Systems and methods for providing portion control programming in a product forming dispenser
First Claim
1. A method for providing portion control dispenses from a beverage dispenser apparatus, the method comprising:
- entering a portion control programming mode;
in response to entering the portion control programming mode, receiving, by the beverage dispenser apparatus, an input at a user interface comprising a plurality of customer preferences, wherein the plurality of customer preferences are associated with a customer'"'"'s settings of portion control dispenses of one or more different beverage types; and
configuring the beverage dispenser apparatus for at least one portion control dispense based at least in part on the received input, wherein at least one portion control parameter is determined for the dispense of a selected beverage.
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Abstract
Disclosed are systems and methods for configuring portion control for a dispenser apparatus. A plurality of beverage ingredients may be associated with the dispenser apparatus, and a plurality of selectable beverages may be formed from the plurality of beverage ingredients. Input for one or more preferences associated with portion control may be received. Stored information associated with at least one of the plurality of selectable beverages may be accessed. At least one portion control for at least one of the plurality of selectable beverages may be determined based at least in part on at least a portion of the received input and at least a portion of the accessed information.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for providing portion control dispenses from a beverage dispenser apparatus, the method comprising:
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entering a portion control programming mode; in response to entering the portion control programming mode, receiving, by the beverage dispenser apparatus, an input at a user interface comprising a plurality of customer preferences, wherein the plurality of customer preferences are associated with a customer'"'"'s settings of portion control dispenses of one or more different beverage types; and configuring the beverage dispenser apparatus for at least one portion control dispense based at least in part on the received input, wherein at least one portion control parameter is determined for the dispense of a selected beverage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A beverage dispenser apparatus comprising:
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a memory device operable to store computer-executable instructions; and a controller operable to execute the computer-executable instructions operable to; enter a portion control programming mode; in response to enter the portion control programming mode, an receive input at a user interface comprising a plurality of customer preferences, wherein the plurality of customer preferences are associated with a customer'"'"'s settings of portion control dispenses of one or more different beverage types; and configure the beverage dispenser apparatus for at least one portion control dispense based at least in part on the received input, wherein at least one portion control parameter is determined for the dispense of a selected beverage. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. One or more computer-readable media comprising computer-executable instructions that in response to execution by one or more processors, configures the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
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entering a portion control programming mode; in response to entering the portion control programming mode, receiving, by a beverage dispenser apparatus, an input at a user interface comprising a plurality of customer preferences, wherein the plurality of customer preferences are associated with the customer'"'"'s settings of portion control dispenses of one or more different beverage types; and configuring the beverage dispenser apparatus for at least one portion control dispense based at least in part on the received input, wherein at least one portion control parameter is determined for the dispense of a selected beverage. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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