Chilled beverage dispensing
US11161730B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 16, 2020 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/017
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A beverage dispensing system provides a product metering system, a dispenser and a control system for operatively controlling dispensing, metering, delivering and reporting of dispensed product. Authentication, authorization and control operation are distributed in a cloud based control through a wide area network. The dispenser includes sensor to identifying objects and filter out movements that are not interpreted as requests for dispensing. A local controller operates the metering and dispensing, combining inputs from the hardware level sensors and applying logic and rules from the remote cloud level. The instant abstract neither defines the invention disclosed in this specification nor limits the invention scope in any way.
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