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US 2017/0183213 A1Published application
Touch screen interface for a beverage dispensing machine
AssigneeAutomatic Bar Controls, Inc.
InventorsThomas R. Hecht, Jun Feng, Boris Brodsky, Richard A. Martindale
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Abstract
A beverage dispensing system including a control unit and a touch screen. Inputs are made to the touch screen to dispense beverages and apply system adjustments. The control unit controls a plurality of beverage dispensing valves according to inputs made to the touch screen.
Claims12
A control system for a beverage dispenser, the control system comprising:
- a touch screen;
- a plurality of beverage dispensing valves coupled to a flavored fluid line, a water fluid line, and a carbonated water line, each fluid line sharing a common output;
- and
- a control unit electrically coupled to the touch screen and the plurality of valves, the control unit configured to:
- display a graphical configuration on the touch screen for controlling output ratio of the water line to the carbonated water line;
- receive an input from the touch screen to adjust the ratio;
- and
- dispense a beverage based on a user selection made to the touch screen, the dispensed beverage being a combination of respective fluids from the flavored fluid line, water line, and carbonated water line according to the adjusted ratio.
5 more elements
A method comprising:
- displaying, on a touch screen of a beverage dispensing system, a graphical configuration for controlling a ratio of a water line to a carbonated water line;
- receiving an input from the touch screen to adjust the ratio;
- and
- dispensing a beverage based on a user selection made to the touch screen, the dispensed beverage being a combination of respective fluids from the flavored fluid line, water line, and carbonated water line according to the adjusted ratio.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.