Beverage dispenser
AssigneePepsiCo, Inc.
InventorsRobert William Balstad, Scott Thomas Loomis
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Abstract
A liquid dispensing system having a handheld liquid dispense device with a body portion and a dispensing head. The dispensing system includes an ingredient system located remotely from the handheld liquid dispense device, piping extending from the ingredient system to the handheld liquid dispense device, the ingredient system having a plurality of beverage ingredient sources and configured to supply beverage ingredients to the piping for the dispensing of a beverage from the handheld liquid dispense device. The dispensing system may also include a user interface device configured to receive a first user selection for a beverage and a second user selection for an ingredient modifying the beverage.
Claims20
A liquid dispensing system, comprising:
- a handheld liquid dispense device comprising:
- a body portion, and
- a dispensing head;
- an ingredient system connected to the handheld liquid dispense device;
- and
- a user interface comprising a display screen configured to receive a user selection for a beverage at a beverage selection button on the display screen and a separate user selection for a flavor ingredient to be dispensed with the beverage at a flavor ingredient selection button on the display screen,
- wherein the dispensing head is configured to dispense the beverage and the separately selected flavor ingredient simultaneously.
A liquid dispensing system, comprising:
- a handheld liquid dispense device comprising:
- a body portion, and
- a dispensing head;
- an ingredient system connected to the handheld liquid dispense device;
- and
- a user interface configured to direct the discharge of customized beverages from the handheld liquid dispense device, the user interface comprising a display screen located on the handheld liquid dispense device and comprising a beverage selection button configured to receive a user's beverage selection, a flavor ingredient selection button configured to receive the user's separate selection of a flavor ingredient to modify the beverage, and a dispense button configured to cause dispensing of a customized beverage in response to the user's selection of the dispense button,
- wherein dispensing the customized beverage comprises dispensing the beverage and the flavor ingredient from the dispensing head simultaneously.
A liquid dispensing system, comprising:
- a handheld liquid dispense device comprising:
- a body portion, and
- a dispensing head;
- an ingredient system connected to the handheld liquid dispense device;
- a social media application configured to receive a beverage order from a consumer;
- and
- a user interface comprising a touchscreen located on the handheld liquid dispense device and comprising a dispense button configured to dispense the beverage order in response to a user's selection of the dispense button,
- wherein the beverage order comprises a beverage selection and a flavor ingredient selection modifying the beverage section, and
- wherein dispensing the beverage order comprises dispensing the selected beverage and the selected flavor ingredient from the dispensing head simultaneously.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.