COFFEE BREWER ADVERTISING AND MARKETING SYSTEM

• US 20130284029A1
• Filed: 04/29/2013
• Published: 10/31/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Larry Reed, Manish Dalal
• Original Assignee: Larry Reed, Manish Dalal
• Inventors: Reed, Larry, Dalal, Manish
• Application Number:
  US13/873,176
• Publication Number:
  US 20130284029A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 99/280
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 31/52 Alarm-clock-controlled mechanisms for coffee- or tea-making apparatus ; Timers for coffee- or tea-making apparatus; Electronic control devices for coffee- or tea-making apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 31/521 the electronic control being performed over a network, e.g. by means of a computer or a handheld device
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/067 Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1053 Employment or hiring
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 13/065 for drink preparation
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 9/023 Arrangements for display, data presentation or advertising
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 9/0235 the arrangements being full-front touchscreens

Abstract

A coffee brewer advertising and marketing system includes a beverage brewer having a touch-screen display and at least one user-identification sensors, a beverage cup containing a pre-brewed beverage, a brewer lever that is lowered for piercing the beverage cup, and a pre-programmed RFID chip provided on the beverage cup. The beverage brewer has an RF reader that reads the RFID chip embedded on the beverage cup for ensuring that only authorized beverages provided in approved beverage cups are dispensed by the beverage brewer.

Claims

1. A coffee brewer advertising and marketing system comprising:

a beverage brewer having a touch-screen display and at least one user-identification sensor;

a beverage cup containing a pre-brewed beverage;

a brewer lever that is lowered for piercing said beverage cup;

a pre-programmed RFID chip provided on said beverage cup;

said beverage brewer having an RF reader that reads said RFID chip embedded on said beverage cup, wherein only authorized beverages provided in approved beverage cups are dispensed by said beverage brewer.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising communication ports for wireless connectivity to an office computer or a cell phone tower.

3. The system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a power supply.

4. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said beverage brewer comprises a drinking cup holder.

5. The system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a printer for printing usage receipts, vendor coupons or information;

a water heater; and

a water tank.

6. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said at least one user-identification sensor confirms that a user is authorized to operate said beverage brewer, and wherein said beverage brewer dispenses a brewed beverage only if said user is identified by said at least one user-identification sensor as an authorized user.

7. The system as claimed in claim 6, wherein said at least one user-identification sensor is selected from the group consisting of a fingerprint sensor, a biometric sensor, a face recognition sensor, a magnetic strip sensor, a proximity card sensor, a personal identification number (PIN) sensor, and an identification card sensor.

8. The system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a camera for identify a user'"'"'s face, wherein said beverage brewer dispenses a brewed beverage only if said user is identified by said camera as an authorized user.

9. The system as claimed in claim 6, wherein said system establishes a separate account for each of said authorized users for recording a charge each time a brewed beverage is dispensed by said beverage brewer.

10. The system as claimed in claim 9, wherein said system deducts the charges from the paychecks of said authorized users.

11. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said system comprises a plurality of said beverage brewers that are joined together via a network, wherein at least some of said beverage brewers are at different locations.

12. The system as claimed in claim 11, wherein said system comprises a plurality of members that are part of said network, and wherein said members utilize said beverage brewers to communicate with one another.

13. The system as claimed in claim 12, further comprising at least one video monitor associated with each of said beverage brewers.

14. The system as claimed in claim 13, wherein said network enables said members to upload commercial advertisements onto said system for displaying said commercial advertisements on said video monitors associated with said beverage brewers.

15. The system as claimed in claim 14, wherein said network enables said members to collect revenue for running said commercial advertisements of said video monitors associated with said beverage brewers provided at member locations.

16. A coffee brewer advertising and marketing system comprising:

a beverage brewer having a touch-screen display and at least one user-identification sensor;

a beverage cup containing a pre-brewed beverage;

a pre-programmed RFID chip provided on said beverage cup;

said beverage brewer having an RF reader that reads said RFID chip embedded on said beverage cup, wherein only authorized beverages provided in approved beverage cups are dispensed by said beverage brewer;

at least one user-identification sensor for confirming that a user is authorized to operate said beverage brewer, wherein said beverage brewer dispenses a brewed beverage only if said user is identified by said at least one user-identification sensor as an authorized user.

17. The system as claimed in claim 16, further comprising a printer for printing usage receipts, vendor coupons or information for said users.

18. The system as claimed in claim 16, wherein said at least one user-identification sensor is selected from the group consisting of a fingerprint sensor, a biometric sensor, a face recognition sensor, a magnetic strip sensor, a proximity card sensor, a personal identification number (PIN) sensor, and an identification card sensor.

19. The system as claimed in claim 16, further comprising a camera for identify a user'"'"'s face, wherein said beverage brewer dispenses a brewed beverage only if said user is identified by said camera as an authorized user.

20. The system as claimed in claim 16, wherein said system establishes a separate account for each of said authorized users for recording a charge each time a brewed beverage is dispensed by said beverage brewer, and wherein said system deducts the charges for said brewed beverages said separate account of each said authorized user.