Cooking system

Abstract

To provide technology to make a change on automatic cooking without changing recipe data itself.SOLUTION: A cooking system may include a cooker and a terminal device that can communicate with the cooker. The cooker may include a heating part for heating a material to be heated and a control part for causing the heating part to perform automatic cooking according to recipe data corresponding to a cooking menu item. The terminal device may include a change instruction input part for a user to input a change instruction on the automatic cooking and a change data generation part for generating change data on the basis of the change instruction. The terminal device may be configured to transmit the change data to the cooker. The control part may be configured to cause the heating part to perform the automatic cooking on the basis of the recipe data and the change data received from the terminal device.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The technology disclosed in this specification relates to a cooking system.

Background Art

[0002] A cooking system is disclosed in Patent Document 1. The cooking system includes a cooking device and a terminal device capable of communicating with the cooking device. The cooking device includes a heating unit that heats an object to be heated, and a control unit that causes the heating unit to perform automatic cooking according to recipe data corresponding to a cooking menu. The terminal device includes a change instruction input unit through which a user can input a change instruction regarding the automatic cooking, and a recipe data change unit that changes the recipe data based on the change instruction. The terminal device is configured to transmit the changed recipe data to the cooking device. The control unit is configured to cause the heating unit to perform the automatic cooking based on the changed recipe data received from the terminal device.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] As described above, when making a change regarding automatic cooking using a terminal device, if the recipe data itself is changed, there is a risk that the recipe data will be damaged when storing the changed recipe data. In this case, the cooking device cannot perform automatic cooking normally. This specification provides a technology that enables making a change regarding automatic cooking without changing the recipe data itself.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0005] In a first aspect disclosed in this specification, the cooking system may include a cooking appliance and a terminal device communicable with the cooking appliance. The cooking appliance may include a heating unit that heats an object to be heated, and a control unit that causes the heating unit to perform automatic cooking according to recipe data corresponding to a cooking menu. The terminal device may include a change instruction input unit through which a user can input a change instruction regarding the automatic cooking, and a change data generation unit that generates change data based on the change instruction. The terminal device may be configured to transmit the change data to the cooking appliance. The control unit may be configured to cause the heating unit to perform the automatic cooking based on the recipe data and the change data received from the terminal device.

[0006] In the above configuration, when making a change regarding automatic cooking using the terminal device, without changing the recipe data itself, change data is generated separately from the recipe data, and the cooking appliance executes automatic cooking based on the recipe data and the change data. By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to make a change regarding automatic cooking without changing the recipe data itself.

[0007] In a second aspect, in the first aspect, the terminal device may further include a selection instruction input unit through which the user can input a selection instruction regarding the cooking menu. The terminal device may be configured to transmit the recipe data corresponding to the cooking menu indicated by the selection instruction and the change data to the cooking appliance.

[0008] According to the above configuration, even when the recipe data corresponding to the cooking menu desired by the user is not stored in the cooking appliance, by transmitting both the recipe data and the change data from the terminal device to the cooking appliance, it is possible to execute automatic cooking with the changes reflected in the cooking appliance.

[0009] In a third aspect, in the first or second aspect, the change instruction may include an instruction to change the cooking time in the automatic cooking.

[0010] According to the above configuration, automatic cooking with the cooking time changed as desired by the user can be executed.

[0011] In a fourth aspect, in the third aspect, when the change instruction includes an instruction to extend the cooking time in the automatic cooking, the control unit may be configured to extend the duration of the last cooking step among the cooking steps in the automatic cooking.

[0012] Normally, in automatic cooking, the duration of the last cooking step often affects the final cooking result. According to the above configuration, automatic cooking can be executed so as to achieve the desired result by the user.

[0013] In a fifth aspect, in the third aspect, when the change instruction includes an instruction to extend the cooking time in the automatic cooking, the control unit may be configured to execute an additional cooking step after all the cooking steps in the automatic cooking are completed.

[0014] According to the above configuration, automatic cooking can be executed so as to achieve the desired result by the user.

[0015] In a sixth aspect, in any one of the third to fifth aspects, when the change instruction includes an instruction to shorten the cooking time in the automatic cooking, the control unit may be configured to shorten the duration of the last cooking step among the cooking steps in the automatic cooking.

[0016] According to the above configuration, automatic cooking can be executed so as to achieve the desired result by the user.

[0017] In a seventh aspect, in the third aspect, when the change instruction includes an instruction to extend the cooking time in the automatic cooking, the control unit may be configured to extend the duration of two or more cooking steps among the cooking steps in the automatic cooking.

[0018] When significantly extending the cooking time of automatic cooking, if only the duration of one cooking process is extended, the cooking result may deteriorate. According to the above configuration, when extending the cooking time of automatic cooking, since the durations of two or more cooking processes are extended, even when the cooking time of automatic cooking is significantly extended, the cooking result can be improved.

[0019] In the eighth aspect, in the seventh aspect, the control unit may be configured to calculate a distribution rate for each of the two or more cooking processes based on the duration of each of the two or more cooking processes, and extend the duration of each of the two or more cooking processes by a time obtained by multiplying the extension time indicated in the change instruction by the distribution rate.

[0020] According to the above configuration, even when extending the cooking time of automatic cooking, since the ratio of the durations of each cooking process does not change, the cooking result can be improved.

[0021] In the ninth aspect, in the third, seventh, or eighth aspect, when the change instruction includes an instruction to shorten the cooking time in the automatic cooking, the control unit may be configured to shorten the durations of two or more cooking processes among the cooking processes in the automatic cooking.

[0022] When significantly shortening the cooking time of automatic cooking, if only the duration of one cooking process is shortened, the cooking result may deteriorate. According to the above configuration, when shortening the cooking time of automatic cooking, since the durations of two or more cooking processes are shortened, even when the cooking time of automatic cooking is significantly shortened, the cooking result can be improved.

[0023] In the tenth aspect, in the ninth aspect, the control unit calculates a distribution ratio for each of the two or more cooking steps based on the duration of each of the two or more cooking steps, and multiplies the distribution ratio by the shortened time indicated in the change instruction, and the duration of each of the two or more cooking steps may be configured to be shortened by the resulting time.

[0024] According to the above configuration, even when shortening the cooking time of automatic cooking, the ratio of the duration of each cooking step does not change, so the cooking result can be improved.

[0025] In the eleventh aspect, in any one of the first to tenth aspects, the change instruction may include an instruction to change the heating power in the automatic cooking.

[0026] According to the above configuration, it is possible to execute automatic cooking with the heating power changed as desired by the user.

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[0028] (Example) As shown in FIG. 1, the cooking system 2 includes a cooking appliance 10, a terminal device 100, an access point 200, and a server device 300. The cooking appliance 10 and the terminal device 100 can be connected to each other by Bluetooth (hereinafter referred to as "BT") communication according to the Bluetooth (registered trademark) method. The terminal device 100 is connected to the access point 200 by Wi-Fi (hereinafter referred to as "WF") communication according to the Wi-Fi (registered trademark) method, and can be connected to the Internet 400 via the access point 200. The server device 300 is connected to the Internet 400. Therefore, the terminal device 100 can communicate with the server device 300 via the access point 200 and the Internet 400.

[0029] (Configuration of the cooking appliance 10) As shown in FIG. 2, the cooking heater 10 is, for example, a gas combustion type built-in stove that is incorporated into a system kitchen and used. The cooking heater 10 includes a main body 12, a top plate 14 disposed on the upper part of the main body 12, three stove burners 16a, 16b, 16c exposed from the top plate 14, and three stove temperature sensors 18a, 18b, 18c provided corresponding to the respective stove burners 16a, 16b, 16c. The stove burner 16a is a burner for heating an object to be heated (for example, a cooking container). A gas supply passage (not shown) is connected to the stove burner 16a. A flow rate adjustment valve (not shown) for adjusting the supply amount of gas to the stove burner 16a is provided in the gas supply passage. The stove burner 16a ignites by operating an igniter (not shown) in a state where gas is supplied to the stove burner 16a. By adjusting the supply amount of gas to the stove burner 16a, the heating amount of the stove burner 16a can be adjusted. When the supply of gas to the stove burner 16a is stopped, the stove burner 16a is extinguished. The stove temperature sensor 18a detects the temperature of the object to be heated heated by the corresponding stove burner 16a. The stove burners 16b, 16c have the same structure as the stove burner 16a, and the stove temperature sensors 18b, 18c have the same structure as the stove temperature sensor 18a.

[0030] The cooking heater 10 further includes a grill compartment 20 and a grill door 22. The grill compartment 20 is provided inside the main body 12 and houses the object to be heated. The grill door 22 is disposed on the front surface of the main body 12 and opens and closes the grill compartment 20. Inside the grill compartment 20, a grill burner 24 (see FIG. 1) for heating the object to be heated housed in the grill compartment 20 and a grill temperature sensor 26 (see FIG. 1) for detecting the temperature inside the grill compartment 20 are provided.

[0031] In the following, the stove burners 16a, 16b, 16c are also collectively referred to as "stove burner 16" (see FIG. 1), and the stove temperature sensors 18a, 18b, 18c are also collectively referred to as "stove temperature sensor 18" (see FIG. 1). Further, the stove burner 16 and the grill burner 24 are also collectively referred to as "heating unit 17" (see FIG. 1).

[0032] The cooking device 10 further includes a stove operation unit 28, a stove display unit 30, a grill operation unit 32, a grill display unit 34, and a power switch 36. The stove operation unit 28, the stove display unit 30, the grill operation unit 32, the grill display unit 34, and the power switch 36 are provided on the front surface of the main body 12. The power switch 36 is an operation unit for switching on / off the power of the cooking device 10.

[0033] The stove operation unit 28 includes three heating amount operation units 38a, 38b, 38c and three panel operation units 40a, 40b, 40c. The heating amount operation units 38a, 38b, 38c are operation units for igniting and extinguishing the corresponding stove burners 16a, 16b, 16c and adjusting the heating amount of the corresponding stove burners 16a, 16b, 16c. The panel operation units 40a, 40b, 40c are operation units for setting automatic cooking and the like with the corresponding stove burners 16a, 16b, 16c. The stove display unit 30 displays the operating states of the respective stove burners 16a, 16b, 16c and information related to automatic cooking.

[0034] The grill operation unit 32 includes a heating amount operation unit 42 and a panel operation unit 44. The heating amount operation unit 42 is an operation unit for igniting and extinguishing the grill burner 24 and adjusting the heating amount of the grill burner 24. The panel operation unit 44 is an operation unit for setting automatic cooking and the like with the grill burner 24. The grill display unit 34 displays the operating state of the grill burner 24 and information related to automatic cooking.

[0035] As shown in FIG. 1, the cooking appliance 10 further includes a BT interface 46, a control unit 48, and a storage unit 50. The BT interface 46 is a wireless interface for performing BT communication with an external device (for example, the terminal device 100). Hereinafter, the interface may be described as "I / F". The control unit 48 includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, etc., and controls the operations of the respective components of the cooking appliance 10. The storage unit 50 includes an EEPROM, a flash memory, etc., and stores various data used when the control unit 48 executes processing.

[0036] (Configuration of the terminal device 100) The terminal device 100 is, for example, a portable or stationary communication terminal (such as a smartphone, mobile phone, tablet, PC, etc.) owned by the user of the cooking appliance 10. The terminal device 100 includes a display unit 102, an input unit 104, a BTI / F 106, a WFI / F 108, a control unit 110, and a storage unit 112. The display unit 102 displays various types of information to the user. The input unit 104 accepts various types of inputs from the user. The display unit 102 and the input unit 104 may be integrated as, for example, a touch panel 103. The BTI / F 106 is a wireless interface for performing BT communication with an external device (such as the cooking appliance 10). The WFI / F 108 is a wireless interface for performing WF communication with the access point 200. The control unit 110 includes a CPU, ROM, RAM, etc., and controls the operations of the respective components of the terminal device 100. The storage unit 112 includes an EEPROM, a flash memory, etc., and stores various types of data used when the control unit 110 executes processing. A cooking support application (not shown) is stored in the storage unit 112. The cooking support application is an application program for assisting the user in cooking using the cooking appliance 10 and is provided by the manufacturing company of the cooking appliance 10. In a state where the cooking support application is activated, the terminal device 100 can receive various types of data from the cooking appliance 10 and the server device 300, transmit various types of data to the cooking appliance 10 and the server device 300, etc. In a state where the cooking support application is activated, the user can input a selection instruction for a cooking menu, an instruction to start automatic cooking, etc. via the touch panel 103 of the terminal device 100.

[0037] (Configuration of Server Device 300) The server device 300 is, for example, a stationary server device managed by the manufacturing company of the cooking appliance 10. The server device 300 includes a display unit 302, an input unit 304, a communication I / F 306, a control unit 308, and a storage unit 310. The display unit 302 displays various information to the operator. The input unit 304 accepts various inputs from the operator. The communication I / F 306 is an interface for executing a connection to the Internet 400. The control unit 308 includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, etc., and controls the operations of the respective components of the server device 300. The storage unit 310 includes, for example, an HDD, an SSD, etc., and stores various data used when the control unit 308 executes processing. Further, the storage unit 310 stores, for example, a plurality of recipe data (not shown) for the cooking appliance 10. The recipe data is data for executing automatic cooking of the corresponding cooking menu in the cooking appliance 10. The recipe data includes, for example, information indicating the cooking procedure of automatic cooking, information indicating the heating unit 17 capable of executing automatic cooking, information indicating the heating power and the duration of the heating unit 17 in each cooking step of automatic cooking, etc.

[0038] (Processing at the start of automatic cooking) Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 3, in the cooking system 2, the processing performed by the cooking appliance 10, the terminal device 100, and the server device 300 when starting automatic cooking will be described. In the following description, the operations performed by the control unit 48 of the cooking appliance 10, the control unit 110 of the terminal device 100, and the control unit 308 of the server device 300 may be described with the cooking appliance 10, the terminal device 100, and the server device 300 as the subjects, respectively.

[0039] At T2, the terminal device 100 starts the cooking support application in response to a start instruction of the cooking support application from the user.

[0040] At T4, the terminal device 100 accepts a selection instruction of a cooking menu from the user.

[0041] In T6, the terminal device 100 requests the server device 300 for recipe data corresponding to the cooking menu selected by the user.

[0042] In T8, the server device 300 transmits the recipe data to the terminal device 100 in response to the request for the recipe data from the terminal device 100.

[0043] In T10, the terminal device 100 displays the cooking procedure for automatic cooking in response to the reception of the recipe data from the server device 300.

[0044] In T12, the terminal device 100 accepts the start instruction for automatic cooking from the user.

[0045] In T14, the terminal device 100 displays a setting screen 114 (see FIG. 4) for increasing or decreasing the cooking time in automatic cooking and selecting the heating unit 17 to be the target of automatic cooking. As shown in FIG. 4, the setting screen 114 includes an input field 116 for inputting an instruction to increase or decrease the cooking time, a selection field 118 for selecting the heating unit 17 to be the target of automatic cooking, a return button 120 for returning to the previous screen, and an OK button 122 for finalizing the increase or decrease of the cooking time and the selection of the heating unit 17.

[0046] Regarding the instruction to increase or decrease the cooking time in automatic cooking, the allowable range and increment for input may be changed according to the standard cooking time of the target cooking menu. For example, in the case of a cooking menu with a standard cooking time of 5 minutes or less, for the instruction to increase or decrease the cooking time, the allowable range for input is ±2 minutes, and the increment is in 10-second units. In the case of a cooking menu with a standard cooking time exceeding 5 minutes and up to 10 minutes, for the instruction to increase or decrease the cooking time, the allowable range for input is ±3 minutes, and the increment is in 10-second units. In the case of a cooking menu with a standard cooking time exceeding 10 minutes and up to 20 minutes, for the instruction to increase or decrease the cooking time, the allowable range for input is ±5 minutes, and the increment is in 30-second units. In the case of a cooking menu with a standard cooking time exceeding 20 minutes and up to 30 minutes, for the instruction to increase or decrease the cooking time, the allowable range for input is ±7 minutes, and the increment is in 30-second units. In the case of a cooking menu with a standard cooking time exceeding 30 minutes, for the instruction to increase or decrease the cooking time, the allowable range for input is ±10 minutes, and the increment is in 1-minute units.

[0047] As shown in FIG. 3, at T16, the terminal device 100 receives from the user an instruction to increase or decrease the cooking time and an instruction to select the heating unit 17.

[0048] At T18, the terminal device 100 generates change data for the recipe data according to the instruction to increase or decrease the cooking time.

[0049] At T20, the terminal device 100 transmits the recipe data received at T8 and the change data generated at T18 to the heating cooker 10.

[0050] At T22, the terminal device 100 transmits the change data generated at T18 to the server device 300.

[0051] At T24, the terminal device 100 displays a preparation completion screen 124 (see FIG. 5) to notify the user that the preparation for starting automatic cooking is complete. As shown in FIG. 5, the preparation completion screen 124 includes a cancel button 126 for canceling automatic cooking.

[0052] As shown in FIG. 3, in T26, the cooking heater 10 accepts an ignition operation from the user. As a result, the cooking heater 10 ignites the heating unit 17 (for example, the grill burner 24).

[0053] In T28, the cooking heater 10 notifies the terminal device 100 of the completion of the ignition of the heating unit 17 (for example, the grill burner 24).

[0054] In T30, the cooking heater 10 starts automatic cooking by the heating unit 17 (for example, the grill burner 24). The cooking heater 10 executes automatic cooking based on the recipe data and the change data.

[0055] In T32, the cooking heater 10 displays an ignition completion screen 128 (see FIG. 6) to notify the user that the ignition of the heating unit 17 (for example, the grill burner 24) has been completed.

[0056] In T34, the server device 300 stores the change data received in T22 in association with the user of the terminal device 100 and the cooking menu of the recipe data transmitted in T8. As a result, the server device 300 can transmit the stored change data to the terminal device 100 together with the recipe data when the same user requests the transmission of the recipe data of the same cooking menu in the future. In this case, when the terminal device 100 displays the setting screen 114 shown in FIG. 4, the content of the change data received from the server device 300 can be displayed as the default value in the input field 116 for increasing or decreasing the cooking time.

[0057] (Example of method for changing cooking time) As shown in FIG. 7, when the cooking heater 10 receives both the recipe data and the change data from the terminal device 100, it may extend or shorten the cooking time of the automatic cooking by extending or shortening the duration of the last cooking step. In the example shown in FIG. 7, the automatic cooking includes a first cooking step (denoted as STEP1), a second cooking step (denoted as STEP2), and a third cooking step (denoted as STEP3).

[0058] As shown in the upper part of FIG. 7, when there is no change data and the heating cooker 10 performs standard automatic cooking based on recipe data, in the first cooking step, heating cooking with the heating power of the heating unit 17 set to "high" is performed for 2 minutes. In the second cooking step, the heating cooker 10 performs heating cooking with the heating power of the heating unit 17 set to "low" for 4 minutes. In the third cooking step, the heating cooker 10 performs residual heat cooking with the heating unit 17 extinguished for 4 minutes. After the end of the third cooking step, the heating cooker 10 notifies the user of the end of automatic cooking.

[0059] As shown in the middle part of FIG. 7, when it is instructed in the change data to extend the cooking time of automatic cooking by 2 minutes, the heating cooker 10 does not change the duration of the first cooking step and the second cooking step, but extends the duration of the third cooking step by 2 minutes and performs residual heat cooking with the heating unit 17 extinguished for 6 minutes. After the end of the third cooking step, the heating cooker 10 notifies the user of the end of automatic cooking. Note that the heating cooker 10 may be configured to extend the duration of a pre-specified cooking step instead of extending the duration of the last cooking step (for example, the third cooking step). In this case, the pre-specified cooking step may be different for each cooking menu.

[0060] Note that when it is instructed in the change data to extend the cooking time of automatic cooking by 2 minutes, instead of extending the duration of the third cooking step by 2 minutes, after the end of the third cooking step, the heating cooker 10 may perform heating cooking with the same heating power as the heating cooking performed in the second cooking step, that is, heating cooking with the heating power of the heating unit 17 set to "low", for 2 minutes as an additional cooking step. In this case, after the end of the additional cooking step, the heating cooker 10 notifies the user of the end of automatic cooking.

[0061] As shown in the lower part of FIG. 7, when the cooking time is instructed to be shortened by 2 minutes as the change data, the cooking heater 10 shortens the continuous time of the third cooking process by 2 minutes without changing the continuous time of the first cooking process and the second cooking process, and performs the post - heating cooking with the heating unit 17 extinguished for 2 minutes. After the end of the third cooking process, the cooking heater 10 notifies the user of the end of the automatic cooking. Note that the cooking heater 10 may be configured to shorten the continuous time of a pre - specified cooking process instead of shortening the continuous time of the last cooking process (for example, the third cooking process). In this case, the pre - specified cooking process may be different for each cooking menu.

[0062] (Another example of the method for changing the cooking time) As shown in FIG. 8, when the cooking heater 10 receives both the recipe data and the change data from the terminal device 100, it may extend or shorten the cooking time of the automatic cooking by extending or shortening the continuous time of two or more cooking processes. In the example shown in FIG. 8, the automatic cooking includes a first cooking process (denoted as STEP1), a second cooking process (denoted as STEP2), and a third cooking process (denoted as STEP3).

[0063] As shown in the upper part of FIG. 8, when the cooking heater 10 executes the standard automatic cooking based on the recipe data without the change data, in the first cooking process, it performs the heating cooking with the heating power of the heating unit 17 set to "high" for 2 minutes. In the second cooking process, the cooking heater 10 performs the heating cooking with the heating power of the heating unit 17 set to "low" for 4 minutes. In the third cooking process, the cooking heater 10 performs the post - heating cooking with the heating unit 17 extinguished for 4 minutes. After the end of the third cooking process, the cooking heater 10 notifies the user of the end of the automatic cooking.

[0064] As shown in the middle of FIG. 8, when it is instructed in the change data to extend the cooking time of the automatic cooking by 2 minutes, the heating cooker 10 extends the durations of the first cooking step, the second cooking step, and the third cooking step according to the ratios of their respective durations. In the example shown in FIG. 8, the ratio of the duration of the first cooking step (i.e., the distribution ratio for the first cooking step) is 2 minutes / (2 minutes + 4 minutes + 4 minutes) = 0.2, the ratio of the duration of the second cooking step (i.e., the distribution ratio for the second cooking step) is 4 minutes / (2 minutes + 4 minutes + 4 minutes) = 0.4, and the ratio of the duration of the third cooking step (i.e., the distribution ratio for the third cooking step) is 4 minutes / (2 minutes + 4 minutes + 4 minutes) = 0.4. Therefore, the duration of the first cooking step is extended by 2 minutes × 0.2 = 0.4 minutes, the duration of the second cooking step is extended by 2 minutes × 0.4 = 0.8 minutes, and the duration of the third cooking step is extended by 2 minutes × 0.4 = 0.8 minutes. After the end of the third cooking step, the heating cooker 10 notifies the user of the end of the automatic cooking. When the automatic cooking includes a cooking step whose duration is not specified in advance (for example, when the first cooking step is a boiling step), the heating cooker 10 may be configured to extend the durations of the other cooking steps according to the ratios of their respective durations. Further, the heating cooker 10 may be configured to extend the durations of the first cooking step, the second cooking step, and the third cooking step according to preset ratios instead of the ratios of their respective durations. In this case, the preset ratios may be different for each cooking menu.

[0065] As shown in the lower part of FIG. 8, when it is instructed to shorten the cooking time of automatic cooking by 2 minutes in the change data, the heating cooker 10 shortens the first cooking step, the second cooking step, and the third cooking step according to the ratio of their respective durations. In the example shown in FIG. 8, the ratio of the duration of the first cooking step (i.e., the distribution rate for the first cooking step) is 2 minutes / (2 minutes + 4 minutes + 4 minutes) = 0.2, the ratio of the duration of the second cooking step (i.e., the distribution rate for the second cooking step) is 4 minutes / (2 minutes + 4 minutes + 4 minutes) = 0.4, and the ratio of the duration of the third cooking step (i.e., the distribution rate for the third cooking step) is 4 minutes / (2 minutes + 4 minutes + 4 minutes) = 0.4. Therefore, the duration of the first cooking step is shortened by 2 minutes × 0.2 = 0.4 minutes, the duration of the second cooking step is shortened by 2 minutes × 0.4 = 0.8 minutes, and the duration of the third cooking step is shortened by 2 minutes × 0.4 = 0.8 minutes. After the end of the third cooking step, the heating cooker 10 notifies the user of the end of automatic cooking. In addition, when the automatic cooking includes a cooking step whose duration is not specified in advance (for example, when the first cooking step is a boiling step), the heating cooker 10 may be configured to shorten the durations of the other cooking steps according to the ratio of their respective durations. Further, the heating cooker 10 may be configured to shorten the durations of the first cooking step, the second cooking step, and the third cooking step according to a preset ratio instead of the ratio of their respective durations. In this case, the preset ratio may be different for each cooking menu.

[0066] Note that in the above, the configuration for changing the cooking time of automatic cooking using the terminal device 100 has been described. Instead of or in addition to this, it may be configured to change the heating power in automatic cooking. In this case, for example, in the example shown in FIG. 7 or FIG. 8, only the heating power of the last cooking step (for example, the third cooking step) may be increased or decreased, or the heating powers of two or more cooking steps (for example, the first cooking step, the second cooking step, and the third cooking step) may be increased or decreased.

[0067] (Modification example) When the terminal device 100 stores all the recipe data for the cooking appliance 10, it may not be necessary to transmit the recipe data from the server device 300 to the terminal device 100. In this case, the cooking system 2 may not include the server device 300.

[0068] When the cooking appliance 10 stores all the recipe data, it may not be necessary to transmit the recipe data from the terminal device 100 to the cooking appliance 10. In this case, only the information indicating the selected cooking menu and the change data need to be transmitted from the terminal device 100 to the cooking appliance 10.

[0069] The cooking appliance 10 may be connected to the access point 200 by Wi-Fi communication. In this case, the cooking appliance 10 and the terminal device 100 may be able to communicate with each other via the access point 200.

[0070] The cooking appliance 10 may include, as the heating unit 17, a heat source other than a gas combustion type heat source (for example, an IH heater or the like).

[0071] (Features of the embodiment) As described above, in one or more embodiments, the cooking system 2 includes the cooking appliance 10 and the terminal device 100 capable of communicating with the cooking appliance 10. The cooking appliance 10 includes a heating unit 17 that heats the object to be heated, and a control unit 48 that causes the heating unit 17 to perform automatic cooking according to the recipe data corresponding to the cooking menu. The terminal device 100 includes an input unit 104 (an example of a change instruction input unit) through which a user can input a change instruction regarding automatic cooking, and a control unit 110 (an example of a change data generation unit) that generates change data based on the change instruction. The terminal device 100 is configured to transmit the change data to the cooking appliance 10. The control unit 48 is configured to cause the heating unit 17 to perform automatic cooking based on the recipe data and the change data received from the terminal device 100.

[0072] In the above configuration, when making changes related to automatic cooking using the terminal device 100, without changing the recipe data itself, change data is generated separately from the recipe data, and the heating cooker 10 executes automatic cooking based on the recipe data and the change data. By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to make changes related to automatic cooking without changing the recipe data itself.

[0073] In one or more embodiments, the input unit 104 (an example of a selection instruction input unit) of the terminal device 100 is capable of receiving a selection instruction input by the user regarding a cooking menu. The terminal device 100 is configured to transmit to the heating cooker 10 the recipe data corresponding to the cooking menu indicated by the selection instruction and the change data.

[0074] According to the above configuration, even when the recipe data corresponding to the cooking menu desired by the user is not stored in the heating cooker 10, by transmitting both the recipe data and the change data from the terminal device 100 to the heating cooker 10, it is possible to execute automatic cooking in which the changes are reflected in the heating cooker 10.

[0075] In one or more embodiments, the change instruction includes an instruction to change the cooking time in automatic cooking.

[0076] According to the above configuration, it is possible to execute automatic cooking with the cooking time changed as desired by the user.

[0077] In one or more embodiments, when the change instruction includes an instruction to extend the cooking time in automatic cooking, the control unit 48 is configured to extend the duration of the last cooking step in the cooking process of automatic cooking (see the middle part of FIG. 7).

[0078] Normally, in automatic cooking, the duration of the last cooking step often affects the final cooking result. According to the above configuration, it is possible to execute automatic cooking so as to achieve the desired result as desired by the user.

[0079] In one or more embodiments, when the change instruction includes an instruction to extend the cooking time in automatic cooking, the control unit 48 is configured to execute an additional cooking step after all the cooking steps in automatic cooking are completed (see the modification example in the middle row of FIG. 7).

[0080] According to the above configuration, automatic cooking can be executed so as to achieve the desired cooking result for the user.

[0081] In one or more embodiments, when the change instruction includes an instruction to shorten the cooking time in automatic cooking, the control unit 48 is configured to shorten the duration of the last cooking step among the cooking steps in automatic cooking (see the lower row of FIG. 7).

[0082] According to the above configuration, automatic cooking can be executed so as to achieve the desired cooking result for the user.

[0083] In one or more embodiments, when the change instruction includes an instruction to extend the cooking time in automatic cooking, the control unit 48 is configured to extend the duration of two or more cooking steps among the cooking steps in automatic cooking (see the middle row of FIG. 8).

[0084] When the cooking time of automatic cooking is greatly extended, if only the duration of one cooking step is extended, the cooking result may deteriorate. According to the above configuration, when extending the cooking time of automatic cooking, since the durations of two or more cooking steps are extended, even when the cooking time of automatic cooking is greatly extended, the cooking result can be improved.

[0085] In one or more embodiments, the control unit 48 calculates a distribution rate for each of two or more cooking steps based on the duration of each of the two or more cooking steps, and extends the duration of each of the two or more cooking steps by a time obtained by multiplying the extension time indicated in the change instruction by the distribution rate (see the middle row of FIG. 8).

[0086] According to the above configuration, even when extending the cooking time of automatic cooking, since the ratio of the duration of each cooking process remains unchanged, the cooking result can be improved.

[0087] In one or more embodiments, when the change instruction includes an instruction to shorten the cooking time in automatic cooking, the control unit is configured to shorten the duration of two or more cooking processes among the cooking processes in automatic cooking (see the lower part of FIG. 8).

[0088] When significantly shortening the cooking time of automatic cooking, if only the duration of one cooking process is shortened, the cooking result may deteriorate. According to the above configuration, when shortening the cooking time of automatic cooking, since the duration of two or more cooking processes is shortened, even when significantly shortening the cooking time of automatic cooking, the cooking result can be improved.

[0089] In one or more embodiments, the control unit 48 is configured to calculate a distribution ratio for each of two or more cooking processes based on the duration of each of the two or more cooking processes, and shorten the duration of each of the two or more cooking processes by an amount obtained by multiplying the shortening time indicated in the change instruction by the distribution ratio (see the lower part of FIG. 8).

[0090] According to the above configuration, even when shortening the cooking time of automatic cooking, since the ratio of the duration of each cooking process remains unchanged, the cooking result can be improved.

[0091] In one or more embodiments, the change instruction includes an instruction to change the heating power in automatic cooking.

[0092] According to the above configuration, it is possible to execute automatic cooking with the heating power changed as desired by the user.

[0093] Although each of the above embodiments has been described in detail, these are merely examples and do not limit the scope of the claims. The technology described in the claims includes various modifications and changes to the specific examples illustrated above. The technical elements described in this specification or the drawings exhibit technical utility either alone or in various combinations, and are not limited to the combinations described in the claims at the time of filing. In addition, the technology illustrated in this specification or the drawings can achieve multiple purposes simultaneously, and achieving one of these purposes itself has technical utility.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0094] 2: Cooking Heating System, 10: Cooking Heater, 12: Main Body, 14: Top Plate, 16: Stove Burner, 16a: Stove Burner, 16b: Stove Burner, 16c: Stove Burner, 17: Heating Unit, 18: Stove Temperature Sensor, 18a: Stove Temperature Sensor, 18b: Stove Temperature Sensor, 18c: Stove Temperature Sensor, 20: Grill Cabinet, 22: Grill Door, 24: Grill Burner, 26: Grill Temperature Sensor, 28: Stove Operation Unit, 30: Stove Display Unit, 32: Grill Operation Unit, 34: Grill Display Unit, 36: Power Switch, 38a: Heating Quantity Operation Unit, 38b: Heating Quantity Operation Unit, 38c: Heating Quantity Operation Unit, 40a: Panel Operation Unit, 40b: Panel Operation Unit, 40c: Panel Operation Unit, 42: Heating Quantity Operation Unit, 44: Panel Operation Unit, 46: BTI / F, 48: Control Unit, 50: Storage Unit, 100: Terminal Device, 102: Display Unit, 103: Touch Panel, 104: Input Unit, 106: BTI / F, 108: WFI / F, 110: Control Unit, 112: Storage Unit, 114: Setting Screen, 116: Input Field, 118: Selection Field, 120: Return Button, 122: Confirmation Button, 124: Preparation Complete Screen, 126: Cancel Button, 128: Ignition Complete Screen, 200: Access Point, 300: Server Device, 302: Display Unit, 304: Input Unit, 306: Communication I / F, 308: Control Unit, 310: Storage Unit, 400: Internet

Claims

1. A cooking system comprising a cooking appliance and a terminal device capable of communicating with the cooking appliance, The cooking appliance includes a heating unit for heating an object to be heated, a control unit configured to cause the heating unit to perform automatic cooking according to recipe data corresponding to a cooking menu, The terminal device includes a change instruction input unit through which a user can input a change instruction regarding the automatic cooking, a change data generation unit configured to generate change data based on the change instruction, The terminal device is configured to transmit the change data to the cooking appliance, The control unit is configured to cause the heating unit to perform the automatic cooking based on the recipe data and the change data received from the terminal device. A cooking system.

2. The terminal device further includes a selection instruction input unit through which the user can input a selection instruction regarding the cooking menu, The terminal device is configured to transmit the recipe data corresponding to the cooking menu indicated by the selection instruction and the change data to the cooking appliance. The cooking system according to Claim 1.

3. The change instruction includes an instruction to change the cooking time in the automatic cooking. The cooking system according to Claim 1.

4. When the change instruction includes an instruction to extend the cooking time in the automatic cooking, the control unit is configured to extend the duration of the last cooking step among the cooking steps in the automatic cooking. The cooking system according to Claim 3.

5. When the change instruction includes an instruction to extend the cooking time in the automatic cooking, the control unit is configured to execute an additional cooking step after all the cooking steps in the automatic cooking are completed. The cooking system according to Claim 3.

6. When the change instruction includes an instruction to shorten the cooking time in the automatic cooking, the control unit is configured to shorten the duration of the last cooking step among the cooking steps in the automatic cooking. The heating cooking system according to claim 3.

7. When the change instruction includes an instruction to extend the cooking time in the automatic cooking, the control unit is configured to extend the duration of two or more cooking steps among the cooking steps in the automatic cooking. The heating cooking system according to claim 3.

8. The control unit calculates a distribution rate for each of the two or more cooking steps based on the duration of each of the two or more cooking steps, and extends the duration of each of the two or more cooking steps by a time obtained by multiplying the distribution rate by the extension time indicated in the change instruction. The heating cooking system according to claim 7.

9. When the change instruction includes an instruction to shorten the cooking time in the automatic cooking, the control unit is configured to shorten the duration of two or more cooking steps among the cooking steps in the automatic cooking. The heating cooking system according to claim 3.

10. The control unit calculates a distribution rate for each of the two or more cooking steps based on the duration of each of the two or more cooking steps, and shortens the duration of each of the two or more cooking steps by a time obtained by multiplying the distribution rate by the shortening time indicated in the change instruction. The heating cooking system according to claim 9.

11. The change instruction includes an instruction to change the heating power in the automatic cooking. The heating cooking system according to claim 1.

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