Beverage devices, systems, and methods
AssigneeB/E Aerospace, Inc.
InventorsBrian P. Mills, Bryan Rogers, Mudar Abu-Saymeh
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Abstract
A beverage mixing device is may comprise a controller in electronic communication with a sensor, the controller configured to: determine a drink type based on receiving sensor data from the sensor, and mix a pre-mixed composition with a carbonated water or a non-carbonated water based on the drink type.
Claims7
An article of manufacture including a tangible, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- receiving, via the processor, an identifier from a sensor disposed in a beverage mixing device, the sensor configured to capture the identifier on a capsule including a pre-mixed composition;
- determining, via the processor, a drink type associated with the identifier;
- commanding, via the processor and through a pump, pumping of a non-carbonated water from a water supply in response to the drink type including the non-carbonated water;
- receiving, via the processor and through a flow meter, a flow rate of the non-carbonated water being dispensed;
- receiving a pressure data from a pressure regulator disposed between a carbon dioxide vessel and a continuous carbonation vessel;
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- commanding, via the processor, the pump to stop pumping in response to determining a predetermined volume of the water supply has been mixed with the pre-mixed composition, the predetermined volume based on the drink type.
An article of manufacture including a tangible, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- receiving, via the processor, an identifier from a sensor disposed in a beverage mixing device, the sensor configured to capture the identifier on a capsule including a pre-mixed composition;
- determining, via the processor, a drink type associated with the identifier;
- commanding, via the processor and through a pump, pumping of a non-carbonated water from a water supply in response to the drink type including the non-carbonated water;
- receiving, via the processor and through a flow meter, a flow rate of the non-carbonated water being dispensed;
- commanding, via the processor, the pump to stop pumping in response to determining a predetermined volume of the water supply has been mixed with the pre-mixed composition, the predetermined volume based on the drink type;
- activating, via the processor, a valve to fluidly couple a continuous carbonation vessel to a nozzle in response to determining the drink type includes a carbonated water;
- activating, via the processor, a first valve in response to determining a water level is low in the continuous carbonation vessel;
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- activating, via the processor, a second valve in response to a dispensing cycle ending, the second valve configured to fluidly couple a carbon dioxide vessel to the nozzle in response to being activated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.