Systems and methods for providing portion control programming in a product forming dispenser
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G06F-017/00
B67D-001/00
B67D-001/08
B67D-001/12
출원번호
US-0652978
(2012-10-16)
등록번호
US-9014846
(2015-04-21)
발명자
/ 주소
Newman, David Roy
출원인 / 주소
The Coca-Cola Company
대리인 / 주소
Merchant & Gould P.C.
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112
초록▼
Disclosed are systems and methods for configuring portion control for a dispenser apparatus. A plurality of beverage ingredients may be associated with the dispenser apparatus, and a plurality of selectable beverages may be formed from the plurality of beverage ingredients. Input for one or more pre
Disclosed are systems and methods for configuring portion control for a dispenser apparatus. A plurality of beverage ingredients may be associated with the dispenser apparatus, and a plurality of selectable beverages may be formed from the plurality of beverage ingredients. Input for one or more preferences associated with portion control may be received. Stored information associated with at least one of the plurality of selectable beverages may be accessed. At least one portion control for at least one of the plurality of selectable beverages may be determined based at least in part on at least a portion of the received input and at least a portion of the accessed information.
대표청구항▼
1. A method for providing portion control dispenses from a beverage dispenser apparatus, the method comprising: entering a portion control programming mode;in response to entering the portion control programming mode, receiving, by the beverage dispenser apparatus, an input at a user interface compr
1. A method for providing portion control dispenses from a beverage dispenser apparatus, the method comprising: entering a portion control programming mode;in response to entering the portion control programming mode, receiving, by the beverage dispenser apparatus, an input at a user interface comprising a plurality of customer preferences, wherein the plurality of customer preferences are associated with a customer's settings of portion control dispenses of one or more different beverage types; andconfiguring the beverage dispenser apparatus for at least one portion control dispense based at least in part on the received input, wherein at least one portion control parameter is determined for the dispense of a selected beverage. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one portion control dispense comprises a plurality of portion control dispenses for dispensing multiple beverages. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one portion control dispense comprises a plurality of portion control dispenses for multiple cup sizes for one or more beverages. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of customer preferences associated with the customer's settings of portion control dispenses comprise at least one of the following: an amount of ratio of ice, a type of ice, a desired top-off for a portion control dispense, a time delay, or a correction for a dispense. 5. The method of claim 1, further comprising: wherein the at least one portion control parameter is further determined for the dispense of multiple beverages by configuring the beverage dispenser apparatus to dispense the multiple beverages in multiple sizes. 6. The method of claim 1, further comprising: determining the at least one portion control parameter prior to receiving a request to dispense the selected beverage or during processing of a request to dispense the selected beverage. 7. The method of claim 1, further comprising: accessing one or more additional stored parameters associated with the selected beverage, wherein the one or more additional stored parameters comprise at least one characteristic associated with the selected beverage; andwherein the configuring the beverage dispenser apparatus for the at least one portion control dispense is further based at least in part on the one or more additional stored parameters. 8. A beverage dispenser apparatus comprising: a memory device operable to store computer-executable instructions; anda controller operable to execute the computer-executable instructions operable to: enter a portion control programming mode;in response to enter the portion control programming mode, an receive input at a user interface comprising a plurality of customer preferences, wherein the plurality of customer preferences are associated with a customer's settings of portion control dispenses of one or more different beverage types; andconfigure the beverage dispenser apparatus for at least one portion control dispense based at least in part on the received input, wherein at least one portion control parameter is determined for the dispense of a selected beverage. 9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the at least one portion control dispense comprises a plurality of portion control dispenses for dispensing multiple beverages. 10. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the at least one portion control dispense comprises a plurality of portion control dispenses for multiple cup sizes for one or more beverages. 11. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the plurality of customer preferences associated with the customer's settings portion control dispenses comprise at least one of the following: an amount of ratio of ice, a type of ice, a desired top-off for a portion control dispense, a time delay, or a correction for a dispense. 12. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the controller is further operable to execute the computer-executable instructions operable to: determine, based at least in part on the received input, at least one portion control parameter used to dispense multiple beverages; andfurther configure the beverage dispenser apparatus to dispense the multiple beverages in multiple sizes. 13. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the controller is further operable to execute the computer-executable instructions operable to: determine the at least one portion control parameter prior to receiving a request to dispense the selected beverage or during processing of a request to dispense the selected beverage. 14. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the controller is further operable to execute the computer-executable instructions operable to: access one or more additional stored parameters associated with the selected beverage, wherein the one or more additional stored parameters comprise at least one characteristic associated with the selected beverage; andwherein the computer-executable instructions operable to configure the beverage dispenser apparatus for the at least one portion control dispense further comprises computer-executable instructions operable to configure the beverage dispenser apparatus for the at least one portion control dispense based at least in part on the one or more additional stored parameters. 15. One or more computer-readable media comprising computer-executable instructions that in response to execution by one or more processors, configures the one or more processors to perform operations comprising: entering a portion control programming mode;in response to entering the portion control programming mode, receiving, by a beverage dispenser apparatus, an input at a user interface comprising a plurality of customer preferences, wherein the plurality of customer preferences are associated with the customer's settings of portion control dispenses of one or more different beverage types; andconfiguring the beverage dispenser apparatus for at least one portion control dispense based at least in part on the received input, wherein at least one portion control parameter is determined for the dispense of a selected beverage. 16. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 15, wherein the computer-executable instructions further configure the one or more processors to perform operations comprising: determining, based at least in part on the received input, at least one portion control parameter used to dispense multiple beverages; andfurther configuring the beverage dispenser apparatus to dispense the multiple beverages in multiple sizes. 17. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 15, wherein the computer-executable instructions further configure the one or more processors to perform operations comprising: determining the at least one portion control parameter prior to receiving a request to dispense the selected beverage or during processing of a request to dispense the selected beverage. 18. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 15, wherein the computer-executable instructions further configure the one or more processors to perform operations comprising: accessing one or more additional stored parameters associated with the selected beverage, wherein the one or more additional stored parameters comprise at least one characteristic associated with the selected beverage; andwherein the computer-executable instructions operable to configure the beverage dispenser apparatus for the at least one portion control dispense further comprises computer-executable instructions operable to configure the beverage dispenser apparatus for the at least one portion control dispense based at least in part on the one or more additional stored parameters.
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