Systems and methods for dispensing consumable products with voice interface
AssigneePepsiCo, Inc.
InventorRobert Crawford
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Abstract
A method of dispensing a beverage from a beverage dispenser includes: detecting a user in proximity to the beverage dispenser; prompting the user to provide a first input, wherein the first input is audible; retrieving a user profile for the user based on the first input; receiving a second input from the user, wherein the second input comprises information about a beverage selection of the user, and wherein the second input is provided in a different manner than the first input; and dispensing the beverage.
Claims20
A method of dispensing a beverage from a beverage dispenser, the method comprising:
- detecting a user in proximity to the beverage dispenser;
- prompting the user to provide a first input, wherein the first input is audible;
- retrieving a user profile for the user based on the first input from a remote server;
- generating a custom graphical user interface based on the user profile retrieved from the remote server;
- receiving a second input from the user, wherein the second input comprises information about a beverage selection of the user;
- and
- dispensing the beverage.
A method of dispensing a beverage from a beverage dispenser, the method comprising:
- receiving a voice input from a user to wake up the dispenser;
- comparing, at a remote server, the voice input to a database of user profiles stored at the remote server, the database including a plurality of voice profiles;
- retrieving a user profile of the user from the remote server based on the comparison of the voice input to the database;
- generating a custom graphical user interface based on the user profile retrieved from the remote server;
- displaying a selection menu on a display based on the user profile;
- and
- receiving, from the customer, a selection from the selection menu.
A beverage dispenser, comprising:
- a display coupled to the beverage dispenser;
- a first control interface coupled to the beverage dispenser, wherein the first control interface is configured to receive a first input comprising a voice input from a user;
- and
- a processor configured to retrieve stored user information from a server comprising a database of stored user information, wherein the retrieved stored user information is selected by comparing the voice input from the user to a plurality of stored voice profiles,
- wherein the stored user information includes a stored beverage preference, and
- wherein the display comprises a graphical user interface that updates based on the stored user information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.