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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2011
Jingwei Tan, Shanghai, CN;
Eng Cheng Khaw, Shanghai, CN;
Jingwei Tan, Shanghai, CN;
Eng Cheng Khaw, Shanghai, CN;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a beverage preparation device () including a plurality of storage chambers for storing several ingredients having each a different taste property, a user interface () for receiving data representing a user's preferred taste, a taste management unit () and a generator (). The taste management unit () includes a memory () for storing a reference table which describes the taste property of each ingredient and a processor () for determining the dosage of each ingredient to be used according to the reference table and the user's preferred taste. The generator () generates beverages from the several ingredients according to the determined dosage. The main advantage of this invention is that the beverage preparation device () can provide beverages according to the user's desired taste.