Recipe Search Result Image Selection and Procedure Outline Generation

Solution Overview

Problem

Users face difficulties in grasping the cooking procedure of recipes from search results due to excessive information and large display areas, making it inefficient to view multiple recipes simultaneously.

Innovation Solution

An information processing device that selects and generates procedure outline content using a predetermined number of procedure images, excluding finished cooking images and utilizing general-purpose images when necessary, to present a concise search result.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If the cooking procedure is presented in detail as search result, then the user can grasp the cooking procedure, but the information quantity increases and the display area becomes too large

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecooking procedure informationVSAvoiddisplay area per recipe

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSArea of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts only the essential procedure images from the complete recipe information, selecting a predetermined number of representative images that convey the key cooking steps. This extraction approach provides sufficient cooking procedure information while keeping the display area compact, allowing users to grasp the procedure without being overwhelmed by excessive details.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent segments the complete cooking procedure into a selective subset of key procedure images. Instead of displaying all images or detailed text descriptions, the system divides the procedure information into essential visual segments that represent the core cooking steps, achieving information efficiency and space optimization.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Productivity

If multiple recipes are displayed simultaneously, then the user can compare options, but the display area per recipe must be reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improverecipe viewing efficiencyVSAvoiddisplay area per recipe

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSArea of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts only the essential procedure images from each recipe, selecting a predetermined number of representative images that convey the key cooking steps. This extraction approach provides sufficient cooking procedure information while keeping the display area compact, allowing users to grasp the procedure without being overwhelmed by excessive details.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent segments the complete cooking procedure into a selective subset of key procedure images. Instead of displaying all images or detailed text descriptions, the system divides the procedure information into essential visual segments that represent the core cooking steps, achieving information efficiency and space optimization.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

3Loss of information

If the user views detailed recipe information to understand the cooking procedure, then the user can make an informed decision, but the operation becomes inconvenient and time-consuming

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecooking procedure understandingVSAvoidrecipe selection convenience

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts only the essential procedure images from the complete recipe information, selecting a predetermined number of representative images that convey the key cooking steps. This extraction approach provides sufficient cooking procedure information while keeping the display area compact, allowing users to grasp the procedure without being overwhelmed by excessive details.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent segments the complete cooking procedure into a selective subset of key procedure images. Instead of displaying all images or detailed text descriptions, the system divides the procedure information into essential visual segments that represent the core cooking steps, achieving information efficiency and space optimization.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS11036788B2Information processing device, information processing method, program, and storage medium

Publication Date: 2021.06.15 RAKUTEN GROUP INC

AI summary

Among images contained in information on a posted specific recipe, a predetermined number of the images that are equal to or greater than two are selected as procedure images based on a difference in images. The procedure images concerns a procedure of the specific recipe. Next, procedure outline content, which concerns the procedure of the specific recipe, is generated using the predetermined number of the procedure images. Further, information that contains the procedure outline content is presented as a search result of a search for a recipe.