Method for food management, kitchen appliance and food preparation system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12244433-B2
Application number	US-202016841988-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 7, 2020
Priority date	Apr 24, 2019
Publication date	Mar 4, 2025
Grant date	Mar 4, 2025

Abstract

Provided is a method for food management with a kitchen appliance for at least partially automated processing of a recipe. The method includes the following steps: receiving user-specific health data that can be assigned to a user profile, and generating an evaluation of the health data for the user profile by a computing unit. The present disclosure also provides a kitchen appliance for preparing food and a system for preparing food with the kitchen appliance.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for food management with a kitchen appliance for at least partially automated processing of a recipe,
wherein the kitchen appliance comprises a component for executing the recipe at least partially automatically, and
wherein the method comprises:
Determining position information of a user device, the position information comprising activity data of the user, the determining of the position information being performed by at least one of the following:
a sensor of the user device determining the position information of the user device, or
the user device analyzing network data and thereby determining the position information of the user device from a network location of the user device,

wherein a computing unit of at least the kitchen appliance or a server communicating with the kitchen appliance performs:
Receiving user-specific health data that can be assigned to a user profile,
Generating an evaluation of the health data for the user profile by the computing unit, wherein the evaluation of the health data includes comparing a determined at least one user health parameter with at least one reference health parameter that corresponds to:
the at least one user health parameter; and
at least one health related category of the user,

Determining a recipe sequence comprising several recipe suggestions configured for an at least partially automatic execution by the kitchen appliance, the recipe suggestions being determined at least based on a vital change of the user to a previous recipe suggestion, the position information and the evaluation of the health data by the computing unit, wherein at least one recipe suggestion of the recipe suggestions is an existing recipe in a recipe database being assigned to be beneficial for other users and is selected from the recipe database based on the vital change of the user, and
Sending at least one of the recipe suggestions to a user interface of the kitchen appliance by the computing unit for outputting the sent at least one of the recipe suggestions at the user interface.

2. The method according to claim 1 ,
wherein,
at least the health data includes vitality data of a user,
or in that the generation of the evaluation includes a comparison of the health data with reference data or in that when generating the evaluation, a user response or a change in vitality of a user to a previous recipe suggestion is considered.

3. The method according to claim 1 ,
wherein,
the method includes the following step:
Evaluating historical data of previously performed cooking processes and previously utilized foods,

whereby at least the historical data are considered when determining the recipe suggestion, wherein the evaluation of the health data is performed depending on the previously performed cooking processes and the previously utilized foods using data from delivery services, or that the method includes the following step:
Determining position information of at least the kitchen appliance or a user, whereby at least the position information is considered when determining the recipe suggestion, or that the method includes the following step:

At least partially automated processing of the recipe suggestion by the kitchen appliance.

4. The method according to claim 1 ,
wherein,
determining the recipe sequence includes at least one of the following steps:
Selecting a recipe from a recipe database on the basis of at least the evaluation of the health data, a user goal or a change in vitality of a user, and
Generating a recipe using the evaluation of at least the health data of a user goal or the change in vitality.

5. The method according to claim 1 ,
wherein,
external reception of the health data by a device interface is possible and external transmission of the health data is at least partially prevented.

6. The method according to claim 1 ,
wherein,
the health data includes activity data of a user and the receiving of the health data comprises the following step:
Recording activity data.

7. The method according to claim 1 ,
wherein,
the receiving of the health data occurs via a sensor unit.

8. The method according to claim 7 ,
wherein,
the sensor unit at least comprises a user device or comprises one of the following sensors:

Camera,
GPS sensor,
Scales,
Temperature sensor
Heart rate monitor,
Blood glucose sensor,
Blood pressure sensor,
Pulse sensor, or
Body fat sensor.

9. The method according to claim 1 ,
wherein,
the method comprises the following step:
Receiving of a user goal which is assignable to the user profile,

whereby the user goal is considered when determining the recipe suggestion.

10. The method according to claim 9 ,
wherein,
a recipe sequence is determined at least as a function of the health data, the position information or the user goal,
or in that the recipe sequence is modified as a function of a user response or a change in vitality of a user to a recipe suggestion of the recipe sequence.

11. The method according to claim 1 ,
wherein,
a user group is assigned to the user profile.

12. The method according to claim 1 ,
wherein,
the method comprises the following steps:
Determining an activity suggestion based on the evaluation of the health data, and
Outputting the activity suggestion.

13. The method according to claim 1 ,
wherein, by the position information, it is determined whether the user visited certain restaurants, the determination, whether the user visited said restaurants, being processed with the health data to determine the recipe suggestions.

14. A kitchen appliance for at least partially automated processing of a recipe, comprising:
a component for executing the recipe at least partially automatically, 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 is initiated for food management with a kitchen appliance for at least partially automated processing of a recipe, comprising:
Determining position information of a user device, the position information comprising activity data of the user, the determining of the position information being performed by at least one of the following:
a sensor of the user device determining the position information of the user device, or
the user device analyzing network data and thereby determining the position information of the user device from a network location of the user device,

wherein a computing unit of at least the kitchen appliance or a server communicating with the kitchen appliance performs:
Receiving user-specific health data that can be assigned to a user profile,
Generating an evaluation of health data for the user profile by the computing unit, wherein the evaluation of the health data includes comparing a determined at least one user health parameter with at least one reference health parameter that corresponds to:
the at least one user health parameter; and
at least one health related category of the user,

Determining a recipe sequence comprising several recipe suggestions configured for an at least partially automatic execution by the kitchen appliance, the recipe suggestions being determined at least based on a vital change of the user to a previous recipe suggestion, the position information and the evaluation of the health data by the computing unit, wherein at least one recipe suggestion of the recipe suggestions is an existing recipe in a recipe database being assigned to be beneficial for other users and is selected from the recipe database based on the vital change

Assignees

• Vorwerk Co Interholding

Inventors

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

Classifications

• A47J36/32 Primary

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• H04L2012/2847

  characterised by the type of home appliance used · CPC title

• A61B5/7475

  User input or interface means, e.g. keyboard, pointing device, joystick · CPC title

• A61B5/4872

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• A61B5/02055

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