Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Beverage preparation machine comprising an extended user-advisory functionality
- Patent Title (中): 饮料制备机包括扩展的用户咨询功能
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Application No.: US13513774Application Date: 2010-11-30
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Publication No.: US09443373B2Publication Date: 2016-09-13
- Inventor: Marc Delbreil , Fabien Ludovic Agon
- Applicant: Marc Delbreil , Fabien Ludovic Agon
- Applicant Address: CH Vevey
- Assignee: Nestec S.A.
- Current Assignee: Nestec S.A.
- Current Assignee Address: CH Vevey
- Agency: K&L Gates LLP
- Priority: EP09177744 20091202
- International Application: PCT/EP2010/068473 WO 20101130
- International Announcement: WO2011/067227 WO 20110609
- Main IPC: A47J31/06
- IPC: A47J31/06 ; G07F13/06 ; G07F9/02 ; G07F11/00

Abstract:
The present invention relates to a beverage preparation machine (1) having an extended user-advisory functionality, comprising a control unit (21) for recognizing an actual or upcoming event triggering said user-advisory functionality, such as a disturbance of such machine (1) based on monitored machine parameters or a machine contextual event, a communication module (11) for communicating with a remote external device (50) via a communication network (501, 511), and a display (10) for displaying messages, wherein the control unit (21) in said user-advisory functionality is further adapted to establish a connection via the communication module (11) to said external device (50) offering a resource for managing the actual or upcoming event, and to control the display of a message on the display (10) indicating the actual or upcoming event and advising a user on managing said event. The present invention further relates to a program stored on a memory device and executable by a control unit (21) of the beverage preparation machine (1) for providing an extended user-advisory functionality for a beverage preparation machine (1).
Public/Granted literature
- US20120240780A1 BEVERAGE PREPARATION MACHINE COMPRISING AN EXTENDED USER-ADVISORY FUNCTIONALITY Public/Granted day:2012-09-27
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