Monitoring recipe preparation using interactive cooking device
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- selecting, by a user, a recipe from a plurality of recipes;
retrieving, from a data store, a plurality of preparation steps and a plurality of ingredients corresponding to the selected recipe;
sequentially displaying each of the plurality of retrieved preparation steps to the user on a display included in an interactive cooking preparation device; and
monitoring, using one or more sensors, a current preparation step, selected from the plurality of retrieved preparation steps, the current preparation step being performed by the user, wherein the monitoring comprises;
retrieving, from the data store, one or more gestures that correspond to the current preparation step, and one or more thresholds that correspond to each of the gestures;
recording the user performing the current preparation step;
comparing the recorded current preparation step being performed by the user with the retrieved gestures using the retrieved thresholds;
generating an alert when the comparison reveals a variance greater than one of the retrieved thresholds; and
providing a suggested course of correction to the user, wherein the suggested course of correction corresponds to the variance.
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Abstract
An interactive cooking device is provided. A user selects a recipe from a list of available recipes. Preparation steps corresponding to the selected recipe are retrieved from a data store along with a set of ingredients. The retrieved preparation steps are sequentially displaying to the user on a display that is included in the interactive cooking preparation device. The user'"'"'s preparation actions are monitored, using one or more sensors. Gestures that correspond to the current preparation step are retrieved from the data store along with thresholds that correspond to each of the gestures. The user'"'"'s actions are compared to the retrieved gestures using the retrieved thresholds. If the user'"'"'s actions vary from the gestures by more than the thresholds, an alert is generated. The user is then provided with a suggested course of correction.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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selecting, by a user, a recipe from a plurality of recipes; retrieving, from a data store, a plurality of preparation steps and a plurality of ingredients corresponding to the selected recipe; sequentially displaying each of the plurality of retrieved preparation steps to the user on a display included in an interactive cooking preparation device; and monitoring, using one or more sensors, a current preparation step, selected from the plurality of retrieved preparation steps, the current preparation step being performed by the user, wherein the monitoring comprises; retrieving, from the data store, one or more gestures that correspond to the current preparation step, and one or more thresholds that correspond to each of the gestures; recording the user performing the current preparation step; comparing the recorded current preparation step being performed by the user with the retrieved gestures using the retrieved thresholds; generating an alert when the comparison reveals a variance greater than one of the retrieved thresholds; and providing a suggested course of correction to the user, wherein the suggested course of correction corresponds to the variance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An information handling system that is an interactive cooking preparation device, the information handling system comprising:
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one or more processors; a memory accessible by at least one of the processors; a display accessible by at least one of the processors; a surface area included in the interactive cooking preparation device where items are placed; a nonvolatile storage device accessible by at least one of the processors; one or more sensors accessible by at least one of the processors, wherein the sensors identify objects and actions in proximity to the interactive cooking preparation device; a data store stored on the nonvolatile storage device that includes a plurality of recipes; and a set of instructions which are loaded into the memory and executed by at least one of the processors in order to perform actions of; selecting, by a user, a recipe from the plurality of recipes; retrieving, from the data store, a plurality of preparation steps and a plurality of ingredients corresponding to the selected recipe; sequentially displaying each of the plurality of retrieved preparation steps to the user on the display; and monitoring, using one or more of the sensors, a current preparation step, selected from the plurality of retrieved preparation steps, the current preparation step being performed by the user, wherein the monitoring comprises instructions executed by at least one of the processors to perform additional actions comprising; retrieving, from the data store, one or more gestures that correspond to the current preparation step, and one or more thresholds that correspond to each of the gestures; recording the user performing the current preparation step; comparing the recorded current preparation step being performed by the user with the retrieved gestures using the retrieved thresholds; generating an alert when the comparison reveals a variance greater than one of the retrieved thresholds; and providing a suggested course of correction to the user, wherein the suggested course of correction corresponds to the variance. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product stored in a computer readable storage medium, comprising functional descriptive material that, when executed by an information handling system, causes the information handling system to perform actions that include:
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selecting, by a user, a recipe from a plurality of recipes; retrieving, from a data store, a plurality of preparation steps and a plurality of ingredients corresponding to the selected recipe; sequentially displaying each of the plurality of retrieved preparation steps to the user on a display included in an interactive cooking preparation device; and monitoring, using one or more sensors, a current preparation step, selected from the plurality of retrieved preparation steps, the current preparation step being performed by the user, wherein the monitoring comprises; retrieving, from the data store, one or more gestures that correspond to the current preparation step, and one or more thresholds that correspond to each of the gestures; recording the user performing the current preparation step; comparing the recorded current preparation step being performed by the user with the retrieved gestures using the retrieved thresholds; generating an alert when the comparison reveals a variance greater than one of the retrieved thresholds; and providing a suggested course of correction to the user, wherein the suggested course of correction corresponds to the variance. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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