WO2002097335A1

WO2002097335A1 - Cooking apparatus and cooking procedure displaying method

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Publication number: WO2002097335A1
Application number: PCT/JP2002/005335
Authority: WO
Inventors: Jun Ozawa; Takahiro Kudo; Satoshi Matsuura; Masaaki Sano
Original assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
Priority date: 2001-05-31
Filing date: 2002-05-31
Publication date: 2002-12-05

Abstract

A cooking apparatus for carrying out a cooking operation according to a recipe, comprising a display unit, an input unit, and an information processing unit for displaying a recipe on the display unit. The information processing unit, when, in a cooking stage for the cooking apparatus to carry out an cooking operation, the input unit is operated to display information in another cooking stage, displays information in another cooking stage of the recipe on the display unit.

Description

Cooking equipment and cooking procedure display method

The present invention relates to a cooking appliance such as an electric appliance.

In recent years, methods of using cooking appliances such as microwave ovens have become diversified. In the past, many people used to prepare for cooking and then finally heat and finish using a microwave oven. However, dishes with complicated processes have been developed in which not only cooking in a microwave oven but also additional sauces and toppings are used for finishing.

In addition, with the improvement of the computing power of home appliances used in kitchens such as microwave ovens and refrigerators, and the reduction in the price of display devices, various cooking-related information is displayed on cooking appliances and presented to the user. It has become possible.

As a cooking appliance having such a display function, there is a cooking appliance that stores recipes for cooking a dish and displays a cooking procedure for each step. In addition, there is a cooking appliance that allows you to register a favorite recipe so that you can easily retrieve your favorite recipe again.

Solution 1

While a cooking appliance such as a microwave oven is performing a heating operation or the like, an operation state such as a display of a remaining time of the operation is displayed. At this time, since it was not possible to check the cooking procedure, there was a problem that it was not possible to prepare necessary materials in advance and to perform work that could be performed independently without using a microwave oven or the like. . Also, with conventional cooking equipment, to register a favorite, press the favorite button, then search for the name of the dish, and set the fee based on the name of the dish and other information. A complicated operation of deciding whether or not to register the management is required. In particular, this operation was necessary even when favorite dishes that had been cooked were registered as favorites. Disclosure of the invention

An object of the present invention is to enable a task related to cooking to be performed efficiently.

The present invention is a cooking appliance that performs a cooking operation according to a recipe, comprising: a display unit, an input unit, and an information processing unit that displays a recipe on the display unit. In the cooking stage in which the operation is performed, when an operation of displaying information of another cooking stage on the input unit is performed, information of another cooking stage of the recipe is displayed on the display unit.

According to this, when the cooking appliance is performing a cooking operation such as heating, it is possible to know the operation to be performed next to the cooking operation. For this reason, preparations and materials can be prepared for the work, and the cooking work is promoted.

Further, the present invention is a cooking appliance that performs a cooking operation according to a recipe, a display unit, an input unit, a state management unit that stores a status indicating a state of the cooking appliance, and information that displays the recipe on the display unit. When a switching operation is performed on the input unit while displaying a recipe for one dish, the information processing unit transmits information on a recipe for another dish according to the status. In addition to the display on the display unit, the cooking device performs a cooking operation in accordance with the recipe for the other dish.

According to this, cooking of the main dish and cooking of the side dish can be performed in parallel, and the cooking operation can be efficiently performed by one cooking appliance.

Also, the present invention is a cooking appliance that performs a cooking operation according to a recipe, wherein the terminal unit, a control unit that controls the cooking operation according to the recipe, and a first communication that outputs received data to the control unit A terminal unit, a display unit, an input unit, and the display unit And a second communication unit that transmits data of the information processing unit to the first communication unit, and is configured to be detachable. It is.

According to this, it is possible to operate the cooking device away from the main body of the cooking appliance and to view the display.

The present invention is also a cooking appliance that performs a cooking operation according to a recipe, and receives and outputs a display unit, an input unit, and a status indicating a state of the other cooking appliance transmitted from the other cooking appliance. And a data processing unit for displaying, on the display unit, a recipe of a dish prepared by the other cooking appliance according to the status. ·

According to this, it is possible to display the status of other cooking appliances while cooking by themselves.

The cooking appliance further includes a cooking information storage unit that stores a recipe, and the information processing unit reads and uses a recipe of a dish being cooked by the other cooking appliance from the cooking information storage unit. Is preferred.

In the cooking device, the communication unit may receive a recipe of a dish being cooked by the other cooking device from a server that stores a recipe common to the other cooking device, and It is preferable that the data is output to the processing unit.

Further, in the cooking appliance, it is preferable that the communication unit receives a recipe of a dish being cooked by the other cooking appliance from the other cooking appliance, and outputs the recipe to the information processing unit.

The present invention is also a cooking appliance that performs a cooking operation according to a recipe, comprising: a display unit, an input unit, and an information processing unit that displays a recipe on the display unit, wherein the information processing unit Message that prompts the user to register information indicating the dish in the specified list (such as a list provided for the user to register, a favorite list, etc.) during or after cooking of the food. Is displayed on the display unit. According to this, it is necessary to register information indicating a dish in a list such as a favorite list. You can prevent forgetting.

Further, in the cooking appliance, the information processing unit sets the input unit so that an operation of registering information indicating the one dish in the predetermined list can be input together with the display of the message. Preferably, it is

According to this, when cooking of a dish is completed, an operation of favoritely registering information indicating the dish in a list or the like can be easily performed.

The present invention is also a cooking appliance that performs a cooking operation according to a recipe, comprising: a display unit, an input unit, and an information processing unit that displays a recipe on the display unit, wherein the information processing unit When the cooking of is completed, information of another dish related to the one dish is displayed on the display section.

According to this, when cooking of a dish is completed, information display on other dishes related to the dish can be easily performed.

Further, in the cooking appliance, it is preferable that the information processing section sets the input section so as to be capable of inputting a cooking start operation of the other dish, together with displaying information indicating the other dish. .

According to this, when cooking of a dish is completed, cooking of other dishes related to the dish can be easily started.

Preferably, the cooking appliance is a microwave oven.

In addition, the cooking procedure display method of the present invention includes a step of displaying the recipe of the dish according to a cooking stage of the dish using the cooking appliance; and a step of performing a cooking operation in the cooking appliance. Displaying an information of another cooking stage of the recipe when an operation of displaying information is performed.

Also, the cooking procedure display method of the present invention includes a step of displaying a recipe for one dish being cooked in the cooking appliance, and a step of displaying information of a recipe of another dish when a switching operation is performed. It is provided with.

In addition, the cooking procedure display method of the present invention includes, when cooking or completing cooking of one dish, a message prompting to register information indicating the one dish in a predetermined list. And a step of registering the information.

Further, the cooking procedure display method of the present invention includes a step of displaying the recipe of the one dish according to a cooking stage of the one dish using the cooking appliance; and Displaying information on other dishes related to the dishes.

Effect of one invention

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to know the next cooking procedure even during the cooking operation, and to perform the cooking of the main dish and the cooking of the side dish in parallel. Can do well. In addition, it becomes possible to easily register the name of a favorite dish in a favorite list or the like. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

FIG. 1A is a schematic diagram showing the entire microwave oven according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1 (b) is an explanatory diagram showing an input unit and a display unit in the microwave oven of (a).

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the microwave oven shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of transition of a screen displayed on the display unit.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing an example of transition of a screen displayed on the display unit subsequent to FIG. 3. _c FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing another example of the microwave oven in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a microwave oven according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing processing when the microwave oven of FIG. 6 performs cooking according to a plurality of recipes in parallel.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of switching of the screen displayed on the display unit in FIG. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of transition of the side dish recipe screen displayed on the display unit of FIG.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram of a cooking appliance system according to the third embodiment of the present invention. You.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a modification of the cooking appliance system of FIG.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing another modification of the cooking appliance system of FIG. FIG. 13 is a block diagram of a cooking appliance having a terminal unit.

FIG. 14 is a block diagram of another example of a cooking appliance provided with a terminal unit.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a process in which a cooking device displays the status of another cooking device while cooking by itself.

FIG. 16 is a block diagram of another example of the cooking appliance system that executes the flow of FIG.

FIG. 17 is a block diagram of still another example of the cooking appliance system that executes the flow of FIG. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Although a microwave oven will be described as an example of the cooking appliance, any of the cooking appliances described below may be another cooking appliance such as an oven, a toaster, and a rice cooker.

(First Embodiment)

FIG. 1A is a schematic diagram showing the entire microwave oven according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The microwave oven 10 shown in FIG. 1A includes an input unit 11 and a display unit 14. FIG. 1 (b) is an explanatory diagram showing the input unit 11 and the display unit 14 in the microwave oven 10 of FIG. 1 (a). The input section 11 consists of the [Up] key 21, [Down] key 22, [Left] key 23, [Right] key 24, [Favorites] key 25, and [Enter] key 26, [Back] key 27, [Start] key 28, and [Screen switching] key 29.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the microwave oven 10 of FIG. The microwave oven 10 includes an input unit 11, an information processing unit 12, a cooking information storage unit 13, a display unit 14, and a control unit 15. The input unit 11 is used for the key for the key shown in FIG. The operation information of the user is output to the information processing unit 12. The cooking information storage unit 13 stores a plurality of recipes as cooking data for cooking a dish.

The recipe includes display data for displaying ingredients necessary for cooking, a cooking procedure, and the like, and control data for controlling a heating operation of the microwave oven 10 such as a high-frequency output and a heating time. . The information processing section 12 reads the recipe from the cooking information storage section 13 and displays the content on the display section 14 in accordance with the operation information of the user and the operation state of the microwave oven 10. Further, the information processing section 12 outputs control data to the control section 15 as necessary, and the control section 15 controls operations of a high-frequency output section (not shown) and the like. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of transition of a screen displayed on the display unit 14. already

It is assumed that the recipe of "Falsi of Jiyagai" is selected. In FIG. 3, the first display D1 of the recipe gives an overview of the dish. Figure 1

When the [DOWN] key 22 of (a) is operated, the display changes to display D2. Label D2 shows the ingredients of this dish. When the user operates the [UP] key 21, the display returns to display D 1. When the user operates the [ENTER] key 26, display D 3 is displayed.

Display D3 is a recipe list screen showing the flow of the cooking procedure. When the user operates the [Enter] key 26, 'Display D 4 is displayed. The display D4 shows the first step (Stepl) of the cooking procedure. The user refers to the display D4 and prepares for heating the material. When the user operates the [Start] key 28, the heating operation is started as a cooking operation, and the display D5 is displayed. The display D5 indicates that the heating operation is being performed, and the time until the end of the heating is displayed. If the user does not perform the key operation, after the heating operation is completed, a display D6 indicating the next step (Step 2) of the cooking procedure is automatically displayed.

If the user performs an operation to display information of another step in a step during the heating operation in which a display such as the display D5 is performed, that is, if the [Down] key 22 is operated, even if the heating operation is being performed, The display on the display unit 14 becomes a display D 21 indicating the next step (Step 2) of the cooking procedure. Therefore, even during the heating operation, the user can know the next step of the cooking procedure and can proceed with the work, The operation is not interrupted while the heating operation is performed, so that time is not wasted.

At this time, if the user operates the [UP] key 21, a display such as a display D 5 indicating that the heating operation is being performed is performed again, and if the user operates the [DOWN] key 22, the next operation is performed. The display D 22 showing the step (Step 3) is displayed.

When the heating operation is completed while the display unit 14 is displaying the display D 21 or D 22, the display D 6 automatically indicates the next step (Step 2) after this heating operation. Is displayed. For this reason, the user does not need to perform an operation for returning the display to the display D5, and the user does not need to memorize how many steps later the procedure was displayed. Here, the case where the display up to two steps later is performed during the heating operation has been described.However, only the display up to one step later may be performed, or the display up to three steps or more may be performed. You may. Also, the case where the display in the next step or the like is performed during the heating operation has been described. However, related information such as what should be prepared for the work in the next step may be displayed.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of transition of a screen displayed on the display unit 14 subsequent to FIG. The recipe includes a step of displaying the cooking procedure and a step of performing a heating operation, and has a step of performing each display as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 as a cooking stage. In FIG. 4, when the user operates the [Down] key 22 while the display D6 is displayed, a display D7 indicating the next step (Step 3) of the cooking procedure is displayed. The user refers to this display and prepares for heating the material. When the user operates the [Start] key 28, the heating operation starts and display D8 is displayed. When cooking is completed and cooking is completed, a display D9 indicating that cooking is completed is automatically displayed.

Here, when the user operates the [Down] key 22, the display D10 is displayed. Here, a message is displayed prompting you to add the name of the dish you just cooked to your favorites list. In addition, the names of other dishes related to this dish, such as side dishes and garnishes, which are recommended to be eaten with this dish, in consideration of compatibility with this dish, nutrients, calories, etc. are recommended. Displayed as a recipe ing. For example, in FIG. 4, corn soup and the like are displayed.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing another example of the microwave oven of FIG. The electronic range shown in FIG. 5 is obtained by further adding a favorite list storage section 16 to the microwave oven shown in FIG. The favorite list storage section 16 stores a favorite list. Note that the favorite list storage unit 16 may be provided in a microwave oven, or may be provided in a removable recording medium such as a semiconductor memory card.

When a display D10 is displayed on the display unit 14 including a message prompting the user to register information of a dish that has just been cooked in the favorites list, the information processing unit 12 has finished cooking. The input section 11 is set so that the operation of registering the name of the dish in the favorite list can be input. For this reason, when the user operates the [Favorites] key 25, information (such as a dish name) indicating “Jiyagai no Farushi”, which is a dish that has just been cooked, is registered in the favorites list. The dishes registered in the favorites list can be extracted with simple operations compared to other dishes. In this way, since the name of the dish that has just been cooked after the completion of cooking is registered, there is no need to enter the name of the dish, and there is no need to perform complicated operations for registration. For this reason, registration to the favorite list can be performed easily.

Registration in the favorites list may be performed within a predetermined time after the completion of cooking, or may be performed until the next cooking is started. Also, by storing the information of the last cooked dish so that it does not disappear even when the power is turned off, the name of the last cooked dish can be easily recalled the next time the microwave is used. You can register in the list. This makes it easy to register a favorite list even after a while after eating a dish.

Alternatively, the dishes may be ranked and registered in a favorite list. For example, if you press the [Favorite] key 25 twice or press it for more than a predetermined time, register the dish you want to register with a higher rank.

In addition, during cooking, register information of the dish currently being cooked in the favorites list. You may be able to sample during cooking, check the taste, and register immediately. In this case, a display D10 including a message prompting the user to register the favorite list may be displayed, or after the cooking is completed, the registration to the favorite list of the dish may be canceled, or the rank of the dish may be canceled. Can be lowered. Then, by looking at the completed dish, it is possible to determine whether or not to register. In addition, the number of dishes that can be registered in the favorites list may be limited.

When the display D10 is displayed, the information processing section 12 sets the input section 11 so that a cooking start operation of the dish displayed as the recommended recipe can be input. Therefore, if the user operates the [UP] key 21 or the [DOWN] key 22 and selects one of the dishes displayed as the recommended recipe, and operates the [ENTER] key 26, The recipe of the selected dish can be displayed.

If the dish is to be cooked in a microwave oven, the recipe includes display data indicating the cooking procedure, etc., and control of the heating operation of the microwave oven, as described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. And automatically sets the heating operation. In this case, cooking is started according to this recipe.

Recipes also include only display data if the dish is not to be cooked in a microwave. In this case, information is displayed according to this recipe. The displayed information may indicate how to make a cooking procedure or the like, or may be a simple one-point advice for cooking.

The display unit 14 may have a touch panel on its surface, display keys that can be operated at that time for each display, and receive key operations.

Also, the case where the heating operation is performed as a cooking »operation has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the cooking operation may be another operation such as stirring.

(Second embodiment) In the present embodiment, a cooking appliance that performs cooking according to a plurality of recipes in parallel will be described. FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a microwave oven according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The microwave oven shown in FIG. 6 includes an input unit 111, an information processing unit 112, a cooking information storage unit 113, a display unit 114, a control unit 115, and a state management unit 111. And 6. The input unit 1 1 1, the information processing unit 1 1 2, the cooking information storage unit 1 1 3, the display unit 1 1 4, and the control unit 1 1 5 are the input unit 1 1, the information processing unit 1 2 It corresponds to the cooking information storage unit 13, the display unit 14, and the control unit 15.

It is assumed that not only the main dish but also side dishes are selected as dishes to be cooked. As the side dish, when the main dish is selected, a dish associated with the main dish may be selected, such as “corn soup” shown in display D1 of FIG. The information storage unit 113 may freely select a dish included in the cooking data stored.

The state management unit 1 16 includes a main cooking status indicating how far the cooking of the main dish has progressed, a main display status indicating which step of the recipe of the main dish should be displayed, and a progress of the cooking of the side dish. A sub-cooking status indicating that the food is being cooked and a sub-display status indicating which step of the recipe for the side dish should be displayed are stored.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a process when the microwave of FIG. 6 performs cooking according to a plurality of recipes in parallel. In step S10, when the [screen switching] key of the input unit 111 is operated within a predetermined time, the information processing unit 112 switches between the main dish and the side dish. That is, if the [screen switching] key is pressed while the main dish is being cooked, the process proceeds to step S21 to adjust the side dish, and the [screen switching] key is pressed while the side dish is being cooked. Then, go to step S 11 to cook the main dish.

In step S11, the information processing section 112 displays the steps of the main dish recipe indicated by the main display status stored in the state management section 116 among the recipes being processed. In step S12, if the main cooking status stored in the state management unit 116 indicates a step to be heated, the process proceeds to step S13. Otherwise, the process proceeds to step S14. In step S13, if the heating is completed, the process proceeds to step S18. If the heating is not completed, the process proceeds to step S15. In step S14, the information processing section 112 sets the main cooking status to the same as the main display status, stores the main cooking status in the state management section 116, and proceeds to step S15.

In step S15, the information processing unit 112 checks whether the button of the input unit 111 has been pressed within a predetermined time. If the [DOWN] key (or [ENTER] key or [START] key) is pressed, go to step S16. If the [UP] key is pressed, go to step S1. Go to 7. If none of these keys has been pressed within the predetermined time, the process returns to step S10.

In step S16, the information processing section 112 advances the main display status to the next step of the main dish recipe, stores it in the state management section 116, and returns to step S111. In step S17, the information processing section 112 returns the main display status to the step before the main dish recipe, stores it in the state management section 116, and returns to step SI11.

In step S18, the information processing section 112 advances the main cooking status to the next step of the main dish recipe, stores it in the state management section 116, and proceeds to step S19. In step S19, the information processing section 112 sets the main display status to the same as the main cooking status, stores it in the state management section 116, and returns to step S11. Therefore, at the end of heating, the information of the next step of the main dish recipe can be automatically displayed.

Steps S21 to S29 for cooking the side dish can be similarly described. That is, except that the heating process is performed in accordance with the sub-cooking status instead of the main cooking status, and the steps of the side dish recipe are displayed in accordance with the sub-display status instead of the main display status, steps S 11 to S 19 are performed. Since it is the same, detailed description is omitted.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of switching of the screen displayed on the display unit 114 in FIG. According to the main display status, displays D1 to D9 on the main dish recipe are displayed on the display section 114 in the same manner as in FIGS. Whichever is displayed The [Screen Change] key will switch to the side dish recipe screen. The displayed screen is the information of the step indicated by the side display status of the side dish recipe. When the side dish recipe screen is displayed, the screen is switched to the main dish recipe by pressing the [SCREEN SWITCH] key in any display. The displayed screen is information on the steps indicated by the main display status of the main dish recipe.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of transition of the side dish recipe screen displayed on the display unit 114 in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3 as display D1, it is assumed that "corn soup" is selected as a side dish of the main dish "Jiyagai Farushi". Of course, you can freely select the side dish recipe regardless of the main dish recipe.

In FIG. 9, the first display D51 of the recipe shows the outline of this dish. When the user operates the [Down] key, the display changes to display D52. Label D52 indicates the ingredients of this dish. When the user operates the [UP] key, the display returns to display D51, and when the [ENTER] key is operated, display D53 is displayed.

Hereinafter, as in FIGS. 3 and 4, the display changes with the end of the key operation and the heating operation. When the heating operation is being performed, the cooking screen D55, D57, D59 is displayed, and when the heating operation is completed, the sub-cooking status and sub-display status automatically transition to the next step, respectively. , Displays D56, D58, D60.

Thus, according to the microwave oven shown in FIG. 6, cooking of the main dish and cooking of the side dish can be performed in parallel, and the cooking operation can be performed efficiently with one microwave oven. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently perform cooking, a housework that needs to be done every day and needs to be performed in a limited time.

(Third embodiment)

This embodiment describes a cooking appliance that can notify its status to a remote location. FIG. 10 is a block diagram of a cooking appliance system according to a third embodiment of the present invention. The cooking appliance system of FIG. 10 includes a first cooking appliance 210 and a second cooking appliance 210. Cooking equipment 230. For example, the first cooking appliance 210 is an electronic device, and the second cooking appliance 230 is open.

The first cooking appliance 210 includes an input unit 211, an information processing unit 212, a cooking information storage unit 212, a display unit 214, a control unit 211, and a state. It has a management unit 216 and a communication unit 217. In addition, the second cooking device 230 includes an input unit 231, an information processing unit 233, a cooking information storage unit 233, a display unit 234, a control unit 235, A state management unit 236 and a communication unit 237 are provided.

The input unit 2 11, the information processing unit 2 12, the cooking information storage unit 2 13, the display unit 2 14, the control unit 2 15, and the state management unit 2 16 are the input unit 1 in FIG. 1, the information processing unit 12, the cooking information storage unit 13, the display unit 14, the control unit 15, and the state management unit 116 in FIG. Similarly, the input unit 2 31, the information processing unit 2 32, the cooking information storage unit 2 3 3, the display unit 2 3 4, the control unit 2 35, and the state management unit 2 36 are shown in FIG. It corresponds to the input unit 11, the information processing unit 12, the cooking information storage unit 13, the display unit 14, the control unit 15, and the state management unit 1 16 in FIG.

The communication unit 217 transmits and receives data to and from the communication unit 237 using, for example, infrared rays. The communication unit 2 17 receives from the information processing unit 2 1 2 various statuses stored in the state management unit 2 16 and display data of recipes stored in the cooking information storage unit 2 13 from the information processing unit 2 1 2, and the communication unit 2 3 Send to 7. The information processing section 232 receives the data received from the communication section 237 and causes the display section 234 to display the data.

Since the state of the first cooking appliance 210 can be displayed on the second cooking appliance 230, it is not necessary to look directly at the display unit 214 of the first cooking appliance 210. It is possible to confirm the progress of cooking in the first cooking appliance 210 and the contents of the recipe.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a modification of the cooking appliance system in FIG. 1. The cooking appliance system of FIG. 11 includes a cooking appliance 210 and a portable terminal 250 such as a mobile phone. The mobile terminal 250 includes an input unit 251, an information processing unit 252, a display unit 254, and a communication unit 257. The communication unit 217 of the cooking appliance 210 transmits and receives data to and from the communication unit 257 of the portable terminal 250 using, for example, local wireless communication technology (such as Bluetooth (trademark)). You. The communication unit 2 17 receives the display data of the recipe stored in the cooking information storage unit 2 13 from the information processing unit 2 12 and transmits it to the communication unit 2 57 of the portable terminal 250. The information processing unit 255 receives the data received from the communication unit 257 and causes the display unit 254 to display the data. '

According to the cooking appliance system of FIG. 11, the state of the cooking appliance 210 and the recipe can be confirmed on the portable terminal 250 such as a portable telephone. Since the cooking appliance 210 includes the cooking information storage unit 212 and the state management unit 216, the portable terminal 250 does not need to store recipe data.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing another modification of the cooking appliance system of FIG. The cooking appliance system of FIG. 12 includes a cooking appliance 220 such as a microwave oven and a portable terminal 260 such as a mobile phone. The cooking appliance 220 includes an input section 211, an information processing section 212, a display section 214, a control section 215, and a communication section 217. The mobile terminal 260 includes an input unit 251, an information processing unit 252, a display unit 254, an S communication unit 2557, a cooking information storage unit 2663, and a state management unit 2. 6 and 6 are provided. The portable terminal 260 downloads recipe data via the Internet or the like and stores the data in the cooking information storage unit 263. Further, the portable terminal 260 may be configured so that a recording medium such as a semiconductor memory card is detachable, and this may constitute the cooking information storage unit 263 and store recipe data. Further, the cooking information storage unit 263 stores a status indicating the state of the cooking appliance 220 or the like.

The communication unit 257 receives the control data of the recipe stored in the cooking information storage unit 263 from the information processing unit 252 and transmits it to the communication unit 217 of the cooking appliance 220. The information processing unit 2 12 controls the cooking operation of the cooking appliance 2 20 using the control unit 2 15. The communication unit 217 receives information indicating the state of the cooking appliance 220 such as the end of the cooking operation from the control unit 215 via the information processing unit 212 and transmits the information to the communication unit 257. The information processing unit 25 receives the data received by the communication unit The status stored in 6 is rewritten, and the corresponding screen is displayed on the display section 254.

According to the cooking appliance system of FIG. 12, the state of the cooking appliance 220 and the recipe can be confirmed on the portable terminal 260 such as a portable telephone. Since the mobile terminal 260 includes the cooking information storage unit 263 and the state management unit 266, the mobile terminal 260 transfers the downloaded display data of the downloaded recipe to the cooking appliance 220, Cooking appliances 220 need not store recipe data.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram of a cooking appliance provided with a terminal section 320. The cooking appliance in FIG. 13 is, for example, a microwave oven, and includes a terminal unit 320, a control unit 315, and a first communication unit 327. The terminal unit 3 20 includes an input unit 3 11, an information processing unit 3 12, a cooking information storage unit 3 13, a display unit 3 14, a state management unit 3 16, and a second communication. Section 3 17 is provided. The input unit 3 11, the information processing unit 3 12, the cooking information storage unit 3 13, the display unit 3 14, the control unit 3 15, and the state management unit 3 16 are the input unit 1 in Fig. 6, respectively. 11 corresponds to the information processing unit 112, the cooking information storage unit 113, the display unit 114, the control unit 115, and the state management unit 116.

The communication unit 317 performs communication with the communication unit 327, and performs data transmission between the information processing unit 313 and the control unit 315. The terminal section 320 is configured so as to be detachable from other parts, so that the user can operate the cooking appliance and see the display of the cooking appliance at a distance from the cooking appliance main body.

Therefore, while cooking such as heating in a cooking device such as a microwave oven, it is possible to perform other operations such as washing and cutting the material at a location away from the cooking device main body. Since it is not necessary to interrupt and move such work in order to check the state of heating or the like in the cooking appliance, the labor for cooking can be reduced.

FIG. 14 is a block diagram of another example of a cooking appliance provided with a terminal unit. The microwave oven shown in FIG. 14 includes a terminal section 340, a cooking information storage section 313, a control section 315, a state management section 316, an information processing section 322, and a first section. And a communication unit 3 27. end The terminal section 340 includes an input section 311, an information processing section 312, a display section 3114, and a second communication section 317. The information processing section 3 2 2 controls the cooking information storage section 3 13, the control section 3 15, the state management section 3 16, and the communication section 3 2 7, similarly to the information processing section 2 1 2. .

The communication unit 317 performs communication with the communication unit 327, and performs data transmission between the information processing unit 321 and the information processing unit 322. The terminal section 340 is configured to be detachable from other sections. Therefore, as in the case of the cooking appliance of FIG. 13, it is possible to operate the cooking appliance at a distance from the cooking appliance main body and to view the display thereof.

Note that, if the display device and the communication unit are included in the components of the cooking appliance in FIG. 13 or FIG. 14, any portion may be configured to be removable as a terminal unit.

(Fourth embodiment)

In the present embodiment, a cooking appliance system capable of displaying the state of another cooking appliance while cooking by itself will be described. The case where the first cooking appliance 210 displays the state of the second cooking appliance 230 will be described with reference to the cooking appliance system of FIG.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a process when the cooking appliance 210 displays the state of another cooking appliance while cooking by itself. In step S40, when the [screen switching] key of the input unit 211 is operated within a predetermined time, the information processing unit 212 switches between its own device and another device. In other words, if the [Switch Screen] key is pressed during the display of the own device, the process proceeds to Step S51 to display the other device. When pressed, the process proceeds to step S41 to display a message on the own device.

In step S51, the status of the other device is acquired. In step S52, the acquired status of the other device is displayed, and the process returns to step S40. Steps S41 to S49 for displaying and cooking the own device can be described in the same manner as steps S11 to S19 in FIG. That is, except that the heating process is performed according to the cooking status instead of the main cooking status, and the display is performed according to the display status instead of the main display status, the detailed description is omitted. Similarly, the second cooking appliance 230 is configured to be able to display the state of the first cooking appliance 210.

FIG. 16 is a block diagram of another example of the cooking appliance system that executes the flow of FIG. The cooking appliance system of FIG. 16 includes a first cooking appliance 410, a second cooking appliance 4330, and a server 450.

The first cooking appliance 4 10 includes an input unit 4 11, an information processing unit 4 12, a display unit 4 14, a control unit 4 15, a state management unit 4 16, and a communication unit 4. 1 and 7 are provided. Further, the second cooking appliance 4330 includes an input unit 431, an information processing unit 432, a display unit 4334, a control unit 4335, a state management unit 4336, A communication unit 437 is provided. The server 450 includes a communication unit 457 and a cooking information storage unit 458.

The input unit 4 11, the information processing unit 4 12, the display unit 4 14, the control unit 4 15, and the state management unit 4 16 are the input unit 1 1 1 and the information processing unit 1 in FIG. 6, respectively. It corresponds to 12, display unit 114, control unit 115, and state management unit 116. Similarly, the input section 2 31, the information processing section 2 32, the display section 2 34, the control section 2 35, and the state management section 2 36 are the input sections 1 1 1 and 1 in FIG. 6, respectively. It corresponds to the information processing unit 112, the display unit 114, the control unit 115, and the state management unit 116.

The cooking information storage unit 458 stores cooking data as a database. The communication unit 457 reads and writes the cooking data stored in the cooking information storage unit 458. The communication section 4 17 communicates with the communication section 4 57 and outputs cooking data to the information processing section 4 12. Similarly, the communication section 437 communicates with the communication section 457 and outputs the adjustment data to the information processing section 432. Communication is performed between the communication unit 4 17 and the communication unit 4 37 directly or via the communication unit 4 57, and various statuses stored in the state management units 4 16 and 4 36 are stored. Exchange. According to the cooking appliance system of FIG. 16, since the cooking data stored in the cooking information storage unit 458 is used, each cooking appliance does not need to hold a database of cooking data (recipe).

FIG. 17 is a block diagram of still another example of the cooking appliance system that executes the flow of FIG. The cooking appliance system in FIG. 17 includes a first cooking appliance 510 and a second cooking appliance 5330. The cooking appliance 5 10 is provided with a cooking information storage unit 5 13 in the cooking appliance 4 10. Cooking appliance 530 is similar to cooking appliance 430.

Communication is performed between the communication section 5 17 and the communication section 5 3 7, so that the cooking device 5 30 can use the cooking data stored in the cooking information storage section 5 13. Therefore, the cooking appliance 530 does not need to hold a database of cooking data (recipe).

As described above, according to the cooking appliance of the present embodiment, it is possible to display the status of other cooking appliances while cooking on the own appliance.

In the above embodiment, the communication between the two communication units may be by radio waves or by light such as infrared rays.

Claims

The scope of the claims

1. A cooking appliance that performs a cooking operation according to a recipe,

A display unit,

An input unit,

An information processing unit for displaying a recipe on the display unit,

The information processing unit,

In a cooking stage in which the cooking appliance performs a cooking operation, when an operation of displaying information of another cooking stage on the input unit is performed, information of another cooking stage of the recipe is displayed on the display unit. is there

Cooking equipment.

2. A cooking appliance that performs a cooking operation according to a recipe,

A display unit,

An input unit,

A state management unit that stores a status indicating the state of the cooking appliance,

An information processing unit for displaying a recipe on the display unit,

The information processing unit,

When a switching operation is performed on the input unit while a recipe for one dish is displayed, information on a recipe for another dish is displayed on the display unit in accordance with the status, and information on the other dish is displayed. The cooking device performs the cooking operation according to the recipe.

Cooking equipment.

3. A cooking appliance that performs a cooking operation according to a recipe,

A terminal unit;

A control unit for controlling a cooking operation according to the recipe, A first communication unit that outputs received data to the control unit, wherein the terminal unit includes:

A display unit,

An input unit,

An information processing unit for displaying a recipe on the display unit;

A second communication unit that transmits data of the information processing unit to a first communication unit, and is configured to be detachable.

Cooking equipment.

4. A cooking appliance that performs a cooking operation according to a recipe,

A display unit,

An input unit,

A communication unit that receives and outputs a status indicating the state of the other cooking device transmitted from the other cooking device,

An information processing unit for displaying a recipe of a dish being cooked by the other cooking appliance on the display unit according to the status.

Cooking equipment.

5. The cooking appliance according to claim 4,

Further comprising a cooking information storage unit for storing the recipe,

The information processing unit

A recipe of a dish being cooked by the other cooking appliance is read from the cooking information storage unit and used.

A cooking appliance characterized by that:

6. The cooking appliance according to claim 4,

The communication unit, Receiving a recipe of a dish being cooked with the other cooking appliance from a server that stores the recipe, which is common with the other cooking appliance, and outputting the recipe to the information processing unit. .

7. The cooking appliance according to claim 4,

The communication unit,

Receiving a recipe of a dish being cooked by the other cooking appliance from the other cooking appliance, and outputting the recipe to the information processing unit.

A cooking appliance characterized by that:

8. A cooking appliance that performs a cooking operation according to a recipe,

A display unit,

An input unit,

An information processing unit for displaying a recipe on the display unit,

The information processing unit,

A cooking appliance for displaying, on the display unit, a message prompting the user to register information indicating the one dish in a predetermined list during or after cooking of the one dish.

9. The cooking appliance according to claim 8,

The information processing unit,

Along with the display of the message, the input unit is set so that an operation of registering the information indicating the one dish in the predetermined list can be input.

A cooking appliance characterized by that:

10. Cooking equipment that performs a cooking operation according to a recipe,

Display and. An input unit,

An information processing unit for displaying a recipe on the display unit,

The information processing unit,

When cooking of one dish is completed, information of another dish related to the one dish is displayed on the display unit.

Cooking equipment.

11. The cooking appliance according to claim 10,

The information processing unit,

Along with displaying information indicating the other dish, the input unit is set so that a cooking start operation of the other dish can be input.

A cooking appliance characterized by that:

12. The cooking appliance according to any one of claims 1 to 4, 8, and 10, wherein the cooking appliance is a microwave oven.

A cooking appliance characterized by that:

1 3. displaying the recipe of the dish according to the cooking stage of the dish using the cooking appliance;

In the cooking stage in which the cooking operation is performed in the cooking appliance, when an operation of displaying information of another cooking stage is performed, displaying information of another cooking stage of the recipe;

Cooking procedure display method provided with.

14. A step for displaying a recipe for one dish being cooked on the cooking appliance;

When the switching operation is performed, a step of displaying information of other cooking recipes and Cooking procedure display method provided with.

15. A step of displaying a message prompting to register information indicating the one dish in a predetermined list during or after cooking of the dish of the dish;

Registering the information;

Cooking procedure display method provided with.

16. A step of displaying the recipe of the one dish according to the cooking stage of the one dish using the cooking appliance, and displaying the information of another dish related to the one dish when the cooking of the one dish is completed. When

Cooking procedure display method provided with.