System and method for creating a personalized consumer product
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1. A product to be consumed by a user comprising:
- a housing;
at least one compartment containing an element of the product;
at least one valve coupling the at least one compartment to a mixing chamber for mixing a final product;
a controller configured to actuate the at least one valve and to control an amount of the element to enter the mixing chamber;
a communication module configured to transmit an identifier of the product to a server over a network, receive product preferences of the user from the server based on the identifier and communicate to the controller the specific valve settings for the at least one valve and the specific time and duration for actuating the mixing device based on the received product preferences of the user; and
an exit port disposed on the housing for dispensing the final product.
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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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1. A product to be consumed by a user comprising:
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a housing; at least one compartment containing an element of the product; at least one valve coupling the at least one compartment to a mixing chamber for mixing a final product; a controller configured to actuate the at least one valve and to control an amount of the element to enter the mixing chamber; a communication module configured to transmit an identifier of the product to a server over a network, receive product preferences of the user from the server based on the identifier and communicate to the controller the specific valve settings for the at least one valve and the specific time and duration for actuating the mixing device based on the received product preferences of the user; and an exit port disposed on the housing for dispensing the final product. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A beverage dispenser comprising:
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at least one compartment containing an element of a beverage; at least one valve coupling the at least one compartment to a dispensing section configured to dispense the beverage; a mixing chamber for mixing the beverage; a user interface module configured to receive and identity of a user and an identifier of the beverage; a communication module configured to transmit the identity of the user and the identifier of the beverage to a server over a network, receive user generated beverage product preferences based on the identity of the user and the identifier of the beverage from the server and communication the user generated beverage product preferences to controller; and the controller coupled to the communication module and configured to actuate the at least one valve to control an amount of the element to be dispensed and to actuate the mixing chamber based on the user genetated beverage product preferences. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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