KR20150083542A - Cooking appliance and mobile device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a cooking appliance and a mobile terminal. According to one aspect of the present invention, the cooking appliance comprises: a display unit displaying state information of the cooking appliance; and a control unit controlling the display unit. The control unit shows a screen having a state display unit displaying the state information in the display unit. The control unit varies a display pattern of the state display unit displayed on the screen in accordance with a state of the cooking appliance.

Description

[0001] Cooking appliance and mobile device [0002]

The present invention relates to a cooking device and a mobile terminal.

Generally, a cooking device is a device that cooks food by heating the food using a heating source.

A prior art document, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2012-0080084 (published on July 16, 2012), discloses a remote controller for component control.

The remote controller can communicate with the cooking device as an example of the household appliance to display the operating mode of the cooking appliance, time information until the cooking is completed, and the like.

However, according to the conventional remote controller, since the remote controller simply displays the state of the cooking appliance as a character, there is a problem that it is difficult for the user to intuitively recognize the current state of the cooking appliance.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a cooking appliance and a remote controller which allow a user to intuitively recognize the state of the cooking appliance.

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cooking apparatus comprising: a display unit for displaying status information of a cooking appliance; And a control unit for controlling the display unit, wherein the control unit displays a screen including a status display unit for displaying status information on the display unit, and the control unit displays the status displayed on the screen in accordance with the status of the cooking device The display pattern of the display unit is varied.

In the present embodiment, the status display unit includes an icon in the form of a cooker, and the control unit displays the display form of the icon in a state in which any one of a plurality of screens for displaying the state of the cooking apparatus is displayed .

In the present embodiment, the controller may change the color of a part or the whole of the icon stepwise or continuously on the first screen among the plurality of screens.

In the present embodiment, the first screen may be displayed when the cooking apparatus is preheating, and the icon may include a plurality of color display units for displaying the preheating process step by step, The color in the color display section is changed stepwise.

In the present embodiment, the control unit displays food on the icon on the second screen among the plurality of screens, and changes the color of the food.

In the present embodiment, the second screen may be displayed when the cooking appliance is being cooked, and the controller may change the color of the food displayed on the icon so that steam is generated from the food.

In this embodiment, the control unit displays the user interface unit on the icon and controls the user interface unit to flicker on the third screen among the plurality of screens.

In the present embodiment, the third screen may be displayed when the cooking apparatus is temporarily stopped.

In the present embodiment, the control unit controls to display a process of generating steam from the icon of the fourth screen among the plurality of screens.

In the present embodiment, the fourth screen may be displayed when the cooking apparatus is being cleaned.

In the present embodiment, the control unit controls the process of opening the door from the icon of the fifth screen among the plurality of screens to be continuously displayed.

In the present embodiment, the controller controls to generate steam from the icon when the door is opened from the icon.

In the present embodiment, the fourth screen may be displayed when cooking is completed in the cooking apparatus.

In the present embodiment, the screen further displays current state information indicating the state information of the cooking apparatus as characters.

A mobile terminal according to another aspect includes: a communication unit for communicating with a cooking device; A display unit for displaying status information of the cooking appliance received through the communication unit; And a control unit for controlling the display unit, wherein the control unit displays a screen including a status display unit for displaying status information on the display unit, and the control unit displays the status displayed on the screen in accordance with the status of the cooking device The display pattern of the display unit is varied.

According to the present invention, since the display form of the status display unit is different for each screen, the user can recognize the present state of the cooking apparatus intuitively by confirming that the display form of the status display unit is varied on each screen have.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a schematic view of a network device including a cooking device and a mobile terminal according to one embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram of a network device including a cooking device and a mobile terminal in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram illustrating a first screen displayed on a display unit of a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a view showing a change of a state display unit for displaying the state of the cooking appliance in the first screen of FIG. 3; FIG.
5 is a diagram illustrating a second screen displayed on a display unit of a mobile terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a view showing a change of a state display section for displaying the state of the cooking appliance in the second screen of FIG. 5; FIG.
7 is a diagram illustrating a third screen displayed on a display unit of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a view showing a change of a state display section for displaying the state of the cooking appliance in the third screen of FIG. 7; FIG.
9 is a view illustrating a fourth screen displayed on a display unit of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a view showing a change in the state display section for displaying the state of the cooking apparatus in the fourth screen of FIG. 9; FIG.
11 is a view showing a fifth screen displayed on a display unit of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 12 is a view showing a change in the state display section for displaying the state of the cooking apparatus in the fifth screen of FIG. 11; FIG.

Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to exemplary drawings. It should be noted that, in adding reference numerals to the constituent elements of the drawings, the same constituent elements are denoted by the same reference symbols as possible even if they are shown in different drawings. In the following description of the embodiments of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the difference that the embodiments of the present invention are not conclusive.

In describing the components of the embodiment of the present invention, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), and (b) may be used. These terms are intended to distinguish the constituent elements from other constituent elements, and the terms do not limit the nature, order or order of the constituent elements. When a component is described as being "connected", "coupled", or "connected" to another component, the component may be directly connected or connected to the other component, Quot; may be "connected," "coupled," or "connected. &Quot;

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a network device including a cooking device and a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a network device including a cooking device and a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a network device according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a cooking device 10 and a mobile terminal 20 capable of communicating with the cooking device 10.

The cooking apparatus 10 includes a main body 11 having a cavity 12 and a door 13 rotatably connected to the main body 11 to open and close the cavity 12, .

The main body 11 may include a heating source 120 for heating the food and cleaning the cavity 12. The heating source 120 may include at least one of a burner, an electric heater, and a mark netron, and a steam generator for generating steam for cleaning the cavity 12. Of course, the steam generator can also be used for heating food. It is to be noted that the type of the heating source 120 is not limited in the present invention.

The main body 11 may include a user interface unit 14 for receiving user commands and displaying information to the user. The user interface unit 14 may be provided on the front surface of the main body 11, for example.

The user interface unit 14 may include an input unit 17 for receiving commands and a display unit 16 for displaying information. Of course, depending on the type of the cooking apparatus 10, the display unit 16 may receive a command including a touch screen.

The door 13 may include a display window 18 for allowing the cavity 12 to be viewed from the outside. The display window 18 may be formed of, for example, transparent or semitransparent material.

The cooking apparatus 10 may include an external device, for example, a first communication unit 150 capable of communicating with the mobile terminal 20.

Meanwhile, the mobile terminal 20 can be, for example, a smart phone.

The mobile terminal 20 is capable of voice communication, which is an example of a function of the mobile terminal 20, and can communicate with the cooking device 10 to display the state information of the cooking device 10.

The mobile terminal 20 includes a second communication unit 220 capable of communicating with the first communication unit 150 of the cooking device 10 and a second communication unit 220 communicating the state information of the cooking device 10 And a display unit 230 that can display the image.

The first communication unit 150 and the second communication unit 220 can communicate directly. That is, it is possible to communicate directly without using a wireless router by using WiFi-Direct technology or Ad-Hoc mode (or network). Specifically, Wi-Fi direct refers to a technology capable of communicating at a high speed using a communication standard such as 802.11a, b, g, or n regardless of the setting of the router. That is, it means that the cooking device 10 and the mobile terminal 20 can communicate wirelessly without passing through the router.

Ad hoc mode (or ad hoc network) is a network that is composed of only a mobile host without having a fixed wired network. Since there is no restriction on the movement of the host and no wired network and base station are needed, This is so. That is, wireless communication is possible without the router. Therefore, in the ad hoc mode, the cooking device 10 and the mobile terminal 20 can communicate wirelessly even without the router.

Bluetooth communication is a well-known short range wireless communication method. When a pairing process is performed between a Bluetooth module provided in the cooking device and a Bluetooth module provided in the mobile terminal, wireless communication can be performed within a specific range.

Alternatively, the first communication unit 150 and the second communication unit 220 can communicate with each other through an access point, or can communicate with each other through a router and a server (e.g., a web server).

Hereinafter, a screen displayed on the display unit 230 of the mobile terminal 20 will be described in detail.

The screen displayed on the display unit 230 of the mobile terminal 20 may be displayed in the same manner on the display unit 16 of the cooking apparatus 10 in the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a first screen displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a view showing a state of the cooking apparatus displayed on the first screen of FIG. FIG.

3 and 4, the display unit 230 of the mobile terminal 20 may display a first screen 231 for displaying the state of the cooking apparatus 10. [

For example, the first screen 231 may be displayed when an application for monitoring the cooking device 10 stored in the mobile terminal 20 is executed.

The first screen 231 may display a cooking name 232 to be cooked by the cooking appliance 10.

The first screen 231 may further display a status display unit 240 for intuitively displaying the current status of the cooking apparatus 10. [

The first screen 231 includes the current cooking step information 233 in the cooking apparatus 10, the remaining time information 234 until completion of cooking, the temperature set in the cooking apparatus 10 Information 235 and estimated end time information 236 can be further displayed. The current cooking step information 233 may be character information, for example.

In addition, the display unit 230 may further include a function selection unit 250 for selecting another function in the area partitioned from the first screen 231.

The status display unit 240 may be, for example, an icon in the form of a cooker. That is, the status display unit 240 can display an icon including the cooking apparatus main body 241 and the door 241A, and the door 241A can display the display window 242. [

The display window 242 of the door 241A may display the state of the cooking appliance 10 in the form of a moving picture or an animation.

For example, the cooking device 10 can perform a preheating process and a cooking process. When the cooking device 10 performs the preheating process, the current cooking process information 233 is "preheating" The same message can be displayed.

4, when the cooking apparatus 10 is preheating, the display window 242 displays moving image information for intuitively confirming that the cooking apparatus 10 is warming up. For example, the display window 242 displays a plurality of arrows 243 (which may be referred to as a plurality of color display portions) arranged continuously, and the colors of the plurality of arrows may be varied stepwise or continuously. In the present invention, the moving picture information is a series of information in which a part or all of the display window 242 is continuously variable.

The display window 242 may be changed from the state shown in FIG. 4 (a) to the state shown in FIG. 4 (g). At this time, the display window 241 is shown in FIG. 4A at the initial stage of preheating, and the display window 241 displays FIG. 4G immediately before the preheating is completed. As another example, the color of the display window 242 may change to red as the preheating process proceeds.

Accordingly, the user intuitively confirms the change state of the display window 242 in the state display unit 240 without checking the current state information 233 on the first screen 231, ) Is currently being warmed up.

Also, since the display window 242 is variable as the preheating time is increased, the user can easily check the progress of the preheating process by viewing the display window 242.

FIG. 5 is a view showing a second screen displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 6 is a view showing a state change of the state display unit, FIG.

5 and 6, the display unit 230 of the mobile terminal 20 may display a second screen 261 for displaying the state of the cooking apparatus 10. [

The second screen 261 may display a cooking name 232 to be cooked in the cooking appliance 10.

The second screen 261 displays the current cooking step information 233 in the cooking apparatus 10, the remaining time information 234 until completion of cooking, the temperature set in the cooking apparatus 10 Information 235 and estimated end time information 236 can be further displayed. The current cooking step information 233 may be character information, for example.

Also, the second screen 261 may further display the status display unit 240.

The display window 242 of the door 241A constituting the status display unit 240 may display the state of the cooking appliance 10 in the form of animation or animation.

If the cooking apparatus 10 is currently cooking, the current cooking step information 233 may display a message such as "being cooked ".

6, when the cooking apparatus 10 is being cooked, the display window 242 displays moving picture information for intuitively confirming that the cooking apparatus 10 is being cooked by the user. For example, the display window 242 displays the color of the food 244 step by step as shown in FIG. 6 (a) to FIG. 6 (c) while displaying the food 244, It is possible to indicate that the steam 245 is generated in the food 244.

That is, the display window 242 can be changed from the state shown in FIG. 6 (a) to the state shown in FIG. 6 (d). Alternatively, the color of the food may change and steam may be generated in the food.

Accordingly, the user intuitively confirms the change state of the display window 242 in the state display unit 240 without checking the current state information 233 on the second screen 261, ) Is currently being cooked.

FIG. 7 is a view showing a third screen displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 8 is a view showing a state change of the state display unit displaying the state of the cooking apparatus in the third screen of FIG. FIG.

7 and 8, the display unit 230 of the mobile terminal 20 may display a third screen 262 for displaying the state of the cooking apparatus 10. [

The third screen 262 may display a cooking name 232 to be cooked by the cooking appliance 10.

The third screen 262 displays the current cooking step information 233 in the cooking apparatus 10, the remaining time information 234 until completion of cooking, the temperature set in the cooking apparatus 10 Information 235 and estimated end time information 236 can be further displayed. The current cooking step information 233 may be character information, for example.

The third screen 262 may further display the status display unit 240.

The user interface unit 246 of the main body 241 constituting the status display unit 240 may display the state of the cooking appliance 10 in the form of animation or animation.

If the cooking apparatus 10 is currently paused, the current cooking step information 233 may display a message such as "Pause is in progress ".

Referring to FIG. 8, when the cooking apparatus 10 is temporarily stopped, the user interface unit 46 may display moving picture information. For example, the user interface unit 246 alternately changes as shown in (a) and (b) of FIG. 8 (see a dotted line). Accordingly, the user confirms that the user interface unit 246 is flickering, so that the user can check the current state information 233 on the third screen 263, It can be easily confirmed that the apparatus is temporarily stopped.

FIG. 9 is a view showing a fourth screen displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 10 is a view showing a change of the status display unit displaying the state of the cooking apparatus in the fourth screen of FIG. FIG.

9 and 10, the display unit 230 of the mobile terminal 20 may display a fourth screen 263 for displaying the state of the cooking apparatus 10. [

The fourth screen 263 may display a cooking name 232 to be cooked by the cooking appliance 10. [

The fourth screen 263 includes the current cooking step information 233 in the cooking apparatus 10, the remaining time information 234 until completion of cooking, the temperature set in the cooking apparatus 10 Information 235 and estimated end time information 236 can be further displayed. The current cooking step information 233 may be character information, for example.

Also, the fourth screen 263 may further display the status display unit 240.

The display window 242 constituting the status display unit 240 may display the state of the cooking appliance 10 in the form of animation or animation.

If the cooking apparatus 10 is currently being cleaned, the current cooking step information 233 may display a message such as "Cleaning is in progress ".

Referring to FIG. 10, when the cooking apparatus 10 is being cleaned, the display window 242 may display moving image information. For example, the display window 242 may display an image in which steam is sprayed. 8 (a), steam is not displayed in the display window 242, and in the case of FIG. 8 (b), it is indicated that the steam is sprayed by the first distance from the display window 242, c), it is displayed that the steam is injected by the second distance in the display window 242, and in the case of FIG. 8 (d), the steam is sprayed by the third distance from the display window 242.

The display window 242 repeatedly displays (a) to (d) in FIG. Therefore, the user can easily confirm that the cooking appliance 10 is being cleaned by checking the image in which the steam is generated in the display window 242 without checking the current state information 233 on the fourth screen 263 .

FIG. 11 is a view showing a fifth screen displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 12 is a view showing a change of the status display unit displaying the state of the cooking apparatus in the fifth screen of FIG. FIG.

11 and 12, the display unit 230 of the mobile terminal 20 may display a fifth screen 264 for displaying the state of the cooking apparatus 10. [

The fifth screen 264 includes the current cooking step information 233 in the cooking apparatus 10, the remaining time information 234 until completion of cooking, the temperature set in the cooking apparatus 10 Information 235, and cooking end time information 237 can be further displayed. The current cooking step information 233 may be character information, for example.

In addition, the fifth screen 264 may further display the status display unit 240.

The door 241A constituting the status display unit 240 may display the state of the cooking appliance 10 in a moving picture or an animation form.

When cooking is completed in the cooking apparatus 10, the current cooking step information 233 may display a message such as "cooking completed ".

Referring to FIG. 12, when cooking is completed in the cooking device 10, the moving picture information of the door 241A may be displayed. For example, the process of opening the door 241A in a closed state may be displayed.

12 (a), the state display unit 240 displays a state in which the door 241 of the cooking appliance is closed. In the case of FIG. 12 (b), the state display unit 240 displays a state In the case of FIG. 12 (c), the status display unit 240 indicates a state in which the door 241A is completely opened. In the case of FIG. 12 (d) , The status display unit 240 may display a state in which steam (or smoke) is emitted from the cooking apparatus while the door 241A is opened.

Then, the status display unit 240 repeatedly displays (a) to (d) in FIG. Accordingly, the user does not check the current state information 233 on the fifth screen 264, and confirms the image of the door of the cooking device and the image of the steam discharged from the cooking device, It is possible to easily confirm that the cooking is completed.

261, 262, 263, and 264 in the display unit 230 of the mobile terminal 20 according to the state of the cooking apparatus 10, Can be displayed. The display mode of each of the screens 231, 261, 262, 263, and 264 may be changed so that the cooking appliance 10 corresponds to the current state. That is, as the state of the cooking appliance is changed, the screen displayed on the display unit may be different, and the status display unit 240 displayed on each screen may be different.

At this time, the display pattern of the status display unit 240 differs according to the state of the cooking appliance 10, and the display form of the status display unit 240 can be varied on a specific screen.

Variation of the display form in the status display unit 240 is because the shape of the cooking appliance displayed by the status display unit 240 is changed (see FIG. 12), or the color of the cooking appliance is changed or displayed The type of information to be used is different.

Accordingly, since the display form of the status display unit 240 is different for each screen, the user can confirm that the display form of the status display unit 240 is variable on each screen, and can recognize the current state of the cooking apparatus intuitively There are advantages.

10: cooking device 20: mobile terminal
230: Display section 231: First screen
240: Status indicator

Claims (15)

A display unit for displaying status information of the cooking appliance; And
And a control unit for controlling the display unit,
Wherein the control unit displays a screen including a status display unit for displaying status information on the display unit,
Wherein the control unit varies the display pattern of the status display unit displayed on the screen according to the state of the cooking appliance. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the status display unit includes an icon in the form of a cooking appliance,
Wherein the control unit varies the display form of the icon in a state in which any one of a plurality of screens for displaying the state of the cooking appliance is displayed. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the control unit changes the color of part or all of the icon in a first screen of the plurality of screens stepwise or continuously. The method of claim 3,
The first screen may be displayed when the cooking apparatus is preheating,
The icon includes a plurality of color display units for displaying the preheating process step by step,
And the color of the plurality of color display portions is changed stepwise as the preheating process progresses. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the controller displays food on the icon on the second screen among the plurality of screens, and changes the color of the food. 6. The method of claim 5,
The second screen may be displayed when the cooking apparatus is being cooked,
Wherein the control unit changes the color of the food displayed on the icon and generates steam from the food. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein, in the third screen among the plurality of screens,
Displays a user interface unit on the icon, and controls the user interface unit to flicker. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the third screen can be displayed when the cooking apparatus is temporarily stopped. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the control unit controls to display a process of generating steam on the icon of the fourth screen among the plurality of screens. 10. The method of claim 9,
And the fourth screen can be displayed when the cooking apparatus is being cleaned. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the controller controls to continuously display a door opening process from the icon of the fifth screen among the plurality of screens. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the control unit controls the steam to be generated in the icon when the door is opened from the icon. 12. The method of claim 11,
And the fourth screen can be displayed when cooking is completed in the cooking appliance. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the current state information for displaying the state information of the cooking appliance in characters is further displayed on the screen. A communication unit for communicating with the cooking device;
A display unit for displaying status information of the cooking appliance received through the communication unit; And
And a control unit for controlling the display unit,
Wherein the control unit displays a screen including a status display unit for displaying status information on the initial display unit,
Wherein the control unit varies the display pattern of the status display unit displayed on the screen according to the state of the cooking appliance.

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