Selecting and dispensing blended beverages from a post-mix beverage dispenser
US11551504B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 15, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F9/0235
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method for creating a mixed consumable item may include displaying a first set of selectable indicia on a touchscreen, where the indicia may be (i) indicative of respective consumable ingredients and (ii) distinctly positioned relative to one another. A swype gesture may be received from a user via the touchscreen that forms a path extending between a first position and a second position that touches or passes close to multiple selectable indicia. From the first set of consumable ingredients, a plurality of combinations of consumable ingredients most likely to have been intended to be selected by the user based on the path of the swype gesture may be predicted. Selectable predicted combinations of consumable ingredients may be displayed on the touchscreen to enable one of the selectable combinations of consumable ingredients to be selected by the user for mixing by a dispenser of consumable items.
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