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US 12,428,283 B2Granted
Beverage dispenser with dispensing area cameras
AssigneeThe Coca-Cola Company
InventorsDavid James Mulcahey, Michael Lawrence Connor, Jason Franz Hejna
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Abstract
The present application provides a beverage dispenser for dispensing a beverage into a cup. The beverage dispenser may include a dispensing area with a nozzle and an optical recognition system. The optical recognition system may include a camera positioned about the dispensing area.
Claims13
A beverage dispenser for dispensing a beverage into a cup, comprising:
- a dispensing area;
- a nozzle in the dispensing area;
- an optical recognition system;
- the optical recognition system comprising a camera positioned about the dispensing area;
- wherein the camera comprises an infrared camera and/or an ultraviolet camera;
- and
- wherein the cup comprises a code in invisible ink and wherein the infrared camera and/or the ultraviolet camera reads the code.
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A method of operating a beverage dispenser, comprising:
- providing a cup with a code thereon in invisible ink indicating dispensing parameters;
- receiving the cup within a dispensing area of the beverage dispenser;
- reading the code with an infrared camera and/or an ultraviolet camera positioned about the dispensing area;
- determining the dispensing parameters;
- and
- dispensing a beverage into the cup according to the dispensing parameters.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.