System and Method for Mixing Ingredients of Food and Beverage Recipes

• US 20140332289A1
• Filed: 04/22/2014
• Published: 11/13/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: EBC Services LLC
• Original Assignee: EBC Services LLC
• Inventors: Gallagher, John Michael Jr.
• Application Number:
  US14/259,131
• Publication Number:
  US 20140332289A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 177/1
• CPC Class Codes: C12G 3/04 by mixing, e.g. for preparation of liqueurs
• CPC Class Codes: G01G 19/24 using a single weighing apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: G01G 19/414 using electronic computing means only
• CPC Class Codes: G01G 23/3735 using a digital network
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

The food and beverage ingredient mixing system and that utilizes a platform for placing a container, a Bluetooth module for receiving an electronic recipe wirelessly from a mobile device, a processor to process the electronic recipe, a display to communicate which ingredients to add to the container, when to start adding said ingredients, and when to stop, along with any special text instructions in the recipe, and one or a plurality of weight sensors for measuring the mass of ingredients added to the container on the platform

Claims

1. A food and beverage ingredient mixing system, comprising;

a. a digital scale having

i. platform for holding a food or beverage container,

ii. means of sensing mass,

iii. means of receiving an electronic recipe wirelessly from a mobile device,

iv. means of analyzing said electronic recipe received and allowing the user to mix said recipe in a procedural manner,

v. means of displaying information to the user, and

vi. means of receiving inputs from the user

b. a mobile device having

i. means of communicating to the digital scale,

ii. a database containing a plurality of mass-based percentage food and beverage recipes, and

iii. means of scaling the recipe size

2. The food and beverage ingredient mixing system of claim 1, wherein said platform is water resistant.

3. The food and beverage ingredient mixing system of claim 1, wherein said means of receiving an electronic recipe wirelessly accomplished using Bluetooth Technology.

4. The food and beverage ingredient mixing system of claim 1, wherein said means of receiving inputs from the user is comprised of a plurality of capacitive-touch buttons.

5. The food and beverage ingredient mixing system of claim 1, wherein said means of analyzing the electronic recipe received to allow the user to mix said recipe in a procedural manner is comprised of a microcontroller that can process the electronic recipe.

6. A cocktail ingredient mixing system, comprising;

a. a digital scale having

i. platform for holding a cocktail glass or cocktail shaker,

ii. means of sensing mass,

iii. means of receiving an electronic recipe wirelessly from a mobile device,

iv. means of analyzing said electronic recipe received and allowing the user to mix said recipe in a procedural manner,

v. means of displaying information to the user,

vi. means of receiving inputs front the user, and

vii. means of illuminating said cocktail glass or cocktail shaker a plurality of colors

b. a mobile device having

i. means of communicating to the digital scale,

ii. a database containing a plurality of mass-based percentage cocktail recipes, and

iii. means of scaling the recipe size

7. The cocktail ingredient mixing system of claim 6, wherein said platform is water resistant

8. The cocktail ingredient mixing system of claim 6, wherein said means of receiving an electronic recipe wirelessly is accomplished using Bluetooth Technology.

9. The cocktail ingredient mixing system of claim 6, wherein said means of receiving inputs from the user is comprised of a plurality of capacitive-touch buttons.

10. The cocktail ingredient mixing system of claim 6, wherein said means of analyzing the electronic recipe received to allow the user to mix said recipe in a procedural manner is comprised of a microcontroller that can process the electronic recipe.

11. The cocktail ingredient mixing system of claim 6, wherein said means of illuminating said cocktail glass or cocktail shaker is comprised of one or a plurality of Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs).

12. Method for mixing food and beverage recipes using a mass-based percent recipe, the method comprising;

a) receiving a mass based percent recipe wirelessly from a mobile device,

b) processing said recipe by a microcontroller on the digital sale,

c) the digital scale instructing the user which Ingredients to add, when to add them, and when to stop, and

d) the digital scale displaying any instructions in the recipe to the user.

13. Method for using a mass-based percent recipe for food and beverage recipes, the method comprising;

a) a mobile device with a database containing mass-based percent recipes,

b) said recipes where each ingredient'"'"'s value is it'"'"'s percent of the total mass of all ingredients in said recipe, and

c) said recipes where instructions in the recipe are stored along with the mass-based percentages of the ingredients.