Coded Food Scanning for Automated Cooking Device Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional cooking device control methods rely heavily on manual operations, leading to low intelligence and inefficient operation, limiting the effectiveness of intelligent cooking devices in daily life.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus for controlling cooking devices that involve scanning coded patterns on food to obtain information, sending standby and cooking instructions based on preset conditions, and receiving state information to automate cooking operations, enabling intelligent and efficient control without manual assistance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual operations are used to control cooking devices, then the device can be operated, but the operation efficiency is low and intelligence degree is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The cooking device automatically scans coded patterns on food packaging, retrieves cooking information, and executes cooking operations without requiring manual input from the user. The system serves itself by autonomously completing the entire cooking control process from information acquisition to execution.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical operations with an automated information processing system that uses optical scanning (coded pattern recognition), data communication (information retrieval), and electronic control (cooking parameter adjustment) to eliminate the need for manual device operation.
2Ease of operation
If manual assistance near the cooking device is required, then control can be performed, but the operation becomes complicated and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces an intermediary information processing layer between the user and the cooking device. This intermediary automatically scans coded patterns, retrieves cooking information from databases, and translates it into device control commands, eliminating the need for users to manually interact with complex controls.
Solution Approach 2:
The cooking information including recipes, timing, and parameters is pre-retrieved and stored based on the scanned coded pattern. The system prepares all necessary control data in advance before the actual cooking operation begins, so no manual assistance is needed during the cooking process.
3Extent of automation
If conventional control methods are used, then the device can function, but the intelligence and automation level remains low
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the complex information processing functions from the cooking device itself and places them in an external information processing system. The cooking device only needs to execute simple control commands, while the complex tasks of information scanning, retrieval, and interpretation are performed externally.
Data Source
AI summary
The present application relates to a method, apparatus, computer device and storage medium for controlling a cooking device. The method includes: scanning a coded pattern preset on a to-be-cooked food to obtain to-be-cooked food information characterizing the to-be-cooked food; sending a standby instruction to the cooking device when the to-be-cooked food information meets a preset standby condition, so as to bring the cooking device into a standby state; sending a cooking instruction to the cooking device when the cooking device is in the standby state and the preset cooking condition is met, so as to control the cooking device to cook the to-be-cooked food; and receiving state information fed back by the cooking device, wherein the state information is configured to characterize the cooking state of the cooking device.