JPH0833207B2 - Cooking combination determination process automatic generation method - Google Patents

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Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to automatic program generation, and in particular, determination processing of continuously operable cooking settings in a microwave oven control program is performed from previously prepared continuously operable cooking combination information. By characterizing the relationship between two consecutive cookings, a cooking combination prohibition condition that is a criterion for determining whether or not cooking setting is possible is derived, and a cooking combination determination using a method that automatically generates and inserts a cooking combination determination process. The present invention relates to a process automatic generation method.

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in the conventional microwave oven control program, the processing for determining whether or not cooking settings are possible can be set in the order of C / B / A by the combination of cooking as shown in FIG. When it is impossible to set the cooking order in sequence, when cooking B or C is set, the information is stored for each stage at 21 and when the next cooking A is set, the determination processing for cooking setting based on the information 22 Only after passing through, can cooking A be set. That is, a determination process for verifying all cooking combinations is required in the program. In addition, even in the determination process in which another combination is passed, it is highly likely that the same cooking determination process appears, and the program becomes very redundant and complicated. Besides, it is not easy to change.

On the other hand, if all the combination patterns that can be continuously operated for cooking are coded and stored as a table as shown in FIG. 11 and the pattern matching is performed by referring to the table every time cooking is set, the table size can be increased. However, the number of combinations is required, which is considerably large, and the time required to search the table also becomes enormous.

Furthermore, even if we simply use state transition expressions,
As shown in FIG. 12, for all cooking combinations that can be continuously operated, the state in the middle stage, here the state after setting up to the second stage AA and AB can be set in the third stage unless all are created The relation with cooking cannot be expressed, the number of states becomes abnormally large, and it becomes necessary to reconsider the state definition from the beginning when changing the combination.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention Conventionally, there is no method for determining a continuously operable cooking combination using a state transition expression, and the continuously operable cooking combination is changed or the program size is limited. In some cases, humans have to directly modify the program each time. Therefore, if the cooking combination prohibition condition necessary for the cooking combination determination process is derived only by providing the cooking combination information that enables continuous operation, and if the combination determination process can be automatically generated / inserted, the development efficiency and reliability of the program will be dramatically improved. Improve to.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, in the cooking combination determination processing automatic generation method of the present invention, when setting cooking by a plurality of stages, it is determined whether or not the combination of those cooking is permitted. When the processing is realized, based on the product specification storing means storing all cooking, all cooking setting key information, and cooking combination information capable of continuous operation, and all cooking and all cooking setting key information in the product specification storing means, Create a state transition table that assigns each cooking to a state, assigns each cooking setting key input to an event, executes the cooking setting process corresponding to the input key by these key inputs, and then performs the state transition process. When three or more cooking settings are performed by using the state transition table creating means and the state transition table that can express the relationship between the cooking settings between the two stages, the product specification storing means is connected to each other. Based on the information on cooking combinations that can be continuously operated, the cooking combinations that can be continuously operated during all cooking are checked to determine whether the continuously operable cooking pair is prohibited by the previously set cooking. In order to achieve this, combination prohibition table creating means for creating a combination prohibition table showing the relationship between all continuously operable cooking pairs and cooking that can be set immediately before, and any combination prohibition table based on the combination prohibition table Based on the combination prohibition flag generating means for allocating a combination prohibition flag to the cooking for which the setting of at least one cooking pair is prohibited after the cooking setting and the combination prohibition table, the setting is made before the setting of any cooking pair. A combination prohibition mask generating means for assigning a combination prohibition mask to a cooking pair for which continuous operation is prohibited by cooking, and corresponding to each time cooking is set. Prohibition condition update processing inserting means for inserting processing for updating the prohibition condition by logically ORing the combination prohibition flag with the previous combination prohibition condition value, and a state at the time of cooking setting It is provided with a combination determination processing insertion means for inserting, before the cooking setting processing at the time of state transition, a combination determination processing using a logical product of the combination inhibition mask and the inhibition condition at that time as to whether or not the transition is possible. It is characterized by that. Hereinafter, description will be given with reference to the drawings.

Action The present invention creates a state transition table based on cooking and cooking setting key information, and based on cooking combination information that allows continuous operation, a combination prohibition flag and a combination prohibition mask necessary for the cooking combination determination process. Are automatically derived, and the prohibition condition update process and the combination determination process are automatically generated using them.

Embodiment FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 1 is a product specification storing means, which stores types of cooking and cooking setting keys, and a cooking combination table capable of continuous operation. Reference numeral 2 denotes a state transition table creating unit, which comprises only the state transition table creating unit 3 and creates a state transition table based on the product specification storing unit 1 by assigning cooking to a state and cooking setting key input to an event. Reference numeral 4 denotes a prohibition condition creating section, which comprises 5 combination prohibition table creating means, 6 combination prohibition flag generating means, and 7 combination prohibition mask generating means, and based on the product specification storing means 1, a cooking combination. A combination prohibition flag and a combination prohibition mask used in the determination process are generated. Reference numeral 8 denotes a process generation unit, which includes a prohibition condition update process insertion unit 9 and a combination determination process insertion unit 10 and performs the prohibition condition update process and the combination determination process by using the combination prohibition flag and the combination prohibition mask. Insert it in the corresponding part of the transition table.

FIG. 2 is a basic processing flow showing one embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 11 is a cooking and cooking setting key specification retrieval process, and particularly the cooking name and the cooking setting key name are retrieved from the product specification storing means 1. Reference numeral 12 denotes a state transition table creation process, which uses the state transition table creation means 2 to assign cooking to a state and cooking setting key input to an event based on the cooking name and cooking setting key name to create a state transition table. To do. Reference numeral 13 denotes a cooking combination specification retrieval process, which retrieves a cooking combination table that can be continuously operated particularly from the product specification storing means 1. Reference numeral 14 denotes a combination prohibition table preparation process, which shows the relationship between arbitrary cooking and a cooking pair for which continuous operation is prohibited depending on the cooking based on the cooking combination table by using the combination prohibition table preparation means 5. Create a cooking prohibition table. Reference numeral 15 denotes a combination prohibition flag generation process, which uses the combination prohibition flag generation means 6 to generate a combination prohibition flag for each cooking based on the combination prohibition table. Reference numeral 16 denotes a combination prohibition mask generation process, which uses the combination prohibition mask generation means 7 and, based on the combination prohibition table, for any cooking pair that can be continuously set, depending on the cooking set before that. A combination prohibition mask is generated for distinguishing cooking pairs that are not allowed to operate continuously. Reference numeral 17 denotes a prohibition condition update process insertion process, which uses the prohibition condition update process insertion means 9 to perform a prohibition condition update process for ORing the combination prohibition flag and the prohibition condition to update the prohibition condition in the state transition table. Insert in all state transition processing. Reference numeral 18 denotes a combination determination processing insertion processing, which uses the combination determination processing insertion means 10 to perform a logical product of the combination prohibition mask and the prohibition condition to judge whether the state transition is possible or not by the truth. Insert before all state transition processing in the table.

FIG. 3 is a cooking combination table in which setting of three stages is permitted as one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a stage transition table, and based on the cooking combination table, the relationship between the first stage cooking and the second stage cooking, the relationship between the second stage cooking and the third stage cooking are identified, and cooking is performed. In the state transition table when the cooking setting key input is assigned to the event, the place where the next cooking can be set is marked with a circle and a triangle. A circle indicates a relationship between the first stage and the second stage, and a triangle indicates a relationship between the second stage and the third stage.

FIG. 5 is a combination prohibition table, which shows the second stage cooking and the third stage cooking.
1st for cooking pair that can operate continuously in stage cooking
It shows whether stage cooking is a factor that prohibits continuous operation. If prohibited, mark X, and if allowed, mark O. Here, if all the elements in the column for the first stage cooking are ◯ marks, there is no combination prohibition condition, and if there is at least one X mark, the combination prohibition flag is assigned to the first stage cooking. That is, cooking A
Combination prohibition flag 1 in and combination prohibition flag 2 in cooking B
To the cooking C, the combination prohibition flag 3 is assigned to the cooking C, and the cooking D
And the same combination prohibition flag 2 is assigned. Next, to each cooking pair of the second stage cooking and the third stage cooking, a combination prohibition mask corresponding to the combination prohibition flag of the first stage cooking when the element in the row is the X mark is assigned. For example, when the cooking pair is A-A, since the X mark is attached to the first stage cooking B, C, and D, the combination prohibition masks 2 and 3 are assigned. It is not affected by Cooking A.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart of the combination prohibition flag generation means. At 61, the column element for the first stage cooking in the combination prohibition table of FIG. 5 is checked, and whether the X mark is included or not is there an X mark of 62? To judge. If it is not included, it is checked for the next first-stage cooking, and if it is included, 63 is matched with the previous column element pattern, and if there is an equal pattern, 65 is used to perform the first-stage cooking at that time. Assign the same combination prohibition flag as. If there is no equal pattern, a new combination prohibition flag is assigned at 64 and the pattern is stored. Repeat above at 66 for all first stage cooking.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the combination prohibition mask generation means. At 81, the row element for the food pair in the combination prohibition table of FIG. 5 is checked, and if there is no X mark, the next cooked pair is checked, and if there is an X mark, 83. The combination prohibition flag assigned to the corresponding first stage cooking is assigned to the cooking pair as a combination prohibition mask. Repeat 84 for all cooked pairs.

FIG. 8 is a combination prohibition flag table, which is assigned to each cooking from the results of FIGS. 5 and 6, and is used to update the prohibition condition by taking the logical OR with the prohibition condition at that time when setting the cooking. To use.

FIG. 9 is a combination prohibition mask distribution table. From the results of FIGS. 5 and 7, the logical sum of the combination prohibition masks required for each cooking pair is assigned to the corresponding possible combination points for cooking in the state transition table, and the cooking combination is set. Used to determine the feasibility of.

When any cooking is set, the logical product of the combination prohibition mask obtained from the result of FIG. 9 and the prohibition condition at that time is taken, and if true, it indicates that the cooking combination is prohibited, and no processing is performed. Exit to. If the result is false, it indicates that the cooking combination has been permitted, and prohibition condition determination processing for determining whether to continue the processing is inserted in the relevant portion of the state transition table.
Further, when the cooking combination is permitted, a prohibition condition update process for updating the prohibition condition by inserting the logical sum of the combination prohibition flag corresponding to the set cooking and the prohibition condition up to that point is also inserted. From the above, it is possible to determine the combination of cooking.

If four or more stages can be set, the same processing can be performed by applying the above method if the combination prohibition condition between the two stages is expanded to the relationship between the second and third stages and the third and fourth stage cooking. Is feasible. Further, in other fields as well, the present invention can be applied to a combination determination process using a state transition table that can determine states and events based on the same concept as the cooking setting stage.

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION As described above, as is apparent from the embodiments, the cooking combination determination processing generation method according to the present invention, with respect to cooking settings capable of continuous operation of three or more stages, simply gives a cooking combination table as the product specification, It is possible to generate the combination prohibition flag and the combination prohibition mask, and easily generate / insert the prohibition condition update processing and the determination processing in the state transition table.
Unlike conventional methods, after trial and error for each cooking combination, it is not necessary for humans to insert judgment processing into the program or search for many combination patterns over a long period of time. Can create a program that can judge the impossibility.

As a result, there is no redundancy in the program, and even when the cooking combination is changed, the program can be easily updated in a short time only by changing the cooking combination table, and the development efficiency of the program is significantly improved and a highly reliable program can be provided. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a cooking combination determination process automatic generation method 1 according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a system configuration diagram showing an embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a basic processing flow in an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is a cooking combination table, Fig. 4 is a stage transition table,
FIG. 5 is a combination prohibition table, FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing the combination prohibition flag generating means, FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing the combination prohibition mask generating means, FIG. 8 is a combination prohibition flag table, and FIG. Is a combination prohibited mask distribution chart,
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing one conventional example of cooking combination determination processing, FIG. 11 is a table diagram of cooking combination patterns used in the conventional example, and FIG. 12 is a state transition table diagram created in the conventional example. 1 ... Product specification storing means, 2 ... State transition table creating section, 3 ... State transition table creating section, 4 ... Prohibition condition creating section, 5 ... Combination prohibition table creating section, 6 ... Combination prohibition flag generation Means, 7 ... Combination prohibition mask generation means, 8 ... Processing insertion section, 9 ... Prohibition condition update processing insertion means, 10 ... Combination determination processing insertion means.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. When setting cooking by a plurality of stages,
When realizing a process of determining whether or not the combination of those cookings is permitted, a product specification storing unit storing all cooking, all cooking setting key information, and cooking combination information capable of continuous operation, and the product specification storing unit Based on the total cooking and the total cooking setting key information, each cooking is set to the state, the input of each cooking setting key is assigned to the event, and the setting processing of the cooking corresponding to the input key is executed by those key inputs, When performing a cooking setting for three or more stages by using a state transition table creating means for creating a state transition table for performing a state transition process and the state transition table capable of expressing the relationship of cooking settings between two stages, On the basis of the information on the combination of continuously operable cooking stored in the product specification storing means, the combination of continuously operable cooking is examined, and the pair of continuously operable cooking is determined to be the cooking set before that. And a combination prohibition table creating means for creating a combination prohibition table showing a relationship between all cooking pairs capable of continuous operation and cooking which can be set immediately before, in order to determine whether or not the continuous operation is prohibited. , Based on the combination prohibition table, based on the combination prohibition table, and a combination prohibition flag generating means for allocating a combination prohibition flag to cooking for which setting of at least one cooking pair is prohibited after any cooking setting. Then, a combination prohibition mask generation means for assigning a combination prohibition mask to a cooking pair for which continuous operation is prohibited by the cooking set before the setting of an arbitrary cooking pair, and the cooking prohibition for each time the cooking is set. A process of updating the prohibition condition by ORing the corresponding combination prohibition flag with the previous combination prohibition condition value,
A combination using a logical product of the prohibition condition update process insertion means to be inserted in the cooking setting process at the time of state transition, and whether or not the state transition at the time of cooking setting is possible, the combination prohibition mask and the prohibition condition at that time. A combination determination process insertion means for inserting the determination process before the cooking setting process at the time of state transition, and a cooking combination determination process automatic generation method.