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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2018
Societe Des Produits Nestle S.a., Vevey, CH;
Martino Ruggiero, Lonay, CH;
Szabolcs Balasi, Chavannes-pres-Renens, CH;
Societe des Produits Nestle S.A., Vevey, CH;
Abstract
Machine for preparing and dispensing a beverage, such as tea, coffee, hot chocolate, cold chocolate, milk, soup or baby food, comprising a capsule recognition module for recognizing a capsule inserted in said machine at a capsule recognition position, the capsule recognition module comprising a camera for capturing an image of at least part of said capsule in said capsule recognition position; wherein the capsule recognition module comprises a neural network computing device, said neural network computing device being configured to determine a type of said capsule amongst a plurality of predefined capsule types on the basis of an image of at least part of said capsule captured by said camera.