TW201438639A - Cooking apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

This cooking apparatus comprises a heating device (2), a menu selection unit (4), a wireless communication unit (7), a control unit (3), and a display unit (6). When the wireless communication unit (7) receives change information of a control condition from a wireless communication terminal (30) and a cooking menu is selected with the menu selection unit (4) corresponding to the change information, the control unit (3) controls the heating device (2) to carry out a heating process of an object to be cooked, on the basis of the post-change control condition wherein a control condition which is linked to the cooking menu is changed on the basis of the change information, and makes the display unit (6) display, in addition to the cooking menu which is selected with the menu selection unit (4), modification information which denotes that the wireless communication unit (7); has received the change information.

Description

Conditioner

The present invention relates to a conditioner that can implement a plurality of conditioning menus.

In the past, as such a conditioner, for example, an electric cooker having a configuration as shown in Fig. 8 has been known (for example, refer to Patent Document 1). Figure 8 is a block diagram showing the construction of the prior electric cooker.

As shown in FIG. 8, the conventional electric cooker includes a pan 101, a heating device 102 that inductively heats the pan 101, and a control portion 103 that controls the heating device 102. The heating device 102 includes a heating coil 121 and an inverter circuit 122.

Moreover, the previous electric cooker includes: a menu selection unit 104 for selecting a specific conditioning menu from a plurality of conditioning menus such as a white rice menu and a porridge menu; a start instruction unit 105 for instructing the start of cooking; and a display unit 106, which displays the conditioning menu selected by the menu selection unit 104. The control unit 103 controls the heating device 102 based on the selected conditioning menu when the menu selection unit 104 selects a specific conditioning menu and the start instruction unit 105 instructs the start of cooking.

[Previous Technical Literature] [Patent Literature]

[Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2006-141763

In the previous electric cooker, the menu selection unit 104 is generally configured to select a white rice menu, About 10 kinds of conditioning menus such as porridge menu. For example, it is configured in the following manner: when the white rice menu is selected as the conditioning menu, the cooking is performed based on a pre-set cooking order in which the representative white rice variety (for example, Gaozhi crystal rice) is optimally cooked. rice.

However, if cooking is performed in the order of the best cooking rice for a representative variety of white rice, depending on the variety of white rice, there may be cases where the taste of rice is not sufficiently extracted. For example, in the case of cooking the white rice of the variety B in the best cooking order for the white rice of the variety A, there may be a case where the surface sticky rice is cooked or the hard rice is cooked. The reason for this is that there are differences in the composition of starch or protein depending on the type of rice, and the difficulty in water absorption or the difficulty in deformation is different due to the difference in the composition.

Therefore, it is considered to simply prepare a number of conditioning menus corresponding to the number of white rice varieties, so that the electric cooker can be constructed in such a manner that the rice is cooked in the best cooking order for each rice variety.

However, there are hundreds of varieties of white rice in Japan alone. It is virtually impossible to construct an electric cooker in such a manner that it is possible to select a conditioning menu corresponding to all of the varieties of white rice.

In other words, in the display unit of the electric cooker, a display unit that displays a fixed display method of a character (character or numeral) that has been determined in advance is used in terms of low cost, small space, and excellent operability. . In order to select more of the conditioning menus using the display portion of the fixed display mode, it is considered that only the display portion or the reduced display icon can be increased. However, in consideration of operability, visibility, and the like, there is a limit to the enlargement of the display unit and the miniaturization of the icon.

Further, the above-mentioned varieties of white rice are described as an example, but the main factor that has a large influence on taste is not only the variety, the place of origin or the year of harvest may be a major factor. Furthermore, the electric cooker does not only cook white rice, but also cooks brown rice or porridge. Therefore, for brown rice or porridge, the best cooking order is also available depending on the variety or origin. It is expected to select a conditioning menu corresponding to the variety or origin.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the above problems and to provide a conditioner suitable for conditioning a conditioning material even if a display unit having a fixed display mode is provided.

In order to solve the above problems, the conditioner of the present invention comprises: a heating device that heats the conditioning object; a menu selection unit that selects a specific conditioning menu from the plurality of conditioning menus; a wireless communication unit, and the wireless communication terminal Performing wireless communication; the control unit controls the heating device based on the control condition associated with the conditioning menu selected by the menu selection unit to perform heating conditioning of the conditioning object; and displaying and displaying the display portion And the control unit is configured to receive the change information of the control condition from the wireless communication terminal, and select the change information by the menu selection unit by the wireless communication unit. When the conditioning menu corresponding to the change information is changed, the conditioning condition of the conditioning object is performed based on the control condition after the change of the control condition associated with the conditioning menu is changed according to the change information, and the display unit is displayed by In addition to the conditioning menu selected by the above menu selection department, A diagram showing the wireless communication unit receives the information of the changed modifying information.

According to the conditioner of the present invention, even if it is a conditioner having a display portion having a fixed display mode, conditioning suitable for the conditioning object can be performed.

1‧‧‧ pot

2‧‧‧Heating unit

3‧‧‧Control Department

4‧‧‧Menu Selection Department

5‧‧‧Starting instructions

6‧‧‧Display Department

6a‧‧‧ Conditioning Menu Display Department

6b‧‧‧Time display

7‧‧‧Wireless Communications Department

8‧‧‧Send Department

9‧‧‧ Receiving Information Decoding Department

10‧‧‧Memory Department

11‧‧‧Send Information Production Department

21‧‧‧heating coil

22‧‧‧Inverter circuit

30‧‧‧Wireless communication terminal

71‧‧‧Antenna

72‧‧‧Wireless Signal Processing Department

101‧‧‧ pot

102‧‧‧ heating device

103‧‧‧Control Department

104‧‧‧Menu Selection Department

105‧‧‧Instruction Department

106‧‧‧Display Department

121‧‧‧heating coil

122‧‧‧Inverter circuit

A1‧‧‧ Standby

A2‧‧‧Menu selection status

A3‧‧‧cooking status

A4‧‧‧Insulation status

A5‧‧‧Reservation standby status

A6‧‧‧machine setting status

These and other objects and features of the present invention are apparent from the accompanying drawings. The following description of the embodiments will be apparent. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an electric cooker according to a first embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a transition of an operation state of the electric cooker according to the first embodiment of the present invention; 3 is a view showing a cooking order in association with a white rice menu in the electric cooker according to the first embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 4A is a full lighting of the display unit provided in the electric cooker according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4B is a view showing an example of information displayed on the display unit shown in FIG. 4A when the menu selection unit selects the conditioning menu in a state where the wireless communication unit does not receive the change information; FIG. 4C shows the wireless communication. When the menu selection unit selects the conditioning menu, the information selection example is displayed on the display unit shown in FIG. 4A; FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the conditioning menu; Fig. 7 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an electric cooker according to a third embodiment of the present invention; and Fig. 8 is a block diagram showing the structure of the electric cooker of the prior art.

(Becomes the basis of the present invention)

The inventors of the present invention have conducted intensive studies to realize a conditioning device suitable for conditioning of a conditioning material even in a display portion having a fixed display mode, and as a result, the following findings have been obtained.

In recent years, multi-functional and high-performance wireless communication terminals such as smart phones have become popular. Such a wireless communication terminal usually has a display unit that can display a colorful pattern or a dot pattern. According to such a wireless communication terminal, even in the case where there are a plurality of conditioning menus, a specific conditioning menu can be easily selected from the plurality of conditioning menus. Moreover, the user can confirm the selected conditioning menu on the display unit of the wireless communication terminal, and therefore, it is considered that only To confirm whether the conditioner recognizes the selected conditioning menu, the ease of use can be suppressed. The inventors of the present invention conducted intensive studies based on these novel findings, and as a result, completed the following invention.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a conditioner is provided, comprising: a heating device that heats a conditioning object; a menu selection unit that selects a specific conditioning menu from a plurality of conditioning menus; and a wireless communication unit; The wireless communication terminal performs wireless communication; the control unit controls the heating device based on the control condition associated with the conditioning menu selected by the menu selection unit to perform heating conditioning of the conditioning object; and the display unit displays Information relating to the conditioning menu selected by the menu selection unit; and the control unit receives the change information of the control condition from the wireless communication terminal in the wireless communication unit, and the menu selection unit selects the corresponding information When the information adjustment menu is changed, the conditioning condition of the conditioning object is performed based on the changed control condition of changing the control condition associated with the conditioning menu based on the change information, and the display unit is selected by the menu selection. In addition to the conditioning menu selected by the Ministry, the above-mentioned wireless communication is also displayed. The Ministry of Information receives the modification information of the above change information.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a processor according to the first aspect, wherein the display unit is a display unit in a fixed display mode.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a processor according to the first or second aspect, further comprising: a memory unit for storing the change information; wherein the control unit stores the change information in the memory unit When the menu selection unit selects the conditioning menu corresponding to the change information, the display is made The display unit displays the modification information in addition to the conditioning menu selected by the menu selection unit.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a conditioner according to the third aspect, further comprising: a start instruction portion for indicating a start of conditioning; and wherein the control portion causes the start of the conditioning by the start instruction portion The display unit displays the modification information in addition to the conditioning menu selected by the menu selection unit.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a processor of the third or fourth aspect, wherein the memory unit memorizes raw material information related to a conditioning menu corresponding to the change information; and the wireless communication unit is configured from the wireless device When receiving the inquiry request for the raw material information, the communication terminal outputs the raw material information stored in the storage unit to the wireless communication terminal.

According to a sixth aspect of the invention, there is provided a conditioner according to any one of the first aspect to the fifth aspect, wherein the conditioner is an electric cooker.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Furthermore, the present invention is not limited by the embodiment.

(First embodiment)

Hereinafter, an electric cooker which is an example of a conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an electric cooker according to the first embodiment. The electric cooker according to the first embodiment is configured to be able to select a conditioning menu using the wireless communication terminal 30 such as a smart phone.

In Fig. 1, the electric cooker according to the first embodiment includes a pan 1, a heating device 2 for inductively heating the pan 1, and a control unit 3 for controlling the heating device 2. The pan 1 is, for example, a container for a magnetic system in which a conditioning material such as rice or water is placed. The heating device 2 includes a heating coil 21 and an inverter circuit 22 that supplies a high-frequency current to the heating coil 21. The heating coil 21 is disposed, for example, near the bottom surface of the pan 1. Further, a temperature sensor for sensing the temperature of the pan 1 is provided near the bottom surface of the pan 1. (not shown).

The control unit 3 includes a semiconductor element such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit). A memory unit 10 that stores various kinds of information is connected to the control unit 3. The memory unit 10 includes, for example, a ROM (Read Only Memory) that can be electrically overwritten. The memory unit 10 stores a control program for the heating and conditioning of the conditioning material by the control unit 3, a plurality of cooking sequences as an example of the control conditions, label information for specifying the electric cooker, and the like. Here, the "cooking order" refers to four main steps of sequentially performing water absorption, temperature rise, boiling maintenance, and steaming, and the energization time, heating temperature, heating time, and heating output are determined in advance in each step. Wait for the cooking process. Each cooking order is associated with any of a plurality of conditioning menus.

In the first embodiment, in the memory unit 10, 10 types of conditioning menus are stored in association with the numbers of (1) to (10). More specifically, in the memory unit 10, there are (1) white rice, (2) no-washing rice, (3) quick cooking, (4) small amount, (5) mixed rice, (6) porridge, (7) Information on brown rice, (8) sushi, (9) germinated brown rice, and (10) multi-grain rice.

Further, the electric cooker according to the first embodiment includes a menu selection unit 4 for selecting a specific conditioning menu from a plurality of conditioning menus, and a start instruction unit 5 for instructing cooking start (conditioning start); The display unit 6 displays information related to the conditioning menu selected by the menu selection unit 4.

The menu selection unit 4 has, for example, a single switch. The menu selection unit 4 is configured, for example, in such a manner that each time the user operates the switch, the selection of the conditioning menu is sequentially changed in order of the number from small to large. For example, if the switch of the menu selection unit 4 is operated once, (1) white rice is selected. Further, when the switch of the menu selection unit 4 is operated 10 times, (10) cereal grains are selected. If the state of the (10) miscellaneous grain is selected and the switch of the menu selection unit 4 is operated once, the selection of the conditioning menu is returned to (1) white rice.

The conditioning menu selected by the menu selection unit 4 is displayed on the display unit 6. The display unit 6 is configured by, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) liquid crystal display device. 4A is a full illumination diagram of the display unit 6. In the first embodiment, the display unit 6 is a display unit that displays a fixed display mode of an icon (character, numeral, etc.) that has been determined in advance. The display unit 6 includes a conditioning menu display unit 6a and a time display unit 6b.

The conditioning menu display unit 6a displays the conditioning menu selected by the menu selection unit 4. Whenever the user operates the switch of the menu selection unit 4, the conditioning menu switch is displayed (lighted) on the conditioning menu display unit 6a. The conditioning menu displayed on the conditioning menu display unit 6a is the conditioning menu currently selected by the menu selection unit 4. As shown in FIG. 4B, when the menu selection unit 4 selects (1) white rice, the text of the "white rice" is displayed (lighted) on the conditioning menu display unit 6a. Further, as shown in FIG. 4C, the conditioning menu display unit 6a is configured to display (light) the character "adjustment" as an example of the decoration information. For the modification information, the following text will be described in detail.

The time display unit 6b displays various times. For example, when the reservation function for completing the cooking at the desired time is used, the time display portion 6b displays the cooking completion time. Further, when the reservation function is not used and before the start of cooking, the time display unit 6b displays the time required for cooking according to the conditioning menu selected by the menu selection unit 4. Moreover, when the reservation function is not used and after the start of cooking, the time display unit 6b displays the remaining time until the end of the rice cooking as shown in FIG. 4B and FIG. 4C.

The start instruction unit 5 includes, for example, a rice cooking start switch and a reservation setting switch. When the user operates the rice cooking start switch after selecting the conditioning menu by the menu selection unit 4, the control unit 3 controls the heating device 2 based on the selected conditioning menu. More specifically, the control unit 3 controls the electric power of the inverter circuit 22 of the heating device 2 based on the cooking sequence associated with the selected conditioning menu and the detected temperature of the temperature sensor, thereby performing cooking. The rice step (heating conditioning of the conditioning material).

Further, when the user operates the reservation setting switch after selecting the conditioning menu by the menu selecting unit 4, the control unit 3 controls the heating device 2 based on the selected conditioning menu after the time set by the reservation setting switch has elapsed.

Further, the electric cooker according to the first embodiment further includes a device setting switch (not shown) for setting the current time or changing the holding temperature to adjust the temperature of the scorch during cooking. Change, etc.

Further, the electric cooker according to the first embodiment includes a wireless communication unit 7 that performs wireless communication with the wireless communication terminal 30, a transmitting unit 8 that transmits and receives information to and from the wireless communication unit 7, and a received information decoding unit 9 that The information received by the transmitting unit 8 is decoded.

The wireless communication unit 7 includes an antenna 71 that transmits and receives wireless signals to and from the wireless communication terminal 30, and a wireless signal processing unit 72 that performs modulation, demodulation, encoding, and compositing of wireless signals transmitted and received by the antenna 71. .

The antenna 71 is configured to transmit and receive radio waves when the wireless communication terminal 30 approaches, for example.

The wireless signal processing unit 72 includes, for example, a semiconductor element such as an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag LSI (Large Scale Integration). The wireless signal processing unit 72 is a relay device having a function of an RF (Radio Frequency) communication interface and a function of a serial communication interface. The antenna 71 is connected to a portion of the wireless signal processing unit 72 that functions as an RF communication interface.

The transmitting unit 8 includes, for example, a UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter) serial communication circuit. The transmitting unit 8 is connected to the wireless signal processing unit 72 by wire.

The reception information decoding unit 9 decodes the information received by the transmission unit 8, and when the decoded information includes the change information of the cooking order, causes the storage unit 10 to memorize the change information. Furthermore, when there is no information memorized by the memory unit 10 (when the initial value is 0), it means that there is no change information.

Furthermore, in the first embodiment, when the information is exchanged with the wireless signal processing unit 72, the transmission unit 8 performs the UART serial communication. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be performed by synchronous serial communication.

Next, the operation state of the electric cooker according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 2 . Bright. Fig. 2 is an explanatory view showing a transition of an operating state of the electric cooker according to the first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 2, in the electric cooker according to the first embodiment, there are six operations of the standby state a1, the menu selection state a2, the rice cooking state a3, the heat retention state a4, the reservation standby state a5, and the machine setting state a6. status.

The standby state a1 is a state in which the power is supplied but no operation is performed. That is, in the standby state a1, the heating operation by the heating device 2 is not performed. Moreover, the control unit 3 waits, for example, to select a conditioning menu by the menu selection unit 4. In the standby state a1, when the menu selection unit 4 selects the conditioning menu, the operation state of the electric cooker is changed to the menu selection state a2. Further, when the machine setting switch is operated in the standby state a1, the operation state of the electric cooker is changed to the machine setting state a6. In the machine setting state a6, the current time setting, the temperature change of the holding temperature, and the temperature change for adjusting the scorch during cooking can be performed.

In the menu selection state a2, information related to the conditioning menu selected by the menu selection unit 4 is displayed on the display unit 6. In the menu selection state a2, the heating operation by the heating device 2 is not performed. In the menu selection state a2, when the start instruction unit 5 instructs the start of cooking, the operation state of the electric cooker is changed to the cooking state a3. Further, in the menu selection state a2, when the reservation for cooking is instructed by the reservation setting switch, the operation state of the electric cooker is changed to the reservation standby state a5.

The reservation standby state a5 is a state in which the start of cooking is waited for starting cooking at a desired timing. For example, when it is desired to finish cooking at 7:00 in the morning, the control unit 3 sets the meal start time 1 hour before 1 hour, and maintains the reservation standby state a5 before reaching the rice cooking start time. Further, in the reservation standby state a5, the heating operation by the heating device 2 is not performed.

When the cooking start time is reached in the reservation standby state a5, the operation state of the electric cooker is changed to the rice cooking start state a3.

In the rice cooking state a3, the control unit 3 controls the heating operation of the heating device 2 based on the conditioning menu selected by the menu selection unit 4. In the cooking state a3, when based on the above conditioning When the heating operation by the heating device 2 is completed, the operation state of the electric cooker is changed to the heat retention state a4.

In the heat retention state a4, the control unit 3 controls the heating device 2 so as to maintain the inside of the pan 1 at about 70 °C.

Next, the rice cooking step in the case where (1) white rice (hereinafter referred to as white rice menu) is selected as the conditioning menu by the menu selection unit 4 will be described. Fig. 3 is a view for explaining the cooking sequence associated with the establishment of the white rice menu in the electric cooker according to the first embodiment. This cooking step is performed by the control of the control unit 3.

When the cooking step is started, first, the water absorption step is started. The water absorbing step is a step of immersing the rice in water having a temperature lower than the gelatinization temperature to previously absorb the rice in a manner that can be sufficiently gelatinized to the center of the rice in the subsequent step. In the water absorption step, the control unit 3 raises the temperature of the water in the pot 1 to a temperature close to the temperature at which the rice starts to gelatinize (for example, 60 ° C) (for example, 55 ° C) to maintain the temperature after the temperature rise. In this manner, the heating device 2 is controlled based on the detected temperature of the temperature sensor. For example, the heating device 2 is continuously driven at an output of 1200 W, and when the pan temperature reaches 55 ° C, it is intermittently driven at an output of 1000 W (on/off control). If a certain time (for example, 20 minutes) elapses after the pot temperature reaches 55 ° C, it is turned into a temperature rising step.

The heating step is a step of heating the pot 1 with a strong fire to bring the water in the pot 1 into a boiling state (about 100 ° C). In the temperature increasing step, the controller 3 controls the heating device 2 such that the pan 1 is quickly heated to bring the water in the pan 1 to a boiling state. For example, the heating device 2 is continuously driven at an output of 1200 W during the temperature increasing step. When the inside of the pot 1 is brought to a boiling state by performing a temperature rising step (for example, the lid temperature is 80 ° C), the boiling to maintenance step is performed.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the lid temperature does not rise significantly in the first half of the water absorption step and the temperature rising step, but rises rapidly in the second half after the temperature rising step. The reason for this is that by continuously driving the heating device 2, the water in the pot 1 starts to boil in the middle of the temperature rising step, and the utilization is utilized. The lid is heated by the heat of the steam generated by the boiling. The time from when the lid temperature starts to rise to the boiling temperature of the steam (for example, 80 ° C) is prolonged in proportion to the total amount of rice and water placed in the pot 1 , that is, the amount of rice cooked. Therefore, the amount of rice cooking can be determined based on the time.

In the first embodiment, the control unit 3 measures the time ts until the lid temperature reaches 80 ° C after the pot temperature reaches 70 ° C, and determines the rice cooking amount based on the time ts. More specifically, the control unit 3 determines, for example, which range the time ts belongs to based on the threshold information previously recorded in the storage unit 10 as shown in Table 1 below. The electric cooker according to the first embodiment is an electric cooker capable of boiling 1 (0.1 liter) to 5 (0.5 liter) rice. For example, when the time ts is 120 seconds, the control unit 3 determines that the cooking amount is "2". The cooking amount determined by the control unit 3 is used for the control of the heating device 2 in the boiling maintaining step. In addition, generally, the so-called rice cooking amount means the total amount of rice and water, but here, for convenience of description, it is set to mean the amount of rice, and it processes.

The boiling maintaining step is a step of maintaining the boiling state of the water in the pot 1 to gelatinize the rice starch and increasing the degree of gelatinization to about 50% to 80%. In the boiling maintaining step, the control unit 3 controls the heating device 2 based on the amount of cooking determined in the temperature increasing step so as to maintain the boiling state of the water in the pot 1. For example, the heating device 2 is intermittently driven (on/off control) with an output of 1000 W in a 30 second cycle. The time (on time) for driving the heating device 2 is as shown in Table 2 below. For example, when it is determined that the cooking amount is 2, the heating device 2 is driven for 16 seconds in a 30 second cycle.

[Table 2]

Further, in the boiling maintaining step, in order to continuously boil the water, a large amount of steam of about 100 ° C is generated. The steam is released to the outside of the electric cooker through a steam discharge hole (not shown) provided in the cover. Thereby, when most of the water in the pot 1 disappears, the pot temperature rises above the boiling point of the water. If the temperature sensor detects that the pot temperature has reached the boiling point (for example, 130 ° C), it is switched to the steaming step.

The steaming step is a step of raising the gelatinization degree of the rice to nearly 100% by preheating to evaporate excess water. In the steaming step, the control unit 3 drives the heating device 2 at a fixed time or at least one time in order to evaporate the moisture stored in the bottom portion of the pan 1. When the predetermined time (for example, 10 minutes) according to the cooking amount is passed from the start of the steaming step, the steaming step is ended (that is, the rice cooking step is ended).

Further, the control unit 3 can control the heating device 2 so as to perform a heat retention step of maintaining the cooked rice at a fixed temperature after the completion of the steaming step. For example, the control unit 3 controls to stop the driving of the heating device 2 when the pan temperature exceeds 75 ° C, and to drive the heating device 2 at an output of 600 W when the pan temperature is 75 ° C or lower.

Next, an example of an operation of selecting a specific conditioning menu from a plurality of conditioning menus using the wireless communication terminal 30 will be described for the electric cooker according to the first embodiment. Here, the control unit 3 is configured to cook rice in the order of cooking which is optimal for the white rice of the variety A. Further, the optimum cooking order for the white rice of the variety B is slightly higher than the cooking order for the white rice of the variety A, and the temperature of the water absorption step is slightly higher, and the time of the water absorption step is longer. Also, here, the conditioning menu that can be selected by the menu selection unit 4 (for example, white) The rice menu and the porridge menu are called the “main menu”.

First, the user selects a main menu and a product using a dedicated application that operates on the wireless communication terminal 30.

The wireless communication terminal 30 pre-stores the change information of the cooking order associated with the combination of the main menu and the variety. In the first embodiment, (1) the main menu of the object, (2) the type of the object, the step of (3) the object, and (4) the first change information of the cooking order in the target step, ( 5) The second change information of the cooking order in the target step is stored in the wireless communication terminal 30 in association with each other. For example, for the white rice of the cultivar B, the wireless communication terminal 30 stores (1) white rice menu, (2) variety B, (3) water absorption step, and (4) changing the pot temperature from 55 ° C to 58 ° C, (5) Change the implementation time from 20 minutes to 22 minutes.

If the user selects the "white rice menu" as the main menu and selects the item B as the rice type using the dedicated application, the wireless communication terminal 30 becomes the information for changing the cooking order associated with the white rice menu and the variety B. status. Communication between the wireless communication terminal 30 and the wireless communication unit 7 is performed according to a predetermined communication protocol. When the wireless communication terminal 30 approaches the wireless communication unit 7, the wireless communication unit 7 receives wireless information from the wireless communication terminal 30 via the antenna 71.

When receiving the wireless information indicating the reading of the tag information from the wireless communication terminal 30, the wireless signal processing unit 72 reads the tag information stored in the storage unit 10 and transmits it to the wireless communication terminal 30 via the antenna 71. The wireless communication terminal 30 determines whether or not the target is the electric cooker of the target (cooking target) based on the tag information, and if it is determined to be the target electric cooker, transmits information including the change information to the electric cooker. Hereinafter, information exchanged between the wireless communication terminal 30 and the wireless communication unit 7 is referred to as a message.

The wireless signal processing unit 72 wirelessly transmits the message received via the antenna 71 to the transmitting unit 8 by UART serial communication. The transmitting unit 8 transmits the message to the received information decoding unit 9. The received information decoding unit 9 decodes the transmitted message.

Since the electronic message transmitted from the wireless communication terminal 30 is transmitted in accordance with the communication protocol Therefore, it is necessary to perform decoding by the reception information decoding unit 9. For example, a request command 1 byte, a data n-bit group (the number of bytes n is specified according to the type of the request command), a checksum for detecting a communication error, and a 1-bit group are transmitted as one set. Further, for example, the request command for changing the cooking order is set to "0x90", and then the data assigned to the number (for example, hexadecimal) of the change information is transmitted. In this case, the reception information decoding unit 9 first decodes the request message of the transmitted message, and if it is "0x90", the next material is stored in the storage unit 10 as the change information.

Then, when the menu selection unit 4 selects the white rice menu, the control unit 3 confirms whether or not the change information for the white rice menu is stored in the storage unit 10. Here, since the change information is stored in the memory unit 10, the control unit 3 causes the conditioning menu display unit 6a to display the text of "adjustment" as the wireless communication unit in addition to the text of "white rice" as shown in FIG. 4C. 7 Retouching information when the change information is received. Thereby, the user can confirm whether the electric pot recognizes the conditioning menu selected by the wireless communication terminal 30. Further, when the change information is not stored in the memory unit 10, the control unit 3 causes the conditioning menu display unit 6a to display only the character of "white rice" as shown in FIG. 4B.

Thereafter, when the start instruction unit 5 instructs the start of cooking, the control unit 3 changes the cooking order based on the change information. That is, the best cooking order for the white rice of the variety A is changed to the best cooking order for the white rice of the variety B. The control unit 3 controls the heating device 2 based on the changed rice cooking sequence to execute the rice cooking step.

According to the electric cooker of the first embodiment, the wireless communication terminal 30 selects a specific conditioning menu from among a plurality of conditioning menus. Thereby, the user can easily make the selection of the particular conditioning menu.

Further, according to the electric cooker according to the first embodiment, when the wireless communication unit 7 receives the change information of the cooking order from the wireless communication terminal 30 and the menu selection unit 4 selects the conditioning menu corresponding to the change information, the change information is based on the change information. Change the cooking order associated with the conditioning menu. Further, at this time, in addition to displaying the conditioning menu, the conditioning menu display unit 6a The text of "Adjustment" is also displayed as a modification. Thereby, the user can confirm whether or not the electric pot recognizes the conditioning menu selected by the wireless communication terminal 30, and the rice cooking step can be performed in the order of cooking after the change.

Further, in the electric cooker according to the first embodiment, only the modification information is additionally displayed on the display unit 6, and therefore, the display unit of the fixed display mode can be used as the display unit 6. In addition, the modification information is not limited to the "adjustment" character, and may be any case where the wireless communication unit 7 receives the change information of the cooking order from the wireless communication terminal 30. For example, the decoration information can also be words such as "change" or "variety".

Moreover, in general, the purchase or purchase of rice is carried out in kg units, and therefore, the electric cooker continues to cook the same rice for several days. Since the electric cooker according to the first embodiment includes the memory unit 10 for storing the change information, it is not necessary to select the conditioning menu by the wireless communication terminal 30 every time cooking, and the usability is improved.

Further, in the electric cooker according to the first embodiment, before the start of the rice cooking instruction by the start instruction unit 5, the display unit 6 displays the modification information in addition to the conditioning menu selected by the menu selection unit 4. Thereby, the user can confirm whether the electric pot recognizes the conditioning menu selected by the wireless communication terminal 30 before starting the cooking, thereby avoiding the situation that the conditioning material is wasted similarly to the end of the rice cooking step.

Furthermore, in the first embodiment, the wireless communication terminal 30 selects the main menu and the rice variety as the conditioning menu, and changes the cooking order and displays on the display unit 6 based on the selected conditioning menu. The present invention is not limited to this. For example, it is also possible to select the raw material information such as "origin (received area)" or "harvest year (harvest period)" by the wireless communication terminal 30, and perform cooking order based on the selected conditioning menu. The display is changed to the display unit 6. For example, the wireless communication terminal 30 may also memorize the table shown in FIG. 6 so that the user selects the main menu, the variety, the place of origin, and the harvest year as the conditioning menu, and changes the cooking order based on the selected conditioning menu and Display to the display unit 6. Thereby, cooking can be carried out more suitable for the conditioning material.

(Second embodiment)

Fig. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an electric cooker according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The electric cooker according to the second embodiment differs from the electric cooker according to the above-described embodiment in that the electric cooker according to the second embodiment is configured to use the control menu selected by the wireless communication terminal 30 as the menu selection unit 4 The selected conditioning menu is displayed on the conditioning menu display portion 6a.

In the second embodiment, the transmitting unit 8 receives information related to the conditioning menu selected by the wireless communication terminal 30 via the wireless communication unit 7. The reception information decoding unit 9 decodes the information received by the transmission unit 8, and when the decoded information includes the change information, causes the memory unit 10 to memorize the change information. Further, the reception information decoding unit 9 decodes the information received by the transmission unit 8, and transmits the information of the conditioning menu included in the decoded information to the menu selection unit 4. The menu selection unit 4 transmits the information of the conditioning menu received from the received information decoding unit 9 to the control unit 3 as the conditioning menu selected by the menu selection unit 4. When the control unit 3 receives the information of the conditioning menu, the control unit 3 confirms whether or not the change information for the conditioning menu is stored in the storage unit 10. When the change information is stored in the storage unit 10, the control unit 3 causes the conditioning menu display unit 6a to display the conditioning menu and the decoration information received by the self-selection selection unit 4. On the other hand, when the change information is not stored in the storage unit 10, the control unit 3 causes the conditioning menu display unit 6a to display only the conditioning menu received by the self-selected order selection unit 4.

According to the electric cooker of the second embodiment of the present invention, the conditioning menu selected by the wireless communication terminal 30 is displayed on the conditioning menu display unit 6a as the conditioning menu selected by the menu selecting unit 4, so that operation is not required. Menu selection section 4.

(Third embodiment)

Fig. 7 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an electric cooker according to a third embodiment of the present invention. The electric cooker according to the third embodiment differs from the electric cooker according to the first embodiment in that the electric cooker according to the third embodiment further includes a transmission information creating unit 11 and the memory unit 10 memorizes and corresponds to cooking. The information on the raw materials related to the conditioning menu of the change of the order of the meal can be obtained by The line communication terminal 30 confirms the material information stored in the memory unit 10.

The transmission information creation unit 11 creates a transmission information based on the information stored in the storage unit 10, and includes, for example, a CPU.

In the third embodiment, the transmitting unit 8 receives information related to the conditioning menu selected by the wireless communication terminal 30 via the wireless communication unit 7. The reception information decoding unit 9 decodes the information received by the transmission unit 8, and when the decoded information includes the change information and the material information (for example, the rice variety, the origin, the harvest year, etc.), the memory unit 10 memorizes the information. Change information and raw material information.

When the wireless communication unit 7 receives the inquiry request for the raw material information from the wireless communication terminal 30, the transmission information creation unit 11 converts the raw material information stored in the storage unit 10 into the transmission data, and transmits the information to the wireless communication unit 7 via the transmission unit 6. . The wireless communication unit 7 transmits the transmission data received from the transmission unit 8 to the wireless communication terminal 30.

According to the electric cooker of the third embodiment, since the material information stored in the memory unit 10 can be easily confirmed by the wireless communication terminal 30, even when the display unit of the fixed display mode is used as the display unit 6, It also suppresses the decline in ease of use.

(Fourth embodiment)

The electric cooker according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention is different from the electric cooker according to the first embodiment in that the wireless signal processing unit 72 of the wireless communication unit 7 includes a memory unit (not shown) that can be electrically overwritten. The memory unit of the wireless signal processing unit 72 is configured to store an electrical signal received by the antenna 71.

According to the electric cooker of the fourth embodiment, by reading the information stored in the memory unit of the wireless signal processing unit 72 by the wireless communication terminal 30, it is possible to easily confirm whether or not the electric cooker correctly recognizes the transmission from the wireless communication terminal 30. News.

Furthermore, the effects of each of the various embodiments described above can be achieved by appropriately combining any of the above embodiments.

The present invention is fully described with respect to the preferred embodiment with reference to the accompanying drawings. It is described, but it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and changes can be made. It is to be understood that the modifications and variations are intended to be included within the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

For example, the electric cooker has been described above, but the present invention is also applicable to a conditioner such as a microwave oven capable of communicating with a wireless communication terminal.

Further, in the above, the heating device 2 is a person who heats the conditioner in the pan 1 by induction heating of the pan 1, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the heating device 2 can also be a device that directly heats the conditioning material.

The disclosure of the specification, the drawings, and the claims of the Japanese Patent Application No. 2013-036574, filed on Feb. 27, 2013, is hereby incorporated by reference.

[Industrial availability]

In the present invention, even if it is a conditioner having a display unit having a fixed display mode, it is possible to perform conditioning suitable for a conditioning object, and therefore, it is useful for a conditioner such as an electric cooker.

1‧‧‧ pot

2‧‧‧Heating unit

3‧‧‧Control Department

4‧‧‧Menu Selection Department

5‧‧‧Starting instructions

6‧‧‧Display Department

7‧‧‧Wireless Communications Department

8‧‧‧Send Department

9‧‧‧ Receiving Information Decoding Department

10‧‧‧Memory Department

21‧‧‧heating coil

22‧‧‧Inverter circuit

30‧‧‧Wireless communication terminal

71‧‧‧Antenna

72‧‧‧Wireless Signal Processing Department

Claims (6)

A conditioner comprising: a heating device that heats a conditioning object; a menu selection unit that selects a specific conditioning menu from a plurality of conditioning menus; a wireless communication unit that wirelessly communicates with the wireless communication terminal; and a control unit, Controlling the heating device based on the control condition associated with the conditioning menu selected by the menu selection unit to perform heating conditioning of the conditioning object; and displaying the display portion and selecting by the menu selection unit And the control unit receives the change information of the control condition from the wireless communication terminal by the wireless communication unit, and selects a conditioning menu corresponding to the change information by the menu selection unit, based on the Changing the information and changing the control condition after the change of the control condition associated with the conditioning menu to perform the heating conditioning of the conditioning object, and displaying the display unit in addition to the conditioning menu selected by the menu selection unit Representing that the wireless communication unit receives the change information Conditions modification information. The processor of claim 1, wherein the display unit is a display unit of a fixed display mode. The processor of claim 1 or 2, further comprising: a memory unit for storing the change information; wherein the control unit selects the change information corresponding to the change information by the menu selection unit in a state in which the change information is stored in the memory unit In the conditioning menu, the display unit is configured to display the conditioning menu selected by the menu selection unit. In addition, the above modification information is also displayed. The processor of claim 3, further comprising: a start instruction unit for instructing a start of conditioning; wherein the control unit causes the display unit to display the selection by the menu selection unit before the start of the conditioning by the start instruction unit In addition to the conditioning menu, the above modification information is also displayed. The processor of claim 3, wherein the memory unit memorizes raw material information related to a conditioning menu corresponding to the change information; and the wireless communication unit reads the memory when receiving the query request for the raw material information from the wireless communication terminal The above-mentioned raw material information memorized in the department is output to the wireless communication terminal. The processor of claim 1, wherein the processor is an electric cooker.