JPH05187642A - Cooking process indicator - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a cooking process indicator which displays cooking processes on the occasion of cooking a plurality of dishes simultaneously, in consideration of the time required for each cooking process for each dish, and makes it possible to execute a plurality of cookings efficiently only by following this display. CONSTITUTION:An input part 1 is provided for giving instructions for selecting a dish to be cooked and displaying a cooking process. A cooking process storage part 3 stores the cooking process data composed of the content of the instruction on the cooking process for each dish and the timing A process preparing part 7 prepares the cooking process data on the whole which are so optimized as to enable execution of efficient cooking on the basis of the data on the required time out of the cooking process data of each dish which are read and sent from the cooking process storage part 3. A control part 5 reads the cooking process data of the dish selected by operation of the input part 1, from the cooking process storage part 3, sends them to the process preparing part 7 to make it prepare the cooking process data on the whole and makes a process display part 2 display the cooking process based on these cooking process data on the whole.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cooking procedure indicator for assisting a cooking procedure when cooking in a kitchen.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the case of cooking food, it is usual to look at a guidebook or the like when the cooking method is unknown. However, when doing while looking at the above guidebook, it is necessary to spread books such as guidebooks on the cooking table, which is an obstacle to cooking and it is difficult to immediately check the next step during cooking. there were. There was also a problem that each person had to manage time.

Therefore, a procedure display section for displaying the cooking procedure is provided, and cooking procedure data corresponding to each dish selected by the input section is read from the cooking procedure storage section, and the procedure display section is displayed based on the read cooking procedure data. A cooking procedure indicator for displaying cooking procedures is provided.

[0004]

However, the conventional cooking procedure indicator has a drawback that it is very inefficient because only one dish can indicate the cooking procedure at a time.
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and its purpose is to display a cooking procedure when a plurality of dishes are simultaneously cooked in parallel, in consideration of the time required for each cooking procedure of each dish. However, it is another object of the present invention to provide a cooking-procedure indicator that enables efficient multiple cooking simply by following this display.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a procedure display section for displaying a cooking procedure, an input section for selecting the type of cooking, and an instruction for cooking procedure for each cooking. A cooking procedure storage unit that stores cooking procedure data including contents and timings, a timer unit that measures time, and cooking corresponding to a plurality of dishes read from the cooking procedure storage unit can be efficiently performed in parallel at the same time. The cooking process data corresponding to each dish selected in the input unit is read from the cooking process storage unit and sent to the above-mentioned cooking process unit for optimization. And a control section for displaying the cooking procedure on the procedure display section based on the created cooking procedure data.

[0006]

According to the present invention, therefore, when cooking a plurality of dishes at the same time, the entire cooking process optimized based on the cooking procedure data of a predetermined dish so that the selected dish can be efficiently cooked. The cooking procedure data can be created by the procedure creation unit, and the cooking procedure of each dish is displayed on the procedure display unit based on the optimized cooking procedure data, so the user can display the cooking procedure displayed. Cooking time can be shortened just by watching. In addition, the time such as the heating time and the stirring time is automatically controlled so that the best cooking can be performed.

[0007]

EXAMPLES The present invention will be described below with reference to examples. Figure 1
Shows a block diagram of the present embodiment, which includes an input section 1 provided with operation buttons 6 shown in FIG. 2, a procedure display section 2 including a display such as a CRT and a liquid crystal display, and instructions for cooking procedures for each dish. When cooking a plurality of dishes at the same time in parallel with the cooking procedure storage unit 3 that stores the contents and cooking procedure data including the timing of issuing an instruction, it is possible to efficiently instruct a cooking procedure for a plurality of dishes. It includes a procedure creating unit 7 that optimizes the entire cooking procedure, a timer unit 4 that measures elapsed time, and a control unit 5 that controls each of these units and processes data. As shown in FIG. 2, the front surface of the device main body 8 incorporating these units is located below the display screen 2a of the procedure display unit 2 and has a plurality of operation buttons 6 of the input unit 1.
Are installed.

Thus, in this embodiment, when the cooking procedure indicator is turned on, the control unit 5 gives the display data of the menu screen to the procedure display unit 2 and the display screen 2a is as shown in FIG. 3 (a). Display the menu screen. This menu screen has a plurality of pages, and the display can be sequentially switched by operating the operation button 6 of the input unit 1. By this operation, the menu screen on which the desired food name is displayed is displayed, and the desired food name is selected on the display screen 2a by operating the operation button 6 of the input unit 1.

In this case, the cursor is displayed on the display screen 2a, and the cursor is moved to the dish name or its number by operating the operation button 6 to give a selection instruction. Of course, a numeric keypad may be provided so that a number can be entered. When this dish is selected, the control unit 5
Reads the material data corresponding to the dish from the cooking procedure storage unit 3 and displays the contents based on the material data in FIG.
As shown in (b), it is displayed on the procedure display unit 2.

The user confirms the material by this display.
At this time, since the ingredients of each dish stored in the cooking procedure storage unit 3 are for one person, it is required to input the number of persons data for instructing how many persons the dishes are actually cooked. Therefore, the operation button 6 of the input unit 1 is operated according to the screen display, and the displayed number of people is incremented or decremented to display the desired number of people, and the instruction is input. Of course, if a numeric keypad is provided, you can enter numbers. By inputting the number of people, the control unit 5 calculates and changes the amount of material to the number of people and displays the changed amount of material.

In this way, the user selects a plurality of dishes to be simultaneously cooked in parallel. When this selection is completed, the cooking procedure data corresponding to each dish is read from the cooking procedure storage unit 3 and the respective cooking procedure data is sent to the procedure creating unit 7. When the cooking procedure data is sent to the procedure creating unit 7, the procedure creating unit 7 creates the entire cooking procedure data optimized for efficient cooking based on the data of the required time of each cooking procedure.

Here, the cooking procedure data stored in the cooking procedure storage unit 3 is created according to the procedure for each dish as shown in FIG. 4, and the dishes A and B shown in the figure are selected by the above-mentioned dish selection. Assuming that the cooking procedure data corresponding to the dishes A and B is sent to the procedure creating unit 7, the procedure creating unit 7 compares the time required for these cooking procedures to prepare the most efficient procedure. Build procedure. That is, in the case of FIG. 4, when the cooking procedure of the dish A progresses to, the waiting time is 10 minutes for soaking the ingredients. Therefore, the procedure in the cooking procedure of the dish B corresponding to this time It turns out that it can be displayed with 2. In this way, the entire cooking procedure data without waste is created in consideration of the time required for each procedure of each dish A and B.

Next, when a display instruction is input by operating the push button 6 of the input section 1, the control section 5 reads out the entire cooking procedure data created by the procedure creating section 7 and sequentially displays the procedure displaying section 2.
Then, based on the measurement time of the timer unit 4 and the timing data of the cooking procedure data of each dish, the cooking procedure and the elapsed time of the cooking time are displayed as shown in FIG. 3 (c). Figure 5
Shows a display example. In this case, the procedure of dish A is displayed in step (1), and the procedure of dish A is displayed in step (2). Then, by using the waiting time in this procedure, the procedure of dish B is displayed in the next step (3), and the procedure of dish B is displayed in step (4). Then, when the required time of 10 minutes has elapsed based on the time measured by the timer unit 4, the process proceeds to step (5), and the procedure of the dish A is displayed. Since this procedure is a procedure of boiling the ingredients for 20 minutes, there is a waiting time of 20 minutes, and using this time, the procedure of dish B is displayed in order in steps (6) and (7).

In this way, in the present embodiment, the procedure preparing section 7 prepares the cooking procedure data capable of efficiently cooking a plurality of dishes in parallel from the cooking procedure data of the selected plurality of dishes. By simply following the displayed procedure, it is possible to efficiently cook a plurality of dishes in a short time, and the cooking time such as heating time can be automatically managed.

Although the display on the procedure display unit 2 is a picture or a character, a method of instructing the cooking procedure by voice or a combination of the picture or character and voice may be used.

[0016]

Industrial Applicability According to the present invention, there is provided a procedure display section for displaying a cooking procedure, an input section for selecting a type of dish, and cooking procedure data for storing cooking procedure data including instruction contents and timing of the cooking procedure for each dish The procedure storage unit, the timer unit for measuring time, and the cooking corresponding to the plurality of dishes read from the cooking procedure storage unit are optimized so that cooking can be performed in parallel at the same time, and the entire cooking procedure data is created. The procedure creating section and the cooking procedure data corresponding to each dish selected by the input section are read from the cooking procedure storage section and sent to the procedure creating section to be optimized to create the entire cooking procedure data. , And a control unit that displays the cooking procedure on the procedure display unit based on the created entire cooking procedure data, so that it is efficient to handle a plurality of dishes at the same time. Be one that can create an entire cooking procedure data optimized based on the cooking procedure data for a given food so that it can be cooked in procedure generation unit,
Based on this optimized cooking procedure data, the cooking procedure of each dish is displayed on the procedure display unit, so that the user only needs to cook while watching the displayed cooking procedure to shorten the cooking time. Moreover, there is an effect that the time such as the heating time and the stirring time is automatically controlled so that the best cooking can be performed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a circuit block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a device body according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen displayed on the procedure display unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of cooking procedure data corresponding to a dish stored in a cooking procedure storage unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a cooking procedure displayed on the procedure display unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Input Section 2 Procedure Display Section 3 Cooking Procedure Storage Section 4 Timer Section 5 Control Section 7 Procedure Creation Section

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[Submission date] March 16, 1992

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[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a procedure display section for displaying a cooking procedure, an input section for selecting the type of cooking, and an instruction for cooking procedure for each cooking. A cooking procedure storage unit that stores cooking procedure data including contents and timings, a timer unit that measures time, and cooking corresponding to a plurality of dishes read from the cooking procedure storage unit can be efficiently performed in parallel at the same time. The cooking process data corresponding to each dish selected in the input unit is read from the cooking process storage unit and sent to the above-mentioned cooking process unit for optimization. And let the entire cooking procedure data be created
Also, it is made of a control unit for displaying the cooking procedure above procedure display unit on the basis of the cooking procedure data of the whole of this was created.

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[0016]

Industrial Applicability According to the present invention, there is provided a procedure display section for displaying a cooking procedure, an input section for selecting a type of dish, and cooking procedure data for storing cooking procedure data including instruction contents and timing of the cooking procedure for each dish The procedure storage unit, the timer unit for measuring time, and the cooking corresponding to the plurality of dishes read from the cooking procedure storage unit are optimized so that cooking can be performed in parallel at the same time, and the entire cooking procedure data is created. a procedure generation unit, also when the created cooking procedure data of the cooking process data is read out from the cooking procedure storage unit the whole is optimized sent to the procedure generation unit corresponding to each cooking selected by the input unit In addition, since it comprises a control unit for displaying the cooking procedure on the procedure display unit based on the created whole cooking procedure data, it is possible to efficiently handle a plurality of dishes at the same time. It is possible to create the entire cooking procedure data optimized on the basis of the cooking procedure data of a predetermined dish so that the cooking process can be performed well, based on the optimized cooking procedure data. Since the cooking procedure of each dish is displayed on the procedure display unit, the user can shorten the cooking time by simply watching the displayed cooking procedure and shorten the cooking time. The time is automatically managed and the best cooking can be done.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A procedure display section for displaying a cooking procedure, an input section for selecting a type of dish, and a cooking procedure storage section for storing cooking procedure data including instruction content and timing of the cooking procedure for each dish. , A timer section for measuring time, and a procedure creating section for creating the entire cooking procedure data by optimizing so that cooking corresponding to a plurality of dishes read from the cooking procedure storage section can be simultaneously performed efficiently and in parallel. , The cooking procedure data corresponding to each dish selected by the input section is read from the cooking procedure storage section and sent to the procedure creating section to be optimized to create the entire cooking procedure data. And a control section for displaying the cooking procedure on the procedure display section based on the entire cooking procedure data.