KR100613496B1 - Automatic Food Delivery Available Refrigerator and Method for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an automatic food order refrigerator and its operation method, in particular, according to the automatic food order refrigerator and the operation method according to the present invention, the sensor in each tray inside the refrigerator capable of transmitting and receiving information through a network; Measure a quantity of each of the contents stored in the refrigerator by installing a plurality, and if the measured amount is less than the appropriate amount by comparing the measured amount with the preset amount of the contents so that the food corresponding to the contents is automatically ordered through the network Thus, as the contents are automatically delivered without the user having to check the contents stored in the refrigerator, the waiting time for purchasing the food after the food is exhausted can be reduced, thereby allowing the user to use the refrigerator more efficiently and conveniently. It has an effect.

Network microcomputer unit, network connection means, sensor, sensor microcomputer unit

Description

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1 is a view illustrating a configuration of a food automatic ordering refrigerator according to the present invention;

2 is a flow chart showing the flow of the first operation example of the automatic food order-type refrigerator according to the present invention;

3 is a flow chart showing the flow of the second operation example of the automatic food order-type refrigerator according to the present invention;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of a third operation example of the automatic food order refrigerator according to the present invention.

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S: Sensor F: Food Store 1: Sensor Microcomputer

2: network microcomputer 3: network connection means 4: refrigerator

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a food automatic ordered refrigerator and a method of operating the same, and more particularly, to an automatic food ordered refrigerator and a method of operating the food, which measures the amount of contents stored in the refrigerator and automatically purchases food according to the amount of the contents.

The refrigerator is a food storage case provided with a space for storing food therein, by lowering the inside with electricity, gas, ice, etc. and using an insulation to insulate the outside, thereby preventing corruption of food and storing at low temperatures.

In general, a refrigerator that handles food is installed in the kitchen or the closest to the kitchen, so that the refrigerator can be conveniently used for cooking food or storing already cooked food.

In particular, in recent years, an internet type refrigerator has been developed to add an online connection function to the refrigerator to use the refrigerator as a simple household appliance, as well as to transmit and receive data with an external network through the refrigerator and to obtain desired information. It is used by many users.

The Internet-type refrigerator has a network connection means for transmitting and receiving data to and from the outside through a network compared to the conventional refrigerator, and the user input data and the data through the network connection means by processing data input by the user through the key operation; Accordingly, it includes a network microcomputer unit for transmitting and receiving data of the external network, so that the user can obtain information through the refrigerator if desired.

In addition, by mounting a display means, such as a PDP for displaying the state of the refrigerator to the refrigerator, the inside of the refrigerator can be seen through the display means, thereby preventing unnecessary power consumption without having to open the refrigerator door. A lot of refrigerators are spreading.

However, even in a refrigerator configured to know the state of the refrigerator without opening the refrigerator door as described above, the user cannot check the amount of the contents contained in the milk carton or the container, and in particular, the display means to detect the remaining amount of the contents. There was a hassle to operate a separate operation so that the inside of the refrigerator is output by operating.

In addition, even when the amount of contents stored in the refrigerator is detected through the display means as described above, it is inconvenient to use the supplements directly or by separately ordering the Internet using the networking function installed in the refrigerator or the computer. It was.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art, the object of which is to measure the amount of content stored in the refrigerator and if the amount of the measured content is less than a predetermined amount of the predetermined amount and at the same time a predetermined amount of The present invention provides an automatic food order refrigerator and an operation method thereof, which can improve user convenience by generating data for automatically ordering a product and executing an order.

According to a feature of the automatic food order refrigerator according to the present invention for solving the above problems, network connection means for transmitting and receiving data with the outside through a network, and the user to process the data input through the key operation to the network connection A refrigerator comprising a network microcomputer unit for transmitting and receiving the user input data and data of an external network through the means, the refrigerator comprising: a sensor for measuring an amount of contents stored in the refrigerator, and contents measured by the sensor And a sensor micom unit for outputting the food purchase application data to the network micom unit while simultaneously outputting the measured amount if the measured amount is less than the proper amount by comparing the amount with the proper amount of the preset contents. It is composed.

In addition, according to the operating method of the automatic food order refrigerator according to the present invention, the first step of setting the appropriate amount of the contents stored in the refrigerator, the second step of measuring the amount of the contents stored in the refrigerator, and the second step In the third step and the measured amount of the content measured in the step is compared with the appropriate amount of the first step, and when the measured amount is less than the appropriate amount as compared in the third step, the measurement result is output to the display means of the refrigerator and the And a fourth step that is automatically ordered through the network.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the automatic food order refrigerator according to the present invention includes a plurality of sensors S mounted in each tray of the refrigerator 10 and measuring the amount or presence of contents, and the sensors S. It is composed of a sensor microcomputer unit (1) for checking whether the measured amount measured through the smaller than a predetermined appropriate amount and generates the food purchase application data so that the contents are automatically ordered accordingly.

Particularly, the sensor microcomputer unit 1 outputs a measurement amount of the contents to the outside through a display means installed in the refrigerator according to a user's operation, and in particular, automatically orders the measurement amount when the measurement amount is smaller than a predetermined amount. The display means notifies the user so that the user can order food accordingly.

That is, if the sensor micom unit 1 has a smaller amount of the content than the appropriate amount, the food purchase application data is generated and transmitted to the network microcomputer unit 2 installed in the refrigerator. Meanwhile, the network microcomputer unit 2 transmits the food purchase application data to an external food purchase store F as the food purchase application data is input so that the food is delivered to the home through the food purchase store F. FIG. It is composed.

Here, the network microcomputer unit 2 controls all matters such that the food purchase application data is transmitted to the food purchase store F via the Internet network I through the network connection means 3 installed in the refrigerator. .

Looking at the first operation example of the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

First, an appropriate amount of each content is set in the sensor microcomputer unit of the refrigerator in the first step. (S1)

In a second step, the amount of the contents is measured by sensors installed in each tray of the refrigerator. (S2)

In a third step, the sensor microcomputer unit compares the measured amount of the content measured by the sensor in the second step with the appropriate amount of each set content of the first step. (S3)

In the fourth step, the sensor micom unit generates the food purchase application data and transmits it to the network microcomputer unit when the measured amount is less than the appropriate amount as compared in the third step so that the contents are automatically ordered through the network. do. (S4)

In addition, the food automatic ordering refrigerator according to the present invention, apart from the first operation example, notifies the user to automatically order the food when the measured amount of food is less than or equal to the appropriate amount, and notifies the user of the food, and according to the decision of the user, Has a second example of operation to be ordered through.

Referring to FIG. 3, a second operation example of the automatic food order refrigerator according to the present invention is as follows.

First, as in the first, second and third steps in steps 11, 12, and 13, the sensor microcomputer unit compares the measured amount of the food with an appropriate amount (S11, S12, S13), and the measured amount in the 14th step is the appropriate amount. If it is less than this output to the display means of the refrigerator. (S14)

In a fifteenth step, the user determines whether to automatically purchase the food according to the output in the fourteenth step. (S15)

In a sixteenth step, if the user decides to automatically purchase food in the fifteenth step, the network micom unit notifies the food purchase shop connected through the network. (S16)

In the seventeenth step, the food purchase shop delivers the determined food to the home of the user as notified in the sixteenth step. (S17)

In addition, the food automatic ordering refrigerator according to the present invention, separately from the second operation example, a third operation example in which the selected food is ordered to a specific delivery destination through a network when the measured amount of food is an appropriate amount or less. Have

The third operation example of the automatic food order refrigerator according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 4 as follows.

First, in step 21, 22, and 23, as in the first, second, and third steps, as the sensor micom unit compares the measured amount of the food with an appropriate amount (S21, S22, S23), the measured amount in step 24 When the amount is less than the appropriate amount, the food order window is displayed through the display means installed in the refrigerator so that the user can order food accordingly. (S24)

In step 25, the user determines whether to order food through the food order window displayed in step 24, and inputs the information of the food to be ordered and the delivery address. (S25)

In step 26, the network micom unit and the network connecting means allow the content ordered in step 25 to be transmitted to a food purchase store connected through a network. (S26)

In step 27, as the food is ordered in step 26, the food is delivered to the delivery address input in the order information input step. (S27)

The automatic food ordering type refrigerator and its operation method of the present invention configured as described above are equipped with a plurality of sensors in each tray inside the refrigerator capable of transmitting and receiving information through a network to measure the amount of each content stored in the refrigerator. When the measured amount is less than the predetermined amount, the measured amount is compared with the predetermined amount, and the food corresponding to the contents is automatically ordered through the network, thereby simplifying the purchase process, thereby improving the efficiency of using the refrigerator. It has an effect.

Claims (7)

Network connection means for transmitting and receiving data to and from the outside through a network; A refrigerator comprising a network micom unit for processing data input by a user through a key operation to transmit and receive the user input data and data of an external network through the network connection means, A sensor for measuring an amount of contents stored in the refrigerator; When the measured amount is smaller than the appropriate amount by comparing the amount of the content measured by the sensor with a proper amount of the preset content, the food output application data is generated by outputting to the outside through the display means formed in the refrigerator and sent to the network microcomputer unit. Automatic food order refrigerator characterized in that it comprises a sensor microcomputer to transmit. delete The method of claim 1, The network micom unit is a food order refrigerator, characterized in that configured to be delivered to the home through the food purchase shop by sending the food purchase application data to the food purchase request data as the food purchase request input. Network connection means for transmitting and receiving data to and from the outside through a network; A refrigerator comprising a network micom unit for processing data input by a user through a key operation to transmit and receive the user input data and data of an external network through the network connection means, A first step of setting an appropriate amount of contents stored in the refrigerator; A second step of measuring an amount of content stored in the refrigerator through a sensor installed in the refrigerator; A third step in which a measurement amount of the content measured in the second step is compared with an appropriate amount of the first step; And a fourth step in which the measurement result is output to the display means of the refrigerator and automatically ordered through the network when the measurement amount is less than the appropriate amount as compared in the third step. How to operate the refrigerator. delete The method of claim 4, wherein The fourth step includes an automatic purchase decision step of determining whether the user automatically purchases food based on the output from the output step; A notification step of informing the food purchase shop connected through the network if the user decides to automatically purchase food in the automatic purchase decision step; And a food delivery step of delivering the food to the home of the user as informed by the notification step. The method of claim 4, wherein The fourth step is a food order window display step of displaying a food order window through a display means installed in the refrigerator so that the user can order food according to the measured amount is less than the appropriate amount; An order information input step of determining whether a food order is made by a user through a food order window displayed in the food order window display step and inputting information of the food to be ordered and information of a delivery destination; A food order step of transmitting the ordered information through the order information input step to a food purchase shop connected through a network; The food ordering refrigerator operation method characterized in that it further comprises a food delivery step of delivering the food to the delivery address entered in the order information input step as the food is ordered in the food ordering step.

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