WO2020258026A1

WO2020258026A1 - Smart cooking device and function expansion method therefor, and storage medium

Info

Publication number: WO2020258026A1
Application number: PCT/CN2019/092778
Authority: WO
Inventors: 曾成鑫
Original assignee: 佛山市顺德区美的电热电器制造有限公司
Priority date: 2019-06-25
Filing date: 2019-06-25
Publication date: 2020-12-30

Abstract

Disclosed is a smart cooking device (100), comprising: a body (101), the body (101) is provided with a cooking portion used for cooking food; and a connecting port module (102), the connecting port module (102) is connected with the body (101) and is provided with at least one connecting port used for connecting to an external expansion module, and when the at least one connecting port is connected to the external expansion module, coupling with the functions of the corresponding expansion module is achieved. Further disclosed are a function expansion method for the smart cooking device, and a storage medium.

Description

Intelligent cooking equipment and its function expansion method and storage medium

Technical field

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of household electrical appliances, and in particular to an intelligent cooking device, a function expansion method thereof, and a storage medium.

Background technique

With the continuous advancement of microelectronics technology, as well as the continuous improvement of the economic level and consumer’s living standards, consumers’ demand for the functions of cooking equipment is also increasing. However, the existing cooking equipment is often limited by product delivery and cannot provide Better additional extended functions have led to certain limitations in the use of cooking equipment, increasing the cost of product use for businesses and consumers.

Summary of the invention

In view of this, the embodiments of the present disclosure expect to provide an intelligent cooking device, a function expansion method thereof, and a storage medium, which can provide additional expanded functions.

In order to achieve the foregoing objectives, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure are implemented as follows:

The embodiments of the present disclosure provide an intelligent cooking device, including:

The main body is provided with a cooking part for cooking ingredients;

An interface module connected to the body and provided with at least one interface for connecting an external expansion module, and,

When the at least one interface is connected to the external expansion module, it is coupled with the function of the corresponding expansion module.

In the above solution, the device further includes: a data processing module, configured to interact with the expansion module through data and/or instructions through the interface module, so as to realize the functions of the expansion module.

In the above solution, the data processing module is also used to activate or call an expansion module with corresponding functions according to functional requirements.

In the above solution, the data processing module is further configured to receive activation information sent by an extension module connected to the interface module, and display the functions of the extension module according to the activation information.

In the above solution, the data processing module is specifically used for at least one of the following:

Display the functions of the currently connected expansion module;

Display the functions of the expansion modules that are not currently connected and have access records;

Display the functions of the currently accessible expansion modules.

In the above solution, the data processing module is also used to assist the server in processing the update data of the extension module, and to update the functions of the extension module based on the update data.

In the above solution, the data processing module is also used for when the functions of the expansion module are assisted by the server, and when there is no network,

Instead of the server and the expansion module for data and/or instruction interaction, and,

When in the network state, the processing result is fed back to the server.

In the above solution, the interface module is further configured to report the data of the cooking part to the cloud for processing when it is detected that the cooking part meets the collection condition when the connected expansion module is an IoT function module.

In the above solution, the interface module is also used to receive control data issued by the cloud based on the reported data, for the cooking unit to complete the cooking of the ingredients based on the control data in accordance with the set or automatically determined cooking mode Cooking.

In the above solution, the interface module is further configured to transmit the stored cooking mode setting data to the cooking part when the connected expansion module is a storage function module, for the cooking part to use the Said cooking mode cooks the ingredients.

In the above solution, the interface module is further configured to transmit a data calculation request when the connected expansion module is a computing function module, and transmit the data calculation result of the expansion module in response to the request.

In the above solution, the interface module is arranged in the accommodating space in the body, and the interface of the interface module is exposed on the body.

The embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a function extension method of an intelligent cooking device, including:

The body of the intelligent cooking device is provided with a cooking part for cooking ingredients, and an interface module for connecting to the body and provided with at least one interface;

When the at least one interface is connected to an external expansion module, the interface module is coupled with the function of the corresponding expansion module.

The embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a storage medium in which an executable program is stored, and the executable program is executed by a processor to realize the function expansion method of the intelligent cooking device described above.

The embodiments of the present disclosure also provide an intelligent cooking device, including a memory, a processor, and an executable program stored in the memory and capable of being run by the processor. When the processor runs the executable program, the above The function expansion method of the intelligent cooking equipment.

The intelligent cooking device and its function expansion method and storage medium provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure are connected to an external expansion module through at least one interface, and are coupled with auxiliary capabilities of the connected expansion module. In this way, additional extended functions can be provided to realize intelligent cooking, thereby reducing the use cost of cooking equipment and improving the user experience.

Description of the drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the composition structure of an intelligent cooking device provided by Embodiment 1 of the present disclosure;

2 is a structural block diagram of an intelligent cooking device provided by an embodiment of the disclosure;

3 is a schematic diagram of an application scenario of an intelligent cooking device provided by an embodiment of the disclosure;

4 is a schematic diagram of the composition structure of the intelligent cooking equipment provided by the second embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart of a function expansion method of an intelligent cooking device according to a third embodiment of the disclosure;

6 is a schematic flowchart of a function expansion method of an intelligent cooking device provided by Embodiment 4 of the present disclosure;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of the intelligent cooking device provided by the fifth embodiment of the disclosure.

Detailed ways

In order to have a more detailed understanding of the features and technical content of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the implementation of the embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The attached drawings are for reference only and are not used to limit the present disclosure.

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the intelligent cooking equipment may include, but is not limited to: cooking equipment such as rice cookers, electric pressure cookers, and electric stew pots.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of the composition structure of an intelligent cooking device provided by Embodiment 1 of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 1, the device 100 includes:

The main body 101 is provided with a cooking part for cooking ingredients.

The interface module 102 is connected to the body and is provided with at least one interface for connecting an external expansion module, and,

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the intelligent cooking device is a device with modular expansion function, which may include, but is not limited to, expandable cooking devices such as electric rice cookers, electric pressure cookers, and electric stew pots.

In some embodiments, the interface module 102 may be disposed in the accommodating space in the main body 101, and the interface of the interface module 102 is exposed on the main body 101, and at least one interface may be provided, generally in the form of physical The data interface, including but not limited to standard physical interfaces such as USB and serial port (COM), is used to connect to external expansion modules, as shown in Figure 2, which can be connected to one or more different external expansion modules at the same time.

Here, the expansion module can be connected to the intelligent cooking equipment and realize the expansion function of the module, and has a module that realizes a certain specific auxiliary ability, for example: the expansion module is the IoT function module, referred to as the IoT module; the expansion module is the storage function module, referred to as Storage module; expansion module is computing function module, referred to as computing module; etc.

It should be noted that the expansion module can set corresponding functions according to user requirements.

Among them, the IoT module can be used to directly or indirectly connect to the Internet or external devices, including but not limited to Bluetooth module, Wi-Fi module, 2G module, 3G module, NB-IoT module, Zigbee, LoRa, etc.

Storage module is a module that can be used to store information. Usually, the information is digitized and then stored in electric, magnetic or optical media, such as various types of memory (RAM, ROM), hard disks, floppy disks, magnetic tapes, and magnetic Core memory, magnetic bubble memory, etc.

Calculation module, a module that can be used to calculate data, generally consists of a processor or microcontroller, memory, storage, power management, and circuit board, such as Linux, WINCE, QNX, etc.

In some embodiments, the interface module 102 may also be used to report the cooking part's data to when it is detected that the cooking part meets the collection conditions when the connected expansion module is an IoT function module Cloud processing.

As an example, it may be periodic or when the temperature parameter of the cooking part reaches a set threshold, the data of the cooking part is reported to the cloud for processing.

The interface module 102 can also be used to receive control data issued by the cloud according to the reported data, for the cooking unit to complete the cooking of the ingredients according to the set or automatically determined cooking mode based on the control data.

In some embodiments, the interface module 102 can also be used to transmit the stored cooking mode setting data to the cooking part when the connected expansion module is a storage function module, for the The cooking part cooks ingredients based on the cooking mode.

As an example, when the expansion module is a storage function module, it can store setting data of multiple different cooking modes, so that the cooking part can cook ingredients based on different cooking modes, thereby increasing the diversity of cooking functions.

In some embodiments, the interface module 102 may also be used to transmit a data calculation request when the connected expansion module is a computing function module, and transmit the data calculation result of the expansion module in response to the request .

As an example, as shown in Figure 3, when the intelligent cooking equipment is an electric pressure cooker with modular expansion function, at least one interface is provided on the electric pressure cooker (two interfaces are provided in Figure 3), and the interface is The surface of the electric pressure cooker is exposed, and one or more different external expansion modules can be connected at the same time. For example, if the user needs the electric pressure cooker to have the IoT function, you can insert the expansion module 1 (IoT module) into one of the interfaces to make it have the IoT function, thereby directly or indirectly connecting the module of the Internet or external equipment; if If the user needs to select more recipes to cook the ingredients, the expansion module 2 (storage module) storing multiple recipe information can be inserted into the interface, so that the recipe recommendation can be made through the display module.

The embodiment of the present disclosure is connected to an external expansion module through at least one interface, and is coupled with the auxiliary capability of the connected expansion module. In this way, additional extended functions can be provided to realize intelligent cooking, thereby reducing the use cost of the cooking device and improving the user experience.

The following is a further detailed description of the schematic diagram of the composition and structure of the intelligent cooking device provided in the second embodiment of the present disclosure.

As shown in FIG. 4, a schematic diagram of the composition structure of an intelligent cooking device in the second embodiment of the present disclosure, the device 400 includes:

The main body 401 is provided with a cooking part for cooking ingredients.

The interface module 402 is connected to the body and is provided with at least one interface for connecting an external expansion module, and,

The data processing module 403 is configured to exchange data and/or instructions with the expansion module through the interface module, so as to realize the functions of the expansion module.

For the specific implementation of the interface module 402, please refer to the record of the interface module 102 in the first embodiment, which will not be repeated here.

In some embodiments, the data processing module 403 may also be used to activate an expansion module with corresponding functions according to the functional requirements of the intelligent cooking device.

As an example, when a user uses a rice cooker with modular expansion function, according to the cooking modes provided by the rice cooker, such as steaming rice, soup, porridge, stew, yogurt, etc., the user selects soup, then the rice cooker is specific to soup cooking. For functional requirements, the connected expansion module with storage function can be activated, and the soup cooking mode setting data stored in the expansion module can be transmitted to the cooking part through the interface module, so that the cooking part can cook the ingredients based on the soup cooking mode.

In some embodiments, the data processing module 403 may also be used to receive activation information sent by an extension module connected to the interface module, and display the functions of the extension module according to the activation information.

Here, the activation information may include the description of the function of the expansion module, the method of enabling/closing/controlling and other related data.

The data processing module 403 can be specifically used for at least one of the following:

Display the functions of the currently connected expansion module;

Display the functions of the currently accessible expansion module;

Display the options for enabling or disabling the corresponding expansion module.

Understandably, the data processing module 403 can trigger the display module of the intelligent cooking device to display.

In some embodiments, the data processing module 403 may also be used to assist the server in processing the update data of the extension module, and to update the functions of the extension module based on the update data.

Before updating the functions of the expansion module, the data processing module 403 may trigger the display module of the intelligent cooking device to display a prompt option of whether the corresponding expansion module is updated, so as to increase the user experience.

In some embodiments, the data processing module 403 may also be used to perform data processing between the server and the expansion module when the function of the expansion module is assisted by a server, and when there is no network. And/or the interaction of instructions, and, when in the network state, feedback the processing result to the server.

Fig. 5 shows a schematic flow chart of a method for expanding the function of an intelligent cooking device according to the third embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Fig. 5, the method includes:

Step 501: The main body of the intelligent cooking device is provided with a cooking part for cooking ingredients, and an interface module for connecting to the main body and provided with at least one interface.

Step 502: When the at least one interface is connected to an external expansion module, it is coupled with the function of the corresponding expansion module through the interface module.

In some embodiments, when the connected expansion module is an IoT function module, when it is detected that the cooking part of the intelligent cooking device meets the collection conditions, the data of the cooking part can be reported to the cloud for processing; The control data issued by the reported data is used for the cooking unit to complete the cooking of the ingredients in accordance with the set or automatically determined cooking mode based on the control data.

In some embodiments, when the connected expansion module is a storage function module, the stored cooking mode setting data is transmitted to the cooking part for the cooking part to cook the ingredients based on the cooking mode.

In some embodiments, when the connected expansion module is a computing function module, a data calculation request is transmitted, and the data calculation result of the expansion module in response to the request is transmitted.

Fig. 6 shows a schematic flow chart of a method for expanding the function of an intelligent cooking device according to the fourth embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Fig. 6, the method includes:

Step 601: The main body of the intelligent cooking device is provided with a cooking part for cooking ingredients, and an interface module for connecting to the main body and provided with at least one interface.

Step 602: When the at least one interface is connected to an external expansion module, it is coupled with the function of the corresponding expansion module through the interface module.

Step 603: Perform data and/or instruction interaction with the expansion module to implement the functions of the expansion module.

For the specific implementation of step 602, reference may be made to the record of step 502 in the third embodiment, which will not be repeated here.

In some embodiments, performing data and/or instruction interaction with the expansion module may include: activating an expansion module with corresponding functions according to functional requirements for the intelligent cooking device.

As an example, when a user uses a rice cooker with modular expansion function, according to the cooking modes provided by the rice cooker, such as steaming rice, soup, porridge, stew, yogurt, etc., the user selects soup, then the rice cooker is specific to soup cooking. For functional requirements, the connected expansion module with storage function can be activated, and the soup cooking mode setting data stored in the expansion module can be transmitted to the cooking part, so that the cooking part can cook the ingredients based on the soup cooking mode.

In some embodiments, the data and/or instruction interaction with the expansion module may also include: receiving activation information sent by the accessed expansion module, and displaying the functions of the expansion module according to the activation information, At least one of the following can be displayed:

Display the functions of the currently connected expansion module;

Display the functions of the currently accessible expansion module;

Here, the activation information may include the description of the function of the extension module, the activation/closing/control method and other related data.

In some embodiments, the data and/or instruction interaction with the expansion module may further include: assisting the server to process the update data of the expansion module, and updating the expansion module based on the update data. Features.

Before updating the functions of the expansion module, a prompt option of whether the corresponding expansion module is updated can be displayed to increase the user experience.

In some embodiments, the data and/or instruction interaction with the expansion module may also include: when the function of the expansion module is assisted by the server, and when there is no network, it replaces the server Perform data and/or instruction interaction with the expansion module, and, when in a network state, feedback processing results to the server.

As shown in FIG. 7, the fifth embodiment of the present disclosure provides an intelligent cooking device. The intelligent cooking device is a device with modular expansion function, which can include, but is not limited to: rice cookers, electric pressure cookers, electric cookers, etc. Cooking equipment. The intelligent cooking device 700 shown in FIG. 7 includes: at least one processor 701, a memory 702, at least one network interface 704, a user interface 703, an interface module 706, and a cooking unit 707.

The various components in the intelligent cooking device 700 are coupled together through the bus system 705. It can be understood that the bus system 705 is used to implement connection and communication between these components. In addition to the data bus, the bus system 705 also includes a power bus, a control bus, and a status signal bus. However, for clarity of description, various buses are marked as the bus system 705 in FIG. 7.

Among them, the user interface 703 may include a display, a keyboard, a mouse, a trackball, a click wheel, a key, a button, a touch panel, or a touch screen.

It can be understood that the memory 702 may be a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory, and may also include both volatile and non-volatile memory. Among them, the non-volatile memory can be read only memory (ROM, Read Only Memory), flash memory (Flash Memory), CD-ROM, Compact Disc Read-Only Memory, etc., volatile memory can be It is a random access memory (RAM, Random Access Memory). The memory 702 described in the embodiments of the present disclosure is intended to include, but is not limited to, these and any other suitable types of memory.

The memory 702 in the embodiment of the present disclosure is used to store various types of data to support the operation of the intelligent cooking device 700.

The interface module 706 is provided with at least one interface for connecting to an external expansion module.

The cooking part 707 is used for cooking ingredients.

The method provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure may be applied to the processor 701 or implemented by the processor 701. The processor 701 may be a general-purpose processor (for example, a microprocessor or any conventional processor, etc.), an integrated circuit chip, a digital signal processor (DSP, Digital Signal Processor), a programmable logic device, a discrete gate, or a transistor Logic devices, discrete hardware components, etc., have signal processing capabilities. The methods provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be implemented by hardware integrated logic circuits in the processor 701 or instructions in the form of software.

In a hardware embodiment, a hardware decoding processor is used to execute the method provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure; as an example, the processor 701 may be implemented by one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASIC, Application Specific Integrated Circuit), DSP, Complex Programmable Logic Device (CPLD, Complex Programmable Logic Device), Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA, Field-Programmable Gate Array) and other implementations are used to implement the methods provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

In a software embodiment, the method provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure is implemented by a storage medium such as software of the memory 702, such as a client, a function plug-in, or a corresponding installation program, etc. The software includes useful information to implement The executable instruction corresponding to the method, when read and executed by the processor 701, completes the method provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure. Therefore, the method provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure is not limited to a combination of specific software and hardware.

The above are only specific implementations of the present disclosure, but the protection scope of the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art can easily think of changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed in the present disclosure. It should be covered within the protection scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the protection scope of the present disclosure should be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

An intelligent cooking equipment, characterized in that it comprises:

The main body is provided with a cooking part for cooking ingredients;

An interface module connected to the body and provided with at least one interface for connecting an external expansion module, and,

The at least one interface is connected to the external expansion module, and is coupled with the function of the corresponding expansion module.
The device according to claim 1, further comprising:

The data processing module is used to exchange data and/or instructions with the expansion module through the interface module to realize the functions of the expansion module.
The device according to claim 2, wherein:

The data processing module is also used to activate or call an expansion module with corresponding functions according to the functional requirements for the intelligent cooking equipment.
The device according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that:

The data processing module is further configured to receive activation information sent by an expansion module connected to the interface module, and display the functions of the expansion module according to the activation information.
The device according to claim 4, wherein the data processing module is used for at least one of the following:

Display the functions of the currently connected expansion module;

Display the functions of the expansion modules that are not currently connected and have access records;

Display the functions of the currently accessible expansion modules.
The device according to any one of claims 2-5, wherein:

The data processing module is also used to assist the server in processing the update data of the expansion module, and,

The functions of the expansion module are updated based on the update data.
The device according to any one of claims 2-6, characterized in that:

The data processing module is also used for when the functions of the expansion module are assisted by the server and are in a state of no network,

Instead of the server and the expansion module for data and/or instruction interaction, and,

When in the network state, feedback the processing result to the server.
The device according to any one of claims 1-7, characterized in that:

The interface module is also used for the connected expansion module as an IoT function module, and when it is detected that the cooking part meets the collection conditions, the data of the cooking part is reported to the cloud for processing.
The device according to claim 8, wherein:

The interface module is also used to receive control data issued by the cloud according to the reported data, for the cooking unit to complete the cooking of the ingredients in accordance with the set or automatically determined cooking mode based on the control data.
The device according to any one of claims 1-9, characterized in that:

The interface module is also used to transmit the stored cooking mode setting data to the cooking part when the connected expansion module is a storage function module, for the cooking part to compare the cooking mode based on the cooking mode. The ingredients are cooked.
The device according to any one of claims 1-10, wherein:

The interface module is also used to transmit a data calculation request when the connected expansion module is a computing function module, and to transmit the data calculation result of the expansion module in response to the request.
The device according to any one of claims 1-11, characterized in that,

The interface module is arranged in the accommodating space in the body, and the interface of the interface module is exposed in the body.
A method for expanding the function of an intelligent cooking device, which is characterized in that it includes:

The body of the intelligent cooking device is provided with a cooking part for cooking ingredients, and an interface module for connecting to the body and provided with at least one interface;

When the at least one interface is connected to an external expansion module, the interface module is coupled with the function of the corresponding expansion module.
A storage medium, wherein an executable program is stored, wherein the executable program is executed by a processor to realize the function expansion method of an intelligent cooking device according to claim 13.
An intelligent cooking device, which is characterized by comprising a memory, a processor, and an executable program stored in the memory and capable of being run by the processor. When the processor runs the executable program, it executes as claimed 13 The function expansion method of the intelligent cooking equipment.