Apparatus and method for roasting coffee beans

2:

• The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control system is configured to:
• obtain the type Ny of coffee beans introduced inside the vessel, and
• based on the obtained type Ny, to get access to at least one series of roasting recipes (Ryi, Ryi+1, . . . ) adapted to the roasting of different successive pre-determined quantities (Mi, Mi+1, . . . ) of the beans of type Ny and to the pre-determined quantities Mi, Mi+1, . . . , and optionally to a coefficient Cy specific to the type Ny of coffee beans, and
• to determine the roasting recipe to be applied on the quantity m of coffee beans of type Ny introduced inside the vessel, based on the accessible series of roasting recipes (Ryi, Ryi+1, . . . ) adapted to the roasting of beans of type Ny and on the pre-determined quantities (Mi, Mi+1, . . . ) and optionally based on the coefficient Cy.

5:

• The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the measuring device is:
• a scale measuring weight of coffee beans, or
• a device comprising at least one cavity of predetermined volume, or
• a level sensor measuring a volume of coffee beans inside the vessel.

6:

• A system for roasting coffee beans, the system comprising:
• a roasting apparatus comprising:
• a vessel to contain coffee beans;
• a heating device to heat coffee beans contained in the vessel;
• and
• a control system operable to control the heating device and configured to apply a roasting recipe providing the temperature T@t1, T@t2, . . . to be applied at discrete successive times t1, t2, . . . , respectively,
• wherein, for a customised quantity m of coffee beans introduced inside the vessel,
• the control system is configured to obtain at least the quantity m of coffee beans introduced inside the vessel, and
• the control system is configured to get access to at least one series of roasting recipes (Ri, Ri+1, . . . ) adapted to the roasting of different successive pre-determined quantities (Mi, Mi+1, . . . ) of beans of same type and to the pre-determined quantities Mi, Mi+1, . . . , and
• based on the accessible series of roasting recipes (Ri, Ri+1, . . . ) adapted to the roasting of different successive pre-determined quantities (Mi, Mi+1, . . . ) of beans of same type and based on the obtained quantity m of coffee beans introduced inside the vessel, the control system is configured to determine the roasting recipe to be applied on the obtained quantity m of coffee beans introduced inside the vessel;
• and
• (ii) an apparatus for measuring a quantity of coffee beans to be introduced inside the vessel,
• wherein the control system of the roasting apparatus is operable to obtain the quantity m of coffee beans introduced inside the vessel and measured by the measuring apparatus.

7:

• A method of roasting coffee beans using an apparatus comprising:
• a vessel to contain coffee beans;
• a heating device to heat coffee beans contained in the vessel;
• and
• a control system operable to control the heating device and configured to apply a roasting recipe providing the temperature T@t1, T@t2, . . . to be applied at discrete successive times t1, t2, . . . , respectively,
• wherein, for a customised quantity m of coffee beans introduced inside the vessel,
• the control system is configured to obtain at least the quantity m of coffee beans introduced inside the vessel, and
• the control system is configured to get access to at least one series of roasting recipes (Ri, Ri+1, . . . ) adapted to the roasting of different successive pre-determined quantities (Mi, Mi+1, . . . ) of beans of same type and to the pre-determined quantities Mi, Mi+1, . . . , and
• based on the accessible series of roasting recipes (Ri, Ri+1, . . . ) adapted to the roasting of different successive pre-determined quantities (Mi, Mi+1, . . . ) of beans of same type and based on the obtained quantity m of coffee beans introduced inside the vessel, the control system is configured to determine the roasting recipe to be applied on the obtained quantity m of coffee beans introduced inside the vessel and applying a roasting recipe providing the temperature T@t1, T@t2, . . . to be applied at discrete successive times t1, t2, . . . ,
• the method comprising:
• obtaining the quantity m of coffee beans introduced inside the vessel;
• getting access to at least one series of roasting recipes (Ri, Ri+1, . . . ), the recipes being adapted to the roasting of different successive pre-determined quantities (Mi, Mi+1, . . . ) of beans of same type and to the pre-determined quantities Mi, Mi+1, . . . ;
• and
• based on the accessible series of roasting recipes (Ri, Ri+1, . . . ) adapted to the roasting of different successive pre-determined quantities (Mi, Mi+1, . . . ) of beans of same type and based on the obtained quantity m of coffee beans introduced inside the vessel, determining the roasting recipe to be applied on the obtained quantity m of coffee beans introduced inside the vessel.

8:

• The method of roasting coffee beans according to claim 7, wherein the method comprises:
• obtaining the type Ny of coffee beans introduced inside the vessel, and
• getting access to at least one series of roasting recipes (Ryi, Ryi+1, . . . ) adapted to the roasting of different successive pre-determined quantities (Mi, Mi+1, . . . ) of beans of type Ny, and
• determining the roasting recipe to be applied on the quantity m of coffee beans of type Ny based on the accessible series of roasting recipes (Ryi, Ryi+1, . . . ) adapted to the beans of type Ny.