Information provision method, information provision system, and recording medium

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing cooking methods result in variations in cooked dishes due to factors such as differences in ingredient quality and freshness, leading to inconsistent flavor and texture.

Innovation Solution

An information provision method that acquires first component information from uncooked ingredients and second component information from a target dish, using a cooking condition derivation model to output a cooking condition that reproduces the desired dish components, thereby suppressing variations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If cooking is performed using conventional methods without component analysis, then the cooking process is simple and quick, but variations occur in the cooked dish due to differences in ingredient quality and freshness

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveconsistency of cooked dishVSAvoidcomplexity of cooking information provision system

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary analysis of ingredient components before cooking and pre-stores component information of cooked dishes. This advance preparation enables the cooking condition derivation model to calculate optimal cooking conditions that compensate for ingredient variations, ensuring consistent cooking results without adding complexity during the actual cooking process.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces conventional trial-and-error cooking methods with a computational approach using a cooking condition derivation model. This model uses component information from ingredients and reference dishes to calculate optimal cooking conditions, substituting mechanical cooking experimentation with information-based computational determination.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Reliability

If component information analysis is performed for all ingredients and dishes, then cooking variations are suppressed, but the time and resources required for analysis increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveconsistency of cooked dishVSAvoidtime for acquiring component information

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system pre-acquires and stores component information of cooked dishes in advance, so that when cooking is needed, only the ingredient component analysis and model calculation are required. This preliminary preparation significantly reduces the time needed at the point of cooking while maintaining consistent results.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system creates a virtual model (cooking condition derivation model) that replicates the relationship between ingredient components, cooking conditions, and dish components. This model copy allows rapid calculation of optimal cooking conditions without requiring repeated physical experimentation or extensive real-time analysis.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

Data Source

PatentUS20250228270A1Information provision method, information provision system, and recording medium

Publication Date: 2025.07.17 PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO LTD

AI summary

An information provision method is an information provision method executed by a computer, and includes acquiring first component information i1 related to a component contained in a cooking ingredient C, which is not yet cooked, acquiring second component information i2 related to a component contained in a dish D using the cooking ingredient C, and outputting a cooking condition Zc for cooking the cooking ingredient C, based on at least the first component information i1 and the second component information i2.