KR101717520B1 - Terminal and Method for controlling the same - Google Patents

Abstract

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a refrigerator terminal and a control method thereof for checking a circulation period of foods stored in a refrigerator and providing cooking recipes information about foods with a circulation period from imminent time.

Description

Technical Field [0001] The present invention relates to a terminal and a control method thereof,

The present invention relates to a refrigerator terminal that provides information related to a refrigerator and is built in or detached from the refrigerator.

As the capacity of the refrigerator increases, many storage rooms in which various foods are stored are provided in the refrigerator.

However, there is a problem that it is difficult to check the distribution period of food items every time the user keeps many types of food items in the storage room of the refrigerator, thereby disposing foods that have exceeded the distribution period.

An object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator terminal and a control method thereof for checking the distribution period of foods stored in the refrigerator and providing the user with cooking recipe information about foods with a circulation period from the current time.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a terminal for providing information related to a refrigerator, the refrigerator comprising: a touch screen, the touch screen being configured to display icons indicative of food items having an imminent circulation period in the refrigerator; A memory having at least one cooking information including foods with the imminent circulation period; And a controller for retrieving and displaying at least one cooking information related to the selected food items from the memory when at least one icon is selected on the touch screen screen.

At this time, the icon may be displayed in a form indicating at least one of the type of the food and the remaining days of the distribution period.

In addition, the control unit may identify the remaining day rank of the distribution period for the icons, and sort and display the icons according to the identified distribution period remaining order.

In addition, the controller may identify the distribution period imminent frequency rank for the icons, and sort and display the icons according to the identified distribution period imprint frequency rank.

Also, when the icon is dragged and dropped to a predetermined area on the screen, the controller may search for and display cooking information including food corresponding to the moved icon.

The control unit may divide the screen into first to third areas, display a list of the icons in the first area, display the predetermined area in the second area, and display the searched cooking information Can be listed.

At this time, the preset area may be displayed in a container shape on the screen. Also, when the icons are moved to the predetermined area, the controller may display a refrigerator storage location of the food corresponding to the moved icons on the screen.

When the icons are moved to the preset area, the controller outputs the icons corresponding to the moved icons to the refrigerator storage location of the food corresponding to the moved icons through the sound output unit. In addition, the terminal according to the present invention further includes an audio output unit, Can be outputted as a voice.

Also, when the icon is touched, the controller may display detailed information on the food corresponding to the icon. At this time, the detailed information may include at least one of the type of the food, the remaining days of the distribution period, and the storage position in the refrigerator.

In addition, the cooking information may include at least one of the name of the dish, image, and recipe information.

At this time, the controller may display recipe information of the selected cooking information when the cooking information is selected.

In addition, when the cooking information is selected, the controller may search for foods that are included in the cooking information, in addition to the foods included in the cooking information, in the foods with the imminent circulation period, and display the searched foods. At this time, the controller may display the icons representing the searched foods to be distinguished from other icons.

In addition, the controller may search for cooking information related to the selected food items in the memory in real time whenever the icons are selected in real time, and may update and display the real time retrieved cooking information on the screen have.

In addition, the control unit may preferentially search for cooking information having food materials with a short remaining distribution period as a main material among the foods, when searching for cooking information related to the foods in the memory.

In addition, the memory may include at least one user's favorite cooking information, and the controller may preferentially search for cooking information related to the favorite cooking information when searching for cooking information related to the foods in the memory .

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a terminal, comprising: a wireless communication unit for accessing a web site, wherein, when cooking information including the foods is not present in the memory, It is possible to search for cooking information including foods, and display the retrieved cooking information.

In addition, when the door of the refrigerator is opened while the cooking information is selected, the controller may control the lighting of the storage room in which the food included in the cooking information is stored in the refrigerator to be distinguished from the lighting of the other storage room .

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a terminal provided inside or outside a refrigerator and providing information related to the refrigerator, the method comprising: displaying icons on the touch screen screen, Wow; Retrieving at least one cooking information related to the foods corresponding to the selected icons in the memory when at least one icon is selected on the screen; And displaying the searched cooking information.

The terminal and the control method thereof according to the present invention check the distribution period of the foods stored in the refrigerator and provide the user with the recipe information about the food with the imminent circulation period from the current time, The circulation period of the stored food items can be informed and the user can refer to the cooking recipe information and notify the user that the food items with the current circulation period are exhausted.

1 is a perspective view illustrating a refrigerator having a refrigerator terminal according to the present invention.
2 is a functional block diagram of a refrigerator terminal according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a screen state diagram of a first embodiment showing an information display screen related to a refrigerator displayed on a refrigerator terminal according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a screen state diagram of a second embodiment showing an information display screen related to a refrigerator displayed on a refrigerator terminal according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a food distribution period of the refrigerator terminal according to the present invention and a refrigerator storage room positioning process of the food.
6 to 9 are screen diagrams illustrating a food distribution period of the refrigerator terminal according to the present invention and a process of setting a refrigerator storage room position of the food.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing cooking recipe information for foods with an imminent circulation period according to the present invention.
FIG. 11 and FIG. 12 are screen state diagrams illustrating a cooking recipe information provision process for foods with an imminent circulation period according to the present invention.
FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing cooking recipe information for foods with an imminent circulation period according to the present invention.
FIG. 14 and FIG. 15 are screen state diagrams illustrating a cooking recipe information provision process for a food with an imminent circulation period according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, a refrigerator terminal 200 built in or detached from a refrigerator 100 according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The suffix "module" and " part "for the components used in the following description are given or mixed in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have their own meaning or role.

The refrigerator terminal 200 described in the present specification may be used for a portable terminal such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP Can be a terminal that can be used.

First, a refrigerator 100 according to the present invention and a refrigerator terminal 200 built in or detached from the refrigerator 100 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG.

Referring to FIG. 1, a refrigerator 100 according to the present invention includes a main body 100a, a door 101b provided on the front of the main body, and a handle (not shown) mounted on the door.

The door 101b is provided with a dispenser 110 capable of taking cold water or ice and a refrigerator terminal 200 providing information related to the refrigerator 100 according to the present invention to a user.

That is, the refrigerator-use terminal 200 stores information (for example, temperature and power consumption of the refrigerator, etc.) indicating the operating state of the refrigerator 100, information (alarm, schedule, memo etc.) set by the user, It is possible to display cooking recipe information for foods with an imminent circulation period.

The refrigerator terminal 200 may be fixed to the front surface of the door 101b or may be detachably attached to the refrigerator 100 so that the user can attach or detach the refrigerator terminal 200 to / . In addition, the refrigerator-use terminal 200 can be installed not only on the door 101b but also on other positions of the refrigerator 100. [

Hereinafter, detailed components of the refrigerator terminal 200 according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

2 is a functional block diagram of a refrigerator terminal according to the present invention.

2, a refrigerator terminal 200 according to the present invention includes a wireless communication unit 210, an A / V (Audio / Video) input unit 220, a user input unit 230, an output unit 240, An interface unit 260, an RFID reader unit 270, a control unit 280, and a power supply unit 290, for example. The components shown in Fig. 1 are not essential, so that the terminal 200 for a refrigerator having more or fewer components may be implemented.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

The wireless communication unit 210 may include one or more modules for enabling Internet use in the Internet network in which the refrigerator terminal 200 and the wireless communication system or the refrigerator terminal 200 are located. For example, the wireless communication unit 210 may include a broadcast receiving module 211, a mobile communication module 212, an Internet module 213, and a short-range communication module 214.

Under the control of the controller 280, the broadcast receiving module 211 receives broadcast signals and / or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management server through a broadcast channel and reproduces the broadcast signals and / or broadcast- related information to the display module 241.

The mobile communication module 212 transmits and receives radio signals to and from at least one of a base station, an external terminal, and a server on a mobile communication network. The wireless signal may include various types of data depending on a voice call signal, a video call signal or a text / multimedia message transmission / reception.

The Internet module 213 is a module for a wired / wireless Internet access. Examples of the wireless Internet technology include a WLAN (Wireless LAN) (Wi-Fi), a Wibro (Wireless broadband), a Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access) HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), or the like can be used.

The short range communication module 214 is a module for short range communication. Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like can be used as a short range communication technology.

The A / V (Audio / Video) input unit 220 is for inputting an audio signal or a video signal, and may include a camera 221 and a microphone 222.

The camera 221 processes an image frame such as a still image or a moving image obtained by the image sensor in the video communication mode or the photographing mode. The processed image frame may be displayed on the display module 241. [

The image frame processed by the camera 221 may be stored in the memory 250 or may be transmitted to the outside through the wireless communication unit 210. At least two cameras 221 may be provided depending on the use environment.

The microphone 222 receives an external sound signal by a microphone in a communication mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, or the like, and processes it as electrical voice data.

The user input unit 230 generates input data for controlling the operation of the refrigerator terminal 200 by a user. The user input unit 130 may include a key pad, a direction key, a dome switch, a touch pad (static / static), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like.

The output unit 240 is for generating output related to visual or auditory information, and may include a display module 241, an audio output module 242, and the like.

The display module 241 displays (outputs) information to be processed in the refrigerator terminal 200.

For example, when information related to the refrigerator terminal 200 and the refrigerator 100 is displayed, information related to the refrigerator 100 may be displayed in a form of a UI (User Interface) such as a widget, Interface.

The display module 241 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT) LCD, an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) A flexible display, and a three-dimensional display (3D display).

The display module 241 may include a display module 241 and a display module 241. The display module 241 may include a display module 241 and a touch sensor It can also be used as an input device. The touch sensor may have the form of, for example, a touch film, a touch sheet, a touch pad, or the like.

The touch sensor may be configured to convert a change in a pressure applied to a specific portion of the display module 241 or a capacitance generated in a specific portion of the display module 241 to an electrical input signal. The touch sensor can be configured to detect not only the position and area to be touched but also the pressure at the time of touch.

If there is a touch input to the touch sensor, the corresponding signal (s) is sent to the touch controller (not shown). The touch controller processes the signal (s) and transmits the corresponding data to the control unit 280. Thus, the control unit 280 can know which area of the display module 241 is touched or the like.

The sound output module 242 outputs sound containing audio included in the memory 250 or outputs sound to inform the user of the operation state associated with the refrigerator 100. [ The audio output module 152 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The memory 250 may store a program for processing and controlling the control unit 280, and information related to the refrigerator 100 is stored.

In addition, the memory 250 stores information including information such as the kind of foods, a distribution period, a storage location of the refrigerator 100, and the like, and a plurality of cooking recipe information in which various foods are combined, And the set favorite cooking recipe information and the like can be stored.

The cooking recipe information may be stored in the memory 250 by default or may be acquired through an external service server or a web server through the wireless communication unit 210 and may be acquired through an interface unit 260 Lt; / RTI >

In addition, the memory 250 stores graphic data for providing the user with various visual effects on the type and the duration of the food, the cooking recipe information, and the like. In addition, the memory 250 may store graphic data indicating a process in which the selected food items are actually cooked when the foods are selected based on the cooking recipe information.

The memory 250 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, an SD or XD memory A static random access memory (SRAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a programmable read-only memory (PROM) Magnetic disk, magnetic disk, magnetic disk, or optical disk.

The interface unit 260 serves as a channel with all the external devices connected to the refrigerator terminal 200. The interface unit 260 receives data from an external device or supplies power to each component in the refrigerator terminal 200 or allows data in the refrigerator terminal 200 to be transmitted to an external device. For example, a wired / wireless headset port, an external charger port, a wired / wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device having an identification module, an audio I / O port, A video input / output (I / O) port, an earphone port, and the like may be included in the interface unit 260.

The RFID interrogator 270 receives the information in the RFID tag attached to the food, reads the received information, and outputs the read information to the controller 280. At this time, the information in the RFID tag may include detailed information such as the type, price, purchase place, and distribution period of the food.

The controller 280 typically controls the overall operation of the terminal 200 for a refrigerator. At this time, the controller 280 may be a microprocessor in the refrigerator 100.

The power supply unit 290 receives the external power supplied from the power source of the refrigerator 100 or the interface unit 260 according to the control of the controller 280 and supplies power required for the operation of each component.

The various embodiments described herein may be embodied in a recording medium readable by a computer or similar device using, for example, software, hardware, or a combination thereof.

According to a hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein may be implemented as application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays May be implemented using at least one of a processor, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and other electronic units for performing other functions. In some cases, The embodiments described may be implemented by the control unit 280 itself.

According to a software implementation, embodiments such as the procedures and functions described herein may be implemented with separate software modules. Each of the software modules may perform one or more of the functions and operations described herein. Software code can be implemented in a software application written in a suitable programming language. The software code is stored in the memory 250 and can be executed by the control unit 280. [

FIG. 3 is a screen state diagram of a first embodiment showing an information display screen related to a refrigerator displayed on a refrigerator terminal according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a screen state diagram of a second embodiment showing an information display screen related to a refrigerator displayed on a refrigerator terminal according to the present invention.

3 and 4, on the initial screen 10 (or the idle screen) of the refrigerator terminal 200, widget information indicating the current date, the schedule of the family, and the current weather may be displayed .

In the initial screen, a plurality of menu icons for operating various functions of the refrigerator 100 are displayed. When a user selects a corresponding menu icon through the user input unit 230 or the touch screen type display module 241, The menu screen related to the icon is displayed on the screen of the touch screen 151. [

3, when the user selects the recipe menu icon 300 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the user selects the recipe menu icon 300 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, , 11, and 12), displays and displays the foods with the current circulation period in the cooking recipe providing screen 500 and displays them, and when the searched foods are selected, the cooking recipes Provide information to the user.

4, the second embodiment of the present invention differs from the first embodiment in that the cooking recipe information screen 600 is displayed in the initial screen 10 without changing the initial screen 10, Is displayed.

That is, when the display module 151 of the refrigerator terminal 200 is displayed and the initial screen 10 of the refrigerator 100 is displayed, the food items 620 having the imminent circulation period in the initial screen 10, And the cooking recipe information 620 including the foods 610 is displayed.

5 to 9, the process of setting the food detail information such as the type of food to be stored in the refrigerator 100, the distribution period, and the storage position will be described in detail.

5 to 9, which will be described below, may be omitted if the RFID tag storing detailed food information such as the kind, price, purchase place, and distribution period of the food is attached to the food.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a food distribution period of the refrigerator terminal according to the present invention and a refrigerator storage room positioning process of the food.

6 to 9 are screen diagrams illustrating a food distribution period of the refrigerator terminal according to the present invention and a process of setting a refrigerator storage room position of the food.

5 to 9, the controller 280 of the refrigerator terminal 200 according to the present invention displays a plurality of menu icons related to the function of the refrigerator 100 on the screen of the touch screen 151 The menu icon 300 for setting detailed information such as the type of foods to be stored in the refrigerator 100, the distribution period and the storage position is selected from the user through the user input unit 230 or the touch screen 241, , A setting window 400 for setting detailed information of the foods is displayed on the screen (S112).

That is, the user sets detailed information such as the type of food to be stored in the refrigerator 100, the circulation period, and the storage position through the setting window 400 before storing the food in the refrigerator 100.

6, the food detail setting window 400 includes a food type setting window 410, a food distribution period setting window 420, and a food refrigerator storage location setting window 430 .

Of course, other information may be additionally set in the detailed information setting window 400 according to the operation of the user, as well as the type of food, the distribution period and storage location of the food. For example, information such as a place of purchase, price, and the like for the food may be additionally set.

The setting information window 400 includes setting windows 411, 421, and 431 for setting the type, the distribution period, and the storage position of the food in the form of text, a type, a distribution period, And setting windows 412, 422, and 432 that can be set as the setting windows.

That is, when the text setting windows 411, 421, and 431 are selected from the user, the controller 280 displays a keypad for text input on the screen of the touch screen 241, The distribution period, and the storage position, the input texts are stored in the memory 250. [0053] FIG.

When the icon type food type setting window 412 is selected from the user, the control unit 280 displays icons indicating the types of foods provided in the memory 250 as shown in FIG. 7, If an icon corresponding to the type of food to be stored is selected from the user among the icons, the selected icon is recognized as the type of the food.

8, the control unit 280 displays a calendar provided in the memory 250, and displays the calender provided in the calendar 250. When the user selects the icon type food distribution period setting window 422 from the user, The date set through the calendar can be recognized as the distribution period of the food when the distribution period of the food is set through the calendar.

9, the control unit 280 displays an image of the refrigerator 100 in the memory 250 and displays the image of the refrigerator 100 in the refrigerator image, When a specific storage room is selected from the storage room, the selected storage room can be recognized as a storage room for storing the food.

As described above, when detailed information such as the type of food, the distribution period, and the storage position is set from the user through the food detail setting window 400, the controller 280 stores the set food detail information in the memory 250 .

In the first embodiment of the present invention, when the recipe menu icon 300 is selected in the initial screen 10 of FIG. 3, the recipe menu icon 300 is selected using the detailed information of the food set according to the procedures of FIGS. 5 to 9, The process of providing the food with imminent duration and the cooking recipe information including the food will be described in detail.

First Embodiment

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing cooking recipe information for foods with an imminent circulation period according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 and FIG. 12 are screen state diagrams illustrating a cooking recipe information provision process for foods with an imminent circulation period according to the present invention.

10 to 12, the controller 280 displays the initial screen 10 shown in FIG. 3, and when the recipe icon 300 in the initial screen 10 is selected in step S211, The initial screen 10 is switched to the cooking recipe providing screen 500 and the distribution period is set on the basis of the current date among the food details set in the RFID tags attached to each of the foods or the processes of Figs. Search for imminent foods [S212].

At this time, the distribution period imminent reference date in step S212 can be set and changed by the user. For example, if the user sets the expiration date of the distribution period to 3 days, the control unit 280 sets the current date among the food details set in the RFID tags attached to each of the food items, To search for food left within the distribution period of 3 days.

11 and 12, the cooking recipe providing screen 500 in the step S212 includes a first area 510 in which foods having an imminent circulation period searched by the control unit 280 are displayed in the form of icons, A second region 520 where the food icons are dragged and dropped, and a third region 530 where cooking recipe information including foods to be dragged and dropped into the second region 520 is displayed.

At this time, the second region 520 is displayed in the shape of a cooking vessel such as a pot, a frying pan, etc. in which actual foods are cooked.

The control unit 280 searches for food items with an imminent circulation period based on the present date among the food item details set in the RFID tags attached to the RFID tags attached to the foods or the processes of FIGS. 5 to 9 (S212) In the first area 510 (S213).

At this time, the controller 280 may display the information 514 indicating the remaining days of the distribution period of the food in the icon, as shown in FIGS. That is, the user can visually recognize the remaining time period of the foodstuff corresponding to the current icon by viewing the information 514 in the icon.

In step S213, the control unit 280 determines a distribution period remaining order for the icons in order to preferentially consume the foods corresponding to the icons whose circulation period is short from the icons, The icons can be sorted and displayed in the first area 510 in the first area 510 according to the identified remaining distribution period ranking.

In addition, the controller 280 may grasp the distribution period imminent frequency rank for the icons in step S213, and may display and sort the icons according to the identified distribution period impoverishment frequency rank in the first area 510. [

When any one of the icons displayed in the first area 510 is selected, the control unit 280 displays detailed information such as the type of food, the remaining days of the distribution period, (500).

If at least one icon is selected in the first area 510 (S214), the control unit 280 determines whether or not the cooking recipes including the food corresponding to the selected icon among the cooking recipe information provided in the memory 250 (S215), and displays the retrieved cooking recipe information in the third area 530 (S216).

11 (a), when the "Meat" icon 511 in the first area 510 is dragged and dropped into the second area 520 by the user, The user may retrieve the recipe information 531, 532 containing the drag and drop "Meat" food in the second region 250 and display it in the third region 530.

11 (b), the control unit 280 determines whether or not the " Cucumber "icon 512 and the" Cucumber " icon 512 are displayed in a state where the "Meat" icon 511 is dragged and dropped into the second area 520, Quot; Shrimp " icon 513 is further dragged and dropped into the second area 520, the cooking recipe information including the "Meat" food, the "Cucumber" (531, 532, 533) in the third area (530).

That is, each time the icons in the first region 510 are selected in real time, the control unit 280 searches the memory 250 in real time for the recipe information related to the foods corresponding to the selected icons, And to update the real-time retrieved cooking recipe information in the third area 530.

At this time, when the icons in the first area 510 are dragged and dropped into the second area 520 of the cooking container shape, the controller 280 controls the user to perform the actual cooking as shown in FIG. 11 (b) A graphic effect is generated such that the foods corresponding to the icons are mixed with each other in the second area 520 or filled in the cooking container 520 to provide a feeling of realism.

Also, when the icons are dragged and dropped into the second area 520, the controller 280 grasps the refrigerator storage locations of the foods corresponding to the dragged and dropped icons, and, as shown in FIG. 12, Information 551 indicating the identified storage location can be displayed. Also, the control unit 280 may output the storage position of the identified food items through the sound output module 242 by voice.

On the other hand, when the user searches for cooking recipe information including the foods corresponding to the icons in step S215, the control unit 280 determines whether the remaining food time period It is possible to preferentially search for and display cooking recipe information having the food materials with tight work as the main material.

In step S215, the control unit 280 may preferentially search and display the cooking recipe information related to the user's preferred cooking recipe information preset by the user when searching for the cooking recipe information including the foods.

If there is no cooking recipe information including the foods in the memory 250 in step S215, the control unit 280 accesses an external cooking recipe providing server or a web site through the wireless communication unit 210, The cooking recipe information including the foods may be retrieved from the cooking recipe providing server or the web site and the retrieved cooking recipe information may be downloaded to the memory 250 and displayed in the third area 530. [

The control unit 280 may display the cooking recipe information 531, 532, and 533 displayed in the third area 530, and the cooking recipe information 531, , 532, and 533 are selected in step S217, a detailed recipe of the selected cooking recipe information and a cooking process based on the recipe are displayed in step S218.

At this time, the cooking process may be displayed in the form of text, image, animation, animation, or the like.

In addition, when the specific cooking recipe information is selected in step S217, the controller 280 further searches the foods included in the cooking recipe information in addition to the foods included in the cooking recipe information in the foods with the imminent circulation period, The searched foods can be displayed. At this time, the controller 280 may display the icons indicating the further searched foods to be distinguished from the other icons.

When the door 101b of the refrigerator 100 is opened while the specific cooking recipe information is selected in step S217, the controller 280 determines whether the user has selected the actual food items related to the selected cooking recipe information in the refrigerator 100 And controls so that the illumination lamps of the storage rooms in which the actual foods are stored are distinguished from the illumination lamps of other storage rooms so that the positions of the stored storage rooms can be easily grasped. For example, it is possible to illuminate the illumination lamps of the storage rooms where the actual foodstuffs are stored, and to illuminate the illumination lamps of the other storage rooms so as to be distinguished from each other.

The first embodiment according to the present invention has been described above in detail with reference to FIGS. 10 to 12. FIG.

A second embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to Figs. 13 to 15 below.

Second Embodiment

FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing cooking recipe information for foods with an imminent circulation period according to the present invention.

FIG. 14 and FIG. 15 are screen state diagrams illustrating a cooking recipe information provision process for a food with an imminent circulation period according to the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 13 to 15, when the touch screen 241 is driven, the controller 280 displays the current time, the weather, the refrigerator 100 on the touch screen 241 as shown in FIG. And the widget information indicating the status of the family, a schedule of the family, etc. [S312].

Next, the control unit 280 retrieves the food items whose distribution period is imminent based on the current date among the food details set in the RFID tag attached to each of the foods or the processes of FIGS. 5 to 9 (S313) .

At this time, the distribution period imminent reference date in step S313 can be set and changed by the user. For example, if the user sets the expiration date of the distribution period to 3 days, the control unit 280 sets the current date among the food details set in the RFID tags attached to each of the food items, To search for food left within the distribution period of 3 days.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 14 and FIG. 15, the cooking recipe providing screen 600 displayed in the initial screen 10 of step S313 is displayed in the form of icons in which the circulation period searched for by the control unit 280 is imminent And a second area 620 in which cooking recipe information including the food selected by the user in the first area 610 and the first area 610 is displayed.

The control unit 280 searches for food items with an imminent circulation period based on the current date among the food item details set in the RFID tag attached to each of the RFID tags attached to the foods or the processes of FIGS. 5 to 9 (S313) In the first area 610 (S314).

At this time, the controller 280 may display information 614 indicating the remaining days of the distribution period of the food in the icon, as shown in Figs. 14 and 15. That is, the user can visually recognize the remaining time period of the foodstuff corresponding to the current icon by viewing the information 614 in the icon.

In step S314, the control unit 280 determines a distribution period remaining rank order for the icons so as to preferentially consume the foods corresponding to the icons whose circulation period is short, among the icons, The icons can be sorted and displayed in the first region 610 according to the identified remaining distribution period ranking of the distribution period.

In addition, the control unit 280 can grasp the distribution period imminent frequency order of the icons in step S314, and display and sort the icons according to the identified distribution period imprinting frequency ranks in the first area 610. [

If at least one icon is selected in the first area 610, the control unit 280 determines whether the cooking recipe is included in the cooking recipe information included in the memory 250, At step S316, and displays the retrieved cooking recipe information in the second area 610 at step S317.

14 (a), when the "Carrot" icon 611 and the "Cucumber" icon 612 in the first area 610 are selected by the user, the control unit 280 controls the memory The cooked recipe information 621 and 622 including the selected "Carrot" and "Cucumber" food are searched in the cooked cookie recipe information table 250 shown in FIG. 14A, and the retrieved cooked recipe information 621 , 622) in the second area (620).

At this time, if the "Carrot" icon 611 and the "Cucumber" icon 612 are touched or the "Carrot" icon 611 and the "Cucumber" icon 612 are touched in the second area 620 It is possible to search the cooking recipe information 621 and 622 including the above-mentioned " Carrot "and" Cucumber "food in the memory 250 and display the cooked recipe information 621 and 622 in the second area 620.

Although not shown in FIGS. 13 to 15, the controller 280 may display the cooking recipe information in the second area 620 without selecting the icons displayed in the first area 610.

That is, the control unit 280 searches for food items with an imminent circulation period on the basis of the current date, displays icons indicating the searched foods on the first area 610, and displays the icons in the memory 250, And directly displays the cooking recipe information in the second area 620.

Meanwhile, when the icons 611 and 612 are selected, the controller 280 grasps the refrigerator storage locations of the foods corresponding to the selected icons 611 and 612, and, as shown in FIG. 15, Information 651 indicating the storage position can be displayed. Also, the control unit 280 may output the storage position of the identified food items through the sound output module 242 by voice.

On the other hand, when the user searches for cooking recipe information including the foods corresponding to the icons in step S316, the control unit 280 determines whether the remaining food period It is possible to preferentially search for and display cooking recipe information having the food materials with tight work as the main material.

In step S316, the control unit 280 may preferentially search and display cooking recipe information related to the user's preferred cooking recipe information preset by the user when searching for cooking recipe information including the foods.

If there is no cooking recipe information including the foods in the memory 250 in step S316, the control unit 280 accesses an external cooking recipe providing server or a web site through the wireless communication unit 210, The cooking recipe information including the foods may be retrieved from the cooking recipe providing server or the web site and the retrieved cooking recipe information may be downloaded to the memory 250 and displayed in the second area 620. [

The control unit 280 may display the cooking recipe information 621 and 622 displayed in the second area 620. The cooking recipe information 621 and 622 may be displayed in the form of an icon combined with the name of the dish and the image, [S318], a detailed recipe of the selected cooking recipe information and a cooking process according to the recipe are displayed (S319).

At this time, the cooking process may be displayed in the form of text, image, animation, animation, or the like.

In addition, when the specific cooking recipe information is selected in step S318, the control unit 280 further searches the foods included in the cooking recipe information in addition to the foods included in the cooking recipe information, within the foods with the imminent distribution period, The searched foods can be displayed. At this time, the controller 280 may display the icons indicating the further searched foods to be distinguished from the other icons.

When the door 101b of the refrigerator 100 is opened in the state that the specific cooking recipe information is selected in step S318, the controller 280 determines whether the user has selected the actual food items related to the selected cooking recipe information in the refrigerator 100 And controls so that the illumination lamps of the storage rooms in which the actual foods are stored are distinguished from the illumination lamps of other storage rooms so that the positions of the stored storage rooms can be easily grasped. For example, it is possible to illuminate the illumination lamps of the storage rooms where the actual foodstuffs are stored, and to illuminate the illumination lamps of the other storage rooms so as to be distinguished from each other.

The second embodiment according to the present invention has been described above in detail with reference to Figs. 13 to 15. Fig.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof.

The present invention described above can be embodied as computer-readable codes on a medium on which a program is recorded. The computer readable medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of the computer-readable medium include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, and the like, and also implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission over the Internet) . In addition, the computer may include a controller 280 of the refrigerator terminal 200.

Accordingly, the above description should not be construed in a limiting sense in all respects and should be considered illustrative. The scope of the present invention should be determined by rational interpretation of the appended claims, and all changes within the scope of equivalents of the present invention are included in the scope of the present invention.

The above-described terminal for a refrigerator and its control method are not limited to the configuration and method of the above-described embodiments, but the embodiments may be modified so that all or some of the embodiments are selectively As shown in FIG.

200: Refrigerator terminal 210: Wireless communication part
211: broadcast receiving module 212: mobile communication module
213: Internet module 214: Local area communication module
220: A / V input unit 221: camera
222: microphone 230: user input
240: output unit 241: display module
242: sound output module 250: memory
260: interface unit 270: RFID reader unit
280: control unit 290: power supply unit

Claims (21)

A terminal that is built in or detachable from a refrigerator and provides information related to the refrigerator,
A touch screen in which icons indicating food items with imminent circulation periods in the refrigerator are displayed;
A memory having at least one cooking information including foods for which the circulation period is imminent; And
And displaying at least one cooking information related to the selected food items in the memory when the at least one icon is selected on the touch screen screen. And a control unit for simultaneously displaying a first region displayed with the food icons, a second region where the food icons are dragged and dropped, and a third region displaying the cooking recipe information including the food to be dragged and dropped in the second region . The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the icon is displayed in a form indicating at least one of a type of the food and a remaining day of the distribution period. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit grasps a ranking ranking of a distribution period remaining for the icons, and arranges and displays the icons according to the identified distribution period remaining ranking. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit recognizes a distribution period imminent frequency rank for the icons and sorts and displays the icons according to the identified distribution period impendence frequency rank. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the controller searches for and displays cooking information including food corresponding to the moved icon when the icon is dragged and dropped to a predetermined area on the screen. delete 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the predetermined area is displayed in a container shape on the screen. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the control unit displays a refrigerator storage location of the food corresponding to the moved icons on the screen when the icons are moved to the predetermined area. 6. The method of claim 5,
And an audio output unit,
Wherein the controller outputs the refrigerator storage location of the food corresponding to the moved icons through the sound output unit by voice when the icons are moved to the predetermined area. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the controller displays detailed information on the food corresponding to the icon when the icon is touched. 11. The method of claim 10,
Wherein the detailed information includes at least one of a type of the food, a remaining period of the distribution period, and a storage position in the refrigerator. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the cooking information includes at least one of a name of the dish, image and recipe information. 13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the control unit displays recipe information of the selected cooking information when the cooking information is selected. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit searches the food items in which the circulation period is imminent, and displays the searched food items when the cooking information is selected, in addition to the foods contained in the cooking information. 15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein the controller displays the icons representing the searched foods in a manner to be distinguished from other icons. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit real time searches cooking information related to the selected food items in the memory every time the icons are selected in real time and updates the real time retrieved cooking information on the screen . The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control section preferentially searches the cooking information having the food material having the shortest remaining days of the distribution period as the main material among the food items when searching the cooking information related to the foods in the memory. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the memory further comprises at least one user's favorite cooking information,
Wherein the controller preferentially searches for cooking information related to the preferred cooking information when searching for cooking information related to the foods in the memory. The method according to claim 1,
And a wireless communication unit for accessing a web site,
Wherein the control unit searches the web site through the wireless communication unit for cooking information including the foods if the cooking information including the foods is not present in the memory and displays the searched cooking information terminal. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit controls the lighting lamp of the storage room in which the food items contained in the cooking information are stored in the refrigerator to be distinguished from the illumination light of the other storage room when the door of the refrigerator is opened while the cooking information is selected . delete

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