for each time period, but it is preferable that the color of the individual menu screen 201B is a color reminiscent of each time period.

When the individual menu screen 201B is displayed, the user can easily recognize at a glance which time zone menu is being displayed. The user can immediately recognize whether or not the desired menu is displayed on the individual menu screen 201B, so if the desired menu is on the individual menu screen 201B, the user can immediately select that menu and start cooking. You can start. Furthermore, if the desired menu is not on the individual menu screen 201B, the user can touch the common menu switching icon 215 to return to the common menu screen and select the desired menu. In other words, the user can predict the menu displayed on the individual menu screen 201B to some extent, and can smoothly move on to the next operation.

Note that in FIGS. 10A and 10B, as an example of changing the display mode of the individual menu screen 201B depending on the time period, an example has been described in which the overall color of the individual menu screen 201B is varied, but the display mode is not limited to this. . For example, the color of at least one of the A menu icon 214 and the B menu icon 216 on the individual menu screen 201B may be made different depending on the time period. In other words, the color tone of a partial area of the individual menu screen 201B may be made different depending on the time period. Further, images of different characters may be displayed on the individual menu screen 201B for each time zone, or images of the sun, moon, etc. that change depending on the time zone may be displayed on the individual menu screen 201B.

Further, the user may be able to select the type of display mode of such individual menu screen 201B. In this case, at a predetermined timing such as when the power (not shown) in the cooking device 1 is turned on, the display control unit 313 touches the initial setting screen for selecting the type of display mode of the individual menu screen 201B. The information may be displayed on the display 21 and the user may select the type of display mode.

(Application example of second embodiment)
In the heating cooker 1, the individual menu displayed on the individual menu screen 201B and the display mode of the individual menu screen 201B are adjusted not only by the time of day but also by the season and seasonal events (New Year, Setsubun, Hinamatsuri, Boys' Festival, Tanabata). , Halloween, Christmas, etc.). Specifically, in the menu information, seasonal information indicating a season or a seasonal event is set in advance for each menu, and a menu in which the time period corresponding to the display timing of the individual menu screen 201B is associated with the seasonal information is set in advance. The individual menu to be displayed on the individual menu screen 201B is selected from among them by the display control unit 313.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of menu information 540 in this application example. As shown in FIG. 11, the menu information 540 is associated with seasonal information in addition to the items shown in FIG. 9A for each menu.

The seasonal information includes, for example, information representing a season or a seasonal event, and a period or date corresponding to the season or seasonal event. In other words, seasonal information indicating "spring" includes "March to May" as a period corresponding to "spring," and seasonal information indicating "summer" includes "June to August" as a period corresponding to "summer." month" may also be included. In addition, seasonal information indicating "autumn" includes "September to November" as a period corresponding to "autumn", and seasonal information indicating "winter" includes "December to February" as a period corresponding to "winter". month" may also be included. In addition, seasonal information indicating "New Year" as a seasonal event includes "January 1st to January 3rd" as a period corresponding to "New Year", and seasonal information indicating "Christmas" as a seasonal event includes: The period corresponding to "Christmas" may include "December 24th to December 25th".

The seasonal information corresponding to each menu in the menu information 540 may be set according to the ingredients used in the menu, the season when the dishes of the menu are likely to be eaten, and the like. Specifically, in the menu information 540, menu No. The menu indicated by "40" (menu name: "Sawara Miso Pickled & Grilled Namasu") uses "Sawara", which is in season during "Spring", as an ingredient, so the seasonal information indicates "Spring". may be associated. In addition, in the menu information 540, menu No. The menu indicated by "25" (menu name: "boiled egg") etc. is not related to seasons or seasonal events and is likely to be used throughout the year, so the period of "January to December" is set as seasonal information, for example. may be done.

When displaying the individual menu screen 200B in steps S8 to S10 (FIG. 4A) described above, the display control unit 313 displays the individual menu on the individual menu screen 201B based on the time zone and seasonal information of the menu information 540. Specifically, menu B and A menu are created in which the time zone including the time measured when displaying the individual menu screen 201B and seasonal information including the day on which the individual menu screen 200B is displayed are associated. Extracted from information 530. The display control unit 313 selects an individual menu to be displayed on the individual menu screen 201B according to the extracted number Kb of B menus, and causes the individual menu icon of the selected individual menu to be displayed on the individual menu screen 201B.

Further, the display control unit 313 causes the touch display 21 to display the individual menu screen 200B in a display mode corresponding to the time zone and seasonal information according to the display timing (date and time) of the individual menu screen 201B. Specifically, for example, the base color of a part or the whole of the individual menu screen 201B may be made different for each season (spring, summer, fall, winter), and the tone of the base color may be made different for each time period. . That is, in the case of seasonal information indicating "spring", for example, the base color may be "green", and the "green" may become deeper in the order of time periods A to D. Furthermore, when the individual menu screen 201B includes an individual menu corresponding to a seasonal event, an image representing the seasonal event may be displayed on the individual menu screen 201B. Specifically, for example, if seasonal information indicating "Christmas" is set in the individual menu, images reminiscent of Christmas, such as a Christmas tree and a Christmas cake, may be displayed on the individual menu screen 201B.

In this way, the individual menu corresponding to the time zone and seasonal information according to the display timing (date and time) of the individual menu screen 201B is displayed according to the time zone and seasonal information according to the display timing of the individual menu screen 201B. By displaying the menu in this manner, it is possible to provide the user with a menu suitable for the time. As a result, the user has more opportunities to learn about menus that he or she does not normally use, making it easier to use the heating cooker 1 in a wider range of ways.

In this application example, the individual menu screen 201B displays an individual menu corresponding to the time zone and seasonal information according to the display timing (date and time) of the individual menu screen 201B, but only the individual menu corresponding to the seasonal information is displayed on the individual menu screen 201B. It may also be displayed on the menu screen 201B.

[Third embodiment]
Among the individual menus displayed on the individual menu screens 200B and 201B of the heating cooker 1 explained using FIGS. Different screens may be displayed.

Specifically, when the B menu is selected on the individual menu screens 200B and 201B, the transition is made from the individual menu screens 200B and 201B to the cooking start screen, and when the A menu is selected, the individual menu screens 200B and 201B are changed to the cooking start screen. Transition to the preparation screen. If the user presses the start button 22 (see Figure 1) with the cooking start screen displayed, heating cooking of menu B will start, but with the preparation screen displayed, the user presses the start button 22 (see Figure 1). ) does not start cooking in menu A. That is, the pressing operation of the start button 22 is valid only while the cooking start screen is displayed, and is invalid while the preparation screen is displayed. Hereinafter, the configuration of the heating cooker 1 in this embodiment will be specifically described. In addition, in the following description, a cooking start screen and a preparation screen may be described as a transition screen.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of menu information 550 in the third embodiment. As shown in FIG. 12, cooking information is associated with a menu whose type of menu information 550 is "1" (menu A) in addition to each item of menu information 510 shown in FIG. As the cooking information, image identification information such as image 001 indicating a completed dish image of menu A is set. The image data of the completed dish image indicated by the image identification information is stored in the storage unit 50 in advance.

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FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the display operation of the transition screen of the cooking device 1 in the third embodiment.

The cooking device 1 performs the process of step S9 (see FIG. 4A) using the display control unit 313, and displays the individual menu screen 200B on the touch display 21 (step S21). FIG. 14A is a schematic diagram showing an example of the individual menu screen 200B. On the individual menu screen 200B shown in FIG. 14A, when the touch display 21 receives a touch operation on the B menu icon 216 including the character image "Low temperature steamed vegetables", that is, when the B menu is selected by the user (step S22: NO , Step S25: YES), the display control unit 313 displays a cooking start screen on the touch display 21 (Step S26).

FIG. 14B is a schematic diagram showing an example of the cooking start screen 202. On the cooking start screen 202, an icon 221 including a character image "Back" and images 217 and 218 are displayed.

The icon 221 is associated with the process of switching to the individual menu screen 200B shown in FIG. 14A. When the user touches the icon 221, the cooking start screen 202 is switched to the individual menu screen 200B.

The image 217 is a character image indicating the menu name "low temperature steamed vegetables" corresponding to the B menu selected in step S25. The image 218 is a character image indicating information regarding the use of the B menu selected in step S25.

When the start button 22 receives a press operation while the cooking start screen 202 is displayed (step S27: YES), the heating cooker 1 performs the same process as in step S5 described above. That is, the heating control section 314 drives the heating cooking section 40 (see FIG. 1) to start heating cooking of the B menu selected in step S25, and the menu information updating section 312 controls the use of the B menu in the menu information 550. Update the number of times/month.

In step S27, if the start button 22 does not accept a pressing operation and the touch display 21 accepts a touch operation on the icon 221 including the character image "Back" (step S27: NO, step S28: YES), the cooking device 1 The display control unit 313 switches the display from the cooking start screen 202 to the individual menu screen 200B. Further, in step S28, if the touch display 21 does not accept the touch operation of the icon 221 (step S28: NO), the heating cooker 1 stands by with the cooking start screen 202 displayed.

Further, in step S22, the heating cooker 1 operates when the touch display 21 receives a touch operation on the A menu icon 214 including the character image "Tandoori Chicken", that is, when the A menu is selected by the user (step S22 :YES), the display control unit 313 displays the preparation screen on the touch display 21 (step S23). FIG. 14C is a schematic diagram showing an example of the preparation screen 203. As shown in FIG. 14C, on the preparation screen 203, an icon 221a including the text image "Back", images 219 and 220, and an icon 222 including the text image "Create" are displayed.

The icon 221a is associated with the process of switching to the individual menu screen 200B shown in FIG. 14A. The image 219 is a character image indicating the menu name "Tandoori Chicken" corresponding to the A menu selected in step S22. The image 220 is a completed dish image indicated by the cooking information corresponding to menu A selected in step S22 in the menu information 540. The icon 222 is associated with the switching process of the cooking start screen 202 for the A menu selected in step S22. That is, the icon 222 is an icon that instructs cooking of the A menu selected in step S22.

When the icon 222 is touched by the user on the preparation screen 203 shown in FIG. A cooking start screen 202 for the selected menu A is displayed on the touch display 21. FIG. 14D is a schematic diagram showing an example of the cooking start screen 202 for the selected A menu. As shown in FIG. 14D, on the cooking start screen 202, an image 217 showing the menu name "Tandoori Chicken" corresponding to the selected menu A is displayed.

In addition, in step S24, if the touch display 21 does not accept the touch operation of the icon 222 including the character image "make" (step S24: NO), the cooking device 1 stands by with the preparation screen 203 displayed. Further, in step S25, if the touch display 21 does not accept the touch operation of the individual menu icon of the B menu (step S25: NO), the cooking device 1 stands by while displaying the individual menu screen 200B shown in FIG. 14A. do.

As shown in FIGS. 14B and 14C, when menu B is selected on individual menu screen 200B, cooking start screen 202 is displayed, and when menu A is selected, preparation screen 203 is displayed. If the start button 22 is pressed while the cooking start screen 202 is displayed, heating cooking of the selected menu B will start immediately, but if the start button 22 is pressed while the preparation screen 203 is displayed. Even if it is pressed, heating cooking of the selected A menu is not started. The B menu is a menu that is used more frequently than the A menu, and is a menu that the user is relatively familiar with. Therefore, the user can start heating cooking with the minimum operation of pressing the start button 22 while the cooking start screen 202 is displayed. On the other hand, the A menu is a menu that the user does not normally use and is unfamiliar to the user. Therefore, by displaying the completed cooking image of the A menu on the preparation screen 203, it is easy to make the user imagine the dishes of the A menu, and it is easy to make the user use the A menu.

(Application example of third embodiment)
In the heating cooker 1 described using FIGS. 12 to 14D, the cooking information of the A menu displayed on the preparation screen 203 includes not only the completed cooking image of the A menu but also other information related to the A menu (hereinafter referred to as (menu related information) may also be included. The menu-related information includes the cooking recipe of the A menu, cooking time, SNS (Social Networking Service) information related to the A menu, and the like. The SNS information may be any information related to the A menu, such as evaluations of other people who have tried the A menu dishes, or information on arrangements of the A menu dishes. Hereinafter, the configuration of the heating cooker according to this application example will be specifically explained.

FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a heating cooker 1A according to this application example. In FIG. 15, the same components as the heating cooker 1 shown in FIG. 1 are given the same reference numerals as in FIG. 1. Hereinafter, mainly the configuration different from the heating cooker 1 will be explained.

As shown in FIG. 15, the cooking device 1A includes a communication section 70 and a menu-related information acquisition section 315. Although not shown in FIG. 15, a plurality of WEB servers are connected to the Internet 300.

The communication unit 70 is a wired or wireless communication interface for connecting to the Internet 300.

The menu-related information acquisition unit 315 communicates with a predetermined web server (not shown) on the Internet 300 via the communication unit 70, and obtains information regarding the A menu displayed on the individual menu screen 200B (FIG. 14A). Download the web page and store it in memory.

When menu A is selected on the individual menu screen 200B, the display control unit 313 displays a preparation screen on the touch display 21 based on the menu information 550 (FIG. 12). Further, the display control unit 313 displays a menu-related information screen including the cooking recipe of menu A or SNS information on the display of the touch display 21. Details of the preparation screen and the menu-related information screen will be explained in the operation description below.

The cooking recipe may be stored in advance in the storage unit 50 for each menu in the menu information 550, or may be acquired by the menu-related information acquisition unit 315 from a predetermined web server (not shown) on the Internet 300. .

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Hereinafter, the display operation of the preparation screen in the cooking device 1A will be explained using FIG. 13. In step S21, when the individual menu screen 200B (see FIG. 14A) is displayed on the display of the touch display 21, the heating cooker 1A uses the menu-related information acquisition unit 315 to access a predetermined WEB server ( A predetermined website (not shown) is accessed. Then, the heating cooker 1A uses the menu-related information acquisition unit 315 to download the web page including the A menu corresponding to the A menu icon 214 displayed on the individual menu screen 200B and stores it in the memory.

When the touch display 21 receives the touch operation of the individual menu icon of the A menu on the individual menu screen 200B (step S22: YES), the heating cooker 1A displays a preparation screen by the display control unit 313 (step S23). FIG. 16A is a schematic diagram showing a display example of the preparation screen 203A in the cooking device 1A. As shown in FIG. 16A, icons 223 and 224 are displayed on the preparation screen 203A in addition to the same icons 221a, 222 and images 219 and 220 as those on the preparation screen 203 shown in FIG. 14C described above.

The icon 223 includes a character image "SNS" and is associated with display processing of a menu-related information screen (hereinafter referred to as SNS screen) including SNS information. FIG. 16B is a schematic diagram showing an example of the SNS screen 203B. As shown in FIG. 16B, an icon 221b including a character image "back" and an image 225 are displayed on the SNS screen 203B. The icon 221b is associated with a process of switching the display from the SNS screen 203B to the preparation screen 203A (FIG. 16A). An image 225 shows SNS information stored in the memory by the menu-related information acquisition unit 315. That is, SNS information for the A menu selected on the individual menu screen 200B is displayed on the SNS screen 203B.

Returning to FIG. 16A, the icon 224 is written as "recipe" and is associated with display processing of a menu-related information screen (hereinafter referred to as a recipe screen) including a cooking recipe. FIG. 16C is a schematic diagram illustrating the recipe screen 203C. As shown in FIG. 16C, an icon 221b and an image 226 are displayed on the recipe screen 203C. Image 226 shows a cooking recipe corresponding to menu A selected on individual menu screen 200B.

In the heating cooker 1A, the touch display 21 receives a touch operation on the icon 221b on the SNS screen 203B (FIG. 16B) or the recipe screen 203C (FIG. 16C), and the touch display 21 accepts the touch operation on the icon 222 including the character image "make" on the preparation screen 203A. If the touch display 21 receives this (step S24: YES), the display control unit 313 displays the cooking start screen 202 on the touch display 21 (step S26). That is, in the heating cooker 1A, even if the start button 22 is pressed while the SNS screen 203B or the recipe screen 203C is displayed, the heating control unit 314 does not drive the heating cooking unit 40. In other words, the pressing operation of the start button 22 while the SNS screen 203B or the recipe screen 203C is displayed is invalidated, and heating cooking is not started.

When menu A is selected on the individual menu screen 200B, the heating cooker 1A shown in FIG. Menu-related information screens such as screen 203B and recipe screen 203C can be displayed. Therefore, the user can learn more about the selected dish of the A menu, making it easier to decide whether or not to try the dish of the A menu, and also making the user interested in the A menu.

The embodiments have been described above with reference to the drawings (FIGS. 1 to 16C). However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be implemented in various forms without departing from the spirit thereof. The drawings mainly show each component schematically to make it easier to understand, and the thickness, length, number, etc. of each component shown in the diagram may differ from the actual one due to the drawing process. . Further, the materials, shapes, dimensions, etc. of each component shown in the above embodiments are merely examples, and are not particularly limited, and various changes can be made without substantially departing from the effects of the present invention. be. Modifications of the above embodiment will be described below.

[Modified example]
(1) In the heating cooker 1A described using FIGS. 12 to 16C, when menu B is selected on the individual menu screen 200B, the completed image of the selected menu B is displayed on the cooking start screen 202 (FIG. 14B). ) may be displayed. In addition, on the cooking start screen 202, an icon for switching the display is displayed on the menu related information screen 203B or 203C, and when the icon is touched by the user, the menu related information screen 203B or 203C of the selected B menu is displayed. may be displayed.

(2) In the heating cooker 1A described using FIGS. 12 to 16C, the completed cooking image may be changed depending on the display timing of the individual menu screen 200B. That is, for example, depending on whether the individual menu screen 200B is displayed in the morning or in the afternoon, the preparation screen 203 may display a completed dish image depending on the time even if the menu is the same. . Specifically, for example, a completed dish image displayed in the morning may have an overall brighter image than a completed dish image displayed in the afternoon. With this configuration, it can be expected that the user's appetite will be stimulated and the menu will be encouraged to use the menu.

Alternatively, the user's preferred dishes (meat dishes, fish dishes, vegetable dishes, etc.) and display a completed dish image based on the user's preference pattern. Specifically, for example, if the user's preference pattern is "vegetable dishes", no matter which menu is selected, a completed dish image including an image of meat or fish is displayed on the preparation screens 203, 203A. It's okay. This increases the possibility that the user will incorporate meat or fish into the dish, even for a "vegetable dish" menu, making it easier for the user to be aware of the balance of their diet.

(3) In the cooking appliances 1 and 1A described using FIGS. 1 to 16C, the menu information 510 to 550 is stored in the storage unit 50 of the cooking appliance 1 and 1A, but for example, if the cooking appliances 1 and 1A are not connected to the Internet, The menu information 510 to 550 may be stored in an external server. In this case, the acquisition unit 311 may acquire menu information 510 to 550 from an external server (not shown) via the communication unit 70 shown in FIG. In this case, an external server (not shown) may have the function of the menu information update section 312 in the cooking device 1 or 1A.

Furthermore, an external server (not shown) may perform the process of identifying the user's preference pattern described in Application Example 3 of the first embodiment. The acquisition unit 311 of the heating cooker 1 may acquire the user's preference pattern specified by an external server.

In the application example 3 and this modification of the first embodiment, the process of identifying the user's preference pattern is to run a machine learning program using a trained model that outputs the preference pattern from the menu and the frequency of use of the menu to the cooking device 1. Alternatively, it may be executed by an external server.

(4) The heating cookers 1 and 1A described using FIGS. 1 to 16C are provided with a common menu screen 200A (see FIG. 5) and an individual menu screen 200B (see FIG. 6, etc.) as menu screens. Although an example has been described, only the individual menu screen 200B may be provided. In this case, for example, a menu similar to the common menu screen 200A is displayed on the individual menu screen 200B for a certain period of time after the start of use of the heating cooker 1, and after a certain period of time has elapsed, depending on the user's menu usage history. An individual menu may also be displayed.

(5) In the above-mentioned embodiments, application examples, and modified examples, explanations were mainly given using a heating cooker as an example, but in a device such as a washing machine that selects one menu from a plurality of menus, Techniques related to menu display may be applied.

The present invention is useful, for example, in the field of cooking appliances.

1, 1A heating cooker 10 cabinet 20 operation panel 21 touch display 22 start button, operation button 30 control section 40 heating cooking section 50 storage section 60 timekeeping section 70 communication section 200, 200A, 200B common menu screen 202 cooking start screen 203, 203A Preparation screen 203B SNS screen 203C Recipe screen 311 Acquisition unit 312 Menu information update unit 313 Display control unit 314 Heating control unit 315 Menu-related information acquisition unit

Claims (5)

A display section;
an acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of menus including a first menu that is predetermined to be displayed in priority to the menu screen ;
a display control unit that causes the display unit to display the menu screen including a predetermined number of menus among the plurality of menus;
a first reception unit that accepts selection of a menu from the plurality of menus;
a second reception unit that receives an instruction operation to instruct heating cooking of the menu whose selection has been accepted by the first reception unit;
Among the plurality of menus, a menu for which the instruction operation has been received by the second reception unit and for which the frequency of reception of the instruction operation is equal to or higher than a predetermined frequency is indicated as a second menu. Menu update section for setting type information and
Equipped with
The display control unit is a heating cooker that, when the second menu exists, causes the second menu to be displayed on the menu screen with further priority over the first menu. The cooking device according to claim 1 , wherein the menu updating unit updates the first menu among the plurality of menus based on the menu instructed by the instruction operation. The cooking device according to claim 2, wherein the menu updating unit updates the first menu among the plurality of menus based on the frequency with which the first reception unit receives selections of the first menu. The cooking device according to claim 2, wherein the menu updating unit updates the first menu in the plurality of menus based on the second menu whose selection is accepted by the first reception unit. 5. The display control unit according to claim 1, wherein, when the second menu is present among the plurality of menus, the display control unit causes the second menu to be displayed on the menu screen according to a timing for displaying the menu screen. The heating cooker according to any one of the items.

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