JPH02192517A - Cooking device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable the common use of cooking information even when the cooking information is produced based on a cooking device having different specifications by providing a function to correct cooking information, inputted from an external memory medium, according to a difference between a reference specification, according to which the cooking information is produced, and a self-specification. CONSTITUTION:A memory card 7 in which cooking information intended to be cooked by a utilizer is stored is inserted through the card insertion slot of a microwave oven 1. When a CPU 11 detects insertion of the card, cooking information in the card 7 is inputted through a memory card interface 14. From specification data, it is decided that inputted cooking information is produced depending upon which specification of a microwave oven. When the specifications are the same as each other, cooking information is stored as a cooking program in an RAM 13 to start cooking. When the specifications are different from each other, in order that the specification is caused to coincide with the specification of his own microwave oven 1, correction processing, e.g. addition or omission of processing, correction of a numerical value, is effected. Data right after correction is stored as a cooking program in the RAM 13 to start a following cooking.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Purpose of the invention] (Industrial application field) The present invention relates to a cooking device such as a microwave oven.

(Prior Art) While cooking devices such as microwave ovens are becoming more popular in general households, cooking culture is also developing more and more, and new dishes using microwave ovens and the like are appearing one after another. For this reason,
Even cooking equipment needs to be able to handle this. Therefore, focusing on the generalization of portable storage media as expected in memory cards and IC cards in the near future, a method is being developed in which information related to the preparation of new dishes is stored in portable storage media and the information is sold and supplied by manufacturers. Conceivable.

According to this method, a user can purchase a portable storage medium that stores cooking information for a desired dish and supply the cooking information to the cooking device, thereby being able to prepare new dishes that appear one after another. You can cook as many dishes as you like.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, the above method has the following problems. That is, each manufacturer usually provides multiple types of products with different specifications for the same cooking device. Specifically, this includes, for example, differences in heating output in microwave ovens. This means that manufacturers have to supply only the types of portable storage media that correspond to the different specifications of the cooking equipment for each dish, making it extremely difficult to handle the supply. This makes selecting a portable storage medium even more difficult.

The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a cooking device that can be used for all types of cooking without requiring manufacturers or users to take any trouble.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problem) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention inputs cooking information from an external storage medium storing the cooking information and executes cooking based on the cooking information. The gist of the present invention is to provide a cooking device including information correction means for correcting input cooking information according to differences in specifications.

The present invention also provides an external storage medium in which cooking information created based on predetermined standard specifications is stored, and an external storage medium that receives cooking information from the external storage medium and converts the cooking information between the standard specifications and its own specifications. The gist is to include an information correction means that corrects according to the difference, and a processing control means that executes a required cooking process based on the corrected cooking information.

(Function) The cooking device according to the present invention has a function of correcting the cooking information input from an external storage medium according to the difference in specifications, that is, the difference between the standard specifications for which the cooking information was created and its own specifications. This allows cooking information to be used in common even if it is created based on cooking equipment with different specifications.

(Example) Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in detail using the drawings.

1 and 2 show an example in which a cooking device according to the present invention is applied to a microwave oven 1. FIG. 1 is an external view of the microwave oven 1, and FIG. 2 is an external view of the microwave oven 1. It is a circuit block diagram.

In FIG. 1, a microwave oven 1 includes a main body part 2 which is formed into a box shape as a whole and has a cooking chamber for storing cooking materials therein, and a main body part 2 provided on the front surface of the main body part 2 for cooking. The opening wI door 3 to the room and the main body part 2 lined up with this switching station 3
It has a display section 4, an operation section 5, and a card insertion slot 6 attached to the front surface of the computer.

The card insertion slot 6 is for receiving a memory card 7 constituting an external storage medium in which cooking information is stored.

Note that the memory card 7 stores, as cooking information regarding a specific dish, for example, specification data, required ingredients, cooking procedures including heating temperature and heating time, and explanatory text indicating precautions regarding cooking. It is something that

In FIG. 2, the microwave oven 1 includes a CPU 11 constituting information correction means for controlling the overall operation, a ROM 12 that stores a control program, a RAM 13 that has a function of storing a cooking program, and a memory card interface 14. and a cooking control section 15. The memory card interface 14 is for receiving and electrically connecting the memory card 7 to transmit cooking information to the CPU 11.

The cooking control unit 15 controls the components of the microwave oven 1, such as a magnetron, a hot air oven, a surface heater, and a turntable, in response to commands from the CPU 11.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained using the flowchart shown in FIG.

When cooking, the user inserts a memory card 7 storing cooking information for the dish he/she wants to make through the card insertion slot 6.

When the CPU 11 detects the card insertion, it inputs the cooking information in the memory card 7 via the memory card interface 14 (step 90).

Then, it is determined from the specification data what specifications of the microwave oven the input cooking information was created based on. In this determination, since the input cooking information can be used as is if the specifications are the same, the CPU 11 stores it in the RAM 13 as a cooking program without making any corrections, and thereafter starts cooking according to this cooking program. On the other hand, if the specifications are different, correction processing such as adding or deleting processes or modifying numerical values is performed in order to match the specifications of the own microwave oven 1.

Specifically, for example, when the own microwave oven 1 outputs 500 watts, the cooking information in the memory card 7 outputs 60 watts.
If it is created based on a 0 Watt microwave oven, the heating time is corrected to be 1.2 times the time (steps 100 and 110). Alternatively, in the case of oven heating, even if the cooking information in the memory card 7 is assumed to be a device that does not perform preheating, if your microwave oven is a device that requires preheating, a preheating step may be added. For example, the detected temperature may be set to 1.01 times the value depending on the position where the temperature sensor is installed, or the oven heating method may be hot air heating, surface heater heating, etc. Depending on the difference, corrections are made, such as increasing the heating time by 1.08 (steps 200 to 230). In addition, when heating the grill, the distance between the heater and the heating shelf, the reflectance of the anti-04 mirror, or the heater output may differ between the device assumed in the memory card 7 and your own microwave oven. In order to correct this, for example, the heating time is increased by 0.97 times (steps 300 and 310). Then, the corrected data is stored in the RAM 13 as a cooking program, and subsequent cooking is started (step 400).
. Note that there are various modes of correction processing, and the present invention is not limited to the specific example described above.

Therefore, according to this embodiment, the manufacturer only needs to supply one type of external storage medium storing cooking information for a specific dish, which is inexpensive and easy to supply; For the user, it is easy to select the one related to the desired dish from among the external storage media supplied by the manufacturer of the microwave oven (if standardization progresses, the manufacturer will not matter). . Furthermore, even when purchasing a new cooking appliance, there is no need to replace the memory card that you have at that time. Alternatively, extremely useful effects can be achieved, such as the ability to share a single memory card with multiple cooking machines and appliance bodies.

In this embodiment, the memory card 7 has been described as an example in which information on a single dish is stored, but the information is not limited to this, of course, and information on multiple types of dishes, such as dozens or hundreds of types, is stored in the memory card 7. It is clear that the same method can be used even when cooking information is stored.

Further, in this embodiment, a microwave oven is used as an example of the cooking device, but it is needless to say that the cooking device is not limited to this.

In addition, external storage media are not limited to memory cards.
Other possible applications include IC cards and optical cards.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, cooking information input from an external storage medium is corrected in accordance with the difference in specifications, that is, the difference between the standard specification for which the cooking information was created and the own specification. Even if the cooking information was created based on cooking equipment with different specifications, this function can be used in common, so it can be developed in the future without any hassle for manufacturers or users. We are able to accommodate all types of cuisine, including new ones.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the appearance of a microwave oven according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a circuit block of this microwave oven, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing processing. 1...Microwave oven 2...Main unit 3...Opening door 4...Display section 5...Operation section
6...Card insertion lower...Memory card
11...CPL112...ROM 1
3...RAM14-...Memory card interface 5...Cooking control unit

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A cooking device that inputs cooking information from an external storage medium storing cooking information and executes cooking based on the cooking information, and information correction that corrects the input cooking information according to differences in specifications. A cooking device characterized in that it has a means. (2) An external storage medium that stores cooking information created based on predetermined standard specifications, and an external storage medium that receives cooking information from this external storage medium and uses the cooking information according to differences between the standard specifications and its own specifications. What is claimed is: 1. A cooking device comprising: information correction means for correcting cooking information; and processing control means for executing required cooking processing based on the corrected cooking information.