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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2015
Pepsico, Inc., Purchase, NY (US);
Carlos Hernan Marina, Deerfield Beach, FL (US);
Ricardo Ruiz de Gopegui, Purchase, NY (US);
Agnete Enga, New York, NY (US);
Vincent Faivre d'Arcier, New York, NY (US);
Tim Connelly, New York, NY (US);
Jonathan Cedar, New York, NY (US);
Tucker H. Fort, Brooklyn, NY (US);
PepsiCo, Inc., Purchase, NY (US);
Abstract
A beverage dispensing system comprises a container, an attachment mechanism, and a cartridge. The container may hold a mixing solution or liquid, such as water, to be mixed with the contents of the cartridge. The attachment mechanism is generally located within the container. The cartridge generally engages with the attachment mechanism to open the cartridge to be dispensed into the container, thereby combining the contents of the cartridge with the liquid within the container to create a drinkable beverage. The cartridge may include a unique identifier to track a set of beverage characteristics associated with the contents of the cartridge and the beverage. The container may capture the unique identifier of the cartridge associated with the set of beverage characteristics and transfer the set of beverage characteristics over a wireless network to a computing device or network.