Capsule for the preparation of a beverage comprising an identification element
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1. A capsule for the preparation of a beverage comprising:
- first and second covering walls connected at a peripheral seam for forming a cavity containing a beverage ingredient;
a contactless identifying element for identifying the capsule by detecting the identifying element by detecting means of a beverage producing device, with the element located outside of the capsule or inside the cavity;
wherein the identifying element is elongate and oriented along its longer dimension substantially orthogonally relative to the transversal plane passing along the peripheral seam of the capsule in either location so that the capsule can be identified when it is inserted in the brewing unit irrespective of its angular orientation.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a capsule for the preparation of a beverage. The capsule includes first and second covering walls connected at a peripheral seam for forming a cavity containing a beverage ingredient, and a contactless element for identifying the capsule by detecting means of a beverage producing device. The identifying element is oriented along its longer dimension substantially orthogonally relative to the transversal plane passing along the seam of the capsule.
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1. A capsule for the preparation of a beverage comprising:
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first and second covering walls connected at a peripheral seam for forming a cavity containing a beverage ingredient; a contactless identifying element for identifying the capsule by detecting the identifying element by detecting means of a beverage producing device, with the element located outside of the capsule or inside the cavity; wherein the identifying element is elongate and oriented along its longer dimension substantially orthogonally relative to the transversal plane passing along the peripheral seam of the capsule in either location so that the capsule can be identified when it is inserted in the brewing unit irrespective of its angular orientation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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