Beverage or food preparation systems
JP2025532905APending Publication Date: 2025-10-03SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE SA
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Patent Information
- Application Number
- JP2025518277
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Priority Date
- 2022-10-03
- Filing Date
- 2023-10-03
- Publication Date
- 2025-10-03
AI Technical Summary
Technical Problem
Existing beverage preparation machines struggle with reading codes from flexible capsule parts, particularly those made of optically opaque materials, limiting the application of encoded brewing information.
Method used
A container design with a closure member and a code layer that includes a reflective and absorbing layer configuration, allowing for readable codes at infrared wavelengths while being transparent to machine processing, and a support layer for structural integrity.
Benefits of technology
Enables accurate reading of preparation information from flexible capsule parts, enhancing machine-specific brewing processes and improving user convenience.
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Abstract
A container for use in a beverage or food preparation machine, comprising: a storage portion for containing a precursor material; a code storing preparation information to be used by the machine to process the precursor material, the code being readable by a code reading system of the machine, the code reading system comprising an illumination system for irradiating the code with radiation greater than 700 nm or 800 nm, and a camera system operating at a wavelength of 700 nm or greater or 800 nm or greater for capturing a digital image of the code, the code being arranged to absorb and / or reflect radiation for capture in the digital image by the camera system; and an information-bearing layer comprising container information visible at visible wavelengths and having relatively low absorptivity and / or reflectivity to the radiation, the information-bearing layer being arranged in operative proximity to the code layer to conceal the code.
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