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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2020
Keurig Green Mountain, Inc., Burlington, MA (US);
Ian Tinkler, Wakefield, MA (US);
Jianming Huang, Andover, MA (US);
Kevin William Hartley, Burlington, MA (US);
Cameron McLeod, Newton, MA (US);
Samuel Ross Rulli, Gloucester, MA (US);
Nicholas George Ioannidis, Tewksbury, MA (US);
James K. Lynch, Georgetown, MA (US);
Brian David Rheaume, Tewksbury, MA (US);
Jeffrey Sol Hadden, Arlington, MA (US);
Philip Hadley, Middlebury, VT (US);
Yvona Hlobilova, Shelburne, VT (US);
Keurig Green Mountain, Inc., Burlington, MA (US);
Abstract
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).