Heating cooker

Abstract

To provide a cooker and a cooking system with high convenience that are equipped with a plurality of heating sources, can obtain cooking condition data from the outside.SOLUTION: A cooker includes: a control device that executes cooperation cooking mode and the like that cooperates first heating means and second heating means using a heating chamber; an input operating portion that is inputted by a user; and a restricting portion that restricts the obtaining of cooking condition data. The control device, when a predetermined operation such as the selection of a cooking mode and a permission condition are satisfied in an initial stand-by period, obtains cooking condition data to be executed from an external communication terminal through radio communication. The input operating portion can select a voice input combination mode and a touch input mode first. The communication terminal can access a server connected through a network, obtains the cooking condition data, and transmits it to the cooker. The cooker transmits operation information data related to obtaining restriction of the cooking condition data.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 32

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to, for example, a cooking heater that heats an object to be heated such as a pot placed on a top plate, and a cooking system using the cooking heater.

Background Art

[0002] Cooking heaters are roughly classified into three types in terms of the environment in which they are used. One of them is the so-called "built-in type" installed in kitchen furniture such as a kitchen counter. The second is the "stationary type" placed and used at a predetermined position of kitchen furniture, such as a gas stove (also referred to as a "gas combustion table"). The third is the small and portable "tabletop type" placed and used at an arbitrary position on a dining table or the like.

[0003] Many "built-in type" cooking heaters have a type equipped with a plurality of types of heat sources and are popular as those capable of handling various cooking methods. However, since it is installed in kitchen furniture, the external dimensions must be designed according to the specifications of general kitchen furniture, and the degree of freedom in design is much less compared to "stationary type" and "tabletop type" ones, and the difficulty in making a practical product is high.

[0004] As a typical cooking heater capable of expanding the range of cooking, there has been proposed a configuration in which a grill compartment (also referred to as an "oven chamber" or a "heating chamber", hereinafter uniformly referred to as a "heating chamber") heated by a heat source is provided inside the main body, and microwaves from a microwave heat source are introduced into the heating chamber (see Patent Document 1).

[0005] In the cooking appliance disclosed in this Patent Document 1, for example, cooking methods of heating can be adopted respectively at a location above the top plate (the first location) and at a second location which is the internal space of the heating chamber. Therefore, there are advantages that the heating means and the space (environment) for heating change, and it can cope with various types of cooking materials. In particular, when a specific cooking material (for example, hamburger) is selected, it is convenient if the heating means and the space (environment) for heating are set and one set of cooking condition data is configured.

[0006] On the other hand, conventionally, a heating cooking system has been proposed in which communication is performed between a communication terminal device such as a smartphone and a heating cooking appliance, and cooking condition data corresponding to a cooking recipe selected by the communication terminal device is transmitted from the communication terminal device to the heating cooking appliance to perform heating cooking (see, for example, Patent Documents 2 and 3).

[0007] Patent Document 2 describes a configuration in which, in a heating cooking appliance (gas combustion type heating cooking appliance) having a plurality of heating units (for example, a right burner, a left burner, a rear burner) and having a communication function, when a user operates a communication terminal device to select a specific recipe from cooking menus, the heating cooking appliance collectively acquires the cooking condition data of the plurality of heating units.

[0008] Furthermore, Patent Document 3 discloses a proposal in which a heating unit to be used can be selected on the heating cooking appliance side from among a plurality of heating units (for example, a right burner, a left burner). In the heating cooking appliance of this Patent Document 3, when the heating cooking appliance acquires cooking condition data (information) specified in advance by the heating unit from a communication terminal device, it is provided with a recipe information distribution unit for automatically distributing the cooking condition data (information) for each of the plurality of heating units.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Patent Document 2

Patent Document 3

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0010] Even if the technology described in Patent Document 2 or 3 is directly applied to a cooking appliance as described in Patent Document 1, there are significant problems in actual use. For example, in the cooking appliance of Patent Document 1, when considering a cooking method in which the induction heating source is driven to execute Cooking Step 1, and then the microwave heating source is driven to execute Cooking Step 2 in the heating chamber, it is necessary to prepare so that the operations of specific heating units among the plurality of (heating units existing in different locations) can be coordinated and driven in a specified order. If cooking condition data (also referred to as "recipe data") is inadvertently acquired, there is also a concern that it may cause confusion to the user or result in troublesome operations such as the user manually canceling or modifying it.

[0011] In particular, for a cooking appliance equipped with a plurality of heating means, it is necessary to ensure the control on the cooking appliance side in consideration of the timing of receiving cooking condition data from the outside by wireless communication.

[0012] The main object of the present disclosure is to obtain a highly convenient cooking appliance that can widely cope with various cooking by improving the operability of the user.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0013] The cooking appliance according to the first disclosure is a first heating means for heating an object to be heated, a second heating means for heating an object to be cooked in a heating chamber, an input operation means, a communication unit for receiving cooking condition data for executing cooking from the outside, a notification unit, and a control device, and The input operation means includes a voice input combined mode selection unit and a touch input mode selection unit, The control device includes a heating control unit that controls heating operations corresponding to a plurality of cooking modes using the first heating means and the second heating means, and a data acquisition unit that acquires the cooking condition data via the communication unit for a specific object to be cooked. The control device is configured such that when the voice input combined mode selection unit is selected and operated during the initial standby period, the data acquisition unit can acquire the cooking condition data via the communication unit when the recipe acquisition conditions are satisfied.

[0014] A cooking heater according to a second disclosure, A first heating means for heating an object to be heated, A second heating means for heating an object to be cooked in a heating chamber, Input operation means, A communication unit that receives cooking condition data for executing cooking from the outside, A notification unit, And a control device. The input operation means includes a voice input combined mode selection unit and a touch input mode selection unit, The control device includes a heating control unit that controls heating operations corresponding to a plurality of cooking modes using the first heating means and the second heating means, and a data acquisition unit that acquires the cooking condition data via the communication unit. The control device is configured such that when the voice input combined mode selection unit and the touch input mode selection unit are sequentially operated during the initial standby period, the data acquisition unit can acquire the cooking condition data via the communication unit within the period until a determination to start the heating operation is made from that point.

[0015] A cooking system according to a third disclosure, A cooking heater for heating an object to be heated, A first server capable of communicating with the cooking heater, A second server capable of communicating with the first server, An information processing terminal device that can communicate with the second server and has an input operation unit for receiving user input and a terminal-side display unit for displaying information. It is provided with The first server has a function of receiving the operation state data of the cooking appliance from the cooking appliance, and a function of transmitting, to the second server, display information to be displayed on the terminal-side display unit regarding the operation of the cooking appliance in response to Request A received from the second server. The information processing terminal device has a function of transmitting the command information input to the input operation unit to the second server, and a function of displaying the information of the cooking condition data received from the second server on the terminal-side display unit. The second server has a function of recognizing the content of the command information received from the information processing terminal device and transmitting the Request A specified from the content of the command information to the first server, a function of transmitting the cooking condition data received from the first server in response to the transmission of the Request A to the information processing terminal device, and a function of receiving the cooking condition data corrected by the information processing terminal device from the information processing terminal device and providing it to the first server. The first server is configured such that, when the operation state data received from the cooking appliance indicates that the cooking appliance is not in the reception standby period, the cooking condition data is not transmitted to the cooking appliance.

[0016] The cooking appliance according to the fourth disclosure A first heating means for heating the object to be heated A second heating means for heating the object to be cooked in the heating chamber Input operation means A communication unit for receiving cooking condition data for executing cooking from an external communication terminal device A display unit A control device, and is provided with The control device has a heating control unit for controlling heating operations corresponding to a plurality of cooking modes using the first heating means and the second heating means, and a data acquisition unit for acquiring the cooking condition data via the communication unit for a specific object to be cooked. After the main power supply is supplied, the control device displays a standby initial screen on the display unit, and in the first standby period from this point on, automatic connection is performed with the communication terminal device. When the cooking condition data of a specific cooking mode is transmitted from the communication terminal device, the data acquisition unit acquires the cooking condition data and determines whether a predetermined permission condition is satisfied. If it is satisfied, the standby initial screen is changed to a dedicated display screen for each cooking mode, and the content of the cooking condition data is displayed on the changed display screen.

[0017] The cooking system according to the fifth disclosure is a cooking appliance for heating an object to be heated, a first server capable of communicating with the cooking appliance, a second server capable of communicating with the first server, and an information processing terminal device capable of communicating with the second server and having an input operation unit for receiving an input and a function of inputting a command content by voice. The first server has a function of receiving the operation state data of the cooking appliance from the cooking appliance, and a function of transmitting, to the second server, operation support data to be notified by voice at the information processing terminal device regarding the operation of the cooking appliance in response to request A received from the second server. The information processing terminal device has a function of transmitting, as voice data, the command content input by voice to the second server, and a function of notifying the information of the operation support data received from the second server. The second server has a function of recognizing the content of the voice data received from the information processing terminal device and transmitting the request A specified from the content of the voice data to the first server, and a function of transmitting the operation support data received from the first server in response to the transmission of the request A to the information processing terminal device. The first server is characterized in that it determines the timing at which the cooking appliance can acquire cooking condition data from the operation state data received from the cooking appliance.

Advantages of the Invention

[0018] According to the present disclosure, it is possible to provide a highly convenient cooking heater that can widely cope with various cooking methods by causing a plurality of heating means to cooperate with cooking condition data acquired from the outside. Further, according to the present disclosure, the cooking heater can acquire cooking condition data from the outside in a timely manner and use it for cooking.

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Embodiments for Carrying Out the Invention

[0020] Hereinafter, the cooking appliance and the cooking system according to the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, terms indicating directions (for example, "up", "down", "right", "left", "front", "rear", etc.) are used for ease of understanding, but these are merely for the purpose of explanation. Also, in each figure, those with the same reference numerals are the same or corresponding ones, which is common throughout the entire specification.

[0021] In the following description, the phrase "the object to be heated placed on the top plate" includes both the case where an object to be heated such as a pan is directly placed on the upper surface of the top plate 3 described later and heated, and the case where the object to be heated is placed on a support member such as a trivet arranged above the top plate and heated, like a gas burner.

[0022] In this Embodiment 1, the "second heating means" HM2 refers to a heat source for heating the object to be cooked accommodated inside the heating chamber 6 described later. The second heating means may be a steam generator (boiler) that supplies high-temperature steam (such as superheated steam).

[0023] In Embodiment 1, the microwave heat source uses a magnetron, but there is no limitation on the microwave oscillation principle or method, such as a microwave oscillator. Also, a plurality of heat sources may be provided.

[0024] In this Embodiment 1, the "third heating means" HM3 is referred to as "third" to show the difference from the second heating means HM2, but it does not imply a superiority or inferiority relationship. Also, in Embodiment 1, a heating source using a radiant electric heat source (such as a sheathed heater, mica heater, carbon heater, ceramic heater, infrared heater, radiant heater, etc.) is used, but a heating source that generates heat in other forms or methods may also be used.

[0025] The third heating means HM3 refers to something that can perform heating and cooking in one heating chamber 6. A form in which a plurality of heat sources having different heating principles are used in combination, such as a heating source composed of an electric heater or the like and a gas burner, may also be used. Also, an induction heating source may be used as the heat source for heating the heating chamber 6. A steam generator (boiler) that supplies high-temperature steam (such as superheated steam) may also be used.

[0026] Furthermore, the third heating means may be either a heat source that heats the wall surface of the heating chamber 6 from the outside or a heat source installed in the internal space of the heating chamber 6 to raise the atmosphere of the internal space to a high temperature. Alternatively, a heating member that becomes hot under induction heating may be disposed in the heating chamber, and in any form, the wall surface of the heating chamber 6 may be heated from the outside by this heating member, or the air inside the heating chamber 6 may be heated.

[0027] As a typical example of the induction heating coil (IH coil) in the first embodiment, there is one formed by bundling about 30 thin copper wires or aluminum wires of about 0.1 mm to 0.3 mm and winding this bundle in a spiral while twisting a plurality of them. Alternatively, there is also one formed by winding about 1000 to 1500 of those of about 0.05 mm. There is also a proposal to form an annular conductor formed in an annular shape with a flat conductive material. Any of these forms corresponds to the "IH coil" which is the main part of the induction heating source 9.

[0028] In the first embodiment, "coordinated cooking" refers to cooking that is performed using two or more heating sources where the heating locations for one object to be cooked (including foods, meats, vegetables, etc.) are different and the heating operation conditions can be set independently.

[0029] The above "coordinated cooking" corresponds to the case where a plurality of heating means are used with a time difference. For example, in the process of completing one cooking, after preheating with a microwave heating source, if the object to be cooked is moved to another place and then heated with an IH coil at the moved place to complete the cooking, this is a kind of "coordinated cooking" as described here.

[0030] Also, a form in which the object to be cooked is heated inside the heating chamber 6 by a gas burner, and then the object to be cooked is moved onto the top plate 3 and heated by a gas burner or an induction heating source 9 to improve the degree of cooking completion is also a kind of "coordinated cooking".

[0031] First Embodiment. (1. Configuration of the Heating Cooking System) The first embodiment according to the present disclosure is described in FIGS. 1 to 36. Explanation will be given about FIG. 1. The cooking system of the first embodiment includes a cooking appliance 1 and a smartphone 200 (also referred to as a "communication terminal device") having a function of performing wireless communication with the cooking appliance 1. In addition to the smartphone 200, other "information processing terminal devices" such as a tablet terminal device with a communication function or a personal computer may be used.

[0032] The smartphone 200 performs wireless communication such as WiFi (registered trademark) with a wireless router 340 (not shown) installed in a house (not shown) where the cooking appliance 1 is used.

[0033] The cooking appliance 1 can acquire at least cooking condition data CD2 by wireless communication 400 with the smartphone 200. The cooking condition data CD2 will be described later. The smartphone 200 performs wireless communication 400 with the cooking appliance 1 by means of Bluetooth (registered trademark) or the like.

[0034] The smartphone 200 accesses a cloud server 300 in an external space via a network 201 such as the Internet and the wireless router 340 (not shown). The cloud server 300 has at least one recipe information providing server 301.

[0035] The recipe information providing server 301 is provided with a recipe DB (database) 302 in which data of various cooking recipes are held. The smartphone 200 accesses a recipe providing site operated by the recipe information providing server 301 and acquires (downloads) various cooking condition data CD1 from the recipe DB 302.

[0036] The cooking condition data CD1 and CD2 are also referred to as recipe data. This will be described in detail later, but it includes an instruction (command data) for specifying heating means and control conditions (including at least any one of heating power, heating time, etc., but not limited thereto) so that a specific object to be cooked can be executed by the cooking appliance 1.

[0037] The cooking appliance 1 shown in Fig. 1 includes a first heating means HM1 disposed below a top plate 3 (to be described hereinafter with reference to Fig. 4) that covers the upper surface of the cooking appliance 1, a second heating means HM2 that supplies microwaves into a heating chamber 6 (see Fig. 5) formed inside the cooking appliance 1, and a third heating means HM3 that is inside or outside the heating chamber 6 and heats by raising the temperature of the internal space of the heating chamber 6.

[0038] If the upper surface of the top plate 3 is defined as the "first location", the first heating means HM1 uses induction heating means to heat an object to be heated (a magnetic metal pot) placed at this first location. Alternatively, a gas combustion device equipped with a gas burner can be used as the first heating means HM1.

[0039] If a closed space at a location away from the first location is defined as the "second location", the inside of the heating chamber 6 (see Fig. 5) becomes the second location.

[0040] The cooking appliance 1 has a function of executing a "single cooking mode" KM1 in which the first heating means HM1 and the second heating means HM2 are each driven independently (separately).

[0041] As a method of cooking one object to be cooked, the cooking appliance 1 has a function of executing a "composite cooking mode" KM2 in which the second heating means HM2 and the third heating means HM3 are driven simultaneously, or one of them is operated first and the other is automatically started later. Even when the second heating means HM2 and the third heating means HM3 are operating simultaneously, both cases where the heating end times of both are the same and different are one type of operation pattern of the "composite cooking mode" KM2.

[0042] In the "Compound Cooking Mode" KM2, there are at least a pattern (RG control mode 1) in which the second heating means HM2 and the third heating means HM3 are driven simultaneously from the beginning, a pattern (RG control mode 2) in which the driving of the third heating means HM3 starts after the second heating means HM2, and a pattern (RG control mode 3) in which the third heating means HM3 is driven first and then automatically switched to the driving of the second heating means HM3. In these RG control modes 1 to RG control mode 3, when the heating and cooking starts in the heating chamber 6 (see Fig. 5), the switching of each heating means is automatically performed.

[0043] The "Compound Cooking Mode" KM2, different from the "Cooperative Cooking Mode" KM3, does not have a "Cooking Menu" corresponding to a specific object to be cooked (e.g., hamburger). That is, a "Control Menu" is prepared according to the patterns of driving the second heating means HM2 and the third heating means HM3.

[0044] For example, one of the "Control Menus" is the "RG control mode 1". In the RG control mode (RG compound cooking mode), various objects to be cooked can be cooked. One of the "Control Menus", for example, the "RG control mode 1", is controlled by the cooking condition data that defines the control mode, but is not set for each specific object to be cooked.

[0045] That is, the compound cooking mode KM2 having a plurality of "Control Menus" is an operation pattern in which two or more heating sources (the second heating means HM2 and the third heating means HM3) operate in a predetermined sequence.

[0046] On the contrary, the cooperative cooking mode KM3 having a cooperative cooking menu is one to which a plurality of (corresponding to specific objects to be cooked) cooking condition data for heating and cooking the objects to be cooked placed at respective locations inside the heating chamber 6 and above the top plate 3 in a predetermined order are applied. That is, in the compound cooking mode KM2 and the cooperative cooking mode KM3, the contents of the cooking condition data are different.

[0047] In the following description, when indicating the type of control form such as the drive pattern of the heating source, it is referred to as a "control menu", and when specifying a cooking object that can be heat-cooked, a cooking name, etc., it is referred to as a "cooking menu".

[0048] The cooking heater 1 has a function of executing a "cooperative cooking mode" KM3 in which the first heating means HM1 and the second heating means HM2 are driven with a time difference determined depending on the operation of the user (user).

[0049] In the "cooperative cooking mode" KM3, there are a pattern of performing cooking step 1 by the first heating means HM1 and a pattern of performing cooking step 1 by the second heating means HM2. For example, in order to move on to cooking step 2 after finishing cooking step 1 by the first heating means HM1, the cooking object is moved to the heating chamber 6, and then, in order to start driving the second heating means HM2, there is a pause period (described in FIGS. 31 to 35) during which no heating operation is performed between this cooking step 1 and cooking step 2.

[0050] In this "cooperative cooking mode" KM3, the control condition data (recipe data) is prepared for each specific cooking object (e.g., hamburger, roast beef, gratin). The control condition data (recipe data) specifies the heating means to be used, the order in which the heating means are driven, and the control conditions of the heating means (including at least one of heat power, heating time, etc., but not limited thereto).

[0051] The control condition data (recipe data) is stored in both the cooking heater 1 and the recipe DB 302. The control condition data (recipe data) held by the recipe DB and the cooking heater 1 do not necessarily have to be the same. For example, new control condition data for the cooperative cooking mode KM3 may be sequentially added to the recipe DB 302, and the control condition data (recipe data) for the composite cooking menu may be sequentially accumulated.

[0052] When the cooking device 1 obtains the cooking condition data for executing the linked cooking mode KM3 from the smartphone 200, the data is in units of one cooking menu selected by the user on the smartphone 200. This is common not only to the "linked cooking mode" KM3 but also to the "combined cooking mode" KM2 and the "independent cooking mode" KM1.

[0053] As described above, the smartphone 200 requests the recipe information providing server 301 to provide a recipe for the desired food to be cooked, and downloads the cooking condition data CD1 corresponding to the desired recipe.

[0054] The smartphone 200 can transmit the cooking condition data CD2 corresponding to the recipe obtained from the recipe information providing server 301 to the cooking device 1. In order to use such a recipe acquisition function, the user of the cooking device 1 accesses a recipe providing site (recipe information providing server 301) and installs an application for recipe selection (hereinafter referred to as a recipe selection app) on the smartphone 200.

[0055] When the user installs the recipe selection app, the user performs an operation of registering identification information such as the model name of the cooking device as an initial setting. By this registration, cooking condition data corresponding to the rated specifications of the cooking device 1 (heating capabilities of each heating means HM1 to HM3, etc.) can be obtained from the recipe providing site (recipe information providing server 301).

[0056] Also, the user pairs the smartphone 200 with the cooking device 1 using the recipe selection app to establish wireless communication 400 between the smartphone 200 and the cooking device 1. Note that this wireless communication may use the near field communication (NFC) method.

[0057] Next, FIG. 2 will be described. Figure 2 shows a cooking system different from the one shown in Figure 1 in terms of the role of the smartphone 200. Also, it is different in that it is the cooking appliance 1, rather than the smartphone 200, that accesses the recipe providing site (recipe information providing server 301) to obtain an application for recipe selection (referred to as the "recipe selection app").

[0058] The smartphone 200 and the recipe providing site (recipe information providing server 301) are connected via a network 202 such as an Internet line. Also, the recipe providing site (recipe information providing server 301) and the cooking appliance 1 are connected via a network 203 such as an Internet line. Note that a wireless router (not shown) may be interposed between the smartphone 200 and the cloud server 300. Similarly, a wireless router 340 (not shown) may be interposed between the cooking appliance 1 and the cloud server 300.

[0059] As described above, in the cooking system shown in Figure 2, the cooking condition data CD3 created by the user (corresponding to the recipe) can be transmitted from the smartphone 200 to the recipe providing site (recipe information providing server 301), temporarily stored in the recipe DB 302, and provided to the cooking appliance 1. That is, when the smartphone 200 is located at a place far from the house where the cooking appliance 1 is installed (for example, away from home), it is convenient that the cooking condition data CD3 of the smartphone 200 can be stored in the recipe information providing server 301.

[0060] The cooking appliance 1 downloads the cooking condition data CD4 corresponding to a specific recipe stored in the recipe information providing server 301 through the network 203 between the cooking appliance 1 and the recipe information providing server 301. The cooking condition data CD4 in this case may be the cooking condition data CD2 provided by the smartphone 200.

[0061] In order for the user of the cooking appliance 1 to utilize the (direct) acquisition function from such recipe data (cooking condition data), the user accesses a recipe providing site (recipe information providing server 301) and pre-installs an application for recipe selection (hereinafter referred to as the "recipe selection app") on the cooking appliance 1. It is convenient to make this installation executable easily on the cooking appliance 1 as one of the menus of the "function mode" described later.

[0062] When the user installs the recipe selection app, the user performs an operation of registering identification information such as the model name of the cooking appliance as initial settings. By this registration, cooking condition data corresponding to the specifications of the cooking appliance 1 (such as the heating capabilities of the respective heating means HM1 to HM3) can be acquired from the recipe providing site (recipe information providing server 301).

[0063] In the cooking system shown in FIG. 2, the user acquires the cooking condition data CD1 (corresponding to the recipe) as described with reference to FIG. 1, displays the content of the cooking condition data CD1 on the display screen of the smartphone 200 for confirmation, and may store, as cooking condition data CD3, a modified part of the cooking condition data CD1 in the recipe providing site (recipe information providing server 301) as described with reference to FIG. 2.

[0064] In the cooking system shown in FIG. 1, when the smartphone 200 is close to the cooking appliance 1, the cooking condition data CD2 can be provided from the smartphone 200 to the cooking appliance 1. However, for example, when the smartphone 200 is taken out to a remote outdoor location, the cooking appliance 1 cannot directly acquire the cooking condition data CD2. On the other hand, in the cooking system shown in FIG. 2, regardless of the location where the smartphone 200 is present, if the recipe providing site (recipe information providing server 301) can be accessed, the cooking condition data CD4 can be downloaded and used for cooking.

[0065] Next, FIG. 3 will be described. Figure 3 shows a cooking system different from the one shown in Figure 1 in terms of the role of the recipe providing site (recipe information providing server 301). In the cooking system of Figure 3, the cooking appliance 1 accesses the recipe providing site (recipe information providing server 301) to download the cooking condition data CD6.

[0066] Also, in the cooking system of Figure 3, the cooking appliance 1 can access the recipe providing site (recipe information providing server 301) to obtain the cooking condition data CD7. For example, when actual cooking is performed and good cooking results are achieved, after the cooking, the cooking condition data remaining in the storage unit of the cooking appliance 1 can be provided to the recipe providing site (recipe information providing server 301) as improved cooking condition data CD7. Such user favorite recipes may be registered (stored) in the recipe information providing server 301 as "favorite recipes". Note that the "recipe selection app" is acquired by the cooking appliance 1, which is different from the cooking system of Figure 1.

[0067] The cooking appliance 1 and the recipe providing site (recipe information providing server 301) are connected by networks 204 and 205 such as the Internet line. Note that a wireless router 340 (not shown) may be interposed between the cooking appliance 1 and the cloud server 300. Similarly, a wireless router 340 (not shown) may be interposed in the networks 204 and 205 between the cooking appliance 1 and the cloud server 300. Also, a wireless router (not shown) may be interposed between the smartphone 200 and the cloud server 300.

[0068] In the cooking system of Figure 3, the user can directly obtain the cooking condition data CD6 from the recipe providing site (recipe information providing server 301) by the cooking appliance 1. Therefore, even if the user does not own a smartphone 200, the cooking condition data CD6 of the desired recipe can be obtained from the recipe providing site (recipe information providing server 301) each time cooking is performed. Also, as described above, when actual cooking is performed and good cooking is achieved, after the cooking, it can be provided to the recipe providing site (recipe information providing server 301) as improved cooking condition data CD7. Therefore, from the next time onwards, the cooking condition data CD7 can be called from the side of the cooking appliance 1 and used for cooking, which is convenient.

[0069] In this Embodiment 1, there may be an explanation of "acquiring" or "restricting acquisition" of cooking condition data, so this point will be explained. When the explanation of "restricting acquisition" is made, it does not mean that no cooking condition data (specific information constituting a part or all thereof) enters the inside of the cooking appliance 1 from the outside via the communication unit 51 described later. In the cooking appliance 1, the communication unit 51 once receives cooking condition data from the outside and temporarily stores it in an appropriate storage area in the storage device 41. At that time, the content of the data (attributes, presence or absence of identification information 167, etc.) is analyzed. However, if the data is data acquired during the "period in which acquisition is restricted" as described above, it will not be used in the process of executing subsequent cooking menus (that is, the cooking process), and will be automatically deleted within a short time (at least when the main power switch 20 is turned off).

[0070] (2. Configuration of the cooking appliance) Next, the configuration of the cooking appliance 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 7. In FIGS. 4 and 5, the cooking appliance 1 is a built-in type IH cooking heater that is incorporated and used in a kitchen furniture 600 having a cooking table at the upper part. The cooking appliance 1 has a main body 2 and a top plate 3 installed on the main body 2. The top plate 3 is exposed on the kitchen top plate that constitutes the top surface of the kitchen furniture 600.

[0071] The top plate 3 is composed of, for example, a heat-resistant glass plate and a metal frame attached around the glass plate. On the upper surface of the top plate 3, three heating ports 4, namely a left heating port 4L, a right heating port 4R, and a central heating port 4C, are provided.

[0072] The left heating port 4L, the right heating port 4R, and the center heating port 4C indicate the area where a metal cooking container such as a pot or a frying pan (also referred to as the "object to be heated" with respect to the first heating means HM1) is placed. On the left heating port 4L, the right heating port 4R, and the center heating port 4C, guiding marks (not shown) serving as a guide for placing the object to be heated are drawn by printing on the upper surface of the top plate 3.

[0073] An exhaust port cover 5 is provided on the back side (rear side) of the top plate 3. The exhaust port cover 5 is composed of a punching metal or a lattice-shaped metal member having innumerable small through holes, is air-permeable throughout, and has little air flow resistance. The exhaust discharged from the inside of the cooking heater 1 passes through the exhaust port cover 5 and exits the cooking heater 1.

[0074] On the front surface of the main body 2 of the cooking heater 1, a door (heating door) 7 for opening and closing the front surface of a heating chamber 6 (see FIG. 5) disposed inside the main body 2 is provided. The door 7 is provided with a handle 8 for opening and closing it.

[0075] FIG. 5 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view of the cooking heater 1 according to Embodiment 1 as viewed from the side. As shown in FIG. 5, below the left heating port 4L, an induction heating coil 9L (hereinafter referred to as the "left IH coil") as left induction heating means is provided.

[0076] Similarly, an induction heating coil 9R (hereinafter referred to as the "right IH coil") as right induction heating means is also provided below the right heating port 4R, and an induction heating coil 9C (hereinafter referred to as the "center IH coil") as center induction heating means is provided below the center heating port 4C.

[0077] These IH coils 9C, 9L, and 9R are circular heating coils formed by winding thin conducting wires such as copper wires or aluminum wires. When a high-frequency current is supplied, a high-frequency magnetic field is generated. As a result, the cooking containers (objects to be heated) placed on the left heating port 4L, right heating port 4R, and central heating port 4C are induction-heated.

[0078] The heating means including the IH coils 9C, 9L, 9R and their drive circuits (referring to high-frequency power supply circuits such as inverter circuits, not shown in the figure) may be referred to as the induction heating source 9 or the first heating means HM1. In the following description, unless otherwise stated, the "first heating means" HM1 is used.

[0079] In the vicinity of the IH coils 9C, 9L, 9R, a temperature sensor group 30 (not shown) composed of a plurality of temperature sensors is mounted to detect the temperature of the top plate 3 and the cooking container (object to be heated). One temperature sensor 30A (not shown) constitutes one of the temperature sensor group 30 shown in FIG. 11.

[0080] Inside the main body 2, below the IH coils 9C, 9L, 9R, the heating chamber 6 is provided. The heating chamber 6 is surrounded by a metal wall such as stainless steel and is a space for heating the object to be cooked (food, ingredients) accommodated therein.

[0081] The object to be cooked may be placed on a heat-resistant plastic container, a dish made of porcelain or heat-resistant glass, or placed in a container and then placed in the heating chamber 6. In that case, those dishes and containers may be referred to as "heated containers". However, since those containers are not induction-heated by the IH coils 9C, 9L, 9R, even if placed on the heating port 4 of the top plate 3, they are not called the "objects to be heated" of the IH coils 9C, 9L, 9R.

[0082] An opening for loading and unloading the object to be cooked is formed in the front surface of the heating chamber 6. The opening in the front surface of the heating chamber 6 is covered by a door 7 so as to be openable and closable. The door 7 is rotatably supported by the main body 2 via a hinge and an arm (not shown). Thus, the door 7 is configured to open forward to a horizontal position with its lower end as a fulcrum (rotation center). Note that the door 7 may be integrally pulled forward by a slide rail (not shown) together with a support member (referring to a structure such as a shelf that supports the container to be heated from below; not shown).

[0083] An opening / closing detection unit 10 for detecting the opening and closing of the door 7 is provided on the door 7. The opening / closing detection unit 10 is, for example, a microswitch or an infrared sensor. A microwave oscillator 11 for heating the object to be cooked accommodated in the heating chamber 6 is provided behind the heating chamber 6. The microwave oscillator 11 is composed of, for example, a magnetron, and performs so-called range heating to heat the object to be cooked placed in the heating chamber 6 by irradiating microwaves into the heating chamber 6.

[0084] The heating means including the microwave oscillator 11 and its drive circuit (referring to a high-frequency power supply circuit such as an inverter circuit; not shown) may be referred to as the second heating means HM2.

[0085] In addition, an upper radiant heat heating means 12a and a lower radiant heat heating means 12b for performing so-called heater heating on the object to be cooked from above and below are provided in the heating chamber 6. The upper radiant heat heating means 12a is arranged on the outer or inner ceiling wall surface of the heating chamber 6, and the lower radiant heat heating means 12b is arranged on the inner or outer wall surface of the heating chamber 6. Both are sheathed heaters.

[0086] Other types of radiant heat heating means (for example, mica heaters, carbon heaters, etc.) may be installed outside the heating chamber 6. FIG. 5 shows an example in which both the upper radiant heat heating means 12a and the lower radiant heat heating means 12b are installed in close contact with the outer wall surface of the heating chamber 6.

[0087] The heating means including the upper radiant heat heating means 12a, the lower radiant heat heating means 12b, and their drive circuits (not shown) may be referred to as the third heating means HM3. In addition, the upper radiant heat heating means 12a and the lower radiant heat heating means 12b may be collectively referred to as "radiant heat heating means", and in that case, the symbol "12" is used.

[0088] Further, in the heating chamber 6, an infrared sensor 13, which is a non-contact type temperature sensor, is provided to detect the temperature of the object to be cooked in the heating chamber 6 non-contact. The temperature range detected by this infrared sensor 13 is set to, for example, -20°C to 100°C. Thereby, the degree of heating of the object to be cooked can be accurately detected in real time, for example, in 1°C increments. This infrared sensor 13 also constitutes one of the temperature sensor groups 30 shown in FIG. 11.

[0089] Also, in the heating chamber 6, a contact type temperature sensor (for example, a thermistor sensor) 14, which is an indoor temperature sensor for detecting the ambient temperature inside the heating chamber 6 or the wall surface temperature of the heating chamber 6, is provided.

[0090] The thermistor sensor 14 has a characteristic of detecting temperature by capturing the change in temperature as a change in electrical resistance, and the upper limit value of the detectable temperature is about 250°C. This thermistor sensor 14 also constitutes one of the temperature sensor groups 30 shown in FIG. 10. Note that this thermistor sensor 14 may be installed at two locations near the bottom surface and near the ceiling surface of the heating chamber 6 as shown in FIG. 5.

[0091] FIG. 6 is a top view of the cooking heater 1 according to Embodiment 1. As shown in FIG. 6, on the front side of the upper surface of the top plate 3 of the cooking heater 1, a left operation unit 15L, a central operation unit 15M, and a right operation unit 15R are provided. These three operation units may be collectively referred to as an "input operation unit", and in that case, the symbol 15 is used.

[0092] On the back (rear side) of the left operation unit 15L, the central operation unit 15M, and the right operation unit 15R, there are provided a left heating power display unit 17L, a central display unit 16M, and a right heating power display unit 17R, a left display unit 16L and a right display unit 16R, and a central heating status display unit 17M.

[0093] When collectively referring to the three of the left display unit 16L, the central display unit 16M, and the right display unit 16R as the "display unit", the symbol 16 is used in that case. Note that the central display unit 16M has a horizontally long liquid crystal display screen.

[0094] The left heating power display unit 17L and the right heating power display unit 17R display the heating power level by light-emitting elements (such as LEDs) and do not have a display screen.

[0095] When collectively referring to the three of the left heating power display unit 17L, the right heating power display unit 17R, and the central heating status display unit 17M as the "heating power display unit", the symbol 17 is used in that case.

[0096] Also, adjacent to the right operation unit 15R, there is provided an operation button (key) 20A for the main power switch 20 (see FIG. 11). The main power switch 20 turns on or off the main power of the cooking heater 1. The button (key) pressed when turning it on and off is the operation button 20A.

[0097] When the operation button 20A is pressed for, for example, several seconds with the main power of the cooking heater 1 in the OFF state, the main power turns on. Also, when the operation button 20A is pressed for, for example, several seconds with the main power of the cooking heater 1 in the ON state, the main power turns off.

[0098] Next, FIG. 7 will be described. In FIG. 7, an input key 180 for selecting voice input is arranged in the central operation unit 15M of the input operation unit 15. This input key 180 may be a mechanical switch or an input key of a touch-type input switch like the input keys 153M to 159M described later.

[0099] When the input key 180 is pressed, the "voice input combined mode" is activated from that moment. When there is a voice signal from the voice signal receiving unit 56 described in FIG. 12, the voice signal analysis unit 58 analyzes the content of the voice one by one and outputs the analysis result to the heating control unit 43.

[0100] 21M is an individual light-emitting unit, which emits light when the input function of the input key 180 is valid, and continues to emit light during the period until the input function becomes invalid.

[0101] At the central operation unit 15M, an input key 151KP for function setting is arranged at a position adjacent to the left of the input key 153M.

[0102] In this Embodiment 1, an input form in which the input key 180 for selecting the voice input is operated and the heating cooker 1 is controlled by combining the voice input and a touch input mode described later is called the "voice input combined mode" VM. Therefore, the input key 180 may be called the "voice input combined mode selection unit" VMC.

[0103] In this Embodiment 1, an input form in which the heating cooker 1 is controlled by an operation (including a light touch) by a user's fingertip or the like is called the "touch input mode" TM. Therefore, various input keys 151M to 159M, 151R to 155R, and 151L to 155L described later may be called the "touch input mode selection unit" TMC. Note that not only touch input keys using capacitance change but also input keys using push-button type mechanical switches are a type of the touch input mode selection unit TMC.

[0104] FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of the left display unit 16L, the left heating power display unit 17L, and the left operation unit 15L according to Embodiment 1. The left display unit 16L displays information related to cooking by heating at the left heating port 4L, and is configured by, for example, a liquid crystal display.

[0105] The left display unit 16L displays the set time for timer cooking for the object to be heated placed on the left heating port 4L, the elapsed time since the start of the heating operation at the left heating port 4L, or the remaining time until the end of the timer set time, etc.

[0106] When the left display unit 16L selects preheating cooking at the left heating port 4L, it displays the automatically set temperature (default temperature) or the current temperature, etc. The automatically set temperature (default temperature) refers to the target temperature of the bottom surface of the object to be heated when heating an object to be heated (for example, a metal pot) at the left heating port 4L. The default temperature can be arbitrarily changed within a certain range by the user.

[0107] The left heating power display unit 17L is composed of a plurality of light-emitting elements (LEDs) arranged in a horizontal straight line, and displays the heating power of the left heating port 4L in multiple steps. The left heating power display unit 17L expresses the heating power by switching the lighting states (lighting, extinguishing, blinking, etc.) of the plurality of LEDs or by switching the lighting color. Thereby, it is possible to provide the user with an intuitive and easy-to-understand notification of the heating power.

[0108] The left operation unit 15L is for inputting operations related to heating cooking at the left heating port 4L. As shown in FIG. 8, the left operation unit 15L includes five input keys 151L, 152L, 153L, 154L, and 155L. These input keys 151L, 152L, 153L, 154L, and 155L are capacitance-type touch sensors (touch switches) that can be input by utilizing changes in capacitance when, for example, the user lightly touches them with a finger or the like.

[0109] Corresponding to the input keys 151L, 152L, 153L, 154L, and 155L, a light-emitting unit 21L is provided. The light-emitting unit 21L is composed of a plurality of light-emitting elements (LEDs) and emits light according to the operations of the input keys 151L, 152L, 153L, 154L, and 155L. Note that the two adjacent input keys 154L and 155L share one light-emitting unit 21L because they perform the same type of function of increasing or decreasing the heating power.

[0110] The input key 151L is a key that is pressed when selecting timer cooking at the left heating port 4L. Timer cooking is a cooking method in which the user sets the cooking time and the heating operation is performed only for the set time.

[0111] The input key 152L is a key that is pressed when selecting a control menu to be executed at the left heating port 4L. Each time the input key 152L is pressed, one of a plurality of control menus can be selected. The "control menu" mentioned here is, for example, boiling water, stewing, frying (automatic cooking), etc. For each control menu, the driving time, heating power, or driving pattern of the left heating port 4L is different.

[0112] The control menus for using the left heating port 4L and the right heating port 4R by operating the left operation unit 15L or the right operation unit 15R without operating the central operation unit 15M are all control menus of the "single cooking mode" KM1 that performs induction heating. The "single cooking mode" KM1 will be described later.

[0113] The input key 153L is a key that is pressed to start or stop the heating cooking at the left heating port 4L. That is, when the input key 153L is pressed, the left IH coil 9L disposed below the left heating port 4L is driven. When the input key 153L is pressed again while the left IH coil 9L is being driven, the driving of the left IH coil 9 is stopped and the induction heating operation is immediately stopped.

[0114] The input keys 154L and 155L are keys that are pressed when specifying the heating power during heating cooking at the left heating port 4L. By pressing the input key 154L on the left, the heating power is decreased step by step. Conversely, by pressing the input key 155L on the right, the heating power is increased step by step. Note that the heating power during induction heating cooking at the left heating port 4L has nine levels from the rated minimum heating power (heating power level 1: 150W) to the rated maximum heating power (heating power level 9: 3200W).

[0115] FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of the right display section 16R, the right heating power display section 17R, and the right operation section 15R according to Embodiment 1. The right display section 16R displays information related to cooking by heating at the right heating port 4R, and is configured by, for example, a liquid crystal display. The information related to cooking by heating at the right heating port 4R displayed on the right display section 16R is the same as the information related to cooking by heating at the left heating port 4L.

[0116] The right heating power display section 17R is composed of a plurality of light emitting elements (LEDs) and displays the heating power of the right heating port 4R in multiple stages. Similar to the left heating power display section 17L, the right heating power display section 17R expresses the heating power by switching the lighting state (lighting, extinguishing, blinking, etc.) or the lighting color of a plurality of light emitting elements (LEDs).

[0117] The right operation section 15R is for inputting operations related to cooking by heating at the right heating port 4R. As shown in FIG. 9, the right operation section 15R includes five input keys 151R, 152R, 153R, 154R, and 155R.

[0118] The input keys 151R, 152R, 153R, 154R, and 155R are capacitive touch keys that can be input, for example, by utilizing the change in capacitance when the user lightly touches them with a finger or the like.

[0119] Corresponding to the input keys 151R, 152R, 153R, 154R, and 155R, light emitting sections 21R are respectively provided. The light emitting section 21R is a light emitting element (LED), and in response to the operation of the input keys 151R, 152R, 153R, 154R, and 155R, the light emitting sections 21R corresponding to the respective input keys emit light. However, since the two adjacent input keys 154R and 155R perform the same type of function of increasing or decreasing the heating power, they share one light emitting section 21R.

[0120] The input key 151R is a key that is pressed when selecting timer cooking at the right heating port 4R. The input key 152R is a key that is pressed when selecting the control menu to be executed at the right heating port 4R.

[0121] The input key 153R is a key that is pressed to start or stop the cooking in the right heating port 4R. The input keys 154R and 154R are keys that are pressed when specifying the heating power during cooking in the right heating port 4R. By pressing the left input key 154R, the heating power is decreased step by step. Conversely, by pressing the right input key 155R, the heating power is increased step by step. Note that the heating power during induction cooking in the right heating port 4R has nine levels from the rated minimum heating power (heating power level 1) of 150W to the rated maximum heating power (heating power level 9) of 3200W.

[0122] Figure 10 is an enlarged view of the central display unit 16M, the central operation unit 15M, and the central heating status display unit 17M according to Embodiment 1.

[0123] The central display unit 16M displays information and warnings about the entire cooker 1 and is composed of a liquid crystal display. On the display screen of the central display unit 16M, the selection results of the induction heating means (first heating means) HM1, the microwave heating means (second heating means) HM2, and the radiant heat heating means (third heating means) HM3, the operating states of the respective heating means, caution information regarding cooking by the respective heating means, or warning information are displayed.

[0124] The central display unit 16M is a single liquid crystal display in terms of hardware, but as shown in FIG. 10, it has three display areas: the first display area 22 on the left, the second display area 23 in the center left and right, and the third display area 24 on the right, and different displays can be made for each display area.

[0125] Also, the three display areas 22 to 24 may appropriately cooperate according to the display scene to form one (large area) display area and perform a display for one purpose. In the following, the first display area 22 is referred to as the first area 22, the second display area 23 is referred to as the second area 23, and the third display area 24 is referred to as the third area 24.

[0126] The central heating status display unit 17M is divided into two stages in the front-rear direction. In the lower stage (front side), there are a range light-emitting element (LED) 310 behind the character display unit of the range, a grill light-emitting element (LED) 311 behind the character display unit of the grill, an oven light-emitting element (LED) 312 behind the character display unit of the oven, and a central IH light-emitting element (LED) 313 behind the character display unit of the central IH.

[0127] In the upper stage (rear side), there are warning characters of "High Temperature Caution" and a group of high-temperature caution light-emitting elements (LEDs) 314 arranged respectively in front of and below the figures schematically representing the heating chamber 6 and the three heating ports 4L, 4C, and 4R.

[0128] The group of high-temperature caution light-emitting elements (LEDs) 314 is composed of a heating chamber high-temperature caution light-emitting element (LED) 314a arranged side by side on the left and right and an IH high-temperature caution light-emitting element (LED) 314b.

[0129] The heating chamber high-temperature caution light-emitting element (LED) 314a lights up when the temperature in the heating chamber 6 is high, for example, 50 °C or higher. The IH high-temperature caution light-emitting element (LED) 314b lights up when any of the left IH coil 9L, right IH coil 9R, and central IH coil 9C is being driven or the temperature of the top plate 3 is high, for example, 50 °C or higher.

[0130] The central operation unit 15M mainly inputs operations related to cooking in the heating chamber 6 and cooking by the central heating port 4C. As shown in Fig. 10, the central operation unit 15M includes nine input keys 151M, 152M, 153M, 154M, 155M, 156M, 157M, 158M, 159M and a function setting key 151KP (see Fig. 7).

[0131] The above-mentioned nine input keys 151M to 159M are capacitive touch keys. In addition, a light-emitting part 21M is provided near each of these input keys 151M to 159M.

[0132] On the far left of the central operation unit 15M, the function setting key 151KP (see Fig. 7) is arranged. This function setting key 151KP is for enabling the user to set various operations and displays of the entire cooking heater 1 as desired.

[0133] When the function setting key 151KP is pressed, the control device 40 described later switches to the "function mode" and displays the following "function setting menu" on the display screen of the central display unit 16M. (1) Child lock setting (setting to disable the operation of various input keys). (2) Ventilation fan interlock mode setting. (3) Cleaning guide setting (function setting for automatically notifying the cleaning time of the heating chamber 6 and the exhaust port cover 5). (4) Peak cut setting (select one from four levels of maximum power consumption: 5700W, 5000W, 4800W, and 4000W). (5) Voice setting of the voice guide. (6) Volume setting of the voice guide. (7) Setting to prevent forgetting to take out the food to be cooked, cooking utensils, etc. from the heating chamber 6 (necessity of alarms on the voice notification unit 50 and the central display unit 16M). (8) HEMS registration setting (setting related to the power usage restriction function by the home power control device). (9) Time unit setting for timer cooking (changing the 1-minute unit setting to 5-minute or 30-minute units). (10) Switching between beginner mode and normal (skilled user) mode. (11) Setting of the type (range) of inventory information acquired from an external device (refrigerator 800: not shown). (12) Setting of the display priority (specific cooking menu to be set as the default display, identification information 167) of each cooking menu (e.g., "hamburger") in the linked cooking mode KM3. (13) Setting of the display priority (specific control menu to be set as the default display) of each control menu (e.g., "range grill", "boiling leafy vegetables") in the composite cooking mode KM2. After the main power switch 20 is turned "ON", if the door 7 of the heating chamber 6 is opened, the setting of the cooking mode automatically displayed on the central display unit 16M (such as the display priority between the linked cooking mode KM3 and the combined cooking mode KM2). (15) Settings to prevent the additional information 165 and 166 (see Fig. 16) described later from being automatically displayed, and settings to prevent the additional information 165 and 166 from being audibly notified by the voice notification unit 50.

[0134] The "beginner mode" is an optional function for those (users) who are not used to using the heating cooker 1. When this beginner mode is set, the content of the voice guidance in the voice notification unit 50 becomes more detailed and polite. Also, for the input operations on the input operation unit 15, the voice guidance increases or the display information on the display screen of the central display unit 16M increases.

[0135] When the beginner mode is set, especially in the case of cooking in the combined cooking mode KM2 and the linked cooking mode KM3, the amount of reference information (for example, including the additional information 165 and 166 described later) displayed on the display screen of the central display unit 16M increases, or the content of the voice guidance in the voice notification unit 50 increases. Therefore, the function to support the user's input operations is strengthened.

[0136] Note that in conjunction with switching from the "beginner mode" to the "normal (skilled user) mode", settings may be automatically made so that the content of the voice guidance of the voice notification unit 50 is not changed.

[0137] After the "ON" of the main power switch 20 described below, when the door 7 of the heating chamber 6 is opened, the setting of the cooking mode automatically displayed on the central display unit 16M means setting either the linked cooking mode KM3 or the combined cooking mode KM2. Since both the linked cooking mode KM3 and the combined cooking mode KM2 use one central display unit 16M, the user can set to prioritize the display of either one. This will be described in detail later. In the first embodiment, the "combined cooking mode" KM2 here exceptionally includes control menus for several single cooking modes, such as the single cooking mode KM1 by the central IH coil 9M.

[0138] After the "ON" of the main power switch 20, when the door 7 of the heating chamber 6 is opened, the control device 40 detects the opening of this door 7. It is presumed that the user will perform cooking using the heating chamber 6, and there is a function to automatically display either the first specific screen 16M1 for the linked cooking mode KM3 or the second specific screen 16M2 for the combined cooking mode KM2 on the central display unit 16M. Note that on the central display unit 16M, immediately after the main power switch 20 is turned "ON", the standby initial screen 16MH described below is displayed. After that, immediately after the door 7 is opened, the second specific screen 16M2 is automatically displayed.

[0139] After the "Function Setting Menu" is displayed on the display screen of the central display unit 16M, when a specific one input key (for example, 154M) other than the function setting key 151KP is "pressed for a long time" (hereinafter referred to as "long pressed"), one setting menu in the above-mentioned "Function Setting Menu" can be selected, and then it can be changed to the desired setting content.

[0140] Alternatively, when two specific input keys other than the function setting key 151KP are simultaneously "long pressed", one setting menu in the above-mentioned "Function Setting Menu" can be called and changed to the desired setting content.

[0141] The "long press" refers to, for example, a state where it is continuously pressed for 5 seconds or more. Whether it is in the state of "long press" is determined by the control device 40 comparing the timing of the touch input on the central operation unit 15M with a reference value. That is, in the central operation unit 15M, the timing when the input keys (for example, 154M and 155M) are pressed simultaneously can be discriminated by the "ON" (when touched) - "OFF" (when not touched) signal transmitted from the input operation unit 15M to the control device 40. However, the control device 40 measures the time from the time point of the "ON" signal to the time point when it changes to the "OFF" signal to determine whether it is a "long press".

[0142] The type (range) of the inventory information obtained from the refrigerator 800 (not shown) is, for example, limited to only frozen foods, or limited to only the ingredients that can be heated by the microwave heating source (the second heating means HM2).

[0143] When selecting the control modes and control conditions (temperature, heating power, time, etc.) of the first heating means HM1, the second heating means HM2, and the third heating means HM3 on the central display unit 16M, the input function of the function setting key 151KP is disabled so as not to switch the function mode.

[0144] Regarding the setting of the peak cut value of the cooking heater 1, even if the default value at the time of shipment from the manufacturer is, for example, 5400W, it can be set to any of 5000W, 4800W, or 4000W when installed in the user's home.

[0145] In this way, the functions of the cooking appliance 1 can be changed with the function setting key 151KP as described above according to the user's wishes, usage environment (power supply situation of the installation home), etc. When such a peak cut value is set, the setting result is stored in the control device 40, and when the user selects the cooperative cooking mode KM3 as described later, it is used for determining whether to permit the use of the cooperative cooking mode KM3. Therefore, during the period when the cooking condition data described later is being received from the communication terminal 200, the peak cut value cannot be changed by the function setting key 151KP (see FIG. 7).

[0146] In FIG. 10, the light emitting part 21M is composed of an LED and emits light in response to the operations of the input keys 151M to 159M. Since the two adjacent input keys 155M and 154M are common in changing the display content of the first area 22, they share one light emitting part 21M.

[0147] Since the two adjacent input keys 157M and 156M are common in changing the display content of the second area 23, they share one light emitting part 21M. Since the two adjacent input keys 159M and 158M are common in changing the display content of the third area 24, they share one light emitting part 21M.

[0148] The input key 151M is a start key that is pressed (touched) to start cooking, and the input key 152M is a cancel key that is pressed (touched) to stop or end cooking.

[0149] The input key 153M is a key that is operated to select the "single cooking mode" KM1, "composite cooking mode" KM2, or "cooperative cooking mode" KM3 for executing the "control menu" as described above.

[0150] When any one of the "Single Cooking Mode" KM1, "Compound Cooking Mode" KM2, and "Cooperative Cooking Mode" KM3 is selected, the selection result is displayed on the central display unit 16M. The "Single Cooking Mode", "Compound Cooking Mode", and "Cooperative Cooking Mode" will be described in detail later.

[0151] As shown in FIG. 10, the input keys 154M and 155M are arranged adjacent to and in the vicinity of the front of the first area 22 of the central display unit 16M, and are keys for switching the display content of the screen displayed in the first area 22 of the central display unit 16M.

[0152] Next, FIG. 11 will be described. FIG. 11 is a plan view of the central display unit 16M. When the input key 154M is pressed down, that is, when operated by the user, the display information 25A of "Range Manual", which is one of the control menus belonging to the "Compound Cooking Mode" KM2, displayed in the first area 22 moves backward. At the same time, the display information 25B of "Boiling Green Leafy Vegetables" displayed on the front side is displayed in the center.

[0153] Also, when the input key 155M is pressed down, that is, when operated by the user, the display information 25A of "Range Manual" displayed in the first area 22 moves forward, and the display information 25C of "Warm" displayed on the rear side is displayed in the center.

[0154] In this way, the user can select a specific control menu (for example, "Range Manual") in the "Control Menu" by operating the input keys 154M and 155M.

[0155] Incidentally, the control menu for "Range Manual" originally belongs to the "Single Cooking Mode KM1" that only uses the second heating means HM2. In addition to this, the control menus belonging to the (combination cooking) "Composite Cooking Mode M2" and "Cooperative Cooking Mode KM3", as well as the control menus belonging to the cooperative cooking menus (such as "Hamburger", etc.) are also displayed in the first area 22.

[0156] When the input key 151M is pressed, that is, when it is operated by the user, in the case of FIG. 10, "Range Manual" in the control menu displayed in the center is selected. Corresponding heating starts, that is, the heating means (in this case, the microwave oscillation source 11) is driven. Therefore, the input keys 154M and 155M correspond to the selection keys for the control menu operated by the user. Similarly, they correspond to the selection keys for the (combination cooking) control menu. Furthermore, they also correspond to the selection keys for the cooperative cooking menu.

[0157] In FIG. 10, the input keys 156M and 157M are arranged adjacent to the second area 23 of the central display unit 16M, in the vicinity of the front thereof, and are keys for switching the display content of the screen displayed in the second area 23 of the central display unit 16M.

[0158] Taking the example of FIG. 11, when the input key 156M is pressed, the wattage (microwave output value) displayed in the second area 23 (in FIG. 11, "500W") is increased by one step (for example, to "600W"). Conversely, when the input key 157M is pressed, the wattage displayed in the second area 23 is decreased by one step (for example, down to "200W").

[0159] The user can select the wattage (microwave output value) in the range cooking (a type of "Single Cooking Mode M3" using the microwave oscillation source 11) performed in the heating chamber 5 by operating the input keys 156M and 157M.

[0160] The input keys 158M and 159M are arranged adjacent to the third area 24 of the central display unit 16M and in the vicinity in front thereof, and are keys for switching the display content displayed in the third area 24.

[0161] Explaining with the example of FIG. 11, when the input key 158M is pressed, the heating operation time displayed in the third area 24 is increased by one step. Conversely, when the input key 159M is pressed, the heating operation time displayed in the third area 24 is decreased by one step. The user can select the time for range cooking performed in the heating chamber 6 by operating the input keys 158M and 159M.

[0162] Next, FIG. 12 will be described. FIG. 12 is a control block diagram showing the main functions of the cooking heater 1 according to Embodiment 1. As shown in FIG. 12, the cooking heater 1 includes a control device 40 that controls the entire cooking heater 1.

[0163] The control device 40 is an electronic circuit board on which electronic components such as a control circuit for controlling the operations of each part constituting the cooking heater 1 are mounted. The control device 40 controls the driving of the left IH coil 9L, the right IH coil 9R, and the central IH coil 9C (not shown) based on the operations of the left operation unit 15L and the right operation unit 15R, and the temperature of the object to be heated on the top plate 3.

[0164] The control device 40 controls the driving of the central IH coil 9C, the microwave heating means 11, the upper radiant heat heating means 12a, and the lower radiant heat heating means 12b based on the operation of the central operation unit 15M, the temperature of the object to be heated on the top plate 3, and the detection results of the infrared sensor 13 and the thermistor sensor 14, respectively.

[0165] Further, the control device 40 controls the displays of the left display unit 16L, the right display unit 16R, the left heating power display unit 17L, and the right heating power display unit 17R based on the operations of the left operation unit 15L and the right operation unit 15R.

[0166] Furthermore, the control device 40 controls the displays of the center display unit 16M and the center heating status display unit 17M based on the release signal from the opening / closing detection unit 10 and the operations of the left operation unit 15L, the right operation unit 15R, and the center operation unit 15M.

[0167] The control device 40 has a storage device 41 that stores data such as various programs and parameters (hereinafter collectively referred to as "control data") used for controlling the heating cooker 1, and data of the display screens displayed on each of the display units 16L, 16R, 16M, 17L, and 17R (hereinafter collectively referred to as "display condition data"). In addition, the control device 40 activates the voice notification unit 50 as necessary to audibly inform the user of the operating status of the heating cooker 1.

[0168] The control device 40 stores data such as various programs and parameters (hereinafter referred to as "cooking condition data") used for the heating cooking control of the heating control unit 43 in the cooking condition data storage unit 42 of the storage device 41.

[0169] The "cooking condition data" and the "display condition data" can be acquired by the heating cooker 1 from external devices such as the communication terminal 200 for each individual cooking menu.

[0170] 42 is a storage unit that stores the "cooking condition data" and the "display condition data". Note that the storage unit 42 may constitute one section (area) in the storage device 41, or may be configured separately from the storage device 41 in terms of hardware.

[0171] 43 is a heating control unit that integrally controls the overall heating operation of the heating cooker 1 and is mainly composed of a microcomputer. 53 is a data acquisition unit that acquires the "cooking condition data" from the smartphone 200 or the cloud server 300 via the communication unit 51. In some cases, the "display condition data" is also acquired from the smartphone 200 or the cloud server 300 via the communication unit 51.

[0172] 51 is a communication unit that communicates wirelessly with the outside, and has a function of performing wireless communication 400 with the smartphone 200 as shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 3. Alternatively, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, it has a function of forming a network 203, 204, 205 with the cloud server 300.

[0173] 54 is a permission condition determination unit that performs a determination process on whether to permit cooking in the cooperative cooking mode KM3. 57 is a power supply circuit that supplies power of a constant voltage to the control device 40. 20 is a main power switch inserted into this power supply circuit 57.

[0174] 55 is a restriction unit 55 that restricts the acquisition of the cooking condition data. The restriction unit 55 has a function of restricting the acquisition of the cooking condition data by the data acquisition unit 53 via the communication unit 51 during the standby period before starting the cooking in the cooperative cooking mode KM3 (that is, before the "cooking step 1" described later).

[0175] Furthermore, the restriction unit 55 has a function of restricting the acquisition of new cooking condition data from the communication unit 51 until the cooking process of the cooking menu to which the cooking condition data acquired before the start of cooking step 1 is applied is completed. Note that the restriction unit 55 may be realized by one control program of a computer (not shown) constituting the control device 40, and it is not necessarily required to be configured separately from the control device 40 in terms of hardware.

[0176] In FIG. 12, the input operation unit 15 has a voice signal receiving unit 56 that receives the voice emitted by the user with a microphone (not shown) and converts it into a predetermined voice signal.

[0177] On one hand, the control device 40 is provided with an audio signal analysis unit 58 that receives the audio signal from the audio signal reception unit 56 and analyzes the content of the audio. The audio signal analysis unit 58 compares with the information in the audio database in the storage device 41, analyzes the content of the audio received by the audio signal reception unit 56, and transmits the analysis result to the heating control unit 43.

[0178] In FIG. 12, 59 is a human sensor. It also has a receiving unit (not shown) that radiates ultrasonic waves or infrared rays in front of the cooking heater 1 and receives the reflected input. This human sensor 59 is installed to radiate infrared rays in the front (front) direction of the heating chamber 6. Note that a dedicated circuit for processing the signal received by the receiving unit is not provided, and the received signal is analyzed by the control device 40 to determine whether a person is present.

[0179] As shown by the dashed frame in FIG. 12, the voice notification unit 50, the display unit 15, etc. may be collectively referred to as the "notification unit", and in this case, the symbol 90 is used.

[0180] As described with reference to FIG. 12, the cooking heater 1 of the first embodiment has the following configuration. That is, it has a first heating means HM1 for induction heating an object to be heated on the top plate 3, a heating chamber 6 with a metal wall surface, a second heating means HM2 for supplying microwaves to the heating chamber 6, a third heating means HM3 for heating the heating chamber 6 with radiant heat, a notification unit 90, a communication unit 51, a display unit 16, and a control device 40.

[0181] 、 After the control device 40 displays the standby initial screen 16MH on the display unit 16, it displays dedicated display screens (first specific screen 16M1 to third specific screen 16M3) for each cooking mode.

[0182] There are three types of cooking modes. That is, the single cooking mode KM1, the combined cooking mode KM2, and the cooperative cooking mode KM3.

[0183] The single cooking mode KM1 includes the following three types. (1) IH single mode for operating the first heating means HM1 alone (2) Range single cooking mode for operating the second heating means HM2 alone (3) Oven single cooking mode for operating the third heating means HM3 alone

[0184] The composite cooking mode KM2 is a heating pattern in which both the second heating means HM2 and the third heating means HM3 are simultaneously heated, or the operating timing is automatically varied, to perform cooking in the heating chamber 6.

[0185] The linked cooking mode KM3 is a heating pattern in which both or either one of the second heating means HM2 and the third heating means HM3 and the first heating means HM1 are sequentially operated through a transition period TR of a length determined by a command from the user.

[0186] The control device 40 has an operation program for executing the three cooking modes KM1 to KM3 described above. The data acquisition unit 53 of the control device 40 can acquire the cooking condition data CD from the cloud server 300 or the communication terminal 200 via the communication unit 51.

[0187] (3. Configuration of the control menu of the central operation unit) Next, the control menu that can be displayed and selected on the central display unit 16M by the central operation unit 15M will be described with reference to FIG. 13.

[0188] FIG. 13 shows the entire control menu that can be selected by the central operation unit 15M. The control menu that can be selected by the central operation unit 15M is divided into an RG (range grill) menu group that uses the microwave heating means (the second heating means HM2) and one or both of the upper radiant heat heating means 12a and the lower radiant heat heating means 12b, and an IH menu group that uses the central IH coil 9C corresponding to the central heating port 4C.

[0189] Figure 14 shows the control menu shown in Figure 13 classified into four viewpoints (Classification 1 to 4). As is clear from Figure 14, the control menu is broadly classified into a single cooking mode KM1 and a combined cooking mode KM2. Although the coordinated cooking mode KM3 is not described in Figures 13 and 14, the central operation unit 15M can execute a coordinated cooking menu in the coordinated cooking mode.

[0190] When the main power switch 20 is turned "ON" and the input key 154M or 155R is pressed without operating the input key 153M of the central operation unit 15M, it means that the combined cooking mode KM2 has been selected.

[0191] Therefore, the display screen of the central display unit 16M switches to the second specific screen 16M2. In the first area 22 of the second specific screen 16M2, the control menu "Warm" described in the "left display area" of Figure 13 is always displayed first. This is because this "Warm" control menu is set as the default.

[0192] The "left display area" in Figure 13 is a display area corresponding to the first area 22 described in Figure 10. That is, various control menus described in the "left display area" of Figure 13 are sequentially displayed within the first area 22.

[0193] As described in the "left display area" of Figure 13, in addition to "Warm", there are 13 control menus: "Range Manual", "Boil Leafy Vegetables", "Boil Root Vegetables", "Meat Thawing", "Range Grill (RG) Cooking", "Range Grill (RG) Reheating", "Range Grill (RG) Manual", "Grill", "Oven", "IH Keep Warm", "IH Cook Rice", "IH Heating".

[0194] The control menus "Warm", "Range Manual", "Boil Leafy Vegetables", "Boil Root Vegetables", "Meat Thawing", "Range Grill (RG) Cooking", "Range Grill (RG) Reheating", "Range Grill (RG) Manual", "Grill", "Oven" are included in the RG menu group. In addition, "IH warming", "IH rice cooking", and "IH heating" are included in the IH menu group.

[0195] The content described in the "Central Display Area" of FIG. 13 is the content displayed in the second area 23 of the central display unit 16M, and is related to the adjustment of the heating status during cooking, such as temperature, time, heating power, "stronger", "weaker", etc. In other words, various control conditions are described in the "Central Display Area". The content of the default setting of this "Central Display Area" is listed in the "Default" column in the right column of the "Central Display Area".

[0196] The content described in the "Right Display Area" of FIG. 13 indicates the content displayed in the third area 24 of the central display unit 16M. The content of the default setting of the "Right Display Area" is listed in the "Default" column in the right column of the "Right Display Area". The blank part does not mean a controllable condition that can be changed, but means that no information is displayed, or appropriate explanatory text that cannot be selected or changed (by the user) is displayed in the third area 24.

[0197] Next, a total of 13 types of control menus displayed in the "Left Display Area" of FIG. 13 will be described. (1) Warm: It means heating the object to be cooked in the heating chamber 6 using the microwave heating means (the second heating means HM2). This "Warm" is also applicable when reheating the object to be cooked. Since the default setting is "80°C", the microwave heating automatically stops when the food is heated to 80°C. Note that "80°C" is the target temperature, and this temperature can be adjusted by the user before the start of heating. As shown in the central display area of FIG. 12, for example, the range from 0°C to 90°C can be set in 5-degree increments.

[0198] (2) Range Manual: It means heating the object to be cooked in the heating chamber 6 using the microwave heating means (the second heating means HM2). The heating time is set by the user to a specific time between 10 seconds and 60 minutes.

[0199] (3) Heating of leafy vegetables: It is suitable for cooking the food in the heating chamber 6, especially leafy vegetables whose leaves are edible, such as spinach and Chinese cabbage, using the microwave heating means (the second heating means HM2). The infrared sensor 13 measures the temperature rise of the food in real time and automatically stops.

[0200] (4) Heating of root vegetables: It is suitable for cooking the food in the heating chamber 6, especially root vegetables such as roots, rhizomes, and potatoes, using the microwave heating means (the second heating means HM2).

[0201] (5) Thawing of meat: It is suitable for thawing various frozen meats in the heating chamber 6. (6) Range grill (RG) cooking: It combines microwave heating using the microwave heating means (the second heating means HM2) and oven heating using the upper radiant heat heating means 12a and the lower radiant heat heating means 12b to heat and cook the food in the heating chamber 6.

[0202] (7) Range grill (RG) reheating: It is suitable for reheating the cooked food in the heating chamber 6. (8) Range grill (RG) manual: The user can appropriately select microwave heating and oven heating to heat and cook the food in the heating chamber 6.

[0203] (9) Grill: It uses one or both of the upper radiant heat heating means 12a and the lower radiant heat heating means 12b to heat the food in the heating chamber 5. That is, it is a control menu using the third heating means HM3.

[0204] In the said "grill", the temperature of the heating chamber 6 is not controlled, and the control of detecting the temperature rise of the food and stopping the heating operation is not performed either. The heating operation is performed for the time specified by the user within the range of 10 seconds to 30 minutes.

[0205] (10) Oven: One or both of the upper radiant heat heating means 12a and the lower radiant heat heating means 12b are used to heat the object to be cooked in the heating chamber 6. The temperature of the heating chamber 6 is measured in real time by the thermistor sensor 14, and the energization control of the upper radiant heat heating means 12a and the lower radiant heat heating means 12b is performed so as to reach the set target temperature.

[0206] (11) IH Keep Warm: It heats an object to be heated such as a pot above the central heating port 4C to keep it at the temperature set by the user. The heating power of the induction heating ranges from low power of 200W to medium power of 750W. The temperature of the object to be heated is detected in real time by a temperature sensor (not shown) installed near the central IH coil 9C, and the heating control unit 43 of the control device 40 controls the heating power based on the detected temperature. The default temperature is 80°C as shown in Fig. 13. It is suitable for keeping warm soups, etc.

[0207] (12) IH Cook Rice: It heats according to the number of servings (rice cooking amount) set by the user. The heating power of the induction heating ranges from low power of 200W to high power of 1500W. A temperature sensor (not shown) installed near the central IH coil 9C is used to detect abnormal heating (also called overheating state, overheat. The same applies hereinafter) of the object to be heated. When an abnormal temperature is detected, the control device 40 reduces the heating power or stops the heating operation.

[0208] (13) IH Heating: It heats according to the heating power of the induction heating set by the user. There are five levels of heating power that can be set, namely Heating Power 1: 200W, Heating Power 2: 500W, Heating Power 3: 750W, Heating Power 4: 1000W, and Heating Power 5: 1500W. A temperature sensor (not shown) installed near the central IH coil 9C is used to detect abnormal heating of the object to be heated. When an abnormal temperature is detected, the control device 40 reduces the heating power or stops the heating operation. The default heating power is 500W.

[0209] Next, Fig. 14 will be described. FIG. 14 is a classification table of the RG control menu (the "RG menu group" in FIG. 13) and the IH control menu (the "IH menu group") in the single cooking mode KM1 by the induction heating source 9.

[0210] The "left display area" in the first area of FIG. 13 means the first area 22 (see FIG. 10). As is clear from FIG. 14, the names of the control menus shown in FIG. 14 are also displayed in characters in the first area 22 of the central display unit 16M and are used by the user to select the control menu.

[0211] Next, FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing the storage structure of various cooking control menus in the cooperative cooking mode and the composite cooking mode and the correspondence relationship with the input keys. The information indicating the main points of each control menu shown in classification 2 of FIG. 14 is stored as the data in the third layer of the cooking condition storage unit 42 as shown in FIG. 15.

[0212] Therefore, if the input keys 154M and 155M are operated to select a desired control menu, the user can automatically or optionally display the information indicating the main points of each control menu shown in classification 2 of FIG. 14, which corresponds one-to-one (is linked) to the control menu. An example of this automatic display is shown in FIG. 16.

[0213] Next, the display on the central display unit 16M when the central operation unit 15M is operated will be described based on the schematic diagram of FIG. 16. First, when the user presses the operation button 20A of the main power switch 20 (see FIG. 12) to turn on the main power, the left operation unit 15L, the central operation unit 15M, and the right operation unit 15R become effective in input functions. That is, the control device 40 is in a state of receiving operation signals from these operation units 15L, 15M, and 15R, and although not shown in the central display unit 16M, a predetermined screen (hereinafter referred to as the "initial standby screen" 16MH) (see FIG. 27) is displayed.

[0214] In this state, when the user presses input key 154M or 155M, the display screen 16ST is displayed as shown in FIG. 16. As is clear from the display screen 16ST, in the center of the first area 22 in the front-rear direction, the name 160 of the control menu "Warm" is displayed large.

[0215] Behind the control menu identification information 160 of "Warm" displayed in the center of the first area 22, the character (control menu identification information) 161 of "IH Heating" is displayed a little smaller, and conversely, on the front side, the character (control menu identification information) 162 of "Range Manual" is displayed a little smaller.

[0216] Thus, when the user selects a control menu, it can be seen that the next candidates are "IH Heating" and "Range Manual". If the input key 154M is pressed once at this stage, the control menu identification information 162 of "Range Manual" is displayed large as if it has moved (to the rear) to the position of the character (control menu identification information) 160 of "Warm". Note that the characters of the control menu identification information 162 do not actually move, but only the display information is switched.

[0217] Also, when the input key 155M is pressed once, the character (control menu identification information) 161 of "IH Heating" is displayed large as if it has moved (to the front) to the position of the character (control menu identification information) 160 of "Warm". Note that in this case as well, the control menu identification information 162 does not actually move, but only the display information is switched.

[0218] As shown in FIG. 16, on the display screen 16ST, the target temperature of "80 °C" is displayed in the second area 23. When heating with microwaves at this target temperature, when the infrared sensor 13 detects that the temperature of the object to be cooked is 80 °C, the microwave heating is automatically stopped.

[0219] When you want to change the temperature displayed in the second area 23 and change the automatic stop temperature, you can operate the input keys 156M or 157M. Pressing the input key 156M once will increase the temperature by 5°C to 85°C as shown on the display screen 16UP1, and pressing the input key 167M once will decrease the temperature by 5°C to 75°C as shown on the display screen 16DN1.

[0220] In addition, in the second area 23, a heat source display unit 163 is displayed, which displays in characters that the heat source is a microwave heating means (second heating means HM2).

[0221] As described above, 164 is reference information that automatically displays that it is a recommended control menu for warming side dishes and the like. The content of this reference information may be another additional information 165, or two or more types of information may be alternately or sequentially displayed on the display screen (for example, the third area 24) of the central display unit 16M for several seconds each.

[0222] Furthermore, as shown in classification 2 of FIG. 13, information (reference information) 164 indicating the main points of each control menu may be displayed at any time in response to the operation of the input keys 158 or 159. That is, in this Embodiment 1, the reference information 164 corresponding one-to-one to the control menu (for example, "warm") is displayed so that the user does not get lost in whether to select each control menu (for example, "warm").

[0223] Furthermore, when the reference information 164 is being displayed as shown in FIG. 16, if a touch operation is performed on any one of the (two) input keys 158M or 159M located in front of the reference information 164, more detailed additional information 166 may be displayed in the third area 24 instead of the reference information 164.

[0224] As shown in FIG. 16, a mode in which a plurality of heating means having different heating principles, such as the second heating means HM2 and the third heating means HM3, are driven simultaneously or automatically switched and driven with a time difference to heat-cook a common object to be cooked is the above-described "composite cooking mode" KM2.

[0225] In FIG. 16, the display screen shown on the central display unit 16M is a dedicated display screen for the "composite cooking mode" KM2, and may be referred to as the "second specific screen" 16M2.

[0226] Next, FIGS. 17 to 22 will be described. FIG. 17 is a plan view showing the relationship between the display operation of the central display unit 16M and the central operation unit 15M in the linked cooking mode KM3. It shows the situation during the heating operation.

[0227] In FIG. 17, when the main power switch 20 is turned "ON" to activate the control device 40 and the input key 153M of the central operation unit 15M is pressed, the first specific screen 16M1 shown in FIG. 17 is displayed.

[0228] Even if the input key 155M or 156M has been pressed previously and the setting operation for the single cooking mode such as range heating or the "composite cooking mode" KM2 such as range grill (RG) cooking has been partly performed, as long as it is before the input key 151M is pressed, the input process for the "linked cooking mode" KM3 is changed from the stage when the input key 153M is pressed. That is, only the first specific screen 16M1 is displayed on the central display unit 16M from this stage.

[0229] Subsequent to the input key 153M, when the input key 154M or 155M is touched next, in the first area 22 of the display screen (first specific screen) 16M1 of the central display unit 16M, another identification information (including a graphic mark and the name of the object to be cooked) 167 for specifying a plurality of objects to be cooked (linked cooking menus) targeted by the linked cooking mode KM3 is displayed.

[0230] In this Figure 17, the number of "objects to be cooked" that can be executed in the linked cooking mode displayed on the central display unit 16M is three. That is, they are three types: hamburger, gratin, and roast beef. In this way, the number of objects to be cooked is called the "number of linked cooking menus".

[0231] In this Embodiment 1, the total number of linked cooking menus is eight. Details will be described with reference to FIGS. 18 and 19. However, it is possible to obtain cooking condition data from a smartphone (communication terminal device) 200 described later and further increase the number of linked cooking menus.

[0232] In FIG. 17, 167, 168, and 169 are identification information. In this Embodiment 1, they are information that shows the names of the objects to be cooked (for example, hamburger, gratin, roast beef) one-to-one. When explaining all the identification information of the linked cooking menus, the symbol 167 is used.

[0233] The position where the control menu identification information 160 (see FIG. 16) is displayed may be hereinafter referred to as "display position A". On the other hand, in the linked cooking mode KM3, the position where the identification information 167 is displayed may be hereinafter referred to as "display position B".

[0234] In this Embodiment 1, the positions of "display position B" and the above-mentioned "display position A" (see FIG. 16) are the same position, but they may be set at different positions. However, in order not to cause confusion to the user, within the linked cooking mode KM3, for the eight linked cooking menus, they should always be at the same position (display position B). Also, in the combined cooking mode KM2, it is advisable to unify them to always be at the same (one) "display position A" for each control menu.

[0235] In FIG. 17, as operation support information 170, it is displayed that "When you press the start button, the heating of the left IH will start." This means that if the input key 151M of the central operation unit 15M is pressed, induction heating can be started with the left IH coil 9L (in the coordinated cooking mode KM3). However, in this first embodiment, after pressing the input key 151M, it is necessary to press the input key 153L on the left operation unit 15L.

[0236] As shown in FIG. 17, above the identification information 167 shown on the first specific screen 16M1 (at the rear position in plan view), identification information 168 indicating the name of another cooking item (for example, gratin) is displayed.

[0237] Also, below the identification information 167, identification information 169 indicating the name of another cooking item (for example, roast beef) is displayed. In FIG. 17, one light-emitting unit 21M corresponding to the input key 151M is surrounded by a dashed circle, which indicates that the light-emitting unit 21M is blinking (or emitting light in a different color from other light-emitting units) and waiting for a cooking start command.

[0238] Next, FIG. 18 will be described. Similar to the switching of the display in the "composite cooking mode" KM2 and the "single cooking mode" KM1, by operating the two input keys 154M and 155M described above, it is possible to select a cooking item that can be cooked in the "coordinated cooking mode" KM3.

[0239] That is, every time either one of the input keys 154M and 155M is operated once, the identification information 167 indicating the name of the cooking item (for example, hamburger) changes its display in a form that moves sequentially one step upward or downward. That is, the identification information 167 can be sequentially displayed at a predetermined position (front-rear center position) in the first area 22L, in other words, at the display position B.

[0240] In the first embodiment, there are a total of eight types of objects to be cooked in the coordinated cooking mode KM3 as described above. Therefore, for example, if the left input key 155M is operated eight times, the identification information 167 of one object to be cooked (e.g., hamburger) makes a full circle. Conversely, if the right input key 154M is operated eight times, the identification information 167 of one object to be cooked (e.g., hamburger) makes a full circle.

[0241] In FIG. 18(A), FG indicates the fingertip of the user. Each time the input key 155M is pressed once, as shown in FIG. 18(B), the display content of the first specific screen 16M1 changes as shown in the display screens 18A to 18D.

[0242] A description will be given of FIG. 19. FIG. 19 is a list showing the correspondence between the cooking menu in the "coordinated cooking mode" KM3 and the operation support information 170.

[0243] As can be seen from FIG. 19, there are two types of the operation support information 170. One is "When the start button is pressed, the heating of the left IH starts", and the other is the information "Determine with the start button". This "start button" refers to the input key 151M.

[0244] The above two types of operation support information 170 automatically switch before the start of the cooking process in the "coordinated cooking mode" KM3. For example, they are alternately displayed at intervals of several seconds.

[0245] Next, a description will be given of FIG. 20. In the first embodiment, a "coordinated preheating cooking mode" KM4 is provided as one type of the coordinated cooking mode KM3. There are two types of the coordinated preheating cooking mode KM4.

[0246] As a cooking menu using the coordinated preheating cooking mode KM4, for example, there is "hamburger". In the case of this "hamburger", its preheating process is performed by the induction heating source 9 (the first heating means HM1).

[0247] When the cooking process 1 is started while the preheating process is being executed (by the induction heating source 9), at the time of disclosure of the cooking process 1, the heating operation of the preheating process has not been stopped. Therefore, the energization of the induction heating source 9 and the energization of the second heating means HM2 (microwave heating means) and the third heating means HM3 responsible for the cooking process 1 will be carried out in parallel in the same time zone.

[0248] In other words, in the coordinated preheating and cooking mode KM4, the heating source that has started operating before the cooking process 1 (the first heating means HM1 in the above description) is not necessarily stopped at the start of the cooking process 1, and during the cooking process 1, it may be energized together with one or both of the second heating means HM2 (microwave heating means) and the third heating means HM3.

[0249] Particularly, on the premise that the coordinated cooking mode KM3 includes the coordinated preheating and cooking mode KM4 as long as there is no contradiction, the following description will be given.

[0250] At the stage of selecting the coordinated cooking mode KM3, when the identification information 167 indicating the name of the object to be cooked is displayed on the central display unit 16M, the left operation unit 15L of the left IH coil 9L becomes unusable for other cooking menus.

[0251] Specifically, among the various input keys of the left operation unit 15L, at least the input key 153L is invalidated by the heating control unit 43. The meaning of this "invalidated" means that no valid command signal is transmitted from the input key 153L to the heating control unit 43, and even if a valid command signal is transmitted, the heating control unit 43 does not process the command signal as a valid command signal. In any case, heating by the left IH coil 9L cannot be selected.

[0252] At the same time, when the identification information 167 is displayed, the right operation unit 15R of the right heating port 4R may be made unusable (by "invalidating" the input key 153R). However, if the user has previously made a function setting (using the function setting key 151KP) on the input operation unit 15 so as not to perform this "invalidating", and if the right IH coil 9R has already been used for another control menu (while the heating operation is ongoing), then that right IH coil 9R can still be used as it is. On the other hand, in the linked cooking mode KM3, due to the fact that it has been used previously, it is determined to be unusable (by the heating control unit 43).

[0253] Therefore, only the left IH coil 9L is in a state of being "occupied" by the selection of the linked cooking mode KM3. Also, when viewed from the entirety of the first heating source HM1, only a part of the three heating units 4L, 4C, 4R (the left IH coil 9L) has its use "restricted". Note that if the right IH coil 9R is not in use for other cooking, this right IH coil 9R may also be put in an occupied state in the same way.

[0254] Continue to describe FIG. 20. This FIG. 20 shows the operation steps when performing "karaage" in the linked cooking mode KM3. In FIG. 20, #1 to #9 indicate the user's operations and the state changes of the heating cooker 1.

[0255] The "karaage" shown in FIG. 20 is different from the case of the "hamburger" described above. The cooking process 1 is carried out in the heating chamber 6, and the cooking process 2 is carried out by the induction heating source 9.

[0256] In FIG. 20, in order for the user to cook "karaage", before starting the cooking process 1, first select the left IH coil 9L and press the input key 151L. Then start preheating the object to be heated placed on the top plate 3. The object to be heated in this case is a metal pot, frying pan, etc., and a certain amount or more of cooking oil is put in.

[0257] On the one hand, the user opens the door 7 of the heating chamber 6 and puts the "karaage" ingredients (such as seasoned chicken) into the heating chamber 6 (#1). After closing the door 7, an operation A23 called "press the start button" is performed. This is to press the input key 151M of the central operation unit 15M.

[0258] At this time, the microwave heating source (the second heating means HM2) operates and the cooking process 1 of microwave heating cooking starts. Then, the notification 1 of the reference information is performed.

[0259] The said notification 1 is, for example, to notify the time until the heating ends, such as "Microwave heating has started. The heating time is 〇 minutes". Or, when performing control to detect the temperature of the object to be cooked and determine the heating end time, it may be a notification of information indicating the target temperature, such as "Heat to 〇〇°C".

[0260] Also, during this cooking process 1, the preheating of the left IH coil 9L is completed (for example, the object to be heated is in a state of being heated to the standard preheating temperature of 180°C). The completion of this preheating is notified to the user by voice and characters by the voice notification unit 51 and the central display unit 16M (the first specific screen 16M1) (#2).

[0261] The user can stop the microwave heating at any timing during the cooking process 1. To stop, just open the door 7. Note that pressing the input key 152M of the central operation unit 15M once can temporarily stop the microwave heating. However, pressing the input key 152M twice in a short time will cancel the cooking mode and cancel the selection of "karaage" in the coordinated cooking mode.

[0262] The microwave heating operation is immediately stopped by opening the door 7, and the cooking process 1 ends (#3). Next, the user moves the ingredients heated in the heating chamber 6 into the object to be heated that is being preheated on the top plate 3 this time (#4).

[0263] Then, cooking step 2 is started at the left heating port 4L (#5). In cooking step 2, before starting preheating, first, the input key 153L (see Fig. 8) of the left operation unit 15L is pressed. Therefore, at the start of this cooking step 2, there is no need to operate the left operation unit 15L. That is, for example, when the food ingredient (the material for tempura) is moved into the heated object preheated to 180°C, the heating of the food ingredient starts at the temperature of the heated object (this point is the start point of cooking step 2).

[0264] As described above, for the start of cooking step 2 (#5), the user does not need to particularly operate the input operation unit 15. The point when the object to be cooked is placed on the heated object and heated is the start point of cooking step 2. However, when the object to be cooked is placed, the temperature sensor group 30 (see Fig. 12) may detect that the temperature of the heated object temporarily drops, and electrically determine the start point of cooking step 2. The end of cooking step 2 can be ended at any timing if the user operates the left operation unit 15L.

[0265] Next, the user moves the object to be cooked again. First, the door 7 is opened, the object to be cooked is put into the heating chamber 6, and the door 7 is closed (#6). Then, the input key 151M of the central operation unit 15M is pressed to start cooking step 3 of the range grill control menu (RG control menu).

[0266] When a predetermined time (TN5) has elapsed since the start of cooking step 3 by the range grill drive unit in the heating chamber 6 due to the user's operation input A26, the notification 2 of the reference information 5 is performed.

[0267] The notification 2 of the reference information is information including guidance such as "Heating will end in 30 seconds. If you want to extend the time, please set the time." Also, since it can be understood that the final cooking process is completed, the user can start preparations for taking out the "karaage" from the heating chamber 6 from the time of this notification 2 of the reference information. Also, synchronously with this, the content of the notification 2 is displayed in characters or the like on the central display unit 16M. Note that the notification 2 is displayed at a specific position on the first specific screen 16M1, like the operation support information 170.

[0268] After that, the microwave heating operation is stopped, and the cooking process 3 ends (#7). Note that this cooking process 3 can be immediately stopped if the user opens the door 7. And then, afterwards, the user moves the foodstuff heated in the heating chamber 6 into the object to be heated that is being preheated on the top plate 3 this time (#8). Note that in this case, if the object to be heated is maintained in a heated state by induction heating until after the end of the cooking process 3, induction heating (cooking process 4) may be further performed (#9).

[0269] Induction heating cooking can be ended by operating the left 15L. That is, the user's operation A28 at this time is to press the input key 153L of the left operation unit 15L corresponding to the left IH coil 9L.

[0270] The cooking sequence shown in this Figure 20 can shorten the time required from the start of the induction heating operation (start of the preheating process) to the end point of the cooking process 1. That is, without waiting for the completion of preheating by induction heating or the notification of the completion of the preheating, the foodstuff (object to be cooked) is put into the heating chamber 6 at a point in time earlier than that, and the cooking process 1 is started.

[0271] And before the cooking process 1 is completed, preheating by the induction heating source (first heating means HM1) is completed. Therefore, after the end of the cooking process 1, the object to be cooked can be immediately transferred into the object to be heated on the top plate 3, and the cooking process 2 can be started.

[0272] In the example of "karaage" in FIG. 20, there was a cooking step 3, but it is not always necessary to have cooking step 3 or cooking step 4 like this. Depending on the type of food to be cooked and the user's wishes, etc., it is sufficient to finish with the necessary cooking steps.

[0273] Also, in FIG. 20, the figure is such that the "left IH coil driving period" continues even after the cooking step 2 is finished. However, after the cooking step 2 is finished, the left operation unit 15L may stop the driving of the left IH coil 9L at any time. However, as shown by the dashed line in FIG. 20, when the left IH coil 9L is also used in cooking step 4, it is necessary to start the preheating operation again before cooking step 4.

[0274] Next, FIG. 21 will be described. This FIG. 21 shows the operation steps when "karaage" is performed as the cooking menu in the cooperative cooking mode KM3, similar to FIG. 20. In FIG. 21, #1 to #9 show the user's operations and the state changes of the heating cooker 1 as described in FIG. 20. The other reference numerals correspond to those in FIG. 20.

[0275] The differences between this FIG. 21 and the aforementioned FIG. 20 will be described. FIG. 21 shows the case where the preheating of the object to be heated by the induction heating source (the first heating means HM1) is completed and the completion is notified (#2), and then the cooking step 1 is started in the heating chamber 6.

[0276] When the user sees the completion of the preheating of the object to be heated by the induction heating source displayed on the first specific screen 16M1 or the left and right display units 16L, 16R, and is also notified by voice by the voice notification unit 50, the user opens the door 7 of the heating chamber 6 and puts the ingredients for "karaage" (seasoned chicken, etc.) into the heating chamber 6 (#1). After closing the door 7, the user presses the input key 151M of the central operation unit 15M.

[0277] At this point, cooking step 1 of microwave cooking starts. Then, the above-mentioned notification 1 of reference information is carried out. After this, it is the same as the steps shown in FIG. 20.

[0278] In the cooking sequence shown in FIG. 21, the time required from the start of the heating operation of the induction heating source (the first heating means HM1) (start of the preheating step) to the end of cooking step 1 is longer compared to FIG. 20.

[0279] However, since the heating of the food material (object to be cooked) starts in the heating chamber 6 after waiting for the completion of preheating by the first heating means HM1 or the notification of the completion of the preheating, when cooking step 1 in this heating chamber 6 ends, if the object to be cooked is moved, there is a guarantee that cooking step 2 can be immediately started by the induction heating source 9. Therefore, this method is suitable for users who are not very familiar with the coordinated preheating cooking mode KM4.

[0280] In FIG. 21, the figure is such that the "driving period of the left IH coil 9L" continues even after cooking step 2 is completed. However, when the induction heating source (the first heating means HM1) is not used after cooking step 2 is completed, the driving of the left IH coil 9L can be stopped at any time by the left operation unit 15L after cooking step 2 is completed. However, as described by the dashed line in FIG. 21, when the left IH coil 9L is also used in cooking step 4, it is necessary to start preheating again before cooking step 4.

[0281] In FIGS. 20 and 21, the induction heating source (the first heating means HM1) is energized first to start the preheating operation, while cooking step 1 is carried out in the heating chamber 6. The "coordinated preheating cooking mode" KM4 of this Embodiment 1 is not limited to the case where cooking step 1 is carried out in the heating chamber in this way.

[0282] In another coordinated preheating cooking mode KM4, first, the heating operation by the first heating means HM1 is started to heat the object to be heated, such as a frying pan, to the preheating target temperature (for example, 180°C). When the target temperature is reached, the object to be cooked is placed on the object to be heated, and in this way, the cooking process 1 is started. After this preheating process, with the object to be cooked remaining placed on the object to be heated, it is moved into the heating chamber 6, and in order to further heat the object to be cooked together with the object to be heated in the heating chamber 6 by the second heating means HM2 or the third heating means HM3, the cooking process 2 may be executed.

[0283] Next, FIG. 22 will be described. FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing the control operation of the heating control unit 43 until the transition to the coordinated cooking mode KM3.

[0284] In the coordinated cooking mode KM3 of this Embodiment 1, first, there is a pattern (the first coordinated cooking mode) in which the induction heating source (the first heating means HM1) is driven, and then at least one of the second heating means HM2 or the third heating means HM3 is driven. Representative examples of cooking menus suitable for cooking in this pattern are the four shown in the list in FIG. 19, such as hamburger to gratin.

[0285] There is also a second coordinated cooking mode in the reverse order. Representative examples of cooking menus suitable for cooking in this second coordinated cooking mode are the four described in the lower half of the list in FIG. 19, such as karaage to tempura.

[0286] The steps in this FIG. 22 are common to both the first coordinated cooking mode and the second coordinated cooking mode. First, in the first step S1, it is the time when the input key 153M of the central operation unit 15M is operated. Thereby, the coordinated cooking mode KM3 is started.

[0287] In the next step S2, the first specific screen 16M1 is displayed on the central display unit 16M, and various types of information for executing the cooperative cooking mode KM3 are displayed. In this step S2, in order to select the cooking menu for each individual cooperative cooking mode, as one type of identification information, the "name of the object to be cooked" (for example, "hamburger") 167 is displayed at the center in the front-rear direction of the first area 22, that is, at the display position B.

[0288] Depending on the selection of the cooperative cooking mode KM3, the timing at which the heating means (the first heating means HM1 to the third heating means HM3) becomes "occupied" may be either of the following two. (1) As described above, for example, after the case where the left IH coil 9L for the cooking process 1 is selected (in FIG. 22, "start of occupied state (case 2)" after step S4 is applicable). (2) After step S2 as shown in FIG. 22 (in FIG. 22, "start of occupied state (case 1)" is applicable).

[0289] In the next step S3, it is determined whether at least one of the input keys 154M and 155M has been operated. As described with reference to FIGS. 10, 17, and 18, by operating the two input keys 154M and 155M, the identification information 167 indicating the name of the object to be cooked (for example, hamburger) that can be cooked in the cooperative cooking mode can be selected.

[0290] If the input keys 154M and 155M have not been operated (within a certain period of time), the process proceeds to step S4. In step S4, as described above, it is a step of selecting one of the two heating unit specifying parts 171L and 171R displayed in the first specific screen 16M1. If the user operates the input keys 157M and 156M adjacent to each other on the left and right, either the right IH coil 9R or the left IH coil 9L can be selected.

[0291] Note that, with the left heating port 4L set as the default, the heating unit specifying unit 171L may be first displayed on the first specification screen 16M1, and the process may proceed directly to step S5 as it is. In the example described in FIG. 17, when making a hamburger in the coordinated cooking mode, the left heating port 4L was set as the default, and the left IH coil 9L was set to be preferentially selected.

[0292] In the next step S5, it is determined whether an input operation for canceling the selection of the coordinated cooking mode has been performed. When the input key 152M is operated once, it is determined as "Yes", and the process returns to step S3. Note that, when the input key 152M is continuously operated twice within a certain short period (for example, 5 seconds), it is determined that the coordinated cooking mode KM3 is canceled, and the process returns to the state of the standby initial screen before step S1. Therefore, the selection of the three cooking modes KM1 to KM3 returns to the state of the initial stage.

[0293] On the other hand, when the input key 151M is operated while the input key 152M is not being operated, the process proceeds to the next step S6, and the cooking step 1 of the coordinated cooking mode KM3 is started.

[0294] In FIG. 22, in step S7 of the operation program of the coordinated cooking mode KM3, various functional parts are activated according to the "cooking condition data" and "control condition data" of a specific coordinated cooking menu (recipe), such as "hamburger". That is, the process shifts to the coordinated cooking mode KM3 from this stage.

[0295] First, in step S7, the display unit corresponding to the heating unit selected in step 4 is activated. However, in the case of a cooking menu (for example, "karaage" as described above) that uses the microwave heating means (the second heating means HM2) or the third heating means HM3 in cooking step 1, since the central display unit 16M has already been activated, a new display unit is not activated in this step S7.

[0296] In cooking process 1, for example, in the case of a cooking menu using the left IH coil 9L, in step S7, the left display unit 16L is activated. Then, the input function of the left operation unit 15L becomes effective, and it enters a state of waiting for user input. Then it proceeds to step S8.

[0297] In step S8, waiting for the operation of the input key 153L, the cooking process of the linked cooking mode KM3 is started. Note that as the display content of the first specific screen 16M1 in step S8, process information 172 such as that in the first cooking process 1, the left IH coil 9L is used, and in the next cooking process 2, the microwave heating means (the second heating means HM2) is used, is displayed as described with reference to FIG. 17.

[0298] Next, FIGS. 23 and 24 will be described. FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing the control operation of the heating control unit 43 until shifting to the linked cooking mode. FIG. 24 is an explanatory diagram showing the permission conditions and determination results before shifting to the linked cooking mode.

[0299] Regarding FIG. 23, steps ST1 to ST8 are operation steps defined in the operation program (including cooking condition data) of the linked cooking mode KM3 of the heating control unit 43. First, when the operation button 20A of the main power switch 20 is pressed (ST1), in the next step ST2, the heating control unit 43 determines whether there is an abnormality.

[0300] At the stage of step ST2, the central display unit 16M is activated and displays that "since there is no abnormality, cooking can be started". Note that at this stage, the heating control unit 43 also checks whether it has received a setting command from the input operation unit 15 regarding the upper limit value of the total power consumption.

[0301] If, at the stage of step ST2, it is set to transmit startup information from the heating cooker 1 to the information terminal 200 or the cloud server 300, the startup information is wirelessly transmitted from the communication unit 51 at this stage.

[0302] In the step of the next step ST3, for the central display unit 16M and the voice notification unit 51 as well, notification for prompting the selection of the heating means and voice guidance are performed. In the next step ST4, on the central display unit 16M, the standby initial screen is displayed, and also display of caution information for use to the user is performed.

[0303] Then, it is determined whether an input key other than the input key 153M (for example, 154M) is operated (ST5). If the input key 153M is being operated, step STC becomes "No", and it proceeds to step ST6. That is, it proceeds to the step of using the "cooperative cooking mode" KM3.

[0304] In step ST6, the permission condition determination unit 54 checks whether the "permission condition" is satisfied. For example, the usage state of the heat source used in the "cooperative cooking mode" KM3 is checked. The permission condition and the determination result will be described in detail in FIG. 24 below.

[0305] In step ST5, the first input operation is checked. For example, before the input key 153M is pressed, it is determined whether the left operation unit 15L or the right operation unit 15R is operated, and it is also determined whether the "composite cooking mode" KM2 is selected by the central operation unit 15M (by the input keys 154M or 155M).

[0306] If the operation of the input key 153M is first performed within a certain grace period (for example, 30 seconds) from step ST3, the display for the "cooperative cooking mode" KM3 starts as described above.

[0307] On the other hand, if the operation of the input key 153M is not performed and a touch operation of an input key other than this (for example, the input key 155M or 154M) is performed, step ST5 becomes a "Yes" determination, and it proceeds to step ST9 for starting cooking other than the "cooperative cooking mode" KM3. Note that the detailed description of step ST9 is omitted here.

[0308] In FIG. 23, steps ST6 and ST7 are operation steps of "permission condition 1" for determining whether to permit cooking in "cooperative cooking mode" KM3. Step ST6 is the stage of determining "permission condition 1".

[0309] Here, "permission condition 1" means (1) The "peak cut value" that defines the upper limit of the maximum power consumption that can be used by the heating cooker 1 is 5000 W or more. (2) When there is a power reduction command signal received by the control device 40 via the communication unit 51 from the external cloud server 300 or the information terminal device 200, the peak cut value of the reduction command is 5000 W or more. These are the two conditions. If both of these are satisfied, step ST6 will be determined as "Yes".

[0310] The "permission condition 2" in the next step ST7 consists of the following three conditions. (1) In the first heating means HM1, the central heating port 4C is not in the heating operation. (2) One or both of the second heating means HM2 and the third heating means HM3 are not in the heating operation.

[0311] (3) In the first heating means HM1, both the right heating port 4R and the left heating port 4L are not used for the heating operation (or only one of them is being used for the heating operation). That is, both the left IH coil 9L and the right IH coil 9R are not used for the heating operation.

[0312] If all three of the above are satisfied, step ST7 will be determined as "Yes". Then, it proceeds to step ST10. That is, it can proceed to the step of starting the input for the cooperative cooking mode KM3.

[0313] If the determination in steps ST6 and STR7 is "No", it proceeds to step ST8, and the central display unit 16M and the voice notification unit 50 notify the user that the cooperative cooking mode KM3 cannot be selected.

[0314] Here, an explanation will be given regarding the meaning of stipulating that the "permission condition 1" is "5000 W or more". For the sake of simplicity in the following explanation, the power consumption of electrical components other than the heating source, such as the internal cooling fan (not shown) of the main body 2, etc., will not be particularly mentioned.

[0315] The reason why the necessary demand (pre-securing of power demand) when implementing the "cooperative cooking mode" KM3 is 5000 W or more is that the maximum (instantaneous) power during the operation of each heating source when the cooperative cooking mode is executed is as follows.

[0316] (1) During range operation (second heating means HM2): 1000 W (2) During oven operation: 2000 W (upper radiant heat heating means 12a: 1000 W, lower radiant heat heating means 12b: 1000 W) (3) During range grill operation: 1500 W (second heating means HM2: 500 W, upper radiant heat heating means 12a: 1000 W)

[0317] On the other hand, the maximum power of the cooking menu in the "cooperative cooking mode" KM3 is 1500 W. Therefore, in the cooperative cooking mode, the second heating means HM2 and the third heating means HM3 may operate simultaneously.

[0318] That is, the sum of "1000 W" of the second heating means HM2, "1000 W (2000 W is energized alternately by 1000 W each)" of the third heating means HM3, and "1500 W" of the first heating means HM1 that performs induction heating results in a maximum power of 3500 W.

[0319] When the demand (pre-securing of power demand) is 5000 W: When heating at 3000 W (normal heating) with the right IH coil 9R, the remaining demand is 2000 W. When the "cooperative cooking mode" KM3 is implemented from this state, since the remaining demand is less than 1500 W for the 3500 W of power required for cooperative cooking, the heating power of the right IH coil 9R can be reduced from (3000 W) to 1500 W to start cooperative cooking.

[0320] When the demand (pre-securing of power demand) is 4000 W: When frying (requiring up to 1500 W) using the right heating port 4R, the remaining demand is 2500 W. If coordinated cooking is performed from this state, for the 3500 W of power required for coordinated cooking, since the remaining demand is less than 1000 W, it is necessary to reduce the heating power of the right IH coil. However, if the heating power is reduced during the execution of the automatic control menu, the cooking will not proceed well, so the heating power of the automatic control menu cannot be reduced. Ultimately, at 4000 W, the required heating power of the automatic control menu cannot be secured.

[0321] As is clear from the above description, before starting the "coordinated cooking mode" KM3, it is necessary to determine (confirm) whether there is a demand (pre-securing of power demand) of 5000 W, which is the total value of the power required for coordinated cooking (3500 W) and the power required for the cooking menu of the right heating port 4R or the left heating port 4L (1500 W).

[0322] Next, FIG. 24 will be described. This FIG. 24 shows the determination processes of steps ST6 and ST7 in FIG. 23. These determinations are executed by the permission condition determination unit 54. Step ST5 is the stage when the input key 153M is operated. In the next step STX1, for the above-described permission condition 1 and permission condition 2, the permission condition determination unit 54 of the control device 40 compares with the latest state of the heating cooker 1 and determines whether the permission condition 1 and permission condition 2 are satisfied.

[0323] In step STX1 of this FIG. 24, voices (notifications) 1 to 4 indicate the content notified to the user by the voice notification unit 50. That is, it specifically shows the content of step ST8 in FIG. 23.

[0324] Displays 1 to 4 in FIG. 24 show the content displayed on the central display unit 16M. Note that these Displays 1 to 4 are not displayed on the first specific screen 16M1 displayed from the time of step S2 in FIG. 21, but are displayed on the central display unit 16M on which the first specific screen is not displayed.

[0325] The first specific screen 16M1 is not displayed unless the prerequisites (permission conditions 1 and 2) for transitioning to the "cooperative cooking mode" KM3 are satisfied. Therefore, after the user sets (selects) various conditions (e.g., identification information 167) of the "cooperative cooking mode" KM3, it is not the case that if it is determined that permission condition 1 or permission condition 2 is not satisfied, it returns to the initial waiting screen (step ST4 in FIG. 23) at the first time. Therefore, it does not force the user to perform unnecessary input operations.

[0326] FIG. 25 illustrates the operations from when the cooking heater 1 is started until recipe information (cooking condition data) for the cooking heater 1 is acquired from the information terminal 200 or the cloud server 300.

[0327] In this Embodiment 1, the cooking condition data of the "cooperative cooking mode" KM3 includes, but is not limited to, information such as the number (identification information) of the cooperative cooking menu, the order of a plurality of heating means used, the heating means used in cooking step 1, the heating means used in cooking step 2, and if there are cooking steps 3 and later, the heating means used for each of those cooking steps, and if there are default (standard settings) control conditions (heating power, heating time, heating target temperature, etc.) in each cooking step, the set value or the range of the set value.

[0328] In FIG. 25, steps SS1 to SS8 are operation steps defined in the integrated control program of the control device 40, and basically match the content defined in the operation program of the cooperative cooking mode KM3 described in FIG. 23.

[0329] First, when the operation button 20A of the main power switch 20 is pressed (SS1), in the next step SS2, the heating control unit 43 determines whether there is an abnormality.

[0330] Steps SS1 to SS4 are the same as the steps ST1 to ST4 described in FIG. 23, so duplicate explanations are omitted.

[0331] In step SS5, the heating cooker 1 performs an operation for the purpose of asking the user for prior confirmation as to whether to send a signal requesting the provision of cooking recipe information (cooking condition data) to the previously registered and set smartphone (information terminal device) 200 or cloud server 300. A confirmation screen is displayed on the central display unit 16M, and an audio notification is also made by the audio notification unit 50.

[0332] If the user has previously set the external connection in step SS5 to be automatically executed by the function setting key 151KP (see FIG. 7) of the input operation unit 15, it will be automatically performed at a specified timing.

[0333] That is, as described with reference to FIG. 1, the pairing between the smartphone 200 and the heating cooker 1 can be automatically performed, and the wireless communication 400 between the smartphone 200 and the heating cooker 1 can be established.

[0334] On the other hand, if the automatic execution of the external connection as described above is not set, in step SS6, a predetermined icon or the like is displayed on the central display unit 16M to inform the user that the recipe information (cooking condition data) can be provided. This is shown in the display screen 2C of FIG. 27. The display for informing the user is briefly displayed in characters, for example, as shown at 60P on the display screen 2C. 60P is called acquisition operation support information.

[0335] In this step SS6, if the connection to an external device (such as the smartphone 200, etc.) is not agreed to, as shown in step SS9, a non-reception message such as "Currently, recipe information (cooking condition data) is not being received" is sent to the registered external device (the smartphone 200 or the cloud server 300). Thus, the user can also set to reject reception.

[0336] On the other hand, in step SS6, if the connection to the external device is agreed to and data acquisition is instructed, the heating cooker 1 causes the data acquisition unit 53 to acquire the recipe information (cooking condition data) from the external device via the communication unit 51. The acquired recipe information is stored in a predetermined "temporary storage unit" (not shown) in the cooking condition data storage unit 42 (step SS7).

[0337] In the next step SS8, the content of the recipe information acquired from the external device, particularly the identification information 167, is displayed on the central display unit 16M. Also, the voice notification unit 50 notifies the fact of reception, for example, as "Received the recipe for hamburger".

[0338] By the way, in this Embodiment 1, when the main power switch 20 is turned ON and power supply is started, during the standby period in which the control device 40 is waiting for a command to start the heating operation, if the voice input combined mode selection unit VMC (input key 180) is operated, it is a program that permits the data acquisition unit 53 to acquire the cooking condition data.

[0339] That is, at the stage of step SS6, if the user presses the input key 180, this step is determined as "Yes", and acquisition of the cooking condition data is permitted.

[0340] In FIG. 25, steps SS5 to SS8 are one of the optional functions that can be set by the function setting key 151KP described above. That is, steps SS5 to SS8 surrounded by a dashed line in FIG. 25 are an embodiment in which the voice input combined mode selection unit VMC (input key 180) is used to determine whether to acquire cooking control data.

[0341] Next, FIG. 26 is a flowchart showing the specific operation steps of the control device 40 when the option function as shown in FIG. 25 is used.

[0342] In FIG. 26, up to step SS5 is the same as that described in FIG. 25, so duplicate explanations are omitted. At step SS5, when it is displayed on the standby initial screen 16MH of the central display unit 16M whether to send a signal requesting the provision of cooking recipe information (cooking condition data) to the smartphone 200 or the cloud server 300, the user can use the voice input combined mode selection unit VMC (input key 180) to obtain the cooking condition data.

[0343] Step SS10 is a determination step as to whether the voice input combined mode selection unit VMC (input key 180) has been operated. If the input key 180 is pressed once, this becomes "Yes" and the process proceeds to the next step SS11.

[0344] When the data acquisition unit 53 can acquire the cooking condition data via the communication unit 51, step SS11 becomes "Yes". It is determined whether the content of the acquired cooking condition data satisfies the aforementioned "permission conditions" (see FIG. 24). If it is satisfied, step SS12 becomes "Yes".

[0345] If the permission conditions are not satisfied, as described in step ST8 of FIG. 23, a signal (data) notifying that the cooking condition data cannot be received from the communication unit 51 to the outside is transmitted (SS19).

[0346] When the permission conditions are satisfied, the determined cooking condition data is stored as regular data in a predetermined storage area of the cooking condition data storage unit 42. In addition, the identification information and control conditions included in the cooking condition data are displayed on the first specific screen 16M1 displayed on the central display unit 16 (step SS13).

[0347] The control conditions (such as heating time, target heating temperature, heating power, etc.) displayed on the first specific screen 16M1 can be appropriately changed by operating the input keys 156M to 159M of the central operation unit 15M (steps SS14, SS15).

[0348] On the other hand, if the voice input combined mode selection unit VMC (input key 180) is not operated in step SS10, the process proceeds to step SS16. In step SS16, when the input key 153M is operated, that is, when the linked cooking mode KM3 is selected, it means that the "touch input mode" TM is selected. That is, if the input keys 153M, 154M, etc. are pressed without operating the input key 180 even once after startup, it means that the "touch input mode" TM is selected, and this state will be maintained hereafter.

[0349] When the "touch input mode" TM is selected, hereafter, until one cooking menu is completed, the "touch input mode" continues. It will not switch to the "voice input combined mode" VM during the process. This is because switching during the heating cooking process may cause confusion to the user's operation.

[0350] If you want to switch to the voice input combined mode, you can press the input key 180 during the process. From the moment it is pressed, the voice input combined mode will be maintained whether you perform voice input several times or do not perform any voice input at all. However, if the input key 180 is pressed one more time during the period of the voice input combined mode, the voice input combined mode will be cancelled at that point.

[0351] In step SS16, when the input key 153M is operated and the voice input combined mode selection unit VMC (input key 180) is not operated, the process returns to step SS11, and the operation of acquiring cooking condition data is performed.

[0352] In the step SS16, if the input keys 154M, 153R, 153L, etc. are not operated, the process proceeds to step SS17. Even in step SS17, if no other cooking mode is selected, the process proceeds to step SS18.

[0353] Step SS18 measures the "elapsed time" that cycles through the cycles of steps SS10, SS16, SS17, etc. For example, when the elapsed time reaches 30 minutes, considering that the user has forgotten the input operation or is unable to operate due to some reason, the control device 40 forcibly releases the main power switch 20 from a safety perspective.

[0354] Note that the above "elapsed time" may be, for example, the elapsed time since the first determination was made in step SS10. Or it may be the elapsed time since the first step SS5 when the standby initial screen 16MH is displayed.

[0355] In step SS16, since the "touch input mode" TM is selected by operating the input key 153M, even in step SS17, the selection of other cooking modes (the composite cooking mode KM2 and the single cooking mode KM1) is performed by direct operation of the input key 154M or the like without using the voice signal receiving unit 56.

[0356] Next, FIG. 27 will be described. FIG. 27 shows the display content of the central display unit 16M corresponding to each operation step described in FIG. 25.

[0357] Regarding FIG. 27, in the state where the main power switch 20 is OFF, the central display unit 16M is not activated and thus displays no information. In the state where the main power switch 20 is ON, after the control device 40 performs self-diagnosis such as checking for abnormalities as described above, it displays the display screen 1 of FIG. 26 on the central display unit 16M.

[0358] On the display screen 1 of FIG. 27, 60A is a display text indicating that the power is on. 60B is two-dimensional information (a two-dimensional code) for guiding to the recipe information providing server 301, which is a dedicated recipe posting site via the networks (Internet) 203 and 204. 60C is a text explaining the meaning of the two-dimensional code (hereinafter referred to as the "two-dimensional information explanation text").

[0359] When the two-dimensional code 60B is optically read by the above-mentioned smartphone 200, it is possible to connect to the recipe information providing server 301 that holds information on various cooking recipes. This two-dimensional information explanation text 60C and the display text 60A are one type of "common information during standby" 60N.

[0360] After the display screen 1 of FIG. 27 is displayed, the display screen 2A or 2B may be automatically displayed. Furthermore, after the display screen 2A or 2B of FIG. 27 is displayed, the display screen 2C may be automatically displayed. On this display screen 2C, the recommendation text 60H prompts the user to perform an input operation to select a heat source.

[0361] On the display screen 2A, the character display "Bumping Caution" is one of the caution displays 60E. This "bumping" refers to a phenomenon in which, when heating a viscous object to be cooked (liquid) such as curry or stew, the inside of the object to be cooked is in a superheated state above the boiling point and suddenly undergoes violent boiling. Along with the steam jetting out from the heated liquid, hot droplets may scatter, which can be dangerous. The timing and cause of bumping are said to be the intrusion or impact of foreign substances from the outside. Therefore, when placing a metal pot or the like containing the object to be cooked on the top plate 3 for induction heating, it calls attention when stirring the object to be cooked. The information displayed in this call for attention is one type of "common information during standby" 60N.

[0362] The four display screens, i.e., the display screen 1, and the display screens 2A to 2C shown in FIG. 27, are called the "common screen" or the "initial standby screen" 16MH. Note that forms other than these four may also be included in the common screen 16MH.

[0363] On the display screen 2B, 60E is a caution display warning that the inside of the heating chamber 6 is at a high temperature and should not be touched carelessly. When the control device 40 detects that the heating chamber 6 has not yet cooled sufficiently after performing oven cooking in the heating chamber 6, it automatically switches to the state of this display screen 2.

[0364] The display screens 2A and 2B cannot be displayed simultaneously, but they may be alternately displayed at intervals of several seconds to draw attention to both the bumping boiling display and the high temperature display. Also, the voice notification unit 50 may also perform voice notification of the contents of drawing attention to the display screens 2A and 2B in parallel.

[0365] On the display screen 2C of FIG. 27, 60P is the above-mentioned acquisition operation support information. As shown in FIG. 27, for the heating cooker 1 to acquire cooking condition data from a smartphone 200 or the like and store the acquired data in the cooking condition data storage unit 42 (see FIG. 12), the user can recognize that it is only necessary to press the input key 180 (in accordance with this display, the voice notification unit 50 may also perform voice notification).

[0366] As is clear from the display screens 1 to 2A to 2C of FIG. 27, the display of these various types of information, including the acquisition operation support information 60P, is performed using the entire display screen. That is, instead of being partially displayed by any one of the aforementioned first area 22 to third area 24, in order to ensure as large a display area as possible, the three areas from the first area 22 to the third area 24 are integrally displayed so that they cannot be distinguished, and it appears to the user that it is displayed on the entire central display unit 16M.

[0367] Next, FIG. 28 is an enlarged plan view for explaining the operation of the left display unit 16L of the heating cooker 1. At the stage of step SS4 in FIG. 25, when the input key 153L is operated and the input key 152L is operated, the control menus to be executed at the left heating port 4L are displayed one by one on the left display unit 16L. That is, each time the input key 152L is pressed, one of the plurality of control menus can be selected.

[0368] The control menus (for the single cooking mode KM1 of induction heating) that can be selected at the left heating port 4L are, for example, "warming", "boiling water", "stewing", "fried food (automatic cooking)", "preheating", etc. as shown in FIG. 28. For each control menu, the drive time, heating power, or drive pattern of the left IH coil 9L is different.

[0369] The display screen 3A in FIG. 28 is the case where the "warming" control menu is selected. The display screen 3B is the case where the "fried food" control menu is selected. The display screen 3C is the case where the "preheating" control menu is selected.

[0370] In addition, when selecting a control menu (for the single cooking mode KM1 of induction heating) using the central IH coil 9M in charge of the central heating port 4C on the central display unit 16M, the display screen 3A shown in FIG. 28 is displayed. In this case, the central display unit 16M has a display form like the display screen 3A, and this screen is called the "third specific screen" 16M3.

[0371] Next, FIG. 29 will be described. FIG. 29 illustrates the operation steps of the control device 40 of the cooking heater 1 from when the cooking heater 1 is started until immediately before the start of cooking.

[0372] In FIG. 29, when the operation button 20A of the main power switch 20 is pressed and the standby initial screen 16MH is displayed on the central display unit 16M, it is determined whether recipe information (cooking condition data) is acquired from an external device (the smartphone 200 or the cloud server 300) (step SU2).

[0373] In step SU3, the control device 40 compares with the latest state of the cooking device 1 and determines whether the state satisfies permission condition 1 and permission condition 2.

[0374] When it is determined that permission conditions 1 and 2 are simultaneously satisfied (SU6), the identification information included in the recipe information (cooking condition data) acquired from the external device (the smartphone 200 or the cloud server 300) is displayed on the central display unit 16M. In this case, the identification information 167 (for example, "Name: Hamburg") is displayed in the first specific screen 16M1 (step SU7).

[0375] The identification information 167 (for example, "Name: Hamburg") is displayed as shown in FIG. 29. Also, the operation recommendation display unit 170 is displayed. Thereby, the user is prompted to operate by pressing the input key 151M to start the cooking. Note that the voice notification unit 50 also notifies, for example, "Press the start key to start cooking" (step SU8).

[0376] Note that at the stage of step SU8, the user may appropriately set the heating power, heating time, etc. by operating an input key (for example, 156M or 155M) that can select the control condition (for example, the heating power value).

[0377] On the other hand, the case where the control device 40 compares with the latest state of the cooking device 1 at the stage of step SU3 and determines that the state does not satisfy permission condition 1 and permission condition 2 (step SU4) will be described.

[0378] Part of the content of the standby initial screen 16HM in the central display unit 16M is changed, and the recipe information (cooking condition data) acquired from the external device is displayed in characters indicating that it cannot be executed by the current cooking device 1. Also, the voice notification unit 50 notifies the same meaning by voice (step SU5). Then, it returns to step SU1. This operation corresponds to the operation of step ST8 described in FIG. 23.

[0379] Next, FIG. 30 will be described. FIG. 30 is an enlarged plan view showing the central operation unit 15M and the central display unit 16M, which is the same as the part described in FIG. 17.

[0380] In FIG. 30, reference numeral 173 denotes an external recipe identifier indicating that it is recipe information (cooking condition data) acquired from an external device (the smartphone 200 or the cloud server 300). It is displayed as "Received Recipe" in characters, and it can be easily understood that the cooking menu displayed on this first specific screen 16M1 is acquired from outside.

[0381] In FIG. 28, the light emitting unit 21M corresponding to the input key 151M is in a standby state where the heating operation can be started at any time. In order to indicate this, it blinks to prompt the operation of this input key 151M. The dashed circle indicates that the light emitting unit 21M is blinking.

[0382] In FIG. 28, a star-shaped figure is drawn at the position of the light emitting unit 21M. This figure means that the input functions of each input key (for example, 156M, 157M) arranged on the front side of the light emitting unit 21M are valid, and if a touch operation is performed at this time, adjustments such as the heating power and the heating time can be made.

[0383] In FIG. 28, the light emitting units 21M corresponding to the input keys 157M and 156M are emitting light. That is, the user can select either from the heating unit specifying unit 171L that selects to perform cooking using the left heating port 4L and the heating unit specifying unit 171R that selects to perform cooking using the right heating port 4R.

[0384] The recipe information (cooking condition data) acquired from the external device is displayed by the external recipe identifier 173 and preferentially displayed on the first specific screen 16M1. That is, the identification information 167 of the received recipe information (cooking condition data) is displayed at the "display position B" of the first specific screen 16M1. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 28, if the input key 151M is pressed, the cooking in the linked cooking mode KM3 can be started immediately.

[0385] As described above, there are two types of recipe information (cooking condition data) obtained from an external device (the smartphone 200 or the cloud server 300): one is for cooking limited to a specific heating unit (the right heating port 4R, the central heating port 4C, or the left heating port 4L), and the other is for cooking by specifying the range of heating units that can be used according to the user's preference. Therefore, even when the user uses the recipe information obtained from outside, the usability will not be impaired.

[0386] Next, FIG. 31 will be described. FIG. 31 is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between the cooking steps of the linked cooking menu and the operations of the input operation unit. In the example of FIG. 31, the linked cooking menu consists of three cooking steps: cooking step 1, cooking step 2, and cooking step 3.

[0387] In the example of FIG. 31, the cooking condition data is defined in a predetermined computer program format as follows: wait for the input of the input key 151M, start the induction heating operation at the right heating port 4R (or the left heating port 4L), stop the heating operation when the input key 153R (153L) is input, or stop the overheating operation when a certain condition (continuous cooking time or target temperature reached) is satisfied. Control conditions such as the heating power may also be defined.

[0388] The program included in the cooking condition data defines the heating pause periods P3 and P5 described later, but the lengths of these heating pause periods P3 and P5 are not defined. However, in order to prevent the cooking from being interrupted for an excessively long time, for example, the elapsed time is counted based on the end points of cooking steps 1 and 2, and when 30 minutes have elapsed, for example, an alarm is issued and the execution of the cooking menu is forcibly terminated. Such processing may be added.

[0389] In the example of the cooking condition data in FIG. 31, cooking step 1 is performed using an induction heating source (first heating means HM1), cooking step 2 is performed using a microwave heating source (second heating means HM2), and finally, the object to be cooked is moved onto the top plate 3, and cooking step 3 is provided to perform final induction heating to compensate for insufficient heating.

[0390] Note that in this cooking appliance 1, countermeasures are added to protect against the inadvertent setting of cooking modes and control conditions, etc., by receiving a command signal from the outside.

[0391] In the case of FIG. 31, the first heating means HM1 is operated first, and after the heating operation is completed, the second heating means HM2 is operated. However, the radiant heat heating means 12 may be operated as the third heating means simultaneously with the second heating means HM2.

[0392] As shown in FIG. 31, the coordinated cooking menu shown here is composed of four stages. P1 is the first stage (preparation period), which is the period from when the input key 153M is operated until the (induction) heating cooking operation is started by the input key 153R when trying to execute the coordinated cooking menu.

[0393] When the input key 153M is operated and the above-mentioned "permission conditions" are satisfied, the control device 40 displays the first specific screen 16M1. Note that the first specific screen 16M1 is not shown in FIG. 31.

[0394] At the stage when the first specific screen 16M1 is displayed, if the input keys 154M and 155M are operated, one of the coordinated cooking menus can be selected. Then, if the input key 153R is operated, the cooking mode shifts to the coordinated cooking mode (using the right heating port 4R), and the cooking process of P2 is entered.

[0395] At the stage when the first specific screen 16M1 is displayed, if the identification information 167 of the coordinated cooking menu desired by the user is displayed at a predetermined position on the first specific screen 16M1 (default display), the operation of the input keys 154M and 155M is unnecessary.

[0396] P2 is the cooking period (cooking step 1) by the first heating means HM1. In this cooking step 1, when an object to be cooked such as a proper metal pot is placed on the right heating port 4R and the input key 153R is pressed, the cooking operation is started.

[0397] At the stage when the cooking step 1 is started, since the control device 40 has already finished determining the permission conditions, the heating part of the first heating means HM1 (induction heating means) in use is known. That is, the usage states of both the right heating port 4R and the left heating port 4L are grasped. Therefore, as a default setting, the control device 40 determines to use the "right heating part" 4R in the cooking step 3 of the coordinated cooking mode and makes this right heating port 4R in an occupied state.

[0398] This cooking step 1 is basically determined in advance by the operation program of the coordinated cooking menu. For example, when the standard heating time has elapsed, it is notified from the voice notification unit 50, and a display such as "〇 minutes will elapse soon" is also made on the first specific screen 16M1. That is, the user is notified that the end time of the cooking step 1 is approaching. To end the cooking step 1, the user only needs to press the input key 153R once.

[0399] P3 is the heating pause period until the cooking step 1 by the first heating means HM1 is temporarily stopped and the cooking step 2 of the second heating means HM2 is started.

[0400] This pause period P3 is a period necessary to confirm the heating degree of the object to be cooked in the cooking step 1, add seasonings, or add another object to be cooked to perform the cooking step 2. Furthermore, it is a period necessary to move the object to be cooked to the heating chamber 6. The heating pause step P3 ends when the input key 151M is pressed and proceeds to the cooking step 2 of P4.

[0401] This cooking process 2 is started when the control device 40 confirms that the door 7 is opened once during the rest period P3 and then closed. The door opening / closing signal from the above-described opening / closing detection unit 10 is used by the control device 40.

[0402] Basically, the cooking process 2 automatically ends when the heating time determined in advance by the operation program of the coordinated cooking menu elapses, or when the temperature of the object to be cooked rises to a set value (for example, 90°C). For example, in a certain coordinated cooking menu, heating starts at a microwave output of 500W. Also, if the user opens the door 7 at an arbitrary timing, the irradiation of microwaves is immediately stopped and the heating operation is stopped.

[0403] In the cooking process 2 of P4, if at least any one of the four input keys 156M to 159M is operated, the user may be able to individually set the control conditions (for example, heating cooking time and target temperature). However, depending on the cooking menu, there may be cases where the user cannot change the control conditions.

[0404] In this example of FIG. 31, it shows the case where the cooking process 2 is ended by pressing the input key 152M of the central operation unit 15M. When the input key 152M is pressed to command the stop of cooking, the cooking process 2 ends and proceeds to the heating rest period of P5.

[0405] During this heating rest period P5, the user opens the door 7, takes out the object to be cooked from the inside of the heating chamber 6, and places it on the top plate 3. The object to be cooked is placed in a heated object such as a metal pot. Then, when the input key 153R of the right heating unit 4 ports is pressed to command the start of cooking, the heating rest process P5 ends and proceeds to the heating cooking period (the "cooking process 3" of induction heating) of P6.

[0406] This heating pause period P5 is a period necessary for checking the degree of heating of the object to be cooked in cooking step 2, adding seasonings, or adding another object to be cooked to perform the next cooking step 3. For example, in cooking step 2, only frozen food is heated as the object to be cooked, and in cooking step 3, an object to be heated that has been immersed in seasonings or cooking liquid, or cooked by preheating or the like separately, can be added to the same object to be heated. Therefore, the range of cooking is widened.

[0407] P6 switches from cooking step 2 by the second heating means HM2 (microwave heating source) to cooking step 3 of the first heating means HM1 (in this case, induction heating means. For example, the right heating port 4R). In this cooking step 3, when heating and cooking are performed at the right heating port 4R as described above, if the input keys 154R, 155R (see FIG. 8) are operated, the user can individually set the control conditions (for example, heating and cooking time and target temperature).

[0408] Also, in this cooking step 3, if heating and cooking are performed at the left heating port 4L, if the input keys 154L, 155L are operated, the user can individually set the control conditions (for example, heating and cooking time and target temperature).

[0409] When the input key 153R is pressed to command the stop of cooking, cooking step 3 ends and the operation in the coordinated cooking mode ends. In the case of timer cooking, the induction heating cooking automatically ends when the time elapses, and cooking step 3 ends.

[0410] As is clear from FIG. 31, the right operation unit 15R of the right heating port 4R becomes unusable not at the stage of selecting the coordinated cooking menu, that is, when the identification information 167 indicating the name of the coordinated cooking menu is displayed on the central display unit 16M, but from the time when the start of cooking is determined by the input key 151M of the central operation unit 15M. If the left heating port 4L is set in the default setting, the left heating port 4L becomes occupied.

[0411] As is clear from the above description, the control device 40 performs the following function limit processing. (1) The input signal from the right operation unit 15R is processed to invalidate or restrict the input. For example, the input functions of the input keys 151R and 152R are invalidated. As a result, during the heating cooking period (cooking step 1) to the heating cooking period (cooking step 3), the right heating port 4R cannot be used (input) except in situations where input is required in the coordinated cooking mode KM3. (2) Even when entering the heating cooking period (cooking step 1), the left operation unit 15L can be used (the input signal from the left operation unit 15L is not invalidated).

[0412] In this way, when entering the heating cooking period (cooking step 1), the control device 40 will be in a state where only the right heating port 4R in cooking step 3 is occupied from the stage of cooking step 1.

[0413] Therefore, the right heating port 4R will be in a state of being "occupied" by the selection of the coordinated cooking menu. Also, from the perspective of the entire first heating means HM1, only a part (right side) of the three heating parts is "restricted" in use.

[0414] And even after the heating cooking period (cooking step 1) ends, the above-mentioned restricted state of the right heating port 4R is not released. Note that at the stage of cooking step 1, the first specific screen 16M1 is displayed, and it is easy for the user to understand that they are in the coordinated cooking mode. Therefore, the execution of other cooking menus for the first heating means HM1 and the second heating means HM2 is not restricted. This is the same during the heating pause period P3 to cooking step 2.

[0415] Note that even if the control device 40 detects that the door 7 has changed from the open state to the closed state before starting the heating cooking period (cooking step 2), if the temperature in the heating chamber 6 is higher than the reference value, there is a concern that the control device 40, the non-contact (infrared) sensor 13, and the thermistor sensor 14 may erroneously recognize an abnormally high temperature as the completion of cooking before starting cooking in the heating chamber 6. Therefore, before the start of the cooking period (cooking step 1), if the temperature of the heating chamber 6 is too high, on the first specific screen 15M1, a message "Since the temperature is high, the second heating means HM2 (microwave heating means) cannot be used immediately" is displayed.

[0416] The period indicated by the thick arrow in FIG. 31 is the reception deadline period for one cooking condition data (recipe data) and the acquisition deadline period for additional cooking condition data (recipe data).

[0417] After the first specific screen 16M1 is displayed by touching the input key 153M once, the following restriction operation is performed by the restriction unit 55. Note that when the first specific screen 16M1 is displayed, the communication unit 51 enables the reception and transmission functions (before that, at least the reception function is disabled).

[0418] That is, the restriction unit 55 built into the control device 40 operates as follows. As shown in FIG. 31, a specific linked cooking menu A obtained from the outside cannot be changed to another linked cooking menu B (for example, "hamburger"). To change it, it is necessary to operate the input key 152M to cancel the linked cooking mode KM3 once and return to the initial standby screen 16MH at the first time.

[0419] That is, when entering the deadline period indicated by the thick arrow in FIG. 31, by operating the input key 152M, the cooking according to a specific linked cooking menu A obtained from the outside can be cancelled at any time. When such a cancellation operation is performed once, it returns to the initial standby screen 16MH, so in that state, it is necessary to touch the input key 153M again.

[0420] Also, for a specific linked cooking menu A obtained from the outside, after touching the input key 153M, during the period until all cooking steps are completed, the control device 40 cannot obtain the cooking condition data (recipe data) of another linked cooking menu C from the outside (such as the smartphone 200, etc.).

[0421] That is, when entering the deadline period indicated by the thick arrow in FIG. 31, if the input key 151M is operated, the start of cooking in the linked cooking mode KM3 can be determined, and cooking can be executed according to the cooking condition data (recipe data) of a specific linked cooking menu A acquired immediately before this determination. However, until all the cooking steps of this cooking menu A are completed, cooking condition data (recipe data) cannot be additionally acquired from the outside.

[0422] Next, FIGS. 32 to 36 will be described. FIG. 32 is a time chart 1 for explaining the overall cooking condition data (recipe data) acquirable section and control operation in the heating cooker 1.

[0423] In FIG. 32, SA1 to SA9 indicate the operations of the control device 40. First, the control device 40 detects that the main power switch 20 has been turned on (step SA1), transmits data indicating that it has been activated from the communication unit 51 to the outside, and starts the self-diagnosis mode (SA2). That is, it checks whether the components such as each circuit and sensors of the heating cooker 1 are abnormal.

[0424] Next, the display unit 16 is activated to display the standby initial screen 16MH (SA3). Then, after that, a display prompting the user to select a heating means is performed through the standby initial screen 16MH, and similar voice guidance is provided by the voice notification unit 50 (SA3A).

[0425] The "initial standby period" TP in the first embodiment refers to the period starting from the step SA3A, and the timing when this initial standby period TP ends is the point in time when the input key for starting the heating operation is pressed. The input key for starting is the input key 151M in the linked cooking mode KM3.

[0426] Next, during the initial standby period TP while waiting for a command to start the heating operation as described above, if the input key (voice input switch) 180 that also serves as the voice input combined mode selection unit VMC is pressed (step TL4), and the input key 153M is also operated, the "recipe acquisition permission condition" described later is satisfied. Then, it becomes a program that permits the data acquisition unit 53 to acquire the cooking condition data. This stage is the stage of step SS10 described with reference to FIG. 26.

[0427] That is, at the stage of step SS6, if the user presses the input key 180, this step is determined as "Yes", and the acquisition of the cooking condition data is permitted.

[0428] Next, the user operates the input key 153M to select the linked cooking mode KM3 (step SA4). Then, during the initial standby period TP, since the two input keys, the input key 180 and the input key 153M, are continuously pressed within a predetermined time (for example, within 30 minutes), it means that the "recipe acquisition condition" is satisfied at the time of step SA4.

[0429] As shown in FIG. 32, when the "recipe acquisition condition" is satisfied during the initial standby period TP, the data acquisition unit 53 can acquire the cooking condition data of the cooking menu in the linked cooking mode KM3 only once via the communication unit 51.

[0430] Furthermore, during the initial standby period TP, the cooking condition data of the cooking menu in the linked cooking mode KM3 acquired from the outside can be canceled by the input key 152M. Actually, during the initial standby period TP, first, the first specific screen 16M1 is displayed, and after the identification information 167 of the cooking condition data is displayed in that screen, the input key 151M may be pressed.

[0431] Furthermore, during the initial standby period TP, the control conditions of the acquired cooking condition data can be appropriately changed by operating the input keys 156M to 159M (there are also control conditions that cannot be changed). Since the control conditions are also displayed on the displayed first specific screen 16M1, one can just look at the display and press the input keys 156M etc.

[0432] As described above, the initial standby period TP ends when the input key 151M is operated (SA7). And the actual heating operation starts immediately thereafter (SA9). Note that since the initial standby period TP ends at the time of step SA9 as described above, thereafter, cooking condition data of the cooking menu in another linked cooking mode KM3 cannot be acquired from the outside (however, if the linked cooking mode KM3 is canceled with the input key 152M during the cooking process, acquisition of the cooking condition data becomes possible again).

[0433] The time difference between step TL4 and step SA4 in FIG. 32 is limited within 30 minutes. If it exceeds 30 minutes, since there is a possibility that the user has forgotten the operation input, for safety, the main power switch 20 is forcibly turned OFF. Or, an operation such as issuing an alarm with the voice notification unit 51 is commanded.

[0434] Note that instead of restricting the time difference between step TL4 and step SA4 within 30 minutes, it may be changed so that the period from step SA3A to step SA4, which is the time when the initial standby period TP starts, is limited within 30 minutes.

[0435] As is clear from FIG. 32, during the initial standby period TP, the period from steps SA4 to SA7 is the acquirable period TB1 of the cooking condition data (recipe data) in the linked cooking mode.

[0436] During the initial standby period TP, the period from steps SA4 to SA7 is the cancellable period TB2 of the cooking condition data (recipe data) in the linked cooking mode. During the initial waiting period TP, the period from steps SA4 to SA7 is the control data changeable period TB3 of the cooking condition data (recipe data) in the linked cooking mode.

[0437] During the initial waiting period TP, if the input key 180 is first pressed and then the input key 153M is continuously pressed within a predetermined time (for example, within 30 minutes), normally, corresponding to the cooking condition data of a predetermined (linked) cooking menu stored in the storage device 41, for example, the first specific screen 16M1 on which the identification information 167 indicating "hamburger" is displayed is displayed.

[0438] However, regardless of such a display state, when the "cooking condition data CD1" of the cooking menu in another linked cooking mode KM3 is transmitted from the communication terminal 200 to the heating cooker 1, after step SA4, the data acquisition unit 53 acquires the "cooking condition data CD1" from the communication unit 51. However, it is necessary to satisfy the "permission condition 1" and "permission condition 2".

[0439] Next, FIG. 33 will be described. FIG. 33 is a time chart for explaining the entire acquisition possible section of the cooking condition data (recipe data) and the control operation in the composite cooking mode KM2 in the heating cooker 1.

[0440] In FIG. 33, SA1 to SA9 indicate the operations of the control device 40 in the same manner as in FIG. 32. Step SA4 is the point in time when the user operates the input key 154M or 155M to select the composite cooking mode KM2. Also in the case of the composite cooking mode KM2 in FIG. 33, the initial waiting period TP starts from step SA3A and ends at the point in time when either one of the input keys 154M or 155M for selecting the composite cooking mode is pressed.

[0441] Even in the case of the composite cooking mode KM2, during the initial standby period TP, since either one of the input key 180 and the input key 154M or 155M, the two input keys, has been continuously pressed within a predetermined time (for example, within 30 minutes), it means that the "recipe acquisition permission condition" is satisfied at the time of step SA4.

[0442] Next, FIG. 33 will be described. This FIG. 33 shows the case of the composite cooking mode KM2. As shown in FIG. 33, when the "recipe acquisition permission condition" is satisfied during the initial standby period TP, the data acquisition unit 53 can acquire the cooking condition data of the cooking menu in the composite cooking mode KM2 only once via the communication unit 51.

[0443] During the initial standby period TP, the cooking condition data of the control menu in the composite cooking mode KM2 acquired from the outside can be canceled with the input key 152M. Actually, during the initial standby period TP, after the second specific screen 16M2 is displayed and the display information 25A (for example, "range manual") as shown in the first area of FIG. 13 is displayed in that screen, the input key 151M can be pressed.

[0444] Furthermore, during the initial standby period TP, the control conditions of the acquired cooking condition data can be appropriately changed by operating the input keys 156M to 159M (there are also control conditions that cannot be changed). Also, various control conditions as shown in the second area and the third area of FIG. 13 are displayed in the displayed second specific screen 16M2, so just look at the display and press the input key 156M, etc.

[0445] Next, FIG. 34 will be described. FIG. 34 is a time chart for explaining the entire cooking condition data (recipe data) acquisition possible section and control operation in the cooperative cooking mode KM3 in the heating cooker 1.

[0446] In this FIG. 34, SA1 to SA9 show the operation of the control device 40 in the same manner as in FIG. 32. The example of FIG. 34 changes the configuration of the input key 180. Specifically, the operation surface of the input key 180 is configured to be illuminated from below by a light-emitting element (LED) (not shown) disposed below the operation surface.

[0447] After the control device 40 is activated, the input function of the input key 180 becomes effective after step SA3A. That is, after the stage (SA3A) in which the standby initial screen 16MH prompts the user to select a cooking mode, the input function of the input key 180 becomes effective (step SA3B), and after that point in time, it is illuminated by the light-emitting element (not shown) and becomes a prominent presence in the operation unit 15.

[0448] Also, from the point in time (step SA3A) when the standby initial screen 16MH prompts the user to select a cooking mode, the initial standby period TP starts.

[0449] Step TL4 is the point in time when the input key 180 is turned ON, similar to FIG. 32. After that, when the input key 153M is operated, since the "recipe acquisition permission condition" is satisfied at this time, acquisition of cooking condition data can be executed. Then, when the input key 151M is operated, the initial standby period TP ends.

[0450] Also in the example of FIG. 34, after the stage where both the input key 180 and the input key 153M are operated, cooking condition data for the cooperative cooking mode KM3 can be acquired from the outside via the communication unit 51. Note that not only the cooperative cooking mode KM3 but also cooking condition data for the composite cooking mode KM2 can be acquired from the outside via the communication unit 51 during the initial standby period TP.

[0451] Next, FIG. 35 will be described. FIG. 35 is a time chart for explaining the entire cooking condition data (recipe data) acquisition possible section and control operation in the heating cooker 1.

[0452] In FIG. 35, SA1 to SA9 indicate the operations of the control device 40 in the same manner as in FIG. 32. The example of FIG. 35 is a case where the input key 153M for selecting the coordinated cooking mode KM3 is pressed before the input key 180 that combines voice input.

[0453] In the example of FIG. 35, when the input key 153M is operated to select the coordinated cooking mode KM3 and then the input key 180 is operated, the "recipe acquisition permission conditions" are satisfied. Therefore, cooking condition data can be acquired from the time when the input key 180 is operated.

[0454] Next, FIG. 36 will be described. FIG. 36 is a time chart for explaining the entire acquisition possible range of cooking condition data (recipe data) and control operations in the cooking heater 1.

[0455] In FIG. 36, SA1 to SA9 indicate the operations of the control device 40 in the same manner as in FIG. 32. The example of FIG. 36 is an example in which the initial standby period TP starts from the time when the input key 154M or 155M for selecting the combined cooking mode KM2 is pressed.

[0456] In the example of FIG. 36, during the initial standby period TP, when the input key 154M or 155M is operated to select the combined cooking mode KM2 and after the stage (step TL4) where the input key 180 is operated, cooking condition data can be acquired from the outside via the communication unit 51.

[0457] Note that in the examples of FIGS. 32 to 36, the single cooking mode KM2 is not shown, but similar to the cooking condition data of the combined cooking mode KM2, it can be acquired from the outside via the communication unit 51 during the initial standby period TP.

[0458] Summary of Embodiment 1. As is clear from the above description, in this Embodiment 1, the cooking heater 1 related to the first disclosure was disclosed as follows. That is, the cooking heater 1 related to the first disclosure includes a first heating means HM1 for heating an object to be heated at a first location (above the top plate 3), a second heating means HM2 for heating the object to be cooked at a second location (heating chamber 6) away from the first location, an input operation unit 15 for receiving a user's command, a display unit 15, a communication unit 51 for receiving cooking condition data 2 (CD2, CD4, CD5, CD6) from the outside, and a control device 40 for controlling the first heating means HM1, the second heating means HM2, the display unit 15, and the communication unit 51. The input operation unit 15 has a voice input combined use mode selection unit VMC and a touch input mode selection unit TMC. The control device 40 includes a heating control unit 43 that executes a coordinated cooking mode KM3 in which the first heating means HM1 and the second heating means HM2 are driven with a time difference based on cooking condition data 1, a data acquisition unit 53 that acquires the cooking condition data 2 via the communication unit 51 in order to execute the heating cooking in the coordinated cooking mode for a specific object to be cooked, and a restriction unit 55 that restricts the acquisition of the cooking condition data 2 by the data acquisition unit 53 via the communication unit 51 during an initial waiting period TP before starting the cooking in the coordinated cooking mode KM3. After the main power supply is supplied and the standby initial screen 16MH is displayed (see step SS4 in FIG. 25), the acquisition of the cooking condition data 2 by the data acquisition unit 53 (step SS11) becomes possible.

[0459] That is, during the initial waiting period TP while waiting for a command to start the heating operation, when a cooking mode such as the coordinated cooking mode KM3 or the combined cooking mode KM2 is selected and the voice input combined use mode selection unit VMC (input key 180) is selected and operated, the acquisition of the cooking condition data 2 by the data acquisition unit 53 (step SS11 in FIG. 26) becomes possible. This is the characteristic configuration.

[0460] Therefore, the cooking condition data related to the combined cooking mode KM3 (including the data of the control menus of the composite cooking mode KM2 and the single cooking mode KM1) will be received by a special operation of the user, so the timing of data acquisition from the outside is controlled. Therefore, it is also possible to prevent accidentally receiving the cooking condition data of another cooking menu during the selection of the cooking mode or the setting of the control conditions.

[0461] Furthermore, since the input key 180, which serves as the voice input combined mode selection unit VMC, is also used for acquiring the cooking condition data, it is possible to avoid increasing the number of operation keys (operation unit) of the input operation unit 15, and prevent the user from experiencing a decrease in operability.

[0462] Furthermore, in the first embodiment, the cooking appliance 1 related to the second disclosure was disclosed as follows. That is, a first heating means HM1 for heating an object to be heated at a first location (above the top plate 3), a second heating means HM2 for heating an object to be cooked at a second location (heating chamber 6) separated from the first location, an input operation unit 15 for receiving a user's command, a communication unit 51 for receiving cooking condition data 2 (CD2, CD4, CD5, CD6) from the outside, a display unit 15 and a voice notification unit 50 (collectively referred to as the "notification unit"), and a control device 40 for controlling the first heating means HM1, the second heating means HM2, the notification units 15, 50, and the communication unit 51. The input operation unit 15 has a voice input combined mode selection unit VMC and a touch input mode selection unit TMC. The control device 40 includes a heating control unit 43 that executes a coordinated cooking mode KM3 in which the first heating means HM1 and the second heating means HM2 are driven with a time difference based on cooking condition data 1, and a data acquisition unit 53 that acquires the cooking condition data 2 via the communication unit 51 in order to execute the heating cooking in the coordinated cooking mode for a specific object to be cooked, and a restriction unit 55 that restricts the acquisition of the cooking condition data 2 by the data acquisition unit 53 via the communication unit 51 during a standby period before starting the cooking in the coordinated cooking mode KM3 (that is, the "preparation period" P1 before "cooking step 1" shown in FIG. 31). The control device 40 is configured such that when the voice input combined mode selection unit VMC and the touch input mode selection unit TMC are sequentially operated in a certain order during the initial standby period TP, the data acquisition unit 53 can acquire the cooking condition data via the communication unit 51.

[0463] Therefore, the cooking condition data is received by a special operation of the user (two actions: selection of the voice input combined mode and selection of one of a plurality of cooking modes), so the timing of data acquisition from the outside is controlled. Therefore, it is also possible to prevent the cooking condition data of another cooking menu from being inadvertently received during the selection of the cooking mode or the setting of the control conditions.

[0464] Furthermore, since the input key 180 serving as the voice input combined mode selection unit VMC is also used for acquiring the cooking condition data, it is possible to avoid increasing the number of operation keys (operation units) of the input operation unit 15 and prevent a decrease in operability by the user.

[0465] Furthermore, in this Embodiment 1 The heating cooker 1 is disclosed, in which the restriction unit 55 restricts the acquisition of new cooking condition data from the communication unit 51 until the cooking process of the cooking menu to which the acquired cooking condition data 2 is applied is completed.

[0466] Due to this configuration, the two heating means can be selected to perform each of the cooking operations in the single-cooking mode KM1, the combined-cooking mode KM2, and the cooperative-cooking mode KM3. Accordingly, a cooking heater capable of accommodating a wide variety of cooking operations can be provided.

[0467] Furthermore, because there is the restriction unit 55, for one specific cooperative-cooking menu A, if the cooking-condition data (recipe data) is acquired once, then thereafter, the control device 40 will not inadvertently acquire the cooking-condition data (recipe data) of another cooperative-cooking menu B immediately before the start of the cooking process or during the cooking process. Therefore, for example, another cooking menu (including the control menu in the combined-cooking mode and the control menu in the single-cooking mode) will not be inadvertently received during the cooperative cooking. Accordingly, there are no concerns such as user confusion associated with the reception or operation interference on the side of the cooking heater 1.

[0468] Furthermore, in the cooking heater 1 of the first embodiment, the input operation unit 15 is disclosed to be configured to separately include an input key 153L, 153R for selecting the single-cooking mode KM1, input keys 154M, 155M for selecting the combined-cooking mode KM2, and an input key 153M for selecting the cooperative-cooking mode KM3.

[0469] Due to this configuration, since the selection of the three cooking modes can be individually selected by their respective input keys (input means), even in the cooking heater 1 with an increased number of heat sources, the operability of the user can be improved.

[0470] Furthermore, in the cooking heater 1 of the first embodiment, the restriction unit 55 restricts the acquisition of new cooking-condition data from the communication unit 51 until the cooking process of the cooking menu to which the acquired cooking-condition data 2 is applied is completed, and when the cooperative-cooking mode KM3 is canceled by the input operation unit 15 after the cooking-condition data 2 is acquired and before the cooking process is started, the data acquisition unit 53 can acquire the cooking-condition data 2 again, which is a characteristic configuration.

[0471] Therefore, it is possible to prevent accidentally receiving another cooking menu (including the control menu in the combined cooking mode and the control menu in the single cooking mode) during the coordinated cooking, and to execute the cooking menu of the cooking condition data 2 received stably.

[0472] Furthermore, it is possible to prevent a problem from occurring in the operation of the control device 40 or causing misunderstanding or confusion to the user due to accidentally receiving the cooking condition data of another cooking menu during the cooking process.

[0473] Furthermore, when the coordinated cooking mode KM3 is canceled, the cooking condition data 2 that was previously acquired and not used for heating cooking can be canceled, and the cooking condition data 2 that is further desired can be acquired, so that the user can be prevented from being confused by the cooking condition data.

[0474] Furthermore, in the cooking device 1 of the first embodiment, the control device 40 has functions of performing a coordinated cooking mode KM3, a combined cooking mode KM2, and a single cooking mode KM1. After the main power is turned on by the input operation unit 15, the control device 40 (1) causes the standby initial screen (common screen) 16MH to be displayed on the display unit 16. (2) When any of the selection input keys 153M, 154M, 155M for selecting either the coordinated cooking mode KM3 or the combined cooking mode KM2 is operated, the acquisition and use of the cooking condition data acquired from the communication unit 51 are restricted by the restriction unit 55. (3) When the selection input keys 153M, 154M, 155M are operated, the display automatically changes from the initial screen (common screen) 16MH to the display of the first specific screen 16M1 or the second specific screen 2. (4) In a state where the first specific screen or the second specific screen is displayed, it shifts to the first waiting period TP for receiving a cooking start command from the input operation unit 15. (5) During the first waiting period TP, the acquisition of the cooking condition data from the communication unit 51 is restricted to once.

[0475] According to this configuration, when the standby initial screen (common screen) 16MH is displayed, thereafter, if the selection input keys 153M, 154M, 155M are operated, it can be easily understood that the dedicated first specific screen 16M1 and second specific screen 16M2 in the linked cooking mode or the combined cooking mode can be displayed, and cooking condition data can be easily obtained from the outside. Therefore, it is possible to avoid causing confusion and misunderstanding in the user's input operation from immediately after the main power is turned on until the start of cooking, and it can be expected to improve the usability.

[0476] Embodiment 2. Figures 37 to 55 show a cooking appliance and a cooking system according to Embodiment 2. FIG. 37 is a block diagram showing a main functional configuration of an information terminal device used in the cooking system according to Embodiment 2. FIG. 38 is an operation explanatory diagram 1 when cooking in the linked cooking mode in the cooking appliance. FIG. 39 is an operation explanatory diagram 2 when cooking in the linked cooking mode in the cooking appliance. FIG. 40 is an enlarged plan view for explaining the operations of the central operation unit and the central display unit in the cooking appliance. FIG. 41 is an operation explanatory diagram 1 of the central operation unit and the central display unit in the cooking appliance. FIG. 42 is an operation explanatory diagram 2 of the central operation unit and the central display unit in the cooking appliance. FIG. 43 is an operation explanatory diagram 3 of the central operation unit and the central display unit in the cooking appliance. FIG. 44 is an operation explanatory diagram 4 of the central operation unit and the central display unit in the cooking appliance. FIG. 45 is an explanatory diagram 1 showing the relationship between the cooking process of the linked cooking menu and the operations of the input operation unit in time series in the cooking appliance. FIG. 46 is an explanatory diagram 1 showing a terminal-side display screen of a communication terminal device used in the cooking system of Embodiment 2. FIG. 47 is an explanatory diagram 2 showing the terminal-side display screen of the communication terminal device. FIG. 48 is an explanatory diagram 3 showing the terminal-side display screen of the communication terminal device. FIG. 49 is an explanatory diagram 4 showing the terminal-side display screen of the communication terminal device. FIG. 50 is an explanatory diagram 5 showing the terminal-side display screen of the communication terminal device. FIG. 51 is an explanatory diagram 6 showing the terminal-side display screen of the communication terminal device. FIG. 52 is an explanatory diagram 7 showing the terminal-side display screen of the communication terminal device. FIG. 53 is an explanatory diagram 8 showing the terminal-side display screen of the communication terminal device. FIG. 54 is an explanatory diagram 9 showing the terminal-side display screen of the communication terminal device. FIG. 55 is an explanatory diagram 10 showing the terminal-side display screen of the communication terminal device. Note that the same or corresponding parts as those in the configuration of Embodiment 1 described in FIGS. 1 to 36 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

[0477] In this Embodiment 2, the configuration of the cooking appliance 1 is changed, and the functions of the restriction unit 55 that partially restricts the acquisition of cooking condition data and the display content of the display unit 16 are different from those in Embodiment 1.

[0478] Also in the second embodiment, when the restricting unit 55 acquires cooking condition data (including the "display condition data") from an external communication terminal 200 or the like, it restricts some of the input functions and display functions on the side of the heating cooker 1. For this purpose, in response to the operation of the data acquisition unit 53 acquiring cooking condition data from the smartphone 200 or the cloud server 300 via the communication unit 51, various control commands are issued.

[0479] The communication terminal 200 shown in FIG. 37 will be described. A communication terminal 200 such as a smartphone includes a transmission and reception unit 210, a communication control unit 211, a central processing unit (CPU) 212, a ROM and a RAM 213, a speaker 214, a touch-type operation unit 215, a terminal-side display unit 216 having a display screen, a heating cooker database (storage unit) 217, an attitude detection unit 218, a remote operation information generation unit 219, and a storage unit 220. The transmission and reception unit 210 has an NFC input / output unit 221 for short-range wireless communication. Therefore, two paths of wireless communication via the Internet and short-range wireless communication can be used.

[0480] 222 is a voice input unit that converts the voice of a user or the like into an input signal. The touch-type operation unit 215, the terminal-side display unit 216, and the voice input unit 222 are integrated on the hardware side to form a display operation unit 225. Note that a search unit that analyzes the voice signal from the voice input unit 222 and performs term search, information search, etc. is not shown. The search unit may be provided inside this communication terminal 200, or may be provided in an external cloud server 300 to provide a search function outside the communication terminal 200.

[0481] The attitude detection unit 218 is equipped with various sensors such as a gyro sensor, an acceleration sensor, and a gravity sensor, and can detect the inclination and orientation of the communication terminal 200. Thereby, a signal detecting the vertical direction of the communication terminal 200 is output to the central processing unit 212.

[0482] The central processing unit 212 receives the detection signal from the posture detection unit 218 and controls the display direction of the terminal-side display unit 216. The central processing unit 212 inputs the signal received from the communication unit 51 of the cooking appliance 1 to the remote operation information generation unit 219.

[0483] The central processing unit 212 respectively includes a cooking condition data acquisition unit 230, a cooking condition data transmission unit 231, and a terminal-side recipe selection unit 232. Note that these cooking condition data acquisition unit 230, cooking condition data transmission unit 231, and terminal-side recipe selection unit 232 may be functionally realized by an entire computer program, or may be configured by separate control circuits.

[0484] The cooking appliance database 217 holds "notification data" 223 of the cooking appliance 1 in order to generate notification information (including image information) for the central display unit 16M and the voice notification unit 50 of the cooking appliance 1. In addition, the cooking appliance database 217 also holds "remote operation data" 224 for the control device 40 of the cooking appliance 1.

[0485] The notification data 223 and the remote operation data 224 may be stored in this information terminal device 200 from the beginning, or may be downloaded and acquired from the cloud server 300 which is an information providing means via the network 201 (202). That is, the cooking appliance database 217 does not necessarily need to be fixedly stored and constructed, and may be in a form where information is acquired as needed and temporarily stored in a volatile memory.

[0486] The cooking appliance database 217 may acquire the cooking condition data of various cookings performed by the cooking appliance 1, particularly the cooking menu (for example, "ratatouille") that can be used in the cooperative cooking mode KM3, from the cloud server 300 or from other communication terminal devices 200 via the NFC input / output unit 221 (see FIG. 37).

[0487] The remote operation information generation unit 224 processes the signal acquired from the cooking appliance 1 via the central processing unit 212 and the input signal from the display operation unit 225, respectively, to generate remote operation information for the cooking appliance 1.

[0488] The "remote operation information" referred to here includes information regarding input operations corresponding to all cooking modes of the cooking appliance 1, including the linked cooking mode KM3 and the composite cooking mode KM2, display information of the central display unit 16M in the linked cooking mode, composite cooking mode, etc., and further display information regarding the right display unit 16R and the left display unit 16L. However, in all cooking modes including the linked cooking mode KM3, information serving as a command to start the heating operation is not included. Therefore, the cooking appliance 1 does not receive a command to start the heating operation based on this remote operation information.

[0489] Note that the "remote operation information" may not include the display information of the central display unit 16M and the display information regarding the right display unit 16R and the left display unit 16L. Also, the command information for the functions that can be set with the function setting key 151KP described above cannot be transmitted from the communication terminal 200 and cannot be generated by the communication terminal 200 either.

[0490] The central processing unit 212 executes the processing of the entire communication terminal 200 according to the control program stored in the ROM and RAM, reads out the data necessary in the process of executing the processing from the ROM and RAM, and stores the data generated in the process of executing the processing in the ROM and RAM.

[0491] The memory unit 220 is a semiconductor non-volatile memory, which can store the information of the cooking appliance 1 read from the transmission unit and the reception unit 210. For example, it is used to temporarily store the cooking condition data (also referred to as "recipe data") of a specific cooking menu downloaded (read) from the cloud server 300. Note that the information of the cooking appliance 1 is obtained from a first server 321 (not shown) directly connected to the cooking appliance 1, but it may also be obtained via a second server 321 (not shown) connected to the first server 321 through a network. The first server 321 (not shown) and the second server 321 (not shown) are part of the cloud server 300.

[0492] When the user touches a specific part of the terminal-side display unit 216 of the communication terminal 200, based on this touch signal, the remote operation information generation unit 219 generates remote operation information. The remote operation information is transmitted from the transmission unit and the reception unit 210 to the cooking appliance 1.

[0493] If the cooking appliance 1 has already been powered on and started up, the control device 40 of the cooking appliance 1 treats the received remote operation information as input operation information for the cooking mode. For example, when a remote operation signal related to the coordinated cooking mode KM3 is received, thereby, the standby initial screen 16MH of the central display unit 16M transitions to a selection screen (the first specific screen 16M1) of one cooking menu (for example, hamburger) in the coordinated cooking mode KM3. However, the cooking appliance 1 does not necessarily operate according to the remote operation information of the communication terminal 200 unconditionally. This will be described with reference to FIGS. 38 and 39.

[0494] On the other hand, on the side of the communication terminal 200 that has transmitted the remote operation information, the display of the terminal-side display unit 216 changes based on the remote operation information. That is, the content of the display screen of the terminal-side display unit 216 in the display operation unit 225 of the communication terminal 200 and the display content of the central display unit 16M of the cooking appliance 1 change according to an approximate operation procedure, but the state of the change is not transmitted to the cooking appliance 1 one by one in real time.

[0495] In the communication terminal 200, the remote operation information can be recognized as a normal remote operation signal by the heating cooker 1 only after the cooking mode confirmation signal is transmitted. That is, the remote operation information from the communication terminal 200 is collectively transmitted when a predetermined confirmation key is pressed on the communication terminal 200 in order to confirm the cooking mode.

[0496] Therefore, the cooking condition data (recipe data) of the cooking menu (for example, hamburger) in the cooperative cooking mode KM3 is collectively transmitted with the data specifying the heating means from the first cooking step to the final cooking step and the data of the control conditions of the default settings (for example, the fire power level, fire power value, heating time, etc., but not limited to this). That is, the data of the detailed control conditions that can be arbitrarily set by the user is also included in the first specific screen 16M1.

[0497] Next, FIG. 38 will be described. FIG. 38 is an operation explanatory diagram when performing cooking in the cooperative cooking mode. In FIG. 38, it is divided into three columns vertically, and the operation procedure, related input keys, display screens, and characteristic matters related to the operation are described.

[0498] First, when the operation button (key) 20A of the main power switch 20 is pressed, the main power is supplied to the control device 40. If no abnormality is detected as a result of the self-diagnosis by the control device 40, the central display unit 16M and the input operation unit 15 are activated. The fire power display unit 17 (left fire power display unit 17L, central heating status display unit 17M, right fire power display unit 17R) is also activated.

[0499] The standby initial screen 16MH is displayed on the central display unit 16M. A two-dimensional code 60B is displayed on the standby initial screen 16MH. When the communication terminal 200 optically reads the two-dimensional code 60B, it can be connected to the recipe information providing server 301 that holds information on various cooking recipes, that is, various cooking condition data. Therefore, the communication terminal 200 can acquire the cooking condition data of the desired cooking.

[0500] In the second embodiment, the communication terminal 20 can directly perform wireless communication with the cooking appliance 1. Also, the cooking appliance 1 and the communication terminal 200 are configured to be automatically connected when they are within the range where they can communicate with each other.

[0501] The communication method between the communication terminal 200 and the cooking appliance 1 uses Bluetooth (registered trademark), which is one of the short-range wireless communication standards. Note that a wireless router 340 (not shown) is installed between the communication terminal 200 and the cloud server 300. A communication method using a wireless LAN such as WiFi (registered trademark) is used between the wireless router (not shown) and the communication terminal 200.

[0502] First, since mutual authentication is performed between the communication terminal 200 and the cooking appliance 1, when the cooking appliance 1 is started up and a signal for automatic connection (also referred to as a "scan signal") is transmitted from the cooking appliance 1, mutual communication for automatic connection is performed between the cooking appliance 1 and the communication terminal 200. Note that a scan signal may be transmitted from the communication terminal 200 side.

[0503] When the connection between the cooking appliance 1 and the communication terminal 200 is established, a state where they can directly perform wireless communication with each other continues. When the communication terminal 200 moves with the movement of the user and the distance from the cooking appliance 1 increases, there may be a temporary state where communication is not possible, but when it returns to the communicable range (distance), the connection state automatically resumes.

[0504] During the period from when the standby initial screen 16MH is displayed until the input key 153M (selecting the linked cooking mode KM3) is pressed, the acquisition of the cooking condition data CD2, CD4, and CD6 from the communication terminal 200 is basically prohibited.

[0505] Also, after turning on the main power switch 20 and before the standby initial screen 16MH is displayed, no cooking condition data CD2, CD4, CD6 can be obtained from the communication terminal 200.

[0506] Note that in FIG. 38 described later, the reception restriction of the cooking condition data CD2, CD4, CD6 is not released when the input key 180M is pressed. Instead, an example is illustrated in which the reception restriction is released when the input key 153M (or 154M or 155M) is pressed following the input key 180M.

[0507] FIG. 39 is an example with a slightly modified display screen of FIG. 38. When receiving cooking condition data from the outside, FIG. 38 shows an example of displaying "Receiving recipe from the outside" etc. in characters etc. within the standby initial screen 16MH.

[0508] In contrast, FIG. 39 is a case where it switches to a dedicated reception operation display screen 16MM. The reception operation display screen 16MM will be described later with reference to FIG. 42.

[0509] FIG. 40 is a plan view showing the standby initial screen 16MH, showing the state immediately after turning on the main power switch 20.

[0510] Next, as shown in FIG. 41, when the input key 153M is pressed, information (identification information 167) of each cooking menu in the linked cooking mode is displayed on the display unit 16M. At the stage of FIG. 41, it is the first specific screen 16M1 instead of the standby initial screen 16MH.

[0511] As shown in FIG. 41, the light emitting parts 21M corresponding to the input keys 154 to 157 emit light as shown in a star shape. That is, with these input keys 154 to 157, the cooking menu and control conditions can be changed by the user.

[0512] However, an explanation will be given for the case where, for example, the cooking menu database held by the cooking appliance 1 does not include "ratatouille" which is the cooking desired by the user. Note that "ratatouille" is a dish originating from southern France, and is a dish in which several kinds of vegetables such as zucchini, onions, and bell peppers are sliced and stir-fried and simmered with tomatoes and herbs in olive oil.

[0513] An explanation will be given for obtaining the cooking condition data of the above-mentioned "ratatouille" by the communication terminal device 200. By the voice input unit 222 or the touch-type operation unit 215, the above-mentioned "ratatouille" is specified by the terminal-side recipe selection unit 232, the cloud server 300 is accessed, and the cooking condition data of "ratatouille" is obtained by the cooking condition data acquisition unit 230.

[0514] The obtained cooking condition data of "ratatouille" is temporarily stored in the storage unit 220. On the display unit 216 on the terminal side, a display indicating successful download of the cooking condition data of "ratatouille" is displayed, and a display prompting the user to make an operation to determine whether to transmit is performed.

[0515] Therefore, when the user operates the display operation unit 225 (or inputs voice by the voice input unit 222) to instruct the cooking condition data transmission unit 231 to transmit, the central processing unit 212 transmits the cooking condition data of "ratatouille" to the cooking appliance 1. Note that together with the transmission of this cooking condition data, the "notification data" 223 of the cooking appliance 1 and the "remote operation data" 224 for the control device 40 of the cooking appliance 1 are also transmitted.

[0516] As shown in FIG. 38, after the input key 153M is pressed, the control device 40 permits the cooking condition data of each cooking menu in the cooperative cooking mode KM3 to be received by the cooking appliance 1. However, as shown in FIG. 38, the display does not immediately switch to the first specific screen 16M1. Therefore, in the state of the standby initial screen 16MH, the reception operation of the cooking condition data continues.

[0517] FIG. 39 shows another example of displaying that the cooking condition data of the above-mentioned "ratatouille" is received from the communication terminal 200. As shown in FIG. 39, the standby initial screen 16MH switches to a reception operation display screen 16MM indicating that a recipe reception operation from the outside is in progress. The reception operation display screen 16MM will be described later with reference to FIG. 42.

[0518] When the input key 153M is pressed, the restriction unit 55 of the cooking device 1 can execute the reception operation of the cooking condition data via the communication unit 51. If there is received cooking condition data, it is temporarily stored in a predetermined storage area of the cooking condition data storage unit 42. Note that the reception of the above-mentioned notification data 223 and remote operation data 224 is also permitted, and they are associated with (processed so as to be identifiable in a one-to-one relationship with) the cooking condition data of the "ratatouille" and temporarily stored in the storage unit 42.

[0519] Next, FIG. 41 will be described. In FIG. 41, CD9 is "cooking execution data" that is automatically transmitted to the cloud server 300 via the network 205 immediately after the cooking device 1 finishes cooking.

[0520] Here, the "cooking execution data" is useful information used on the cloud server 300 side for analyzing the results, long-term history, changes, etc. of cooking.

[0521] In FIG. 41, the cooking execution data CD9 is depicted as being transmitted only to the cloud server 300, but it may be set in advance on the cooking device 1 side to be transmitted to the communication terminal 200.

[0522] FIG. 42 shows an example of a specific display screen for displaying that the cooking condition data of the above-mentioned "ratatouille" is received from the communication terminal 200. As shown in FIG. 42(B), the standby initial screen 16MH switches to a reception operation display screen 16MM indicating that a recipe reception operation from the outside is in progress.

[0523] Figure 42(A) is a schematic diagram showing an enlarged view of the reception operation display screen 16MM. In FIGS. 42(A) and 42(B), 16F are a plurality of progress marks that appear in the reception operation display screen 16MM according to the progress of the reception operation.

[0524] In FIG. 42(B), 174 is a reception operation display unit, which displays in characters that it is in the middle of receiving cooking condition data from the outside.

[0525] There are two types of progress marks 16F: a black square mark and a white square mark. As shown in FIG. 42, immediately after the start of the reception operation of the cooking control data, there is one black square mark, but as the reception operation progresses, the number of them sequentially increases, and finally, a state where five black square marks are lined up is reached. In addition, as the number of black square marks increases, the white square marks disappear by the same number.

[0526] The progress mark 16F may display the degree of progress by changing the size or color of one figure, or may be expressed by animation.

[0527] Furthermore, instead of the reception operation display screen 16MM, a plurality of light-emitting elements (LEDs) may be provided like the left heating power display unit 17L in the first embodiment, and the degree of progress of the reception operation may be displayed in multiple stages by the light emission thereof. For example, at the initial stage of the reception operation, the number of lit LEDs is set to one, and the number of lit LEDs is increased as the reception operation progresses. Alternatively, the progress is expressed by switching the blinking or lighting color of the LEDs. Thereby, the completion of the reception operation that is intuitive and easy for the user to understand may be notified.

[0528] Next, the operation of the restriction unit 55 will be described. As shown in FIG. 42, during the operation of receiving cooking condition data via the communication unit 51, on the side of the heating cooker 1, the reception operation cannot be aborted halfway by the input operation unit 15. For example, even if the input keys 152M or 153M are pressed, the operation of the data acquisition unit 53 cannot be interrupted.

[0529] The cooking condition data stored in the cooking condition data storage unit 42 of the cooking appliance 1 is displayed in the form of the first specific screen 16M1 as shown in FIG. 43.

[0530] In FIG. 43, 173 is an external recipe identifier as described in the first embodiment. From this, it can be easily understood that the linked cooking menu currently displayed on the first specific screen 16M1 is obtained from the outside.

[0531] On the first specific screen 16M1, for a specific linked cooking menu (in this case, "ratatouille") as shown in FIG. 43, if the input key 151M is touched, the cooking operation can be started immediately.

[0532] Also, by operating the input key 156M or 157M, either heating by the right heating unit (right heating port 4R) or heating by the left heating unit can be selected.

[0533] Furthermore, by operating the input key 152M, the cooking by the specific linked cooking menu (in this case, "ratatouille") obtained from the outside can be canceled. If the cancellation operation is performed once in this way, the standby initial screen 16MH is returned, and in that state, it is necessary to touch the input key 153M again.

[0534] In this way, once the cooking condition data corresponding to one previously obtained cooking menu is canceled, the cooking condition data of another cooking menu can be obtained next (it is also possible to obtain the cooking condition data of the same cooking again).

[0535] Furthermore, if the cooking process of a specific linked cooking menu obtained from the outside (in this case, the cooking condition data of "ratatouille") has not been completed (including the case where the user forcibly cancels the execution of cooking midway), it cannot be changed to another linked cooking menu (for example, "hamburger"). To make a change, it is necessary to operate the input key 152M to return to the standby initial screen 16MH.

[0536] In addition, in Fig. 43, although the light emitting parts 21M of the input keys 156M and 157M are lit, after selecting either the left heating part specifying part 171L or the right heating part specifying part 171R with the input keys 156M and 157M, the user can manually set control conditions such as the heating power with these input keys 156M and 157M.

[0537] The following Fig. 44 shows that when cooking in the linked cooking mode KM3 based on the cooking condition data obtained from the outside, the output level of microwave heating can be adjusted when proceeding to the stage of cooking process 2.

[0538] As shown in Fig. 44(B) below, in the second area 23, the output level of microwave heating is displayed in a total of 5 levels from "stronger" to "weaker". Such a microwave output level can be selected by the user by operating the input keys 156M and 157M. Therefore, in the final process (cooking process 2), the user can adjust the heating intensity by microwave according to the finished state of the object to be cooked.

[0539] Fig. 45 is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between the cooking process of the linked cooking menu and the operation of the input operation unit in chronological order. In the example of Fig. 45, it is the case where the linked cooking menu is composed of three cooking processes: cooking process 1, cooking process 2, and cooking process 3.

[0540] The cooking condition data, in the example of FIG. 45, waits for the input of the input key 151M, starts the heating operation, and stops the heating operation when the input key 153R (153L) is input, or when certain conditions (continuous cooking time or target temperature reached) are met, the heating operation is stopped at that time, which is defined in a predetermined computer program format. Control conditions such as the heating power may also be defined.

[0541] The program included in the cooking condition data defines the heating pause periods P3 and P5 described later, but the time lengths of these heating pause periods P3 and P5 are not defined. However, in order to prevent the cooking from being interrupted for an overly long time, for example, the elapsed time is counted based on the end points of cooking process 1 and cooking process 2, and when 30 minutes have elapsed, for example, an alarm is issued and the execution of the cooking menu may be forcibly terminated.

[0542] In the example of the cooking condition data of FIG. 45, cooking process 1 is performed by the microwave heating source (second heating means) HM2, cooking process 2 is also performed by the microwave heating source, and finally the object to be cooked is moved onto the top plate 3, and a cooking process 3 is provided for performing the final induction heating to compensate for insufficient heating.

[0543] In addition, in this cooking appliance 1, countermeasures are added to protect against the inadvertent setting of the cooking mode and control conditions, etc. when receiving a command signal from the outside.

[0544] In the "second coordinated cooking menu" of this example of FIG. 45, the second heating means HM2 is operated first, and after the heating operation is completed, the induction heating source is operated as the first heating means HM1. However, the radiant heat heating means 12 may be operated as the third heating means simultaneously with the second heating means HM2.

[0545] As shown in FIG. 45, the "second coordinated cooking menu" shown here is composed of four stages. P1 is the first stage (preparation period), which is the period from when the input key 153M is operated to start executing the coordinated cooking menu until the heating and cooking operation is started by the input key 151M.

[0546] When the input key 153M is operated and the "permission conditions" as described above are satisfied, the control device 40 displays the first specific screen 16M1. Note that in this Figure 45, the first specific screen 16M1 is not illustrated.

[0547] At the stage when the first specific screen 16M1 is displayed, if the input keys 154M and 155M are operated, one of the coordinated cooking menus can be selected. Then, if the input key 151M is operated, the system will shift to the coordinated cooking mode and proceed to the heating and cooking process of P2.

[0548] At the stage when the first specific screen 16M1 is displayed, if the identification information 167 of the coordinated cooking menu desired by the user is displayed at a predetermined position on the first specific screen 16M1 (default display), the operation of the input keys 154M and 155M is not required.

[0549] P2 is the heating and cooking period (cooking process 1) by the second heating means HM2 (microwave heat source). This cooking process 1 is started after the control device 40 confirms that the door 7 is opened once during the preparation period P1 and then closed. The door opening and closing signal from the opening and closing detection unit 10 described in Embodiment 1 is used.

[0550] This cooking process 1 basically ends automatically when the heating time determined in advance by the operation program of the coordinated cooking menu has elapsed, or when the temperature of the object to be cooked has risen to the set value (for example, 90°C). For example, in a certain coordinated cooking menu, heating starts with a microwave output of 500W. Also, if the user opens the door 7 at an arbitrary timing, the irradiation of the microwave will stop immediately and the heating operation will stop.

[0551] In the example of Fig. 45, it shows the case where the input key 152M of the central operation unit 15M is pressed to end cooking process 1.

[0552] At the stage when cooking process 1 is started, since the control device 40 has already completed the determination of the permission conditions, it knows the heating part of the first heating means HM1 (induction heating means) in use. That is, it grasps the usage status of both the right heating port 4R and the left heating port 4L. Therefore, as the default setting, the control device 40 determines to use the "right heating part" 4R in cooking process 3 of the coordinated cooking mode and sets this right heating port 4R to the occupied state.

[0553] P3 is the heating pause period from when cooking process 1 by the second heating means HM2 (microwave heating means) is temporarily stopped until cooking process 2 of the second heating means HM2 is started again.

[0554] This pause period P3 is the period necessary to check the heating degree of the object to be cooked in cooking process 1, add seasonings, or add another object to be cooked to perform cooking process 2. For example, in cooking process 1, only frozen food is heated as the object to be cooked, and in cooking process 2, seasonings can be added or another object to be heated (non-frozen food, etc.) that rises in temperature faster than the frozen food can be added. For this reason, the range of cooking expands. The heating pause process P3 ends when the input key 152M is pressed and proceeds to cooking process 2 of P4.

[0555] P4 is the heating and cooking period (cooking process 2) by the second heating means HM2 (microwave heating means). In this cooking process, if at least one of the four input keys 156M to 159M is operated, the user can individually set the control conditions (for example, heating and cooking time and target temperature). Then, when the input key 151M is pressed to command the stop of cooking, cooking process 2 ends and proceeds to the heating pause period of P5.

[0556] During this heating pause period P5, the user opens the door 7, takes out the object to be cooked from the inside of the heating chamber 6, and places it on the top plate 3. The object to be cooked is placed in a heated object such as a metal pot. Then, when the input key 153R of the right heating port 4R is pressed to command the start of cooking, the heating pause process P5 ends and proceeds to the heating and cooking period P6 (the "cooking process 3" of induction heating).

[0557] This heating pause period P5 is a period necessary for checking the degree of heating of the object to be cooked in cooking process 2, adding seasonings, or adding another object to be cooked to perform cooking process 3. For example, in cooking process 2, only frozen food is heated as the object to be cooked, and in cooking process 3, the heated object soaked in seasonings or cooking liquid or preheated separately can be added to the same heated object. Therefore, the range of cooking is expanded.

[0558] P6 switches from the cooking process 2 by the second heating means HM2 (microwave heat source) to the cooking process 3 of the first heating means HM1 (in this case, the induction heating means. For example, the right heating port 4R). In this cooking process 3, when heating and cooking is performed at the right heating port 4R as described above, the user can individually set the control conditions (for example, heating and cooking time and target temperature) by operating the input keys 154R and 155R.

[0559] Also, if this cooking process 3 is performed by heating and cooking at the left heating port 4L, the user can individually set the control conditions (for example, heating and cooking time and target temperature) by operating the input keys 154L and 155L.

[0560] Then, when the input key 153R is pressed to command the stop of cooking, the cooking process 3 ends and the operation in the coordinated cooking mode ends. In the case of timer cooking, the induction heating cooking automatically ends when the time elapses, and the cooking process 3 ends.

[0561] As is clear from FIG. 45, at the stage of selecting the coordinated cooking menu, that is, not when the identification information 167 indicating the name of the coordinated cooking menu is displayed on the central display unit 16M, but from the time when the start of cooking is determined by the input key 151M, the right operation unit 15R of the right heating port 4R becomes unusable. If the left heating port 4L is set in the default setting, the left heating port 4L becomes occupied.

[0562] As is clear from the above description, the control device 40 performs the following function limiting processes. (1) The control device performs a process of invalidating the input signal from the right operation unit 15R. As a result, during the heating cooking period (cooking step 1) to the heating cooking period (cooking step 3), the right heating port 4R cannot be used except in the coordinated cooking mode. (2) Even when entering the heating cooking period (cooking step 1), the left operation unit 15L can be used (the input signal from the left operation unit 15L is not invalidated).

[0563] In this way, when entering the heating cooking period (cooking step 1), the control device 40 is in a state where only the right heating port 4R in cooking step 3 is occupied from the stage of cooking step 1.

[0564] Therefore, the right heating port 4R is in a state of being "occupied" by the selection of the coordinated cooking menu. Also, when viewed from the whole of the first heating means HM1, only a part (right side) of the three heating parts is "restricted" in use.

[0565] Even after the heating cooking period (cooking step 1) ends, the above-mentioned restricted state of the right heating port 4R is not released. Note that at the stage of cooking step 1, the first specific screen 16M1 is displayed, and it can be easily understood by the user that they are in the coordinated cooking mode. Therefore, the execution of other cooking menus is not restricted for the first heating means HM1 and the second heating means HM2. This is the same also during the heating pause period P3 to cooking step 2.

[0566] Even if the control device 40 detects that the door 7 has changed from the open state to the closed state before starting the cooking period (cooking step 1), if the temperature inside the heating chamber 6 is higher than the reference value, there is a concern that the control device 40, the non-contact (infrared) sensor 13, and the thermistor sensor 14 may erroneously recognize an abnormally high temperature as the completion of cooking before starting cooking in the heating chamber 6. Therefore, before the start of the cooking period (cooking step 1) and before the start of cooking step 2, if the temperature of the heating chamber 6 is too high, on the first specific screen 15M1, it is displayed that "due to the high temperature, the second heating means HM2 (microwave heating means) cannot be used immediately".

[0567] The period indicated by the thick arrow in this Figure 45 is the reception deadline period of one cooking condition data (recipe data) and the "additional deadline period" of the additional cooking condition data (recipe data). These reception deadline period and "additional deadline period" are collectively referred to as the "deadline period" below.

[0568] As shown in this Figure 45, the "start period" of the "deadline period" is the time when the cooperative cooking menu (for example, "ratatouille") is selected with a specific input key 154M or 155M.

[0569] The "start period" of the "deadline period" may also be the time when the display of the first specific screen 16M1 is started. That is, as shown by the large dashed arrow in this Figure 45, the "start period" may be changed to the time when the cooperative cooking mode KM3 is selected with the input key 153M. In that case, the earliest time P1A within the first stage (preparation period) P1 becomes the start period of the "deadline period".

[0570] At the stage where the first specific screen 16M1 is displayed by touching the input key 151M once, the following limiting operation by the limiting unit 55 is performed.

[0571] That is, the limiting unit 55 built into the control device 40 operates as follows. As shown in Fig. 45, during the "expiration period", changing a specific linked cooking menu A obtained from the outside to another linked cooking menu B (for example, "hamburger") is effectively prohibited. To make the change, it is necessary to operate the input key 152M to temporarily cancel the linked cooking mode KM3 and return to the scene of the initial standby screen 16MH at the beginning.

[0572] That is, when entering the "expiration period" indicated by the thick arrow in Fig. 45, by operating the input key 152M, the cooking using a specific linked cooking menu A obtained from the outside can be cancelled at any time. When such a cancellation operation is performed once, since it returns to the initial standby screen 16MH, it is necessary to touch-operate the input key 153M again in that state.

[0573] Also, regarding a specific linked cooking menu A obtained from the outside, when the input key 151M is touch-operated, that is, after a heating start command is given, the control device 40 cannot obtain the cooking condition data (recipe data) of another linked cooking menu C.

[0574] That is, when entering the "expiration period" indicated by the thick arrow in Fig. 45, by operating the input key 152M, the cooking condition data (recipe data) of another linked cooking menu A can be obtained thereafter, and cooking using the data can be started. However, until all the cooking steps of this cooking menu A are completed, cooking condition data (recipe data) cannot be obtained from the outside anymore.

[0575] As is clear from the above description, the cooking heater 1 of this Embodiment 2 has the following configuration. That is, a first heating means HM1 including a first heating part (right heating part) 4R and a second heating part (left heating part) 4L; a second heating means HM2 capable of heating the object to be cooked in the heating chamber 6 located at a place away from the first heating means HM1; a control device 40 for controlling the second heating means HM2 and the first heating means HM1; It has a display unit 16M that displays control information of the second heating means HM2 and the first heating means HM1. The control device 40 has a plurality of (a plurality of) cooperative cooking menus for cooking one object to be cooked using the second heating means HM2 and the first heating means HM1, the number being the same as the number of types of objects to be cooked. When the control device 40 receives a display command for the cooperative cooking menu via the input key 153M, it is configured to perform the following operations. (1) Determine the relationship between the second heating means HM2 and the first heating means HM1 with respect to "not being used previously", etc., and the "permission condition" of "the temperature of the heating chamber 6 being low". Then, determine whether the cooperative cooking menu can be executed.

[0576] (2) When it is determined that the cooperative cooking menu can be executed, display a first specific screen 16M1 on the central display unit 16M.

[0577] (3) On the first specific screen 16M1, at least one of the cooperative cooking menus is displayed so as to be selectable. For this purpose, enable the input functions of the corresponding input keys 154M and 155M.

[0578] (4) When one cooperative cooking menu is selected, wait for a command to start the cooperative cooking mode from the input key 151M.

[0579] (5) When the command to start the cooperative cooking mode is received, the microwave from the second heating means HM2 is supplied to the heating chamber 6, and cooking process 1 starts.

[0580] (6) When cooking process 1 ends automatically or by a user's command, enter the heating pause period P3. Then, wait for a command to resume the cooperative cooking mode (for cooking process 2) from the input key 151M.

[0581] (7) When the command to start the cooperative cooking mode is received from the input key 151M, the microwave from the second heating means HM2 is supplied to the heating chamber 6, and cooking process 2 starts.

[0582] After that, after passing through the heating pause period P5, it enters the heating cooking period P6 (cooking step 3). In this cooking step 3, by operating the input keys 154R and 155R, the control conditions for induction heating using the right heating port 4R can be set.

[0583] As described above, in this second embodiment, when the predetermined permission conditions are satisfied, the first specific screen 16M1 for the cooperative cooking mode is displayed. Therefore, with this display screen, the transition to the cooperative cooking mode using the related right heating port 4R or left heating port 4L and the second heating means HM2 can be easily advanced. Also, when the permission conditions are not satisfied, the first specific screen 16M1 itself is not displayed, so there is no concern of causing misuse or misunderstanding by the user. That is, the operability of the user is not impaired, and a highly convenient combined heating cooker can be realized.

[0584] Furthermore, there is a heating pause period P3 between cooking step 1 and cooking step 2, and the length of this heating pause period P3 is determined by the timing when the user commands the resumption of cooking using the input key 151M. That is, in this second embodiment, a period necessary for checking the heating degree of the object to be cooked in cooking step 1, adding seasonings, or adding another object to be cooked to perform cooking step 2 can be ensured. Therefore, it is easy to use and the user's cooking repertoire can be expanded.

[0585] Furthermore, due to the presence of the restriction unit 55, for one specific cooperative cooking menu A, after the input key 151M is touched, the control device 40 does not acquire the cooking condition data (recipe data) of another cooperative cooking menu C from the outside via the communication unit 51. Therefore, during the cooperative cooking, there is no possibility of inadvertently receiving another cooking menu (including the control menu for the composite cooking mode and the control menu for the single cooking mode). Therefore, there is no concern about user confusion associated with reception or operation interference on the side of the heating cooker 1.

[0586] In addition, for a specific coordinated cooking menu A, even after the input key 151M is touched, if the input key 152M is then operated during the cooking process of the coordinated cooking menu A and the cooking in the coordinated cooking mode is aborted (cancelled), the control device 40 can acquire the cooking condition data (recipe data) of the new coordinated cooking menu C via the communication unit 51.

[0587] Next, FIGS. 46 to 55 show the display contents of the terminal-side display screen (also serving as the input operation screen) 216 of the communication terminal 200, which will be described in the following order. Note that the "terminal-side display screen" 216 is hereinafter referred to as the "display screen" 216.

[0588] FIGS. 40(A) and (B) are enlarged views of the display screen 216 of the communication terminal 200. This display screen 216 is formed by covering the surface of a liquid crystal display screen or an organic EL display screen with a glass plate. On the upper surface (front surface) of the glass plate, although there are no physical structures visible, various icons (input keys) 488, 489, 491L, 491M, 491R, 492 to 496, etc., which will be described later, can be visually recognized by the display on the display screen 216. The specific part of the glass plate itself does not emit light or generate an image. However, in the following description, from the perspective of the user who visually recognizes it, the expression "displayed on the display screen" is used to describe the display of characters, figures, and other information in this way.

[0589] An "icon" can perform a desired input. That is, a capacitance detection type key is arranged at each icon part. By touching the icon, a command signal to the central processing unit 212 is generated in the touch operation unit 215 (see FIG. 37).

[0590] To indicate the presence and function of the icon, a specific function is displayed in characters or figures (at least in a state where input can be accepted). For example, as in the example of FIG. 46(A), character information is displayed at the position of the icon 491L, such as "Left IH operation unit".

[0591] 481 is the menu display section on the initial screen shown in FIG. 46(A). This menu display section 481 changes to the menu selection display section 482 of the left heating section in FIG. 46(B). Also, in FIG. 47(A), it changes to the heating source selection display section 483 called "Heating Source Selection".

[0592] Furthermore, the menu display section 481 changes to the control menu selection display section 484 of the range grill called "RG Control Menu Selection" in FIG. 48(B). Furthermore, the menu display section 481 changes to the coordinated cooking menu display section 485 called "Coordinated Cooking Menu Selection" in FIG. 53(A).

[0593] The menu display section 481 changes to the preparation information display section 486 called "Next Preparation Guide" in FIG. 53(B). The menu display section 481 changes to the name display section 487 of the coordinated cooking menu showing "Fried Chicken", which is one of the coordinated cooking menus, in FIGS. 54(A)(B).

[0594] Returning to FIG. 46(A), 490 is the caution information display section as the standby initial screen. At the time before starting operation, the heating chamber 6 may already be hot due to the heat from the previous cooking. In FIG. 46(A), this is an example of raising a caution about that. It also shows that the power is already on.

[0595] In FIG. 46, 491M is the selection section (icon) of the central operation section 15M. By operating the central operation section 15M, cooking can be performed in the heating sections other than the left and right heating ports 4L and 4R as described in Embodiment 1.

[0596] In FIG. 46, 491L is the selection section (icon) of the left operation section 15L. 491R is the selection section (icon) of the right operation section 15R. 492 is the advice display selection section (icon). When touching this, the voice notification section 50 notifies reference information for the operation according to the touched scene.

[0597] In FIG. 46, FG indicates the user's fingertip. In FIGS. 46(A) and (B) and other figures, the triangular marks (icons) 501 and 502 are screen switching marks.

[0598] There is also a screen switching mark 503 in the following FIG. 47(B). When touching these marks, the display screen 216 can be switched in a certain order every time it is touched. Incidentally, when touching the screen switching mark 502 in FIG. 46(B), the display screen 216 moves to the right, and the next display screen 480 appears from the left and switches with an image.

[0599] Note that the fingertip FG can be moved while touching the display screen 216, and a scroll function that moves the display screen accordingly to perform screen switching can be provided, and the screen switching marks 501 to 503 may be omitted.

[0600] In FIG. 46(A), when touching the left operation unit selection part (icon) 491L, it switches to the display screen 216 shown in FIG. 46(B) without touching the screen switching marks 501 to 504.

[0601] In FIG. 46(B), 493 is a control menu display part (icon) for the IH-only cooking mode. There are a total of seven control menus for the IH-only cooking mode. Four of them are displayed in the right half of the display screen 216 in FIG. 46(B). These control menu display parts (icons) 493 are "boiling water", "boiling", "cooking rice", and "boiling water + keeping warm".

[0602] Also, the remaining three control menus are displayed in the left half of the display screen 216. They are the control menu display part (icon) 488 for "keeping warm", the control menu display part (icon) 494 for "fried food", and the control menu display part (icon) 489 for "preheating".

[0603] In FIG. 46(B), 495 is a menu screen display section (icon) for selecting to return to the first menu display screen. 496 is a confirmation display section (icon) that is displayed when one control menu (for example, "boiling water") in FIG. 46(B) is selected. When this is pressed, for example, if it is the above-mentioned "boiling water", the screen automatically switches to the control condition setting screen for boiling water.

[0604] Next, FIG. 47(A) will be described. 497A and 497B are induction heating source selection sections (icons) for selecting the left IH coil 9L or the right IH coil 9R. 497C is a heating source selection section (icon) for selecting a microwave heating source (second heating means HM2).

[0605] In FIG. 47(A), 498 is a range grill heating source selection section (icon), and 499 is a selection section (icon) for the linked cooking mode. In FIG. 47(A), when touching the range grill heating source selection section (icon) 498, the display screen changes to the display screen 216 in FIG. 47(B).

[0606] Next, FIG. 48(B) will be described. 500 is an RG control menu selection section (icon) indicating the range grill (RG) control menu. There are a total of 10 range grill (RG) control menus such as "warm", "range manual", and "meat thawing".

[0607] In FIG. 47(A), 497A is an induction heating source selection section (icon) for selecting the left IH coil 9L. 497B is also a selection section (icon) for the right IH coil 9R.

[0608] 497C is a selection section (icon) for selecting the microwave induction heating source 189. In FIG. 47(B), when touching the screen switching mark (icon) 503, the display screen 216 in FIG. 47(B) changes to FIG. 48(B).

[0609] Next, FIGS. 48(A) and 48(B) will be described. FIGS. 48(A) and 48(B) show a state in which all (10) of the range grill (RG) control menus are displayed. In FIG. 48(A), five control menus 500 are shown, and in FIG. 48(B), the remaining five control menus 500 are shown.

[0610] The large arrows shown in FIGS. 48(A) and 48(B) indicate the rear and the front in a state where the display screen 216 is horizontal. The display screen 216 can be operated without any problem whether it is horizontal, vertical, or diagonal.

[0611] Next, FIGS. 49(A) and 49(B) will be described. FIG. 49(A) shows a state in which the "warm up" control menu 500 is selected from among the range grill (RG) control menus in the state of FIG. 48(A).

[0612] When the fingertip FG touches the RG control menu selection part (icon) 500, the said selection part 500 senses the touch and the display color changes, for example, it reverses to white-out characters. When touching the input confirmation key display part (icon) 496 in the state of FIG. 49(A), the display changes to the display screen 216 of FIG. 49(B).

[0613] FIG. 49(B) is the default screen of the range grill (RG) control menu. 504 is the name display part (icon) of the RG control menu. The control menu display form and design in this FIG. 49(B) are made similar to those shown in FIG. 16 of Embodiment 1. Such display can be achieved because there are the cooking appliance database 217 and the remote operation information generation part 219 (see FIG. 37).

[0614] In FIG. 49(B), 505 is the temperature display part (icon) of the RG control menu. In the example of this FIG. 49(B), the default value is 80°C, but since 75°C and 85°C are the next selectable candidates, they are also displayed simultaneously.

[0615] As shown in FIG. 49(B), in the name display section (icon) 504 of the RG control menu, the next display candidates "oven" and "boiling leafy vegetables" adjacent to it are displayed slightly smaller.

[0616] When the user wants to change the set temperature of the range to 75°C in the state shown in FIG. 49(B), the fingertip FG may be placed on the display portion of 75°C. Also, when changing the "heat" in the control menu to "oven" or "boiling leafy vegetables", similarly, the candidate switching marks (icons) 519 and 520 near "oven" or "boiling leafy vegetables" may be touched.

[0617] In FIG. 49(B), 506 is a reference image display section. The reference image may be other than a photograph or may be an illustration showing the image of "heat" in the control menu.

[0618] Next, FIGS. 50(A) and 50(B) will be described. When the orientation of the communication terminal 200 is changed to the vertical direction, as shown in FIGS. 50(A) and 50(B), the display screen 216 changes to a vertical long shape. Note that the display screen 216 may be set to be fixed in the vertical long display as shown in FIGS. 50(A) and 50(B).

[0619] The switching between FIGS. 50(A) and 50(B) can be performed only by touching the screen switching mark (icon) 503. Next, FIGS. 51(A) and 51(B) will be described. To select the "heat" control menu 500 shown in FIG. 51(A), when the fingertip FG touches the control menu selection section 500, as shown in FIG. 51(A), the display color changes, for example, to white-out characters and inverts. When touching the input confirmation key display section (icon) 496 in the state of FIG. 51(A), the display screen changes to the display screen 216 of FIG. 51(B).

[0620] Next, when in the state shown in FIG. 51(B), if you want to change the set temperature (heating upper limit) of the "Warm" range (microwave heating) to 75°C, you just need to place the fingertip FG on the display part of 75°C (temperature display part 505 of the RG control menu). Then, the display screen 216 changes to the state shown in FIG. 52(A).

[0621] In FIG. 51(B), 507A is an auxiliary information display part, which is displayed near the reference image display part 506. In this FIG. 51(B), it is recommending to the user to select the set temperature.

[0622] Next, FIG. 52(A) will be described. As shown in FIG. 52(A), the set temperature is displayed as having been changed to 75°C. Note that since it is still at the stage before finalizing the control conditions, the "85°C" of another set temperature is also still displayed.

[0623] In the state of FIG. 52(A), the transmission key display part (icon) 521 of the remote operation signal is displayed for the first time. In this FIG. 52(A), when the transmission key display part 521 is selected, the setting information (cooking condition data) of the control menu "Warm" of the "Range-only cooking mode KM1" displayed in this FIG. 52(A) is collectively transmitted to the heating cooker 1 as remote operation information.

[0624] The state of FIG. 52(A) is the stage where all the conditions for executing "Warm" of the RG control menu can be selected, so the condition of the heating temperature "75°C" displayed on the temperature display part 505 is transmitted to the heating cooker 1.

[0625] In FIG. 52(A), 507B is an auxiliary information display part, which is displayed near the reference image display part 506. In this FIG. 52(A), it indicates that the input operation is completed if the transmission key display part 521 is pressed.

[0626] At the stage of Fig. 52(B) where the transmission of the remote operation signal (including cooking condition data) has ended, a stop key display section (icon) 522 for stopping the heating operation by remote operation is displayed for the first time. When this is pressed, the heating operation at the stage of Fig. 52(B) can be stopped. Once this stop key display section 522 is pressed, since it returns to the first stage, all the remote operation conditions have to be input again.

[0627] The communication terminal 200 is provided with a stop key display section (icon) 522 capable of immediately transmitting command information for instructing heating stop. Thereby, it has a function for ensuring the safety of the heating cooker 1.

[0628] In Figs. 46 to 52(A), various input operations have been sequentially described. However, until the stage of Figs. 46 to 52, the communication terminal 200 and the first server 321 or the heating cooker 1 do not always continue (maintain) the state of being able to perform wireless communication. For example, even if the communication terminal 200 is not connected to the heating cooker 1, the communication terminal 200 can perform the display and input as shown in Figs. 46 to 52 by itself. Therefore, as shown in Fig. 52(A), it suffices to connect to the heating cooker 1 before pressing the transmission key display section 521 and transmitting. For this reason, even when the communication terminal 200 performs the input operation as shown in Figs. 46 to 52(A), it does not become an obstacle to the operations such as information acquisition and transmission from the outside via the communication section 51 of the heating cooker 1.

[0629] Next, Fig. 53(A) will be described. Fig. 53(A) is a display screen 216 displayed when the selection section 499 of the cooperative cooking mode KM3 shown in Fig. 47(A) is touched. Note that the central operation section selection section 491M in Fig. 46(A) may be touched to display the display screen 216 in Fig. 51(A). However, when the central operation section selection section 491M is touched, it is shared with the selection screen of the range grill cooking mode (composite cooking mode KM2), so the touch operation until the cooperative cooking mode KM3 is selected increases slightly.

[0630] FIG. 53(A) shows an example of selecting "karaage" in one cooking menu of the cooperative cooking mode KM3. Since you want to cook "karaage", when you touch the cooperative cooking menu display section (selection section) 500C, as shown in FIG. 53(A), the display color changes, for example, it is reversed to white characters.

[0631] When touching the input key display section (icon) 496 in this state of FIG. 53(A), it transitions to a display screen 216 (not shown) for cooking "karaage". The display screen 216 in FIG. 53(A) is a display screen showing the selection stage of "karaage".

[0632] Note that FIG. 53(A) only shows the cooperative cooking menu, and the figures showing the subsequent heating section and control conditions are omitted. However, on the display screen 216 in FIG. 53(A), if the cooperative cooking menu selection section (icon) 500C is selected (touched), it advances to the display screen 216 for setting the selected cooking menu (for example, "karaage").

[0633] There is actually a display screen 216 for setting "karaage" between FIG. 53 and FIG. 54. On that display screen 216, icons (not shown) for selecting the left and right heating sections (IH coils 9L, 9R) as shown in Embodiment 1 (FIG. 17) may be displayed. Or, without specifying the left and right heating sections, the heating cooker 1 that receives the cooking condition data may select the heating ports 4L, 4R. Also, on that setting display screen 216, as shown in FIG. 52, a transmission key display section (icon) 521 is displayed so that the cooking condition data of "karaage" can be transmitted.

[0634] FIG. 53(B) is an example of notification corresponding to "Reference Information 1" FA1 that is automatically notified by the heating cooker 1 when the progress degree of the cooking process is detected (by the heating control section 43) during cooking step 1 when cooking "karaage" in the cooking menu of the cooperative cooking mode KM3.

[0635] In the second embodiment, in the "Reference Information 1" FA1 notified by the cooking appliance 1, as shown in FIG. 53(B), two items are notified: opening the door 7 of the heating chamber 6 and then taking out the food heated in the heating chamber 6.

[0636] As described above, the remote operation information generation unit 224 of the communication terminal 200 processes the signal acquired from the cooking appliance 1 via the central processing unit 212 and the input signal from the display operation unit 225, respectively, to generate remote operation information for the cooking appliance 1. The "remote operation information" includes the display information of the central display unit 16M in the linked cooking mode, composite cooking mode, etc., and further includes the display information regarding the right heating power display unit 16R and the left heating power display unit 16L.

[0637] Therefore, on the display screen 216 of the communication terminal 200, as the content corresponding to the above-mentioned reference information 1 FA1, as shown in FIG. 53(B), a preparation work reference image 509 indicating opening the door 7 and a preparation work reference image 510 indicating taking out the object to be cooked together with the tray are displayed. Note that 511 is attention - calling information. Also, 512 is auxiliary information explaining the user's operation.

[0638] Next, FIG. 54(A) will be described. The display screen 216 in FIG. 54(A) shows the stage of the cooking process 1 of "karaage". 513 is a process information display unit. In FIG. 54(A), it shows that the range heating is still continuing. 514 is a display unit for the next cooking process information. In the example of this figure, it shows that next, induction heating will be performed at the left heating port 4L.

[0639] 515 is a display unit for recommended menus. This display unit 515 may include recommended cooking menus (other cooking) retrieved from the inventory information previously acquired from the refrigerator 800 (not shown).

[0640] In the example of FIG. 54(A), after the heating chamber 6, which is currently in use for "karaage", is no longer used, it suggests that there are other recommended cooking menus that can be cooked in that heating chamber. Note that the cooking heater 1 has a function of acquiring the inventory information of the refrigerator through wireless communication with the refrigerator 800 (not shown).

[0641] At the stage of FIG. 54(A), the recommended menu is not specifically and automatically displayed. When the user touches the detailed display instruction part (icon) 523, which is displayed for the first time at this stage, the details are displayed as shown in FIG. 54(B).

[0642] Note that the selection part corresponding to the detailed display instruction part (icon) 523 as shown in FIG. 54(B) is not displayed on the central display part 16M of the cooking heater 1. And after a certain period of time, the screen of FIG. 54(B) automatically returns to the display screen 216 of FIG. 54(A).

[0643] Even at the stage of FIG. 54(A), the stop key display part (icon) 522 for stopping the heating operation by remote control is displayed.

[0644] In FIG. 54(B), 487 is the name display part of the linked cooking menu. In this case, "karaage" of the name of the object to be cooked is displayed. 516 is the display part of the recommended menu. The specific content of the recommended menu is displayed on the recommended menu display part 515. The cooking recommends thawing and warming.

[0645] In FIG. 54(B), 517 is the auxiliary information of the recommended menu, and it is displayed that it can be cooked with the control menu of "warm" using microwave heating. 518 is the cooking reference image of the recommended menu. It may be an illustration (image diagram) instead of a photo. Even at the stage of FIG. 54(B), the stop key display part (icon) 522 for stopping the heating operation by remote control is displayed.

[0646] Next, FIG. 55(A) will be described. The display screen 216 in Fig. 55(A) is in a state where it has entered the heating pause period, that is, the transition period TR, until the cooking process 1 of "fried chicken" is completed and the cooking process 2 is entered.

[0647] The transition period TR does not end unless the user who is actually cooking in front of the cooking heater 1 presses the input key 151M of the cooking heater 1. That is, the length of the transition period depends on the user.

[0648] Therefore, the communication terminal 200 does not have a function to remotely (by wireless communication) command the transition period TR and resume the cooking process from a remote location no matter what operation is performed. This is to improve the safety of the cooking heater 1.

[0649] 513 is the process information display section. In Fig. 55(A), it indicates that the range heating has ended. 514 is the display section for the next cooking process information. In the example of this figure, it shows that the next step is induction heating at the right heating port 4R.

[0650] 515 is the display section for the recommended menu. In this display section 515, if there is a recommended cooking menu (another cooking) retrieved from the inventory information previously obtained from the refrigerator 800 (not shown), as in Fig. 55(A), it indicates that there is a recommended cooking menu.

[0651] When the detailed display instruction section (icon) 523 displayed on the display screen 216 in Fig. 55(A) is touched, as in Fig. 55(B), the details of the cooking menu candidates that can be executed in parallel with the cooking process 2 are displayed in the heating chamber 6.

[0652] The selection section corresponding to the detailed display instruction section (icon) 523 as in Fig. 55(A) may also be displayed on the central display section 16M of the cooking heater 1. However, if the display screen of the central display section 16M is not a touch input method, it is necessary to display that an appropriate input key should be pressed.

[0653] When the input confirmation key display section (icon) 496 in FIG. 55(B) is pressed, information on the recommended cooking menu (another cooking) using the heating chamber 6 is transmitted toward the cooking heater 1. That is, the intention of "agreeing with the recommended menu" is conveyed to the user who is cooking in front of the cooking heater 1.

[0654] When the information on the recommended cooking menu (another cooking) is transmitted toward the cooking heater 1, the owner of the communication terminal device 200 may receive the notification of the recommended cooking menu (another cooking) without being in the kitchen 601 (not shown). That is, at that moment, it is conceivable that another user is in front of the cooking heater 1. In any case, the user can know that cooking can be performed simultaneously and effectively using the heating chamber 6.

[0655] In the above description, the communication terminal device 200 such as a smartphone performs wireless communication 400 with the cooking heater 1 by Bluetooth (registered trademark). As another method, since it has the NFC input / output section 221 (see FIG. 37) for short-range wireless communication, the communication terminal device 200 may be directly brought close to or contacted with the NFC input / output section (not shown) on the cooking heater 1 side for input.

[0656] Summary of Embodiment 2. As is clear from the above description, in this Embodiment 2, the cooking heater 1 related to the first disclosure is realized with the following configuration. That is, a first heating means HM1 for heating an object to be heated at a first location (above the top plate 3); a second heating means HM2 for heating an object to be cooked at a second location (heating chamber 6) separated from the first location; an input operation section 15 for receiving a user's command; a notification section 90 (display section 15, voice notification section 51); a communication section 51 for receiving cooking condition data 2 from the outside; and a control device 40 for controlling the first heating means HM1, the second heating means HM2, the notification section 90, and the communication section 51. The input operation unit 15 includes a voice input combined use mode selection unit VMC and a touch input mode selection unit TMC. The control device 40 includes a heating control unit 43 that executes a coordinated cooking mode KM3 in which the first heating means HM1 and the second heating means HM2 are driven with a time difference based on cooking condition data 1, and a data acquisition unit 53 that acquires the cooking condition data 2 via the communication unit 51 in order to execute the heating cooking in the coordinated cooking mode for a specific object to be cooked, and a restriction unit 55 that restricts the data acquisition unit 53 from acquiring the cooking condition data 2 via the communication unit 51 during an initial standby period TP before starting the cooking in the coordinated cooking mode KM3. The control device 40 is configured such that during the initial standby period TP, while displaying specific notification (displaying standby common information 60N) on the standby initial screen 16MH, when the voice input combined use mode selection unit VMC (input key 180) is selected and operated, the data acquisition unit 53 can acquire the cooking condition data 2 (step SS11).

[0657] Therefore, after the main power switch 20 is turned on, during the initial standby period TP, (1) Provide common standby information to the user. (2) Make it possible to receive cooking condition data regarding the coordinated cooking mode KM3 (including data of the control menus of the composite cooking mode KM2 and the single cooking mode KM1) after the selection of the voice input combined use mode. By controlling the timing of acquiring such external data, it is possible to prevent accidentally receiving cooking condition data of another cooking menu during the selection of the cooking mode or the setting of the control conditions.

[0658] Furthermore, since the input key 180 serving as the voice input combined use mode selection unit VMC is also used for acquiring the cooking condition data, it is possible to avoid increasing the number of operation keys (operation unit) of the input operation unit 15 and prevent a decrease in operability for the user.

[0659] In the second embodiment, similar to the cooking appliance 1 of the first embodiment, the restriction unit 55 is configured to restrict the acquisition of new cooking condition data until the cooking process of the received cooking condition data 2 for the cooking menu is completed.

[0660] Therefore, it is possible to prevent inadvertently receiving another cooking menu (including the control menu in the combined cooking mode and the control menu in the single cooking mode) during the linked cooking, and to stably execute the cooking menu of the received cooking condition data 2.

[0661] Furthermore, it is possible to prevent the operation of the control device 40 from being hindered or the user from being misled or confused due to inadvertently receiving the cooking condition data of another cooking menu during the cooking process. For this reason, the usability of the user is improved.

[0662] Furthermore, in the second embodiment, when the operation shifts to acquiring the cooking condition data at the stage of displaying the standby initial screen 16MH, as described with reference to FIG. 42, it automatically switches to displaying the reception operation display screen 16MM.

[0663] Moreover, since a plurality of progress marks 16F are displayed in the reception operation display screen 16MM according to the progress of the reception operation, the user can easily understand that the cooking condition data is being acquired, and there is an effect of preventing unnecessary misunderstandings and incorrect operations.

[0664] In addition to or instead of the display of the progress mark 16F, it may be notified by voice by the voice notification unit 51. Further, the progress mark is not limited to changing in shape and number over time as shown in FIG. 42, and may be in a form where the display color changes, for example.

[0665] Embodiment 3. Figures 56 to 58 show a cooking appliance according to Embodiment 3. FIG. 56 is an explanatory diagram 1 showing the display operation of the central display unit immediately after the cooking appliance 1 is started. FIG. 57 is an explanatory diagram 2 showing the display operation of the central display unit after the cooking appliance 1 is started. FIG. 58 is an explanatory diagram 3 showing the display operation of the central display unit after the cooking appliance 1 is started. Note that the same or corresponding parts as those of Embodiments 1 and 2 described in FIGS. 1 to 55 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

[0666] In this Embodiment 3, the configuration of the cooking appliance 1 shown in Embodiment 2 is changed, and the display content of the central display unit 16M and the selection procedure of the cooking mode are partially changed.

[0667] Referring to FIG. 56, when the main power switch 20 is in the "OFF" state, the central display unit 16M is not activated, and thus no information is displayed. When the main power switch 20 is in the "ON" state, after performing self-diagnosis such as checking for abnormalities as described above, the control device 40 displays the display screen 1A (standby initial screen 16MH) of FIG. 56.

[0668] On the display screen 16MH of FIG. 56, 60A is a display text indicating that the power is on. 60B is two-dimensional information (two-dimensional code) for guiding to a dedicated recipe posting site (cloud server 300) via a wide-area network such as the Internet. 60C is a text (two-dimensional information explanatory text) explaining the meaning of the two-dimensional code.

[0669] When the communication terminal 200 described above is activated and the two-dimensional code 60B is optically read, it is possible to connect to an external recipe information providing server 301 (not shown) that holds information on various cooking recipes. Note that, as described in Embodiment 1, the recipe information providing server 301 is provided with a recipe DB (database) 302 (not shown) that holds data on various cooking recipes (cooking condition data).

[0670] After display screen 1A is displayed, display screen B is automatically displayed. As shown in FIG. 57, after display screen B is displayed, display screens B1 to B3 may be displayed for a certain period of time (for example, 3 seconds or 5 seconds) at regular time intervals (for example, every 3 seconds or 5 seconds), and then the operation of displaying display screen B again may be performed.

[0671] On the other hand, in the voice notification unit 50, when the display screen B shown in FIG. 56 is displayed or when the display screens B1 to B3 are displayed as shown in FIG. 57, the display content (displayed information) of the display screen may be notified by voice respectively, and the user may be guided to the input keys for operation.

[0672] For example, at the time of display screen B1, it is advisable to give a guidance such as "When performing coordinated cooking using both the heating cabinet and IH, please select the key numbered 1". In this case, the "key numbered 1" refers to the input key 153M. The "key numbered 2" refers to the input keys 154M and 155M.

[0673] On the upper surface of the central operation unit 15M, it is advisable to display the number "1" on the operation surface of the input key 153M by printing or engraving. Or, the operation surface of the input key 153M itself may be illuminated so that the above numbers can be easily identified by the user. The same configuration can be adopted for the other keys numbered 2 and 3.

[0674] As shown by display screen B1 in FIG. 57, when the "key numbered 1", that is, the input key 153M, is displayed as a specific input key on the standby initial screen 16MH, the input function of the input key 153M is enabled. That is, in the initial standby period TP, the input keys shown on display screens B1 to B3 are displayed in a state where their input functions are enabled.

[0675] After going through the above process, when the input key 153M is pressed for the first time, as shown in FIG. 57, the central display unit 16M switches from the display screen B to the first specific screen 16M1. However, as described in the first embodiment, if the "permission condition 1" and "permission condition 2" are not satisfied, a display or voice notification indicating that the selection of the linked cooking mode KM3 is not possible is given, and the screen returns to the display screen A.

[0676] Also, when the standby initial screen (display screen A in FIG. 56) 16MH is being displayed, if the voice input combined mode VM is to be used from the voice notification unit 51, the user is guided to press the voice input combined mode selection unit VMC (input key 180).

[0677] When the control device 40 has elapsed a time exceeding a certain limit time (30 minutes) without any of the input keys 153MC, 154M, and 155M being operated since the time when the standby initial screen 16MH (display screen A) was displayed or since the time when the content of the display screen B was audibly notified by the voice notification unit 50, the main power switch 20 is automatically opened to cut off the main power.

[0678] As shown in FIG. 57, during the initial standby period TP after startup, the heating cooker 1 cannot freely obtain cooking condition data from the communication terminal 200 (restriction unit).

[0679] On the other hand, since it enters the acquirable period TB from the time when the input key 153M is pressed, the heating cooker 1 can acquire cooking condition data if it is connected to the communication terminal 200. However, at this time, the input key 180 needs to have been pressed first. If it has not been pressed, immediately after the input key 153M is pressed, the voice notification unit 51 gives a guidance such as "Please press the voice input key for confirmation" to prompt the operation.

[0680] As shown in FIGS. 56 to 57, in the central display unit 16M, the display units 525, 526, and 527 for the cooking mode names are displayed. The display unit 525 is a display corresponding to the coordinated cooking mode KM3. The display unit 526 is a display corresponding to the combined cooking mode KM2. The display unit 527 is a display corresponding to the single cooking mode KM1 of the induction heating source 9.

[0681] As shown in FIG. 56, on the display screen B, the display units 525 to 527 are shown in a list state, and guidance texts (character information) 530, 531, 532 for specifying the input keys to be operated first are displayed so as to correspond one-to-one to these respective display units.

[0682] Therefore, the user can check common information, such as caution information (common information 60N during standby), for the first heating means HM1, the second heating means HM2, and the third heating means HM3 on the standby initial screen 16MH (display screen A).

[0683] Furthermore, since the guidance texts 530, 531, 532 can be viewed on the guidance screen B (16MA), it is possible to eliminate the user's confusion in operation before starting heating cooking, and a heating cooker 1 with high operability and convenience can be realized.

[0684] As can be understood from the above description, in the third embodiment, explanatory texts 533, 534, 535 indicating the contents of each heating cooking mode are displayed simultaneously with the displays of the display units 525 to 527.

[0685] Furthermore, at the timing when the display screen B is displayed on the guidance screen 16MA, the voice notification unit 50 notifies the input keys to be operated by voice, respectively.

[0686] When the standby initial screen 16MH is being displayed, it is not necessary to guide the user to press the voice input combined mode selection unit VMC (input key 180), and similar guidance may be provided at the stage of this display screen B.

[0687] Due to the configuration as described above, the user can obtain information on the input keys to be operated not only visually but also by voice, so it is expected to further improve the operability.

[0688] Also in the third embodiment, the control device 40 includes a heating control unit 43, a data acquisition unit 53 that acquires the cooking condition data 2 via the communication unit 51 in order to execute the heating cooking in the cooperative cooking mode for a specific food to be cooked, and a restriction unit 55 that restricts the data acquisition unit 53 from acquiring the cooking condition data 2 via the communication unit 51 during the "initial waiting period" TP (before "cooking step 1") before starting the cooking in the cooperative cooking mode KM3.

[0689] That is, during the initial waiting period TP shown in FIG. 57, the restriction unit 55 restricts the acquisition of the cooking condition data 2 from the outside.

[0690] Furthermore, the restriction unit 55 does not restrict the acquisition of the cooking condition data 2 after the input key 153M is operated, that is, during the acquirable period TB shown in FIG. 57. However, the "restriction" here does not include the meaning of determining whether the above-mentioned permission conditions are satisfied. Therefore, in practice, if the permission conditions are not satisfied, it will be restricted as a result.

[0691] Furthermore, the restriction unit 55 has a function of restricting the acquisition of new cooking condition data B from the communication unit 51 until the cooking process of the cooking menu to which the once-acquired cooking condition data 2 is applied is completed.

[0692] For this reason, it is possible to prevent accidentally receiving another cooking menu (including the control menu in the composite cooking mode and the control menu in the single cooking mode) during the cooperative cooking, and to stably execute the cooking menu of the received cooking condition data 2. Furthermore, it is also possible to prevent the operation of the control device 40 from being hindered or causing misunderstanding or confusion to the user due to accidentally receiving the cooking condition data of another cooking menu during the cooking process.

[0693] Summary of the third embodiment. As described above, in the third embodiment, the cooking heater 1 according to the first disclosure has been disclosed in the following form. That is, a first heating means HM1 (induction heating source 9) for heating an object to be heated at a first location (above the top plate 3); a second heating means HM2 for heating the object to be cooked at a second location (heating chamber 6) separated from and insulated from the first location; an input operation unit 15 for receiving a user's command; a communication unit 51 for receiving cooking condition data 2 from the outside; a display unit 16 for displaying cooking information; and a control device 40 for controlling the first heating means, the second heating means, the communication unit 51, and the display unit 16, respectively. After activating the display unit 16, the control device 40 displays a standby initial screen 16MH on the display unit 16. On the standby initial screen 16MH, at least one of reference information 1 (common standby information 60N) common to the first heating means HM1 and the second heating means HM2 and reference information 2 (explanation texts 525 to 527, 533 to 535) indicating the content of a plurality of cooking modes KM1 to KM3 or the operation of the input operation unit 15 for selecting the cooking mode is displayed. During the initial standby period TP in which the control device 40 waits for a command to start a heating operation after the main power is supplied, the control device 40 performs specific notification (including display of the common standby information 60N) on the standby initial screen 16MH. When the voice input combined mode selection unit VMC (input key 180) is selected and operated, the data acquisition unit 53 can acquire the cooking condition data 2. This is the characteristic configuration.

[0694] According to this configuration, the coordinated cooking operation based on the cooking condition data 1 held on the cooking heater 1 side and the coordinated cooking operation based on the cooking condition data 2 acquired from the outside do not interfere with each other, causing no confusion to the user, and it is expected to improve the usability.

[0695] Furthermore, in Embodiment 3, the input operation unit 15 has input keys 153L, 153M, and 153R for individually selecting the heating cooking modes, corresponding to the plurality of heating cooking modes KM1 to KM3, respectively. On the standby initial screen 16MH, information regarding the selection of the first heating means and the second heating means for selecting the input keys 153L, 153M, and 153R (explanation texts 525 to 527, 533 to 535 in FIGS. 57 and 58) was displayed as reference information 2. In other words, the guidance screen 16MA shown in FIG. 56 was temporarily and automatically displayed.

[0696] According to this configuration, in a scenario where one is selected from a plurality of cooking modes, it is expected that user confusion will not be caused and usability will be improved.

[0697] Furthermore, in Embodiment 3, the input operation unit 15 has input keys 153L, 153M, and 153R for individually selecting the heating cooking modes, corresponding to the plurality of heating cooking modes KM1 to KM3, respectively. On the standby initial screen 16MH, information common to the first heat...

Claims

1. A first heating means for heating an object to be heated, A second heating means for heating an object to be cooked in a heating chamber, An input operation means, A communication unit for receiving cooking condition data for executing heating cooking from the outside, A notification unit, A control device, and is provided with, The input operation means has a voice input combined mode selection unit and a touch input mode selection unit, The control device has a heating control unit that controls a heating operation corresponding to a plurality of cooking modes using the first heating means and the second heating means, and a data acquisition unit that acquires the cooking condition data via the communication unit for a specific object to be cooked, During the initial waiting period, which is the period from when the notification unit issues a notification prompting the selection of the first heating means or the second heating means until the input operation means receives a heating start command, when the recipe acquisition condition is satisfied, the data acquisition unit can acquire the cooking condition data, The recipe acquisition condition is satisfied when the voice input combined mode selection unit and the touch input mode selection unit are operated within a limited time after the initial waiting period is started. A heating cooker characterized by this.

2. As the voice input combined mode selection unit, it has a selection key A operated by the user, The heating cooker according to claim 1, characterized in that as the touch input mode selection unit, it has a selection key B different from the selection key A.

3. The selection key B also serves as an input key for selecting the cooking mode, The notification unit displays a standby initial screen indicating that the input functions of the selection key A and the selection key B are enabled during the initial waiting period. The heating cooker according to claim 2, characterized by this.

4. The recipe acquisition condition is satisfied when the selection key A is operated first and then the selection key B is operated. The heating cooker according to claim 2, characterized by this.

5. The recipe acquisition condition is satisfied when the selection key B is operated first and then the selection key A is operated. The heating cooker according to claim 2, characterized by this.

6. When the selection key A and the selection key B are not selected within the limited time, the control device executes at least one of cutting off the supply of the main power supply or instructing an alarm operation by the notification unit. The heating cooker according to claim 4 or claim 5, characterized by this.

7. The heating cooker according to any one of claims 2 to 6, wherein the selection key A and the selection key B are configured to detect pressing or contact by a user.

8. The notification unit has a display screen, the control device displays a standby initial screen as the display screen during the initial standby period, The heating cooker according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the standby initial screen displays at least one of acquisition operation support information regarding acquisition of the cooking condition data and standby common information common to the first heating means and the second heating means.

9. The selection key A is common to the first heating means and the second heating means, the selection key B has at least two keys, namely a first cooking mode selection key and a second cooking mode selection key, The heating cooker according to claim 2, wherein the recipe acquisition condition is satisfied when the selection key A and either the first cooking mode selection key or the second cooking mode selection key are continuously operated.

10. The plurality of cooking modes include a composite cooking mode in which a cooking process is automatically advanced using a plurality of heat sources having different heating principles that constitute the second heating means, and a cooking process using the first heating means and a cooking process using the second heating means. The heating cooker according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterized by including a cooperative cooking mode.

11. When neither the first cooking mode selection key nor the second cooking mode selection key is operated within the limited time from the time when the selection key A is operated, the control device automatically shuts off the power supply of the control device, or The heating cooker according to claim 9, characterized in that an alarm is issued by the notification unit.

12. When the cooking condition data is acquired via the communication unit, there is a limiting unit that limits re-acquisition of the cooking condition data from the communication unit until the cooking process of the cooking menu to which the cooking condition data is applied is completed. The heating cooker according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

13. The heating cooker according to claim 12, wherein when the cooking mode of the acquired cooking condition data is canceled by the input operation means before the cooking process is started, the data acquisition unit can acquire new cooking condition data.

14. a first heating means for heating an object to be heated; a second heating means for heating an object to be cooked in a heating chamber; an input operation means; a communication unit for receiving cooking condition data for executing heating cooking from the outside; a notification unit; a control device, and comprising: the input operation means has a voice input combined mode selection unit and a touch input mode selection unit; the control device has a heating control unit for controlling a heating operation corresponding to a plurality of cooking modes using the first heating means and the second heating means, and a data acquisition unit for acquiring the cooking condition data via the communication unit; the control device enables the data acquisition unit to acquire the cooking condition data via the communication unit within a period from when the voice input combined mode selection unit and the touch input mode selection unit are sequentially operated during a first standby period which is a period from when the notification unit issues a notification prompting selection of the first heating means or the second heating means until the input operation means receives a heating start command, until a determination to start the heating operation is made at that point. A cooking heater characterized by this.

15. a display screen is displayed on the notification unit; the control device displays a standby initial screen as the display screen during the first standby period; The heating cooker according to claim 14, wherein at least one of input operation support information regarding acquisition of the cooking condition data and standby common information common to the first heating means and the second heating means is displayed on the standby initial screen.

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