JP2005140418A - Cooker - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cooker capable of recognizing cooking information corresponding to a cooking recipe matched to a user's taste for every cooking material, and automatically cooking the cooking material according to the recognized cooking information. <P>SOLUTION: This cooker comprises an electronic camera 13 for photographing a cup 15 held up in front thereof; an information storage means for image information of the cup 15 for storing the cooking material and individual cooking information associated with the cup 15; a detection means for detecting opening and closing of a door 14; and a cooking control means for reading, upon holding up the cup in front of the imaging means, the relevant individual cooking information from the information storage means based on the image information of the container taken by the electronic camera 13, and starting, upon detecting the closing of the door 14 by the detection part, the cooking according to the read individual cooking information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a cooking device such as a gas microwave oven or a microwave oven, and more particularly to a cooking device capable of automatically cooking an object to be cooked (food).

  In recent cooking devices such as a gas microwave oven and a microwave oven, it is possible to automatically cook an object to be cooked by selecting a cooking information (cooking menu) button.

  For example, a cooking device that automatically identifies the type of food to be cooked, determines the optimum cooking method, and automatically cooks the food to be cooked is disclosed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In patent document 1, a to-be-cooked object is identified by image | photographing to-be-cooked object with the electronic camera mounted in the heating cooker, or a bar-coat etc., such as a packaging container of a to-be-cooked object, is read, and an object to be cooked It has been proposed to identify and then cook by identifying the cooking information of the item to be cooked.

Moreover, the cooking device which takes in external cooking information and a cooking program into a heating cooker, and cooks a to-be-cooked item automatically is disclosed (for example, refer patent document 2). In Patent Literature 2, after the cooking information on the Internet and the cooking program in the central computer are received by a terminal device such as a mobile phone, the cooking device is connected by connecting the terminal device and the heating cooking device by a wireless interface or the like. It has been proposed to receive and record cooking information and perform cooking automatically based on the recorded cooking information and cooking program.
Utility Model Registration No. 3036671 JP 2001-343128 A

  However, the cooking devices shown in Patent Documents 1 and 2 have not been able to recognize cooking information (cooking recipes) that suits the user's preference for each object to be cooked.

  Therefore, in order to cook with a favorite cooking recipe, the user must select cooking information corresponding to an object to be cooked from cooking information preset in the cooking device each time the cooking device is used. There wasn't. Furthermore, even if “warming” is selected, for example, cooking information is not automatically cooked according to the user's preference, the user has to make finer settings each time.

  This invention is made | formed in view of the said subject, recognizes the cooking information corresponding to the cooking recipe according to a user's liking for every to-be-cooked, and cooks to-be-cooked food automatically according to the recognized cooking information. An object of the present invention is to provide a cooking device that can be used.

  In order to achieve the above object, a heating cooker according to the present invention is a heating cooker for cooking an object to be cooked, which is an image pickup means for photographing a container held on the front and an image of a container for storing the object to be cooked. Information storage means for storing information and individual cooking information associated with the container, detection means for detecting opening and closing of the door, and the container held in front of the image means, the container photographed by the imaging means It is provided with cooking control means for reading related individual cooking information from the information storage means based on the video information and starting cooking according to the read individual cooking information when the detection unit detects that the door is closed. Features.

  Thus, a cooking device is provided that can recognize cooking information corresponding to a cooking recipe that matches a user's preference for each cooking object, and can automatically cook the cooking object according to the recognized cooking information.

  In other words, the user selects the desired cooking information by simply holding the cup or container that is used daily in front of an imaging device such as an electronic camera equipped with the cooking device, and the cooking information is cooked into the cooking device. Just set things and close the door to start cooking. At this time, cooking information corresponding to the container may be automatically displayed. Needless to say, the cooking device can have a function of not selecting a mode in which cooking is automatically started. Moreover, although it is set as the container here, articles | goods other than a container, for example, foodstuffs or food packaging, may be sufficient. That is, the video information of the article and the cooking information may be associated with each other.

  In the above configuration, the information storage means further includes registration means for newly registering the video information of the container and the individual cooking information associated with the container, and the registration means holds the container in front of the imaging means. Accordingly, it is preferable that the video information of the container photographed by the imaging unit can be registered in the information storage unit, and the individual cooking information input together can be registered in the information storage unit in association with the video information of the container.

  In addition, when newly registering video information and individual cooking information, the information processing apparatus includes a receiving unit that receives various information transmitted from an external device having a photographing function and a transmission function, and the registration unit is transmitted from the external device. The image information of the coming container can be registered in the information storage means. As a result, video information can be taken by means other than the imaging means provided in the cooking device, such as a digital camera, digital video camera, camera-equipped mobile phone, etc., and registered in the information storage means for use.

  Moreover, in the said structure, the display means which displays the video information and individual cooking information of the container memorize | stored in the information storage means, and the change means which can change the content currently displayed on this display means are provided. Is preferred. Thereby, the cooking information of a to-be-cooked object can be changed easily. For example, the user can change the temperature of the object to be cooked according to the temperature at that time. In this case, the setting change may be registered and the same display may be performed from the next time, or cooking information only at that time may be used.

  Furthermore, in the above configuration, the image information of the container preferably includes at least one of the shape, pattern, and color of the container. Accordingly, the containers can be distinguished if any one of the shape, pattern and color of the containers is different. For example, when the same shape of cup is used by a family and the same drink is put and cooked, the difference can be recognized if the pattern or color of each cup is different.

  In order to achieve the above object, a heating cooker according to the present invention is a cooking device for cooking an object to be cooked, an imaging means for photographing a container held over the front surface and a package of the object to be cooked, Acquisition means for acquiring cooking information described in the package of the product, information storage means for storing video information of the container for storing the food to be cooked, and individual cooking information of the food to be cooked associated with the container, A detection unit that detects opening and closing of the door, and an individual associated with the information storage unit based on the cooking type in the cooking information captured by the imaging unit and acquired by the acquisition unit when the container is held in front of the video unit It is characterized by comprising cooking control means for reading information and starting cooking according to the read individual cooking information when the detection unit detects that the door is closed.

  Thus, like the above-described cooking device, there is provided a cooking device capable of recognizing cooking information according to the user's preference for each cooking object and automatically cooking the cooking material according to the recognized cooking information. In addition, the contents described in the package can be set using the cooking information of the cooking device as it is.

  In this case, cooking information can be acquired from the barcode information described in the package of the food item.

  Moreover, cooking information can be acquired from character information such as cooking time and cooking type described in the package of the food item.

  In the above configuration, the information storage means further includes registration means for newly registering the video information of the container and the individual cooking information associated with the container, and the registration means holds the container in front of the imaging means. By registering the video information of the container photographed by the image pickup means in the information storage means, the cooking information described in the package photographed by the image pickup means when the package is held in front of the image pickup means It is preferable that the individual cooking information including the cooking information inputted together with the cooking information can be registered in the information storage means in association with the video information of the container.

  In addition, when newly registering video information and individual cooking information that takes cooking information into account, registration means for registering the video information of the container and the individual cooking information associated with the container in the information storage means, and on the network A second acquisition unit capable of acquiring cooking information of various cooked items that have been disclosed, and the registration unit includes a container image taken by the imaging unit when the container is held in front of the imaging unit. The information is registered in the information storage means, the cooking information of the desired cooking object is fetched from the second acquisition means, and the individual cooking information including the cooking information inputted together is associated with the video information of the container. It is preferable to be able to register in the storage means.

  Thereby, cooking information can be downloaded from a homepage on the Internet, so that cooking mistakes can be prevented and appropriate cooking information can be set. Further, for the side to provide the food to be cooked, it is allowed to change the setting of the cooking information from monotonous to a finer setting, and the repertoire of the food to be cooked can be easily increased.

  In addition, the second acquisition unit can be an information terminal that can be connected to the network, and the registration unit can capture cooking information of the cooking object from the information information terminal via the information transmission unit. In this case, the information transmission means can be a wireless or wired communication line, or a removable storage medium that stores cooking information of the object to be cooked.

  In the above-described configuration, similarly to the above-described cooking device, it has receiving means for receiving various information transmitted from an external device having a photographing function and a transmission function such as a digital camera, a digital video camera, and a camera-equipped mobile phone. The registration unit can register the video information of the container transmitted from the external device in the information storage unit.

  Also in this case, the display means for displaying the video information of the container and the individual cooking information stored in the information storage means and the display means so that the cooking information of the object to be cooked can be easily changed. It is preferable to include a changing unit that can change the displayed contents.

  Furthermore, in this case as well, it is preferable that the image information of the container includes at least one of the shape, pattern and color of the container.

  According to the cooking device of the present invention, the cooking information corresponding to the cooking recipe according to the user's preference is recognized for each cooking object, and the cooking object can be automatically cooked according to the recognized cooking information. A cooker is provided. That is, in the past, after setting the food to be cooked in the heating cooker, cooking information was set according to personal preference, but according to the present invention, the container is simply held over an imaging means such as an electronic camera. Cooking information corresponding to an individual's favorite cooking recipe set in is set, and cooking is started simply by setting an object to be cooked and closing the door.

  Moreover, the content described in the package of the to-be-cooked item and the content published on the homepage can be used as it is as cooking information of the cooking device.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  In the present embodiment, a microwave oven is described as an example of a cooking device for the sake of simplicity, but the present invention is applicable to all cooking devices such as a gas microwave oven.

<Embodiment 1>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a microwave oven that is a heating cooker according to the first embodiment.

  A microwave oven 100 illustrated in FIG. 1 is controlled by a cooking control unit 1, which includes an imaging unit 2, a container detection unit 3, an information registration unit 4, an information storage unit 5, a key input unit 6, and a door. An open / close detection unit 7, a cooking mechanism unit 8, and a display panel 12 are connected. Here, the imaging part 2 consists of the electronic camera 13 (refer FIG. 3) and its accessory, and image | photographs the container which puts a to-be-cooked object. The container detection unit 3 detects a container held in front of the imaging unit 2. The information registration unit 4 registers video information of a new container and cooking information of the object to be cooked, and associates the information with each other. The information storage unit 5 stores the video information of the container photographed by the imaging unit 2 and the cooking information of the object to be cooked. The key input unit 6 actually inputs cooking information of the object to be cooked. The door opening / closing detection unit 6 detects opening / closing of the door in the cooking mechanism unit 8. The display panel 12 displays various cooking information, an image of the container photographed by the electronic camera 13, and the like. Then, the cooking control unit 1 reads related cooking information from the information storage unit 5 based on the video information of the container photographed by the electronic camera 13 of the imaging unit 2, and the door opening / closing detection unit 7 closes the door of the microwave oven 100. When it is detected that cooking has been performed, cooking is started according to the read cooking information.

  FIG. 2 shows details of a portion of the key input unit 6 that appears on the front surface of the microwave oven 100. There are a mode button 9, a registration button 10, a stroke button 11, and a display panel 12. The operation mode is switched with the mode button 9, and setting is performed using the registration button 10 and the scroll button 11 while viewing the display panel 12. To do.

  Hereinafter, an operation for the microwave oven 100 of FIG. 1 to automatically start cooking will be described.

  FIG. 3 shows a procedure until cooking of an object to be cooked is automatically started according to cooking information in which the microwave oven 100 of FIG. 1 is set.

  Here, a case where a family of four automatically heats milk according to each person's preference will be described as an example.

  FIG. 4 shows each container and cooking time when the family warms milk.

  In this example, when adding milk to a dad's cup, mom's cup, eldest son's cup, eldest daughter's cup, etc., each individual prefers the warmth. Minute 30 seconds ", the eldest son is different from" milk warming 1 minute 40 seconds ", and the eldest daughter is different from" milk warming 1 minute 20 seconds ". Each person then warms the milk using a different patterned cup.

  If the video information of the cup and the cooking information of the object to be cooked are not registered, the information is registered. As a registration method, first, the microwave oven 100 is set to the registration mode using the mode button 9. Thereafter, when each of the dad, mom, eldest son and eldest daughter drinks milk, the container detection unit 3 detects this and the detection signal is sent to the cooking control unit. Send to 1. Based on this detection signal, the cooking control unit 1 controls the imaging unit 2 to photograph the cup held forward by the electronic camera 13.

  Subsequently, each person registers milk and cooking time as cooking items in FIG. 4 while viewing the display panel 12. That is, the cooking item and cooking time are selected with the mode button 9, “milk” is set as the cooking item using the scroll button 11, the favorite cooking time is set as the cooking time, and finally the registration button 10 is set. push.

  Thereby, the information registration part 4 matches the video information of the cup image | photographed previously, the cooking item and cooking time which were input by the user, and memorize | stores them in the information storage part 5. FIG. Here, the registered video information is information on the characteristic part of each cup. In this embodiment, in addition to the shape and color of the entire cup, the cup pattern is also registered as the characteristic part.

  Now that registration is complete, each person can automatically warm their milk to their liking.

  When the dad warms the milk in his cup 15 with a picture of the horse according to his taste, he first holds his cup 15 in front of the electronic camera 13, as shown in FIG. Thereby, the electronic camera 13 photographs the cup 15 and sends the video information to the cooking control unit 1. The cooking control unit 1 searches the information storage unit 5 based on this video information, reads out the corresponding information, and displays it on the display panel 12. Here, “Papa's milk, time: 2 minutes” is displayed.

  If the display on the display panel 12 is correct, Daddy puts a glass 15 containing milk into the microwave oven 100 and closes the door 14 of the microwave oven 100. The microwave oven 100 automatically cooks the milk in 2 minutes. Is started.

  The setting contents displayed on the display panel 12 can be changed. The setting can be changed using the scroll button 11 or the like as described above. This setting change may be registered so that the same display is performed from the next time, or cooking information only at that time may be used.

  In addition to the mode (automatic mode) in which milk is automatically heated based on the cooking information registered by the user, the milk can be heated in a standard mode incorporated in the microwave oven 100 in advance. The automatic mode and the standard mode are selected by pressing the mode button 9.

  Next, the operation for automatically starting cooking and the operation for registering information will be described again with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. In FIG. 5, a cup is taken as an example of the container.

  FIG. 5 shows the flow of the above process taking a cup as an example of the container.

  First, the power source of the microwave oven 100 is turned on (step S1), and a cup is held in front of the electronic camera 13 provided in the microwave oven 100 (step S2).

  Thereby, the container detection part 3 detects the cup 15, the cooking control part 1 controls the imaging part 2, and the electronic camera 13 image | photographs the cup 15 (step S3). This video information is sent to the cooking control unit 1. The cooking control unit 1 recognizes the feature of the cup 15 from the received video information (step S4), searches the information storage unit 5 based on the feature, and the information of the cup 15 is stored in the information storage unit 5. It is confirmed whether it is registered (step S5). If registered in the information storage unit 5, the registered content is displayed on the display panel 12 of the microwave oven 100 (step S6). The user determines whether or not the display content is acceptable (step S7). If the display content is acceptable, the glass 15 containing milk is set in the microwave oven 100 (step S8).

  When the door 14 of the microwave oven 100 is closed (step S9), this is detected by the door opening / closing detection unit 7, and cooking is automatically started.

  Here, the case where the cup 15 is not registered in the information storage unit 5 in step S5 and the case where the display content is incorrect in step S7 will be described.

  In step S5, when the cup 15 is not registered, the microwave oven 100 is set to the registration mode (step S10), and the cup 15 to be registered is held in front of the electronic camera 13 for registration (step S11). The details of the registration method are as described above. Registration can be confirmed by displaying the image of the cup 15 on the display panel 12 (step S12). Further, the user inputs cooking information such as cooking items and cooking time (step S13). In addition to the cooking information, a comment “papa's milk” or the like to be displayed on the display panel 12 can be input. If there is no error in the input content, the registration button 10 is pressed to complete the registration (step S14), the process proceeds to step S7, and the registered cooking information is displayed on the display panel 12. Thereafter, the cup 15 is placed in the microwave oven 100 as described above. When cooking is started (step S8) and the door 14 of the microwave oven 100 is closed (step S9), cooking is automatically started.

  If it is determined in step S7 that the user has an error in the display content of the display panel 12, the process proceeds to step S15. In step S15, when it is determined that the displayed content is different from the cup 15, the recognition of the cup 15 is performed again (step S16). For this purpose, the process returns to step S3 and the cup 15 is photographed by holding the cup 15 in front of the electronic camera 13 again. Thereafter, the processing after step S4 is performed. On the other hand, when there is no error in recognition but the display content and cooking information on the display panel 12 are to be changed, the process proceeds to step S17 and the content and cooking information are changed if necessary. Then, the user determines whether or not to register the changed content (step S18).

  When registering the changed contents, the process proceeds to step S14 and the contents are registered. Then, since the cooking information registered in step S7 is displayed on the display panel 12, the changed display content is confirmed. If the content is acceptable, the process proceeds to step S8. On the other hand, if the changed content is not registered, the process directly proceeds to step S8. In step S8, when the glass 15 is put into the microwave oven 100 and the door 14 of the microwave oven 100 is closed (step S9), cooking is automatically started.

<Embodiment 2>
In this Embodiment 2, the microwave oven further has the function to acquire the cooking information described in the package of the food to be cooked. In the second embodiment, the same parts as those in the first embodiment will be denoted by the same reference numerals, detailed description thereof will be omitted, and differences from the first embodiment will be mainly described.

  FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a microwave oven that is a heating cooker according to the second embodiment.

  The microwave oven 600 shown in FIG. 6 is the same as the microwave oven 100 according to the first embodiment, except that the cooking information acquisition unit 60 is connected to the cooking control unit 1, except that it is different from the microwave oven 100 shown in FIG. An imaging unit 2, a container detection unit 3, an information registration unit 4, an information storage unit 5, a key input unit 6, a door open / close detection unit 7, a cooking mechanism unit 8, and a display panel 12 are connected to the cooking control unit 1. .

  A method for obtaining cooking information will be described by taking an example where four families cook instant soup.

  FIG. 7A shows each person's container and cooking time when a family of four cooks each instant soup with a microwave oven 600.

  On the label of the vegetable soup package, the large vegetable soup has a cooking time of 3 minutes, and the small vegetable soup has a cooking time of 2 minutes. Daddy cooks a large vegetable soup in a blue plate, and mom cooks a small vegetable soup in a white plate. In the display of the corn soup package, the large cooking time of corn soup is 3 minutes 30 seconds, and the small cooking time of corn soup is 2 minutes 30 seconds. The eldest son cooks a large amount of corn soup in a blue mug, and the eldest daughter cooks in a white mug.

  Here, since the registration of each container is the same as in the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted here.

  On the other hand, in order to acquire and register cooking items and cooking times, the following is performed.

  That is, the package of the object to be cooked is held in front of the electronic camera 13 to photograph the package, and the video information is sent to the cooking information acquisition unit 60 via the cooking control unit 1. Specifically, the cooking information acquisition unit 60 includes character recognition means such as OCR (Optical Character Reader) and image processing means. Therefore, the cooking information acquisition unit 60 recognizes the character information such as the bar code given to the package or the cooking item and the cooking time written on the package from the received video information, and the cooking information. And is sent to the information registration unit 4.

  In the information registration unit 4, the image information of the container photographed previously and the cooking information (such as cooking items and cooking time) sent from the cooking information acquisition unit 60 are displayed on the display panel 12 in association with each other. The user presses the registration button 10 if the displayed content is acceptable. Thereby, the information registration part 4 matches the image | video information and cooking information of the container which are displayed, and memorize | stores them in the information storage part 5. FIG.

  The registration shown in FIG. 7A is made. For example, when a white plate is held in front of the electronic camera 13, the cooking time of 2 minutes is displayed on the display panel 12, and the small vegetable soup is put in the white plate and placed in the microwave oven 600. When the door is set and the door 14 is closed, cooking is automatically started (see FIG. 3).

  At the time of the registration, for example, when it is desired to change the cooking time according to each person, a scroll button is displayed in a state where the video information of the container and cooking information (cooking items, cooking time, etc.) are displayed on the display panel 12. 11 is used to change the cooking time to a preferred cooking time, and then the registration button is pressed. Thereby, the cooking information according to an individual preference is registered.

  For example, the vegetable soup size has a cooking time of 3 minutes written on the package, but as shown in FIG. 7 (b), both dad and mom cook the vegetable soup size, Is changed to 2 minutes and 50 seconds, and the mom changes this to 3 minutes and 10 seconds, so that even cooking information obtained from a large package of the same vegetable soup can be cooked according to each person's preference. Can be registered as

  In FIG. 7B, when a white plate is held in front of the electronic camera 13, the cooking time of 3 minutes and 10 seconds is displayed on the display panel 12, the vegetable soup is put in the white plate, set in the microwave oven 600, and the door. When 14 is closed, cooking starts automatically (see FIG. 3).

  As explained above, you can use the electronic camera to read bar codes, types of food, frozen or refrigerated products, cooking time, etc. that are commercially available frozen foods and instant foods. It can be set as cooking information of the microwave oven as it is. Moreover, the cooking information read and registered can be changed according to personal preference.

<Embodiment 3>
The third embodiment is a case where the first embodiment further has a function of acquiring cooking information of an object to be cooked from a homepage on the Internet.

  Here, a description will be given of a method in which the microwave oven 100 (see FIG. 1) or the microwave oven 600 (see FIG. 6) obtains cooking information on the food to be cooked from the homepage.

  In order to acquire the cooking information, the microwave ovens 100 and 600 have a function of communicating with an information terminal such as a mobile phone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistance), or a personal computer equipped with a function capable of connecting to the Internet. Then, these information terminals connect to the Internet to acquire cooking information of the food to be cooked from the homepage, and transmit this to the microwave ovens 100 and 600 via a communication line such as RS-232C or a wireless line such as infrared communication You may make it do. Alternatively, in the case of an information terminal to which a storage medium such as a memory card can be attached and detached, the cooking information acquired from the homepage is stored in the storage medium, and then extracted from the information terminal, and the microwave ovens 100 and 600 are not shown. It may be installed in the interface unit and taken into the microwave ovens 100 and 600.

<Embodiment 4>
Since the fourth embodiment is different from the first or second embodiment only in the method for registering the container image information in the microwave oven, only that method will be described here.

  In the fourth embodiment, in order to acquire the image information of the container, in addition to the camera equipped with the microwave oven, the image information captured by an external imaging device such as a digital camera, a digital video camera, or a camera-equipped mobile phone is transmitted via infrared communication. Etc. to the microwave oven.

  FIG. 8 shows a procedure for registering digital information of a container image using a camera-equipped mobile phone.

  The user photographs the cup 15 with the mobile phone 80 as shown in FIG. Then, the video information is transmitted from the mobile phone 80 to the microwave ovens 100 and 600 by infrared communication or the like. The microwave ovens 100 and 600 are provided with means for receiving data to be transmitted. When the mode button 9 is set to the registration mode, the received video information of the cup 15 is converted into the microwave ovens 100 and 600. Is stored in the information storage unit 5 included in the.

  The cooking device of the present invention is applicable to the restaurant industry as well as being used for household cooking devices.

It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the microwave oven which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the structure of the key input part of the microwave oven which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this description. It is a figure for demonstrating the method which the microwave oven which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this description cooks to-be-cooked food. It is a figure which shows the container used when cooking with the microwave oven which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this description, a cooking item, and cooking time. It is a flowchart figure which shows the operation | movement procedure which the microwave oven which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this description cooks to-be-cooked food. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the microwave oven which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the container used when cooking with the microwave oven which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this description, a cooking item, and cooking time, (a) registered the cooking information described in the package of the to-be-cooked item The figure which shows an example, (b) is a figure which shows the example which registered cooking information according to each person's liking. It is a figure for demonstrating the method to register the video information of a container using a mobile telephone in the microwave oven which concerns on Embodiment 4 of this description.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cooking control part 2 Imaging part 3 Container detection part 4 Information registration part 5 Information storage part 6 Key input part 7 Door opening / closing detection part 8 Cooking mechanism part 9 Mode button 10 Registration button 11 Scroll button 12 Display panel 13 Electronic camera 14 Door 15 Cup 80 Mobile phone 100, 600 Microwave oven

Claims (12)

A cooking device for cooking an object to be cooked,
An imaging means for photographing the container held on the front surface;
Information storage means for storing video information of the container for storing the food to be cooked and individual cooking information associated with the container;
Detection means for detecting opening and closing of the door;
When the container is held in front of the image means, the related individual cooking information is read from the information storage means based on the image information of the container photographed by the image pickup means, and the detection unit detects that the door is closed. And a cooking control means for starting cooking according to the read individual cooking information. The information storage means further comprises registration means for registering the video information of the container and the individual cooking information associated with the container,
The registration means registers the video information of the container photographed by the imaging means in the information storage means by holding the container in front of the imaging means, and the individual cooking information input together is stored in the container. The cooking device according to claim 1, wherein the cooking device is registered in the information storage means in association with video information. A cooking device for cooking an object to be cooked,
An imaging means for photographing the container held over the front surface and the package of the food to be cooked;
Obtaining means for obtaining cooking information described in the package of the food to be cooked;
Information storage means for storing video information of the container for storing the cooking object and individual cooking information of the cooking object associated with the container;
Detection means for detecting opening and closing of the door;
By reading the container in front of the image means, the individual information is read from the information storage section based on the cooking type in the cooking information captured by the imaging means and acquired by the acquisition means, and the detection section A cooking device comprising cooking control means for starting cooking according to the read individual cooking information when it is detected that the door is closed. The information storage means further comprises registration means for registering the video information of the container and the individual cooking information associated with the container,
The registration means registers the video information of the container photographed by the imaging means in the information storage means by holding the container in front of the imaging means, and the package is held in front of the imaging means. To capture the cooking information described in the package photographed by the imaging means, and register the individual cooking information in consideration of the cooking information input together with the video information of the container in the information storage means The heating cooker according to claim 3. Registration means for registering video information of a container and individual cooking information associated with the container in the information storage means;
A second acquisition means capable of acquiring cooking information of various food items published on the network,
The registration means registers the video information of the container photographed by the imaging means in the information storage means when the container is held in front of the imaging means, and a desired cooking object from the second acquisition means. The cooking device according to claim 3, wherein the cooking information is taken in and the individual cooking information including the cooking information input together is registered in the information storage means in association with the video information of the container.   The said 2nd acquisition means is an information terminal which can be connected to the said network, The said registration means takes in the cooking information of a to-be-cooked item via the information transmission means from the said information information terminal. The heating cooker described in 1.   The cooking device according to claim 6, wherein the information transmission means is a wireless or wired communication line, or a removable storage medium storing cooking information of an object to be cooked. It has a receiving means to receive various information transmitted from an external device having a shooting function and a transmission function,
The cooking device according to claim 2 or 4, wherein the registration unit registers video information of a container transmitted from the external device in the information storage unit. Display means for displaying video information and individual cooking information of the container stored in the information storage means;
The cooking device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, further comprising changing means capable of changing contents displayed on the display means.   The cooking device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the image information of the container includes at least one of a shape, a handle, and a color of the container.   The cooking device according to claim 3, wherein the cooking information described in the package of the food to be cooked acquired by the acquiring means is barcode information. The cooking device according to claim 3, wherein the cooking information described in the package of the food to be cooked acquired by the acquiring means is character information such as cooking time and cooking type.

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