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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2010
Applicants:
Alfred Yoakim, St-legier-la Chiesaz, CH;
Fabien Ludovic Agon, Le Bouveret, CH;
Inventors:
Alfred Yoakim, St-legier-la Chiesaz, CH;
Fabien Ludovic Agon, Le Bouveret, CH;
Assignee:
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/00 (2006.01); A47J 31/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/52 (2013.01); A47J 31/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
A beverage preparation machine () comprises: an arrangement () for processing one or more beverage ingredients to dispense a beverage; a control unit () connected to the ingredient processing arrangement for controlling the processing of such one or more beverage ingredients; and a communication module () for communication with an external network (). The communication module () is prevented from controlling the ingredient processing arrangement ().