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US 10,407,292 B2Granted
Beverage dispensing machine with touch screen interface for calibrating beverage size
AssigneeAutomatic Bar Controls, Inc.
InventorsThomas R. Hecht, Jun Feng, Boris Brodsky, Richard A. Martindale
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Abstract
A beverage dispensing system including a control unit and a touch screen. Inputs are made to the touch screen to dispense beverages and apply system adjustments. The control unit controls a plurality of beverage dispensing valves according to inputs made to the touch screen.
Claims10
A control system for a beverage dispenser, the control system comprising:
- a touch screen;
- a plurality of beverage dispensing valves;
- and
- a control unit electrically coupled to the touch screen and the plurality of valves, the control unit configured to:
- display a graphical configuration on the touch screen for setting at least one beverage size;
- receive a continuous user input from the touch screen to dispense fluid;
- control the plurality of valves to dispense fluid for a period of time according to the continuous user input;
- and
- set a beverage dispensing time for the at least one beverage size according to the period of time of the continuous user input.
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A method comprising:
- displaying, on a touch screen of a beverage dispensing system, a graphical configuration for setting at least one beverage size;
- receiving a continuous user input from the touch screen to dispense fluid;
- controlling a plurality of valves of the beverage dispensing system to dispense fluid for a period of time according to the period of time of the continuous user input;
- and
- setting a beverage dispensing time for the at least one beverage size according to the period of time of the continuous user input.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.