Cooking support system, cooking support method, and program

Abstract

A cooking support system (1) comprises: a cooking unit (23) that sequentially executes one or more device steps; an input interface (15) that accepts a designation of one first recipe step among a plurality of first recipe steps; a display (16); and a control unit that sets the one first recipe step indicated by the designation accepted by the input interface (15) as a displayed recipe step, and if a first device recipe step associated with the device step being executed by the cooking unit (23), among the plurality of first recipe steps, matches the displayed recipe step, sets first matching information included in step information indicating the displayed recipe step to a first mode and displays the step information on the display (16), and if the first device recipe step and the displayed recipe step differ from one other, sets the first matching information included in the step information to a second mode and displays the step information on the display (16).

Description

Cooking support system, cooking support method, and program

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

[0002] 2. Description of the Related Art There is a technique for providing a user who is cooking using a cooking appliance with information according to the cooking status (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

[0003] JP 2015-68595 A

[0004] The present disclosure provides a cooking assistance system, a cooking assistance method, and a program that improve convenience for users of cooking appliances.

[0005] The cooking assistance system of the present disclosure is a cooking assistance system including: a first cooking unit that sequentially executes one or more appliance processes, each of which corresponds to one of a plurality of first recipe processes; an input I / F that accepts a designation of one of the plurality of first recipe processes; a display; and a control unit that sets the one first recipe process indicated in the designation accepted by the input I / F as a displayed recipe process, and (a) if a first appliance recipe process of the plurality of first recipe processes that is associated with an appliance process being executed by the first cooking unit matches the displayed recipe process, sets first matching information included in process information indicating the displayed recipe process to a first mode and displays the process information on the display, and (b) if the first appliance recipe process and the displayed recipe process are different, sets the first matching information included in the process information to a second mode different from the first mode and displays the process information on the display.

[0006] The cooking assistance system according to the present disclosure can improve convenience for users of cooking appliances.

[0007] 1 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of a first example of a cooking assistance system according to embodiment 1. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the device configuration of a first example of a cooking assistance system according to embodiment 1. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of a second example of a cooking assistance system according to embodiment 1. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the device configuration of a second example of a cooking assistance system according to embodiment 1. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of recipe process information according to embodiment 1. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of device process information according to embodiment 1. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of correspondence information according to embodiment 1. FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing a first example of processing executed by the cooking assistance system according to embodiment 1. FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing a second example of processing executed by the cooking assistance system according to embodiment 1. FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing a third example of processing executed by the cooking assistance system according to embodiment 1. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an image displayed by a display according to embodiment 1. FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an image displayed by a display according to embodiment 1. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an image displayed by a display according to embodiment 1. FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an image displayed by a display according to embodiment 1. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an image displayed by a display according to embodiment 1. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an image displayed by a display according to embodiment 1. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an image displayed by a display according to embodiment 1. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an image displayed by a display according to embodiment 1. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an image displayed by a display according to embodiment 1. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an image including cooking support information displayed by a display according to embodiment 1. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of correspondence information according to embodiment 1. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a display mode of an icon displayed by a display according to embodiment 1. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an image including supplemental information displayed by a display according to embodiment 1.FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an image displayed by a display according to embodiment 1. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of correspondence information according to variant 1 of embodiment 1. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an image displayed by a display according to variant 2 of embodiment 1. FIG. 4 is a flow diagram showing an example of processing executed by a cooking assistance system according to variant 2 of embodiment 1. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of a first example of a cooking assistance system according to embodiment 2. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a cooking appliance list displayed by a display according to embodiment 2. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an image displayed by a display according to embodiment 2. FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of a second example of a cooking assistance system according to embodiment 2. FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of a cooking assistance system according to embodiment 3.

[0008] (Findings underlying the present disclosure) Conventionally, there has been a cooking system in which a cooking appliance performs cooking steps (also referred to as appliance steps) while sequentially displaying information about recipe steps included in a cooking recipe (also referred to simply as a recipe). It is known that conventional cooking systems generally have limitations regarding the display of information about other recipe steps while a cooking step is being performed by the cooking appliance.

[0009] For example, the information that a cooking appliance can display while a cooking process is in progress may be limited to information about the recipe step corresponding to the current cooking process. In this case, the user cannot have the cooking system display information about recipe steps other than the recipe step corresponding to the current cooking process (e.g., the recipe step following the recipe step corresponding to the current cooking process). Therefore, even if the user wants to prepare ingredients or cooking utensils required for the next recipe step, for example, the user cannot obtain that information from the cooking system, which is inconvenient for the user.

[0010] Furthermore, if the information about a recipe step displayed in the cooking system is advanced to the next recipe step while the cooking appliance is executing a cooking step, the cooking appliance may advance to the cooking step corresponding to the next recipe step regardless of the progress of the cooking. In this case, if the user wants the cooking appliance to properly execute the cooking step and complete the cooking, the user cannot advance the recipe step displayed in the cooking system to the next recipe step. Therefore, as with the above, this is inconvenient for the user.

[0011] The present disclosure provides a cooking assistance system, a cooking assistance method, and a program that enhance the convenience of users of cooking appliances. More specifically, the cooking assistance system, etc., according to the present disclosure, provides information to users of cooking appliances by displaying recipe steps other than the recipe step corresponding to the currently executing cooking step, even when the cooking appliance is executing a cooking step. The user can recognize whether the displayed recipe steps match the recipe steps corresponding to the currently executing cooking step, and can display the recipe steps corresponding to the currently executing cooking step by performing a specified operation. The user can freely view the recipe steps forward and backward even while the appliance is operating, return to the recipe step corresponding to the currently executing cooking step, and determine whether the current display on the appliance matches the displayed part of the recipe, allowing the user to operate the recipe and proceed with cooking after assessing the situation. In this way, the cooking assistance system, etc., according to the present disclosure, provides a cooking assistance system, a cooking assistance method, and a program that enhance the convenience of users.

[0012] Below, examples of inventions that can be obtained from the disclosure of this specification will be given, and the effects and the like that can be obtained from these inventions will be explained.

[0013] (1) A cooking assistance system including: a first cooking unit that sequentially executes one or more appliance processes, each of which corresponds to one of a plurality of first recipe processes; an input I / F that accepts a designation of one of the plurality of first recipe processes; a display; and a control unit that sets the one first recipe process indicated in the designation accepted by the input I / F as a displayed recipe process, and (a) if a first appliance recipe process associated with a appliance process executed by the first cooking unit matches the displayed recipe process, sets first match information included in process information indicating the displayed recipe process to a first mode and displays the process information on the display, and (b) if the first appliance recipe process and the displayed recipe process differ, sets the first match information included in the process information to a second mode different from the first mode and displays the process information on the display. Note that the control unit may be configured with multiple processors.

[0014] According to the above aspect, when displaying a specified recipe step, the cooking assistance system displays the first match information in a different display mode (i.e., a first mode or a second mode) depending on whether the specified recipe step (also referred to as a displayed recipe step) matches a recipe step (also referred to as an appliance recipe step) corresponding to the appliance step being executed by the cooking unit. Therefore, a user viewing the displayed recipe step can visually determine whether the displayed recipe step matches the appliance recipe step. This allows the user to visually determine whether the displayed recipe step matches the appliance recipe step while simultaneously viewing the information indicating the displayed recipe step. For example, when a user wants to know in advance which recipe step will be executed after a certain appliance recipe step, or when a user wants to understand the cooking process by moving back and forth through the recipe steps, the user can determine whether the displayed recipe step matches the appliance recipe step, thereby improving convenience. In this way, the cooking assistance system improves convenience for users of cooking appliances.

[0015] (2) The cooking assistance system described in (1), wherein the control unit causes the first matching information to be displayed in the first manner includes displaying the process information including a first icon, and the control unit causes the control unit causes the process information to be displayed including a second icon different from the first icon.

[0016] According to the above aspect, the cooking assistance system displays information indicating the displayed recipe steps, including different icons depending on whether the displayed recipe steps match the appliance recipe steps. Therefore, by visually checking the displayed icons, the user can more easily recognize whether the displayed recipe steps match the appliance recipe steps. In this way, the cooking assistance system can further improve convenience for users of cooking appliances.

[0017] (3) The cooking assistance system described in (1), wherein the input I / F further accepts an operation on the first matched information displayed in the second mode, and when the input I / F accepts the operation on the first matched information displayed in the second mode, the control unit sets the recipe step indicated by the first equipment recipe step to the displayed recipe step, sets the first matched information included in the process information indicating the displayed recipe step to the first mode, and displays the process information on the display.

[0018] According to the above aspect, the cooking assistance system displays information indicating the appliance recipe steps by operating an icon when the displayed recipe steps differ from the appliance recipe steps. The user can visually recognize the information indicating the appliance recipe steps by simply operating an icon when the displayed recipe steps differ from the appliance recipe steps, further enhancing convenience. In this way, the cooking assistance system can further enhance convenience for users of cooking appliances.

[0019] (4) The cooking assistance system described in (3), wherein the control unit further causes the display to display cooking assistance information associated with the first appliance recipe process.

[0020] According to the above aspect, when the displayed recipe steps differ from the appliance recipe steps, the cooking assistance system displays the cooking assistance information together with the information indicating the appliance recipe steps by operating the icon. The user can easily view the cooking assistance information along with the information indicating the appliance recipe steps, further enhancing convenience. In this way, the cooking assistance system can further enhance convenience for users of cooking appliances.

[0021] (5) The cooking assistance system described in (4), wherein the cooking assistance information includes explanatory information that explains the equipment process being performed by the first cooking unit, or recommendation information that indicates actions that are recommended to the user when the equipment process being performed by the first cooking unit is performed by the first cooking unit.

[0022] According to the above aspect, the cooking assistance system displays explanatory information or recommended information as cooking assistance information, so that the user can visually check the explanatory information to learn in detail the details of the appliance process being performed by the cooking unit, or can take recommended actions when the cooking unit is performing the appliance process, thereby further improving convenience. In this way, the cooking assistance system can further improve convenience for users of cooking appliances.

[0023] (6) A cooking assistance system described in any of (2) to (5), wherein the first matching information displayed in the second mode is a figure having the same shape as the first matching information displayed in the first mode, but a different color.

[0024] According to the above aspect, the cooking assistance system displays icons of different colors depending on whether the displayed recipe steps match the appliance recipe steps. Based on the icon color, the user can easily recognize whether the displayed recipe steps match the appliance recipe steps. In this way, the cooking assistance system can improve the convenience of users of cooking appliances.

[0025] (7) A cooking assistance system described in any one of (1) to (6), wherein each of the plurality of first recipe steps is assigned an order, and the control unit's displaying of the process information in the second mode includes displaying the process information on the display in the second mode in which the greater the difference between the order assigned to the first equipment recipe steps and the order assigned to the displayed recipe steps, the more emphasized the second mode is than in a second mode in which the difference between the order assigned to the first equipment recipe steps and the order assigned to the displayed recipe steps is small.

[0026] According to the above aspect, the cooking assistance system displays the displayed recipe steps with emphasis according to the magnitude of the difference in order between the displayed recipe steps and the appliance recipe steps. Based on the degree of emphasis of the displayed recipe steps, the user can easily recognize the magnitude of the difference in order between the displayed recipe steps and the appliance recipe steps. In this way, the cooking assistance system can improve convenience for users of cooking appliances.

[0027] (8) A cooking assistance system described in any of (1) to (7), wherein each of the plurality of first recipe steps is assigned an order, and the control unit's displaying of the process information in the second manner further includes displaying supplementary information on the display that is determined depending on the magnitude of the difference between the order assigned to the first equipment recipe steps and the order assigned to the displayed recipe steps.

[0028] According to the above aspect, the cooking assistance system displays supplemental information determined based on the magnitude of the difference in order between the displayed recipe steps and the appliance recipe steps. The user can recognize the supplemental information based on the degree of emphasis of the displayed recipe steps. In this way, the cooking assistance system can improve the convenience of users who use cooking appliances.

[0029] (9) A cooking assistance system described in any of (1) to (8), wherein the control unit displays the process information on the display in the first mode or the second mode only during the period from when the first cooking unit starts to execute the first equipment process included in one or more equipment processes until when the first cooking unit finishes executing the last equipment process.

[0030] According to the above aspect, the cooking assistance system displays the recipe steps in the first or second aspect only while the cooking unit is performing the appliance step. Therefore, the user can recognize whether the cooking unit is performing the appliance step based on whether the recipe steps are displayed in the first or second aspect. In this way, the cooking assistance system can improve the convenience of users who use cooking appliances.

[0031] (10) The input I / F further accepts a start operation to start display on the display or a stop operation to stop display on the display, and when the control unit accepts the stop operation, stores in a memory unit the displayed recipe process related to the process information being displayed on the display when the stop operation is accepted, and when the control unit accepts the start operation, selects one piece of process information from the process information indicating the first appliance recipe process associated with the appliance process being executed by the first cooking unit when the start operation is accepted and the process information related to the displayed recipe process stored in the memory unit, and displays the selected one piece of process information on the display.

[0032] According to the above aspect, when the cooking assistance system pauses and then resumes the display of the recipe steps, it displays either the recipe step at the time of the pause or the device recipe step at the time of the restart as a new recipe step. When the recipe step is resumed, the user can recognize whether it is the recipe step at the time of the pause or the device recipe step at the time of the restart. In this way, the cooking assistance system can improve the convenience of users who use cooking appliances.

[0033] (11) The cooking assistance system further includes a second cooking unit that sequentially executes one or more equipment processes, each of which corresponds to one of a plurality of second recipe processes; the control unit further causes the display to display first identification information and second identification information corresponding to the first cooking unit and the second cooking unit, respectively; the input I / F further accepts a designation for one of the first identification information and the second identification information displayed on the display as a designation for one cooking unit corresponding to the one identification information; the control unit further sets the equipment process being executed by the one cooking unit indicated in the designation accepted by the input I / F to a displayed recipe process, sets process information indicating the displayed recipe process to the first aspect, and displays the process information on the display.

[0034] According to the above aspect, when the cooking assistance system has multiple cooking units, it displays the appliance recipe steps being executed by the cooking unit specified by the user. Therefore, even when the cooking assistance system has multiple cooking units, it can improve the convenience of the user who uses the cooking appliance.

[0035] (12) The cooking assistance system further includes a second cooking unit that sequentially executes one or more appliance processes, each of which corresponds to one of a plurality of second recipe processes, and the input I / F accepts a designation of one of the plurality of first recipe processes and the plurality of second recipe processes, and the control unit sets the one recipe process indicated in the designation accepted by the input I / F as a displayed recipe process, and (a) when a first appliance recipe process associated with an appliance process executed by the first cooking unit matches the displayed recipe process among the plurality of first recipe processes, sets the first matching information corresponding to the first cooking unit included in the process information indicated by the displayed recipe process to the first mode, and (b) if the first appliance recipe step and the displayed recipe step are different, the first matched information is set to the second mode and the process information is displayed on the display; (c) if a second appliance recipe step associated with an appliance step being executed by the second cooking unit among the plurality of second recipe steps is different from the displayed recipe step, the second matched information corresponding to the second cooking unit included in the process information indicated by the displayed recipe step is set to the first mode and the process information is displayed on the display; and (d) if the second appliance recipe step and the displayed recipe step are different, the second matched information is set to the second mode and the process information is displayed on the display.

[0036] According to the above aspect, when the cooking assistance system has multiple cooking units, when displaying status information for each cooking unit, the system displays the status information in different display modes depending on whether the displayed recipe steps match the appliance recipe steps being executed by each cooking unit. This allows the user to visually recognize whether the displayed recipe steps match the appliance recipe steps for each cooking unit. This allows the user to visually recognize whether the displayed recipe steps match the appliance recipe steps while simultaneously viewing the information indicating the displayed recipe steps. Therefore, even when the cooking assistance system has multiple cooking units, it can improve the convenience of users who use cooking appliances.

[0037] (13) The cooking assistance system described in (12) above, wherein the input I / F further accepts an operation on the second matched information displayed in the second mode, and when the input I / F accepts the operation on the second matched information displayed in the second mode, the control unit determines that the designation of the second equipment recipe process as the one recipe process has been accepted, sets the second equipment recipe process to the displayed recipe process, sets the second matched information included in the process information indicated by the displayed recipe process to the first mode, and displays the process information on the display.

[0038] According to the above aspect, the cooking assistance system displays the appliance recipe steps of the second cooking unit when the second icon included in the status information of the first cooking unit is operated. The second icon is included in the status information of the first cooking unit when the appliance recipe steps of the second cooking unit are being displayed. When the second icon is operated in this state, the cooking assistance system displays the appliance recipe steps being executed by the first cooking unit. By operating the icon, the user can switch from displaying the appliance recipe steps of the second cooking unit to displaying the appliance recipe steps of the first cooking unit. Thus, the cooking assistance system can improve convenience for users of cooking appliances.

[0039] (14) The cooking assistance system described in any one of (1) to (13), wherein the input I / F includes a first input I / F and a second input I / F, the display includes a first display corresponding to the first input I / F and a second display corresponding to the second input I / F, the control unit includes a first control unit corresponding to the first input I / F and a second control unit corresponding to the second input I / F, and when the first control unit receives the designation using the first input I / F as the input I / F, the first control unit uses the first display as the display to display the process information, and when the second control unit receives the designation using the second input I / F as the input I / F, the second control unit uses the second display as the display to display the process information.

[0040] According to the above aspect, the cooking assistance system displays the specified recipe steps using multiple independently operating terminals. Therefore, multiple users can independently view information indicating the displayed recipe steps and simultaneously determine whether the displayed recipe steps match the appliance recipe steps. Therefore, the cooking assistance system can improve convenience for multiple users who use cooking appliances.

[0041] (15) The cooking assistance system is a single device, and the single device has the input I / F and the display in a housing of the single device. A cooking assistance system described in any of (1) to (14).

[0042] According to the above aspect, the cooking assistance system is configured as a single device, in other words, there is no need to have two devices, a cooking appliance and a terminal. Using a single appliance, a user can more easily visually determine whether the displayed recipe steps match the appliance recipe steps. In this way, the cooking assistance system can improve the convenience of users who use cooking appliances.

[0043] (16) The cooking assistance system is a cooking assistance system described in any of (1) to (14), comprising a cooking appliance having the first cooking unit, and a terminal communicatively connected to the cooking appliance, the terminal comprising the input I / F, the display, and the control unit.

[0044] According to the above aspect, the cooking assistance system is configured to include a cooking appliance and a terminal. The terminal may be an information terminal that the user uses on a daily basis. The user can understand the recipe steps of the cooking appliance using the terminal that the user uses on a daily basis, thereby further improving convenience. In this way, the cooking assistance system can improve convenience for users who use cooking appliances.

[0045] (17) A cooking support method executed by a cooking support system, the cooking support system including a first cooking unit that sequentially executes one or more equipment processes, each of which corresponds to one of a plurality of first recipe processes; an input I / F that accepts a designation of one of the plurality of first recipe processes; and a display, the cooking support method using the input I / F to accept a designation of one of the plurality of first recipe processes, and sets the one first recipe process indicated in the designation accepted by the input I / F as a displayed recipe process, and (a) if a first equipment recipe process of the plurality of first recipe processes that is associated with an equipment process being executed by the first cooking unit matches the displayed recipe process, sets first matching information included in process information indicating the displayed recipe process to a first aspect and displays the process information on the display, and (b) if the first equipment recipe process and the displayed recipe process are different, sets the first matching information included in the process information to a second aspect different from the first aspect and displays the process information on the display.

[0046] According to the above aspect, the same effects as those of the cooking assistance system can be achieved.

[0047] (18) A program causing a computer to execute a cooking assistance method executed by a cooking assistance system, the cooking assistance system including a first cooking unit that sequentially executes one or more equipment processes, each of which corresponds to one of a plurality of first recipe processes; an input I / F that accepts designation of one of the plurality of first recipe processes; and a display, the program using the input I / F to accept designation of one of the plurality of first recipe processes, and sets the one first recipe process indicated in the designation accepted by the input I / F as a displayed recipe process, and (a) if a first equipment recipe process associated with an equipment process executed by the first cooking unit among the plurality of first recipe processes matches the displayed recipe process, sets first matching information included in process information indicating the displayed recipe process to a first aspect and displays the process information on the display, and (b) if the first equipment recipe process and the displayed recipe process are different, sets the first matching information included in the process information to a second aspect different from the first aspect and displays the process information on the display.

[0048] According to the above aspect, the same effects as those of the cooking assistance system can be achieved.

[0049] Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, more detailed explanation than necessary may be omitted. For example, detailed explanation of well-known matters or redundant explanation of substantially the same configuration may be omitted. This is to avoid unnecessary redundancy in the following explanation and to facilitate understanding by those skilled in the art.

[0050] The inventors have provided the accompanying drawings and the following description to enable those skilled in the art to fully understand the present disclosure, and do not intend for them to limit the subject matter described in the claims.

[0051] (First Embodiment) In this embodiment, a cooking assistance system that contributes to improving the convenience of users who use cooking appliances will be described.

[0052] Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of a cooking assistance system 1, which is a first example of a cooking assistance system according to the present embodiment. Fig. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the device configuration of the cooking assistance system 1 according to the present embodiment. The functional configuration of the cooking assistance system 1 will be described with reference to Figs. 1 and 2.

[0053] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 , the cooking assistance system 1 is configured as a system including a terminal 10 and a cooking appliance 20, for example.

[0054] The terminal 10 is a terminal that can accept user operations related to cooking using the cooking appliance 20 and can also display information related to cooking using the cooking appliance 20.

[0055] The cooking appliance 20 is an appliance that performs cooking by executing appliance processes. The appliance processes that the cooking appliance 20 executes can be set by the terminal 10.

[0056] As shown in FIG. 1 , the terminal 10 includes a processor 11 , a storage unit 12 , an input I / F (input interface) 15 , a display 16 , and a communication I / F (communication interface) 17 .

[0057] The processor 11 executes the software program stored in the storage unit 12 to cause the terminal 10 to perform the software functions. The processor 11 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit). The processor 11 is connected to other components of the terminal 10 via an internal bus, and causes the terminal 10 to perform the software functions while transmitting and receiving information to and from the other components. The processor 11 corresponds to a control unit.

[0058] The processor 11 generates information to be displayed on the display 16 based on the information received by the input I / F 15, and displays the information on the display 16. Specifically, the processor 11 acquires the designation of the recipe step (also referred to as a displayed recipe step or a first displayed recipe step) received by the input I / F 15. Then, the processor 11 determines the display mode of the displayed recipe step in accordance with the acquired designation of the displayed recipe step, and displays the displayed recipe step in the determined display mode.

[0059] When displaying the displayed recipe step, if a recipe step (also referred to as an equipment recipe step or a first equipment recipe step) associated with an equipment step being executed by the cooking unit 23 among multiple recipe steps (corresponding to first recipe steps) matches the displayed recipe step, the processor 11 sets the matching information (corresponding to first matching information) included in the process information indicating the displayed recipe step in a first mode, and displays the process information on the display 16. In other words, in the above case, the processor 11 displays the matching information (corresponding to first matching information) included in the process information indicating the displayed recipe step in a first mode on the display 16.

[0060] Furthermore, when the device recipe step and the displayed recipe step are different, the processor 11 sets the matching information (corresponding to the first matching information) included in the process information indicating the displayed recipe step in a second format, and displays the process information on the display 16. In other words, in the above case, the processor 11 displays the matching information (corresponding to the first matching information) included in the process information indicating the displayed recipe step in a second format on the display 16.

[0061] Here, the first aspect is one display aspect, and the second aspect is one display aspect different from the first aspect. The correspondence between the equipment process and the recipe process is indicated in predetermined correspondence information (described later).

[0062] The difference between the first aspect and the second aspect is, for example, that the process information is displayed including a different icon in each aspect. In this case, displaying the matched information by the processor 11 in the first aspect includes, for example, displaying the process information including a first icon. Also, displaying the matched information by the processor 11 in the second aspect includes displaying the process information including a second icon different from the first icon. Specific examples of the first icon and the second icon will be described later. Displaying the first icon means displaying the matched information displayed in the first aspect, and displaying the second icon means displaying the matched information displayed in the second aspect.

[0063] When the processor 11 displays the process information in the first mode, if the first icon is included in the process information and the process information is displayed, the second icon is not included in the process information. When the processor 11 displays the process information in the second mode, if the processor 11 displays the process information and the second icon is included in the process information and the process information is displayed, the first icon is not included in the process information.

[0064] The processor 11 may cause the display 16 to display the process information in the first mode or the second mode only during the period from when the cooking unit 23 starts executing the first appliance process to when it finishes executing the last appliance process. Note that when the cooking unit 23 is not executing the first appliance process, the processor 11 may not display the process information, or may display the process information in a mode other than the first mode or the second mode.

[0065] When the display in the first mode includes the first icon and the display in the second mode includes the second icon, the processor 11 may cause the display 16 to display the first icon or the second icon only during the period from when the cooking unit 23 starts executing the first equipment process to when the cooking unit 23 finishes executing the last equipment process. Note that the processor 11 does not exclude the case where the process information is displayed in a mode other than the first mode or the second mode when the cooking unit 23 is not executing the first equipment process.

[0066] The difference between the first and second aspects may be, for example, a different foreground or background color of the display screen, or a different font or color of the characters displayed on the display screen, or a different color or line type of the shapes displayed.

[0067] The processor 11 also generates setting information for the appliance process of the cooking appliance 20 (specifically, the cooking unit 23) and transmits it to the cooking appliance 20 via the communication I / F 17. The setting information for the appliance process may include, for example, information indicating the dish menu, information indicating the amount of food, or information indicating the length of heating time.

[0068] When the processor 11 stops and then restarts display on the display 16, the processor 11 may display the displayed recipe step at the time of the stop or the device recipe step at the time of the restart on the display 16. In this case, when the input I / F 15 receives a stop operation, the processor 11 stores the displayed recipe step at the time the stop operation was received in the storage unit 12. Then, when the input I / F 15 subsequently receives a start operation, the processor 11 selects one piece of process information from the process information indicating the device recipe step associated with the device step being executed by the cooking unit 23 when the start operation was received and the process information related to the displayed recipe step stored in the storage unit 12, and displays the selected process information on the display 16.

[0069] For example, if the time between receiving a stop operation and receiving a start operation is less than a reference time, the processor 11 can select process information indicating an appliance recipe process associated with the appliance process being executed by the cooking unit 23, and if the time is equal to or greater than the reference time, the processor 11 can select process information related to a display recipe process stored in the storage unit 12. The reference time is, for example, several minutes or several hours. The same applies hereinafter.

[0070] For example, when the input I / F 15 receives a stop operation, the processor 11 stores the displayed recipe step at the time the stop operation was received in the storage unit 12. Then, when the input I / F 15 subsequently receives a start operation, if the reference time (for example, within a few hours) is less than, the processor 11 makes it possible to select "Resume from the last displayed recipe step," and when this is received, the processor 11 can display the step information related to the displayed recipe step stored in the storage unit 12.

[0071] Furthermore, if the cooking unit 23 is executing a certain recipe (e.g., cream stew) when the input I / F 15 accepts a stop operation, and the cooking unit 23 has not finished executing the same recipe (e.g., cream stew) during the period until the start operation is accepted, the processor 11 makes it possible to select "Display recipe steps corresponding to the execution of cooking appliance" when the start operation is accepted, and when this is accepted, process information indicating the appliance recipe step associated with the appliance step being executed by the cooking unit 23 can be displayed.

[0072] The memory unit 12 has a storage area for storing information. The memory unit 12 includes a RAM (Random Access Memory) that is used as a temporary storage area when the processor 11 performs information processing. The memory unit 12 also includes storage (e.g., a hard disk drive (HDD) or a solid state drive (SSD)) that stores programs executed by the processor 11 and information (e.g., correspondence information) used in the processing of the processor 11.

[0073] The input I / F 15 accepts information from a user. The input I / F 15 may be, for example, a touch panel, a touch pad, a keyboard, a mouse, or a microphone. The input I / F 15 may be configured as a touch panel display together with the display 16, and this configuration will be described as an example. The input I / F 15 accepts a touch operation (specifically, a tap or a long tap (so-called a long press)) on an image that can be operated and is displayed on the display 16 (for example, an icon or button image, etc.), and outputs a signal corresponding to the operation.

[0074] Specifically, the input I / F 15 accepts the designation of one of a plurality of recipe steps included in the recipe being cooked by the cooking appliance 20. The manner in which the designation of one recipe step is accepted will be described in detail later.

[0075] The input I / F 15 may further receive a start operation for starting display on the display 16 or a stop operation for stopping display on the display 16 .

[0076] The display 16 is a display screen that displays images. The display 16 may be, for example, a liquid crystal display or an organic electroluminescence (EL) display. When the input I / F 15 is configured as a touch panel display, the display 16 corresponds to the display portion of the touch panel display. Under the control of the processor 11, the display 16 displays information provided from the processor 11 as an image.

[0077] The communication I / F 17 is a communication interface communicatively connected to the cooking appliance 20. The communication I / F 17 may be a communication interface conforming to a wired communication standard (e.g., Ethernet (registered trademark) or the like) or a communication interface conforming to a wireless communication standard (e.g., Wi-Fi (registered trademark) or the like).

[0078] As shown in FIG. 1 , the cooking appliance 20 includes a processor 21 , a storage unit 22 , a cooking unit 23 , an operation unit 24 , and a communication I / F 25 .

[0079] The processor 21 executes the software program stored in the storage unit 22 to cause the cooking appliance 20 to perform the software functions. The processor 21 is, for example, a CPU. The processor 21 is also connected to other components of the cooking appliance 20 via an internal bus, and causes the cooking appliance 20 to perform the software functions while sending and receiving information to and from the other components. The processor 21 corresponds to a control unit.

[0080] The memory unit 22 has a memory area for storing information. The memory unit 22 includes a RAM used as a temporary storage area when the processor 21 performs information processing. The memory unit 22 also includes a storage for storing programs executed by the processor 21 and information used in the processing of the processor 21.

[0081] The cooking unit 23 executes equipment processes. The cooking unit 23 includes, for example, an inner pot in which ingredients to be cooked are placed, a heater for heating the inner pot, impellers for stirring the ingredients inside the inner pot, and a motor for rotating the impellers. The cooking unit 23 may also include a temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of the ingredients inside the inner pot or an opening / closing sensor for detecting whether the lid of the cooking unit 23 is opened or closed (or locked or unlocked). The cooking unit 23 can perform cooking operations such as simmering, baking, frying, cooking rice, mixing, and chopping. Equipment processes include, for example, heating, maintaining a temperature, and heating and stirring. For example, in the equipment process of heating and stirring, the cooking unit 23 raises the temperature of the inner pot while stirring the ingredients in the inner pot with impellers.

[0082] The cooking unit 23 sequentially executes one or more appliance steps. Each of the one or more appliance steps corresponds to one of multiple recipe steps (corresponding to first recipe steps) included in the recipe being cooked by the cooking appliance 20. Each of the one or more appliance steps has a condition for terminating the appliance step and proceeding to the next appliance step. The condition may include, for example, the elapse of a temperature and a time for maintaining that temperature (e.g., heating and maintaining at 70°C for 10 minutes), or the lid of the cooking unit 23 being opened and then closed. The cooking unit 23 may correspond to a first cooking unit.

[0083] When the cooking unit 23 receives operation information indicating a user operation provided by the operation unit 24, the cooking unit 23 executes an appliance process in accordance with the received operation information. Specifically, when the cooking unit 23 receives operation information indicating a start operation (described below), the cooking unit 23 starts the execution of a specified type of appliance process. Furthermore, when the cooking unit 23 receives operation information indicating a stop operation (described below), the cooking unit 23 stops the execution of the appliance process.

[0084] Furthermore, cooking unit 23 can transmit information indicating the appliance process being executed (also referred to as operation information) to terminal 10 via communication I / F 25. Cooking unit 23 may transmit the operation information to terminal 10 at predetermined intervals (for example, every few seconds to about one minute), or may transmit the operation information to terminal 10 each time an appliance process changes. Furthermore, when cooking unit 23 receives request information requesting operation information from terminal 10, it may transmit the operation information to terminal 10 in response to the request information.

[0085] The operation unit 24 accepts user operations on the cooking appliance 20. The operation unit 24 has, for example, operation buttons that accept user operations. For example, the operation unit 24 has at least a start button that accepts a start operation to start cooking by the cooking unit 23. The operation unit 24 may also have a stop button that accepts a stop operation to stop cooking by the cooking unit 23. When the operation unit 24 accepts an operation on an operation button, it generates operation information indicative of the accepted operation and provides the operation information to the cooking unit 23. The operation information may include information indicating the start or stop of execution of an appliance process, or the type of appliance process (e.g., heating).

[0086] The communication I / F 25 is a communication interface that is communicatively connected to the terminal 10. The communication I / F 25 may be a communication interface that complies with a communication standard for wired communication (e.g., Ethernet, etc.) or a communication interface that complies with a communication standard for wireless communication (e.g., Wi-Fi, etc.).

[0087] In the cooking assistance system 1, the terminal 10 and the cooking appliance 20 may be connected to a server, and the terminal 10 and the cooking appliance 20 may communicate with each other via the server.

[0088] The cooking assistance system 1 may be configured as a single cooking appliance (also simply referred to as an appliance). As an example of the case where the cooking assistance system 1 is configured as a single appliance, a cooking assistance system 1A will be described.

[0089] Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of cooking assistance system 1A according to this embodiment. Fig. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the device configuration of cooking assistance system 1A according to this embodiment.

[0090] As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the cooking assistance system 1A includes a cooking appliance 30.

[0091] The cooking appliance 30 includes a processor 11 , a memory unit 12 , an input I / F 15 , a display 16 , a cooking unit 23 , and an operation unit 24 .

[0092] The functions of the components of the cooking appliance 30 are the same as the components of the same names that are included in the cooking assistance system 1 (see FIG. 1). The cooking appliance 30 does not need to have the communication I / F 17 and communication I / F 25 that are included in the cooking assistance system 1. This is because the processor 11 and cooking unit 23 of the cooking appliance 30 can send and receive information via an internal bus, so there is no need to use a communication interface used for communication with other devices to send and receive information between the processor 11 and cooking unit 23.

[0093] 4, cooking appliance 30 has input I / F 15 and display 16 on the housing. More specifically, cooking appliance 30 has input I / F 15 and display 16 on the top surface of the housing. Information about the appliance process being performed by cooking unit 23 is displayed on display 16 on the housing of cooking appliance 30, which has the advantage that the user can easily visually grasp the appliance process being performed by cooking unit 23.

[0094] FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of recipe step information according to the present embodiment. The recipe step information shown in FIG. 5 shows, in a list format, recipe steps included in a recipe. As an example, the recipe step information shown in FIG. 5 shows, in a list format, recipe steps included in a cream stew recipe. The recipe steps may include actions performed by a user, cooking performed by cooking appliance 20, or both.

[0095] 5 specifically shows that recipe step #1 is "preparation," recipe step #2 is "putting ingredients into cooking appliance," etc. Other recipe steps are also as shown in FIG.

[0096] 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of appliance process information according to the present embodiment. The appliance process information shown in Fig. 6 shows, in a list format, appliance processes executed by the cooking appliance 20 when progressing through recipe processes included in a recipe, and the control details for the appliance processes.

[0097] 6 specifically shows "W1 [W], m1 [min]" as the heater control content for equipment process #1 (i.e., heating by the heater at W1 [W] for m1 minutes), and "W2 [W], m2 [min]" as the heater control content for equipment process #2, and "r2 [rpm], m2 [min]" as the motor control content (i.e., heating by the heater at W2 [W] for m2 minutes while rotating the blades by the motor at r2 [rpm] for m2 minutes).

[0098] The control details of each equipment process are set, for example, whether or not to heat, the amount of heat input, whether or not to rotate the blades (or motor), the rotation speed, or the duration. Also, for each equipment process, the conditions for ending the equipment process and proceeding to the next equipment process are set. The other equipment processes are also as shown in Figure 6.

[0099] FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of correspondence information according to the present embodiment.

[0100] 7, the correspondence information is information that associates an equipment process, a label, and a recipe process. Specifically, the correspondence information is information that associates a label and a recipe process with each of one or more equipment processes.

[0101] The equipment process column contains identification information of the equipment process, and indicates the equipment process shown in FIG.

[0102] The label column is text information indicating the equipment process. The text information of the label is predetermined text information that allows the user to appropriately understand the equipment process. The label is expected to be displayed, for example, on the display 16 when the equipment process is being executed. Note that the label may include an image instead of text information.

[0103] The example of the recipe step indicates the recipe step associated with the equipment step when the cooking unit 23 is executing the equipment step.

[0104] The correspondence information is information that indicates the correspondence between recipe steps and equipment steps that the cooking unit executes in the recipe steps.

[0105] 7 specifically shows that the label associated with equipment process #0 is "heating," and that equipment process #0 is associated with recipe process #3. Also, the label associated with equipment process #13 is "paused," and that equipment process #13 is associated with recipe process #4. The other equipment processes are also as shown in FIG.

[0106] The processing of the cooking assistance system 1 will be described below.

[0107] 8 is a flow diagram showing a first example of processing executed by the cooking assistance system 1 according to the present embodiment. The processing shown in Fig. 8 is processing for displaying a specified recipe step when the terminal 10 receives a recipe step designation while the cooking unit 23 is executing an equipment step.

[0108] In this process, for example, it is assumed that a user browses a recipe for "cream stew" and transmits information on a series of appliance steps along with the recipe identification information to the cooking appliance 20 via the terminal 10. The cooking appliance 20 transmits the recipe identification information and appliance step numbers to the terminal 10 as operation information of the cooking appliance 20. The terminal 10 can identify the recipe steps using the recipe identification information and the recipe step numbers. The terminal 10 can also identify the appliance steps using the recipe identification information and the appliance step numbers. The terminal 10 can also identify the appliance recipe steps using the correspondence information from the received operation information (i.e., the recipe identification information and the appliance step numbers).

[0109] In step S101, the processor 11 waits until the input I / F 15 accepts a designation of a recipe process to be displayed or detects a change in an equipment process. In other words, the processor 11 waits until the input I / F 15 accepts a designation of a recipe process to be displayed or detects a change in an equipment process, and when the designation is accepted, the processor 11 proceeds to step S102.

[0110] In step S102, the processor 11 identifies the appliance process currently being executed by the cooking unit 23 and identifies the appliance recipe process associated with the identified appliance process. The appliance process is identified, for example, by receiving operation information indicating the appliance process currently being executed by the cooking unit 23, transmitted by the cooking appliance 20, and identifying the appliance process indicated in the received operation information. The processor 11 may receive the operation information from the cooking appliance 20 by transmitting request information requesting the operation information, or may receive operation information spontaneously transmitted by the cooking appliance 20. The processor 11 identifies the recipe process associated with the appliance process based on the correspondence information (see FIG. 7 ) and sets the identified recipe process as the appliance recipe process.

[0111] In step S103, the processor 11 determines whether the display recipe step specified in step S101 matches the device recipe step identified in step S102. If it is determined that the display recipe step matches the device recipe step (Yes in step S103), the process proceeds to step S104; otherwise (No in step S103), the process proceeds to step S111.

[0112] In step S104, the processor 11 determines the display mode for displaying the process information of the displayed recipe process to be the first mode. The processing of step S104 corresponds to the processor 11 setting the first match information included in the process information indicating the displayed recipe process to the first mode.

[0113] In step S105, the processor 11 displays the process information of the display recipe process on the display 16 in the display mode (i.e., the first mode) determined (or set) in step S104.

[0114] In step S111, the processor 11 determines the display mode for displaying the process information of the displayed recipe process to be the second mode. The processing of step S111 corresponds to the processor 11 setting the first match information included in the process information indicating the displayed recipe process to the second mode.

[0115] In step S112, the processor 11 displays the process information of the display recipe process on the display 16 in the display mode (i.e., the second mode) determined (or set) in step S111.

[0116] 9 is a flow diagram showing a second example of processing executed by the cooking assistance system 1 according to the present embodiment. The processing shown in Fig. 9 is processing for displaying a recipe step corresponding to an appliance step being executed by the cooking unit 23 when the second icon is operated.

[0117] In step S201, the processor 11 identifies an appliance recipe step. Specifically, the processor 11 identifies an appliance process currently being executed by the cooking unit 23, and identifies, as the appliance recipe step, a recipe step associated with the identified appliance process in the correspondence information.

[0118] In step S202, the processor 11 determines whether the input I / F 15 has accepted an operation on the second icon displayed on the display 16. If it is determined that an operation on the second icon has been accepted (Yes in step S202), the process proceeds to step S203; otherwise (No in step S202), the processor 11 executes step S201 again. In other words, the processor 11 repeatedly executes steps S201 and S202 until an operation on the second icon is accepted.

[0119] In step S203, the processor 11 sets the equipment recipe step identified in step S202 as a displayed recipe step.

[0120] In step S204, the processor 11 displays the process information of the display recipe process on the display 16 in the display mode (i.e., the first mode) determined in step S203.

[0121] Through the series of processes shown in FIG. 9, when the second icon is operated, the cooking assistance system 1 displays the recipe step corresponding to the appliance step being executed by the cooking unit 23.

[0122] Fig. 10 is a flow diagram showing a third example of the process executed by the cooking assistance system 1 according to the present embodiment. The process shown in Fig. 10 is a process for displaying a recipe step corresponding to an appliance step being executed by the cooking unit 23 when the second icon is operated, and is an example different from the example shown in Fig. 9.

[0123] In step S211, the processor 11 determines whether the input I / F 15 has accepted an operation on the second icon displayed on the display 16. If it is determined that an operation on the second icon has been accepted (Yes in step S211), the process proceeds to step S212; otherwise (No in step S211), the process executes step S211 again. In other words, the processor 11 waits in step S211 until an operation on the second icon is accepted.

[0124] In step S212, the processor 11 identifies an appliance recipe step. Specifically, the processor 11 identifies an appliance process currently being executed by the cooking unit 23, and identifies, as the appliance recipe step, a recipe step associated with the identified appliance process in the correspondence information.

[0125] In step S213, the processor 11 sets the equipment recipe step identified in step S212 as a displayed recipe step.

[0126] In step S214, the processor 11 displays the process information of the display recipe process on the display 16 in the display mode (i.e., the first mode) determined in step S213.

[0127] Through the series of processes shown in Figure 10, the cooking assistance system 1 displays the recipe process corresponding to the equipment process being executed by the cooking unit 23 when the second icon is operated, similar to the series of processes shown in Figure 9.

[0128] 11 to 22, the contents displayed on the display 16 when the cooking assistance system 1 is proceeding with a series of recipe steps will be described.

[0129] 11 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an image displayed on the display 16 according to the present embodiment. The image shown in Fig. 11 is an example of an image displayed on the display 16 when starting cooking according to a recipe, and includes a page showing a list of all recipe steps included in the recipe (also referred to as a list page).

[0130] 11 includes process information 39. The process information 39 includes status information 31, a button 32, and recipe explanation information 33.

[0131] The status information 31 is an image of status information indicating the status of the cooking unit 23. Specifically, the status information 31 includes text information (also referred to as a label) indicating the status of the cooking unit 23. When the cooking unit 23 is executing an appliance process, a label associated with the currently executing appliance process in the correspondence information is used. When the cooking unit 23 is not executing an appliance process, predetermined text information indicating that the appliance process is not being executed (e.g., "standby") is used. The status information 31 shown in FIG. 11 includes the text information "standby" because the cooking unit 23 is waiting to execute an appliance process (i.e., not executing an appliance process). The status information 31 is displayed, for example, at the top of the display 16.

[0132] In this way, the processor 11 refers to the correspondence information and displays, as status information, a label corresponding to the appliance process indicated by the received appliance information on the display 16. If the received appliance information indicates that the cooking unit 23 is not executing any appliance process, the processor 11 displays "standby" as the status information. Furthermore, if the processor 11 cannot receive appliance information because the cooking appliance 30 is not powered on, for example, the processor 11 may display "communication not possible" or the like as the status information.

[0133] In the cooking assistance system 1, when the cooking unit 23 is not executing an appliance process and the terminal 10 cannot communicate with the cooking appliance 20, the processor 11 of the terminal 10 may include information indicating that communication between the terminal 10 and the cooking appliance 20 is not possible in the status information 31. This can prompt the user to check the power connection. The same applies when the cooking appliance 20 is operating abnormally or is not in operation (specifically, when the power to the cooking appliance 20 is off or has been turned off).

[0134] Button 32 is an image of an operation button for accepting an operation to transition from the currently displayed page to the next page. The page next to the currently displayed page is the page of recipe process #1. When an operation is performed on button 32, the operation is accepted by input I / F 15, and transition to the next page is made by processing of processor 11.

[0135] The recipe explanation information 33 is an image of an explanation of each recipe step included in the recipe. Specifically, the recipe explanation information 33 includes a character string including a short explanation of each recipe step #1 to #5 (e.g., "1. Preparation" and "2. Put ingredients into cooking equipment").

[0136] 12 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an image displayed on the display 16 according to the present embodiment. The image shown in FIG. 12 is the page next to the list page, and includes a page showing recipe step #1.

[0137] 12 includes process information 49. The process information 49 includes status information 41, buttons 42 and 43, an indicator 44, and recipe explanation information 45.

[0138] The status information 41 is an image of the status information indicating the status of the cooking unit 23, and includes the label "standby" like the status information 31 in FIG.

[0139] The button 42 is an image of an operation button for accepting an operation to transition to the page previous to the currently displayed page (i.e., go back). The page previous to the currently displayed page is a list page. When an operation is performed on the button 42, the operation is accepted by the input I / F 15, and the processor 11 processes the page to transition to the previous page (see FIG. 11 ).

[0140] Button 43 is an image of an operation button for accepting an operation to transition from the currently displayed page to the next page. The next page from the currently displayed page is the page of recipe process #2. When an operation is performed on button 43, the operation is accepted by input I / F 15, and transition to the next page is made by processing of processor 11 (see FIG. 13 ).

[0141] The indicator 44 is an indicator image that indicates the position of the page among all the recipe steps. The indicator 44 has a number of shapes equal to the number of recipe steps included in the recipe, and the shape corresponding to the page among the shapes is displayed in a different manner from the other shapes, thereby indicating the position of the page among all the recipe steps. Here, the shape corresponding to the page of recipe step #N is assumed to be the Nth shape counting from the left among the multiple shapes. Since the image shown in FIG. 12 indicates recipe step #1 and there are a total of five steps, the indicator 44 has five circular shapes, and of the five shapes, the first shape from the left is displayed in a filled-in manner, while the other shapes are displayed in an unfilled manner. In other words, the indicator 44 indicates that recipe step #1 is currently displayed. The indicator 44 allows the user to visually grasp the position of the page among all the recipe steps.

[0142] The recipe explanation information 45 is an image of a detailed explanation of recipe step #1 included in the recipe. Specifically, the recipe explanation information 45 includes guidance information 45A that guides the user through the work. It is expected that the user who views the guidance information 45A will perform the work in accordance with the guidance information 45A.

[0143] 13 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an image displayed on the display 16 according to the present embodiment. The image shown in FIG. 13 includes a page showing recipe step #2.

[0144] 13 includes process information 59. The process information 59 includes status information 51, buttons 52 and 53, an indicator 54, and recipe explanation information 55.

[0145] Status information 51 is an image of status information indicating the status of cooking section 23, and includes the label "standby" like status information 31 in FIG.

[0146] Button 52 is an image of an operation button for accepting an operation to transition to the page previous to the currently displayed page (i.e., go back). The page previous to the currently displayed page is the page of recipe process #1. When an operation is performed on button 52, the operation is accepted by input I / F 15, and transition to the previous page is made by processing of processor 11 (see FIG. 12 ).

[0147] Button 53 is an image of an operation button for accepting an operation to transition from the currently displayed page to the next page. The next page from the currently displayed page is the page of recipe process #3. When an operation is performed on button 53, the operation is accepted by input I / F 15, and transition to the next page is made by processing of processor 11 (see FIG. 14 ).

[0148] The indicator 54 is an image of an indicator that indicates the position of the page in question among all the processes. The indicator 54 is shown with the second figure from the left of the five figures being filled in, and the other figures being unfilled.

[0149] Recipe explanation information 55 is an image that provides a detailed explanation of recipe step #2 included in the recipe. Recipe explanation information 55 specifically includes guidance information 55A that guides the user in operating cooking appliance 20. It is expected that a user who views guidance information 55A will operate cooking appliance 20 in accordance with guidance information 55A.

[0150] 14 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an image displayed on the display 16 according to the present embodiment. The image shown in FIG. 14 includes a page showing recipe step #3.

[0151] 14 includes process information 69. The process information 69 includes status information 61, buttons 62 and 63, an indicator 64, and recipe explanation information 65.

[0152] The status information 61 is an image of the status information indicating the status of the cooking unit 23, and includes the label "standby" like the status information 31 in FIG.

[0153] Button 62 is an image of an operation button for accepting an operation to transition to the page previous to the currently displayed page (i.e., go back). The page previous to the currently displayed page is the page of recipe process #2. When an operation is performed on button 62, the operation is accepted by input I / F 15, and transition to the previous page is made by processing of processor 11 (see FIG. 13 ).

[0154] Button 63 is an image of an operation button for accepting an operation to transition from the currently displayed page to the next page. The next page from the currently displayed page is the page of recipe step #4. When an operation is performed on button 63, the operation is accepted by input I / F 15, and transition to the next page is made by processing of processor 11 (see FIG. 18 ).

[0155] The indicator 64 is an image of an indicator that indicates the position of the page in question among all the processes. The indicator 64 is shown with the third figure from the left of the five figures being filled in, and the other figures being unfilled.

[0156] Recipe explanatory information 65 is an image of a detailed explanation of recipe step #3 included in the recipe. Recipe explanatory information 65 specifically includes guidance information 65A that provides guidance on the heating settings of cooking appliance 20. Guidance information 65A includes a button 65B for transmitting setting information for the heating appliance step of cooking appliance 20 to cooking appliance 20. When button 65B is operated by a user, input I / F 15 accepts the operation, and processor 11 generates setting information and transmits it to cooking appliance 20 via communication I / F 17.

[0157] The recipe explanation information 65 also includes guidance information 65C that guides the user through operations on the cooking appliance 20 to start cooking with the cooking appliance 20. It is expected that a user who views the guidance information 65C will operate a start button (in other words, a button labeled "START") included in the operation unit 24 located on the housing of the cooking appliance 20. When the operation unit 24 accepts this operation, the operation unit 24 provides the operation information to the cooking unit 23. The cooking unit 23 starts executing the appliance process based on the operation information.

[0158] When the start button located on the housing of the cooking appliance 20 is operated while the image shown in FIG. 14 is displayed on the display 16, the appliance process of the cooking appliance 20 is set to appliance process #0. This causes the cooking appliance 20 to start the control associated with appliance process #0, i.e., heating with a heater at W0 [W] for m0 minutes. The cooking appliance 20 also transmits operation information indicating that the appliance process being executed is appliance process #0 to the terminal 10. The terminal 10 receives the transmitted operation information and changes the image displayed on the display 16 to the image shown in FIG. 15. At this time, the processor 11 identifies the appliance recipe process corresponding to appliance process #0 as recipe process #3 according to the flow diagram shown in FIG. 8, determines that the appliance recipe process and the displayed recipe process match, and displays the process information of the displayed recipe process in a first mode, thereby changing the image displayed on the display 16 to the image shown in FIG. 15.

[0159] 14 may be displayed as an operable button. In this case, when the operable start button is operated, a signal to start cooking is transmitted from the terminal 10 to the cooking appliance 20. When the cooking appliance 20 receives the transmitted signal, it can start the execution of the appliance process by executing the same process as when the start button located on the housing of the cooking appliance 20 is operated.

[0160] 15, the label included in the status information 61A has changed from the image shown in Fig. 14 to "Heating." This is because the processor 11 displayed the label "Heating" based on the fact that appliance step #0, which is an appliance step of the cooking appliance 20 indicated in the operation information received from the cooking appliance 20, is associated with the label "Heating" in the association information. While the appliance steps of the cooking appliance 20 progress from appliance step #0 to appliance step #12, the image shown in Fig. 15 is displayed on the display 16.

[0161] The image shown in FIG.

[0162] The icon 66 is an icon indicating the agreement between the device recipe step and the displayed recipe step. The icon 66 is an example of a first icon indicating that the device recipe step and the displayed recipe step match.

[0163] 14 is displayed on display 16, if a start button disposed on the housing of cooking appliance 20 is operated, or if an operable start button displayed on display 16 of terminal 10 is operated, the image of the start button displayed on display 16 of terminal 10 may be configured to change (see FIG. 16). In FIG. 16, the image of the start button is shown hatched.

[0164] Fig. 18 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an image displayed by display 16 according to the present embodiment. The image shown in Fig. 18 is an example of an image displayed in the first mode, and includes a page showing recipe step #4, which is displayed when the appliance step of cooking appliance 20 is operation step #13. The image shown in Fig. 18 is displayed on display 16 when the user operates button 63 while the image shown in Fig. 17 is displayed on display 16.

[0165] 18 includes process information 79. The process information 79 includes status information 71, buttons 72 and 73, an indicator 74, recipe explanation information 75, and an icon 76.

[0166] The status information 71 is an image of the status information indicating the status of the cooking unit 23. The status information 71 includes a label that reads "paused."

[0167] Button 72 is an image of an operation button for accepting an operation to transition to the page previous to the currently displayed page (i.e., go back). The page previous to the currently displayed page is the page of recipe step #3. When an operation is performed on button 72, the operation is accepted by input I / F 15, and transition to the previous page is made by processing of processor 11 (see FIG. 17 ).

[0168] Button 73 is an operation button for accepting an operation to transition from the currently displayed page to the next page. The next page from the currently displayed page is the page of recipe step #5. When an operation is performed on button 73, the operation is accepted by input I / F 15, and transition to the next page is made by processing of processor 11 (see FIG. 21 ).

[0169] The indicator 74 is an image of an indicator that indicates the position of the page in question among all the processes. The indicator 74 is shown with the fourth figure from the left of the five figures being filled in, and the other figures being unfilled.

[0170] The recipe explanation information 75 includes a detailed description of recipe step #4 included in the recipe. Specifically, the recipe explanation information 75 includes guidance information 75A that guides the user in operating the cooking appliance 20. It is expected that the user who views the guidance information 75A will operate the cooking appliance 20 in accordance with the guidance information 75A.

[0171] The icon 76 includes an icon indicating the consistency between the device recipe steps and the displayed recipe steps. The icon 76 indicates that the device recipe steps and the displayed recipe steps match.

[0172] 18 is displayed on the display 16, if the lid of the cooking section 23 of the cooking appliance 20 is opened, then closed, and the start button is pressed, the appliance process of the cooking appliance 20 is set to appliance process #14. As a result, the cooking appliance 20 transmits operation information indicating that the appliance process being executed is appliance process #14 to the terminal 10. The terminal 10 receives the transmitted operation information and changes the image displayed on the display 16 to the image shown in FIG. 19. At this time, referring to the correspondence information, the recipe process (appliance recipe process) corresponding to appliance process #14 is still recipe process #4, so the icon remains the first icon.

[0173] 19, the label included in the status information 71A has changed from the image shown in Fig. 18 to "Heating." This is because the processor 11 displayed the label "Heating" based on the fact that appliance step #14, which is an appliance step of the cooking appliance 20 indicated in the operation information received from the cooking appliance 20, is associated with the label "Heating" in the association information. While the appliance steps of the cooking appliance 20 progress from appliance step #14 to appliance step #16, the image shown in Fig. 19 is displayed on the display 16.

[0174] 19 is displayed on the display 16, if the cooking appliance 20 finishes appliance process #16, the appliance process is set to appliance process #17. As a result, the cooking appliance 20 transmits operation information indicating that the appliance process being executed is appliance process #17 to the terminal 10. The terminal 10 receives the transmitted operation information and changes the image displayed on the display 16 to the image shown in FIG.

[0175] 20, the label included in the status information 71B has changed from the image shown in Fig. 19 to "Heating Completed." This is because processor 11 has displayed the label "Heating Completed" based on the fact that appliance step #17, which is an appliance step of cooking appliance 20 indicated in the operation information received from cooking appliance 20, is associated with the label "Heating Completed" by the association information.

[0176] 20, the icon 76 in the image shown in FIG. 19 has changed to an icon 76A. The icon 76A is an icon indicating a correspondence between the device recipe step and the displayed recipe step, and is an example of a second icon indicating that the device recipe step and the displayed recipe step are different. The second icon may be a graphic having the same shape as the first icon but a different color. The display of the second icon is based on the fact that recipe step #5, which is the recipe step associated with device step #17 in the correspondence information (i.e., the device recipe step), is different from recipe step #4, which is the recipe step shown in the image shown in FIG. 20 (i.e., the displayed recipe step).

[0177] The user can operate the second icon. When the operation on the second icon is performed, the input I / F 15 accepts the operation. When the input I / F 15 accepts the operation on the second icon, the processor 11 determines that the input I / F 15 has accepted the designation of the appliance recipe step associated with the appliance step currently being executed by the cooking unit 23, and causes the display 16 to display process information indicating the appliance recipe step in a first format. Specifically, the processor transitions the page displayed on the display 16 to the page showing recipe step #5 (see FIG. 21 ).

[0178] 20 includes an indicator 74A instead of the indicator 74 in the image shown in FIG. The indicator 74A has five figures, the fourth from the left of which is shown solid, the fifth from the left of which is shown hatched, and the other figures are shown unfilled. This is because the equipment recipe step is recipe step #5 and the displayed recipe step is recipe step #4. The indicator 74A allows the user to visually grasp the position of the equipment recipe step and the displayed recipe step in all recipe steps.

[0179] When the image shown in Figure 20 is displayed on the display 16, if an operation is performed on button 73 or icon 76A, the operation is accepted by input I / F 15, and the processor 11 processes the screen to transition to the next page (see Figure 21).

[0180] 21 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an image displayed on the display 16 according to the present embodiment. The image shown in Fig. 21 includes a page showing recipe step #5, and is an example of an image displayed in the first mode.

[0181] 21 includes process information 89. The process information 89 includes status information 81, buttons 82 and 83, an indicator 84, recipe explanation information 85, and an icon 86.

[0182] The status information 81 is an image of the status information indicating the status of the cooking unit 23. The status information 81 includes a label "heating completed," which indicates that the execution of the heating device process has been completed.

[0183] The button 82 is an image of an operation button for accepting an operation to transition to the page previous to the currently displayed page (i.e., go back). The page previous to the currently displayed page is the page of recipe step #4. When an operation is performed on the button 82, the operation is accepted by the input I / F 15, and the processor 11 processes the page to transition to the previous page (see FIG. 19 ).

[0184] Button 83 is an image of an operation button for accepting an operation to transition from the currently displayed page to the next page. The page after the currently displayed page is a page indicating that the dish is complete. When an operation is performed on button 83, the operation is accepted by input I / F 15, and the processor 11 processes the screen to transition to the next page (see FIG. 22 ).

[0185] The indicator 84 is an image of an indicator that indicates the position of the page in question among all the processes. The indicator 84 is shown with the fifth figure from the left of the five figures being filled in, and the other figures being unfilled.

[0186] The recipe explanation information 85 includes a detailed description of recipe step #5 included in the recipe. Specifically, the recipe explanation information 85 includes guidance information 85A that guides the user in operating the cooking appliance 20. It is expected that the user who views the guidance information 85A will operate the cooking appliance 20 in accordance with the guidance information 85A.

[0187] An icon 86 indicates the consistency between the device recipe step and the displayed recipe step. The icon 86 indicates that the device recipe step and the displayed recipe step match.

[0188] 22 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an image displayed on the display 16 according to the present embodiment. The image shown in FIG. 22 includes a page indicating that the recipe steps have been completed, in other words, that the dish has been completed, and is an example of an image displayed in the first mode.

[0189] 22 includes process information 89. The process information 89 includes status information 81A, a button 82A, recipe explanation information 85B, and an icon 86A.

[0190] Status information 81A is an image of status information indicating the status of cooking unit 23. Like status information 81, status information 81A includes a label "heating completed," which indicates that the execution of the heating device process has been completed.

[0191] Button 82A is an image of an operation button for accepting an operation to transition to the page previous to the currently displayed page (i.e., go back). The page previous to the currently displayed page is the page of recipe step #5. When an operation is performed on button 82A, the operation is accepted by input I / F 15, and transition to the previous page is made by processing of processor 11 (see FIG. 21).

[0192] The recipe explanation information 85B includes information indicating that the recipe steps have been completed, in other words, that the dish has been completed. Specifically, the recipe explanation information 85B includes text information such as "Complete."

[0193] The icon 86A indicates the consistency between the device recipe step and the displayed recipe step. The icon 86A indicates that the device recipe step and the displayed recipe step match.

[0194] As described above, the cooking assistance system 1 can proceed with a series of recipe steps while displaying the images shown in FIGS.

[0195] When buttons 32, 42, 43, 52, 53, 62, 63, 72, 73, 82, or 83 are operated, the appliance process being executed by cooking unit 23 is not changed.

[0196] Next, other examples of the contents displayed on the display 16 will be described with reference to FIGS.

[0197] 23 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an image displayed on the display 16 according to the present embodiment. The image shown in Fig. 23 includes a page showing recipe step #4, and is an example of an image in which the displayed recipe steps are displayed in the second mode.

[0198] The image shown in Figure 23 is displayed on the display 16 when the user operates button 63 while the image shown on the page of recipe step #3 (see Figure 15) is displayed on the display 16, for example.

[0199] 23 includes process information 99. The process information 99 includes status information 91, buttons 92 and 93, an indicator 94, recipe explanation information 95, and an icon 96.

[0200] The status information 91 is an image of status information indicating the status of the cooking section 23, and includes the label "heating."

[0201] The indicator 94 is an image of an indicator that indicates the position of the page in all the processes. The indicator 94 is shown with the fourth figure from the left of the five figures being filled in, the third figure from the left of the five figures being hatched, and the other figures being unfilled. The indicator 94 allows the position of the device recipe process and the display recipe process in all the recipe processes to be visually grasped.

[0202] The icon 96 indicates the consistency between the device recipe steps and the displayed recipe steps. The icons included in the icon 96 are examples of second icons indicating that the device recipe steps and the displayed recipe steps are different.

[0203] The user can operate the second icon. When the operation on the second icon is performed, the input I / F 15 accepts the operation. When the input I / F 15 accepts the operation on the second icon, the processor 11 determines that the designation of the appliance recipe step associated with the appliance step currently being executed by the cooking unit 23 has been accepted, and causes the display 16 to display process information indicating the appliance recipe step in a first mode. Specifically, the page transitions to a page showing recipe step #3 (see FIG. 15 ).

[0204] The buttons 92 and 93 and the recipe explanatory information 95 are the same as the buttons 72 and 73 and the recipe explanatory information 75 shown in FIG. 18, respectively.

[0205] It should be noted that a progress bar 94A may be used instead of the indicator 94. An example of the progress bar 94A is shown in FIG.

[0206] 24 is an image that indicates the position of the page in question among all the steps, similar to the indicator 94. For example, in the progress bar 94A, the length L3 corresponds to the number of figures in the indicator, the length L2 corresponds to the position of the equipment recipe step among all the recipe steps, and the length L1 corresponds to the position of the displayed recipe step among all the recipe steps. As with the indicator 94, the progress bar 94A allows the user to visually grasp the positions of the equipment recipe step and the displayed recipe step among all the recipe steps.

[0207] In addition, when the input I / F 15 receives an operation on the status information 61, the processor 11 may display on the display 16 cooking support information associated with the equipment process currently being executed by the cooking unit 23.

[0208] Alternatively, when the input I / F 15 accepts an operation on the first icon or the second icon, the processor 11 may cause the display 16 to display cooking assistance information associated with the appliance process currently being executed by the cooking unit 23. Here, when the processor 11 accepts an operation on the second icon, it changes the displayed recipe process and displays the cooking assistance information.

[0209] Alternatively, each time the appliance process changes, the processor 11 may display on the display 16 the cooking assistance information associated with the appliance process currently being executed by the cooking unit 23. An example of an image including cooking assistance information is shown in FIG.

[0210] 25 is, for example, explanatory information that explains the appliance process being performed by the cooking unit 23. The explanatory information may include text information (e.g., "Increasing the heating temperature") or image information (e.g., an image of a pot being stirred or a red icon). Note that the cooking assistance information 67 may also include, for example, recommendation information that indicates an action recommended to the user when the appliance process being performed by the cooking unit 23 is executed by the cooking unit 23.

[0211] When the processor 11 displays the cooking assistance information 67, the correspondence information shown in FIG. 26 may be used as the correspondence information instead of the correspondence information shown in FIG. 5. The correspondence information shown in FIG. 26 is information that associates an appliance process with a label A, a label B, and a recipe process. The appliance process, label A, and recipe process are similar to the appliance process, label, and recipe process in FIG. 7, respectively. Label B is text information that indicates the cooking assistance information for the appliance process. It is expected that label B will be displayed on the display 16 as cooking assistance information 67 when the appliance process is being executed.

[0212] The second icon may be displayed in a more emphasized manner depending on the magnitude of the difference in order between the device recipe steps and the displayed recipe steps. In other words, the processor 11 may display the process information on the display 16 in a manner that is more emphasized when the difference between the order assigned to the device recipe steps and the order assigned to the displayed recipe steps is greater than in the second manner when the difference between the order assigned to the device recipe steps and the order assigned to the displayed recipe steps is small.

[0213] The highlighting of the display mode of the second icon will be described with reference to FIG.

[0214] 27 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of the display mode of the icon 96 (see FIG. 23) displayed on the display 16 according to the present embodiment. Here, a case will be described in which the display mode is emphasized by enlarging the displayed size.

[0215] 27 shows icons 101, 101A, and 101B. The icons 101, 101A, and 101B are each an example of a second icon, but are displayed in different ways.

[0216] Specifically, the icon 101 has a relatively small display size, and the icon 101B has a relatively large display size. The icon 101A has a display size that is between the icon 101 and the icon 101B.

[0217] The display 16 may display icon 101B when the difference in order between the equipment recipe steps and the displayed recipe steps is greater than a first reference value, display icon 101 when the difference is less than a second reference value (where the second reference value is less than the first reference value), or display icon 101A when the difference is greater than or equal to the second reference value and less than or equal to the first reference value.

[0218] The indicator 94 can also be considered a second icon that is displayed in a more emphasized manner depending on the magnitude of the difference in order between the device recipe steps and the displayed recipe steps. In this case, the magnitude of the difference in order between the device recipe steps and the displayed recipe steps is expressed as the distance between the filled and hatched shapes included in the indicator 94, and the distance between the filled and hatched shapes can be considered to indicate the degree of emphasis.

[0219] Furthermore, the processor 11 may display supplemental information on the second icon in accordance with the magnitude of the difference between the device recipe steps and the displayed recipe steps. In other words, the processor 11 may add larger dimensional supplemental information to the second icon and display it on the display 16 as the magnitude of the difference between the order assigned to the device recipe steps and the order assigned to the displayed recipe steps increases.

[0220] Display of supplemental information will be described with reference to FIG.

[0221] FIG. 28 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of supplemental information displayed on the display 16 according to the present embodiment.

[0222] 28A shows supplemental information 97 added to an icon 96. For example, when the equipment recipe step is recipe step #3 and the displayed recipe step is recipe step #4, the processor 11 displays the supplemental information 97. The difference between the orders assigned to these recipe steps is 1.

[0223] 28(b) shows supplemental information 97A added to icon 96. For example, processor 11 displays supplemental information 97A when the equipment recipe step is recipe step #3 and the displayed recipe step is recipe step #5. Since the difference in the order assigned to these recipe steps is 2, which is greater than the difference in the order assigned to the recipe steps in the case of FIG. 28(a), which is 1, processor 11 displays supplemental information 97A with a larger dimension.

[0224] FIG. 29 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an image displayed on the display 16 according to the present embodiment.

[0225] The image shown in FIG. 29 includes a page showing recipe step #4, and is an example of an image displayed in the second mode.

[0226] The image shown in FIG. 29 is another example of an image that is displayed on the display 16 when the user operates button 63 while the image shown in FIG. 15 is being displayed on the display 16.

[0227] The image shown in Fig. 29 differs from the image shown in Fig. 15 in the color of the background color portion 98. For example, if the color of the background color in the image shown in Fig. 15 (i.e., the color of the image of the background color portion) is white, the color of the background color portion 98 may be, for example, black, red, blue, or yellow.

[0228] The background color portion 98 may be the same color as that shown in FIG. 15 and may be an image with a pattern or figure drawn on it.

[0229] In the present embodiment, the operation information transmitted from cooking unit 23 to terminal 10 includes an appliance process. Specifically, terminal 10 identifies the label and recipe process associated in the correspondence information (see FIG. 5 ) with the appliance process transmitted from cooking unit 23. Terminal 10 then performs processing using the appliance process transmitted from cooking unit 23 and the identified label and recipe process.

[0230] Here, the operation information transmitted from the cooking unit 23 to the terminal 10 may include a label in addition to the appliance process. In this case, specifically, the terminal 10 identifies the recipe process associated in the correspondence information (see FIG. 5 ) with the appliance process transmitted from the cooking unit 23. The terminal 10 then performs processing using the appliance process and label transmitted from the cooking unit 23 and the identified recipe process. In this case, the cooking unit 23 needs to store correspondence information (i.e., the first and second columns in FIG. 7 ) that associates the appliance process with the label.

[0231] Furthermore, the operation information transmitted from the cooking unit 23 to the terminal 10 may include labels and appliance recipe steps in addition to appliance steps. In this case, specifically, the terminal 10 performs processing using the appliance steps, labels, and recipe steps transmitted from the cooking unit 23. In this case, the cooking unit 23 needs to store correspondence information (i.e., FIG. 7 ) that associates appliance steps, labels, and recipe steps. Note that the server may be configured to store the correspondence information (i.e., FIG. 7 ) that associates appliance steps, labels, and recipe steps. When transmitting appliance steps to the terminal 10, the cooking unit 23 may refer to the correspondence information stored in the server to identify the labels and recipe steps that correspond to the appliance steps.

[0232] As described above, the cooking assistance system 1 of this embodiment displays the displayed recipe steps in different display modes depending on whether they match the appliance recipe steps. This allows a user viewing the displayed recipe steps to visually recognize whether the displayed recipe steps match the appliance recipe steps. This allows a user to visually recognize whether the displayed recipe steps match the appliance recipe steps while simultaneously viewing the information indicating the displayed recipe steps. In this way, the cooking assistance system can improve convenience for users who use cooking appliances.

[0233] (First Modification of First Embodiment) In this modification, another example of the correspondence information will be described.

[0234] Fig. 30 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of correspondence information according to this modification. The correspondence information shown in Fig. 30 is information that associates equipment processes, labels, and recipe processes, similar to the correspondence information shown in Fig. 7, and is used in place of the correspondence information shown in Fig. 7.

[0235] The correspondence information shown in FIG. 30 has information of (null) as the equipment process.

[0236] The equipment process (null) means that the cooking unit 23 is not executing the equipment process. The equipment process (null) is associated with a label of "standby." No recipe process is associated with the equipment process (null).

[0237] When the processor 11 displays status information (e.g., status information 31 (see Figure 11)) on the display 16, if the current equipment process is (null), it can display specified text information (e.g., "Waiting") indicating that the equipment process is not being executed as the status information.

[0238] As described above, the cooking assistance system 1 can improve the convenience of users who use cooking appliances by using the correspondence information shown in FIG. 30, similar to the case of the above embodiment.

[0239] (Second Modification of First Embodiment) In this modification, another example of the display mode of the process information of the display recipe process will be described.

[0240] Here, in addition to the first and second aspects described in the first embodiment, a third aspect will be described.

[0241] When displaying the displayed recipe steps, if the cooking unit 23 is not executing an appliance step, the processor 11 causes the display 16 to display the step information indicating the displayed recipe step in a third mode. Here, the third mode is a display mode that is at least different from the second mode.

[0242] When the third mode is different from the first mode and the second mode, the difference between the first mode, the second mode, and the third mode is, for example, that the process information is displayed including a different icon in each mode. In this case, displaying the process information in the third mode by the processor 11 includes, for example, displaying the process information including a third icon. The third icon is different from the first icon and the second icon.

[0243] When the processor 11 displays the process information in the first mode, if the first icon is included in the process information and the process information is displayed, the second icon and the third icon are not included in the process information. When the processor 11 displays the process information in the second mode, if the second icon is included in the process information and the process information is displayed, the first icon and the third icon are not included in the process information. When the processor 11 displays the process information in the third mode, if the third icon is included in the process information and the process information is displayed, the first icon and the second icon are not included in the process information.

[0244] The difference between the first, second and third aspects may be, for example, a different foreground or background color of the display screen, or a different font or color of the characters displayed on the display screen, or a different shape, color or line type of the figures displayed.

[0245] In addition, if the third aspect is the same as the first aspect and different from the second aspect, the third aspect may have the same appearance as the first aspect. The icons indicate whether or not there will be a transition, and both the first icon and the third icon indicate that there will be no transition. By making the appearances the same, it is easy to determine that there will be no transition. In this case, the third icon may have the same appearance as the first icon.

[0246] 31 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an image displayed on a display according to this modification. The image shown in Fig. 31 includes a page showing recipe step #2, and is an example of an image displayed in the third mode.

[0247] The image shown in Fig. 31 includes status information 51, buttons 52 and 53, an indicator 54, recipe explanation information 55, and an icon 56. The image included in the image shown in Fig. 31 except for the icon 56 is the same as that in Fig. 13, and therefore description thereof will be omitted.

[0248] Icon 56 is an example of a third icon indicating that the cooking unit 23 is not executing an appliance process. Icon 56 is a graphic that has the same shape as the first icon or the second icon but is drawn with a different line type, and specifically includes a graphic drawn with a dotted line.

[0249] Fig. 32 is a flow diagram showing an example of processing executed by the cooking assistance system 1 according to this modified example. The processing shown in Fig. 32 is processing for displaying the specified recipe steps when the cooking assistance system 1 receives a recipe step designation. Note that the same processes as those in Fig. 8 are assigned the same reference numerals as those in Fig. 8, and detailed description thereof may be omitted.

[0250] In step S101, the processor 11 waits until the input I / F 15 accepts a designation of a recipe process to be displayed or detects a change in an equipment process. In other words, the processor 11 waits until the input I / F 15 accepts a designation of a recipe process to be displayed or detects a change in an equipment process, and when the designation is accepted, the processor 11 proceeds to step S102A.

[0251] In step S102A, the processor 11 identifies the appliance process currently being executed by the cooking unit 23.

[0252] In step S102B, the processor 11 executes a process of identifying an equipment recipe process associated with the equipment process identified in step S102A based on the correspondence information (see FIG. 7 or FIG. 30). In this process, there are cases where the equipment recipe process can be identified and cases where the equipment recipe process cannot be identified.

[0253] The device recipe step can be identified when the cooking unit 23 is executing any of the device steps and can be identified based on the corresponding information (see FIGS. 7 and 30). The device recipe step cannot be identified when the cooking unit 23 is not executing any of the device steps and cannot be identified based on the corresponding information (see FIGS. 7 and 30).

[0254] In step S102C, the processor 11 determines whether the equipment recipe process was identified in step S102B. If it is determined that the equipment recipe process was identified (Yes in step S102C), the process proceeds to step S103; if not (No in step S102C), the process proceeds to step S121.

[0255] Steps S103 to S105 and steps S111 to S112 are the same as the processes of the same names in FIG.

[0256] In step S121, the processor 11 determines the display mode for displaying the process information of the displayed recipe process to be the third mode.

[0257] In step S122, the processor 11 displays the process information of the display recipe process on the display 16 in the display mode (i.e., the third mode) determined in step S121.

[0258] As described above, the cooking assistance system 1 can increase the convenience for users of cooking appliances by displaying the displayed recipe steps using the third mode in addition to the first and second modes.

[0259] (Embodiment 2) In this embodiment, another example of a cooking assistance system that contributes to improving convenience for users who use cooking appliances will be described. The cooking assistance system of this embodiment contributes to improving convenience for users who use multiple cooking appliances. Here, a case will be described in which the cooking assistance system includes two cooking appliances as an example of multiple cooking appliances, but the number of cooking appliances is not limited to two.

[0260] FIG. 33 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of a cooking assistance system 1B according to this embodiment.

[0261] As shown in FIG. 33, a cooking assistance system 1B includes a terminal 10 and two cooking appliances 20A and 20B.

[0262] The terminal 10 is the same as the terminal 10 in embodiment 1. The communication I / F 17 is connected to each of the two cooking appliances 20A and 20B so as to be able to communicate with each other.

[0263] The two cooking appliances 20A and 20B are appliances that perform cooking by executing appliance processes, similar to cooking appliance 20 in embodiment 1. Here, the recipe cooked by cooking appliance 20A is also referred to as a first recipe, and the recipe cooked by cooking appliance 20B is also referred to as a second recipe.

[0264] The cooking section 23 (corresponding to the first cooking section) provided in the cooking appliance 20A sequentially executes one or more appliance processes, and the one or more appliance processes correspond to multiple recipe processes (also referred to as first recipe processes) included in the first recipe.

[0265] The cooking section 23 (corresponding to the second cooking section) provided in the cooking appliance 20B sequentially executes one or more appliance processes, and the one or more appliance processes correspond to multiple recipe processes (also referred to as second recipe processes) included in the second recipe.

[0266] The processor 11 executes the same processes as the processor 11 of the first embodiment, and can further display a cooking appliance list on the display 16. The cooking appliance list is a list including identification information corresponding to each of the two cooking appliances 20A and 20B.

[0267] FIG. 34 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a cooking appliance list displayed on the display 16 according to the present embodiment.

[0268] 34 includes appliance operation information 102A and 102B corresponding to two cooking appliances 20A and 20B, respectively. The appliance operation information 102A includes identification information 103A, and the appliance operation information 102B includes identification information 103B. The identification information 103A and the identification information 103B are information that identify the cooking appliances.

[0269] The appliance operation information 102A is appliance operation information corresponding to the cooking appliance 20A. The appliance operation information 102A may include the status of the cooking appliance 20A, and, when the cooking appliance 20A is executing an appliance process, may also include the remaining time for executing the appliance process.

[0270] The appliance operation information 102B is appliance operation information corresponding to the cooking appliance 20B. Like the appliance operation information 102A, the appliance operation information 102B may include the status of the cooking appliance 20B and may also include the remaining time.

[0271] Input I / F 15 executes the same processing as input I / F 15 in the first embodiment and can also accept a designation for identification information displayed on display 16. Input I / F 15 accepts a designation for identification information as a designation for a cooking unit 23 corresponding to the associated identification information. When input I / F 15 accepts the designation for a cooking unit 23, processor 11 causes display 16 to display, in a first mode, process information indicating the appliance recipe process associated with the appliance process being executed by the designated cooking unit 23 (see, for example, FIG. 15 ).

[0272] Processor 11 also displays status information indicating the status of cooking unit 23 of each of cooking appliances 20A and 20B on display 16. The status of cooking unit 23 of cooking appliance 20A is also referred to as first status information, and the status of cooking unit 23 of cooking appliance 20B is also referred to as second status information.

[0273] When processor 11 displays the first status information on display 16, if an appliance recipe step (also referred to as a second appliance recipe step) among the multiple first recipe steps that is associated with an appliance step being executed by cooking unit 23 of cooking appliance 20A matches a displayed recipe step (also referred to as a second displayed recipe step) indicated in the specification accepted by input I / F 15, processor 11 displays the matching information (corresponding to first matched information) corresponding to cooking unit 23 of cooking appliance 20A in a first form on display 16. Furthermore, if the second appliance recipe step and the second displayed recipe step are different, processor 11 displays the matching information (corresponding to the first matched information) corresponding to cooking unit 23 of cooking appliance 20A in a second form on display 16.

[0274] Furthermore, when processor 11 displays the second status information on display 16, if an appliance recipe step (also referred to as a third appliance recipe step) among the multiple second recipe steps that is associated with an appliance step being executed by cooking unit 23 of cooking appliance 20B matches the second displayed recipe step, processor 11 displays the matching information (corresponding to the second matching information) corresponding to cooking unit 23 of cooking appliance 20B in a first form on display 16. Furthermore, if the third appliance recipe step and the second displayed recipe step differ, processor 11 displays the matching information (corresponding to the second matching information) corresponding to cooking unit 23 of cooking appliance 20B in a second form on display 16.

[0275] A specific example of displaying status information indicating the status of the cooking section 23 of each of the cooking appliances 20A and 20B will be described.

[0276] FIG. 35 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an image displayed on the display 16 according to the present embodiment.

[0277] Here, it is assumed that input I / F 15 has accepted the designation of one recipe step of the first recipe, and thus the process information of the one recipe step of the first recipe is displayed on display 16. It is also assumed that the recipe step associated with the appliance process being executed by cooking unit 23 of cooking appliance 20A matches the recipe step designated by input I / F 15.

[0278] 35 includes process information 109. The process information 109 can be displayed, for example, in place of the process information shown in FIG.

[0279] The process information includes recipe explanation information that guides the user through the process, and for cooking appliances 20A that match the recipe, a set of identification information identifying the cooking appliance, status information indicating the status of the cooking unit 23 of the cooking appliance, and matching information. For each cooking appliance 20B that does not match the recipe, the process information includes a set of identification information identifying the cooking appliance, status information indicating the status of the cooking unit 23B of the cooking appliance, and an icon. Status information 104 may be displayed in a format similar to that of status information 31 (see FIG. 11 ).

[0280] Specifically, the upper row of status information 104 includes identification information 104A indicating cooking appliance 20A (specifically, a graphic simulating the appearance of cooking appliance 20A), status information 105A indicating the state of cooking unit 23 of cooking appliance 20A, and icon 106A. Because the appliance recipe step and the displayed recipe step match, a first icon (in other words, first matching information displayed in a first manner) is displayed as icon 106A.

[0281] The lower section of status information 104 includes identification information 104B indicating cooking appliance 20B (specifically, a graphic simulating the appearance of cooking appliance 20B), status information 105B indicating the state of cooking unit 23 of cooking appliance 20B, and icon 106B. Because the appliance recipe step and the displayed recipe step are different, a second icon (in other words, second matching information displayed in a second manner) is displayed as icon 106B.

[0282] At this time, when the input I / F 15 accepts an operation on the icon 106B, it is determined that the designation of the appliance recipe step (corresponding to the second appliance recipe step) associated with the appliance step being executed by the cooking unit 23 of the cooking appliance 20B in the second recipe has been accepted, and the process information indicating the second appliance recipe step as the displayed recipe step can be displayed in the first mode on the display 16. At this time, the appliance recipe step and the displayed recipe step of the icon 106A are different, so the icon 106A is displayed in the second mode on the display 16.

[0283] The cooking assistance system 1B may be configured with two cooking appliances (also simply referred to as appliances). As an example of the case where the cooking assistance system 1B is configured with two appliances, a cooking assistance system 1C will be described.

[0284] FIG. 36 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of a cooking assistance system 1C, which is a second example of the cooking assistance system according to this embodiment.

[0285] As shown in FIG. 36, a cooking assistance system 1C includes cooking appliances 30A and 30B.

[0286] Cooking appliance 30A includes processor 11, storage unit 12, input I / F 15, display 16, communication I / F 17, cooking unit 23, and operation unit 24. Cooking appliance 30B also includes processor 11, storage unit 12, input I / F 15, display 16, communication I / F 17, cooking unit 23, and operation unit 24. Cooking appliances 30A and 30B may each have the device configuration shown in FIG. 4.

[0287] The functions of the components of the cooking appliances 30A and 30B are the same as the components of the same names that are included in the cooking assistance system 1 (see FIG. 1).

[0288] The communication I / F 17 of the cooking appliance 30A and the communication I / F 17 of the cooking appliance 30B are connected to each other so that they can communicate with each other.

[0289] Cooking appliance 30A can operate in the same manner as terminal 10 of cooking assistance system 1B using processor 11 and other components included in cooking appliance 30A. Furthermore, cooking appliance 30B can also operate in the same manner as terminal 10 of cooking assistance system 1B using processor 11 and other components included in cooking appliance 30B, independently of cooking appliance 30A.

[0290] (Embodiment 3) In this embodiment, another example of a cooking assistance system that contributes to improving convenience for users of cooking appliances will be described. The cooking assistance system of this embodiment contributes to improving convenience for users by allowing multiple terminals to be used.

[0291] FIG. 37 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of a cooking assistance system 1D according to this embodiment.

[0292] As shown in FIG. 37, a cooking assistance system 1D includes terminals 10A and 10B and a cooking appliance 20.

[0293] The terminals 10A and 10B each have the same configuration as the terminal 10.

[0294] The processor 11 included in the terminal 10A is also referred to as a first control unit, the input I / F 15 included in the terminal 10A is also referred to as a first input I / F, and the display 16 included in the terminal 10A is also referred to as a first display.

[0295] The processor 11 included in the terminal 10B is also referred to as a second control unit, the input I / F 15 included in the terminal 10B is also referred to as a second input I / F, and the display 16 included in the terminal 10B is also referred to as a second display.

[0296] Here, components included in the same terminal are said to correspond to each other. Specifically, the display 16 included in terminal 10A corresponds to the input I / F 15 included in terminal 10A, and the processor 11 included in terminal 10A corresponds to the input I / F 15 included in terminal 10A. Furthermore, the display 16 included in terminal 10B corresponds to the input I / F 15 included in terminal 10B, and the processor 11 included in terminal 10B corresponds to the input I / F 15 included in terminal 10B.

[0297] The correspondence between components may be represented by the connection via an internal bus of the terminal.

[0298] The cooking appliance 20 has the same configuration as the cooking appliance 20 of the first embodiment.

[0299] The communication I / F 17 of the terminal 10A and the communication I / F 17 of the terminal 10B are connected to the communication I / F 25 of the cooking appliance 20 so as to be able to communicate with each other.

[0300] The terminal 10A can use the processor 11 and the like provided in the terminal 10A to perform the same operations as the terminal 10 of the cooking assistance system 1. Furthermore, independently of the terminal 10A, the terminal 10B can also use the processor 11 and the like provided in the terminal 10B to perform the same operations as the terminal 10 of the cooking assistance system 1.

[0301] Specifically, when the processor 11 included in the terminal 10A receives a designation using the input I / F 15 included in the terminal 10A, the processor 11 displays the process information on the display 16 included in the terminal 10A, similar to the terminal 10 of embodiment 1. Furthermore, when the processor 11 included in the terminal 10B receives a designation using the input I / F 15 included in the terminal 10B, the processor 11 displays the process information on the display 16 included in the terminal 10B, similar to the terminal 10 of embodiment 1.

[0302] For example, while one member of a couple is cooking in the kitchen using a cooking appliance and terminal 10A, the other member of the couple can independently use terminal 10B to view the recipe steps of the recipe being cooked by the cooking appliance in the kitchen or somewhere other than the kitchen.

[0303] As described above, the embodiments have been described as examples of the technology in the present disclosure, and for that purpose, the accompanying drawings and detailed description have been provided.

[0304] Therefore, the components shown in the accompanying drawings and detailed description may include not only essential components for solving the problem, but also components that are not essential for solving the problem in order to illustrate the above implementation. Therefore, the fact that these non-essential components are shown in the accompanying drawings or detailed description should not be interpreted as immediately indicating that these non-essential components are essential.

[0305] Furthermore, since the above-described embodiments are intended to illustrate the technology of the present disclosure, various modifications, substitutions, additions, omissions, etc. may be made within the scope of the claims or their equivalents.

[0306] The present disclosure can be used in a cooking assistance system that assists cooking using a cooking appliance.

[0307] 1, 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D Cooking assistance system 10, 10A, 10B Terminal 11, 21 Processor 12, 22 Memory unit 15 Input I / F 16 Display 17, 25 Communication I / F 20, 20A, 20B, 30, 30A, 30B Cooking appliance 23 Cooking unit 24 Operation unit 31, 41, 51, 61, 61A, 71, 71A, 71B, 81, 81A, 91, 104, 105A, 105B Status information 32, 42, 43, 52, 53, 62, 63, 65B, 72, 73, 82, 82A, 83, 92, 93 Button 33, 45, 55, 65, 75, 85, 85B, 95 Recipe explanation information 39, 49, 59, 69, 79, 89, 99, 109 Process information 44, 54, 64, 74, 74A, 84, 94 Indicator 45A, 55A, 65A, 65C, 75A, 85A Guidance information 56, 66, 76, 76A, 86, 86A, 96, 101, 101A, 101B, 106A, 106B Icon 67 Cooking support information 94A Progress bar 97, 97A Supplementary information 98 Background color area 102, 103, 103A, 103B, 104A, 104B Identification information 102A, 102B Equipment operation information

Claims

1. A cooking assistance system comprising: a first cooking unit that sequentially executes one or more equipment processes, each of which corresponds to one of a plurality of first recipe processes; an input I / F that accepts a designation of one of the plurality of first recipe processes; a display; and a control unit that sets the one first recipe process indicated in the designation accepted by the input I / F as a displayed recipe process, and (a) if a first appliance recipe process associated with an appliance process being executed by the first cooking unit among the plurality of first recipe processes matches the displayed recipe process, sets first matching information included in process information indicating the displayed recipe process to a first mode and displays the process information on the display, and (b) if the first appliance recipe process and the displayed recipe process are different, sets the first matching information included in the process information to a second mode different from the first mode and displays the process information on the display.

2. The cooking assistance system of claim 1, wherein the control unit causes the first matching information to be displayed in the first manner includes displaying the process information including a first icon, and the control unit causes the first matching information to be displayed in the second manner includes displaying the process information including a second icon different from the first icon.

3. The cooking assistance system of claim 1, wherein the input I / F further accepts an operation on the first matching information displayed in the second mode, and the control unit, when the input I / F accepts the operation on the first matching information displayed in the second mode, sets the recipe step indicated by the first appliance recipe step to the displayed recipe step, sets the first matching information included in the process information indicating the displayed recipe step to the first mode, and displays the process information on the display.

4. The cooking assistance system according to claim 3, wherein the control unit further causes the display to display cooking assistance information associated with the first appliance recipe process.

5. The cooking assistance system of claim 4, wherein the cooking assistance information includes explanatory information explaining the equipment process being performed by the first cooking unit, or recommendation information indicating an action recommended to the user when the equipment process being performed by the first cooking unit is performed by the first cooking unit.

6. The cooking assistance system of claim 2, wherein the first matching information displayed in the second manner is a figure having the same shape as the first matching information displayed in the first manner but a different color.

7. The cooking assistance system of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of first recipe steps is assigned an order, and the control unit causes the process information to be displayed in the second manner, the process information being displayed on the display in the second manner in which the greater the difference between the order assigned to the first equipment recipe steps and the order assigned to the displayed recipe steps, the more emphasized the second manner in which the difference between the order assigned to the first equipment recipe steps and the order assigned to the displayed recipe steps is, compared to a second manner in which the difference between the order assigned to the first equipment recipe steps and the order assigned to the displayed recipe steps is small.

8. A cooking assistance system as described in claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of first recipe steps is assigned an order, and the control unit's displaying of the process information in the second manner further includes displaying on the display supplementary information determined according to the magnitude of the difference between the order assigned to the first equipment recipe steps and the order assigned to the displayed recipe steps.

9. The cooking assistance system of claim 1, wherein the control unit causes the process information to be displayed on the display in the first mode or the second mode only during the period from when the first cooking unit starts to execute a first equipment process included in one or more equipment processes to when the first cooking unit finishes executing a last equipment process.

10. The cooking assistance system of claim 1, wherein the input I / F further accepts a start operation to start display on the display or a stop operation to stop display on the display, and the control unit, when accepting the stop operation, stores in a memory unit the displayed recipe process related to the process information being displayed on the display when the stop operation is accepted, and when accepting the start operation, selects one piece of process information from the process information indicating the first appliance recipe process associated with the appliance process being executed by the first cooking unit when the start operation is accepted and the process information related to the displayed recipe process stored in the memory unit, and displays the selected one piece of process information on the display.

11. The cooking assistance system according to claim 1, further comprising: a second cooking unit that sequentially executes one or more equipment processes, each of which corresponds to one of a plurality of second recipe processes; the control unit further causes the display to display first identification information and second identification information corresponding to the first cooking unit and the second cooking unit, respectively; the input I / F further accepts a designation for one of the first identification information and the second identification information displayed on the display as a designation of a cooking unit corresponding to the one identification information; and the control unit further sets the equipment process being executed by the one cooking unit indicated in the designation accepted by the input I / F to a displayed recipe process, sets process information indicating the displayed recipe process to the first mode, and displays the process information on the display.

12. The cooking assistance system further includes a second cooking unit which sequentially executes one or more appliance processes, each of which corresponds to one of a plurality of second recipe processes, and the input I / F accepts a designation of one of the plurality of first recipe processes and the plurality of second recipe processes, and the control unit sets the one recipe process indicated in the designation accepted by the input I / F as a displayed recipe process, (a) when a first appliance recipe process corresponding to an appliance process executed by the first cooking unit among the plurality of first recipe processes matches the displayed recipe process, sets the first matching information corresponding to the first cooking unit included in the process information indicated by the displayed recipe process to the first mode, and displays the process information on the display, (b) when the first appliance recipe process and the displayed recipe process are different, sets the first matching information to the second mode, and displays the process information on the display, (c) when a second appliance recipe step corresponding to an appliance step being executed by the second cooking unit among the plurality of second recipe steps matches the displayed recipe step, second matching information corresponding to the second cooking unit included in the process information indicated by the displayed recipe step is set to the first aspect, and the process information is displayed on the display; and (d) when the second appliance recipe step and the displayed recipe step are different, the second matching information is set to the second aspect, and the process information is displayed on the display. The cooking support system of claim 1, 13. The cooking assistance system described in claim 12, wherein the input I / F further accepts an operation on the second matching information displayed in the second mode, and the control unit, when the input I / F accepts the operation on the second matching information displayed in the second mode, sets the second appliance recipe step to the displayed recipe step, determining that designation of the second appliance recipe step has been accepted as the one recipe step, and sets the second matching information included in the process information indicated by the displayed recipe step to the first mode and displays the process information on the display.

14. The cooking assistance system of claim 1, wherein the input I / F includes a first input I / F and a second input I / F, the display includes a first display corresponding to the first input I / F and a second display corresponding to the second input I / F, the control unit includes a first control unit corresponding to the first input I / F and a second control unit corresponding to the second input I / F, the first control unit, when accepting the designation using the first input I / F as the input I / F, causes the first display to be used as the display to display the process information, and the second control unit, when accepting the designation using the second input I / F as the input I / F, causes the second display to be used as the display to display the process information.

15. The cooking assistance system according to any one of claims 1 to 14, wherein the cooking assistance system is a single device, and the single device has the input I / F and the display in a housing of the single device.

16. The cooking assistance system according to any one of claims 1 to 14, comprising: a cooking appliance equipped with the first cooking unit; and a terminal communicatively connected to the cooking appliance, the terminal comprising the input I / F, the display, and the control unit.

17. A cooking support method executed by a cooking support system, the cooking support system comprising: a first cooking unit that sequentially executes one or more appliance processes, each of which corresponds to one of a plurality of first recipe processes; an input I / F that accepts a designation of one of the plurality of first recipe processes; and a display; the cooking support method comprises: accepting a designation of one of the plurality of first recipe processes using the input I / F; setting the one first recipe process indicated in the designation accepted by the input I / F as a displayed recipe process; (a) when a first appliance recipe process associated with an appliance process executed by the first cooking unit among the plurality of first recipe processes matches the displayed recipe process, setting first matching information included in process information indicating the displayed recipe process to a first mode, and displaying the process information on the display; (b) when the first appliance recipe process and the displayed recipe process are different, setting the first matching information included in the process information to a second mode different from the first mode, and displaying the process information on the display. Cooking support method.

18. A program for causing a computer to execute a cooking assistance method executed by a cooking assistance system, the cooking assistance system comprising: a first cooking unit that sequentially executes one or more appliance processes, each of which corresponds to one of a plurality of first recipe processes; an input I / F that accepts a designation of one of the plurality of first recipe processes; and a display; the program uses the input I / F to accept a designation of one of the plurality of first recipe processes, and sets the one first recipe process indicated in the designation accepted by the input I / F as a displayed recipe process; (a) when a first appliance recipe process associated with an appliance process executed by the first cooking unit among the plurality of first recipe processes matches the displayed recipe process, the program sets first matching information included in process information indicating the displayed recipe process to a first mode and displays the process information on the display; and (b) when the first appliance recipe process and the displayed recipe process are different, the program sets the first matching information included in the process information to a second mode different from the first mode and displays the process information on the display. Program.

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