Seasoning box and detection method, intelligent cooking device, and computer-readable storage medium

Abstract

The embodiment of the present application provides a seasoning box detection method, an intelligent cooking device, a seasoning box, and a computer-readable storage medium, wherein the intelligent cooking device includes: a cooking body having a cooking container; a feeding unit including a base and a seasoning box body disposed on the base, the seasoning box body having a plurality of cavities for adding seasonings to the cooking container; a plurality of communication tags corresponding to the plurality of cavities, each of the communication tags being disposed on a corresponding cavity, and each of the communication tags being used to record the contents of the corresponding cavities; a tag reader disposed on the base, the seasoning box body being able to move relative to the base so that the tag reader can read the plurality of communication tags one by one, and thereby obtain the contents of each cavity. The technical solution provided in the embodiment of the present application can identify the characteristic information of the seasoning by reading each communication tag with a tag reader.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of cooking technology, and in particular to a seasoning box and a detection method, an intelligent cooking device, and a computer-readable storage medium. Background Art

[0002] As society continues to develop, people's demands for a higher quality of life are becoming increasingly stringent. From simply having enough food and clothing to a more satisfying diet, this has become a common trend in society. However, a common problem among young people today is that they don't enjoy cooking. Smart cooking devices, such as smart cooking machines, have emerged as a promising alternative.

[0003] Usually, cooking a dish requires one or more seasonings. However, traditional smart cooking equipment cannot automatically identify relevant information about the seasonings in the seasoning box, such as the type of seasoning and shelf life. Instead, it adds seasonings according to a fixed pattern set at the factory, which can easily lead to errors during the seasoning addition process. Summary of the Invention

[0004] In view of the above problems, embodiments of the present application are proposed to provide a seasoning box detection method, an intelligent cooking device, a seasoning box, and a computer-readable storage medium that solve the above problems.

[0005] In one embodiment of the present application, a smart cooking device is provided, comprising:

[0006] A cooking body having a cooking container;

[0007] A feeding unit, comprising a base and a material box body disposed on the base, wherein the material box body has a plurality of material cavities for feeding seasonings into the cooking container;

[0008] A plurality of communication tags corresponding to the plurality of material cavities, each of the communication tags being disposed on a corresponding material cavity, and each of the communication tags being used to record the content in the corresponding material cavity;

[0009] The label reader is arranged on the base, and the material box body can move relative to the base so that the label reader can read the multiple communication labels one by one, and then obtain the content in each material cavity.

[0010] Optionally, the cartridge body has a rotation axis, the cartridge body can rotate relative to the base around the rotation axis, and the plurality of cartridge cavities are circumferentially arranged around the rotation axis.

[0011] Optionally, the material box body includes a lower material box and an upper material box that are plugged together. The lower material box is provided with a plurality of first cavities arranged along the circumferential direction, and the upper material box is provided with a plurality of second cavities arranged along the circumferential direction. The plurality of first cavities correspond to the plurality of second cavities, and each second cavity is connected with the corresponding first cavity when the lower material box and the upper material box are plugged together, thereby forming one material cavity.

[0012] Optionally, the communication tag is arranged on the cavity wall of the first cavity or the second cavity.

[0013] Optionally, the loading box includes a plurality of upper box bodies, the plurality of upper box bodies correspond to a plurality of the first cavities, and each upper box body is used to be inserted into the corresponding first cavity.

[0014] Optionally, one of the upper box body and the side wall of the first cavity is provided with a slot, and the other is provided with a rib for plugging and cooperating with the slot.

[0015] Optionally, a shielding structure is provided on the cavity wall of the material cavity, and the shielding structure is used to shield the material cavity.

[0016] Optionally, the shielding structure extends along the cavity wall of the material cavity in a closed ring shape.

[0017] The present application also provides a seasoning box, comprising:

[0018] A feeding unit comprises a base and a material box body disposed on the base, wherein the material box body has a plurality of material cavities;

[0019] A plurality of communication tags corresponding to the plurality of material cavities, each of the communication tags being disposed on a corresponding material cavity, and each of the communication tags being used to record the content in the corresponding material cavity;

[0020] The label reader is arranged on the base, and the material box body can move relative to the base so that the label reader can read the multiple communication labels one by one, and then obtain the content in each material cavity.

[0021] The present invention also provides a smart cooking device, comprising:

[0022] A cooking body having a cooking container;

[0023] A feeding unit, comprising a base and a material box body disposed on the base, wherein the material box body has a plurality of material cavities for feeding seasonings into the cooking container;

[0024] A plurality of communication tags corresponding to the plurality of material cavities, each of the communication tags being disposed on a corresponding material cavity, and each of the communication tags being used to record the content in the corresponding material cavity;

[0025] a tag reader, disposed on the base, for reading the communication tag;

[0026] a driving device, drivingly connected to the magazine body, for driving the magazine body to move relative to the base;

[0027] The controller is connected to the tag reader and the driving device, and is used to control the driving device to drive the material box body, so that the tag reader can read the multiple communication tags one by one, and then obtain the content in each material cavity.

[0028] The present application also provides a method for detecting a seasoning box, which includes:

[0029] Step S11: reading the communication tag of one of the plurality of cavities by a tag reader to obtain the content in one of the plurality of cavities, and taking one of the plurality of cavities as the current cavity;

[0030] Step S13: controlling the material box body to rotate relative to the base until the material cavity next to the current material cavity is opposite to the label reader;

[0031] Step S15: reading the communication tag of the next cavity of the current cavity by the tag reader;

[0032] Step S17: When the tag reader reads successfully, the content in the next cavity of the current cavity is stored, and the next cavity of the current cavity is used as the current cavity, and steps S13 to S15 are repeated until all the cavities are read.

[0033] Optionally, step S13 controls the magazine body to rotate relative to the base until the next material cavity of the current material cavity faces the tag reader, specifically comprising:

[0034] Step S131: Determine a first rotation direction and rotation angle;

[0035] Step S133: controlling the driving device to drive the magazine body to rotate relative to the base along the first rotation direction by the rotation angle until the next material cavity of the current material cavity faces the label reader.

[0036] Optionally, step S131 determines the first rotation direction and rotation angle, specifically including:

[0037] Step S1311: determining the relative position relationship between the next cavity of the current cavity and the current cavity;

[0038] Step S1313: determining the first rotation direction according to the determined relative position relationship;

[0039] Step S1315: Based on the first rotation direction, obtaining a first angle between the next cavity of the current cavity and a corresponding position of the current cavity;

[0040] Step S1317: Determine the rotation angle according to the first angle.

[0041] Optionally, step S11 reads the communication tag of one of the plurality of cavities through a tag reader to obtain the content in one of the plurality of cavities, and uses one of the plurality of cavities as the current cavity; specifically includes:

[0042] Step S111: reading a communication tag of one of the plurality of material cavities by a tag reader;

[0043] Step S113: When the tag reader reads successfully, the content in one of the plurality of cavities is stored;

[0044] or,

[0045] When the tag reader fails to read, storing failure information of one of the plurality of material cavities;

[0046] Step S115: taking one of the plurality of material chambers as the current material chamber.

[0047] Optionally, it also includes:

[0048] Step S19: When the tag reader fails to read, the failure information of the next cavity of the current cavity is stored; and the next cavity of the current cavity is used as the current cavity, and steps S13 to S15 are repeated until all the cavities are read.

[0049] Optionally, step S11 reads the communication tag of one of the plurality of cavities by a tag reader to obtain the content in one of the plurality of cavities, and before taking one of the plurality of cavities as the current cavities, further includes:

[0050] Step S9: when a reset instruction is detected, one of the material cavities is positioned opposite to the tag reader, so that the one of the material cavities is in a reset state.

[0051] An embodiment of the present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium storing computer instructions, which is applied to an intelligent cooking device. When the computer instructions are executed by a processor, the processor is caused to execute a seasoning box detection method.

[0052] The technical solution provided by the embodiments of this application can detect the status of the kitchen robot itself, for example, detecting the seasoning stored in the cooking chamber. This helps improve the intelligence of the intelligent cooking device and reduce the user's usage threshold. Furthermore, when the type of seasoning in the cooking chamber is changed, the communication tag on the cooking chamber can be updated. A communication tag corresponding to the seasoning can be pasted or sprayed inside the cooking chamber. After the tag reader reads the communication tag, the characteristic information of the seasoning stored in the memory is instantly updated, preventing errors during the seasoning addition process. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0053] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without any creative work.

[0054] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of a seasoning box provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0055] Figure 2 A schematic exploded perspective view of a seasoning box provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0056] Figure 3 This is an exploded schematic diagram of a feeding box assembly of a seasoning box provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0057] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of a seasoning box provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0058] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the planar structure of a feed box of a seasoning box provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0059] Figure 6 A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of a base of a seasoning box provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0060] Figure 7 A schematic diagram of a process for detecting a seasoning box provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0061] Figure 8 for Figure 7 Detailed flow chart of step S13;

[0062] Figure 9 for Figure 8 Detailed flow chart of step S131;

[0063] Figure 10 for Figure 7 Detailed flow chart of step S11 in FIG.

[0064] Reference numerals:

[0065] 100 Feeding unit 121 First cavity 20 base 10 Material box body 122 Inserted reinforcement 21 blanking port 11 Feeding box 123 Feeding port 30 Material pipeline 111 Upper box 123a First feeding port 40 outer barrel 1111 slots 124 Shielding structure 50 Medium barrel 12 Blanking box DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0066] Currently, intelligent cooking devices can automatically control temperature, stir-fry, and add seasonings when cooking. However, in order to further improve the intelligence of intelligent cooking devices and lower the user threshold, it is also necessary to detect some of the states of the intelligent cooking devices themselves as much as possible. For example, some states related to the seasoning box, such as the installation status of the seasoning box, the seasonings stored, the remaining seasoning amount, the connectivity between the seasoning box and the cooking body of the intelligent cooking device, etc. Detecting the seasonings stored in the seasoning box can facilitate the identification of information such as the type of seasoning and the shelf life, so that when seasoning is needed to cook food, the corresponding seasoning can be added accurately, avoiding the incorrect addition of seasonings during the cooking process using the intelligent cooking device, which may affect the normal cooking of the food.

[0067] In the prior art, seasonings are mostly added according to a fixed mode set at the factory. However, this method cannot replace the seasonings, resulting in a fixed and single type of seasonings; on the other hand, if the placement of the seasoning box is changed, it will cause confusion in the seasoning addition.

[0068] To address the above technical issues, the present application provides a condiment box detection method, an intelligent cooking device, a condiment box, and a computer-readable storage medium to achieve the aforementioned automatic detection of condiments in the condiment box, further improving the intelligence level of the intelligent cooking device. To help those skilled in the art better understand the present invention, the following will provide a clear and complete description of the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0069] In some processes described in the specification, claims and the above-mentioned figures of this application, multiple operations that appear in a specific order are included. These operations may not be executed in the order in which they appear in this document or may be executed in parallel. The serial numbers of the operations, such as 11, 13, etc., are only used to distinguish between different operations, and the serial numbers themselves do not represent any order of execution. In addition, these processes may include more or fewer operations, and these operations may be executed in sequence or in parallel. It should be noted that the descriptions of "first", "second", etc. in this document are used to distinguish different messages, devices, modules, etc., and do not represent a sequence, nor do they limit "first" and "second" to different types. In addition, the following embodiments are only some of the embodiments of this application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without making creative work are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0070] Before introducing the embodiment of the seasoning box detection method provided in the present application, the hardware device based on which the method provided in the present application can be implemented is described.

[0071] Figures 1 to 6 FIG2 shows a schematic diagram of the structure of the intelligent cooking device provided by the embodiment of the present application. Further, the intelligent cooking device provided by the embodiment includes: a cooking body (not shown) and a seasoning box.

[0072] The cooking body includes a cooking container and a base. The cooking container is used to hold food ingredients and, in conjunction with other functional components on the cooking body, to cook the food ingredients. The base may include an operating platform on which the cooking container is disposed, and the operating platform provides support for the cooking container. Furthermore, the base may also be provided with other functional components, such as: a heating portion for providing a heat source for the cooking container to heat the food ingredients in the cooking container; a display area for displaying parameters such as cooking time and reservation time; and an operating area, which may be formed as a whole with the display area, and the operating area allows users to input cooking instructions, such as recipes, cooking time, and so on. The figure does not specifically illustrate or indicate the functional components that may be provided on the base described in the above examples, and this embodiment does not limit the specific structural functional components that may be included in the base.

[0073] In some embodiments, in order to enable power to be supplied to the seasoning box through the cooking body, a first electrical interface may be provided on the base, and the first electrical interface is electrically connected to a second electrical interface on the seasoning box so as to supply power to the seasoning box through the second electrical interface, thereby enabling information exchange between the cooking body and the seasoning box. Of course, in other embodiments, power may not be supplied to the seasoning box through the cooking body. For example, a power plug adapted for the seasoning box may be used to connect to an external power source to draw power for powering the seasoning box; wherein one end of the power plug is electrically connected to an external power source (such as a mains electricity supply) to draw power, and the other end is electrically connected to the second electrical interface of the seasoning box to supply power to the seasoning box. This embodiment is not limited to the specific implementation method of powering the seasoning box.

[0074] It should be noted that the information exchange between the cooking unit and the seasoning box is wireless communication, which may be, but is not limited to, Bluetooth, ZigBee, or WiFi (Wireless Fidelity). This information exchange between the cooking unit and the seasoning box enables various functions. For example, based on the information exchanged between the cooking unit and the seasoning box, the processor on the cooking unit can control the seasoning box to automatically add seasoning to the cooking container, detect the seasoning box's installation status, and detect the type of seasoning in the seasoning box.

[0075] For the seasoning box, in some embodiments, the seasoning box may specifically include a feeding unit 100, which includes a material box body 10. The material box body 10 has a plurality of material cavities (not marked) for adding seasonings to the cooking container. Each material cavity is independent of each other and can be used to place different types of seasonings.

[0076] In some embodiments of the present application, the material box body 10 includes a plug-in mating lower box 12 and a loading box 11, wherein the lower box 12 is provided with a plurality of first cavities 121 arranged circumferentially, and the loading box 11 is provided with a plurality of second cavities arranged circumferentially (not shown in the figure), and the plurality of first cavities 121 correspond to the plurality of second cavities, and each second cavity is connected to the corresponding first cavity 121 when the lower box 12 and the loading box 11 are plug-in mated, thereby forming a material cavity. In the embodiment of the present application, the plurality of first cavities 121 corresponding to the plurality of second cavities means that the plurality of first cavities 121 correspond to the plurality of second cavities one-to-one.

[0077] Furthermore, each second cavity has a discharge port (not shown) formed in the cavity wall. This discharge port, located at the bottom of the loading box 11, allows the seasonings in the loading box 11 to be drawn into the cooking container. Different second cavities can accommodate different seasonings, including liquid mixed seasonings, oil, and water. Mixed seasonings include at least one liquid mixture, such as salt, ginger, garlic, light soy sauce, soy sauce, and chili peppers. Multiple second cavities allow for the storage of multiple seasonings in separate compartments to meet diverse needs.

[0078] Furthermore, a feeding port 123 is provided on the cavity wall of each first cavity 121, and each second cavity is connected to a corresponding first cavity 121. Accordingly, the discharge port of each second cavity is aligned with the feeding port 123 provided on the cavity wall of a corresponding first cavity 121 to output seasoning to the cooking container.

[0079] In some embodiments of the present application, the loading box 11 includes a plurality of upper box bodies 111, each of which has a second cavity. The plurality of upper box bodies 111 are arranged circumferentially around a rotation axis (the case where the box body 10 rotates relative to the base 20 around a rotation axis will be described below), and are spliced ​​to form a circle. The unloading box 12 can be an integral component, so after the plurality of upper box bodies 111 are correspondingly plugged into the plurality of first cavities 121, the plurality of upper box bodies 111 can be better stored as a whole, thereby avoiding the scattering of the plurality of upper box bodies 111. Of course, in other embodiments, the box body 10 can be an integral component, that is, the loading box 11 and the unloading box 12 are an integral structure. Alternatively, the loading box 11 is an integral structure, and a plurality of second cavities are formed by slotting, and the loading box 11 and the unloading box 12 are separate structures.

[0080] Furthermore, the feeding unit 100 may also include a base 20, with the material box body 10 being movable relative to the base 20. Furthermore, the base 20 defines a feeding opening 21, and the material box body 10 is movable relative to the base 20 until different material cavities align with the feeding opening 21, allowing the material box body 10 to discharge the seasoning into the cooking container through the feeding opening 21. As the material box body 10 moves relative to the base 20, the different feeding openings 123 on the material box 12 sequentially pass through the feeding opening 21. During the seasoning addition process, the corresponding material cavity can be rotated to the corresponding feeding opening 21 position, thereby adding the corresponding seasoning.

[0081] The movement of the material box body 10 relative to the base 20 can be that the material box body 10 moves and the base 20 is fixed; or, the material box body 10 is fixed and the base 20 moves; or, both the material box body 10 and the base 20 move. In one embodiment of the present application, the material box body 10 has a rotation axis, and the material box body 10 can rotate around the rotation axis relative to the base 20 (in some embodiments, it refers to the lower material box 12 being rotatably connected to the base 20), and the multiple material cavities are circumferentially arranged around the rotation axis. In this way, when the lower material box 12 rotates, different feeding ports 123 pass through the feeding port 21 in sequence. In the process of adding seasoning, the corresponding upper material box 11 can be rotated to the corresponding feeding port 21 position under the drive of the lower material box 12, and the control valve provided at the discharge port of the upper material box 11 is opened to add the corresponding seasoning.

[0082] Furthermore, the seasoning box may also include a feed pipe 30 and a feed pump (not shown). One end of the feed pipe 30 is connected to the feed port 21 on the base 20, and the feed pump is connected to the feed pipe 30 to pump the seasoning in the feed pipe 30 into the cooking container. During specific operation, the drive device receives a control command to drive the material box body 10 to rotate, and the lower material box 12 and the upper material box 11 rotate to the desired seasoning position and align with the feeding port 123. The feed pump receives a control command to start and draw material from the upper material box 11 with negative pressure. When the feed pump draws negative pressure, the valve body of the control valve at the discharge port of the upper material box 11 moves downward, causing the discharge port to be opened, and the seasoning in the upper material box 11 is pumped into the cooking container through the discharge port and the feed pipe 30. The feed pump can be a peristaltic pump.

[0083] It should be noted that: the base 20 can be provided with a plurality of feeding ports 21, each of which has a corresponding feeding pump, and each of which is dedicated to feeding different seasonings. Figure 6 The figure shows that the base 20 has two feeding ports 21, one of which is used to feed edible oil condiments, such as peanut oil, soybean oil, etc.; the other feeding port 21 is used to feed non-oil condiments, such as vinegar, table salt, soy sauce, etc.

[0084] In order to detect the seasoning information in the material box body 10, further, in the embodiment of the present application, the seasoning box also includes a label reader (not shown) and multiple communication tags (not shown). Multiple communication tags correspond to multiple material cavities, and each communication tag is set on a corresponding material cavity, that is, each communication tag is set on a different material cavity, and each communication tag is used to record the content in the corresponding material cavity. The label reader is set on the base 20, and the material box body 10 can move relative to the base 20 so that the label reader can read the multiple communication tags one by one, and then obtain the content in each material cavity.

[0085] The communication tag contains information about the seasoning, such as the seasoning type, ID number, and expiration date. The ID number includes the seasoning ID number and manufacturer ID number. After acquiring the characteristic information of all the seasonings in the cavities, during the subsequent cooking process, the hopper body 10 can be rotated to align the corresponding cavities with the drop opening 21 on the base 20 to add the corresponding seasoning.

[0086] Taking into account the compactness of the structure, multiple material cavities are usually placed close together, and the distance between two adjacent material cavities is relatively close, so it is easy for the tag reader to read two or even more communication tags at the same time. In view of this, in an embodiment of the present application, the cavity wall of the material cavity is provided with a shielding structure 124. Optionally, a shielding structure 124 is provided on the cavity wall of each material cavity. The shielding structure 124 is used to shield the material cavity, and the shielding structure 124 can shield the electrical signal to shield the signal outside the shielding structure 124. Each shielding structure 124 forms a shielding area in the corresponding material cavity. Every time the material box body 10 rotates, the tag reader faces a communication tag, and the tag reader falls into one of the shielding areas, thereby ensuring that the tag reader can only read one communication tag located in the shielding area at a time, thereby avoiding the occurrence of misreading.

[0087] Optionally, the shielding structure 124 extends along the side wall of the cavity in a closed ring shape. In this way, the shielding structure 124 forms a closed loop, forming a shielding area closed on all sides, which can shield external signals.

[0088] In the embodiment of the present application, the communication tag is disposed on the cavity wall of the first cavity 121 or the second cavity. Optionally, a shielding structure 124 is disposed on the cavity sidewall of the first cavity 121. The cross-section of the first cavity 121 is fan-shaped, and multiple first cavities 121 are spliced ​​together to form a circle, and the multiple first cavities 121 are distributed in a circumferential direction with the rotation axis as the center. In this embodiment, the shielding structure 124 within each first cavity 121 forms a fan-shaped ring structure to isolate a fan-shaped shielding area.

[0089] Optionally, the lower side of the shielding structure 124 contacts the bottom wall of the first cavity 121, and the upper side of the shielding structure 124 is flush with the top surface of the side wall of the first cavity 121. In this way, the entire side wall of the first cavity 121 is covered by the shielding structure 124, and the resulting shielding area has a large height in the vertical direction, which can achieve a better shielding effect and effectively reduce the occurrence of misreading.

[0090] The shielding structure 124 may be in the form of tin foil, a shielding coating, a shielding tape, or a shielding plating. The tin foil may be bonded to the sidewalls of the first cavity 121. A silicon coating may be used for the shielding coating. Shielding tapes include, but are not limited to, copper foil, lead foil, aluminum foil, gold foil, silver foil, or polymer foil. The shielding plating may include a carrier film layer, an ink layer applied to the carrier film layer, a metal film layer vacuum-sputtered onto the ink layer, and a conductive adhesive layer applied to the metal film layer, thereby forming a four-layer ultra-thin shielding plating. The shielding structure 124 may comprise a multilayer structure. For example, in one embodiment, the shielding structure 124 includes a stacked insulating base layer and a metal shielding layer. In another embodiment, the shielding structure 124 includes a first fluorinated polyimide protective layer, a first silver nanowire layer, a fluorinated polyimide substrate, a second silver nanowire layer, and a second fluorinated polyimide protective layer, stacked in sequence. The multi-layer shielding structure 124 has a better shielding effect and can effectively prevent the tag reader from reading two or more communication tags at the same time.

[0091] Furthermore, one of the side walls of the upper box body 111 and the first cavity 121 is provided with a slot 1111, and the other is provided with a rib 122 for plugging into and mating with the slot 1111. Taking the example of the upper box body 111 being provided with the slot 1111 and the side wall of the first cavity 121 being provided with the rib 122, on the one hand, the rib 122 can provide structural reinforcement for the blanking box 12; on the other hand, the rib 122 cooperates with the slot 1111 to guide the cooperation between the upper box body 111 and the blanking box 12, guiding the upper box body 111 to be accurately inserted into the first cavity 121 of the blanking box 12. In some embodiments, the rib 122 serves as an anti-mock protrusion and the slot 1111 serves as an anti-mock groove, which can ensure that the upper box body 111 is placed in the correct first cavity 121, preventing upper box bodies 111 of similar shapes from being placed incorrectly.

[0092] In an optional embodiment, the communication tag is located in the slot 1111, which not only prevents the communication tag from being exposed and affecting the appearance, but also prevents the communication tag from being damaged by friction and collision with other external components, ensuring the integrity of the communication tag, so that the tag reader can accurately read the communication tag.

[0093] Optionally, slot 1111 extends through the bottom surface of upper housing 111, and a communication tag can be placed at the bottom of slot 1111, with the tag facing directly toward the tag reader, allowing the tag reader to more accurately read the tag. Of course, slot 1111 can also have an opening extending through the curved outer surface of upper housing 111, such that slot 1111 appears as a notch in the bottom of upper housing 111. In other embodiments, when slot 1111 is not provided, the tag can be affixed to the bottom surface of upper housing 111, directly facing the tag reader.

[0094] Optionally, the communication tag is located within the first cavity 121. In this embodiment, the communication tag is located within the first cavity 121, meaning that the communication tag is located within the space defined by the bottom wall and the top surface of the sidewalls of the first cavity 121, without exceeding the confines of the first cavity 121. This arrangement prevents the communication tag from being exposed outside the blanking box 12 and being abraded by other components. It also ensures that the communication tag falls within the area of ​​the shielding structure 124, preventing it from affecting the reading of other communication tags.

[0095] In an optional embodiment, the communication tag is positioned near the outer end of the rotation radius of the cartridge body 10. Taking the upper cartridge body 111 having a sector-shaped cross-section as an example, the communication tag is positioned near the curved surface on the outer side of the upper cartridge body 111. This maximizes the circumferential distance between the communication tags on two adjacent upper cartridge bodies 111, minimizing their mutual influence on the tag reader.

[0096] In an optional embodiment, the multiple communication tags are distributed along the same circumference about the rotation axis. That is, the radial distance between each communication tag and the rotation axis is equal. When the feed box 12 rotates about the rotation axis, the multiple communication tags are located within the same rotation radius. Therefore, the tag reader can also be positioned at the end of this rotation radius. When the feed box 12 rotates so that different communication tags face the tag reader, any communication tag can face the tag reader in the vertical direction, shortening the distance between the communication tags and the tag reader and improving the tag reader's accuracy in reading communication tags.

[0097] In an optional embodiment, the tag reader is arranged on the side of the base 20 facing the magazine body 10, that is, the tag reader is arranged on the upper surface of the base 20 and directly faces the bottom of the magazine body 10, which can better read the communication tag on the magazine body 10.

[0098] Furthermore, the intelligent cooking device also includes a drive device and a controller. The drive device is in driving connection with the material box body 10 and is used to drive the material box body 10 to move relative to the base 20. The controller is connected to the tag reader and the drive device and is used to control the drive device to drive the material box body 10 so that the tag reader can read the multiple communication tags one by one and obtain the contents of each material cavity.

[0099] It should be noted that the aforementioned intelligent cooking devices may include, but are not limited to, stir-fry machines, food processors, and chef machines. Furthermore, the cooking body or loading box 11 of the intelligent cooking device may include, in addition to the functional components described above, other functional components. For example, the cooking body or loading box 11 may include a processor and memory. For another example, the seasoning box may include a middle barrel 50 and an outer barrel 40 for enclosing the lower box 12 and the plurality of upper boxes 111.

[0100] The embodiment of the present application also provides a seasoning box, which includes a feeding unit 100, a plurality of communication tags and a label reader. The feeding unit 100 includes a base 20 and a material box body 10 arranged on the base 20, and the material box body 10 has a plurality of material cavities. The plurality of communication tags correspond to the plurality of material cavities, and each communication tag is arranged on the corresponding material cavity. Each communication tag is used to record the content in the corresponding material cavity. The label reader is arranged on the base 20, and the material box body 10 can move relative to the base 20 so that the label reader can read the plurality of communication tags one by one, and then obtain the content in each material cavity. Among them, the specific structure of the seasoning box can be referred to the above embodiment, and will not be repeated in this embodiment.

[0101] Based on the above hardware device structure, the following describes an embodiment of the seasoning box detection method provided in this application.

[0102] The execution subject of the seasoning box detection method provided in the following embodiment of the present application is a processor with data processing capabilities. The processor can be, but is not limited to, a central processing unit (CPU), a single-chip microcomputer, a graphics processor, a microcontroller unit (MCU), a processing chip based on a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or a complex programmable logic device (CPLD), etc., and this embodiment does not limit this. The processor can be pre-written with a corresponding program to control the logic of the seasoning box detection method provided by the present application. In addition, the processor that controls the seasoning box detection method provided by the present application can be set on the feeding unit 100, such as on the base 20 or the material box body 10; or it can also be set on the cooking body, such as on the base; or it can also be comprehensively arranged on the cooking body and the material box body 10, such as a main processor can be set on the cooking body and a slave processor can be set on the material box body 10, and the two can cooperate with each other to realize the seasoning box data detection function provided by the present application. For this reason, the embodiments of the present application do not limit the specific location of the execution entity.

[0103] Figure 7 FIG. 1 shows a flow chart of a seasoning box detection method provided by an embodiment of the present application. Figure 7 As shown, the method provided in this application includes the following steps:

[0104] Step S11: reading the communication tag of one of the plurality of cavities by a tag reader to obtain the content in one of the plurality of cavities, and taking one of the plurality of cavities as the current cavity;

[0105] Step S13: controlling the material box body to rotate relative to the base until the material cavity next to the current material cavity is opposite to the label reader;

[0106] Step S15: reading the communication tag of the next cavity of the current cavity by the tag reader;

[0107] Step S17: When the tag reader reads successfully, the content in the next cavity of the current cavity is stored, and the next cavity of the current cavity is used as the current cavity, and steps S13 to S15 are repeated until all the cavities are read.

[0108] In practical applications, see Figures 1 to 6 As shown, the seasoning box can have multiple material chambers. Different material chambers, i.e., the second cavity in the upper box body 111, can store different seasonings, such as oil, salt water, soy sauce, soy sauce, etc. In other words, the seasoning box is a container for mixed seasonings. When using the seasoning box to automatically add seasonings to cooked food, it is necessary to first obtain the characteristic information of each seasoning in the multiple material chambers, such as the category of the seasoning, the identifier of the seasoning, the density value of the seasoning, etc. In specific implementation, a communication tag containing information such as the category of the seasoning, the identifier of the seasoning, and the density value of the seasoning can be attached to the bottom of the upper box body 111. By controlling the rotation of the seasoning box body 10, the tag reader set on the base 20 reads the communication tags on each upper box body 111 in turn, thereby identifying the characteristic information of the seasoning in each upper box body 111.

[0109] During specific implementation, a label reader can be set on the base 20, and a corresponding communication tag can be set on each upper box body 111. The label reader reads the communication tags on each upper box body 111 in turn to obtain the seasoning information stored in the multiple upper box bodies 111. The label reader can be set on the inner wall of the drop port 21, and of course it can also be set at other positions, which are not limited here. The communication tag can be set on the inner wall of the discharge port including but not limited to the upper box body 111. This embodiment does not specifically limit the specific setting position of the label reader and the communication tag, as long as it can ensure that the label reader can read each communication tag. The setting position of the label reader and the communication tag is not specifically shown in the accompanying drawings.

[0110] Among them, the tag reader can be but not limited to an NFC tag reader, a radio frequency tag reader, etc. When the tag reader is an NFC tag reader, the communication tag on the upper box body 111 can be an NFC communication tag, which is not limited in this embodiment.

[0111] Acquiring the content in the material cavity includes acquiring characteristic information of the seasoning in the material cavity. The characteristic information of the seasoning may include but is not limited to: seasoning identification, seasoning category, seasoning composition, seasoning density value, etc.

[0112] It should be noted that, to facilitate adding seasonings to the cooking container using the seasoning box, the seasonings in each of the upper boxes 111 are in liquid form. Non-liquid seasonings can be diluted with water to form a liquid and then loaded into the corresponding upper box 111. For example, table salt can be diluted with water to form salt water and then loaded into the corresponding upper box 111.

[0113] In a specific implementation, if Figure 8 As shown, the above step S13 controls the magazine body 10 to rotate relative to the base 20 until the next material cavity of the current material cavity faces the label reader, which specifically includes:

[0114] Step S131: Determine a first rotation direction and rotation angle;

[0115] Step S133: controlling the driving device to drive the magazine body to rotate relative to the base along the first rotation direction by the rotation angle until the next material cavity of the current material cavity faces the label reader.

[0116] In the embodiment of the present application, the first rotation direction can be clockwise or counterclockwise. After the first rotation direction is determined, the corresponding rotation angle can also be determined based on the angle between each material cavity, so that the position information of each material cavity can be determined by the first rotation direction and the rotation angle.

[0117] like Figure 9 As shown, step S131 determines the first rotation direction and rotation angle, specifically including:

[0118] Step S1311: determining the relative position relationship between the next cavity of the current cavity and the current cavity;

[0119] Step S1313: determining the first rotation direction according to the determined relative position relationship;

[0120] Step S1315: Based on the first rotation direction, obtaining a first angle between the next cavity of the current cavity and a corresponding position of the current cavity;

[0121] Step S1317: Determine the rotation angle according to the first angle.

[0122] In the embodiment of the present application, in actual operation, it is necessary to rotate the material box body 10 so that each communication tag passes through the reading range of the tag reader in sequence. Since the communication tags are arranged in the material cavity, the rotation angle of the material box body 10 can be determined by determining the relative position relationship between the material cavities, such as the angle between the material cavities, or the relative position relationship between the communication tags in each material cavity, such as the angle between the communication tags, to ensure that the communication tags on the material cavity are facing the tag reader, so that the tag reader can accurately read the communication tags.

[0123] In a specific implementation, a reference position can be set. Each time the intelligent cooking device is powered on, the material box body 10 resets and rotates to the reference position. The material box body 10 then rotates a full circle before returning to the reference position. During this process, the tag reader sequentially reads all communication tags to determine the seasoning information in each material cavity. This method of using the reference position to determine the material cavity position information only requires a single position detection, namely the reference position. When the material box body 10 subsequently rotates, the rotation angle can be determined based on the number of material cavities on the material box body 10 and the relative positional relationship between the cavities, thereby simplifying the hardware structure. Specifically, the reference position can be the position set by the tag reader.

[0124] By selecting a reference position and calculating the angle between any communication tag and the reference position, or calculating the angle between two adjacent communication tags, or calculating the angle between two adjacent material cavities, the rotation angle is obtained, and the rotation of the material box body 10 is controlled according to the first rotation direction and the rotation angle.

[0125] In some embodiments of the present application, when detecting the contents of the seasoning box, one of the multiple communication tags can be selected as the initial detection tag first, and the box body 10 can be rotated so that the initial detection tag faces the tag reader to detect the initial detection tag. That is, at this time, the initial detection tag is located at the reference position, so after detecting the initial detection tag, the rotation angle can be determined based on the angle between each communication tag. For example, in a specific embodiment, the angles between each communication tag are 112.5 degrees, 95 degrees, 45 degrees, 45 degrees and 62.5 degrees, respectively. The box body 10 rotates in sequence according to the angle and the direction of rotation, so that the tag reader reads each communication tag in sequence.

[0126] In a preferred embodiment, to enable automatic feeding of the seasoning box, in the reference position described above, the feeding port of one of the chambers is aligned with the discharge port 21, allowing simultaneous detection of the contents of the box during feeding. Of course, in other embodiments, the feeding port may be offset from the discharge port 21 when in the reference position.

[0127] like Figure 5 As shown, after positioning the material box 12 to the reference position, based on the pre-stored positional relationship of the feeding ports of each first cavity on the material box 12, the material box can be controlled to rotate in a certain rotation direction (such as counterclockwise or clockwise) to rotate the multiple upper box bodies 111 inserted on the material box to the position of the label reader in turn, and the label reader is used to read the communication tag of each upper box body 111 in turn, so as to realize the acquisition of the seasoning information stored in each of the multiple upper box bodies 111. For example, assuming that the label reader is set at the position of the feeding port 21, the driving device can be controlled to work in a counterclockwise rotation direction to drive the material box 12 to rotate 112.5° (i.e. 56.25°+56.25°), so that the feeding port 123b corresponds to the position of the feeding port 21, and the label reader reads the communication tag on the upper box body 111 connected to the feeding port 123b. After the reading is completed, the read data information can be associated with the feeding port 123b and stored in the corresponding memory, and at the same time, it can be sent to the corresponding memory. The controller sends a feedback notification that the reading is completed; based on the feedback notification received, the controller can control the discharge box 12 to rotate counterclockwise by 95° (i.e., 32.5°+15°+47.5°) again, so that the feeding port 123c corresponds to the position of the blanking port 21, so as to read the communication tag on the upper box body 111 connected to the feeding port 123c, and then proceed in this way until the seasoning information stored in the upper box body 111 connected to all the feeding ports 123 on the discharge box 12 is read.

[0128] As can be seen from the above, when using the seasoning box to realize automatic feeding, it is generally necessary to first position the feed box 12 at the reference position so as to obtain the seasoning information stored in the upper box body 111 connected to each feeding port 121 on the feed box 12.

[0129] Please continue to refer to Figure 5 The following is an illustration of a specific embodiment: the cartridge body 10 is provided with five cavities, which are distributed around the rotation axis. The angles between adjacent cavities are 112.5 degrees, 95 degrees, 45 degrees, 45 degrees, and 62.5 degrees, respectively. For better comparison with the accompanying drawings, the following description uses the first cavity 121 as an example. Similarly, the angles between adjacent first cavities 121 are also 112.5 degrees, 95 degrees, 45 degrees, 45 degrees, and 62.5 degrees, respectively.

[0130] Specifically, the plurality of first cavities 121 include a first subcavity, the plurality of feeding ports 123 include a first feeding port 123a, and the feeding port 123 in the first subcavity is the first feeding port 123a. When inspecting the contents of the seasoning box, one of the first cavities 121 is first aligned with the tag reader, that is, one of the first cavities 121 is rotated to the reference position so that the first communication tag faces the tag reader, so that the tag reader can inspect the first communication tag. In fact, Figure 5In the embodiment, when one of the first cavities 121 is in the reference position, the first feeding port 123a is aligned with the tag reader. Then, according to the angle between each feeding port 123 in each first cavity 121, the material box body 10 can be rotated to the corresponding angle in sequence, and the tag reader identifies the remaining communication tags one by one. Specifically, for example, after the reference position, the material box body 10 rotates counterclockwise. When it rotates 62.5 degrees, the communication tag on the next first cavity 121 faces the tag reader. At this time, the feeding port 123e is aligned with the tag reader, and thus, the tag reader identifies the second communication tag. The material box body 10 continues to rotate counterclockwise. When it rotates 45 degrees, the communication tag on the next first cavity 121 faces the tag reader. At this time, the feeding port 123d is aligned with the tag reader, and thus, the tag reader identifies the third communication tag. The material box body 10 continues to rotate counterclockwise. When it rotates 45 degrees, the communication tag on the next first cavity 121 faces the tag reader. At this time, the feeding port 123c is aligned with the tag reader, and the tag reader recognizes the fourth communication tag. The material box body 10 continues to rotate counterclockwise. When it rotates 95 degrees, the communication tag on the next first cavity 121 faces the tag reader. At this time, the feeding port 123b is aligned with the tag reader, and the tag reader recognizes the fifth communication tag. Finally, the material box body 10 continues to rotate 112.5 degrees and returns to the reference position. At this time, the feeding port 123a is realigned with the tag reader, so that when adding seasoning to the cooking container later, the rotation angle of the material box body 10 is calculated based on the reference position.

[0131] In other embodiments, the angles between the communication tags may also be other values, for example, the angles between the communication tags are 112.5 degrees, 90 degrees, 45 degrees, 45 degrees and 67.5 degrees respectively, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0132] In this regard, further, Figure 7 As shown, step S11 reads the communication tag of one of the plurality of cavities by a tag reader to obtain the content in one of the plurality of cavities, and before taking one of the plurality of cavities as the current cavity, further includes:

[0133] Step S9: when a reset instruction is detected, one of the material cavities is positioned opposite to the tag reader, so that the one of the material cavities is in a reset state.

[0134] Specifically, in the reset state, the first cavity is in the reference position and aligned with the tag reader. This makes it easier to determine the relative position of each cavity after reset, facilitating accurate addition of seasonings into the cooking container during subsequent cooking.

[0135] In the above, the relative position relationship between each communication tag or material cavity can be pre-stored in the memory, and the rotation angle can be obtained based on the relative position relationship between each communication tag or material cavity. In the process of rotating the material box body 10 so that the tag reader reads the communication tag, the relative position relationship between each communication tag or material cavity in the memory is directly called.

[0136] A label reader is provided on the base 20, and a communication label is provided in each material cavity accordingly. After the material box body 10 is positioned to the reference position, the material box body 10 is controlled to rotate in a first rotation direction (such as counterclockwise or clockwise) according to the relationship between the set label reader and the reference position, so that the multiple upper box bodies 111 inserted on the lower material box 12 are rotated to the positions corresponding to the label reader in turn, and the label reader is used to read the communication label of each upper box body 111 inserted on the lower material box 12 in turn to obtain the characteristic information of the seasoning in each of the multiple upper box bodies 111.

[0137] When the magazine body 10 rotates, the communication tag on the magazine body 10 directly passes the tag reader, which can easily prevent the tag reader from reading the communication tag in time. To address this, when any material cavity faces the tag reader, the magazine body 10 is controlled to pause for a preset time before continuing to rotate. In practice, the magazine body 10 pauses each time a communication tag faces the tag reader, ensuring that the tag reader has sufficient time to acquire the communication tag.

[0138] In other embodiments, the rotation speed of the blanking box 12 may be reduced so that the communication tag slowly passes the tag reader, which can also ensure that the tag reader reads the communication tag.

[0139] like Figure 10 As shown, further, step S11 reads the communication tag of one of the plurality of material cavities through a tag reader to obtain the content in one of the plurality of material cavities, and uses one of the plurality of material cavities as the current material cavity; specifically includes:

[0140] Step S111: reading a communication tag of one of the plurality of material cavities by a tag reader;

[0141] Step S113: When the tag reader reads successfully, the content in one of the plurality of cavities is stored;

[0142] or,

[0143] When the tag reader fails to read, storing failure information of one of the plurality of material cavities;

[0144] Step S115: taking one of the plurality of material chambers as the current material chamber.

[0145] In a specific implementation, taking one cavity containing salt water, one cavity containing cooking oil, and one cavity containing light soy sauce as an example, the corresponding communication tag of each cavity contains characteristic information of the relevant seasoning. For example, the communication tag of the salt water cavity contains the concentration of salt water, the communication tag of the cooking oil cavity contains the type of cooking oil, and the communication tag of the light soy sauce cavity contains the manufacturer and ingredients of the light soy sauce. When the tag reader reads successfully, that is, when the characteristic information contained in the above-mentioned communication tags is obtained, the characteristic information of these seasonings will be stored in the memory. At the same time, the characteristic information of the seasoning will be matched with the cavity information and also stored in the memory together to avoid the problem of mismatch between the actual seasoning in the cavity and the characteristic information contained in the communication tag. When the tag reader fails to read, the failure information will also be stored in the memory so that the failure information can be obtained through the memory.

[0146] Furthermore, a target recipe set is generated based on the characteristic information of these seasonings stored in the memory. For example, based on the concentration of the brine, the type of cooking oil, the ingredients of the soy sauce, the type and weight of the ingredients, the amount of brine, cooking oil and soy sauce required to be added when cooking the ingredients is determined, thereby generating a target recipe set. When the user selects a recipe, the target recipe set is recommended first, ensuring that the seasonings in the feeding unit 100 are consistent with those in the target recipe set, thereby avoiding frequent replacement of the seasonings in the feeding unit 100. At the same time, after the characteristic information in the determined material cavity is stored in the memory and compared with the cloud data, it is possible to effectively control the use of the seasoning box after it is put on the market and formulate a more reliable production plan.

[0147] Taking scrambled eggs with tomatoes as an example, the recipe for this dish is pre-stored in the memory. The seasonings needed for the recipe include table salt and cooking oil. In the seasoning box, one cavity contains salt water and the other cavity contains cooking oil. Therefore, it is determined that all the seasonings needed for the recipe of scrambled eggs with tomatoes are contained in the cavity, thereby determining that the scrambled eggs with tomatoes is the target dish, and generating a target recipe set with other target dishes for direct user access.

[0148] During specific use, the following situations may cause the tag reader to fail to read: (1) the rotation position of the material box body 10 is inaccurate during rotation; (2) some communication tags are invalid; (3) the tag reader fails; (4) the motor driving the material box body 10 to rotate fails, etc. Any of the above situations may easily cause the tag reader to be unable to obtain the communication tag. In view of this, the detection method of the seasoning box also includes:

[0149] Step S19: When the tag reader fails to read, the failure information of the next cavity of the current cavity is stored; and the next cavity of the current cavity is used as the current cavity, and steps S13 to S15 are repeated until all the cavities are read.

[0150] In this embodiment, when the tag reader fails to read the communication tag, the failure information is also stored in the memory. After determining that the reading fails, the magazine body 10 continues to rotate to the next material cavity to align with the tag reader, and reads the communication tags on the remaining material cavities in turn.

[0151] Any one of the components such as the cooking body, the base 20 or the material box body 10 is provided with an alarm device to prompt the user that the tag reader has failed to read the communication tag. The alarm device includes but is not limited to a buzzer, a warning light or a display screen that pops up a warning message. In a specific embodiment, the alarm device is a combination of a display screen and a buzzer. The display screen is provided on the cooking body and can share a display screen with the operation interface. The buzzer is also provided on the cooking body. When the material box body 10 stops rotating for a preset time and the tag reader still fails to read the communication tag, a warning message of reading failure pops up on the display screen, and the buzzer emits a warning sound to remind the user. Regarding the connection relationship between the alarm device and the cooking body, the installation position, etc., this embodiment does not specifically limit this.

[0152] As can be seen from the foregoing, the technical solution provided by this embodiment can detect the status of the intelligent cooking device itself, such as the seasoning stored in the material box body 10. This helps further enhance the intelligence of the intelligent cooking device and reduce the user's usage threshold. Furthermore, when the type of seasoning in the material chamber is changed, the communication tag on the material chamber can be updated. A communication tag corresponding to the seasoning can be affixed or sprayed inside the material chamber. After the tag reader reads the communication tag, the characteristic information of the seasoning stored in the memory is instantly updated, preventing errors during the seasoning addition process.

[0153] The seasoning box provided in the embodiment of the present application may also have other basic components in addition to including the base 20, feeding unit 100 and other components described above. For example, it may also include a processor, a memory, a display, an audio component, a human-computer interaction device (such as a touch screen, a control key, a semantic interaction device, etc.) and the like. The above-mentioned memory is mainly used to store one or more computer instructions, which can be executed by the processor, so that the processor controls the seasoning box to realize the corresponding function and complete the corresponding action or task. For example, the processor is coupled to the memory, and by executing one or more computer instructions stored in the memory, it is possible to realize each step in the seasoning box detection method introduced above.

[0154] In addition to storing computer instructions, the aforementioned memory may also be configured to store various other data to support operations on the seasoning box. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method used to operate on the seasoning box. For example, the angular positional relationship between the multiple drop-out openings 21 of the base 20, the angular positional relationship between the various feed openings 123 on the drop-out box 12, and characteristic information of the seasonings in the drop-out box 11 connected to the various feed openings 123. The memory may be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device or a combination thereof, such as static random access memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, magnetic disk, or optical disk.

[0155] It should be noted that any steps not fully described in the seasoning box or intelligent cooking device provided in this embodiment can be referred to in the corresponding sections of the aforementioned embodiments and will not be further elaborated here. Furthermore, in addition to the aforementioned steps, the seasoning box or intelligent cooking device provided in this embodiment may also include some or all of the other steps in the aforementioned embodiments, which can be referred to in the corresponding sections of the aforementioned embodiments and will not be further elaborated here.

[0156] Accordingly, an embodiment of the present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium storing computer instructions. The computer-readable storage medium storing computer instructions is applied to an intelligent cooking device. When the computer instructions are executed by a processor, the processor executes the seasoning box detection method or function provided in the above-mentioned embodiments.

[0157] Finally, the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present application is described in conjunction with two specific application scenarios. When introducing the technical solution of the present application in conjunction with specific application scenarios below, it is assumed that the characteristic information of the seasoning in the material cavity is obtained by a label reader during the seasoning box detection process. In a preferred embodiment, it is assumed that when the material box body 10 is positioned to the reference position, the feeding port 123 opened on the cavity wall of one of the first cavities 121 on the material box 12 is aligned with the blanking port 21 on the base 20, and a label reader is provided at the position of the blanking port 21. At the same time, it is assumed that the material box 12 has five first cavities 121, and among the five first cavities 121, the angles between each two adjacent first cavities 121 are 112.5 degrees, 95 degrees, 45 degrees, 45 degrees and 62.5 degrees respectively.

[0158] Application Scenario 1

[0159] When a user activates a smart cooking device to start cooking a dish, the smart cooking device first checks its own status before executing the cooking task. The specific detection process is as follows:

[0160] The material box 12 can be positioned to the reference position first. At this time, the feeding port 123a opened on the wall of one of the first cavities 121 (such as the first sub-cavity) on the material box 12 will correspond to the position of the material drop port 21 on the base 20. The communication tag of the upper box body 111 inserted into the first sub-cavity is read by the label reader, and it is determined that the upper box body 111 inserted into the first sub-cavity is the first upper box body 111, the communication tag on the first upper box body 111 is the first communication tag, and the characteristic information of the seasoning in the first upper box body 111 includes: peanut oil, shelf life of the oil, etc.

[0161] After reading the first communication tag, the feed box 12 rotates clockwise. When it rotates 112.5 degrees, the communication tag on the next upper box 111 (i.e., the second upper box 111, and so on, clockwise, for the third, fourth, and fifth upper boxes 111) faces the tag reader. The feed box 12 pauses for a preset 10 seconds, allowing the tag reader to identify the second communication tag. The characteristic information of the seasoning in the second upper box 111 includes: brine, brine concentration, and shelf life.

[0162] The unloading box 12 continues to rotate clockwise. When it reaches 95 degrees, the communication tag on the third upper box 111 faces the tag reader. The unloading box 12 also pauses for a preset 10 seconds, allowing the tag reader to recognize the third communication tag. The characteristic information of the seasoning in the third upper box 111 includes: ginger water, ginger water concentration, ginger water shelf life, etc.

[0163] Next, the unloading box 12 continues to rotate clockwise. When it reaches 45 degrees, the communication tag on the fourth upper box 111 faces the tag reader. The unloading box 12 pauses for a preset 10 seconds, allowing the tag reader to recognize the fourth communication tag. The characteristic information of the seasonings in the fourth upper box 111 includes: light soy sauce, the shelf life of the light soy sauce, etc.

[0164] Then, the feed box 12 continues to rotate clockwise. When it reaches 45 degrees, the communication tag on the fifth upper box 111 faces the tag reader. The feed box 12 pauses for a preset 10 seconds, allowing the tag reader to recognize the fifth communication tag. The characteristic information of the seasoning in the fifth upper box 111 includes: chili water, chili water concentration, and the shelf life of the chili water.

[0165] Finally, the material box 12 continues to rotate 62.5 degrees and returns to the reference position, so that when adding seasoning to the cooking container later, the reference position is used as the starting point to facilitate calculation of the rotation angle of the material box 12.

[0166] Application Scenario 2

[0167] Following the above application scenario 1, after completing the seasoning box data detection shown in the above application scenario 1, when it is determined that all the detected data are legal, the cooking task is started for the food that the user wants to cook.

[0168] Assume that salt water needs to be added to the cooking container. At this time, the angle between the second upper box body 111 containing the salt water and the discharge opening 21 at the reference position is 112.5 degrees. Therefore, the discharge box 12 is controlled to rotate 112.5 degrees, so that the second upper box body 111 is rotated until its feeding port 123 is aligned with the discharge opening 21, so that the salt water is discharged into the cooking container from the discharge opening 21.

[0169] After the brine is added, assuming that light soy sauce needs to be added, the angle between the fourth upper box body 111 containing the light soy sauce and the discharge port 21 at the reference position is 140 degrees, so the discharge box 12 is controlled to rotate 140 degrees, so that the fourth upper box body 111 is rotated until its feeding port 123 is aligned with the discharge port 21, so that the light soy sauce is discharged into the cooking container from the discharge port 21.

[0170] The device embodiments described above are merely illustrative. The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separate, and the components shown as units may or may not be physical units, i.e., they may be located in one location or distributed across multiple network units. Some or all of the modules may be selected based on actual needs to achieve the objectives of the present embodiment. Persons of ordinary skill in the art will be able to understand and implement the present invention without inventive effort.

[0171] Through the description of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that each embodiment can be implemented by means of software plus a necessary general hardware platform, or of course, by means of hardware. Based on this understanding, the essence of the above technical solution or the part that contributes to the prior art can be embodied in the form of a software product. The computer software product can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, such as ROM / RAM, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, etc., and includes a number of instructions for enabling a computer device (which can be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to execute the methods described in each embodiment or certain parts of the embodiments.

[0172] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, rather than to limit them. Although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments, or make equivalent replacements for some of the technical features therein. However, these modifications or replacements do not deviate the essence of the corresponding technical solutions from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.

Claims

1. An intelligent cooking device, characterized in that: The intelligent cooking device comprises: A cooking body having a cooking container; A feeding unit, comprising a base and a material box body disposed on the base, wherein the material box body has a plurality of material cavities for feeding seasonings into the cooking container; A plurality of communication tags corresponding to the plurality of material cavities, each of the communication tags being disposed on a corresponding material cavity, and each of the communication tags being used to record the content in the corresponding material cavity; A tag reader is provided on the base, and the magazine body can move relative to the base so that the tag reader can read the plurality of communication tags one by one, thereby obtaining the content in each of the material cavities; The obtained contents in each of the material cavities are used to determine a target recipe set that can be recommended, and are also used to calculate the rotation angle of the material box body when the cooking body is working.

2. The intelligent cooking device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material box body has a rotation axis, and the material box body can rotate around the rotation axis relative to the base, and the plurality of material cavities are circumferentially arranged around the rotation axis.

3. The intelligent cooking device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The material box body includes a lower material box and an upper material box that are plugged together. A plurality of first cavities arranged along the circumference are provided in the lower material box, and a plurality of second cavities arranged along the circumference are provided in the upper material box. The plurality of first cavities correspond to the plurality of second cavities. Each second cavity is connected with the corresponding first cavity when the lower material box and the upper material box are plugged together, thereby forming one material cavity.

4. The intelligent cooking device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The communication tag is arranged on the cavity wall of the first cavity or the second cavity.

5. The intelligent cooking device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The loading box includes a plurality of upper box bodies, the plurality of upper box bodies correspond to a plurality of first cavities, and each upper box body is used to be inserted into a corresponding first cavity.

6. The intelligent cooking device according to claim 5, characterized in that: One of the upper box body and the side wall of the first cavity is provided with a slot, and the other is provided with an inserting rib for plugging and matching with the slot.

7. The intelligent cooking device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: A shielding structure is provided on the cavity wall of the material cavity, and the shielding structure is used to shield the material cavity.

8. The intelligent cooking device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The shielding structure is along the The cavity wall of the material cavity extends in a closed ring shape.

9. A seasoning box, characterized in that: It includes: A feeding unit comprises a base and a material box body disposed on the base, wherein the material box body has a plurality of material cavities; A plurality of communication tags corresponding to the plurality of material cavities, each of the communication tags being disposed on a corresponding material cavity, and each of the communication tags being used to record the content in the corresponding material cavity; A tag reader is provided on the base, and the magazine body can move relative to the base so that the tag reader can read the plurality of communication tags one by one, thereby obtaining the content in each of the material cavities; Among them, the contents of each material cavity obtained are used to send to the cooking body of the intelligent cooking device, which facilitates the cooking body to determine the recommended target recipe set and also facilitates the cooking body to calculate the rotation angle of the material box body when the cooking body is working.

10. An intelligent cooking device, characterized in that: The intelligent cooking device comprises: A cooking body having a cooking container; A feeding unit, comprising a base and a material box body disposed on the base, wherein the material box body has a plurality of material cavities for feeding seasonings into the cooking container; A plurality of communication tags corresponding to the plurality of material cavities, each of the communication tags being disposed on a corresponding material cavity, and each of the communication tags being used to record the content in the corresponding material cavity; a tag reader, disposed on the base, for reading the communication tag; a driving device, drivingly connected to the magazine body, for driving the magazine body to move relative to the base; a controller connected to the tag reader and the driving device, and configured to control the driving device to drive the cartridge body, so that the tag reader can read the plurality of communication tags one by one, thereby obtaining the contents of each of the material cavities; The obtained contents in each of the material cavities are used to determine a target recipe set that can be recommended, and are also used to calculate the rotation angle of the material box body when the cooking body is working.

11. A seasoning box detection method, characterized in that: It includes: Step S11: reading the communication tag of one of the plurality of cavities by a tag reader to obtain the content in one of the plurality of cavities, and taking one of the plurality of cavities as the current cavity; Step S13: controlling the material box body to rotate relative to the base until the material cavity next to the current material cavity is opposite to the label reader; Step S15: reading the communication tag of the next cavity of the current cavity by the tag reader; Step S17: When the tag reader reads successfully, the content of the next cavity of the current cavity is stored, and the next cavity of the current cavity is used as the current cavity, and steps S13 to S15 are repeated until all the cavities are read; The contents of all the material cavities read are used to determine a target recipe set that can be recommended, and are also used to calculate the rotation angle of the material box body when controlling the rotation of the material box body relative to the base.

12. The seasoning box detection method according to claim 11, characterized in that: Step S13 controls the material box body to rotate relative to the base until the next material cavity of the current material cavity faces the label reader, specifically including: Step S131: Determine a first rotation direction and rotation angle; Step S133: controlling the driving device to drive the magazine body to rotate relative to the base along the first rotation direction by the rotation angle until the next material cavity of the current material cavity faces the label reader.

13. The seasoning box detection method according to claim 12, characterized in that: Step S131 determines the first rotation direction and rotation angle, specifically including: Step S1311: determining the relative position relationship between the next cavity of the current cavity and the current cavity; Step S1313: determining the first rotation direction according to the determined relative position relationship; Step S1315: Based on the first rotation direction, obtaining a first angle between the next cavity of the current cavity and a corresponding position of the current cavity; Step S1317: Determine the rotation angle according to the first angle.

14. The seasoning box detection method according to claim 11, characterized in that: Step S11 reads the communication tag of one of the plurality of cavities through a tag reader to obtain the content in one of the plurality of cavities, and uses one of the plurality of cavities as the current cavity; specifically includes: Step S111: reading a communication tag of one of the plurality of material cavities by a tag reader; Step S113: When the tag reader reads successfully, the content in one of the plurality of cavities is stored; or, When the tag reader fails to read, storing failure information of one of the plurality of material cavities; Step S115: taking one of the plurality of material chambers as the current material chamber.

15. The seasoning box detection method according to any one of claims 11 to 14, characterized in that: Also includes: Step S19: When the tag reader fails to read, the failure information of the next cavity of the current cavity is stored; The next material cavity of the current material cavity is used as the current material cavity, and steps S13 to S15 are repeated until all the material cavities are read.

16. The seasoning box detection method according to any one of claims 11 to 14, characterized in that: Step S11 reads the communication tag of one of the plurality of cavities by a tag reader to obtain the content in one of the plurality of cavities, and before taking one of the plurality of cavities as the current cavities, further includes: Step S9: when a reset instruction is detected, one of the material cavities is positioned opposite to the tag reader, so that the one of the material cavities is in a reset state.

17. A computer-readable storage medium storing computer instructions, characterized in that: Applied to intelligent cooking equipment, when the computer instruction is executed by a processor, the processor is caused to execute the seasoning box detection method according to any one of claims 11 to 16.

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