Facilitating beverage ordering and generation

US11250524B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• COSTA EXPRESS LIMITED · GB

Inventors

• John Serafino Craparo · Georgetown, US
• Charles F. Studor · Austin, US
• J. Kevin Nater · Austin, US
• Jeffrey William Mulhausen · Austin, US
• Marwan Hassoun · Austin, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 2, 2018
• Grant date: Feb 15, 2022
• Expiry date: Aug 22, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07F13/06
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for facilitating the ordering and generation of a beverage. The system and method are configured to receive an electrical signal in response to the activation by a second user of an electronic link corresponding to a recipe for the beverage shared by a first user. The system and method are further configured to generate a user interface having a user-selectable or user-inputtable order field for allowing the second user to order the beverage. The system and method are still further configured to receive an order for the beverage responsive to a user input made via the order field, and The system and method are yet still further configured to command the generation of the beverage responsive to the receipt of the order, and to effect the presentation of the beverage to the second user at a specified pickup location following the generation of the beverage.