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| 국가/구분 | United States(US) Patent 등록 |
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| 국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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| 출원번호 | US-0630225 (2012-09-28) |
| 등록번호 | US-8548624 (2013-10-01) |
| 발명자 / 주소 |
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| 출원인 / 주소 |
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| 대리인 / 주소 |
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| 인용정보 | 피인용 횟수 : 2 인용 특허 : 337 |
An appliance including a housing, a dispenser, and a water supply mechanism. The appliance includes a drink supply mechanism configured to removably hold a plurality of drink supply containers, a user interface panel, and a computer. The computer is configured to: cause the user interface panel to d
An appliance including a housing, a dispenser, and a water supply mechanism. The appliance includes a drink supply mechanism configured to removably hold a plurality of drink supply containers, a user interface panel, and a computer. The computer is configured to: cause the user interface panel to display a plurality of different images, each image associated with a different one of a plurality of different beverages which correspond to a drink supply in at least one of the plurality of drink supply containers held by the drink supply mechanism, enable the user interface panel to receive an input from a user of a selected one of the plurality of different displayed images, and after receiving the input from the user of the selected one of the plurality of different displayed images, cause the dispenser to dispense the beverage corresponding to the selected image.
1. An appliance comprising: a housing;a dispenser supported by the housing;a water supply mechanism supported by the housing and connected to the dispenser;a drink supply mechanism supported by the housing and connected to the dispenser, said drink supply mechanism configured to removably hold a plu
1. An appliance comprising: a housing;a dispenser supported by the housing;a water supply mechanism supported by the housing and connected to the dispenser;a drink supply mechanism supported by the housing and connected to the dispenser, said drink supply mechanism configured to removably hold a plurality of drink supply containers;a user interface panel supported by the housing, said user interface panel including a touch screen; anda computer supported by the housing and connected to the user interface panel and at least one of: the dispenser, the water supply mechanism, and the drink supply mechanism, said computer configured to: (a) cause the user interface panel to display a plurality of different images, each image associated with a different one of a plurality of different drink supplies in the plurality of drink supply containers held by the drink supply mechanism, wherein the drink supply in each of the drink supply containers is a concentrate,(b) receive, via the touch screen of the user interface panel, an input from a user of a selection of one of said plurality of different displayed images,(c) after receiving the input from the user of the selected one of said plurality of different displayed images, cause the dispenser to dispense a beverage corresponding to the selected one of said plurality of different displayed images,(d) for each drink supply container held by the drink supply mechanism, transmit, to a remote computer, drink supply data relating to an amount of drink supply dispensed from said drink supply container for a designated time period, and(e) transmit, to the remote computer, appliance data related to the appliance. 2. The appliance of claim 1, wherein said computer is configured to cause the user interface panel to simultaneously display the plurality of different images. 3. The appliance of claim 1, wherein said computer is configured to cause the user interface panel to sequentially display the plurality of different images. 4. The appliance of claim 1, wherein said computer is configured to cause the user interface panel to display the drink supply data for each drink supply container. 5. The appliance of claim 1, wherein for each drink supply container held by the drink supply mechanism, the designated time period is a calendar day. 6. The appliance of claim 1, wherein for each drink supply container held by the drink supply mechanism, the designated time period is a twenty-four hour period of time. 7. The appliance of claim 1, wherein for each drink supply container held by the drink supply mechanism, the drink supply data includes a number of uses of drink supply dispensed from said drink supply container during the designated time period. 8. The appliance of claim 1, wherein for each drink supply container held by the drink supply mechanism, the drink supply data includes an amount of drink supply dispensed from said drink supply container per use. 9. The appliance of claim 1, wherein the appliance data includes an identification of the appliance. 10. The appliance of claim 1, wherein the appliance data includes a geographic location of the appliance. 11. The appliance of claim 10, wherein the geographic location is a geographical region. 12. The appliance of claim 1, wherein the housing includes a first compartment and a second compartment. 13. The appliance of claim 12, wherein the user interface panel is supported by the first compartment. 14. The appliance of claim 13, wherein the drink supply mechanism is supported by the second compartment. 15. The appliance of claim 12, wherein the drink supply mechanism is supported by the second compartment. 16. The appliance of claim 12, wherein the first compartment is an upper compartment and the second compartment is a lower compartment. 17. The appliance of claim 1, wherein said computer is configured to automatically transmit, to the remote computer, an order for at least one replacement drink supply container. 18. The appliance of claim 17, wherein the order includes an identification of a drink supply type. 19. The appliance of claim 17, wherein the order includes at least one replacement drink supply container of a designated brand. 20. The appliance of claim 17, wherein the order includes a designated quantity of replacement drink supply containers. 21. The appliance of claim 17, wherein the order includes an identification of a location of the appliance for delivery of the at least one replacement drink supply container. 22. The appliance of claim 17, wherein the computer is configured to transmit the order when a designated amount of the drink supply in at least one of the drink supply containers held by the drink supply mechanism has been dispensed. 23. An appliance comprising: a housing;a dispenser supported by the housing;a water supply mechanism supported by the housing and connected to the dispenser;a drink supply mechanism supported by the housing and connected to the dispenser, said drink supply mechanism configured to removably hold a plurality of drink supply containers;a user interface panel supported by the housing, said user interface panel including a touch screen; anda computer supported by the housing and connected to the user interface panel and at least one of: the dispenser, the water supply mechanism, and the drink supply mechanism, said computer configured to: (a) cause the user interface panel to display a plurality of different images, each image associated with a different one of a plurality of different drink supplies in the plurality of drink supply containers held by the drink supply mechanism, wherein the drink supply in each of the drink supply containers is a concentrate,(b) receive, via the touch screen of the user interface panel, an input from a user of a selection of one of said plurality of different displayed images,(c) after receiving the input from the user of the selected one of said plurality of different displayed images, cause the dispenser to dispense a beverage corresponding to the selected one of said plurality of different displayed images,(d) transmit, to a remote computer, appliance data related to the appliance, and(e) automatically transmit to the remote computer an order for at least one replacement drink supply container. 24. The appliance of claim 23, wherein the order includes an identification of a drink supply type. 25. The appliance of claim 23, wherein the order includes at least one replacement drink supply container of a designated brand. 26. The appliance of claim 23, wherein the order includes a designated quantity of replacement drink supply containers. 27. The appliance of claim 23, wherein the order includes an identification of a location of the appliance for delivery of the at least one replacement drink supply container. 28. The appliance of claim 23, wherein the computer is configured to transmit the order when a designated amount of the drink supply in at least one of the drink supply containers held by the drink supply mechanism has been dispensed.
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