Method for generating at least one recipe suggestion, kitchen appliance and system for preparing food

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11514811-B2
Application number	US-202016841987-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 7, 2020
Priority date	Apr 24, 2019
Publication date	Nov 29, 2022
Grant date	Nov 29, 2022

Abstract

The invention relates to a method (100) for generating at least one recipe suggestion (230) when using a kitchen appliance (10) for preparing food, comprising the following steps:Detection (102) of food data (210), especially on the kitchen appliance (10),Assigning (103) the food data (210) to a data history (220) of a user profile (200).Furthermore, the invention relates to a kitchen appliance (10) for preparing food and a system (1) for preparing food comprising a kitchen appliance (10).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for generating at least one recipe suggestion when using a kitchen appliance for preparing food, the method comprising:
Detection of food data,
Assigning the food data to a data history of a user profile,
Detection of a behavior pattern of the user profile depending on the data history,
Determination of at least one recipe suggestion depending on the behavior pattern, and
Provision of at least one recipe suggestion on the kitchen appliance,
wherein the detection of the behavior pattern of the user profile comprises detection of repetitions in the data history, wherein the repetitions refer to:
individual recipes, so that a user's preferred recipes are detected,
if the user repeats the recipes several times within a certain period of time, or
if a recipe has more repetitions than another recipe,

and
pattern data of at least ingredients or products, so that a repeated use of a specific recipe type leads to the user being presented with more suggestions of the specific recipe type.

2. The method according to claim 1 ,
wherein,
the detection of at least the behavior pattern or the determination of the recipe suggestion comprises a comparison of the data history with at least one further data history assigned to at least one further user profile.

3. The method according to claim 1 ,
wherein,
several recipe suggestions are determined as a function of the behavior pattern or wherein one of the recipe suggestions is automatically selected and provided on the kitchen appliance.

4. The method according to claim 3 ,
wherein,
the recipe suggestions are assigned to the user profile in a suggestion list, or
in that the user profile comprises an identification of at least the kitchen appliance or a user device or in that a user group is assigned to the user profile.

5. The method according to claim 1 ,
wherein,
the detection of the behavior pattern of the user profile comprises a detection of a time pattern, and the recipe suggestion is determined as a function of the time pattern.

6. The method according to claim 1 ,
wherein,
the user profile comprises vital data of a user, the vital data being considered at least when detecting the behavior pattern or when determining the recipe suggestion.

7. The method according to claim 1 ,
wherein,
the method comprises the following step:
Recording of purchased ingredients,

whereby the purchased ingredients are considered at least during the detection of the behavior pattern or when determining the at least one recipe suggestion, or
that the method comprises the following step:
Recording of the external activities,

whereby the external activities are considered at least during the detection of the behavior pattern or in the determination of the at least one recipe suggestion, or
that the method comprises the following step:
Recording ingredient planning,

wherein the ingredient planning is considered at least during the detection of the behavior pattern or determining the at least one recipe suggestion.

8. The method according to claim 1 ,
wherein,
the detection of food data comprises at least a detection of a recipe or an identification of ingredients supplied to the kitchen appliance.

9. A kitchen appliance for preparing food comprising:
a functional unit for processing the ingredients, and
a user interface for interaction with a user,
wherein,
the user interface is connected to an integrated control unit by means of which a method for generating at least one recipe suggestion when using a kitchen appliance for preparing food, the method comprising:
Detection of food data,
Assigning the food data to a data history of a user profile,
Detection of a behavior pattern of the user profile depending on the data history,
Determination of at least one recipe suggestion depending on the behavior pattern, and
Provision of at least one recipe suggestion on the kitchen appliance,

wherein the detection of the behavior pattern of the user profile comprises detection of repetitions in the data history, wherein the repetitions refer to:
individual recipes, so that a user's preferred recipes are detected,
if the user repeats the recipes several times within a certain period of time, or
if a recipe has more repetitions than another recipe,

and
pattern data of at least ingredients or products, so that a repeated use of a specific recipe type leads to the user being presented with more suggestions of the specific recipe type.

10. A System for preparing food comprising:
a kitchen appliance for preparing food with a functional unit for processing ingredients and a user interface for interaction with a user,
a storage unit in which a data history of a user profile with food data can be stored, and
a computing unit which is configured to detect a behavior pattern of the user profile as a function of the data history and to determine at least one recipe suggestion as a function of the behavior pattern, so that the at least one recipe suggestion can be provided on the kitchen appliance,
wherein the detection of the behavior pattern of the user profile comprises detection of repetitions in the data history, wherein the repetitions refer to:
individual recipes, so that a user's preferred recipes are detected,
if the user repeats the recipes several times within a certain period of time, or
if a recipe has more repetitions than another recipe,

and
pattern data of at least ingredients or products, so that a repeated use of a specific recipe type leads to the user being presented with more suggestions of the specific recipe type.

11. The system according to claim 10 ,
wherein,
a sensor device is provided by which ingredients used to determine the food data can be determined.

12. The system according to claim 11 ,
wherein,
the sensor device comprises at least one of the following sensors:
Camera,
Bar code scanner,
Ultrasonic sensor,
Radar sensor, and
Molecular sensor.

13. The system according to claim 12 ,
wherein,
the sensor device is integrated at least into the kitchen appliance or into a user device.

14. The system according to claim 10 ,
wherein,
at least the computing unit or the storage unit for collecting food data is in communication with a further kitchen appliance, or
in that a server comprises the computing unit or the storage unit.

15. The system according to claim 10 ,
wherein,
the kitchen appliance has at least an appliance interface by means of which the kitchen appliance is in communication with the computing unit or the storage unit.

16. The system according to claim 10 ,
wherein,
the computing unit is configured to provide the at least one recipe suggestion available to a user device via a communication connection.

Assignees

• Vorwerk Co Interholding

Inventors

• Kraut-Reinkober Stefan
• Mosebach Andrej
• Pieper Mirco
• Stach Christiane
• Yan Wenjie
• Werhahn Sarah

Classifications

• G06Q10/087

  Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders · CPC title

• A47J36/321

  the electronic control being performed over a network, e.g. by means of a handheld device · CPC title

• A47J27/004 Primary

  with integral electrical heating means (drinking cups with integral heating means A47J36/2466) · CPC title

• A47J36/32 Primary

  Time-controlled igniting mechanisms or alarm devices · CPC title

• A47J43/0716

  for machines with tools driven from the lower side (A47J43/0727 - A47J43/08 take precedence) · CPC title