System and method for creating a personalized consumer product
DCFirst Claim
1. A method for customizing a product according to a user'"'"'s preferences, the method comprising the steps:
- identifying a product to a server over a network;
identifying a user to the server over the network;
retrieving the user'"'"'s product preferences from a database associated with the server based on the product'"'"'s identity and user'"'"'s identity;
transmitting the user'"'"'s product preferences from the server to a communication module residing within the product over the network; and
mixing at least one element contained within the product with an actuator or mixing device based on the user'"'"'s product preferences.
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Abstract
A system and method for creating a personalized consumer product are provided. The system and method of the present disclosure enables a user, e.g., a consumer, to customize products containing solids and/or fluids by allowing a server communicating over the global computer network, e.g., the Internet, to provide product preferences of a user to a product or a mixing device, e.g., a product or beverage dispenser. The method for creating a product according to a user'"'"'s preferences over a network includes the steps identifying a product to a server over the network; identifying a user to the server over the network; retrieving the user'"'"'s product preferences from a database at the server based on the product'"'"'s identity and user'"'"'s identity; transmitting the user'"'"'s product preferences to the product over the network; and mixing at least one element contained within the product based on the user'"'"'s product preferences.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for customizing a product according to a user'"'"'s preferences, the method comprising the steps:
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identifying a product to a server over a network; identifying a user to the server over the network; retrieving the user'"'"'s product preferences from a database associated with the server based on the product'"'"'s identity and user'"'"'s identity; transmitting the user'"'"'s product preferences from the server to a communication module residing within the product over the network; and mixing at least one element contained within the product with an actuator or mixing device based on the user'"'"'s product preferences. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for customizing a product according to a user'"'"'s preferences comprising:
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a remote server including a database storing a product preference for at least one user; a terminal configured for transmitting an identity of at least one product and an identity of the at least one user to the remote server and for receiving the product preference of the at least one user from the server; a communications network for coupling the remote server and the terminal; and a first communication module within the product and in communication with the terminal; wherein the remote server is configured to receive the identity of the at least one product and the identity of the at least one user, retrieve the product preference from the database based on the identity of the at least one product and the identity of the least one user and transmit the product preference to the first communication module via the terminal. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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