TWM628778U - Food Sales Cooking System - Google Patents

Abstract

A food sales cooking system includes at least one sales checkout device, a control server and at least one food cooking device. The sales checkout device can obtain commodity information of an edible commodity. The control server has a database, and the database stores a plurality of cooking parameters of different edible commodities. The control server can receive the commodity information sent by the sales checkout device, and select a corresponding cooking parameter from the database according to the commodity information. The food cooking device includes a cooking unit for cooking edible commodities, the food cooking device can receive the cooking parameters sent by the control server, and make the cooking unit cook the edible commodities according to the cooking parameters.

Description

Food Sales Cooking System

The new model relates to a cooking system, in particular to a food sales cooking system that can link sales operations and cooking operations.

Currently, retail stores are often equipped with cooking devices such as microwave ovens, so that the edible commodities can be simply cooked immediately after the checkout of the edible commodities is completed. However, since each edible commodity has corresponding cooking conditions, the operator of the cooking apparatus often encounters unsatisfactory cooking results due to unfamiliarity with the cooking conditions. In addition, each retail store uses different cooking devices, often causing operational difficulties for customers.

Therefore, one of the objectives of the present invention is to provide a food sales cooking system that can solve the aforementioned problems. Therefore, in some embodiments, the novel food sales cooking system includes at least one sales checkout device, a control server and at least one food cooking device. The sales checkout device can obtain commodity information of an edible commodity. The control server has a database, and the database stores a plurality of cooking parameters of different edible commodities. The control server can receive the commodity information sent by the sales checkout device, and select a corresponding cooking parameter from the database according to the commodity information. The food cooking device includes a cooking unit for cooking edible commodities, the food cooking device can receive the cooking parameters sent by the control server, and make the cooking unit cook the edible commodities according to the cooking parameters.

In some embodiments, the sales checkout device obtains the product information by at least one of barcode scanning, RFID signal scanning, image recognition, and weight detection.

In some embodiments, the edible commodity includes a food information providing unit, the food information providing unit has at least one of a barcode and a radio frequency identification signal transmitter; the sales checkout device includes a food information detection unit, the The food information detection unit has at least one of a barcode scanner and a radio frequency identification signal detector, and can acquire the commodity information of the edible commodity from the food information providing unit.

In some embodiments, the food cooking apparatus further includes a prompting unit, which can issue a cooking instruction message about the edible product through at least one of text, image, light, and sound according to the cooking parameter.

The new model has at least the following effects: through the linkage between the sales checkout device and the food cooking device, after completing the checkout operation for edible commodities, the store staff or customers can automatically select and automatically set a cooking parameter in the system. At the food cooking device, the cooking of edible commodities can be conveniently performed without manual setting of cooking parameters, thereby improving the convenience of use and ensuring that the cooking results meet expectations. In addition, the prompting unit of each food cooking apparatus can send out various cooking instruction messages, so that the operator who is not familiar with the food cooking apparatus can successfully complete the cooking procedure of the edible commodity.

Referring to FIG. 1 , it is an embodiment of a novel food sales cooking system 100 . The food sales cooking system 100 is suitable for cooking the edible commodity 200 immediately after completing the purchase and checkout operation of the edible commodity 200 . The edible commodity 200 can be any type of food and can be cooked in various ways. In this embodiment, the edible commodity 200 is described by taking food that can be quickly cooked through a microwave oven as an example.

The food sales cooking system 100 includes at least one sales checkout device 1 , a control server 2 and at least one food cooking device 3 . In this embodiment, multiple sales checkout apparatuses 1 and multiple food cooking apparatuses 3 are used as examples for description, and two sales checkout apparatuses 1 and two food cooking apparatuses 3 are drawn as examples in FIG. 1 .

The sales checkout devices 1 are, for example, point-of-sale terminals (POS) installed in retail stores, and can use at least one of such methods as barcode scanning, RFID signal scanning, image recognition, weight detection, etc. Obtain product information of various edible products 200.

In the embodiment of obtaining product information by barcode scanning, each sales checkout device 1 includes a food information detection unit 11 , the food information detection unit 11 has a barcode scanner, and a food information of each edible product 200 is included. The providing unit 201 has a barcode pattern. In this way, when the checkout operation of the edible products 200 is performed by the sales checkout devices 1, the barcodes of the edible products 200 can be scanned through the food information detection units 11 (food information providing unit 201). , so as to obtain commodity information such as commodity names, commodity specifications, commodity prices, etc. of each edible commodity 200 from the computer system.

In the implementation of obtaining the product information by scanning the radio frequency identification signal, each of the sales checkout devices 1 also includes a food information detection unit 11, and the food information detection unit 11 has a radio frequency identification signal detector (RFID). reader), and a food information providing unit 201 of each edible commodity 200 has a radio frequency identification signal transmitter (RFID tag). Accordingly, the sales checkout apparatuses 1 can identify and acquire the commodity information of each edible commodity 200 by receiving the radio frequency identification (RFID) signal of the food information providing unit 201 by the food information detecting unit 11 .

In the embodiment of obtaining product information through image recognition, each sales checkout device 1 also includes a food information detection unit 11, and the food information detection unit 11 has a camera. When the checkout operation of each edible commodity 200 is performed by the sales and checkout devices 1, the image of the edible commodity 200 can be obtained through the food information detection unit 11, and the edible commodity 200 can be identified by the image feature recognition technology. to obtain the commodity information of each edible commodity 200 .

In the embodiment of obtaining product information by weight detection, each sales checkout device 1 includes a food information detection unit 11, and the food information detection unit 11 has a weight sensor. Accordingly, when the checkout operation is performed through each sales checkout device 1 , the weight of the edible commodity 200 can be detected by the food information detection unit 11 , so as to determine and obtain the commodity information of each edible commodity 200 .

It should be noted that the above methods for obtaining product information are only a few examples of the present invention, and one or a combination of these methods may be used in actual implementation. In addition, other methods not listed in detail above may also be used to comprehensively analyze edible products. 200 identification to effectively obtain product information.

The control server 2 connects and communicates with the sales checkout devices 1 and the food cooking devices 3 in a wired or wireless manner. Specifically, a single server computer or a server composed of multiple server computers can be used. system. The control server 2 has a database, which stores a plurality of cooking parameters of different edible commodities 200 , and the cooking parameters include parameter values such as heating power (power), heating time, and the like. After each sales checkout device 1 completes the checkout operation, the control server 2 can immediately receive the product information sent by the sales checkout device 1, and select a corresponding cooking parameter from the database according to the product information , in preparation for the subsequent operation procedures.

The food cooking apparatuses 3 are, for example, various cooking equipments such as microwave ovens and ovens, and include a cooking unit 31 for cooking edible commodities 200 and a prompting unit 32 capable of sending various prompting messages to the operator. The food cooking apparatuses 3 can receive the cooking parameters sent by the control server 2 and make the cooking unit 31 cook the edible commodities 200 according to the cooking parameters. Besides, the prompting unit 32 can send out a cooking instruction message about the edible product 200 through at least one of text, image, light, and sound according to the cooking parameter. The cooking instruction message, for example, displays the cooking conditions, cooking steps, operation methods, etc. for cooking the edible product 200 through text and images, and can also prompt the operator's current operation status through lights or sounds of different colors.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2 , the operation of the food sales cooking system 100 will be described below.

In step S1 , the sales and checkout devices 1 can be operated by the store staff to perform the checkout operation of each edible commodity 200 , and meanwhile, the commodity information of each edible commodity 200 can be obtained by scanning the aforementioned barcode. Specifically, after the food information detection unit 11 obtains the preliminary detection data (such as barcode data, RFID data, product images, weight values, etc.) Identification and reading of product information. In addition, the preliminary detection data can also be transmitted to the control server 2 or other computer systems, so as to perform the operations of commodity identification and commodity information acquisition.

In step S2, the control server 2 can automatically search and select a cooking parameter corresponding to the edible product 200 from its database after obtaining the product information obtained in the aforementioned step S1. In the aspect in which the food cooking apparatus 3 is a microwave oven, the cooking parameter may be parameter values such as the cooking mode, cooking power, and cooking time of the microwave oven. Subsequently, the control server 2 selects a non-operating food cooking device 3 from the food cooking devices 3 , and transmits the cooking parameters to the food cooking device 3 .

In step S3, after the selected food cooking device 3 receives the cooking parameters from the control server 2, its prompt unit 32 will send out a preset prompt message to prompt the store staff or customers to put the edible product 200 into the food product 200. The cooking operation is performed in the cooking unit 31 . In the state where the food cooking apparatus 3 is a microwave oven, the cooking unit 31 includes an electromagnetic tube, a waveguide, a rotary fan, a food heating space, etc. which are not shown in the figure, and the prompting unit 32 can use a light-emitting element. It flashes, the display screen displays text or images, and the speaker emits an instruction sound, etc., to prompt the operator to place the edible commodity 200 into the food heating space. Then, the cooking unit 31 will cook the edible commodity 200 according to the received cooking parameters. During or after the cooking process, the prompting unit 32 can also send out a message prompting the operator according to a preset method, so as to complete the whole operation procedure.

To sum up the above, the novel food sales and cooking system 100 of the present invention, through the linkage of the sales checkout devices 1 and the food cooking devices 3, completes the checkout operation of the edible products 200 through the sales checkout device 1, and the store staff or customers The cooking of the edible commodity 200 can be performed at a food cooking apparatus 3 in which the system automatically selects and automatically sets the cooking parameters. The above process does not require manual setting of cooking parameters, thereby improving the convenience of use and ensuring that the cooking results meet expectations. In addition, the prompting unit 32 of each food cooking apparatus 3 can issue various cooking instruction messages, so that the operator who is not familiar with the food cooking apparatus 3 can successfully complete the cooking procedure of the edible commodity 200 . Therefore, the food sales cooking system 100 can indeed achieve the purpose of the present invention.

However, the above are only examples of the present invention, which should not limit the scope of the present invention. Any simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the scope of the patent application for this new model and the contents of the patent specification are still within the scope of the present invention. within the scope of this new patent.

100: Food Sales Cooking System 200: Edible Goods 201: Food Information Supply Unit 1: Sales checkout device 11: Food information detection unit 2: Control the server 3: Food cooking device 31: Cooking unit 32: Cue Unit S1~S3: Process steps

Other features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiments with reference to the drawings, wherein: FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of the novel food sales cooking system; FIG. 2 is a flow chart illustrating the operation flow of the food sales cooking system.

100: Food Sales Cooking System

200: Edible Goods

201: Food Information Supply Unit

1: Sales checkout device

11: Food information detection unit

2: Control the server

3: Food cooking device

31: Cooking unit

32: Cue Unit

Claims (4)

A food sales cooking system comprising: At least one sales checkout device capable of obtaining product information of an edible product; A control server has a database, the database stores a plurality of cooking parameters of different edible commodities, the control server can receive the commodity information sent by the sales checkout device, and according to the commodity information from the database select a corresponding cooking parameter; and At least one food cooking device includes a cooking unit for cooking edible commodities, the food cooking device can receive the cooking parameters sent by the control server, and make the cooking unit cook the edible commodities according to the cooking parameters cook. The food sales cooking system of claim 1, wherein the sales checkout device obtains the commodity information by at least one of barcode scanning, radio frequency identification signal scanning, image recognition, and weight detection. The food sales cooking system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the edible commodity includes a food information providing unit, the food information providing unit has at least one of a bar code and a radio frequency identification signal transmitter; the sales checkout device includes a A food information detection unit, the food information detection unit has at least one of a barcode scanner and a radio frequency identification signal detector, and can obtain the commodity information of the edible commodity from the food information providing unit. The food sales cooking system according to claim 1, wherein the food cooking device further comprises a prompting unit, which can issue information about the Cooking instructions for edible items.

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