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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2012
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Andrea Castellani, Milan, IT;
Federico De Angelis, Gaggio Montano, IT;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A system for production of beverages includes a beverage dispenser and a pod to be inserted in the beverage dispenser for passage of an extraction liquid of the beverage. The pod includes a filtering body which defines a space that contains a food substance from which the beverage is obtained. The filtering body has on the outside a flange. Further, the system includes a recognition element associated to the filtering body which can be recognized and/or interpreted by a recognition device of the beverage dispenser. The recognition device is electrical and includes an electrical circuit. The recognition element includes a bridge configured to create an electrical contact between two sections of the electrical circuit.