Automated beverage generating system and method of operating the same

An automated beverage generating system, comprising:

• an electronic processing unit;
• an electronic memory device electrically coupled to the electronic processing unit and having instructions stored therein;
• and
• a plurality of process modules electronically connected to the electronic processing unit, wherein each of the plurality of process modules is configured to perform a common chemical or mechanical process contributing to the production of beverages, and is configured to receive a command from the electronic processing unit to perform the chemical or mechanical process and to perform the chemical or mechanical process in response to that command, and the system includes a dynamic sequence representing an order in which the plurality of process modules will perform steps in the dynamic sequence for beverages to be generated by the system;
• wherein the electronic processing unit is configured to access the memory device and execute the instructions stored therein such that it is configured to:
• receive one or more electrical signals representative of an order for a first beverage;
• translate the order into one or more required steps for generating the first beverage;
• and
• enter a required step for generating the first beverage into the dynamic sequence,
• wherein the dynamic sequence also contains a step required for generating a second beverage, and the required step for generating the first beverage and the step required for generating the second beverage both comprise the chemical or mechanical process each of the plurality of process modules is configured to perform.

A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium storing instructions thereon that when executed by an electronic processing unit of an automated beverage generating system causes the electronic processing unit to:

• receive one or more electrical signals representative of an order for a first beverage;
• translate the order into one or more required steps for generating the first beverage;
• enter a required step for generating the first beverage into a dynamic sequence that contains a step required for generating a second beverage, wherein a plurality of process modules are each configured to perform the required step for generating the first beverage and the step required for generating the second beverage, and further wherein:
• each of the plurality of process modules is configured to perform a common chemical or mechanical process contributing to the production of beverages that corresponds to the required step for generating the first beverage and the step required for generating the second beverage;
• and
• the dynamic sequence represents an order in which a plurality of steps in the dynamic sequence will be performed by the plurality of process modules to be generated by the system.