Cooking Display Guide Image Step Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for electronically displaying recipe information on cooking appliances and mobile terminals fail to effectively support cooking by making it difficult for users to instantly identify the current step and prepare for the next step, leading to hindered cooking progress.
Innovation Solution
A method where a processor determines the current step and displays a guide image including detailed contents of the current step and simplified contents of the next step, with distinct display regions and detail levels to differentiate between the two, allowing users to easily identify and prepare for the next step.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If recipe information is displayed in a scroll showing a series of step contents, then all step information is available, but it becomes hard to grasp where the current step information is located
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the recipe information into distinct segments: current step information is displayed prominently in the main display area, while other step information is separated into a sidebar. This segmentation allows users to easily identify the current step while still having access to other steps, resolving the contradiction between information availability and ease of identification.
2Ease of operation
If only current step contents are displayed, then the current step is clearly identified, but users cannot grasp the contents of the next step that requires preparation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent adds a spatial dimension to the display by introducing a sidebar that runs parallel to the main display area. This allows the next step information to be presented in a different dimensional space, enabling users to clearly identify the current step while simultaneously accessing information about the next step that requires preparation.
3Loss of information
If detailed information for all steps is stored and displayed, then complete recipe information is available, but data storage requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the essential information needed for the next step (title and image) and displays it in the sidebar, while storing detailed information on-demand. This extraction approach allows the system to provide complete recipe information when needed while minimizing data storage requirements for the always-visible display areas.
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AI summary
A method includes: causing a processor to determine a first step from among a plurality of steps that should be executed in order in cooking; and causing the processor to display, on a display, a guide image including a first indicative contents of the determined first step and a second indicative contents of a second step that is a step that should be executed next to the first step.