Food Processor, Food Preparation Method, Computer Program Product and Storage Medium
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional food processors require manual selection of recipes and rely on static values for preparation times, failing to adapt dynamically to user behavior, leading to inefficiencies in food preparation.
Innovation Solution
A food processor that electronically accesses and processes digital recipes, compares target and actual preparation times, determines a speed factor based on user performance, and adjusts future target working times to optimize food preparation by dynamically adjusting preparation times based on user behavior.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If static target working times are used for all users, then the recipe execution is simple and consistent, but it does not adapt to individual user speeds leading to inefficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously measures actual working times for each preparation step and compares them against target times. Based on this feedback, it calculates a speed factor and dynamically adjusts future target times to match the user's actual working speed, thereby optimizing preparation efficiency without requiring complex manual intervention
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms static target working times into dynamic values that automatically adapt to each user's performance. The system adjusts target times in real-time based on measured actual times and calculated speed factors, making the recipe execution flexible and personalized while maintaining automated operation
2Extent of automation
If manual selection of recipes is required, then the system remains simple to operate, but it reduces automation and requires continuous user intervention
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically accesses and executes recipes without requiring manual selection by the user. It independently measures actual working times, calculates speed factors, and adjusts target times autonomously, freeing the user from continuous intervention while maintaining ease of use through automated decision-making
3Reliability
If target working times are strictly enforced, then the preparation process remains consistent, but it does not account for variations in user speed leading to repeated failures
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses feedback from actual working time measurements to continuously improve reliability. By comparing actual times against target times and adjusting future targets based on calculated speed factors, the system adapts to each user's pace, ensuring consistent completion success while accommodating individual variations in working speed
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to a food processor (10) configured and adapted to electronically accessing a recipe (11) and processing the recipe (11) for performing a food preparation comprising multiple preparation steps/stages (12), performing comparisons between target working times (t1-t7) predetermined in the recipe (11) for performing the preparation steps/stages (12) and actual working times actually required by a user of the food processor (10) for performing the preparation steps/stages (12), determining at least one speed factor (f1; f2; f3, f4; f5) relating to a working speed of the user on the basis of the comparisons carried out, and determining at least one future target working time for performing at least one future preparation step/stage (12) on the basis of a predetermined target working time and the at least one determined speed factor (f1; f2; f3, f4; f5). The invention further relates to a method for food preparation with the food processor (10), a computer program product (14) for performing the method, and a storage medium (15) on which the computer program product is stored.