KR102383079B1 - Method and device of providing 3d food printer that printing personalized vitamin-containing food - Google Patents

Abstract

A three-dimensional food printer for printing personalized vitamin-containing food according to an embodiment of the present invention and a method for providing the same, obtain the necessary vitamins optimized for the user based on the user's physical condition in the processor of the three-dimensional food printer, A method for providing a personalized vitamin-containing food containing the obtained necessary vitamins by 3D food printing, the method comprising: obtaining user body information indicating the user's physical condition; deriving necessary vitamin information based on the user's body information; obtaining three-dimensional drawing information used for three-dimensional modeling during the three-dimensional food printing; manufacturing a customized vitamin-containing food material based on the necessary vitamin information and the three-dimensional drawing information; and performing the three-dimensional food printing based on the customized vitamin-containing food material to provide the individually customized vitamin-containing food, wherein the necessary vitamin information includes a type of vitamin required according to the user's body information, and the Information including the appropriate amount of each vitamin required.

Description

A three-dimensional food printer that prints personalized vitamin-containing food and a method for providing the same

The present invention relates to a three-dimensional food printer (3D-food-printer) for printing personalized vitamin-containing food and a method for providing the same. More specifically, it relates to a three-dimensional food printer for three-dimensional printing of a vitamin-containing food tailored to the individual by obtaining the necessary vitamins optimized for an individual based on the user's physical condition, and to a method for providing the same.

As we enter the 21st century, research that can significantly disrupt human diet has been continuously conducted, which is about a paradigm shift in ‘how to make food’, that is, 3D food printing technology.

In detail, 3D printing, a keyword that cannot be left out when discussing recent industrial trends, is a technology that creates actual results by modeling raw materials such as plastics or metals based on three-dimensional blueprints and computer technology. Such 3D printing is developing to a level where printing is possible using a variety of materials, such as nickel alloy, carbon fiber, glass, conductive ink, electronic devices, and biological materials, as well as making a model through one material. In particular, 3D printing technology has been conventionally limited to prototypes, medical and architectural products, but has recently been developed in a direction to be applied to 'food to eat' based on ingredients.

For example, in 2011, researchers at Exeter University in the UK developed a 3D food printer made of chocolate. The 3D food printer developed by the University of Exeter was implemented in a Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) method that melts and squeezes food ingredients, that is, chocolate, and stacks thin layers according to a 3D design designed on a computer. Since then, research institutes, IT companies, and food companies around the world have continued their efforts to develop various types of 3D food printers in cooperation with each other.

However, in spite of continuous research and development, the conventional three-dimensional food printer has insufficient application of the three-dimensional food printing technology to provide customized food optimized for individuals. In detail, the conventional 3D food printer intends to provide personalized food in consideration of not only the external part of the 3D printed food, but also the internal part (contents and nutrients) according to individual tastes and needs.

For example, in the prior art, food containing the contents or nutrients is provided to a person in need of specific contents or nutrients through 3D food printing, and the contents or nutrients are provided to those who are vulnerable to specific contents or nutrients through 3D food printing. Attempts have been made to provide food that has been elaborately removed.

However, in the conventional three-dimensional food printer, a process capable of grasping the nutrients required by the user through the three-dimensional food printer is insufficient. There is a problem in that it is difficult to provide a blended food. In addition, the conventional three-dimensional food printer, when a nutrient to be formulated in food is a vitamin, a situation that can effectively store and manage the vitamin sensitively reacting to the external environment is insufficient. In addition, in the conventional three-dimensional food printer, the development of a technology capable of completely blending nutrients to be provided to a user into a food material (chocolate) remains a problem to be solved.

On the other hand, according to the user's physical condition, the types and doses of vitamins suitable to be provided by mixing with the ingredients of the 3D food printer are very diverse.

In detail, in modern society, most people are semi-healthy people who are in the pre-disease stage, and they are in a nutritional imbalance state due to irregular eating habits, unbalanced eating, binge eating, dieting, etc., so they need to take nutritional supplements or vitamins. However, for this reason, there is a problem that as the number of foods added with vitamins is increasing, we are slowly entering the era of overdose of synthetic vitamins. Because vitamins that are good for the body are added to many foods, you need to be careful because you often eat more than the recommended daily intake without your knowledge. Therefore, there is a need to first understand the user's physical condition, and then properly determine what vitamins are needed, and then provide the mixed food with a 3D food printer.

Here, when printing food containing vitamins necessary for a user through a three-dimensional food printer, the three-dimensional food printer must store a plurality of vitamins with a predetermined capacity or more. However, vitamins have the property of being easily deteriorated or destroyed depending on the external environment.

In detail, vitamins have very different storage conditions for each vitamin, such as storage temperature (refrigerated storage, room temperature storage), humidity, influence of light (direct sunlight), expiration date, etc. can

For example, water-soluble vitamins B and C and amino acids (especially NAC, creatine, and SAMe) are sensitive to humidity, so be careful. Water-soluble vitamins B3, B12, and fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K are temperature (heat). It is sensitive to , so be careful. Therefore, there is a need for the development of a three-dimensional food printer capable of supplementing the disadvantages of storing vitamins.

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The present invention has been devised to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a three-dimensional food printer that derives customized vitamins optimized for each user's body condition and prints food containing the same in three dimensions.

In addition, the present invention provides a three-dimensional food printer that safely stores vitamins that are easily deteriorated or destroyed depending on the external environment, and mixes and discharges customized vitamins according to the user's physical condition to food based on the stored vitamins. There is a purpose.

However, the technical problems to be achieved by the present invention and embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the technical problems described above, and other technical problems may exist.

A three-dimensional food printer for printing personalized vitamin-containing food according to an embodiment of the present invention and a method for providing the same, obtain the necessary vitamins optimized for the user based on the user's physical condition in the processor of the three-dimensional food printer, A method for providing a personalized vitamin-containing food containing the obtained necessary vitamins by 3D food printing, the method comprising: obtaining user body information indicating the user's physical condition; deriving necessary vitamin information based on the user's body information; obtaining three-dimensional drawing information used for three-dimensional modeling during the three-dimensional food printing; manufacturing a customized vitamin-containing food material based on the necessary vitamin information and the three-dimensional drawing information; and performing the three-dimensional food printing based on the customized vitamin-containing food material to provide the individually customized vitamin-containing food, wherein the necessary vitamin information includes a type of vitamin required according to the user's body information, and the Information including the appropriate amount of each vitamin required.

In this case, the step of obtaining the user's body information includes obtaining the user's body information by using a body information input application, and the user's body information includes the user's age, weight, height, obesity, and gender. Basic information including at least one or more, and specific information including at least one or more of the user's lifestyle, eating habits, exercise habits, sleeping habits, eye fatigue, pregnancy status, stress, smoking status, drinking status, and menstruation status includes

In addition, the step of deriving the necessary vitamin information includes outputting the necessary vitamin information as a graphic image, wherein the necessary vitamin is at least one or more that the user needs to ingest, which is detected based on the user's body information. The above is a personalized vitamin.

In addition, the 3D drawing information includes 3D drawing data representing the structure or shape of a 3D object and 3D drawing basic information matching each of the 3D drawing data, and the 3D drawing basic information is information including at least one of name, size, volume, color, and coordinate information of the 3D object.

In addition, the step of manufacturing the customized vitamin-containing food material, based on the necessary vitamin information and the three-dimensional drawing information, includes the step of blending the food ingredients built in the three-dimensional food printer, and at least one or more of the necessary vitamins. .

In addition, the step of combining the ingredients with at least one or more of the necessary vitamins may include: detecting at least one or more necessary vitamins matching the necessary vitamin information among a plurality of vitamins stored in the capsule unit of the three-dimensional food printer; , determining the amount to be provided for the food material based on at least one of the detected amount of each of the at least one or more necessary vitamins and the size and volume information of the object in the three-dimensional drawing information, The step of determining the amount to be provided for the food material may include subtracting the required vitamin provision amount for each of the detected at least one or more necessary vitamins from the total amount of material required to form the three-dimensional object formed according to the three-dimensional drawing information, and determining an amount to be provided for the food material.

In addition, the step of blending the food ingredient with at least one or more necessary vitamins includes controlling the pressing unit based on the appropriate amount of each of the detected at least one or more necessary vitamins, and the vitamin capsule of the capsule unit containing the necessary vitamins. The step of flowing out the necessary vitamins from the to the compounding unit, and controlling the pressurizing unit based on the determined amount of the food material, the step of flowing the food material from the main capsule of the capsule unit containing the food material to the compounding unit, the compounding Including the step of mixing together the necessary vitamins and the food material leaked to the wealth, and manufacturing the customized vitamin-containing food material.

In addition, the manufacturing of the customized vitamin-containing food material may include detecting at least one of a temperature change and a humidity change occurring inside the vitamin capsule when a predetermined vitamin is leaked from the vitamin capsule of the 3D food printer. And, according to at least one of the detected temperature change and humidity change, comprising the step of adjusting at least one or more of the temperature and humidity inside the vitamin capsule.

On the other hand, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a three-dimensional food printer for printing personalized vitamin-containing food and a method for providing the same include a touch screen for acquiring user body information indicating the user's physical condition; a communication unit for obtaining three-dimensional drawing information including three-dimensional drawing data and three-dimensional drawing basic information; A capsule unit comprising a plurality of vitamin capsules each storing at least one or more vitamins, and a main capsule storing food materials; a printing unit including a pressurizing unit for discharging the embedded material by applying pressure to the capsule unit, a compounding unit for receiving and blending the leaked material, and an extruding unit for discharging the compounded material onto a work table; a sensor unit including a temperature sensor coupled to each of the vitamin capsules to control the temperature inside the vitamin capsule, and a humidity sensor coupled to each of the vitamin capsules to control the humidity inside the vitamin capsule; and a processor for deriving necessary vitamin information based on the user's body information, and controlling the printing unit based on the necessary vitamin information and the three-dimensional drawing information to manufacture a personalized vitamin-containing food; , by controlling the printing unit, based on the necessary vitamin information and the three-dimensional drawing information, the ingredients contained in the main capsule and at least one or more vitamins contained in the vitamin capsule are mixed and discharged on the work table To manufacture the personalized vitamin-containing food, the processor detects at least one of a temperature change and a humidity change occurring inside the vitamin capsule based on the sensor unit, and at least one of the sensed temperature change and humidity change According to one or more, at least one of the temperature and humidity inside the vitamin capsule is adjusted by controlling the sensor unit.

At this time, in the three-dimensional food printer for printing personalized vitamin-containing food according to an embodiment of the present invention and a method for providing the same, the vitamin flowing out from the vitamin capsule by the pressure of the pressurizing unit is placed on the work table. a spraying unit that evenly sprays the surface of the three-dimensional modeled food; Or, an injection unit for injecting the vitamin flowing out from the vitamin capsule by the pressure applied by the pressurizing unit into the inside of the food 3D modeled on the work table; further comprising, the processor, the Based on the 3D drawing information, the printing unit is controlled to produce a 3D modeling food on the work table using the food material, and the necessary vitamin information in the manufactured 3D modeling food by controlling the injection unit or the injection unit It provides the personalized vitamin-containing food by combining at least one or more necessary vitamins obtained on the basis of.

A three-dimensional food printer for printing personalized vitamin-containing food according to an embodiment of the present invention and a method for providing the same, derive a customized vitamin optimized for each user's physical condition, and three-dimensionally print the food containing the vitamin in a shape desired by the user By doing so, it is possible to provide customized vitamin-containing foods according to individual health conditions or needs.

In addition, the three-dimensional food printer for printing personalized vitamin-containing food according to an embodiment of the present invention and a method for providing the same, as well as external aspects through various appearances of the three-dimensionally printed food, include nutrients (vitamins) included in the food. In addition to aesthetic pleasure, considering the internal aspects of

In addition, the three-dimensional food printer for printing personalized vitamin-containing food according to an embodiment of the present invention and a method for providing the same, safely store vitamins that are easily altered or destroyed depending on the external environment, thereby oxidizing vitamins to be formulated in food It has the effect of providing reliable vitamin-containing foods that are harmless to the human body by minimizing

In addition, the three-dimensional food printer for printing personalized vitamin-containing food according to an embodiment of the present invention and a method for providing the same, obtain the type and dose of vitamins required according to the user's physical condition through a process (process), and , there is an effect that can conveniently provide high-quality, personalized vitamin-containing food without the need to build a separate infrastructure by mixing and discharging the obtained necessary vitamins to food by a predetermined amount.

In addition, a three-dimensional food printer for printing personalized vitamin-containing food according to an embodiment of the present invention and a method for providing the same, the user's age, weight, height, obesity, gender and specific matters (lifestyle, eating habits, exercise habits, Based on information about the user's physical condition including at least one of sleeping habits, eye fatigue, pregnancy status, stress, smoking, drinking, menstruation, etc.) By doing so, it is possible to provide personalized vitamin-containing foods based on clear data.

In addition, a three-dimensional food printer for printing personalized vitamin-containing food according to an embodiment of the present invention and a method for providing the same, completely combine the necessary vitamins derived based on the ingredients of the three-dimensional food printer and the user's physical condition to create one There is an effect of improving the quality of individually customized vitamin-containing foods by providing them as food of

However, the effects obtainable in the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood from the description below.

1 is a conceptual diagram of a three-dimensional food printer system for printing personalized vitamin-containing food according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is an internal block diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is an example of a three-dimensional food printer appearance according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is an internal block diagram of a three-dimensional food printer according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart for explaining a method of providing a personalized vitamin-containing food by a three-dimensional food printer according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6A and 6B are an example of a method for obtaining user body information by a 3D food printer according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is an example of a state in which the three-dimensional food printer according to an embodiment of the present invention outputs necessary vitamin information through the display unit.
8 is an example of a state in which a three-dimensional food printer according to an embodiment of the present invention manufactures a customized vitamin-containing food material.
9 is an example of a state in which the three-dimensional food printer according to an embodiment of the present invention three-dimensionally prints a personalized vitamin-containing food.
10 is an example of a three-dimensional food printer including a sprayer according to another embodiment of the present invention.
11 is an example of a three-dimensional food printer including an injection unit according to another embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a flowchart for explaining a method of providing a personalized vitamin-containing food by a three-dimensional food printer according to another embodiment of the present invention.
13 is an example of a state in which a three-dimensional food printer according to another embodiment of the present invention manufactures a personalized vitamin-containing food using a spraying unit.
14 is an example of a state in which a three-dimensional food printer according to another embodiment of the present invention manufactures a personalized vitamin-containing food using an injection unit.
15 is a schematic diagram of a three-dimensional food printer according to another embodiment of the present invention.
16 is a schematic diagram of a three-dimensional food printer according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Since the present invention can apply various transformations and can have various embodiments, specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the detailed description. Effects and features of the present invention, and a method for achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail in conjunction with the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below and may be implemented in various forms. In the following embodiments, terms such as first, second, etc. are used for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another, not in a limiting sense. Also, the singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In addition, terms such as include or have means that the features or components described in the specification are present, and do not preclude the possibility that one or more other features or components will be added. In addition, in the drawings, the size of the components may be exaggerated or reduced for convenience of description. For example, since the size and thickness of each component shown in the drawings are arbitrarily indicated for convenience of description, the present invention is not necessarily limited to the illustrated bar.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and when described with reference to the drawings, the same or corresponding components are given the same reference numerals, and the overlapping description thereof will be omitted. .

1 is a conceptual diagram of a three-dimensional food printer system for printing personalized vitamin-containing food according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the three-dimensional food printer system for printing personalized vitamin-containing food according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a terminal 100, a three-dimensional food printer 200, and a three-dimensional drawing providing server 300. may include

Here, each component of FIG. 1 may be connected through a network. The network refers to a connection structure capable of exchanging information between each node, such as the terminal 100, the three-dimensional food printer 200, and the three-dimensional drawing providing server 300, and an example of such a network is 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project network, LTE (Long Term Evolution) network, WIMAX (World Interoperability for Microwave Access) network, Internet, LAN (Local Area Network), Wireless LAN (Wireless Local Area Network), WAN (Wide Area Network) ), PAN (Personal Area Network), Bluetooth (Bluetooth) network, satellite broadcasting network, analog broadcasting network, DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) network, etc. are included, but are not limited thereto.

- terminal

First, in an embodiment of the present invention, the terminal 100 may obtain user body information for providing a service of a three-dimensional food printer 200 for printing individually customized vitamin-containing food, and the obtained user body information 3 It can be transmitted to the dimension food printer (200).

Here, the user's body information is information indicating the user's physical condition, and includes basic information (age, weight, height, obesity and/or gender, etc.) and specific information (lifestyle, eating habits, exercise habits, sleeping habits, eye fatigue, etc.) , pregnancy status, stress, smoking, drinking and/or menstruation, etc.). Such user body information may be used as base data for detecting at least one or more vitamins that the user needs to consume later.

In detail, the terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a program or application (program) or application ( application) may be a portable terminal 100 installed, a smart phone, a digital broadcasting terminal, a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), a navigation system, a tablet PC, a wearable device ) and smart glass (smart glass) and the like.

In addition, the terminal 100 may be a fixed terminal 100 in which a program or application capable of inputting user body information for providing a three-dimensional food printer 200 service for printing individually customized vitamin-containing food is installed, It may further include devices such as a desktop PC, a laptop computer, and a personal computer such as an ultrabook that provide the service based on wired/wireless communication. In addition, the terminal 100 may be a wearable device that can be worn on the body and detects various types of body information.

Hereinafter, each component constituting the terminal 100 will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is an internal block diagram of the terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2 , in the embodiment of the present invention, the terminal 100 includes a communication unit 110 , an input unit 120 , a display unit 130 , a touch screen 135 , an interface unit 140 , and storage. It may include a unit 150 and a control unit 160 .

First, the communication unit 110 may transmit/receive various data and/or information for providing a service of the 3D food printer 200 for printing individually customized vitamin-containing food.

In an embodiment, the communication unit 110 may communicate with the 3D food printer 200 to provide user body information, which is data representing the user's body condition.

This communication unit 110, the technical standards or communication methods for mobile communication (eg, GSM (Global System for Mobile communication), CDMA (Code Division Multi Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), HSUPA ( High Speed Uplink Packet Access), LTE (Long Term Evolution), LTE-A (Long Term Evolution-Advanced), etc.) Signals can be sent and received.

Next, the input unit 120 may detect a user's input related to the 3D food printer 200 service for printing individually customized vitamin-containing food.

In an embodiment, the input unit 120 may include user input for basic information (age, weight, height, obesity, and/or gender, etc.) about the user's physical state or specific information (lifestyle, eating habits, exercise habits, sleeping habits, etc.) , eye fatigue, pregnancy status, stress, smoking, drinking and/or menstruation, etc.) can be detected.

Next, the display unit 130 may output various information related to the 3D food printer 200 service for printing individually customized vitamin-containing foods as graphic images.

In an embodiment, the display unit 130 may output an input interface for obtaining user body information and provide it to the user.

The display unit 130 includes a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), and a flexible display. (a flexible display), a three-dimensional display (3D display), and may include at least one of an e-ink display (e-ink display).

Also, the input unit 120 and the display unit 130 may be combined together to be implemented as a touch screen 135 .

Next, the interface unit 140 may connect an external device (eg, the 3D food printer 200, an input or output peripheral device, etc.) to the CPU and/or the storage unit 150 of the terminal 100 .

The interface unit 140 connects a device equipped with a wired/wireless headset port, an external charger port, a wired/wireless data port, a memory card port, and an identification module. It may include at least one of a port, an audio input/output (I/O) port, a video input/output (I/O) port, and an earphone port. Also, the interface unit 140 may include a short-range wireless communication module such as Bluetooth or Wi-Fi.

Next, the storage unit 150 may store any one or more of various application programs, data, and commands for providing the 3D food printer 200 service for printing individually customized vitamin-containing food.

In an embodiment, the storage unit 150 may store and manage user body information obtained through a user input.

The storage unit 150 may be various storage devices such as ROM, RAM, EPROM, flash drive, hard drive, and the like, and web storage that performs the storage function of the storage unit 150 on the Internet (internet). ) may be

Finally, the controller 160 may control the overall operation of each of the above-described components in order to provide a service of the three-dimensional food printer 200 for printing individually customized vitamin-containing food.

The control unit 160, ASICs (application specific integrated circuits), DSPs (digital signal processors), DSPDs (digital signal processing devices), PLDs (programmable logic devices), FPGAs (field programmable gate arrays), controllers (controllers), It may be implemented using at least one of micro-controllers, microprocessors, and other electrical units for performing functions.

In the above, it has been described that a series of operations for acquiring user body information is performed in the terminal 100, but according to embodiments, the operation or a part of the operation may be directly performed in the 3D food printer 200. Yes it would be possible too.

- 3D food printer

Next, in the embodiment of the present invention, the three-dimensional food printer 200 is a result of actual three-dimensional modeling (3D Modeling) by modeling raw materials based on ingredients and vitamins based on drawings and computer technology designed in three dimensions. food can be made.

In detail, the three-dimensional food printer 200 can derive customized vitamins optimized for the user's physical condition, and three-dimensionally print and provide food containing the user-customized vitamins by mixing the derived customized vitamins and ingredients. can

Here, there is no limitation on the food material used for three-dimensional modeling in the three-dimensional food printer 200, but chocolate, which is a food material suitable for realizing three-dimensional printing because it is easy to form and mix, may be a preferred embodiment, and the following In the description, the ingredients used in the three-dimensional food printer 200 will be limited to chocolate.

In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, the three-dimensional food printer 200 can be implemented in a structure that can safely store vitamins that are easily deteriorated or destroyed depending on the external environment, and can store safely stored vitamins and ingredients (chocolate). When using 3D printing, an appropriate amount of vitamins according to the user's physical condition can be mixed with food ingredients to manufacture and provide foods containing vitamins customized for the user.

Hereinafter, the components of the three-dimensional food printer 200 will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 is an example of an external appearance of the three-dimensional food printer 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is an internal block diagram of the three-dimensional food printer 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4 , the three-dimensional food printer 200 in the embodiment of the present invention includes a capsule unit 210 , a printing unit 220 , a sensor unit 230 , an input sensing unit 240 , and a display unit ( 250 ), a touch screen 255 , a work table 260 , a communication unit 270 , a memory 280 , and a processor 290 .

First, the capsule unit 210 may include a plurality of capsules containing various materials for manufacturing a 3D modeling food through a 3D food printer.

In detail, in the embodiment, the capsule unit 210 includes a plurality of vitamin capsules 211 for storing at least one or more vitamins, respectively, and a main capsule 212 for storing chocolate in this embodiment, that is, a food ingredient. ) may be included.

Here, the vitamin capsule 211 may be implemented in a structure that can safely store vitamins that are easily altered or destroyed depending on the external environment.

In detail, the vitamin capsule 211 may be implemented in a form that takes into account environmental factors of vitamins that affect the deterioration of vitamins embedded in each vitamin capsule 211, in which case, the vitamin environmental factors include temperature, humidity and / Or direct sunlight may be included.

For example, if the vitamin capsule 211 is a vitamin capsule 211 containing vitamins that are easily changed according to temperature, such as water-soluble vitamins B3, B12, and fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K, the vitamin capsule ( 211) can be implemented to maintain the internal temperature at the optimal storage temperature preset for each built-in vitamin. To this end, in the embodiment, the vitamin capsule 211 may be implemented in an integrated form with a temperature sensor including a controller for controlling the temperature inside the vitamin capsule 211 .

In another example, when the vitamin capsule 211 is a vitamin capsule 211 containing vitamins that are easily changed according to humidity, such as water-soluble vitamins B and C, the humidity inside the vitamin capsule 211 is stored in the vitamin capsule 211 . It can be implemented so as to maintain the optimum storage humidity preset for each. To this end, the vitamin capsule 211 in the embodiment may be implemented in the form of an integral with a humidity sensor including a controller for controlling the humidity inside the vitamin capsule 211.

That is, the vitamin capsule 211 may be implemented in a form coupled to the sensor unit 230 that may include a temperature sensor and a humidity sensor. A detailed description of the sensor unit 230 will be described later.

In another example, the vitamin capsule 211, in consideration of the characteristics of the vitamin that is easily deteriorated when exposed to direct sunlight in general, the body of the vitamin capsule 211 may be formed of a material that maximizes the blocking of direct sunlight.

These vitamin capsules 211 may be disposed inside or outside the three-dimensional food printer 200 , and are connected to the mixing unit of the three-dimensional food printer 200 through a discharge hose and the processor 290 . According to the control, a predetermined amount of the built-in vitamin may be provided by flowing out into the mixing unit.

Next, the printing unit 220 may manufacture a 3D modeled food by performing 3D printing using vitamins and ingredients stored in the 3D food printer 200 according to the control of the processor 290 .

In detail, the printing unit 220, according to the coordinate set value (coordinate information) of the target object based on the three-dimensional drawing information, can manufacture food by discharging the material onto the work table 260 having x, y coordinates. there is. In this case, the printing unit 220 may form the height of the 3D modeling food based on the z coordinate according to the coordinate set value (coordinate information) of the target object.

In more detail, in the embodiment of the present invention, the printing unit 220 may include a pressing unit 221 , a mixing unit 222 , and an extruding unit 223 .

Here, the pressing unit 221 may include a piston capable of vertical movement in the z-axis direction, and a pressing device capable of controlling the vertical movement of the piston.

At this time, when the piston moves in the downward direction, the pressurizing unit 221 applies pressure to the upper portion of at least one of the plurality of capsules of the capsule unit 210 according to the control of the processor 290 and is embedded in the corresponding capsule. It can cause the material to be discharged out of the capsule.

In addition, the mixing unit 222 may receive at least one or more materials discharged from the capsule unit 210 under pressure by the pressing unit 221 , and may mix and combine the accommodated materials together.

In an embodiment, the blending unit 222 may have at least one mixer blade disposed therein to effectively mix a plurality of materials, and the mixer blade performs a rotation operation under the control of the processor 290 to effectively mix the plurality of materials. A plurality of materials introduced into 222 may be mixed and combined as a single material.

In addition, the extruding unit 223 may discharge the materials mixed into one through the compounding unit 222 in the embodiment on the work table 260 according to the control of the processor 290 .

In another embodiment, the extruding unit 223 is pressurized by the pressing unit 221 to direct at least one material discharged from the capsule unit 210 according to the control of the processor 290 to the working table. It can be discharged onto 260 .

Next, in an embodiment of the present invention, the sensor unit 230 may be implemented in a form coupled to each capsule of the capsule unit 210 , and a temperature sensor 231 and humidity capable of measuring and controlling temperature. It may include a humidity sensor 232 capable of performing measurement and control.

Here, the temperature sensor 231 may measure the temperature inside the combined capsule, and may control the temperature inside the capsule to be maintained at a preset optimum temperature based on the measured temperature.

In detail, the temperature sensor 231 may include a temperature controller capable of controlling the temperature inside the capsule, and through this, it is controlled according to the control of the processor 290 so that the optimal temperature preset for each capsule can be continuously maintained. can do.

For example, when the temperature sensor 231 is preset as the optimum temperature for storing the first vitamin contained in the first vitamin capsule is 25 degrees, the temperature inside the first vitamin capsule exceeds 25 degrees. Cold air for lowering the temperature may be supplied to the inside of the first vitamin capsule. However, it is not limited to the air cooling type such as the above-mentioned cold air supply, for example, various temperature control methods such as water cooling to lower the temperature inside the capsule can be applied.

In addition, the humidity sensor 232 may measure the humidity inside the combined capsule, and may control the humidity inside the capsule to be maintained at a preset optimum humidity based on the measured humidity.

In detail, the humidity sensor 232 may include a humidity controller capable of controlling the humidity inside the capsule, and through this, it is controlled according to the control of the processor 290 so that the preset optimum humidity for each capsule can be continuously maintained. can do.

For example, the humidity sensor 232, when the optimum humidity for storing the first vitamin contained in the first vitamin capsule is preset to 10 percent (%), the humidity inside the first vitamin capsule is 10 percent When it exceeds, a blower for lowering the internal humidity may be supplied to the inside of the first vitamin capsule.

Next, the input sensing unit 240 may detect a user's input related to the 3D food printer 200 service for printing individually customized vitamin-containing food.

In an embodiment, the input detection unit 240 may detect a user input for an application for obtaining user body information, and a user for expiration date information for each vitamin embedded in the vitamin capsule 211 . It can also detect input.

Next, the display unit 250 may output various information related to the 3D food printer 200 service for printing individually customized vitamin-containing foods as graphic images.

In an embodiment, the display unit 250 may output, through the display, necessary vitamin information indicating the type and/or provision amount of the customized necessary vitamin optimized for the user.

The display unit 250 includes a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), a flexible display ( flexible display), a three-dimensional display (3D display), and an electronic ink display (e-ink display) may include at least one.

In addition, the input sensing unit 240 and the display unit 250 may be combined together to be implemented as a touch screen 255 .

Next, the work table 260 may provide a space in which 3D modeling food, which is a result of 3D food printing, is produced.

In detail, the work table 260 is formed in the form of a wide plate to provide a space for accommodating the material discharged from the extruding unit 223, through which the material discharged from the extruding unit 223 works It can be molded on table 260 .

In this case, x and y coordinates for determining a position at which food is printed may be set in the work table 260 , and through this, the printing unit 220 performs the work table 260 under the control of the processor 290 . ) based on the x, y coordinates of the three-dimensional modeling food can be manufactured.

Next, the communication unit 270 may transmit/receive various data and/or information for providing a service of the three-dimensional food printer 200 for printing individually customized vitamin-containing food through a network.

In an embodiment, the communication unit 270 may communicate with the terminal 100 to obtain user body information, and communicate with the 3D drawing providing server 300 to obtain 3D drawing information.

This communication unit 270, the technical standards or communication methods for mobile communication (eg, Global System for Mobile communication (GSM), Code Division Multi Access (CDMA), High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), HSUPA) (High Speed Uplink Packet Access), LTE (Long Term Evolution), LTE-A (Long Term Evolution-Advanced), etc.) on a mobile communication network constructed according to at least one of a base station, an external terminal 100, and an arbitrary server It can transmit and receive wireless signals.

Next, the memory 280 may store any one or more of various data, application programs and commands related to the three-dimensional food printer 200 service for printing personalized vitamin-containing food.

The memory 280 may be various storage devices such as ROM, RAM, EPROM, flash drive, hard drive, etc., and may be a web storage that performs a storage function of the memory 280 on the Internet. may be

Next, the processor 290 may control the overall operation of each of the above-described components in order to provide a service of the three-dimensional food printer 200 for printing individually customized vitamin-containing food.

In particular, in an embodiment of the present invention, the processor 290 may include a capsule management unit 291 that manages a plurality of capsules included in the capsule unit 210 .

In detail, the capsule management unit 291 is, based on the temperature and/or humidity sensing information obtained through the temperature sensor 231 and the humidity sensor 232 matched to each vitamin capsule 211, each vitamin capsule ( 211) to adjust the temperature and/or humidity.

In more detail, the capsule management unit 291, the temperature sensor 231 and/or so that the internal environment of each vitamin capsule 211 is continuously maintained at the optimal temperature and/or humidity preset for each vitamin capsule 211 The humidity sensor 232 may be controlled.

In an embodiment, the capsule management unit 291 is based on the temperature information of the first vitamin capsule obtained from the temperature sensor 231 and the preset optimum temperature information matched to the first vitamin capsule, inside the first vitamin capsule It can be determined whether the temperature of the first vitamin is an optimal temperature for storing the first vitamin contained in the capsule. And when it is determined that the internal temperature of the first vitamin capsule is not suitable for the optimum temperature, the capsule management unit 291 controls the temperature controller of the temperature sensor 231 connected to the first vitamin capsule to control the first vitamin capsule. It is possible to control the internal temperature environment of

In addition, in another embodiment, the capsule management unit 291 is based on the optimum humidity information preset by matching the humidity information of the first vitamin capsule and the first vitamin capsule obtained from the humidity sensor 232, the first vitamin It may be determined whether the humidity inside the capsule is optimal for storing the first vitamin contained in the first vitamin capsule. And when it is determined that the internal humidity of the first vitamin capsule is not suitable for the optimum humidity, the capsule management unit 291 controls the humidity controller of the humidity sensor 232 connected to the first vitamin capsule to control the first vitamin capsule. It is possible to control the internal humidity environment of

In addition, the capsule management unit 291 is preset for each vitamin built-in vitamin capsule 211 or expiration date information for each vitamin by user input obtained through the input sensing unit 240 and is stored in the memory 280. Based on the expiration date information for each vitamin, it is possible to manage the expiration date for the vitamins embedded in the vitamin capsule 211 .

In detail, the capsule management unit 291 may output information on the expiration date of each vitamin through the display unit 250, and provides an alarm display (eg, highlight highlight display, warning light display, etc.) for vitamins that have an imminent expiration date. Therefore, it is possible to manage the shelf life of each vitamin in a way such as inducing replacement of the corresponding vitamin.

In addition, the processor 290, ASICs (application specific integrated circuits), DSPs (digital signal processors), DSPDs (digital signal processing devices), PLDs (programmable logic devices), FPGAs (field programmable gate arrays), controllers (controllers) , micro-controllers, microprocessors, and other electrical units for performing other functions.

- 3D drawing server

Meanwhile, in an embodiment of the present invention, the 3D drawing providing server 300 may provide 3D drawing information for implementing the 3D food printer 200 service for printing individually customized vitamin-containing foods.

Here, the three-dimensional drawing information is information related to a drawing selected by a user to be used when performing three-dimensional modeling of the three-dimensional food printer 200, and three-dimensional drawing data indicating the structure or shape of a three-dimensional object; / or 3D drawing basic information (eg, object name, size, volume, color, and/or coordinate information (x, y, z coordinates), etc.) matching each of the 3D drawing data may be included.

In detail, the 3D drawing providing server 300 may include a data collection unit 310 , a database 320 , a data transmission unit 330 , and a data processing unit 340 in an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the data collection unit 310 transmits 3D drawing data and 3D drawing data related information necessary to provide a 3D food printer 200 service for printing individually customized vitamin-containing food to an external server and/or external device. can be obtained from

In an embodiment, the data collection unit 310 may receive 3D drawing data representing a 3D structure or shape from an external web server, and various information related to the 3D drawing data (eg, the name of an object) , size, volume, color and/or coordinate information (x, y, z coordinates, etc.) may be received.

Next, the database 320 may store the data and/or information obtained from the data collection unit 310, and an application required for the functional operation of the 3D food printer 200 service for printing personalized vitamin-containing food Any one or more of a program, data, and instructions may be stored.

The database 320 may be various storage devices such as ROM, RAM, EPROM, flash drive, hard drive, and the like, and may be a web storage that performs a storage function of the database 320 on the Internet. may be

Next, the data transmitter 330 is a three-dimensional food printer 200 for providing a three-dimensional food printer 200 service for printing various data and/or information stored in the database 320 for personalized vitamin-containing food. and/or may be transmitted to the terminal 100 or the like.

In an embodiment, the data transmitter 330 may transmit the 3D drawing information stored in the database 320 to the 3D food printer to assist in 3D printing.

Finally, the data processing unit 340 may perform a series of data processing for performing the 3D food printer 200 service for printing individually customized vitamin-containing food.

In an embodiment, the data processing unit 340 may control the data collection unit 310 to obtain 3D drawing data and 3D drawing data related information from an external server and/or an external device, and the obtained 3D drawing 3D drawing information may be generated based on the data and the 3D drawing data related information and stored in the database 320 . In addition, the data processing unit 340 transmits the 3D drawing information stored in the database 320 by controlling the data transmitting unit 330 to an external server and/or an external device (in the embodiment, the 3D food printer 200 ). can do.

The data processing unit 340 is, ASICs (application specific integrated circuits), DSPs (digital signal processors), DSPDs (digital signal processing devices), PLDs (programmable logic devices), FPGAs (field programmable gate arrays), controllers (controllers) , micro-controllers, microprocessors, and other electrical units for performing other functions.

- 3D food printer's personalized vitamin-containing food delivery method

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, it will be described in detail how the three-dimensional food printer 200 provides a personalized vitamin-containing food.

5 is a flowchart for explaining a method of providing a personalized vitamin-containing food by the three-dimensional food printer 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention. At this time, the three-dimensional food printer 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention mixes the vitamin determined to be necessary for the user based on the user's physical condition with chocolate, which is a food ingredient, and then discharges it through the extrusion unit 223 . It is possible to provide a three-dimensional, personalized vitamin-containing food.

In detail, referring to FIG. 5 , the processor 290 of the 3D food printer 200 may first acquire user body information. (S101)

Here, the user body information is information indicating the user's physical condition, and includes basic information (age, weight, height, obesity and/or gender, etc.) and specific information (lifestyle, eating habits, exercise habits, sleeping habits, eye fatigue, etc.) , pregnancy status, stress, smoking status, drinking status and/or menstruation status, etc.).

In more detail, the processor 290 may acquire user body information from the terminal 100 in which a body information input application for acquiring user body information is installed and/or from an external medical-related server.

In this case, the body information input application may provide an interface through which user body information may be input, and may acquire user body information by detecting a user input on the provided interface.

For example, referring to FIGS. 6A and 6B , the body information input application may receive the user's body information directly from the user and obtain it as shown in FIG. 6A, and provide a questionnaire interface related to the user's body condition to show the user's body information. It can also be obtained as in 6b.

In this way, the processor 290 may determine the user's physical condition based on clear data by acquiring the user's body information through the terminal 100 in which the body information input application is installed and/or an external medical-related server.

In the above description, it has been described that the processor 290 of the 3D food printer 200 obtains user body information from the terminal 100 and/or an external medical related server, etc., but the 3D food printer 200 is the user body. Various embodiments may be possible, such as directly including an application for obtaining information to obtain user body information by itself.

Next, the processor 290 may derive necessary vitamin information for the user based on the obtained user body information. (S103)

Here, the necessary vitamins may be at least one or more vitamins that the user needs to ingest, that is, user-customized vitamins, which are detected based on the user's body information.

In addition, the necessary vitamin information may be information including the type of customized vitamin optimized for an individual according to the user's body information, and an appropriate amount of each of the customized vitamins.

For example, the processor 290, based on the user's physical state obtained through the user's body information, is a tired and overweight person with vitamin B5, a stressed person with vitamin B6 and vitamin C, and a postmenopausal woman. In some cases, vitamin B and vitamin C may be determined as necessary vitamins. In addition, the processor 290 may set an appropriate amount of each of the determined necessary vitamins based on the user's physical condition.

In addition, the processor 290 may generate user-customized necessary vitamin information based on the determined type and amount of necessary vitamins.

In addition, the processor 290 may output and provide the generated necessary vitamin information through the display unit 250 of the 3D food printer 200 .

For example, referring to FIG. 7 , the processor 290 may generate a bar graph and/or a pie graph based on the type and amount of vitamins required by the user, that is, required vitamin information, and the generated bar graph and / Alternatively, a graphic image such as a pie graph may be output through the display of the display unit 250 .

As such, the processor 290 determines the vitamins to be formulated in the user-customized vitamin-containing food based on clear data by deriving the necessary vitamin information according to the user's physical condition and providing the derived necessary vitamin information as a graphic image. and the user can easily and intuitively recognize the determined information on the vitamin.

In addition, the processor 290 of the 3D food printer 200 may obtain 3D drawing information for performing 3D printing. (S105)

Here, the three-dimensional drawing information is information related to a drawing selected by a user to be used when performing three-dimensional modeling of the three-dimensional food printer 200, and is a three-dimensional (3D) representation of the structure or shape of a three-dimensional object. 3D drawing basic information (eg, object name, size, volume, color and/or coordinate information, etc.) matching each of drawing data and/or 3D drawing data may be included.

In detail, the processor 290 is a 3D drawing including 3D drawing data and/or 3D drawing basic information selected by a user by performing communication with the 3D drawing providing server 300 and/or the terminal 100 and the like. Information can be obtained, and through this, the shape of the food to be modeled in 3D can be effectively constructed.

Next, the processor 290 may manufacture a customized vitamin-containing food material based on the obtained necessary vitamin information and three-dimensional drawing information. (S107)

8 is an example of a state in which the three-dimensional food printer 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention manufactures a customized vitamin-containing food material.

In detail, referring to FIG. 8, the processor 290 may perform a formulation of adding at least one or more necessary vitamins to ingredients (chocolate) for three-dimensional food printing based on the necessary vitamin information and the three-dimensional drawing information, Through this, it is possible to create a food ingredient containing a user-customized vitamin.

In more detail, first, the processor 290 may detect at least one necessary vitamin matching the necessary vitamin information among a plurality of vitamins stored in the capsule unit 210 of the three-dimensional food printer 200 .

In addition, the processor 290 may determine the amount of food (chocolate) provided based on the detected amount of provided vitamins for each of the detected at least one or more required vitamins, and the object size and/or volume information of the 3D drawing information.

For example, the processor 290 may obtain a total amount of material required for forming a 3D object to be formed according to the 3D drawing information based on the object size and/or volume information of the 3D drawing information.

In addition, the processor 290 may subtract a required vitamin provision amount for each of the detected at least one or more necessary vitamins from the obtained total amount of ingredients. That is, the processor 290 may calculate the amount of food material (chocolate) required for 3D printing the target object by performing 'total amount of material required for 3D printing of the target object - required amount of vitamins provided'.

Subsequently, after calculating the food supply amount, the processor 290 receives the necessary vitamin from the vitamin capsule 211 containing the necessary vitamin based on the detected necessary vitamin supply amount for at least one or more necessary vitamins. The pressing unit 221 may be controlled to flow out to the mixing unit 222 as much as the amount of vitamin provided.

For example, the processor 290 may include a first vitamin capsule 211-1 and a second vitamin capsule each containing the first necessary vitamin, the second necessary vitamin, and the third necessary vitamin detected according to the user's physical condition. (211-3) and the third vitamin capsule 211-5 may control the pressing unit 221 so that each of the necessary vitamins flows into the mixing unit 222 by an appropriate amount of the necessary vitamins.

In addition, the processor 290 may control the pressurizing unit 221 so that the corresponding food material flows from the main capsule 212 containing the food material to the mixing unit 222 by the amount of the food material provided based on the calculated amount of the food material provided. .

At this time, in an embodiment of the present invention, the processor 290 may detect a change in temperature and/or humidity inside the vitamin capsule 211 generated when a predetermined vitamin is leaked from the vitamin capsule 211 .

In addition, the processor 290 detecting a change in temperature and / or humidity inside the vitamin capsule 211, the capsule management unit 291 so as to maintain the optimal internal temperature and / or humidity preset for each vitamin capsule 211 Through this, it is possible to control the sensor unit 230 coupled to each vitamin capsule 211 in real time.

In this way, the processor 290 detects a change in vitamin environmental factors (temperature and/or humidity, etc.) of each vitamin capsule 211 in real time, and controls the sensor unit 230 according to the detected change in real time to control each vitamin By maintaining the vitamin and environmental factors inside the capsule 211 in an optimized state for the vitamins contained in each vitamin capsule 211, it is possible to provide reliable vitamin-containing food that is harmless to the human body by minimizing the oxidation of vitamins to be formulated in food. there is.

Back again, the processor 290 that flows the necessary vitamins to the compounding unit 222 as much as the required vitamin supply amount for at least one or more necessary vitamins, and drains the ingredients to the compounding unit 222 by the calculated quantity of food material provided, the compounding unit At least one or more necessary vitamins and ingredients (chocolate) introduced into the 222 may be blended.

In this case, the processor 290 may control and rotate the mixer blade disposed inside the mixing unit 222 in order to effectively mix a plurality of ingredients composed of at least one or more necessary vitamins and ingredients. Thus, the processor 290 may mix a plurality of materials introduced into the mixing unit 222 together to manufacture a customized vitamin-containing food material.

In this way, the processor 290 completely mixes the ingredients of the three-dimensional food printer 200 and the necessary vitamins derived based on the user's physical condition to produce one customized vitamin-containing food, thereby creating a personalized vitamin-containing food. Quality can be further improved.

Next, the processor 290 that manufactured the customized vitamin-containing food material may provide a personalized vitamin-containing food product by performing 3D food printing based on the manufactured customized vitamin-containing food material. (S109)

9 is an example of a state in which the three-dimensional food printer 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention three-dimensionally prints a personalized vitamin-containing food.

In detail, referring to FIG. 9 , the processor 290 may perform 3D food printing using customized vitamin-containing ingredients and 3D drawing information.

In more detail, the processor 290 may perform 3D printing of discharging the customized vitamin-containing food material to form a shape according to the 3D drawing data of the 3D drawing information, that is, the structure of the 3D object.

Thus, the processor 290 may manufacture and provide a personalized vitamin-containing food containing at least one or more necessary vitamins that the user needs to consume, and through this, the user's individual health condition or vitamin containing vitamins according to the needs. 3D modeling food can be provided.

On the other hand, below, with reference to the accompanying drawings, the three-dimensional food printer 200 will be described in detail with respect to another method of providing a personalized vitamin-containing food.

10 is an example of a three-dimensional food printer 200 including an injection unit according to another embodiment of the present invention, Figure 11 is an example of a three-dimensional food printer 200 including an injection unit according to another embodiment of the present invention am.

10 and 11, the three-dimensional food printer 200 according to another embodiment, in addition to the pressing unit 221 and the extruding unit 223 in the printing unit 220, the injection unit 224 or the injection unit (225).

Here, the injection unit 224 includes a spray nozzle connected to each vitamin capsule 211, and the vitamin flowing out from the vitamin capsule 211 by the pressure by the pressing unit 221 is three-dimensionally modeled and manufactured. It is possible to perform a spraying operation to spread evenly on the surface of the prepared food.

This injection part 224, one end connected to the vitamin capsule 211 and the other end may be formed at the other end end of the outflow hose disposed on top of the three-dimensional modeling food manufactured on the work table 260 there is. At this time, the outflow hose may provide a vitamin outflow path so that the vitamins stored in the connected vitamin capsule 211 can reach the 3D modeling food.

In addition, the injection unit 225 is implemented in the form of a syringe connected to each vitamin capsule 211, and the vitamin flowing out from the vitamin capsule 211 by the pressure applied by the pressing unit 221 is 3D modeling. It is possible to perform an injection operation to be injected through the injection needle into the manufactured food.

The injection part 225 may be formed at the other end of the outflow hose, one end connected to the vitamin capsule 211 and the other end disposed on top of the three-dimensional modeling food manufactured on the work table 260, the The outflow hose may provide a vitamin outflow path so that the vitamins contained in the vitamin capsule 211 can reach the 3D modeling food.

Here, the injection unit 224 or the injection unit 225 connected to each of the vitamin capsules 211 may be able to adjust the angle for performing a spraying or injection operation for each injection unit 224 or injection unit 225 . there is.

12 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a personalized vitamin-containing food by the three-dimensional food printer 200 according to another embodiment of the present invention. At this time, the three-dimensional food printer 200 according to another embodiment of the present invention performs three-dimensional printing to first discharge the food material (chocolate) stored in the main capsule 212, and then add the discharged food material to the user's body. It is possible to provide a three-dimensional personalized vitamin-containing food by spraying or injecting vitamins determined to be necessary for the user based on the condition.

Hereinafter, descriptions overlapping with those described above may be summarized or omitted for effective description.

In detail, referring to FIG. 12 , the processor 290 of the 3D food printer 200 including the injection unit 224 or the injection unit 225 as described above may first acquire user body information. (S201)

In more detail, the processor 290 may acquire user body information from the terminal 100 in which a body information input application for acquiring user body information is installed and/or an external medical-related server, etc., and obtain user body information It is also possible to obtain user body information by itself by directly including a body information input application for this purpose.

Next, the processor 290 may derive necessary vitamin information for the user based on the obtained user body information. (S203)

Here, the necessary vitamins may be at least one or more vitamins that the user needs to ingest, that is, user-customized vitamins, which are detected based on the user's body information.

In addition, the necessary vitamin information may be information including the type of at least one or more user-customized vitamins optimized for an individual according to the user's body information, and an appropriate amount of each of the customized vitamins.

In this case, the processor 290 may display and provide the derived necessary vitamin information through the display unit 250 of the 3D food printer 200 .

Next, the processor 290 may acquire 3D drawing information for performing 3D printing. (S205)

In detail, the processor 290 is a 3D drawing including 3D drawing data and/or 3D drawing basic information selected by a user by performing communication with the 3D drawing providing server 300 and/or the terminal 100 and the like. information can be obtained.

Next, the processor 290 of the 3D food printer 200 may manufacture 3D modeling food by performing 3D food printing based on the obtained 3D drawing information. (S207)

In detail, the processor 290 discharges ingredients (chocolate) embedded in the three-dimensional food printer 200 based on the three-dimensional drawing information, and according to the three-dimensional drawing data of the three-dimensional drawing information, that is, according to the structure of the three-dimensional object. It is possible to manufacture a three-dimensional modeling food implemented in a shape.

Thereafter, the processor 290 for manufacturing the three-dimensional modeling food may add necessary vitamins detected based on the necessary vitamin information to the manufactured three-dimensional modeling food, thereby manufacturing and providing personalized vitamin-containing food. (S209)

13 is an example of a state in which the three-dimensional food printer 200 according to another embodiment of the present invention manufactures a personalized vitamin-containing food using the injection unit 224 .

In detail, first, referring to FIG. 13 , the processor 290 is based on the vitamin information required for the 3D modeling food manufactured on the work table 260 through the injection unit 224 of the 3D food printer 200 . The obtained at least one or more necessary vitamins may be sprayed by an appropriate amount for the corresponding necessary vitamins.

That is, the processor 290 may spray at least one or more necessary vitamins obtained according to the user's body information by using the spraying unit 224 by an appropriate amount of each and mix it in the three-dimensional modeling food, and through this, each user It is possible to provide 3D modeling food (food containing vitamins customized for individuals) containing vitamins customized according to health conditions or needs.

In addition, the processor 290, by spraying the necessary vitamins evenly distributed on the three-dimensional modeling food through the spraying unit 224, it is possible to provide a personalized vitamin-containing food in which the vitamins necessary for the user are well blended as a whole. .

14 is an example of a state in which the three-dimensional food printer 200 according to another embodiment of the present invention manufactures a personalized vitamin-containing food using the injection unit 225 .

In addition, referring to FIG. 14 , the processor 290 acquires the necessary vitamin information for the 3D modeling food manufactured on the work table 260 through the scanning unit 225 of the 3D food printer 200 . At least one required vitamin may be injected in an appropriate amount for the required vitamin.

In detail, the processor 290 may inject at least one or more necessary vitamins obtained according to the user's body information using the injection unit 225 into the three-dimensional modeling food by an appropriate amount of each, and through this, the user's individual health It is possible to provide 3D modeling food (food containing vitamins customized for individuals) containing vitamins customized according to conditions or needs.

In addition, the processor 290 injects the necessary vitamins into the three-dimensional modeling food through the injection unit 225 so that the vitamins necessary for the user are completely integrated into the individually customized vitamin-containing food and provided in a blended form. can do.

In this way, the processor 290 of the present invention prepares and provides a personalized vitamin-containing food containing at least one or more necessary vitamins that the user needs to consume, and contains vitamins according to the user's personal health condition or needs. One 3D modeling food can be provided.

As described above, the three-dimensional food printer 200 for printing personalized vitamin-containing food according to an embodiment of the present invention and a method for providing the same, derive a customized vitamin optimized for each user's physical condition, and provide a food containing the same as the user wants. By 3D printing in a shape, it is possible to provide customized vitamin-containing foods according to individual health conditions or needs.

In addition, the three-dimensional food printer 200 for printing personalized vitamin-containing food according to an embodiment of the present invention and a method for providing the same, as well as external aspects through various appearances of the three-dimensionally printed food, nutrients included in the food ( Vitamin) has the effect of supporting health in addition to aesthetic pleasure in consideration of the internal aspect.

In addition, the three-dimensional food printer 200 for printing personalized vitamin-containing food according to an embodiment of the present invention and a method for providing the same, safely store vitamins that are easily deteriorated or destroyed depending on the external environment, so that they can be formulated in food. It has the effect of providing reliable vitamin-containing foods that are harmless to the human body by minimizing the oxidation of vitamins.

In addition, the three-dimensional food printer 200 for printing personalized vitamin-containing food according to an embodiment of the present invention and a method for providing the same, the type and dose of vitamins required according to the user's physical condition through its own process (process) There is an effect that can conveniently provide high-quality, personalized vitamin-containing food without establishing a separate infrastructure by obtaining and discharging the obtained necessary vitamins to food by a predetermined amount.

In addition, the three-dimensional food printer 200 for printing personalized vitamin-containing food according to an embodiment of the present invention and a method for providing the same, the user's age, weight, height, obesity, gender and specific (lifestyle, eating habits, Exercise habits, sleeping habits, eye fatigue, pregnancy, stress, smoking, drinking, menstruation, etc.) By determining the type and dosage of the drug, it is possible to provide personalized vitamin-containing food based on clear data.

In addition, the three-dimensional food printer 200 for printing personalized vitamin-containing food according to an embodiment of the present invention and a method for providing the same, the necessary vitamins derived based on the ingredients of the three-dimensional food printer 200 and the user's physical condition By perfectly blending and providing as one food, there is an effect that can improve the quality of individually tailored vitamin-containing food.

- Additional Examples

15 is a schematic diagram of a three-dimensional food printer according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 15 , the three-dimensional food printer 200 may include a discharge device 201 and a vitamin supply device 400 .

The discharging device 201 may include a pressing unit 221 , a main capsule 212 , a mixing unit 222 , and an extruding unit 223 .

The vitamin supply device 400 may include a vitamin accommodating unit 410 and a crushing unit 420 .

The vitamin accommodating unit 410 may be injected with a solid agent containing vitamins. The pulverizing unit 420 may pulverize the solid agent injected into the vitamin accommodating unit 410 to a predetermined size or more. And, the vitamin crushed by the crushing unit 420 is output to the mixing unit 222 .

The size of the vitamin crushed through the crushing unit 420 has a size that can be crushed into a smaller form through one or two chewing operations when ingested by a person.

In the mixing unit 220 , vitamin powder and chocolate may be mixed and discharged through the extruding unit 223 .

As exemplarily shown in FIG. 15 , when chocolate is decorated on the upper surface of a pre-prepared cake, the cake can be decorated by discharging chocolate containing powdered vitamins in chocolate to the upper surface of the cake. can However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

When it is difficult to ingest solid vitamins such as infants or children, crush the solid vitamins and mix them with chocolate to provide them as food, so that infants and children can easily ingest the vitamins.

16 is a schematic diagram of a three-dimensional food printer according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 16 , the three-dimensional food printer 200 may include a discharge device 201 and a vitamin supply device 400 .

The discharging device 201 may include a pressing unit 221 , a main capsule 212 , a mixing unit 222 , and an extruding unit 223 .

The vitamin supply device 400 may include a vitamin receiving unit 410 , a crushing unit 420 , a vitamin output adjusting unit 430 , a tube 440 , and a vitamin outputting unit 450 .

The vitamin accommodating unit 410 may be injected with a solid agent containing vitamins. The crushing unit 420 may crush the solids injected into the vitamin accommodating unit 410 to a predetermined size or more, and provide it to the vitamin output adjusting unit 430 .

The vitamin output control unit 430 may control an operation of discharging the stored vitamin through the tube 440 under the control of the processor 290 .

The vitamin may be discharged through the vitamin output unit 450 through the tube 440 .

The vitamin output unit 450 may have a ring shape in which a hole is formed in the central region. Here, the central region is a region facing the extrusion unit 223 .

The chocolate discharged through the extruder 223 may reach the work table 260 through the hole of the vitamin output unit 450 . At this time, while the vitamin discharged through the vitamin output unit 450 via the tube 440 meets the chocolate on the hall, they may be discharged on the work table 260 .

According to FIG. 16 , the vitamin output unit 450 and the extrusion unit 223 are shown to be spaced apart by a predetermined distance, but the present invention is not limited thereto and the vitamin output unit 450 and the extrusion unit 223 are very adjacent to each other. They may be positioned to face each other.

As the extruder 223 moves, the vitamin output control unit 430, the tube 440, and the vitamin output unit 450 connected to the dispensing device 201 can move together, so the vitamin output unit 450 and the extruder unit The mutual positions of 223 are maintained.

The chocolate discharge from the extrusion unit 223 and the vitamin discharge from the vitamin output unit 450 may be simultaneously made. In some embodiments, the vitamin may be discharged through the vitamin output unit 450 while the chocolate is discharged from the extrusion unit 223 .

In some embodiments, the processor 290 may determine, based on the drawing information of the food to be molded, a case in which the final molded food is divided into a plurality and has a size and/or shape to be consumed. For example, it is assumed that the final molded food has a general size and/or shape to be eaten separately into a lower region and an upper region. At this time, the processor 290 outputs half of the total amount of vitamins to be output through the vitamin output unit 450 when forming the lower region of the food, and half of the remaining vitamins are vitamin output when forming the upper region of the food. The vitamin may be output through the unit 450 . That is, the processor 290 divides the total amount of vitamins to be discharged by the number of the plurality of regions, and the dispensing device 201 and the vitamin supply device 400 so that each of the divided vitamins is mixed in each of the divided regions. can control Accordingly, the processor 290 divides the food to be finally molded into a plurality of regions based on the drawing information of the food to be molded, and when each of the plurality of regions is molded, the vitamins can be evenly mixed in each of the plurality of regions. let it be

In addition, the embodiments according to the present invention described above may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer components and recorded in a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the computer-readable recording medium may be specially designed and configured for the present invention or may be known and used by those skilled in the computer software field. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include hard disks, magnetic media such as floppy disks and magnetic tapes, optical recording media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, and magneto-optical media such as floppy disks. medium), and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory 280, and the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine language codes such as those generated by a compiler, but also high-level language codes that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. A hardware device may be converted into one or more software modules to perform processing in accordance with the present invention, and vice versa.

The specific implementations described in the present invention are only examples, and do not limit the scope of the present invention in any way. For brevity of the specification, descriptions of conventional electronic components, control systems, software, and other functional aspects of the systems may be omitted. In addition, the connection or connection members of the lines between the components shown in the drawings illustratively represent functional connections and/or physical or circuit connections, and in an actual device, various functional connections, physical connections that are replaceable or additional may be referred to as connections, or circuit connections. In addition, unless there is a specific reference such as “essential” or “importantly”, it may not be a necessary component for the application of the present invention.

In addition, although the detailed description of the present invention has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art or those having ordinary knowledge in the art will appreciate the spirit of the present invention described in the claims to be described later. And it will be understood that various modifications and variations of the present invention can be made without departing from the technical scope. Accordingly, the technical scope of the present invention should not be limited to the contents described in the detailed description of the specification, but should be defined by the claims.

Claims (10)

A method of providing a three-dimensional food printer for obtaining a necessary vitamin optimized for the user based on the user's physical condition in the processor of the three-dimensional food printer, and printing a personalized vitamin-containing food containing the obtained necessary vitamin,
obtaining user body information indicating the user's body condition;
deriving necessary vitamin information based on the user's body information;
obtaining three-dimensional drawing information used for three-dimensional modeling during the three-dimensional food printing;
manufacturing a customized vitamin-containing food material based on the necessary vitamin information and the three-dimensional drawing information; and
Comprising the step of providing the personalized vitamin-containing food by performing the three-dimensional food printing based on the customized vitamin-containing food,
The necessary vitamin information is,
Information including the type of vitamin required according to the user's body information and an appropriate amount of each of the necessary vitamins
A method of providing a 3D food printer that prints personalized vitamin-containing foods. The method of claim 1,
The step of obtaining the user's body information includes:
Obtaining the user's body information by using a body information input application,
The user's body information is
Basic information including at least one of the user's age, weight, height, obesity and gender, and the user's lifestyle, eating habits, exercise habits, sleeping habits, eye fatigue, pregnancy status, stress, smoking status, and drinking status And including specific information including at least one of menstruation
A method of providing a 3D food printer that prints personalized vitamin-containing foods. The method of claim 1,
The step of deriving the necessary vitamin information,
Comprising the step of outputting the necessary vitamin information as a graphic image,
The necessary vitamins are
At least one or more personalized vitamins that are required for intake by the user detected based on the user's body information
A method of providing a 3D food printer that prints personalized vitamin-containing foods. The method of claim 1,
The 3D drawing information is
3D drawing data representing the structure or shape of a 3D object and 3D drawing basic information matching each of the 3D drawing data,
The three-dimensional drawing basic information is,
Information including at least one of the name, size, volume, color, and coordinate information of the 3D object
A method of providing a 3D food printer that prints personalized vitamin-containing foods. 5. The method of claim 4,
The step of preparing the customized vitamin-containing food material,
Based on the necessary vitamin information and the three-dimensional drawing information, comprising the step of mixing at least one or more of the necessary vitamins with the ingredients stored in the three-dimensional food printer
A method of providing a 3D food printer that prints personalized vitamin-containing foods. 6. The method of claim 5,
The step of combining the ingredients with at least one or more of the necessary vitamins,
detecting at least one necessary vitamin matching the necessary vitamin information among a plurality of vitamins stored in the capsule unit of the three-dimensional food printer;
Determining the amount of provision for the food material based on at least one of the appropriate amount of each of the detected at least one or more necessary vitamins and information on the size and volume of the object in the three-dimensional drawing information,
The step of determining the amount to be provided for the food material,
Determining the amount to be provided for the food material by subtracting the amount of the required vitamin for each of the detected at least one or more necessary vitamins from the total amount of material required to shape the three-dimensional object formed according to the three-dimensional drawing information containing
A method of providing a 3D food printer that prints personalized vitamin-containing foods. 7. The method of claim 6,
The step of combining the ingredients with at least one or more of the necessary vitamins,
Controlling the pressurizing unit based on the appropriate amount of each of the detected at least one or more necessary vitamins, and flowing the necessary vitamins from the vitamin capsule of the capsule unit containing the necessary vitamins to the mixing unit;
Controlling the pressurizing unit based on the determined amount to be provided for the food material, and flowing the food material from the main capsule of the capsule unit containing the food material to the mixing unit;
Including the step of mixing together the necessary vitamins and the food material leaked to the mixing unit to prepare the customized vitamin-containing food material
A method of providing a 3D food printer that prints personalized vitamin-containing foods. The method of claim 1,
The step of preparing the customized vitamin-containing food material,
detecting at least one of a temperature change and a humidity change occurring inside the vitamin capsule when a predetermined vitamin is leaked from the vitamin capsule of the three-dimensional food printer;
Comprising the step of adjusting at least one or more of the temperature and humidity inside the vitamin capsule according to at least one or more of the detected temperature change and humidity change
A method of providing a 3D food printer that prints personalized vitamin-containing foods. a touch screen for obtaining user body information indicating the user's body condition;
a communication unit for obtaining three-dimensional drawing information including three-dimensional drawing data and three-dimensional drawing basic information;
A capsule unit comprising a plurality of vitamin capsules each storing at least one or more vitamins, and a main capsule storing food materials;
a printing unit including a pressurizing unit for discharging the embedded material by applying pressure to the capsule unit, a compounding unit for receiving and blending the leaked material, and an extruding unit for discharging the compounded material onto a work table;
a sensor unit including a temperature sensor coupled to each of the vitamin capsules to control the temperature inside the vitamin capsule, and a humidity sensor coupled to each of the vitamin capsules to control the humidity inside the vitamin capsule; and
A processor for deriving necessary vitamin information based on the user's body information, and controlling the printing unit based on the necessary vitamin information and the three-dimensional drawing information to manufacture a personalized vitamin-containing food;
The processor is
By controlling the printing unit, based on the necessary vitamin information and the three-dimensional drawing information, the ingredients contained in the main capsule and at least one or more vitamins contained in the vitamin capsule are mixed and discharged on the work table. Manufacturing the personalized vitamin-containing food,
The processor is
At least one of temperature change and humidity change occurring inside the vitamin capsule is sensed based on the sensor unit, and at least one of temperature and humidity inside the vitamin capsule according to at least one or more of the sensed temperature change and humidity change To adjust the abnormality by controlling the sensor unit
A 3D food printer that prints personalized vitamin-containing foods. 10. The method of claim 9,
a spraying unit for evenly spraying the vitamin flowing out from the vitamin capsule by the pressure of the pressurizing unit on the surface of the food 3D modeled on the work table; or,
Further comprising; an injection unit for injecting the vitamin flowing out from the vitamin capsule by the pressure applied by the pressurizing unit into the inside of the food three-dimensionally modeled on the work table,
The processor is
Controlling the printing unit based on the three-dimensional drawing information to manufacture a three-dimensional modeling food on the work table using the food material,
Controlling the injection unit or injection unit to provide the personalized vitamin-containing food by blending at least one or more necessary vitamins obtained based on the necessary vitamin information to the manufactured three-dimensional modeling food
A 3D food printer that prints personalized vitamin-containing foods.

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