KR20110097339A - Terminal and method for controlling the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a terminal for a refrigerator and a control method thereof for inspecting a distribution period of foods stored in a refrigerator and providing a user with cooking recipe information for foods having a distribution period from a current time.

Description

Terminal and method for controlling the same

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 for storing various foods are provided in the refrigerator.

However, in a state in which a user stores many kinds of foods in a storage room of a refrigerator, it is difficult to check a distribution period for foods each time, and thus, there is a problem in that the foods having a lot of distribution periods must be disposed of.

An object of the present invention relates to a refrigerator terminal and a control method of inspecting a distribution period for foods stored in a refrigerator and providing a user with cooking recipe information for foods having a distribution period from a current time.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a terminal that can be built in or detached from a refrigerator and provides information related to the refrigerator, the terminal comprising: a touch screen displaying a screen related to the refrigerator on a screen; A memory in which information relating to foods respectively stored in the storage compartments inside the refrigerator and different cooking information related to the foods are stored; Among the food information stored in the memory, at least one food information that is about to be distributed within a predetermined date from a current date is searched and displayed in the refrigerator related screen, and at least one food information among the food information displayed in the refrigerator related screen is displayed. If selected, the controller for searching for and displaying at least one of the cooking information associated with the selected food information in the memory.

In this case, at least one of current time information, weather information, food and beverage information, and refrigerator status information may be displayed in an icon form in the refrigerator-related screen.

In addition, the food information may be set to at least one of the type of the food, the remaining days of the distribution period of the food and the storage room where the food is stored.

In this case, the controller may include an icon indicating at least one of a food type corresponding to the retrieved food information and a remaining day of distribution period in the refrigerator related screen.

In addition, when the icon is selected, the controller may display information indicating the location of the refrigerator storage room in which the food corresponding to the icon is stored in the refrigerator related screen.

The controller may determine a distribution period imminent ranking of the retrieved food information and identify the distribution period imminent ranking in the food information if the plurality of food information about the distribution period is imminent is searched. Can be displayed within.

In this case, the controller may preferentially display the food information having a ranking of which the distribution period is imminent among the food information.

The cooking information may include at least one of a name of the dish, an image, and recipe information. When the cooking information is selected, the controller may display recipe information of the selected cooking information.

In addition, when the cooking information is selected, the controller searches for the additionally included ingredients in the searched food information, in addition to the food included in the cooking information, and displays the searched food information to be identified in the refrigerator related screen. can do.

The memory may further include at least one user's favorite cooking information, and the controller may search for cooking information related to the preferred cooking information when searching for cooking information related to the food information in the memory. have.

The terminal according to the present invention may further include a wireless communication unit for accessing a website, and if the cooking information related to the food information does not exist in the memory, the terminal may be connected to the website through the wireless communication unit. Cooking information related to the food information may be searched and the searched cooking information may be displayed.

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 rooms in which foods contained in the cooking information are stored to be identified from the lighting of other storage rooms. .

In addition, the present invention is a control method of a terminal that can be built-in or removable in the refrigerator, and provides information related to the refrigerator, the method comprising the steps of setting and storing the information associated with each food stored in the storage compartments inside the refrigerator Wow; Retrieving at least one of the stored food information that has a distribution period that is imminent within a preset date from a current date; Displaying the refrigerator related screen including the searched food information on a touch screen; If at least one food information is selected on the refrigerator related screen, retrieving at least one food information related to the selected food information from among pre-stored cooking information; And displaying the retrieved cooking information.

The terminal and its control method according to the present invention, by inspecting the distribution period for the food stored in the refrigerator, and providing the user with recipe information on foods that are about to have a distribution period from the current time, thereby providing the user with a current refrigerator The shelf life of the stored foods can be informed, and the user can inform the cooking recipe that the current shelf life is about to be exhausted by referring to the cooking recipe information.

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

Hereinafter, the refrigerator terminal 200 built in or detached from the refrigerator 100 according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The suffixes "module" and "unit" for components used in the following description are given or used in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have distinct meanings or roles from each other.

The terminal 200 for a refrigerator described herein includes a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), navigation, and the like. Can be a possible terminal.

First, referring to FIGS. 1 to 3, 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.

Referring to FIG. 1, the 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 out cold water or ice and a terminal 200 for a refrigerator providing information related to the refrigerator 100 according to the present invention to the user.

That is, the refrigerator terminal 200 includes information indicating an operating state of the refrigerator 100 (for example, temperature and power consumption of the refrigerator), information set by the user (alarm, schedule, memo, etc.), and the present invention. Can display cooking recipe information for foods that are about to expire.

As described above, the refrigerator terminal 200 may be fixed to the front of the door 101b or detachably provided so that a user may attach or remove the refrigerator terminal 200 to the refrigerator 100 as needed. Can be. In addition, the refrigerator terminal 200 may be configured not only in the door 101b but also in other positions of the refrigerator 100.

Hereinafter, with reference to Figure 2, the detailed components of the refrigerator terminal 200 according to the present invention will be described in detail.

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

2, the refrigerator terminal 200 according to the present invention includes a wireless communication unit 210, an A / V input unit 220, a user input unit 230, an output unit 240, and a memory. 250, an interface unit 260, an RFID reader unit 270, a control unit 280, and a power supply unit 290 may be included. Since the components shown in FIG. 1 are not essential, the refrigerator terminal 200 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 that enable the Internet to be used between the refrigerator terminal 200 and the wireless communication system or in an internet network in which the refrigerator terminal 200 is located. For example, the wireless communication unit 210 may include a broadcast receiving module 211, a mobile communication module 212, an internet module 213, a short range communication module 214, and the like.

The broadcast receiving module 211 receives a broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information from an external broadcast management server through a broadcast channel and reproduces it on the display module 241 under the control of the controller 280.

The mobile communication module 212 transmits and receives a wireless signal with 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 according to transmission and reception of a voice call signal, a video call call signal, or a text / multimedia message.

The internet module 213 refers to a module for wired / wireless internet access. The wireless internet technologies include wireless LAN (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) or the like may be used.

The short range communication module 214 refers to a module for short range communication. As a short range communication technology, Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like may be used.

The A / V 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 video obtained by an image sensor in a video call mode or a 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 transmitted to the outside through the wireless communication unit 210. Two or more cameras 221 may be provided according to a usage environment.

The microphone 222 receives an external sound signal by a microphone in a call mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, etc., and processes the external sound signal into electrical voice data.

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

The output unit 240 is used to generate an output related to visual or audio, and may include a display module 241 and a sound output module 242.

The display module 241 displays (outputs) information processed by the refrigerator terminal 200.

For example, when displaying information related to the refrigerator terminal 200 and the refrigerator 100, information related to the refrigerator 100 may be displayed in a form of a widget (UI) or a user interface (GUI) such as a widget or an icon. Interface).

As described above, the display module 241 includes a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), The display device may include at least one of a flexible display and a 3D display.

When the display module 241 and a sensor for detecting a touch motion (hereinafter, referred to as a touch sensor) form a mutual layer structure (hereinafter, referred to as a touch screen), the display module 241 may be used in addition to an output device. Can also be used as an input device. The touch sensor may have, for example, a form of a touch film, a touch sheet, a touch pad, or the like.

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

If there is a touch input to the touch sensor, the corresponding signal (s) is sent to a touch controller (not shown). The touch controller processes the signal (s) and then transmits the corresponding data to the controller 280. As a result, the controller 280 may determine which area of the display module 241 is touched.

The sound output module 242 outputs data including audio included in the memory 250 or outputs sound for notifying a user of an operation state associated with the refrigerator 100. The sound 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 controller 280, and stores information related to the refrigerator 100.

In addition, the memory 250 according to the present invention, the information including the type of food, the distribution period, the storage location of the refrigerator 100 of the food, etc. set in accordance with the present invention, a plurality of cooking recipe information in which various foods are combined, and the user The set preferred cooking recipe information may be stored.

In this case, the cooking recipe information may be stored in the memory 250 by default, or may be obtained through an external service server or a web server through the wireless communication unit 210, or may be obtained through an interface unit 260. May be obtained from.

In addition, the memory 250 stores graphic data providing the user with various visual effects such as types and distribution periods of foods and cooking recipe information. In addition, the memory 250 may store graphic data indicating a process in which the selected foods are made like actual dishes when the foods are selected based on the cooking recipe information.

As described above, the memory 160 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). Etc.), random access memory (RAM), static random access memory (SRAM), read-only memory (ROM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EPEROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), At least one type of storage medium may include a magnetic memory, a magnetic disk, and an optical disk.

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

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

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

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

Various embodiments described herein may be implemented 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 include application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), and the like. It may be implemented using at least one of processors, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and electrical units for performing other functions. The described embodiments may be implemented by the controller 280 itself.

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

3 is a screen diagram illustrating a first embodiment of an information display screen associated with a refrigerator displayed on a refrigerator terminal according to the present invention.

4 is a state diagram illustrating a second embodiment of an information display screen associated with a refrigerator displayed on a refrigerator terminal according to the present invention.

That is, referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, widget information indicating a current date, a family's schedule, and the current weather may be displayed on the initial screen 10 (or the standby screen) of the refrigerator terminal 200. .

In addition, a plurality of menu icons for operating various functions of the refrigerator 100 are displayed in the initial screen, and the user may display the corresponding menu icons through the user input unit 230 or the display module 241 of the touch screen type. If is selected, a menu screen related to the icon is displayed on the touch screen 151 screen.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 3, when the user selects the recipe menu icon 300 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the initial screen is provided with a cooking recipe providing screen 500. 11 and 12), search for and display foods that are about to be in current distribution within the cooking recipe providing screen 500, and when the searched foods are selected, the cooking recipe including the selected foods is selected. Provide information to the user.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, in the second embodiment of the present invention, unlike the first embodiment, 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 is driven so that the initial screen 10 of the refrigerator 100 is displayed, the refrigerator terminal 200 has food 620 and the foods 620 which are about to be distributed in the initial screen 10. The cooking recipe information 620 including the foods 610 is displayed.

5 to 9, a process of setting food detailed information such as types of foods to be stored in the refrigerator 100, a distribution period, a storage location, and the like will be described in detail.

In this case, when the RFID tag storing the food detailed information such as the type of food, the price, the purchase place, and the distribution period is attached to the food, the process of FIGS. 5 to 9 to be described below may be omitted.

5 is a flow chart illustrating a food distribution period of the refrigerator terminal according to the present invention and a location of the refrigerator storage room of the food.

6 to 9 are screen state diagrams illustrating a food distribution period of the refrigerator terminal according to the present invention and a location of the refrigerator storage room 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 a touch screen 151 screen. When a menu icon 300 for setting detailed information such as types of foods to be stored in the refrigerator 100, distribution period, and storage location is selected from the user through the user input unit 230 or the touch screen 241 [S111] In operation S112, a setting window 400 for setting detailed information of the food items is displayed on the screen.

That is, the user sets detailed information such as types of foods to be stored in the refrigerator 100, a distribution period, and a storage location through the setting window 400 before storing the foods in the refrigerator 100.

At this time, the food details setting window 400 is configured to include a food type setting window 410, a distribution period setting window 420 of the food and the refrigerator storage position setting window 430 of the food as shown in FIG. .

Of course, the food information setting window 400 according to the present invention, as well as the type, distribution period and storage location of the food, other information may be further set according to the user's operation. As an example, information such as a purchase place and price for the food may be further set.

The food detail setting window 400 may include setting windows 411, 421, and 431 for setting the type, distribution period, and storage location of the food as text, and the type, distribution period, and storage location of the food. It may be composed of setting windows 412, 422, 432 that can be set to.

That is, when the text setting windows 411, 421, and 431 are selected by the user, the controller 280 displays a keypad for text input on the touch screen 241 screen, and the food and beverage through the displayed keypad. When texts corresponding to the type, distribution period, and storage location are input, the input texts are stored in the memory 250.

In addition, when the icon type food type setting window 412 is selected by the user, the controller 280 displays icons indicating respective food types 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 food.

In addition, when the icon-type food distribution period setting window 422 is selected by the user, the controller 280 displays a calendar provided in the memory 250 as shown in FIG. 8, and displays the calendar. When the distribution period date of the food is set through, the date set through the calendar can be recognized as the distribution period of the food.

In addition, when the icon-type food storage location setting window 432 is selected by the user, the controller 280 displays the refrigerator 100 image in the memory 250 as shown in FIG. When a specific storage room is selected from the storage room, the selected storage room may be recognized as a storage room in which the food is stored.

As described above, the controller 280, when the detailed information such as the type of food, distribution period, and storage location of the corresponding food is set by the user through the food detail information setting window 400, the set food detail information is stored in the memory 250. Save it.

In the first embodiment of the present invention below, when the recipe menu icon 300 is selected in the initial screen 10 of FIG. The process of providing the imminent foods and the cooking recipe information including the foods will be described in detail.

First embodiment

10 is a flowchart of a first embodiment showing a process of providing cooking recipe information for foods having an expiration date according to the present invention.

11 and 12 are screen state diagrams illustrating a process of providing cooking recipe information for foods having an expiration date according to the present invention.

10 to 12, when the recipe icon 300 in the initial screen 10 is selected while the initial screen 10 shown in FIG. 3 is displayed [S211], the controller 280 displays the initial screen 10 shown in FIG. Switching the initial screen 10 to the cooking recipe providing screen 500, the distribution period is based on the current date of the food details set in the process of Figs. 5 to 9 or the RFID tag attached to each of the foods Search for impending foods [S212].

At this time, the distribution period imminent reference date of step S212 can be set and changed by the user. For example, when the user sets the distribution period imminent reference date to 3 days, the controller 280 may refer to the current date of the food detailed information set in the RFID tag attached to each of the processes of FIGS. 5 to 9 or the foods. It is to search for food left within three days of the shelf life.

Meanwhile, as illustrated in FIGS. 11 and 12, the cooking recipe providing screen 500 of step S212 may include a first region 510 in which foods that have an expiration date searched by the controller 280 are displayed in an icon form, and A second area 520 in which the food icons are dragged and dropped, and a third area 530 in which cooking recipe information including foods dragged and dropped in the second area 520 are displayed.

In this case, the second area 520 is displayed in the shape of a cooking container such as a pot or a frying pan where actual food is cooked.

The controller 280 may search for foods that are about to be sold based on a current date among the food detailed information set in the processes of FIGS. 5 to 9 or the RFID tags attached to the foods [S212]. Icons representing the respective icons are displayed in the first area 510 [S213].

In this case, as illustrated in FIGS. 11 and 12, the controller 280 may display information 514 indicating the remaining days of the distribution period of the food in the icon. That is, the user may visually recognize how long the distribution period of the food corresponding to the current icon is left by looking at the information 514 in the icon.

In addition, the control unit 280, in step S213 to determine the priority of the remaining days of the distribution period for the icons, so that the user preferentially consumes foods corresponding to the icons of the distribution period is short of the icons, The icons may be arranged and displayed in the first area 510 according to the ranking of the remaining days remaining in the first area 510.

In addition, the controller 280 may determine a distribution period imminent frequency ranking for the icons in operation S213, and may arrange and display the icons by the identified distribution period imminent frequency ranking in the first region 510.

In addition, when any one of the icons displayed on the first area 510 is selected, the controller 280 provides the cooking recipe screen with detailed information such as the type of food, the expiration date, and the storage location of the food set in the icon. It can be displayed within 500.

Meanwhile, when at least one icon is selected in the first area 510 [S214], the controller 280 includes a cooking recipe including food corresponding to the selected icon among cooking recipe information provided in the memory 250. At least one information is retrieved (S215), and the retrieved cooking recipe information is displayed in the third area 530 [S216].

That is, as shown in (a) of FIG. 11, when the "Meat" icon 511 in the first area 510 is dragged and dropped into the second area 520 by the user, the controller 280 stores the memory. Cooking recipe information 531 and 532 including the drag and drop “Meat” food in 250 is searched and displayed in the third area 530.

In addition, as illustrated in FIG. 11B, the controller 280 may display the “Cucumber” icon 512 and the ““ Meat ”icon 511 dragged and dropped into the second area 520. When the Shrimp "icon 513 is additionally dragged and dropped into the second area 520, cooking recipe information including the" Meat "food, the" Cucumber "food, and the" Shrimp "food in the memory 250. 531, 532, and 533 are displayed in the third region 530.

That is, whenever the icons in the first area 510 are selected in real time, the controller 280 searches the cooking recipe information related to food items corresponding to the selected icons in the memory 250 in real time, The cooking recipe information retrieved in real time is updated in the third area 530.

In this case, when the icons in the first area 510 are dragged and dropped to the second area 520 of the shape of the cooking container, the controller 280 may actually cook the user as shown in FIG. 11B. In order to provide a sense of realism, foods corresponding to the icons are mixed with each other in the second area 520 or a graphic effect is generated in the cooking container 520.

In addition, when the icons are dragged and dropped into the second area 520, the controller 280 determines a refrigerator storage location of foods corresponding to the dragged and dropped icons, and as shown in FIG. Information 551 indicating the identified storage location can be displayed. In addition, the controller 280 may output the storage location of the identified foods through the sound output module 242 as a voice.

On the other hand, the control unit 280, in order to allow the user to first consume the foods that are not close to the distribution period when searching for recipe information including the foods corresponding to the icons in step S215, remaining in the distribution period of the foods It is possible to search and display the cooking recipe information having the foods that are in short supply as the main ingredients.

In addition, the controller 280 may search for and display cooking recipe information related to the preferred cooking recipe information of the user preset by the user, when searching for the cooking recipe information including the foods in step S215.

In addition, if there is no cooking recipe information including the foods in the memory 250 in operation S215, the controller 280 accesses an external cooking recipe providing server or a website through the wireless communication unit 210, and the A cooking recipe providing server or a website may search for cooking recipe information including the foods, and the retrieved cooking recipe information may be downloaded to the memory 250 and displayed in the third area 530.

Meanwhile, the cooking recipe information 531, 532, 533 may be displayed in the form of an icon in which the name and the image of the cooking are combined, and the control unit 280 displays the cooking recipe information 531 displayed in the third area 530. , 532, 533) [S217], and displays a detailed recipe of the selected cooking recipe information and a cooking cooking process according to the recipe [S218].

In this case, the cooking process may be displayed in the form of a text, an image, a video, an animation, or the like.

In addition, when the specific cooking recipe information is selected in step S217, the control unit 280 further searches for ingredients included in addition to the foods included in the cooking recipe information in the foods that are about to be sold. The searched foods can be displayed. In this case, the controller 280 may display the icons representing the additionally searched foods to be distinguished from other icons.

In addition, if the door 101b of the refrigerator 100 is opened while the specific cooking recipe information is selected in operation S217, the controller 280 may display actual foods related to the selected cooking recipe information in the refrigerator 100. In order to easily identify the location of the storage compartments, the lightings of the storage rooms in which the actual foods are stored are controlled to be distinguished from those of other storage rooms. For example, the lighting of the storage rooms in which the actual foods are stored may be brightly illuminated, and the lighting of other storage rooms may be darkly illuminated to identify each other.

10 to 12, the first embodiment according to the present invention has been described in detail.

Referring to Figures 13 to 15 below, a second embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail.

Second embodiment

13 is a flowchart of a second embodiment showing a process of providing cooking recipe information for foods having an expiration date according to the present invention.

14 and 15 are screen state diagrams illustrating a process of providing cooking recipe information for foods having an expiration date according to the present invention.

13 to 15, when the touch screen 241 is driven [S311], as illustrated in FIG. 4, the controller 280 displays the current time, the weather, and the refrigerator 100 on the touch screen 241. Displays an initial screen 10 including widget information indicating a state of a family and a schedule of the family [S312].

Subsequently, the controller 280 searches for foods that are about to be in circulation, based on the current date, among the food detailed information set in the process of FIGS. 5 to 9 or the RFID tags attached to the foods [S313]. .

At this time, the distribution period imminent reference date in step S313 can be set and changed by the user. For example, when the user sets the distribution period imminent reference date to 3 days, the controller 280 may refer to the current date of the food detailed information set in the RFID tag attached to each of the processes of FIGS. 5 to 9 or the foods. It is to search for food left within three days of the shelf life.

Meanwhile, as illustrated in FIGS. 14 and 15, the cooking recipe providing screen 600 displayed in the initial screen 10 of step S313 may be displayed in the form of icons in which food items that are about to be searched by the controller 280 are imminent. The first area 610 and the second area 620 in which cooking recipe information including foods selected by a user in the first area 610 are displayed.

The controller 280 may search for foods that are about to be sold based on a current date among the food detailed information set in the processes of FIGS. 5 to 9 or the RFID tags attached to the foods [S313]. Icons representing the respective icons are displayed in the first area 610 [S314].

In this case, as illustrated in FIGS. 14 and 15, the controller 280 may display the information 614 indicating the remaining days of the distribution period of the food in the icon. That is, the user may visually recognize how long the distribution period of the food item corresponding to the current icon remains after viewing the information 614 in the icon.

In addition, the control unit 280, in step S314 to determine the priority of the remaining days of the distribution period for the icons, so that the user preferentially consumes foods corresponding to the icons of the distribution period is short of the icons, The icons may be arranged and displayed in the first area 610 according to the identified remaining shelf life ranking.

In addition, the controller 280 may determine the distribution period imminence frequency ranking for the icons in operation S314, and arrange and display the icons by the identified distribution period imminence frequency ranking in the first area 610.

Meanwhile, when at least one icon is selected in the first area 610 [S315], the controller 280 includes a cooking recipe including food corresponding to the selected icon among cooking recipe information provided in the memory 250. At least one information is retrieved (S316), and the retrieved cooking recipe information is displayed in the second area 610 (S317).

That is, as shown in FIG. 14A, when the "Carrot" icon 611 and the "Cucumber" icon 612 in the first area 610 are selected by the user, the controller 280 may select the memory ( Searching for recipe information 621 and 622 including the selected "Carrot" and "Cucumber" food in 250, and as shown in FIG. 14B, the retrieved recipe information 621 is searched. , 622 is displayed in the second area 620.

In this case, the controller 280 touches the "Carrot" icon 611 and the "Cucumber" icon 612, or the "Carrot" icon 611 and the "Cucumber" icon 612 in the second area 620. In the memory 250, cooking recipe information 621 and 622 including the “Carrot” and “Cucumber” foods may be searched for and displayed in the second area 620.

In addition, although not shown in FIGS. 13 to 15, the controller 280 may display cooking recipe information in the second area 620 without selecting an icon displayed in the first area 610.

That is, the controller 280 searches for foods that are about to have a distribution period based on the current date, displays icons representing the searched foods in the first area 610, and includes the searched foods in the memory 250. Cooking recipe information is directly displayed on the second area 620.

Meanwhile, when the icons 611 and 612 are selected, the controller 280 determines a refrigerator storage position of foods corresponding to the selected icons 611 and 612, and as shown in FIG. Information 651 indicating the stored storage location can be displayed. In addition, the controller 280 may output the storage location of the identified foods through the sound output module 242 as a voice.

On the other hand, the control unit 280, in order to allow the user to first consume the foods that are not close to the distribution period when searching for recipe information including the foods corresponding to the icons in step S316, remaining in the distribution period of the foods It is possible to search and display the cooking recipe information having the foods that are in short supply as the main ingredients.

In addition, the controller 280 may search for and display cooking recipe information related to the preferred cooking recipe information of the user preset by the user, when searching for the cooking recipe information including the foods in operation S316.

In addition, if there is no cooking recipe information including the foods in the memory 250 in step S316, the controller 280 accesses an external cooking recipe providing server or a website through the wireless communication unit 210, and Cooking recipe information including the foods may be retrieved from a cooking recipe providing server or a website, and the retrieved cooking recipe information may be downloaded to the memory 250 and displayed in the second area 620.

Meanwhile, the cooking recipe information 621 and 622 may be displayed in the form of an icon in which a name and an image of a dish are combined, and the controller 280 may display the cooking recipe information 621 and 622 displayed in the second area 620. ) Is selected [S318], the detailed recipe of the selected cooking recipe information and the cooking cooking process according to the recipe is displayed [S319].

In this case, the cooking process may be displayed in the form of a text, an image, a video, an animation, or the like.

In addition, when the specific cooking recipe information is selected in step S318, the control unit 280 further searches for ingredients included in addition to the foods included in the cooking recipe information in the foods that are about to be sold. The searched foods can be displayed. In this case, the controller 280 may display the icons representing the additionally searched foods to be distinguished from other icons.

In addition, if the door 101b of the refrigerator 100 is opened while the specific cooking recipe information is selected in operation S318, the control unit 280 may display actual foods related to the selected cooking recipe information in the refrigerator 100. In order to easily identify the location of the storage compartments, the lightings of the storage rooms in which the actual foods are stored are controlled to be distinguished from those of other storage rooms. For example, the lighting of the storage rooms in which the actual foods are stored may be brightly illuminated, and the lighting of other storage rooms may be darkly illuminated to identify each other.

13 to 15, the second embodiment according to the present invention has been described in detail.

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 computer-readable media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disks, optical data storage devices, and the like, which are also implemented in the form of carrier waves (eg, transmission over the Internet). It also includes. In addition, the computer may include a control unit 280 of the refrigerator terminal 200.

Accordingly, the above detailed description should not be construed as limiting in all aspects and should be considered as illustrative. The scope of the invention should be determined by reasonable interpretation of the appended claims, and all changes within the equivalent scope of the invention are included in the scope of the invention.

The above-described refrigerator terminal and its control method may not be limitedly applied to the configuration and method of the above-described embodiments, but the embodiments are all or part of each of the embodiments so that various modifications can be made. It may be configured in combination.

200: refrigerator terminal 210: wireless communication unit
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 unit
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 (14)

In the terminal that can be built-in or removable, providing information related to the refrigerator,
A touch screen displaying a screen related to the refrigerator on a screen;
A memory in which information associated with foods respectively stored in the storage rooms inside the refrigerator and different cooking information related to the foods are stored; And
Among the food information stored in the memory, at least one food information that is about to be distributed within a predetermined date from a current date is searched and displayed in the refrigerator related screen, and at least one food information among the food information displayed in the refrigerator related screen is displayed. And when selected, a control unit for searching for and displaying at least one cooking information related to the selected food information in the memory. The method according to claim 1,
In the refrigerator related screen, at least one of current time information, weather information, food and beverage information, and refrigerator status information is displayed in an icon form. The method according to claim 1,
The food information terminal, characterized in that at least one of the type of the food, the remaining days of the distribution period of the food and the storage room where the food is stored is set. The method of claim 3,
The controller may include an icon representing at least one of a food type corresponding to the retrieved food information and a remaining day of distribution period in the refrigerator related screen. The method of claim 4, wherein
The controller, if the icon is selected, the terminal, characterized in that to display information indicating the location of the refrigerator storage room in which food and beverage corresponding to the icon is stored in the refrigerator-related screen. The method according to claim 1,
The controller may be configured to determine a distribution period imminent ranking of the retrieved food information and to identify the distribution period imminent ranking identified in the food information, when a plurality of food information about the distribution period is imminent is searched in the refrigerator related screen. Display terminal. The method of claim 6,
The control unit, characterized in that for displaying the food information having a ranking of the most imminent distribution period of the food information first. The method according to claim 1,
The cooking information, the terminal, characterized in that at least one of the image and recipe information is included. The method of claim 8,
The control unit, when the cooking information is selected, characterized in that for displaying the recipe information of the selected cooking information. The method according to claim 1,
When the cooking information is selected, the control unit searches for the additionally included material in the searched food information, in addition to the food included in the cooking information, and displays the searched food information to be identified in the refrigerator related screen. Terminal, characterized in that. The method according to claim 1,
The memory further includes at least one user's preferred cooking information,
The control unit, when searching for cooking information related to the food information in the memory, characterized in that the search for the cooking information related to the preferred cooking information preferentially. The method according to claim 1,
It further comprises a; wireless communication unit for accessing the website,
If there is no cooking information related to the food information in the memory, the controller retrieves the cooking information related to the food information from the website through the wireless communication unit and displays the retrieved cooking information. Terminal. The method according to claim 1,
The control unit, when the door of the refrigerator is opened in the state in which the cooking information is selected, the lighting of the storage rooms in which the food contained in the cooking information is stored in the inside of the refrigerator is characterized in that the control to identify with the lighting of other storage rooms. Terminal. In the control method of the terminal which is built-in or detachable in the refrigerator, and provides information related to the refrigerator,
Setting and storing information associated with foods respectively stored in the storage compartments inside the refrigerator;
Retrieving at least one of the stored food information that has a distribution period that is imminent within a preset date from a current date;
Displaying the refrigerator related screen including the searched food information on a touch screen;
If at least one food information is selected on the refrigerator related screen, retrieving at least one food information related to the selected food information from among prestored cooking information; And
And displaying the retrieved cooking information.

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