JP5142778B2 - Cooker - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a heating cooker.

  Conventionally, regarding a heating cooker, “when there is audio information to be transmitted to a user, an induction heating cooker is provided in which the user can surely hear the audio information. As the technology for the purpose, “heating means 35, 36 for heating food, voice output means for outputting sound, operation button 26 for instructing to input heating start / stop, heating conditions, etc. and voice An operation unit 20 including a guide button 27 and a control unit 40 for controlling the heating unit by operating the operation button by the user. The control unit includes data and operation for outputting the operation content of the operation button as a voice. It has a storage unit 42 for storing data for outputting a detailed description of the contents by voice, and outputs a voice output of the operation contents of the operation buttons from the voice output means according to the operation of the operation buttons by the user. When the user operates the voice guidance button within the time, a detailed explanation regarding the operation content is output by voice from the voice output means. Is proposed (Patent Document 1).

  In addition, regarding the induction heating cooker, "switching the energization to the inner heating coil or the inner heating coil and the outer heating coil according to the size of the pan that is to be heated, and inform the user of the energization state, Moreover, the induction heating cooker which energizes an internal heating coil and an external heating coil irrespective of the magnitude | size of a pan, and alert | reports the energized state to a user is provided. As a technique for the purpose, “the control unit 43 controls the inverter driving unit 33 so that a high-frequency current flows only in the inner heating coil 5a and the outer heating coil 5b or in the inner heating coil 5a according to the pan size. At the same time, the energization state is notified through the thermal power display unit 9b and the buzzer sound output unit 42, and when the entire surface heating switch 8a is pressed, the inner heating coil 5a and the outer heating coil 5b are forcibly set regardless of the pan size. A high-frequency current is allowed to flow, and the energized state is notified through the thermal power display unit 9 b and the buzzer sound output unit 42. Is proposed (Patent Document 2).

JP 2007-214083 A (summary) JP 2007-265877 A (summary)

In the heating cooker described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, a detailed explanation regarding the operation content is output from the audio output means. In such audio output regarding the operation content, the heated target that is the target of guidance for the user. It may be difficult to know what the object is.
For example, when a plurality of objects to be heated are placed on the top board, it may be difficult to determine which object to be heated is the target of guidance.

  In the induction heating cooker described in Patent Document 2, the energization state of the heating coil is notified through the thermal power display unit 9b and the buzzer sound output unit 42. It may be difficult to tell which object is being heated.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and provides a cooking device in which a user can easily grasp which object to be heated is a target of guidance. With the goal.

A heating cooker according to the present invention includes a top plate on which an object to be heated is placed, a heating means for heating the object to be heated, an object attribute detection means for detecting an attribute of the object to be heated, and the object to be heated. Storage means storing correspondence data representing the correspondence between the attribute of the heated object and the name of the heated object, the detection result of the heated object attribute detecting means, and the correspondence data of the heated object A heated object specifying means for specifying a name; an audio output means for outputting a sound representing the name of the heated object; an input means for inputting information for specifying the name of the heated object; and Voice input means for inputting a voice representing a name; means for associating information input to the input means with voice data input to the voice input means and storing the data in the storage means; and the voice output The means is the heated object specifying means. Thus acquires data of the audio associated with the name of the specified the object to be heated from the storage means is for audio output the name of the object to be heated.

  According to the cooking device according to the present invention, since the name of the object to be heated is specified and a voice representing the name is output, which of the objects to be heated is the target of guidance by voice output by the user. Can be easily grasped.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of induction heating cooker 100 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
In FIG. 1, 1 is a top plate, 2 is a main body housing, 3 is an inverter for supplying a high-frequency current, 4 is a power switch, 6a to 6d are operation units, 7 is a display unit, and 8a to 8t are heating coils. In addition, the induction heating cooker 100 includes a control unit 5 (not shown), and the control unit 5 drives and controls a switching element included in the inverter 3.

The top plate 1 is for placing an object to be heated. The top plate 1 is placed on the upper surface of the main body housing 2 to store the internal structure of the main body housing 2.
The main body housing 2 houses the inverter 3, the display unit 7, and the heating coils 8a to 8t.
The inverter 3 converts direct current power into alternating current, and supplies a high frequency current to the heating coils 8a to 8t.
The operation units 6a to 6d are for the user to adjust the heating output.
The display unit 7 is a screen display device composed of a liquid crystal display device or the like, and a corresponding portion of the top plate 1 is transmitted so that display contents can be viewed from the top plate 1.

The heating coils 8a to 8t have a coil diameter of 100 mm or less, for example, and are arranged so that the distance between the coil edges is 20 mm or less. The total area of the upper surfaces of the heating coils 8a to 8t (the area of the circular portion) is set to be, for example, 50% or more of the surface area of the top plate 1.
Further, a plurality of heating coils 8a to 8t are arranged in a row in the depth direction and in the lateral direction. In the arrangement example of FIG. 1, a maximum of four heating coils (such as heating coils 8a to 8d) are arranged in the depth direction, and a maximum of six heating coils (heating coils 8a, 8e, 8i, 8k, 8m, 8q, etc.) are arranged in the horizontal direction. ing.

By determining the coil diameter and the arrangement in this way, the heating regions of the heating coils are overlapped and connected to each other, so that even if a heated object such as a pan is placed on any part of the top plate 1, it is almost certain. Therefore, the degree of freedom of the placement position of the object to be heated increases.
The coil diameter and arrangement are not limited to those described above, and other configurations may be adopted according to the size of the top plate 1 and the main body housing 2. Moreover, the structure by which each heating coil is multiply arranged by concentric form is also possible. In the following description, an example different from the arrangement example of FIG. 1 is used as necessary.

Heretofore, the schematic configuration of the induction heating cooker 100 according to the first embodiment has been described.
Next, an example in which the voice guidance regarding the object to be heated is difficult for the user to understand will be described.

FIG. 2 shows an example of voice guidance when a plurality of objects to be heated are placed on the top board 1 for cooking.
As an example of the voice guidance of the induction heating cooker, it is conceivable that the operation content that the user is going to perform is output by voice, or the user is notified of the heating state of a heated object such as a pan by voice guidance.
In FIG. 2, for example, a temperature sensor that detects the temperature of the object to be heated is provided, and the end of heating cooking is voice-guided by detecting boiling based on the detection result.

Here, a situation is considered in which cooking is performed by placing a plurality of objects to be heated on the top board 1.
In this case, it is difficult for the user to know which of the objects to be heated has been cooked by simply outputting a voice that only the cooking has been finished. As a technique for solving this, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, it may be possible to additionally output a sound indicating the placement position of the object to be heated, such as “the right pan, heating has been completed”.
Thereby, the user can easily grasp which of the objects to be heated has been cooked.

However, for example, when the induction heating cooker 100 is installed in an open kitchen, it may be difficult for the user to know which object to be heated by simply notifying the placement position of the object to be heated. is there.
In the case of the example in FIG. 2, the “right pot” for the user a is the object to be heated b, and the “right pot” for the user b is the object to be heated a. In this case, it is difficult for the user to easily determine which object to be heated is the voice guidance output by the induction heating cooker 100.

  In addition, even in situations such as the following (1) to (2), a situation in which it is difficult for the user to understand which heated object the voice guidance is pointing to may occur.

(1) If the user changes the position of the pan during cooking, for example, the user may forget that and continue cooking. After that, when voice guidance is performed, there is a possibility that the heated object to be voice guidance may be recognized in a state before the pan position is changed.

(2) When a plurality of objects to be heated (for example, four pans) are placed on a straight line on the top board 1, the position of the object to be heated is sufficiently expressed only by a sound such as “right pot”. Hard to do. Also, if the type or number of objects to be heated is changed during cooking, as in (1) above, it is not possible to know which object to be heated corresponds to the “right pot”, which may be confusing. There is also.

Therefore, in induction heating cooker 100 according to the first embodiment, means for specifying a name is provided instead of the placement position of the object to be heated, and the name is voice-output as voice guidance, so that the target of voice guidance is provided. Considering that it is easy for the user to intuitively understand which object is to be heated.
Hereinafter, a detailed configuration of induction heating cooker 100 according to the first embodiment will be described.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of induction heating cooker 100 according to the first embodiment.
The induction heating cooker 100 includes a heated object specifying unit 11, a storage unit 12, and a sound unit 13 in addition to the control unit 5 described in FIG. 1.

The heated object specifying unit 11 specifies the name by detecting the feature of the heated object placed on the top plate 1, and outputs the specified result to the control unit 5. A specific method for specifying the name of the object to be heated will be described again with reference to FIG.
The heated object specifying unit 11 includes a detecting unit such as a camera or a sensor described in FIG. 4 to be described later, a unit that performs processing for specifying the name of the heated object with reference to the storage unit 12 based on the detection result, Consists of The means for specifying the name may be configured by hardware such as a circuit device that realizes the function, or may be configured by an arithmetic device such as a microcomputer and software that defines the operation.
The heated object specifying unit 11 may be an independent component, or a part or all of the functions may be configured as one function of the control unit 5.

The storage unit 12 stores a correspondence table that records the correspondence between the detection result of the heated object specifying unit 11 and the name of the heated object, which will be described later with reference to FIG. In addition, audio data recording the name of the object to be heated is stored.
The audio unit 13 is configured by an audio output device such as a speaker, receives audio data from the control unit 5, and outputs the audio data as audio.

The “voice output unit” in the first embodiment corresponds to the voice unit 13 and the functional part related to the operation of the voice unit 13 in the control unit 5.
The “object to be heated attribute detection means” corresponds to each means for detecting each value in the “determination item” column described in FIG.

FIG. 4 shows the configuration and data example of the correspondence table stored in the storage unit 12.
The correspondence relationship table records the correspondence relationship between items corresponding to the characteristics of the heated object detected by the heated object specifying unit 11 and the names of the heated objects specified by the characteristics. As the recording format, an appropriate format is appropriately used, for example, a text file in CSV (Comma Separated Value) format.
The correspondence table has a “major classification” column, a “name” column, and a “determination item” column.

In the “major classification” column, a name indicating a rough classification of the object to be heated is stored.
The “name” column stores a specific name of the object to be heated.
In the “determination item” column, the feature item of the heated object detected by the heated object specifying unit 11 and its specific value are stored. The main row further includes a “pan bottom shape” row, a “handle” row, a “pan bottom size” row, and a “depth” row.

A value representing the shape of the bottom surface of the object to be heated is stored in the “pan bottom shape” column. For example, “round” represents a round bottom pan, and “square” represents a square bottom pan.
In the “handle” column, values representing the characteristics of the handle of the object to be heated are stored. For example, “long / 1” indicates that one longer handle is provided, and “upper / one” indicates that one upper handle is provided.
In the “pan size” column, a value representing the diameter of the bottom surface of the object to be heated is stored.
The “depth” column stores a value representing the ratio between the pan bottom size and the depth of the object to be heated. For example, the data in the second row indicates that the depth is about 0.19 to 0.24 with respect to the pan bottom size 1.

According to the data in the second row of FIG. 4, the pan bottom shape is round, has one long handle, the pan bottom size is 180 to 330 mm, and the pan bottom size: depth is 1: 0.19 to 0.24. It can be seen that the name of the object to be heated should be specified as a frying pan.
In addition, when only the pan bottom shape and the handle characteristics can be specified, it can be seen that the name of the object to be heated is specified as a large category “one-handed pan”.

The heated object specifying unit 11 detects the characteristic item of the heated object corresponding to each column of the “determination item” column, and compares it with the value of the “determination item” column of each row stored in the correspondence table. The name of the object to be heated is specified.
If the name of the object to be heated cannot be specified even by comparing the values in the “determination item” column of all rows, the name of the object to be heated is treated as a general name such as “pan”.

  For example, the following (1) to (2) are conceivable as methods for the heated object specifying unit 11 to detect each value in the “determination item” column.

(1) When using imaging means such as a camera For example, an imaging device such as a camera is disposed at a position such as a range hood where the top plate 1 can be imaged from above.
The heated object specifying unit 11 can obtain values of the “pan bottom shape” column, the “handle” column, and the “pan bottom size” column by acquiring and analyzing the captured image data.
When the shape of the upper surface and the bottom surface of the object to be heated is extremely different, an imaging unit may be provided below the top plate 1 and the bottom surface shape of the object to be heated may be imaged using this.
If a camera or the like is disposed at a position where the heated object can be imaged from the side and the captured image data is analyzed, values in the “handle” column and the “depth” column can be obtained.

(2) When using the current and voltage of the heating coil The heated object identification unit 11 uses the detection values of the sensor and the like for detecting the current and voltage of the heating coil, such as the technique described in Patent Document 2, to determine the pan size. By using a known technique for detection, the value of the “pan bottom size” column can be obtained.

The heated object specifying unit 11 specifies the object to be heated placed on the top board 1 using the method described above, and outputs the specified result to the control unit 5.
At this time, even when a plurality of objects to be heated are placed on the top plate 1, the individual objects to be heated are recognized by the control unit 5. Therefore, the to-be-heated object specifying unit 11 substantially plays a role of specifying the placement position of each object to be heated, for example, “must be placed on the right side is a frying pan”.

Based on the identification result received from the heated object identification unit 11, the control unit 5 obtains audio data representing the name of the heated object from the storage unit 12, and delivers the audio data to the audio unit 13 to output the audio. .
Note that the timing at which the name of the object to be heated is output as voice depends on the timing at which voice guidance is to be performed.
For example, if voice guidance is to be performed when cooking is started, the control unit 5 detects that cooking has started using any known technique, and then transmits voice data corresponding to the voice guidance, The voice data representing the name of the heated object is combined to generate voice data such as “Frying pan, heating started.” And delivered to the voice unit 13.

  In the first embodiment, the example items in the “determination item” column are shown in FIG. 4, but other items such as the color and material of the object to be heated may be detected.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the heated object specifying unit 11 detects the feature item of the heated object, specifies the name of the heated object based on the detection result, and the control unit 5 The voice representing the name is output from the voice unit 13 together with voice guidance.
As a result, the user can intuitively grasp the object to be heated that is the target of the voice guidance by the name of the object to be heated, and therefore it is easy to grasp the object to be heated. effective.
In particular, if only the voice guidance indicating the placement position such as “right pan” is used, it is difficult for the user to identify which object to be heated. It becomes easier to grasp things.

Further, according to the first embodiment, the heated object specifying unit 11 can obtain the value of the specific column in the “determination item” column even when the name of the heated object cannot be completely specified. The name of the object to be heated can be specified by the large classification name.
In this case, the user can grasp to some extent which object to be heated is the target of the voice guidance, and can ensure a certain feeling of use.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
In the first embodiment, the heated object specifying unit 11 detects the content of the correspondence table stored in the storage unit 12 and each feature item corresponding to the “determination item” column, thereby detecting the heated object. Explained to specify the name.
In the second embodiment of the present invention, another method for specifying the name of the object to be heated will be described. For example, the following methods (3) to (4) are conceivable.

(3) An IC tag and a barcode are attached to the object to be heated, and a reader device for reading them is provided in the induction heating cooker 100. Information for identifying the name of the object to be heated is recorded on the IC tag or the barcode.
The heated object specifying unit 11 acquires the reading result of the reader device and specifies the name of the heated object. The correspondence relationship between the information recorded on the IC tag or the barcode and the name of the object to be heated may be a predetermined one, or the correspondence relationship may be stored in the storage unit 12. Data may be stored and referred to.
When this method is used, the correspondence table described in FIG. 4 of the first embodiment and the means for detecting each feature item corresponding to the “determination item” column need not be used.

(4) The method for identifying the name of the object to be heated described in the first embodiment and the method (3) are used in combination. In other words, an IC tag and a barcode are attached to the object to be heated, and a reader device for reading them is provided. Further, in the correspondence table described in FIG. 4 of the first embodiment and its “determination item” column. Means for detecting each corresponding feature item is provided.
The heated object specifying unit 11 acquires both the reading result of the reader device and the detection result of each feature item corresponding to the “determination item” column, and gives priority to the detection result, and in order of the heated objects The name of the object to be heated is specified by a method such as specifying the name.
For example, when the information recorded in the IC tag can be acquired most reliably, the detection result of the IC tag is given the highest priority. When the information recorded in the IC tag or the barcode cannot be acquired due to a reading error of the reader device or the like, the correspondence table in FIG. 4 is used.

  Since configurations other than those described in the second embodiment are the same as those in the first embodiment, it is added that the description is omitted.

Embodiment 3 FIG.
In Embodiments 1 and 2, a voice representing the name of the object to be heated is output with voice guidance, and when the name of the object to be heated cannot be specified, a large classification name is used, or as a mere “pan” Explained to represent the name.
However, when there are a plurality of objects to be heated whose names cannot be specified, the user cannot sufficiently grasp the object to be heated that is the target of the voice guidance.
Therefore, in the third embodiment of the present invention, when there are a plurality of heated objects whose names cannot be specified, auxiliary information is output by voice so that the user can easily grasp the target heated object. Will be explained.

  FIG. 5 shows an example in which it is difficult for the user to know which object to be heated is the target of voice guidance when the name of the object to be heated cannot be specified. In the following, each item in FIG. 5 will be described together with what kind of voice guidance is preferable.

(A) One or more “pots” + one or more other pots (a.1)
In the example of Fig. 5 (a.1), the name of the object to be heated on the left cannot be specified, and is simply specified as "pan". Moreover, the to-be-heated object of the center and the right side is specified as a "frying pan."
In this case, when outputting “nabe” by voice guidance, it is difficult to know which object is to be heated because all the objects to be heated are “pots”. Also, if the voice guidance “Fry pan” is output as a voice, it is difficult to determine which of the heated object at the center or the right side is indicated.
Therefore, in such a case, the induction heating cooker 100 according to the third embodiment has a sound indicating the placement position of the object to be heated, such as “left”, “center”, and “right” for each object to be heated. Are output together with the name of the object to be heated.

(A.2)
In the example of Fig. 5 (a.2), the name of the object to be heated on the left side cannot be specified. Therefore, the induction heating cooker 100 according to the third embodiment outputs the sound “left” and “white” representing the placement position and the color together with the name “pot” of the object to be heated. .

(B) Two or more pans with the same name (b.1) to (b.2)
5 (b.1) to (b.2), since any object to be heated is specified as a “frying pan”, any object to be heated is simply output as “fry pan” by voice guidance. It is hard to understand whether it is pointing.
Therefore, in such a case, the induction heating cooker 100 according to the third embodiment has a size and placement of the heated object such as “large”, “small”, “left”, and “right” for each heated object. A sound indicating the position is output along with the name of the object to be heated.

(B.3)
In the example of Fig. 5 (b.3), since any object to be heated is specified as a "two-handed pan", when the voice guidance simply outputs "two-handed pan" as a voice, any object to be heated is indicated. It is difficult to understand.
Therefore, in such a case, induction heating cooker 100 according to Embodiment 3 represents the placement position and color of the object to be heated, such as “left”, “right”, and “black” for each object to be heated. Audio is output along with the name of the object to be heated.

As described above, when there are a plurality of objects to be heated whose names cannot be specified, it is convenient for the user to output auxiliary information that can specify each object to be heated other than the names.
Hereinafter, a configuration for outputting auxiliary information as described in FIG. 5 will be described.

FIG. 6 is an example of auxiliary information useful for the user to specify an object to be heated.
When the name of at least one object to be heated placed on the top plate 1 cannot be specified as shown in FIG. 5A, or the names of a plurality of objects to be heated are the same as shown in FIG. As supplementary information for supplementing this, items such as “size”, “placement position”, “color”, and “material” of the object to be heated may be output by voice together with voice guidance.
Such auxiliary information can be acquired by acquiring the value of the “determination item” column described in FIG. 4 of Embodiment 1 when the heated object specifying unit 11 specifies the heated object. Hereinafter, an example of an acquisition method will be described for each item.

(1) About the size of the heated object The heated object specifying unit 11 analyzes the image data captured by the imaging means such as a camera, or uses a known technique such as the technique described in Patent Document 2, The value in the “pan bottom size” column of the correspondence table is detected and used to specify the name of the object to be heated.
At this time, since the size of each object to be heated placed on the top plate 1 is obtained, the object to be heated specifying unit 11 uses the relative value such as “large / small” of each object to be heated. The audio data corresponding to this is acquired from the storage unit 12 and the audio unit 13 outputs the audio.
In addition, in the case of the method of specifying the name of the object to be heated using an IC tag or a barcode, if information for specifying the size of the object to be heated is recorded in these, it must be used. The above-described method is used, or auxiliary information other than the size of the object to be heated is output as audio.
The means for detecting the size of the heated object described in this section corresponds to the “heated object size detecting means” in the present invention.

(2) About the placement position of the heated object The heated object specifying unit 11 can detect the placement position of the heated object by analyzing image data captured by an imaging unit such as a camera.
Or the method of detecting whether the impedance change at the time of mounting a to-be-heated object on the top plate 1 by the change of an electric current or a voltage, and detecting whether the heating coil is used based on these values. Can also be used to detect the placement position of the object to be heated. Other known techniques may be used.
The means for detecting the placement position of the heated object described in this section corresponds to the “heated object position specifying means” in the present invention.

(3) Color of heated object The heated object specifying unit 11 can detect the color of the heated object by analyzing image data captured by an imaging unit such as a camera.
In the case of a method for specifying the name of an object to be heated using an IC tag or a barcode, if the information for specifying the color of the object to be heated is recorded in these, it is used. Otherwise, the method described above is used. Or supplementary information other than the color of the object to be heated is output as a sound.
Note that it is not always necessary to detect a strict color in order to specify an object to be heated, and it is considered that it is sufficient to detect a color mainly centered on lightness. This is because color recognition generally has individual differences, while lightness recognition has few individual differences.
The means for detecting the color of the heated object described in this section corresponds to the “heated object color detecting means” in the present invention.

(4) About the material of a to-be-heated material The to-be-heated material specific | specification part 11 can detect the material of a to-be-heated material, for example using the technique etc. which are described in "Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2002-299025."
In the case of a method for specifying the name of an object to be heated using an IC tag or a barcode, if the information for specifying the material of the object to be heated is recorded in these, it is used. Otherwise, the method described above is used. Or auxiliary information other than the material of the object to be heated is output as a sound.
The means for detecting the material of the heated object described in this section corresponds to the “heated object material detecting means” in the present invention.

Each of the auxiliary information shown in FIG. 6 may be used for voice output alone, or a plurality of auxiliary information may be used in combination as described in FIGS. It may be output. The same applies to each required detection means and the like.
When one of them is used alone to output sound, it is preferable to prioritize each auxiliary information and output the contents in the order in which the corresponding values are obtained.
For example, when priority is given in order from the top shown in FIG. 6, if the heated object specifying unit 11 can acquire the size of the heated object, the sound is output and the mounting position and color can be obtained without obtaining the size. For example, the audio output content is determined such that the placement position is output as audio.

  As described above, according to the third embodiment, when there are a plurality of heated objects whose names cannot be specified, auxiliary information for specifying the heated objects targeted for voice guidance is output by voice. Therefore, it becomes easy for the user to specify the target heated object by combining these pieces of information.

Embodiment 4 FIG.
In the first to third embodiments, the configuration and operation for automatically outputting the name and the like based on the name and the like of the heated object specified by the heated object specifying unit 11 have been described.
In the fourth embodiment of the present invention, a configuration in which the user can specify the name of the object to be heated will be described.
In addition, the induction heating cooking appliance 100 which concerns on this Embodiment 4 shall be provided with imaging means, such as a camera for detecting the feature item of a to-be-heated object as demonstrated in Embodiment 1. FIG. In addition, it is assumed that the user includes voice input means (not shown) such as a microphone for voice input of the name of the object to be heated.
Since others are the same as in the first to third embodiments, the description thereof is omitted.

FIG. 7 shows an example in which the user specifies the name of the object to be heated.
If the heated object specifying unit 11 tries to specify the name of the heated object that is not very characteristic, there may be a large classification name or a simple “pan” as a result. In addition, even a heated object with a clear feature is a pan that is frequently used by the user, and there may be a case where voice guidance is desired to be performed with a more loving name instead of a general name.
Therefore, in the fourth embodiment, it is considered that the user can freely specify the name of the object to be heated and register it in the storage unit 12 of the induction heating cooker 100. The operation for performing this registration will be described in the following steps (1) to (8).

(1) The user instructs the induction heating cooker 100 to register the name of the object to be heated from now on by operating the operation panel displayed on the display unit 7. An operation signal representing the operation content is output to the control unit 5.
(2) The control unit 5 activates an imaging unit such as a camera provided for the heated object specifying unit 11 to specify the name of the heated object.

(3) In order to prompt the user to place the heated object whose name is to be registered at a predetermined position on the top board 1, the control unit 5 displays a message to that effect on the display unit 7 or a voice unit. The sound output to that effect is performed via 13.
(4) The user places the heated object whose name is to be registered at a predetermined position, and operates the operation panel displayed on the screen of the display unit 7 so that the heated object is imaged. Instruct the vessel 100. An operation signal representing the operation content is output to the control unit 5.

(5) The control unit 5 instructs the imaging unit to image the object to be heated. The imaging means images the object to be heated and outputs the image data to the object to be heated specifying unit 11.
(6) The heated object specifying unit 11 analyzes the image data, detects each feature item described in FIG. 4 of the first embodiment, and stores it in the correspondence table. At this time, the value of each feature item stored in the correspondence table is the detected value itself.

(7) In order to prompt the user to input the name of the object to be heated, the control unit 5 displays a message to that effect on the display unit 7 or outputs an audio output to that effect via the audio unit 13. Do.
(8) The user voice-inputs the name of the object to be heated via voice input means. The audio data is output to the control unit 5. The control unit 5 stores the voice data in the storage unit 12 after associating it with each feature item stored in the correspondence table in step (6).

Through the above steps (1) to (8), the user can store sound representing the name of the object to be heated in the storage unit 12.
Thereafter, when a heated object that matches each feature item stored in the correspondence table in step (6) is detected, the heated object specifying unit 11 uses the audio data input by the user in step (8). Obtained from the storage unit 12 and output as sound through the sound unit 13.

In steps (1) to (8) described above, the object to be heated is specified using the imaged image data of the camera. However, other than the camera, for example, an IC tag or barcode and these reader devices are used for heating. It is good also as a procedure which specifies a thing.
The “input unit” in the fourth embodiment corresponds to a unit for specifying an object to be heated, such as a camera, an IC tag, or a barcode reader.

As described above, according to the fourth embodiment, when the heated object registered by the user is placed on the top board 1 and used, the voice guidance is performed with a name familiar to the user. Thus, it is possible to provide the induction heating cooker 100 that is easy for the user to get familiar with.
Moreover, even if it is a to-be-heated object with few features, since the name which the user registered can be utilized for audio | voice guidance, a user's usability is improved.

Embodiment 5 FIG.
In Embodiments 1 to 4, the configuration and operation for outputting the name of the object to be heated are described. However, in addition to the sound output, an image such as an icon representing the object to be heated is displayed on the display unit 7 on the screen. Voice guidance can also be assisted.

For example, along with sound data representing the name of the object to be heated, an icon image representing the object to be heated is stored in the storage unit 12, and the control unit 5 obtains sound data representing the name of the object to be heated. The icon image data is also acquired and output to the display unit 7 for screen display.
Thereby, since the to-be-heated object used as the object of guidance can be specified by both audio | voice guidance and an icon image, it is convenient for a user.

  In addition, since the other structure of the induction heating cooking appliance 100 which concerns on this Embodiment 5 is the same as that of Embodiment 1-4, description is abbreviate | omitted.

Embodiment 6 FIG.
The icon image described in the fifth embodiment may be an icon image stored in the storage unit 12 in advance, or may be stored in the storage unit 12 by the user via an appropriate interface. May be.
Further, an image can be stored in the storage unit 12 for each component such as the handle, body, and side surface of the object to be heated, and the user can freely create an arbitrary icon image by combining the images of the components. You may comprise as follows.

Embodiment 7 FIG.
In the above Embodiments 1-6, although the structure and operation | movement of the induction heating cooker 100 were demonstrated as an example of a heating cooker, voice guidance using the same structure and operation | movement also about another heating cooker. Can assist.
However, in the case of a heating cooker that does not include a heating coil, the method of detecting the size of the object to be heated by detecting the current and voltage of the heating coil cannot be applied, so another method must be used. I will add that.

It is a block diagram of the induction heating cooking appliance 100 which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. An example of voice guidance when a plurality of objects to be heated are placed on the top plate 1 and cooking is shown. 3 is a functional block diagram of induction heating cooker 100 according to Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a structure and data example of the correspondence table which the memory | storage part 12 has stored. This shows an example in which it is difficult for the user to determine which object to be heated is the target of voice guidance. This is an example of auxiliary information useful for a user to specify an object to be heated. The example which designates the name of a to-be-heated material by a user is shown.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Top plate, 2 Main body case, 3 Inverter, 4 Power switch, 5 Control part, 6a-6d Operation part, 7 Display part, 8a-8t Heating coil, 11 Heated object specific | specification part, 12 Storage part, 13 Voice part , 100 induction heating cooker.

Claims (10)

A top plate on which the object to be heated is placed;
Heating means for heating the object to be heated;
A heated object attribute detecting means for detecting an attribute of the heated object;
Storage means storing correspondence data representing the correspondence between the attribute of the object to be heated and the name of the object to be heated;
A heated object specifying means for specifying a name of the heated object using the detection result of the heated object attribute detecting means and the correspondence data;
Audio output means for outputting audio representing the name of the object to be heated;
Input means for inputting information for identifying the name of the object to be heated;
Voice input means for inputting voice representing the name of the object to be heated;
Means for associating the information input to the input means with the voice data input to the voice input means and storing the data in the storage means;
With
The audio output means is
The cooking device characterized in that the sound data associated with the name of the heated object specified by the heated object specifying means is acquired from the storage means, and the name of the heated object is output as a sound . . A heated object size detecting means for detecting the size of the heated object;
The voice output means includes
When the heated object specifying means cannot identify the name of at least one heated object among the multiple heated objects placed on the top plate,
For heated objects whose names cannot be specified,
In addition to the voice representing the name of the heated object,
The cooking device according to claim 1, wherein a sound representing the size of the heated object detected by the heated object size detecting means is output. A heated object size detecting means for detecting the size of the heated object;
The audio output means is
When the names of the plurality of heated objects specified by the heated object specifying means are the same,
In addition to the voice representing the name of the heated object,
The cooking device according to claim 1, wherein a sound representing the size of the heated object detected by the heated object size detecting means is output. A heated object position specifying means for specifying a position where the heated object is placed on the top plate;
The audio output means is
When the heated object specifying means cannot identify the name of at least one heated object among the multiple heated objects placed on the top plate,
For heated objects whose names cannot be specified,
In addition to the voice representing the name of the heated object,
The cooking device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a sound representing the position of the heated object specified by the heated object position specifying means is output. A heated object position specifying means for specifying a position where the heated object is placed on the top plate;
The audio output means is
When the names of the plurality of heated objects specified by the heated object specifying means are the same,
In addition to the voice representing the name of the heated object,
The cooking device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a sound representing the position of the heated object specified by the heated object position specifying means is output. A heated object color detecting means for detecting the color of the heated object;
The audio output means is
When the heated object specifying means cannot identify the name of at least one heated object among the multiple heated objects placed on the top plate,
For heated objects whose names cannot be specified,
In addition to the voice representing the name of the heated object,
The cooking device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a sound representing the color of the heated object detected by the heated object color detecting means is output. A heated object color detecting means for detecting the color of the heated object;
The audio output means is
When the names of the plurality of heated objects specified by the heated object specifying means are the same,
In addition to the voice representing the name of the heated object,
The cooking device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a sound representing the color of the heated object detected by the heated object color detecting means is output. A heated object material detecting means for detecting the material of the heated object;
The audio output means is
When the heated object specifying means cannot identify the name of at least one heated object among the multiple heated objects placed on the top plate,
For heated objects whose names cannot be specified,
In addition to the voice representing the name of the heated object,
The cooking device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein a sound representing the material of the heated object detected by the heated object material detecting means is output. A heated object material detecting means for detecting the material of the heated object;
The audio output means is
When the names of the plurality of heated objects specified by the heated object specifying means are the same,
In addition to the voice representing the name of the heated object,
The cooking device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein a sound representing the material of the heated object detected by the heated object material detecting means is output. The cooking device according to any one of claims 1 to 9 , further comprising a display unit that displays an icon image corresponding to a name of the heated object specified by the heated object specifying unit. .

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