Mixed beverage preparation and dispensing
AssigneeMDS Global Holding Ltd.
InventorsMichiel Olivier Scholvinck, Edouard Sterngold
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Abstract
A water dispensing device comprises water dispensing means for dispensing water into a serving container. The device furthermore comprises a control unit which is connected with the water dispensing means to control a water dispensing cycle in which a predetermined amount of water is dispensed in the serving container. The control unit is programmed such that the water dispensing cycle includes at least two stages which are separated by an intermediate time period in which no water is dispensed in the serving container.
Claims17
A drink dispensing device for supplying a flavored drink to a serving container, the device comprising:
- a source of water of a first type selected from the group consisting of carbonated water, cold still water and still water at ambient temperature is dispensed;
- a source of water of a second type selected from said group consisting of carbonated water, hot still water, cold still water and still water at ambient temperature, said second type being different from said first type;
- an input device arranged to provide an input signal that includes information regarding a water dispensing cycle for use in supplying the flavored drink to the serving container;
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- a dispensing controller operative to receive the input signal and supply water from source of water of said first type and said source of water of said second type to said serving container for the flavored drink according to the water dispensing cycle corresponding to the input signal, the water dispensing cycle including dispensing water from the source of water of the first type and dispensing water from the source of water of the second type in at least first and second dispensing stages.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.