# US 11,992,150 B2 · Apparatus, method, program and system

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- Number: US 11,992,150 B2
- Document ID: US11992150B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/262,943
- Filed: 2019-08-02
- Published: 2021-10-07
- Granted: 2024-05-28
- Earliest claimed: 2018-08-07
- Assignees: Daito Giken, Inc.
- Applicants: Daito Giken, Inc.
- Inventors: Kaishun Kihara; Taisuke Torizu
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11992150B2

## CPC

- A47J 31/521: {the electronic control being performed over a network, e.g. by means of a computer or a handheld device}
- A47J 31/525: {the electronic control being based on monitoring of specific process parameters}
- A47J 31/18: Apparatus in which ground coffee or tea-leaves are immersed in the hot liquid in the beverage container
- A47J 31/36: with mechanical pressure-producing means
- G01B 11/022: {by means of tv-camera scanning}
- G06T 7/0004: {Industrial image inspection}
- G06T 2207/30128: Food products
- A47J: KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
- G01B: MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS
- G06T: IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL

## Abstract

An apparatus estimates a property of an ingredient of a beverage based on photograph data of the ingredient of the beverage. An apparatus obtains photograph data of an ingredient of a beverage used for preparation of the beverage, and estimates a property of the ingredient of the beverage based on the obtained photograph data.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A system that produces a coffee beverage from a coffee bean, the system comprising an apparatus that performs an estimation process and a beverage making apparatus that produces the coffee beverage,
wherein the apparatus that performs an estimation process comprises:
obtaining means for obtaining photograph data of the coffee bean; and
estimation means for estimating a property of the coffee bean based on the photograph data obtained by the obtaining means; and
the beverage making apparatus comprises:
production means for producing the coffee beverage according to a type of coffee bean specified by a user in one or more types of coffee beans based on a result of the estimation by the estimation means.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The system according to claim 1, further comprising:
display means for displaying the one or more types of coffee beans based on the result of the estimation by the estimation means.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The system according to claim 1, further comprising:
profile obtaining means for obtaining one or more pieces of profile information that allows the beverage to be produced from the coffee bean based on the result of the estimation by the estimation means.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The system according to claim 1, wherein the property of the coffee bean includes at least any of breed, producing area, degree of processing, and days from processing.

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

The system according to claim 2, further comprising:
profile obtaining means for obtaining one or more pieces of profile information that allows the beverage to be produced from the coffee bean based on the result of the estimation by the estimation means.

### Claim 6 (depends on 2)

The system according to claim 2, wherein the property of the coffee bean includes at least any of breed, producing area, degree of processing, and days from processing.

### Claim 7 (depends on 3)

The system according to claim 3, wherein the property of the coffee bean includes at least any of breed, producing area, degree of processing, and days from processing.

### Claim 8 (depends on 5)

The system according to claim 5, wherein the property of the coffee bean includes at least any of breed, producing area, degree of processing, and days from processing.