System for automated color customization of beverages

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• obtaining, one or more first color mappings for a beverage component with a predetermined color, each color mapping of the one or more first color mappings identifying a particular color and identifying a ratio of one or more color ingredients used to create the particular color from the predetermined color;
• generating, from the one or more first color mappings, a three-dimensional color map particular to the beverage component with the predetermined color, the three-dimensional color map comprising a plurality of potential beverage component colors, the three-dimensional color map comprising the one or more first color mappings and one or more second color mappings based on the predetermined color, the one or more second color mappings identifying a plurality of colors not included within the one or more first color mappings, each color mapping of the one or more second color mappings identifying a particular color and identifying a particular ratio of one or more color ingredients used to create the particular color from the predetermined color;
• providing, via a computing device, one or more color options for the beverage component based on the plurality of potential beverage component colors identified by the three-dimensional color map;
• obtaining, from the computing device, a selection of a desired beverage component color from the plurality of potential beverage component colors identified by the three-dimensional color map;
• obtaining, for the desired beverage component color, from the three-dimensional color map, a particular color mapping of the one or more first color mappings and the one or more second color mappings;
• and
• automatically generating and outputting an instruction set, the instruction set identifying a particular ratio of the one or more color ingredients corresponding to the particular color mapping for the beverage component.

A dispensing system comprising:

• a plurality of modular dispensers, each of the plurality of modular dispensers configured to store an ingredient;
• a main controller, the main controller comprising one or more processors, and a computer-readable storage medium including machine-readable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
• obtain one or more first color mappings for a beverage component with a predetermined color, each color mapping of the one or more first color mappings identifying a particular color and identifying a ratio of one or more color ingredients used to create the particular color from the predetermined color;
• generate, from the one or more first color mappings, a three-dimensional color map particular to the beverage component with the predetermined color, the three-dimensional color map comprising a plurality of potential beverage component colors, the three-dimensional color map comprising the one or more first color mappings and one or more second color mappings based on the predetermined color, the one or more second color mappings identifying a plurality of colors not included within the one or more first color mappings, each color mapping of the one or more second color mappings identifying a particular color and identifying a particular ratio of one or more color ingredients used to create the particular color from the predetermined color;
• provide, via a computing device, one or more color options for the beverage component based on the plurality of potential beverage component colors identified by the three-dimensional color map;
• identify, obtain, from the computing device, a selection of a desired beverage component color from the plurality of potential beverage component colors identified by the three-dimensional color map;
• obtain, for the desired beverage component color, from the three-dimensional color map, a particular color mapping of the one or more first color mappings and the one or more second color mappings;
• and
• automatically generate and output an instruction set to at least one of the plurality of modular dispensers, the instruction set identifying a particular ratio of the one or more color ingredients corresponding to the particular color mapping for the beverage component to be dispensed from at least one of the plurality of modular dispensers for the beverage component.