KR20130053616A - Method for providing food information and apparatus thereof - Google Patents

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KR20130053616A
KR20130053616A KR1020110119079A KR20110119079A KR20130053616A KR 20130053616 A KR20130053616 A KR 20130053616A KR 1020110119079 A KR1020110119079 A KR 1020110119079A KR 20110119079 A KR20110119079 A KR 20110119079A KR 20130053616 A KR20130053616 A KR 20130053616A
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Abstract

PURPOSE: A food information providing method and a device thereof are provided to efficiently use information about appliances through a smart TV by supplying food information through the smart TV by using information written in other electronic devices. CONSTITUTION: A smart TV plays content(S210). If a food-related object is included in the played content, the smart TV links the food-related object with a wish list in an electronic device or other electronic devices and displays the same(S220,S230). The smart TV stores desired food in a shopping basket based on purchase selection. [Reference numerals] (S210) Play contents; (S220) Confirm a food-related object; (S230) Display by relating a wish list and the food-related object

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TECHNICAL FOR PROVIDING FOOD INFORMATION AND APPARATUS THEREOF

The present specification relates to a method and apparatus for providing food information.

Recently, with the emergence of smart TVs, the use of Internet information or broadcasting content information using TV is increasing.

Such smart TVs are able to connect to home electronic devices such as refrigerators, air conditioners, computers, and the like, and use or control them by using rapidly developing short-range electronic device communication technology.

For example, the smart TV may communicate with the smart refrigerator to check a food wish list or a stock list stored in the smart refrigerator.

However, current technology only uses smart TVs to load or output the information stored in the smart refrigerator, and there is no application that can utilize it, thus combining broadcast content information and information stored in the smart refrigerator It is not possible to use more actively.

The present specification provides a food information providing method and apparatus for providing food information through a smart TV using the information created in another electronic device such as a refrigerator and purchasing the corresponding food.

In addition, the present specification is a food information providing method and apparatus that can combine the food information included in the broadcast content that can be watched on the smart TV with information created in other electronic devices, such as a refrigerator, and at the same time watching the food information while watching TV to provide.

The method for providing food information disclosed herein is a method in an electronic device for reproducing content, the method comprising: reproducing content, checking whether a food-related object exists in the content being played, and a food-related object in the content being played. If included, characterized in that it comprises a step of automatically displaying on the request or automatically associated with the food-related object and the wish list generated by the electronic device or another electronic device.

The displaying of the food list and the food-related object in association may include: checking whether a food corresponding to the food-related object is in the wish list, and automatically including the food in the wish list. And displaying the wish list in association with the food-related object.

In addition, the wish list includes whether to purchase a selection, and displaying in conjunction with, if there is a food corresponding to the food-related object in the list of foods generated by the electronic device or another electronic device, the purchase selection It is characterized by displaying whether or not a selection state.

The method may further include adding the food to the wish list when an input for adding a food corresponding to the food-related object to the wish list occurs.

The method may further include adding the one or more food items to the shopping cart when an input for adding one or more food items included in the wish list to the shopping cart occurs.

The method may include searching for a recipe including a food corresponding to the food-related object, and if the recipe is found, displaying the recipe on request or automatically.

The method may further include retrieving food recommendation information about a food corresponding to the food-related object, and displaying the food recommendation information upon request or automatically when the food recommendation information is found.

The displaying of the food list and the food-related object may be displayed by tagging an icon for selecting the food on the food-related object.

In addition, the displayed in association with the electronic device or other electronic device, when the food corresponding to the food-related object is in the list of foods contained in the list of foods containing the number of foods, the number of foods to hold on the icon It is characterized by displaying together.

In addition, if any input occurs to the icon, characterized in that it further comprises the step of performing any control corresponding to the input to the food selectable by the icon.

In addition, the food information providing apparatus disclosed in the present specification, in the electronic device to reproduce the content, a communication unit for receiving the content from a broadcasting station or a network, a control unit for playing the content, and confirming whether there is a food-related object in the content being played back; And a display unit for displaying the food-related object in association with the wish list generated by the electronic device or another electronic device automatically or upon request or when the food-related object is included in the content being played. It is done.

The apparatus may further include an input unit configured to generate an input for adding a food corresponding to the food-related object to the wish list, and wherein the controller adds the food to the wish list when the input occurs. It is done.

The display unit may tag and display an icon for selecting the food on the food-related object.

According to the method and apparatus for providing food information of the smart TV disclosed herein, the food information can be provided using information created in another electronic device such as a refrigerator through the TV, so that the information of the home electronic device can be efficiently transmitted through the smart TV. It can be utilized.

In addition, according to the method and apparatus for providing food information of the smart TV disclosed in the present disclosure, it is possible to check the required food and related information while watching broadcast content and purchase desired food, thereby increasing the utilization and convenience of the smart home appliance.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a smart TV according to an exemplary embodiment disclosed herein.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a food information providing method of a smart TV according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.
3 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a smart TV provides food information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
4 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a smart TV adds food to a wish list according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
5 is a diagram illustrating an example of displaying a shopping cart list by a smart TV according to an exemplary embodiment disclosed herein.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a smart TV displays a recipe according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
7 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the smart TV according to the embodiment disclosed in the present disclosure displays recommended food information.
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a smart TV according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is provided by tagging an icon for selecting food.
9 is a diagram illustrating an example of creating a shopping cart list using an icon tagged by a smart TV according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

The embodiments disclosed herein can be configured not only as stand alone, but also as a mobile terminal, a telematics terminal, a smart phone, a portable electronic device. Terminals, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), Portable Multimedia Players (PMPs), Notebook Computers, Tablet PCs, Tablet PCs, Wibro Electronics, IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) Electronics The present invention can be applied to various electronic devices such as a device, a television, a 3D television, a video device, a telematics electronic device, a navigation electronic device, an audio video navigation (AVN) electronic device, and the like.

The embodiments disclosed herein may be embodied in the form of program instructions that may be executed by various computer means and recorded on a computer readable medium. Computer-readable media may include, alone or in combination with the program instructions, file data, data structures, and the like. Program instructions recorded on the media may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention, or they may be of the kind well-known and available to those having skill in the computer software arts. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape, optical media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, and magnetic disks, such as floppy disks. Hardware devices specially configured to store and execute program instructions such as magneto-optical media and ROM, RAM, flash memory and the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine code generated by a compiler, but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware device may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and examples thereof are the same.

It is to be noted that the technical terms used herein are merely used to describe particular embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. In addition, the technical terms used herein should be interpreted as meanings generally understood by those of ordinary skill in the art, unless defined otherwise in this specification, and excessively inclusive It should not be interpreted in the sense of or in the sense of being excessively reduced. In addition, when a technical term used in this specification is an erroneous technical term that does not accurately express the concept of the technology disclosed in this specification, it should be understood that technical terms which can be understood by a person skilled in the art are replaced.

Also, the singular forms "as used herein include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this specification, "comprises" Or "includes." Should not be construed to encompass the various components or steps described in the specification, and some of the components or portions may not be included, or may include additional components or steps And the like.

Further, the suffix "part" for a component used in the present specification is given or mixed in consideration of ease of specification, and does not have a meaning or role that is different from itself.

Further, in the description of the technology disclosed in this specification, a detailed description of related arts will be omitted if it is determined that the gist of the technology disclosed in this specification may be obscured. It is to be noted that the attached drawings are only for the purpose of easily understanding the concept of the technology disclosed in the present specification, and should not be construed as limiting the spirit of the technology by the attached drawings.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments disclosed herein will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Although the present disclosure describes a smart TV as an example of a food information providing apparatus, it should be noted that the invention disclosed herein is not limited to the smart TV, but may be applied to various electronic devices that reproduce content.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a smart TV according to an exemplary embodiment disclosed herein.

Referring to FIG. 1, the smart TV 100 may include a communication unit 110, an input unit 120, a control unit 130, and a display unit 140.

The communication unit 110 performs wired / wireless data communication with another electronic device or a server. The communication unit 110 may include an electronic component for any one or more of Bluetooth TM , Zigbee, Ultra Wide Band (UWB), Wireless USB, Near Field Communication (NFC), and Wireless LAN.

The communication unit 110 may include a broadcast receiving module 111, an internet module 112, and a short range communication module 113.

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives a broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information from an external broadcast center through a broadcast channel. The broadcast channel may include a satellite channel and a terrestrial channel. The broadcast center may refer to a server that generates and transmits a broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information or a server that receives a pre-generated broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information and transmits the same to the smart TV 100. The broadcast signal may include not only a TV broadcast signal, a radio broadcast signal, and a data broadcast signal, but also a broadcast signal having a data broadcast signal combined with a TV broadcast signal or a radio broadcast signal.

The broadcast-related information may refer to a broadcast channel, a broadcast program, or information related to a broadcast service provider. In addition, the broadcast associated information may include information about a person, an object, a place, and the like included in the broadcast.

The broadcast related information may exist in various forms. For example, it may exist in the form of Electronic Program Guide (EPG) of Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) or Electronic Service Guide (ESG) of Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H).

In addition, the broadcast receiving module 111 may include Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DMB-T), Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Satellite (DMB-S), Media Forward Link Only (MediaFLO), and Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H). The digital broadcast signal may be received using a digital broadcasting system such as ISDB-T (Integrated Services Digital Broadcast-Terrestrial).

The internet module 112 refers to a module for accessing the Internet and may be embedded or external to the smart TV 100. Wireless Internet technologies may include Wireless LAN (Wi-Fi), Wireless Broadband (Wibro), World Interoperability for Microwave Access (Wimax), High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), and the like.

The short range communication module 113 refers to a module for short range communication. As a wireless short range communication technology, Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like may be used. On the other hand, a wired local area communication may be used, such as USB (Universal Serial Bus), IEEE 1394, Intel Thunderbolt.

The input unit 120 generates input data for a user to control the operation of the smart TV 100. The input unit 120 may include a key pad dome switch, a touch pad (constant voltage / capacitance), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like.

The controller 130 controls the overall operation of the smart TV 100. For example, the controller 130 may control an operation for the smart TV 100 to provide food information about food included in broadcast content.

The display unit 140 displays information processed by the smart TV 100. For example, when the smart TV 100 provides food information, the smart TV 100 displays a user interface (UI) or a graphic user interface (GUI) related to the food information.

The display unit 140 may include a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), and a flexible display (LCD). It may include at least one of a flexible display, a 3D display.

Not all components of the smart TV 100 illustrated in FIG. 1 are essential components, and the smart TV 100 may be implemented by more or less components than those illustrated in FIG. 1.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a food information providing method of a smart TV according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 2, first, the smart TV 100 plays content (S210).

The smart TV 100 may receive broadcast content from an external broadcast center through the communication unit 110. The broadcast center may be a network connected to a broadcasting station or a content server. The smart TV 100 may play the received content.

Next, the smart TV 100 checks whether there is a food-related object (S220).

The broadcast content may include broadcast related information. The broadcast related information may include a broadcast channel, a broadcast program or a broadcast service provider. In addition, the broadcast associated information may include information about a person, an object, a place, and the like included in the broadcast. The broadcast related information may exist in various forms. For example, it may exist in the form of Electronic Program Guide (EPG) of Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) or Electronic Service Guide (ESG) of Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H).

According to an embodiment disclosed in the present disclosure, the broadcast related information may include one or more food-related objects. The smart TV 100 may check whether the food-related object is present in the content being played through the broadcasting related information.

Thereafter, the smart TV 100 displays the wish list in association with the food-related object (S230).

When the food-related object is included in the content being played, the smart TV 100 may display the wish list in association with the food-related object. Referring to FIG. 3, the smart TV 100 displays the wish list 310 together on the content being played or reduces the aspect ratio of the content and displays the food information 310 on an extra screen. can do. In addition, the smart TV 100, along with the wish list 310, the shopping cart add icon 330 for putting the food contained in the wish list 310 in the shopping cart, shopping cart icon 340 for checking the shopping cart A recipe icon 350 for viewing a recipe of a dish including one or more food-related objects, a recommendation view icon 360 for viewing recommendation information of foods included in the wish list 310, and the wish list 310 ) May be displayed a search box 370 for searching for any food contained in.

The wish list is generated by the smart TV 100 or another electronic device, and stores a list of foods to be purchased by the user, and may include one or more of a brand name, a product image, and a purchase price. When the wish list is generated in the other electronic device, the smart TV 100 may receive the wish list through the other electronic device or the server. The other electronic device may be any electronic device capable of creating a wish list such as a refrigerator, a mobile phone, a PDA, and a computer.

The smart TV 100 may display the wish list and the food-related object in association with the request or automatically.

The smart TV 100 may check whether food corresponding to the food-related object is in the wish list. When the food is included in the wish list, the smart TV 100 may automatically display the wish list in association with the food-related object.

In addition, referring to FIG. 3, when displaying the wish list and the food-related object in association with the smart TV 100, the smart TV 100 may display whether to select a purchase 320.

In detail, the wish list 310 may include a purchase selection. This is to indicate whether the user wants to purchase the food included in the wish list 310, and the smart TV 100 when the user wants to purchase the food, as shown in FIG. The purchase selection 320 may be displayed in a selected state. The selection state may be a check mark or may be indicated by a shadow, a color, a specific icon indicating the selected state, or the like.

In addition, when there is a food item corresponding to the food-related object in the list of foods generated by the electronic device or another electronic device, the smart TV 100 may automatically display the purchase selection 320 as a selection state. Can be. The food list is a list of foods currently held by the user, and may include a food name, the number of foods held, a food expiration date, and the like. In particular, the other electronic device may be a refrigerator capable of holding the food.

The smart TV 100 may store a food item that the user wants to purchase in a shopping cart based on whether the purchase is selected 320.

In detail, when an input for adding one or more food items included in the wish list 310 to the shopping cart occurs, the smart TV 100 may add the one or more food items to the shopping cart.

The input may occur by clicking the add shopping cart icon 330.

When the input occurs, the smart TV 100 may store only one or more food items of which food selection 320 is selected among foods included in the wish list 310 in the shopping cart. The shopping cart is for storing a list of foods that a user wants to purchase, and may be stored in the smart TV 100 or may be stored in another electronic device or a server.

Hereinafter, various embodiments of the food information providing method of the smart TV 100 will be described with reference to the drawings.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a smart TV adds food to a wish list according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 4, when an input for adding a food corresponding to the food-related object to the wish list occurs, the smart TV 100 may add the food to the wish list 310.

The input may occur by clicking the food-related object or by clicking an input icon that may be displayed together when displaying the wish list 310.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the user clicks on the food related object, the smart TV 100 may display a pop-up menu 410 for inputting the food corresponding to the food related object to the wish list 310. Can be displayed together. In this case, the input may occur by clicking the popup menu 410.

5 is a diagram illustrating an example of displaying a shopping cart list by a smart TV according to an exemplary embodiment disclosed herein.

Referring to FIG. 5, the smart TV 100 may display the shopping cart in association with the food-related object.

The shopping cart 510 may include a food name, a food image, a quantity desired to be purchased, and the like of the food stored in the shopping cart 510. The smart TV 100 may include a wish list 520 for returning to the wish list 310 together with the shopping cart 510, and a recipe icon for displaying a recipe for cooking with food contained in the shopping cart 510. 530, a search box 540 for searching for a particular food in the shopping cart 510, a recommendation view icon 550 for viewing recommendation information about the food, and a purchase for food in the shopping cart 510. The purchase icon 560 may be displayed.

When an input for purchasing a product contained in the shopping cart 510 occurs through the purchase icon 560, the smart TV 100 displays a shopping site for purchasing food contained in the shopping cart 510. can do. In addition, the smart TV 100 may access the shopping site through the communication unit 110 and display the shopping site through a web browser.

The smart TV 100 may display the shopping cart 510 in association with the food-related object or on request or automatically. For example, when an input for adding one or more food items included in the wish list 310 to the shopping cart 510 occurs, the smart TV 100 adds the one or more food items to the shopping cart 510. In addition, the shopping cart 510 may be automatically displayed.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a smart TV displays a recipe according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 6, the smart TV 100 may search for a recipe 610 including a food corresponding to the food-related object, and display the recipe 610 when the recipe is found.

The recipe 610 may be stored in the smart TV 100 or a recipe server. The smart TV 100 may transmit a control message to search for the recipe stored in the server through the communication unit 110 and receive a search result. When the recipe is stored in the smart TV 100, the smart TV 100 may periodically update the recipe through the communication unit 110.

The smart TV 100 may display the searched recipe 610 as shown in FIG. 6. The recipe 610 may include an image of the food, a food name, a time required to cook the food, and the like.

The smart TV 100 stores the wish list icon 620 for returning to the wish list 310 together with the recipe 610 and the recipe 610 in the favorites so that the user can check the desired time. A search icon 630, a search window 640 for searching for a specific food in the recipe 610, and a material view icon 650 for viewing materials included in the recipe 610 may be displayed.

When an input for viewing a material included in the recipe 610 occurs through the material view icon 650, the smart TV 100 displays the recipe 610 not included in the food list 310. It can display material for. In addition, the smart TV 100 may perform additional operations by which a user can purchase a material for the recipe 610 not included in the food list 310.

The smart TV 100 may display the recipe 610 on demand or automatically.

The smart TV 100 may display the recipe 610 when an input for displaying the recipe 610 occurs. The input may occur by clicking the recipe icon 350.

7 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the smart TV according to the embodiment disclosed in the present disclosure displays recommended food information.

Referring to FIG. 7, the smart TV 100 searches for food recommendation information 710 for a food corresponding to the food-related object, and when the food recommendation information 710 is found, the food recommendation information 710. ) Can be displayed. The food recommendation information 710 may be displayed including a food name of the food, a food image, a site selling food, a price of food, and the like. The smart TV 100 stores the wish list icon 720 for returning to the wish list 310 together with the food recommendation information 710 and the food recommendation information 710 in a bookmark to confirm when desired. A bookmark icon 730 for displaying the information, a search box 740 for searching for specific recommendation information in the food recommendation information 710, and a site for accessing a food sale site included in the food recommendation information 710. Icon 750 may be displayed.

The food recommendation information may be stored in the smart TV 100 or may be stored in a server. The smart TV 100 may transmit a control message to search for the food recommendation information stored in the server through the communication unit 110 and receive a search result. When the food recommendation information is stored in the smart TV 100, the smart TV 100 may periodically update the food recommendation information through the communication unit 110.

The smart TV 100 may display the food recommendation information 710 upon request or automatically. The request may occur by clicking the recommendation view icon 360 for displaying the food recommendation information 710.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a smart TV according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is provided by tagging an icon for selecting food.

Referring to FIG. 8, the smart TV 100 may tag and display an icon 820 for selecting the food on the food-related object. The smart TV 100 may display the icon 820 indicating the food-related object by overlapping the food-related object included in the content 810.

To this end, the smart TV 100 may obtain the coordinates of the food-related object included in the broadcast-related information, the information of the food corresponding to the food-related object, and the like. In addition, the smart TV 100 identifies the food-related object in the content 810 and tracks the food-related object in the content 810 by using the information acquired through the broadcast-related information. Can be displayed. Accordingly, the icon 820 may follow the food-related object while being displayed on the content 810 and may be tagged and displayed on the food-related object.

The icon 820 may be composed of an image or a food name of the food, and may be configured in the form of a square or circle, or include various shades or moving effects.

The smart TV 100 includes a food information icon 830 for identifying the wish list 310 together with the icon 820, a recipe icon 850 for viewing a recipe that can be cooked with the food, and the A shopping cart icon 860 for putting food into a shopping cart may be displayed.

In addition, the smart TV 100 may display the number of food items 840 held on the icon 820. When the smart TV 100 is generated by the electronic device or another electronic device, and there is a food item corresponding to the food-related object in the list of food items including the food item number 840, the food item number 840 ) May be displayed together on the icon.

In addition, when an arbitrary input occurs to the icon 820, the smart TV 100 may perform any control corresponding to the input on the food selectable by the icon 820. .

The arbitrary input may occur by clicking, double-clicking or dragging and dropping the icon 820. In addition, any control corresponding to the input may add the food selectable to the icon 820 to the wish list 310 or the shopping cart, view a recipe of a dish including the food, or It may be to confirm the recommendation information.

9 is a diagram illustrating an example of creating a shopping cart list using an icon tagged by a smart TV according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 9, when the smart TV 100 generates an input 910 for inputting a food corresponding to the icon 820 into the shopping cart with respect to the icon 820, the smart TV 100 displays the food in the shopping cart. Can be stored in The input may be generated by dragging the icon 820 to the shopping cart icon 860 as shown in FIG. 9. The smart TV 100 may perform a control of adding the food, which can be selected by the icon 820, to the shopping cart by an arbitrary control corresponding to the input 910.

The smart TV 100 may display an indication that new food is added to the shopping cart by performing the control. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, the smart TV 100 may display an indication that new food is added to the shopping cart icon 860.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to illustrate rather than limit the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The protection scope of the present invention should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the equivalent scope should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

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As a method in an electronic device for playing content,
Playing content;
Checking whether there is a food-related object in the content being played;
If the food-related object is included in the content being played, displaying the food-related object in association with a wish list generated by the electronic device or another electronic device automatically or on request; How to Provide Food Information. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying of the wish list and the food-related object in association with each other comprises:
Checking whether a food corresponding to the food-related object is in the wish list;
And when the food is included in the wish list, automatically displaying the food list in association with the wish list. The method of claim 1, wherein the wish list,
Whether or not you choose to purchase
Displaying in conjunction with the above,
And if there is a food corresponding to the food-related object in the list of food items produced by the electronic device or another electronic device, displaying whether to purchase the selected food item in a selected state. The method of claim 1,
And when the input for adding a food corresponding to the food-related object to the wish list occurs, adding the food to the wish list. The method of claim 1,
And when the input for adding one or more food items included in the wish list to the shopping cart occurs, adding the one or more food items to the shopping cart. The method of claim 1,
Retrieving a recipe comprising a food corresponding to the food-related object;
And if the recipe is found, displaying the recipe on request or automatically. The method of claim 1,
Retrieving food recommendation information for a food corresponding to the food-related object;
And when the food recommendation information is found, displaying the food recommendation information according to a request or automatically. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying of the wish list and the food-related object in association with each other comprises:
Food information providing method, characterized in that by tagging (tagging) the icon to select the food on the food-related object. The method of claim 8, wherein the displayed in association with,
When the food corresponding to the food-related object is present in the food list generated by the electronic device or another electronic device and includes the number of foods held, the food information is displayed on the icon together. How to Provide. 9. The method of claim 8,
And performing any control corresponding to the input to the food selectable by the icon when any input occurs to the icon. An electronic device for playing content,
A communication unit for receiving content from a broadcasting station or a network;
A controller for playing the content and checking whether there is a food-related object in the content being played; And
When the content being played includes a food-related object, characterized in that it comprises a display unit for displaying on the request or automatically linked to the wish list generated by the electronic device or another electronic device and the food-related object Food information providing device. The method of claim 11,
Further comprising an input unit for generating an input for adding a food corresponding to the food-related object to the wish list,
The control unit,
And when the input occurs, adding the food to the wish list. The method of claim 11, wherein the display unit,
Food information providing apparatus, characterized in that by tagging (tagging) the icon to select the food on the food-related object.
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