Method for controlling information terminal apparatus

• US 9,832,821 B2
• Filed: 08/27/2014
• Issued: 11/28/2017
• 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
• Primary Examiner(s): Vu, Viet
• Assistant Examiner(s): EDWARDS, JAMES A
• Application Number:
  US14/470,643
• Publication Number:
  US 20150074237A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,189 Days
• Field of Search: None
• 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, the method comprising:

receiving, from a first server via a first network, first display data (i) causing the information terminal apparatus to indicate a condition to permit collecting selection information indicating recipe information selected by a user and (ii) asking the user for a comprehensive permission to collect the selection information under the indicated condition, recipe information (i) indicating a cooking recipe used in a cooker, and (ii) being provided by a second server, wherein certain recipe information among a plurality of items of recipe information additionally including a specific health identifier when the certain 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) the selection information indicating the recipe information selected from among the plurality of items of recipe information and (ii) control data for cooking preparation in the cooker, the control data corresponding to the selected recipe information;

displaying the selected recipe information on the display;

transmitting the control data to the cooker for setting the cooker according to the selected recipe information; and

determining whether the selected recipe information has the specific health identifier;

determining whether the user has granted the comprehensive permission for collecting the selection information under the indicated condition; and

transmitting, to the first server for collection without asking the user for an individual permission, the selected recipe information in association with a user ID of the information terminal apparatus when the selected recipe information is determined to include the specific health identifier and it is determined that the user has granted the comprehensive permission for collecting the selection information under the indicated condition.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein, when the selected recipe information does not have the specific health identifier, the selected recipe information, which does not have the specific health 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, wherein the determining of whether or not the selected recipe information has the specific health identifier is performed when transmitting the control data to the cooker.

6. The method according to claim 5, further comprising

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 having the specific health identifier to the first server, causing the selected recipe information to be in a state in which the selected recipe information is set to be deleted from the information terminal apparatus when a predetermined condition occurs.

8. The method according to claim 1, further comprising

after transmitting the selected recipe information having the specific health identifier to the first server, displaying, on the display, second display data indicating that the selected recipe information having the specific health identifier 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 for the granted comprehensive permission.

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 the information terminal apparatus to indicate a condition to permit collecting selection information indicating recipe information selected by a user and (ii) asking the user for a comprehensive permission to collect the selection information under the indicated condition, recipe information (i) indicating a cooking recipe used in a cooker, and (ii) being provided by a second server, wherein certain recipe information among a plurality of items of recipe information additionally including a specific health identifier when the certain 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) the selection information indicating the recipe information selected from among the plurality of items of recipe information and (ii) control data for cooking preparation in the cooker, the control data corresponding to the selected recipe information;

display the selected recipe information on the display;

transmit the control data to the cooker for setting the cooker according to the selected recipe information; and

determine whether the selected recipe information has the specific health identifier;

determine whether the user has granted the comprehensive permission for collecting the selection information under the indicated condition; and

transmit, to the first server for collection without asking the user for an individual permission, the selected recipe information in association with a user ID of the information terminal apparatus when the selected recipe information is determined to include the specific health identifier and it is determined that the user has granted the comprehensive permission for collecting the selection information under the indicated condition.

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 configured to control the cooker,

wherein the first server transmits, via a first network to the information terminal apparatus, first display data (i) causing the information terminal apparatus to indicate a condition to permit collecting selection information indicating recipe information selected by a user and (ii) asking the user for a comprehensive permission to collect the selection information under the indicated condition, recipe information (i) indicating a cooking recipe used in the cooker, and (ii) being provided by a second server, wherein certain recipe information among a plurality of items of recipe information additionally including a specific health identifier when the certain 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) the selection information indicating the recipe information selected from among the plurality of items of recipe information and (ii) control data 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 transmits the control data to the cooker for setting the cooker according to the selected recipe information,

wherein the information terminal apparatus determines whether the selected recipe information has the specific health identifier,

wherein the information terminal apparatus determines whether the user has granted the comprehensive permission for collecting the selection information under the indicated condition, and

wherein, the information terminal apparatus transmits to the first server for collection without asking the user for an individual permission, the selected recipe information in association with a user ID of the information terminal apparatus when the selected recipe information is determined to include the specific health identifier and it is determined that the user has granted the comprehensive permission for collecting the selection information under the indicated condition.

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 indicating a cooking recipe used in the cooker, wherein certain recipe information among a plurality of items of recipe information additionally includes a specific health identifier when the certain 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 the information terminal apparatus to indicate a condition to permit collecting selection information indicating recipe information selected by a user and (ii) asking the user for a comprehensive permission to collect the selection information under the indicated condition, and the information terminal apparatus that connects to the second server and receives (i) the selection information indicating the recipe information selected from among the plurality of items of recipe information and (ii) control data for cooking preparation in the cooker, the control data corresponding to the selected recipe information, and the cooker configured to be controlled by the information terminal apparatus, the cooker comprising:

a receiver that receives the control data, from the information terminal apparatus, for setting the cooker according to the selected recipe information;

a controller that sets the cooker according to the control data; and

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

and

wherein the selected recipe information is determined to include the specific health identifier and determined that the user has granted the comprehensive permission for collecting the selection information under the indicated condition, without asking the user for an individual permission.

15. A method for controlling an information terminal apparatus configured to connect 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 the information terminal apparatus to indicate a condition to permit collecting selection information indicating the recipe information selected by a user and (ii) asking the user for a comprehensive permission to collect the selection information under the indicated condition, recipe information indicating a cooking recipe used in a cooker, wherein certain recipe information among a plurality of items of recipe information additionally including a specific health identifier when the certain 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) the selection information indicating the recipe information selected from among the plurality of items of recipe information 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 the control data corresponding to the selected recipe information;

transmitting the received control data to the cooker for setting the cooker according to the selected recipe information;

determining whether the selected recipe information has the specific health identifier;

determining whether the user has granted the comprehensive permission for collecting the selection information under the indicated condition; and

transmitting, to the first server for collection without asking the user for an individual permission, the selected recipe information in association with a user ID of the information terminal apparatus when the selected recipe information is determined to include the specific health identifier and it is determined that the user has granted the comprehensive permission for collecting the selection information under the indicated condition.

16. A computer-readable non-transitory recording medium storing a program used in an information terminal apparatus configured to connect 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 the information terminal apparatus to indicate a condition to permit collecting selection information indicating recipe information and for asking the user for a comprehensive permission to collect the selection information under the indicated condition, recipe information (i) indicating a cooking recipe used in a cooker, and (ii) being provided by a second server, wherein certain recipe information among a plurality of items of recipe information additionally including a specific health identifier when the certain 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) the selection information indicating the recipe information selected from among the plurality of items of recipe information 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 the control data corresponding to the selected recipe information;

transmit the received control data to the cooker for setting the cooker according to the selected recipe information;

determining whether the selected recipe information has the specific health identifier;

determining whether the user has granted the comprehensive permission for collecting the selection information under the indicated condition; and

transmit, to the first server for collection without asking the user for an individual permission, the selected recipe information in association with a user ID of the information terminal apparatus when the selected recipe information is determined to include the specific health identifier and it is determined that the user has granted the comprehensive permission for collecting the selection information under the indicated condition.