System and methods for regulating properties of a beverage

• US 10,368,666 B2
• Filed: 06/11/2015
• Issued: 08/06/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: B.Y.M.Y Holding & Management Ltd.
• Original Assignee: B.Y.M.Y Holding & Management Ltd.
• Inventors: Yekutiely, Barak, Yekutiely, Margalit
• Primary Examiner(s): Masud, Rokib
• Application Number:
  US14/736,350
• Publication Number:
  US 20160364814A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,517 Days
• Field of Search: 705 15
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 19/2227 with means for amusing or giving information to the user A47G23/16 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 19/2266 Means for facilitating drinking, e.g. for infants or invalids
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 19/2288 with means for keeping liquid cool or hot
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 3/08 portable, i.e. adapted to be carried personally
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2358 Change logging, detection, and notification replication G06F16/27
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/145 Payments according to the detected use or quantity
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/308 using the Internet of Things
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/12 Hotels or restaurants

Abstract

The subject matter of the present application discloses a sip service system for moderating a beverage sip regulating apparatus, comprising: an application gateway to communicate with a sip control application operated by a registered user and to receive information related to the registered user, wherein said sip control application manages operation of the beverage sip regulating apparatus, and wherein the information related to the registered user comprises a manner of use of the beverage sip regulating apparatus by the user; and a database for collecting the received information related to a registered user of the system.

Claims

1. A sip service system for moderating a beverage sip regulating apparatus, which is connectable to a beverage container, comprising:

a beverage regulating apparatus comprising;

a connecting element configured to interface with the beverage container;

a compartment configured to store a predetermined sip volume of beverage received from the beverage container;

a sensor configured to sense a level of one or more predetermined characteristics of the beverage stored in the compartment;

a controller configured to control the level of the one or more predetermined characteristics of the beverage stored in the compartment, responsive to the sensed level of the sensor;

a thermoelectric component configured to cool the predetermined sip volume of beverage; and

a communication unit;

a database, stored in a non-transitory storage medium, of user preferences of multiple registered users, including a preferred beverage characteristic level of each registered user;

a sip control server comprising a processor configured to;

receive from the sensor, data about the level of the characteristic of the beverage;

provide commands to the controller according to the preferred beverage characteristic level stored in the database with relation to the corresponding user; and

communicate with a sip control application via an application gateway, wherein the sip control application is operated by a registered user and to receive via the application information related to the registered user, and to manages operation of the beverage sip regulating apparatus based on the received information, and wherein the information related to the registered user comprises a manner of use of the beverage sip regulating apparatus by the user, based on the received information.

2. The sip service system of claim 1, further comprising a data scientist module to aggregate and analyze data uploaded from devices communicating with the system.

3. The sip service system of claim 1, wherein the application gateway comprises:

a billing management module to regulate billing and purchasing operations related to the sip control application;

a graphic resources manager to provide graphics for the sip control application;

an application configuration module to communicate updates and information, to and from the sip control application.

4. The sip service system of claim 1, wherein the sip control application is provided on an electronic device controlling the beverage sip regulating apparatus.

5. The sip service system of claim 1, timber comprising a system administrator module to regulate and moderate the performance of the sip service system.

6. The sip service system of claim 1, wherein the sip service system is connected to a beverage company module for sending data to the sip control application, said data selected from:

advertisements, messages, and downloadable content.

7. The sip service system of claim 1, wherein the sip control application controls operation of the beverage sip regulating apparatus to regulate one or more beverage characteristics of a beverage stored in the beverage sip regulating apparatus.

8. The sip service system of claim 7, wherein the sip control application enables storing beverage configuration data.

9. The sip service system of claim 1, wherein the manner of use of the beverage sip regulating apparatus includes a beverage temperature at which the user drinks a beverage using the beverage sip regulating apparatus.

10. The sip service system of claim 1, wherein the manner of use of the beverage sip regulating apparatus includes a beverage type the user drinks using the beverage sip regulating apparatus.

11. The sip service system of claim 1, wherein the manner of use of the beverage sip regulating apparatus includes at least one of;

carbonization level of a beverage, consumption mode of the beverage sip regulating apparatus, or configured sip volume.

12. The sip service system of claim 1, further comprising a service manager module for managing and synchronizing operations of components of the sip service system.

13. The sip service system of claim 1, wherein the beverage regulating apparatus further comprises a beverage entrance port, through which the beverage flows from the beverage container into the compartment and a beverage outlet spout, which enables drinking the beverage contained in the beverage regulating apparatus, and front which the regulated beverage exits the compartment.

14. The sip service system of claim 1, wherein the beverage regulating apparatus further comprises a regulation component, wherein the regulation component regulates the beverage throughout the time of the consumption of the beverage, which flows from the beverage container into the compartment.

15. The sip service system of claim 1, wherein the connecting element is selected from a group consisting of:

clamps, enveloping elements, a nozzle, a straw and a combination thereof.

16. The sip service system of claim 14, wherein the regulation component further comprises a temperature regulation component for regulating the one or more predetermined characteristics of the beverage stored in the beverage compartment.

18. The sip service system of claim 1, wherein the beverage regulating apparatus further comprises a hydration mode, enabling the user to consume the beverage even if the desired settings are not reached.

17. A method for moderating a beverage sip regulating apparatus comprising:

interfacing with the beverage container using a connecting element;

storing a predetermined sip volume of beverage received from the beverage container in a compartment;

sensing a level of one or more predetermined characteristics of the beverage stored in the compartment using a sensor;

controlling via a controller the level of the one or more predetermined characteristics of the beverage stored in the compartment, responsive to the sensed level of the sensor by using a thermoelectric component to cool the predetermined sip volume of beverage;

receiving from the sensor, data about the level of the characteristics of the beverage;

providing commands to the controller according to the preferred beverage characteristic level stored in the database with relation to the corresponding user; and

communicating, via a communication unit, database, stored in a non-transitory storage medium, of user preferences of multiple registered users, including a preferred beverage characteristic level of each registered user based on the received information.