Beverage production module and method for operating a beverage production module
AssigneeNestec S.A.
InventorAlexandre Kollep
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Abstract
A beverage production module that includes a pump for delivering a beverage via a beverage delivery outlet from the beverage production module, a graphical interface for accepting touch input, and a controller in data communication with the pump and the graphical interface for receiving filling level instructions and controlling the pump accordingly. The graphical interface may also include a pointer for providing filling level instructions by touch input on the graphical interface. Also, a method for operating a beverage production module having the foregoing features.
Claims18
-21. (canceled)
A beverage production module comprising:
- a pump for delivering a beverage via a beverage delivery outlet from the beverage production module;
- a graphical interface for accepting touch input of filling level instructions;
- and
- control means in data communication with the pump and the graphical interface for receiving filling level instructions and controlling the pump accordingly.
A method for operating a beverage production module which comprises:
- providing a graphical interface for accepting touch input;
- transmitting the filling level instructions to control means being in data communication with the graphical interface;
- and
- controlling by the control means the delivery of a beverage from a beverage delivery output accordingly.
A beverage production module comprising:
- a pump for delivering a beverage via a beverage delivery outlet from the beverage production module;
- sensing means for sensing the amount of beverage delivered by the pump;
- and
- output means in data communication with the sensing means for providing real time information on the actual volume of beverage delivered by the pump.
A beverage production module comprising:
- a pump for delivering a beverage via a beverage delivery outlet from the beverage production module;
- a human interface comprising selection means adapted to enable the input of filling level instructions;
- and
- control means in data communication with pump and the human interface and adapted to receive the filling level instructions and to control the pump accordingly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.