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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2001
William J. Black, Bethel, CT (US);
Joseph Todd Piatnik, Jr., Bethel, CT (US);
Timothy W. Bethuy, New Fairfield, CT (US);
Richard V. Baxter, Jr., Appleton, WI (US);
Jeffrey C. Thon, Appleton, WI (US);
Edward G. Beistle, Appleton, WI (US);
Andrew D. Nelson, Appleton, WI (US);
PepsiCo, Inc., Purchase, NY (US);
Abstract
A beverage dispensing system includes a beverage dispenser which forms and dispenses a beverage and a processor for monitoring the beverage dispenser. The beverage dispenser operates under various parameters including a first parameter that is indicative of the quality of the beverage to be dispensed and a second parameter that is indicative as to when routine maintenance is to be scheduled. The processor monitors the various parameters under which the beverage dispenser operates and determines whether the first parameter is outside of a predetermined range. If the first parameter is outside the predetermined range, the processor sends a signal regarding a request for immediate repair service. The second parameter is also monitored and the routine maintenance is scheduled based thereon.