Identification of beverage ingredient containing capsules
AssigneeNestec S.A.
InventorsMatthieu Ozanne, Philippe Monceyron
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Abstract
A beverage ingredient capsule (1) is provided with an identification member (6) designed for being physically contacted from outside in order to control operation parameters of an associated beverage production machine.
Claims38
A beverage ingredient capsule
- comprising an identification member designed for being physically contacted from outside, the identification member is covered by a cover that has a characteristic selected from the group consisting of being deformable, displaceable, removeable and puncturable.
A beverage ingredient capsule
- comprising an identification member designed for being contacted from outside, the identification member is covered by a cover, wherein at least one of the cover and the identification member can be transferred from a covered state to an identification information reading state.
A beverage production system comprising beverage ingredient containing capsules comprising an identification member and a beverage production machine for receiving the capsules, the machine comprising:
- means for physically contacting a capsule in order to read information thereof;
- control means, functionally connected to the contacting means and designed to control the operation of the beverage production machine in response to the read information;
- and
- the contact means comprise at least one displaceable probe which mechanically contacts the capsule, wherein the control means are initially arranged with the probe to detect an identification information in relation to a degree of displacement of the probe in response to the probe's contact with the capsule.
A beverage production system comprising beverage ingredient containing capsules comprising an identification member and a beverage production machine for receiving the capsules, the machine comprising:
- a member for physically contacting a capsule in order to read information thereof;
- a control functionally connected to the contact member and designed to control the operation of the beverage production machine in response to the read information;
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- the contact member comprises a displaceable probe which mechanically contacts the capsule, wherein the control is initially arranged with the probe to detect identification information in relation to a degree of displacement of the probe in response to its contact with the capsule.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.