Coffee brewing apparatus
First Claim
1. A coffee brewing apparatus for preparing coffee, including a brewing device, in which coffee powder may be brewed with pressurised hot water in a brewing process, wherein parameters of the brewing procedure are adjustable with a control unit of the coffee brewing apparatus, an electronic interface with the control unit is provided, via which information related to the coffee brewing apparatus may be exchanged in the form of signals, wherein a transportable electronic storage medium that may be plugged into an external control unit is connectable to the interface, characterised in that the external control unit is a personal computer (PC) and a plug-in device (docking station) that may be connected to the personal computer is provided, to which the transportable electronic storage medium may be connected for purposes of data exchange.
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Abstract
A coffee brewing apparatus has a brewing device in which coffee powder is brewed in a brewing process with pressurised hot water. Parameters of the brewing procedure are adjustable with a control unit of the coffee brewing apparatus. The control unit includes an electronic interface via which the information related to the coffee brewing machine can be exchanged in the form of signals, wherein a transportable electronic storage medium may be attached to the interface, and may be connected to an external control unit. The external control unit is a personal computer (PC), and a docking station is provided that may be attached to the personal computer, into which docking station the transportable electronic storage medium may be inserted for the purpose of data exchange. Advantages of the device include the fact that a coffee machine may be provided with the most recent information and functionalities even after its installation without great technical effort, and service information can be transmitted to a servicing centre via the Internet.
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1. A coffee brewing apparatus for preparing coffee, including a brewing device, in which coffee powder may be brewed with pressurised hot water in a brewing process, wherein parameters of the brewing procedure are adjustable with a control unit of the coffee brewing apparatus, an electronic interface with the control unit is provided, via which information related to the coffee brewing apparatus may be exchanged in the form of signals, wherein a transportable electronic storage medium that may be plugged into an external control unit is connectable to the interface,
characterised in that the external control unit is a personal computer (PC) and a plug-in device (docking station) that may be connected to the personal computer is provided, to which the transportable electronic storage medium may be connected for purposes of data exchange.
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