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Automated beverage generation system and method of operating the same

  • US 10,638,870 B2
  • Filed: 01/13/2017
  • Issued: 05/05/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of operating an automated beverage generation system having an electronic controller and a plurality of mechanical components each configured for use in the production of a specified beverage, comprising:

  • receiving at the electronic controller, a request to produce the specified beverage;

    determining from the received request a serving temperature at which the specified beverage is to be served to a customer;

    heating at least one of the mechanical components to a given temperature that is dependent on the serving temperature; and

    effecting, by the controller, production of the specified beverage at the serving temperature, wherein producing the specified beverage comprises performing one or more chemical or mechanical processes using the at least one mechanical component heated to the given temperature, and varying, based at least in part on the serving temperature of the specified beverage, a pressure applied by at least one of the plurality of mechanical components during the performance of one or more chemical or mechanical processes that contribute(s) to the production of the specified beverage.

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