TWI717100B - Intelligent refrigerator system - Google Patents

Abstract

An intelligent refrigerator system includes: a refrigerator body, the refrigerator body including a user interface module, an inventory management module, a message reminding module, a product information receiving module and a network connection module, wherein the user interface module has a display unit for the user to input an operation command, and the inventory management module, the message reminding module, the product information receiving module, and the network connection module is electrically connected, and the inventory management module is used for the user to set the information of the item in the refrigerator, the message reminding module is used to provide a user to set a reminder message, and the product information receiving module is used for providing a user setting to receive a product information prompt message; a cloud server having a function of integrating and storing a plurality of product information, the cloud server being electrically connected to the refrigerator body; and at least one product information supply device, the product information supply device is installed with a product information input module, and the product information input module is used to input sales product information. The intelligent refrigerator system of the present invention provides a function of intelligent item management, merchandise sales information, and recipe supply.

Description

Smart refrigerator system

The present invention relates to a refrigerator system, especially a smart refrigerator system with food management and commodity information provision.

In today's life, because many people are busy with their affairs, they often forget the existence of the ingredients after they are placed in the refrigerator. The ingredients are still in the corner of the refrigerator until the shelf life of the ingredients has passed. This will cause less and less space in the refrigerator. , And more serious is the waste of many ingredients.

The conventional technology I603624 is about a smart refrigerator management system, which mainly includes a message board subsystem that allows users to communicate with each other, an ingredient expiration reminder subsystem with warning reminders, a recipe recommendation subsystem that provides delicious cooking techniques, and ingredients The refrigerator item management subsystem for purchasing/replenishment, the refrigerator item analysis subsystem for statistical analysis of the price and composition of ingredients, the refrigerator item retrieval subsystem for retrieving food until (expired) period, and the refrigerator item input subsystem for food input methods, and The management system can be used in conjunction with applications built on smart mobile devices, thereby achieving the effect of effectively managing refrigerators.

In addition, the prior art M527082 relates to a smart refrigerator, which includes a user interface, a recipe management module, a storage management module, and an order management module. User interface suitable for input For an order instruction, the recipe management module stores multiple recipe information, the storage management module is adapted to input the ingredient information and store the ingredient information, and the order management module is adapted to receive and store at least one order information. When the order instruction is input to the user interface, the order management module sends the order information to a cloud server.

However, none of the above-mentioned conventional technologies mentions that by setting up a connection with a cloud server to accept sales information from at least one seller, when the seller has promotional or preferential product information, it will be connected via the cloud. The information reminds users through the display reminder function on the refrigerator, so that users can purchase goods according to price or preference. Therefore, the conventional technology needs to be improved.

One object of the present invention is to provide a smart refrigerator system, which has a food management function.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a smart refrigerator system, which has the function of providing information about preferential products of sellers.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a smart refrigerator system, which has the function of providing price comparisons of commodities by sellers.

In order to achieve the above and other objectives, the smart refrigerator system of the present invention includes in one embodiment: a refrigerator body, which includes a user interface module, an inventory management module, a message reminder module, and a product information The receiving module and a network connection module, wherein the user interface module has a display unit, and the user interface module is used for the user to perform operation input commands, and is respectively connected with the inventory management module, The message reminder module, the product information receiving module, and the network connection module are electrically connected, the inventory management module is used for the user to set the item information in the refrigerator, and the message reminder module is used To provide users with setting reminders, the product information receiving module is used to provide users with settings to receive product information prompt messages; a cloud server with the function of integrating and storing multiple product information, the cloud server and the refrigerator body Sexual connection; and at least one product information supply device, the product information supply device is equipped with a product information input module, the product information input module is used to input sales product information, and the product information supply device is electrically connected to the cloud server Connect for information transmission.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the inventory management module further has the function of setting store name, cumulative quantity, purchase date, expiration date, or warning quantity.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the message reminding module further has a warning unit, which reminds the user to pay attention to the content of the reminding message through sound or light.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the product information receiving module further includes a message filtering setting unit for providing users to filter specific product information.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the product information receiving module further includes a price comparison setting unit for providing users with the function of setting product price reminders and price comparisons.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the refrigerator body further includes an order management module, the order management module is used to provide a user through the user interface module to send a product order via the cloud server to the Commodity information supply equipment.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the refrigerator body further includes a code recognition module, which is electrically connected to the inventory management module, so that the user can directly use the barcode recognition module to store the purchased items in the refrigerator. File.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the refrigerator body further includes an image recognition module, which is electrically connected to the inventory management module, so that the user can directly use the image recognition module to store purchased items in the refrigerator. File.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the refrigerator body further includes a recipe management module electrically connected to the user interface module to provide input and storage of recipe information, and the recipe management module provides the user to select recipe information to do For cooking reference.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the recipe management module has an ingredient analysis unit, which is electrically connected to the inventory management module, and retrieves information of ingredients or items in the refrigerator through the inventory management module to provide At least one recipe information is used as a reference for cooking.

10: Refrigerator body

11: User interface module

110: display unit

12: Inventory management module

13: Message reminder module

130: warning unit

14: Commodity information receiving module

140: Message filter setting unit

141: Price comparison setting unit

15: Network connection module

16: Order management module

17: Barcode recognition module

18: Image recognition module

19: Recipe management module

190: Food Analysis Unit

20: Cloud server

30: Commodity information supply equipment

31: Commodity information input module

1 is a system architecture diagram of an embodiment of the smart refrigerator system of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the refrigerator body architecture of an embodiment of the smart refrigerator system of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a system architecture diagram of an embodiment of the smart refrigerator system of the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 1. The smart refrigerator system of the present invention includes a refrigerator body 10, a cloud server 20, and at least one product information supply device 30, wherein the refrigerator body 10 includes a user interface module 11, an inventory management module 12, and a message The reminder module 13, a product information receiving module 14, and a network connection module 15, and the user interface module 11 has a display unit 110, and the refrigerator body 10 communicates with each other through the network connection module 15 The cloud server 20 is electrically connected. The user interface module 11 is electrically connected to the inventory management module, the message reminder module, and the network connection module, and is preferably installed on the refrigerator door surface of the refrigerator body 10 for convenient use Operator input instructions, such as input refrigerator function settings, inventory management settings, alarm Display reminder settings and network connection settings, etc., and the display unit 110 can be used to view the setting results, and the display unit 110 can also be used as a display board of the refrigerator body 10 for users to view.

The inventory management module 12 is used for the user to set the item information in the refrigerator, for example, increase or decrease the amount of a certain kind of food or item stored. When the user purchases some items or food, the user can operate through the user interface module 11 The inventory management module 12 manages items or food materials, such as putting 3 apples, 2 bottles of juice, 1 cabbage, and 10 eggs. Through the inventory management module 12, the name and quantity of the above items For posting records, the user can query the display unit 110 to know what items or ingredients are currently in the refrigerator body 10.

The message reminder module 13 is used to provide users with setting reminder messages. The message reminder module 13 can be operated through the user interface module 11 to set reminders, such as "Buy soy sauce on Wednesday", "Go to the supermarket to replenish goods on Friday" ", you can also display reminders on a specified date or time. The content of these reminders can be displayed on the display unit 110 for the user's reference. Because almost everyone in the family uses the refrigerator every day, this function provides the user with a memo the concept of.

The product information receiving module 14 is used to provide users with setting to receive product information prompt messages, and the product information receiving module 14 is activated through the user interface module 10 to receive the product information prompt messages, where the product information prompt messages It is provided by the commodity information supply device 30. When the commodity information receiving module 11 arrives at the commodity information, it can be displayed through the display unit 110 for the user's reference.

The cloud server 20 has the function of integrating and storing plural product information. The refrigerator body 10 sets the network connection module 15 to the cloud server 20 through the user interface module 11 to connect to the network for control signals and For data transmission, the network connection module 15 can be a wired or wireless connection In the form of Internet connection via Ethernet or Wi-Fi, the plural product information includes information such as the name of each manufacturer, product name, and price, and is provided and posted by the product information supply device 30.

The product information supply device 30 is equipped with a product information input module 31, the product information input module 31 is used to input sales product information, the sales product information includes, for example, store name, product name, price and discount period, etc., and the product The information supply equipment 30 is electrically connected to the cloud server 20 for information transmission, such as information transmission through an Internet connection. The product information supply equipment 30 is preferably set up in a store to provide store personnel with The product information input module 31 is sent and posted on the cloud server 20, and the cloud server 20 can integrate and store the product information sent by the product information supply equipment 30 of each store, and each refrigerator body 10 uses the The network connection module 15 connects with the cloud server 20 to obtain various product information and send it to the product information receiving module 14 for product information integration.

For example, when a user goes to a certain supermarket or a certain supermarket, shopping mall to buy some fruits and vegetables, drinks or food materials, etc., the inventory management module 12 can be operated through the user interface module 11 to place the purchased items Into the refrigerator body 10, with the function of the inventory management module 12, the number of the inserted product names is recorded. If something is forgotten to buy or there are other items that need to be reminded, the message reminder module 13 can be used to set the reminder content. In addition, some supermarkets or shopping malls may offer discounts and promotions, but besides not being environmentally friendly, using paper to declare products may also be put aside because the discount time has not yet arrived, negligent or forgot to buy the discount time, instead of buying Special offers. Therefore, the product information receiving module 14 provides that the user can set through the user interface module 11, and then can receive sales information or product discount information from various supermarkets or shopping malls. The product information receiving module 14 is connected via the Internet Connect to the cloud server 20 to capture the product information sent by the product information supply equipment 30 of each store. Therefore, don’t worry about taking the paper to declare garbage or forgetting the discount time. The product information prompts the message Through the display unit 110, the user can use text or pictures for reference. The product information prompt message includes such as: store name (good city), product name (Dysun vacuum cleaner), price (9800 yuan), discount period (11/ 1~11/10), etc., it is better to be supplemented by a sound to remind the user.

Preferably, in some embodiments of the present invention, the inventory management module 12 further has the function of setting store name, cumulative quantity, purchase date, expiration date or warning quantity, etc. The store name function can provide the user to record food items from Where to buy, the cumulative quantity function can provide users to record the current total quantity of the same item, the purchase date function can provide users with an understanding of the freshness of ingredients, and the expiration date function can remind users to pay attention to the expiration date of the ingredient or item when the expiration date The user will be reminded by then, and the warning quantity function will provide users with setting when a certain ingredient or item is less than a quantity value, which can remind the user to make a purchase. For commercial or business users, it is more convenient to handle food control .

Preferably, in some embodiments of the present invention, the message reminding module 13 further has a warning unit 130, which reminds the user to pay attention to the content of the reminding message through sound or light. In order to prevent the user or the person needing attention from not paying attention to the content of the reminder, when the reminder date or time set by the message reminding module 13 arrives, the warning unit 130 reminds the user or the person who needs attention. The warning unit 130 can be a buzzer, a horn or an LED light.

Preferably, in some embodiments of the present invention, the product information receiving module 14 further includes a message filter setting unit 140 to provide users with filtering specific product information, and the message filter setting unit 140 can provide users with The message received by the product information receiving module 14 is filtered, for example, only messages of a specific store or messages of a specific product are displayed, so as to avoid excessive messages or spam messages.

Preferably, in some embodiments of the present invention, the commodity information receiving module 14 further includes a price comparison setting unit 141 for providing users with functions of setting commodity price reminders and price comparisons. The price comparison setting unit 141 can set the price of a certain commodity to a specific price according to the user's preference, or compare the prices of the same type of commodity, and display the commodity information through the display unit 110, for example: The product information is displayed when the price of brand milk is 50 yuan, or "A brand toilet paper is 100 yuan, B brand toilet paper is 110 yuan", through the above function, it is convenient for users to know the sales information of a specific selected item and increase convenience And timeliness.

2 is a schematic diagram of the refrigerator body structure of an embodiment of the smart refrigerator system of the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 2. Preferably, in some embodiments of the present invention, the refrigerator body 10 further includes an order management module 16, and the order management module 16 is used to provide the user to place a merchandise order through the user interface module 11. It is sent to the commodity information supply device 30 via the cloud server 20. The order management module 16 has the function of commodity transaction, which can perform transaction operations through the user interface module 11, and the order management module 16 is electrically connected to the commodity information supply equipment 30 for online electronic transactions. The user can know the product information of each store through the product information receiving module 14, and use the order management module 16 to execute the order product transaction, including the function of online payment, which is convenient for the user to place an order in time to purchase the missing ingredients or article.

Please continue to refer to Figure 2. Preferably, in some embodiments of the present invention, the refrigerator body 10 further includes a code recognition module 17, which is electrically connected to the inventory management module 12, so that the user can purchase directly through the barcode recognition module 17 The item information in the refrigerator is filed. When there is a barcode on the package of the purchased food or item, such as Bar-code or QR-code, scanning the bar code on the package through the code identification module 17 can facilitate the user to quickly inventory the purchased food or item management.

Preferably, in some embodiments of the present invention, the refrigerator body 10 further includes an image recognition module 18, which is electrically connected to the inventory management module 12, so that the user can purchase directly through the image recognition module 18 The item information in the refrigerator is filed. When the purchased ingredients or items do not have barcodes, in order to speed up the setting of item information for inventory management, the image recognition module 18 can be used to identify the ingredients or items, which can facilitate the user to quickly perform the identification of the purchased ingredients or items. Inventory management.

Preferably, in some embodiments of the present invention, the refrigerator body 10 further includes a recipe management module 19 electrically connected to the user interface module 11 to provide input and storage of recipe information. The recipe management module 19Provide users to select recipe information as a reference for cooking. The recipe management module 19 can store ready-made recipes via a storage device, and explain them through text or pictures. When a user prepares a dish, the user interface module 11 can query the recipe as a cooking reference.

Preferably, in some embodiments of the present invention, the recipe management module 19 has an ingredient analysis unit 190, and the ingredient analysis unit 190 is electrically connected to the inventory management module 12, and retrieves data through the inventory management module 12. Take information of ingredients or items in the refrigerator, and provide at least one recipe information as a reference for cooking. The ingredient analysis unit 190 can retrieve the recipe content stored in the recipe management module 19 and compare it with the information of the ingredients or items in the refrigerator retrieved from the inventory management module 12, and compare and analyze the two information. Find an appropriate recipe for the existing ingredients or items in the refrigerator for the user's reference, and improve the intelligent function.

The above-mentioned embodiments are only to illustrate the technical ideas and features of the present invention, and their purpose is to enable those who are familiar with the art to understand the content of the present invention and implement them accordingly. However, the patent scope of the present invention cannot be limited by this. All the equal changes or modifications made in accordance with the spirit of the present invention and the contents of the specification shall be covered by the scope of the patent of the present invention.

10: Refrigerator body

11: User interface module

110: display unit

12: Inventory management module

13: Message reminder module

14: Commodity information receiving module

15: Network connection module

20: Cloud server

30: Commodity information supply equipment

31: Commodity information input module

Claims (5)

A smart refrigerator system includes: a refrigerator body including a user interface module, an inventory management module, a message reminding module, a product information receiving module, and a network connection module, wherein , The user interface module has a display unit, and the user interface module is used for the user to perform operation input commands, and is respectively connected with the inventory management module, the message reminding module, the product information receiving module and The network connection module is electrically connected. The inventory management module is used for users to set the item information in the refrigerator. The inventory management module has settings for store name, cumulative quantity, purchase date, expiration date, or warning quantity The store name function provides users with the ability to record where food items were purchased, the cumulative quantity function provides users with the current total quantity of the same item, the purchase date function allows users to understand the freshness of the ingredients, and the expiration date function reminds users to pay attention to the ingredients or The expiration date of the item, the warning quantity function provides the user to set a reminder to purchase when a certain ingredient or item is less than a quantity value; a cloud server with the function of integrating and storing plural product information, the cloud server and The refrigerator body is electrically connected; at least one product information supply device is installed with a product information input module, the product information input module is used to input sales product information, and the product information supply device is connected to the cloud server The device is electrically connected for information transmission; a code identification module is electrically connected to the inventory management module, and the user can directly use the barcode identification module to create a file of the purchased items in the refrigerator. Through the code The identification module scans the barcode on the package to perform inventory management of the purchased ingredients or items; and an image identification module is electrically connected to the inventory management module, providing users with direct identification through the image The recognition module files the purchased items in the refrigerator, uses the image recognition module to identify the food materials or items, and manages the inventory of the purchased food materials or items. The product information receiving module provides use The user interface module is set to receive sales information or product discount messages from various supermarkets or shopping malls. The product information receiving module connects to the cloud server via the network to capture the product information supply equipment A piece of product information sent, the content of the product information message includes store name, product name, price, and discount period. The message reminder module is used to provide users with setting reminder messages, and the message reminder module has a warning unit. The warning unit reminds the user through sound or light, and among them, the product information receiving module also includes a message filtering setting unit, which is used to provide the user to filter specific product information, for the product information receiving module received Messages are filtered, and only messages from specific stores or specific products are displayed to avoid excessive messages or spam. For example, in the smart refrigerator system described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, the product information receiving module further includes a price comparison setting unit to provide users with the function of setting product price reminders and price comparisons. For example, the smart refrigerator system described in claim 1, wherein the refrigerator body further includes an order management module, and the order management module is used to provide the user with the user interface module to transfer a product order through The cloud server sends to the product information supply device. For example, the smart refrigerator system described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the refrigerator body further includes a recipe management module electrically connected to the user interface module to provide input and storage of recipe information. The recipe management module Provide users with selection of recipe information as a reference for cooking. For the smart refrigerator system described in item 4 of the scope of patent application, the recipe management module has an ingredient analysis unit, the ingredient analysis unit is electrically connected to the inventory management module, and the refrigerator is retrieved through the inventory management module Information on ingredients or items inside, provide at least one recipe information as a reference for cooking.

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