JPS60138671A - Menu producer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To display the totalization and arithmetic results of the nutritive value, etc. at a display part and to decide a menu in consideration of the nutritive balance, by feeding simply and quickly the nutritive value, etc. of various dishes by means of a magnetic card and for each dish. CONSTITUTION:A magnetic card 5 storing the nutritive value, etc. of each dish is used for a menu producer. The card numbers, search numbers, material numbers, the amounts of materials, etc. are recorded magnetically to a magnetic recording part 26 of the magnetic card. The data recorded to the card 5 are read by a magnetic card reader 27, and the read nutritive value, etc. are stored to a RAM29 under the control of a CPU28. While an expected intake nutritive value, etc. are fed through a keyboard 2, and an arithmetic part of the CPU28 totalizes the input information applied from the keyboard 2, and the nutritive value of the RAM29. Then the result of this totalization is displayed at a display part 3 and also printed out by a printer 4 together with the stored nutritive value, etc. Thus the menus are decided for each dish in consideration of the nutritive balance.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention provides a method for determining a meal menu.
Concerning a menu creation device that calculates and displays the nutritional content of a large number of dishes by hand, it is possible to easily and quickly input the nutritional content of each dish using a magnetic card. The results of aggregation and calculations, such as nutritional amounts, can be displayed on the display, and can also be printed out on recording paper, etc.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below based on the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, this menu preparation device has a single-piece structure in which all the components are installed inside and outside a housing l.

On the front side of the upper surface of the housing 1, there is a keyboard 2,
1st rule section left side Liquid crystal display section (hereinafter referred to as LCD)
3. A printer (printing section) 4 is provided on the name side of the upper rear side, and a magnetic card is provided on the right end.

A card guide groove 6 for guiding the card 5 is formed over the entire front and rear length of the housing l, and a power switch 7 is further provided on the left side surface.

On the keyboard 2, there are 10 number keys 8 from 0 to 9, a clear key 9, an entry key IO 1, a menu clear key 11, a balance number-child key 12, a menu memory key 13,
An energy calculation key 14', an energy set key 15, a nutrient print key 16, a material list key 17, a shopping list key 18, and a paper feed key 19 are provided.

LCD3 is energy, protein, lipid, and carbohydrate.

The amount (nutritional amount) of the nine ingredients (green and yellow vegetables, light-colored vegetables, salt, iron, and calcium) is listed with the radiation 20.
The graph is displayed, that is, the amount of nutrients is displayed by the length of the radiation 20, and the information printed on the top of the housing 1 such as "Battery Replacement", "Reading Error J, r Reading Stop", "
The status display character "Paper feeding trouble" is indicated by a triangular mark 21. The display surface of the LCD 3 is covered with a transparent @ 23 on which a balance circular line 22 is displayed. balance circular line 2
2 indicates the ideal balanced position of the nutritional amounts of the above nine components.

For each component, the star mark 2 at the tip of its radiation 22
4 means that the intake amount is above a certain value, that is, l
Indicates that there is too much lj.

The printer 4 is a conventionally known printer that prints letters, numbers, symbols, etc. on continuous recording paper 25 while transporting it.

A large number of magnetic cards 1 are prepared in order to record information about a large number of dishes for each dish, and so that they can also be used as so-called cooking cards. The name of the dish, its code number (card number), and a photo of the arrangement example are printed and displayed, and on the back side, as shown in Figure 3, the name of the ingredients of the dish, the amount for 4 people, and how to prepare are printed. has been done.

Furthermore, a strip-shaped magnetic recording section 26 is provided at the lower end of the back surface of the magnetic card 5. This magnetic recording section 26 has a fourth
In the format shown in the figure, the card number, the nutritional content of the nine ingredients,
Search data (data indicating other dishes with good nutritional balance in combination with the dish), material numbers, and quantities of ingredients are magnetically recorded, and this information is stored by inserting the magnetic card 5 into the card guide groove 6. The magnetic card reader 27 installed in the housing 1 is
(Figure 5).

This menu creation device further includes a microcomputer, that is, a CPU consisting of an arithmetic unit and a control unit as shown in FIG.
(Equipped with a central processing unit 28 and a RAM 30, the data read by the magnetic card reader 27 and input data from the keyboard 2 are processed by the CPO 28, and the LCD 3 and printer 4 are
Control with B.

The RAM 29 includes a read data storage section 31 that stores read data from the magnetic card reader 27, as well as a register section 32, that is, an ideal nutritional amount register 3 as shown in FIG.
3. Nutrient intake register 34. Menu register 351 Total energy register 36. It has an area pointer 37, a search data register 38, and a display buffer 39. The registers 33, 34, and 35 store the values of the nine components separately for each component. The read data storage section 31 is virtually partitioned into a card data area 31a and a menu area 31b by designation by the area pointer 37, which will be described later.

The ROM 30 is divided into a program table 40, a material name table 41, and a unit table 42. In the material name table 41, as shown in FIG. 7, the names of dishes are permanently stored separately and classified into three categories: meat, fish, and vegetables, and in a fixed order.

Note that an error buzzer 43 is also arranged within the housing 1.

Next, the operation of the present menu creation device will be explained for each key operation on the keyboard 2 with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 8 to 18. In addition, in the following, when each choice is YES and the next step is to proceed, it is written as Y, and when the answer is NO and the step is to proceed, it is written as N.

r Switch ON 1 See Figure 8. When power switch 7 is turned on, 50...
- After the operation instruction is printed out, for example, "Energy Set Format" is printed out, 51... Is there a magnetic card 5 in the magnetic card reader 27? go to When a key is operated on keyboard 2, 52...key is pressed manually, 53...key is pressed manually? Y 54... After calling each processing routine, proceed to 9.1.
Go to the routine related to key operation among the eight types of processing routines shown in Figure 1-17. If YES in step 51, the process goes to the routine shown in FIG. 10 by calling the card reading routine 55.

“Energy Calculation J.

See Figure 14. After pressing the energy calculation key 14, use the numeric key 8 and the entry key 10 to set the gender, age, and gender.

Enter height and exertion in sequence. In this case, 60...Print out operation instructions 61...Enter gender 62...Print out gender and operation instructions 63
... Enter age 64 ... Print out age and operating instructions 65
...Enter the height 66...Print out the I length and operation instructions 67
...Input the exertion68...Put out the exertion69...Calculate the ideal energy for the day and the energy distribution for breakfast, lunch, and dinner70...Ideal energy for the day The operation of printing out the energy distribution for breakfast, lunch, and dinner for three meals is executed sequentially, and for example, the following is printed out.

Energy Keisan Start Ql, Seihe Man...θ Woman...
・・１ Q2. Nenrei () Zaai? 0 Q3. Shincho()cm? 60 Q4. Anataha Donorosa? Karui Rousa...O Fukka Rousa...1 Yayaomoi Rousa...2 Omoi Rousa...3 Nimbu...4 Jiuniyuuf...5 The value calculated in step 69 is stored in the RAM 29 in the ideal value register 33 for each component. be remembered.

"Energy set" See Figure 11. When you press the energy set key 15, 80
...When you print out the operation instructions -ζ For example, it prints out "Keikakuriyo Ha San Calorie 9", and if you enter the desired calorie value using the numeric key 8 and the entry key 1O, you will get 81. ...Input the planned energy 82...Call the nutrient conversion routine 83...
Displaying nutrient amount 84 . . . An operation of printing out operation instructions is performed. At this time, if the magnetic card 5 is not read, the value of the nutrient intake register 34 is 0, so the nutrient amount is not displayed and is printed out as shown below, for example.

463Kcal ``Card reading'' See Figure 10. When a magnetic card 5 selected from a large number of cards is inserted into the card guide groove of the housing 1 and run, 91...Reads the data stored in the magnetic recording section 26 of the magnetic card 5.92...Data Have you had trouble reading the text?
93...Stores the read data in the card data area 31a of M29 to input 1.94...Stores the nutritional content of each component (stored in the card data area 31a) regarding the read nutritional data in the nutritional intake register 34. Add the value and store the addition result in the nutrient intake register 34 95...Call the nutrient conversion routine 96...
After displaying the nutritional value, the nutritional value of the dish on the selected magnetic card 5 is displayed as LC.
Displayed on D3. Therefore, for the first magnetic card 5, the nutritional amount of only that dish is displayed, and for the second and subsequent cards, the amount of nutrients is added and displayed.

Note that if No in step 92, 97...
Go to Activate error buzzer.

Now, if I were to explain the nutrition amount conversion routine in Figure 18, is this routine a call from the Neil 100...energy set routine?
101...Is this a call from the menu memory routine? N
102... Is the value of the ideal nutritional amount register 33 0? If YES in step 102, that is, if the planned energy has not been input, then step 103...
Based on the energy in the nutrient intake register 34, calculate the ratio between this and one shift of other components in the same register 34,
Go to Store in display buffer 39.

Therefore, if you simply enter data using the magnetic card 5 without determining the planned energy, the nutritional content of the dish will be calculated using the LC.
As shown in FIG. 19 on Da, energy radiation 20
Balance the tip of the circular line 22 with the tip as 100% of the standard.
The radiation 20 of other components is displayed with a length corresponding to the ratio to the energy. 2 magnetic cards 5
If you select more than one, the energy radiation 20 will not change, but
The radiation 20 of other components has a length corresponding to the added nutritional amount.

When the energy set key 15 is pressed to input the planned energy as described above, YE is selected in step 100.
In step S, the operation of calculating the ideal nutritional amount of each component from the planned energy and storing it in the ideal nutritional amount register 33 is performed.
105... Based on the value of the ideal nutrient amount register 33 for each component, the ratio between that value and the value of the nutrient intake register 34 is calculated and stored in the display buffer 39.

Therefore, in this case, the display on LCDa is, for example, the 20th
As shown in the figure, the position of the balance circular line 22 shows an ideal value, the component in which the radiation 20 protrudes outward from this balance circular line 22 exceeds the ideal value, and the position inward of this balance circular line 22 exceeds the ideal value. indicates that it is less than the ideal value.

"Balance Search" See Figure 15. When the user wants to search for another dish that has a good nutritional balance with a certain dish, the user presses the balance search key 12 after reading the data on the magnetic card 5 for the dish. When you press this, 111...Card data area 31
Does a have data? 112...Is there data in the search data register 38? Y113...Read out the search data and print it out, and then print it out as follows, for example.

Search Kumiawa Second Variation Akamidori 9 64 2 Key Mouth 123 Blue 88 7 4 In addition, in this printout, "Aka" and "Midori" are used.
) "Kiiguchi" and "Ao" are color-coded b according to the type of food.
3, and the numbers indicate the numbers of the magnetic cards 5 to be combined.

When NO in ll and 112, 114...
Go to print out that there is no combination.

"Menu memory" See Figure 13. After selecting the magnetic card 5 of the dish you want to eat as described above, reading the data, and deciding on the menu for one meal, you press the menu memory key 13. When you press this, 120...Is there data in the card data area 31a? 121...Has the energy set, that is, the planned energy been input? Y 122: Adds the input planned energy to the value of the total energy register 36, and stores the addition result in the same register 3.
At the same time, the value of the nutrient intake register 34 is added to the value of the menu register 35, and the addition result is stored in the same register 35 123... The area pointer 37 is set 124...
・Calling the nutrient amount conversion routine 125...Displaying the nutrient amount 126...Printing out what has been memorizedDue to the error, the cumulative value of the nutrient amount entered manually before pressing the menu memory 13. is stored in the menu register 35, and the input plan energy total 81 is stored in the total n1 energy register 36, and the record 1. The fact that step a has been performed is printed out, and the cumulative value for nutrition is displayed in the same way as above.

When the area pointer 37 is set in step 123, the read data storage section 31 of the RΔM 29 virtually partitions the data storage area, and until then, the data storage area is virtually partitioned.
What used to be the data area 31a becomes a menu area 3111. The data stored in the menu area 31b is not cleared no matter what key is pressed and is saved until the power switch 7 is turned off.

If No in step 120, the process goes to step 124 via 127...Storing the value of the menu register 35 in the nutritional intake register 34.

If ζNO in step 121, the process goes to step 122 via step 12B... calls the energy set routine.

After memorizing the menu for one meal in this way, two more
To decide on a menu for three meals, repeat the same process as above.

"Menu clear j" See Figure 12. To clear the data on the magnetic card 5 that has been entered at the stage of deciding the menu using the magnetic card 5 as described above, press the menu clear key 11. , 130... Ideal nutrient amount register 33. Intake #amount register 34. Card data area 31a and l, clear CD3 131... An operation to print out the operation instructions is performed.However, this menu clearing key 1
1 does not clear the menu area 31b, the menu register 351, the total energy register 36, and the area pointer 37, so the data stored as described above by pressing the menu memory key 13 remains previously stored.

Therefore, if you press the menu memory key 13 again after clearing the menu, steps 120 and 128 in FIG.
124.125, the above r menu memory
The stored nutritional values can be displayed again.

"Nutritional amount printing" See Figure 9. When printing out the nutritional value of a dish input using any one magnetic card 5 or the nutritional value of a single meal (multiple dishes) input using a combination of multiple magnetic carts 5, press the nutritional value print key. Press 16. When this key is pressed, 140...L Cl) 3 is displaying the data of the menu area 31b? N141...Is there data in the card data area 31a? 142...Print out the amount of Sakae rE, for example, as follows.

Energy 225Kcal Protein 20゜5g Shishitsu 8.1g Toshitsu 13.6g Enbun 1.0g Tetsu 3.0mg Calcium 62m The nutritional information will be printed out.

If YES in step 140, 143...
Is there data in the menu area 31b? The process goes to step 142 via Y, and the nutritional amounts stored in the menu register 35 are printed out.

If No in step 141 and No in step 143, go to 144...Print out operation instructions.

rMaterial List j See Figure 17. To print out the ingredients and quantities for one or more manually prepared dishes as described above, the ingredient list key 17 is pressed.

When you press this key, 150... Is the number of input cards 0? N151...
Go to Print out that you need to enter the number of people. When the number of people is entered numerically using the number key and the entry key ~lO, 152... Input the number of people 153... Card data area 31a and menu area 31
Are the dishes stored in b? Y 154... Print out the dish name 155...
Multiply the quantity by the number of people 156...Card data area 31a and menu area 31
Is the material stored in b? 157... unit of quantity (e.g. kg and g) and approximate number (
For example, the following steps are printed out after 158: Calculating the number of items)...Printing out the name of the material, the quantity for the number of people, and the approximate number.

<Zairyo List> Nanninbun Tsukuru No Death Power? Zairyo 3-person Bundes*Kiiro 1O Hanpen 105g 3/4 Maimitsuba 3g Showyuusu 9 cc 2/3 Dais Nihonshiyu 8ml Dashinomoto 5g *Kiiro 49 Corn cream 60g Margarine 16g L+1. /4 Big S Hakurikiko 9
g Gyunyu 300 cc Consommé 15g Parsley 6g Koshiyou If YES in Tekigiste Nobu 150, 159...
Go to Print out operating instructions, step 153
If the answer is NO, go to ■60...Print out the operation instructions.

"Shopping List" See Figure 16. The shopping list key 18 is pressed to print out the ingredients to be purchased and the quantities for each dish for one, two, or three meals for which the menu has been entered as described above. When you press this key, 170...Is the number of input cards O? N171...
Input the number of people 172...Sequentially specify the materials in the material name table 41 of the ROM 30 173...Have you finished specifying the materials? N174...
Search for the specified ingredient from the card data area 31a and the menu area 31b 175...Does the specified ingredient exist? Y176...
Multiply the total of each material by the number of people 177... Calculate the unit of quantity and the approximate number of sum n1 178... Material name 9 Print out the quantity and approximate number, and then print out, for example, as follows.

Kukaimono List〉 Nanninbunno Kaimonodeska? Zairyou 3-person Bundeshanben 1 My corn cream Kanzume 60g Parsley 6g Mitsuba 3g Gyunyu 300 cc Hakurikiko 9g Margarine 16g Consomme 15g If YES in step 170, 179...
Go to Print out operating instructions, step 173
If the answer is YES, go to 180...Print out operation instructions.

By cutting out the recording paper 25 that has been recorded in the manner described above, it is convenient because it can be used as a memo and the material can be paged and used for good luck.

Note that when the paper feed key 19 is pressed, only the recording paper 25 is transferred.

As described in detail above, according to the menu creation device of the present invention, the nutritional content of a large number of dishes can be easily and quickly entered for each dish using a magnetic card, and the results of aggregation and calculation of nutritional content etc. can be inputted easily and quickly. This can be displayed on the display and printed out on recording paper, etc., allowing you to decide on a menu while looking at the nutritional balance.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view, FIGS. 2 and 3 are front and back views of the magnetic card, and FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the recording format of the magnetic card. Figure 5 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration, Figure 6 is the R
AM register configuration diagram, Figure 7 is an explanatory diagram showing the storage format of the ROM material table, Figures 8 to 18 are flow charts of each routine of the program, Figure 8 is switch-on, Figure 9 is nutrition Quantity printing, Figure 10 is card reading, Figure 1F is energy set, Figure 12 is menu clear, Figure 13 is menu memory, Figure 14 is energy calculation, Figure 15 is balance search, Figure 16 is shopping. list 1
FIG. 17 shows the material list, FIG. 18 shows the nutrient amount conversion, and FIGS. 19 and 20 are plan views showing examples of display on the display section. 5...Magnetic card, 27...Magnetic card reader, 2
9...RAM (storage unit), 2...Keyboard, 2
8... CPU, 3... Display unit, 4... Printer (
printing section). Figure 5 Figure 2 3 Supplementary Procedures Amendment 59' 11 '13 Showa Year Month Date Manabu Shiga, Commissioner of the Patent Office 1, Indication of the case Patent Application No. 1982-244592 2, Invention c7) Name, menu, and description Apparatus 3, Person making amendment Case 2') Related Patent applicant (226) Silver Seiko Co., Ltd. 4, Agent 5, Date of amendment order Voluntary action 7, Contents of amendment + 11 Specification, page 10, line 21 The description has been amended as follows. "Go to 97... activate the error buzzer." (2) Correct "added" to "added" on page 11, line 21 of the same book. (3) Change “Enter now” on page 14, lines 11-12 of the same book box to “
” and corrected it. (4) "Previously" in line 16 of page 16 of the same book is amended to read "still."

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] (1) A magnetic card that records the nutritional value, etc. of each dish, a magnetic card reader that reads the data recorded on the magnetic card, and a storage unit that stores the read nutritional value, etc.; a keyboard for inputting the nutritional intake plan, a calculation section for totalizing and calculating the nutritional amount stored in the storage section and input information on the keyboard, a display section for displaying the results of the totalization and calculation, and the above-mentioned totalization. - A menu creation device characterized by comprising a printing unit that prints calculation results, nutritional amounts, etc. stored in the storage unit. 2. Claim 1: The magnetic card records the name or code number of another dish whose total nutritional content is well-balanced when combined with the dish recorded on the magnetic card.
The menu preparation device described in Section 1. 3. The menu creation device according to claim 1, wherein the display section is configured to graphically display the nutritional amounts of a plurality of ingredients.