Device for providing seasoning for cooking

Abstract

The present invention relates to a cooking seasoning supply device, and more specifically, to a cooking seasoning supply device that can provide seasoning according to an optimal recipe to suit the user's taste even for dishes whose recipes are unknown, and also change the recipe according to the customer's health condition even for the same dish, thereby preventing the deterioration of health while maintaining the taste of the dish. The present invention for achieving the above-mentioned purpose comprises a plurality of seasoning containers for receiving specific seasonings, a packaging unit for receiving and packaging each seasoning, a supply unit for supplying each seasoning contained in the seasoning containers to the packaging unit, an input unit for receiving order information from a customer, an output unit for outputting information, and a control unit for controlling each component, and is connected via communication to a main server located at a remote location, wherein the main server comprises a recipe DB for storing cooking recipes and a recipe module for recommending recipes to a customer based on the customer's order information, and the control unit receives recipe information from the main server and outputs it through the output unit.

Description

Technology Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a cooking seasoning supply device, and more specifically, to a cooking seasoning supply device that can provide seasoning according to an optimal recipe to suit the user's taste even for dishes whose recipes are unknown, and also change the recipe according to the customer's health condition even for the same dish, thereby preventing the deterioration of health while maintaining the taste of the dish. Background Technology

[0002] Modern society has undergone many changes across the board. These changes have also influenced dietary habits in Korea, leading to diverse transformations ranging from dietary values ​​to eating patterns.

[0003] The consumption of processed foods, such as instant and fast food, is gradually increasing, and furthermore, even traditional foods that have been made at home in the past, such as fermented sauces, kimchi, and salted seafood, are increasingly becoming industrialized from production to sales. In addition, the dining-out industry is growing rapidly, and the proportion of dining-out expenses in household income expenditure is also gradually rising.

[0004] The increased use of processed foods and the rise in spending on eating out have caused many problems. In particular, the consumption of processed foods, which are relatively greasy and nutritionally incomplete compared to natural foods, has increased. Furthermore, due to irregular eating habits in today's busy society, many modern people are suffering from obesity and chronic adult diseases.

[0005] In addition, there is a problem in that modern people, who are accustomed to various processed foods and dining-out culture, give up on cooking because they do not know the proper recipes, and although they occasionally try to cook by looking at the internet or recipe books, the taste of the food is significantly degraded because they are clumsy with the seasonings or the combination of ingredients.

[0006] Therefore, to solve these problems, the technology described in Korean Registered Patent No. 10-1681551, as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, is proposed, the technical features of which include a seasoning storage unit (110) in which seasonings used for cooking are stored, a key input unit (120) comprising a cooking type selection button, a taste selection button, a quantity selection button, an ingredient addition button, and an ingredient quantity input button for inputting cooking selection information by a user and consumer, a control unit (130) that generates and outputs a seasoning blending control signal to discharge seasonings from the seasoning storage unit (110) based on seasoning blending information added for each dish according to the cooking selection information of the key input unit (120), a discharge unit (140) that discharges the seasoning mixed with the seasonings discharged by the seasoning blending control signal of the control unit (130) through a discharge port, a packaging unit (150) in which the seasonings discharged from the discharge unit (140) are individually packaged, and the seasonings of the dish packaged in the packaging unit (150) It is characterized by being composed of a withdrawal section (170) in which a certain space is formed to allow withdrawal, and an information output section (160) that prints and outputs information about the seasoning provided in the packaging section (150).

[0007] However, the technology described in Korean Registered Patent No. 10-1681551 has the advantage of helping to improve the health of family members by providing a seasoning blend of various ingredients appropriately mixed for a selected dish, simply by the user or consumer selecting the type of dish they wish to cook; this can change the use of seasonings that lose freshness due to instant or single-use packaged seasonings. However, since it can only supply seasonings according to the dish requested by the user and does not consider the user's health condition at all, there is a problem that the user's health may deteriorate. Prior art literature

[0008] Korean Registered Patent No. 10-1681551 (Registered Nov. 25, 2016) The problem to be solved

[0009] The present invention has been devised to solve the aforementioned problems, and the objective of the present invention is to provide a cooking seasoning supply device that enables the maintenance of health by linking with a public server to obtain a prescription for medicine for each registered customer or to analyze a prescription provided by a customer, taking into account the customer's current condition and the prescribed medicine, excluding seasonings that may have an adverse effect on the customer, and recommending harmless and similar alternative seasonings to provide a recipe.

[0010] Furthermore, another objective of the present invention is to provide a seasoning supply device for cooking that further comprises a cooking module on one side of the seasoning supply device to supply purified water and seasoning according to a recipe to a cooking vessel operating in an induction manner, and to receive main ingredients supplied by a user and perform cooking on-site. means of solving the problem

[0011] The present invention for solving these problems is as follows:

[0012] It is characterized by comprising a plurality of seasoning containers for accommodating specific seasonings, a packaging unit for receiving and packaging each seasoning, a supply unit for supplying each seasoning accommodating in the seasoning containers to the packaging unit, an input unit for receiving order information from a customer, an output unit for outputting information, and a control unit for controlling each component.

[0013] Here, the system is connected via communication with a main server located at a remote location, wherein the main server comprises a recipe DB in which cooking recipes are stored and a recipe module that recommends recipes to customers based on customer order information, and the control unit receives recipe information from the main server and outputs it through the output unit.

[0014] In addition, the main server is further equipped with a customer DB in which customer information is stored, and the main server is connected to a public server via communication to receive the customer's hospital prescription and store it in the customer DB, and the recipe module analyzes the hospital prescription stored in the customer DB to identify ingredients that have an adverse effect on the customer and the usage limits of specific ingredients, and updates the customer DB.

[0015] At this time, the recipe module is characterized by excluding ingredients that have an adverse effect on the customer from the recipes stored in the recipe DB when recommending recipes, and recommending recipes that use ingredients that replace the ingredients that have an adverse effect.

[0016] Meanwhile, a cooking module is further provided for receiving main ingredients from a customer and cooking, wherein the cooking module comprises a heating unit that generates heat and a cooking container supply unit that supplies a disposable cooking container to the heating unit, and is characterized in that a heating plate that generates heat by a magnetic field is provided on the bottom of the disposable cooking container.

[0017] Herein, when a customer selects on-site cooking through the input unit, the control unit receives a signal approving the supply of main ingredients to the disposable cooking container generated through the customer's operation of the input unit, and supplies the seasoning set according to the recipe through the supply unit to the disposable cooking container.

[0018] At this time, a water purification module for purifying water supplied from the outside is further provided, and the control unit is characterized by supplying all the seasoning to the disposable cooking container, and then supplying an amount of water set according to the recipe to the disposable cooking container through the water purification module.

[0019] In addition, the packaging unit is characterized by receiving the seasoning supplied from the supply unit into a disposable plastic container and then sealing the opening by heat-sealing it.

[0020] Additionally, the main server is further equipped with a device DB in which status information of each seasoning providing device is stored, and an ordering module for ordering seasonings, wherein the ordering module checks the amount of seasoning consumed by each seasoning providing device in real time and stores it in the device DB, and calculates the daily, weekly, and monthly sales volume of seasonings from each seasoning providing device to set the ordering time and quantity for each seasoning and automatically places an order. Effects of the invention

[0021] According to the present invention with the above-described configuration, the present invention is linked with a public server to obtain a prescription for medicine for each registered customer or analyzes a prescription provided by the customer, and by considering the customer's current condition and the prescribed medicine, excludes seasonings that may have an adverse effect on the customer and recommends harmless and similar alternative seasonings to provide a recipe, thereby having the effect of maintaining health.

[0022] Furthermore, the present invention has the effect of supplying purified water and seasoning according to a recipe to a cooking container that operates in an induction manner by further providing a cooking module on one side of the seasoning supply device, and receiving the main ingredients supplied by the user to perform cooking on-site. Brief explanation of the drawing

[0023] Figure 1 is a perspective view of a conventional cooking seasoning supply device. Figure 2 is a block diagram of a conventional seasoning supply device for cooking. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a seasoning supply device for cooking according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram of a system including a seasoning supply device for cooking according to the present invention. FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a system including a seasoning supply device for cooking according to the present invention. FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a system including a seasoning supply device for cooking according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a system including a seasoning supply device for cooking according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a seasoning supply device for cooking according to the embodiment of FIG. 7. Specific details for implementing the invention

[0024] Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the attached drawings. Identical components in the drawings are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant descriptions of identical components are omitted. Furthermore, it should be understood that the present invention can be implemented in a number of different forms and is not limited to the described embodiments.

[0025] FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a cooking seasoning providing device according to the present invention, FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram of a system including a cooking seasoning providing device according to the present invention, FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a system including a cooking seasoning providing device according to the present invention, FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a system including a cooking seasoning providing device according to another embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a system including a cooking seasoning providing device according to yet another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a cooking seasoning providing device according to the embodiment of FIG. 7.

[0026] The present invention relates to a cooking seasoning supply device (200), and as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the configuration comprises a plurality of seasoning containers (210) for receiving specific seasonings, a packaging unit (230) for receiving and packaging each seasoning, a supply unit (220) for supplying each seasoning received in the seasoning containers (210) to the packaging unit (230), a control unit (240) for controlling each component, and a case (202) for protecting each component.

[0027] Here, an input section for receiving order information from a customer and an output section for outputting information are formed on the surface of the case (202). Although not shown in the drawing, the input section and the output section may each be formed as separate devices, or as shown in FIG. 3, the input section and the output section may be formed as a single touch screen (260).

[0028] At this time, the supply unit (220), although not shown in the drawing, consists of a hose connected to each of the seasoning containers (210) and a pump device for controlling each hose to supply seasoning to the packaging unit (230).

[0029] So, when a customer selects a desired dish through the touch screen (260) of the seasoning supply device (100) of the present invention and sets the degree of sweetness, the degree of blandness or saltiness, and the degree of spiciness to suit the customer's taste, the control unit (240) detects this and appropriately modifies the basic recipe of the dish according to the taste to determine the final recipe.

[0030] According to the recipe thus determined, the control unit (240) controls the supply unit (220) to supply a set amount of seasoning contained in the seasoning container (210) to the packaging unit (230) for packaging.

[0031] Additionally, although not shown in the drawing, the packaging part (230) uses a disposable plastic container to package the supplied seasoning, and after completely accommodating the seasoning, the opening is sealed by heat-sealing using a separately provided fusion device.

[0032] At this point, since the configuration for sealing the opening of the vinyl container has already been disclosed in various forms, a separate explanation will be omitted.

[0033] In addition, the seasoning supply device (200) of the present invention is further equipped with a communication module (270), which is connected to a main server (300) located at a remote location via communication through the communication module (270), and the main server (300) is also equipped with a communication module (370) for communication.

[0034] Here, the main server (300) comprises a recipe DB (310) in which recipes for cooking are stored and a recipe module (350) that recommends recipes to customers through customer order information, and the seasoning providing device (200) receives recipe information from the main server (300) and outputs it through a touch screen (260) formed on the surface of the case (202) to function as an output unit.

[0035] Meanwhile, the main server (300) is further equipped with a customer DB (320) in which customer information is stored, and customers can access the main server (300) via a PC, tablet, smartphone, etc. and register their information through a membership registration procedure.

[0036] Here, the main server (300) is connected to the public server (400) via communication as shown in FIG. 6, and the public server (400) manages the hospital prescriptions prescribed to customers after they receive medical treatment at the hospital, and receives these prescriptions from the public server (400) and stores them in the customer DB (320).

[0037] At this time, the above prescription may be entered directly by the customer and stored in the customer DB (320).

[0038] In addition, the recipe module (350) is equipped with learned artificial intelligence and can infer the customer's current health condition by analyzing hospital prescriptions stored in the customer DB (320). By examining the current health condition and the prescribed medicine, it identifies ingredients that have an adverse effect on the customer and limits the usage of specific ingredients, and updates the customer DB (320).

[0039] At this time, when the recipe module (350) recommends a recipe to a customer, it excludes ingredients that have an adverse effect on the customer from the recipes stored in the recipe DB (310) and recommends a recipe that uses ingredients that can replace the ingredients that have an adverse effect, thereby allowing the customer to enjoy the dish they want in a state that is as similar as possible to the original dish, even though they cannot enjoy the original dish due to illness or prescribed medicine.

[0040] Of course, the recipe module (350) may exclude ingredients that have adverse effects or replace them with other ingredients as described above, but as described above, the limit usage amounts of salt, sugar, chili powder, etc., which are mostly essential for seasoning, are stored in the customer DB (320), and the seasonings used in the recipe are set by referring to this.

[0041] That is, the customer DB (320) stores in real time how much seasoning a customer is purchasing. For example, the recipe module (250) checks the usage limit of seasoning for specific customers with adult diseases such as high blood pressure or diabetes, and warns them via the touch screen (260) when they attempt to purchase an amount exceeding the limit, thereby allowing the customer to check their current situation and pay attention to their health.

[0042] In addition, the customer DB (320) stores statistical information on seasonings purchased by each customer on a monthly, weekly, and daily basis. The recipe module (250) is equipped with artificial intelligence learned as described above, and can analyze the preferences of each customer through the information stored in the customer DB (320), thereby allowing it to recommend a recipe suitable for the customer by referring to this information when recommending recipes.

[0043] Additionally, the above public server (400) currently manages information on hospital prescriptions prescribed by all hospitals at the "Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service," and can receive information on hospital prescriptions from the above public server (400) by obtaining the customer's consent through the aforementioned membership registration procedure, and the name of such public server may change depending on the situation.

[0044] In addition, it goes without saying that general customers who are not registered can use the service even without being registered.

[0045] Here, a communication module (270) is provided inside the seasoning supply device (200) of the present invention as described above, and the communication module (270) can not only communicate with a main server (300) at a remote location but also communicate with a customer terminal (500), such as a smartphone, that the customer possesses, through a short-range communication method.

[0046] At this time, if a customer comes within a set distance of the seasoning supply device (200) through the application installed on the customer terminal (500), the customer is automatically connected and, if the customer is a registered customer, the registered customer is automatically recognized through interaction with the application.

[0047] Therefore, although a customer may access the device by entering a customer number and password through the touch screen (260), the registered customer is automatically recognized through short-range communication with the customer terminal (500), thereby making it easier to use the seasoning supply device (200) of the present invention.

[0048] Additionally, although not shown in the drawing, the finalized recipe may be provided by printing it on paper using an output device such as a printer, or the recipe may be transmitted directly to a customer terminal (500) through the communication module (270).

[0049] Meanwhile, as another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a cooking module (250) is further provided on one side of the interior of the case (202) to receive main ingredients from a customer and cook, and the cooking module (250) comprises a heating unit (not shown) that generates heat and a cooking container supply unit (not shown) that supplies a disposable cooking container to the heating unit.

[0050] Here, the heating unit is configured using an induction method that generates a magnetic field for heating, and the disposable cooking container is made of paper material commonly used as a disposable cup, with a thin heating plate on its bottom surface capable of generating heat by a magnetic field, thereby heating and cooking the food ingredients contained inside.

[0051] And, when observing the cooking process at the customer's location, the customer finally selects what dish to cook through the touch screen (260) used as an input and output unit formed on the surface of the case (202) of the seasoning supply device (200) of the present invention.

[0052] Here, if the customer chooses to cook on-site via the touch screen (260) rather than just receiving the seasoning, the control unit (240) controls the cooking container supply unit to supply a disposable cooking container to the top of the heating plate, and the touch screen (260) instructs the customer to put the main ingredients into the disposable cooking container.

[0053] At this time, the customer opens the cooking outlet (206) formed on the front of the seasoning supply device (200) and places the main ingredient into the disposable cooking container contained therein. Then, by operating the touch screen (260) and clicking the button to confirm the state in which the main ingredient is contained, the control unit (240) confirms this and supplies the seasoning, which is prepared by combining according to the recipe, to the disposable cooking container through the supply unit (220).

[0054] Additionally, a water purification module (280) for purifying water is further provided inside the seasoning supply device (200) of the present invention, and the water purification module (280) purifies water supplied by being connected to an external water supply and hose, etc.

[0055] Here, as described above, if water is required for the dish selected by the customer, the amount of water required can be calculated by the control unit (240) according to the selected recipe and the amount of the dish, and the control unit (240) supplies purified water to the disposable cooking container in a set amount through the water purification module (280).

[0056] At this time, after the control unit (240) has supplied all of the set amount of water, it operates the heating unit to heat the disposable cooking container and starts cooking, and checks the internal temperature to adjust it to the cooking temperature set in the recipe and performs cooking for the set time.

[0057] Additionally, the main server (300) is further equipped with a device DB (330) in which status information of each seasoning providing device (200) is stored, and an order module (360) for ordering seasoning. The order module (360) checks the amount of seasoning consumed by each seasoning providing device (200) in real time and stores the remaining amount in the device DB (330).

[0058] Here, the order module (360) can analyze the remaining amount stored in the device DB (330) and the amount of seasoning sold to analyze the amount of seasoning sold at each seasoning supply device (330) on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis to determine the sales trend for each seasoning.

[0059] Therefore, the order module (360) sets the order time and quantity of each seasoning based on the current inventory status of the seasonings remaining in each seasoning supply device (200) and the sales trend of each seasoning, as described above, and automatically places an order with the sales outlets of each seasoning connected via communication with the main server (300), although not shown in the drawing.

[0060] Therefore, the necessary amount of seasonings can be ordered automatically without the manager having to check the current inventory amount individually. The main server (300) is provided in a separate management center, and the management center is equipped with a separate display unit and a warning device to provide information on the aforementioned inventory status or order status, allowing the manager to easily check it.

[0061] Although preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and the scope of the present invention extends to those within a substantially equivalent range to the embodiments of the present invention. Various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs, without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Industrial applicability

[0062] The present invention relates to a cooking seasoning supply device, and more specifically, to a cooking seasoning supply device that can provide seasoning according to an optimal recipe to suit the user's taste even for dishes whose recipes are unknown, and also change the recipe according to the customer's health condition even for the same dish, thereby preventing the deterioration of health while maintaining the taste of the dish. Explanation of the symbols

[0063] 200: Seasoning dispensing device 210: Seasoning container 220 : Supply Department 230 : Packaging Department 240 : Control unit 250 : Cooking module 260: Touch screen 270, 370: Communication module 280 : Integer module 300 : Main Server 310 : Recipe DB 320 : Customer DB 330 : Device DB 350: Recipe Module 360: Order Module 400 : Public institution server 500 : Customer terminal

Claims

Claim 1 It comprises a plurality of seasoning containers for holding specific seasonings, a packaging unit for receiving and packaging each seasoning, a supply unit for supplying each seasoning contained in the containers to the packaging unit, an input unit for receiving order information from a customer, an output unit for outputting information, and a control unit for controlling each component, and is connected via communication to a main server located at a remote location, wherein the main server comprises a recipe DB for storing cooking recipes and a recipe module for recommending recipes to customers based on customer order information, and the control unit receives recipe information from the main server and outputs it through the output unit, and the main server is further equipped with a customer DB for storing customer information, and the main server is connected via communication to a public server to receive and store customers' hospital prescriptions in the customer DB, and the recipe module analyzes the hospital prescriptions stored in the customer DB to identify ingredients that have an adverse effect on customers and the usage limits of specific ingredients, and updates the customer DB, and when recommending recipes, the recipe module excludes ingredients that have an adverse effect on customers from the recipes stored in the recipe DB and uses ingredients that replace the ingredients that have an adverse effect. A cooking seasoning supply device characterized by recommending recipes. Claim 2 delete Claim 3 delete Claim 4 delete Claim 5 A cooking seasoning supply device according to claim 1, wherein a cooking module is further provided for receiving main ingredients from a customer and cooking, the cooking module comprises a heating unit that generates heat and a cooking container supply unit that supplies a disposable cooking container to the heating unit, wherein the heating unit generates a magnetic field upwards and a heating plate that generates heat by means of a magnetic field is provided on the bottom of the disposable cooking container. Claim 6 A cooking seasoning supply device according to claim 5, characterized in that when a customer selects on-site cooking through the input unit, the control unit receives a signal approving the supply of main ingredients to the disposable cooking container generated through the customer's operation of the input unit, and then receives a seasoning set according to a recipe through the supply unit and supplies it to the disposable cooking container. Claim 7 A cooking seasoning supply device according to claim 6, further comprising a water purification module for purifying water supplied from the outside, and wherein the control unit supplies all the seasoning to the disposable cooking container, and then supplies an amount of water set according to the recipe to the disposable cooking container through the water purification module. Claim 8 A cooking seasoning supply device according to claim 1, wherein the packaging unit receives the seasoning supplied from the supply unit into a disposable plastic container and then seals the opening by heat-sealing. Claim 9 A seasoning providing device according to claim 1, wherein the main server further comprises a device DB in which status information of each seasoning providing device is stored, and an ordering module for ordering seasoning, wherein the ordering module checks the amount of seasoning consumed by each seasoning providing device in real time and stores it in the device DB, and calculates the daily, weekly, and monthly sales volume of seasoning from each seasoning providing device to set the ordering time and quantity for each seasoning and automatically places an order.

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