Systems and methods for monitoring and controlling the dispense of a plurality of product forming ingredients
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B67D-001/08
B67D-001/00
B67D-001/12
출원번호
US-0892793
(2013-05-13)
등록번호
US-9499382
(2016-11-22)
발명자
/ 주소
Newman, David Roy
Phillips, Paul Anderson
출원인 / 주소
The Coca-Cola Company
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127
초록▼
Systems and methods for dispensing a product are provided. A plurality of product ingredients are associated with a product dispenser that is operable to form a plurality of selectable products from the plurality of products ingredients. Input for a selected product is received and a recipe that def
Systems and methods for dispensing a product are provided. A plurality of product ingredients are associated with a product dispenser that is operable to form a plurality of selectable products from the plurality of products ingredients. Input for a selected product is received and a recipe that defines the ratio of product ingredients for fainting the selected product is identified. The dispense of each of the respective product ingredients is commenced based at least in part on the identified recipe, and the dispense of each of the respective product ingredients is independently monitored during the dispense of the selected product.
대표청구항▼
1. A method for monitoring dispense of beverages, comprising: dispensing a beverage forming ingredient contained in a beverage configured for dispense at a beverage dispenser;measuring, during the dispense, an actual flow rate of a beverage forming ingredient contained in the beverage;ascertaining t
1. A method for monitoring dispense of beverages, comprising: dispensing a beverage forming ingredient contained in a beverage configured for dispense at a beverage dispenser;measuring, during the dispense, an actual flow rate of a beverage forming ingredient contained in the beverage;ascertaining that there is a difference between the actual flow rate of the beverage forming ingredient and an expected flow rate of the beverage forming ingredient;ascertaining that compensation of the difference is unfeasible; andimplementing a control action in response to the ascertaining by determining a percentage completion of the dispensing of the beverage, including: when the percentage completion is greater than a threshold, allowing the beverage to be dispensed and thereupon ceasing a flow rate of the beverage configured for dispense at the beverage dispenser; orwhen the percentage completion is greater than the threshold, ceasing the flow rate of the beverage configured for dispense at the beverage dispenser, wherein the beverage includes the beverage ingredient and at least one other liquid from a separate fluid source. 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining a second flow rate suitable for dispensing the beverage forming ingredient, the second flow rate being lower than the expected flow rate of the beverage forming ingredient. 3. The method of claim 2, further comprising dispensing the beverage according at least in part to the second flow rate. 4. The method of claim 3, further comprising determining if the beverage forming ingredient is suitable for dispense at a predetermined minimum flow rate. 5. The method of claim 4, further comprising dispensing the beverage according to the predetermined minimum flow rate in response to ascertaining that the beverage forming ingredient is suitable for dispense at the predetermined minimum flow rate. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein a determination is made as to whether the beverage may be dispensed in accordance with a pre-determined minimum flow rate prior to ceasing the dispensing. 7. A beverage forming dispenser comprising: at least one processor functionally coupled to a memory and configured to execute programming logic that, in response to execution, causes the at least one processor to: measure an actual flow rate of a beverage forming ingredient contained in a beverage being dispensed at the beverage forming dispenser;ascertain that there is a difference between the actual flow rate of the beverage forming ingredient and an expected flow rate of the beverage forming ingredient;adjust one or more flow rates of respective one or more other beverage forming ingredients in accordance with a recipe for the beverage being dispensed at the beverage forming dispenser, the recipe comprising at least the beverage forming ingredient and the one or more other beverage forming ingredients, andreduce at least one flow rate of the one or more flow rates in accordance with the recipe;wherein the processor is further configured to execute other programming logic that, in response to execution, causes the at least one processor to adjust a flow rate of the beverage being dispensed at the beverage forming dispenser; andwherein the processor is further configured to execute other programming logic that, in response to execution, causes the at least one processor to adjust the flow rate of the beverage that is being dispensed by determining a percentage completion of the dispensing of the beverage, including:when the percentage completion is greater than a threshold, allowing the beverage to be dispensed and thereupon ceasing the flow rate of the beverage configured for dispense at the beverage dispenser; orwhen the percentage completion is greater than the threshold, ceasing the flow rate of the beverage configured for dispense at the beverage dispenser, wherein the beverage includes the beverage ingredient and at least one other liquid from a separate fluid source. 8. The beverage forming dispenser of claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured to execute other programming logic that, in response to execution, causes the at least one processor to pump at least one of the one or more other beverage forming ingredients in accordance with the recipe for the beverage that is being dispensed.
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