Control apparatus for a liquid dispense system
First Claim
1. A method of controlling a water purification and dispensing system for purifying and dispensing water comprising at least one water outlet, at least one water outlet, at least one flow control device for controlling the flow rate of water from said at least one water outlet, one or more water purification means for purifying a stream of water and a control apparatus, the control apparatus comprising operating means for controlling the operation of the at least one flow control device to permit dispense of a desired volume of water from said at least one water outlet during a dispense operation;
- recording means for recording one or more parameters of the operating means during said dispense operation to create a dispense profile for said dispense operation; and
control means for controlling the operation of the operating means during a subsequent dispense operation based upon the recorded dispense profile, the method comprising the steps of;
creating, via a computer, a new data file at the start of a user initiated dispense operation, the data file for storing data associated with the dispense operation;
repeatedly writing data on parameters including one or more of valve positions, pump voltages and sensor values to the data file until the end of a dispense operation to create a dispense profile;
labelling or tagging the dispense profile with a unique identifier to permit identification of a recorded dispense profile for selection of the recorded dispense profile by a subsequent user desiring the same dispense profile;
permitting a selection by a subsequent user of the unique identifier for a recorded dispense profile to use for controlling a subsequent dispense operation; and
controlling the operation of the operating means during a subsequent dispense operation based, upon the selected recorded dispense profile for dispensing water out of the at least one water outlet in accordance with the recorded dispense profile.
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Abstract
A control apparatus for a liquid dispense system having at least one liquid outlet and at least one flow control device for controlling the dispense of liquid from said outlet(s) during a dispense operation, said control apparatus including an operating device for controlling the operation of at least one flow control device to permit dispense of a desired volume of liquid from the outlet(s) during a dispense operation; a recording device for recording one or more parameters of the liquid dispense system and/or the operating device during the dispense operation to create a dispense profile for the dispense operation, at least one of the recorded parameters being indicative of the flow rate of liquid at the outlet(s); and a control device for controlling the operation of the operating device during a subsequent dispense operation based upon the recorded dispense profile.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of controlling a water purification and dispensing system for purifying and dispensing water comprising at least one water outlet, at least one water outlet, at least one flow control device for controlling the flow rate of water from said at least one water outlet, one or more water purification means for purifying a stream of water and a control apparatus, the control apparatus comprising operating means for controlling the operation of the at least one flow control device to permit dispense of a desired volume of water from said at least one water outlet during a dispense operation;
- recording means for recording one or more parameters of the operating means during said dispense operation to create a dispense profile for said dispense operation; and
control means for controlling the operation of the operating means during a subsequent dispense operation based upon the recorded dispense profile, the method comprising the steps of;creating, via a computer, a new data file at the start of a user initiated dispense operation, the data file for storing data associated with the dispense operation; repeatedly writing data on parameters including one or more of valve positions, pump voltages and sensor values to the data file until the end of a dispense operation to create a dispense profile; labelling or tagging the dispense profile with a unique identifier to permit identification of a recorded dispense profile for selection of the recorded dispense profile by a subsequent user desiring the same dispense profile; permitting a selection by a subsequent user of the unique identifier for a recorded dispense profile to use for controlling a subsequent dispense operation; and controlling the operation of the operating means during a subsequent dispense operation based, upon the selected recorded dispense profile for dispensing water out of the at least one water outlet in accordance with the recorded dispense profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- recording means for recording one or more parameters of the operating means during said dispense operation to create a dispense profile for said dispense operation; and
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12. A method of dispensing water from a water purification and dispensing system for purifying and dispensing water comprising at least one water inlet, at least one water outlet, at least one flow control device for controlling the flow rate of water from said at least one water outlet, one or more water purification means for purifying a stream of water so as to provide water and a control apparatus, the control apparatus comprising:
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operating means for controlling the operation of the at least one flow control device to permit dispense of a desired volume of water from said at least one water outlet during a dispense operation; recording means adapted to receive information on parameters of the operating means including one or more of valve positions, pump voltages and sensor values associated with the dispense operation and for recording that information in a dispense profile; and control means for controlling the operation of the operating means during a subsequent dispense operation based upon the recorded dispense profile, the method comprising the steps of; creating a new data file at the start of a user initiated dispense operation, the data file adapted to store data associated with the dispense operation being run by the user; writing data on parameters related to the dispense operation including one or more of valve positions, pump voltages and sensor values to the data file throughout the dispense operation to create the recorded dispense profile for that particular dispense; labelling or tagging the dispense profile with a unique identifier to permit identification of the recorded dispense profile for selection of the recorded dispense profile by a subsequent user desiring the same dispense profile; permitting a selection of the unique identifier for a recorded dispense profile by a subsequent user to use for controlling a subsequent dispense operation; and controlling the operation of the operating means during a subsequent dispense operation based, upon the selected recorded dispense profile for dispensing water out of the at least one water outlet in accordance with the recorded dispense profile. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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