System and method for brewing and dispensing coffee using customer profiling
US9499385B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 16, 2010 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB67D3/0022
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A system and method for brewing and dispensing beverages may use customer profiling to select beverages to be produced and presented to a given customer and/or messages to be displayed to the customer, based on customer-specific information stored on a loyalty card, in a local system, or remotely. A user interface mechanism may receive input identifying the given customer. A controller may select a base drink recipe dependent on the customer's identity, and may initiate production of a beverage using the selected drink recipe. Each drink recipe may specify an amount of water, coffee, flavorings, dairy, and/or other ingredients, and may be further customizable to add or remove ingredients and/or to change an amount thereof, based on received user input. The stored customer-specific information may include a customer identifier, account information, a purchase history, a message history, drink recipes, and/or an email address for each of a plurality of customers.
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