KR200164614Y1 - A computer-refrigerator system storing food contents stored, recepies made out of current food stored contents, and providing information for remote users. - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is related to the combination of the refrigerator and the computer system, and the general user can check the list of storage or household goods of the refrigerator anywhere and can be provided with the cooking type and recipe that can be made with the food ingredients stored in the refrigerator. It is about the development of a convenient home automation system.

The present invention relates to a refrigerator system connected by a known communication with a central computer in the home. The refrigerator is equipped with a microcomputer with an input / output unit to detect whether the door of the refrigerator is opened or closed, temperature, power status (blackout), and the user can use the input device to separate foods stored in the refrigerating and freezing compartments. Alternatively, information about the material can be entered. This information is the date, quantity, and expiration date that you have saved. You can also enter this information on your home server computer. In addition, the server computer may input a recipe for food that can be cooked when any food ingredient is used. In addition, information such as the storage status and recipe for food or food ingredients is provided to the user through the output of the refrigerator as well as the home server computer, and furthermore, the remote user can remotely control the refrigerator and work of the home by using a known communication method. A combination system of a computer and a refrigerator that allows you to receive information about supplies.

Description

It communicates with home computers to identify the types of foods being stored and provides the types of foods and cooking methods that can be cooked.It can also identify the status of refrigerators and send refrigerator storage and household items to remotely located users. A computer-refrigerator system storing food contents stored, recepies made out of current food stored contents, and providing information for remote users.}

The present invention is related to the combination of the refrigerator and the computer system, and the general user can check the list of storage or household goods of the refrigerator anywhere and can be provided with the cooking type and recipe that can be made with the food ingredients stored in the refrigerator. It is about the development of a convenient home automation system.

The present invention adds a microprocessor, a memory device and an input / output device to a refrigerator having a conventionally known function, and allows a refrigerator system to communicate with each other by wire or wirelessly using a home computer having a known function. It is about developing a combination system of a computer and a refrigerator that stores information on a computer, provides a user with information such as a cooking method, contents of a storage, and can provide information when a user wants the information remotely.

Conventional communication between computers uses a lot of TCP, and in the present invention, a known communication method is used between a home server computer and a server computer of a telecommunication company. In addition, the communication between the home computer and the microprocessor to be attached to the refrigerator uses known wired or wireless communication. Of course, it is necessary to set a communication protocol between the refrigerator and the home computer, and after setting the protocol, information is exchanged accordingly. In addition, a method for controlling an input / output device in a microprocessor uses a known method, but the output device is a screen and the input device allows a user to set a hotkey function on a function of an input keyboard key so that the contents of the refrigerator can be represented well.

The present invention has to be equipped with a microprocessor and an input / output unit in a refrigerator having a known function, and a known microcomputer system capable of inputting and outputting the type of food, storage date, expiration date, food quantity, and the like. In addition, a program that implements a food recipe algorithm is executed on a well-known server computer for home use. The input of the program is a type of food currently held by the refrigerator, and the output is a type of cooking that can be made from these foods, or it is cooked as an input. The type of dish you want to cook, and the output is the cooking ingredient you need after comparing it to your current refrigerator inventory. The server computer also stores a list of food ingredients or daily necessities to purchase. Of course, the server computer can input all kinds of food such as food type, storage amount, expiration date, storage date and recipe. In addition, a computer having a known function at a place of purchase of an article such as a department store or a mobile telephone having a known function can also be connected to a home server computer using a known wired / wireless communication technology. Well-known wired communication is used between computers.

The present invention implements a program necessary for input and output in a microcomputer having the input and output function of the refrigerator using a known technique, and receives the input from the microcomputer attached to the refrigerator to a known home server computer to drive the program of the server. The result is a server program that can transfer the results to a refrigerator's microcomputer or a telecommunications company's computer. A summary of the functions or features of each part is as follows.

Microcomputer attached to refrigerator

-I / O device attached (using known method)

-Input function of food ingredients by refrigerating room and freezing room

-Types of dishes stored

-Save information such as completion date, expiration date, storage date, quantity.

-Identify the condition of the refrigerator

-The power is on

-Temperature detection in the fridge and freezer

-Whether the door of the refrigerator is opened or closed

Home server computer

-Food recipes (input: current food ingredients, output: possible dishes)

-Additional ingredients needed for the food you want to cook (input: name of food you want to cook, output: additional food ingredients)

-List of food ingredients or daily necessities to buy

-Ability to remotely communicate with a server of a telecommunication company

(Use method of notification)

Wired and wireless communication (all communication uses known methods)

Wired and wireless communication between the refrigerator's microcomputer and the home server computer

-Communication between the server computer in the home and the server computer in the communication company

purpose

-Identify food ingredients stored in the refrigerator and types of dishes stored

-List of available dishes

-Provide additional food ingredients

-Provide a list of daily necessities to buy

-The ability to remotely access the home server to receive the necessary information (necessary daily necessities list, food ingredients list, possible cooking list)

1 is an overall configuration diagram showing a computer refrigerator of a home refrigerator and a microcomputer attached to a refrigerator, a server computer of a home and a telecommunication company communicating with them

2 is a flowchart of a server program running on a home server computer. Input is a request for information from a server's keyboard / mouse input method, a refrigerator's microprocessor, or a carrier's server computer.

3 is a flowchart of a microcomputer having input / output functions attached to a refrigerator. Communicate with home server computers.

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The present invention solves the inconvenience of duplicate purchase due to the failure of housewives to grasp the contents and condition of the food / daily necessities of the refrigerator, and also provides a list of dishes that can be made into the foods they own, and also provides recipes, To listen to the preparation and shopping worries. In order to solve this problem, an input / output unit is installed in a refrigerator, a microprocessor for controlling the same, and a wired / wireless communication with a computer corresponding to a home server. The provision of the cooking method, the stored contents, and the cooking ingredients / daily necessities to be purchased are stored in the server computer.

In addition, the home server computer is connected to the telecommunications company wirelessly, so that the remote housewife can easily find out what is in the refrigerator of his house, and the contents can be retrieved and printed through the computer or mobile phone in the department store. As it is possible, it can be a convenience to family life.

In order to develop such a system, communication between a home server computer and a telecommunication company's server computer and a department store computer or mobile phone uses a known communication method such as TCP, and the communication between a home server computer and a refrigerator is known RS232. Use wired and wireless communication. Of course, the communication between them requires the definition of communication protocols, and the information is frequently transmitted and received.

The refrigerator also has a keyboard for input and a terminal for output, a microcomputer attached to the refrigerator. Input keys define shortcut keys to add functionality to ease input, and the output can be a regular monitor or a liquid crystal monitor. The core of the present invention is the development of a device that attaches a microcomputer that acts as an auxiliary input / output device to the refrigerator and allows the computer to communicate with a server computer in the home to provide information on the contents of the refrigerator to remote users. .

The server program of a home server computer operates according to a server information request input from a remote telecommunication company or a user input from a microcomputer of a refrigerator. These inputs include the refrigerator status (temperature, power, door opening and closing), the requirement to provide a list of necessities, the input of recipes or the provision of a list of dishes available from the current list of cooking ingredients. This request is sent to the requesting client.

The microcomputer on the refrigerator side receives the user's keyboard input, data transfer from the server computer and data transfer request information. In the case of data transmission, the contents of dishes and cooking ingredients stored in the refrigerator are transmitted, and the data transmission request is a request for information transmission of the state of the refrigerator (temperature, door opening, power on). The user's keyboard input has a shortcut function and a general key processing function.

As described above, the present invention has a function of providing a list of cooking ingredients, a refrigerator, and a possible cooking type and cooking procedure by connecting a general refrigerator having a known function with a microcomputer to connect with a communication network. In terms of users, life becomes easier, and shopping is also made easier by storing a list of daily necessities to be purchased on a server computer at home.

Claims (1)

Using a microcomputer with a known input / output device, a known home computer, and a known wired / wireless communication method, the microcomputer is attached to a known refrigerator, and the door of the refrigerator can be opened or closed, power state, and temperature information can be detected. The home computer is a home server computer, and the home server computer stores the food and ingredients stored in each of the refrigerating compartment and the freezer, the expiration date, storage date, quantity information of the food, the status information of the refrigerator stored in the microcomputer and A computer-refrigerator system having a function of storing food recipes, a list of food or daily necessities to be purchased, and a quantity of daily necessities, and providing information to remote and short-range users using known communication methods.