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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2015

Filed:

Sep. 04, 2008
Applicants:

Dan Peters, Alpharetta, GA (US);

Son V. Tran, Alpharetta, GA (US);

David R. Newman, Atlanta, GA (US);

Leonard F. Antao, Smyrna, GA (US);

David O. Slagley, Roswell, GA (US);

H. Brock Kolls, Alpharetta, GA (US);

Inventors:

Dan Peters, Alpharetta, GA (US);

Son V. Tran, Alpharetta, GA (US);

David R. Newman, Atlanta, GA (US);

Leonard F. Antao, Smyrna, GA (US);

David O. Slagley, Roswell, GA (US);

H. Brock Kolls, Alpharetta, GA (US);

Assignee:

THE COCA-COLA COMPANY, Atlanta, GA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/00 (2012.01); B67D 1/00 (2006.01); B67D 1/08 (2006.01); G06Q 30/06 (2012.01); G07F 9/02 (2006.01); G07F 11/00 (2006.01); G07F 13/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 1/0041 (2013.01); B67D 1/0888 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0601 (2013.01); G07F 9/02 (2013.01); G07F 11/002 (2013.01); G07F 13/065 (2013.01); B67D 2210/00089 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments of the invention can include systems and methods for consumer-dispenser interactions. In one embodiment, a product dispenser is provided. The product dispenser can include a user interface operable to interact with a consumer and receive at least one input from the consumer. The product dispenser can also include a controller comprising a set of instructions operable to receive a request from a consumer to dispense a custom product. In addition, the controller can further comprise a set of instructions operable to present via the user interface a at least one of a list of selectable product ingredients or adjustable product formulation parameters. Moreover, the controller can further comprise a set of instructions operable to dispense a product based at least in part on one or more of the selectable ingredients or selected formulation parameters.


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