Patent ID: 12244433

In the following figures, for the same technical characteristics, also of different embodiments, the identical reference characters are utilized.

FIG.1shows a system1for preparing food according to the invention in a first embodiment. The system1includes a kitchen appliance10according to the invention for at least partial automating and processing of a recipe. For this purpose, the kitchen appliance10also has a functional unit11, which includes a mixer11.1and a heating element11.2. Preferably, the functional unit11is arranged in a cooking vessel15of the kitchen appliance10so that a user can load ingredients into the cooking vessel15and then control the functional unit11via a user interface12of the kitchen appliance10. For this purpose, for example, a recipe can be selected and started on a display12.2of the user interface12using a control element12.1. The ingredients in a cooking vessel15can then be mixed by the mixer11.1and heated by the heating element11.2. Furthermore, the kitchen appliance10has an appliance interface14, through which the kitchen appliance10can be in communication with a server30and/or a user device3. For this purpose, the kitchen appliance10can be connected to the Internet via the appliance interface14, for example. Furthermore, the kitchen appliance10has an integrated control unit13by means of which a method100according to the invention can at least be initiated. A computing unit31of the server30can be controlled by the control unit13in order to execute the method100.

The method100is shown inFIG.2. The method involves receiving101user-specific health data210, which can be assigned to a user profile200. In particular, the health data210can be assigned to user profile200when this is retrieved. For example, retrieving user profile200may require the user to enter login data, especially on a kitchen appliance10. This can ensure that only the user can access their own data. It is also conceivable that user profile200could include a user group203with several individual users203.1. This means that a household can be represented by user profile200, for example. Health data210can preferably include vital signs210.1and activity data210.2. The user's vital sign data210.1can, for example, include medical values such as a blood sugar level, an average pulse rate and/or the like. For this purpose, a recording101.3of the activity data210.2, e.g. in the form of a frequency of sports activities, stress and/or sleeping times, may be provided. In particular, the health data210, as shown inFIG.1, may be recorded and/or made available by a user device3, preferably in the form of a fitness wristband, a smartphone or tablet. Health data210can be received via a sensor unit20, which is part of the user device3and/or the kitchen appliance10. The sensor unit20may include, for the purpose of receiving the health data210, e.g. a camera, a GPS sensor, a scale, a heart rate sensor, a blood sugar sensor, a pulse sensor and/or a body fat sensor. In particular, the user device3itself may form the sensor device20. It is also conceivable that user device3communicates with server30and the health data210is made available to a kitchen appliance10via server30or remains on a kitchen appliance10to continue the method100. Furthermore, it is possible that an evaluation106of history data220is performed, whereby the history data220may include e.g. cooking methods performed and/or food previously utilized. In this way, in addition to the current health data210, it may be possible to draw conclusions about the user's diet, whereby the history data220can be correlated with the user-specific health data210when generating102an evaluation211at least the health data210for the user profile200. Furthermore, evaluation211is shown again inFIG.3, where health data210in the form of vital data210.1and/or activity data210.2are utilized in evaluation211. Furthermore, e.g. vital change213and reference data212can be considered in evaluation211. In addition, a determination107of position information216can be provided, which can also be included in evaluation211. The position information216can show a location of the user in a certain region, so that regional influences on health can be considered. Furthermore, the position information216can be part of the activity data210.2. Preferably, a comparison102.1of health data210with reference data212is performed within the scope of evaluation211. The reference data212may, for example, include ideal data which should be available from a user of the same age, profession and/or similar. As a result, there may be a difference between the available health data210and reference data212, which represents a state of health to be optimized.

Based on evaluation211, a recipe suggestion230is determined103, whereby preferably a selection103.1of a recipe from a recipe database32.1and/or a generation103.2of a recipe using evaluation211is performed. Preferably, history data220can be considered when generating103.2the recipe. The recipe database32.1can preferably be part of a storage unit32of server30. Afterwards, an output104of the recipe suggestion230is issued at the user interface12of the kitchen appliance10, so that the user can use the recipe suggestion230directly at the kitchen appliance10if he wants to follow the recipe suggestion230and prepare the corresponding meal at the kitchen appliance10. Consequently, in particular depending on a user response214, an at least partially automated processing105of recipe suggestion230can be performed by kitchen appliance10. User response214can, for example, confirm or reject recipe suggestion230. The positive or negative user response214can be utilized for the next evaluation211within reference data212and/or history data220to consider the user preferences. If a processing105of the recipe suggestion230is performed, it may also be provided that a vital reaction213of the user is measured and is also considered in the next evaluation211. Thus, for example, it is conceivable that the user's blood sugar level increases to a certain extent on the basis of recipe suggestion230and thus it is known at the next evaluation211to what extent the health data210have an individual effect on the user depending on certain foods. In order to further improve recipe suggestion230, it may be necessary to receive108a user goal15that is assigned or can be assigned to user profile200. In particular, the user can add user goal215to user profile200, e.g. via user device3or user interface12, so that user goal215is considered when determining103of recipe suggestion230. User goal215may include, for example, a certain fitness level and/or the like. Based on the evaluation211, an activity suggestion232can also be determined according to step109and an output110of the activity suggestion232can be made on user device3and/or user interface12of kitchen appliance10. A user response214and/or a change in vitality213can also be made to the activity suggestion232and considered in the next evaluation211.

FIG.4shows a detailed representation of the user profile200, to which the user-specific health data210and the historical data220are assigned. These can be processed using method100to generate at least a recipe suggestion230and preferably an activity suggestion232, as described above. In particular, it can be provided that several recipe suggestions230are determined and a recipe sequence231is generated on the basis of the recipe suggestions230. Recipe sequence231can be assigned to user profile200, in particular depending on user response214and/or vital change213. This enables the user to process several recipe suggestions230one after the other, for example, and the long-term influence of the food management is included in evaluation211.

FIG.5also shows an interaction of system1with an external service provider204, whereby external reception101.1of health data210is possible through the device interface14of the kitchen appliance10and external transmission101.2of health data210is at least partially prevented. For this purpose, the user can enable or selectively enable the external transmission101.2of the health data210to the external service provider204via the user interface12and/or the user device3. This enables the external service provider204, i.e. a fitness studio or a physician, for example, to provide health data210in order to improve nutritional control with the kitchen appliance10. At the same time, this ensures data protection, in particular to protect health data210as particularly sensitive personal data.

FIG.6also shows a system1according to the invention with a kitchen appliance10according to the invention in a further embodiment. In this case, system1essentially corresponds to system1of the first embodiment, whereby an integrated control unit13of kitchen appliance10has a computing unit31and a storage unit32. In particular, the method100according to the invention can be completely executed on the kitchen appliance10. User devices3in the form of a fitness wristband and/or a smartphone or tablet or the like can also be connected to the kitchen appliance10via a device interface14in order to exchange health data210with the kitchen appliance10.

The above explanation of the embodiment describes the present invention exclusively by way of examples. Of course, individual features of the embodiments can be freely combined with each other, if technically reasonable, without leaving the scope of the present invention.

LIST OF REFERENCE SIGNS

1System3User device10Kitchen appliance11Functional unit11.1Mixer11.2Heating element12User interface12.1Control element12.2Display13Control unit14Device interface15Cooking vessel20Sensor unit30Server31Computing unit32Storage unit32.1Recipe database100Methods101Received from210101.1External receiving101.2External transmission101.3Recording of210.2102Generating of211102.1Compare of210and212103Determination from230103.1Selecting a recipe103.2Generating a recipe104Output of230105Processing of230106Evaluation of220107Determining position information108Received from215109Determine from232110Output of232200User profile203User group203.1Single user of203204External service provider210Health data210.1Vital data210.2Activity data211Evaluation212Reference data213Vital change214User response215User goal216Position information220Historical data230Recipe suggestion231Recipe sequence232Activity suggestion