Recipe provision management system, recipe provision management method, program, information terminal, and server

Abstract

To provide a recipe provision management system which sequentially displays recipe information of menu items in descending order of priority in accordance with the purpose of a user when searching for a menu based on nutritional components, a recipe provision management method, a program, an information terminal, and a server.SOLUTION: A recipe provision management system 100 includes: a recipe information provision unit 88 which searches for recipe information and nutritional component information of menu items that can be cooked by a microwave oven 1 based on a specific nutritional component; and a cooking information provision unit 91 which transmits, to the microwave oven 1, a nutritional component selection screen G2, a search result screen G4 that displays recipe information of first menus which are menus rich in the specific nutritional component or menus low in the specific nutritional component so as to be selected, and displays recipe information of second menus which are menus rich in the nutritional component insufficient in the selected first menu so as to be selected, and cooking information corresponding to the recipe information selected from among the first and second menus.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a recipe providing management system, a recipe providing management method, a program, an information terminal, and a server that store and manage recipe information of menus that can be cooked in a range hood and display it on a user's information terminal.

Background Art

[0002] A recipe providing management system that displays recipe information related to menus stored and managed in a server on an information terminal owned by a user has been conventionally known. For example, in Patent Document 1, recipe information of menus, nutritional component information of foods, and personal data such as a user's medical examination data, inspection data, and measurement data are stored and registered in a server, and accessed from the user's information terminal to the server via a network. When a recipe is searched and selected by recipe name, ingredients, or keywords, a system is disclosed that displays recipe information and nutritional component information in which the amounts of ingredients including seasonings are adjusted, deleted, or replaced based on the user's personal data on the information terminal.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] In the above Patent Document 1, since it is necessary to store and register the user's personal data, those other than the registered user cannot use the recipe information and nutritional component information for which the quantity adjustment, deletion, or replacement of ingredients including seasonings has been performed. Also, while it is possible to adjust the nutritional components by adjusting, deleting, or replacing the quantities of the ingredients in the recipe itself, it is not possible to search for recipes by nutritional components, and the list of displayed recipes is not arranged in order according to the purpose. Therefore, when searching for a recipe with less sugar, for example, the user cannot quickly find the recipe information of the target menu when searching by nutritional components, and the search results cannot be displayed flexibly according to the user's purpose.

[0005] Therefore, in view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a recipe providing management system, a recipe providing management method, a program, an information terminal, and a server that can display in order from the recipe information of menus with high priority according to the user's purpose when searching by nutritional components.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] The recipe providing management system of the present invention includes a search means for searching for recipe information and nutritional component information of menus that can be cooked in a cooking appliance based on specific nutritional components, and a display that enables selection of recipe information of a first menu that is a menu containing a large amount of the specific nutritional component or a menu containing a small amount of the specific nutritional component, and also enables selection of recipe information of a second menu that is a menu containing a large amount of nutritional components lacking in the selected first menu. A recipe information providing unit, and a cooking information providing unit that transmits cooking information corresponding to the recipe information selected from the first menu and the second menu to the cooking appliance. It is characterized by comprising.

Effects of the Invention

[0007] According to the present invention, when searching by nutritional components, by more flexibly displaying and proposing in order from the recipe information of the menu with high priority according to the user's purpose, the user can quickly find the recipe information of the target menu. In addition, it is possible to propose the recipe information of the second menu, which is a recipe that supplements the nutritional components lacking in the nutrient calculation system. And just by giving an instruction to start cooking with a cooking appliance, it is possible to cook the first menu or the second menu selected without inputting other settings.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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[0009] Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a preferred recipe providing management system and an information processing apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0010] FIG. 1 schematically shows the overall configuration of a recipe providing management system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a microwave oven capable of heating and cooking an object to be cooked, and 2 is a wireless LAN router as an access point serving as a wireless terminal. The microwave oven 1 is wirelessly connected to the wireless LAN router 2. The wireless LAN router 2 has a function as a means for accessing the network 3, and is configured to exchange various kinds of information and data with the microwave oven 1 via the wireless LAN router 2.

[0011] 6 is an information terminal having display and communication functions, and 7 is an access point serving as a wireless terminal. Here, the information terminal 6 is composed of smartphones 6-1 and 6-2 and tablet terminals 6-3 individually held by each user who uses the oven range 1, and each is wirelessly connected to the access point 7. The access point 7 has a function as an access means to the network 3, and via the access point 7, various types of information and data are exchanged mutually between the smartphones 6-1 and 6-2 and tablet terminals 6-3 constituting the information terminal 6 and the server 5 on the cloud 4 connected to the network 3. Note that the wireless LAN router 2 and the access point 7 may be the same.

[0012] The recipe providing management system 100 of the present embodiment can be said to be a system in which the oven range 1 and n information terminals 6 (n is a natural number) are connected to a management server 5 via the network 3. In the server 5, recipe information for all menus that can be cooked with the oven range 1 is stored and held for the oven range 1. The recipe information of the menu stored in the server 5 includes all information necessary for the user to cook the menu using the oven range 1. The server 5 will be described in detail later.

[0013] In FIG. 1, three information terminals, namely smartphones 6-1 and 6-2 and a tablet terminal 6-3, are connected to the server 5 connected to the oven range 1 via the network 3. Since the current situation is that each user of the household using the oven range 1 holds one information terminal 6 per person, with respect to the oven range 1, a relationship in which n information terminals 6 assigned to n users are connected (that is, a one-to-many relationship) is formed. As a result, each information terminal 6 is configured to be able to receive recipe information of menus that can be cooked with the oven range 1 via the network 3.

[0014] Next, referring to FIG. 2, the configuration of the oven range 1 will be described. 11 is a main body configured in a substantially rectangular box shape, and this main body 11 is provided with a metal cabinet 12 as a member that covers the outer contour of the oven range 1 that becomes the product. Further, 13 is a door that can be opened and closed provided on the front surface of the main body 11.

[0015] At the upper part of the door 13, there is provided a handle 14 for opening and closing operations to be used when opening and closing the vertically opening door 13. On the side part of the door 13, there is provided an operation panel unit 15 for display, notification, and operation. The operation panel unit 15, in addition to a display means 16 that displays the set contents and progress status of cooking, etc., in order to enable various operation inputs related to heat cooking, for example, keys 17 provided on the operation panel unit 15, and operation means 19 such as a touch panel 18 provided on the surface of the display means 16 are arranged. Also, at the lower center of the door 13, as a transmission and reception unit that enables wireless communication between the oven range 1 and the wireless LAN router 2, a communication module 20 that becomes device communication means is arranged.

[0016] At the lower part of the main body 11, a water supply cassette 21 that can be detached from the front surface of the main body 1 and a water receiver 22 are respectively arranged. The water supply cassette 21 is a bottomed container that contains water as a liquid, as a liquid supply source for steam heating the object to be cooked placed in a cooking chamber 24 described later. Also, the water receiver 22 is a bottomed container that receives food scraps, water droplets, steam, etc. from the main body 11.

[0017] The display means 16 is, for example, a backlit display that color-displays all information related to heat cooking such as the type of heating, the name of the dish, the heating time, the temperature, and a photo of the cooking, in characters, numbers, symbols, photos, etc. Here, it is configured by a liquid crystal display using a TFT (thin film transistor) as a switching element, but other display devices such as an organic EL may be used, and it may be not limited to color display but also black and white display.

[0018] The key 17 is provided at a position that does not overlap with the display means 16 of the operation panel unit 15 as a push operation unit that receives a push operation from the user. Here, it is composed of a start key 17A and a cancel key 17B. The start key 17A is a key to be pushed when starting the cooking, and the cancel key 17B is a key to be pushed when stopping the cooking halfway or when canceling the operation and setting. In the present embodiment, in order to light or blink the start key 17A as needed, a lighting lamp (not shown) such as an LED is disposed near the start key 17A. The touch panel 18 is provided at a position overlapping the display screen of the display means 16 as a touch operation unit that receives a touch operation from the user.

[0019] Figs. 3 to 5 schematically illustrate the internal structure of the oven range 1 in the present embodiment. In each of these figures, the peripheral wall forming the cooking chamber 24 is composed of a ceiling wall 24a, a bottom wall 24b, a left side wall 24c, a right side wall 24d, and a rear wall 24e. The ceiling wall 24a is in a dome shape convex upward, while each of the walls 24b to 24e excluding the ceiling wall 24a is formed flat.

[0020] The rear wall 24e of the cooking chamber 24 is provided with a suction port 26 at its center, and horizontally long hot air outlets 27 and 28 are provided above and below the suction port 26. Further, an upper heater 29 for heating the object to be cooked from above the cooking chamber 24 is embedded in the ceiling wall 24a of the cooking chamber 24, and a lower heater 30 for heating the object to be cooked from below the cooking chamber 24 is embedded in the bottom wall 24b of the cooking chamber 24.

[0021] As shown in Fig. 3, 31 is a hot air unit provided behind the cooking chamber 24 inside the main body 11. This hot air unit 31 is composed of a hot air heater 32 as a heating means for heating air, a hot air fan 33 as a centrifugal fan for sending and circulating the heated air into the cooking chamber 24, and a hot air motor 34 for rotating the hot air fan 33 in the forward or reverse direction.

[0022] At approximately the center inside the hot air unit 31, a hot air fan 33 is provided facing the suction port 26, and a hot air heater 32 is arranged around it. When the hot air fan 33 is rotationally driven with the energization of the hot air motor 34, the air sucked from the inside of the cooking chamber 24 through the suction port 26 blows out in the radial direction of the hot air fan 33, is heated by the hot air heater 32, and hot air is supplied into the cooking chamber 24 through the hot air outlets 27 and 28. Thereby, a path for circulating hot air inside and outside the cooking chamber 24 is formed, and the object to be cooked inside the cooking chamber 24 is heated for oven cooking. Note that the hot air unit 31 is housed in a case 35 attached to the rear of the cooking chamber 24.

[0023] Also, as described above, the cooking chamber 24 is provided with an upper heater 29 and a lower heater 30. When the upper heater 29 and the lower heater 30 are energized, heat radiation by infrared rays from the upper heater 29 and the lower heater 30 occurs in the sealed space inside the cooking chamber 24, and the object to be cooked inside the cooking chamber 24 is heated for grill cooking.

[0024] As shown in FIG. 4, reference numeral 36 denotes a steam unit as a steam generator provided on the side of the cooking chamber 24 inside the main body 11. This steam unit 36 is configured to be communicatively connected to a steam generator 39 via a pump 37 and a water supply pipe 38 that send water from the water supply cassette 21 in order to supply saturated steam or superheated steam into the cooking chamber 24.

[0025] The steam generator 39 has a sheathed heater 41 embedded in a hollow vaporization chamber 42 made of aluminum die-cast, and the water supply pipe 38 is connected to the vaporization chamber 42. The water supplied into the vaporization chamber 42 is heated by energizing the sheathed heater 41 to generate steam, which can be supplied into the cooking chamber 24 from a plurality of steam outlets 43 formed in the left side wall 24c of the cooking chamber 24. Thereby, a steam flow as shown by the broken line in FIG. 4 is generated inside the cooking chamber 24, and the object to be cooked inside the cooking chamber 24 is heated for steam cooking.

[0026] As shown in FIG. 5, reference numeral 44 denotes a microwave generator that is provided below the bottom wall 24b of the cooking chamber 24 and performs range heating by irradiating an object to be cooked with microwaves from below the cooking chamber 24. The microwave generator 44 includes a magnetron 45 that serves as a source for generating microwaves, a waveguide 46 that guides the microwaves from the magnetron 45 into the cooking chamber 24, an antenna 47 that radiates microwaves from the waveguide 46 into the cooking chamber 24, an antenna motor 49 such as an AC motor that horizontally rotates the antenna 47 about a vertical axis 48, and a microswitch 50 attached in the vicinity of the antenna 47.

[0027] In addition, equipment control means 51, which will be described later, is incorporated below the bottom wall 24b of the cooking chamber 24, internal temperature detection means 25 is incorporated above the left side wall 24c of the cooking chamber 24, and internal temperature distribution detection means 52 is incorporated above the right side wall 24d of the cooking chamber 24. The internal temperature detection means 25 detects the temperature inside the cooking chamber 24 and is composed of, for example, a thermistor. The internal temperature distribution detection means 52 is configured by equipping an infrared sensor (not shown) with a swing mechanism, and by detecting the temperature distribution inside the cooking chamber 24, it is possible to detect the temperature of the object to be cooked accommodated therein.

[0028] FIG. 6 shows the main electrical configuration of the oven range 1. In the figure, reference numeral 51 denotes equipment control means constituted by a microcomputer. As is well known, this equipment control means 51 includes a CPU as an arithmetic processing means, a memory as a storage means, a timer as a timing means, an input / output device, and the like.

[0029] To the input port of the machine control means 51, in addition to the operation means 19 by the aforementioned key 17, touch panel 18, communication module 20, in - chamber temperature detection means 25, and in - chamber temperature distribution detection means 52, there are also provided a hot - air motor rotation detection means 53 for detecting the rotation of the hot - air motor 34 incorporated in the hot - air unit 31, a door opening / closing detection means 54 for detecting the opening / closing state of the door 13, an antenna position detection means 55 equipped with a microswitch 50 for detecting the origin position of the antenna 47 constituting the microwave generator 44, and a vaporization chamber temperature detection means 56 such as a thermistor for detecting the temperature of the vaporization chamber 42 constituting the steam unit 36, which are each electrically connected.

[0030] To the output port of the machine control means 51, in addition to the display means 16 by the liquid crystal display and the communication module 20, there are provided a microwave heating means 58 including the magnetron 45 of the microwave generator 44 and its driving means, a heater driving means 59 such as a relay for turning on / off the upper heater 29 and lower heater 30 for grill heating, the hot - air heater 32 for oven heating, and the sheathed heater 41 for steam heating respectively, an antenna driving means 60 for rotationally driving the antenna motor 49 which is the driving source of the antenna 47, a hot - air motor driving means 61 for rotationally driving the hot - air motor 34 which is the driving source of the hot - air fan 33, a pump driving means 62 for operating the pump 37 of the steam unit 36, and a notification means 63 having a sound output function such as a buzzer, which are each electrically connected.

[0031] The machine control means 51 receives the operation signal from the operation means 19 and the detection signals from the in-warehouse temperature detection means 25, the in-warehouse temperature distribution detection means 52, the hot air motor rotation detection means 53, the door opening / closing detection means 54, the antenna position detection means 55, and the vaporization chamber temperature detection means 56. Based on the heating information fetched from the communication module 20 and at a predetermined timing based on the timing from the timing means, the machine control means 51 outputs drive control signals to the microwave heating means 58 (which all serve as heating means), the heater drive means 59, the antenna drive means 60, the hot air motor drive means 61, the pump drive means 62, and the notification means 63, and also outputs display control signals to the display means 16. Such functions are realized by the machine control means 51 reading the program recorded in the memory as a storage medium. In particular, in this embodiment, the machine control means 51 is mainly provided with a program that causes it to function as a heating control unit 65, a display control unit 66, and a notification control unit 67.

[0032] The heating control unit 65 mainly controls the operations of each part related to the cooking of the food to be cooked placed in the cooking chamber 24. When it receives the heating information received by the communication module 20 from the server 5 through the operation on the information terminal 6 or the operation signal associated with the operation of the operation means 19, and determines from the detection signal from the door open / close detection means 54 that the door 13 is closed, it sends control signals to the microwave heating means 58, the heater driving means 59, the antenna driving means 60, the hot air motor driving means 61, the pump driving means 62, and the notification means 63 according to the operation signal, so as to control the cooking of the food to be cooked in the cooking chamber 24. In this embodiment, the recipe information of the menu that can be cooked by the oven range 1 is stored and held in the recipe information storage unit 68 that forms a part of the memory. When an operation to instruct the start of cooking is performed from the operation means 19 for one menu selected from the recipe information storage unit 68, the heating control unit 65 is configured to cook the food to be cooked according to a predetermined procedure according to the recipe information of the selected menu. Further, the cooking control unit 65, among the recipe information of a specific menu selected by the operation from the information terminal 6, when an operation to instruct the start of cooking is performed from the operation means 19 following the reception of the cooking information such as the type of heating and heating conditions necessary for the oven range 1 to cook the food to be cooked by the communication module 20, is also configured to cook the food to be cooked according to a predetermined procedure according to the heating information of the selected specific menu.

[0033] The menus stored in the recipe information storage unit 68 can be roughly classified into a manual cooking menu and an automatic cooking menu. The manual cooking menu is a menu in which, for the menu selected from the recipe information storage unit 68, before operating the start key 17A, the heating conditions such as time, output, and temperature are set respectively by touching the touch panel 18 and used. For example, the menu of a manual range corresponds to this. The automatic cooking menu is a menu in which, for the menu selected from the recipe information storage unit 68, the heating conditions such as time, output, and temperature are not set and used. For example, the menu of "scallions and meatballs" corresponds to this.

[0034] The display control unit 66 mainly controls operations related to the display of the display means 16 and has a function of switching and displaying various screens on the display means 16 which is a liquid crystal display. Particularly in this embodiment, among the recipe information of each menu stored in the recipe information storage unit 68, there is included various display information for causing the display means 16 to display a screen related to that menu. On the other hand, the cooking information received by the communication module 20 does not include such display information, and without causing the display means 16 to display a screen related to a specific menu selected by the information terminal 6, the heating control unit 62 can control the operation of the heating means based on the cooking information received by the communication module 20 to cook the object to be cooked placed in the cooking chamber 24.

[0035] The notification control unit 67 mainly controls operations related to the notification of the notification means 63. Particularly in this embodiment, when the communication module 20 receives the above-mentioned heating information, the notification control unit 67 is configured to cause the notification means 63 to notify that fact for a certain period of time.

[0036] As described above, the main configuration of the oven range 1 having the function of range cooking has been explained, but this is merely an example. For example, an oven range 1 in which the function of oven cooking or the function of steam cooking is omitted, or the lower heater 30 is omitted in the function of grill cooking may also be used.

[0037] FIG. 7 illustrates the external configuration of a typical smartphone 6-1 among the information terminals 6. In the figure, the smartphone 6-1 mainly includes a display means 71 capable of screen display, a push-type operation button 72, a communication module 73, and the like. A touch panel 74 is provided on the surface of the display means 71, and an operation means 75 that enables operations from the smartphone 6-1 is configured by the operation button 72 and the touch panel 74. Further, the communication module 73 serving as the terminal communication means is mounted inside the main body of the smartphone 6-1 as a transmission / reception unit that enables wireless communication between the oven range 1 and the wireless LAN router 2 or the access point 7. In addition, the smartphone 6-1 is provided with other components such as a call means such as a microphone and a speaker, and a photographing means such as a camera, but illustration thereof is omitted here.

[0038] FIG. 8 shows the main electrical configuration of the smartphone 6-1. In the figure, 77 is a terminal control means constituted by a microcomputer. As is well known, this terminal control means 77 includes a CPU as an arithmetic processing means, a memory as a storage means, a timer as a timing means, an input / output device, and the like. The operation means 75 and the communication module 73 are electrically connected to the input port of the terminal control means 77, respectively, and the display means 71 and the communication module 73 are electrically connected to the output port of the terminal control means 77, respectively.

[0039] The terminal control means 77 has a function of receiving an operation signal from the operation means 75 and outputting a control signal for display to the display means 71 at a predetermined timing based on the timing from the timing means and based on the recipe information fetched from the communication module 73. Such a function is realized by the terminal control means 77 reading a program recorded in the memory as a storage medium. In particular, in this embodiment, the terminal control means 77 is provided with a program that mainly functions as a communication control unit 78 and a display control unit 79.

[0040] The communication control unit 78 mainly controls operations related to the communication module 73. As needed, by operating the communication module 73, it can send various information and data from the terminal control means 77 to the server 5 via the network 3, or conversely, take in various information and data including recipe information from the server 5 to the terminal control means 77 via the network 3.

[0041] The display control unit 79 mainly controls operations related to the display of the display means 71 and has the function of switching and displaying various screens on the display means 71. In particular, in this embodiment, when the communication module 73 receives recipe information and nutritional information from the server 5, the display control unit 79 is configured to display the recipe information and nutritional information on the display means 71.

[0042] FIG. 9 shows the main electrical configuration of a server 5 which is an example of an information processing apparatus. In the figure, 81 is server control means constituted by a microcomputer. As is well known, this server control means 81 includes a CPU as arithmetic processing means, a memory as storage means, a timer as timing means, input / output devices, and the like. An operation means 82 that enables operations from the administrator of the recipe providing management system 100 and a communication module 83 that enables connection to the network 3 are electrically connected to the input port of the server control means 77 respectively. A communication module 83 and a display means 84 capable of screen display are electrically connected to the output port of the terminal control means 77 respectively. The communication module 83 serving as server communication means is mounted on the server 5 as a transceiver unit that enables communication with the oven range 1 and the information terminal 6 via the network 3.

[0043] By reading the program stored in the memory as a storage medium, the server control means 81 mainly functions as a device information registration unit 86, a recipe information registration unit 87, a recipe information providing unit 88, a favorite information registration unit 89, a favorite information providing unit 90, and a cooking information providing unit 91. In addition, in the memory built into the server control means 81, separately from such programs, there are provided a device information storage unit 93 for storing device information associating the information terminal 6 owned by the user and the oven range 1 used by the user, a full recipe information storage unit 94 for storing and saving recipe information of menus related to the oven range 1 connectable to the server 5, a nutrition information storage unit 95 for recording and saving nutrition information related to the nutritional analysis of foods used in each menu stored in the full recipe information storage unit 94, and a favorite information storage unit 96 for storing favorite information associating the favorite menu designated by the user through an operation from the information terminal 6 and the information terminal 6.

[0044] The recipe information of the menu referred to here includes all display information for displaying an image related to the menu on the display means 71 of the information terminal 6, and cooking information such as the type of heating and heating conditions necessary for cooking the object to be cooked in the oven range 1 that can cook the object to be cooked in that menu. The nutrition information is data on nutritional components contained in foods, and includes, for example, nutritional component information corresponding to the Japanese Food Standard Component Table, information indicating the balance of each nutritional component, information indicating the adequacy amount with respect to the daily required amount of each nutritional component, and information related to nutritional advice obtained therefrom. Therefore, the nutrition information storage unit 95 has a food nutritional component storage unit 95-1 for storing nutritional component information regarding the respective amounts of foods used as ingredients, and a menu nutritional component storage unit 95-2 for storing nutritional component information regarding the menus stored in the full recipe information storage unit 94.

[0045] When the first identification information for identifying the information terminal 6 and the user and the second identification information for identifying the oven range 1 used by the user are input from the information terminal 6 owned by the user, the device information registration unit 86 associates these first identification information and second identification information and stores and registers the device information in the device information storage unit 93. Specifically, for example, when a user who owns the smartphone 6-1 shown in FIG. 1 uses the oven range 1 as one information terminal 6 accessed to the server 5 via the network 3, the unique first identification information input from the smartphone 6-1 for identifying the user and the smartphone 6-1 is associated with the unique second identification information input from the smartphone 6-1 for identifying the oven range 1. When the device information is transmitted from the smartphone 6-1 to the server 5, the device information registration unit 86 stores and registers this device information in the device information storage unit 93 of the server 5.

[0046] The recipe information registration unit 87, based on the operation input from the operation means 82 by the administrator, causes the all-recipe information storage unit 94 to additionally store and register the recipe information of a new menu that is not stored in the all-recipe information storage unit 94, or partially modifies the recipe information of the menu stored in the all-recipe information storage unit 94 and overwrites and updates the all-recipe information storage unit 94 and the menu nutritional component storage unit 95-2. Specifically, when the administrator operates the operation means 82 to register the recipe information of a new menu, the recipe information registration unit 87 causes the display means 71 of the information terminal 6 to display the display information including the photo of the recipe, the name of the recipe, the introduction of the recipe, the estimated cooking time, the functional classification, the main ingredients used in the recipe, the characteristics of the menu including the difficulty level of cooking (preparation), and inputs the heating information including the type of heating and heating conditions necessary for cooking in the oven range 1 capable of cooking. Then, the recipe information registration unit 87 stores and registers such recipe information of the menu in the all-recipe information storage unit 94. Also, based on the information stored in the food nutritional component storage unit 95-1, the recipe information registration unit 87 calculates the nutritional component information for the food used in the menu and the amount of the food, and associates the total with the menu as the nutritional components related to the menu and stores and registers it in the menu nutritional component storage unit 95-2. Therefore, when the administrator of the server 5 registers, changes, or updates the recipe information, or newly stores and registers new nutritional components in the food nutritional component storage unit 95-1, etc., there is no need to newly store and register the nutritional component information related to this menu in the menu nutritional component storage unit 95-2, and the labor of the administrator of the server 5 can be saved.

[0047] The recipe information providing unit 88 extracts one or more pieces of recipe information from all the recipe information of all the menus stored in the all-recipe information storage unit 94 and transmits it to a plurality of information terminals 6 that can access the server 5 via the network 3, and causes it to be displayed on the display means 71 in cooperation with the display control unit 79 of the information terminal 6.

[0048] Specifically, in the above example, when an operation is performed by the user on the operation means 75 of the smartphone 6-1, and a display request for recipe information of the menu related to the oven range 1 already registered by the device information registration unit 86 is transmitted to the server 5 via the network 3, the recipe information providing unit 88 of the server 5 extracts the recipe information of the menu that can be cooked in the oven range 1, which is stored in the entire recipe information storage unit of the server 5, and transmits it to the smartphone 6-1. The display control unit 79 of the received smartphone 6-1 can preferably display the recipe information of the menu corresponding to the oven range 1 on the display means 71. Note that the recipe information providing unit 88 of the present embodiment not only transmits the recipe information of one menu to the information terminal 6 and displays it on the display means 71, but also transmits and displays the menu nutrition component information stored in the menu nutrition component storage unit 95-2 regarding that menu, for example, by an operation from the operation means of the information terminal 6 or automatically.

[0049] For each of the recipe information of a plurality of menus displayed on the information terminal 6, the recipe information providing unit 88 counts the number of accesses to the server 5 operated by that information terminal 6 from all the information terminals 6 that can access the server 5, and classifies the recipe information of the menu stored in the entire recipe information storage unit 94 of the server 5 into a first recipe information group within a certain time after being displayed on the information terminal 6 and a second recipe information group after a certain time. Then, the first recipe information group and the second recipe information group are transmitted to the information terminal 6 so that they are displayed in order from the recipe information of the menu with the largest counted number of accesses.

[0050] When a recipe information providing unit 88 selects recipe information of a specific menu from among recipe information of a plurality of menus displayed on a display means 71 by an operation from an information terminal 6, the recipe information of the selected menu, such as a photo of the recipe, a name of the recipe, an introduction of the recipe, an estimate of cooking time, a functional classification, main ingredients used in the recipe, nutritional component information regarding the recipe menu, and cooking difficulty, is displayed on the display means 71 of the information terminal 6 in one screen. It has a configuration in cooperation with a display control unit 79 of the information terminal 6.

[0051] A favorite information registration unit 89, when a favorite menu is selected from among recipe information of a plurality of menus displayed by a recipe information providing unit 88 on a display means 71 of the information terminal 6 by an operation from the information terminal 6, and every time the recipe information of the favorite menu is transmitted to a server 5 via a network 3, stores and registers favorite information in which the recipe information of the favorite menu is associated with unique first identification information from the information terminal 6 in a favorite information storage unit 96 of the server 5. Note that the "recipe information of the favorite menu" here does not refer to all of the recipe information of the menus stored in an entire recipe information storage unit 94, and may be information that can identify which menu the user has designated as a favorite among the recipe information, such as the name of the recipe.

[0052] When a favorite information providing unit 90 receives a display request for favorite information transmitted to the server 5 via the network 3 by an operation from the information terminal 6, it transmits the recipe information of the favorite menu associated with the information terminal 6 that received the display request from the favorite information stored in the favorite information storage unit 96 of the server 5 to the information terminal 6 that received the display request and displays it on the display means 71.

[0053] When a specific menu's recipe information is selected from the recipe information of a plurality of menus displayed by the recipe information providing unit 88 on the display means 71 of the information terminal 6 by an operation from the information terminal 6, the cooking information providing unit 91 transmits cooking information related to the cooking of the object to be cooked among the recipe information of the selected menu to the oven range 1.

[0054] The server 5 of the present embodiment also serves as a management device for managing the recipe information of the menus stored and registered in the all-recipe information storage unit 94 by an operation from the operation means 82 by an administrator. However, a management device including the operation means 82 and the display means 84 may be provided separately from the server 5, and this may be communicably connected to the network 3 so that various types of information and data are exchanged between the management device and the server 5.

[0055] Next, the operation of the recipe providing management system 100 having the above configuration will be described in detail.

[0056] FIG. 10 shows an example of a recipe list screen G1 displayed by the recipe information providing unit 88 on the display means 71 when the user transmits a display request for the recipe information of the menu related to the oven range 1 to the server 5 by an operation from the operation means 75 of the smartphone 6-1, and shows a part of the recipe list screen G1 initially displayed within the display area of the display means 71.

[0057] When the display control unit 79 of the smartphone 6-1 receives the recipe information of a plurality of menus related to the oven range 1 from the recipe providing unit 88 of the server 5 via the network 3, it displays a recipe list screen G1 as shown in FIG. 10 on the display means 71. This recipe list screen G1 divides the outlines of the recipes of a plurality of menus that can be cooked in the oven range 1 into blocks in a list so that the user can easily view them. In advance, the administrator inputs the necessary items and information related to the recipe information of the menu into the server 5 that serves as the management system of the recipe providing management system 100, and the recipe information registration unit 87 stores and registers this in the all-recipe information storage unit 94 so that it can be displayed.

[0058] For the recipe information of each menu, input is possible by an operation from the operation means 82. As items for setting how to display the recipe of that menu on the recipe list screen G1, there are a publication date input item for the date of publishing the recipe, a special display selection input item for selecting a recipe to be specially displayed on the top screen G1 by, for example, making the recipe photo larger than that of a general recipe, an order input item for determining the order in which recipes are arranged in the special display, and a grouping input item for grouping (classifying) recipes in specific categories such as "recommended recipes" and "featured recipes". In addition, for the recipe information of each menu, as information that can be input by an operation from the operation means 82, there is display information for causing the display means 71 of the information terminal 6 to display features of the menu including a photo of the recipe, the name of the recipe, an introduction to the recipe, an estimate of the cooking time, classification of functions, main ingredients used in the recipe, and the difficulty level of the dish, and heating information including the type of heating and heating conditions necessary for cooking in the oven range 1.

[0059] When the Recipe List Screen G1 is tapped and selected, it transitions to a Food / Category Selection Screen (not shown) where recipes can be searched from food ingredients and cooking categories. It has a Button Display Section B31 with a text display body D31 labeled "Food / Category" inside. When tapped and selected, it transitions to the Nutritional Component Selection Screen G2 described later. It also has a Button Display Section B32 with a text display body D32 labeled "Nutritional Components" inside. These are arranged side by side. Below the Button Display Sections B31 and B32, as a display area showing an overview of the recipe information for the menus that can be cooked in the oven range 1, there is a "Recommended Recipe" Display Area M1 as a first display area where the image display body P1 in the form of a photo of the recipe is displayed larger than the image display bodies P11, P12, P21, P22 in the form of photos in other display areas. There is also a "Feature Recipe" Display Area M2 as a second display area where recipes are grouped by arbitrary categories such as recipes that can be cooked a large number at once or recipes suitable for the season. And in addition to the "Recommended Recipe" and "Feature Recipe", there is a "Normal Recipe" Display Area M3 as a third display area where popular recipes with a large number of accesses are displayed. These are arranged in order from top to bottom.

[0060] In the "Recommended Recipe" Display Area M1, among the recipe information for all the menus that can be cooked in the oven range 1 stored in the All Recipe Information Storage Section 94, the photos of the recipes included in the recipe information of the menus input-specified as belonging to the "Recommended Recipe" category in the grouping input items for setting the recipe list screen are displayed as the image display body P1 in almost the entire area. Overlaid on the image display body P1, text display bodies D1 and D2 using symbols are arranged at the center right and center left of the image display section P1 respectively, and an image display body P2 with a "NEW" mark is arranged at the upper left corner of the image display body P1.

[0061] In this embodiment, according to the order input item for setting the recipe list screen included in the recipe information of the menu preset by the administrator, in the "recommended recipe" display area M1 of the recipe list screen G1, the order of the photos of the recipes displayed on the image display unit P1 is determined. That is, the first photo of the recipe with the order input item specified as "1" is displayed on the display means 71 as the image display body P1. When a finger touches a part of the touch panel 74 that overlaps the image display unit P1 and swipes left or right, or when a finger touches a part of the touch panel 74 that overlaps the text display bodies D1, D2 and then immediately releases (taps), the photo of the recipe with the order input item specified as "2" is displayed on the display means 71 as the image display body P1. Further, if a finger is swiped or tapped in the same direction in the same procedure from there, the photo of the recipe with the order input item specified as "3" is displayed on the display means 71 as the image display body P1. If a finger is swiped or tapped in the opposite direction, the photo of the recipe with the order input item specified as "1" is displayed on the display means 71 as the image display body P1. Therefore, even when the administrator sets a plurality of recipes of the menu to be displayed in the "recommended recipe" display area M1, it is possible to easily switch the photos of the recommended recipes by a swipe operation or a tap operation on the touch panel 74 from the user and display them on the image display body P1 without expanding the "recommended recipe" display area M1 of the recipe list screen G1 more than necessary.

[0062] In the "Special Recipe" display area M2, among the recipe information of all the menus that can be cooked in the oven range 1 stored in the all-recipe information storage unit 94, representative photos of the recipes included in the recipe information of the menu input-specified as the category of "Special Recipe" in the grouping input item for the recipe list screen are displayed as image display bodies P11 and P12 for each grouped recipe category. Also, overlapping the image display body P11, at the center of the image display body P11, a text display body D11 such as "Speed Deep Dish" is arranged as the name of the recipe that can be cooked a lot at once in the grouped manner. Similarly, overlapping the image display body P12, at the center of the image display body P12, a text display body D12 such as "Summer Oven Special Feature" is arranged as the name of the recipe suitable for another grouped season.

[0063] Then, when the user taps the touch panel 74 at a position overlapping, for example, the image display body P11 in the "Special Recipe" display area M2 and sends a display request for the recipe information related to "Speed Deep Dish" from the smartphone 6-1 to the server 5, the recipe information providing unit 88, among the recipe information of all the menus that can be cooked in the oven range 1 stored in the all-recipe information storage unit 94, sends the recipe information of the menu input-specified as the category of "Speed Deep Dish" in the grouping input item for the recipe list screen to the smartphone 6-1 that received the display request. As a result, on the smartphone 6-1 side, a list of recipes related to "Speed Deep Dish" can be displayed on the display means 71.

[0064] Also, when the user taps the touch panel 74 at a position overlapping the image display body P12 of "Summer Oven Special Feature" instead of the image display body P11 of "Speed Deep Dish", in the same procedure, a list of recipes related to "Summer Oven Special Feature" can be displayed on the display means 71 of the smartphone 6-1.

[0065] In FIG. 10, in the “Normal Recipe” display area M3, among the recipe information of all the menus that can be cooked in the oven range 1-1 stored in the entire recipe information storage unit 94, for the recipe information of the menus for which no grouping input items for setting the recipe list screen are input-specified, the photo of the recipe and the name of the recipe included in the recipe information are respectively displayed as image display bodies P21, 22 and text display bodies D21, D22 (not shown). Although not shown in FIG. 10, when the screen is scrolled downward, for the recipe information of the menus for which no grouping input items for setting the recipe list screen are input-specified, it is configured to be displayed in the same manner as the display of the image display bodies P21, 22 and the text display bodies D21, D22.

[0066] On the recipe display unit B21 arranged at the upper part of the “Normal Recipe” display area M3, on top of the image display body P21, at the upper left corner of the image display body P21, an image display body P31 of a “NEW” mark is arranged. Also, in addition to the recipe display units B21, B22, in all the recipe display units arranged in the “Normal Recipe” display area M3, on top of each image display body such as the image display bodies P21, P22, at the upper right corner of these image display bodies, image display bodies P41, P42 of a heart mark indicating the presence or absence of registration of a favorite recipe are arranged. Note that the maximum number of recipe display units displayed in the “Normal Recipe” display area M3 is not particularly limited.

[0067] Here, when the user taps on a part that overlaps with the image display body P1 displayed in the "Recommended Recipe" display area M1 of the recipe list screen G1, for example, or taps on a part that overlaps with the image display body of a specific recipe display section in the "Normal Recipe" display area M3 of the recipe list screen G1 or on a screen showing a list of recipe information other than the recipe list screen G1, and information indicating that a specific recipe information of one menu has been selected from among the recipe information of a plurality of menus displayed on the display means 71 is transmitted from the smartphone 6-1 to the server 5, the recipe information providing unit 88 counts the number of accesses for the recipe information of the specific menu as if there has been an access by an operation from the smartphone 6-1, for each individual information terminal 6. Since this number of accesses is counted for each recipe information of each menu in association with the first identification information from the information terminal 6, not only the individual number of accesses to the recipe information of each menu by each individual information terminal 6 or user, but also the number of accesses to the recipe information of each menu by all the information terminals 6 and users that can access the server 5 can be grasped by the recipe information providing unit 88 each time.

[0068] Then, the recipe information providing unit 88 transmits the recipe information of the selected menu to the smartphone 6-1 that has accessed the server 5 so that a recipe screen G5 showing the details of the recipe information of the selected menu as shown in FIG. 13 is displayed on the display means 71. The recipe screen G5 will be described in detail later.

[0069] In this embodiment, it is noted that a recipe can be searched for and selected from nutritional components. Hereinafter, for the sake of explanation, the search and selection of recipes related to nutritional components will be particularly mentioned. When the touch panel 74 at the part overlapping the button display section B32 of "nutritional components" is tapped and information indicating that the button display section B32 of "nutritional components" has been selected is transmitted from the smartphone 6-1 to the server 5, the recipe information providing section 88 accesses the server 5 so that the nutritional component selection screen G2 on which nutritional components for searching for recipes are displayed is displayed on the display means 71, and transmits the information of the nutritional component selection screen G2 to the smartphone 6-1 that has accessed the server 5.

[0070] This nutritional component selection screen G2 displays a list of nutritional components for searching recipes of a plurality of menus that can be cooked in the oven range 1 in a user-friendly manner. In advance, an administrator inputs necessary items and information regarding the nutritional components that are keywords for searching into the server 5 that serves as the management system of the recipe providing management system 100, and the recipe information registration section 87 stores and registers this in the entire recipe information storage section 94 so that it can be displayed.

[0071] As shown in FIG. 11A, the nutritional component selection screen G2 is provided with a button display section B41 having a text display body D41 of "nutritional components to be careful of excessive intake" and a text display body D42 of "∨" inside, and a button display section B43 having a text display body D43 of "nutritional components that should be taken more" and a text display body D44 of "∧" inside, which are arranged in order from top to bottom. Below the button display section B43, a button display section B45 having a text display body D45 of "search" inside is arranged. Above the button display section B41, a button display section B46 having a text display body D46 with three dots arranged vertically inside is arranged.

[0072] Here, when the user taps the touch panel 74 at the part overlapping the button display section B41, as shown in FIG. 11B, the display of the text display body D42 switches from "∨" to "∧", and the "nutritional components to be cautious about excessive intake" display area M4 is displayed just below the button display section B41. Also, when the user taps the touch panel 74 at the part overlapping the button display section B43, the display of the text display body D44 switches from "∨" to "∧", and the "nutritional components that are better to be ingested" display area M5 is displayed just below the button display section B43. Then, when the user taps the touch panel 74 at the part overlapping the button display section B46, as shown in FIG. 11C, an explanation screen G3 for the display of nutrition, which is a screen where the description written on the nutritional component selection screen G2 is displayed, pops up and is displayed on a separate screen.

[0073] In the "nutritional components to be cautious about excessive intake" display area M4, the main nutritional components that may have some adverse effects on the body if ingested in excess are displayed. For example, the text display body D46 of "energy", which may cause obesity if ingested in excess, the text display body D47 of "lipids", the text display body D48 of "carbohydrates", which may cause diabetes if ingested in excess, and the text display body D49 of "sodium equivalent", which may cause high blood pressure if ingested in excess, are arranged in order from top to bottom.

[0074] In the "nutritional components that should be ingested" display area M5, nutritional components that are prone to deficiency are displayed. For example, text display bodies D51 such as "protein", D52 such as "dietary fiber", D53 such as "vitamin A", D54 such as "vitamin B1", D55 such as "vitamin B2", D56 such as "vitamin B6", D57 such as "vitamin B12", D58 such as "niacin", D59 such as "folic acid", D60 such as "vitamin C", D61 such as "vitamin D", D62 such as "vitamin E", D63 such as "vitamin K", D64 such as "potassium", D65 such as "calcium", D66 such as "magnesium", D67 such as "iron", D68 such as "zinc", and D69 such as "copper" are arranged in order from top to bottom.

[0075] Here, when the touch panel 74 at the position overlapping the text display bodies D46 to D49 or D51 to D69 and the blank space on their right side is tapped, for example, when the touch panel 74 at the position overlapping the blank space on the right side of the text display body D53 is tapped, as shown in FIG. 11D, an image display body P71 of the description of the nutritional component "vitamin A", which is the description of the nutritional component of the tapped text display body D53, is pop-up displayed, and the other background parts of the nutritional component selection screen G2 are displayed to be darkened. There is one such image display body P71 for each of the text display bodies D46 to D49 and D51 to D69. For example, when the touch panel 74 at the position overlapping the text display body D46 such as "energy" and the blank space on its right side is tapped, an image display body of the description of the nutritional component of "energy" is similarly pop-up displayed. Therefore, there is no need to check the nutritional component to be confirmed in other materials, etc., and the user's effort can be saved.

[0076] Also, on the left side of the text display bodies D46 to D49, white circle image display bodies P46 to P49 that turn into black circles when selected are arranged in order from top to bottom. Similarly, on the left side of the text display bodies D51 to D69, white circle image display bodies P51 to P69 that turn into black circles when selected and marked are arranged in order from top to bottom. Then, when the user taps the touch panel 74 at a position overlapping any of the image display bodies P46 to P49 or P51 to P69 in the "Nutritional Components to Be Cautious about Excessive Intake" display area M4 or the "Nutritional Components That Should Be Consumed" display area M5, for example, taps the touch panel 74 at a position overlapping the image display body P60, and then taps the touch panel 74 at a position overlapping the "Search" button display section B45 with the image display body P60 marked as shown in Fig. 11B, a display request for recipe information related to "Vitamin C" in the "Nutritional Components That Should Be Consumed" is sent from the smartphone 6-1 to the server 5. The recipe information providing section 88, among the recipe information of all the menus that can be cooked in the oven range 1 stored in the entire recipe information storage section 94, arranges the recipe information of the menus that contain "Vitamin C" as a nutritional component and have a high content of "Vitamin C" in descending order of the content of "Vitamin C", that is, in the order of containing a large amount of the selected nutritional component "Vitamin C", and then sends it to the smartphone 6-1 that received the display request. Therefore, the nutritional component selection screen G2 and the recipe information providing section 88 also act as search means for searching for recipe information and nutritional component information of menus based on a specific said nutritional component by an operation from the smartphone 6-1. As a result, on the smartphone 6-1 side, as shown in Fig. 12, a search result screen G4 from nutritional components, which is a list of recipes related to "Vitamin C" in the "Nutritional Components That Should Be Consumed", can be displayed on the display means 71 in order from the recipe information of the menus that contain a large amount of the selected nutritional component "Vitamin C". When the user searches for a nutritional component in the "Nutritional Components That Should Be Consumed" display area M5, since the search is for the purpose of consuming more of this nutritional component, by displaying and proposing in order from the recipe information of the menus with high priority according to the user's purpose more flexibly, the user can quickly find the recipe information of the target menu.

[0077] Also, for example, when a display request for recipe information related to any of the nutritional components in the "Nutritional Components to Be Cautious About Excessive Intake" display area M4 is sent from the smartphone 6-1 to the server 5, the recipe information providing unit 88 arranges the recipe information of all the menus that can be cooked in the oven range 1 stored in the all-recipe information storage unit 94 in ascending order of the nutritional components of the marked image display body being less included, and then sends it to the smartphone 6-1 that received the display request. When the user searches for a nutritional component in the "Nutritional Components to Be Cautious About Excessive Intake" display area M4, since the search is for the purpose of refraining from the intake of this nutritional component, by displaying and proposing the recipe information of the menus with high priority in order from the recipe information of the menus with high priority, the user can quickly find the recipe information of the target menu according to the user's purpose more flexibly.

[0078] As shown in FIG. 12, on the search result screen G4, for the recipe information of the menu searched on the nutritional component selection screen G2 among the recipe information of all the menus that can be cooked in the oven range 1 stored in the all-recipe information storage unit 94, similar to the "Normal Recipe" display area M3, the photo of the recipe and the name of the recipe included in the recipe information are respectively displayed as the image display bodies P73 to P78 and the text display bodies D73 to D78. Although not shown in FIG. 12, when the screen is scrolled downward, the continuation of the recipe information of the menu searched on the nutritional component selection screen G2 is respectively displayed in the same manner as the display of the image display bodies P73 to P78 and the text display bodies D73 to D78. Note that the recipe information on the search result screen G4 may be made easier for the user to understand by limiting the number, for example, by displaying 10 pieces in order from the recipe information of the menus with high priority.

[0079] In addition, for all recipe display sections arranged on the search result screen G4, similar to all recipe display sections arranged in the "Normal Recipe" display area M3, image display bodies P73 to P78 and the like are overlapped on each image display body, and image display bodies P81 to P86 of heart marks indicating the presence or absence of registration of favorite recipes are arranged at the upper right corners of these image display bodies. And below the image display bodies P73 to P78, a button display section B87 provided with a text display body D87 of "Change Conditions" inside is arranged.

[0080] Here, when the user performs a tap operation on a part overlapping the image display body of a specific recipe display section on the search result screen G4, for example, and information that a specific menu's recipe information is selected from among the recipe information of a plurality of menus displayed on the display means 71, for example, the recipe information of the "Leek Balls" menu is selected, is transmitted from the smartphone 6-1 to the server 5, the recipe information providing section 88 counts the number of accesses for each individual information terminal 6 as if there has been an access to the recipe information of the specific menu, such as the recipe information of the "Leek Balls" menu, by an operation from the smartphone 6-1. Then, the recipe information providing section 88 transmits the recipe information of the selected menu to the smartphone 6-1 that has accessed the server 5 so that a recipe screen G5 showing the details of the recipe information of the selected menu, such as the recipe information of the "Leek Balls" menu shown in FIG. 13, is displayed on the display means 71.

[0081] Also, when the user performs a tap operation on a part overlapping the "Change Conditions" button display section B87 on the search result screen G4, for example, and information that the "Change Conditions" button display section B87 is selected is transmitted from the smartphone 6-1 to the server 5, the recipe information providing section 88 transmits the information of the nutrient component selection screen G2 to the smartphone 6-1 that has accessed the server 5 so that the nutrient component selection screen G2 as shown in FIG. 11(A) is displayed again on the display means 71.

[0082] FIG. 13 shows a display means 71 on which a recipe screen G5 showing details of recipe information for a selected menu, which is transmitted by a recipe information providing section 88 of a server 5 to a smartphone 6-1 that has accessed the server 5, is displayed. The recipe information for the menu transmitted by the recipe information providing section 88 of the server 5 includes information such as a photo of the recipe, the name of the recipe, an introduction to the recipe, an estimate of the cooking time, the nutritional components of the recipe, the classification of functions, the main ingredients used in the recipe, the difficulty level of the cooking, and the method of cooking. Corresponding to this, on the recipe screen G5 displayed on the display means 71 of the smartphone 6-1, there are an image display body P91 showing a photo of the recipe, a text display body D91 showing the name of the recipe, for example, as "Nira Tamago", a text display body D92 showing an introduction to the recipe, for example, as "Another item for snacks or bento. It is an easy menu that can be made for one person by heating in a microwave oven for about 1 minute.", a text display body D93 showing an estimate of the energy per person for the recipe, for example, as "about 116 kcal", a text display body D94 showing an estimate of the cooking time, for example, as "Estimated cooking time 1 minute", a text display body D95 showing the classification of functions, for example, as "Function classification Microwave oven", a text display body D96 showing the difficulty level of the cooking with the text of "Difficulty level" and the number of black-starred marks, a button display section B97 provided with a text display body D97 of "View nutritional balance" and a text display body D98 of ">", a button display section B99 provided with a text display body D99 of "Ingredients for one person" and a text display body D100 of "∨", a button display section B101 provided with a text display body D101 of "Method of cooking" and a text display body D102 of "∨", and a button display section B103 having a text display body D103 of "Send", which are arranged in order from top to bottom. Further, superimposed on the image display body P91 showing the photo of the recipe, at the upper right corner of the image display body P91, similar to the above-described image display bodies P41, P42 and image display bodies P81 to P86, an image display body P104 of a heart mark indicating the presence or absence of registration of a favorite recipe is arranged.

[0083] Here, when the user taps on the touch panel 74 at the part that overlaps with the button display section B97, as shown in FIG. 14, it switches to the nutritional balance screen G6 that shows the nutritional balance information of the recipe menu displayed on the recipe screen G5. The nutritional balance screen G6 will be described in detail later.

[0084] Also, when the user taps on the touch panel 74 at the part that overlaps with the button display section B99, the display of the text display body D100 switches from "∨" to "∧", and a text display body (not shown), such as "Ingredients for 2 people" or "Ingredients for 3 people", is displayed just below the button display section B99. Then, when the user taps on the touch panel 74 at the part that overlaps with the text display body of, for example, "Ingredients for 3 people" among these display elements, the display of the text display body D100 switches from "∨" to "∧", and the display of the text display body D99 is changed to "Ingredients for 3 people".

[0085] Then, when the user taps on the touch panel 74 at the part that overlaps with the button display section B101, the display of the text display body D102 switches from "∨" to "∧", and a text display body (not shown), such as "Food ingredients", is displayed just below the button display section B101. Then, when the user taps on the touch panel 74 at the part that overlaps with the text display body of, for example, "Food ingredients" among these display elements, the display of the text display body D100 switches from "∨" to "∧", the display of the text display body D101 is changed to "Food ingredients", and the explanation just below the button display section B101 is changed to the explanation of the food ingredients corresponding to the display of the text display body D99, for example, "3 eggs of size M" and "9 leaves of Japanese bunching onions (cut to about 3 cm)".

[0086] In a state where a recipe screen G5 as shown in FIG. 13 is displayed on the display means 71, when the user taps the touch panel 74 at a portion overlapping the button display section B103, a transmission request from the smartphone 6-1 to the oven range 1 via the network 3 is sent to the server 5. When the server 5 receives it, the cooking information providing section 91 selects cooking information regarding the cooking of the object to be cooked from the recipe information of "ingredients for 1 person" displayed on the text display body D99 of, for example, the "nira tamago" which is a specific menu, and transmits it to the oven range 1 capable of cooking "nira tamago". In response to this, the oven range 1 automatically sets the type of heating and heating conditions necessary for cooking "ingredients for 1 person" of "nira tamago". After that, by simply putting the object to be cooked, which is the ingredient displayed on the recipe screen G5, into the cooking chamber 24 and pressing the start key 17A, it is possible to cook "ingredients for 1 person" of "nira tamago" by the heating control section 65 without operating the touch panel 18 on the oven range 1 side. Also, since the cooking information necessary for cooking the object to be cooked is transmitted from the server 5 to the oven range 1 among the recipe information of "nira tamago" selected on the smartphone 6-1 side, while the recipe screen G5 is displayed on the display means 71 of the smartphone 6-1, for example, the time until the end of cooking can be independently displayed on the screen of the display means 16 of the oven range 1 without being linked to the recipe screen G5.

[0087] Furthermore, when the communication module 20 of the oven range 1 receives the cooking information from the server 5, the notification means 63 makes a sound notification by the notification control section 67. Therefore, if the user is operating the smartphone 6-1 near the oven range 1-1, when the recipe information of "nira tamago" is selected and the touch panel 74 at a portion overlapping the button display section B67 is tapped, it can be confirmed from the notification output from the notification means 63 serving as the notification section that the oven range 1-1 has received the cooking information.

[0088] Even after the smartphone 6-1 transmits a transmission request from the server 5 to the oven range 1 via the network 3, the display on the display means 71 remains on the recipe screen G5. Here, when the user taps the touch panel 74 at a position overlapping the button display section B97, the screen switches to the nutrition balance screen G6 as described above.

[0089] This nutrition balance screen G6 displays a list of the nutritional components per person of the menu included in the recipe information as bar graphs so that the user can easily view it. The recipe information providing unit 88 can display it by transmitting the information on the list of the nutritional components of the menu stored in the menu nutritional component storage unit 95-2 to the information terminal 6. As shown in FIG. 14, on the nutrition balance screen G6, a "Nutrition Balance" display area M6 and a "Search for Recipes to Supplement Deficient Nutritional Components" display area M7 are arranged in order from top to bottom.

[0090] In the "Nutrition Balance" display area M6, for each of the text display bodies D46 to D49 displayed in the "Nutritional Components to Be Cautious about Excessive Intake" display area M4 of the nutritional component selection screen G2, which are the nutritional components included in the menu of the recipe displayed on the recipe screen G5, for example, the menu of "Nira Tamago", the amount relative to the intake standard per meal is displayed as a bar graph. Also, for each of the text display bodies D51 to D69 displayed in the "Nutritional Components That Should Be Consumed More" display area M5, the amount relative to the intake standard per meal is displayed as a bar graph. Therefore, the user can intuitively understand at a glance what nutritional components and in what amounts are included in the menu of the recipe displayed on the recipe screen G5, for example, the menu of "Nira Tamago".

[0091] In addition, the "Search for Recipes to Supplement Nutritional Deficiencies" display area M7 displays, in descending order of the amount relative to the intake standard per meal, the nutritional components that are "nutritional components that should be ingested" in the "Nutritional Balance" display area M6 and have a small amount. For example, as shown in FIG. 14, in the menu of "Japanese leek balls", they are displayed in the order of "dietary fiber", "niacin", and "vitamin C". Therefore, the "Search for Recipes to Supplement Nutritional Deficiencies" display area M7 acts as a means for displaying nutritional deficiencies. Also, in the "Search for Recipes to Supplement Nutritional Deficiencies" display area M7, button display parts B105 to B107 are arranged on the right side of the text display body of the nutritional component, each of which is provided with text display bodies D105 to D107 of "recommended recipe" and text display bodies D108 to D110 of ">".

[0092] Here, when the user taps the touch panel 74 at a position overlapping any of the button display parts B105 to B107, a display request for recipe information related to the nutritional component displayed on the tapped button display part B105 to B107, for example, "vitamin C", is sent from the smartphone 6-1 to the server 5. The recipe information providing unit 88 searches among the recipe information of all the menus that can be cooked in the oven range 1 stored in the entire recipe information storage unit 94 for the recipe information of the menus that contain "vitamin C" as a nutritional component and have a high content of "vitamin C", and arranges them in descending order of the content of "vitamin C", and then sends it to the smartphone 6-1 that received the display request. As a result, on the smartphone 6-1 side, as shown in FIG. 15, a search result screen G7 from the nutritional balance, which is a list of recipes related to "vitamin C", can be displayed on the display means 71.

[0093] The search result screen G7 from the nutritional balance, similar to the search result screen G4, among the recipe information of all the menus that can be cooked in the oven range 1 stored in the entire recipe information storage unit 94, for the recipe information of the menu searched on the nutritional component selection screen G2, the photo of the recipe and the name of the recipe included in the recipe information are respectively displayed as the image display bodies P73 to P78 and the text display bodies D73 to D78. Also, overlapping each of the image display bodies such as P73 to P78, image display bodies P81 to P86 of heart marks indicating the presence or absence of registration of favorite recipes are arranged at the upper right corners of these image display bodies.

[0094] Here, for example, when the heating and cooking of the oven range 1 is completed, if the user taps on a part overlapping the image display body of a specific recipe display section on the search result screen G7 from the nutritional balance, etc., and information that one specific menu's recipe information is selected from the recipe information of a plurality of menus displayed on the display means 71 is sent from the smartphone 6-1 to the server 5, the recipe information providing section 88 counts the number of accesses for each individual information terminal 6 as if there was an access to the recipe information of the specific menu by an operation from the smartphone 6-1. Then, the recipe information providing section 88 accesses the server 5 so that a recipe screen G5 showing the details of the recipe information of the selected menu is displayed on the display means 71, and transmits the recipe information of the selected menu to the smartphone 6-1 that accessed the server 5. In this way, for example, during the heating and cooking of the oven range 1, by displaying the recipe information of the menu that supplements the nutritional components lacking in the menu of the object to be cooked being heated and cooked, it is possible to propose a recipe that supplements the lacking nutritional components as a nutrient calculation system, solve the user's troubles regarding the menu planning, and when the heating and cooking of the oven range 1 is completed, it is possible to transmit the cooking information related to the cooking of the object to be cooked to the oven range 1 among the recipe information of the menu that supplements the lacking nutritional components additionally.

[0095] As described above, the recipe provision management system 100 of the present embodiment includes an information terminal 6 capable of accessing a server 5 via a network 3, and a server 5 that stores recipe information of menus that can be cooked in an oven range 1 as a cooking appliance. The server 5 includes a menu nutrient component storage unit 95-2 as a nutrient component storage unit that stores nutrient component information, which is information on nutrient components related to a menu, and based on a specific nutrient component selected by selecting image display bodies P46 to P49 or P51 to P69 on a nutrient component selection screen G2 displayed on a display means 71 of the information terminal 6 by an operation from the information terminal 6, a recipe information providing unit 88 as a search means for searching for recipe information and nutrient component information of a menu, and a recipe information providing unit 88 that transmits and displays the recipe information and nutrient component information of the menu stored in the server 5 on the information terminal 6. The recipe information providing unit 88 transmits a list of recipe information to the information terminal 6 as a result of the search and displays a search result screen G4, and arranges and displays the search result screen G4 in order from the recipe information of menus containing a large amount of the specific nutrient component or in order from the recipe information of menus containing a small amount of the specific nutrient component according to the selected specific nutrient component. When the specific nutrient component is one of the image display bodies P46 to P49 of the nutrient components in the "nutrient components that should be ingested" display area M5, the recipe information providing unit 88 displays the list of recipe information in order from the recipe information of menus containing a large amount of the specific nutrient component as a result of the search. On the other hand, when the specific nutrient component is one of the image display bodies P51 to P69 of the nutrient components in the "nutrient components for which excessive intake should be cautioned" display area M4, the list of recipe information is configured to be displayed in order from the recipe information of menus containing a small amount of the specific nutrient component as a result of the search.

[0096] By configuring in this way, when the user searches by nutritional components, when searching by the nutritional components in the "Nutritional Components That Should Be Consumed More" display area M5, the search is conducted with the aim of consuming more of these nutritional components. On the other hand, when searching by the nutritional components in the "Nutritional Components for Which Excessive Intake Should Be Cautioned" display area M4, the search is conducted with the aim of restricting the intake of these nutritional components. Therefore, by more flexibly adapting to the user's purpose and displaying and proposing the recipe information of the menu with high priority in order from the recipe information of the menu, the user can quickly find the recipe information of the target menu.

[0097] Also, in the recipe providing management system 100 of the present embodiment, the recipe information providing unit 88 further includes a "Search for Recipes to Supplement Deficient Nutritional Components" display area M7 as a means for displaying on the display means 71 of the information terminal 6 the nutritional components that are deficient in the menu of the recipe displayed on the recipe screen G5. By tapping the touch panel 74 at a position overlapping the button display portions B105 to B107 on the right side of the displayed nutritional components by the "Search for Recipes to Supplement Deficient Nutritional Components" display area M7, it is configured to be able to search for the recipe information of the menu that contains many of the nutritional components that are deficient in the menu of the recipe displayed on the recipe screen G5.

[0098] In this case, since the recipe information of the menu that contains many of the nutritional components that are deficient in the menu of the recipe displayed on the recipe screen G5 is displayed on the search result screen G7 from the nutritional balance as the search result, it is possible to propose a recipe to supplement the deficient nutritional components as a nutrient calculation system, and the user's trouble regarding the menu can be resolved.

[0099] In the recipe provision management system 100 of this embodiment, the oven range 1 is connected to the server 5 via the network 3. When the server 5 receives a transmission request from the information terminal 6 to select recipe information for a specific menu from the search result screen G4 and then receives a transmission request from the server 5 to the oven range 1, the server 5 further includes a cooking information providing unit 91 that transmits cooking-related information regarding the cooking of the object to be cooked among the selected menu recipe information to the oven range 1.

[0100] Therefore, for the oven range 1, the type of heating and heating conditions necessary for cooking the menu are automatically set. After that, by simply putting the object to be cooked, which is the ingredient displayed on the recipe screen G5, into the cooking chamber 24 and pressing the start key 17A, the oven range 1 can cook the menu by the heating control unit 65 without operating the touch panel 18 on the oven range 1 side. Also, since cooking-related information necessary for cooking the object to be cooked is transmitted to the oven range 1 among the selected menu recipe information, the screen can be independently displayed on the display means 16 of the oven range 1 without being linked to the screen displayed on the display means 71 of the information terminal 6.

[0101] In the recipe provision management system 100 of this embodiment, the server 5 further includes a food nutrition component storage unit 95-1 that stores nutrition component information for each amount of the food that is an ingredient of the menu, which is one of the recipe information. In this case, for example, when newly storing and registering in the entire recipe information storage unit 94 of the server 5, or when partially modifying the recipe information of the menu stored and registered in the entire recipe information storage unit 94 and overwriting and updating the entire recipe information storage unit 94 and the menu nutrition component storage unit 95-2, the nutrition component information for the food used in the menu and the amount of the food can be calculated from the recipe information of these menus, and the total can be associated with the menu as the nutrition component related to the menu. Since it is not necessary to newly store and register this menu-related nutrition component information in the menu nutrition component storage unit 95-2, the labor of the administrator of the server 5 can be saved.

[0102] In addition, the information terminal 6 of the present embodiment is connected via a network 3 to a server 5 that stores recipe information of menus that can be cooked in the oven range 1 and nutritional component information that is information on nutritional components related to the menus. Based on a specific nutritional component selected by selecting the image displays P46 to P49 or P51 to P69, a nutritional component selection screen G2 as a search means for searching the recipe information and nutritional component information of the menus, and the selected specific nutritional component, a display means 71 that displays a list of recipe information in order from the recipe information of the menus that contain a large amount of the specific nutritional component or in order from the recipe information of the menus that contain a small amount of the specific nutritional component.

[0103] With this configuration, the user can search by nutritional component. When searching by nutritional component, when searching with the nutritional component in the "nutritional component that should be ingested" display area M5, the search is conducted for the purpose of ingesting a large amount of this nutritional component. On the other hand, when searching with the nutritional component in the "nutritional component to be careful of excessive intake" display area M4, the search is conducted for the purpose of refraining from ingesting this nutritional component. Therefore, by displaying and proposing in order from the recipe information of the menus with high priority according to the user's purpose more flexibly, the user can quickly find the recipe information of the target menu.

[0104] In addition, the server 5 of the present embodiment stores recipe information of menus that can be cooked in the oven range 1 and nutritional component information that is information on nutritional components related to the menus. It is connected to the information terminal 5 via a network and serves as a menu nutritional component storage unit 95-2 as a nutritional component storage unit that stores nutritional component information that is information on nutritional components related to the menus. Based on a specific nutritional component selected by selecting the image display bodies P46 to P49 or P51 to P69 on the nutritional component selection screen G2 displayed on the display means 71 of the information terminal 6 by an operation from the information terminal 6, it has a recipe information providing unit 88 as a search means for searching the recipe information and nutritional component information of the menu, and a recipe information providing unit 88 for transmitting and displaying the recipe information and nutritional component information of the menu stored in the server 5 to the information terminal 6. The recipe information providing unit 88 transmits a list of recipe information to the information terminal 6 as a result of the search to display a search result screen G4, and configures the search result screen G4 to be displayed in order from the recipe information of the menu containing a large amount of the specific nutritional component or in order from the recipe information of the menu containing a small amount of the specific nutritional component according to the selected specific nutritional component.

[0105] By configuring in this way, when the user searches by nutritional components, when searching by the nutritional components in the "nutritional components that are better to ingest" display area M5, the search is conducted for the purpose of ingesting a large amount of this nutritional component. On the other hand, when searching by the nutritional components in the "nutritional components to be cautious about excessive ingestion" display area M4, the search is conducted for the purpose of restricting the ingestion of this nutritional component. Therefore, by more flexibly displaying and proposing in order from the recipe information of the menu with high priority according to the user's purpose, the user can quickly find the recipe information of the target menu.

[0106] Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, with respect to the content of the information shown in this embodiment, various additions and changes can be made with the same main idea. Also, regarding the network, it is not limited to the current example such as the Internet network, and various communication networks to be constructed in the future can be used.

Explanation of Signs

[0107] 1 Oven range (cooking appliance) 3 Network 5 Server 6 Information terminal 88 Recipe information providing unit (search means) 91 Cooking information providing unit 95-1 Food nutritional component memory unit 100 Recipe providing management system G2 Nutritional component selection screen (search means) G4 Search result screen (display means)

Claims

1. A search means for searching recipe information and nutritional component information of a menu that can be cooked in a cooking device based on a specific nutritional component; a recipe information providing unit that selectably displays recipe information of a first menu, which is a menu containing a large amount of the specific nutrient component or a menu containing a small amount of the specific nutrient component, and selectably displays recipe information of a second menu, which is a menu containing a large amount of the nutrient component that is lacking in the selected first menu; a cooking information providing unit that transmits cooking information corresponding to the recipe information selected from the first menu and the second menu to the cooking appliance.

2. The recipe provision management system according to claim 1, characterized in that the cooking information providing unit transmits the cooking information corresponding to the recipe information of the second menu after transmitting the cooking information corresponding to the recipe information of the first menu.

3. the recipe information providing unit selectably displays recipe information of a third menu, which is a menu that contains a large amount of nutrients that are lacking in the selected second menu; 3 . The recipe provision management system according to claim 1 , wherein the cooking information providing unit transmits cooking information corresponding to the recipe information selected from the third menu to the cooker. 4 .

4. The recipe providing management system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a food nutritional component memory unit that stores nutritional component information for each quantity of food ingredients that are ingredients of the menu, which is one of the recipe information.

5. A step of searching for recipe information and nutritional component information of a menu that can be cooked in the heating cooker based on the specific nutritional components; displaying, in a selectable manner, recipe information of a first menu, which is a menu containing a large amount of the specific nutrient component or a menu containing a small amount of the specific nutrient component; transmitting cooking information corresponding to the recipe information selected from the first menu to the cooker; displaying, in a selectable manner, recipe information of a second menu, which is a menu containing a large amount of nutrients that are lacking in the selected first menu; and transmitting cooking information corresponding to the recipe information selected from the second menu to the cooking device.

6. A search function for searching recipe information and nutritional information for menus that can be cooked in a cooking device based on specific nutritional components; a first recipe information display function for selectively displaying recipe information of a first menu, which is a menu containing a large amount of the specific nutrient component or a menu containing a small amount of the specific nutrient component; a second recipe information display function for selectively displaying recipe information of a second menu, which is a menu that contains a large amount of nutrients that are lacking in the selected first menu; A cooking information transmission function of transmitting cooking information corresponding to the recipe information selected from the first menu and the second menu to the heating cooker. A program for realizing this function.

7. An information terminal connected via a network to a server that stores recipe information of a menu that can be cooked by a cooking device and nutritional component information that is information on nutritional components related to the menu, A search means for searching the recipe information and the nutritional component information based on the specific nutritional component; a display means for selectively displaying recipe information of a first menu, which is recipe information of a menu containing a large amount of the specific nutrient component or a menu containing a small amount of the specific nutrient component, and for selectably displaying recipe information of a second menu, which is a menu containing a large amount of the nutrient component that is lacking in the selected first menu; An information terminal comprising:

8. A server that stores recipe information of a menu that can be cooked by a cooking device and nutritional component information that is information on nutritional components related to the menu, and is connected to an information terminal via a network, A search means for searching the recipe information and the nutritional component information based on a specific nutritional component by an operation from the information terminal; a recipe information providing unit that transmits the recipe information and the nutritional component information to the information terminal and displays them; a cooking information providing unit that transmits cooking information corresponding to the recipe information to the cooking device; the recipe information providing unit transmits, as a result of the search, a list of recipe information of a first menu, which is a menu containing a large amount of the specific nutrient component or a menu containing a small amount of the specific nutrient component, to the information terminal and displays the recipe information of the first menu in a selectable manner, and transmits, to the information terminal, a list of recipe information of a second menu, which is a menu containing a large amount of the nutrient component that is lacking in the selected first menu, and displays the recipe information of the second menu in a selectable manner; The server is characterized in that the cooking information providing unit is configured to transmit cooking information corresponding to the recipe information selected from the first menu and the second menu to the heating cooker.

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