METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION TERMINAL APPARATUS

• US 20150074237A1
• Filed: 08/27/2014
• Published: 03/12/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/09/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: UNAGAMI, YUJI, OHMORI, MOTOJI
• Granted Patent: US 9,832,821 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/16 Combinations of two or more digital computers each having at least an arithmetic unit, a program unit and a register, e.g. for a simultaneous processing of several programs coordinating program control therefor G06F9/52; in regulating and control system G05B
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/00 Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/60 relating to nutrition control, e.g. diets
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 6/6435 Aspects relating to the user interface of the microwave heating apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 6/668 Microwave heating devices connected to a telecommunication network

Abstract

A control method causes a computer of an information terminal apparatus to perform a process including: receiving, from a first server, first display data causing a user of the information terminal apparatus to confirm the purpose of use of recipe information and asking for the permission to collect the recipe information; accessing a second server and receiving selected recipe information and control data for a cooker for preparation based on the selected recipe information; and when it is selected to permit collecting the recipe information for a purpose of use related to health care, and it is determined that selected recipe information corresponding to the set control data has an identifier indicating that the recipe is for food related to a specific constitution, disorder, disease, or allergy, transmitting the selected recipe information with the identifier, in association with a user ID of the information terminal apparatus, to the first server.

Claims

1. A method for controlling an information terminal apparatus having a display, comprising:

receiving, from a first server via a first network, first display data (i) causing a user of the information terminal apparatus to confirm a purpose of use of recipe information that a second server provides and (ii) asking the user for a permission to collect the recipe information, the recipe information (i) indicating a cooking recipe used in a cooker, and (ii) having an identifier if the recipe information concerns a food item related to a specific constitution, disorder, disease, or allergy;

displaying the first display data on the display;

receiving, from the second server via a second network, (i) selected recipe information selected from among a plurality of items of recipe information on the information terminal apparatus and (ii) control data used for cooking preparation in the cooker, the control data corresponding to the selected recipe information;

displaying the selected recipe information on the display;

setting the control data in the cooker; and

transmitting to the first server the selected recipe information having the identifier in association with a user ID of the information terminal apparatus (i) in a case where the user permits the recipe information to be collected for a purpose of use related to health care using the first display data, and (ii) in a case where the selected recipe information has the identifier.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein, in a case where the selected recipe information does not have the identifier, the selected recipe information, which does not have the identifier, is not transmitted to the first server.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first server is a server that is identical to the second server.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first server is a server that is different from the second server.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising

when setting the control data in the cooker, determining whether or not the selected recipe information has the identifier.

6. The method according to claim 5, further comprising

in a case of setting the control data in the cooker, after receiving a response from the cooker indicating that the setting is completed, transmitting the selected recipe information to the first server.

7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising

after transmitting the selected recipe information with the identifier to the first server, causing the selected recipe information to be in a state in which the selected recipe information is deletable from the information terminal apparatus.

8. The method according to claim 1, further comprising

after transmitting the selected recipe information with the identifier to the first server, displaying, on the display, second display data indicating that the selected recipe information has been transmitted to the first server.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first display data includes an item for specifying a period in which the recipe information is provided.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the cooker is a microwave oven.

11. A computer-readable non-transitory recording medium storing a program used in an information terminal apparatus having a display, the program causing the information terminal apparatus to:

receive, from a first server via a first network, first display data (i) causing a user of the information terminal apparatus to confirm a purpose of use of recipe information that a second server provides and (ii) asking the user for a permission to collect the recipe information, the recipe information (i) indicating a cooking recipe used in a cooker, and (ii) having an identifier if the recipe information concerns a food item related to a specific constitution, disorder, disease, or allergy;

display the first display data on the display;

receive, from the second server via a second network, (i) selected recipe information selected from among a plurality of items of recipe information on the information terminal apparatus and (ii) control data used for cooking preparation in the cooker, the control data corresponding to the selected recipe information;

display the selected recipe information on the display;

set the control data in the cooker; and

transmit to the first server the selected recipe information having the identifier in association with a user ID of the information terminal apparatus (i) in a case where the user permits the recipe information to be collected for a purpose of use related to health care using the first display data, and (ii) in a case where the selected recipe information has the identifier.

12. A cooker system comprising:

a cooker;

a first server that collects information;

a second server that provides recipe information indicating a cooking recipe used in the cooker; and

an information terminal apparatus having a display, the information terminal apparatus being capable of controlling the cooker,

wherein the first server transmits, via a first network to the information terminal apparatus, first display data (i) causing a user of the information terminal apparatus to confirm a purpose of use of the recipe information and (ii) asking the user for a permission to collect the recipe information, the recipe information (i) indicating a cooking recipe used in the cooker, and (ii) having an identifier if the recipe information concerns a food item related to a specific constitution, disorder, disease, or allergy,

wherein the first display data is displayed on the display,

wherein the second server transmits, via a second network to the information terminal apparatus, (i) selected recipe information selected from among a plurality of items of recipe information on the information terminal apparatus and (ii) control data used for cooking preparation in the cooker, the control data corresponding to the selected recipe information,

wherein the information terminal apparatus displays the selected recipe information on the display,

wherein the information terminal apparatus sets the control data in the cooker, and

wherein, the information terminal apparatus transmits to the first server the selected recipe information having the identifier in association with a user ID of the information terminal apparatus (i) in a case where the user permits the recipe information to be collected for a purpose of use related to health care using the first display data, and (ii) in a case where the selected recipe information has the identifier.

13. A cooker used in the cooker system according to claim 12.

14. A cooker in a cooker system including a first server that collects information, a second server that provides recipe information, the recipe information (i) indicating a cooking recipe used in the cooker, and (ii) having an identifier if the recipe information concerns a food item related to a specific constitution, disorder, disease, or allergy, an information terminal apparatus having a display that connects to the first server and receives first display data (i) causing a user of the information terminal apparatus to confirm a purpose of use of the recipe information and (ii) asking the user for a permission to collect the recipe information, and the information terminal apparatus that connects to the second server and receives (i) selected recipe information selected from among a plurality of items of recipe information and (ii) control data used for cooking preparation in the cooker, the control data corresponding to the selected recipe information, and the cooker controllable by the information terminal apparatus, the cooker comprising:

a controller that sets the control data; and

a heating unit controlled by the controller based on the set control data, and

wherein, (i) in a case where the user permits the recipe information to be collected for a purpose of use related to health care using the first display data, and (ii) in a case where the selected recipe information has the identifier.

15. A method for controlling an information terminal apparatus connectable to a first server that collects information, to a second server that provides recipe information indicating a cooking recipe used in a cooker, and to a third server that manages control data used in the cooker for a cooking preparation corresponding to the recipe information, the method comprising:

receiving, from the first server via a first network, first display data (i) causing a user of the information terminal apparatus to confirm a purpose of use of the recipe information that the second server provides and (ii) asking the user for a permission to collect the recipe information, the recipe information (i) indicating a cooking recipe used in a cooker, and (ii) having an identifier if the recipe information concerns a food item related to a specific constitution, disorder, disease, or allergy;

displaying the first display data on a display;

receiving, from the second server via a second network, (i) selected recipe information selected from among a plurality of items of recipe information on the information terminal apparatus and (ii) access information for accessing the third server to obtain control data corresponding to the selected recipe information;

displaying the selected recipe information on the display;

accessing, based on the access information, the third server via a third network, and receiving control data corresponding to the selected recipe information;

setting the received control data in the cooker; and

transmitting to the first server the selected recipe information with the identifier, in association with a user ID of the information terminal apparatus, (i) in a case where the user permits the recipe information to be collected for a purpose of use related to health care, and (ii) the selected recipe information corresponding to the set control data has the identifier.

16. A computer-readable non-transitory recording medium storing a program used in an information terminal apparatus connectable to a first server that collects information, to a second server that provides recipe information indicating a cooking recipe used in a cooker, and to a third server that manages control data used in the cooker for a cooking preparation corresponding to the recipe information, the program causing the information terminal apparatus to:

receive, from the first server via a first network, first display data for causing a user of the information terminal apparatus to confirm a purpose of use of the recipe information and for asking the user for a permission to collect the recipe information, the recipe information (i) indicating a cooking recipe used in a cooker, and (ii) having an identifier if the recipe information concerns a food item related to a specific constitution, disorder, disease, or allergy;

display the first display data on a display;

receive, from the second server via a second network, (i) selected recipe information selected from among a plurality of items of recipe information on the information terminal apparatus and (ii) access information for accessing the third server to obtain control data corresponding to the selected recipe information;

display the selected recipe information on the display;

access, based on the access information, the third server via a third network, and receiving control data corresponding to the selected recipe information;

set the received control data in the cooker; and

transmit to the first server the selected recipe information with the identifier, in association with a user ID of the information terminal apparatus, (i) in a case where the user permits the recipe information to be collected for a purpose of use related to health care, and (ii) in a case where the selected recipe information corresponding to the set control data has the identifier.