Apparatus and method of controlling beverage dispensing machines
AssigneeRhea Vendors S.P.A.
InventorLuca Doglioni Majer
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Abstract
The present invention refers to a method for controlling a beverage dispensing machine comprising the steps of monitoring, through a sensing means, the ingredient amount/level and/or the shape of the surface of the ingredient within the container, comparing the monitored value with a reference value stored in a machine control unit, and changing one or more operative parameters of said beverage dispensing machine, when necessary on the basis of said comparison.
Claims18
A method of controlling a beverage dispensing machine provided with at least one container containing an ingredient for preparing said beverage, characterized in comprising the following steps:
- detecting at least a value of a level of said ingredient in said container;
- making a comparison of the detected value with a reference value stored in a machine control unit;
- and changing one or more operative parameters of said beverage dispensing machine, when necessary, on the basis of said comparison.
An apparatus for controlling a beverage dispensing machine provided with at least one container containing an ingredient for preparing said beverage, comprising means for detecting at least a value of a level of said ingredient in said container;
- a machine control unit having means for storing at least one reference value for said level value, means for making a comparison of the detected value with said stored reference values and means of changing one or more operative parameters of said beverage dispensing machine, when necessary, on the basis of said comparison.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.