WO2016000463A1

WO2016000463A1 - Main machine of intelligent kitchen and working method thereof

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Publication number: WO2016000463A1
Application number: PCT/CN2015/074706
Authority: WO
Inventors: 江海峰; 张永强; 王嘉敏
Original assignee: 珠海优特电力科技股份有限公司
Priority date: 2014-07-02
Filing date: 2015-03-20
Publication date: 2016-01-07

Abstract

A main machine of an intelligent kitchen and a working method thereof. The method comprises: acquiring equipment information about kitchen equipment (S1), including equipment function information, equipment parameter information, state monitoring interface information, control interface information and/or equipment identification information representing a kitchen equipment type; acquiring a cooking control theme or a cooking control menu selected by a user, and according to the cooking control theme or the menu, acquiring a cooking control program matching the equipment information (S2); and sending the cooking control program to corresponding kitchen equipment for execution (S3). The work of different kitchen equipment can be adaptively controlled to complete the entire cooking process by adjusting and adopting different control manners according to different kitchen equipment owned by users, so that the problem existing in smooth transition from a traditional kitchen environment to an intelligent kitchen environment is solved, and at the same time, the problems of kitchen equipment manufactured by different manufacturers accessing and cooperating with an intelligent kitchen host are solved.

Description

Intelligent kitchen host and working method thereof

Technical field

The invention relates to the technical field of kitchen equipment control, in particular to a smart kitchen host and a working method thereof.

Background technique

With the accelerated pace of life, the development of automation, Internet and Internet of Things technologies, traditional industrial automation technology has gradually entered the field of civil automation, making the technology in the field of smart homes flourish, and traditional household appliances have entered the era of intelligence. As a place with more electrical equipment in the family environment, the kitchen naturally becomes an important part of improving the level of home automation.

Traditional kitchen equipment is independent of each other, and information interaction between them is impossible to achieve the purpose of collaborative work. However, with the development of science and technology, more and more smart kitchen devices are gradually emerging. The smart kitchen control system composed of these smart kitchen devices will gradually replace the traditional cooking system composed of traditional kitchen equipment, to a greater extent. Free the user from the tedious work.

For example, Chinese Patent Application No. 201210406161.1 discloses a digital smart kitchen comprising a microcontroller, the output of which is connected with an input module, a display device, a database, a wired and wireless control interface module, a network interface and a mobile interface. The controller is connected to various electrical devices in the kitchen through wired and wireless control interface modules, and can implement partial control functions. The system can not only meet the current remote control and remote ordering and logistics needs, but also through the remote interaction and data aggregation can get residents' health nutrition consultation, recipe plan and other dietary surveys to meet the needs of public health and nutrition.

For example, Chinese Patent Application No. 200610151230.3 discloses an intelligent, networked home kitchen furniture. By installing a computer system on the cabinet and connecting related electrical equipment in the kitchen, cooking control and human-computer interaction can be realized. , environmental monitoring, recipe planning and other functions.

Further, for example, Chinese Patent Application No. 201110124869.3 discloses a cooking for cooking The universal digital menu module of the appliance, because the module contains all the digital menu interface functions, the cooking appliance main controller is equipped with this module to facilitate the digital menu download, update, call and execution.

The above-mentioned patent references disclose the composition of several typical smart kitchen control systems, which basically include a central controller that is connected to multiple electrical appliances in the kitchen through different communication methods and can be connected to different degrees of control. The work of electrical equipment; in addition, it can also include environmental monitoring functions and other Internet extension applications.

However, none of the above solutions have considered how to solve the problems faced by users in the transition from the traditional kitchen environment to the digital/smart kitchen: for example, suppose the user's existing traditional kitchen appliances cannot access the smart kitchen center controller, or the kitchen. When the function of electrical equipment changes, how to make it work with the smart kitchen control system is a problem to be considered. In addition, the more kitchen appliances that are connected to the smart kitchen control system, the more the kitchen appliances can be maximized. The collaborative work efficiency of the equipment, but different kitchen electrical equipment is produced by different manufacturers. How to ensure that all kinds of kitchen electrical equipment can access the smart kitchen center controller and accept the control of the smart kitchen center controller is also a problem to be considered. .

Summary of the invention

The technical problem to be solved by the invention is: a smart kitchen host and a working method thereof are proposed, which can adjust and adopt different control modes according to different kitchen devices owned by the user, and coordinate the work of different kitchen devices, and solve the problem. The problem of smooth transition of the traditional kitchen environment to the smart kitchen environment, while solving the problem of access and coordinated control of kitchen equipment produced by different manufacturers and smart kitchen hosts.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a method of operating a smart kitchen mainframe is provided, comprising the steps of:

The device information obtaining step is to obtain device information of the kitchen device; wherein the device information includes part or all of the device function information, the device parameter information, the status monitoring interface information, the control interface information, and the device identification information representing the type of the kitchen device. ;

a cooking control program obtaining step of acquiring a cooking control theme or a cooking control menu selected by a user, and obtaining and operating according to the cooking control theme or the cooking control menu a cooking control program that matches device information;

The cooking control program executes the step of transmitting the cooking control program to the corresponding kitchen device; wherein the corresponding kitchen device refers to the smart kitchen host itself or has cooking process control in addition to the smart kitchen host Any other kitchen equipment capable.

Optionally, the cooking control program obtaining step includes: acquiring a cooking control theme selected by the user, and selecting, according to the device information, a cooking that matches the device information in the cooking control program set after the cooking control theme is parsed control program.

Optionally, the cooking control program obtaining step includes: acquiring a cooking control menu selected by the user that is unrelated or partially related to the device information, and parsing the cooking control menu into a process control command set; The information selects a device control command set that matches the device information; assembles device information of the kitchen device, a process control command set, and a device control command set to generate a cooking control program that matches the device information.

Optionally, the process control command and the device control command adopt the same description standard, and the description standard is a program language or a markup language.

Optionally, the cooking control program obtaining step further includes: acquiring an algorithm control command set for controlling a special cooking process that is independent of the device information, and assembling the device information, the process control command set, and the device control command set of the kitchen device. In conjunction with the algorithm control commands, a cooking control program that matches the device information is generated.

Optionally, the device information of the kitchen device is obtained by directly inputting through a human-machine interaction module of the smart kitchen host, or directly obtained through communication interaction between the communication module and the kitchen device.

Optionally, in the communication interaction acquisition mode, the manner in which the smart kitchen host acquires device information is active or passive.

Optionally, the device information acquisition manner of the kitchen device except the device identification information is obtained by the smart kitchen host access server; the server records and saves device information of different kitchen devices according to a unified standard format, and the device includes The device information other than the identification information is associated with the device identification information, the server acquires the device identification information submitted by the smart kitchen host, and returns device function information, device parameter information, status monitoring interface information, and the device identification information corresponding to the device identification information. In the control interface information Some or all of the information.

Optionally, the kitchen appliance is part or all of the kitchen equipment bound to the smart kitchen host before work, or part or all of the kitchen equipment found or detected during operation.

Optionally, the smart kitchen host and the kitchen device establish a binding relationship to implement the device information acquisition; the binding relationship is confirmed by a verification manner; the smart kitchen host verification The bound kitchen equipment is powered on, and the corresponding processing method is adopted according to the power-on state of the kitchen equipment and the correlation between the kitchen equipment and the cooking control process.

Optionally, the acquired device information of the kitchen device includes device information of the smart kitchen host itself.

Optionally, the cooking control program simultaneously controls a plurality of kitchen appliances that operate in the same cooking process or work in different cooking processes; or the kitchen appliances operate in a cooking related process.

Optionally, when the cooking control program is executed, the method further includes obtaining cooking state monitoring information from the kitchen device.

Optionally, device information of the kitchen appliance is associated with partial information of the cooking control program, and a portion of the cooking control program associated with the device information has the same description standard as the device information The description standard is a programming language or a markup language.

Optionally, the control logic relationship between the input quantity and the output quantity of the smart kitchen host in the cooking control program may be customized by the user; the input quantity is received by the smart kitchen host through the human-machine interaction module or the communication module. The amount of state or input, or an intermediate variable generated during the execution of the cooking control program; the output is a control command or prompt message sent by the smart kitchen host through the human-computer interaction module or the communication module, or during the execution of the cooking control program The resulting intermediate variable or event.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a smart kitchen host is further provided, including a communication module, a control module and a power module, wherein the communication module and the control module are respectively connected to the power module, the communication module and the The control module is connected, the communication module is communicatively connected with the kitchen device, the control module comprises a device management unit, a cooking program management unit and a coordination control unit; the device management unit manages the kitchen device Device information, including device function information, device parameter information, status monitoring interface information, control interface information, and some or all of information in device identification information representing a type of kitchen device; the cooking program management unit acquires and parses a cooking control theme or a cooking control menu selected by the user; the coordination control unit acquires and executes the cooking control program matching the device information according to the parsed cooking control theme or the cooking control menu.

Optionally, the coordination control unit selects and executes the cooking control program that matches the device information in the set of cooking control programs after the cooking control topic is parsed according to the device information.

Optionally, the coordination control unit records or acquires a device control command set related to the device information, selects a device control command set that matches the device information according to the device information, and collects the device information and the cooking. Controlling the menu-resolved process control command set and the device control command set, generating a cooking control program that matches the device information and executing.

Optionally, the coordination control unit further records or acquires an algorithm control command set related to the special cooking control process that is not related to the device information, and the coordination control unit aggregates the device information, the process control command set, and the device. The control command set and the algorithm control command set generate a cooking control program that matches the device information and executes.

Optionally, the smart kitchen host further includes a human-machine interaction module that can be used for exchanging information between the user and the smart kitchen host, and the human-computer interaction module is respectively connected to the power module and the control module.

Optionally, the smart kitchen host further includes an execution module having a cooking process control capability that can execute a cooking control program, the execution module being respectively connected to the power module and the control module.

Optionally, the control module further includes a logic programmable unit that can be customized by a user to control a logical relationship between the smart kitchen host input amount and the output amount, and the logic programmable unit is coupled to the coordination control unit.

The beneficial effects of the invention:

The smart kitchen host and the working method thereof provided by the invention can record the smart kitchen host according to different kitchen equipment information by recording the user equipment information of the user Different control methods, in the user's kitchen environment from the traditional electrical equipment, gradually transition to smart kitchen equipment-based process, to meet the changing needs of kitchen control methods, with flexible control and applicability .

The smart kitchen host and the working method thereof provided by the invention can obtain the kitchen equipment information directly from the smart kitchen equipment, or can be accessed indirectly through the device identification information, which satisfies the requirements of simplicity and reliability, and satisfies The flexibility and scalability requirements of kitchen equipment from different manufacturers to access smart kitchen appliances.

The intelligent kitchen main body and the working method thereof provided by the invention adaptively control equipment work of different kitchens through a cooking control program, which may be generated according to different kitchen equipment information in a cooking control program set after the cooking control theme is parsed Direct selection can also be directly generated by the device-independent cooking control menu and the device-related device control module, with flexible implementation and applicability.

According to the smart kitchen host and the working method thereof, the user can formulate his own control logic according to his own operating habits, and meet the individualized needs of different users.

The smart kitchen host and the working method thereof provided by the invention can record or acquire the device-independent algorithm control command set required to complete a specific cooking process, and meet the use requirements of different cooking control programs in controlling a special cooking process.

DRAWINGS

1 is a schematic flow chart of a working method of a smart kitchen host according to the present invention;

Figure 2 is a schematic flow chart of the first embodiment of the step S2 in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a schematic flow chart of the second embodiment of the step S2 in Figure 1;

4 is a schematic diagram of a module composition of a smart kitchen host according to the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a composition of a smart kitchen host control module according to the present invention; FIG.

6 is a schematic diagram of a working flow of a device management unit in a control module of the present invention;

7 is a schematic structural view and a flow chart of a first embodiment of a smart kitchen host acquiring a cooking control program according to the present invention;

8 is a schematic structural view of a second embodiment of a smart kitchen host acquiring a cooking control program according to the present invention;

9 is a schematic diagram showing the function of a logic programmable unit in a smart kitchen host control module according to the present invention;

10 is a schematic diagram of a local connection of a smart kitchen host of the present invention;

11 is a schematic diagram of a network connection of a smart kitchen host of the present invention.

detailed description

The present invention is described in detail by the following embodiments. However, those skilled in the art should understand that the following embodiments are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and any modifications and changes made on the basis of the present invention are within the scope of the present invention.

The invention will now be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 1 , it is a schematic flowchart of a working method of a smart kitchen host according to the present invention. The specific steps are as follows:

S1. The device information obtaining step acquires device information of the kitchen device. The device information includes part or all of the device function information, the device parameter information, the status monitoring interface information, the control interface information, and the device identification information representing the type of the kitchen device. In addition, the acquired device information of the kitchen device also includes device information of the smart kitchen host itself.

Specifically, the device function information refers to a specific function that the kitchen device can implement, such as a function that the smart kitchen host can implement, such as a main control, a cooking information prompt, and the like, and the functions that the intelligent stove can realize include cooking, frying, cooking, and the like. The functions that the intelligent range hood can achieve are sucking soot. Equipment parameter information refers to some specific product parameters of the kitchen equipment, including product type, model, size, power, etc. For example, the product parameters of the intelligent stove mainly have power, and the product parameters of the intelligent range hood mainly include type, exhaust volume, Lighting power, etc. The status monitoring interface information refers to the specific information of the sensor that can monitor the kitchen equipment or the intelligent cooking process. For example, the status monitoring interface information of the intelligent stove can be specific information of the temperature sensor for monitoring the temperature thereof, and the status monitoring interface of the intelligent range hood The information can be specific information detected by different sensors such as wind speed, time, temperature, humidity, and gas. The control interface information refers to the specific interface information of the kitchen equipment that can be controlled. For example, the interface that the intelligent stove can be controlled is power, firepower, time, etc., and the interface that the intelligent range hood can be controlled is the switch state, the wind speed, and the like. The device identification information may represent a certain kitchen device, and the device identification information may be the name, code or model of the device. Etc., through the device identification information, a specific device of a certain type or a certain type can be associated, for example, the device identification information of the smart stove 1 is 1j001, and the device identification information of the smart stove 2 is 1j002, so the two devices are Different codes can distinguish between smart stove 1 and smart stove 2; for example, the model of a smart range hood is YYJ-01-Z, which only represents this type of range hood, so it can also be modeled by model As the device identification information, representing the type of range hood, it is worth noting that a kitchen device may have one or more device identification information, and each device identification information may uniquely represent the one type of kitchen device; The device function information, the device parameter information, the status monitoring interface information, and the control interface information belong to the specific product information of the device, and the device identification information belongs to the representative information of the device. Therefore, the device identification information representing the kitchen device may also be associated with the acquiring device. Other product information, such as by accessing the web server, after entering the device identification information Obtain device function information, device parameter information, status monitoring interface information, and/or control interface information of the kitchen device.

Specifically, the manner of obtaining kitchen equipment information may be direct or indirect. In the direct acquisition mode, the device information manually input by the user is directly received through the human-computer interaction module of the smart kitchen host, or can be directly obtained by the smart kitchen host through the communication module and the kitchen device in the same communication network. If necessary, a communication channel can be established between the kitchen device and the smart kitchen host by inputting the verification information. After the communication channel is established, the smart kitchen host and the kitchen device can exchange the device identification code or other related product information. The device information of the directly obtained kitchen device may be any one or any of device function information, device parameter information, status monitoring interface information, control interface information, and device identification information. In the indirect acquisition mode, the smart kitchen host obtains other device information of the kitchen device except the device identification information through local direct or network indirect manner; preferably, the device identification information and other device information corresponding thereto can be saved in a database. In the device registration database, the smart kitchen host can query other information of the device corresponding to the device identification information in the database through the device identification information; the device registration database can be arranged locally in the smart kitchen host or in the network. If the device registration database is placed locally, the smart kitchen host can work normally without connecting to the network, that is, through local direct conversion, other device information can be obtained; if the device is registered The database is placed on the network, and the smart kitchen host must be connected to the network. That is, the smart kitchen host can access the database on the network through the communication module, so that the device identification information can be indirectly converted into other device information.

More specifically, the device information of the kitchen device is obtained by the human-computer interaction module, and the acquisition mode is manually obtained. The device information of the kitchen device is obtained through the communication module or the access server, and the acquisition mode is automatically acquired. In addition, the method for obtaining device information may be active or passive, that is, the kitchen device may actively send the device information data to the smart kitchen host, or passively request the data according to the request of the smart kitchen host. Pass the past. The invention can obtain the kitchen equipment information of the user in a plurality of ways, and meets the differentiated requirements of different smart kitchen equipments and different users.

Specifically, the kitchen device proposed by the present invention is part or all of the kitchen equipment bound to the smart kitchen host before the cooking process is executed, or part of the kitchen device discovered or detected by the smart kitchen host when the cooking process is performed or All; more specifically, all kitchen equipment pre-bound with the smart kitchen host, if the user only wants to use one or a few kitchen devices to perform the cooking control process, they can also be tied to these smart kitchen hosts. The kitchen equipment in the kitchen equipment is selected by the kitchen equipment that needs to perform the cooking control task, and the kitchen equipment working with the smart kitchen host is part of the kitchen equipment in the kitchen equipment bound before the cooking process, and if the user is not tied from these The kitchen equipment in the fixed kitchen equipment is the kitchen equipment that works with the smart kitchen mainframe. All the kitchen equipment is connected to the smart kitchen mainframe when the cooking process is executed. Can be used as a kitchen with the smart kitchen mainframe , The user may be detected or found in these kitchen equipment artificial selection, the selected part of the kitchen equipment and kitchen equipment smart kitchen work synergistic host, increases the flexibility of the user.

Specifically, the smart kitchen host obtains the kitchen device binding process before the cooking process is performed, or the kitchen device monitoring process in the cooking process execution acquires the device information of the kitchen device; in specific implementation, the smart kitchen host and the kitchen device can pass through Electric or establish a binding relationship to achieve device information acquisition. The confirmation of the above binding relationship is generally implemented by means of verification. For example, the smart kitchen host scans all the kitchen devices connected in the communication network, and provides the scan result to the user through the display screen. The kitchen equipment in the network environment that needs to cooperate with the smart kitchen host is determined. The process of selecting the device by the user may be completed after the information exchange between the smart kitchen host and the kitchen device is performed by inputting the authentication code or the connection password of the device. In addition to the acquisition of device information during the above power-up or binding process, some device information of the kitchen device may also be obtained through the state monitoring interface of the kitchen device during a specific cooking execution process.

Specifically, the kitchen equipment proposed by the present invention refers to specific kitchen equipment such as pots, stoves and the like for cooking the dishes, and other kitchen equipment related to cooking of the dishes, such as smart refrigerators, smart lamps, etc. Kitchen equipment that works in conjunction with a smart kitchen mainframe is considered to be the kitchen equipment proposed by the present invention.

Specifically, the device information of the acquired kitchen device can be saved in a non-volatile memory local to the smart kitchen host for reuse. Preferably, device information for all kitchen devices is recorded and stored in a particular standard format, such as an XML format, or other standard data format.

S2. The cooking control program obtaining step acquires a cooking control theme or a cooking control menu selected by the user, and acquires a cooking control program matching the device information according to the cooking control theme or the cooking control menu.

Specifically, the cooking control program obtained according to this step can adaptively control the work of different kitchen devices. In the specific implementation, the cooking control program can be generated in various manners, which will be further described below through two specific embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 2, a schematic flowchart of a first embodiment for obtaining a cooking control program mainly includes the following steps:

S201: Acquire a cooking control theme and parse it into a collection of cooking control programs.

In the present invention, the cooking control theme is a collection of multiple cooking control programs, i.e., a digital recipe that includes cooking process control information and all kitchen device combination control information. The cooking control theme represents the cooking control target, the different cooking control themes represent different cooking control objectives, and there are different cooking control processes, such as braised eggplant and fish-flavored pork, respectively representing two different cooking control themes, which are different The cooking control process.

The culinary control theme creator can follow the requirements of the uniform design standard, follow the step flow information of the cooking control process, the event information of the step switching, and the expectation in each step. The control indicator information is achieved, dividing the whole cooking process into several different cooking control stages, arranging all the kitchen equipment involved in each cooking control stage, and correspondingly according to the kitchen equipment information in each permutation combination. The cooking control program, then combining the cooking control programs corresponding to different cooking control stages, can create a cooking control theme. The cooking control theme includes cooking control programs corresponding to various kitchen equipment combinations throughout the cooking process and, therefore, can be adapted to control different kitchen equipment combinations. Specifically, the step flow information includes a cooking step in a corresponding dish cooking process, and the event information includes a normal step switching and a sudden abnormal event in the cooking process and a countermeasure to be taken, and the control indicator information includes a corresponding cooking step. Control objects and control parameters in . Specifically, the division of the different cooking control stages is based on whether a certain control target can be independently completed, for example, the entire cooking process can be divided into several stages of cooking preparation, cooking control, cooking end, and the like. It is obvious that the cooking preparation process and the control process after the end of cooking, in a specific environment, even if the control process of different users is relatively fixed, the same cooking control program can be shared. For cooking different dishes, the heat and ingredients process will generally not be the same, and different cooking control procedures need to be made. Therefore, the cooking control program of the smart kitchen host can also be divided into two parts: the cooking control process and the cooking assist process. The cooking assisting process part includes the cooking preparation process and the finishing control after the cooking is finished, the cooking preparation process such as washing vegetables, cutting vegetables, etc., the finishing control after the cooking is finished, such as cleaning the cooking utensils, cleaning the range hood, etc., the control program of the part can be Relatively fixed. The specific cooking control process can be targeted for different cooking processes.

In the cooking control program, a part of the program related to the kitchen device control interface is referred to as a device control command, and the control interface of the kitchen device can perform a corresponding control action by executing the device control command. In particular, the control interface of the kitchen appliance can be a universal standard interface or a control interface that can be customized by the user in the cooking control program to match the kitchen appliance. The device control commands for controlling the kitchen equipment through the common standard interface are relatively fixed, and some kitchen devices having the same standard interface can also share the same device control command; and the control interface matched with the kitchen device is generally combined with the specific kitchen device. Relatedly, different kitchen device combinations may have different control interfaces, and the user may also customize the control interface through the smart kitchen host. Therefore, the device control commands of this part are designed according to different kitchen devices.

The smart kitchen host can be pre-assembled with a variety of cooking control themes, the user can select one of the themes according to their needs as a control target for a certain cooking; or the user can also select a cooking control theme through the web server, communication Pass to the smart kitchen host. The selected cooking control theme can be parsed by the smart kitchen host into a collection of cooking control programs that include cooking control programs that can accommodate different combinations of all kitchen appliances in each category. The parsed set of cooking control programs can be passed, and the data can be passed in either active or passive mode.

S202. Select a cooking control program that matches the device information in the cooking control program set according to the device information.

The plurality of cooking control programs in the set of cooking control programs respectively match the combination of the plurality of sets of kitchen equipment, and the kitchen equipment actually obtained in the specific implementation is only one of the plurality of sets of kitchen equipment combinations according to the set of kitchen equipment The combination of the cooking control program selected in the cooking control program set necessarily matches the combination of these kitchen appliances. For example, the cooking control program collection includes cooking control programs for kitchen appliances such as smart stoves, smart batchers, rice cookers, range hoods, exhaust fans, smart refrigerators, smart microwave ovens, smart lights, etc., while the kitchen equipment owned by the user is only The intelligent cooking appliance, the rice cooker and the range hood can extract the cooking control program corresponding to the combination of the equipment according to the combination information of the kitchen equipment owned by the user, for example, the selected cooking control program only Contains control procedures for smart stoves, rice cookers, and range hoods.

Specifically, when the cooking control program is selected in the cooking control program set according to the device information, the cooking control theme may be parsed according to the device function information, the device parameter information, the state monitoring interface information, and/or the control interface information in the device information. The cooking control program or device control command matching the device information is simultaneously selected in the cooking control program set, or the cooking control program may be initially selected according to the device function information and/or the device parameter information, and then the device parameter information and status monitoring are performed according to the device The interface information and/or control interface information selects device control commands associated with the kitchen device interface in the initially selected cooking control program.

The above selection of the cooking control program or the device control command based on the device information is based on the device information of the kitchen device being associated with part of the information of the cooking control program. At the same time, in order to ensure the matching effect is selected, the cooking control program is associated with the kitchen equipment information. The part needs to be described in the same way as the device information, so that the selection result is more targeted and matched. The description standard may be a programming language design standard or a markup language design standard, for example, the two are described by the same programming language, such as C language or VB language; or both are designed by the same markup language. The same markup language can realize the unified definition of the semantics, structure and format of electronic documents, such as the markup language in the form of XML or XHTML.

Referring to FIG. 3, a flow chart of a second embodiment for obtaining a cooking control program mainly includes the following steps:

S211. Acquire a cooking control menu and parse it into a process control command set.

Specifically, the cooking control menu also represents different cooking control targets, and different cooking control menus have different cooking control processes. In the present invention, the cooking control menu is completely irrelevant to the kitchen equipment information or related to the kitchen equipment information portion. A set of process control commands through which control commands generally only control the cooking process, but not the kitchen equipment, ie the cooking control menu is typically a digital recipe that only contains cooking process control information.

In general, the cooking control menu has nothing to do with the kitchen equipment information, that is, all the process control commands in the process control command set have no relationship with the kitchen equipment information, and do not control the interface action of any kitchen equipment, so the cooking control menu only works with It is related to the cooking control process and has nothing to do with the kitchen hardware control process in the cooking control process, so it can be applied to any cooking process and has strong versatility, such as a digital recipe, which can control the cooking control process related to cooking of the dishes. Without controlling the kitchen equipment during the cooking process.

In some cases, the cooking control menu may be related to the kitchen device information part, that is, the process control command set may include some device control commands, and the part of the device control commands are related to a certain part of the kitchen device information, such as controlling a certain The interface action of one or several kinds of kitchen equipment, this case is applicable to the control process in which the function is relatively simple and the kitchen equipment control interface is relatively fixed. For example, taking a smart range hood as an example, assume that all user kitchens are equipped with smart range hoods, and all cooking control menu programs open the range hood to extract soot during the cooking process. In this case, the range hood The control process and control interface are relatively fixed. Therefore, the control process of the control range hood can be designed in the cooking control menu without the stability of the cooking control menu. Qualitatively affects any aspect and enables standard modular control.

The cooking control menu creator abstracts the entire cooking process into a device-independent, in accordance with the requirements of the unified design standard, according to the step flow information of the cooking control process, the event information of the step switching, and the control index information expected in each step. A control process consisting of different cooking stages, and a process control command to be executed in each cooking stage, which can be recognized by the functional unit of the smart kitchen host and converted into commands that the kitchen equipment can execute.

The obtained cooking control menu may be a non-volatile memory from the smart kitchen host itself, such as a user selecting a desired cooking control menu through a human-machine interaction interface of the smart kitchen host; or a communication module through the smart kitchen host The information is exchanged with the information of the network server. Specifically, the network server should store a cooking control menu, and can provide corresponding retrieval, browsing and downloading services for different users.

The obtained cooking control menu can be transmitted after being parsed into a set of process control commands. Specifically, the data transfer mode can be active or passive, and the cooking control menu is parsed for a control process with relatively simple functions and a relatively fixed device control interface. The subsequent set of process control commands can be controlled by a specific device to implement cooking process control. However, in most cases, the cooking control menu cannot complete the cooking control process independently. It is necessary to combine the device information of the specific kitchen equipment and the equipment control command information for controlling the kitchen equipment to realize the complete cooking control process.

S212. Select a device control command set that matches the device information.

Specifically, the device control command set is generally related to the device information of the kitchen device, and may have different device control commands for different kitchen devices, so that the actions of the specific kitchen device can be controlled. During production, all the kitchen equipment involved in the whole cooking process can be extracted in advance, different equipment control commands can be made according to different control interfaces and functions of different kitchen equipments, and then the equipment control commands for controlling all kitchen equipments can be combined. A set of device control commands is formed. The set of device control commands is associated with a particular kitchen appliance, including monitoring of the cooking state of the kitchen appliance or execution of a control target.

Specifically, the kitchen equipment that the user has is ever-changing, and the specific device information that is actually obtained is only one of different combinations of the kitchen devices. Therefore, it is necessary to select the device control command set from the device control command set according to the acquired specific device information. Equipment letter A collection of device control commands. When the matched device control command set is selected according to the device information, the device function information, the device parameter information, the status monitoring interface information, and/or the control interface information in the device information may be selected in the device control command set to match the device information. The device control command set may also initially select a large range of device control command sets according to device function information and/or device parameter information, and then initially select according to device parameter information, status monitoring interface information, and/or control interface information. Further, a set of device control commands related to the kitchen device interface is further selected in the set of device control commands, for example, the device control command set includes a smart stove, a smart batching machine, a rice cooker, a range hood, and an exhaust fan. Equipment control commands such as smart refrigerators, smart microwave ovens, smart lamps, etc., and the kitchen equipment owned by the user is only three types of intelligent stoves, rice cookers and range hoods. The functional information is cooking/fried, cooking and soot. Can be based on the kitchen equipment owned by the user The device information is initially extracted from the device control command set to select a device control command set that meets the functions of the device. For example, the selected device control command set only includes a device control command set that has functions of a smart stove, a rice cooker, and a range hood. Further, the control interface information of the intelligent stove, the rice cooker and the range hood are respectively power/fire power, time/mode, switch/wind speed, etc., and in the device control command set that has been initially selected, according to the control interface The information further selects a set of device control commands that conform to these kitchen device interfaces.

Preferably, in order to ensure that the smart kitchen host can accurately select the device control command set according to the device information of the kitchen device, the device information of the kitchen device should be associated with part of the device control command set, and the device control command set and the kitchen device The part related to the information needs to be described in the same standard as the device information, so that the selection result is more targeted. The description standard can be a programming language design standard or a markup language design standard.

It should be noted that there is no obvious order of execution between step S211 and step S212.

S213. Collect device information, a process control command set, and a device control command set, and generate a cooking control program that matches the device information.

Specifically, the cooking control program is a collection of complete control commands, and the generation of the cooking control program in this embodiment refers to a process control command that is not related to or partially related to the device. The collection, device-related device control command set, and device information are combined according to certain rules, where the device information refers to device information such as cooking state detection information that can affect the cooking control program or guide the cooking control process. Further, the combined rules may be combined according to the principle of interface matching, or may be combined in order of cooking time, or other combination of the process control command set and the device control command set to implement the cooking process. For example, a process control command interface and a device control command interface related to kitchen device control are generally reserved in the process control command set, so that the status monitoring interface or the device control command interface in the device control command set can be matched. The interface matching principle can be combined with the generation of the cooking control program; for example, each device control command and process control command have a strict execution sequence, and after the two are combined in chronological order, the cooking process can be accurately performed in chronological order. control.

Specifically, the cooking control program generated according to the above comprehensive information includes both a process control command set for controlling the cooking control process independent of the kitchen device, and a device control command set for controlling the kitchen device related to the kitchen device, the two parts must be Cooperate with each other to complete the entire kitchen cooking process. Therefore, the cooking control menu provided by the relevant parties, that is, the process control command set and the device control module, that is, the device control command set, must conform to a unified design standard to ensure the mutual cooperation relationship, for example, the same type is used. The programming language is described, such as C language or assembly language, or both can be designed and saved in the same standard format, such as XML format.

Preferably, in the second embodiment, when the cooking control program is acquired, the method further comprises acquiring an algorithm control module, that is, an algorithm control command set, for the special cooking process control. Specifically, the algorithm control module is a set of algorithm control commands, and is related to the cooking control process irrespective of the kitchen equipment information, and can be used as supplementary information of the cooking control menu, that is, the process control command set, in order to implement a special control process, or As an improvement to the existing cooking control process. The smart kitchen host can confirm the need to supplement or update the algorithm control module according to the identification information of the cooking control menu, and download it from the network server, and then combine with the process control command set or the device control command set information, and Effectively control the cooking process of the dish, that is, if the user selects an algorithm control command set that controls the special cooking control process, then at the step In addition to assembling the device information of the kitchen device, the process control command set, and the device control command set, the S213 may further collect the algorithm control command set to jointly generate the cooking control program that matches the device information.

Preferably, the cooking control menu and the algorithm control module independent of the kitchen device are generally arranged on the network server, and the device control module related to the kitchen device can be arranged on the network server or on the smart kitchen device, satisfying The convenience of the user is convenient, and the cooking control menu maker needs to publish it conveniently.

S3. The cooking control program executes the steps, and sends the cooking control program to the corresponding kitchen device for execution. Among them, the kitchen equipment that can execute the cooking control program refers to the smart kitchen main body itself, or any other kitchen equipment having cooking process control ability other than the smart kitchen main machine.

The cooking control program obtained through the above steps is matched with the device information of the kitchen device, and the smart kitchen host can coordinately control the respective kitchen devices by executing the cooking control program and transmitting the device control command to the corresponding kitchen device. Preferably, during the execution of the cooking control program, the cooking state monitoring information may be acquired from the kitchen equipment at any time, and the closed control of the cooking control process is realized according to the cooking state monitoring information.

Preferably, a plurality of cooking control programs can be simultaneously executed at the same time to simultaneously control a plurality of cooking processes or kitchen appliances, the plurality of kitchen appliances being operable in the same cooking process or in different cooking processes. In addition, the multiple kitchen appliances can also be used in other work related to cooking, such as switching lights.

Preferably, the smart kitchen host can perform power-on retrieval on the kitchen equipment that is verified and bound, and according to the power-on state of the kitchen equipment and the correlation between the kitchen equipment and the cooking control process, a corresponding processing manner is adopted. For example, a certain kitchen equipment, which has been previously bound to the smart kitchen host, if the smart kitchen host detects that the kitchen equipment is not powered, and determines that the kitchen equipment has little effect on the cooking process, such as a range hood to regulate the wind Size, the cooking process is still continued according to the pre-matched cooking control program; if it is judged that the kitchen equipment has a great influence on the cooking process, if the smart stove is not powered and cannot be intelligently cooked, the smart kitchen host will be adaptive. Adjusting the cooking control program, prompting some commands in the cooking control program that require the intelligent stove action, and the user manually completes the operation according to the prompt, thereby adaptively completing the entire cooking. Cooking control process.

Preferably, the control logic relationship between the input quantity and the output quantity of the smart kitchen host in the cooking control program can be customized by the user; wherein the input quantity refers to the smart kitchen host receiving through the human-machine interaction module or the communication module. The state quantity or input, or the intermediate variable generated during the execution of the cooking control program; the output quantity refers to the control command or prompt information sent by the smart kitchen host through the human-computer interaction module or the communication module, or generated during the execution of the cooking control program Intermediate variable or event. Through the custom control logic relationship, the user's individual needs are met.

The working method of the smart kitchen main body proposed by the invention can adaptively control the work of different kitchen equipments. Based on the working method, the present invention also proposes a smart kitchen main machine. Referring to FIG. 4, the smart kitchen of the present invention is shown. The host computer is mainly composed of a communication module, a control module and a power module. The communication module and the control module are respectively connected to the power module through a power line, and the communication module is communicatively connected with the control module.

Specifically, the communication module is used by the smart kitchen host to exchange information with other kitchen devices. The communication modes that the communication module can adopt are classified into wired and wireless. The wired communication may be one or more of traditional communication means such as Ethernet, RS232, RS485, CAN, Profibus, and single bus; or it may be a power carrier, especially a power carrier communication technology based on Homeplug technology. Wireless communication includes one or more of Wifi, Bluetooth, ZigBee, infrared, WiMax, GPRS, 3G, LTE and other communication means. The communication module can be implemented in the form of a communication chip in the specific implementation process. For example, the chip DM9161A can be used to implement Ethernet wired communication, and the chip CC2520 can be used to implement ZigBee wireless communication.

The power module is electrically connected to other functional modules of the smart kitchen host, and is responsible for powering all other functional modules. Therefore, the communication module and the control module are directly connected to the power module through the power cable. Specifically, in general, after determining the communication chip, the circuit board, and the single chip system and the CPU system in the control module in the communication module, it is only necessary to select the corresponding power supply according to the required driving voltage or function, such as 3V or 5V.

Preferably, the smart kitchen host of the present invention may further comprise a human-computer interaction module for the user to exchange information with the smart kitchen host. The human-computer interaction module is electrically connected to the power module through a power line and is in communication with the control module. Specifically, human-computer interaction The module includes two parts: information input and information output. The information input module mainly completes functions such as function setting, command selection, user kitchen electrical equipment information input or bar code information input of the smart kitchen host, and the information output mainly completes the smart kitchen host status display. , operation prompt information, alarm information and other functions.

The specific implementation form of the human-computer interaction module can adopt various forms according to specific needs, such as a traditional keyboard plus display mode, or a touch screen simultaneously realizes input and output functions. The information output can be characters, graphics, video, or audio information; the corresponding output device can be a speaker or similar audio playback device. Audio information can also be used as input information. After using voice recognition technology, a microphone or similar device can also be used as one of the input units of the smart kitchen host. Graphic and image information can also be used as input information. Correspondingly, a camera or similar graphic and image acquisition device needs to be configured, and then digitally recognized to convert graphics and image information into input information. In addition to the traditional information input method, the barcode scanning unit or the RFID reading unit can be used to input the external label information into the smart kitchen host. In terms of output information, in addition to display devices, speakers and other devices, LED lights also have the function of information indication/output.

Preferably, the smart kitchen mainframe of the present invention can be embedded in any of the existing kitchen appliances, and thus the smart kitchen mainframe can also include an execution module having cooking process control capabilities that can execute a cooking control program. The execution module is electrically connected to the power module through a power line and is in communication with the control module. Specifically, the execution module represents a function execution module of any existing kitchen equipment, which may be a refrigerator, a range hood, a cooking stove, an automatic dosing device, or a full automatic cooking system, etc., and a function execution module of the kitchen device, such as Refrigeration, extraction of soot, automatic cooking, automatic ingredients, etc. The execution module can exist independently, realize its original control function, or integrate with the control module, communication module, human-computer interaction module, etc. to form an integrated smart kitchen host. That is, the smart kitchen host proposed by the present invention can exist independently or integrated in any kitchen device, and the implementation manner is flexible.

The control module is the core module of the smart kitchen host of the present invention, and can be constructed by using an existing industrial control chip and its peripheral circuits, or the control module itself is a computer system. The control module receives the external signal or the data collected by various sensors in real time, makes a judgment according to a predetermined algorithm, issues a control command, and passes the communication module. Control the kitchen equipment accordingly.

Referring to FIG. 5, a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a control module is shown. As can be seen from the illustration, the control module is mainly composed of a coordinated control unit, a cooking program management unit, and a device management unit. Among them, the device management unit belongs to the innovation of the present invention. In addition, as an optional configuration, a logic programmable unit can also be included.

Specifically, the device management unit is configured to manage, that is, record or obtain device information of the kitchen device provided by the user, including device function information, device parameter information, status monitoring interface information, control interface information, and/or device identification on behalf of the kitchen device type. information.

More specifically, the kitchen appliance information recorded or acquired by the device management unit may be part or all of the above device information. All of them refer to all information in the device information including device function information, device parameter information, status monitoring interface information, control interface information, and device identification information. The part refers to only one or some kinds of information of the above device information. For example, some kitchen devices have only one part of the device information, for example, a single function monitoring sensor has no control interface, so The device information may only include the device function information, the device parameter information, the status monitoring interface information, and the device identification information, and does not include the control interface information.

Specifically, the kitchen device recorded or acquired in the device management unit may be a device having a composite function, such as a kitchen device having both a monitoring function and an external control command to independently complete a cooking process; A single functional component, such as a monitoring function only, performs monitoring of a specific environmental parameter or device state; or has only an execution function, and can only execute a corresponding control command according to a specific command. Preferably, the above-mentioned kitchen equipment having a composite function, such as a smart stove, a smart refrigerator, a smart range hood, etc., has both a monitoring function and a control command; the single-function monitoring kitchen device such as a smart sensor has only a monitoring function; The above-described single-function execution kitchen equipment, such as an exhaust fan, has only an executive function. The types and types of kitchen devices recorded in the equipment management unit are various, and it is worth noting that the equipment information of the kitchen equipment recorded by the equipment management unit also includes the equipment information of the smart kitchen host itself.

The device management unit records or acquires the device information of the kitchen device, and transmits it to the coordination control unit, and the coordinated control unit performs corresponding processing. Referring to FIG. 6 , it is a workflow diagram of the device management unit. It can be seen that The device management unit needs to obtain the device information of the kitchen device first, and the obtaining manner may be directly obtained or indirectly obtained.

Specifically, in the direct acquisition mode, the device information manually input by the user can be directly received through the human-computer interaction module of the smart kitchen host, that is, the user manually inputs the kitchen device information through the human-machine interaction interface; or can be passed by the smart kitchen host. The communication module is directly communicated with the kitchen device in the same communication network, and the kitchen device in the same communication network can be displayed on the display screen of the human-computer interaction interface of the smart kitchen host, and if necessary, the authentication information can be input into the kitchen device and A smart kitchen host establishes a communication channel between the two. After the communication channel is established, the smart kitchen host and the kitchen device can exchange device identification codes or other related product information. The device information of the directly obtained kitchen device may be any one or any of device function information, device parameter information, status monitoring interface information, control interface information, and device identification information.

If the device information obtained by the direct acquisition method is incomplete, for example, only the device identification information is obtained, the other information of the device is indirectly obtained through the identification information of the acquired device. As shown in FIG. 6, in the indirect acquisition mode, other device information of the kitchen device other than the device identification information may be obtained by a local direct or network indirect manner. Specifically, the device identification information and other device information corresponding thereto may be stored in a database, such as a device registration database, and the device management unit may query other information of the device in the database through the device identification information. More specifically, the device registration database can be placed locally on the smart kitchen host or on the network, especially on the Internet. If the device registration database is placed locally, the smart kitchen host can work normally without connecting to the network, that is, through local direct conversion, other device information can be obtained; if the device registration database is placed on the network, the smart kitchen host must be connected. The network, that is, the smart kitchen host accesses the database on the network through the communication module, can indirectly convert the device identification information into other device information; preferably, the database disposed on the network may exist in the form of a server, such as a device registration server.

Specifically, the manner in which the device management unit obtains the kitchen device information may be active or passive, that is, the device management unit may actively obtain the device information of the kitchen device from the kitchen device or the network server, or passively receive the kitchen device, the human-computer interaction module, or the network. Device information pushed by the server.

The equipment information of the kitchen equipment obtained by the smart kitchen host can be saved locally. In non-volatile memory for reuse. Preferably, if the device registration database is locally located, the database is also saved in a local non-volatile memory.

It is worth noting that in order to ensure that the device information of the kitchen equipment can be recognized by the smart kitchen host, the equipment information of all kitchen equipment is recorded and saved according to a certain standard format. The standard format can be XML format or other standard data. format.

Once the complete information about the kitchen equipment has been obtained, the information is aggregated and passed to the Coordination Control Unit for further processing. It should be noted that, in the above direct acquisition mode, if the acquired device information is complete, the complete device information may also be directly transmitted to the coordination control unit.

In the present invention, the cooking program management unit is configured to acquire and parse a cooking control theme or a cooking control menu selected by the user.

Specifically, as described above, the cooking control theme is a collection of all cooking control programs that represent different cooking control goals with different cooking control processes. While the cooking control menu also represents different cooking control objectives, different cooking control menus also have different cooking control processes, but the cooking control menu is controlled by processes that are completely unrelated to the kitchen equipment information or related to the kitchen equipment information portion. A set of commands through which control commands can only control cooking processes that are not related to kitchen equipment.

The cooking program management unit is configured to acquire a cooking control theme or a cooking control menu selected by the user. For example, the cooking program management unit is pre-assembled with a plurality of cooking control themes or cooking control menus, and the user can select one of the themes according to the needs of the user. Or menu as a control target for a certain cooking. Specifically, the selected cooking control theme can be parsed by the cooking program management unit into a cooking control program set, which includes a cooking control program capable of satisfying different combinations of all kitchen appliances of each category; or the selected cooking control menu can be The cooking program management unit resolves to a set of process control commands through which the cooking process can be controlled.

The cooking control program acquired by the cooking program management unit may be a non-volatile memory from the smart kitchen host itself, such as a user selecting a desired cooking control theme or a cooking control menu through a human-machine interaction interface of the smart kitchen host; Through wisdom The communication module of the kitchen host can be obtained by interacting with the information of the network server. Specifically, the network server should store a cooking control theme or a cooking control menu, and can provide corresponding retrieval, browsing and downloading services for different users.

The cooking program management unit parses the acquired cooking control theme into a cooking control program set, or parses the acquired cooking control menu into a process control command set and transmits it to the coordinated control unit. Specifically, the manner of data transmission may be active or passive, that is, the cooking program management unit may actively send the parsed cooking control program set or the process control command set to the coordinated control unit, or may passively pass the data according to the request of the coordinated control unit. Pass the past. For a control process with relatively simple functions and a relatively fixed device control interface, the process control command set submitted by the cooking program management unit to the coordination control unit includes a simple device control command, which can be sent to a specific device through a specific interface. Implement cooking process control. However, in most cases, the process control command cannot complete the cooking control process independently. It is necessary to combine the device information of the specific kitchen equipment and the equipment control command information of the kitchen equipment to realize the complete cooking control process.

In the present invention, the coordination control unit is a core functional unit of the control module for obtaining information from the device management unit and the cooking program management unit, and performing further processing.

Specifically, the coordination control unit is configured to acquire device information from the device management unit. The method for obtaining the device information may be active or passive, that is, the coordinated control unit may actively read the device information data from the device management unit, or passively receive the device information data transmitted by the device management unit.

Specifically, the coordination control unit is configured to acquire the parsed cooking control theme or the cooking control menu from the cooking program management unit, and acquire a cooking control program matching the device information according to the parsed cooking control theme or the cooking control menu and execute . The manner in which the coordination control unit obtains information from the cooking program management unit may also be active or passive. In a specific implementation, the coordination control unit obtains the cooking control program in a plurality of different manners, which are further explained below through two specific embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 7 , in order to obtain the overall structural composition and flow diagram of the first embodiment of the cooking control program, it can be seen from the illustration that the process of cooperation between the functional units as a whole is as follows: the equipment management unit acquires the kitchen equipment. Device information, which is passed to the coordination control unit; the cooking program management unit will obtain the user-selected cooking control The subject is parsed into a set of cooking control programs and passed to the coordination control unit; the coordination control unit is based on device function information, device parameter information, status monitoring interface information, and/or control interface information in the device information acquired from the device management unit. Selecting and executing the cooking control program matched with the specific cooking control program set obtained from the cooking program management unit, and the coordination control unit further receives the cooking state input of the kitchen device, and outputs the device control command related to the control interface. .

The above-mentioned FIG. 7 is only one embodiment of the first embodiment. In specific implementation, the coordination control unit and the cooking program management unit are used as conventional function control or management units, and the function execution of the two has no obvious boundary division. For example, the step of selecting the cooking control program may be performed not only in the coordination control unit, but also in the cooking program management unit, that is, the device management unit transmits the acquired device information of the kitchen device to the coordination control unit, and the coordination control unit will The device information is transmitted to the cooking program management unit, and the cooking program management unit selects an appropriate cooking control program from the cooking control program set after the cooking control theme is parsed according to the device information, and transmits the selected cooking control program to the coordination. a control unit; the coordination control unit acquires and executes the specific cooking control program, and receives a cooking state input of the kitchen appliance, and outputs a device control command related to the control interface.

In addition, the coordination control unit and the cooking program management unit may exist as two separate functional units or may be present in one functional unit. If the two are present in one functional unit, the one functional unit can perform the control or management functions of the above two functional units. For example, if the control functions of the coordinated control unit are collected in the cooking program management unit, the functions performed by the coordinated control unit are also executed by the cooking program management unit, and the device management unit directly transmits the device information to the device management unit. The cooking program management unit, the cooking program management unit directly executes the specific cooking control program according to the device information, and directly obtains the cooking state input information, and directly outputs the device control command according to the device control interface. Or the function of the cooking program management unit is collected in the coordination control unit, and the device management unit directly transmits the device information to the coordination control unit, and the coordination control unit parses the cooking control topic into the cooking control program set according to the Device information, selecting a cooking control program matching the device information in the set of cooking control programs after the cooking control theme is parsed, directly executing the specific cooking The cooking control program can obtain the cooking state input information, and directly output the device control command according to the device control interface.

Referring to FIG. 8, a structural diagram of a second embodiment of the cooking control program is obtained. As can be seen from the illustration, the cooking control program is composed of a cooking control menu and a plurality of control modules, and the control module is shown in the figure. It may be a device control module related to the kitchen device, that is, a device control command set, or an algorithm control module, that is, an algorithm control command set, which is independent of the kitchen device.

Specifically, the coordination control unit records or acquires a device control module, that is, a device control command set, related to the kitchen device information. More specifically, the device control module is a collection of device control commands, generally associated with device information of the kitchen device, and may have different device control commands for different kitchen device functions, thereby enabling control of the actions of the particular kitchen device. The record refers to the device control module that is directly recorded in the coordination control unit, that is, the device control command set; the acquisition means that the coordination control unit can obtain the device control module, that is, the device control command, by interacting with the information of the external device through the communication module of the smart kitchen host. The method of collecting and interacting may be active or passive, that is, after the communication module of the smart kitchen host is connected to the external device, the external device may actively push, or the smart kitchen host may actively read related information. The external device mentioned here can be a network server or a smart kitchen device.

Specifically, the coordination control unit acquires device information of the kitchen device from the device management unit, and selects a device control command set matched with the device control module that is recorded or acquired according to the device information. At the same time, the coordination control unit acquires the set of process control commands after the cooking control menu is parsed from the cooking program management unit. A collection of device information, a set of process control commands parsed by the cooking control menu, and a set of device control commands are generated, and a cooking control program matching the device information is generated and executed. Wherein, the generation of the cooking control program refers to combining a process control command set related to the device or a part thereof, a device control command set related to the device, and device information according to a certain rule, where the device information refers to affecting cooking Control program or device information that guides the cooking control process, such as cooking status detection information. Further, the combined rules may be combined according to the principle of interface matching, or may be combined in order of cooking time, or other combination of the process control command set and the device control command set to implement the cooking process.

Preferably, the coordination control unit may further record or acquire an algorithm control module for controlling a special cooking process. When the algorithm control module is acquired, the coordination control unit aggregates device information, a process control command set, a device control command set, and an algorithm control command set. A cooking control program that matches the device information is generated and executed.

Preferably, the working state of the smart kitchen appliance can also be obtained through the state monitoring interface during execution of the cooking control program to achieve closed loop control of the cooking control program. The cooking control program generated according to the above comprehensive information includes both a process control command set for controlling the cooking control process independent of the kitchen device, and a device control command set for controlling the kitchen device related to the kitchen device, and of course, in special cases, A set of algorithm control commands that control the special cooking control process.

Similarly, in the second embodiment, there is no obvious boundary between the functional units of the control module, and it is not limited to these functional units. For example, a module control unit may be added to the control module. For managing the device control module and the algorithm control module, the module control unit may obtain the device information of the kitchen device from the coordinated control unit, and select the device control command matched with the device control module recorded or acquired according to the device information. Collecting, and passing the matched device control command set to the coordination control unit, or the module control unit may also record or acquire an algorithm control module that controls the special cooking process, and pass it to the coordination control unit; the coordination control unit then collects the device from the device The device information of the management unit, the process control command set of the cooking program management unit, and the device control command set of the module control unit, and the algorithm control command set are aggregated to generate a cooking control program corresponding to the kitchen device information and executed.

In addition, similarly, the functional units of the control module have no obvious boundary division for function execution, for example, selecting matching device control command sets according to device information, which can be executed in the above-mentioned module control unit or in coordinated control. Executed in the unit.

According to the cooking control program composed of the second embodiment, the parts must cooperate in order to complete the entire kitchen cooking process. Therefore, the cooking control menu, equipment control module or algorithm control module provided by the relevant parties must conform to a unified design standard to ensure the mutual cooperation relationship. Specifically, the provider of the cooking control menu or the algorithm control module is generally a smart kitchen control system designer or a number The word recipe designer, and the device control module or the provider of the device information, is generally the supplier of the kitchen equipment. Typically, this unified design standard is typically provided by the designer of the smart kitchen control system.

After the cooking control program is designed in the manner described in the second embodiment, the software function of the smart kitchen host itself includes only the most basic hardware device driving part. That is, the software program of the smart kitchen host itself needs to complete the hardware driver of the smart kitchen host, realize the management functions of the device management unit, the cooking program management unit and the coordination control unit, and can analyze the externally acquired cooking control menu and the control information contained in the control module. And in accordance with the requirements of the unified design standards, all relevant information is integrated into the final executable command, and then passed to the corresponding kitchen equipment to achieve the corresponding control effect.

Preferably, the coordination control unit can simultaneously execute a plurality of cooking control programs at the same time, while controlling a plurality of cooking processes or a plurality of kitchen devices, the plurality of kitchen devices can work in the same cooking process, or Working in different cooking processes; in addition, the multiple kitchen appliances can also work in other work related to cooking.

In the present invention, the control module of the smart kitchen host may include, in addition to the above several functional units, a logic programmable unit that can be customized by the user to control the logical relationship between the input and output of the smart kitchen host. The programming unit allows the user to formulate his own control logic according to his own operating habits, thus satisfying the individual needs of different users. Specifically, the logic programmable unit is in communication with the coordinated control unit in the control module, and the input quantity of the smart kitchen host refers to a certain state quantity received by the smart kitchen host through the communication module, such as the state quantity input by the sensor, or a smart kitchen. The input quantity received by the host through the human-computer interaction module may also be an intermediate variable generated during the execution of the internal program of the smart kitchen host. The output of the smart kitchen host may be a control command sent by the smart kitchen host through the communication module, or may be a prompt message sent by the smart kitchen host to the human-computer interaction module, or may be a certain process in the execution process of the smart kitchen host internal program. Intermediate variables or events. Referring to FIG. 9, it is a schematic diagram of the function of the logic programmable unit in the smart kitchen host control module, which is described as follows:

(a) The input state quantity of the human body sensing sensor is used as a programmable input, and after the user is detected to enter the kitchen, the control command of the lighting is triggered after a delay of one second. The communication module drives the intelligent lighting switch to illuminate the kitchen lighting.

(b) The input amount of the smart kitchen main cooking start button is used as the input amount of the programmable logic unit, and the input amount is used as the output to drive the starter command of the range hood after a delay of several seconds.

(c) The end flag of the execution of the cooking control program is used as an input amount, and after a delay of several seconds, the stop command of the range hood is driven as the output.

Specifically, the program executed in the logic programmable unit can be imported through a specific software on a computer or a mobile terminal, and then imported through a communication module of the smart kitchen host; or directly through the human-computer interaction module of the smart kitchen host. Import. The program executed in the logic programmable unit can be completed by character encoding or through a graphical interface. In order to ensure the openness and standardization of the logic programmable unit function implementation, the logic programmable unit execution program can be formulated in accordance with the IEC61131-3 standard. The adoption of standardized design specifications not only facilitates the design and implementation of the smart kitchen host program, but also facilitates the user's use.

The kitchen device information acquired by the device management unit in the smart kitchen host control module is a kitchen device connected or bound by the smart kitchen host, as shown in FIG. 10, which is a schematic diagram of a local connection of the smart kitchen host of the present invention. It can be seen that all the kitchen devices can be connected to the smart kitchen host through the standardized access platform provided by the smart kitchen host, and the smart kitchen host can exchange device information of other devices in the kitchen, coordinate their behavior or receive the smart kitchen. Host control. The connected kitchen equipment can be just a single kitchen device with monitoring or performing functions, such as sensors or exhaust fans; it can also be a composite kitchen device with both monitoring and execution functions, such as a smart stove; or it can be a A smart cooking system that can perform some kind of control process independently.

In addition to locally connecting various kitchen devices, the smart kitchen host of the present invention can also connect to a database or a server through a network. Referring to FIG. 11, a schematic diagram of a network connection of the smart kitchen host of the present invention can be seen from the figure. In this example, the smart kitchen host network is connected to the device registration server and management server.

The device registration server records and saves device information of different kitchen devices according to a unified standard format, including device function information, device parameter information, status monitoring interface information, and/or control interface information, and the smart kitchen host can be connected through the communication module. The device registration server submits the recorded device identification information to the device registration server, so as to obtain device function information, device parameter information, status monitoring interface information, and/or control interface information corresponding to the device identification information from the device registration server. This unified standard data format can be either XML format or other standard data formats. Through the acquired function information of the kitchen equipment, the smart kitchen host can judge the control that the kitchen equipment can complete, thereby judging the device control command that can be executed; further, if possible, the smart kitchen host can also be based on the kitchen appliance provided by the user Function information that adjusts how specific device control commands are executed. The state of the smart kitchen equipment can be obtained through the condition monitoring interface to implement a closed loop control system. The kitchen device control interface information obtained by the device registration server is used by the smart kitchen host to convert the device control command into a form recognizable by the smart kitchen device, thereby ensuring effective control of the kitchen device by the smart kitchen host. In addition to saving device information, the device registration server can also record the save control module information and the smart kitchen host control program, and the smart kitchen host can log in to the device registration server to download or update its own control program through the device identification information. Next, the smart kitchen host can also log in to the device registration server to obtain the device control module according to the needs of the cooking control program.

The cooking control theme or the cooking control menu is issued on the management server, and the cooking control theme or the cooking control menu selected by the user can be downloaded or received by the smart kitchen host. The management server also publishes the algorithm control module required during the execution of the cooking control program; the smart kitchen host can automatically log in to the management server when needed, and query and download the specific algorithm control module.

The management server can also receive the status information sent by the smart kitchen host, and can also send control commands to the smart kitchen host. Specifically, the smart kitchen host is connected to the management server through the communication module, and accepts information of the management server by opening a communication interface to the management server. Of course, for application security, communication between the smart kitchen host and the management server can be performed by means of authentication and encryption. Preferably, the management server and the device registration server may be arranged on the same hardware platform.

The management server can not only connect with the Internet, but also connect with the public communication information network. After accessing the management server, the user can remotely control the command input of the smart kitchen host through the service interface on the management server, thereby achieving remote control. The function of the kitchen equipment; and through the connection of the management server and the public communication network, the mobile terminal such as a mobile phone can also realize remote control and receive the notification message or alarm information sent by the smart kitchen host. The management server can also provide services such as digital recipe query and download. The smart kitchen host retrieves and retrieves the corresponding digital recipe based on the kitchen device information connected to it.

The network server of the present invention may not only include device information of the kitchen device, but also a device command set for driving the kitchen device to complete a specific control function, and satisfying the need for the smart kitchen host to obtain relevant information after the relevant information is acquired by the smart kitchen host; In addition to the device-independent set of algorithm control commands required to complete a particular cooking process, the need to use different cooking control menus is met.

The smart kitchen host and its working method are respectively described above. In order to further explain the working mechanism of the smart kitchen host of the present invention, the following is an example to illustrate how the smart kitchen host utilizes the recorded or acquired device information when the user has different kitchen devices. Adapted to the implementation of the corresponding cooking control program to meet the needs of different users.

(a) smart kitchen host

If the device management unit of the smart kitchen host only records the device identification information of the smart kitchen host itself, it may represent that the other kitchen appliances owned by the user are traditional electrical appliances, cannot implement the remote control function, and cannot access the smart kitchen host. Work together to complete the cooking process or other work in the kitchen.

In this case, the function list obtained by the smart kitchen host through the device registration server only contains the functions of the smart kitchen host itself. The functions that the smart kitchen mainframe can provide are mainly cooking tips. The specific manner in which the prompt information is displayed to the user is determined according to the obtained function list of the kitchen host itself, for example, providing some or all of the prompt information such as text, voice, video, and light; or even detailed features of a specific information type, such as text. The size, location, font, language type of the voice prompt or regional dialect, video resolution, etc.

(b) Smart kitchen host + smart cooking stove

If smart cooking stove equipment is added to the list of equipment recorded by the smart kitchen host, the cooking stove can be included in the control range of the smart kitchen mainframe. When the cooking control program is executed, not only the prompt information described in (a) but also the firepower of the cooking stove can be controlled.

The firepower of the cooking stove can be automatically completed by interacting with the information of the smart cooking stove. The fire control does not need to be completed by the user, and naturally no prompt information is needed. Therefore, the coordinated control unit of the smart kitchen host automatically blocks the firepower adjustment prompt information in the cooking control program after obtaining the firepower adjustment function from the device management unit. That is, in the execution process of the cooking control program, the place where the smart kitchen host originally needs to issue the firepower adjustment prompt information in (a) is modified to issue a firepower adjustment command to the smart cooking stove.

At the same time, if the smart cooking stove has a temperature sensor or similar condition monitoring component, it will also be displayed in the equipment management unit of the smart kitchen host. The coordinated control unit of the smart kitchen host, after obtaining the status monitoring component information from the device management unit, reads the corresponding state quantity from the smart kitchen device through the communication module according to the corresponding design of the cooking control program. Combined with the target quantity of cooking control, the firepower is automatically adjusted to form a closed-loop control system to achieve better cooking control.

(c) smart kitchen host + smart cooking stove + smart sensor + intelligent lighting + intelligent exhaust fan + intelligent range hood

In a fully intelligent kitchen system, it is not only the cooking of the food, but also the electrical equipment of the entire kitchen is included in the management of the smart kitchen mainframe to form a unified control smart kitchen system.

In addition to cooking, another work that needs to be done in the kitchen is environmental safety testing, including air purification, fume extraction, lighting, fire alarms, gas leaks, water leaks, etc. The basic component of an environmental safety inspection system is the mode of the sensor plus alarm or actuator. For example, fire alarm, gas leak, water leakage and other systems are the mode of sensor plus alarm, while air purification, soot suction, and intelligent lighting are the modes of sensor plus actuator. Specifically, the sensor may be a human body sensing sensor, an illuminance sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a gas concentration sensor, a water leakage detecting sensor, etc.; the actuator may be an exhaust fan, a range hood, a controllable fire extinguishing device, a controllable faucet, and the like.

After the environmental safety detection system is included in the control range of the smart kitchen mainframe, the smart kitchen mainframe can replace the functions of the above alarms, and can also replace the logic judgment function in the above actuators. For sensors plus alarm systems, you need to add a smart sensor to the device management unit of the smart kitchen host and then return the message through the device registration server. The smart kitchen host can receive the status monitoring signal sent by the smart sensor, and then set the status limit or alarm value, and associate the corresponding human-computer interaction information output interface to realize the over-limit alarm function of such system. For systems with sensors plus actuators, both smart sensors and actuators need to be recorded in the device management unit. By accessing the device registration server and obtaining information, the smart kitchen host can receive the state quantity monitored by the smart sensor, and can also control the action of the actuator in a communication manner when needed. Because the smart kitchen host can implement the logic judgment function itself, only the action limit value needs to be set, and the smart kitchen host can compare the received state quantity with the action limit value. If the condition is met, the action command is sent to control the actuator. Action behavior. In this case, the design and manufacturing process of the actuator will be simplified.

In summary, the smart kitchen host and the working method thereof provided by the invention can automatically identify the kitchen equipment associated with the kitchen device, and adopt different control processes according to different kitchen devices, which can not only solve the transition from the traditional kitchen to the smart kitchen. When the user gradually updates the kitchen equipment, the smart kitchen host needs to constantly change the control strategy. It can also be used as a smart kitchen control platform to integrate all the electrical equipment in the smart kitchen into the control platform, so as to achieve an optimal control strategy and The work effect not only significantly reduces the construction cost of the smart kitchen control system, but also significantly improves the efficiency of the entire system.

Claims

A working method of a smart kitchen host, characterized in that the method comprises the following steps:

The device information obtaining step is to obtain device information of the kitchen device; wherein the device information includes part or all of the device function information, the device parameter information, the status monitoring interface information, the control interface information, and the device identification information representing the type of the kitchen device. ;

a cooking control program obtaining step of acquiring a cooking control theme or a cooking control menu selected by a user, and acquiring a cooking control program matching the device information according to the cooking control theme or the cooking control menu;

The cooking control program executes the step of transmitting the cooking control program to the corresponding kitchen device; wherein the corresponding kitchen device refers to the smart kitchen host itself or has cooking process control in addition to the smart kitchen host Any other kitchen equipment capable.
The working method of the smart kitchen main unit according to claim 1, wherein the cooking control program obtaining step comprises: acquiring a cooking control theme selected by a user, and cooking after the cooking control theme is analyzed according to the device information. A cooking control program matching the device information is selected in the control program set.
The working method of the smart kitchen main unit according to claim 1, wherein the cooking control program obtaining step comprises: acquiring a cooking control menu selected by the user and not related to or partially related to the device information, The cooking control menu is parsed into a set of process control commands; the device control command set matching the device information is selected according to the device information; the device information, the process control command set, and the device control command set of the kitchen device are collected, generated and The device information matches the cooking control program.
The working method of the smart kitchen main unit according to claim 3, wherein the process control command and the device control command adopt the same description standard, and the description standard is a program language or a markup language.
The working method of the smart kitchen main unit according to claim 3, wherein the cooking control program obtaining step further comprises: acquiring an algorithm control command set for controlling a special cooking process, which is independent of the device information, and collecting the kitchen The device information, the process control command set, the device control command set, and the algorithm control command are combined to generate a cooking control program that matches the device information.
The working method of the smart kitchen host according to claim 1, wherein the device information of the kitchen device is obtained directly by a human-machine interaction module of the smart kitchen host Input acquisition, or directly through the communication module interaction with the kitchen device.
The working method of the smart kitchen host according to claim 6, wherein the smart kitchen host acquires device information in an active or passive manner.
The working method of the smart kitchen host according to claim 1, wherein the device information acquisition manner of the kitchen device other than the device identification information is obtained by the smart kitchen host access server; the server is in a unified standard format. Recording and storing device information of different kitchen devices, the device information other than the device identification information is associated with the device identification information, the server acquiring the device identification information submitted by the smart kitchen host, and returning corresponding to the device identification information Part or all of the device function information, device parameter information, status monitoring interface information, and control interface information.
The working method of the smart kitchen main body according to claim 1, wherein the kitchen equipment is part or all of the kitchen equipment bound to the smart kitchen host before work, or is found or detected during work. Part or all of the kitchen equipment.
The working method of the smart kitchen host according to claim 1, wherein the smart kitchen host and the kitchen device establish a binding relationship to obtain the device information; The verification is implemented by means of verification; the smart kitchen host performs power-on retrieval on the verified kitchen equipment, and adopts a corresponding processing method according to the power-on state of the kitchen equipment and the correlation between the kitchen equipment and the cooking control process. .
The working method of the smart kitchen host according to claim 1, wherein the acquired device information of the kitchen device comprises device information of the smart kitchen host itself.
The working method of the smart kitchen main body according to claim 1, wherein the cooking control program simultaneously controls a plurality of kitchen appliances, the kitchen appliances work in the same cooking process, or work in different cooking processes; Or the kitchen appliance is working in a cooking related process.
The method of operating a smart kitchen main unit according to claim 1, wherein when the cooking control program is executed, the method further comprises obtaining cooking state monitoring information from the kitchen appliance.
The working method of the smart kitchen main body according to claim 1, wherein the device information of the kitchen appliance is associated with part of the information of the cooking control program, and the cooking control program is related to the device information The associated portion has the same descriptive criteria as the device information, the descriptive standard being a programming language or a markup language.
The working method of the smart kitchen host according to claim 1, wherein the control logic relationship between the input amount and the output amount of the smart kitchen host in the cooking control program is Customized by the user; the input amount is a state quantity or input received by the smart kitchen host through the human-computer interaction module or the communication module, or an intermediate variable generated during the execution of the cooking control program; the output is a smart kitchen host Control commands or prompts sent by the human-computer interaction module or the communication module, or intermediate variables or events generated during the execution of the cooking control program.
A smart kitchen host includes a communication module, a control module and a power module, wherein the communication module and the control module are respectively connected to the power module, the communication module is connected to the control module, and the communication module and the kitchen The device communication connection is characterized in that the control module includes a device management unit, a cooking program management unit, and a coordination control unit; the device management unit manages device information of the kitchen device, and the device information includes device function information and device parameter information. And some or all of the information of the status monitoring interface information, the control interface information, and the device identification information representing the type of the kitchen device; the cooking program management unit acquires and parses the cooking control topic or the cooking control menu selected by the user; the coordinated control The unit acquires and executes the cooking control program that matches the device information according to the parsed cooking control theme or the cooking control menu.
The smart kitchen host according to claim 16, wherein the coordination control unit selects a cooking control that matches the device information in the set of cooking control programs after the cooking control theme is parsed according to the device information. The program is executed.
The smart kitchen host according to claim 16, wherein the coordination control unit records or acquires a device control command set related to the device information, and selects a device that matches the device information according to the device information. Controlling a set of commands, assembling the device information, the set of process control commands parsed by the cooking control menu, and the set of device control commands, generating a cooking control program that matches the device information and executing.
The smart kitchen host according to claim 18, wherein said coordination control unit further records or acquires an algorithm control command set associated with said special cooking control process that is not related to said device information, said coordinated control unit assembling The device information, the process control command set, the device control command set, and the algorithm control command set generate a cooking control program that matches the device information and executes.
The smart kitchen host according to claim 16, wherein the smart kitchen host further comprises a human-machine interaction module that can be used for exchanging information between the user and the smart kitchen host, wherein the human-machine interaction module and the power supply module respectively Connected to the control module.
A smart kitchen mainframe according to claim 16 wherein said smart kitchen owner The machine also includes an execution module having a cooking process control capability that can execute a cooking control program, the execution module being coupled to the power module and the control module, respectively.
The smart kitchen host according to claim 16, wherein the control module further comprises a logic programmable unit that can be customized by a user to control a logical relationship between the smart kitchen host input amount and the output amount, the logic programmable unit. Connected to the coordination control unit.