TWI433038B - Touch-type kitchen assistant - Google Patents

Description

Touch kitchen assistant

The present invention relates to a kitchen assistant, and more particularly to a touch-sensitive kitchen assistant.

At present, general household refrigerators are moving toward temperature monitoring of large capacity and internal storage space. When the user wants to select a particular food, he still needs to open the refrigerator to select it, causing the temperature in the refrigerator to change due to opening the refrigerator, causing the food to deteriorate. If there is a large amount of food in the refrigerator, the desired ingredients are often not found immediately. This causes the temperature inside the refrigerator to decrease.

As described above, a variety of food materials are usually stored in the interior of the refrigerator, so that when the user uses the refrigerator, the type of the food may be known and it is impossible to decide what kind of food to prepare. Or if you decide what kind of food to make, you will find that the ingredients are not enough to make, which creates troublesome problems. In addition, most people don't buy recipes from time to time, so the dishes they make will always be the same.

Moreover, the contents of the refrigerator are relatively large, and many of the ingredients may have been forgotten by the user, causing the user to find that the ingredients have already exceeded the shelf life, causing waste and pollution problems.

In addition, the place where the refrigerator is generally placed is the kitchen. At present, the most common cooking method is to use gas heating. If there is a problem of gas leakage, it will often cause fire or explosion.

Finally, it is easy for the average user to forget other things that need to be done while cooking the dishes. For example, the housewife may be in the process of cooking and forget to do other important things.

In view of this, it is an object of the present invention to provide a touch-sensitive kitchen assistant to increase the functionality of the kitchen assistant.

Therefore, in order to achieve the above object, the touch-type kitchen assistant according to the present invention comprises: a refrigerator body and a control device. The control device is disposed in the refrigerator body, and the control device is directly embedded in the door leaf of the refrigerator body, and the control device includes a network unit, an identification unit, a storage unit, a control unit, an input unit, a display unit, and a gas detection unit. The network unit is used to connect to the network to download a plurality of recipe materials, and the identification unit is configured to identify at least one food material, thereby establishing the food material data, for example, the shelf life, the name of the food material, the type of the food material, and the number of the food materials. In addition, the storage unit is configured to store at least one event data, such recipe materials, and food materials. The control unit is electrically connected to the network unit, the identification unit, the storage unit, the input unit, the display unit, and the gas detection unit, and the control unit executes an application to generate a plurality of function interfaces, and the function interface displays event data and ingredients. Information, such recipe data and gas detection results. The input unit provides the user with a function of handwriting input or touch point selection. In addition, the display unit is used to display such function interfaces or perform touch selection methods. In addition, the gas detection unit is used to detect the gas concentration, and the gas detection unit sends a corresponding light or prompt sound according to the gas concentration, and connects the Internet to notify the police unit and the setting countermeasure.

According to the above, the touch-type kitchen assistant according to the present invention has the following advantages:
(1) This touch-sensitive kitchen assistant can display the event data through the function interface to remind the user of the work to be done.
(2) The touch-type kitchen assistant can identify the ingredients and establish the food materials by the identification unit, and then display the food materials by using the function interface, and the user can know what kind of ingredients are inside the refrigerator without opening the refrigerator.
(3) Establish a food management database to help users effectively use the ingredients according to the effective, short-term, expired and other direct icons and warnings to improve the management efficiency of the ingredients and achieve energy-saving effects.
(4) The touch-sensitive kitchen assistant can display the recipe information through the function interface, and the recipe data is corresponding to the food material data, so it can be known that the food in the refrigerator can be cooked, and the recipe information can be accessed through the internet unit. Download new recipe materials.
(5) The touch-sensitive kitchen assistant can detect the gas concentration by the gas detecting unit, and correspondingly emit a light or a prompt sound to remind the user whether the gas leaks.

For a better understanding and understanding of the technical features and the efficacies of the present invention, the preferred embodiments and the detailed description are as follows.

In the following, the touch-type kitchen assistant according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the related drawings. For the sake of understanding, the same components in the following embodiments are denoted by the same reference numerals.

Please refer to Figures 1 to 4. Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the touch-sensitive kitchen assistant, Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the storage state of the touch-type kitchen assistant, and Figure 3 is a touch-type kitchen assistant. The schematic view of the device and the fourth figure are schematic diagrams of the functional interface of the touch-type kitchen assistant touch-type kitchen assistant. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the touch-type kitchen assistant of the present invention includes a refrigerator body 200 and a control device 300. The control device 300 is disposed on the refrigerator body 200. The control device 300 includes a networking unit 310, an identification unit 320, a storage unit 330, a control unit 340, an input unit 350, a display unit 360, and a gas detection unit 370. The network unit 310 is used to connect to the network to download a plurality of recipe materials 337. In addition, the user can also access the latest news on the Internet. In addition, the identification unit 320 is configured to identify at least one food material 410, thereby establishing the food material data 331. For example, the wireless label 400 having the food material data 331 is attached to the food material 410, so the identification unit 320 identifies the wireless label 400. The food material data 331 is established, and the food material data 331 includes, for example, a shelf life 332, a food material name 333, an food material type 334, and a food material quantity 335. The storage unit 330 is configured to store at least one event data 336, recipe data 337, and food material data 331. In addition, the control unit 340 is electrically connected to the network unit 310, the identification unit 320, the storage unit 330, the input unit 350, the display unit 360, and the gas detection unit 370, wherein the control unit 340 executes the application program 341 to generate a plurality of functional interfaces. 500. The function interface 500 displays event data 336, food material data 331, and recipe data 337. In addition, the control unit 340 is configured to display the corresponding recipe materials 337 in the function interfaces 500 according to, for example, the food material data 331. In particular, when preparing a food item 410, a general user must know what ingredients 410 in the refrigerator body 200 to determine what to cook, so it often takes a lot of time to decide the menu. The touch-type kitchen assistant of the present invention The item data 331 corresponds to the recipe information 337. In other words, by the processing of the control unit 340, the food material 410 contained in the refrigerator body 200 can be directly mapped to the recipe information 337, so that the user can immediately know the refrigerator body. The ingredients 410 in 200 can be made according to the recipe information 337.

In addition, the input unit 350 of the touch-sensitive kitchen assistant of the present invention provides the user to operate the function interfaces 500 by using the self-input 351 or the touch-point selection 352. In addition, the function interface 500 includes, for example, a recipe management interface 510, a food management interface 520, a notepad interface 530, and a gas detection interface 540. The display unit 360 is configured to display the function interface 500 or perform the touch point selection 352 mode. It should be mentioned here that, in the case that the input unit 350 provides the self-input 351 mode, for example, a box for filling in text and a text input method are displayed on the display unit 360, and then the user uses the input unit 350 to Enter the text into the box. In the case of the touch point selection 352 mode, the touch-type kitchen assistant of the present invention has, for example, pre-set various words 700 and various function keys 710 in the storage unit 330, and provides the user with the operation. The function interface is selected at 500 o'clock, so the user does not need to input it himself. Moreover, the identification unit 320 can also recognize that the input unit 350 inputs or clicks on the food material data 331 in a touch manner. For example, a general user may purchase a plurality of food materials 410 to be placed in the touch kitchen assistant of the present invention. However, it is a very tiring task to distinguish each of the ingredients 410 by the wireless tag 400. Therefore, the identification unit 320 recognizes that the input unit 350 inputs or clicks on the item data 331 by touch. Reduce the burden on users. The input unit 350 has, for example, a handwriting touch panel. In addition, the gas detecting unit 370 is configured to detect the gas concentration 371, and the gas detecting unit 370 emits a corresponding light or sound according to the gas concentration 371, and displays the detection result on the gas detecting interface 540. In detail, the gas detecting unit 370 corresponds to, for example, the detected voltage value and the gas concentration 371. For example, the higher the detected voltage value, the higher the gas concentration 371, when the voltage value exceeds a predetermined value. That is, the display unit 360 sends a warning light or a sound is emitted by the speaker to remind the user of gas leakage. In addition, the gas detecting unit 370 notifies the police unit and the setting countermeasure, for example, through the networking unit 310, for example, When the gas detecting unit 370 detects the gas, the user may not be aware of it and fall into a coma state. At this time, the network unit 310 notifies the police unit and the set countermeasures, for example, notifying the police unit that the user may inhale excessive gas. In a coma, ask for assistance from the police unit.

In addition, the control unit 340 of the touch-sensitive kitchen assistant of the present invention determines the storage state 600 of the food material 410 according to the retention period 332, and displays the storage state 600 on the function interface 500, for example, including the expired state. 610, today's expiration state 630, fast expired state 620, and one of the edible states 640. In particular, the food management interface 520 in the functional interface 500 is presented, for example, in a tabular format and includes a menu of shelf life 332, food name 333, food material type 334, and food quantity 335. The control unit 340 compares the current date and the retention period 332. If the current date exceeds the retention period 332, it represents the expired state 610, and if the current date is the last day of the retention period 332, it represents the today's expired state 630, and if The current date is about to exceed the retention period 332 to represent the fast expired state 620, and the current date represents the edible state 640 for a period of time from the retention period 332. In addition, in order to allow the user to see the storage state 600 of the various food materials 410 at a glance, the food material 410 in the expired state 610 in the table is, for example, the background color of the table is represented by red, and the food material 410 of the today's expiration state 630 is, for example, the background color of the table is orange. The food representative 410 of the color representative, fast expired state 620 is, for example, the background color of the table is represented by yellow and the food material 410 of the edible state 640 is, for example, the background color of the table is represented by green. It is particularly mentioned here that the storage state 600 described above and the manner in which the user is prompted to save the state 600 of various ingredients are presented by way of example and not limitation.

Please continue to refer to Figure 4, the user can click on the function interface that you need to view, in Figure 4 you can see the interface of the function interface 500, such as food management, recipe management, recipe page, memo, gas detection and Added modified interface options. In Figure 4, you can see the menu of ingredients management interface, the user can see the preservation status of all ingredients at a glance. In addition, the user also selects other required interfaces by, for example, touch selection. In addition, if there is a need to add or modify any interface, you can make adjustments by adding new interface options.

In summary, the present invention provides a touch-type kitchen assistant having many functions, including providing a user's notepad function, querying a food material function, querying a recipe function, updating a recipe online or browsing a network, and detecting The gas function has many uses for users who often use the kitchen.

The above is intended to be illustrative only and not limiting. Any equivalent modifications or alterations to the spirit and scope of this creation shall be included in the scope of the appended patent application.

200‧‧‧ refrigerator body

300‧‧‧Control device

310‧‧‧Networking unit

320‧‧‧ Identification unit

330‧‧‧ storage unit

331‧‧‧Food Information

332‧‧‧Storage period

333‧‧‧Name of the food

334‧‧‧food type

335‧‧‧Number of ingredients

336‧‧‧Event data

337‧‧‧Recipe materials

340‧‧‧Control unit

341‧‧‧Application

350‧‧‧ input unit

351‧‧‧ Self-input

352‧‧‧ Touch selection

360‧‧‧ display unit

370‧‧ ‧ gas detection unit

371‧‧‧ gas concentration

400‧‧‧Wireless Label

410‧‧‧food

500‧‧‧ functional interface

510‧‧‧ recipe management interface

520‧‧‧Ingredients management interface

530‧‧‧Notepad interface

540‧‧‧ gas detection interface

600‧‧‧Save status

610‧‧‧Expired status

620‧‧‧fast expired status

630‧‧‧ Expired today

640‧‧‧ edible status

700‧‧‧ words

710‧‧‧ function keys

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a touch-sensitive kitchen assistant.
Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the saved state of the touch-sensitive kitchen assistant.
Figure 3 is a perspective view of a touch-type kitchen assistant.
Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the functional interface of the touch-sensitive kitchen assistant.

310‧‧‧Networking unit

320‧‧‧ Identification unit

330‧‧‧ storage unit

331‧‧‧Food Information

332‧‧‧Storage period

333‧‧‧Name of the food

334‧‧‧food type

335‧‧‧Number of ingredients

336‧‧‧Event data

337‧‧‧Recipe materials

340‧‧‧Control unit

341‧‧‧Application

350‧‧‧ input unit

351‧‧‧ Self-input

352‧‧‧ Touch selection

360‧‧‧ display unit

370‧‧ ‧ gas detection unit

371‧‧‧ gas concentration

400‧‧‧Wireless Label

410‧‧‧food

500‧‧‧ functional interface

510‧‧‧ recipe management interface

520‧‧‧Ingredients management interface

530‧‧‧Notepad interface

540‧‧‧ gas detection interface

700‧‧‧ words

710‧‧‧ function keys

Claims (10)

A touch-sensitive kitchen assistant comprising:
a refrigerator body; and a control device disposed in the refrigerator body, the control device comprising:
a network unit for connecting to the network to download a plurality of recipe materials;
An identification unit for identifying at least one food material for establishing an item of food material;
a storage unit for storing at least one event data, the recipe materials, and the food material;
a control unit that electrically connects the networked unit, the identification unit, and the storage unit, wherein the control unit executes an application to generate a plurality of functional interfaces, the functional interfaces display the event data, The food material information and the recipe materials;
An input unit electrically connected to the control unit, so as to provide a user to operate the function interfaces by self-input or touch-point selection;
a display unit electrically connected to the control unit to display the function interfaces or perform a touch selection method; and a gas detection unit electrically connected to the control unit to detect A gas concentration is measured, wherein the gas detecting unit sends a corresponding light or prompt sound according to the gas concentration, and the gas detecting unit further informs a police unit and sets a countermeasure through the networking unit. The touch-sensitive kitchen assistant according to claim 1, wherein the identification unit identifies the food material having a wireless tag or identifies the input unit to input or click the food material in a touch-point selection manner. The touch-type kitchen assistant according to claim 1, wherein the food material comprises a shelf life, a food name, a food type, and a food quantity. The touch-type kitchen assistant according to claim 3, wherein the control unit determines a state of saving the one of the food materials according to the storage period, and displays the saved state on the functional interfaces. The touch-type kitchen assistant as described in claim 4, wherein the save state is one of an expired state, a fast expired state, an expired state today, and an edible state. The touch-sensitive kitchen assistant according to claim 5, wherein the expired state, the fast expired state, the today's expired state, and the edible state displayed by the functional interfaces correspond to different colors. . The touch-sensitive kitchen assistant according to the first aspect of the invention, wherein the function interface comprises a recipe management interface, a food management interface, a notepad interface, and a gas detection interface. The touch-sensitive kitchen assistant according to claim 1, wherein the control unit further displays the corresponding recipe materials in the functional interfaces according to the food material data. The touch-sensitive kitchen assistant according to claim 1, wherein the gas detecting unit determines the gas concentration according to the detected voltage value. The touch-sensitive kitchen assistant according to the first aspect of the invention, wherein the storage unit stores at least one word and at least one function key, and provides the user with a touch point selection when operating the function interfaces.