KR20080066171A - Cooking appliance, control information calibration system for the cooking appliance, and control information calibration method for the cooking appliance - Google Patents

Abstract

A cooking appliance, a control information calibration system for the cooking appliance, and a control information calibration method for the cooking appliance are provided to correct control information about the cooking appliance by allowing a user to input a specific button. A control information calibration system for a cooking appliance(1) comprises the cooking apparatus, a server(3), and a network(2). The server receives real state information of the cooking apparatus to transmit corrected control information. The network connects the cooking apparatus with the server. The cooking apparatus includes a cooking apparatus controller(11), a display part(13), a manipulation part(14), a memory(15), and an operational part(16). The cooking apparatus controller controls the whole operation of the cooking apparatus. The display part displays the operational state of the cooking apparatus. The manipulation part allows a user to manipulate the cooking apparatus. The memory stores control information required for the operation of the cooking apparatus.

Description

Cooking appliance, control information calibration system for the cooking appliance, and control information calibration method for the cooking appliance}

1 is a block diagram illustrating a cooking appliance and a control information correction system of the cooking appliance according to the present invention;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a control information correction method of the cooking appliance according to the present invention;

3 is a diagram showing current control information, target status information, actual status information, and correction control information by way of example.

4 is a block diagram of a control information correction system of a cooking appliance according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a flowchart of a control information correcting method of a cooking appliance according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

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1: cooker 2: network 3: server

15: memory

The present invention relates to a cooking appliance, and more particularly, to control the cooking information of the cooking appliance in which the cooking appliance is directly operated optimally, so that the cooking information can be always performed in a preferred manner. It relates to a control information correction method of a cooking appliance.

The cooking apparatus is a device for cooking food, a heater is built in, and a predetermined memory device records how to be operated by a user's instructions. For example, if the user instructs the cooker to operate at 200 degrees Celsius for 10 minutes, the heater quickly adapts to the highest output and reaches 200 degrees Celsius, and then the heater is maintained at 200 degrees Celsius. On / off control. As a result, since the user does not directly give an instruction to turn on / off the heater, when the user inputs a desired operation, the cooking apparatus controls the heater by using the control information of the direct heater corresponding thereto. The same applies to the mode operation in which the cooking appliance is operated according to the control information corresponding to the user instructing to operate in any mode, for example, a baking mode.

However, when the cooking appliance is old, the control information may not be performed as the user indicates. In such a case, for example, the heater may not produce a predetermined output due to aging.

The present invention is proposed to solve the above-described problems, and the state of cooking indicated by the user can always be obtained constantly even when the cooking appliance is old, and is always available as control information of the cooking appliance, which is optimal for the current state of the cooking appliance. A cooker for correcting control information of a cooker, a control information correction system for a cooker, and a control information correction method for the cooker are proposed.

Cooking device according to the invention, the operating unit at least includes a heater; A sensing unit for measuring actual state information operated by the operating unit; And a memory for storing at least current control information for operating the operation unit and the actual state information.

The control information correction system of the cooking appliance according to the present invention includes at least a cooking appliance having a heater therein; A server connected to the cooking appliance, the cooking appliance comprising: a memory for storing current control information; An operation unit operating according to the current control information; A sensing unit sensing an operation result of the operating unit; And a communication unit for transmitting at least the actual state information detected by the detection unit to the server, wherein the server generates and transmits correction control information to the cooking apparatus with reference to at least the actual state information, and generates the cooking. The device changes the correction control information to the current control information.

The control information correction method of the cooking appliance according to the present invention includes the steps of operating the cooking appliance in accordance with the pre-stored current control information; Measuring actual state information of a cooking appliance which is operated according to the current control information; Comparing the ideal target state information targeted by the current control information with the actual state information; And current control information of the cooker is corrected to correction control information.

According to the present invention, even if the cooking appliance is old, the user can always obtain the effect of operating the cooking appliance as intended.

Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings will be described in detail a specific embodiment of the present invention.

<First Embodiment>

1 is a block diagram illustrating a cooking appliance and a control information correction system of the cooking appliance according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, according to the present invention, a cooking appliance 1, a server 3 which receives actual state information of actually operating the cooking appliance and transmits correction control information, and the cooking appliance 1 and the server A network 2 connecting the 3 is included.

In detail, the cooker 1 includes a cooker control unit 11 that controls the cooker as a whole, a display unit 13 on which an operation state of the cooker is displayed, and an operation unit 14 for the user to operate the cooker. In addition, a memory 15 storing current control information necessary for the current operation of the cooking appliance, and an operation unit 16 including a heater or the like which is directly operated in a state controlled by the cooking control unit 11.

In addition, the cooking appliance 1 of the present invention includes a detection unit 12 that detects actual state information as a state in which the cooking appliance is actually operated, and correction control information transmitted to or from the server. Communication unit 17 for receiving is included.

In addition, the detector 12 may detect information such as temperature, humidity, smoke, and the like. The memory may further store target state information, which is a target operation state, which is obtained when the cooking appliance 1, in particular, the operation unit 16 is ideally operated, as the current control information. In the cooking apparatus 1 specification information for identifying the specification of the cooking appliance 1 may be further stored.

The network may be any of wired / wireless / home networks. In general, it can be exemplified by the Internet network.

The correction method implemented by the block diagram as described above will be briefly described. First, the user operates the operation unit 14 to select a specific operation mode, hereinafter, the bread baking mode will be described as an example.

When the baking mode is selected, the cooker control unit 11 identifies this and calls current control information suitable for baking stored in the memory 15 to operate the operation unit 16 with the current control information. After the operation unit 16 is operated, the state information of the cooking appliance represented by the operation unit, for example, a state of temperature, humidity, smoke, etc. is sensed by the detection unit 12, and the memory 15 ) Is stored as actual status information.

The actual state information is transmitted to the server 3 by the communication unit 17, and after detecting the malfunction state of the operation unit 16 by comparing the actual state information with the target state information, When operating the operation unit 16 generates the correction control information that can actually obtain the target state information. Of course, the correction control information may be expected to be the information that can be operated most correctly by the operation of the cooking appliance in the current state.

The correction control information is again transmitted from the server 3 to the cooking appliance 1 and stored as current control information in which the cooking appliance 1 is operated. That is, the current control information stored in the memory is discarded, and the correction control information is stored as new current control information. Therefore, when the user subsequently performs the baking mode, the cooking appliance operates with the correction control information so that the bread can be properly baked.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a control information correction method of a cooking appliance according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating current control information, target state information, actual state information, and correction control information.

2 and 3, the control information correction method of the cooking appliance will be described in detail.

First, the user determines whether to start a calibration mode (S1). The start of the correction mode may be performed by, for example, pressing the correction button when the user selects the baking mode using the operation unit 14.

When the correction mode is started, the cooking appliance is operated using the current control information (S2). At this time, the state of the cooking appliance operated according to the current control information is sensed by the sensing unit and stored in the memory as actual state information (S3). The stored actual state information is transmitted to the server together with the current control information and the target state information, and the server generates correction control information that can be ideally performed in the current cooking apparatus with reference to the transmitted information. (S5).

A process of generating the correction control information will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 3. When the user executes the baking mode, the current control information heats and heats the upper heater for a predetermined time t1, and then turns on the lower heater for a predetermined time t1 to t3. Meanwhile, in the baking mode, the upper heater is turned on again for a predetermined time (t2 to t4) in order to increase the degree of heating by the upper heater so that the upper surface of the bread is baked in yellow.

This is to increase the temperature inside the cavity up to 250 degrees Celsius in the target state information as shown in Figure 3 has the purpose to brown the surface of the bread (browning). Here, it is assumed that the temperature sensor is placed in the upper space of the cavity.

However, due to the aging of the heater, a situation arises in which the temperature does not rise to 250 degrees Celsius presented in the target state information, so that, for example, the actual state information may reach only 220 degrees Celsius. With reference to the current control information, the target state information, and the actual state information, the server 3 may generate correction control information. The correction control information is corrected by heating the upper heater for a longer time t2 to t5 in consideration that the temperature does not reach the desired temperature. Of course, at this time, the server may adjust the output, if the output of the upper heater is adjustable.

In this case, the correction control information is to be control information for making the actual state information to the same or close to the target state information.

After the correction control information is generated by the above-described process, the correction control information is transmitted to the cooking apparatus (S6), and the transmitted correction control information is stored as new current control information instead of the current current control information. (S7). In the subsequent baking mode, it will be easily expected that the bread will be baked using the modified current control information as the control information.

In the above description, the present control information is generated as a single set and then transmitted to the server, but is not limited thereto. For example, the current control information may be transmitted to the server in real time, and the server may transmit correction control information in real time with reference to the current control information in real time.

Second Embodiment

The above-described embodiment is characterized in that the actual state information is made in the cooking appliance, but the target state information and the current control information are not transmitted separately. Therefore, the part which does not have a detailed description shall use the description of the said 1st Example as it is.

In the information transmission step S5 from the cooking appliance to the server, the server transmits the specification information of the cooking appliance and the current cooking mode information, here, the baking mode, together with the actual state information. Then, the server obtains the target state information and the current control information with reference to the specification information of the cooking appliance and the current cooking mode information together with the actual state information, and then compares the corrected control information with the actual state information. You can also create

Other methods are the same as those of the first embodiment, so detailed description thereof is omitted.

Third Embodiment

The third embodiment of the present invention is the same in many parts as the first embodiment, and the actual state information generated in the cooking appliance is transferred to the server, and instead of generating the correction control information in the server, This procedure is characteristically different from the terminal. Therefore, the part which does not have a detailed description uses the description of the first embodiment as it is.

4 is a block diagram of a control information correction system of a cooking appliance according to a third embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a control information correction method of the cooking appliance according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

4 and 5, in the present embodiment, the cooking appliance 1 is provided with a first connection port 18 in place of the communication unit 17, the network 2, and the server 3. The terminal 4 connected to the first connection port 18 includes a second connection port 41 directly connected to the first connection port 18 by wire, and a terminal controlling the terminal 4. The controller 42 and a memory 43 for storing information necessary for generating the correction control information in the terminal are included.

According to such a system configuration, the actual state information detected by the cooking appliance 1 is transmitted to the terminal 4, and the terminal 4 generates the correction control information and transmits the correction control information to the cooking appliance 1. can do. Even if it is operated as described above, the idea of the present invention of correcting the control information is not unreasonable in the implementation, and since there is no need to use the network 2 in some aspects, it is possible to obtain the advantage that more stable operation is performed. .

The system of this embodiment can be preferably used when the service man visits the home to correct the control information. In this case, therefore, it may be desirable for the user to store the actual state information beforehand.

Also in the present embodiment, the terminal determines the target state information and the current control information by referring to the specification information of the cooking appliance and the current cooking mode information, and then generates correction control information by referring to the actual state information. It's easy to come up with.

The present invention may further have the following embodiments.

In the embodiments of the present invention described above, it is described that the correction control information is generated by the server and the terminal. However, the spirit of the present invention is not limited thereto, and when the processing capacity of the controller and the storage capacity of the memory that are built in the cooker are sufficient, the cooker may perform the calibration by referring to the actual state information by itself. There will be.

The spirit of the present invention described above is not limited to the accompanying embodiments, and those skilled in the art who understand the spirit of the present invention can easily add, change, delete, add, etc. other components included within the scope of the same spirit. Although it may be proposed, this will also be included in the spirit of the present invention. In addition, a component included in one embodiment may be included in another component, and another embodiment may be proposed. Such embodiments will be included in the spirit of the present invention.

According to the present invention, when the cooking appliance is deteriorated and it is thought that the operation mode of the cooking appliance originally intended by the user is not performed, the user inputs a specific button, for example, a correction button, to control the cooking information of the cooking appliance. Can be corrected. Therefore, it is always possible to obtain the cooked food desired by the user.

In addition, since the cooker can be used as a new one even if it is aging, there is an advantage that can increase the service life of the cooker.

Claims (6)

A cooking appliance having at least a heater; A server connected to the cooking appliance is included, The cooking apparatus, A memory for storing current control information; An operation unit operating according to the current control information; A sensing unit sensing an operation result of the operating unit; And A communication unit for transmitting at least the actual state information detected by the detection unit to the server, The server generates at least one correction control information with reference to the actual state information, and transmits the correction control information to the cooking apparatus. And the cooking appliance changes the correction control information to current control information. The method of claim 1, The cooking apparatus, the control information correction system of the cooking apparatus for transmitting the actual state information to the server in real time. The method of claim 1, And the cooking appliance processes the actual state information into a set of data and delivers the same to the server. An operating unit including at least a heater; A sensing unit for measuring actual state information operated by the operating unit; And And at least a current control information for operating the operation unit and a memory for storing the actual state information. Operating the cooking appliance according to current control information stored in advance; Measuring actual state information of a cooking appliance which is operated according to the current control information; Comparing the ideal target state information targeted by the current control information with the actual state information; And The control information correction method of the cooking appliance, wherein the current control information of the cooking appliance is corrected to the correction control information. The method of claim 5, wherein The correction control information of the cooking appliance, the control information correction method of the cooking appliance is transmitted from the external server to the cooking appliance.

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