Beverage preparation system
AssigneeTowngas Lifestyle IP Limited
InventorsHo Leung Lee, Wai Wah Ng, Ngai Hin So, Ka Yin Ngai, Kwun To Chan, Chi Chung Chan
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Abstract
A beverage preparation system and a method for preparing a beverage thereby, which includes at least one ingredient container for containing an ingredient; a dispenser for dispensing the ingredient from the at least one ingredient container for preparation of a beverage; a controller for controlling the operation of the dispense; and a wireless communication module associated with the controller for receiving instructions from a remote device via wireless communication to exercise control via the controller upon the dispenser for reserving a specific portion of the ingredient in the ingredient container.
Claims22
A beverage preparation system comprising:
- at least one ingredient container for containing an ingredient;
- a dispenser for dispensing said ingredient from said at least one ingredient container for preparation of a beverage;
- a controller for controlling operation of the dispenser, wherein the operation includes a step of dispensing said ingredient;
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- a wireless communication module associated with the controller for receiving instructions from a remote device via wireless communication, configured to check the ingredient level of a required ingredient for preparation of the beverage and to confirm the availability of said required ingredient and to exercise control of the dispenser via the controller for reserving, in the ingredient container, a specific portion of said required ingredient;
- wherein the dispenser includes a first ingredient container for containing a diluting agent and a second ingredient container for containing a flavored liquid;
- the ingredient containers each with a respective valve for bringing about release of a predetermined amount of ingredient from the respective ingredient containers;
- the dispenser includes a mixer downstream of the ingredient containers for receiving and mixing said ingredients released from the ingredient containers via the respective valves;
- the first ingredient container is configured to release the diluting agent to the mixer before the second ingredient container releases said flavored liquid;
- the first ingredient container is associated with a temperature adjuster for adjusting temperature of said diluting agent released from the first ingredient container;
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- the temperature adjuster includes a heater and a cooler both in fluid communication with the first ingredient container for adjusting temperature of said diluting agent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.