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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2014
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Andrea Castellani, Eindhoven, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A dispensing apparatus () for dispensing a food product, the dispensing apparatus comprising a receptacle () for receiving a supply (), a dispensing unit () configured to dispend portions of the food product, dispensing a portion of the food product consuming an amount of the supply, an electronic counting unit () configured to represent an amount of authorized supply, the counting unit is configured to decrease the amount of authorized supply when the dispensing unit dispenses a portion of the food product, the dispensing unit being configured to block dispensing of the food product if the amount of authorized supply is below a minimum authorized supply amount, a communication unit () configured to receive a digital authorization message from an authorization server () through mobile communication device (), the authorization server being external to the dispensing apparatus, and a dispensing authorization unit () configured to obtain from the authorization message a supply authorization amount, and to increase the amount of authorized supply represented by the counting unit with the supply authorization amount.