Beverage preparation machine with touch menu functionality
AssigneeNestec S.A.
InventorsMarc Delbreil, Fabien Ludovic Agon
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a beverage preparation machine, comprising a memory for storing icons, said icons being divided into at least two menu level groups, whereby each icon indicates a selectable menu function of the machine. The machine further comprises a display for displaying: in a first operation mode a first group of icons adjacent a main portion of the display; and in a second operation mode one group of icons as currently selectable icons on said main portion of the display. A touch pad is adapted to accept a touch operation for switching between the first and second operation mode.
Claims18
A beverage preparation machine comprising:
- a liquid supply reservoir connected to a liquid circulation circuit;
- a memory configured to store icons divided into at least two menu level groups, each icon indicating a selectable menu function of the machine,
- a display configured to display:
- in a first operation mode, a first group of icons in a position adjacent a main portion of the display;
- and
- in a second operation mode, a group of currently selectable icons on the main portion of the display;
- and
- a touch pad for accepting a touch operation for switching between the first and second operation mode.
A beverage preparation machine comprising:
- a liquid reservoir connected to a liquid circulation circuit;
- a display;
- a touch pad;
- and
- a control unit configured to support a program providing touch menu functionality, the program arranged to perform, when the program is executed, the steps of:
- dividing icons into at least two menu level groups, each icon indicating a selectable menu function of the machine;
- in a first operation mode, displaying a first group of icons adjacent a main portion of the display;
- in a second operation mode, displaying a group of currently selectable icons on the main portion of the display;
- and
- accepting a touch operation on a touch pad and switching between the first and second operation mode in response to the touch operation.
A method comprising:
- displaying a first group of icons as a group of currently selectable icons on a main portion of a display of a beverage preparation machine that comprises a liquid supply reservoir connected to a liquid circulation circuit;
- detecting a touch operation on a touch pad;
- determining a characteristic of the touch operation selected from the group consisting of a direction, a speed, a duration, and combinations thereof;
- replacing the first group of icons with a second group of icons as the group of currently selectable icons displayed on the main portion, the second group of icons is at least partially based on the characteristic of the touch operation;
- detecting a pressing operation on the touch pad that identifies one of the group of currently selectable icons;
- and
- providing a function corresponding to the currently selectable icon identified by the pressing operation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.