Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.

Kevin William Hartley

James P Lynch

Ian Tinkler

Samuel Ross Rulli

Jianming Huang

Philip Hadley

Yvona Hlobilova

Cameron McLeod

Nicholas George Ioannidis

Brian David Rheaume

Jeffrey Sol Hadden

James K Lynch

Cameron Mcleod

An apparatus and method for sharing capsule image data and beverage preparation parameters, from one or more beverage preparation machines with a remote computer system via a network, such as the Internet, is disclosed. The remote computer system may process the capsule image data to determine characteristics of the capsule (e.g., a type of capsule, such as a brand, or beverage ingredients in the capsule), thereby relieving the beverage preparation from having to determine information about the capsule. The remote computer may track a user's consumption of capsules, may compare this value to the user's past capsule purchase history, and may determine if the user's supply of capsules is below a threshold value (e.g., below a week's worth of capsules).

Beverage preparation machine arranged to share capsule image and machine operation data

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Burlington, MA, United States of America

Kevin William Hartley