Code and container of system for preparing a beverage or foodstuff
US11672374B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 23, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jun 13, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 16, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V10/48
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A container for a foodstuff or beverage preparation machine, the container for containing beverage or foodstuff material and comprising a code encoding preparation information, the code comprising a reference portion and a data portion, the reference portion comprising an arrangement of at least two reference units defining a reference line r, the data portion comprising: a plurality of adjacent sectors arranged on an encoding line D, whereby each sector is bounded by a first circumferential position and a second circumferential position on the encoding line D and each sector comprises a data unit arranged on the encoding line D between said first and second circumferential position, the data unit arranged a distance d extending from the first circumferential position as a variable to at least partially encode a parameter of the preparation information, whereby the encoding line D is circular and is arranged with a tangent thereto orthogonal the reference line r at an intersection point.
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