Beverage preparation equipment

A beverage preparation equipment for automatically preparing a beverage and filling a cup with the beverage, said beverage preparation equipment comprising:

• a weighing unit configured to allow the cup to be placed thereon and to measure a weight of an object placed thereon;
• a mixing unit configured to stir content contained therein into a mixture and to output the mixture to the cup;
• an ingredient supply module configured to supply an ingredient to said mixing unit;
• and
• a control unit electrically connected to said weighing unit, said mixing unit, and said ingredient supply module, said control unit being configured to
• control said ingredient supply module to supply a predetermined volume of the ingredient to said mixing unit based on a preparation command that is related to preparation of a beverage,
• control said mixing unit to stir the ingredient inputted thereto into the beverage and then output the beverage in said mixing unit to the cup,
• determine a weight of the beverage in the cup based on the weight of the object measured by said weighing unit, and
• control said mixing unit to stop outputting the beverage in said mixing unit to the cup when determining that the weight of the beverage in the cup has reached a predetermined weight indicated by the preparation command.