JPS5885018A - Cooking menu selection device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve a utility of the heating cooker by a method wherein only an input of a plurality of names of materials of foodstuffs from the keyboard for use in inputting the numbers and characters etc. enables to output the menue and the cooking steps and then the cooking menue and cooking steps can be determined after checking the above display. CONSTITUTION:An operation panel 4 arranged at the front surface of an electronic oven is provided with a display part 5 capable of displaying the numbers and Kana characters and a key board 6 having keys of the numbers and Kana characters, capable of inputting the material names of foodstuffs and respective weights. When a language (name of material etc.) is inputted by the key input device 12 including a key board 6, the language is translated into a mechanical language through a translation device 13, then inputted to a calculation device 16, wherein the translated language is compared with the name of material of foodstuffs stored in the memory device 15, then the corresponding cooking menue and if desired the cooking steps are displayed in sequence in the display device 14. The user looks at the display and then selects one of the cooking menues to perform the cooking.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a microcomputer (hereinafter referred to as a microcomputer)
The present invention relates to a cooking device such as a high-frequency heating device that employs the following.

When cooking with a conventional microwave oven or gas open oven equipped with a microcomputer, first decide what kind of cooking you want to do, and then select the cooking area displayed on the operation panel using the cooking setting 2 key. It executed cooking programs stored in a microcomputer. With this conventional method, the user has to decide the cooking menu in advance, so the user has to rely on his or her memory, look at a cooking book, or use a card. He spent a considerable amount of time looking at the menu and devising ways to change the menu each day.

The purpose of the present invention is to reduce the burden on the user by having the device itself judge the selection of a cooking menu based on a plurality of input ingredients and displaying possible cooking menus one after another. It provides a diet rich in variety.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In Fig. 1, there is a door 3 which is provided in the front opening of the heating chamber 2 of the main body 1 of the microwave oven so as to be openable and closable, and a door 3 which can be opened and closed on the side thereof. It has panel 4. This operation panel 4 is equipped with a display section 6 made of liquid crystal that can display numbers and katakana using dots.
Displays what is input or output by a set of input keys. The keyboard 6, which is a human-powered device, has numbers and katakana characters lined up as shown in FIG. 2, and the name of the ingredient of the food and its weight can be entered using these keys. At the top of the operation panel 4, a display section 6 made of liquid crystal is provided, which is made up of 35 dots for characters (-), and allows input and output of katakana characters. The keyboard 6 includes a start key 7 for controlling a high-frequency oscillator (not shown), a key switch group 8 for inputting food ingredient names, and a key switch 9 for inputting weight.
It has key switches such as a key switch 10 for inputting time and a key switch 11 for inputting numbers.

FIG. 3 shows a block diagram of the microcomputer.

A key input device 12 including a keyboard 6, a translation device 13 that translates input language into machine language, a display device 14 including a liquid crystal display unit 5 that displays input language and output, etc. Cooking method 14 1978-85018
(2) It consists of a storage device 15 that stores the following, and an arithmetic device 16 that calculates inputs and stored contents. A plurality of ingredient names 5 of various foods, for example, potatoes, carrots, beef, onions, etc. inputted from the key human power device 12 are translated by the translation device 13 and calculated by the arithmetic device 16 and stored in the storage device 16.
The device compares the ingredients names of the cooking contents in the table and displays corresponding cooking menus, such as curry rice, curry stew, and cooking methods if necessary, one after another on the display device. The user selects from the displayed food menu, prepares the food, and then heats the food.

As described above, according to the present invention, the cooking menu and cooking method are output simply by inputting the ingredient names of multiple foods, so the user can make a decision by looking at the display, and a wide variety of cooking is possible. . Moreover, since the cooking method is displayed even if you do not know the cooking method at all, it is not necessary to refer to a cooking book, etc., and it is possible to provide an excellent heating cooker that is easy to use.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a heating cooker which is an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view of the operation panel of the cooking device, and FIG. 3 is a control block diagram of the cooking device. 2...Heating chamber, 4...Operation panel, 5...
...Display section, 6...Keyboard, 12...
...Key human power device, 15...Storage device. Name of agent: Patent attorney Toshio Nakao and 1 other person No. 1
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Claims (1)

[Claims] A heating chamber for storing food, a means for heating the inside of the heating chamber, a display section for displaying numbers, letters, etc., an operation panel section having the display section and a keyboard for inputting numbers, letters, etc., and a cooking menu. and a control device having a microcomputer that stores and controls time, and when the name of the ingredient of the food is input using the input key of the keyboard, a menu of possible dishes using the ingredient is output and displayed on the display unit. A heating cooker.