KR20220072270A - Cooking recommendation method using the Internet and its system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and a system for recommending food stored in a customer's refrigerator to a customer by referring to the food and the expiration date of the food, and a system therefor.
As described above, the present invention is a system for recommending dishes to a customer terminal through the Internet. A food information DB that manages food information for each customer, and cooking information that manages names of dishes corresponding to combinations of various kinds of food and cooking methods Using the DB and the food information provided from the customer terminal through the Internet, the food information DB manages the customer's food information, and the food information corresponding to the combination of each type of food included in the updated food information is updated. A cooking recommendation system using the Internet, comprising a cooking recommendation service server that extracts a name and a manufacturing method of a dish from the cooking information DB and provides it to the customer terminal.

Description

Cooking recommendation method using the Internet and its system {Omitted}

The present invention relates to a method and system for recommending a dish using the Internet, and more particularly, to a method and system for recommending a dish to a customer by referring to food stored in the customer's refrigerator and the expiration date of the food. .

As a case related to the present invention, Korean Patent Application No. 1999-0056006 discloses a refrigerator having a main body forming at least one cooling chamber and a door opening and closing the cooling chamber, wherein a part of any one of the main body and the door is disclosed. a display unit installed in the area; a memory for storing information data of a predetermined year, month, day, and time; The information data stored in the memory is displayed on the display unit according to the current year, month, date, and time, and a selection button for inputting a command for selecting a menu and a cooking method corresponding to the current date and a cooking method corresponding to a specific date; Disclosed is a refrigerator that informs a menu and a cooking method including a control unit provided therein.

In addition, the Republic of Korea Utility Model Registration Application No. 2002-0026763 has a power switch 10, a character input/delete button 20 that can input or delete food preservation period, etc., and a built-in microcomputer 50. A menu button (30) that displays the type of food input or allows selection of menus such as electronic calculator functions and major events in the house, and an alarm button (40), which is a function button that can perform an alarm function when food storage expiration date arrives It is equipped with a food storage information function, including a speaker 60 that sends out an alarm sound, a display unit 70 that can display various data, and a magnet 80 that is installed on the rear side of the main body and enables detachment/attachment to a refrigerator, etc. Disclosed is a removable memo device.

However, the refrigerator that informs the above-mentioned menu and cooking method informs the menu and cooking method corresponding to the current date, and provides the customer with food that can be prepared by referring to the food stored in the customer's refrigerator and the expiration date of the food. It is not recommended.

In addition, the detachable memo device equipped with the above-described food storage information function stores or deletes the storage period of food, displays the type of food entered in advance, or selects a menu of major events in the house, and the food storage expiration date As an alarm function is performed when an arrival arrives, it is not recommended to the customer what food can be prepared by referring to the food stored in the customer's refrigerator and the expiration date of the food.

Korean Patent Publication No. 1999-0056006

The present invention is to solve the above conventional problems, the object of the present invention is

The present invention has been devised to solve the above problems, and it is to provide a method and system for recommending food stored in the customer's refrigerator and the food that can be cooked with reference to the expiration date of the food to the customer through the Internet, and a system for the same .

According to the present invention for achieving the above object, there is provided a method and system for recommending dishes using the Internet, and a system for recommending dishes to a customer terminal through the Internet. Using the cooking information DB for managing the name and manufacturing method of the dish corresponding to the combination, and the food information provided from the customer terminal through the Internet, the food information DB manages the food information of the customer, and the A cooking recommendation system using the Internet, comprising: a cooking recommendation service server that extracts a name and a manufacturing method of a dish corresponding to a combination of each type of food included in the updated food information from the cooking information DB and provides it to the customer terminal.

In addition, as a cooking recommendation method in a system for recommending a dish to a customer terminal through the Internet, (a) receiving food information from the customer terminal; (b) a combination of each type of food included in the received food information A cooking recommendation method using the Internet, comprising the steps of: extracting a name and a manufacturing method of a dish corresponding to ; (c) transmitting the extracted name and manufacturing method of the dish to the customer terminal.

According to the present invention, as described above, in the present invention, as the customer terminal 100 provides the food information it owns through the Internet 200 to the cooking recommendation system 300 and requests a cooking recommendation, The dish recommendation system 300 recommends a dish that can be prepared to the customer terminal 100 using the food information provided by the customer terminal 100 through the Internet 200 .

Accordingly, the customer can easily prepare a dish using the food he owns, and can consume the food effectively.

1 is a network configuration diagram for implementing a cooking recommendation method and a system using the Internet according to the present invention;
Figure 2 is a view showing an embodiment of the customer terminal shown in Figure 1;
3 is a view showing an embodiment of the cooking recommendation system shown in FIG. 1;
4 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a method for recommending a dish using the Internet according to the present invention;

A cooking recommendation method and a system using the Internet according to embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Since the present invention can have various changes and can have various forms, specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the text. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to the specific disclosed form, it should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention. In describing each figure, like reference numerals have been used for like elements. In the accompanying drawings, the dimensions of the structures are enlarged than actual for clarity of the present invention, or shown reduced from reality in order to understand the schematic configuration.

Also, terms such as first and second may be used to describe various elements, but the elements should not be limited by the terms. The above terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, a first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, a second component may also be referred to as a first component. Meanwhile, unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related art, and should not be interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present application. does not

1 is a network configuration diagram for implementing a cooking recommendation method and system using the Internet according to the present invention, wherein a customer terminal 100 transmits food information possessed by a customer terminal 100 to a cooking recommendation system 300 via the Internet 200 As a cooking recommendation is requested while providing, the cooking recommendation system 300 recommends to the customer terminal 100 a dish that can be prepared using the food information provided by the customer terminal 100 through the Internet 200 . . It will be convenient for customers to use the customer terminal 100 to be installed in a refrigerator.

With reference to Figs. 2 and 3, the present invention will be described in detail as follows.

FIG. 2 is a view showing an embodiment of the customer terminal 100 shown in FIG. 1 , and includes a key input unit 110 , a control unit 112 , a food information storage unit 114 , and a display unit 116 .

In the same figure, the control unit 112 receives various types of food information from the key input unit 110 based on the customer's key operation and stores it in the food information storage unit 114 . When a cooking recommendation command is provided from the key input unit 110 , the control unit 112 transmits the food information stored in the food information storage unit 114 and the cooking recommendation request signal to the cooking recommendation service server 310 in the cooking recommendation system 300 over the Internet. (200) provided through. The control unit 112 displays the name and manufacturing method of the dish provided from the cooking recommendation service server 310 on the display unit 116 so that the customer can see it. The key input may be performed using a barcode method or an RFID method. For example, a barcode containing food information is printed/attached on the surface of food packaging paper so that food information is read with a barcode reader and stored in the food information storage unit 114, or a barcode containing food information on the surface of food packaging paper by attaching an RFID chip, the information on food can be read with an RFID reader and stored in the food information storage unit 114 . The food information includes the name of the food, expiration date, stocking date, and refrigerated/frozen/half-cooked status. In addition, when the name and manufacturing method of the corresponding dish cannot be displayed on the screen provided on the display unit 116 at once, the control unit 112 allows the screen to be viewed using a scroll bar.

3 is a view showing an embodiment of the cooking recommendation system 300 shown in FIG. 1 , a cooking recommendation service server 310 , an operator terminal 312 , a member information DB 314 , and a food information DB 316 . and a cooking information DB (318).

In the same figure, the operator terminal 312 provides key input and screen output functions necessary for the operator to operate the cooking recommendation service server 310 . For example, the operator provides a predetermined command to the cooking recommendation service server 310 using the operator terminal 312 according to the customer's phone request, and displays the member information of the member managed by the member information DB 314 on the screen. You can look through it and edit it. Techniques such as membership registration and membership verification are generally known techniques, so detailed descriptions will be omitted.

The food information DB 316 manages food information provided by a plurality of customer terminals such as the customer terminal 100 through the Internet 200 for each customer according to the control of the cooking recommendation service server 310 .

The cooking information DB 318 manages the names and manufacturing methods of dishes corresponding to combinations of various types of food corresponding to a specific customer under the control of the cooking recommendation service server 310 .

For example, the cooking recommendation service server 310 uses food information provided from the customer terminal 100 through the Internet 200 to update the customer's food information managed by the food information DB 316, and update the food information. The name of the dish and the manufacturing method corresponding to the combination of each type of food included in the prepared food information are extracted from the cooking information DB 318 and provided to the customer terminal 100 . At this time, the dish recommendation service server 310 extracts the name of the dish as that the food with a short expiration date is used as an essential or additional material. The cooking method includes information for classifying food used for cooking into essential and additional ingredients, and a cooking time. A plurality of cooking methods may be arranged in an order in which a plurality of dishes that can be prepared with the corresponding food can be quickly prepared. The cooking method may be arranged in the order in which the most foods included in the corresponding food information are included. Looking at the essential ingredients and the additional ingredients, the food directly corresponding to the name of the dish is the essential ingredient, and other ingredients can be classified as the additional ingredients. For example, kimchi is an essential ingredient in cooking kimchi stew, and each seasoning such as green onion, garlic, and onion may be classified as additional ingredients and stored in the cooking information DB 318 . In addition, common things such as water, salt and soy sauce can be excluded from the ingredients. Of course, you can match essential and additional ingredients for each dish in a variety of ways.

110: key input unit 112: control unit
114: food tablet 114: storage unit
116: display unit

Claims (2)

A system for recommending dishes to customer terminals through the Internet, comprising: a food information DB that manages food information for each customer; a cooking information DB that manages names and manufacturing methods of dishes corresponding to various combinations of food; Using the food information provided through the Internet, the food information of the customer managed by the food information DB is updated, and the name and manufacturing method of a dish corresponding to a combination of various food items included in the updated food information. A cooking recommendation system using the Internet including a cooking recommendation service server that extracts from the cooking information DB and provides it to the customer terminal. As a cooking recommendation method in a system that recommends dishes to customer terminals through the Internet,
(a) receiving food information from the customer terminal;
(b) extracting a name of a dish and a manufacturing method corresponding to a combination of each type of food included in the received food information;
(c) a cooking recommendation method using the Internet, comprising the step of transmitting the name and manufacturing method of the extracted dish to the customer terminal.

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