JPH06181850A - Cooking procedure indicator - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To constitute a cooking procedure indicator so that brightness and color of a display screen can automatically be adjusted in accordance with the peripheral environment. CONSTITUTION:By an illuminance sensor 4, illuminance in the vicinity of a procedure display part 2 is measured, and in accordance with the measured illuminance, a pallet of a brightness adjustment pallet part is selected, and in accordance with brightness in the periphery of the procedure display part 2, brightness and color of a display screen of the procedure display part 2 are made easy-to--see.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cooking procedure indicator for assisting a cooking procedure when cooking in a kitchen.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When cooking a food, when it is not known how to cook it, it is customary to look at a guidebook or the like. However, when doing while looking at the guidebook, it is necessary to spread the book such as the guidebook on the cooking table, which hinders cooking and it is difficult to immediately check the next step during cooking. there were. There was also a problem that each person had to manage time.

Therefore, the applicant of the present application has filed Japanese Patent Application No. 4-426.
According to No. 1, a procedure display section for displaying cooking procedures is provided, cooking procedure data corresponding to each dish selected by the input section is read from the cooking procedure storage section, and the procedure display section is displayed based on the read cooking procedure data. We have proposed a cooking procedure indicator that displays cooking procedures.

[0004]

However, in the cooking procedure indicator described above, the brightness of the display screen of the procedure display unit is adjusted to make it easier to see the screen depending on the place of use and the environment such as surrounding lighting. When adjusting, TV or CR
The brightness adjusting volume provided on the procedure display portion such as T must be adjusted each time. Further, in the case of a television, when it is used as a cooking procedure indicator, there is a problem that the brightness must be returned to the original when viewing a normal image after adjusting the brightness with the volume.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object thereof is a cooking procedure capable of automatically adjusting the brightness and color of a display screen according to the surrounding environment. To provide an indicator.

[0006]

The present invention describes a cooking procedure.
Input the selection of the type of dish and the procedure display section to show
Input the contents and instructions of the cooking procedure for each dish
Cooking procedure that stores cooking procedure data consisting of timing
Selectable from the memory unit, the timer unit that measures time, and the input unit
Read the cooking procedure data of the prepared dishes from the cooking procedure storage section.
Then, based on the read cooking procedure data, the cook hands
And a control unit for displaying the instruction contents of the order on the procedure display unit.
A cooking procedure indicator consisting of
Add an illuminance sensor to measure the degree and display the procedure
Multiple palettes for setting the brightness and color of the display screen
Add a pallet for brightness adjustment that has a number of
It is characterized in that the palette is selected according to
Cooking procedure indicator.

[0007]

In the cooking procedure indicator of the present invention, the illuminance sensor measures the illuminance in the vicinity of the procedure display section, the pallet of the brightness adjusting pallet section is selected according to the measured illuminance, and the periphery of the procedure display section is selected. The brightness and colors of the display screen of the procedure display unit are made easy to see according to the brightness of the.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration diagram of a cooking procedure indicator of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

The cooking procedure indicator of this embodiment comprises an input section 1, a procedure display section 2, a control device 3 and an illuminance sensor 4. The input unit 1 is for giving an instruction to the control device, and is composed of a mouse, a keyboard and the like, and is operated by the user. The procedure display unit 2 is composed of a CRT, a television, etc.
Menus, cooking procedures, etc. are displayed. The control device 3 includes a cooking procedure storage unit 31, a memory unit 32, a timer unit 33, an output signal conversion unit 34, a control unit 35, and a brightness adjustment pallet unit 36. Cooking procedure storage unit 3
Reference numeral 1 stores the contents of instructions for cooking procedures for each dish and cooking data including the timing of issuing the instructions.
The memory unit 32 is a memory that is readable and writable and capable of holding stored data, and can hold data input from the input unit 1 and data changed based on the input data. The data of the amount of the material changed according to the number of people can be stored when the data of is input. The timer unit 33 measures the elapsed time. The output signal conversion unit 34 converts a signal to the procedure display unit 2 into a signal according to the form of the procedure display unit. For example, an analog RGB signal is converted into a video signal, and a commercially available television is used as the procedure display unit. It is possible to use as.
The control unit 35 controls the above-mentioned respective units and performs data processing. For example, in order to inform the progress of cooking time, the time measured by the timer unit 33 is added with a title such as a cooking name or a work name to perform the procedure. The control of displaying on the display unit 2 is performed.

As shown in FIG. 3, the brightness adjusting pallet unit 36 has, for example, eight combinations of R (red), G (green), and B (blue) brightness signals (in this case, N).
o. 0-No. A combination of the eight color combinations of 7) is shown as one palette, and a plurality of this palette is provided. Each value of R, G, and B of the pallet indicates the brightness, and the brightness value is 0 to 0 as shown in FIG.
It has a value of 16 levels of 15, and the larger the value, the brighter it becomes. Therefore, when (R, G, B) = (0, 0, 0), it is black, and (R, G, B) = (15, 15, 1).
In the case of 5), it becomes white. And, for example, No. 1 of the pallet 1 in FIG. No. 0 of the palette 2 indicates a bright red color. 0 indicates a dark red color. In the procedure display unit 2, a designated No. in the palette is displayed for each pixel on the display screen. It is displayed based on the value of.

Here, each of the plurality of palettes forming the brightness adjusting palette 36 has its own characteristics. The palette 1 in FIG. 3A is a combination of bright colors, and the palette 2 in FIG. 3B is a combination of dark colors. When the surroundings of the procedure display unit 2 is dark, the palette 2 is selected, and when it is bright. Is a screen that is easy to see if you select palette 1.

The illuminance sensor 4 is arranged, for example, near the procedure display unit 2 and measures the illuminance near the display screen of the procedure display unit 2. As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5, the control unit 35 specifies, from the brightness adjustment pallet unit 36, a pallet that can be displayed on the screen according to the ambient brightness by a signal from the illuminance sensor 4.

As the pallet of the brightness adjusting pallet section 36, it is effective to provide not only those having the same color but different in brightness as shown in FIG. This is because it may be easier to see not only by changing the screen brightness but also by changing the color of each pixel in accordance with the ambient brightness.

[0014]

As described above, according to the cooking procedure indicator of the present invention, the illuminance sensor measures the illuminance in the vicinity of the procedure display section, and the pallet of the brightness adjusting pallet section is determined according to the measured illuminance. The brightness of the screen of the procedure display is made easier to see according to the brightness of the surroundings of the procedure display, so the brightness of the display screen is automatically adjusted according to the surrounding environment. We were able to provide a cooking procedure indicator that can be used.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a cooking procedure indicator of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a pallet according to the above.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a pallet according to the above.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Input Section 2 Procedure Display Section 3 Control Device 4 Illuminance Sensor 31 Cooking Procedure Storage Section 32 Memory Section 33 Timer Section 34 Output Signal Converter 35 Control Section 36 Brightness Adjustment Palette Section

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A procedure display section for displaying a cooking procedure, an input section for selecting and inputting the type of cooking, and cooking procedure data including cooking instruction content for each dish and timing of issuing the instruction are stored. The cooking procedure storage unit, the timer unit for measuring time, and the cooking procedure data of the dish selected by the input unit are read from the cooking procedure storage unit, and the instruction contents of the cooking procedure are displayed based on the read cooking procedure data. A cooking procedure indicator including a control unit to be displayed on the display unit, for adding an illuminance sensor that measures the illuminance in the vicinity of the procedure display unit, and for setting the brightness and color of the display screen of the procedure display unit. 2. A cooking procedure indicator, wherein a pallet unit for brightness adjustment having a plurality of pallets is added, and the pallet is selected according to the illuminance.