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US 2019/0290054 A1Published application
Beverage appliance with pod recognition system
AssigneeBedford Systems LLC
InventorsNicholas Weber, James Lynch
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Abstract
Described herein is an appliance for making a beverage that can include a pod receiver, a camera oriented to capture an image of a code depicted on the pod, a processor and memory in communication with the processor where the processor includes programmed instructions that cause the processor to analyze a design section of the code.
Claims20
An appliance for making a beverage, comprising:
- a pod receiver;
- a camera oriented to capture an image of a code depicted on a pod in the pod receiver;
- and
- a processor and memory in communication with the processor, the processor including programmed instructions that cause the processor to:
- analyze a barcode section of the code;
- and
- analyze a design section of the code.
4 more elements
A method of using an appliance for making a beverage, comprising:
- using a camera to capture data of a code on a pod when the pod is secured within a pod receiver of the appliance;
- analyzing a barcode section of the code;
- and
- analyzing a design section of the code.
1 more element
An appliance for making a beverage, comprising:
- a pod receiver;
- a camera oriented to capture an image of a code depicted on a pod in the pod receiver;
- and
- a processor and memory in communication with the processor, the processor including programmed instructions that cause the processor to:
- analyze a design section of the code;
- and
- authenticate the pod based on analyzing the design section.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.