Pasta cooking system, pasta cooking method, and pasta cooking program

Abstract

To provide a pasta cooking system, a pasta cooking method, and a pasta cooking program that allow a user to designate a timing at which cooking of ingredients for a dish is finished.SOLUTION: A pasta cooking system includes: a display unit; a receiving unit which receives an order for a commodity from a customer, as order information; and a display control unit which controls display on the display unit. The display control unit displays, on the display unit, information on a commodity corresponding to noodles boiled in a boiling machine in accordance with the order information received in the receiving unit, and a boiling finish time of the noodles.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a pasta cooking system, a pasta cooking method, and a pasta cooking program. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, there is a kitchen management system that installs a monitor in the kitchen and displays an image of the product (dish) ordered by a customer. That is, the system displays an example of how the product (dish) is presented (see Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2022-104732 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] Generally, the cooking time for each dish varies. In restaurants, a relatively large number of dishes are served to customers, so it is desirable to display sample presentations as soon as each ingredient in the dish is cooked. However, the system described in the cited document 1 is unable to display sample presentations at such timing.

[0005] The present disclosure provides a pasta cooking system, a pasta cooking method, and a pasta cooking program that allow the user to specify the timing for completing the cooking of ingredients for a dish. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] One embodiment of the pasta cooking system comprises a noodle boiling area having a noodle boiler capable of boiling multiple noodles simultaneously, a sauce cooking area having a sauce dispenser that supplies one or more sauces to a pot, and a finishing area that heats a pot containing noodles boiled by the noodle boiler and the sauce supplied in the sauce cooking area.The system also comprises a display unit, a reception unit that receives product orders from customers as order information, and a display control unit that controls the display on the display unit, and the display control unit displays, on the display unit, information about the product corresponding to the noodles to be boiled in the noodle boiler in accordance with the order information received by the reception unit, along with the time it takes for the noodles to be boiled. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] The pasta cooking system, pasta cooking method, and pasta cooking program of the present disclosure allow the user to specify the timing at which the cooking of the ingredients for a dish is complete. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a pasta cooking system according to one embodiment. [Figure 2] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a saucepan waiting area. [Figure 3] FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an information processing device according to an embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on a first display unit. [Figure 5] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on a second display unit. [Figure 6] 1 is a flowchart illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] An embodiment will be described below.

[0010] [Outline of Pasta Cooking System 1] First, an overview of a pasta cooking system 1 according to one embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a pasta cooking system 1 according to one embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the saucepan waiting area 500. As shown in FIG.

[0011] The pasta cooking system 1 is installed, for example, in a restaurant. The restaurant is equipped with pasta cooking equipment to serve pasta, for example. Multiple types of pasta cooking equipment are installed according to the pasta cooking process. In other words, the restaurant has multiple cooking areas set up according to the pasta cooking process, and multiple types of cooking equipment are installed according to the cooking areas.

[0012] As illustrated in FIG. 1, the cooking areas may include, for example, a noodle boiling area 200, a sauce cooking area 300, and a finishing area 400.

[0013] The noodle boiling area 200 is an area where pasta noodles (pasta noodles) are boiled, and cooking equipment for boiling the noodles is provided. That is, the noodle boiling area 200 has a noodle boiler 211 that can boil noodles for multiple people (multiple products) at the same time.

[0014] The sauce preparation area 300 is an area where pasta sauce (pasta sauce) is prepared. The sauce preparation area 300 includes, for example, a storage container (e.g., a sauce dispenser 311) for storing multiple sauces corresponding to different types of pasta, and a storage container (e.g., a condiment dispenser 312) for storing multiple ingredients to be added to the pasta sauce, each corresponding to a different type of pasta. The sauce preparation area 300 also includes a heating device (cooking equipment 321) for cooking the sauce. The cooking equipment 321 may be, for example, a stove that uses electricity, gas, liquid, or other energy sources for cooking. As an example, the sauce preparation area 300 includes the sauce dispenser 311 that supplies one or more sauces to a pot 600 (see FIG. 2 ) and a first heating device (cooking equipment 321) that heats the pot 600 containing the sauce and ingredients. That is, the first heating device (cooking equipment 321) may include one or more stoves.

[0015] The finishing area 400 is an area where pasta is finished using noodles boiled by the noodle boiler 211 in the noodle boiling area 200 and the sauce cooked in the sauce cooking area 300. The finishing area 400 is equipped with a heating appliance (heating and cooking equipment 411) that cooks the boiled noodles and the cooked sauce together. As an example, the finishing area 400 has a second heating device (heating and cooking equipment 411) that heats a pot 600 containing the boiled noodles and cooked sauce. The heating and cooking equipment 411 may be, for example, a stove that cooks using electricity, gas, liquid, or the like as an energy source. Note that the "finishing" in this finishing area 400 refers to mixing the boiled noodles with the cooked sauce, and does not include the final finishing step of adding toppings and completing the product.

[0016] The second heating device (cooking equipment 411) disposed in the finishing area 400 may have one or more heating zones 411a, 411b... (for example, stoves, etc.). When the second heating device (cooking equipment 411) has multiple heating zones 411a, 411b... (for example, stoves, etc.), it is possible for the second heating device (cooking equipment 411) to cook multiple pans 600 simultaneously.

[0017] The finishing area 400 includes a pan waiting area 500 that holds the pans 600 after cooking in the sauce cooking area 300 in a first-in, first-out manner in the order of order. That is, the pan waiting area 500 includes a pan waiting device. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the pan waiting area 500 (pan waiting device) includes a slide-shaped rail member or plate member (slide portion 510). When the pan 600 cooked in the sauce cooking area 300 is placed on the upper portion (upper slide portion 511) of the slide portion 510, the pan 600 slides downward and stops at the end of the lower portion (lower slide portion 512). A stopper 513 that stops the sliding pan 600 may be provided at the end of the lower portion. Slide unit 510 may include an upper slide unit 511 and a lower slide unit 512 that is folded back relative to upper slide unit 511. The folded back portion includes folded back unit 520. Folded back unit 520 has a rotation axis 521 on the side opposite slide unit 510, and is rotatable around rotation axis 521, so that the slide side moves between upper slide unit 511 and lower slide unit 512. Folded portion 520 is normally adjacent to upper slide portion 511 and is able to receive pan 600 sliding down upper slide portion 511 under its own weight. When pan 600 sliding down upper slide portion 511 rests on folded portion 520, folded portion 520 rotates downward under the weight of pan 600 and becomes adjacent to lower slide portion 512. As a result, pan 600 moves from folded portion 520 to lower slide portion 512 under its own weight and slides down lower slide portion 512. When folded portion 520 hands over pan 600 to lower slide portion 512, it rotates so that it becomes adjacent to upper slide portion 511 in response to the elastic force of an elastic member such as a spring or the movement of a member such as a weight. The pot waiting area 500 can accommodate multiple pots 600. For the same order information, there is a difference between the cooking time in the sauce cooking area 300 and the time it takes for the noodles to be boiled in the noodle boiling area 200. Since the cooking time in the sauce cooking area 300 is usually shorter, by placing the pots 600 in the pot waiting area 500 in the order in which the sauce is cooked, there is no need to wait in the sauce cooking area 300 for the noodles in the noodle boiling area 200 to be boiled. In the finishing area 400, once the noodles are boiled in the noodle boiling area 200, the noodles according to the order information are placed in a pot 600 waiting in the pot waiting area 500, and the noodles are mixed with the sauce to finish cooking.

[0018] The pasta cooking system 1 also includes an information processing device 100. The information processing device 100 may be a computer such as a server, desktop, laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc. The information processing device 100 will be described next.

[0019] [Details of the information processing device 100] Next, the information processing device 100 according to an embodiment will be described in detail. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an information processing device 100 according to an embodiment.

[0020] The information processing device 100 includes, for example, a communication unit 121, a storage unit 122, a display unit 123, and a control unit 110. The control unit 110 includes, for example, a reception unit 111, a display control unit 112, and a dispenser control unit 113. The control unit 110 may be configured, for example, by an arithmetic processing unit of the information processing device 100. The control unit 110 (for example, an arithmetic processing unit) may realize the functions of each unit (for example, the reception unit 111, the display control unit 112, and the dispenser control unit 113) by, for example, appropriately reading and executing various programs stored in the storage unit 122.

[0021] The communication unit 121 is, for example, a communication interface capable of transmitting and receiving various information to and from devices (external devices) external to the information processing device 100. The external device may be, for example, cooking equipment. That is, the external device may be, for example, the noodle boiling machine 211, the sauce dispenser 311, the condiment dispenser 312, the first heating device (cooking equipment 321), the second heating device (cooking equipment 411), the order terminal 700, etc.

[0022] The storage unit 122 may store, for example, various information and programs. Examples of the storage unit 122 may be a memory, a solid state drive, a hard disk drive, etc. Note that the storage unit 122 may be, for example, a storage area or a server on a cloud.

[0023] The display unit 123 (first display unit 330, second display unit 340, and third display unit 430) is a display capable of displaying, for example, various characters, symbols, images, and the like. The first display unit 330 is disposed in the sauce cooking area 300, and if there is an area for cooking menu items other than pasta, it is also disposed there. The first display unit 330 may have a touch panel function. The second display unit 340 is disposed in the sauce cooking area 300. The second display unit 340 may have a touch panel function. The second display unit 240 corresponds to one embodiment of the "first display unit" of the present invention (claimed invention). The third display unit 430 is disposed in the finishing area 400. The third display unit 430 may have a touch panel function. The third display unit 430 corresponds to one embodiment of the "second display unit" of the present invention (claimed invention).

[0024] The reception unit 111 receives product orders from customers as order information. The reception unit 111 may receive order information transmitted from the order terminal 700 via the communication unit 121, for example. The order information includes information about the product desired by the customer (such as the menu name, whether it is a large or regular portion, whether it is dine-in or take-out, etc.) input via the order terminal 700. The order information may also include table number information that identifies the table (customer seat) (table number) at which the customer will be seated. For example, an order terminal 700 may be provided at each of a plurality of customer seats. Each of the plurality of order terminals 700 may accept orders for products from customers and transmit the contents of the order together with the customer seat number (table number) at which the customer is seated to the information processing device 100 as order information. The receiving unit 111 receives the order information sent from each of the plurality of order terminals 700.

[0025] The display control unit 112 controls the display of each of the first display unit 330, the second display unit 340, and the third display unit 430 (display unit 123). As an example, the display control unit 112 displays on the first display unit 330 the order details of products based on the order information received by the receiving unit 111, arranged in the order in which the order information is received by the receiving unit 111. The order information to be displayed includes not only pasta but also multiple types of products (menus), such as pizza and salad.

[0026] As a specific example, when the receiving unit 111 receives first order information transmitted from the ordering terminal 700 (first ordering terminal) and second order information transmitted from the ordering terminal 700 (second ordering terminal) in this order, the display control unit 112 controls the first display unit 330 to display the order details of the products based on the first order information as a first display order, and to display the order details of the products based on the second order information as a second display order lower than the first display order. The first display order may be, for example, a mode in which the order details are displayed at the top of the first display unit 330. The second display order may be, for example, a mode in which the order details of the products based on the second order information are displayed on the first display unit 330 below the order details in the first display order. The first display order and the second display order may be a mode in which the order details of the products are displayed in order from top to bottom of the first display unit 330.

[0027] The first display order and the second display order may be, for example, a mode in which the product order details are displayed in order from the bottom to the top of the first display unit 330. Alternatively, the first display order and the second display order may be, for example, a mode in which the product order details are displayed in order from the right (or left) to the left (or right) of the first display unit 330.

[0028] FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on first display unit 330. As shown in FIG.

[0029] As shown in an example in Figure 4, when the reception unit 111 of the information processing device 100 receives multiple pieces of order information (order information 1, order information 2, and order information 3) in sequence, the display control unit 112 controls the first display unit 330 to display product 1 corresponding to order information 1 as the first display order, product 2 corresponding to order information 2 as the second display order, and product 3 corresponding to order information 3 as the third display order.

[0030] As a specific example, when multiple items are ordered at once using one ordering terminal 700, i.e., when one piece of order information includes order details for multiple items, the display control unit 112 may control the first display unit 330 to display each of the multiple items. In this case, the display control unit 112 may perform control so that the products are displayed on the first display unit 330 in the order in which one order terminal 700 receives the multiple products as part of the order. Alternatively, the display control unit 112 may refer to product cooking information that associates products with cooking times for those products, and when multiple products are recorded in one piece of order information received by the receiving unit 111, may specify the cooking time for each of the multiple products, and control the display of the products in descending order of cooking time on the first display unit 330. The product cooking time information (product information) may be stored in the memory unit 122.

[0031] The display control unit 112 extracts information about pasta from the order information received by the reception unit 111, and displays information about the product to be boiled in the noodle boiling machine 211 according to the pasta order information on the second display unit 340. The displayed product information is at least the menu name, and may further include information such as extra portion or takeout. Here, when a product (order details of the product) displayed on second display unit 340 is selected using the touch panel function, dispenser control unit 113 accepts the selection and controls sauce dispenser 311 to supply the sauce used for the product for which the selection is accepted. As an example, when second display unit 340 has a touch panel function, dispenser control unit 113 accepts the selection when one of the products displayed on second display unit 340 (for example, the top or most senior product) is selected on second display unit 340 as described above. Dispenser control unit 113 refers to product source information (product information) that associates the product with the sauce used for that product and the amount of sauce, identifies the type of sauce used for the product for which the selection is accepted, and controls sauce dispenser 311, which stores the identified sauce, to supply the amount of sauce corresponding to the product to pot 600.

[0032] Furthermore, the display control unit 112 displays on the second display unit 340 the boiling time of the noodles together with the product information (menu name) to be boiled in the noodle boiling machine 211 according to the order information received by the reception unit 111. When the noodle boiling machine 211 receives order information through the receiving unit 111, it automatically boils the type and amount of noodles corresponding to the product recorded in the order information in the order information received, that is, in the order in which the product order details are displayed on the first display unit 330 described above. The product (pasta) may have noodle amounts such as regular and large servings, and the noodle amounts corresponding to regular and large servings, as well as the boiling times for each (noodle boiling information (product information)), are set in advance. When the ordered product (pasta) is a regular serving (or large serving), the noodle boiling machine 211 puts the amount of noodles corresponding to the regular serving (or large serving) into hot water and boils them for a predetermined time, and then removes the noodles from the hot water after the predetermined time has elapsed. When noodles corresponding to a product are added to hot water in the noodle boiling machine 211, the display control unit 112 receives noodle addition information (signal) from the noodle boiling machine 211 and counts the time to boil the noodles for that product (pasta). The display control unit 112 controls the second display unit 340 to display the product and the boiling time (boiling time) of the noodles to be counted that is associated with that product. In this case, the display control unit 112 may control the second display unit 340 to display the boiling time (boiling time) of the noodles adjacent to the product.

[0033] FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on second display unit 340. As shown in FIG.

[0034] 5, when the reception unit 111 of the information processing device 100 receives a plurality of pieces of order information (order information 1, order information 2, and order information 3) in order, and the noodle boiling machine 211 is instructed to add noodles to hot water in the order of the order, the display control unit 112 references the noodle boiling information (product information) and controls the second display unit 340 to display a count of the time (0:42) until the noodles corresponding to product 1 in order information 1 are done, a count of the time (2:15) until the noodles corresponding to product 2 in order information 2 are done, and a count of the time (3:40) until the noodles corresponding to product 3 in order information 3 are done. The noodle boiling information (product information) is, for example, information that associates the type of noodle, the amount of noodle, and the noodle boiling time.

[0035] When the time for the noodles boiled in the noodle boiling machine 211 approaches the completion time, the display control unit 112 displays an image of an example of product presentation corresponding to the noodles on the third display unit 430. When the boiling time (cooking completion time) of the noodles being counted approaches a predetermined time, that is, when the time until the noodles being counted reaches a threshold time based on the noodle boiling time preset in the noodle boiling information (product information), the display control unit 112 controls the third display unit 430 to display an example of product presentation on a plate corresponding to the noodles being boiled in the noodle boiling machine 211 (noodles whose boiling time is being counted on the second display unit 340).

[0036] When the multiple display areas 431 (430a, 430b...) of the third display unit 430 correspond one-to-one to the multiple heating areas 411a, 411b... in the finishing area 400, the display control unit 112 may control the third display unit 430 to display an example of product presentation corresponding to the pot 600 to be heated in one of the multiple heating areas 411a, 411b... in the display area 431 (430a, 430b...) corresponding to that heating area 411a, 411b... The arrangement relationship of the multiple heating areas 411a, 411b... also corresponds to the arrangement relationship of the multiple corresponding display areas 431 (430a, 430b...). When the heating area 411a is arranged on the back side and the heating area 411b is arranged on the front side, the display area 430a may be arranged on the upper side and the display area 430b may be arranged on the lower side. The plurality of display areas 431 of the third display unit 430 may be configured by dividing the display area of one third display unit 430 into a plurality of areas, and each divided display area may be capable of displaying a serving example. The plurality of display areas 431 of the third display unit 430 may be a plurality of third display units 430, and each of the plurality of third display units 430 may be capable of displaying a serving example. For each of the plurality of heating areas 411a, 411b, etc., it is possible to heat the pot 600 and mix the noodles (boiled noodles) in the pot 600 with the cooked sauce.

[0037] As an example, when two heating areas (first heating area 411a and second heating area 411b) are associated with two display areas 431 (first display area 430a and second display area 430b) of the third display unit 430, when a saucepan 600 is first placed in the first heating area 411a to mix the noodles and sauce of product 1, the display control unit 112 displays an example of how product 1 is arranged on a plate in the first display area 430a. Next, when the noodles of product 2 are boiled in the noodle boiling machine 211, a pot 600 is placed in the second heating area 411b to mix the noodles of product 2 with the sauce, and the display control unit 112 displays an example of how product 2 is arranged on a plate in the second display area 430b. In this case, the pan 600 is heated by repeatedly using the first heating area 411a and the second heating area 411b in that order, and the display control unit 112 controls the first display area 430a and the second display area 430b in that order to display examples of product presentation, depending on the order in which the pans 600 are arranged.

[0038] In some cases, a product may need to be remade for some reason. In such cases, the cook or other person selects the product to be remade and issues an instruction to remake the product (for example, by operating a remake button or the like). The display control unit 112 accepts the instruction to remake the product. When an instruction to remake a product is received, the display control unit 112 may control the first display unit 330, the second display unit 340, and the third display unit 430 to identify the product that has the earliest cooking order and has the same noodle amount as the product for which the instruction to remake was received, and to display the identified product in place of the product for which the instruction to remake was received. That is, when the display control unit 112 receives an instruction to remake product 3, if there are orders for products 4 and 5 that have the same noodle amount as product 3, the display control unit 112 replaces the display of product 4 with product 3, and replaces the display of product 5 with product 4. Furthermore, the display control unit 112 adds a new order for product 5 and displays it.

[0039] [Pasta cooking method] Next, an information processing method according to an embodiment will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment.

[0040] In step ST101, the control unit 110 (receiving unit 111) receives an order for a product from a customer as order information.

[0041] In step ST102, if the order information received in step ST101 includes an order for pasta, the control unit 110 controls the noodle boiler 211 to boil the type and amount of noodles according to the pasta order. Based on the control of the control unit 110, the noodle boiler 211 automatically puts the type and amount of noodles according to the order into hot water, boils them for a predetermined period of time, and then removes the noodles from the hot water.

[0042] In step ST103, if the order information received in step ST101 includes an order for pasta, the control unit 110 (display control unit 112) displays the products corresponding to the pasta order on the second display unit 340 (sauce cooking area 300) in the order in which the order information was received in step ST101.

[0043] In step ST104, the control unit 110 (display control unit 112) displays the noodles boiled in the noodle boiling machine 211 in step ST102, the time for boiling the noodles, and the corresponding product on the second display unit 340 (sauce cooking area 300).

[0044] In step ST105, when a product (product order details) displayed on the second display unit 340 (sauce preparation area 300) is selected according to the touch panel function, the control unit 110 (dispenser control unit 113) accepts the selection and controls the sauce dispenser 311 to supply the sauce used for the product for which the selection is accepted.

[0045] In step ST106, when the time for the noodles boiled in the noodle boiling machine 211 (noodle boiling area 200) approaches the completion time, i.e., when the time displayed in step ST104 approaches the completion time, the control unit 110 (display control unit 112) displays an image of an example of product presentation corresponding to the noodles on the third display unit 430 (finishing area 400). When the multiple display areas 431 (430a, 430b...) of the third display unit 430 are in one-to-one correspondence with the multiple heating areas 411a, 411b... in the finishing area 400, the display control unit 112 may control the third display unit 430 to display an example of product presentation corresponding to a pot 600 heated in one of the multiple heating areas 411a, 411b... in the display area 431 (430a, 430b...) corresponding to that heating area 411a, 411b...

[0046] When the control unit 110 (display control unit 112) receives an instruction to remake a product, it may identify, from the products displayed on the second display unit 340 and the third display unit 430, the product that has the earliest cooking order and has the same noodle amount as the product for which the instruction to remake has been received, and control the second display unit 340 and the third display unit 430 to display the identified product in place of the product for which the instruction to remake has been received. In this case, the control unit 110 may control the noodle boiler 211 to reboil the noodles and the sauce dispenser 311 to supply sauce, in accordance with the display control described above.

[0047] [Functions and circuits] Next, the functions and circuits of the information processing device 100 will be described. Each unit of the information processing device 100 may be realized as a function of a computer's arithmetic processing unit, etc. That is, the reception unit 111, display control unit 112, and dispenser control unit 113 (control unit 110) of the information processing device 100 may be realized as a reception function, a display control function, and a dispenser control function (control function) by a computer's arithmetic processing unit, etc. The information processing program can cause a computer to realize each of the above-mentioned functions. The information processing program may be recorded on a computer-readable non-transitory storage medium, such as a memory, a solid-state drive, a hard disk drive, or an optical disk. The storage medium may also be referred to as a non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores the information processing program. The information processing program may also be transmitted online. As described above, each unit of the information processing device 100 may be realized by an arithmetic processing device of a computer or the like. The arithmetic processing device or the like is configured by, for example, an integrated circuit or the like. Therefore, each unit of the information processing device 100 may be realized as a circuit that constitutes the arithmetic processing device or the like. That is, the reception unit 111, the display control unit 112, and the dispenser control unit 113 (control unit 110) of the information processing device 100 may be realized as a reception circuit, a display control circuit, and a dispenser control circuit (control circuit) that constitute the arithmetic processing device of a computer or the like. Furthermore, the communication unit 121, the storage unit 122, and the display unit 123 (first display unit 330, second display unit 340, third display unit 430) (output units) of the information processing device 100 may be realized as, for example, a communication function, a storage function, and a display function (first display function, second display function, third display function) (output function) including the functions of an arithmetic processing device or the like. Furthermore, the communication unit 121, the storage unit 122, and the display unit 123 (first display unit 330, second display unit 340, third display unit 430) (output units) of the information processing device 100 may be realized as a communication circuit, a storage circuit, and a display circuit (first display circuit, second display circuit, third display circuit) (output circuit) by being configured using, for example, an integrated circuit or the like. Furthermore, the communication unit 121, memory unit 122 and display unit 123 (first display unit 330, second display unit 340, third display unit 430) (output unit) of the information processing device 100 may be configured as a communication device, a storage device and a display device (first display device, second display device, third display device) (output device) by being composed of, for example, multiple devices.

[0048] The pasta cooking system 1 can be configured by combining one or any combination of the above-mentioned multiple units. In this disclosure, the term "information" is used, but the term "information" can be replaced with "data" and the term "data" can be replaced with "information."

[0049] [Aspects and Effects of the Present Embodiment] Next, one aspect of this embodiment and the effects of each aspect will be described. Note that each aspect described below is an example at the time of filing, and this embodiment is not limited to the aspects described below. In other words, this embodiment is not limited to the aspects described below, and may be realized by appropriately combining the above-mentioned parts. Furthermore, a lower-level aspect may be able to cite any of the higher-level aspects. The effects described below are merely examples, and the effects of each aspect are not limited to those described below. Each aspect may, for example, achieve at least one of the effects described below.

[0050] (Aspect 1) One embodiment of the pasta cooking system comprises a noodle boiling area having a noodle boiler capable of boiling multiple noodles simultaneously, a sauce cooking area having a sauce dispenser that supplies one or more sauces to a pot, and a finishing area that heats a pot containing noodles boiled by the noodle boiler and the sauce supplied in the sauce cooking area.The system also comprises a display unit, a reception unit that receives product orders from customers as order information, and a display control unit that controls the display on the display unit, and the display control unit displays, on the display unit, information about the product corresponding to the noodles to be boiled in the noodle boiler in accordance with the order information received by the reception unit, along with the time it takes for the noodles to be boiled. This allows the pasta cooking system to efficiently prepare multiple products in a pasta cooking process that involves multiple cooking steps. Specifically, the pasta cooking system can simultaneously carry out the noodle boiling process during the sauce cooking process, and by displaying the time it takes for the noodles to be boiled, the timing of boiling can be specified. Furthermore, the pasta cooking system displays product presentation examples according to the timing at which the noodles are boiled, allowing the customer to specify the products to be prepared. This allows for more accurate mixing of the pasta and noodles, and eliminates the wait time for the boiled noodles, making it possible to cook pasta even when multiple consecutive orders are received.

[0051] (Aspect 2) In one aspect of the pasta cooking system, the display unit may have a first display unit that displays information about a product corresponding to noodles to be boiled in the noodle boiler and the time required for the noodles to be boiled, and a second display unit that displays an image of an example of how the product will be presented when the noodles are nearing the time required for the noodles to be boiled in the noodle boiler, the first display unit being located in the sauce cooking area and the second display unit being located in the finishing area. Note that the "first display unit" in the "Aspects and Effects" column corresponds to the "second display unit" in the above-described embodiment, and the "second display unit" in the "Aspects and Effects" column corresponds to the "third display unit" in the above-described embodiment. This allows the pasta cooking system to efficiently prepare multiple products when cooking pasta, which involves multiple cooking steps.

[0052] (Aspect 3) In one embodiment of the pasta cooking system, the sauce cooking area may have a first heating device that heats a pot containing sauce and ingredients. This allows the pasta cooking system to efficiently prepare multiple products when cooking pasta, which involves multiple cooking steps.

[0053] (Aspect 4) In one embodiment of the pasta cooking system, the finishing area may include a pot waiting area that holds the pots after cooking in the sauce cooking area in a first-in, first-out order. Because the cooking times for the noodle boiling process and the sauce cooking process differ in the pasta cooking system, an area (pot waiting area) is provided for the pot to wait after the sauce is cooked. Since sauce cooking typically finishes before the noodles are boiled, the sauce (pot) cooked in the sauce cooking area can be kept waiting in the pot waiting area. The pot waiting area operates on a first-in, first-out basis, meaning that a pot placed in the pot waiting area earlier can be used for the finishing touches earlier than a pot placed in the pot waiting area later, allowing one or more pots to be kept waiting. In this embodiment, the pot closest to the stopper (end) of the lower slide is moved sequentially to the heating area, allowing the sauce in the pot to be matched (corresponded) to the noodles as they are boiled, ensuring accurate cooking. In other words, the pasta cooking system can mix the sauce and noodles in the pot, and when the employee arranges the food on a plate while looking at the presentation example displayed on the second display unit, the system can accurately cook (serve) the food to the customer according to the regulations. This allows the pasta cooking system to finish the pasta more efficiently even when multiple pasta orders are received.

[0054] (Aspect 5) In one embodiment of the pasta cooking system, the finishing area has a second heating device for heating a pot containing noodles boiled by the noodle boiler and sauce supplied in the sauce cooking area, and the second heating device has multiple heating regions, and when multiple display regions of the second display unit are associated one-to-one with the multiple heating regions, the display control unit may control the second display unit to display an example of product presentation corresponding to the pot heated in one of the multiple heating regions in the display region corresponding to that heating region. This allows the pasta cooking system to associate the position of the heating area with the display area, making it easy to identify presentation examples that correspond to the product in which the sauce and noodles are mixed.In other words, even if multiple pasta orders are received at almost the same time, the pasta cooking system can prepare multiple pastas at the same time and cook them efficiently without having to wait for the boiled noodles to be cooked.

[0055] (Aspect 6) In one embodiment of the pasta cooking system, the first display unit may have a touch panel function, and may be equipped with a dispenser control unit that accepts the selection of an order for a product displayed on the first display unit when the order is selected according to the touch panel function, and controls the sauce dispenser to supply the sauce used for the product for which the selection is accepted. This allows the pasta cooking system to control the sauce dispenser to supply the saucepan with the type and amount of sauce according to the pasta order.

[0056] (Aspect 7) In one embodiment of the pasta cooking system, when the display control unit receives an instruction to remake a product, it may control the first display unit and the second display unit to identify the product displayed on the first and second display units that has the same noodle amount as the product for which the instruction to remake has been received and that is the earliest product to be cooked, and to display the identified product in place of the product for which the instruction to remake has been received. This allows the pasta cooking system to instruct (display) how to remake the pasta if it becomes necessary to remake the pasta for some reason.

[0057] (Aspect 8) One embodiment of the pasta cooking method includes a noodle boiling area having a noodle boiler capable of boiling multiple noodles simultaneously, a sauce cooking area having a sauce dispenser that supplies one or more sauces to a saucepan, and a finishing area that heats a saucepan containing noodles boiled by the noodle boiler and the sauce supplied in the sauce cooking area, and further includes a display unit.In this cooking system, a computer executes a reception step that receives product orders from customers as order information, and a display control step that controls the display on the display unit, and the display control step displays on the display unit information about the product corresponding to the noodles to be boiled in the noodle boiler in accordance with the order information received in the reception step, along with the boiling time for the noodles. As a result, the pasta cooking method can achieve the same effects as the pasta cooking system of the above-mentioned aspect.

[0058] (Aspect 9) One embodiment of the pasta cooking program comprises a noodle boiling area having a noodle boiler capable of boiling multiple noodles simultaneously, a sauce cooking area having a sauce dispenser that supplies one or more sauces to a pot, and a finishing area that heats a pot containing noodles boiled by the noodle boiler and the sauce supplied in the sauce cooking area, and further comprises a cooking system having a display unit, in which the computer is provided with a reception function that receives product orders from customers as order information and a display control function that controls the display on the display unit, and the display control function displays on the display unit information about the product corresponding to the noodles to be boiled in the noodle boiler in accordance with the order information received by the reception function, along with the boiling time for the noodles. As a result, the pasta cooking program can achieve the same effects as the pasta cooking system of the above-described embodiment. [Explanation of symbols]

[0059] 1 Pasta Cooking System 100 Information processing device 110 control section 111 Reception 112 Display control unit 113 Dispenser control unit 121 Communications Department 122 Storage section 123 Display section 200 Noodle boiling area 211 Noodle boiling machine 300 sauce preparation area 311 Sauce Dispenser 312 Condiment Dispenser 321 Cooking equipment 330 1st display section (display section) 340 Second display section (display section) 400 Finishing Area 411 Cooking equipment 411a heating area 411b Heating area 430 Third display section (display section) 430a 1st display area 430b 2nd display area 431 Display area 500 Pot waiting area 510 Slide section 511 Upper slide 512 Lower slide 513 Stopper 520 Folded section 521 Rotation axis 600 Hand pot 700 Ordering Terminals

Claims

1. a noodle boiling area having a noodle boiling machine capable of boiling multiple noodles at the same time; a sauce preparation area having a sauce dispenser for dispensing one or more sauces into a saucepan; a finishing area for heating a pot containing noodles boiled by the noodle boiling machine and sauce supplied in the sauce cooking area; A display unit; a reception unit that receives product orders from customers as order information; a display control unit that controls the display of the display unit, The display control unit, In accordance with the order information received by the reception unit, product information corresponding to the noodles to be boiled in the noodle boiling machine and the boiling time of the noodles are displayed together. Pasta cooking system.

2. The display unit a first display unit that displays product information corresponding to the noodles to be boiled in the noodle boiling machine and the time required for the noodles to be boiled; a second display unit that displays an image of a product arrangement corresponding to the noodles when the time for boiling the noodles in the noodle boiling machine is approaching, The first display unit is disposed in the sauce preparation area, The second display unit is disposed in the finishing area. The pasta cooking system of claim 1 .

3. The sauce cooking area has a first heating device for heating a pot containing sauce and ingredients. The pasta cooking system of claim 1 .

4. The finishing area includes a saucepan waiting area for storing the saucepans after cooking in the sauce cooking area in a first-in, first-out order.

4. The pasta cooking system of claim 3.

5. the finishing area has a second heating device for heating a pot containing noodles boiled by the noodle boiling machine and sauce supplied in the sauce cooking area; the second heating device has a plurality of heating zones; When the plurality of display areas of the second display unit correspond one-to-one to the plurality of heating areas, the display control unit controls the second display unit to display, in the display area corresponding to one of the plurality of heating areas, an example of product presentation corresponding to a pot heated in that heating area.

3. The pasta cooking system of claim 2.

6. the first display unit has a touch panel function, a dispenser control unit that accepts a selection of an order for a product displayed on the first display unit in response to the touch panel function, and controls the sauce dispenser to supply a sauce used for the product for which the selection is accepted; 3. The pasta cooking system of claim 2.

7. When the display control unit receives an instruction to remake a product, the display control unit identifies, among the products displayed on the first display unit and the second display unit, a product that has the same noodle amount as the product for which the instruction to remake has been received and that is earliest in the cooking order, and controls the first display unit and the second display unit to display the identified product in place of the product for which the instruction to remake has been received.

3. The pasta cooking system of claim 2.

8. a noodle boiling area having a noodle boiling machine capable of boiling multiple noodles at the same time; a sauce preparation area having a sauce dispenser for dispensing one or more sauces into a saucepan; a finishing area for heating a pot containing noodles boiled by the noodle boiling machine and sauce supplied in the sauce cooking area; Furthermore, in the cooking system having the display unit, the computer a receiving step of receiving an order for a product from a customer as order information; a display control step of controlling the display of the display unit, The display control step includes: In accordance with the order information received in the receiving step, product information corresponding to the noodles to be boiled in the noodle boiling machine and the boiling time of the noodles are displayed. How to cook pasta.

9. a noodle boiling area having a noodle boiling machine capable of boiling multiple noodles at the same time; a sauce preparation area having a sauce dispenser for dispensing one or more sauces into a saucepan; a finishing area for heating a pot containing noodles boiled by the noodle boiling machine and sauce supplied in the sauce cooking area; Furthermore, in the cooking system having the display unit, A reception function for receiving product orders from customers as order information; a display control function for controlling the display of the display unit; The display control function is configured to: In accordance with the order information received by the reception function, product information corresponding to the noodles to be boiled in the noodle boiling machine and the boiling time of the noodles are displayed. Pasta cooking program.

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