Beverage extractor with controller
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1. A container-mounted beverage dispensing system, comprising:
- at least one conduit to deliver gas into a container holding a beverage and to receive beverage from the container for dispensing in a user'"'"'s cup;
at least one valve to control gas flow into the container or beverage flow out of the container via the at least one conduit;
a container orientation sensor to detect whether the container is in a pour orientation or a no-pour orientation; and
a controller arranged to control the at least one valve to allow gas or beverage flow in the at least one conduit when the container is in a pour orientation and to control the at least one valve to prohibit gas or beverage flow when the container is in a no-pour orientation,wherein the container orientation sensor is arranged to detect rotation of the container about a longitudinal axis of the container while in the pour orientation; and
the controller is arranged to control the at least one valve to prohibit gas or beverage flow in response to rotation of the container about the longitudinal axis while in the pour orientation.
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Abstract
A system and method for dispensing beverage from a container, such as wine from a wine bottle. Dispensing may be automatically controlled based on a detected orientation of the container, e.g., dispensing may occur when a bottle is tilted as if to pour from the bottle and stopped when the bottle is oriented upright. Dispensing may be stopped when the container is rotated about its longitudinal axis even while in a pour orientation. A remaining amount of beverage in the container and/or an amount of pressurized gas used to drive dispensing may be detected and beverage dispensing controlled accordingly.
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17 Claims
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1. A container-mounted beverage dispensing system, comprising:
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at least one conduit to deliver gas into a container holding a beverage and to receive beverage from the container for dispensing in a user'"'"'s cup; at least one valve to control gas flow into the container or beverage flow out of the container via the at least one conduit; a container orientation sensor to detect whether the container is in a pour orientation or a no-pour orientation; and a controller arranged to control the at least one valve to allow gas or beverage flow in the at least one conduit when the container is in a pour orientation and to control the at least one valve to prohibit gas or beverage flow when the container is in a no-pour orientation, wherein the container orientation sensor is arranged to detect rotation of the container about a longitudinal axis of the container while in the pour orientation; and
the controller is arranged to control the at least one valve to prohibit gas or beverage flow in response to rotation of the container about the longitudinal axis while in the pour orientation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A container-mounted beverage dispensing system, comprising:
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at least one conduit to deliver gas into a container holding a beverage and to receive beverage from the container for dispensing in a user'"'"'s cup; at least one valve to control gas flow into the container or beverage flow out of the container via the at least one conduit; a container orientation sensor to detect whether the container is in a pour orientation or a no-pour orientation; and a controller arranged to control the at least one valve to allow gas or beverage flow in the at least one conduit when the container is in a pour orientation and to control the at least one valve to prohibit gas or beverage flow when the container is in a no-pour orientation, wherein the controller is arranged to determine a volume of beverage in the container, and wherein the controller is arranged to control delivery of pressurized gas to the container during dispensing of beverage based on the volume of beverage in the container. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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