CN1379635A - Methods and systems utilizing delayed dilution to provide customized beverages on demand - Google Patents

Methods and systems utilizing delayed dilution to provide customized beverages on demand Download PDF

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CN1379635A
CN1379635A CN00814309A CN00814309A CN1379635A CN 1379635 A CN1379635 A CN 1379635A CN 00814309 A CN00814309 A CN 00814309A CN 00814309 A CN00814309 A CN 00814309A CN 1379635 A CN1379635 A CN 1379635A
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Abstract

An improved system for providing brewed beverage on demand by a consumer, in a wide range of variety and strength. Said brewing system is useful for making relatively large quantities of fresh brewed coffee beverages, in particular variety and/or strengths as chosen by consumers just prior to consumption. Said system is easy to use, and requires only a small amount of personal attention. Such brewing system is particularly useful for providing coffee according to individual consumer selection, but in large, commercial or institutional quantities. Said beverage brewing system which immediately provides selective dilution (based on individual consumer's selections) of a brewed beverage concentrate after the concentrate has been allowed to brew. A system for making and delivering a customized beverage product to a consumer having a user interface, a customization director in communication with a customization data store and the user interface, wherein the customization director includes executable instructions for determining a user's customized formulation; and a beverage delivery system in communication with the customization director, wherein the beverage delivery system includes executable instructions for delivering a customized beverage product. Method for delivering a customized beverage product to an individual including the steps of obtaining consumer preference data; determining a consumer beverage formulation corresponding to the consumer preference data; and providing the consumer a customized beverage corresponding to the customized beverage formulation.

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Utilize the delayed dilution technology that the method and system of customized beverages is provided by user's request
Invention field
The present invention relates to a kind of method and system, the beverage (suckle special coffee, coffee with milk, black tea or the like) of a large amount of beverage capable of direct drinking, especially fresh brew coffee, tealeaves and coffee ﹠ tea promptly is provided to user's (at home or outside).The user can be according to his/her hobby certain beverage of customization and different tastes thereof.Thereby provide beverage service capable of direct drinking to the user.
In more detail, the present invention in this system, obtains user profile according to specific beverage types, quantity, taste and concentration that the user liked about a kind of system.The information of being obtained can customize beverage corresponding for different user.Being used to dilute the extract equipment of thing or concentrate can link to each other with information system, so just can according to user's customization concentration dilute extract/concentrate (for example, the beverage of being brewageed) thus the concentration of being liked is provided to the user.
" delayed dilution " of the present invention technology can be used for modulating the taste hobby that various particular beverage (such as, more than a kind of coffee ﹠ tea) and different tea or coffees (kinds of the concentration of baking, the degree that grinds, plant and bean or pea) are taken into account each user." delayed dilution " technology can also make black tea by spreading the leaves on withering racks to dry by using undiluted concentrate/extract thing and other beverage or spices to mix mutually, the special coffee of coffee with milk, milk or the like, the selection that is used to transmit various beverages, and these beverages have minimum dilution factor.
By providing a large amount of being used to make beverage capable of direct drinking and the system of preparing each continuous customize services, the present invention is particularly suitable for place, restaurant (especially fast food restaurant) and commercial, industrial site (office building, office building, hospital and similar large-scale lounge).
The present invention also is suitable for home environment, and it can make various beverage good merchantable brand according to kinsfolk's different taste hobby.Because these different beverages can prepare from the Normal juice of initial modulation, therefore the different taste of same beverage (such as coffee, tea) can be joined work according to option moment separately.
Background of invention
Relevant how modulation better such as beverages such as coffee, tea, had been carried out a large amount of research, and in fact, the excellent taste of coffee or tea is probably because the inappropriate preparation method of beverage products capable of direct drinking, and destroyed fully.In a word, have only when it has distinctive aromatic odor, distinctive refining taste and distinctive strong quality and could obtain high-quality, welcome coffee or tea beverage.
It is also important that many users like having multiple selective coffee ﹠ tea (such as concentration, kind, butterfat, taste), multiple selective coffee (suckle special coffee, espresso, coffee with milk or the like) and multiple selective tea (common tea, milk tea, black tea, green tea).In commerce/industrial area (such as, restaurant, fast food restaurant, office building, hospital) in, need on the beverage supply to overcome many obstacles (such as, space, difficulty, time and inconvenience), particularly, satisfy the various tastes hobby of a large amount of different users.
In addition, most families, its member's taste hobby has nothing in common with each other; Up to now, satisfy numerous taste hobbies, be the pretty troublesome thing of part, and it needs mix different compositions and kind with a large amount of different containers a large amount of different modulation periods.Therefore, in home environment, adopt one (or being on the minimum amount at least) only just can satisfy the beverage machine of different taste hobbies, seem very for necessary with a workbench.
An emphasis point of the present invention is a coffee beverage.Coffee beverage is the aqueous solution formation by bean or pea soluble after baking (the being insoluble sometimes) key element on the madder wort tree.The kind of this plant is a lot, but that two kinds of tool commercial values is sieve's Ah Bick noise made in coughing or vomiting not sum card Fo Luokafei (sieve S).
The device of brewed coffee, tea and similar drink, usually all be " single workbench " type, in this single workbench, place an empty carafe or jar on the electric elements of heating, the heating electrical appliance element then container or the modulation funnel below, include the dried matter drinking production raw material of some in container or the modulation funnel, for example charcoal burns coffee, the earth coffee or tealeaves.Hot water passes these materials, makes beverage with the oil that deflowers, spices and quality, afterwards, has the funnel of opening to be poured in jar or the carafe by one.When another drink jar of needs or carafe, first container must be moved on the heating element heater or plate of keeping apart.
Although previous drinking production can satisfy the beverage supply of relative lesser amt, but restaurant and other commerce, industrial area, require machine for preparing drink to possess the ability that a large amount of beverages are provided continuously, in addition, also should be able to provide in a big way the beverage taste of being liked fast to the user; And this equipment also should have higher relatively automaticity and the performance that is easier to use, thereby does not need the artificial attention of overspending in the layoutprocedure of beverage.The restaurant, community and other shopping centres, to the beverage equipment special concern be equipment the beverage configuration and can be in given limited space, labour and dispose one cup of received coffee of energy for each user in the time.
Existing some beverage brewing apparatus can provide instant boiling water to come beverages in a short period of time.These equipment have a hot water reservoir usually, and the inside stores the water of a certain amount of predetermined temperature.The independent cold water reservoir that is positioned at hot water reservoir top has the pipe that can adorn cold water, and this pipe stretches into hot water reservoir inside, an end with the bottom of hot water reservoir near but do not contact.Pipe one end that splendid attire flows out hot water is positioned at the zone near outlet of hot water reservoir, probably is positioned at the top of hot water reservoir, the other end by pipe to the beverage raw material delivering hot water, thereby modulate the smart beverage concentrates of making.
For beverages in beverage brewing apparatus, as indicated above, pour cold water into container.The cold water cold water pipe of flowing through, because the temperature difference of hot and cold water, cold water accumulates in the bottom of hot water reservoir.Cold water has occupied the position of container bottom hot water, thereby hot water is pushed to the top of hot water reservoir, because the top is capped, hot water just is pressed into hot-water line.In case hot water flows into beverage raw material, hot water just mixes the exquisite beverage concentrates of formation with beverage raw material.(typical instant hot water beverage brewing apparatus is referring to United States Patent (USP) 3385201, Martin; United States Patent (USP) 4920871, Anson; United States Patent (USP) 5025714, Brewer; United States Patent (USP) 5113752, Brewer).
For extract thing or the concentrate that prevent to modulate are too dense,, the dilution of the thing of extracting/extract thing or concentrate of modulating is very important simultaneously also for fear of extra manual dilution.The dilution of refining extract thing or concentrate can be by injecting the water in the container in the modulation funnel, and allow water flow through precipitation/residue or inject the zone of modulating between funnel inside and outside and realize.
Be desirable to provide the beverage dispensing equipment of the simple-to-maintain of a kind of need, more be desirable to provide a kind of beverage of sufficient amount that can dispose to meet consumers' demand, but be unlikely to excessive, and, only need the concern on the minimum degree reasonably preparing again in the time.In addition, wish that also beverage equipment can be smaller.
Therefore, be desirable to provide a kind of beverage dispensing system, this system allows the user can customize the own beverage of being liked from a virtual annular option; System of the present invention provides by personal customization, temperature is satisfactory and the direct beverage of control.
Brief summary of the invention
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a system through improving, dissimilar, taste and concentration in a big way in customize beverage capable of direct drinking for different user.
Another one target of the present invention is, a kind of different beverages that are used for preparing are provided, particularly different qualities, the brewing system of the beverage that supplies a plurality of users' selections of characteristic and concentration, this system can easier manipulate to obtain customized beverages for user and other crowd (as the personnel of restaurant's service).And, the owner/operator of equipment, the energy that only use takes seldom just can service equipment.
Target of the present invention is to utilize the thing of extracting " delayed dilution " to automatic separation that beverage dispensing system is provided, and can provide optionally dilution (base is different from user's different choice) immediately before the thing of extracting that this system will separate automatically mixes after the user selects.
It is of the present invention that to also have a target be to utilize undiluted thing or the concentrate of extracting, mix and the beverage mix that dissolves other is modulated delicious coffee ﹠ tea, as coffee with milk, suckle special coffee, coffee with cream and tea, black tea, green tea, or the like.
The induction system that also has a target to provide the configuration beverage of the present invention, this system allow the user to select different types of beverage, and like customized beverages according to user's taste.
One aspect of the present invention is the method for carrying various customized beverages finished products to the user.An illustrative methods comprises the steps: to obtain from the user data of relevant taste hobby; Determine the prescription of beverages according to the data of obtaining; Prescription according to beverages provides customized beverages to the user.
Another aspect of the present invention is an interactive system that is used for carrying to the user customized beverages finished product.Specifically, this system comprises a user interface; The controller of automatic measurement that energy is relevant with customization data, wherein, controller comprises the executable instruction that is used for determining the customization drink formula, and a beverage induction system that communicates, is used to carry the customized beverages finished product with controller of automatic measurement.
Another aspect of the present invention is a computer-readable media, comprise the instruction that is used to control the beverage induction system, and this induction system can be produced the customized beverages product.In embodiments, these instructions comprise following steps: the taste hobby data of obtaining the user; Determine the prescription of customized beverages according to user's taste hobby data; According to the customized beverages prescription, provide customized beverages to the user.
In addition, other targets of the present invention, advantage and new function for a person skilled in the art, can be understood from detailed description hereinafter easily, and in these explanations, only by chart, different pattern templates are realized the present invention.Can recognize that the present invention can also have other significantly embodiment, all these does not deviate from the present invention.Therefore, accompanying drawing and explanation are only done explanation on the characteristic and unrestricted.
Hereinafter will be more clear and intactly discuss these and other targets of the present invention to the detailed description of two embodiments of the present invention, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings to explain.
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Detailed summary with claim particularly points out and has explicitly called for the present invention, hereinafter in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, understands the present invention with better, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram according to interactive system of the present invention.
Fig. 2 illustrates of the present invention about the flow chart of the method for a customized beverages product is provided to the user.
Fig. 3 is the schematic diagram about the server/customer end network that can imitate of the present invention.
Fig. 4 illustrates the flow chart that the imitateed method of customized beverages is provided to the user.
Fig. 5 has described another embodiment of the invention, and wherein, each element of customized beverages transmission system 100 is placed on different physical locations.System 100 comprises customized beverages transmission system 504 and one or more far-end drink program may station 506 of the customized beverages transmission system 502 of one or more non-family expenses, one or more family expenses.Non-domestic system 502 can be placed in restaurant, workplace, convenient place or department store and similar site.Remote routine work 506 both can have been laid the physical location identical with family expenses 504 and non-family expenses 502, also can be placed in the far-end physical location.
Each element of system 100 all passes through network connector 509 calcaneus rete networks 507 and connects.Technical saying, network connector 509 can be any network connector, including, but not limited to token-ring network, the assembly of Ethernet, telephone wire, optical fiber, cell phone, coaxial cable, universal serial bus structural, parallel cable, serial cable, live wire, bluetooth, infrared ray (IR), radio frequency (RF), laser instrument or analog or above-mentioned thing.Network connector 509 links to each other with each element via a network access device 508.This network access device is including, but not limited to telephone modem, cable modem, DSL modem, peripheral port (such as serial cable, parallel cable, universal serial bus structural, infrared ray) or above-mentioned analog and composition.Network system 507 can be the assembly of peer-to-peer network system, client server network system, internet, enterprises lan or an above-mentioned similar net.
In one of them embodiment of the present invention, non-domestic system 502 and domestic system 504 comprise controller of automatic measurement 104, beverage induction system 109, data display equipment 510, data input device 512, Data Holding Equipment 106 and network access device 508.Data display equipment 510 and data input device 512 can be same equipment (such as a touch screen) or separate equipment (such as keyboard and LCD) separately, and this is very desirable for a person skilled in the art.Also have, its data input and display device (512 and 510) can be the technical equipment of being familiar with, and comprise but are not confined to the assembly that those specialize in vision, sound, electromagnetism, light, the signal of telecommunication or above-mentioned analog.Controller of automatic measurement 104 links to each other via network access device 508 other elements with network system and system 100.This Assign Controller 104 also is connected with data input device 512, data display equipment 510, beverage transmission system 109 and Data Holding Equipment 106.Data Holding Equipment 106 can comprise one or more Data Holding Equipment of knowing technically and using.Data Holding Equipment 106 can comprise drink formula, user's identify label, user's similar data informations such as taste hobby.
Far-end routine work 506 links to each other with network system 507 via a network access device 508, and it links to each other successively with controller of automatic measurement 104, data display equipment 510, data input device 512 and data storage device 106.Far-end routine work 506 can be one independent, the dedicated computing machine equipment is such as work station.In addition, routine work 506 can be a runs software program, promptly allow the composition of user from the data storage device 106 of creating the common computer equipment of certain drink formula and storing data information.The program that is fit to can be write by following program language, i.e. java, cgi script, html, xtml, shtml or the like.
System 100 as shown in Figure 5, the technology of employing design, build the shared system resource and reduce within the technical scope of unnecessary system element being used to, and such system is desirable.In this system, such as, network system 507 can adopt an independent Data Holding Equipment 106, equipment 106 can or can not be placed in subscriber-related system element near, and these elements are user's present located positions.In addition, system 100 can adopt an independent recording controller 104 that all equipment all is connected on the network system 507.
Fig. 6 has described another embodiment of the invention, and describes in detail hereinafter.Customized beverages system 100 is positioned within the device housings 608.Touch display screen 602 is positioned at shell 608 the insides, selects the output equipment of relevant information as the beverage of the input equipment of collecting data from system user and explicit user.Show that touch screen 602 shows a series of graphic user interface (GUI) 603, these services have made things convenient for the collection and the demonstration of 100 information of user and customized beverages system.System 100 reads the information that is stored on the tag card 607 by using card reader 604, also can electronic collection information.For those system users visually impaired, perhaps just for exchange message more easily, microphone 606 can be used for to system's 100 input language orders, and loudspeaker 609 can be used for transmitting various selections and other information to the user.Verbal order is via microphone 606, and being converted into by language identification software can be by the instruction of controller of automatic measurement 104 (not shown) identification.
With reference to embodiment described in the invention, the user can enter system 100 by test pattern user interface 603.The information that the test pattern user interface shows can be static, and is dynamic, also can be static and dynamic combination.In one of them embodiment of the present invention, current news, weather, 100 beverage types information that can provide of sport information and relevant customized beverages system can be provided test pattern user interface 603.In addition, test pattern user interface 603 can also display system be used instruction.
The user both can insert card reader 604 by the user being represented card 607, and clicked the touch-screen 602 of display standard graphic user interface 603, also can send verbal order by leading to microphone 606, enabled system 100.Along with enabling of system, system 100 will switch to beverage selection graphic user interface 700 by test pattern user interface 603 in the demonstration information of touch-screen display 602.
Fig. 7 illustrates beverage and selects graphic user interface 700.Beverage select graphic user interface 700 to comprise one by one the people greets district 702, it can show information at the active user.These information comprise user's name, account, such as keeping balance, based on the desirable beverage of user of previous customer consumption type or prediction, or the like provide beverage to select suggestion.Beverage selects graphic user interface 700 also to comprise a data display area 704, this zone 704 can display category various with the relevant or irrelevant information of active user.Such as, additional data viewing area 704 can show lastest imformation, e-mail account (and fresh information situation, information transmitter, body matter, or whole information), weather lastest imformation, headline, sports performance situation of certain user's fund file or the like.The shown definite information content then depends on the selection on the previous user of opportunity of user, system 100 or active user's the experience, and (for example, selection of demography standard, beverage or the like) also can be both combinations.In addition, data display area 704 also can show advertisement and other advertisement informations.
Beverage selects graphic user interface 700 also to comprise preset selection icon and label 706, and these select icon corresponding with the standard drink formula with label.These standard drink formulas, no matter when section can be shown to each user, perhaps, can be according to round the clock, season, weather, or the like condition variation and by system's 100 Alternation Display.In addition, predetermined beverage selection icon and label 706 can be corresponding to the drink formulas that the active user preserved, such as the drink formula in afternoon that the active user liked.The drink formula of being preserved can leave on the tag card that user self can visit, and can be kept on the local data storage device, also can be kept on system's 100 addressable remote data storage device.Beverage selects graphic user interface 700 also can show icon and label 708 that a customization is selected, the user select these not after icon and the label with regard to start-up operation with displaying format customization graphic user interface 800 also.
Fig. 8 describes customized graphics user interface 800 in detail, and interface 800 shows and customized beverages design information corresponding.Beverage customized graphics user interface 800 can also freely comprise one by one, and the people greets 702 and additional data viewing areas 704, zone.Say in principle, beverage customized graphics user interface 800 show one or more indication customized beverages characteristics with the corresponding indicator 802 of certain given beverage characteristics, and these given beverage characteristics can by system 100 according to system user taste like and adjust.The indicator 802 of indication customized beverages characteristics comprises the rule 804 of customized beverages characteristics, this rule is pulled the yardstick of drawing together all different customized beverages characteristics, (and, the temperature of the color of baking, the concentration of beverage, beverage, extra spices or the like) and the tick lables 805 of customized beverages characteristics.The scale of shown current customized beverages characteristics is corresponding on sign 805 and the customized beverages characteristics rule 804.If touch screen, then system user can be clicked corresponding zone on the customized beverages characteristics rule 804 according to own taste characteristics of being liked.Beverage customized graphics user interface 800 will be upgraded, and reflect user's taste hobby to guarantee customized beverages characteristics indicator 802 by tick lables 805 being moved on to appropriate position on the rule 804.When with after finishing the configuration of customized beverages, both can preserve this customized beverages prescription by clicking preservation icon 806, also can abandon icon 808 and abandon this drink formula by system's 100 clicks.In case after click preserving icon 806, system 100 is saved in drink formula by programming in any equipment that can preserve customized beverages information.In addition, the user also can click return icon 810 and turn back to previous graphic user interface, thereby activating system shows previous user interface, selects graphic user interface 700 such as beverage.
Fig. 9 describes another embodiment of the invention in detail, and respective description is as follows.The drink formula that system 100 both can abandon customizing, also can no-show but do not have the drink formula of customization.Icon 902 shows different beverage types by showing given drink option information.If given beverage types indicator icon 902 met given customized beverages option, so its close region will occur one or more customized beverages characteristics indicator 802 for the user with regard to customized beverages.In one embodiment of the invention, customized beverages characteristics indicator 802 comprises 2 or a plurality of discrete customized beverages characteristics indicator 908, indicator 908 corresponding a kind of customized beverages characteristics (for example baking color, beverage concentration, beverage temperature, extra spices or the like).System 100 also allows the user to select a kind of non-customized beverage.In case the user has selected desirable beverage, and desirable beverage meets certain customized beverages, so just can dispose this beverage, certainly, also can click discard button 906 and abandon this beverage.
Detailed Description Of The Invention
Next various embodiments of the present invention are elaborated, illustrate each different example in the accompanying drawings, wherein the corresponding components identical of identical label among the figure.
The invention relates to a system, this system is used to different users that customized beverages capable of direct drinking is provided, and the beverage capable of direct drinking that customization is provided after the user imports drink option.Method of the present invention comprises three basic steps: obtain user's taste preference information, these preference information show as from the consumption angle consider like the type and the characteristics of beverage; The system that connects user's drink option and beverage induction system, induction system comprise extract in a large number thing or concentrate and the space that holds induction system; If desired, can also comprise one or more delayed dilutions, mixing and filtration system.System of the present invention can also arbitrarily utilize the delayed dilution technology to increase more beverage and select, and each user's different taste hobby has been satisfied in these selections.
Definition
Two terms of " beverages product " used herein and " fresh brew beverage products " are meant coffee ﹠ tea.
Unless stated otherwise, " thing of extracting " used herein and " concentrate " two terms can exchange.Provide various customized beverages with the length scope of the present invention of meeting consumers' demand in, being to use term " thing of extracting " still is " concentrate ", and not serious.Also can accept with " fresh brew " thing of extracting, but and not require.
As long as use " customizing various beverages by demand " technology of the present invention (delayed dilution), the present invention also can make other beverage products, utilizes extract thing or concentrate as raw material, just can make certain customized beverages product." thing of extracting ", " concentrate ", " extract thing or concentrate " and " concentrate or the thing of extracting " these terms comprise " brewing material ", concentrate, " toddy ", electuary or the like.
Term " fresh brew " is used to refer to the thing of extracting herein and squeezes the retention time later, and the minimum retention time is 5 minutes a technology, and the proper retention time is 15 minutes, is more preferably 30 minutes.And the longest retention time is no more than 48 hours, and the more suitable retention time is about 24 hours, and relatively the time of Shi Heing is about 12 hours, and the optimal time is about 6 hours.
" coffee beverage " comprises the growth and the variant of coffee with milk, espresso, the special coffee of milk, smelling coffee beverage, coffee with cream beverage and above-mentioned coffee beverage herein.
" tea beverage " comprises the growth and the variant of common tea, green tea, herbal medicine soup, flavor tea, black tea, milk oil tea and above-mentioned tea beverage herein.
Term " directly provides beverage " and " directly beverage " can mutual alternative herein.It refers to the beverage products of immediate consumption and the growth and the variant of other coffee ﹠ tea beverage.They are formulated by coffee thing or the tea thing of extracting of extracting, and also can comprise according to various prescriptions simultaneously and do matter mixture, powder, liquid, the thing of extracting, concentrate and emulsion.
In preference pattern, the modulation temperature of thing when separating from the modulation container of extracting is higher than about 100 °F, more preferably be higher than about 120 °F, more suitably be to be higher than about 150 °F, only is to be higher than about 170 °F, the content of modulation solids is less than about 6%, and more suitable is is less than approximately 5%, more suitably is about 4%.
Term " beverage types " refers to coffee or tea herein.
Term " classification " refers to the characteristics or the feature of certain beverage herein, comprises temperature, concentration, quality (full or shallow) training roasting (color or degree), acidity, sugariness, bitter degree and mouthfeel.
Term " diversity " be meant (such as kind) vegetatively with specific growing environment, comprise with in a kind of geneware kind scope, results and results after treatment technology.The quality of former abrasive lapping directly has influence on the taste (quality) and the concentration (quantity) of the thing of extracting.Useful in the present invention coffee bean can be a kind of or a class coffee bean, be the mixture of various or all kinds of coffee bean, also can be decaffeination or non-decaffeination.These highly become long type (high-grown-type) bean or pea to typically refer to smart matter coffee bean.Elaboration coffee with high acidity comprises arabica and Colombian coffee, and they have " one's best quality ", " acidity ", " fragrance ", " fragrance " and characteristics such as " chocolate flavoured " once in a while.Representative mild is warm nature normally, but refers to the warm nature coffee that the hard Ta Ruika beans of exquisite arabica, Colombian coffee, Mexico's coffee and other usefulness, Kenya A beans and Kenya B beans, hard Guatemala's beans are made.
Term " duration " is meant from beginning to modulate the thing of extracting and flows to during the user during this period of time to beverage product.
Term herein " comprises " the various coffees that are meant ginseng and can be adopted by the present invention, other composition or step.In addition, term " comprise " and comprise " mainly by ... form " and many restrictive nouns such as " by ... composition ".
Non-special instruction, ratio that this paper is all and percentage all refer to the percentage by weight of article.
B. extract thing/concentrate of beverage is made
A preferred embodiment of the present invention relates to the extract use of thing of coffee.Nearly all modulation thing of extracting all is to modulate by roasted coffee and the earth coffee are soaked the regular hour in hot water, water temperature range can be on the low side between the boiling from seething with excitement, the thing of will extracting then separates (comprising DDGS) with insoluble matter, and uses the beverage of being prepared.Usually any thing of extracting can use in real system of the present invention.In one embodiment, roasted coffee and the earth coffee are put in the beanpod groove or pouch that is inserted in the modulation kettle.An example of such beanpod groove is " a K-groove cup ", and it is made by Keurig company, and is open in 5325765 and 5840189 at United States Patent (USP), quotes for your guidance in the lump at this.
Modulator approach, especially the modulation of coffee, may be summarized to be three groups substantially: (1) injection method (single-pass infusion), promptly current are through roasted coffee and the earth coffee (can part oneself filter), filter by a metal, made of paper or cloth filter then; (2) filter method, the thing of extracting in this method passes a certain amount of or a large amount of raw materials that grinds repeatedly, and passes through current or reverse flow in the same way continuously, reaches requirement concentration up to the thing of extracting.(3) batch processing method mixes a certain amount of coffee and a certain amount of water in this method in the modulation container, the immersion of stirring or not having stirring is arranged, and then after filtration or the separation of machinery, finally makes the thing of extracting.
Modulator approach may be summarized to be three groups substantially: (1) injection method (single-passinfusion), and promptly current are through roasted coffee and the earth coffee (can part oneself filter), filter by a metal, made of paper or cloth filter then; (2) filter method, the thing of extracting in this method passes a certain amount of or a large amount of raw materials that grinds repeatedly, and passes through current or reverse flow in the same way continuously, reaches requirement concentration up to the thing of extracting.(3) batch processing method mixes a certain amount of coffee and a certain amount of water in this method in the modulation container, the immersion of stirring or not having stirring is arranged, and then after filtration or the separation of machinery, finally makes the thing of extracting.
Beverages is provided, especially the system that refers to beverages such as coffee or tea, usually all belong to " single workbench " (single station) type, in the type, place an empty vial or kettle above the heating element heater, in addition container in side or modulation funnel on it, in container or the modulation funnel splendid attire dried matter beverage raw materials such as a certain amount of the earth coffee or tealeaves.Flow of hot water is through these raw materials, and molten essential oils, spices and the quality walked made beverage, by a channel that has opening beverage is transported to downwards in jar or the carafe then.Another drink jar or carafe must move on to first on heating element heater or plate of an isolation if desired.Although previous drinking production can satisfy the beverage supply of relative lesser amt, but restaurant and other commerce, industrial area, require machine for preparing drink to possess the ability that a large amount of beverages are provided continuously, and, this equipment also should have higher relatively automaticity and the performance that is easier to use, thereby does not need the artificial attention of overspending in the layoutprocedure of beverage.
A kind of typically have the used tealeaves thing modulator approach of extracting in the present invention, and open in United States Patent (USP) 4757752, this patent owner be Robbins (belonging to popular food company), on June 19th, 1988 applies for, and quotes in the lump at this, for your guidance.
Any possible thing of extracting can be used in the physical device of system of the present invention, and a kind of method for optimizing specific, that beverages is provided can provide certain thing of extracting, and mixes with " delayed dilution " of the present invention technology.
To the explanation and the description of several embodiments of the present invention, be not so limited the present invention, of the present inventionly differently revise and adjust, can be readily appreciated that reception to one skilled in the art, these are revised and are not deviated from purport of the present invention and category.Therefore, for covering accessory claim, all such modifications and adjustment do not exceed scope of the present invention.
The C delayed dilution
Customized beverages can be selected to provide according to the user by system among the present invention.This is easy to by using the extract delayed dilution technology of thing of coffee beverage to obtain.
The minimum retention time that term herein " delayed dilution " refers to modulate the thing of extracting of fresh coffee beverage is 5 minutes a technology, and the proper retention time is 15 minutes, more suitably is about 30 minutes.The preference pattern of " delayed dilution " is meant that the longest retention time of the thing of extracting is about 48 hours, and the more suitable retention time is about 24 hours, and relatively the time of Shi Heing is about 12 hours, and the optimal time is about 6 hours.
The technology of a key is to allow to select to customize the type of beverage of being liked before distributing in the embodiment of the present invention, recognizes that this point is very important; " delayed dilution " technology only needs by preferably only needing once can provide a large amount of various refining coffee services minimum modulation period.In addition, these specific services can distribute according to demand.
In preference pattern of the present invention, the extract weight ratio of water and raw material in the thing, the ratio that is roasted coffee and the earth coffee and water in case receive the related concentrations option that the user imports, is utilized this method can be easy to change and is made dilution ratio between 0 (undiluted) was by 1: 15.The temperature that can change the water that dilutes usefulness is to satisfy the demand of liking of different user; Can several different methods realize above-mentioned functions, but a kind of have two the dilution process line method are method for optimizing; , a heat dilution production line (170-190) and a cold dilution production line (40-80) are coordinated both ratio and flow according to the temperature of user's hobby.
In a preference pattern of the present invention, the weight ratio of water and raw material in the thing of extracting, promptly the ratio of roasted coffee and the earth coffee and water is between 5: 1 to 24: 1, and optimal ratio is between 8: 1 to 13: 1.When these water are used to extract thing, just produce denseer (concentrate but not bitter) coffee thing of extracting after filtration.Usually, this thing of extracting has the soluble solids thing, and weight surpasses 1.2%, best 1.5%.This afterwards denseer coffee after filtration thing of extracting dilutes the beverage that obtains the being liked thing of extracting with enough water.
Obviously, this technology of system of the present invention is modulated in the last preferably beverage product at the thing of will extracting, and has lot of advantages.For example, the delayed dilution technology of concentrate, it is necessary to eliminate the maintenance beverage " drinkable " or " capable of direct drinking " stage (such as diluting, adjust to the temperature of being liked).Do not have in the situation of dilution, beverage is coffee especially, and moisture content is less, and slowly rotten.In addition, reduced heating and cooling process in the maintenance process on to greatest extent.
In addition, the thing of extracting of not diluted occupies less space, and easier vibrations in specific physical form.Another advantage in less space is promptly to isolate oxygen with cheaper cost with equipment (workbench) sealing.Because the thing of extracting flocks together, the oxygen content that making extracts dissolves in the thing still less, thereby lowered in the thing of extracting the coffee solid thing with the reaction speed of oxygen.(per unit coffee solid thing contains the less hydrotrope)
" delayed dilution " technology that the present invention adopts has lot of advantages to the modulation of beverage; It the situation of " outmoded " and " stale " beverage seldom occurs.In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, modulation is extracted that thing can cool off or is stored refrigerated, promptly be lower than 170 °F, situation is to be lower than 160 °F preferably, better be lower than 140 °F, best-case then is between 35 °F to 50 °F, so that further reduce the thing variation during preservation of extracting.Because than the easier heating of Hot Coffee and the insulation of accurate this distribution, the needed ability of operation native system is also just relative with the space still less.Those skilled in the art will readily understand that the cooling of extract thing or concentrate or refrigeration can further prolong the holding time, and keep flavouring quality preferably.。Those skilled in the art will readily understand that the cooling of extract thing or concentrate or refrigeration can further prolong the holding time, and keep taste, quality preferably.
D customizes the interface
1. system interface
Because potential buying expenses, personal time consumption and to the worry of negative experiences, the user find by experiment or " test-mistake " mode to seek the favorite drink product be unacceptable or undesirable.Many users do not know how correspondence oneself is liked the beverage of taste to the selectable beverage option.And more complicated situation is, a given position, may have many concerned drink options for you to choose.
Therefore, be necessary to provide a kind of method, it allows one or more beverages of User Recognition, and these beverages can remove to accept and enjoy the taste that the user likes for the more gratifying chance of user than Other Drinks product.Ideally, this system should be easy to learn and use.
Method of the present invention comprises three basic steps: obtain user's taste preference information, these preference information show as from the consumption angle consider like the type and the characteristics of beverage; The system that connects user's drink option and beverage induction system, induction system comprise extract in a large number thing or concentrate and the space that holds induction system; And a mixed zone, in this mixed zone, different beverage parts can be mixed according to the corresponding proportion of user-selected modulation concentration.
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Herein, term " the different system or equipment of creating " is meant and one or more can be imported equipment and the process that raw material is transformed into multiple beverage.These systems and equipment comprise delay mixing apparatus/system, delayed dilution equipment/system; And delayed filtering equipment/system.
Herein, term " customization interface " is meant unartificial means of delivery, and it is transmission information (such as user profile, customized information and customization suggestion) between user and beverage transfer system.This interface can show as a lot of different modes, and the user can should customize the interface at remote access.
Herein, term " beverage transfer system " be meant workbench, instrument, unit or with the relevant equipment in customization interface, it can be easy to equipment " different establishment system or equipment ", comprises delayed dilution equipment/system.
Herein, term " customization select sign " is meant such process and method, and customization interface or beverage transfer system are discerned by it and be used for and transmit (according to the beverage transfer system) or directly transmit (according to the customization interface) customized beverages to the user.Usually, recognition methods is including, but not limited to PIN (PIN), and it can carry out communication with system by keyboard, touch-screen, matrix card, retinal scanner, fingerprint reader or wireless frequency authenticating tag (RF ID).
Herein, term " authenticating user identification " refers to a kind of processing procedure and method, logical this processing procedure or method, and controller of automatic measurement or authentication equipment can be discerned the appropriate users hobby, and determine suitable customized beverages accordingly.Usually, user identification method, including, but not limited to PIN (PIN), user name, password or the like, they can pass through input equipment or operation tool, are connected with system such as keyboard, touch-screen, matrix card, retinal scanner, fingerprint reader, magnetic card reading, bar code or radio frequency identification contact (RFID) or the like.
Herein, term " user " is meant that any system and controller of automatic measurement of utilizing carries out reciprocation, and purpose is in order to import the user of certain drink option, customized information, customization suggestion or reception beverage products.This user can be cook, office worker, consumer, " waiter ", waiter or the like.The user can be at the calling party interface of far-end, such as passing through phone, internet, wireless connections or the like.
Herein, term " drink formula " is meant the information of being determined by controller of automatic measurement, controller of automatic measurement is according to selected beverage products, option, characteristics or the relevant beverage products of being liked with the user of beverage handled by controller of automatic measurement, provide customization to select (and, a plurality of users, need under the situation of a large amount of beverages).
Herein, term " customized information " is meant the information that transmits by customization interface or beverage transfer system.It provides various products, selection, characteristics or by customization interface processing, the relevant information of corresponding each user's beverage products.
Herein, term " customization suggestion " is meant the information by the controller of automatic measurement decision, and it provides various customization suggestions about product, selection, characteristics or beverage, and these suggestions are by customization interface processing and relevant with each user or user's taste hobby.An embodiment of customization suggestion is based on previous interaction information, and in another embodiment, the customization suggestion may comprise tendentious or seasonal selection.System of the present invention also allows each user and system communication, to guarantee that the beverage transfer system holds different personal customizations and selects.Technology of the present invention can be realized by multiple diverse ways and system.The just conduct representative of example among the present invention, rather than limited the present invention.Usually, include, but are not limited to sound, keyboard, internet, touch-screen and some conventional methods with the method for user communication, such as selector, slider bar, button, switch or the like.By modes such as some crucial enquirement, sampling or direct taste trial tests, after user's individual taste is known in system, just can carry the beverage products of being liked to the user.
Demands of individuals may be in time, environment or experience and dynamic change, such as certain day in the some time in one day, the week, certain sky in a middle of the month, season, occasion, environment, occupation, mood, health, mental status or the like.Also may change with the change of experiment, experience, education, knowledge, life style and the variation at age.The customization interface can comprise personal information or historical information when process user information, and the ordinary experience that draws when the combination of the tendency of individual statistics and distinguishing feature, process user information.In another embodiment, be that the customization suggestion can comprise propaganda property and seasonal selection.
For instance, at the different ages, may be chosen in and add complementary element (women after climacteric may want to add calcareous) in the customized beverages.In specific place, transfer system can provide specific additive, and (health food store such as health club may want to increase fresh product line (vitamin or mineral matter), increases such retail product and can make the Health Club provide moisture content to replenish after user for body-building.
In addition, the customization interface data that can continue to be absorbed with usefulness increase customization capacity and ongoing suggestion.In specific embodiment of the present invention, information of the type and input are through continuous monitoring, renewal and refinement, so that the exquisite drink option of change and predictive user; This information processing technology is exactly that the whole world absorbs custom-built system.
In one embodiment of the invention, the retail beverage that system provides a kind of user to taste according to the information of user preferences.The another kind of form of present technique is that the user can utilize beverage system to attempt various retail beverages.Otherwise different retail beverages can refer to, or interrelate with certain taste option that the brew system provides.
Enough suitable memory devices must be equipped by system of the present invention, to guarantee to hold user profile and menu option.It comprises using of product and influence and user's selection and feedback.Can there be several different methods to develop each system with compatibility this technology of the present invention.The example that this place is discussed, only representative, rather than limited the present invention.The typical embodiments of the memory function of system of the present invention is including, but not limited to central database, system database, portable database.
System of the present invention can have an equipment that allows the customization interface to confirm or discern the different user identity.This equipment allows the user to enter/turn back to the physical location (customization interface system or beverage transfer system) of system and the beverage that the user liked is selected to send to system, selects operation and need not to carry out " step connects a step ".These personal preferences can comprise that also the historical service recorder of system is depended in these adjustment based on the when and where of adjusting.Can there be several different methods to develop each system with compatibility this technology of the present invention.The example that this place is discussed, only representative, rather than limited the present invention.Usually, recognition methods is including, but not limited to PIN (PIN), and it can carry out communication with system by keyboard, touch-screen, matrix card, retinal scanner, fingerprint reader or wireless frequency authenticating tag (RFID).In addition, system can be through programming in advance, programming regularly, or networking, thereby makes all similar systems generally can discern different user identity and concerned drink taste hobby.
Fig. 1 illustrates a schematic diagram of the technology of the present invention, and from system 100 as can be seen, this system is used for carrying the customized beverages product to the user, comprising: user interface 102; The controller of automatic measurement 104 that connects user interface 102; The data storage 106 that connects controller of automatic measurement 104; And connect with controller of automatic measurement 104 beverage induction systems 109.In another embodiment of the invention, system also comprises the user-identification device 108 that connects controller of automatic measurement 104 and ID card 110.
Controller of automatic measurement 104 may comprise one group of executable instruction, such as the executable instruction of software, routine, program, algorithm, coding, logic or the like form existence.These instructions are convenient to system and are determined the customized beverages prescription.
In one embodiment of the invention, controller of automatic measurement 104 passes through, and is connected with user interface 102 with data storage 106 such as token-ring network, Ethernet, telephone modem connection, radio or microwave connection, shunt cable, polyphone cable, telephone wire, universal serial bus structural, live wire, bluetooth, optical fiber, infrared ray, wireless frequency or above-mentioned assembly or the like.Controller of automatic measurement 104 can be integrated into beverage dispensing apparatus, or can reside in the middle of the remote equipment in another embodiment.Remote equipment may comprise other subscriber equipment, PC or be connected external server on the internet.
In the another one embodiment of the present invention, user interface 102 may comprise a computer, personal digital assistant (PDA), a retail kiosk, the equipment with wireless function protocol procedure (WAP) is such as cell phone, automobile computer or personal digital assistant, interactive TV, internet equipment or the like one by one.User interface 102 allows user and interaction systems 100 to carry out information interaction, can recognize, can use unlimited a plurality of interactive audio, image or other communication forms in essence.In an embodiment exemplary, user interface 104 can comprise a computer system of being made up of CPU, memory, image display and input equipment, first-selected input equipment comprises keyboard, mouse or other input equipment, such as microphone input, touch-screen input device with speech recognition input equipment and the image input device that utilizes video camera.In illustrated embodiment, user interface 104 may comprise and contains a computer that is connected in the internet by communication jockey 120, and runs web browser is such as the Internet Explorer browser of Microsoft or the web browsers such as Netscape Navigator browser of Netscape company.The input equipment that offers the user may comprise the temperature selection of beverages, such as hot, warm or cold.In another embodiment, input equipment may need the input temp of a reality.The additional zone of input equipment may also comprise beverage concentration (and change level of black), beverage quantity (and container capacity), various additive such as cream, sugar, milk, artificial sweetener, spices or the like.
For a person skilled in the art, the beverage transfer system in this example can be the beverage transfer system of a standard, comprises injected system, filtration system and batch processing system one time.One embodiment of the invention are that interactive system 100 is integrated into beverage transfer system 109.In another embodiment, interactive system 100 is disconnected from each other with transfer system 109.
And in another embodiment of the invention, the beverage that the user liked can provide by identity device 110, comprises any effective marking equipment or the agreement that those skilled in the art are familiar with such as tag card, password or number etc.Identify label can comprise any code combination, radio frequency identification label, data, chip, smart card or the like.Various signs/identification equipment combination is very familiar to one skilled in the art, and can be by difference of the present invention
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In another embodiment of the invention, marking equipment 108 comprises a bar code scanner.Various bar code scanners are very familiar to one skilled in the art, comprise 1) form of a stroke or a combination of strokes reader and laser scanner, 2) charge coupled device (CCD) reader 3) based on the reader of video camera.Form of a stroke or a combination of strokes reader comprises a light source and the light emitting diode that is placed on a nib or the rod.When reading bar code, the user is the nib scanning barcode, the intensity of illumination that light-emitting diode measurement reflects from light source, and generate a waveform that is used for measuring bar code width and bar code interval.Secret note in bar code literary composition absorbs light and white clause reverberation just forms bar shaped and the on all four voltage waveform of bar code by light emitting diode like this, and is decoded by scanner.Laser scanner has identical operation principle with form of a stroke or a combination of strokes reader, and only laser scanner uses beam of laser as light source, and adopts a multiple mirror or rotation rib to come scanning bar code repeatedly usually.For form of a stroke or a combination of strokes reader, light emitting diode is used for measuring the light intensity that reflects from bar code.No matter be form of a stroke or a combination of strokes reader or laser scanner, reader is all with specific frequency emission light, and light emitting diode can only detect the light of same frequency with it through setting.The form of a stroke or a combination of strokes reader and the laser scanner of different resolution can be bought, thereby the bar code of different model can be read.The resolution ratio of scanner is measured by the size of the spot light of reader emission.Charge coupled device (CCD) reader has used up to a hundred miniature optical sensors that are arranged in a row of a row on reader.Each optical sensor can be used as independent being used for and measure the place ahead light intensity light emitting diode immediately.The independent optical sensor of each of charge coupled device reader all is minimum, because defeated hundred optical sensors, and according to the measurement result of these sensors, produces the relevant voltage waveform of a bar code by reader.What most important difference was the measurement of charge coupled device reader between charge coupled device reader and form of a stroke or a combination of strokes reader or the laser scanner is the ambient light of bar code, and the form of a stroke or a combination of strokes or laser scanner measurement is the reflection ray of the CF of scanner self generation.State-of-the art bar-code reader is based on the reader of video camera.This reader uses a small-sized image pickup head to obtain the image of bar code, and reader adopts complicated digital image processing techniques to come to bar code decoding then.Camera adopts with the charge coupled device reader constructed, and only camera has into the sensor column with hundreds of optical sensors of hundred journey Two dimensional Distribution, so just can generate image.
In another embodiment of the invention, identity device 108 comprises a wireless frequency scanning device.Radio frequency identification (RF ID) utilizes the wireless frequency communication to discern identity, tracking and management objectives, people or animal automatically.Low frequency passive magnetic coupling RF ID system is made up of two parts: reader and contact.The animal that the contact allusion quotation follows target or requirement to have the unique identity data usually contacts.Contact comprises an electronic circuit (transponder) and antenna-capacitor tuning circuit.Contact is small-sized complicated radio transmitters and receiver.Contact provides the energy by radio (RF) field that reader produces.In case after starting, the radio field that contact enters by damping (RF) can send data continuously.RF ID reader has three main functions: excitation, detection and decoding.Reader comes to provide the energy for contact by the tuning electricity emission of antenna-capacitor low frequency radio wave field.The information that contact sent must be passed through demodulation.Enciphered message is by the decoding of the microcontroller on the reader, and after the decoding, the control processor just can use these information.No matter reader or contact, antenna can journey difformity and arrangement mode.Because contact is less, so it almost can be put into Anywhere through moulding.Because not contact and observation requirement, RF ID system allows contact arbitrarily to move and places, and is also strict no longer so to the requirement of reader simultaneously.
In one embodiment of the invention, the customer administrator can access controller 104 and data storage 106 by administration interface 130.Thereby, develop or improve enterprise product, and development or improve the various elements of brew system by use, analysis or applied customization data and user feedback data.The data that obtain from the user are also for studying, develop, improve, sell and improving future products and system provides useful information.Can imagine the interaction data result of a company and can be used equally for other companies to the analysis of data.This requires the said firm to have the right by the internet fully, print interactive software on form, the computer or regular data subscription service or the like visits these data.
And in another embodiment of the invention, system can also comprise one and sell interface 180.Sell that the interface is used for and controller of automatic measurement 104 between come transmission back purchase data and user data.Give an example, the user can buy certain beverage by the cash inspection socket, but beverage system may not be directly to sell by inspection socket.Sell interface 180 and can send data to controller of automatic measurement 104, controller 104 just can basis and buyer's interactive information prepare beverage.In another embodiment, sell interface 180 and guarantee that with controller of automatic measurement 104 communications the user has authorized the acquisition beverage products.For example, the user can obtain your drink at far-end, by obtaining beverage to specific access code of user interface input.
Can there be several different methods to determine the relevant customized beverages prescription of beverage transfer system.Therein in embodiment, the beverage data message that the prompting user is liked by the user interface input.These data messages ensuingly use when enabling induction system through being kept at.Such as, can be complementary by same or a plurality of decision trees by the user interface input or from the beverage data message that the user liked that memory retrieves.A decision tree comprises one group of response/characteristic or kind usually, and the beverage data that the user liked can be by comparison.Such as, a decision tree can comprise the combination of the possible data of all user preferences.Data that the user likes are compared with decision tree, thereby generate coupling branch, and this coupling branch provides the instruction that is used to carry out as the result of coupling.This decision tree more may comprise the combination of the beverage data that the user likes, and these data are pre-determined by system.So just can set up and be suitable for the optimum operating environment that customized beverages transmits.Decision tree is more suitable in the form that is transformed into mathematical algorithm, thereby just decision tree to be done relatively that electronization handles can be that the beverage transfer system is determined suitable optimum drink formula fast to these algorithms.
So that can make amendment or change, one embodiment of the invention comprise decision tree or the algorithm of the controller of automatic measurement that upgraded by nerve network system 111 in order to upgrade optimization procedure.Carry in the example at customized beverages, nerve network system 111 can be visited different users and like data and the feedback data of fetching from memory, thereby need to determine whether mathematics algorithm or dialog box script to make amendment so that to determining that the drink formula process is optimized.Such as, nerve network system can for example be formulated the feedback information of similar artificial intelligence or " clever " logic of operating process in conjunction with user's input information, upgrades decision making algorithm continuously.According to Haykin, " neutral net: the basis of understanding " of s (1994) (Neural Networks:A Comprehensive foundation): New York, Macmillan, second page., neutral net is exactly an a large amount of parallel distributed processor, and it has the Heuristics of storage and the treated natural quality that can become useful information.Nerve network system similar human brain aspect two: 1) neutral net is obtained knowledge by learning process; 2) the central neuron bonding strength that is referred to as synapse weight is used to preserve knowledge.Neutral net can be analyzed data storage 106, by to the data of trend, feedback data, user preferences and the analysis of other additional datas, develops and improves with the algorithm of making decision.In one embodiment, neutral net can change the decision tree exclusive disjunction rule of controller of automatic measurement 104 automatically according to the data of consumer taste and user feedback.Typical neutral net is described and can still found in unenforced (co-pending) United States Patent (USP) 60/149857, this patent owner Robert P, and Piotrowski et al in 1999/8/19 application, quotes for your guidance in the lump at this.
Fig. 2 illustrates another embodiment of the invention, comprises the method that the customized beverages product is provided to the user.This method comprises the steps: to obtain the data message (step 200) that the user likes; According to the data message that the user liked, determine relevant drink formula (step 204); Drink formula according to the user provides customized beverages to the user.(step 206).
System of the present invention also allows each user to connect the beverage induction system, selects so that the beverage induction system receives user's customization.Technology of the present invention can be realized by multiple diverse ways and system.The just conduct representative of example among the present invention, rather than limited the present invention.Usually, include, but are not limited to sound, keyboard, internet, touch-screen and some conventional methods with the method for user communication, such as selector, slider bar, button, switch or the like.By modes such as some crucial enquirement, sampling or direct taste trial tests, after user's individual taste is known in system, just can carry the beverage products of being liked to the user.User's request may be in time, environment or experience and dynamic change, such as certain day in the some time in one day, the week, certain sky in a middle of the month, season, occasion, environment, occupation, mood, health, mental status or the like.Also may change with the change of experiment, experience, education, knowledge, life style and the variation at age.The customization interface can comprise personal information or historical information when process user information, and the ordinary experience that draws when the combination of the tendency of individual statistics and distinguishing feature, process user information.In addition, the customization interface data that can continue to be absorbed with usefulness increase customization capacity and ongoing suggestion.In specific embodiment of the present invention, information of the type and input are through continuous monitoring, renewal and refinement, so that the exquisite drink option of change and predictive user; This information processing technology can realize by neutral net or the known technology of other those skilled in the art.
Fig. 3 schematically illustrates a client/server network 300, and this system is used to implement the present invention ground embodiment.This area the personnel that possess ordinary skill knowledge are familiar with, and the client-server network system is network and other structures, such as being also referred to as a kind of in the reciprocity syndeton in network ground.In the client-server network system, a large amount of nodes are connected to each other, so that can send and receive information mutually between the different nodes.As shown in the figure, certain server node 302 can be connected with a large amount of client node 314 by connector 316, connector 316 can be, such as token-ring network, Ethernet, telephone wire, optical fiber, unit, coaxial cable, universal serial bus structural, parallel cable, serial cable, live wire, bluetooth, infrared ray, radio frequency (RF) laser instrument or above-mentioned relevant assembly.
The computer-readable medium, the CD ROM (318) shown in the figure has computer-readable information, such as program, data, logic, document or the like.Can recognize, the computer-readable medium can have multiple different form, comprises magnetic substance memory (such as hard drive, floppy disk or the like), optical memory (such as CD, compact disc, DVD or the like), electronic memory (such as random access memory ram, read only memory ROM, programmable read only memory PROM) or the like.
One embodiment of the invention comprise the method that the customized beverages product is provided to the user.The flowchart illustrations of Fig. 4 an embodiment exemplary.In the present example, the user registers on beverage system in advance, comes using system to obtain a wireless identity key (RF ID) contact.User identity key contact passes the identity device (step 400) of system, identity device activates the wireless identity contact and receives a User Identity (step 402) that is kept on the contact, afterwards User Identity is sent to controller of automatic measurement (step 404), controller of automatic measurement is according to the user data (step 406) in user's sign searching storage successively.After taking out user data, controller of automatic measurement is analyzed (step 408) to data, and provides one or more customizations to select (step 410) to the user.In one embodiment, controller of automatic measurement also can point out the user to import feedback data, and it is last mutual that system is done with the user, and beverage products is provided.In another embodiment, controller of automatic measurement provides one or more indicative options or seasonal option to the user.Customization option is including, but not limited to concentration, spices, beans matter kind (coffee bean), temperature and last option (cream, milk or the like).Controller of automatic measurement also can show special formulation, make the user only need select special formulation, and every other decision is all finished automatically by system.In one embodiment, the user can make customization option by hand and it is saved as special formulation, and the preparation mistake can be saved time and reduce to beverage course of conveying so afterwards.In case the user imports customization option (step 412), controller of automatic measurement is just to these option deployment analysis (step 414), and sends relevant instruction (step 416) to the beverage transfer system.In addition, controller of automatic measurement is according to User Identity selected customization option of preferential preservation in data storage.
In one embodiment, controller of automatic measurement will be during a reciprocation, and the prompting user imports the feedback data of corresponding previous drink formula.Such as, in the end the stage, be customized controller and may point out the user to import a ratio about the 1-10 of customized beverages product.In another embodiment, the user can select the conversation with the client server agency, and controller of automatic measurement is by allowing the user exchange the contact of setting up between the two with the attendant.And in another embodiment of the invention, controller of automatic measurement can show one with the relevant previous beverage purchase situation of user identity, and the prompting user fills in feedback data information or finishes the investigation that previous beverage is bought situation.The user can obtain some recompense (giving a discount or the like) after finishing feedback data information.
In another embodiment of the invention, the beverage that the user can be liked with preliminary election in the remote access user interface.Such as, system can comprise the customization prescription option of One's name is legion, therefore can save time by predetermined drink formula before formal the purchase.Can imitate in the embodiment at one, in the network website can be set, wherein network can be wide area network, LAN or internet or the like, and the user can visit these networks and website by different communication apparatus.Web browser links to each other with the webserver, requires data message to exist with (URL) form of appointed information position.Data message comprises the user interface of interactive system of the present invention.Usually, key in the URL address with the visit corresponding website, have these URL addresses, different URL addresses in the webpage and be used for hyperlink between the webpage to browser.After user's click on hypertext reference, just can directly forward on the corresponding webpage according to URL hypertext link address.A large amount of browsers is used to visit the WWW, the internet explorer browser that netscape navigator browser that goes out such as Netscape company and Microsoft produce.Equally, a large amount of webservers provides the content service of WWW, such as the Apache Server of Apache group, the Internet information server of Microsoft, the Lotus Domino Go server of IBM Corporation, the Netscape Enterprise server of Netscape company, the Oracle Web Application server of Oracle company.A little browsers and server can be by the systems among any network access device visit the present invention.
In another embodiment of the invention, system can connect the remote data holder through setting.This function makes controller of automatic measurement with system the identity of interactive different user not take place before can discerning, and fetches the profile that the user stores.This just allows the user can transmit the beverage selection of being liked to system at any physical location of system, selects operation and need not to carry out " step connects a step ".These personal preferences can comprise that also the historical service recorder of system is depended in these adjustment based on the when and where of adjusting.Can there be several different methods to develop each system with compatibility this technology of the present invention.The example that this place is discussed, only representative, rather than limited the present invention.Usually, recognition methods is including, but not limited to PIN (PIN), and it can carry out communication with system by keyboard, touch-screen, matrix card, retinal scanner, fingerprint reader or wireless frequency authenticating tag (RFID).In addition, system can be through programming in advance, programming regularly, or networking, thereby makes all similar systems generally can discern different user identity and concerned drink taste hobby.
In one embodiment of the invention, the customer administrator can access controller 104 and data storage 106 by administration interface 130.Thereby, develop or improve enterprise product, and development or improve the various elements of brew system by use, analysis or applied customization data and user feedback data.The data that obtain from the user are also for studying, develop, improve, sell and improving future products and system provides useful information.Can imagine the interaction data result of a company and can be used equally for other companies to the analysis of data.This requires the said firm to have the right by the internet fully, print interactive software on form, the computer or regular data subscription service or the like visits these data.
And in another embodiment of the invention, system can also comprise one and sell interface 180.Sell that the interface is used for and controller of automatic measurement 104 between come transmission back purchase data and user data.Give an example, the user can buy certain beverage by the cash inspection socket, but beverage system may not be directly to sell by inspection socket.Sell interface 180 and can send data to controller of automatic measurement 104, controller 104 just can basis and buyer's interactive information prepare beverage.In another embodiment, sell interface 180 and guarantee that with controller of automatic measurement 104 communications the user has authorized the acquisition beverage products.For example, the user can obtain your drink at far-end, by obtaining beverage to specific access code of user interface input
Example
Example 1
The user sets up personal profiles by the internet or in system, and answers some simple problems about beverage and taste hobby.These problems help system to transmit beverage products according to appropriate personal profiles, and the permission system offers suggestions or revises drink formula to the user in being about to the transaction of carrying out.Personal profiles is kept in the central database, no matter the user wherein, system can pass through radio, Local Area Network or telephonic communication technical equipment visit central database.Recognition methods is including, but not limited to PIN (PIN), and it can carry out communication with system by keyboard, touch-screen, matrix card, retinal scanner, fingerprint reader or wireless frequency authenticating tag (RFID).In addition, system can be through programming in advance, programming regularly, or networking, thereby makes all similar systems generally can discern different user identity and concerned drink taste hobby.
The user can select the beverage taste of different characteristics when the beverage of customization oneself.On behalf of the hyperspace of tastes such as beverage concentration, sugariness, cream, spices, this operation can realize by slider bar, selector and one.
By user interface windows, the coffee that the user can like in different selection of time.
The user sets up personal profiles by the internet or in system, need to answer the problem of several relevant beverage hobbies simultaneously.Beverage products prepared and transmitted to controller of automatic measurement according to appropriate profile to the user by analyzing the answer of these problems.The user has the right to customize the beverage of oneself or meet the beverage of individual subscriber profile haply from various predefined beverages is selected.
In one embodiment of the invention, the customer administrator can access controller 104 and data storage 106 by administration interface 130.Thereby, develop or improve enterprise product, and development or improve the various elements of brew system by use, analysis or applied customization data and user feedback data.The data that obtain from the user are also for studying, develop, improve, sell and improving future products and system provides useful information.Can imagine the interaction data result of a company and can be used equally for other companies to the analysis of data.This requires the said firm to have the right by the internet fully, print interactive software on form, the computer or regular data subscription service or the like visits these data.
And in another embodiment of the invention, system can also comprise one and sell interface 180.Sell that the interface is used for and controller of automatic measurement 104 between come transmission back purchase data and user data.Give an example, the user can buy certain beverage by the cash inspection socket, but beverage system may not be directly to sell by inspection socket.Sell interface 180 and can send data to controller of automatic measurement 104, controller 104 just can basis and buyer's interactive information prepare beverage.In another embodiment, sell interface 180 and guarantee that with controller of automatic measurement 104 communications the user has authorized the acquisition beverage products.For example, the user can obtain your drink at far-end, by obtaining beverage to specific access code of user interface input
Example 2
A) from industrial coffee is extracted device, extract baking arabian coffee beans and the earth arabian coffee beans.The coffee that the obtains final ratio of thing of extracting is that solids accounts for 30%, the thing of extracting accounts for 38%.Coffee in a refrigerated container, and is sent to various places through cooling packing after freezing.
B) coffee that the receives thing of extracting still is in freezing state, and remains to till the use always.The thing of extracting modulation can be heated to it 45 °F after 16 days, put into the refrigeration distributor then.Have a plurality of dilution systems in the distributor, dilution system can distribute the coffee beverage of various concentration, its concentration range from 0.2% to 2.0%, and the temperature range of dispense coffee is from 50 °F to 190 °F.This thing of extracting can be preserved 20 days in the refrigeration distributor.
C) user sets up personal profiles by the internet or in system, and answers the problem of several relevant beverage hobbies.These problems help system to transmit the beverage product according to appropriate personal profiles.Personal profiles is kept in the central database, no matter the user wherein, system can be by telephonic communication technical equipment visit central database.System discerns identity by matrix card or credit card.The user can obtain the beverage that oneself is prepared, and perhaps selects the most approaching own beverage of being liked from different beverages.
D) the extract water of thing and different temperatures of preservation mixes in system, and sends the user to.The ratio of the water and the thing of extracting is determining the concentration of beverages.Historical service recorder table: as shown in the table, coffee is extracted and is diluted after thing mixes mutually, makes the solids ratio reach a certain specified level." time " refers to the time of the preservation of thing in the refrigeration distributor of extracting.
The user Time (hour) Configuration modulation solid % Configuration temperature
1 0.75 1.0 180
2 1.5 1.5 170
3 4 0.67 160
4 6 0.43 185
5 17 1.2 52
6 23 0.92 175
7 68 0.63 165
8 123 1.0 52
9 245 0.83 180
Example 3
A) utilize piston and metal filtration mesh screen, system is at one cup of Colombian coffee of time internal modulation in 60 second.The thing of should synthetic extracting can " tale quale " distribute, and also can be used for diluting or be used for dissolving certain instant coffee with milk powder.The thing of extracting that obtains at last can have different modulation solid and content of powder.
B) the coffee thing of extracting is used for preparing the refining beverage of being liked immediately once modulation.
C) user sets up people's profile one by one by internet or system, and answers several simple problems about beverage and taste hobby.These problems help system to transmit beverage products according to appropriate personal profiles, and simultaneity factor can be in instant and later interaction process provides the prescription of suitable suggestion and improvement to the user.Personal profiles is kept in the central database, no matter the user wherein, system can pass through radio, Local Area Network or telephonic communication technical equipment visit central database.Recognition methods is including, but not limited to PIN (PIN), and it can carry out communication with system by keyboard, touch-screen, matrix card, retinal scanner, fingerprint reader or wireless frequency authenticating tag (RFID).In addition, system can be through programming in advance, programming regularly, or networking, thereby makes all similar systems generally can discern different user identity and concerned drink taste hobby.
D) historical service recorder table is as shown in the table, and coffee is extracted and diluted according to the ratio of appointment after thing mixes mutually.
The user Time (hour) Configuration modulation solid % The powder recruitment
1 0.75 0.7 15％
2 1.5 0.4 0
3 4 0.9 20％
4 6 1.1 0
Example 4
A) from industrial coffee is extracted device, extract dense black baking arabian coffee beans and refining the earth arabian coffee beans.The coffee that the obtains thing ratio of extracting is that solids accounts for 29%, the thing of extracting accounts for 34%, and the separate out temperature of coffee from the device of extracting is 86 °F, and coffee is packaged in the refrigerated container after cooling, and is sent to various places.
B) coffee is extracted after thing is transported to various places, still needs the state that keeps freezing.After the thing of the extracting modulation 5 days, with its refrigeration distributor of packing into.A plurality of dilution systems in the distributor, dilution system can distribute the coffee beverage of various concentration, its concentration range from 0.2% to 2.0%, the temperature of dispense coffee can be from 50 °F to 190 °F.This thing of extracting can be preserved 15 days in the refrigeration distributor.
C) user sets up personal profiles by the internet or in system, and answers the problem of several relevant beverage hobbies.These problems help system to transmit the beverage product according to appropriate personal profiles.Personal profiles is kept in the central database, no matter the user where, system can be by telephonic communication technical equipment visit central database.System discerns identity by matrix card or credit card.The user can obtain the beverage that oneself is prepared, and perhaps selects the most approaching own beverage of being liked from different beverages.
D) the extract water of thing and different temperatures of preservation mixes in system, and sends the user to.The ratio of the water and the thing of extracting is determining the concentration of beverages.Historical service recorder table: as shown in the table, coffee is extracted and is diluted after thing mixes mutually, makes the solids ratio reach a certain specified level." time " refers to the holding time of thing in the refrigeration distributor of extracting.
The user Time (hour) The configuration modulation The configuration temperature
Solid % ?°F
?1 ?4 ?0.92 ?180
?2 ?6 ?0.6 ?170
?3 ?12 ?0.67 ?160
?4 ?33 ?0.43 ?185
?5 ?52 ?1.2 ?52
?6 ?63 ?0.92 ?175
?7 ?89 ?0.63 ?165
?8 ?123 ?0.92 ?52
?9 ?56 ?0.63 ?180
Example 5
A) thing of extracting in extract thing and the example 3 in the example of above being discussed 1 is extracted after packing, freezing respectively and is sent to various places.
B) coffee is extracted after thing is transported to various places, still needs the state that keeps freezing.The thing of extracting modulation can be heated to it 45 °F after 10 days, put into the refrigeration distributor then.Two parts can be mixed in all proportions, simultaneously also can dilute with water.This thing of extracting can be preserved 20 days in the refrigeration distributor.
C) by user interface windows, the user can be at the various coffees of different selection of time.
D) historical service recorder table is as shown in the table, and the coffee thing of extracting mixes mutually after dilute, and makes the solids ratio reach a certain specified level." time " refers to the retention time of thing in the refrigeration distributor of extracting.
The user Time (hour) The thing 1 of extracting The thing 2 of extracting Final modulation solid %
1 2 50％ 50％ 0.8
2 6 40％ 60％ 0.6
3 24 100％ 0％ 1.3
4 96 25％ 75％ 1.1
Example 6
In the present example, will the reciprocation of exemplary and a controller of automatic measurement be described.User Frank enters user interface and the beverage card is streaked card reader as user circle interface one one's duty.Frank has applied for and has sent subsequently the beverage card before this.The beverage card of Frank comprises a unique identification code, and controller of automatic measurement finds the personal profiles of Frank by this identification code.In this example, Frank has selected a password to protect own ownership to the beverage card in advance.In case the beverage card is streaked card reader, controller of automatic measurement is reminded Frank input password by user interface.Frank is by the touch-screen input password at explicit user interface.Controller of automatic measurement with user's account number and password send to data storage with judge account number and password with preserved whether consistent.If consistent, controller of automatic measurement finds the personal profiles of Frank and it is analyzed to be defined as Frank to show which kind of beverage selection.Controller of automatic measurement is that Frank shows multiple customized beverages selection, such as the coffee bean type, and temperature, concentration, fine finishining selection and part special option are such as the coffee of the last time purchase, specific the selecting and month interior beverage of being preserved.The month option that Frank input is specific, controller of automatic measurement receive decisions making after the selection of Frank and a relevant instruction is sent to the beverage induction system.The beverage induction system sends selected beverage to Frank after receiving instruction.Simultaneously, controller of automatic measurement is preserved the beverage data of being bought of Frank on memory.
Example 7
In the present example, will another exemplary and reciprocation controller of automatic measurement be described.The Alice of typical user enters user interface to obtain your drink.Alice never used the customized beverages system before this, so the taste of registration in advance oneself is not liked.User interface prompt Alice input ID or selection " new user " are if new user's words.Select " new user " in the user interface of Alice on touch-screen.Controller of automatic measurement receives and is defined as Alice behind " new user " option and shows which kind of selection.Controller of automatic measurement is shown to user Alice by user interface with different customization options.Some option comprises the different users that allows and imports the input area of the data of being liked.Controller of automatic measurement on memory for the user has opened up a new record, and with these records combine with new user account number (numeral, password or the like).New account number is shown to the user, by an optional equipment account number is sent to the user usually.In the present example, Alice selects drink formula and requires it to select the kind of coffee bean.Alice has selected after the coffee bean of being liked, the temperature range of the beverage that controller of automatic measurement prompting Alice input is liked.Alice has selected some fine finishining option, such as additional cream in prescription and sugar.Controller of automatic measurement is determined relevant instruction for the beverage induction system, with customized beverages.Controller of automatic measurement sends to the beverage induction system with instruction, and the customization prescription is saved in the data storage.The beverage induction system sends customized beverages to Alice after receiving instruction.

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1. a system that makes the customized beverages product after the thing of extracting begins modulation, postpones about at least 5 minutes ability the thing of extracting is diluted.
2. according to the system of claim 1, be used for modulating the customized beverages product, after the thing of extracting begins modulation, postpone about at least 15 minutes ability the thing of extracting is diluted.
3. according to the system of claim 1, be used for modulating the customized beverages product, after the thing of extracting begins modulation, postpone about at least 30 minutes ability the thing of extracting is diluted.
4. formulate the system of system beverage products, after the thing of extracting begins modulation, postpone just the thing of extracting to be diluted in about 48 hours at most.
5. according to the system of claim 4, after the thing of extracting begins modulation, postpone just the thing of extracting to be diluted in about 24 hours at most.
6. according to the system of claim 5, after the thing of extracting begins modulation, postpone just the thing of extracting to be diluted in about 12 hours at most.
7. the system in the claim 1, wherein modulation/water dilution ratio scope was from 0 to 1: 15.
8. the system in the claim 4, wherein modulation/water dilution ratio scope was from 0 to 1: 15.
9. the system in the claim 1, wherein beverages is a coffee beverage, coffee is extracted to contain in the thing and is less than about 10% modulation solids.
10. the system in the claim 9, wherein the coffee modulation solids that thing contained of extracting is less than about 5%.
11. the system in the claim 10, wherein the coffee modulation solids that thing contained of extracting is less than about 4%.
12. the system in the claim 11, wherein the coffee modulation solids that thing contained of extracting is less than about 3.5%.
13. the system in the claim 4, wherein beverages is a coffee beverage, and coffee is extracted, and the modulation solids that contains in the thing is minimum to surpass about 1.2%.
14. the system in the claim 13, wherein coffee is extracted, and the modulation solids that contains in the thing is minimum to surpass about 1.5%.
15. the system in the claim 14, wherein coffee is extracted, and the modulation solids that contains in the thing is minimum to surpass about 2.0%.
16. one kind transmits the method for different customized beverages products to the personal user, described method comprises the steps:
A) customization interface (user interface) obtains described user preference information;
B) handle described information at described customization interface;
C) communicate by letter with the beverage induction system in the customization interface;
D) described beverage induction system passes according to the defeated customized beverages of the handled information in customization interface, and wherein the beverage induction system postpones about at least 5 minutes ability the thing of extracting is diluted after the thing of extracting begins modulation.
17. one kind transmits the method for different customized beverages products to the personal user, described method comprises the steps:
A) customization interface (user interface) obtains described user preference information;
B) handle described information at described customization interface;
C) described customization interface provides the customized beverages suggestion to telex network and to the user, and the user selects suitable drink option according to these suggestions from the beverage induction system; Wherein, the beverage induction system postpones about at least 5 minutes ability the thing of extracting is diluted after the thing of extracting begins modulation.
18. the method in the claim 17, wherein the user imports described suggestion to the beverage induction system.
19. the method in the claim 17, wherein customized beverages is provided by the beverage induction system.
20. one kind transmits the method for different customized beverages products to the personal user, described method comprises the steps:
A) customization interface (user interface) obtains described user preference information;
B) handle described information at described customization interface;
C) described customization interface and telex network are selected sign so that different customizations to be provided, and the user selects suitable drink option according to sign from the beverage induction system; Wherein, the beverage induction system postpones about at least 5 minutes ability the thing of extracting is diluted after the thing of extracting begins modulation.
21. the method in the claim 20, wherein the user imports described sign to the beverage induction system.
22. the method in the claim 21, wherein customized beverages is provided by the beverage induction system.
23. one kind is transmitted the method for the customized beverages information of relevant beverage products option to the user, described method comprises the steps:
A) customization interface (user interface) obtains described user preference information;
B) handle described information at described customization interface;
C) described customization interface provides customized beverages information to the personal user; Wherein, the beverage induction system postpones about at least 5 minutes ability the thing of extracting is diluted after the thing of extracting begins modulation.
24. the method that the difference customization that provides the beverage products option to be correlated with to the personal user is advised, described method comprises the steps:
A) customization interface (user interface) obtains described user preference information;
B) handle described information at described customization interface;
C) described customization interface provides the customization suggestion to the user, and the user selects suitable drink option according to these suggestions from the beverage induction system; Wherein, the beverage induction system postpones about at least 5 minutes ability the thing of extracting is diluted after the thing of extracting begins modulation.
25. the method in the claim 24, wherein the user imports described suggestion to the beverage supplying system.
26. the method in the claim 25, wherein customized beverages is provided by the beverage supplying system.
27. one kind is transmitted the method for the customized beverages sign of relevant beverage products option to the user, described method comprises the steps:
A) customization interface (user interface) obtains described user preference information;
B) handle described information at described customization interface; And
C) described customization interface provides the customization suggestion to the user, and the user selects suitable drink option according to these suggestions from the beverage induction system; Wherein, the beverage induction system postpones about at least 5 minutes ability the thing of extracting is diluted after the thing of extracting begins modulation.
28. the method in the claim 27, wherein the user imports described sign to the beverage induction system
29. the method in the claim 28, wherein customized beverages is provided by the beverage induction system.
30. the method in the claim 27 is wherein authorized an identifier mechanism to the user, is provided with the back and uses the beverage induction system.
31. the method in the claim 16 wherein customizes the interface and has used a whole world to absorb custom-built system.
32. the method in the claim 23 wherein customizes the interface and has used a whole world to absorb custom-built system.
33. the method in the claim 24 wherein customizes the interface and has used a whole world to absorb custom-built system.
34. the method in the claim 27 wherein customizes the interface and has used a whole world to absorb custom-built system.
35. a method that provides the customized beverages product to the user comprises the steps:
A) obtain user preference data;
B) determine drink formula according to user preference data; And
C) will fill a prescription according to customized beverages and provide customized beverages to the user, wherein customized beverages comes from the modulation thing of extracting.
36. the method in the claim 35 is wherein obtained user preference data and is comprised:
A) obtain user's sign;
B) from liking data corresponding to retrieval user the data storage of ID;
37. the method in the claim 35 determines that wherein the step of user's drink formula comprises the enforcement of mathematical algorithm.
38. the method in the claim 37 also comprises the steps;
A) from user's customized beverages information, obtain user's feedback data; And
B) feedback data with the user adds mathematical algorithm.
39. an interactive system of carrying the customized beverages product to the user comprises:
A) user interface;
B) controller of automatic measurement with customization data memory and user interface communication, wherein controller of automatic measurement comprises executable instruction, is used for determining user's customized beverages prescription; And
The beverage induction system of c) communicating by letter with controller of automatic measurement comprises executable instruction, is used to transmit the customized beverages product.
40. the system in the claim 39, wherein controller of automatic measurement comprises executable instruction, is used to transmit come from the extract customized beverages product of thing of modulation.
41. computer-readable medium comprises the instruction that is used to control the beverage induction system of producing the customized beverages product, the beverage induction system comprises the steps:
A) obtain user preference data;
B) determine drink formula according to user preference data; And
C) will fill a prescription according to customized beverages and provide customized beverages to the user.
42. a program product that comprises signal bearing media, enforcement requires 41 step according to the program of the machine readable instructions that data processing equipment is carried out with enforcement of rights.
43. one kind provides beverage suggestion to the user, to buy the method for retail beverage, comprises the steps:
A) obtain user preference data;
B) determine one or more retail beverage suggestions according to user preference data; And
C), provide the suggestion of corresponding one or more retail beverages to the user according to one or more suitable retail beverage products based on user preference data.
44. the method in the claim 43, the step of wherein obtaining user preference data comprises:
A) obtain user's sign;
B) from liking data corresponding to retrieval user the data storage of ID
45. comprising, the method in the claim 43, the step of wherein obtaining user preference data allow the user to taste one or more beverage products under the retail situation.
46. the method in the claim 43 determines that wherein the step of user's beverage products comprises the enforcement of mathematical algorithm.
47. under the retail situation, provide the interactive system of advising, comprising for the customized beverages product to the user:
A) user interface;
B) controller of automatic measurement with customization data memory and user interface communication, wherein controller of automatic measurement comprises executable instruction, is used for determining user's customized beverages prescription.
48. according to the interactive system of claim 47, this system also comprises a beverage induction system of communicating by letter with controller of automatic measurement, comprises the executable instruction that is used to transmit the customized beverages product.
49. a method that provides the customized beverages product to the user comprises the steps:
A) obtain user preference data;
B) determine drink formula according to user preference data; And
C) will fill a prescription according to customized beverages and provide customized beverages to the user, wherein customized beverages comes from the modulation thing of extracting.
50. the method in the claim 49, wherein, customized beverages sends to after the user, recommends other suitable beverage products to the user according to user preference data.
51. the method in the claim 50, wherein said user preference data combines with the different seasons or the promotional product that are transfused to user's suggestion.
52. the method in the claim 50, wherein user's suggestion comprises one or more retail product information.
53. the method in the claim 50, wherein user preference data comprises the data that the beverage products sampling is drawn under the retail situation.
54. the method in the claim 50, wherein user preference data comprises from the data of the previous customized beverages product that transmits or its sampling gained.
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