BEVERAGE PREPARATION MACHINE ARRANGED TO SHARE CAPSULE IMAGE AND MACHINES OPERATION DATA

Title:

BEVERAGE PREPARATION MACHINE ARRANGED TO SHARE CAPSULE IMAGE AND MACHINES OPERATION DATA

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2017/132452

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

An apparatus and method for sharing capsule image data and beverage preparation parameters, from one or more beverage preparation machines with a remote computer system via a network, such as the Internet, is disclosed. The remote computer system may process the capsule image data to determine characteristics of the capsule (e.g., a type of capsule, such as a brand, or beverage ingredients in the capsule), thereby relieving the beverage preparation from having to determine information about the capsule. The remote computer may track a user's consumption of capsules, may compare this value to the user's past capsule purchase history, and may determine if the user's supply of capsules is below a threshold value (e.g., below a week's worth of capsules).

Inventors:

TINKLER IAN (US)
HUANG JIANMING (US)
HARTLEY KEVIN WILLIAM (US)
MCLEOD CAMERON (US)
RULLI SAMUEL ROSS (US)
IOANNIDIS NICHOLAS GEORGE (US)
LYNCH JAMES K (US)
RHEAUME BRIAN DAVID (US)
HADDEN JEFFREY SOL (US)
HADLEY PHILIP (US)
HLOBILOVA YVONA (US)

Application Number:

PCT/US2017/015250

Publication Date:

October 05, 2017

Filing Date:

January 27, 2017

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Assignee:

KEURIG GREEN MOUNTAIN INC (US)

International Classes:

A47J31/44; G06K9/00; H04N1/00

Domestic Patent References:

WO2011067191A1

2011-06-09

Foreign References:

EP2345352A1	2011-07-20
EP2085000A1	2009-08-05
US20150047509A1	2015-02-19
US20120075663A1	2012-03-29

Attorney, Agent or Firm:

HUNT, Robert, E. (US)

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