Apparatus and method for brewed and espresso drink generation

A method, comprising:

• performing by a computer:
• receiving a request to produce a specified brewed beverage;
• effecting the production of the specified brewed beverage, wherein producing the specified beverage comprises performing one or more chemical or mechanical processes at a first location corresponding to a first position of a cup into which the specified beverage is to be dispensed, effecting movement of the cup to a second position corresponding to a second location at which at least one other of the plurality of chemical or mechanical processes is performed, and performing the at least one other of the plurality of chemical or mechanical processes;
• and
• effecting the presentation of the specified brewed beverage subsequent to completion of the production of the specified brewed beverage;
• wherein effecting the production of the specified brewed beverage comprises monitoring one or more process parameters during the performance of one of the performed chemical or mechanical processes and effecting an adaptive application of one or more process accelerators during the performance of the one of the performed chemical or mechanical processes based on the one or more monitored parameters, and wherein effecting the adaptive application of the one or more process accelerators further comprises varying, during the adaptive application of the one or more process accelerators, the adaptive application of the one or more process accelerators over time and in accordance with a predetermined profile corresponding to the one of the performed chemical or mechanical processes and the one or more monitored parameters.

A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium storing program instructions that when executed on one or more computers cause the one or more computers to perform:

• receiving a request to produce a specified brewed beverage;
• effecting the production of the specified brewed beverage, wherein producing the specified beverage comprises performing one or more chemical or mechanical processes at a first location corresponding to a first position of a cup into which the specified beverage is to be dispensed, effecting movement of the cup to a second position corresponding to a second location at which at least one other of the plurality of chemical or mechanical processes is performed, and performing the at least one other of the plurality of chemical or mechanical processes;
• and
• effecting the presentation of the specified brewed beverage subsequent to completion of the production of the specified brewed beverage;
• wherein effecting the production of the specified brewed beverage comprises monitoring one or more process parameters during the performance of one of the performed chemical or mechanical processes and effecting an adaptive application of one or more process accelerators during the performance of the one of the performed chemical or mechanical processes based on the one or more monitored parameters, and wherein effecting the adaptive application of the one or more process accelerators further comprises varying, during the adaptive application of the one or more process accelerators, the adaptive application of the one or more process accelerators over time and in accordance with a predetermined profile corresponding to the one of the performed chemical or mechanical processes and the one or more monitored parameters.