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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2009
Markus Lang, Wabern, CH;
Peter Möri, Walperswil, CH;
Renzo Moser, Gümmenen, CH;
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Abstract
A machine for preparing a liquid food or beverage, including at least one outermost machine face selected from a front face, a top face and a lateral face; a component for emitting light and a control unit connected to the light emitting component. The light emitting component has states of light emission or non-emission, and an illuminatable outer face on the outermost machine face. The control unit is arranged to detect at least one condition of such machine involving a non immediate readiness of such machine to prepare a liquid food or beverage, and to communicate this condition to a user via the illuminatable outer face by changing the state of the light emitting component. The illuminatable outer face extends in at least one direction across a substantial part of the outermost machine face and is arranged to be substantially entirely illuminated when in this state of light emission.