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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2019
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Jasper De Vreede, Eindhoven, NL;
Franciscus Johannes Gerardus Hakkens, Eindhoven, NL;
Gerben Kooijman, Eindhoven, NL;
Petrus Theodorus Jutte, Eindhoven, NL;
Mark Thomas Johnson, Eindhoven, NL;
Karel Johannes Adrianus Van Den Aker, Eindhoven, NL;
Jan Frederik Suijver, Eindhoven, NL;
Christoph Dobrusskin, Eindhoven, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a consumable recognition system for recognizing placement and/or type of consumable containing a food substance for the preparation of a beverage by use of a beverage dispenser. To enable the recognition of placement and/or type of consumable in a simple, foolproof and easily implementable way an embodiment of the system comprises a light source () for emitting light () to the consumable (), a light sensor () for sensing light () reflected from a reflection element () of the consumable to obtain a sensor signal, wherein the sensor signal depends on the position, orientation, fluorescence, phosphorescence and/or polarization characteristic of said reflection element, and a signal processor () for recognizing placement and/or type of consumable based on said sensor signal.