Methods and systems for an intelligent beverage mixing appliance
AssigneeBev-Edge, LLC
InventorsThomas G. Siegel, Todd H. Becker
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Abstract
Provided herein are methods and systems for a networked soda reconstruction appliance, adapted for home or office use, that includes intelligent sur systems or handling various beverage components, which can be mixed under intelligent control, including local control and control by a remote host system, which may help manage the appliance itself as well as the replenishment supply chains involved in delivering appropriate beverage components to the appliance.
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An appliance for mixing and delivery of one or more beverages to a user, comprising:
- a gas handling system for accepting a gas cartridge, the gas cartridge for providing at least one carbonating gas;
- a flavoring system for retaining at least one flavoring unit, the at least one flavoring unit for providing at least one flavoring to at least one beverage;
- a water system for containing water, the water system configured for selectably generating carbonated water from the water and the at least one carbonating gas;
- a cooling system for containing ice, the ice comprised of frozen water, at least one of the cooling system or the ice for cooling at least one of the water or the carbonated water;
- at least one temperature sensor operably coupled with at least one of the cooling system or the water system, the at least one temperature sensor configured to generate temperature data associated with one or more of the water or the carbonated water;
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- a controller operably coupled to at least one of the cooling system or the water system, the controller configured to receive the temperature data from the at least one temperature sensor and determine an ice melt factor associated with bringing at least one of the water or the carbonated water to a desired temperature using the ice of the cooling system, the ice melt factor yielding a first amount of water available for a given carbonated beverage, the controller configured to account for the ice melt factor to determine an additional amount of the water needed to constitute the given carbonated beverage.
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A networked appliance for mixing and delivery of one or more beverages to a user, comprising:
- a gas handling system for accepting a gas cartridge, the gas cartridge for providing at least one carbonating gas;
- a flavoring system for retaining at least one flavoring unit, the flavoring unit for providing at least one flavoring for at least one beverage;
- a water system for containing water, the water system configured for selectably generating carbonated water from the water and the at least one carbonating gas;
- a cooling system for containing ice, the ice comprising frozen water, at least one of cooling system or the ice for cooling at least one of the water or the carbonated water;
- at least one temperature sensor communicatively coupled with at least one of the cooling system or the water system, the at least one temperature sensor configured to generate temperature data associated with at least one of the water or the carbonated water;
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- a communications facility for connecting the appliance to a remote host system, the communications facility configured to deliver sensed temperature data to the remote host, wherein the remote host is configured to receive the sensed temperature data and determine an ice melt factor associated with bringing at least one of the water or the carbonated water to a desired temperature using the ice of the cooling system, the ice melt factor yielding a first amount of water available for a given carbonated beverage, the controller configured to account for the ice melt factor to determine an additional amount of the water needed to constitute the given carbonated beverage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.