WO2023221011A1

WO2023221011A1 - Cooking device and display interface of display screen

Info

Publication number: WO2023221011A1
Application number: PCT/CN2022/093709
Authority: WO
Inventors: 王琳欢; 谭湘民; 刘克能; 梁齐
Original assignee: 深圳市虎一科技有限公司
Priority date: 2022-05-18
Filing date: 2022-05-18
Publication date: 2023-11-23

Abstract

A cooking device (10). The cooking device (10) comprises: a liquid storage tank (50); a main machine (60); a liquid circulation system (70), wherein the liquid circulation system (70) is used for a liquid to flow between the liquid storage tank (50) and the main machine (60); and a display screen (161) provided on the main machine (60), wherein the main machine (60) is arranged outside the liquid storage tank (50), the projection of the display screen (161) on a placement plane is a first projection, the projection of the liquid storage tank (50) on the placement plane is a second projection, and the first projection and the second projection are at least partially not overlapped.

Description

Display interface of cooking equipment and display screen

Technical field

This specification relates to the technical field of cooking equipment, and in particular to a cooking equipment and a display interface of a display screen.

Background technique

A low temperature slow cooker is a device that uses low temperature slow cooking technology to cook ingredients. In actual use, ingredients can be placed in the liquid storage tank, and liquid with a certain temperature can be used for low-temperature cooking for a certain period of time. However, in the process of implementing the present invention, the inventor found that there are at least the following problems in the prior art: when the user uses the display screen to control the cooking equipment to cook ingredients, the user needs to switch between multiple pages, and the operation steps are relatively cumbersome and easy to occur. Misoperation.

This instruction manual aims to provide a display interface for cooking equipment and a display screen, simplify the user's operating steps, reduce repeated settings of cooking parameters, and improve operating efficiency.

Contents of the invention

Some embodiments of this specification provide a cooking device. The cooking device includes: a liquid storage tank; a host machine; and a liquid circulation system, the liquid circulation system being used to provide liquid to flow between the liquid storage tank and the host machine. ; A display screen provided on the host machine; wherein the host machine is provided outside the liquid storage tank, the projection of the display screen on the placement plane is the first projection, and the liquid storage tank is placed on the placement plane. The projection on the plane is a second projection, and the first projection and the second projection are at least partially non-overlapping.

Some embodiments of this specification provide a display interface of a display screen. The display interface includes a display homepage. The display homepage includes: an equipment status area. The equipment status area is used to display information about the current status of the cooking equipment. Information; a shortcut operation area, the shortcut operation area includes a number of personalized recipe options, the several personalized recipe options are used to cause the quick operation area to display cooking parameters corresponding to the personalized recipes; and menu bar options, the The menu bar option is used to display a first area, and the first area at least replaces the shortcut operation area.

Some embodiments of this specification provide a cooking device. The cooking device includes: a liquid storage tank; a host machine; and a liquid circulation system, the liquid circulation system being used to provide liquid to flow between the liquid storage tank and the host machine. ; A display screen provided on the host computer, the diagonal length of the display screen being greater than 9 inches.

Description of the drawings

This specification is further explained by way of example embodiments, which are described in detail by means of the accompanying drawings. These embodiments are not limiting. In these embodiments, the same numbers represent similar structures, where:

Figure 1 is a simple module schematic diagram of a cooking device according to some embodiments of this specification;

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of an application scenario of a cooking device according to some embodiments of this specification;

Figure 3 is a module schematic diagram of a cooking device according to some embodiments of this specification;

Figure 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a cooking device according to other embodiments of this specification;

Figure 5 is a side view of the cooking device shown in Figure 4;

Figure 6 is a front view of the cooking device shown in Figure 4;

Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of a module for displaying a homepage of a display screen according to some embodiments of this specification;

Figure 8a is a module schematic diagram of a quick parameter setting area according to some embodiments of this specification;

Figure 8b is a schematic module diagram of a quick parameter setting area according to other embodiments of this specification;

Figure 9 is a module schematic diagram of a cooking progress information page according to some embodiments of this specification;

Figure 10 is a module schematic diagram of a recipe selection page according to some embodiments of this specification;

Figure 11 is a module schematic diagram of a recipe display page according to some embodiments of this specification;

Figure 12 is a module schematic diagram of a recipe display page according to some embodiments of this specification;

Figure 13 is a module schematic diagram of a cooking parameter setting page according to some embodiments of this specification;

Figure 14 is a module schematic diagram of a start time setting area and an end time setting area according to some embodiments of this specification;

Figure 15 is a module schematic diagram of a cooking parameter setting page according to some embodiments of this specification;

Figure 16 is a module schematic diagram of a second temperature setting area according to some embodiments of this specification;

Figure 17 is a module schematic diagram of a cooking progress information page according to some embodiments of this specification;

Figure 18 is a module schematic diagram of a prompt dialog box according to some embodiments of this specification;

Figure 19 is a module schematic diagram of a step guidance page according to some embodiments of this specification;

Figure 20 is a module schematic diagram of the second area according to some embodiments of this specification.

Detailed ways

In order to explain the technical solutions of the embodiments of this specification more clearly, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some examples or embodiments of this specification. For those of ordinary skill in the art, without exerting any creative efforts, this specification can also be applied to other applications based on these drawings. Other similar scenarios. It should be understood that these exemplary embodiments are only provided to enable those skilled in the relevant art to better understand and implement the present invention, but are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention in any way. Unless obvious from the locale or otherwise stated, the same reference numbers in the figures represent the same structure or operation.

The cooking appliance terminology used in the description of the various described embodiments herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting. As used in the description of the various described embodiments and the appended claims, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. It will also be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. It will also be understood that the term "comprising" when used in this specification refers to the presence of the stated features, steps, operations, elements and/or parts, but does not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, steps, Operations, components and/or parts.

Reference will be made in detail below to the examples, examples of which embodiments are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. In the following detailed description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the various described embodiments. However, it will be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art that the various described embodiments may be practiced without these specific details. In other embodiments, well-known methods, procedures, components, circuits and networks have not been described in detail so as not to unnecessarily obscure the embodiments.

The terminology used in the description of the various described embodiments herein is for the purpose of describing the particular embodiment only and is not intended to be limiting. As used in the description of the various described embodiments and the appended claims, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. It will also be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. It will also be understood that the term "comprising" when used in this specification refers to the presence of the stated features, steps, operations, elements and/or parts, but does not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, steps, Operations, components and/or parts.

As used herein, the term "if" may be interpreted to mean "when," "in response to determining," or "in response to detecting," depending on the context. Similarly, depending on the context, the phrase "if it is determined..." or "if [the stated condition or event] is detected" may be interpreted to mean "when it is determined...", "in response to the determination...", " means upon detection of [stated condition or event]” or “in response to detection of [stated condition or event]”.

Figure 1 is a simplified module schematic diagram of a cooking device according to some embodiments of this specification. The cooking device 10 can be any cooking device 10 that performs cooking operations according to a preset cooking program and controllably adjusts cooking parameters to cook ingredients, including but not limited to low-temperature cooking sticks, low-temperature cooking machines, etc., and also includes two of them. Or a combination of multiple items. The cooking device 10 includes a control platform 102, a memory 104, a power supply system 106, an input/output system (I/O system) 108, a radio frequency (Radio Frequency, RF) circuit 120, an external port 122, an audio circuit 124, a monitoring circuit 126, and protection. Circuit 128, power drive circuit 130, flow sensor 132, flow rate sensor 134, pressure sensor 136, temperature sensor 138, these components communicate through one or more communication buses or signal lines 110. The control platform 102 includes a processing controller 150 and a peripheral device interface 152 .

It should be understood that the cooking device 10 is only one example and may have more or fewer components than shown, or have a different component configuration. The various components described in accompanying Figure 1 may be implemented using hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software, including one or more signal processing and/or application specific integrated circuits.

Memory 104 may include high-speed random access memory, and may also include non-volatile memory, such as one or more magnetic disk storage devices, flash memory devices, or other non-volatile solid-state storage devices. In some embodiments, memory 104 may also include memory remote from one or more processing controllers 150 , such as network-attached memory accessed via RF circuitry 120 or external port 122 and a communications network (not shown), where It can be the Internet, one or more intranets, local area network (Local Area Network, LAN), wide area network (Wireless Local Area Network, WLAN), storage area network (Storage Area Network, SAN), etc., or an appropriate combination thereof. Processing controller 150 may control access to memory 104 by other components of cooking device 10 except peripheral device interface 152 .

In some embodiments, the cooking device 10 may be a sous vide machine, and the sous vide machine is a cooking device 10 that uses a sous vide cooking method. The vacuum bag containing the ingredients is evacuated by a vacuum machine, and then the vacuum bag containing the ingredients is placed into the container as a whole, and the ingredients are heated through the liquid to complete the sous vide cooking of the food. The slow cooker may include a container for holding liquid and a host 60 for heating the liquid in the container. The processing controller 150 in the cooking device 10 issues instructions such as starting heating or starting cooking, and drives the power device to operate through the power drive circuit 130. After the power device is operated, the liquid in the container is driven to move, such as surging or circulating. In some embodiments, the power equipment can be a water pump. The movement of the liquid in the container is controlled by the power drive circuit 130 sending control pulses to control the operation of the water pump. The operation of the water pump drives the liquid in the container to move. By setting the operating parameters of the water pump, the operation of the water pump can be controlled. Adjust the movement of liquid in the container to adjust the temperature of the food ingredients placed in the water in the container.

In some embodiments, the pressure sensor 136 can respond to the pressure value of the measured object and convert the pressure value into an electrical signal that can be detected and sent to the control platform 102 . The pressure sensor may be a resistance strain gauge pressure sensor, a semiconductor strain gauge pressure sensor, a piezoresistive pressure sensor, an inductive pressure sensor, a capacitive pressure sensor, a resonant pressure sensor, an optical fiber pressure sensor or a capacitive acceleration sensor. In some embodiments, the pressure sensor 136 may be used to detect the internal pressure of the power device, the internal pressure of the pipeline through which water flows, the water pressure in the liquid storage tank 50 , etc. In some embodiments, the pressure sensor 136 may also be used to detect the in-position status of the object under test (such as the liquid storage tank 50 or other accessories). In some embodiments, the pressure sensor 136 can detect whether the inside of the pipeline through which the liquid flows is blocked, or whether there is leakage in the pipeline through which the liquid flows.

In some embodiments, the cooking device 10 has a heating or cooling device for heating or cooling the liquid in the liquid storage tank 50. At this time, the temperature sensor 138 can be used to detect the real-time temperature of the liquid; and at the same time, the temperature value is converted into The detected electrical signal is sent to the control platform 102. The control platform 102 can display the real-time temperature through the display system 160, and can also perform on/off control or power control of the heating or cooling equipment according to the temperature value to achieve the purpose of temperature control.

In some embodiments, input/output system (I/O system) 108 provides an interface between input/output peripherals of cooking device 10 and peripheral device interface 152 . Input/output peripherals may be display systems 160 , position sensors 164 , lighting components 166 , and other input/control devices 162 . The input/output system (I/O system) 108 may include a display controller 140, a position sensor controller 144, a lighting controller 146, and one or more other input controllers 142. One or more controllers in the input/output system (I/O system) 108 receive/send electrical signals from/to input/output peripherals. Among other things, one or more other input controllers 142 receive/send electrical signals from/to other input/control devices 162 . The other input/control devices 162 may include physical buttons (eg, push buttons, rocker buttons, or touch buttons, etc.), slider switches, joysticks, etc. In some embodiments, other input/control devices 162 may include physical buttons for emergency stopping of cooking.

In some embodiments, the display system 160 may include a display screen 161 that provides an output interface between the cooking device 10 and the user, which displays electronic files through a specific transmission device onto the display screen 161 and then reflects them to the person. Eye; the display screen 161 may include a cathode ray tube display (Cathode Ray Tube, CRT), a plasma display (Packet Data Protocol, PDP) or a liquid crystal display (Liquidcrystal Display, LCD), etc. In some embodiments, display screen 161 may be a touch screen that provides an input/output interface between cooking device 10 and the user. The touch screen may include a resistive screen, a surface acoustic wave screen, an infrared touch screen, an optical touch screen, a capacitive screen or a nanofilm, etc., and is an inductive display device that can receive input signals such as contacts. Whether display screen 161 is a touch screen or another type of screen, visual output can be displayed to the user. Visual output optionally includes graphics, text, charts, videos, and combinations thereof. Some or all of the visual output may correspond to user interface objects, which are described in more detail herein.

In some embodiments, the touch screen also accepts user input based on haptics and/or contact. The touch screen forms a touch-sensitive surface that receives user input. The touch screen and display controller 140 (together with any associated modules and/or instruction sets in the memory 104) detects contacts on the touch screen (and any movement or interruption of the touches) and converts the detected contact into a response to the display. Interaction with user interface objects such as one or more soft keys on a touch screen. In one exemplary embodiment, the point of contact between the touch screen and the user corresponds to one or more of the user's fingers. The touch screen may use LCD (liquid crystal display) technology or LPD (light emitting polymer display) technology, although other display technologies may be used in other embodiments. Touch screen 161 and display controller 140 may detect contact and movement or interruption using any of a variety of touch-sensitive technologies, including but not limited to capacitive, resistive, infrared, and surface acoustic wave technologies, as well as other proximity technologies. Sensor array, or other technology used to determine one or more points of contact with the touch screen.

In some embodiments, the position sensor 164 can sense the position of the object being measured, convert the position into an electrical signal that can be detected, and send the electrical signal to the input/output system (I/O system) 108. Control platform 102. The position sensor 164 may be a contact sensor that generates a signal by contact and extrusion of two objects, such as a travel switch or a two-dimensional matrix position sensor. It can also be a proximity sensor that generates a signal when two objects approach a preset distance, such as electromagnetic, photoelectric, differential transformer, eddy current, capacitive, reed switch, ultrasonic or Hall type. The measured object may include the liquid storage tank 50, the host computer 60, etc. In some embodiments, a photoelectric position sensor may be used to detect whether the liquid storage tank 50 is placed at a preset position. In some embodiments, a photoelectric position sensor may be used to detect the position status of the host 60 .

In some embodiments, the light assembly 166 may include a visual element for indicating that the cooking device 10 is in a cooking state. In some embodiments, the lighting component 166 includes a visual element that prompts the cooking device 10 to be in a cooking state; in some embodiments, the lighting component 166 includes a visual component that prompts the cooking device 10 to be in a cooking-completion state; in some embodiments , the lighting component 166 includes a visual element that prompts the cooking device 10 to be in a cooking completion state; in some embodiments, the lighting component 166 includes a visual component that prompts the cooking device 10 to be in a standby state; in some embodiments, the lighting component 166 includes a visual component that prompts cooking A visual element indicating that the device 10 is in a cooking abnormal state. The light assembly 166 responds individually to the actuation of the processing controller 150 . The light component 166 can also cooperate with the speaker 154 correspondingly to respond to the driving of the processing controller 150. For example, the light changes color or brightness according to the tone and frequency of the prompt sound. The light component 166 may include an indicator light or a fault status alarm light for indicating the status of a power supply, a CPU, a pipeline through which water flows, heating or cooling, and other components. The lighting assembly 166 may also include a visual lighting element used to facilitate observation of the structure or component status of the cooking device 10 when the ambient light is poor.

In some embodiments, the cooking device 10 may also include a power supply system 106 for powering various components. The power system 106 may include a power management system, one or more power sources (eg, batteries or alternating current (AC)), a charging system, power failure detection circuitry, a power converter or inverter, power status indicators (eg, light emitting diodes) (LED)), may also include any other component associated with the generation, management and distribution of electrical energy.

In some embodiments, the software components include an operating system 170, a communication module (or instruction set) 172, a touch module 174 (or an instruction set), a tactile feedback module (or an instruction set) 176, a motion module (or an instruction set) 178 , location module (or instruction set) 180, graphics module (or instruction set) 182, text input module (or instruction set) 190, device/global internal state (or instruction set) 192, and one or more applications (instruction sets) )194.

In some embodiments, touch module 174 may selectively detect contact with display system 160 or other touch-sensitive devices (eg, touch buttons, touch pads). For example, the touch module 174 and the display controller 140 detect contact with the display system 160 . Touch module 174 includes various software components for performing various operations associated with detection of contact with display system 160 (which may be by a finger, a stylus, etc.), such as determining whether contact has occurred (e.g., detecting a finger press). time), determine the strength of the contact (e.g., force or pressure of the contact), determine whether the contact moves (e.g., detect one or more finger drag events), and track movement on display 161 and determine whether the contact stops (e.g., Detect the time when the finger is lifted or the contact is broken). The operation of determining the movement of the contact point may include determining the rate (amplitude), speed (amplitude and direction), and/or acceleration (including amplitude and/or direction) of the contact point. These operations can be applied to a single point of contact or to multiple points of contact simultaneously. In some embodiments, the touch module 174 detects contacts from other touch devices in conjunction with the display controller 140 .

In some embodiments, the touch module 174 may be used to detect a user's gesture input. Different gestures by a user on a touch-sensitive device have different contact patterns (eg, one or more combinations of location, timing, or intensity of contact detected). For example, detecting a single-finger tap gesture includes detecting a finger press event, and then detecting a finger lift event at the same or similar location as the finger press event. For example, detecting a finger swipe gesture on a touch device surface includes detecting a finger down event, then monitoring one or more finger drag events, and subsequently detecting a finger up event. Similarly, taps, swipes, drags, and other gestures of the touch pen are optionally detected by detecting specific contact patterns of the touch pen.

In some embodiments, haptic feedback module 176 includes various software components for generating instructions to operate on cooking device 10 using one or more haptic output generators (not shown) in response to user interaction with cooking device 10 Produces tactile output at one or more locations. For example, after detecting contact on the surface of the touch device, the color of the graphics or text on the touch device changes, or a sound or vibration is generated.

In some embodiments, location module 180 includes software components for performing various operations related to detecting device location and detecting changes in device location.

In some embodiments, graphics module 182 includes various known software components for rendering or displaying graphics on display screen 161 of display system 160 or other external device, including for changing the visual impact of displayed graphics (e.g., brightness, transparency, saturation, contrast, or other visual properties). In this embodiment, the term "graphic" includes any object that can be displayed to a user, including without limitation text, web pages, icons (such as user interface objects of software), digital images, videos, animations, etc. In some embodiments, graphics module 182 stores data representing graphics to be used. Each graphic can be assigned a corresponding code. The graphics module 182 receives one or more codes for specifying graphics to be displayed from an application program or the like, together with coordinate data and other graphics attribute data if necessary, and then generates screen image data for output to the display controller 140.

In some embodiments, text input module 190 provides various software components for entering text in one or more applications. Specifically, it can be used to input various cooking parameters, including ingredient information, heating temperature or alarm thresholds, etc.

In some embodiments, memory 104 stores device/global internal state 192 . Device/global internal state 192 includes one or more of: active application state, which indicates which applications (if any) are currently active; display state, which indicates which applications, views, or other information occupy various areas of the display system 160 ; sensor status, including information obtained from the device's various sensors and other input or control devices 116 ; and position and/or orientation information regarding the position and/or attitude of the cooking device 10 .

In some embodiments, memory 104 (in FIG. 1 ) stores at least one application 194, which may include cooking mode settings 194-1, ingredient information settings 194-2, cooking time settings 194-3, and volume settings 194-4. , brightness setting 194-5, online setting 194-6, accessory setting 194-7 or temperature setting 194-8. The cooking mode setting 194-1 may include a combination of preset cooking parameters to adapt to the needs of different usage scenarios. In some embodiments, cooking mode settings 194-1 include texture mode settings, such as tender, medium, tough. In some embodiments, the cooking mode settings 194-1 include ingredient status settings, such as medium-rare, medium-rare, medium-rare, etc. In some embodiments, cooking mode settings 194-1 include machine operating mode settings, such as energy saving mode, quick cooking mode, silent mode, etc. The ingredient information setting 194-2 may include an interface for the user to input different ingredient information, such as ingredient type, ingredient size, ingredient brand, etc., to adapt to the needs of different usage scenarios. By inputting the corresponding ingredient type, ingredient size, ingredient brand, etc. The brand, etc., sets the ingredient information before cooking to facilitate automatic confirmation within the cooking device 10 or verification by the user during the cooking process. The cooking time setting 194-3 may include an interface that provides the user with input of different cooking times. The volume setting 194-4 provides the user with the ability to adjust the prompt volume and/or the volume of other audio outputs according to needs. The brightness setting 194-5 provides the user with the ability to adjust the brightness of the display screen 161, alarm light, background light, lighting, etc. according to needs. Among them, the online setting 194-6 provides an input interface for the user to control whether the cooking device 10 and other devices work online or enter an online working mode according to needs. Among them, the accessory setting 194-7 provides a setting interface for adjusting the working parameters of accessories (such as vacuum bags, temperature probes, and vacuum machines) connected to the cooking device 10. The temperature setting 194-8 provides a setting interface for the cooking temperature or the temperature of the liquid in the heating liquid storage tank 50 .

The cooking device 10 provided above may be a low-temperature slow-cooking machine. The low-temperature slow-cooking machine provided in some embodiments may be applied in an application environment as shown in FIG. 2 . Wherein, the low-temperature slow-cooking machine may include a main machine 60, which is detachably connected to the liquid storage tank 50. The main machine 60 can heat the liquid in the liquid storage tank 50 and drive the liquid in the liquid storage tank 50 to move. The liquid movement causes the heated The liquid is evenly mixed with the unheated liquid, so that the temperature of the liquid at different locations in the liquid storage tank 50 remains uniform and stable. In some embodiments, the cooking device 10 can be used in conjunction with a temperature probe, a vacuum machine, a vacuum bag, or other cooking devices 10 , or can be used in conjunction with a portable device 30 such as a mobile phone or a watch, to achieve control on the portable device 30 Control of the cooking device 10. In some embodiments, the cooking device 10 is used in conjunction with other cooking devices 10 or portable devices 30 through the server 20 to send or synchronize data, thereby achieving the purpose of data sharing. Shared data may be displayed via display system 160 . In some embodiments, the cooking device 10 also sends device information related to the operation of the device to the device management platform 40, so that the device management platform 40 can monitor whether the cooking device 10 has the ability to operate normally. Device information includes device status information, hardware status information, communication status information, battery status information, etc. For example, the startup time of the cooking device 10, the shutdown time of the cooking device 10, the usage time of the cooking device 10, the usage frequency of the cooking device 10, battery power, hardware failure information, etc.

In some embodiments, the main body of the cooking device is disposed below the liquid storage tank. Since the liquid storage tank is not only large in size, but also contains liquid, which further increases the weight of the liquid storage tank. When filled with water, it is difficult to place it on the main unit, or it may cause damage to the cooking equipment after being placed on the main unit. The overall center of gravity is high and prone to tilting. In some embodiments, since the display screen is disposed on the host machine, when the host machine is disposed below the liquid storage tank, liquid in the liquid storage tank is likely to splash or drip onto the display screen, affecting the user's operation of the display screen. In some embodiments, arranging the main unit of the cooking device below the liquid storage tank will also affect the size of the display screen, making it inconvenient to set up a larger-sized display screen, and is not conducive to users viewing and operating the display screen, reducing the user's Interactivity with the display.

This instruction manual provides a cooking device, including a main unit, a liquid storage tank and a display screen set on the main unit. In some embodiments, the positional relationship between the display screen and the liquid storage tank is adjusted and improved. For example, the host computer is set outside the liquid storage tank so that the projection of the display screen on the placement plane and the projection of the liquid storage tank on the placement plane do not completely overlap. On the one hand, it can avoid the situation that the liquid storage tank and the main unit are placed up and down due to the high center of gravity, which makes them prone to tilting. On the other hand, the limitation of the liquid storage tank on the size of the display screen can be reduced to a certain extent, making it more convenient to set up a large-size display screen. In addition, it can also avoid water vapor condensation on the screen causing difficulty in screen operation. In one or more embodiments of the present specification, the lowest point of the display screen may be higher than the highest point of the liquid storage tank. In some cases, since the entire display screen is higher than the liquid storage tank, it is difficult for the liquid in the liquid storage tank to splash onto the display screen. In addition, the overall height of the display screen is higher than the liquid storage tank, which makes it easier to set up a large-size display screen, which can enhance interactive performance.

In some embodiments, when a user wants to use a cooking device to cook ingredients at a low temperature, the following steps may generally be included: find the recipe he wants to cook from the display interface on the display screen; select and browse the specific content of the recipe (for example, The cooking steps of the recipe and the required ingredients); set the cooking parameters of the recipe; start cooking. The cooking parameters may refer to various parameters of the cooking equipment when cooking ingredients. For example, the temperature of the liquid in the liquid storage tank when the cooking equipment is cooking ingredients at low temperature. Another example is the length of time the cooking equipment cooks ingredients at low temperatures. It can be seen from this that the user needs to set the cooking parameters of the recipe every time he performs low-temperature cooking. In some embodiments, if the user wants to view favorited recipes or historical recipes that have been executed, additional operations may be required, such as opening the history/favorite recipes page. In some cases, the above process will increase the user's repeated operations and increase the complexity of the operation. In other cases, the repeated operations caused by the above process may cause the user to misoperate or set the cooking parameters incorrectly, seriously affecting the user experience.

This instruction manual provides a cooking device, including a main unit, a liquid storage tank and a display screen set on the main unit. This manual adjusts and improves the display interface of the display screen to simplify the user's operating steps and reduce repeated operations by the user. In some embodiments, the user's favorite recipes can be directly displayed on the homepage of the display screen. And when the user clicks on the recipe, the cooking device can generate cooking parameters corresponding to the recipe, so that the user does not need to repeatedly set the cooking parameters. After the user confirms that the cooking parameters are accurate, he can directly control the cooking equipment to start cooking. In some embodiments, when using the cooking equipment provided in this specification to perform low-temperature cooking, the user's operation steps include: selecting a favorite recipe; and starting cooking. Wherein, displaying the homepage may refer to the start page displayed by default on the display interface. For example, when the display screen is started, the display home page may first appear on the display interface of the display screen. In some embodiments, user-favorite recipes (e.g., personalized recipes in other embodiments of this specification) are typically recipes from user tags (e.g., the user has marked the recipe as "like") and recipes that the user has cooked of recipes. The cooking equipment will save the cooking parameters of the recipes marked by the user and the cooking parameters of the recipes completed by the user, and put these recipes on the display homepage. When the user clicks on these recipes, the cooking device can directly generate cooking parameters corresponding to the recipe.

In some cases, since the cooking parameters of the recipe selected by the user are automatically generated by the cooking device and do not need to be set separately by the user, the user can effectively reduce the trouble of setting cooking parameters when cooking repeatedly. At the same time, since the user's operation steps are reduced, it can effectively prevent users from misoperation and setting wrong cooking parameters. In other cases, the user's favorite recipes can be displayed directly on the display homepage. Therefore, when users want to cook their favorite recipes, they do not need to perform additional operations or enter additional pages, which can simplify the user's operating steps and improve the user experience.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6 , in some embodiments, the cooking device 10 may include a liquid storage tank 50 , a host machine 60 , a display screen 161 disposed on the main machine 60 , and a liquid storage tank 50 and a host machine for supplying liquid to the liquid storage tank 50 and the host machine 60 . The liquid circulation system flows between 60 and 70. The host computer 60 may be disposed outside the liquid storage tank 50 . The projection of the display screen 161 on the placement plane 90 may be a first projection, and the projection of the liquid storage tank 50 on the placement plane 90 may be a second projection, and the first projection and the second projection may not overlap at least partially.

In some embodiments, the liquid circulation system 70 may include a pipeline provided on one side of the host 60 and a pipeline provided on one side of the liquid storage tank 50 . After the main machine 60 and the liquid storage tank 50 are mated, the pipelines on the main machine 60 and the liquid storage tank 50 are connected. The liquid in the liquid storage tank 50 can be discharged from the liquid storage tank 50 through the liquid circulation system 70 and enter the pipeline on the side of the main unit 60 . Then it flows into the liquid storage tank 50 from the pipeline on the side of the main machine 60 through the liquid circulation system 70 , thereby forming a liquid circulation between the main machine 60 and the liquid storage tank 50 .

In some embodiments, the liquid circulation system 70 may also include a heating component, and the heating component may be disposed on the host 60 . The heating component can be used to heat the liquid delivered to the pipeline on the side of the host 60 to control the temperature of the liquid in the liquid storage tank 50 . For example, the heating assembly may include a heating element provided on the host 60 , and the heating element may include a heating tube, a heating strip, etc. For example, a heating pipe with a certain temperature can be installed outside the pipe on the side of the host 60 to heat the liquid transported to the pipe on the side of the host 60 .

In some embodiments, the area of the overlapping portion of the first projection and the second projection may be called the overlapping projection area, and the value range of the ratio of the overlapping projection area to the area of the first projection may include less than 0.2. In some embodiments, the value range of the ratio of the overlapping projection area to the area of the first projection may include less than 0.15. The value range of the ratio of the overlapping projection area to the area of the first projection may include 0 to 0.1.

In some embodiments, the ratio of the areas of the first projection and the second projection may range from 0.3 to 0.8. In some embodiments, the ratio of the areas of the first projection and the second projection may range from 0.4 to 0.7. In some embodiments, the ratio of the areas of the first projection and the second projection may range from 0.5 to 0.6.

In some embodiments, the ratio of the area of the first projection to the area of the second projection may range from 0.3 to 0.8. In some embodiments, the ratio of the area of the first projection to the area of the second projection may range from 0.4 to 0.7. In some embodiments, the ratio of the area of the first projection to the area of the second projection may range from 0.5 to 0.6. In some embodiments, the first projection and the second projection may not overlap.

In some embodiments, there is a certain relationship between the length of the long side of the host 60 and the length of the long side of the display screen 161 . The long side of the main body 60 may refer to the longer side wall of the main body 60 . The size of the host 60 along the length direction of the long side of the display screen 161 may be equal to the length of the long side of the host 60 . The length of the long side of the display screen 161 can be represented by L1 in the figure. In some embodiments, the ratio of the length of the long side of the host 60 to the length L1 of the long side of the display screen 161 ranges from 0.25 to 1. In some embodiments, the ratio of the length of the long side of the host 60 to the length L1 of the long side of the display screen 161 ranges from 0.3 to 0.75. In some embodiments, the ratio of the length of the long side of the host 60 to the length L1 of the long side of the display screen 161 ranges from 0.4 to 0.6.

In some embodiments, the size of the long side of the display screen 161 may be larger than the size of the short side of the reservoir 50 . The length of the long side of the liquid storage tank 50 can be represented by L2 in FIGS. 3 and 5 . The length of the short side of the liquid storage tank 50 can be represented by L3 in FIGS. 5 and 4 .

In some embodiments, the ratio of the length L1 of the long side of the display screen 161 to the length L2 of the long side of the liquid storage tank 50 has a value range greater than 0.5. The ratio of the length L1 of the long side of the display screen 161 to the length L2 of the long side of the liquid storage tank 50 ranges from 0.8 to 1. The ratio of the length L1 of the long side of the display screen 161 to the length L2 of the long side of the liquid tank 50 is 0.93.

In some embodiments, the diagonal length of display screen 161 is greater than 9 inches. The diagonal line of the display screen 161 mentioned here refers to the diagonal length L4 of the visible area of the display screen 161 (for example, the display interface 200), as shown in FIG. 4 . In some embodiments, the diagonal length L4 of the display screen is greater than 10 inches. In some embodiments, the diagonal length L4 of the display screen is greater than 12 inches. In some cases, a large-sized display screen 161 can enhance interactive performance and make it easier for users to watch video content such as recipes.

In some embodiments, the diagonal length L4 of the display screen 161 is 12.3 inches.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 , in some embodiments, the long side of the display screen 161 may be parallel to the long side of the liquid storage tank 50 . For example, as shown in FIG. 4 , the first side wall 53 of the liquid storage tank 50 is the long side of the liquid storage tank 50 , and the second side wall 54 of the liquid storage tank 50 is the short side of the liquid storage tank 50 . The main unit 60 is disposed outside the first side wall 53 of the liquid storage tank 50 . The third side wall 1611 of the display screen 161 is the long side of the display screen 161 , and the fourth side wall 1612 of the display screen 161 is the short side of the display screen 161 . The third side wall 1611 is parallel to the first side wall 53 of the liquid storage tank 50 . In some embodiments, the long side of the display screen 161 may be parallel to the long side of the liquid storage tank 50 .

As shown in FIG. 5 , in some embodiments, the display screen 161 may be disposed at the highest position of the host 60 . One end of the host 60 is in contact with the placement plane 90 , and the back of the display screen 161 is connected to the end surface of the host 60 away from the placement plane 90 , so that the display screen 161 is at the highest position of the host 60 .

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 , in some embodiments, the third side wall 1611 of the display screen 161 close to the liquid storage tank 50 is at the lowest position of the display screen 1611 , and the third side wall 1611 is higher than the liquid storage tank 50 Highs of 50. Therefore, the entire display screen 161 is located above the liquid storage tank 50 . In some cases, since the entire display screen 161 is higher than the liquid storage tank 50 , it is difficult for the liquid in the liquid storage tank 50 to splash onto the display screen 161 . In addition, the overall height of the display screen 161 is higher than the liquid storage tank 50, which makes it easier to set up a large-sized display screen 161. The large-sized display screen 161 can enhance the interactive performance and make it easier for the user to watch video content such as recipes.

In some embodiments, the center line of the long side of the display screen 161 and the center line of the long side of the liquid storage tank 50 may be aligned. The midline of the long side may refer to the line connecting the midpoints of two opposite long sides. For ease of understanding, the embodiment shown in FIG. 6 is taken as an example for description. In FIG. 6 , the center line of the long side of the liquid storage tank 50 can be represented by the line Q connecting the midpoints of the two first side walls 53 . The centerline of the long side of the display screen 161 can be represented by a line P connecting the midpoints of the two third side walls 1611 .

In some embodiments, the display screen 161 may be symmetrical about the centerline of the long side of the reservoir 50 . As shown in FIG. 6 , the shape of the display screen 161 can be roughly considered as a rectangular parallelepiped (that is, the connection surface between the short side of the display screen 161 and the long side of the display screen 161 is a curved surface), and the center line P of the long side of the display screen 161 and The center line Q of the long side of the liquid storage tank is aligned, so the display screen 161 can be considered to be symmetrically arranged relative to the center line Q of the long side of the liquid storage tank.

As shown in FIG. 6 , in some embodiments, the projection of the host 60 on the plane where the display screen 161 is located may be called a third projection. The difference between the area of the third projection and the total area of the display screen 161 is the projection area difference, and the value range of the ratio of the projection area difference to the total area of the display screen 161 may include 1/10 to 1/3. In some embodiments, the ratio of the projection area difference to the total area of the display screen 161 may range from 1/7 to 1/2. In some embodiments, the ratio of the projection area difference to the total area of the display screen 161 may range from 1/5 to 2/3.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 , in some embodiments, the display screen 161 may form a certain angle relative to the placement plane 90 to facilitate the user to view and/or operate the display screen 161 . The plane of the display screen 161 may be represented by A in FIG. 5 , and the placement plane 90 may be parallel to the plane B in FIG. 5 . The angle between plane A and plane B can be represented by α in Figure 5. In some embodiments, the angle α between the plane of the display screen 161 and the placement plane 90 may range from 15 degrees to 75 degrees. In some embodiments, the angle α between the plane of the display screen 161 and the placement plane 90 may range from 25 degrees to 65 degrees. In some embodiments, the angle α between the plane of the display screen 161 and the placement plane 90 may range from 30 degrees to 60 degrees.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 , in some embodiments, a connecting housing 80 is provided between the main unit 60 and the liquid storage tank 50 , and the main unit 60 and the liquid storage tank 50 are mated in the connecting housing 80 so that the liquid can flows between the liquid storage tank 50 and the host machine 60 . The side wall of the display screen 161 close to the connection housing 80 is located at the lowest position of the display screen 161 , and the side wall of the display screen 161 close to the connection housing 80 may not be lower than the highest point of the connection housing 80 . The connection housing 80 may refer to a housing used to protect the mating structure of the main unit 60 and the liquid storage tank 50 . In some embodiments, the pipeline on the side of the host 60 and the pipeline on the side of the liquid storage tank 50 can be mated in the connection housing 80 . Through the protection of the connection shell 80, impurities can be prevented from entering the pipeline, and the pipeline can be prevented from being damaged by collision with external objects. As shown in FIG. 5 , in some embodiments, since the display screen 161 is close to the third side wall 1611 of the connection housing 80 and is at the lowest position of the display screen 161 , when the third side wall 1611 is higher than the connection housing 80 When the highest point (which can be represented by point D in FIG. 5 ), it can be shown that the entire display screen 161 is located above the connection housing 80 , that is, it is higher than the connection housing 80 . In some cases, the side wall of the display screen 161 close to the connection housing 80 can be no lower than the highest point of the connection housing 80 , which can effectively prevent the connection housing 80 from colliding with the display screen 161 when it is removed from the host 60 . At the same time, the side of the display screen 161 does not cross the side of the connection housing 80 closest to the liquid storage tank 50, and it can also prevent the liquid storage tank 50 from bumping into the display screen 161 when the liquid storage tank 50 is connected to the host 60.

As shown in FIG. 7 , FIG. 8 a , FIG. 8 b , FIG. 10 and FIG. 12 , in some embodiments, the display interface 200 of the display screen 161 may include displaying a homepage 210 . The displayed home page 210 may include a device status area 220, a shortcut operation area 230 and a menu bar option 240. Device status area 220 may be used to display information regarding the current status of cooking device 10 . The quick operation area 230 may include several personalized recipe options 231. When one of the several personalized recipe options 231 is selected, the quick operation area 230 may also be used to display cooking parameters corresponding to the personalized recipes. The menu bar option 240 can be used to display the first area 241, and the first area 241 can at least replace the shortcut operation area 230.

The display interface 200 may refer to an area on the display screen 161 for displaying specific content (eg, text, pictures, videos, dialog boxes, etc.).

The current status of the cooking device 10 may refer to the status of the cooking device 10 itself. In some embodiments, the information about the current status of the cooking device 10 may include the display language of the cooking device 10 (eg, the font language displayed by the display interface 200), the time displayed by the cooking device 10, the communication status of the cooking device 10, etc.

In some embodiments, the device status area 220 may include a time display area, a language display area, and a communication status display area. The time displayed by the cooking device 10 may refer to the time in the time zone where the cooking device 10 is currently located. In some embodiments, the cooking device 10 can display the time corresponding to the time zone according to different time zones.

The display language of the cooking device 10 may refer to the language of the region where the cooking device 10 is located. In some embodiments, the cooking device 10 may display the language of the corresponding region according to the region where the cooking device 10 is located.

The communication status of the cooking device 10 may refer to the network connection status of the cooking device 10 . For example, in this specification, the cooking device 10 is connected through a wireless network, so the communication status display area displays icons corresponding to the wireless network (as shown on the upper left side of FIG. 10 and the upper right side of FIG. 9 ). In some embodiments, the cooking device 10 may display corresponding connection status information according to the wireless connection status.

In some embodiments, device status area 220 may also display power status, screen brightness and volume, etc. The power status may include whether the cooking device 10 is plugged in, and when the cooking device 10 is not plugged in, the remaining battery power of the cooking device 10 is displayed. Screen brightness may refer to the display brightness of the display screen 161 . The volume may refer to the prompt volume of the cooking device 10, for example, the volume emitted by the cooking device 10 when the user clicks a certain option on the display screen 161.

The quick operation area 230 may refer to an area for the user to quickly and conveniently operate the cooking device 10 to cook ingredients at low temperature. In some embodiments, the user can operate the cooking device 10 to cook ingredients at low temperature by selecting the personalized recipe option 231 in the quick operation area 230 . When the user selects one of the personalized recipe options 231, the quick operation area 230 can display the cooking parameters corresponding to the personalized recipe. Among them, personalized recipes may refer to recipes with user preferences.

In some embodiments, personalized recipes may include specific recipes from system default recipes, user-defined recipes, and user-selected recipes.

The system default recipes may refer to recipes recommended by the cooking device 10 by default. In some embodiments, the cooking device 10 can select specific recipes from the system default recipes and add them to the personalized recipe options 231 according to the user's cooking habits. Cooking habits may refer to the user's cooking preference characteristics. For example, if the user likes to cook steak, the cooking device 10 can use the steak-related recipes in the system default recipes as specific recipes and add them to the personalized recipe options 231 . For more details about the system default recipes, please refer to the descriptions of other embodiments of this specification and will not be described again here.

The user-defined recipes may refer to recipes that have been marked by the user, and the types of marks include "favorites", "favorites", "questions", etc. For example, the user can select one or more recipes from the system's default recipes and mark the selected recipes as "favorite", and then the marked recipes will be added to the personalized recipes.

In some embodiments, the cooking device 10 can add recipes selected by the user and executed by the cooking device 10 to the personalized recipe options 231 . In some embodiments, when the cooking frequency of a certain recipe reaches a first preset frequency (for example, 5 times, 10 times, etc.), the cooking device 10 can mark the recipe as a frequently used recipe by the user and add it to Go to personalized recipe option 231.

In some embodiments, personalized recipes can be uploaded to the system default recipes for other users to refer to and select. For example, users can manually upload personalized recipes to the system's default recipes. For another example, the cooking device 10 can select a personalized recipe whose cooking frequency reaches a second preset frequency (for example, 5 times, 10 times, 15 times) from several personalized recipe options, and add the personalized recipe to the system default In the recipe.

Figures 8a and 8b exemplarily show the changes in the shortcut parameter setting area after the user selects personalized recipe C in the shortcut operation area 230. After the user selects the personalized recipe C in Figure 8a, the target cooking temperature can be directly displayed in the first temperature setting area 234, or the user can set the first temperature option 235 to adjust the target cooking temperature. Figure 9 exemplarily shows a schematic diagram of a cooking progress information page. Figure 10 exemplarily shows a schematic diagram of the first area displaying the recipe selection area. In some embodiments, the cooking parameters may include a target cooking temperature, the current temperature of the liquid in the reservoir 50 , the cooking time, and . The target cooking temperature may refer to the temperature of the liquid in the liquid storage tank 50 when the low-temperature cooking of the food material begins. Cooking time may refer to the total length of time that ingredients are cooked at low temperature. For ease of understanding, in the embodiment of this specification, low-temperature cooking of food materials may include two stages. The stage before the temperature of the liquid in the liquid storage tank 50 reaches the target cooking temperature may be called a preheating stage. The duration can be called the warm-up time. After the temperature of the liquid in the liquid storage tank 50 reaches the target cooking temperature, the stage to end low-temperature cooking may be called the cooking stage, and the duration of the cooking stage may be called the official cooking time. The sum of the preheating time and the actual cooking time is equal to the cooking time. In some embodiments, the cooking parameters may also include the cooking start time, the cooking end time (see the cooking end time display area 280 in Figure 9 for details) and the cooking taste. For more details about the cooking start time, the cooking end time and the cooking taste, please refer to the descriptions of other embodiments of this specification and will not be repeated here.

Menu bar options 240 may be used to invoke or set system functions. In some embodiments, the menu bar options 240 may include personal setting options 2403, interface switching options 2401, recipe function options 2402, and system setting options 2404. The personal setting option 2403 can be used to set parameters related to user personalization, including, for example, user name, user avatar, etc. The interface switching option 2401 can be used to switch the page displayed on the display interface 200 to the display home page 210 . For example, when the display interface 200 is the page shown in FIG. 10 , you can return to the display home page 210 through the interface switching option 2401 . At this time, the shortcut operation area 230 will replace the recipe selection area 243 . As shown in Figures 8a and 8b, in some embodiments, when the display interface 200 displays the shortcut operation area 230, that is, when the display interface 200 displays the home page 210, the interface switching option 2401 may be hidden. The recipe function option 2402 can be used to set the recipe to be cooked by the cooking device 10 . The system setting option 2404 can be used to set parameters related to the cooking device 10, including, for example, the font type displayed on the display screen 161, the language type displayed, the volume of the cooking device 10, etc. In some embodiments, when the display interface 200 does not display the shortcut operation area 230 , that is, when the display interface 200 does not display the homepage 210 , the system setting option 2404 may be hidden.

In some embodiments, the display page 200 may also include an alarm prompt area 2406 (see FIG. 9 for details), and the alarm prompt area 2406 may be used to prompt alarm information. In some embodiments, the alarm prompt area 2406 can provide alarm prompts in the form of text, graphics, and/or colors. In some embodiments, when the alarm prompt area 2406 prompts through colors, different colors can be used to represent different alarm levels. For example, red is used for serious machine failures, orange is used for information prompting the user to perform operations, and green is used for normal status. In some embodiments, text can also be used to directly indicate the specific content of the alarm in the alarm prompt area 2406. In some embodiments, see Figure 9 for details, the alarm prompt area 2406 can be set in the area of the menu bar option 240. In other embodiments, the alarm prompt area 2406 can also be set in other areas, or displayed through external lights or other means.

In some embodiments, menu bar options 240 may also include a return to previous page option 2405. For example, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 12 and FIG. 13 , the return to previous page option 2405 is located above the interface switching option 2401 . When the user clicks the interface switching option 2401, the display interface 200 can return to the previous page from this page. For example, taking Figure 12 as an example, when the user clicks the return to previous page option 2405, the recipe display area 246 will be replaced by the recipe selection area 243.

When the user selects an option in the menu bar options 240, the display interface 200 will display the first area 241. The first area 241 may be used to display content corresponding to the menu bar option 240 selected by the user. For example, when the user selects the personal setting option 2403, the first area 241 will display several personalized parameter options, including user name options, user avatar options, display font options, etc. The user can adjust these personalized parameter options. For another example, when the user selects the system setting option 2404, the first area 241 may display options related to parameters related to the cooking device 10, including the volume of the cooking device 10, the display brightness option of the display screen 161, and the like. These options can be adjusted by the user.

In some embodiments, the first area 241 may at least partially cover the shortcut operation area 230. For example, the first area 241 may occupy a part of the shortcut operation area 230 (eg, occupy 30%, 50%, or 70% of the shortcut operation area 230). In some embodiments, the first area 241 may completely replace the shortcut operation area 230.

In some embodiments, the shape of the display interface 200 may include rectangle (eg, square, rectangle), quasi-rectangle (eg, racetrack shape), circle, trapezoid, etc. For example, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 7 , the shape of the display interface 200 is a rectangle. In some embodiments, the shape of the shortcut operation area 230, the shape of the device status area 220, and the shape of the area occupied by the menu bar option 240 may be the same or similar to the shape of the display interface 200, which will not be described again here.

In some embodiments, the size of the device status area 220 along the length direction of the long side of the display interface 200 is the first long side size. The size of the area occupied by the menu bar option 240 along the length direction of the long side of the display interface 200 is the second long side size. The first long side dimension may be equal to the second long side dimension.

In some embodiments, the size of the device status area 220 along the length direction of the short side of the display interface 200 is the first short side size. The size of the area occupied by the menu bar option 240 along the length direction of the short side of the display interface 200 is the second short side size. The size of the shortcut area 230 along the length direction of the short side of the display interface 200 is the third short side size. The sum of the first short side dimension and the second short side dimension is equal to the third short side dimension.

As shown in Figures 8a and 8b, in some embodiments, the shortcut operation area 230 may also include a shortcut parameter setting area 232. The quick parameter setting area 232 can be used for the user to quickly set the cooking parameters of the personalized recipe. The quick parameter setting area 232 may include a first time setting area 233 and a first temperature setting area 234 . The first time setting area 233 may be used to set cooking time information. The first temperature setting area 234 may be used to set cooking temperature information.

The cooking temperature information may include a target cooking temperature. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 8a and 8b , the user can set the target cooking temperature in the first temperature setting area 234 . In some embodiments, the cooking time information may include cooking time. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 8a and 8b , the user can set the cooking time in the first time setting area 233 . In other embodiments, the cooking time information may also include a cooking start time and a cooking end time. The cooking temperature information may include a target cooking temperature.

In this embodiment, the user can directly enter the shortcut parameter setting area 232 after selecting a personalized recipe to quickly set the cooking parameters, which simplifies the user's operating steps and improves the user experience.

In some embodiments, the user can adjust the cooking parameters displayed in the quick parameter setting area 232. For example, the user can adjust the cooking time information and/or the cooking temperature information to meet the different needs of the user.

In some embodiments, the first temperature setting area 234 may include several first temperature options 235. Figure 8a exemplarily shows several first temperature options (A) 235, first temperature option (B) 235, One temperature option (C) 235, the corresponding temperatures of the first temperature option (A) 235, the first temperature option (B) 235, and the first temperature option (C) 235 are 165.7℉, 166.8℉, and 167.9℉ respectively. In some embodiments, the user can select the first temperature option 235 by sliding.

In some embodiments, the first time setting area 233 may include hour setting options and minute setting options. Users can set the cooking time through hour setting option and minute setting option.

In some embodiments, after the user selects a personalized recipe, the shortcut parameter setting area 232 may display the default cooking parameters corresponding to the personalized recipe. For example, in the embodiment shown in Figures 8a and 8b, after the user selects the personalized recipe option C, the first time setting area 233 directly displays the first temperature option (B) 235, that is, 166.8°F, the first time setting area The hour setting option of 233 displays the number "12", and the minute setting option displays the number "35", which means 12 hours and 35 minutes. In some embodiments, the default cooking parameters corresponding to the personalized recipe may be system default parameters. In some embodiments, the cooking parameters corresponding to the personalized recipe may be the cooking parameters set when the user last cooked the recipe.

In other embodiments, the cooking parameters displayed in the quick parameter setting area 232 cannot be changed.

As shown in Figures 8a and 8b, in some embodiments, the shortcut operation area 230 may also include a startup option area 250, and the startup option area 250 may include a startup function option 251. The startup function option 251 may be used to cause the display interface 200 to display the cooking progress information page 270 . The cooking progress information page 270 may be used to display the cooking progress of the recipe selected by the user. In this embodiment, after the user sets the target cooking temperature and cooking time in the quick operation area 230, the user can control the cooking device 10 to start working immediately by starting the function option 251, for example, starting to heat the liquid in the liquid storage tank 50. . In some cases, since the quick operation area 230 includes the start function option 251, the user can start cooking without entering an additional page after selecting the recipe and setting the cooking parameters. This can simplify the user's operation steps and shorten the operation. time, thereby improving user experience. In some embodiments, the startup options area 250 may be a sub-area in the shortcut operation area 230 . For example, when the display interface 200 displays the shortcut operation area 230, the startup option area 250 is also displayed at the same time. In other embodiments, the startup options area 250 may also be displayed in other pages. For example, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 13 , the startup options area 250 may be a sub-area of the cooking parameter setting page 262 . In some embodiments, for more details about the cooking progress information page 270, please refer to the descriptions of other embodiments of this specification, and will not be described again here.

As shown in Figures 8a, 8b and 13, in some embodiments, the startup options area 250 may also include a reservation function option 252. The reservation function option 252 can be used to cause the display interface 200 to display the startup time setting area 253 . The start time setting area 253 may be used to set the cooking start time of the cooking device 10 . The cooking start time may refer to the time when the cooking device 10 starts to heat the liquid in the liquid storage tank 50 , that is, the start time of the preheating phase. In this embodiment, after the user selects a personalized recipe through the shortcut operation area 230, the user can reserve the cooking start time through the reservation function option 252 to meet personalized needs. In some cases, since the reservation function option 252 is located in the quick operation area 230, the user can make a reservation without entering an additional page, which can simplify the user's operation steps and shorten the operation time, thus improving the user experience.

In some embodiments, the user can directly set a specific cooking start time in the start time setting area 253, for example, start cooking at 3 pm today. In other embodiments, the user may set the cooking to start after a first preset time interval (eg, 1 hour, 2 hours, 3 hours, etc.), for example, start cooking after 1 hour.

In some embodiments, the startup time setting area 253 may at least partially cover the shortcut operation area 230 , for example, the startup time setting area 253 may occupy 30%, 50%, or 70% of the area of the shortcut operation area 230 . In some embodiments, the startup time setting area 253 may completely cover the shortcut operation area 230.

As shown in FIG. 14 , in some embodiments, the user can reserve the cooking end time of the cooking device 10 through the reservation function option 252 . In some embodiments, the reservation function option 252 can be used to cause the display interface 200 to display the end time setting area 254 , and the end time setting area 254 can be used to set the cooking end time of the cooking device 10 . The cooking end time may refer to the time when the cooking device 10 ends low-temperature cooking of the food material, that is, the time when the cooking phase ends. In this embodiment, after the user selects a personalized recipe through the shortcut operation area 230, the user can reserve the cooking end time through the reservation function option 252 to meet personalized needs. In some embodiments, the user can directly set a specific cooking end time in the end time setting area 254, for example, cooking ends at 3 pm today. In other embodiments, the user may set the cooking to end after a second preset time interval (eg, 1 hour, 2 hours, 3 hours, etc.). For example, the user can set cooking to end after 5 hours, and the cooking time is 2 hours, so the cooking device 10 will start in 3 hours.

In some embodiments, the end time setting area 254 may at least partially cover the shortcut operation area 230 , for example, the end time setting area 254 may occupy 30%, 50%, or 70% of the area of the shortcut operation area 230 . In some embodiments, the end time setting area 254 may completely cover the shortcut operation area 230.

As shown in Figure 10, in some embodiments, the recipe function option 2402 can be used to cause the first area 241 to display the recipe selection area 243, which can include the ingredient classification option 244 and the system default recipe option 245. The ingredient classification option 244 may be used to set the type of ingredients to be cooked. The system default recipe option 245 can be used to set the recipe to be cooked. In some cases, when the user does not find a suitable recipe in the quick operation area 230, he can enter the recipe selection area 243 through the recipe function option 2402, and select a suitable recipe through the ingredient classification option 244 and the system default recipe option 245 to provide Give users more choices.

In some embodiments, system default recipes may include the latest recipes, recommended recipes, most popular recipes, and recipes suitable for different scenarios (for example, healthy recipes, dinner recipes, fitness recipes, etc.).

In some embodiments, the recipe selection area 243 may also include ingredient classification options 244. As shown in Figure 10, the ingredient types may include beef options, poultry options, seafood options, pork options, egg options, vegetable options, dessert options, and other options. Users can enter the corresponding ingredient recipe interface through the ingredient classification option.

As shown in Figure 10, in some embodiments, the recipe selection area 243 also includes a search option 2431. The search option 2431 may include a dialog box. The user can enter recipe keywords in the dialog box of the search option 2431 to search for recipes. For example, Recipe keywords can include roast beef, chicken breast, steak, etc.

In some embodiments, the recipe selection area 243 may also include a detailed view option 2432. The detailed view option 2432 can be used to cause the recipe selection area 243 to display all system default recipes. The user can view more recipes by selecting the detailed view option 2342.

As shown in Figure 10, in some embodiments, the recipe selection area 243 may display several system default recipe options 245. When the user selects (for example, by clicking) one of the system default recipe options 245, the display interface 200 may display Recipe display area, the recipe display area 246 can display the cooking information of the target recipe. The target recipe mentioned here may refer to the recipe selected by the user in the recipe display area 246 .

In some embodiments, the recipe display area 246 may cover the entire recipe selection area 243. As shown in Figures 11 and 12, after the user selects the target recipe, the recipe display area 246 will pop up at the position corresponding to the recipe selection area 243, covering the recipe selection area 243.

As shown in Figures 11 and 12, in some embodiments, the recipe display area 246 may include an ingredient preparation area 247, a finished product introduction area 248, and a finished product step prompt area 249. The ingredient preparation area 247 can be used to display ingredient information corresponding to the target recipe. The finished product introduction area 248 is used to display finished product information corresponding to the target recipe. The finished product step prompt area 249 is used to display image information corresponding to the cooking steps of the target recipe, and the image information includes video. The preparation information may refer to the ingredients required for cooking the target recipe, auxiliary seasonings (for example, seasonings for pickling ingredients), auxiliary cooking tools (for example, plates, knives, etc.), and preparation steps before cooking. The finished product information may refer to the information of the dishes that have been cooked. In some embodiments, the dish information can be reflected through images (eg, videos, pictures) or text.

In some cases, through the ingredient preparation area 247, the finished product introduction area 248, and the finished product step prompt area 249, the user can learn about the ingredient information for making the target recipe, the finished product of the target recipe, and the entire process of making the target recipe, so that the user can determine whether Need to cook target recipe.

As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 , in some embodiments, the recipe display area 246 may display only one or two areas among the ingredient preparation area 247 , the finished product introduction area 248 and the finished product step prompt area 249 . For example, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 12 , the recipe display area 246 includes a finished product introduction area 248 and a finished product step prompt area 249 . The food preparation area 247 is not displayed, but is located in the recipe display area 246 in the form of food preparation options 2471. When the user clicks on the ingredient preparation option 2471, the recipe display area 246 will display the ingredient preparation area 247.

In some embodiments, finished step prompt area 249 may display videos corresponding only to cooking steps. In some embodiments, the finished product step prompt area 249 can simultaneously display videos and pictures corresponding to the cooking steps. In some alternative embodiments, the finished step prompt area 249 may only display pictures corresponding to cooking steps.

In some embodiments, the finished product introduction area 248 may include a "like" marking option, as shown in FIG. 12 . When the user clicks on this option, the recipe can be marked as "favorite" and the cooking device 10 can add it to the personalized recipe.

In some embodiments, the finished product presentation area 248 may also display preparation time and cooking time. The preparation time may refer to the approximate time required for the preparation steps before cooking. As shown in Figure 12, both preparation time and cooking time are located above the finished product introduction area 248.

As shown in FIG. 12 , in some embodiments, the display interface 200 may also include a cooking parameter setting area 260 , and the cooking parameter setting area 260 may include a cooking parameter setting option 261 and a cooking step guide option 263 . The cooking parameter setting option 261 may be used to cause the display interface 200 to display the cooking parameter setting page 262. The cooking parameter setting page 262 may be used to set cooking parameters. The cooking step guidance option 263 may be used to cause the display interface 200 to display the step guidance page 264 . The step guidance page 264 can be used to display cooking steps corresponding to the target recipe to guide the user to cook. In this embodiment, the user can enter the cooking parameter setting page 262 through the cooking parameter setting option 261, or can view detailed cooking steps through the cooking step guidance option 263.

As shown in FIG. 13 , in some embodiments, the cooking parameter setting page 262 may include a second temperature setting area 265 and a cooking time display area 267 . The second temperature setting area 265 may include several cooking taste options 266 and images corresponding to the cooking taste options 266 one-to-one. Cooking time display area 267 may be used to display cooking time. Among them, the cooking taste option 266 can be used to set the taste of the cooked ingredients. Figures 13 and 16 illustrate several cooking taste options 266. For example, "soft texture," "tender and juicy," "chewy and elastic," "fibrous and firm." The images corresponding one-to-one to the cooking taste options 266 may mean that each cooking taste option 266 has a corresponding image to display the cooking taste, so that the user can understand the cooking taste more intuitively.

In some embodiments, the cooking device 10 can generate the cooking time based on the cooking taste option 266 selected by the user and the ingredient information, and the cooking time cannot be changed after it is generated. For example, in the embodiment shown in Figure 13, when the ingredient information is determined and the user selects the "tender and juicy" cooking taste option 266, the cooking time display area 267 can display the cooking time required to cook the recipe, and the user cannot Make adjustments to this time. In other embodiments, the user can change the cooking time displayed in the cooking time display area 267 .

As shown in Figure 13, in some embodiments, the cooking parameter setting page 262 may also include a second time setting area 2671, and the second time setting area 2671 may be used to set the cooking start time. For example, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 13 , the user can set the cooking start time through the cooking start time option.

In some embodiments, the second time setting area 2671 can also be used to set the cooking end time.

As shown in FIG. 13 , in some embodiments, the second temperature setting area 265 may also include several second temperature options 269 , and one second temperature option 269 corresponds to one cooking taste option 266 . Among them, the second temperature option 269 can be used to set the target cooking temperature.

A second temperature option 269 corresponding to a cooking taste option 266 may mean that each cooking taste option 266 has a second temperature option 269 corresponding to the cooking taste. FIG. 13 exemplarily shows a schematic diagram of the second temperature setting area 265. The second temperature setting area 265 includes a total of four cooking texture options 266, which are "soft texture", "tender and juicy", "chewy and elastic" and "fibrous and firm". Among them, the second temperature option 269 corresponding to "soft texture" is 140.0℉, the second temperature option 269 corresponding to "tender and juicy" is 149.0℉, and the second temperature option 269 corresponding to "chewy and elastic" is 158.0 The second temperature option 269 corresponding to ℉ and "fibrous and fixed" is 167.0 ℉.

In some embodiments, the cooking parameter setting page 262 may also include an ingredient information setting area 268, which may be used to set ingredient information. The ingredient information may refer to parameters related to cooking ingredients. The food material information may include at least one of the type, size, weight, and state of the food material.

In some embodiments, the cooking device 10 may obtain the ingredient type through the target recipe selected by the user. For example, when the target recipe selected by the user is pan-fried steak, the cooking device 10 may determine that the type of ingredient is steak. In some embodiments, the type of food ingredients can also be set by the user. Exemplary food types may include beef, chicken, pork, vegetables, desserts, etc. In some embodiments, the ingredient size may include the thickness of the ingredient, for example, the thickness of a steak. In some embodiments, ingredient status may include fresh or frozen. In some embodiments, the user can set the weight, status and size of the food in the food information setting area 268. For example, set the weight of the steak to 1.5 ounces, the thickness to 2 cm, and the status to frozen.

In some embodiments, the cooking parameter setting page 262 may also include a startup options area 250 , and the startup options area 250 may include a startup function option 251 . The startup function option 251 can also be used to cause the display interface 200 to display the cooking progress information page 270 . For more details about the startup option area 250, please refer to the descriptions of other embodiments of this specification, and will not be described again here.

As shown in Figure 19, in some embodiments, the step guidance page 264 may include a text guidance area 2641 and an image guidance area 2642. The text guidance area 2641 may be used to display text information corresponding to the cooking steps. The image guide area 2642 may be used to display image information corresponding to the cooking steps, the image information including video. Figure 19 exemplarily shows one of the step guidance pages 264. In Figure 19, the content of the text guidance area 2641 is "Clean the chicken breasts, remove excess grease, and absorb the liquid on the surface of the chicken breasts." The image guidance area 2642 showed a video corresponding to the text content, that is, the operator used hands to clean the excess fat on the chicken breast. In some cases, the combination of text information and image information can enable users to better understand the cooking steps of the target recipe.

In some embodiments, image guidance area 2642 may only display videos corresponding to cooking steps. In other embodiments, image guidance area 2642 may display pictures and videos corresponding to cooking steps. For example, the image guidance area 2642 may include a picture guidance area and a video guidance area, respectively used to display pictures and videos corresponding to cooking steps. In some alternative embodiments, image guidance area 2642 may only display pictures corresponding to cooking steps.

In some embodiments, the image information displayed by image guidance area 2642 may include image information related to the low temperature cooking stage. For example, the preparation work before the low-temperature cooking stage, the preparation work before the low-temperature cooking stage (for example, the image information corresponding to "clean the chicken breast, remove the excess fat part, and absorb the liquid on the surface of the chicken breast" as shown in Figure 19). In some embodiments, the image information displayed in the image guidance area 2642 may include image information corresponding to the low-temperature cooking stage and processing processes other than the low-temperature cooking stage. For example, the recipe selected by the user is to fry steak, and the cooking steps include low-temperature cooking of the steak and frying the steak after the low-temperature cooking is completed. The image information displayed in the image guidance area 2642 may include videos related to the low-temperature cooking stage and videos of frying steak, so that the user can see all the cooking processes of the ingredients during the low-temperature cooking stage.

In some embodiments, when the image information displayed in the image guidance area 2642 is a video, the image guidance area 2642 may also include a video playback progress bar. Users can adjust the video playback progress by dragging, clicking, etc., and quickly browse the video content they want to view. In some embodiments, the video playback progress bar includes several segment marks, each segment mark corresponding to a different cooking stage, and the user can play specific segments of the video as needed. For example, the video playback progress bar can include two segment marks, one segment mark corresponding to the low-temperature cooking stage, and one segment mark corresponding to the stage of frying the steak. The user can select the specific segment mark to play the video he wants to watch as needed. video.

As shown in Figure 19, in some embodiments, the step guidance page 264 may also include a step switching option 2643 and a complete step viewing option 2644. Among them, the step switching option 2643 can be used to switch the cooking steps displayed on the step guidance page 264. The full step option can be used to cause the step guide page 264 to display all cooking steps of the target recipe. Step switching may refer to switching from one step to another step in the cooking steps of the target recipe. When the cooking steps are switched, the text information displayed in the text guidance area 2641 and the image information displayed in the image guidance area 2642 will also correspond to the cooking steps after the switching.

In some embodiments, the step guidance page 264 may also display the current cooking step number and all cooking step numbers. For example, “n/x” displayed on the step guidance page 264 may indicate that the target recipe includes a total of x cooking steps. The cooking step number currently displayed on the step guidance page 264 is n, which means that the step guidance page 264 currently displays the nth cooking step. In some embodiments, the user can switch the cooking steps displayed on the step guide page 264 through the step switching option 2643. For example, the user can switch to the previous step by clicking the step switching option 2643 on the upper right side of the step guidance page 264 . For another example, the user can switch to the next step by clicking the step switching option 2643 on the lower right side of the step guidance page 264 .

FIG. 20 exemplarily shows the screen displayed by the display interface 200 after selecting the complete step view option 2644. As shown in Figure 20, after the user selects the complete step view option 2644, the step guidance page 264 can pop up a second area 281 that displays all cooking steps. In some embodiments, the second area 281 may include a return option 282, a settings and cooking option 283, and a cooking step selection area 284. The return option 282 may be used to cause the display interface 200 to display the currently displayed page to return to the recipe selection area 243 . Settings and cooking options 283 may be used to return the page currently displayed on the display interface 200 to the cooking parameter setting page 262 .

In some embodiments, cooking step selection area 284 may include several cooking step options 285 . The cooking step option 285 may be used to toggle the cooking steps displayed on the step guide page 264 . In some embodiments, the cooking step selection area 284 may display only a portion of the several cooking step options 285 and the user may view other cooking step options 285 by swiping across the cooking step selection area 284 . In the embodiment shown in FIG. 20 , the cooking step selection area 284 shows three cooking step options 285 , including cooking step option (A) 285 , cooking step option (B) 284 and cooking step option (C) 285 . Among them, the text information content of the cooking step option (A) 285 can be "take out the chicken breast and dry the chicken breast", the text information content of the cooking step option (B) 285 can be "fry the chicken breast", and the cooking step option (C) 285 The text message reads "Slice and enjoy". In some embodiments, the user can view the corresponding cooking step by clicking on the cooking step option 285. For example, when the user wants to view the cooking step "Remove the chicken breasts and dry the chicken breasts", the user can click on the cooking step option 285. The step guidance page 264 will display text information and image information corresponding to the cooking step. In some embodiments, step switching option 264 may also be used to switch cooking step options 285 in cooking step selection area 284 . It can be understood that the step switching option 2643 switches the cooking steps displayed on the step guide page 264. When in the complete step viewing state, the step switching option 2643 is used to switch the cooking step option 285 in the cooking step selection area 284.

It can be understood that in some embodiments, the cooking step options 285 also include sub-cooking step options (not shown), and the sub-cooking step options can be displayed by clicking the cooking step option 285 or the sub-cooking step option trigger (not shown). . For example, the text information content of cooking step option (A) 285 can be "Take out the chicken breasts and dry the chicken breasts." When cooking step option (A) 285 is clicked, two sub-cooking step options appear, and their text information content can be respectively " "Remove chicken breasts" and "Dry chicken breasts" can also be more specific and detailed content, such as "Remove frozen chicken breasts to thaw" and so on.

In some embodiments, each cooking step option 285 may also include a picture corresponding to the cooking step, so that the user can intuitively understand the content of the cooking step.

In some embodiments, when the cooking step enters steps related to low-temperature cooking (eg, preheating phase, cooking phase), the step guidance page 264 may include a cooking parameter setting page 262. For more details about the cooking parameter setting page 262, please refer to the descriptions of other embodiments of this specification.

As shown in FIGS. 9 , 17 and 18 , in some embodiments, the cooking progress information page 270 may include a cooking status area 271 and an ingredient addition mode option 272 . The cooking status area 271 may be used to display the cooking status of the cooking device 10 . The cooking state of the cooking device 10 may include a preheating phase and a cooking phase. The ingredient addition mode option 272 may have a first state and a second state. When the ingredient adding mode option 272 is in the first state, the cooking device 10 directly enters the cooking phase after the preheating phase. When the ingredient adding mode option 272 is in the second state, the cooking device 10 reminds the user to put ingredients into the liquid storage tank 50 at the end of the preheating phase. When the cooking device 10 is in the preheating stage, the ingredient addition mode option 272 can switch between the first state and the second state. In some cases, by setting the ingredient adding mode option 272, the user can select an appropriate ingredient adding mode as needed to add ingredients at the right time. In other cases, since the ingredient addition mode can be changed during the preheating stage, it can effectively avoid the failure of the entire cooking process due to selecting the wrong ingredient addition mode, increase the error tolerance rate of user operations, and improve the user experience.

In the embodiment of this specification, when the temperature of the liquid in the liquid storage tank 50 does not reach the target cooking temperature, the cooking device 10 can be regarded as being in the preheating stage. When the temperature of the liquid in the liquid storage tank 50 reaches the target cooking temperature until the end of the cooking time, the cooking device 10 may be considered to be in the cooking stage.

In some embodiments, the food adding mode may include a pre-feeding food mode and a warm food adding mode. The pre-filling mode may refer to placing the food before the liquid temperature of the liquid storage tank 50 reaches the target cooking temperature. The mode of adding food ingredients to the temperature may refer to adding food ingredients after the liquid temperature of the liquid storage tank 50 reaches the target cooking temperature. Wherein, when the ingredient adding mode option 272 is in the first state, the ingredient adding mode is the pre-putting ingredient mode. When the food material adding mode option 272 is in the second state, the food material adding mode is the Darwen food adding mode.

In some embodiments, when the food adding mode is the Darwen food adding mode, the cooking device 10 can remind the user to add food by popping up a dialog box. As shown in FIG. 18 , when the temperature of the liquid in the liquid storage tank 50 reaches the target cooking temperature, the display interface 200 will pop up a prompt dialog box 273 . The prompt dialog box 273 may include text information to prompt the user to put in ingredients. For example, the prompt dialog box 273 in Figure 18 displays "After adding the ingredients, cooking will continue." In some embodiments, prompt dialog 273 may include a user confirmation option. For example, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 18 , the user confirmation options may include the insert later option 2731 and the continue option 2732 . In some embodiments, the user can put in the ingredients after popping up the prompt dialog box 273 and click the continue option 2732. When the user clicks the continue option 2732, the prompt dialog box 273 will disappear, indicating that the preheating phase is over and the cooking state of the cooking device 10 will enter the cooking phase. In some embodiments, the user may choose to add ingredients later. For example, by clicking the Put in later option 2731, the prompt dialog box 273 will continue to be displayed to remind the user until the user puts in the ingredients and clicks the Continue option 2732.

In some embodiments, when the prompt dialog box 273 pops up and no ingredients are put in within the first preset time range (for example, 30 seconds, 1 minute, 2 minutes, etc.) and the continue option 2732 is clicked, the cooking device 10 can Issue a prompt to the user to remind the user that the timeout for adding ingredients has expired. In some embodiments, when no ingredients are put in within the first preset time range and the continue option 2732 is clicked, the cooking device 10 may cancel cooking or pause cooking.

In some embodiments, the cooking progress information page 270 may also display content including target cooking temperature, cooking time, liquid temperature of the liquid storage tank 50 , cooking start time, etc. For example, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 17 , the cooking progress information page 270 displays that the target cooking temperature of the target recipe is 122.0°F. Cooking time is 7 hours and 1 minute. The liquid temperature in reservoir 50 is 128.0°F. The cooking start time is 12:40 in the morning. In some embodiments, the cooking progress information page 270 may also set target cooking temperature and cooking time.

In some embodiments, the cooking progress information page 270 may also include a recently cooked recipe area 274. Recent cooking recipe area 274 may include a number of recent cooking recipe options 275 . The user can start cooking the recipe corresponding to the recent recipe option 275 by clicking on the recent cooking recipe option 275 . In some embodiments, recently cooked recipes may include completed recipes and recipes that were canceled by the cooking device 10 . For example, if the user does not put in ingredients and clicks the continue option 2732 within the first preset time range after the end of the preheating phase, the cooking device 10 can cancel the recipe being cooked and use it as the latest cooking recipe.

In some embodiments, the cooking progress information page 270 may also include a stop option 276. Stop option 276 may be used to control the cooking device 10 to stop cooking. In some embodiments, the cooking progress information page 270 may also include a save settings option 277. The save setting option 277 can be used to save the cooking parameters of the recipe displayed on the cooking progress information page 270 and use the recipe as a personalized recipe to display it in the display home page 210 .

In some embodiments, the cooking progress information page 270 may also include a cooking progress bar 278 . The cooking progress bar 278 may visually represent the cooking status of the cooking device 10 . In some embodiments, the cooking progress bar 278 may be provided with a preheating end flag 279, as shown in Figures 9 and 17. When the cooking progress bar 278 reaches the preheating end mark 279, it indicates that the preheating phase of the cooking device 10 is completed.

In some embodiments, when the user does not operate on the display screen 161 within the second preset time range, the display screen 161 may enter the standby state. When the display screen 161 enters the standby state, the display interface 200 will enter the standby page, and the brightness of the display interface 200 will be reduced to the preset brightness (eg, 10% brightness, 20% brightness, 30% brightness, etc.). In some embodiments, the value of the second preset time range may be 5 minutes. In some embodiments, the value of the second preset time range may be 10 minutes. In some embodiments, the value of the second preset time range may be 15 minutes.

Figures 9 and 17 respectively show two cooking progress information pages 270. The cooking progress information page 270 shown in Figure 9 and the cooking progress information page 270 shown in Figure 17 both include a cooking status area 271 and an ingredient addition mode option. 272. Stop option 276, Save settings option 277, Cooking progress bar 278, Preheating end mark 279. Different from the cooking progress information page 270 in FIG. 17 , in the cooking progress information page 270 in FIG. 9 , the device status area 220 is located on the upper right side of the display interface 200 . Menu bar options 240 are located on the upper side of the display interface 200 . In some embodiments, when the user selects the start function option 251 in the shortcut parameter setting area 232 to start cooking, the display interface 200 may display the cooking progress information page 270 shown in FIG. 9 . When the user selects the start function option 251 in the cooking parameter setting page 262 to start cooking, the display interface 200 may display the cooking progress information page 270 shown in FIG. 17 .

In some embodiments, the standby page may correspond to the cooking status of the cooking device 10 .

In some embodiments, when the cooking device 10 is in the scheduled cooking stage, the standby page may display scheduled cooking information. The scheduled cooking information includes cooking time, cooking start time, cooking end time and scheduled cooking recipes. The scheduled cooking stage may refer to the time period between when the user sets the scheduled start time but the scheduled start time has not yet been reached.

In some embodiments, when the cooking device 10 is in the cooking completion stage, the standby page may display cooking completion information. The cooking completion information may include information prompting the user to perform the next operation. The cooking completion stage may refer to a time period after the end of the cooking stage.

In some embodiments, when the ingredients in the liquid storage tank 50 have not been taken out, the standby page may always display the cooking end time and the remaining cooking time.

In some embodiments, when the display screen 161 is in the standby state and the user performs operations on the display interface 200 of the display screen 161, the display interface 200 will display an operation interface. In some embodiments, the operation interface may be a display page before the display screen 161 enters the standby state. In some embodiments, the operation interface may be displayed according to the cooking status of the cooking device 10 . For example, when the cooking device 10 is in the cooking stage, the operation page may be the cooking progress information 270 page.

This manual also provides a display interface for the display screen. As shown in FIGS. 7 , 8 a and 8 b, in some embodiments, the display interface 200 of the display screen 161 may include displaying a home page 210 . The displayed home page 210 may include a device status area 220, a shortcut operation area 230 and a menu bar option 240. Device status area 220 may be used to display information regarding the current status of cooking device 10 . The quick operation area 230 may include several personalized recipe options 231. When one of the several personalized recipe options 231 is selected, the quick operation area 230 may also be used to display cooking parameters corresponding to the personalized recipes. The menu bar option 240 can be used to display the first area 241, and the first area 241 can at least replace the shortcut operation area 230.

As shown in Figures 8a and 8b, in some embodiments, the shortcut operation area 230 may also include a startup option area 250, and the startup option area 250 may include a startup function option 251. The startup function option 251 can be used to cause the display interface 200 to display the cooking progress information page 270. The cooking progress information page 270 may be used to display the cooking progress of the recipe selected by the user.

As shown in Figures 8a, 8b and 13, in some embodiments, the startup options area 250 may also include a reservation function option 252. The reservation function option 252 can be used to cause the display interface 200 to display the startup time setting area 253 . The start time setting area 253 may be used to set the cooking start time of the cooking device 10 .

In some embodiments, the user can reserve the cooking end time of the cooking device 10 through the reservation function option 252 . In some embodiments, the reservation function option 252 can be used to cause the display interface 200 to display the end time setting area 254 , and the end time setting area 254 can be used to set the cooking end time of the cooking device 10 .

As shown in Figures 8a and 8b, in some embodiments, the shortcut operation area 230 may also include a shortcut parameter setting area 232. The quick parameter setting area 232 can be used for the user to quickly set the cooking parameters of the personalized recipe. The quick parameter setting area 232 may include a first time setting area 233 and a first temperature setting area 234 . The first cooking time setting area 233 may be used to set cooking time information. The first temperature setting area 234 may be used to set cooking temperature information.

As shown in Figures 8a and 8b, in some embodiments, the shortcut operation area 230 may also include a startup option area 250, and the startup option area 250 may include a startup function option 251. The startup function option 251 may be used to cause the display interface 200 to display the cooking progress information page 270 . The cooking progress information page 270 may be used to display the cooking progress of the recipe selected by the user.

As shown in FIGS. 9 , 17 and 18 , in some embodiments, the cooking progress information page 270 may include a cooking status area 271 and an ingredient addition mode option 272 . The cooking status area 271 may be used to display the cooking status of the cooking device 10 . The cooking state of the cooking device 10 may include a preheating phase and a cooking phase. The ingredient addition mode option 272 may have a first state and a second state. When the ingredient adding mode option 272 is in the first state, the cooking device 10 directly enters the cooking phase after the preheating phase. When the ingredient adding mode option 272 is in the second state, the cooking device 10 reminds the user to put ingredients into the liquid storage tank 50 at the end of the preheating phase. When the cooking device 10 is in the preheating stage, the ingredient addition mode option 272 can switch between the first state and the second state.

For more details about the display screen 161, refer to one or more embodiments described in other parts of this specification, and will not be described again here.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 , this specification also provides a cooking device 10 . In some embodiments, the cooking device 10 may include a liquid storage tank 50 , a host 60 , a liquid circulation system 70 and a display provided on the host 60 Screen 161. The liquid circulation system 70 may be used to provide liquid flow between the liquid storage tank 50 and the main unit 60 . The diagonal length L4 of the display screen 161 may be greater than 9 inches.

In some embodiments, the diagonal length L4 of the display screen 161 may be 12.3 inches.

In some embodiments, display screen 161 may include a touch screen. For more details about the display screen 161, refer to one or more embodiments described in other parts of this specification, and will not be described again here.

The beneficial effects that may be brought about by the liquid storage tank, the liquid inlet and outlet assembly, and the cooking equipment of the embodiments of this specification include but are not limited to: (1) By arranging the host outside the liquid storage tank, the projection of the display screen on the placement plane It does not completely overlap with the projection of the liquid storage tank on the placement plane, so as to avoid the situation where the liquid storage tank and the host are easily tilted due to the high center of gravity caused by the upper and lower placement of the liquid storage tank. At the same time, it can also reduce the impact of the liquid storage tank to a certain extent. The limitation of the size of the display screen makes it more convenient to set up a large-size display screen; (2) Since the display screen is overall higher than the liquid storage tank, it is difficult for the liquid in the liquid storage tank to splash onto the display screen. In addition, the overall display screen is higher than the liquid storage tank, which makes it easier to set up a large-size display screen. A large-size display screen can enhance interactive performance and make it easier for users to watch video content such as recipes; (3) By placing the display screen close to the connection shell The side wall of the body is set not lower than the highest point of the connection shell, and/or the display screen does not exceed the side of the connection shell close to the water tank, which can effectively prevent the connection shell from colliding with the display screen when it is removed from the host. situation occurs; (4) By setting the recipe function options, when the user does not find a suitable recipe in the quick operation area, he can enter the recipe selection area through the recipe function options, and select the appropriate recipe through the ingredient classification options and system default recipe options. To provide users with more choices; (5) By setting the ingredient preparation area, finished product introduction area, and finished product step prompt area in the recipe display area, users can understand the ingredient information for making the target recipe, the finished product of the target recipe, and the steps for making the target recipe. The entire process allows the user to determine whether the target recipe needs to be cooked; (6) By setting the ingredient addition mode option, the user can select the appropriate ingredient addition mode according to needs to add ingredients at the right time; (7) Due to the addition of ingredients The mode can be changed during the preheating stage, so it can effectively avoid the failure of the entire cooking process due to selecting the wrong ingredient addition mode, increase the error tolerance rate of user operations, and improve the user experience.

The basic concepts have been described above. It is obvious to those skilled in the art that the above disclosure of the invention is only used as an example and does not constitute a limitation of this specification. Although not explicitly stated herein, various modifications, improvements, and corrections may be made to this specification by those skilled in the art. Such modifications, improvements, and corrections are suggested in this specification, and therefore such modifications, improvements, and corrections remain within the spirit and scope of the exemplary embodiments of this specification.

At the same time, this specification uses specific words to describe the embodiments of this specification. For example, "one embodiment", "an embodiment" and/or "some embodiments" means a certain feature, structure or characteristic related to at least one embodiment of this specification. Therefore, it should be emphasized and noted that “one embodiment” or “an embodiment” or “an alternative embodiment” mentioned twice or more at different places in this specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment. . In addition, certain features, structures or characteristics in one or more embodiments of this specification may be appropriately combined.

Furthermore, those skilled in the art will appreciate that aspects of the specification may be illustrated and described in a number of patentable categories or contexts, including any new and useful processes, machines, products, or combinations of matter, or combinations thereof. Any new and useful improvements. Accordingly, various aspects of this specification may be entirely executed by hardware, may be entirely executed by software (including firmware, resident software, microcode, etc.), or may be executed by a combination of hardware and software. The above hardware or software may be referred to as "data block", "module", "engine", "unit", "component" or "system". Additionally, aspects of this specification may be represented by a computer product including computer-readable program code located on one or more computer-readable media.

In addition, unless explicitly stated in the claims, the order of the processing elements and sequences, the use of numbers and letters, or the use of other names in this specification are not used to limit the order of the processes and methods in this specification. Although the foregoing disclosure discusses by various examples some embodiments of the invention that are presently considered useful, it is to be understood that such details are for purposes of illustration only and that the appended claims are not limited to the disclosed embodiments. To the contrary, rights The claims are intended to cover all modifications and equivalent combinations consistent with the spirit and scope of the embodiments of this specification. For example, although the system components described above can be implemented through hardware devices, they can also be implemented through software-only solutions, such as installing the described system on an existing server or mobile device.

Similarly, it should be noted that, in order to simplify the expression disclosed in this specification and thereby help understand one or more embodiments of the invention, in the previous description of the embodiments of this specification, multiple features are sometimes combined into one embodiment. accompanying drawings or descriptions thereof. However, this method of disclosure does not imply that the subject matter of the description requires more features than are mentioned in the claims. In fact, embodiments may have less than all features of a single disclosed embodiment.

In some embodiments, numbers are used to describe the quantities of components and properties. It should be understood that such numbers used to describe the embodiments are modified by the modifiers "approximately", "approximately" or "substantially" in some examples. to embellish. Unless otherwise stated, "about," "approximately," or "substantially" means that the stated number is allowed to vary by ±20%. Accordingly, in some embodiments, the numerical data used in the specification and claims are approximations that may vary depending on the desired features of the individual embodiment. In some embodiments, numerical data should account for the specified number of significant digits and use general digit preservation methods. Although the numerical fields and data used to identify the breadth of ranges in some embodiments of this specification are approximations, in specific embodiments, such numerical values are set as accurately as is feasible.

Finally, it should be understood that the embodiments described in this specification are only used to illustrate the principles of the embodiments of this specification. Other variations may also fall within the scope of this specification. Accordingly, by way of example and not limitation, alternative configurations of the embodiments of this specification may be considered consistent with the teachings of this specification. Accordingly, the embodiments of this specification are not limited to those expressly introduced and described in this specification.

Claims

A cooking device, the cooking device includes:

liquid storage tank;

host;

A liquid circulation system, the liquid circulation system is used for liquid to flow between the liquid storage tank and the host machine;

A display screen provided on the host;

Wherein, the host is arranged outside the liquid storage tank, the projection of the display screen on the placement plane is a first projection, and the projection of the liquid storage tank on the placement plane is a second projection, and the The first projection and the second projection are at least partially non-overlapping.
The cooking equipment according to claim 1, the display interface of the display screen includes displaying a homepage, and the displaying homepage includes:

an equipment status area, the equipment status area being used to display information about the current status of the cooking equipment;

A quick operation area, the quick operation area includes a number of personalized recipe options, the several personalized recipe options are used to cause the quick operation area to display cooking parameters corresponding to the personalized recipes; and

Menu bar options, the menu bar options are used to display a first area, and the first area at least replaces the shortcut operation area.
The cooking device according to claim 2, the quick operation area further includes a start-up option area, the start-up option area includes a start-up function option;

The startup function option is used to cause the display interface to display a cooking progress information page.
The cooking device according to claim 3, the startup option area further includes a reservation function option;

The reservation function option is used to cause the display interface to display a start time setting area, and the start time setting area is used to set the cooking start time of the cooking equipment.
The cooking device according to claim 3, the startup option area further includes a reservation function option;

The reservation function option is used to cause the display interface to display an end time setting area, and the end time setting area is used to set the cooking end time of the cooking equipment.
The cooking device according to claim 2, wherein the personalized recipes include specific recipes among system recommended recipes, recipes customized by the user, and recipes executed by the cooking device.
The cooking device according to claim 2, the shortcut operation area further includes a quick parameter setting area, the shortcut parameter setting area includes a first time setting area and a first temperature setting area;

Wherein, the first time setting area is used to set the cooking time information, and the first temperature setting area is used to set the cooking temperature information.
The cooking device according to claim 2, the menu bar includes recipe function options, the recipe function options are used to cause the first area to display a recipe selection area, the recipe selection area includes ingredients classification options and system default recipes. options.
According to the cooking device of claim 8, the system default recipe option is used to cause the display interface to display a recipe display area, and the recipe display area is used to display cooking information of the target recipe.
The cooking device according to claim 9, the recipe display area includes:

Food preparation area, the food preparation area is used to display the preparation information corresponding to the target recipe;

a finished product introduction area, which is used to display finished product information corresponding to the target recipe;

and a finished product step prompt area, which is used to display image information corresponding to the cooking steps of the target recipe, and the image information at least includes a video.
The cooking device according to claim 10, the display interface further includes a cooking parameter setting area, the cooking parameter setting area includes cooking parameter setting options and cooking step guidance options;

The cooking parameter setting option is used to cause the display interface to display a cooking parameter setting page;

The cooking step guidance option is used to cause the display interface to display a step guidance page.
The cooking device according to claim 11, the cooking parameter setting page includes:

a second temperature setting area, the second temperature setting area includes several cooking taste options and images corresponding to the cooking taste options;

The cooking time display area is used to display the cooking time.
The cooking device according to claim 11, the cooking parameter setting page further includes:

The food material information setting area is used to set the food material information. The food material information includes at least one of the type, size, weight, and status of the food material.
The cooking device according to claim 11, the cooking parameter setting page further includes a startup option area, the startup option area includes the startup function option;

The startup function option is used to cause the display interface to display a cooking progress information page.
According to the cooking device of claim 12, the cooking temperature selection area further includes a plurality of cooking temperature options, and one of the cooking temperature options corresponds to one of the cooking taste options.
The cooking device according to claim 11, the step guidance page includes:

A text guidance area, the text guidance area is used to display text information corresponding to the cooking steps;

and an image guidance area, the image guidance area being used to display image information corresponding to the cooking step, where the image information at least includes video information.
The cooking device according to claim 11, the step guidance page further includes a step switching option and a complete step viewing option;

Wherein, the step switching option is used to switch the cooking steps displayed on the step guidance page;

The complete step option is used to cause the step guidance page to display all the cooking steps of the target recipe.
The cooking device according to claim 3, the cooking progress information page includes:

Cooking status area, the cooking status area is used to display the cooking status of the cooking equipment, the cooking status includes a preheating stage and a cooking stage;

and an ingredient adding mode option, the ingredient adding mode option having a first state and a second state;

When the ingredient adding mode option is in the first state, the cooking equipment directly enters the cooking phase after the preheating phase ends;

When the ingredient adding mode option is in the second state, the cooking device reminds the user to put the ingredient into the liquid storage tank at the end of the preheating phase;

When the cooking device is in the preheating stage, the ingredient adding mode option can be switched between the first state and the second state.
The cooking device of claim 1, said first projection and said second projection not overlapping at all.
The cooking device according to claim 1, wherein the area of the overlapping portion of the first projection and the second projection is an overlapping projection area, and a ratio of the overlapping projection area to the area of the first projection is less than 0.2.
The cooking device according to claim 1, wherein the ratio of the area of the first projection to the area of the second projection ranges from 0.3 to 0.8.
The cooking device according to claim 1, wherein the ratio of the length of the long side of the main unit to the length of the long side of the display screen ranges from 0.25 to 1.
The cooking device according to claim 1, wherein the diagonal length of the display screen is greater than 9 inches.
The cooking device according to claim 1, wherein the diagonal length of the display screen is 12.3 inches.
The cooking device of claim 1, wherein the display screen is a touch screen.
The cooking device according to claim 1, wherein the ratio of the length of the long side of the display screen to the length of the long side of the liquid storage tank is greater than 0.5.
The cooking device according to claim 1, wherein a long side of the display screen is parallel to a long side of the liquid storage tank.
According to the cooking device of claim 1, the display screen is arranged at the highest position of the main body.
According to the cooking device of claim 1, the lowest point of the display screen is higher than the highest point of the liquid storage tank.
The cooking device according to claim 1, wherein a center line of a long side of the display screen is aligned with a center line of a long side of the liquid storage tank.
The cooking device according to claim 1, wherein the display screen is symmetrical with respect to a center line of a long side of the liquid storage tank.
The cooking equipment according to claim 1, the projection of the host on the plane where the display screen is located is a third projection, and the difference between the third projection area and the total area of the display screen is the projection area difference, The ratio of the projection area difference to the total area of the display screen ranges from 1/5 to 2/3.
The cooking device according to claim 1, wherein the angle between the plane of the display screen and the placement plane ranges from 30 degrees to 60 degrees.
The cooking equipment according to claim 1, a connecting housing is provided between the main machine and the liquid storage tank, and the main machine and the liquid storage tank are mated in the connecting housing so that the liquid can be stored therein. flow between the liquid storage tank and the host machine;

The side wall of the display screen close to the connection housing is located at the lowest position of the display screen, and the side wall of the display screen close to the connection housing is not lower than the highest point of the connection housing.
A display interface of a display screen, the display interface includes displaying a homepage, and the displaying homepage includes:

an equipment status area, the equipment status area being used to display information about the current status of the cooking equipment;

A quick operation area, the quick operation area includes a number of personalized recipe options, the several personalized recipe options are used to cause the quick operation area to display cooking parameters corresponding to the personalized recipes; and

Menu bar options, the menu bar options are used to display a first area, and the first area at least replaces the shortcut operation area.
The cooking device according to claim 35, the quick operation area further includes a start-up option area, the start-up option area includes a start-up function option;

The startup function option is used to cause the display interface to display a cooking progress information page.
The cooking device according to claim 36, the startup option area further includes a reservation function option;

The reservation function option is used to cause the display interface to display a start time setting area, and the start time setting area is used to set the cooking start time of the cooking equipment.
The cooking device according to claim 36, the startup option area further includes a reservation function option;

The reservation function option is used to cause the display interface to display an end time setting area, and the end time setting area is used to set the cooking end time of the cooking equipment.
The cooking device according to claim 35, the shortcut operation area further includes a quick parameter setting area, the shortcut parameter setting area includes a first time setting area and a first temperature setting area;

Wherein, the first time setting area is used to set the cooking time information, and the first temperature setting area is used to set the cooking temperature information.
The cooking device according to claim 35, the quick operation area further includes a start-up option area, the start-up option area includes a start-up function option;

The startup function option is used to cause the display interface to display a cooking progress information page.
The cooking device according to claim 40, the cooking progress information page includes:

Cooking status area, the cooking status area is used to display the cooking status of the cooking equipment, the cooking status includes a preheating stage and a cooking stage;

and an ingredient adding mode option, the ingredient adding mode option having a first state and a second state;

When the ingredient adding mode option is in the first state, the cooking equipment directly enters the cooking phase after the preheating phase ends;

When the ingredient adding mode option is in the second state, the cooking device reminds the user to put the ingredient into the liquid storage tank at the end of the preheating phase;

When the cooking device is in the preheating stage, the ingredient adding mode option can be switched between the first state and the second state.
A cooking device, the cooking device includes:

liquid storage tank;

host;

Liquid circulation system, the liquid circulation system is used for liquid to flow between the liquid storage tank and the host machine; a display screen provided on the host machine, the diagonal length of the display screen is greater than 9 inches .
According to the cooking device of claim 42, the diagonal length of the display screen is 12.3 inches.
The cooking device of claim 42, said display screen comprising a touch screen.