Mixed beverage preparation and dispensing
AssigneeMDS Global Holding Ltd.
InventorsMichiel Olivier Scholvinck, Edouard Sterngold
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Abstract
A water dispensing device comprises water dispensing means for dispensing water into a serving container. The device furthermore comprises a control unit which is connected with the water dispensing means to control a water dispensing cycle in which a predetermined amount of water is dispensed in the serving container. The control unit is programmed such that the water dispensing cycle includes at least two stages which are separated by an intermediate time period in which no water is dispensed in the serving container.
Claims21
1-23. (canceled)
A method for preparation of a flavored beverage, the method comprising:
- dispensing a flavoring substance into a serving container;
- and
- dispensing water into said serving container, thereby causing said water and said substance to be mixed in said container, said dispensing water comprising at least:
- a first water dispensing stage wherein water of a first type selected from the group consisting of carbonated water, hot still water, cold still water and still water at ambient temperature is dispensed;
- and
- a second water dispensing stage wherein water of a second type selected from said group consisting of carbonated water, hot still water, cold still water and still water at ambient temperature is dispensed, said second type being different from said first type.
A drink dispensing device for supplying a flavored drink to a serving container, the device comprising:
- a source of water of a first type selected from the group consisting of carbonated water, hot still water, cold still water and still water at ambient temperature is dispensed;
- a source of water of a second type selected from said group consisting of carbonated water, hot still water, cold still water and still water at ambient temperature, said second type being different from said first type;
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- a dispensing controller operative to supply water from source of water of said first type and said source of water of said second type to said serving container in at least first and second dispensing stages.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.