Dynamic Cooking Guide Display for Ingredient State Tracking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cooking display technologies fail to clearly indicate the state of ingredients as they undergo processing, leading to user confusion, especially when the same ingredient undergoes different processes, and require unnecessary storage of ingredient process information.
Innovation Solution
A display control method that dynamically generates a guide image by replacing ingredient names with process information when an ingredient has been altered, using syntactic analysis to extract verb expressions and generate grammatically suitable ingredient process information, reducing memory requirements and avoiding confusion.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If recipe information is displayed showing ingredient names, then users can identify ingredients needed, but users become confused when the same ingredient undergoes different processes
Solution Approach 1:
The ingredient information is dynamically updated based on the current operation step. When an ingredient undergoes a process, the display automatically changes from showing the original ingredient name to showing the processed state (e.g., from 'cucumber' to 'shredded cucumber'). This dynamic adaptation resolves the contradiction by ensuring the information remains accurate and useful throughout the cooking process without requiring additional storage space for multiple static versions of the ingredient list.
2Ease of operation
If ingredient process information is pre-stored for all operations, then user confusion is avoided, but memory usage increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system generates ingredient process information on-demand during the cooking process rather than pre-storing all possible variations. The display control unit automatically determines what processed state information is needed based on the current operation and generates or retrieves only that specific information. This self-service approach eliminates the need for extensive pre-stored data while maintaining clear ingredient information display.
3Adaptability or versatility
If static recipe displays are used, then device complexity is reduced, but the system cannot adapt to different cooking stages
Solution Approach 1:
The display system transitions from static to dynamic by automatically adapting the ingredient information based on the current operation step. The display control unit monitors the cooking progress and updates the ingredient display accordingly, showing processed states when relevant. This dynamic behavior provides adaptability without requiring complex manual intervention or pre-configured displays for each cooking stage.
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AI summary
A method includes causing a processor to execute determining a first operation from among a plurality of operations to be performed in sequence in cooking, and displaying a guide image on a display, the guide image including operation information that indicates a content of the first operation and ingredient information that indicates a name of an ingredient prepared for the cooking, where in the displaying of the guide image, when an ingredient on which a process has been performed in a second operation different from the first operation is used in the first operation, the name of the ingredient included in the ingredient information is replaced with ingredient process information indicating that the process has been performed on the ingredient.