KR20030086866A - Method for servicing on-line virtual cooking by using network - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An online virtual cooking service method is provided to enable a client to cook a dish over an online network, and to raise an avatar by offering a cooked dish. CONSTITUTION: A client accesses a cooking service server, and selects a dish kind and a specific menu(202, 204, 206, 208). The client selects cooking materials and additives, and their amounts and cooks the selected dish(212). The server assesses the cooked dish based on the selected materials and their amounts(216). The server offers an image on the cooked dish, and the assessment result to the client(218). The client can cook the selected dish again(220). The server stores the data on the cooked dish at a cyber refrigerator according to a request from the client(232). The server transmits the data on the cooked dish to other specific client according to a request from the client(226, 234, 236, 238). The server feeds the cooked dish to an avatar(240).

Description

METHOOD FOR SERVICING ON-LINE VIRTUAL COOKING BY USING NETWORK}

The present invention relates to a technique for providing a virtual cooking service, and more particularly, to a plurality of wired clients (wired terminal users such as computers) or mobile clients (wireless mobile terminal users) using the Internet. An online virtual cooking service method suitable for providing a virtual cooking service in a form.

In general, people who want to learn cooking learn to cook using cookbooks or courses established in cooking schools.

In the case of using the cookbook, among the conventional methods, cooking is generally performed as described in the cookbook (material type / quantity, seasoning type / quantity, etc.), in which case the cooking is not suitable for taste. Trial and error such as the occurrence of a case often occurs, and such a trial and error not only causes a waste of cooking cost, etc., but also causes a problem of environmental problems by throwing away a large amount of dishes that are not suitable for taste. have.

In addition, in the case of using a cooking class established at a cooking school, there is a problem that excessive tuition costs are required from an economic point of view, and because cooking has to go directly to a cooking school at a given class time and take a lecture. The problem is that a lot of time is spent learning.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an online virtual cooking service method using a network capable of directly cooking a desired dish online using a network.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a virtual cooking service method using a network that can directly cook a desired dish online using a network, and provides the completed food to the avatar or avatar of a specific person who wants to raise the avatar. To provide.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method for providing an online virtual cooking service to a plurality of clients using a network including a mobile communication network and / or a wired communication network, wherein any client is connected to the cooking service server through the network. A first process of selecting a specific menu of a dish to be made from a plurality of preset cooking types and a menu type for each dish; A second process of cooking a dish of the selection menu by selecting desired ingredients, seasonings and amounts thereof from a plurality of preset ingredients and seasonings; A third step of evaluating the completed dish based on the ingredients and seasonings and the amount of the selected menu dish; A fourth step of providing image information of the completed dish and the evaluation result data to the arbitrary clients through the network; A fifth process of repeating the second to fourth processes when the arbitrary client selects to recook the finished dish; A sixth step of storing, in response to a request from the client, the related information of the finished dish in a cyber refrigerator assigned to the client; And a seventh process of transmitting the relevant information of the completed dish to the specific client selected by the arbitrary client through the network in response to a request from the arbitrary client. .

1 is a block diagram of a virtual cooking service system suitable for providing an online virtual cooking service to a plurality of wired clients or mobile clients according to the present invention;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing an online virtual cooking service to a plurality of wired or mobile clients using a network according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

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102: wired client group 102/1-102 / n: wired client

104: mobile client group 104/1-104 / n: mobile client

106: mobile communication network 108: network

110: cooking service server 112: member information DB

114: service information DB

The above and other objects and various advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the preferred embodiments of the present invention described below with reference to the accompanying drawings by those skilled in the art.

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

The core technical gist of the present invention is different from the above-described conventional method of cooking using a cooking course established in a cookbook or a cooking school, and the like, in the cyber space, cooking type information, menu information for each dish, and cooking material information. , The spice information, etc. is built into the database, the user accesses the site and uses the information built in the database to create a virtual dish (or virtual food) of their choice, and the cyber dish assigned to the cyber refrigerator To a specific person who wants to make a virtual dish and its contents information (i.e., cooking quantity information, ingredients and seasoning information, etc.) online, or to an avatar of a specific person who wants to raise it, To provide avatars to a particular person's avatar, It can easily attain the bar for the purpose of the present invention.

1 is a block diagram of a virtual cooking service system suitable for providing an online virtual cooking service to a plurality of wired clients or mobile clients in accordance with the present invention, wherein the wired client includes a plurality of wired clients 102/1-102 / n. Group 102, mobile client group 104 of multiple mobile clients 104/1-104 / n, mobile communication network 106, network 108, cooking service server 110, member information DB 112 ) And service information DB 114.

Referring to FIG. 1, each wired client 102/1-102 / n in the wired client group 102 uses a wired communication network (not shown) using a wired communication terminal (terminal, computer, etc., equipped with Internet access equipment). Each of these wired clients 102/1-102 / n, who is a virtual cooking service user who can access the cooking service server 110 through the network 108 and receive the online virtual cooking service provided according to the present invention. Provide the member information to the cooking service server 110 through the network 108 to register as a service member, and the online virtual cooking service (ie, the virtual cooking service, the storage service of the completed virtual dish, the completion of the virtual cooking) Services such as a delivery service, an avatar providing service (aka, avatar raising service, etc.) of the completed virtual dish may be provided.

At this time, the member information provided to the cooking service server 110 from any wired client who wants to register through the network 108, for example, name, age, gender, address, email address, telephone of the mobile communication terminal Number, food taste preference information (ie, fresh taste, spicy taste, light taste, salty taste, etc.), and the like, and each member information provided in this way is stored in the member information DB 112.

In addition, in the present invention, the cyber refrigerator space is allocated to each registered member, that is, the cyber refrigerator space is allocated in the member information DB 112, respectively, and the cooking (or food) information cooked by the member is included in the cyber refrigerator of each member. That is, the cooking image data, the amount of cooking, information on the type and amount of ingredients used in the cooking, the type of seasoning and the amount of information into the cooking, and the like are stored.

On the other hand, each mobile client 104/1-104 / n in the mobile client group 104 includes a mobile communication network 106 and a network 108 including a plurality of base stations and base station controllers, mobile communication exchanges, Internet access equipment, and the like. A wireless mobile terminal (for example, a PCS, a cellular phone, a PDA, an IMT-2000 terminal, etc.) that can be connected to the cooking service server 110 through the above, and each mobile client 104/1-104 / n is described above. Like each wired client 102/1-102 / n, the service is connected to the cooking service server 110 to serve a service according to the invention, namely, a virtual cooking cooking service, a storage service of a completed virtual dish, a completed virtual dish. May be provided with a delivery service, an avatar providing service (aka, avatar raising service) of the completed virtual dish.

That is, in the present invention, not only a wired communication terminal but also a wireless mobile terminal can be provided with various services related to online virtual cooking.

Next, the cooking service server 110 performs various flow control for providing an online virtual cooking service to each wired client and mobile client registered as a member, and when any wired client or mobile client requests a virtual cooking service. , Provide various information (ie, various material information, various seasoning information, etc.) necessary for cooking of the virtual dish, perform the evaluation of the completed dish when the cooking is finished, and provide the result to the corresponding client, and complete Control of various services such as storage of cooked dishes, transmission to specific persons, and provision to avatars are performed.

To this end, the service information DB 114 includes a variety of dishes (ie, Korean, Japanese, Western, Chinese, French, etc.) information, menus for each dish (ie, bibimbap, yukgaejang, chaechae, agutang, sweet and sour pork, pork cutlet, thickening) Information such as cutlet), various material information necessary for various dishes, and various seasoning information.

That is, when any client (that is, a wired client or a mobile client) requests a virtual cooking service, the cooking service server 110 retrieves the cooking type information from the service information DB 114 and then network 108 or network 108. To provide the corresponding client through the mobile communication network 106 to induce selection of the desired cooking type, and when selecting any cooking type to be cooked by the client, material information required for the selected cooking from the service information DB 114. And the seasoning information is retrieved and provided to the corresponding client through the network 108 or the network 108 and the mobile communication network 106 so that the selected dish can be cooked.

Next, a process of providing an online virtual cooking service to each client according to the present invention using the virtual cooking service system having the above-described configuration will be described.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing an online virtual cooking service to a plurality of wired or mobile clients using a network according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

First, for convenience of explanation and enhancement of understanding, a plurality of clients may use each member information (eg, name, age, gender, address, e-mail address, phone number of mobile communication terminal, food taste preference information (ie, Suppose that it is a case where it is registered as a member by providing the cooking service server 110 through the network 108). Therefore, the member information DB 112 stores member information for each registered member, and the registered member information includes cooked cooking information (that is, cooking image data, amount of cooking, and type of material used for cooking). And a cyber refrigerator space capable of storing the amount information, the type of seasoning into the dish, the amount information, and the like.

Referring to FIG. 2, if any client (wired client or mobile client) accesses and logs in to the cooking service server 110 via the network 108 or the mobile communication network 106 and the network 108 (step 202), The cooking service server 110 provides the client with a basic screen including various types of service items (for example, a virtual cooking service request item, a cooking information item, a restaurant item, an event item, etc.), and then assigns a basic screen to an arbitrary item. Wait for a choice.

Subsequently, when the client selects a virtual cooking service request item (ie, selects a cooking service of a virtual dish) in order to receive the online virtual cooking service according to the present invention (step 204), a corresponding virtual cooking service request message is generated. Is transmitted to the cooking service server 110 via the network 108 or the mobile communication network 106 and the network 108.

In response, the cooking service server 110 retrieves the cooking type (for example, Korean, Japanese, Western, Chinese, French, etc.) information from the service information DB 114, processes the menu screen data into menu screen data, and then executes the network ( 108) or provided to the client through the network 108 and the mobile communication network 106, and wait for the client to select a type of dish to be cooked among a plurality of dishes.

Then, when the client selects the desired type of dish (step 206), a corresponding menu type message is sent to the cooking service server 110 via the network 108 or the mobile communication network 106 and the network 108. In response, the cooking service server 110 extracts the menu type information of the selected dish from the service information DB 114 and processes the menu type information into menu screen data, and then the network 108 or the network 108 and the mobile communication network ( 106) to the client, and waits for the client to select a menu type to be cooked from among a plurality of menus.

Next, when the client selects one of a plurality of menus (step 208), the cooking service server 110 retrieves material information and seasoning information necessary for the selected cooking menu from the service information DB 114, and then menus. It is processed into screen data and provided to the client through the network 108 or the network 108 and the mobile communication network 106, and the client waits for the selection of the cooking ingredients and the amount and various seasonings and the amount. .

At this time, the menu screen displayed on the monitor of the client includes a cooking item that can be selected to cook to suit my taste, and the client selects the cooking item and its amount (for example, two servings). , 3 servings, 4 servings, etc. (step 210), the culinary service server 110 selects the food taste preference information of the client stored in the member information DB 112 (that is, a fresh taste, a spicy taste, Cooking is performed for the selected cooking menu with reference to light taste, salty taste, etc., and processing proceeds to step 218 described later, and the process after step 218 will be described in detail later. That is, in the present invention, after selecting only the type of cooking and the menu and the amount thereof, the virtual dish may be cooked to suit the taste of the user.

Unlike the above, when the client selects the cooking quantity, ingredients, and various seasonings for the cooking of the cooking menu selected by the client, the cooking service server 110 requests the cooking of the selected menu. The selected ingredients and spices are used to create the selected virtual dish (step 212).

Subsequently, when the cooking cooked using the ingredients and seasonings selected by the client is completed (step 214), the cooking service server 110 searches for the service information DB 114 to correspond to the selected ingredients, seasonings and amounts thereof. The evaluation data of the completed dish is drawn out (or generated) (step 216), and the extracted cooking evaluation data obtained as described above is displayed on the network 108 together with the cooking image (i.e., the image containing the dish in an arbitrary shape or the like). It communicates to the client via the network 108 and the mobile communication network 106. Here, as the finished cooking evaluation data, for example, "The current food is a fresh taste, add XX seasoning by X, XX ingredients by X, XX seasoning by X, XX seasoning by X So you can add spicy flavors, add XX seasonings by X, subtract XX ingredients by X, and add XX seasonings by X to make it taste lighter. ”

To this end, the service information DB 114 has various types of evaluation data corresponding to the type and amount of ingredients and seasonings for each cooking menu, that is, "when a certain amount of ingredients are put into each menu of each dish, the finished dish is prepared. What tastes and what ingredients and / or seasonings are added and how much the finished food tastes when it is added or subtracted, ”and so on. admit.

As a result, the image information and the evaluation data of the completed dish are displayed on the monitor of the client side (step 218), through which the client can know the shape and taste of the dish he has cooked.

On the other hand, the screen that provides the complete cooking image and the evaluation data includes a recooking item for recooking the dish, and if a recooking item is selected to recook the dish based on the result of the cooking evaluation (step) 220, the process returns to step 212 described above and re-cooks the desired dish by repeating subsequent steps (steps 214 to 218).

Of course, as in step 210 described above, when the client selects his own cooking items that can be cooked to suit his or her taste, only the image of the completed dish without cooking evaluation data on the monitor of the client side Will be displayed.

On the other hand, according to the present invention, the client, according to the present invention, cooked by yourself, that is, the selected cooking ingredients (ie, the finished cooking image information, the amount of cooking, the type of ingredients used for cooking and the amount thereof) Information, the type of seasonings in the dish, and the amount thereof) in the cyber refrigerator assigned to you (step 224), or send the completed cooking information to a specific person of your choice (step 226), A service may be selected such as feeding an avatar to raise an avatar (step 228) or feeding a completed dish to an avatar of a specific person who wants to raise an avatar of a specific person (step 230). To this end, the menu screen for providing the completed cooking image includes a refrigerator storage item, a specific person delivering item, a self avatar providing item, and a specific avatar providing item as selection items.

That is, in step 224, it is checked whether the client has selected the storage for the finished dish (ie, the selection of the refrigerator storage item), and the client selects (or clicks) the refrigerator storage item as a result of the check. If it is determined, the cooking service server 110 receives the completed cooking information (ie, the completed cooking video information, the amount of cooking, the type and amount of ingredients used for cooking, the type of seasoning and the amount of the cooking information, etc.) of the client. The process is terminated after being stored in the cyber refrigerator assigned to the user (step 232). As such, the completed cooking information stored in the cyber refrigerator of the client may be transmitted to a specific person who wants, fed to his avatar, or to an avatar of a specific person whenever he / she wants.

In step 226, the client also checks whether the client has selected the transfer to the specific person for the completed dish (i.e., selects a specific person's delivery item). If it is determined that the cooking service server 110 requests the address of the delivery destination for delivering the completed cooking information to the client, and waits for the input of the delivery destination address (step 234). In this case, the delivery address used may be a desired member ID of a specific person, an e-mail address of a specific person, a telephone number of a specific mobile wireless terminal (eg, PCS, cellular phone, PDA, IMT-2000 terminal, etc.).

Therefore, in response to the request of the cooking service server 110, when the client inputs and delivers the delivery address (step 236), the cooking service server 110 transfers the completed cooking information to the delivered delivery address and ends the processing. (Step 238). That is, in the cooking service server 110, if the shipping address is a member (that is, a member joining the cooking service) ID, the cooking service server 110 keeps the member in the cyber refrigerator of the member assigned to the member information DB 112, and the shipping address is an email. In the case where the completed cooking information is transmitted to a specific person through the network 108 and a mail server (not shown), and the completed cooking information is transmitted through the network 108 and the mobile communication network 106 when the shipping address is the telephone number of the wireless mobile terminal. Send to a specific person.

Of course, in the present invention, the text message input by the client may be set to be transmitted to a specific person together with the completed cooking information, or after the completion cooking information is transmitted to a specific person, a delivery confirmation message may be generated and transmitted to the corresponding client. If you are a member (if the shipping address is a member ID), you can send a short message, e-mail, etc. to a specific person so that the specific person is aware of the completion of the cooking information, or store it in the cyber refrigerator of the client as soon as you send it to the specific person. It can also be set to.

Next, in step 228, it is checked whether the client has selected to feed the completed dish to his avatar (i.e., the selection of his avatar offer item), and the client selects his avatar offer item as a result of the check. If it is determined (or clicked), the cooking service server 110 provides the completed dish to the avatar of the corresponding client. At this time, in the present invention, the completed cooking information fed to the avatar may be set to be automatically stored in the cyber refrigerator of the corresponding client.

Therefore, the avatar of the client changes as the body of the avatar becomes large as a person gains weight by eating food (food), and the client satisfies the surrogate satisfaction with appetite through such a series of processes. You can. That is, according to the present invention, it is possible to efficiently satisfy a variety of service needs of users because it is possible to provide a variety of unique user services for raising avatars by feeding dishes cooked by themselves to avatars who are their alter egos at any time.

Meanwhile, in step 230, it is checked whether the client has selected to feed the avatar of the specific person (that is, the receiving client) who wants the completed dish (that is, the selection of a specific avatar providing item). When it is determined that the specific avatar providing item is selected (or clicked), the cooking service server 110 requests the client to input the identifier of the specific person. Here, the specific person refers to a person (for example, a lover, a friend, etc.) registered as a service member in the cooking service server 110, and a member ID or a member ID and a member name may be used as the separator.

In response to this, when the client inputs delimiter information of a specific person (receiving client) (step 242), the cooking service server 110 searches the member information DB 112 and the received delimiter is a valid delimiter, that is, serviceable registration. A message asking you to confirm whether you are a member and accepting the provision of cooking to your avatar when you are authenticated as a valid member (for example, "Hong Gil-dong will supply sweet and sour pork to Hong Soonja's avatar. Inquiry message such as? ", And the like, and transmits the inquiry message generated to the receiving client (specific person) using a method such as an email or a short message and waits for the response (step 244).

In this case, although not illustrated in the flowchart of FIG. 2, when it is determined that the delimiter is not valid during the authentication process of the delimiter, the cooking service server 110 may display a corresponding non-authentication message (for example, "member ID is It is wrong. Please check and re-enter. ") And provide it to the client via the network 108 or the network 108 and the mobile network 106 so that the client can recognize it. do.

That is, after transmitting the acceptance query message to the receiving client, the cooking service server 110 waits for a consent (permission) or a rejection response from the receiving client (step 246), if the consent rejection message is received from the receiving client, A network 108 or network 108 may be generated for the client to be aware of by generating a dish offer rejection message indicating that the specific person (receiving client) the client wants does not allow his avatar to feed the finished virtual dish. And the client through the mobile communication network 106 (step 248). At this time, the present invention can be set to automatically store the completed cooking information in the cyber refrigerator of the client.

On the other hand, when the consent message is received from the receiving client as a result of the check in step 246, the cooking service server 110 provides a dish indicating that the receiving client (specific person) has allowed to feed the dish to his avatar. After generating the acknowledgment message and providing it to the client through the network 108 or the network 108 and the mobile communication network 106 (step 250), the avatar of the receiving client (specific person) receives the completed dish cooked by the client directly. (Step 252). In this case, in the present invention, the completed cooking information provided to the avatar of a specific person may be set to be automatically stored in the cyber refrigerator of the corresponding client.

Thus, the avatar of the receiving client (specific person) changes as the body of the avatar becomes voluminous, such as a person gaining weight by eating a dish (food) and the like. , Lovers, friends, etc.) can be raised. In other words, according to the present invention, it is possible to efficiently satisfy various user's various service needs because the user can provide various and unique user services to raise the avatar of the specific person by feeding the dish cooked by himself to the avatar of the specific person he / she wants at any time. have.

As described above, according to the present invention, unlike the above-described conventional method of cooking using a cooking course established in a cookbook or cooking school, cooking type information, menu information for each dish, cooking ingredients on a cyber space Build a database of information, seasoning information, etc., the user connects to the site and uses the information built in the database to create a virtual dish of their choice, the virtual dish stored in the cyber refrigerator assigned to them, You can provide your own virtual dishes and their contents information (i.e., cooking quantity information, ingredients and seasoning information, etc.) online to the specific person you want, provide them to your avatar, or provide them to your specific avatar. By allowing a specific person's avatar to be raised, courtesy of poetry and space online Well as you can anytime, anywhere you like simple and easy to practice cooking, enjoy cooking without well as to meet the various needs of users effectively.

Claims (8)

A method of providing an online virtual cooking service to a plurality of clients using a network including a mobile communication network and / or a wired communication network, A first step in which any client accesses a cooking service server through the network and selects a specific menu of a dish to be made from a plurality of preset cooking types and menu types for each cooking; A second process of cooking a dish of the selection menu by selecting desired ingredients, seasonings and amounts thereof from a plurality of preset ingredients and seasonings; A third step of evaluating the completed dish based on the ingredients and seasonings and the amount of the selected menu dish; A fourth step of providing image information of the completed dish and the evaluation result data to the arbitrary clients through the network; A fifth process of repeating the second to fourth processes when the arbitrary client selects to recook the finished dish; A sixth step of storing, in response to a request from the client, the related information of the finished dish in a cyber refrigerator assigned to the client; And And a seventh process of transmitting the relevant information of the finished dish to the specific client selected by the arbitrary client through the network in response to a request from the arbitrary client. The on-line virtual cooking service according to claim 1, further comprising an eighth step of providing the finished dish to the avatar of the client and feeding the finished dish in response to a request from the client. Way. 3. The method of claim 2, further comprising a ninth process in response to a request from the client, providing the finished dish to an avatar of a specific client selected by the client. Online virtual cooking service method using a network characterized in that. The method of claim 3, wherein the ninth process is: In response to a request of the arbitrary client, providing identifier information of the specific client; Authenticating whether the specific client is a registered valid client through an authentication process using the delimiter information; When the specific client is an effective client, generating a message inquiring whether to accept the cooking provision to the avatar and providing the message to the specific client through the network; And providing the completed dish to the avatar of the specific client and feeding the completed dish when the acceptance message for accepting the cooking provision is received from the specific client. The online virtual cooking service method of claim 4, wherein the identifier information is a member ID or a member ID and a name of the specific client. The method of claim 4, wherein the ninth step further includes generating a cooking offer acceptance confirmation message and providing the selected client to the arbitrary client through the network when the specific client agrees to provide cooking to his avatar. Online virtual cooking service method using a network, characterized in that. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the arbitrary client presets food taste preference information as member information, and the method includes, when the arbitrary client requests cooking according to a preset preferred taste, The method of the online virtual cooking service using the network further comprises the step of automatically cooking the cooking of the selection menu without the selection process of the ingredients and seasoning to make the finished dish. According to any one of claims 1 to 6, The related information of the finished dish, the image information of the finished dish, the amount information of the dish, the type and amount of ingredients used in the cooking, the kind of seasoning in the dish And an amount of information about the on-line virtual cooking service using the network.